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3 26 31 33 COLUMNS 35 Letter From the Editor 126 Commaider Laiiwnce Heyworth III' 10, USN (Ret.) 140 An Ocean Away Commander Tom Druggan '89, USN 147 152 160

Calendar of Events All Hands Index of Advertisers Bravo Zulu Class News Chapter News Last Call Alumni Products and Services Classified Ads Staff and Assistance

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EVENTS

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

Football—Navy vs. Air Force @ Colorado Springs, CO, 4 p.m.

Golf—Navy vs. Army @ West Point Founder's Day Happy Birthday, Navy!

HOMECOMING WEEKEND @ USNA Alumni/Family Member Homecoming Golf Tournament @ USNA Golf Course, 9 a.m.

Beat Pittsburgh Pep Rally ©Tecumseh Court, 7 p.m.

Alumni Homecoming Golf Tournament Championship @ USNA Golf Course, 9 a.m.

Formal Parade @ Worden Field, 4 p.m.

USNA Glee Club Homecoming Concert @ Mahan Hall, 7 p.m.

Alumni Squash Match @ Halsey Squash Courts, 8:30 a.m.

Men's and Women's Cross Country—Navy vs. Army (Star Meet) @ USNA, 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.

USNA Alumni Association & Foundation Tailgate @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 1:30 p.m.

Football—Navy vs. Pittsburgh @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 3:30 p.m.

Homecoming Dance Imidshipmen only) @ Smoke Hall, 8 p.m.

Gospel Choir Homecoming Concert @ Mahan Hall, 4 p.m.

Board of Trustees Candidates Due to Nominating Committee Distinguished Artists Series—Ballet Flamenco, Jose Porcel @ Alumni Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Formal Parade @ Worden Retd, 4 p.m.

Women's Soccer—Navy vs. Army @ West Point, 7 p.m.

USNA Alumni Association & Foundation Tailgate @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 1:30 p.m.

Football—Navy vs. Southern Methodist University @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 3:30 p.m.

Women's Volleyball—Navy vs. Army (Star Match) @ USNA, 8 p.m.

President's Circle Weekend @ USNA (from 30 October to 1 November) Formal Parade @ Worden Field, 4 p.m.

Sprint Football—Navy vs. Army (Star Game) @ USNA, 7 p.m.

Halloween Organ Concert @ Main Chapel, 8 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2008 USNA Alumni Association & Foundation Tailgate @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 1:30 p.m.

Football—Navy vs. Temple @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 3:30 p.m.

Halloween Organ Concert® Main Chapel, 8 p.m.

Election Day 2008 Men's Soccer—Navy vs. Army @ West Point, 7 p.m.

American Guild of Organists Choral Festival @ Main Chapel, 7 p.m.

Happy Birthday, Marine Corps!

Veteran's Day Council of Class Presidents @ Alumni Hall, Bo Coppedge Room 2009 Distinguished Graduate Award Nominations Deadline U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Athletic & Scholarship Program Trustees Meeting ( Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, N*Room Women's Volleyball—Navy vs. Army @ West Point 7 p.m.

Masqueraders' 101st Fall Production: Shakespeare's The Tempest @ Mahan Hall, 8 p.m. (Sunday matinee, 2 p.m.)

Football—Navy vs. Notre Dame @ M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD, 12 p.m.

Community Assignment Night @ USNA, 7 p.m.

Distinguished Artists Series—^Warsaw Philharmonic @ Alumni Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Service Academy Career Conference (SACC) @ San Antonio, TX Masqueraders' 101st Fall Production: Shakespeare's The Tempest ® Mahan Hall, 8 p.m.

Football—Navy vs. Northern Illinois @ DeKalb, IL, 7 p.m.

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his month many USNA Alumni Association Chapters around the globe wiU recognize that day in 1845 when Commander Franklin Buchanan, USN, gathered together the first faculty and midshipmen at old Fort Severn and began the institution that has developed into today's United States Naval Academy. We proudly look back on our history with an eye to the future in this October issue o{ Shipmate.

The secretary of the Navy who successfully founded the Naval Academy was George Bancroft. We are, therefore, especially indebted to Commander Stuart Settle '63, USN (Ret), for sharing an article on President Polk's SecNav originally printed in the May-June Harvard Mqgazine.We could not resist the portrait that Dr Yonatan Eyal provided of George Bancroft. Many of us know of George Bancroft's involvement with the Academy's foundation, but we were fascinated with the former Secretary of the Navy's early years.

In our more recent history of about 90 years ago, the United States suffered an onslaughtfixjmthe flu that had cut a wide swath through Europe. Associate Professor Virginia Smith, Ph.D., captured this dark time of the Academy's history in her article Achoo! Flu at the Academy.

Through the years, the Naval Academy community has made a mark on history and through the spoken word.

The Quotable Naval Academy written by Fred Shapiro is an enjoyable review of many quotes we have heard before, and some we have not.

Ensign Vicki Moore '08, USN, brings back memories of what it was like being a brand new Ensign fresh out of

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the Academy Her insights while attached to die U.S. Soudrem Command are remarkable, and almost make us want to experience thatfirsttour as an Ensign, againâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;almost.

As a former SWO stationed in Peari more years ago than I would like to admit, I found Commander Tom Dm^an's '89 piece about the Middle Pacific Surface Combatant initiative for Pearl Harbor based warships timely and relevant. The "An Ocean Away" column continues to tell the story of our Alumni in action around the worid.

Finally, and sadly, we say a fond farewell to someone who has been a mainstay at the Alumni Association for 25 years. Many of you have called the Alumni Association and have been greeted by Donna's cheery voice. She welcomed many of us back when we happened to be in Annapolis and for years of Homecomings and reunions including those in 2008.

If you are a member of one of the classes returning this fall for a reunion or coming back for Homecoming (16-19 October), we hope you have the opportunity to walk around the Yard and reflect on what was started in 1845 and what has developed today on the banks of the Severn. Old Fort Severn does not exist (near the back comer of the 5th wing), but the legacy started by George Bancroft lives on and just keeps getting better. <Âą' Go Navyl

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HBafRSuRE The illustration was originally printed Intfie1922 Lucky Bag accompanied by an article covering the four years at the Academy. Following is an excerpt from the section on Plebe Year: ".. .And just as we were realizing that We're not behind the plow,' the Flu' came and took off its hat and coat with a business-like manner, and soon formations were interrupted with frequent dull thuds as the various individuals took the count and the ambulance drivers ordered a new set of tires and a few barrels of gasoline.

To those left, life became very simple.

The third, or tenth assistant section leader, reported himself and maybe one or two others present and he had a whole roomful of blackboards to himself To those who met the enemy and succumbed, life became even more simple. Either a room in Bancroft, or a ride over to the already crowded hospital, and nothing else except to toss around for ages on soft regulation mattresses, waiting until lunch time before the attendant brought the breakfast of cold eggs. And the ever-present smell of disinfectants remained with us, pervading the atmosphere, our food, and our dreams."

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EMERSON HOTEL IN BALTIMORE FOR A ROOFTOP BANQUET AND VAUDEVILLE SHOW. T H E Y SWAPPED STORIES FROM SUMMER CRUISE AND ENJOYED ONE LAST NIGHT OF FREEDOM BEFORE RETURNING TO ANNAPOLIS TO LEAD THE LARGEST REGIMENT IN ACADEMY HISTORYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^2,118

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ALSO CELEBRATED THE FACT THAT

THEY WOULD BE GRADUATING A YEAR EARLY DUE TO THE WARTIME COMPRESSION OF THE ACADEMY PROGRAM. BUT ON THAT GLORIOUS SUMMER EVENING, PERCHED HIGH ABOVE THE CITY, THEY HAD NO WAY TO KNOW HOW THEIR LIVES WOULD BE CHANGED BY THE DEADLY ILLNESS NOW ARRIVING ON AMERICA'S SHORES.

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lthough civilians may have been surprised by the epidemic, the military leadership was not. In August, a confidential bulletin described the influenza pandemic in Europe and in September, the War Department declared

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an epidemic in die States "inevitable."

When the Superintendent, Re;ir Admiral Edward W Eberle, Class of 1885, imposed a quarantine on 26 September, there were few active cases offlu,and he intended to keep it that way. He was responsible for

safeguarding not only the midshipmen but also a 450-member Reserve unit stationed on theYard.The conditions at the Academy, which had outgrown Bancroft Hall and spilled across the river onto the Naval Station, were ideal for the spread of disease.

exceeded those in all other age groups combined. Although exposure to an influenza epidemic in 1889, which had a similar genetic makeup to the 1918 virus, conferred immunity to many older people, that is not the only reason that young people suffered the most.

Nobody was happy about the quarantine. In the 1920 Luck}' Bag, the Plebe class complained that the upperclassmen, trapped on the Yard with no sports or dances to divert them, focused fijU attention on the Plebes, making their lives miserable. The hopes of the midshipmen, and the neglected merchants ofArmapoUs, were undoubtedly lifted when the 1 October headline of The Evening Capital declared "'Flu' subsiding at Naval Academy." Academy officials reported that the disease was well in hand and that they expected to lift the quarantine within a few days. But official correspondence sent to the Commander of the Pacific Reserve Heet on the same day, took a darker view: "The Navy has lost four young officers, they all had the Spanish Influenza. Undoubtedly we will lose some more before the epidemic runs its course. It is a pretty bad situation."

Many of the symptoms associated with the flu, such as inflammation, aches, fever and chills, are actually signs that the body is fighting off disease. The deadliness of the 1918 epidemic, however, has been attributed to the overwhelming immune response that particular virus elicited, resulting in inflammation severe enough to restrict circulation, dangerously high feven and opportunistic bacterial infections. Ironically, the sector of the population with the strongest immune system, namely, those people in the prime of Hfe were now the most vulnerable.

Sadly, the official assessment was correct. And although there was a name for the epidemicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^the Spanish Influenzaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;nobody knew why it was so deadly nor could they stop it from ravaging the population, striking healthy young people with the most force. In a typical flu season, only about 0.1 percent of infected people die of the disease or its complications. In 1918, the mortakty rate was 2.5 percent, 25 times higher than normal. Furthermore, mortality is generally highest among the very old and the very young, who tend to be less able to fight off disease. In 1918, however, the deaths among people aged 16 to 40

Street, the only child of a widower father who was the Academy night watchman.

James had worked on the addition to Bancroft Hall before being drafted in May of 1918.

By a sad coincidence, on 3 October 1918, the day Private Connolly died at Camp Meade, Midshipman Third Class William A. McDuffie, the son of a doctor from Columbus, GA, died of pneumonia at the Naval Hospital. McDuffie's path through the Academy had not been easy, but his classmates remembered him warmly in the 1921 Luck)' Bag:

"Mac entered with the class of '20 but very early decided to cast his lot with '21 and no class was ever more lucky in receiving a member than when he concluded that two Plebe years wouldn't hurt any man. [He was] a friend to all, a friend indeed, and everybody's friend."

Modern medical science has many Barely had the shock of McDuffie's tools to deal with influenza, but in 1918, death been absorbed than the regiment doctors didn't even know what caused it. learned that a Plebe had died. EHhu C. A bacterium, called Pfeiffer's bacillus, Grace, the son of a stave manufacturer rather than a virus was believed to be from Mobile, AL, was a slender young the cause. It is now known that this bacterium {Haemophilus influenzae) caused man with brown eyes and black hair.

He was a gifted student, scoring a perfect secondary infections such as pneumonia, 4.0 in algebra on his entrance exam, and but not the influenza itself Because would surely have done well at the influenza was poorly understood, it is not surprising that many medical professionals treating the epidemic fell victim to it.

Such was the fate of 28-year-old Private James M. Connolly, an Army medic who was the first "Annapolis boy" to die in World War I. He died not in a distant field or trench, but of pneumonia at the Camp Meade Army hospital 20 miles away.

Private Connolly had grown up in the shadow of the Naval Academy on King George

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Academy. Grace died at midday on 4 October wdth his mother and brother at his side. His body was shipped home for burial, barely three months after his 17th birthday Less than a day would pass before Midshipman First Class Harry S. Latta, the son of a widowed factory superintendent from Goshen, IN, died of influenza on the morning of 5 October.

Latta had spent his summer cruise aboard ARKANSAS, a batdeship that deployed to Scodand in mid-July, and he was undoubtedly fiill of stories to share with his younger brother William, who went on to graduate with the Class of 1922.

The pages of The Evening Capital reflected the spiraling situation. The county health officer treated 155 patients in one day. Pubkc and private schools were closed indefinitely The hospital was closed to all visitors; church services throughout the city were cancelled. The mayor ofAnnapolis closed the movie theaters, and people were asked not to make telephone calls because of a shortage of switchboard operators. At the Academy, all indoor gatherings were banned.

Chapel services were suspended as was everything resembling an assembly. This ban did not extend to academics, however, the Lucky Bag reported that classes went on as usual, no matter how few made it to class.

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Tlie Evening Capital, which now admitted a "gloomy oudook" for the influenza, reported the deaths across Annapolis including a wealthy matton, a livery man, a prisoner in the city jail, an Army cadet at St. John's College and Brigadier General Augustus Doyen, USMC, Class of ISBl.The deaths at the Naval Academy on 7 October mirrored those of Annapolis: a baker, a pharmacist, a nurse, the teenaged son of an officer, andfinally.Midshipman First Class Robert G. Campbell J r At 5'6" and 190 pounds, Campbell was a sturdy youth with gray eyes and brown hair. Following his summer cruise on KANSAS, a batdeship serving in the Adanric Fleet, he had been selected to serve as a regimental officer from 7th Company Campbell's mother traveled up from New Orleans and was with him when he passed away.

The influenza epidemic hit its peak in the United States in the first two weeks of October Its peak at the Naval Academy coifld be pinpointed even more precisely to 8 October, the day two midshipmen died within an hour of each other. At noon. Midshipman First Class George E. Gustuson, the son of a widowed working niother from Chicago, died of influenza. Gustuson had spent his summer cruise aboard UTAH, a dreadnought operating in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, reairning to serve as a regimental officer in 6th Company.

Barely an hour later.

Midshipman Fourth Class Malcolm S. Duniway, the son of a lawyer

from Pordand, O R , was claimed by pneumonia. Duniway arrived at the Academy with a year of college under his belt and was a member of 3rd Company Tall and slender, with dark brown hair and brown eyes, Malcolm Duniway died 3,000 miles from home on the day after his 19th birthday. The Dark Ages began early that year.

The parents of both young men requested that they be buried at the Naval Academy, probably more fijom necessity than choice. Not only were there limited refrigerated train cars to transport the dead, but there was a nationwdde shortage of caskets, undertakers and gravediggers becaine of the influenza. As classmates took up a collection for the headstones, Admiral Eberle issued orders directing a double funeral to be held the next day At precisely 3 p.m. on 9 October 1918 the colors were lowered to halfmast as the fiineral service began. On that crisp fall afternoon, a cortege carried the caskets from the Naval Academy Chapel to the cemetery, escorted by the Naval Academy Band and members of 6th and 3rd Companies. Classmates served as pall bearers, and each company provided a rifle detail. Gustuson and Duniway were laid to rest, side-by-side in their dress uniforms on hillside plots high above College Creek. At 4:30 pm, die colors were raised, ending a brief yet poignant period of mourning.

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As the fianeral service concluded in the cemetery below, Mary Sturtevant, a widow firom Chicago, s;tt helplessly at her son's bedside in the Naval Hospital.

Midshipman Third Class Eldred Suirtevant died later that night, and his body was shipped home for burial. His classmates wrote in the 1921 Lucky Bag: "Youngster year, when the flu came with the end of September leave, Eldred was one of the first to go to the hospital, never to come back to us. The hand that beckoned to so many throughout the land that year beckoned to him also, and he went to answer the last great call of all."

Meanwhile, life haltingly returned to normal. On 10 October, the Naval Academy welcomed Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and a British Navy delegation. St. Johns College lifted its quarantine and resumed classes and Army training. Tlie Evening Capital reported that, despite eight deaths in the last day "the disease seems to have spent its force, and the worst is over."

Despite these promising signs, the Academy would soon lose Midshipman First Class William S. Crowell, who died shordy before midnight on the 10th.

A hearty 5'10" and 210 pounds, Crowell was the son of a coal company executive from Philadelphia. Crowell had spent his summer cruise on NEVADA, a batdeship that trained destroyer crews and gun crews along the East Coast. The regiment

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had now suffered eight deaths in as many days.

The last two midshipmen to die of the influenza were Plebes. Midshipman Hugh Sherwood Mayo was the only son of Frederick and Jennie Mayo who Uved in Litde Rock, AR. Only 17, Mayo was slender and pale, with blue eyes and dark brown hair. Despite the heart-breaking circumstances, his parents wrote a touching letter to thank the Superintendent for "the privilege which our son, Sherwood, enjoyed within those noble uplifting surroundings for the two short months and one day transpiring between his entrance into the Naval Academy, August 15th and the time of his death October 16th."

They praised the medical staff for the quality of their care and thanked the government for the "beautifU casket" and for the "glorious flag" from REINA MERCEDES, the Academy station ship captured in the Spanish-American War. Five days later, on 21 October, Midshipman Carl S. Benedict passed away of cerebral meningitis before his parents could arrive from Austin,TX. Only 5'4"and 125 pounds, Benedict had blue eyes, black hair and a ruddy complexion. After his son's death.

Professor H.Y. Benedict, Dean of the College ofArts and Sciences at the University of Texas (later to become the university president), wrote to Admiral Eberle thanking him for his courtesy.

Among the personal belongings returned

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to the family was a stack of stamped blank postcards, enough to allow the midshipman to write home once a week his entire first year When it was apparent that the worst was over, activities resumed in an almost frenzied way. On 26 October, the quarantine was lifted, Navy played its first football game of the season and a card hop was held.Two days later. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who had suffered from the flu himself, paid a visit.The popular captain of the football team, who was also the regimental commander, returned to practice after a lengthy convalescence. Making up for lost time, the football team practiced until after dark with illumination provided by the searchlights of REINA MERCEDES. And on 30 October, the Eberles held their first "at home" of the season, serving refreshments to visitors at Buchanan House.

Of course, nothing did more to heal the scars left by the epidemic than Armistice Day on 11 November. To celebrate the occasion, midshipmen were excused from drills, and the upper classes were given Hberty to visit AnnapoHs and the Officers' Quarters.The epidemic must have seemed a lifetime away.

Epilogue The influenza epidemic of 1918 killed more than 20 million people worldwide.

In the United States, approximately 700,000 died.WTien the influenza arrived

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at the gates of the Academy in late September, the deck was stacked against the staff of the Naval Hospital.

But in fact, the record of the Naval Academy medical team was remarkable by any standard. Of 2,118 midshipmen, an estimated 1,100 contracted influenza, an infection rate of 52 percent, nearly twice the national infection rate (28 percent) .Yet, of those infected, only 10 died, for a mortality rate of 0.9 percent, about 10 times below the mortality rate of eight to 10 percent observed in the general population for the age group.

What can account for these impressive results? It wasn't because the midshipmen were a healthier group to begin with, because stronger individuals were actually at greater risk because of their massive immune response. Secondly,

it was not because the Navy had access to superior medical knowledge or treatments. In those days before antiviral and antibiotic medications, there were no cures, only preventive measures and palliative treatments.

There is no single explanation for the Naval Academy's favorable outcome.

Instead, it was probably a combination of many things: the skill and dedication of Navy and civilian medical personnel who toiled around the clock, the quarantine that prevented new cases, the continuous availability of coal for heating at a time when the country was experiencing shortages, the nutritious food provided to patients throughout their illness, the enforcement of good hygiene and last, but not least, the discipline to keep everything running smoothly.

If the Naval Academy had experienced deaths at the rate of the general population, between 90 and 110 midshipmen would have died rather than 10. Although we cannot know what contribution these 10 young men might have made, we can be sure that the loss of 100 fiiture officers would have been significant.

There can be no doubt that the exemplary care provided to midshipmen in 1918 preserved many of them to become our nation's leaders during World War II and for years to come, i Virginia F. Smith, Ph.D., is an associate professor of chemistry at the United States Naval Academy.

Tliank you to the staff of the U.S. Naval Academy Archives, the Multimedia Service Center and the USNA Cemeteryfor their generous assistance on this project.

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Vita: George Bancroft Brief Life of a Public Historian: 1800-1891 B y Y o n a t a n Eyal

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n mid-19th cenmry America, George Bancroft's was a household name in polite, middle-class society. Generations of families purchased his multivolume History of the United States to understand the origins and trajectory of their young republic. With his flair for grand, triumphalist storytelling, Bancroft aided his fellow citizens' nation-building by providing a comforting, usable narrative.Yet his own estrangement from Boston and his alma mater (Harvard) gave him as well a lifelong outsider's perspective on both past and contemporary politics.

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The farmer's son from Worcester, MA, joined the regional elite by graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy and entering Harvard College at 13.There he came under the influence of President John Thornton Kirkland, who encouraged him to continue his studies abroad. At Kirkland's behest, he sailed for Germany in 1818 to obtain a doctorate in philology.

The university at Gottingen opened his eyes to a world of research scholarship then rarely seen in Anglophone institutions, especially in America, and once back in Boston, in 1822, he felt his novel degree endded him to privileged treamient. During a two-week visit to Cambridge, he lectured both Kirkland and senior professors on German-style college reform and his right to a faculty position.

His insulted mentors, virtually none of whom held doctorates themselves, offered him only a temporary lectureship.

H e soon resignedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Harvard was "a sick and wearisome place"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and co-founded a progressive primary school in Northampton. In 1827, his marriage to the wealthy Sarah Dwight enabled him to pursue an independent intellectual life, and in 1834 he released the first volume of his monumental History.

Financial freedom also left rime for poHrical involvement. Though courted by both Democrats and Whigs, Bancroft eventually allied himself with the former, writing in his History that "our government.. .is necessarily identified with the interests of the people." Like most Democrats, he hailed "the masses of mankind themselves awakening to the knowledge and the care of their own interests." Early campaign failures did litde to dampen his enthusiasm for poHrics or his scholarly belief in popular sovereignty as the fount of American uniqueness in the world. Neither did the opprobrium of his native Whigdominated New England, which considered his Democratic poHtical loyalties a wounding betrayal.

Bancroft entered national poHtics in 1844, canvassing vigorously for Democratic presidential candidate James K. Polk. In alignmg himself with the

"young Democracy" theme of that campaign, he also entered the "Young America" circle, a cluster of expansionist Democrats who wished to "Uberate" North America and repubUcanize Old Europe. Later, as Polk's new secretary of the Navy, he ordered American forces ashore to capture California during the Mexican War, thus "taking possession of the wilderness." Although "we have got into a Htde war," he euphemized, western soil naturally belonged to the United States. (He also established what became the U.S. Naval Academy, to make sailors "as distinguished for culture as they have been for gallant conduct.")

Meanwhile, liberal unrest in Europe vied for his attention along with domestic affairs. As he wrote several years later, "Has the echo of American Democracy which you now hear from France, & Austria & Prussia & all Old Germany, no power to stir up the hearts of the American people to new achievements?"

He gladly accepted Polk's offer of the ambassadorship to England and, during his three years in London, secured mutual free-trade agreements, collected documents for fitture volumes of his History, and cheered attempts to dethrone Continental monarchies in favor of republican forms of government.

In 1847 he visited Paris and met "citizen king" Louis Philippe, who shrugged off signs of an impending revolution; after the 1848 uprising, Bancroft reported, "If France succeeds, there will not be a crown left in Europe in 20 years, except in Russia." People were not meant to be "the slaves of a dynasty," and the United States held the moral obHgarion to democratize the world by both deed and example. "Let the young aspirant after glory scatter the seeds of truth," he urged.

When the Whig administration of Zachary Taylor turned him out of office in 1849, Bancroft setded in New York and Washington and focused primarily on historical research and writing.

Out of power, he watched with horror as his subject, the United States, disintegrated. His argument that God had uniquely guided America away firom turmoil and toward increasing ' glory suffered a major setback with the onset of the Civil War, and he hoped that "our litde domestic strife is no more than a momentary disturbance."

Though he supported Lincoln's energetic prosecution of a war for the Union (and later against slavery), he grew disillusioned with northern factionalism and southern intransigence alike.

Stubbornly, his optimism survived both the crisis of the Union and the corruptions of the Gilded Age. Since affliction stood as the "instrument of Divine providence," strengthening the nation by testing it, America's growing pains served merely as preludes to the success he still believed forthcoming.

One need only "follow the steps by which a favoring Providence.. .has conducted the country to its present happiness and glory." vb Dr. Yonatan Eyal is the author of The Young America Movement and the Transformation of the Democratic Party, 1828-1861 (Cambridge University Press, 2007), in which Bancroft figures.

Editor's noteiThanks to Commander Stuart Settle '63, USN (Ret.), for suggesting the article originally printed in the Mayfune issue ofHarvard Magazine.And, our thanks to the staff of the Harvard Magazine for permission to reprint in Shipmate magazine.

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Donna first came to the Alumni Association in 1983, when then-president and CEO Captain William Busik '43, USN (Ret.), hired her as the assistant to the executive secretary in his office. Prior to joining the Alumni Association, Donna was married to a naval officer for 25 yean, so she was friends with many Naval Academy Alumni and their famiHes.

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"Captain Busik and his wife Ginny were a wonderfiol team to begin my career with here," said Donna."I had a good foundation, one of integrity and caring."

"It w a s always woderful to meet all the Alumni coming back at Homecoming and for their reunions."

Since that time, she has worked in three of the Association's buildings, performed a variety of tasks to include working in the development department, helping manage the upkeep of Ogle Hall, serving as hostess on two exciting Alumni travel trips to Antarctica and China and finally proudly running the post at the front desk reception, a duty she will proudly hold until her retirement this month.

"WTien I came on board with the Alumni Association, I was the 31st staff member," Donna recalled. "Now there are more than 85 staff members [Aliunni Association & Foundation]. It's amazing how this organization has grown."

What Donna has enjoyed most during her time at the Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation are the remarkable people she has had the opportunity to meet, and the lasting fiiendships she has formed.

"I feel honored to know so many amazing people," said Donna. "It was always wonderfiol to meet all the Alumni coming back at Homecoming and for their reunions."

Donna's affection for the Alumni Association and all of its members was also reflected beyond the walls of Alumni House into the surrounding Annapolis community.

baskets for the doors of Ogle Hall, the Cottage and 49 House."

"The Navy has been my family for more than 50 years, and it's a treasured family." said Donna."I would Hke to see the integrity ofAlumni House and all of its traditions maintained, and I hope that others share my enthusiasm and love for the Alumni Association and this house."

Now Donna, w^ho has three daughters (Sally,Jtolia and Heidi), is looking forward to living in AtmapoHs with her youngest Heidi Chamberlain and three of her seven grandchildren—Claire, Ian and Emma. However, she will always treasure her many years with the Alumni Association.

"I've enjoyed being here and doing something constructive and positive," said Donna. "One of the greatest joys is to make other people happy and to add to their joy."

From everyone at the Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation and the Alumni community, thank you Donna—and Carpe Diem! •d>

"I was privileged to be a part of setting up First Night when it came to Annapolis. Ogle Hall was one of the initial sites for that," said Donna.

"I also love May Day, when every May 1st, I would make the flower f^snging '""^y^^yflowerbaslcet^-f;;°n Ogle Hall

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he United States Naval Academy has a striking roster ofAlumni who have contributed to the nation and the world at the very highest levels of achievement.

The great majority of these, of course, made their mark as naval officers. A surprising ntimber, however, pursued careers as explorers, government officials, historians, scientists, even athletes and writers. How can we gauge the impact of these varied individuals? This can be measured not only in commands held, batties won, heroism recorded, political offices attained, discoveries made and records set, but also in the eloquence and resonance of words written or uttered. A great institution's Altimni leave their mark in the very language we speak; to some extent, the story of the school's influence can be told through famous quotations.

I have recendy compiled a major quotation dictionary, TheYale Book of Quotations (YBQ), in which I attempted to collect all famous quotations and to use state-of-the-art research to. trace their origins more accurately than do other reference

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works.The YBQ gives me a unique vantage point firom which to explore the wit and wisdom of the Naval Academy.

Drawing on my book and other sources, I present below the impressive legacy of the Academy in quotations.

Let us begin with the words of the leaders who have guided the Navy through the last century and a half and helped so mightily to win America's wars, especially the epic s t r u ^ e of WoddWar II: "T)ifficulties' is the name given to things which it is our business to overcome."

Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, Class of 1901, addresses the graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy 19 June 1942 Dispatch before Batde of Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942: "ATTACK REPEAT ATTACK." Fleet Admiral William E"Bull" Halsey Jr., Class of 1904, quoted in William F Halsey and J. Bryan III, Admiral Halsey's Story (1947) Report in response to Japanese claims diat most of die U.S. Third Fleet had been sunk or retired, 14 October 1944:

"The Third Fleet's simken and damaged ships have been salvaged and are retiring at high speed toward the enemy."

Fleet Admiral WiUiani E"Bull" Halsey Jr., Class of 1904, Quoted in Elmer B. Potter, Bull Halsey (1985) Of the Batde of Iwo Jima: "Uncommon valor was a common virtue."

Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz, Class of 1905, CINCPOA Communique No. 300,16 March 1945 "The ledial ^ 0 2 ^ possMties M^ of atomic warfare in the future are finghtening. My own feeling was that in being the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught to make war in that fashion, and wars cannot be won by destroying women and children."

Heet Admiral William D. Leahy, Class of 1897,1 Was There (1950) "There is never a convenient place to fight a war when the other man starts it."

Admiral Arleigh A. Burke '23, quoted in David Rees, Korea (1964) "\bu seldom hear of the fleets except when there's trouble, and then you hear a lot."

Admiral John S. McCain J r '31, quoted in Norfolk Star Ledger, 4 August 1964 "There is no black Navy, no white Navy—just one Navy—the United States Navy."

Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. '43, "Equal Opportunity in die Navy" (1970)

"I was always being asked by the Navy brass what a destroyer skipper needs to know about Immanuel Kant; a liberally educated person meets new ideas with curiosity and fascination. An illiberally educated person meets new ideas with fear."

Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale '47, quoted in Newsweek, 1 September 1980 The fiinctions of the Navy include not only purely military activity, but also exploration. In the 20th century Navy men and women took to the air and to space in pursuit of this mission, restilting in the following memorable quotes by a celebrated aviator and three pioneering astronauts: "A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes that he is no longer indispensable."

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Class of 1912, ^/one (1938) "A-OK." Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepardjr. '45, comment at blastoff as first American in space, 5 May 1961 "As you are lying there just before liftoff you think, all of these hundreds and thousands of parts were put together by the lowest bidder."

Captain Walter M."Wally" Schirra '46, quoted in LosAngelesTimes, 10July 1994 "It's interesting because we couldn't see the borders of the different countries [from space]. I'm always amazed at how geopoUticians made those borders— rulers meaning dictators, kings or

politicians—and apparendy we the humans have gone along with it."

Captam Walter M."Wally" Schirra '46, quoted in Newark Star-Ledger, 4 May 2007 "Houston, we've had a problem."

Captain James A. LoveU Jr. '52, transmission on Apollo i3 mission to the moon, 13 April 1970 LoveU's sentence was made famous by the 1995 motion picture Apollo 13, where actor Tom Hanks, playing Lovell, spoke it as "Houston, we have a problem."The Apollo 13 command module pilot. Jack Sv^gert, actually preceded LoveU's line by saying, "Hey, we've got a problem here... .Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here."

"Space exploration is not easy, and there has been a human price that has been paid. As we step out into this new firontier we find that it is very unforgiving of our mistakes."

Captain Wendy B. Lawrence '81, quoted in Newsday, 5 August 2005 In recent decades Naval Academy Alumni have assumed great prominence in American politics, accounting for a president, a major third-party presidential candidate and a possible fliture president as of the time of this writing. Among their well-known sound bites are w /^t/^^/h0 the following: .^w^ C^C^r^

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James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr. '47, speech in Pittsburgh, PA, 27 October 1976 Responding to George H. W Bush's emphasis on the value of experience to presidential candidates: "I don't have any experience in running up a $4 ttillion debt."

H. Ross Perot '53, presidential debate, 11 October 1992

diplomatic historian and the first American scientist to win a Nobel Prize:

"Those far distant, storm-beaten ships [of Britain's Royal Navy], upon which [Napoleon's] Grand Army never looked stood between it and the dominion of the world."

Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan, Class of 1859, The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1892) "The act of imposing one people's morality upon another people is an imperial denial of self-determination. Once begun, there is no end of empire except war and more war."

William Appleman Williams '45, America Corfronts a Revolutionary World: 1776-1976 (1916)

"Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. It is not a prize for being the most clever, the strongest, or the boldest. Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely, and who rely on you in return. N o misfortune, no injury, no humiliation can destroy it.This is the faith that my commanders affirmed, that my brothers-in-arms encouraged my allegiance to. It was the ^ ^ faith I had unknowingly embraced at the Naval Academy. It was my father's and grandfather's faith."

The Honorable John S. McCain III '58, Faith of My Fathers (1999)

"The more important fiindamental laws and facts of physical science have all been discovered, and these are now so firmly established that the possibility of their ever being supplanted in consequence of new discoveries is exceedingly remote....

Our future discoveries must be looked for in the sixth place of decimals."

Albert A. Michelson, Class of 1873, Lightwaves and Their Uses (1903) It is interesting that Michelson, despite believing that physics had solved the basic riddles of the universe, lived to see his "Michelson-Morley experiment" about the propagation of light usher in what is now called "the Second Scientific Revolution."

Another area of achievement by USNA Alumni is that of scholarship and science. Here we find the most influential naval historian, a controversial radical

On the athletic field as well, the Academy has excelled in producing leaders. These are quotations from a quarterback sometimes said to be the one

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you would want if Mars invaded and challenged the Earth to a game of football for control of the planet, and from a basketball player who became a ten-time NBAAll-Star: Recalling the naming of his 1975 end-of-game pass to Drew Pearson that won a playoff game and lent a label to all fiiture such desperation long passes: "I said [to a reporter after the game] I just closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary. That really resonated v^th people, and in the papers the next day the headlines said,'Hail Mary pass wins game.'"

Roger Staubach '65, quoted in Dallas Morning News, 16 November 2002 "Winning a championship is so temporary. It's fantastic for the moment, don't get me wrong.You climb the hUl. There's no greater feeling than standing there on the podium. But eventually, there's another hiU to cHmb.... Giving is solid. It lasts a Ufetime.You become linked vwth others. It's something that lasts forever To be blessed enough to have something to give is unreal."

David Robinson '87, quoted in Hoop, March 2000 Annapolis Alumni include a number of celebrated authors, including most notably the science-fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein '29. Heinlein's sharp opinions are so quotable that I hope I may be forgiven devoting more space to him than to Halsey or Nimitz: "There ain't no such thing as afi:eelunch."

Robert A. Heinlein '29, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966)

This maxim of economic and political Hfe, which has become one of the most popular of all modern sayings, appears in various versions as far back as 1938, but it was first popularized by usage in this Heinlein novel, where (abbreviated as TANSTAAFL) it was die slogan of settiers on the Moon revolting against their terrestrial rulen.

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it."

Robert A. Heinlein '29, Time Enough for Love {1973) "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sormet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, W ^ cooperate, act ^ ^ alone, solve ^^ equations,

its traditional virtues to the challenges of modern warfare, of exploration of the skies and outer space, of scientific discovery and of public service in a complex world. I will close with a quote by thefirstAfrican-American graduate of the Academy on one dramatic aspect of change, the increased diversity of the school and the service:

out there to go beyond what we have now, and I believe the Navy should go after them. I hope they use this building [the Wesley BrowTi Field House] symbolically to draw attention to the diversity of the Navy and the Naval Academy" Lieutenant Commander Wesley A. Brown '49, interview, 7 May 2008 <!>

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"We should get the best and brightest, no matter who they are. As you look around here now, you see of lot of minorities, as well as women I don't care what the numbers are. I know that the numbers are

Fred R. Shapiro is a world-recognized authority on quotations and on reference in general. He is the editor of TheYale Book of Quotations (Yale University Press), and is the associate librarian and lecturer in legal research atYale Law School.

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Specialization is for insects."

Robert A. Heinlein '29, Time Enough for Love (1973) "Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig."

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t U.S. Southern Command, I find myself immersed in a sea of senior military officers (0-5s and 0-6s). My shiny gold bars serve as a beacon, flashing "Hey! I'm new! I don't know much about the military or what I am doing!"

Maybe it is the look of confusion perpetually on my face as seniors spew out an alphabet soup of acronyms. It m i ^ t even be my trademark "ensign salute" (a shoulder shrug). As a TAD (Temporary Duty) ensign, I work at one of the six geographic combatant commands, which is specifically responsible for conducting military operations and promoting security cooperation in the Caribbean, Central and South America. Fortunately, in the Command Group where I work, I have mentors that have taken me, the brand new ensign, under their wing and taught me about a level of military planning and engagement few ensigns have the opportunity to see. Recendy, I had the privilege to accompany Command Sergeant Major Balch, United States Army to the Fourth Annual Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference in Bogota, Colombia fix)m 22-26 July 2008 to learn more about The opening of the visit to the Colombian Army NCO Academy at Tolemaida, Colombia. Photos courtesy of SFC Dave Thompson, U.S. Army South Public Affairs Office

the role of senior enlisted advisors in military organizations.

The Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference brought together representatives from across the Americas—^Barbados, the Bahamas, BeHze, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Umguay and the United States to discuss the conference's theme: "Developing Junior Leaders." Here, my khaki uniform with gold bars stuck out in a camouflage backdrop of chevrons and rockers. During the conference, senior enlisted leaders discussed methods of developing and training junior and senior enlisted to form a strong non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps. Individual nations also briefed the delegation on their recent combat and peacekeeping operational experiences. Guest speakers included Admiral James Stavridis '76, USN, the Commander of U.S. Southern Command, and Command Sergeant Major William Gainey, USA (Ret.), Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefe of Staff. These speakers shared their wisdom and emphasized the importance and responsibility of senior enlisted leaders at the highest levels in the military—and the Admiral did it completely in Spanish!

The highlight of the week occurred when we boarded a C-130 and flew to Tolemaida, the 13,000-acre training center of the Colombian Army The Colombians, still celebrating their successfiil rescue of 15 hostages from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (RAFC), demonstrated the tremendous capabilities of their army.

Colombian soldiers participated in a mock hostage rescue; boarded, parachuted and rappelled from helicopters; scaled 60-meter cliffi on wire ropes in the "Lancero" (Ranger) obstacle course; demonstrated waterborne operations; and participated in Special Forces training. At the Officer's

Club, the delegation also had the chance to try the traditional Colombian dish of "bandeja paisa"—a huge platter of grilled steak, filed pork rinds, red beans, rice, sausage, a fiied egg, sweet plantains and an avocado—as well as to dance to Colombian folk music.

Ensign Victoria Moore '08, USN, and two Senior Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs), Command Sergeant Major (CSMI William "Joe" Gainey, USA, first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and CSM Michael M. Balch, USA, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of United States Southern Command.

Participating in the conference not only allowed me to learn a great deal about Colombia and the inner workings of its military, it also helped me to better undentand the multifaceted role of the senior enlisted.They serve as "north stars" (as described by the Colombian Sergeant Major of the Army) to both junior enlisted and officers.

They guide troops and officers by providing training, setting the example, serving as an advocate Noncommissioned Officers of 18 nations of the Caribbean, Central and South America listen to a briefing on the aviation and mentoring based on their capabilities of the Colombian Army. experiences. Senior enlisted ensure that people are taken care of and things representatives formed personal get done, even if it is something as simple relationships with one another that as providing people with ear plugs to eventually lead to strengthened partnerships ensure a more comfortable plane ride. between nations and improved mutual Perhaps most importandy senior enlisted understanding, which are essential to are responsible for maintaining the regional security cooperation and professionalism of their units. Several times maintaining peace in this region. throughout the conference, the Colombian Though I was an oddity at the delegation attributed their military success conference (often asked by Colombian to the professionaHzation of the N C O soldiers to have my picture taken with corps.WTiether discussed through a them since they had never before seen a BeUzean fable or a Colombian speech, the female in a Navy uniform), senior universality of the role of senior enlisted enlisted leaders acted as my "north stars" throughout the Americas was clear. and gave me advice for success as an Member nation representatives considered the conference a success and frequendy declared its importance in the region. Senior enlisted leaders from the different nations shared training ideas, discussed the makeup of their armies and helped one another solve problems. In addition, nations had the opportunity to learn about the culture and operations of their neighbors. Ultimately, the

officer. I am very lucky—just months after graduation, I had the chance to learn from some of the most experienced members of the militaries of North, Central and South America. Sometimes sticking out is not so bad. ^ Ensign Vicki Moore '08, USN, graduated first in her class and is currently serving with the U.S. Southern Command.

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By CommanderTom Druggan '89, USN

Looking West to the Far East The United States has long-standing vital interests in the Far East. In our globalized economy, most of our international trade travels through the Far East waterways, and our economy here in America absolutely depends on freedom of the seas. We also have many friends and allies in the region—^Australia, Japan, South Korea and Singapore to name a few—and naval diplomacy plays an important role in maintaining these important relationships, and in building new relationships in the Far East—^Vietnam and Indonesia are good recent examples. Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions like the tsunami relief effort and more recendy, Burma's situation, are also expected to continue.

5 The potential for armed conflict, though low, also remains. North Korea is a threat to many countries, China's intentions concerning its military buildup are unknown, known terrorists lurk in the outreaches of the Philippines and Russia has signaled a new willingness to use military force as it recendy did in Georgia.

Consequendy, 7th Heet must maintain a watchful stance with combat ready forces available at all times.

Unfortunately, the inventory of U.S. warships is low and those available are in high demand.

The U.S. Navy currendy has only 280 deployable batde force ships with a Chief of Naval Operations goal of building to 313 ships in order to meet warfighting requirements. The gap in numbers has been filled by using the forces we have in new ways under the Navy's Heet Response Plan, initiated in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

Now, under the leadership ofAdmiral Bob WiQard '73, USN, the Pacific Heet has taken another step of wisely using its assigned units by instituting the Middle Pacific Surface Combatant (MPSC) initiative for Pearl Harbor, HI, based warships.The MPSC focuses squarely on enhancing our nations capability to protect and advance our vital interests in the Far East.

Moving from concept to execution in mere months, the MPSC initiative provides additional operational availability of high-quality warships to the 7th Fleet commander. Previously, Pearl Harbor based warships were assigned to carrier and expeditionary strike groups stationed on the West Coast. As a result, these warships sailed east to California for intermediate and advanced

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training exercises with their respective strike groups, typically lasting for two to three months overall. The costs were significant, both in terms of paying for gas and time out of homeport, while not yielding any immediate operational gain. Under the MPSC initiative, however, these same ships will sail west in two-ship surface action groups and are effectively spending that time and money conducting real world operations in 7th Fleet, instead of in exercises off the California coast.

While not assigned to West Coast strike groups,.

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A number of the Pearl Harbor based warships are Aegis destroyers with the capability to shoot down ballistic missiles. As a result, the MPSC initiative ensures these important assets are no longer tied to strike groups but available for immediate tasking in the Pacific, where ballistic missile defense is critical. Since there are so few warships with ballistic missile defense capability, this additional flexibility is important to fleet commanders.

Today's Pacific Fleet continues to adapt to new challenges and is committed to maintaining peace and growing prosperity in the region. The MPSC initiative is a smart choice in the era of very limited resources— capable batde force ships—and delivers additional high quality forces to the 7th Fleet commander. Well conceived and experdy executed, the MPSC initiative makes better use of our warships, reassures our friends and allies, dissuades potential adversaries and direcdy advances our national interests in the Pacific region.

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On W October 1845, the Naval School was established at the Fort Severn Army post in Annapolis, MD. In 1850, the Naval School became the Naval Academy, ad curriculum that is the foundation for that of today's Academy and in 1899, construction began on the "New Naval Academy," designed by architect Ernest f^lagg. Pic above is an artists conception ofFlagg's master plan for the new Academy, which is the foundation for how the Naval Academy appears today.

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SAVE T H E D A T E : A L U M N I SQUASH M A T C H On 18 October at 8:30 a.m., the annual Alumni Squash Match wiU be held at the Halsey International Squash Courts. For more information, contact Coach Craig Dawson '73, at 410-353-9190 or at cdawson@usna.edu.

MusvN, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, is the second ship to bear the name of Captain Henry C. Mustin, USN, Class of 1896, who is considered by many to be the Father of Naval Aviation. His son,Vice Admiral Lloyd Mustin '32, USN (Ret), fought in every naval campaign in the Pacific in World War II and was the Director of Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the height of the Vietnam War His grandson. Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin '55, USN (Ret), is a highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and a former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations.

His second grandson. Lieutenant Commander Thomas Mustin '62, USN (Ret), Is also a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran and Is a distinguished lawyer MUSTIN is home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan. For more information on MUSTIN, visit www.usna.com. Photo courtesy of Dan Butterfleld '55

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACT! This fall, as the Naval Academy Masqueraders ' perform William Shakespeare's The Tempest, their director, David "Doc" White will be wishing a fond farewell to the Naval Academy. This play, Shakespeare's own farewell to the theater, enacted through the leading role of Prospero, celebrates the magic of language, human imagination and forgiveness. It runs 14-16 November and 21-22 November in Mahan Theatre. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. and the Sunday matinee show is at 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.usna.edu.

In order to receive Prvceedings Magazine, the Journal on National Defense, the U.S. Naval Institute is offering every member of the Class of 2009 a free one-year subscription to the U.S. Naual Institiite that includes all other membership benefits.

Members of the Class of 2009 Midshipmen call 800233-8764 or email circulation@usni.org to receive your free one-year subscription.

Donations to support this worthwhile project for First Class Midshipmen may be sent to: The Joseph K. Taussig, Jr. Foundation U.S. Naval Institute 291 Wood Road Annapolis, MO 2 1 4 0 2

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2 0 0 8 FOOTBALL^ T h e 2008 Navy football season is one that Alumni, fans, parents and midshipmen alike have been looking forward to with great anticipation since the conclusion of last year's memorable season.

Last year marked six straight years of Army-Navy game victories and five consecutive years receiving the Commander-in-Chief trophies and was also the first time in 43 years that Navy beat Notre Dame. And while Navy also bid a fond farewell to Coach Paul Johnson, Coach Ken Niumatalolo is proudly continuing Navy's "Expect to W i n " tradition. Here's to another record breaking season of Navy football!

2008 NAVY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 30 August—Navy vs.Towson ( H ) — 4 1 - 1 3 , W 5 September—Navy vs. Ball State (A)—35-23, L 13 September—Navy vs. Duke (A)—12 p.m.

20 September—Navy vs. Rutgers (H)—3:30 p.m.

27 September—Navy vs. Wake Forest (A)—TBA 4 October—Navy vs. Air Force (A)—4 p.m.

18 October—Navy vs. Pittsburgh (H)—3:30 p.m.

25 October—Navy vs. S M U (H)—3:30 p.m.

1 November—Navy vs.Temple (H)—3:30 p.m.

15 November—Navy vs. Notre D a m e (A)—12 p.m.

25 November—Navy vs. N o r t h e r n Illinois (A)—7 p.m.

6 December—Navy vs. Army (A)—12 p.m.

2008 NAVY-NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL GAME BALTIMORE, MD 15 NOVEMBER U S N A Alumni Association & Foundation Tailgate @ CamdenYards—Camden Club, 9:30 a.m.

Navy-Notre Dame Football Game @ M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD, 12 p.m.

2008 ARMY-NAVY FOOTBALL GAME PHILADELPHIA,PA 5 DECEMBER Army-Navy Pep Rally @ Liberty Place (located at 16th and Chestnut Streets), 12p.m.

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6 DECEMBER U S N A Alumni Association & Foundation Tailgate @ Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA, 8:45 a.m.

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T H E SMEDBERG GATE A GIFT F R O M THE C L A S S OF 1 9 5 8 Prior to the Navy-Towson football game, the first game of the 2008 season, members of the Class of 1958, representativesfiromthe Naval Academy and the Alumni Association & Foundation, firiends and family gathered for the official dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Smedberg Gate, a giftfiromthe Class of 1958 to the Naval Academy.

The namesake for the memorial,Vice Admiral William R. Smedberg III '26, USN (Ret.), has very strong ties to both the stadium and the Class of 1958. Credited as one of the primary visionaries and for the fundraising motivation behind the NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium, Admiral Smedberg was also the Superintendent of the Naval Academy when the Class of 1958 graduated. His younger son. Captain Edwin "Ted" Smedberg '58, USN (Ret.), is a proud member of the class.

"The Class of 1958 knew Admiral Smedberg as a great man and a true leader," said Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Gerson '58, USAF (Ret.), president of the Class of 1958. "We are proud to have accomplished this, to have been a part of the design and the realization of the Smedberg Gate."

"It's an exciting day, wonderful things are happening at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium," said Chet Gladchuk, the Naval Academy athletic director. "This is an opportunity to pay tribute to one of our great heroes."

In recognition of the Class of 1958's contribution, the entire Navy football team walked through the Smedberg Gate into the stadium prior to the game.

"It wiU remind the team of what they represent whenever they take the field," said Gladchuk.

For extended coverage and more photos of the Smedberg Gate dedication, visit www.usna.com.

The ribbon cutting at the Smedberg Gate dedication. From L to R: Admiral Charles R. Larson '58, USN (Ret), chairman of the Naval Academy Foundation Board of Directors; Lieutenant Colonel Gordon M. Gerson '58, USAF (Ret), president of the Class of 1958; Vice Admiral Jeffrey L Fowler '78, USN, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Captain Edwin B. Smedberg '58, USN (Ret), and Chet Gladchuk, Naval Academy athletic director.

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19S0s '59: C D R Richard K. Westfahl, U S N (Ret.), has been appointed to a transitional advisory committee formed to identify and recommend candidates for the position of president and C E O and other key senior management positions for Nuclear Solutions, Inc.

1 '61:VADM E d w a r d M . Straw, S C , U S N (Ret,), has been named chairman of the board of directors of Document Capture Technologies.

'64: Dr. T h o m a s F. Ha^vk has co-authored and published the article, "Please Don't Give Up On Me: When Faculty Fail to Care," in the June 2008 issue of Tliejotmial of Management Education.

RADMWinford G. "Jerry" Ellis U S N (Ret.), was selected to be the Undersea Warfare chair and director of the Undersea Warfare Research Center at Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.

'66: H e n r y R . N o t h h a f t is the new president and C E O of Tessera Technologies Inc. '67: A D M Richard W. M i e s , U S N (Ret.), has been appointed to McDermott International, Inc.'s board of directors. He wiU also serve the company on its audit and governance committees.

J.22^ '72: L C D R WiUiam G. C h u n g , U S N R , is the new vice president of human resources and labor relations for Hawaiian Telecom. R A D M Patrick W. D u n n e , U S N (Ret.), has been nominated by the president to become under secretary for benefits of the department of Veterans Affairs. C A P T D o u g l a s R . B u r n e t t , U S N R , has joined global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP. '74: R A D M J o h n J. W a i c k w i c z , U S N (Ret.), has been named manager of Alion's Engineering Technology Center.

'75: MajGen G e o r g e J. Flynn Jr., U S M C , has been nominated by the president for appointment as the deputy commandant for combat development and integration; commanding general, Marine Corps Combat Development Command; commander, U.S. Marine Forces Strategic Command; commanding general, Marine Corps National Capital Region Command; and commander, U.S. Don't be fooled by lower G-VSl quotes from another Marine Corps Forces dealer. They're not going to sell for less than their cost.

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'77: R A D M J a m e s P.Wisecup, U S N , has been assigned as president, Naval War College, Newport, RI. C A P T David S. Wade, M C , U S N (Ret.), has been named chief medical officer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and promoted to the ranks of the senior executive service.

'78: A D M Jay A .

D e Loach, U S N (Ret.), is the new director of the Naval Historical Center and the curator of the Navy.

Admiral James L. Hotioway m '43, USN (Ret) Admiral James L. Holloway III '43, tmssaacawsts SEEK USN (Ret.), was awarded one of two honorable mentions for Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation (Naval Institute Press) by the New York Council of the Navy League in cooperation with the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize honors outstanding work on American naval history. Admiral Holloway is the chairman for the Naval Historical Foundation.

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R A D M William E. Landay m , U S N , has been assigned as program executive officer for ships, Washington, DC. '79: C A P T R o b e r t A . Mirick, U S N (Ret.), retired from active duty after 29 years of service in the Navy. C o l Martin J. Sullivan, U S M C (Ret.), was promoted to president of Commonwealth Consulting Corporation, a business consulting and government relations firm located in ArHngton.VA.

iSM& '80: C o l . R o n a l d R B a c z k o w s k i , U S M C , has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. C A P T S t e p h e n H .

H u b e r , U S N , has been awarded the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for his active involvement and support for the Boy Scouts of America.

'81: C D R V i c t o r M. M c C r e e , U S N R , has been recognized as a 2007 Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award recipient.

'82: C A P T D a v i d C . J o h n s o n , U S N , has been assigned as deputy commander for undersea technology, SEA-073, Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D C .

'83: S c o t t Watson has joined Girindus as vice president, sales and marketing.

'84: D a n i e l R . J o h n s o n has been promoted to associate vice president for finance/controUer at Quinnipiac University.

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'85: D o n a l d J. G e r m a n o has been elected to the national board of trustees of the March of Dimes Foundation.

'88: Lt C o l J a m e s L. C o x , U S M C (Ret.), has signed with lobbying and consulting firm Cassidy and Associates as a vice president and member of the defense practice.

'89: Scott W. W i n e has been named chief executive officer of Polaris Industries Inc.

msi '90: C D R Herbert E . C a r m e n , U S N , took command of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 in a ceremony aboard ABRAHAM LINCOLN ( C V N 72). C D R D a v i d M. Padula, U S N , is the new commanding officer of the H M 15 Helicopter Squadron located aboard NAS Corpus Christi. C D R Peter G. Galluch, U S N , took command of the guided-missUe destroyer RAMAGE (DDG 61). M a t t h e w G. M o o r e has moved to NuVasive, Inc. as director, software development on the NeuroVision product team. C D R Jeflfrey W. McCauley, U S N , was awarded the Bronze Star for his service as commander of Combined Joint Task Force Troy in Iraq.

'91: C D R Michael O. Brunner, U S N , took command of ANNAPOLIS ( S S N 760) at a ceremony at the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, CT.

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'94: L C D R Philip A r m a s Jr., U S N R , is president of Robinson Radio Networks, LLC. '98: L C D R Christopher T. Kovack, U S N , graduated with distinction from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. He received an MBA in Acquisition and Contract Management and received four awards for academic achievement.

Mm '01: LT B e n j a m i n D . Walborn, U S N , has been selected to be a member of the Blue Angels team for the 2009. LT WilUam M . D u l l , U S N , was awarded an MBA from the National University of Singapore. He completed the degree in only 10 months, the fastest completion time in the program's 23 year history.

'02: LT Joshua W. Welle, U S N , graduated from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.

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Nadianiel F. Colby LTC US Army (Ret.; sent the following obituary for his mother-in-law, Martha Fronk Lindsey Grenfell, the widow of VADM Elton W. GrenfeU USNA 1926 and LCDR Eugene E. Lindsey USNA 1927 and who passed away on 26 July 2008 in Virginia Beach,VA. Martha Frank Lindsey Grenfell • VIRGINL\ BEACH - Martha Fronk Lindsey Grenfell, after 92 years of wonderfiil •%- " s i memories, passed peacefUly into her Lord's welcoming arms on Saturday, the 26th ofJuly. At her side were her loving daughters, Mary Colby of Portsmouth, Jane Duffey of Norfolk and Elizabeth Grenfell of Alexandria,Virginia. She will be dearly missed by all her family and fi-iends.

Martha was born at Fort SiU, Oklahoma in 1915, when the state was so new to the Union that her birth certificate still read "Territory of Oklahoma."

Her father was an Army Surgeon at the time. In 1920 she went with her family to live in Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii. Her father. Dr. Clarence Fronk became a respected surgeon, big game hunter and horse trainer Her mother, Laura Mulhall, was the daughter of US Army Captain and Mrs. Stephen John Mulhall, whom Dr. Fronk had first met in the Philippines.

After a round-the-world cruise in 1934, Martha had planned to go to

college, but she had met and fell in love with a dashing young Naval Aviator, LT(jg) Eugene E. Lindsey, who was stationed at nearby Pearl Harbor After tours at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD and then Long Beach, CA where Gene,Jr and Mary were respectively born, the family retorned to Pearl Harbor once more.. .just in time for the Japanese attack on December 7 1941.

The war years found Gene Lindsey commanding Torpedo Squadron 6 on the USS ENTERPRISE. On June 4,1942, although wounded, he led the squadron ofTorpedo Bombers against the Japanese Fleet at Midway.. .and was lost at sea. In 1944, Martha was to christen a new Navy destroyer, DD 771, the USS E. E. LINDSEY. Martha returned to Hawaii and Poki Street which by then had become a stopover for old firiends like John Ford, the movie director and an actor named John Wayne as well as Naval Officers hke Commander Elton W 0oe) Grenfell. Joe, who had commanded the USS GUDGEON, the submarine that was the first to leave on a combat patrol after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

After a short romance, Joe and Martha were married in March of 1944. Their family soon expanded with the birth of Elizabeth (Bit), Stephen, and Jane.They were now "The Seven Gren s" as Joe was apt to boast.

Martha helped develop the Dolphin Scholarship program for children of submariners who died in defense of their country, while Joe, then a Vice Admiral, was ComSubLant in Norfolk and she continued monitoring the program until her death. Following Joe's death, Martha lived on in their home in Alexandria, VA for another two decades.When Gene,Jr. died, she decided to move to Virginia Beach to be close to her daughter Jane and her husband,Tom Duffey. They were joined by her daughter, Mary when she and her husband, Ted Colby moved to Portsmouth in 2004.

Martha was known to her family, which consisted of 25 great grandchildren, as their "Great-Grand-Mom" and the matriarch who greatly loved each and every one of them as she loved her Lord.

She wiU be greatly missed by us all.

A celebration of her Hfe was held at Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria,VA at 11:00 AM on 27 Aug 2008 and interment was at Arlington National Cemetery.

In lieu offlowers,it is requested that donations be made to the Dolphin Scholarship Fund, DolphinScholarship.org • The Alumni Association recendy learned of the passing of Mrs. Frances H. Ellison.

The following write up is from the San Francisco Chronicle of 14 April 2008.

H Frances H. Ellison Author and Homemaker Passed peacefully into God's care on April 1,2008. Born January 29, 1911 to a prominent Washington, DC, family, Frances was the daughter of Colonel Newt Hamill Hall, US.M.C. and Rosa Sarah Harrington. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband. Captain John Ellison, a graduate of AimapoHs, Class of 1926, and a career military officer A swimmer with national ranking, she was a contender for the 1928 U.S. Olympic Team. She served as a congressional page in 1927 and met most of the congressman and senators of the time.

During the Second World War, she was a driver for the Pentagon, transporting the high brass of the military in the Washington, DC, area. While stationed in Florida, she was a baUroom dance instructor. She and her husband developed several new dance steps, including one, the rights to which were sold to Fred Astaire. Later, when stationed at Bremerton, WA. Frances took great pride in establishing base libraries. Frances and John retired to Menlo Park in 1957. In retirement, Frances took up writing. She was a published author and wrote her novels under the pen name Kitty Callan.

Frances is survived by her nephew.

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Lloyd Mustin's great-grandson, Lloyd M. Mustin III, graduated from Officer Candidate School on 15 August and was commissioned an Ensign, USN. Lloyd's oldest son,VADM Henry C. Mustin, USN (Ret), Class of'55, swore him in.

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Most of the FUAm soldiers fought vaUantly But others fled to the hUls at the first sight of enemy troops. The simation quickly reached crisis proportions.

MacArthur realized he couldn't keep the Japanese from landing on the beaches, he couldn't defeat them from the hUls, and he couldn't stop their march on ManUa. Fifteen days after the outbreak of war, MacArthur abandoned the FUipino defense plan he had helped develop and reverted on Dec. 23 to the old Orange L to R: Vadm H. C. Mustin ('55), Capt Tracy Mustin, Plan, which he had once vUified. On Ens LM. Mustin III, CaptLM. Mustin II, Christmas Eve, MacArthur moved his Cdr J B. Mustin,('90) headquarters from Marula to Corregidor, an island fortress at the mouth of Manila Bay, to coordinate massive troop withdrawal into the Bataan peninsula. Henry's Off-Shore Patrol was caUed upon to assist in the evacuation of President Quezon from Marula to Corregidor, marking the naval unit's first major accompUshment of the war The voyage was short but perUous because Japanese warplanes were a L to R: Ens Mustin, Vadm Mustin, Capt Mustin common sight in PhiUppine skies. Bitter fighting and heavy losses marked the logisA N N U A L M E M B E R S H I P : 6% ticaUy tricky. It had taken afioUtwo-weeks LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 2 4 % of preparation and effort. Ultimately the Send news direcdy to Shipmate. withdrawal was successfiil — but the troops were stunned, battered, weakened.

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"In order that no excuse may be given Wartime Patrol — December, 1941 as a possible mistake, the American High (Part 2 of 3; continuation from the Commissioner, the Commonwealth September 2008 '34 column) Submitted by government and all combatant miUtary Gene furado, son of Enrique (Henry) instaUations will be withdrawn from its Jurado, a Graduate of USNA Class 1934. environs as rapidly as possible," On Christmas Eve, 2 days later, another MacArthur announced.

10,000 Japanese soldiers landed at Lamon The proclamation was a pubUc Bay, creating the last prong of a pincer concession that seizure of ManUa by movement that began closing quickly on enemy troops was imminent. For nearly a AUied troops in the Mardla area from the week afterward — from Christmas to north and south.

New Year's Day — the capital city was in Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Umbo: not controUed by the Japanese, not Homma, who had served with the British controUed by the United States, not army during World War I, planned to controUed by the Commonwealth. capture Luzona within 50 days to meet a The mood was tense, apprehensive, Japanese schedule calling for conquest of uncertain. Some Japanese bombing the entire archipelago in 7 weeks. occurred. Some U.S. troops wreaked havoc MacArthur's troops outnumbered the by igniting anything that might help the invaders but these troops were poorly invaders. Some FUipino looting of Axmy equipped and many of the Filipino and private warehouses were reported.

members attended the ceremony Ensign Mustin, the fifth generation of Navy Mustins, wiU report to the guided missile destroyer USS PREBLE in San Diego.

For Henry, the time had come to say goodbye. As troops made their way to Bataan, the Off-Shore Patrol was also ordered to relocate there.The tiny FiUpino unit of 3 torpedo boats would operate in seas infested with Japanese aircraft and naval vessels which were attacking enemy craft and blockading ports.

Though far firom his wife, Henry cherished her memory. When the Off-Shore Patrol recovered a PhiUppine motor boat half-submerged from a Japanese bombing attack, Henry ordered the vessel refitted within 48 hours for combat duty. He named it die "DANDAY" If he could not have his wife by his side, at least he woiUd have a constant reminder of her Henry personaUy christened the vessel after watching a successfiil test nin foUowing its refitting, which included instaUation of 30-caUber machine guns at the bow and stern. Henry's training in ordnance came into play. Thus, Danday's name became a part of PhUippine maritime history.

But she knew nothing about it — then.

Only after the coUapse of the OffShore Patrol did Danday learn of the 45-foot-vessel that bore her name.

"I felt honored. I felt Henry was reaUy close to me and that in his moments of danger, he thought of me," she said later.

WARTIME COMBAT For Henry "Hank"Jurado USNA '34 and his Off-Shore Patrol, the faU of ManUa was a caU to arms — against overwhelming odds.Their time for combat had come.

Witiiin 100 days, the Off-Shore Patrol would cease to exist and its vessels would never again serve the PhUippine armed forces. Grandiose dreams of buUding a 50boat fleet vanished with the ravages of war.

But what woiUdn't cUe, couldn't die, was the Off-Shore Patrol's fighting spirit — its courageous stand for freedom amid constant danger and overpowering naval foes. It carved a niche in history.

Decades later, the late President Ferdinand Marcos said, "The legend of the Q-boats was the preview of the story of magnificence that was yet to unfold in the post-war career of the Navy.... It is a story that continues to this day, furnishing us regubrly with the spectacle of versatiUty and steadfasmess under fire or under some stressfiil chaUenge."

U.S. Commander John MorrUl, captain of the QUAIL, an American gunboat, put it more bluntly "The PhiUppine Q-boats patroUed further than we did out in the bay and nothing ever got by them. They were

fighting terrors and loved nothing better than chasing Jap armored barges."

The legacy of the Off-Shore Patrol is not one of miUtary nUght but of courage. It was not of superior technology, but of innovation. It was not one of winning the war, but of serving as a beacon of hope to a nation thirsting for freedom.

At a rime when Japanese troops dominated the skies and waters of the PhUippines, with U.S. troops bunkered in Bataan, the Off-Shore Patrol dared to make the lUrimate sacrifice — putting Uves on the fine, mission after mission. Only 100 days of combat, yes, but each day was historic. This smaU unit earned the highest percentage in individual awards for heroism and gaUantry in action. Sixty-six percent of the officers and men received the sUver star from Gen. Douglas MacArthur in January, 1942.When the United States hurriedly puUed its warships from the PhiUppines after Pearl Harbor's bombing, only the OffShore Patrol and a six-boat PT Squadron under U.S. Lt. John Bulkeley were capable of providing even token resistance to the mighty Japanese fleet. GoUath won, but not without casualties. This became the basis for one of the most popiUar wartime fiilms starring Robert Montgomery, John Wayne and Donna Reed, and directed by John Ford: "They Were Expendable" (1945) — A bitter reference to the men who were left behind in the scramble to flee the PhiUppines after the Japanese conquest. As one of BuUceley's unit remarked in White's book, after having been presented the DSC

by Gen. MacArthur, Bulkeley and his crew learned they were to be left behind whUe MacArthur fled to AustraUa: "Of course to us this meant that the China trip - our last hope of seeing America and escaping death or a Japanese prison - was gone forever Now the MTB's were Uke the rest here in the islands - the expendables who fight on without hope to the end. So far as we knew, we would now finish up the war in the southern islands, when the Japs got around to mopping up the last American resistance there." recaUed VAdm.BuUceley Henry's urut on the OSP, more than 60 in aU, were divided into two main groups: sea duty and shore. They were generaUy in their late teens or 20s, closeknit, representing aU walks of PhiUppine Ufe — from farm famUies to city dweUers; some with coUege educations, others not.

There were marine officers, naval architects, drydock superintendents, engineers, pUots, clerks, radio telegraph officers. Not one had fought in a world war—untU now.

Gathering together shortly after the announcement that Pearl Harbor had been attacked, the OSP braced for hostilities by preparing machine-gun belts and making sure the patrol boats were mechanicaUy sound and finely mned.Ten days earUer, the Q-boats had been placed on red alert under war footing, so torpedoes, ordnance, fuel and suppUes were packed and ready for action.

As Japanese bombers swept down on Marula and Cavite, December 9 - 1 0 , the Q-boat squadron was determined not to be "sitting ducks" — easy marks — for enemy warheads. The torpedo boats were rushed out to the bay to present difficult moving targets for bombardiers.The strategy worked and not a single Q-boat was lost.

The OSP's first serious wartime blow, in fact, came not from the Japanese — but from its own men.To keep its 2-story headquarters out of enemy hands, the OSP deUberately burned down the base at MueUe del Codo, Port Area, ManUa, as the squadron prepared to flee ManUa. The selfinduced arson foUowed a Dec. 23 Japanese attack on the OSP base that caused no casualties but served as a grim reminder that occupation was near and nothing could stop it.

Henry's men evacuated 40 OSP persormel from the base December 27'-'^, setting the stage for its destruction.The departure was accompUshed amid ".. .heavy bombing and strafing from three squadrons of enemy airplanes," Henry stated in war records.

The OSP was relocated to Corregidor with whatever torpedoes and vital equipment it could salvage. For several days, Henry stayed behind in ManUa and estabUshed a temporary headquarters at the ManUa Hotel. He and several key officers finaUy left on New Year's Day for Corregidor and Lamao, Bataan, aboard the Q-113 Agusan, the OSP's only PhUippinemade torpedo boat. In Lamao, a new headquarters was estabUshed at the Lamao Horticulture Center For Henry's men, moving woiUd become routine. The Q-boat squadron would lUtimately transfer from Corregidor to Limay to the sandy beaches and makeshift tent-offices of Sisiman Cove, Bataan, whUe urut headquarters would switch from Lamao to Alasasin Point along the Dinguirun River, Bataan.

OSP personnel not assigned to Q-boats were attached to the 2d Regular Division of Brig. Gen. GuUlermo Francisco and given beach-defense duties, manning 50-caUber machine guns along the coast from Lamao to Mariveles untU disaster struck.

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34«36 C L A S S N E W S The beach defenses were overrun by Japanese forces and OSP personnel assisting Francisco's troops — including Castro — were captured while trying to withdraw along a creek leading to Mariveles.

Henry's torpedo crews were more fortunate. Not one of the unit's 3 tiny gunboats — sometimes called devU boats, green dragons or mosquito boats — was sunk during the 3 months of AUied resistance on Bataan, during which time it ferried officials, gathered food and patroUed the coast. But there was much hardship.

Wartime feats of the Off-Shore Patrol included a mission on New Year's Day, 1942, when Henry's torpedo squadron was asked to sink every vessel along the ManUa waterfront and the Pasig River to prevent their seizure by enemy forces. The mission was extremely dangerous. In one single day, they destroyed about 50,000 tons of shipping without a hitch. Henry was Chief of the Off-Shore Patrol and Navarrete was the Commander of the Q-boat squadron, but they were only smaU vital local cogs in a much larger war effort. Shortly after the outbreak of war, the OSP was placed under the operational control of MacArthur Headquarters and inducted into the United States Armed Forces Far East (USAFFE).

Rather than map-out war missions, Henry's job was to make sure his men could carry them out. He coordinated with various OSP divisions, which were effectively spUt up, and he made sure they received clothing, equipment, mUitary pay and whatever else they were due. WhUe suppUes often were sparse among U.S. and FUipino troops, Henry somehow managed to get his crews steel helmets and goggles, which were absolutely vital for highspeed operations at sea. Henry also monitored his men and was aware of their performance, problems and achievements.

When OSP headquarters were in Lamao, Q-boat pUots stopped by every day for instructions from Henry, which prompted criticism from U.S. Col. C.L. Irwin in a Feb. 20 memo to USAFFE headquarters. Irwin claimed the daUy ritual appeared unnecessary and forced shoreUne defenders to hold their fire, and could ".. .invite attack ofJapanese planes, which wiU happen sooner or later."

The final ending of this Sea Story will be published in the November 2008 Class of 1934 column.

Sad news for the Class of 1934 Captam Keith E.Taylor, USN (Ret.) 95, formerly of Pebble Beach, and of Brooksby ViUage, Peabody, MA, died

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Monday August 4, 2008, at Renaissance Gardens, Peabody Shipmate hopes to have a "Last CaU" obituary in a future issue.

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Birthday greetings The Class sends good wishes on his runety-fifth birthday to Robert Hinckley whose celebratory day is 6 October Sad news Ralph Metcalf of Saratoga, CA died on 18 July The Class has just learned from his wife who used the stamped self-addressed postcard accompanying the 2008 Class letter that Walker Settle, Jr. died on 26 May 2004. Quite obviously, we are disappointed by his famUy's indifference to the Class in ignoring the annual letters addressed to Walker over the past four years and not promptly advising us of his death.

Another postcard told us in again dUatory fashion of Floride Hewitt Taylor's death on 27 September 2005 in Middletown, RI. At the time of her death she was the wife of LeRoy Taylor who later died in 2007.

In addition, a postcard told us only that Mary Anne Sanger, wife of Kenneth Sanger, died "sometime in July 2007."

We learned, however, through a timely postcard that Isabel WeUs Bardett, widow of Wilson Bartlett who died in 1982, died on 14 June of this year in Herndon,VA. Missing widows The post office has returned the Annual Class Letters addressed to these widows of classmates with the typicaUy uninformative postal notation, "undeliverable," but with no forwarding address. Mrs. C. O Bierman, Mrs. Albert H. Bowker, Mrs. C. D. Christian,Jr., Mrs. R. C. Kirkpatrick, Jr, Mrs. Marcus R. Peppard,Jr, and Mrs. Stephen Sherwood. The Alumni Association relies on messages from family survivors as weU as keeping a continual search of news sources for information regarding the deaths of Academy graduates. As the case of^alker Settle shows such efforts are not always enough. Quite understandably, the Alumni Association's resources are even less devoted to keeping up with news of the death of widows. The Class, therefore, must fend for ourselves.

We would be grateful for help in

estabUshing essential information about the current whereabouts and survivals of our classmates and widows.

The lostfinally found The June-July column contained a description of our extended but then unavaiUng search for our long time missing classmate, Cecil Blount. The endeavor continued for several additional months untU it finaUy achieved success when our efforts enabled us to locate his daughter, Sarah Davies. According to her, CecU resides in the assisted Uving section of the Sunrise Retirement Conununity in Santa Rosa, CA. Ms. Davies added the disconcerting news of CecU's refiisal to have a phone and his desire not to be in contact with anyone, even members of the Class.

Should World War II history still deserve serious study?

The CivU War ended forty-six to fifty years before members of '35 were born.

When we were in grade and high school most of our teachers mentioned the CivU War in the same breath they used to describe the American Revolution. They characterized both as struggles of a long whUe ago. When we studied American history at the Academy the time line of the course started in 1866. The text we used brushed past the CivU War, relegating it to the early years of the RepubUc, a period in the view of the Department of EngUsh and History not worth our attention except for those naval batdes where the U.S. was victorious. World War II ended forty-six to fifty years before the beginnings of our great grandchUdren whose birthdates were in the years 1991 to 1995, and up to sixty-three years ago for those born more recendy. We can wonder how their teachers are now and wUl in the fiiture be instructing our descendents and their contemporaries in the story of those years and particularly in the batdes of WoddWar II. Many, perhaps most, of the members of '35 experienced the defining events in our Uves whUe serving in the war The passage of time may have made learrung about those years, sUnUar to how teachers treated the story of the CivU War in our early days, by viewing it merely as a remote part of US. history.

Lecturing and learning Durmg die spring semester, Ed Keats again presented his ten-session course, "America in the Last Quarter of the Eighteenth Cenmry." Among those in his class was Richard Dzikowski '45. A portion of a photograph of the class showing them both accomparUes the column.

conunanders in the operation section.

Our boss was reheved by Captain Hal Bowen, who invited us in for coffee. Hal had come from BuPers. For some reason the conversation was on poUcy, at one point I said that BuPers did not have a poUcy. Hal sharply told me I didn't know what I was talking about, "why last year we had 17 poUcies."

The critical educational-policy gap prompted the creation of the Oceanic A detail from the 11 June photo of the America in Educational Foundation (OEF) in 1970 to the Last Quarter of the Eighteenth Century' class with Richard Dzikowski '45 in the right rear and the bring American education into balance instructor in the front center between land and sea. The aim was to place the ocean world with our drive ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% toward land and sea. American shipXM LIFE MEMBERSHIP; 38% buUders, operators and maritime labor, PRES: CAPT William N. Price, USN (Ret.) remembering the big OU Lobby, rejected CORR. SECY: CAPTJohnH.Cartnichad,USN (Ret.) education for it would take too long.

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E: jhc36(gbellsouth.net The Oceanic Educational From the President Foundation, in concert with the When I was a teenager in Adanta, University ofVirginia and other instituGeorgia, I had a paper route. I carried the tions of higher education, launched in the papen in a sack on my left shoulder. I 70's a pioneering effort in multidiscipUdeUvered papers to a three story apartnary oceanic education that under grids ment buUding. I ran two steps at time the emerging national ocearuc poUcy going up the stairs and three steps at a process. President Edgar F. Sharmon of the time coming down the stairs. This kept University ofVirginia in concert with me ui good shape. With gas prices being OEF offered the new discipUne so high many Americans are finding other "Humanities of the Sea" in 1972 at the ways getting to and from work, such as University ofVirginia. (At that time I was riding bikes.This not only saves money Director of Continuing Education at but its good for their health.

Brunswick Junior CoUege, Brunswick, Class News Georgia. I attended the opening graduate After retirement from the Navy, among course for teachers in preparation for GU Slonim's many activities was his joirung GU in his effort to spread ocearuc concern that the landed Army had a large education.) Most classes were held in civiUan constimency backing up its cause.

ChariottesvUle.A field trip to Norfolk But the Navy was not so fortunate. He introduced the teachers to the ocean. The concluded that Americans were vested in opening course was a success. the bounty of land but were abominably One of GU's smdents taught a 4 * ignorant of the sea, beyond the ocean grade class about the ocean. At their gradbeaches. He found that education devotes uation ceremony, that I attended, the Uttie curricula and programs for ocearuc students demonstrated a world cruise. education, except for technical subjects These seven years old smdents designed such as oceanography and mapping. and buUt out of cardboard a fleet of ships, GU has an article in the Congressional that they moved about their ocean.The Record entided; "Oceanic PoUcy: Prelude young commentator narrated points of to Opportunity." What then is this poUcy interest of the cruise, such as Malacca that remaUis elusive to the American view Strait. I wonder how he would do in a through these many years? PoUcy is the high school speUing bee. process where by a trUogy of the Back at Brunswick Junior CoUage, Executive, the Congress and pubUc sectors GU helped me offer a ten-week seminar of the nation are responsible for estabUshon the "Humanities of the Sea".The ing long term goals and under girds Cloister Hotel provided quarters for our incentives to accompUsh those aims. States speakers and a lecture room equipped have a sirrular system. There were many with coffee breaks. Average attendance was "poUcies" floating around that GU 250 except one stormy night, when only thought were misleading.

80 people came.

I had a poUcy problem whUe on the My next adventure was at Georgia CincLantFlt staff. There were four Southern CoUage at which graduate

oceanic courses. The Dean of Education attended my first course, which GU opened, and seemed pleased at the quality of the program. When the other deans discovered that I was a retired naval officer with only a master degree and no teaching experience, they summoned me.

As I entered the room and saw the deans around a table that reminded me of the "DevU and Daniel Webster." My result did not equal Webster's victory.

One of the deans asked why he could not teach oceanic subjects. He made me mad. And I knew I was going to be fired, so I repHed,"You do not have a blue water mentality." I should not have lost my temper. Instead I should have told the dean that the Oceanic Educational Foundation woiUd have to approve his material.

GU's next task was to clear up the misuse of the word poUcy.The foUowing are excerpts from his article in Vital Speeches 24 Nov 1981.

GU opened his comment on poUcy with a bit of poetry, â&#x20AC;˘ "When one does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind." In National poUcy, it is not speed but direction that counts. The premium must be placed on a poUcy which dictates competence in planning for the fumre with weU-considered courses of action to meet the crises Ukely to be encountered. This nation requires a process which provides direction toward reaUzation of the fiiture national objectives it estabUshes.We cannot look to international arrangements to crystaUize our National PoUcy thinking. To do so merely curtaUs our capabiUties.

We continue to talk of poUcy as though each of the elements were a poUcy unto itself. When Kissinger was asked what direction our diplomacy should take, he repUed that our poUcy should be freed of its violent fluctuations from euphoria to profound despair dependent upon the emotions of the poUcy makers.

In 1974 the US Senate signaled its poUcy concern with the unanimous passage of Resolution 222 to investigate and study the formulation of National Oceanic PoUcy (NOPS). Seven years after the US Senate's original poUcy initiative, the admirustration revitaUzed NOPS, but with Utde results.

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The major elements of long-term poUcy span the fiiU spectrum of oceanic behavior: maritime, strategic, geoeconomic, oceanic education, oceanic research, energy. Law of the Sea, and SEACREATION. If the US is to meet, to counter, to control the crises, that arise in the future, the nation requires mature responsible farsighted national poUcy — the wisdom, the resolve, the direction to guide its actions. What can readUy be foreseen is that the sea is the place to start moving in this poUcy direction. But we require oceanic education within our schools, our coUeges, our universities toward this realization — toward attainment of the fuU potential of this stUl great nation whose heritage is of the sea. PoUcy of the iron triangle interlocking the consensus of the Congress, the executive and the powerful drive of the American people. H From: Vital Speeches of the Day, volume XLVII, 1 February 1982 Remembrance As an addendum to the September issue, I was the second commanding officer of BASILONE DD824 in 1050-51. She was an experimental destroyer with the notorious Weapon A. During my tour we operated independendy, providing services to the ASW School at Key West.Years later I was invited by the U.S. Postmaster General to attend a ceremony at the Marine Barracks, Washington, DC. dedicated to John BasUone. I met the BasUone famUy at the meeting. It was there I became proud to command John's Ship Mate's name.

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Washington Group Gathers in August After bombing out last month we came roaring in for August, a total of eleven.

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Margaret BeU,Jean & Swampy Lajaunie, Bess & Jack Slaughter with daughter Anne, Bea Brandey with son & daughter-in-law Jim & Annie and Larry's brother Mel, Meredith Hinkle had planned to come but a car problem changed the plan; Elsie Mack was relaxing at her summer cottage on the outer banks and Ade Rich was enjoying the one day visit of his granddaughter who has been teaching for two years in China.

It was a real pleasure having the Brantley Klan with us. Bea always has so many interesting stories, she kept us on the edge of our seats. Mel Uves in Florida and just happened to be passing through the area at the right time for us to meet him an enjoy his company. He reminded us very much of Larry. Jim & Annie spent part of the time trying to improve your President's working knowledge of that electrorUc device caUed a computer So far it hasn't paid off, but whUe there's Ufe there's hope. Bess & Jack gave a report on their famUy's annual reunion in the North CaroUna mountains and their week at Chautauqua.That is an outstanding institution and this year the week's theme was most timely "Foreign Affairs", Much food for thought was presented and we left with a better understanding of the big picture.

Margaret is stUl very pleased with that treatment for macular degeneration and Jean Stein always has so many irons in the fire but she goes out of her way to make the lunches. It is such a pleasure to have them an integral part of our group.

Margaret gave Jack Dave's Class of 1937 Directory published just before we graduated that she had found when rummaging through those old files. It was interesting to review and surprising at this late period in our Uves to see those home towns. One portion Jack thought would be so appropriate for aU of us to see was the foreword written by the Editor, our own Mark Jordan. It is quoted: I While the time expended in the compUation of this booklet has not been extraordinarUy great nor the cost excessive it has required a measure of both of those things. Justification for the outlay was based on the beUef and hope that the work would render a service, not necessarUy considerable, to at least a portion of the members of the class.

Greater motive may be seen in the hope of the compUer that reference to this directory wiU foster a spirit of eternal class memory, and whUe it is understood that the years wUl bedim' class unity, a thought

for the future is here offered—the cooperation of each individual wUl be required in the years to come if works of Uke purpose are to be achieved with success to the mutual enjoyment of aU. •

To Mark: WeU stated.

I Can'tfindthis word in my abridged dictionar Jack Slaughter has received the foUowing letter with a very generous donation from John and Evelyn Hughes' son David Hughes.

• August 17,2008 Dear Captain Slaughter: My Dad, John G. (Jerry) Hughes was a classmate of yours. Sadly, as you know, he died in June of 2006.The Naval Academy and the Navy were treasured times in his Ufe. Our famUy's Navy experiences certainly shaped my Ufe (USN 1970-74) and my sister's Ufe. I discovered your class newsletter from March of this year at my Mom's home in Essex, CT, and it prompted me to write on two counts.

First, after reading your note about data on surviving widows, I wanted to let you know that my Mom (Evelyn V Hughes) died in June of this year, just a few weeks shy of her 95th birthday and her 68th wedding anniversary. She had a long and interesting Ufe, with many wonderful Navy memories of her own.

Second, I noted the deficit from the last reuruon. My Dad thoroughly enjoyed the reunions that he was able to attend, and so in his memory I've enclosed a smaU check to cover the shortfaU. If the class coffers have already done so, please put the money toward the next reunion in any way that you see fit.

Best wishes to you and aU of the "Ancient Mariners" of the Class of 1937 and their famUies.

Very truly yours, / S / David G. Hughes II Saddle Club Road Lexington, MA 02420 781-862-5166 • ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 18% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 6% PRES: RADM M.H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.) 7101 Bayfiont Dr. #324, Annapolis, MD 21403 E: nirindskopf@comcast.net CHAIRMAN, WASH.AREA: CAPT Hugh M. Robinson, USN (Ret.) 8101Connecncut Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815 E: 301-656-4656

THE 70TH REUNION— AFINALWORD In the last SHIPMATE, we reported that the Reunion purchased seats in Alumni HaU and at the Stadium to honor those

we have lost. The accompanying photographs show your President sitting in the seat we previously donated in Deke Ela's memoryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Section P Row 11 Seat 5.

With his blue cap, he is clearly awaiting a friend in the newly donated seat 4. And there is the friend in a white cap! The third photograph is of our Class Crest, presented to the Alumni Association during our 65th Reunion. Now that aU class crests from 1906 onward are mounted, our crest has moved to the north end of the HaU. A word, too, about the 58 classmates or famUy members who donated seats in Alumni HaU in honor of our classmates or spouses. Most of these seats are in Section N. Six of these seats bear the names of classmates or spouses who are stiU aUve.

Alumru Association to update it. In the meantime, if you aren't on Paul's e-mail list, but have children, grandchildren, or even a friend next door who has an e-maU address and can receive and print a copy of the Roster for you, please let him know at pgschultz3(@tampabay.rr.com.

At the end ofJuly, we had 38 surviving classmates (8.7%). Half of them stiU have their first wives, and four have remarried. Proving that females are the hardier of the species, there are 126 widows for whom we think we have a good maUing address, with some phone numbers and e-mail addresses. However, we've lost track of 7 widows (Babs Bartol, Frieda Boyd, Mary (Marsh) Brooke, Bernice Dimmick, PhyUss MacLachlan, Eleanor Watts and Piri Washington), as maUings to their last known addresses have been returned as "undeliverable." If anyone knows anything about any of these ladies or where they have moved to, please let Paul know.

SAD NEWS: Rebecca (Becky) Akers, widow of our good classmate CharUe, died in Palo Alto, CA on 19 May 2008 at age 90. Becky was a Navy junior, the daughter of C D R Robert W Cabaniss '06. She and CharUe were at Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941. She raised five chUdren, often alone, as Charlie was at sea for long periods. She was active in the Navy ReUef Society and the Assistance League of Huntington Beach, CA. In their retirement, she crewed Sea Cabin, their 42-foot sloop, on many trips to CataUna Island. After CharUe died in 2006, she resided in an assisted Uving facUity in Northern CaUfornia. She is survived by three chUdren, six grandchUdren and two great-grandchUdren. Her ashes wiU be scattered at sea with CharUe's.The Class has made a memorial contribution in Becky's memory to the Navy-Marine Corps ReUef Society.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 55%

A REPORT ON THE CLASS: Those who attended the 70th Reunion were given some statistics on the way the class stood at that time, and in the last SHIPMATE we provide fiarther data.

Since then, Paul Schultz , with considerable help from the staff of the Alumni Association, has updated the Class Roster and sent copies to aU those who have emaU addresses. The Roster shown for the Class of 1938 on USNA's web site is quite out of date, but Paul is working with the

PRES: RADMJamesL. Abbot Jr., USN (Ret.) 4250 Wilkinson Way, Mobile, AL 36608-2610; H: 251-342-7980 THIRTY-NINE O N LINE: docabbot@aol.com

Dear Classmates and Widows, A few days ago I broke out Bud Gore's book for a re-read. When I got to his narrative about First Class Cruise in the New York it brought back a very happy memory. One third of the Classmates who read this issue of SHIPMATE should remember what happened to the NewYork on that cruise. About half

way across the Adantic, on the way home, her starboard shaft broke! The broken part of the shaft, and its screw, started sUding aft and it was feared the whole assembly would wind up in Davy Jones' Locker.

But the ship was stopped, and they managed to get steel cables rigged around the screw to prevent the shaft from sUding any further aft. So NewYork limped the rest of the way across the ocean on one screw. She paused off the coast long enough for us Midshipmen to fire our short range practice, and then proceeded straight to the Navy Yard at Portsmouth.

So there we were, totaUy unexpectedly, sitting in the Navy Yard. The Powers That Be estabUshed a Midshipman Office to be adrrunistered by two First Classmen in Charge, and a herd ofYoungsters standing watch. The first day of the Midshipman Office was a Friday, and guess who the first two First Classmen in Charge were?

What the heck, you know how they buUd watch bUls, they take 'em off the top, alphabeticaUy! So Henry Adams and Doc Abbot found themselves running the show that first day. Ned Beach was Chairman of "The Committee" (Can't remember the name of the Committee), and Ned wrote instructions for the watch.

One of the instructions was that aU invitations received for Midshipmen were to be logged and turned over to "The Committee" for action. The day passed pretty fast, and we logged quite a number of Invitations. Late in the afternoon I answered the phone, to find it was a Gentleman caUing from Virginia Beach.

He said the next day, Saturday, was his daughter's seventeenth birthday, and that she had her best friend spending the weekend with her. He said if he could locate two Midshipmen who would be wiUing to take the girls out on the town at Virginia Beach, he would pick up the tab. I put my hand over the mouthpiece, and said "Henry we have one here we shouldn't bother the Committee with!"

Then I said to the Gentleman: "Sir, we've located two Midshipmen First Class who volunteer for your Project.They are Midshipman Abbot, and Midshipman Adams. They'U look for you on the Norfolk side of the Ferry at 3 p.m. tomorrow." WeU for Henry and me it turned into a perfect weekend at Virginia Beach. Frosting on the cake was that a Lady from Lynchburg, who ran a huge Boarding House at Virginia Beach, aUowed the two of us to sleep in her Attic Saturday night, for free. So in addition to taking the girls out Saturday night in

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Dad's new car, and dancing half the night to one of the Big Bands, with Dad picking up the tab, we were able tofix)Ucon the beach with the girls for awhUe on Sunday Morning, before making our way back to the ship. Everybody knows the textbook for Meeting Pretty Girls - 101, says "Never miss a chance to see what they look Uke in a Bathing Suit." I caUed Henry recendy to see if he remembered the weekend the way I do. He said "exacdy". I asked him if he remembered whether we ever confessed to Ned Beach that there had been one invitation which we faUed to turn over to the Committee. Henry said he's pretty sure we didfinaUyconfess to Ned, right after we made Commander!

Tom Weschler sent the foUowing: "StUl receiving letters and phone caUs from Classmates as we reach out to be sure of status and addresses. Most of our data is good but there is a lot of inertia in getting focus on these Class matters. It's been a long time, and we have not stirred the pot very hard since the 65th. If you read this and have not answered our last letter, we would be deUghted to hear from you. (Telephone 860 572-4437.This is the Weschler's new phone number at their retirement apartment near Mystic, CT, to which they moved 28 August) Learned sadly from Boh Blackwell's widow, Helen, that he had passed away 21 Dec. 2007.

StiU at their Ft. Myers address. Also Don Chisholm is gone. His daughter writes that he died on 1 August 2007, his wife preceding him by a year. Don had been with us as a single for the 67th Reunion.

Pleasant guy! Daughter Jane said she hoped to have a bit more about them for us later. Nice letter from Bob Border in Las Vegas. His wife Joey died 12 October last year, and he is having an understandable hard time of regairUng interest in things and getting adjusted to the loss.

They had "sold their home at the right time and moved into a retirement home" summer of'06. Bob stUl drives and not too many aches and pains. GrandchUdren in CaUfornia but no relatives close aboard.

Bob and Joey had made it to the 65th Reunion. Hope Bob makes the 70th. Curt Spencer writes that he became a widower about six years ago when Ann died. Now Uving alone in a retirement community with two daughters and lots of friends near at hand. Deafiiess is the complaint as his principal sign of age. Might make the reunion. Daughter Tracy has the e-maU guard for him. Elmo Wiring's daughter Missy replies on his behalf that he is very interested in our doings. Can't participate

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in activities but enjoys reading about them. Send the news to Missy who takes the watch. Bill Huffman, who said he has a sUm chance of making the Reunion, reports that his wife has Alzheimer's and so he is pretty weU tied down. Sorry to hear this for both of them. Tough days.

Address help sought (or Judson Rhode. We had heard from him that there was some chance he'd make the reunion, and now our letter is remrned as undeUverable with forwarding expired. Probably stiU in the area of PonteVedra, FL. John Moyer, who had responded to the Reunion notice as a "sUm chance of attending" reports that he is a widower as of three years ago (lost his wife to Alzheimer's), gets around slowly, and has his e-mail courtesy of his daughter Marsha, who wUl be on the class e-maU roster. StiU Uving in beautifiU Coronado. Son Don writes for Sam Caldwell that his Dad is not doing that weU. Has Congestive Heart FaUure and has gone into a residental care facUity in Palm Desert. Gretchen stiU OK but was not able to handle Sam in their Apt. (Hope this eases the strain on her) Sam's vision is below par so son is taking the emaU watch for him. Sam wants to keep in touch, and we are glad to have him Ustening! Gene Fairfax has said no way for the Reunion, but is stUl interested in keeping in touch. His laconic "aU the signs of age" teUs the story. Daughter Jean lives with him since Juliana's death in 2000. She wiU be the e-maU contact. Though she wrote the letter for Gene, he sure has a strong clear signature! You should see mine. StiU thirteen classmates who we think are weU but where there has been no contact the past year despite outreach.

If nothing heard, wUl pass the names along in the next column to see if anyone has a guide to them." Mitzi sent a report of the 6 August Class Luncheon: "Dear Doc, Pleasandy surprised with today's turnout for the '39 lunch - a total of 14 attendees. They included: Bing Gillette, Marie Latvrence, granddaughter Laura Irwin, her daughter i.e. Marie's great granddaughter Natalie (our youngest attendee so far - 11 years old),Pe^^ Moore, Gordon Gayle, Marie Coulter, Frank Coulter, Pat Patterson, Mary Louise Pfeifer, Larry Caney, Marj Caney, Ronnie Wood, Mitzi Peterson."

As ever, â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Doc

USNA. Bringing the Alumni Association to you

ANNUAL AIEMBERSHIP: 15% IJFE M E M B E R S H I P : 6 3 % PRES: CAPT E. A. Rodgers, USN (Ret.) (Winter) 3609 S. Banana River Blvd. #414, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931; H. 321-784-4894 {Summer) P. O. Box 656, Bucksport, ME 04416; H: 207-469-3562 E; earodgers(^uno.com HONORARY VICE PRES: Wendi Winters Daughter of Leigh "Eariy" Ciosart Winters 1007 Magothy Park Lane Annapohs, Maryland 21403-5300 H / O : 410-349-0945; C: 410-562-4189 E: wendi@quantumstep.com SEC Y: CAPT John H. Sims, USN (Ret.) 726 Lakeside Court, Danville, CA 94526 H: 925-820-3954 E: JHSlMS@AOL.COM

We're pleased to report that Pat Clancy stepped forward to handle the responsibilities ofVice President, West, replacing deceased Cliff Bundy. The class Executive Committee quickly approved his appointment. Thanks, Pat, and kudos for your class spirit. Pat joins Ted Rodgers, VP Northeast and President, Phil Eckert,VP Mid-Adantic,Jim Elkins,VP South, and Cros Croft VP Central.Ted is probably amenable to giving up one of his assignments to a wUUng classmate. Pat's address, etc.: RADM A. H. Clancy jr. 23500 Cristo Rey Dr., #331E, Cupertino CA. 95014 Ph. 650 962 0820, e-maU pbclancy@ forumrsa.com.This is a reminder to aU that if you have any recent changes in address, phone no., or e-maU, please pass them along to Wendi Winters or me. In connection with our 70th reunion in 2010, we're pubUshing an updated class roster.

John Greenbacker died injime, 2005. Wendi Winters discovered a resolution passed by the Virginia General Assembly in February 2006, which has never been pubUshed for classmates. We thought it appropriate to share it. â&#x20AC;˘ HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 412 Offered February 28,2006 Celebrating the Ufe ofJohn Everett Greenbacker Patrons - Hogan, Dudley, Hurt and MarshaU, D.W; Senators: Hawkins and Ruff WHEREAS, John Everet Greenbacker, revered retired Navy captain, respected lawyer, and resident of HaUfax, died on June 1,2005, in Soudi Boston; and WHEREAS, John Greenbacker graduated fixjm the United States Naval Academy in 1940 and served honorably for 29 years in the United States Navy; and WHEREAS, John Greenbacker, a celebrated Navy captain, had seven

commands at Sea, and during World War II, served in every theater of naval combat, was Awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V at the Batde of the Coral Sea, and was the last officer on deck of the carrier USSYorktown that was sunk at the Batde of Midway in 1942; and WHEREAS, Captain Greenbacker served the Navy as aide flag secretary for the commander of the Batdeship-Cruiser Force,Adantic;mUitary personnel director for the MiUtary Sea Transportation Service, director of the legislative branch and the poUcy division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, operations and readiness officer for the Adantic Fleet; and special assistant to the Chief of Naval Personnel, and WHEREAS, John Greenbacker received a master's degree in international relations fiom George Washington University, and in 1969 was awarded a law degree and master of laws fix)m Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as note editor of the Georgetown Law Journal; and WHEREAS, upon leaving the Navy, John Greenbacker was senior attorney and treasurer of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; and WHEREAS, John Greenbacker was a member of the Virginia, Maryland, and District of Columbia bars and practiced law in HaUfax for 15 years; and WHEREAS, John Greenbacker was an involved citizen in his community and was past president of the HaUfax County Bar Association, the South Boston Rotary Club, the Halifax County YMCA, and the Union Ruritan Club, as weU as a member of Post 99, American Legion; and WHEREAS, John Greenbacker was a loving husband, father to four chUdren, grandfather to five, and had two greatgrandchUdren; and WHEREAS,John Greenbacker contributed gready to the betterment of his country, community, and famUy, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring. That the General Assemble hereby note with great sadness the loss of a great patriot and naval hero,John Everett Greenbacker, and, be it RESOL'VED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the fanuly ofJohn Everett Greenbacker as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory. B Skip Appleton, continuing his research and study on things naval, and pursuing

his efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Navy, has provided us a copy of a recent letter he sent to Senator Kennedy, who chairs the Senate Subcomnuttee on Seapower, part of the Senate Comnuttee on Armed Services.

His note reads: H This is to ask you to consider initiating a formal inquiry into the proficiency and safety of the men and women who direct, operate, and care for the surface warships of the United States Navy.

Of inuiiediate concern is a recent finding by the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey that two first-Une Naval warships were considered "unfit for combat" due to extensive material discrepancies.These two modern warships had become, in effect, useless. (One each in the Adantic and Pacific Fleets.)

Questions remain as to the extent of simUar conditions in our Navy today and as to impUcations regarding the security of our Nation, This request to you is premised on over 65 years of personal active duty, continued research, and dedication to the interests of the United States Naval Service. This background is outUned in www.dacom.com/fighting-abUity.

I have attached the foUowing reports to help explain this request to you: Discussion by a Naval flag officer.

Biography of this writer.

Article titled "Fighting AbiUty in American Warships" Personal letter to the Secretary of the Navy.

Very respectfiiUy, â&#x20AC;˘

Chris Hanley, Mary Sledge, Joan Healey Betty Bowell, Mary Montgomery, Florence Roseborough.

A light moment at Ft Myer Officers Club

Eoise Chase receives flag from John Chase's coffin, Arlington National Cemetery

We reported on the memorial service for John Chase in the June/July Shipmate.

Now Wendi Winters gives us a report on his service and interment in ArUngton National Cemetery. â&#x20AC;˘ "OnJiUy 17, classmate Bill Scott and honorary classmate DeWitt Patterson '39, joined with BiU's daughter Mary Scott, and Joan Healey (Vince Healey), Chris HarJey (Mike Hanley), Mary Sledge (Ed Sledge), Betty BoweU John Howard Bowell) and her brother Jack Krogmann, Florence Roseborough (William Daniel), Mary Montgomery (John WM Montgomery) and myself at the Memorial Chapel Ft. Myer,Virginia.

"The occasion was a celebration of the Ufe of Adm. John Dawson Chase and his fareweU.The old chapel was fiUed with his fanuly, friends and admirers. A memorial service two months earUer had also drawn hundreds of mourners. After the moving service, the mourners filed out to their cars as a Navy band played.

The riderless horse and the horse-drawn caisson bearing John's body waited as the long parade of vehicles Uned up. FinaUy, the group streamed through the gates from the base into ArUngton National Cemetery in a long Une that flowed downhUl almost to 1-95.

"It was hot - 93 degrees - and sunny, with a cloudless blue sky. It was the largest miUtary funeral I've witnessed.

"Two saUors inspected the flag that had been draped over John's burnished wood coffin, then presented it to a young officer. In turn, he bent over John's widow, Eloise Chase, and gently offered the flag to her "Later, in a large room at the Officers Club, Eloise checked to make sure everyone at the reception was enjoying their lunch. It was festive, but tinged with regret that none of us wUl see John again in this Ufe." H Wendi also put George Kittredge in the news again. As she reports.

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40-42 CLASS N E W S â&#x20AC;˘ "From Maine, George Kittredge sent me a copy of the first book he ever wrote, a chUdren's book caUed, 'Redwing and the Rattiesnake.' PubUshed in 1952, it featured his polo companion, Redwing, a magrUficent horse. Instead of illustrations, George photographed Redwing saving the story's young narrator from a 'big, mean, nasty' snake. He wrote under the pseudonym Scott Farrow, adapted from his father's name, Scott Farrow Kittredge.Years before Mr. Ed, the talkative horse, made his chatty debut on TV, Redwing could talk.

A lot. At least he did in George's book.'At the time, I had command of the submarine Sterlet in San Diego and was playing polo onWiUis AUen's team at night in Balboa stadium,' said George. 'I had two horses. Redwing and a gelding which I kept at the stables there. On weekends, we used to traUer our horses out to where AUen had leased 600 acres ... near Camp Pendleton. So one weekend I decided to write the book and took photos of Redwing and a rubber snake.'" â&#x20AC;˘ Ted Rodgers, from his summer home in Bucksport, ME also hooked up with George. Since George was checking arrangements for a meeting of submersible enthusiasts at the Maritime Academy in Castine Ted and Marguerite met him for lunch in Bucksport.

For the first time since I spotUghted him as the youngest Uving member of the class, I heard from Bob Kaufinan. He reports that after almost 31 years since he and Pat moved from the D. C. area back to their home town. Clarion, in northwest PA, to take care of Pat's father They thought he was getting quite old, about the age they are now. Recently, they decided the house and yard were too big, and the sidewalks coUected too much snow. So, this June, they moved to Vinson HaU.Their new address is: 6251 Old Domiruon Drive, Apt 215, McLean.VA 22101, Ph. 703-970-3801 e-maU robertkaufrnan03@sprintpcs.com. He reports their health is generaUy good, although Pat has some vision and hearing problems. They have a daughter and son Uving in the D. C. area, one reason for moving back.

Harry Fischer sent along a death notice and obituary for Patty Poe Kable, Don Kable's widow. She died on 27 July.

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vice versa, to snag a member of'40. Off hand I can recaU Dave Lewis and Scotty Goodfellow being in that category. Harry reported that the San Diego/Coronado group, in addition to him: Willie Trice, Mike Alpert, Harvey Miller, and Dick Parker are stiU ambulatory.

We have an important decision to make. Wendi is continuing to stir up arrangements for our 70th reunion. She needs to know whether our preference is for spring or faU. We've done it both times. Last time, the 65th, was faU, with footbaU, dress parades, aU the midshipmen around. Other times, in the spring/early summer, it's much less crowded and quieter. '38 had theirs in spring, and apparendy thought it was great. WUl you please participate in a straw poU and let Wendi and/or me know which you prefer And do it now.

Also, in Une with updating your address info for a new roster, Wendi would Uke to have names and contact info on chUdren and relatives who should receive invitations to class events and the 70th.

Also #2: Wendi is stiU coUecting memories ofYoungster Cruise, the summer of '37. She has already received several interesting, eye-popping and historically significant accounts. Please add your memories to the assemblage, as she may try to compUe the notes into a story.

Where were you in'37?

And only '40 b 4.0 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 7 3 % PRES. CHMN & SECY: CAPT Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 5610 Wisconsin Ave., Apt. #1409 Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4439 H: 301-215-7532; FAX: 301-215-7358 E: vdelano(^ol.com WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1941

If any of you are stUl looking for travel sites, Hawaii is a good one, especiaUy Pearl Harbor COMPACFLT runs a so-caUed "Remembrance Tour" twice a day on certain weekdays that is avaUable to aU of us. The tour starts with an exceUent movie foUowed by a weU-conducted boat ride around Ford Island with a stop at the USS ARIZONA memorial.JuUe and I did this and then, in our rental car, drove over to Ford Island to visit USS MISSOURI and the new Aviation Museum which was also worthwhUe. From there we went to the Punchbowl which is indeed a lovely site for the national cemetery from which there are some beautiful views. I managed to get lost, both going and corrung, so we saw a lot more of Oahu than we

expected. One disappointment of the trijp was that we could not get together with Tony Lilly on Maui but he and I at least had a good phone conversation. After returning from HawaU, I had an opportunity to taUc to Maggie and Tully Shelley in Goucester VA. In June the SheUeys had a fanuly reuruon at their daughter Sue's new house inWestcUffe CO. The reunion was attended by aU five of their chUdren, seven grandchUdren, two great grandchUdren and "assorted others." I'U trty to get a picture. On the first of October they head back toVero Beach. One important feamre that is maintained by the Alumni Association is every member's Profile that includes name, address, contact information and other data. It also aUows you to Umit those parts of your Profile that you do not wish to be avaUable to others. If you have not done so recently, you shoiUd check out your ProfUe to be sure it is upto-date. Of course, you have to have access to a computer. Are you vwthout a computer? Corral a friend, neighbor or grandchUd who has access to one and look up your Profile which is located at usna.com. If you or your helper has trouble reaching your Profile, either of two ladies on the Alumni Association staff can help you:Denise Clark (410-295-4026) or MicheUe Mazanec (410-295-4027).

Regrettably I have to report that we have lost four of our number; one recendy and three others that I have learned of belatedly. On 18 July, after a long iUness, we lost Lou Davis on 18 JiUy His obituary has been or wiU be in "Last CaU." Lou and I were friends before Academy days and it has always been fiin to see him and EmUy at PonteVedra and other Class reunions. Lou was a leader in getting the East CaroUna University Manuscript CoUection estabUshed as the recipient of 1941 Class and Classmates documents. Next month I hope to have more to say on that subject. I know that aU of us extend our condolences to EmUy and the famUy in this loss. The others whose losses I have learned so belated and about which I have no detaUs are: Burt Parke who died on 28 September 2005 and Margaret and Gene Wilmarth who died respectively on 10 March 2005 and 14 October 2007 and both were buried in El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego.

Their daughter and three grandchUdren have our sympathy and understanding over their losses.

One of the October birthstones has a serious superstition. The Opal is not supposed to be worn by someone not born in October! The other stone is a

TourmaUne and it has no such problem.

Both stones stand for "hope" and here are the Classmates who rate them: Flenung, McLean, Murphy,Vail andVincent.The appropriate flowers are Calendulas and Cosmos which are new to me. Happy Birthday to aU of you.

Here are the only changes for your Rosters: Girmy Marion, 81 Bank Street New Canaan CT 06840-6203, phone 203-972-1461 (remove the FL address and phone); Maggie andTuUy SheUey, change theWmter address to 4800 St. Margaret's Drive,Vero Beach FL 32967 and change summer phone to 804-695-2781.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 11% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES: CAPT Ken Simmons, USN (Ret.) E: kensiiiimons02@comcast.net SECY: CDR R.S. Day, USN (Ret.) 2426 Chesmut St.. Falls Church.VA 22043-3052 E: hapday@eiols.com

We celebrate Homecoming, as we do before each home game, with our usual taUgate gathering along the northwest fence under the watchfiil eyes ofJudy Lee (ChUders) and Bruce Mead. No postgame dinner is planned. On 12 November, we'U lunch at the Army/Navy Club and then on 10 December wiU hold our annual Annapolis Christmas luncheon with Ann Beale and her assistants at the reunion Sheraton hotel.

At the December 2007 Christmas luncheon we were pleasandy surprised to have Madeleine Kreitzer and her daughter present as she had just moved into the Sunset Assisted Living residence in AnnapoUs, BiU having died in March 2007. She joined BiU in death on 27 June 2008 with cardiac arrhythmia. Her very fascinating Ufe story was carried in the March Shipmate Bill Willis passed away peacefuUy of pneumonia on 2 June 2008 in the Heartland Retirement Community in Elliott City, MD. where he and Anne had been Uving since September 2007. He was bom on 21 September 1919 Ui Atlanta and graduated from Boys High School there at age 15. He wanted to attend GeorgiaTech, but at age 15 he was ineUgible. So he spent a year at the Georgia MiUtary Academy foUowed by 2 years at the Navy ROTC at GeorgiaTech and entered the Naval Academy with our class in the summer of 1938. A combinarion of humor and fact gives BUI credit for estabUshing the Windsor knot as the standard at the USNA. He aUegedly set that standard for his company when he was a 3-striper

commanding his company first class year That knot has been standard practice ever since.

The foUowing detaUed information on BUl's Navy career has been graciously provided by BUl's widow Anne.

H "BUI stood ninth in the class when he graduated from the Academy on 19 December 1941. The Japanese had just bombed Pearl Harbor on 7 December and so many ships were lost that there were not enough bUlets for those young men who were now Ensigns. Two days after graduation, BUI married Anne Brooks.

"Perhaps because of his high standing, BUI was assigned to teach a class of "ninety day wonders" at the Academy. We were Uving in AnnapoUs (quietly) on 1 AprU 1942 when the superintendent called BiU to teU him that the marriage law had been changed. BUI caUed me. I repUed, 'BUI WiUis. I know that it is AprU Fool's Day!' As the class also became eUgible for submarine duty on the l^*-, BiU volunteered and in May 1942, the 'wonder' class finished and he was sent to Key West to train on the old R-20 whUe waiting untU the next class started at submaine school in New London. Among the handfiil of classmates at Key West were Hap Day and BiU Pugh.The first time the boat submerged after BUI Pugh reported aboard, the conning tower hatch leaked a Uttle which BiU thought must be normal. Not so, he discovered. The WilUs 'home' was a madeover chicken coop and Anne pumped brackish water into a big tin tub to wash BUl's uruforms with a scrubboard.

"At the end of Sub School, BiU was sent to 'new construction' as the gunnery officer for USS Hoe which was being buUt at Electric Boat in New London.

Hoe was commissioned 16 December 1942, shakedown cruises foUowed, and she left New London on 19 AprU 1943. The trip from Adantic ports to Panama was a hazardous one owing to the large number of enemy U-boats operating off our east coast, not to mention the somewhat trigger happy US ffier who radioed in, 'sighted sub, sank same!'We just hope that sub belonged to the enemy!

"Once Hoe was safely through the Panama Canal, she saUed on to Peari Harbor, HawaU, and made two patrols from there untU noisy engines forced her to enter the Mare Island Shipyard for an overhaul in November and December of 1943.

"After a party on New Year's Eve 1943, Hoe saUed from Mare Island for AustraUa on New Year's Day 1 January

1944. Hoe made six more patrols from there. BiU served aboard Hoe on aU of the patrols she made, going from gunnery officer, to navigator and executive officer.

"When World War II had ended, BUI elected to stay in the Navy.He had various assignments, one of which was as the Executive Office aboard an old boat, USS Skipjack, that served as a target ship at "Operation Crossroads,' the Bikini atom bomb test. Skipjack made it out to Bikini AtoU under her own power. There, in order to sink her with no crew aboard, large weights were attached, fore and aft.

She sUd gracefuUy under the waves. Those watching cheered their success. Suddenly she reappeared, the cables had snapped after the weights hit bottom and she rebounded up. Once Skipjack was sunk, BiU rode another submarine, USS Dentuda, back from the test, and then went on to Mare Island with her where she was decommissioned.

"In 1947. BUI attended Post Graduate School in AnnapoUs for three years. The Korean War started in 1950. One month's leave was given before he joined USS Tiru in San Diego as Executive Officer.

Tiru had been scheduled to be coverted lo a Guppy submarine at Mare Island, but because of the outbreak of war, she was sent to the shipyard at Pearl Harbor for this conversion. After some trials (during which it was discovered that the conning tower had been improperly welded on to the huU â&#x20AC;&#x201D; only water pressure wes holding it in place when they dove. Tiru saUed for Yokusaka, Japan, on 9 June 1951, returning in December of that year. Upon his return, he was given command of USS Greenfish, another Guppy boat. She spent three more months during the conffict patroUing from Japan. That year, BUI was home in Hawaii for only three months.

"FoUowing BUl's tour as CO of the Greenfish, he spent several years on shore duty, during which time he served on the staff of SubPac as administrative officer and as personnel officer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; two jobs at the same time. 1958 and 1959 found him commanding a division of submarines in San Diego. (NautUus was briefly a part of his division as it made is way to the North Pole.)

"The year 1960 found BUI in Washington working to instaU BuPers's computers, when Admiral Rickover 'tapped' him for the nuclear program. BUI became the Blue skipper of SSBN Sam Houston. SSBN submarines (caUed 'Boomers') were propeUed by nuclear power and carried BalUstic missUes. October 2008

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42*44 CLASS N E W S Sam Houston carried sixteen InterContinental Polaris missUes. She was buUt at Newport News Shipyard. One year was spent overseeing the buUding of the boat.

She was commissioned in very cold weather on 6 March 1962. After her shakedown cruise, she went on her first patrol just in time for the Cuban Crisis. As the Blue Skipper, BiU would have had to fire Sam Houston's missUes if Kruschev had not 'bUnked.' Sam Houston's second patrol was made by the Gold Skipper, Jack Hawkins. " During the negotiations in the Cuban Crisis, Kruschev agreed to remove aU of his missUes from Cuba if the U.S. would puU aU of its 'land-based missUes' out ofTurkey. These were the only missUes that could reach Russia at that time. And the Russians had plans to invade Azerbaijan, then a part ofTurkey.

"To reassure the Turks (and notify the Russians) that the US. could stiU protect Turkey with missUes that could hit Russian soU, Sam Houston was sent to Ismir, Turkey. She saUed submerged through the Straits of Gibralter into the Mediterranean Sea where she surfaced and proceeded at flank speed around numerous smaU islands to Ismir The delegation awaiting her on the dock were happy to see her appear even though she was one half hour late. After that patrol, BUI went to Italy and then to London to brief everyone concerned. He then retired from the Navy, having served his country for twenty-three years." H BUI was interned at ArUngton Cemetery on 25 August 2008.

As \ve went to press, word was received of the peaceful passing of Johnny Theys at his Roanoke, NC home. He is survived by his wife Georgia, son John and daughters Jackie and Georgia and their famUies which include 10 grandchUdern. He was predeceased by son Jeffrey. AfiiUreport wiU be included in the November Shipmate.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 12% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% PRES: CAPT E.A. Robie, USN (Ret.) 2111 River Crescent Dr.,Annapolis,MD 21401 H: 410-224-0850; E: edrobie(@aol.com SEC Y: CAPT Leslie R. Heselton Jr., USN (Ret.) 7101 Bay Front Dr., Apt.611.Aniwpolis.MD 21403 H: 410-216-9629; E: Heselton43@1943.usna.com

Remembrance Sue Anderson "Tudy"Van Ness of Bethesda, MD, passed away 17 Jul 2008.

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Secretary. She is survived by sons, Scott and his wife Martha; John and his wife Brenda; Michael and his wife Jean; and seven grandchUdren. Services wiU be held 3 pm, Tuesday 16 Sept, 2008, at Fort Myer Chapel foUowed by internment in Arlington National Cemetery.

George Sidney Goodspeed, Jr., of Rochester, NH died at home 13 Jul 2008.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Holy Rosary Church in Rochester on Saturday, 26 July foUowed by a graveside service and burial in Southport, CT. George was predeceased by E. Charmian (Ainsworth) Goodspeed, his wife of 43 years and is survived by his three sons and their wives; George A and Linda of Rhode Island, Nathanial R and Renee of New Hampshire, and Andrew and Linda of Massachusetts as weU as five grandchUdren.

Bob Hawthorne, Jr '67 wrote to inform his Naval Academy famUy of the death of his mother, Dorothy Garland Hawthorne, of Carlsbad, CA, on 14 July 2008. Dotty was the widow of Robert Earle Hawthorne who predeceased her in March 2001. Graveside services and burial are scheduled for 11AM Friday, 19 September 2008 at ArUngton National Cemetery. Bob and Dotty are survived by their son Robert E Jr '67, Capt USN (Ret) and wife Susan of KnoxvUle,TN; Daughter, Garland and husband Jay I Johnson '68, (26th Chief of Naval Operations), Adm, USN (ret) of McLean,VA; daughter HUlary and husband, Paul S Graham, LCol, USMC (ret) of Oceanside,CA; 5 grandchUdren and 4 great grandchUdren.

Clarissa (Kitty) Cherbak, wife of Alfred A Cherbak, predeceased her husband on 23 Mar 2006. Unfortunately she was Usted in error as a survivor in the Dec 2007 Shipmate.

"Aircraft Carriers at War" Stewart H McLean '48 was reading Jim Holloway's book and found it so exciting that he had to write someone about it and picked on me. He claims that it is exciting and inspirational and that if he had read something Uke that whUe a nudshipman he rrUght have stayed in the Navy longer He says that any one who has ever served in a Navy ship of any kind should read the book for the memories it recaUs and pride it inspires in the role of the United States Navy.

Operation Diaper Jack Barrett sent an account of an operation conducted by Sunshine Aubrey which he thought might interest the Classmates. In Sunshine's own words:

â&#x20AC;˘ "Operation Diaper "Shortly after her return from WESTPAC in October 1965. Vancouver was scheduled for a four-month overhaul at the shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, more than a thousand mUes from her homeport, San Diego, CaUfornia. As Commanding Officer I knew that for the morale of the crew, something had to be done. They had spent 285 days in the year away from their famiUes and I knew the Navy was not about to pay for famUies to move to Bremerton for a short overhaul of four months. I knew that many of the young wives with their chUdren would foUow their men to Bremerton. I feared for their safety on the crowded freeways of California. I also knew that wives with school age children would not take their chUdren out of school and would not foUow their men to Bremerton. I thought this problem could be partiaUy solved by providing a generous leave program for the older men in the crew. I asked my Executive Officer to help me "brainstorm" the problem of dependents foUowing their men to Bremerton. Our solution was based on the versatiUty of our ship. We would load our dependents and their vehicles on the ship and unload them in Bremerton. We would ask the shipyard and organizations like the Navy League to assist our dependants in finding housing for four months. Then we would load our dependents and their vehicles on the ship and return them to San Diego.

"Who would approve such a request and, if approved, would the approval come in time to make it work? I talked to my Squadron Commander, Captain J.D. Westerfelt. He thought approval would have to go aU the way to the Chief of Naval Operations and he beUeved there was litde chance of approval. I decided, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained". I wrote a letter and based the request on the morale of the crew and the versatiUty of Vancouver...

"Hooray! The Commander Pacific Fleet strongly reconunended our request be approved, and the C N O approved our dependents' cruise to and from Bremerton.

"Immediately the San Diego Union and other local papers requested information on the trip to Bremerton.The San Diego Union further requested Beverly Beyette, a reporter, be aUowed to accompany Vancouver dependents.VADM Bernard Roeder, Com PHIB PAC, approved the request and also approved numerous requests from other news

organizations to ride Vincouver the first dav and remrn to San Diego by heUcopter "Operation Togetherness" or "Operation Diaper was about to begin.

"I wiU now turn over the description of the trip to Bremerton and reairn to San Diego to the professioiiiU writers and, in particiUar, to Beverly Beyette of the San Diego Union. â&#x20AC;˘'I must say this trip was wonderfiol for the crew, and it was even more wonderful for the good pubUcity the Navy received."

The trip was covered in detaU by articles in the San Diego Union/Tribune including descriptions, pictures and interviews with the dependants and crew. AU were received enthusiasricaUy in Bremerton, the housing search had been successful and almost aU of the dependants were setded the first day of arrival. After the overhaul was completed the dependants and their vehicles were reloaded, including several additional who had driven north, andVancouver returned to San Diego after a very successfiil cruise! H

Zeke Zellmer and second wife Bev and their combined families, alongside Zeke's converted Cavalla, at Seawolf Park in Houston, TX.

Zeke understandably sees fit to point out that Zeke's Cavalla got one of the three Japanese carriers {Shokaku) that subs sank during the Batde of the PhiUppine Sea. {Albacore got the other two.) The campaign was more than just the famiiarly-known aviation "Turkey Shoot".

Not orUy does Bob Rubel prowide us with photos on visits to our East Coast luncheons, he continues to provide fine coverage of our Dago crowd luncheons, herewith the second half of those Bob took at their 10 June luncheon:

Proud to he '43.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% PRES: Fred Schnurr WASHINGTON REP: CAPT Chariie RDzier,USN (Ret) SECY: LCDR Prescott Palmer, USN (Ret.) 7450 Spring Valley Dr., Crestwood Ct., #227 Springfield,VA 22150-4939 H: 703-644-3180; E: spalmer_22151@yahoo.com

The AL44 E-maU coUective seems to be a combination of useftUness, fun, and headache. UsefvUnness and fim take place when I can so simply with a single stroke get a message to aU '44 addressees. The headache comes from the way Yahoo sees fit to play fast and loose with my address Ust, mostly by teUing my resident MAC gremlin to occasionaUy drop names off the address-Ust. Accordingly, maybe addressees successftUly transmitted to, who scuttlebutt with converuent classmates who haven't been receiving AL44s, can teU them to send me an alert.The incoming, of course, wUl provide the correct address.

Next, some interesting info and pictures from Zeke Zellmer. Both relate to his wartime sub Cavalla (SS-244).The first is of second wife Bev, Zeke, and their wonderfiU combined famiUes, abreast post-war guppy-converted Cavalla.The second shot is an aerial view of Cavalla alongside simUarly preserved Stewart (DE238). (Zeke is a Board-member of the CavaUa Historical Foundation.) Both shots are at Seawolf Park, Galveston,TX,

Jack & Alma Laney Aerial view of Cavalla, also showing bow of similarly preserved destroyer-escort Stewart IDE-238)

Back in June, Betty and Gordon Ochenrider celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in ArUngton,VA. Congratulations!

The handsome photo clearly reveals that they, too, must have a "Dorian Grey" type portrait and Gordon hidden away in their Betty Ochenrider celebrating ArUngton attic. their 65th.

Lots of good photos again this month. Here's one ofSue and Ed Mallick getting ready to get underLois Rosania way at the Glenridge Regatta at Sarasota, FL.Too bad that with aU those decorations, Ed somehow got busted down to Seaman.

Lynde & Peg McCormick

Andy & Lois Papageorge

Wayne & Mary Ray Surface

Sue and Ed Mallick at the Glenridge Regatta in Sarasota, FL.

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44*45 CLASS N E W S Thomas Henry "Hank" Lyons died on 1 July 2008 in his home in Lynwood, Washington, from compUcations of a stroke. After graduation he went into destroyers, serving in Doran, Eberle, W R .

Rush, and Spronston. He resigned in December, 1946, and was recaUed for the Korean "PoUce Action." After a total of five years of Navy service, he resigned as a Tommy & Jeannette Thompson Lieutenant to work for General Electric, starting a second career as fruit farmer and catde rancher,finaUyretiring in 1987. He had a great love of the outdoors and spent much time in the mountains, camping, hiking, and hunting. He remarked later,"I miss the wardroom and the bridge.

WheeUng 50,000 throbbing horses at flank speed in the middle of a darkened formation is a thrUl one does not dupUcate in the Jean & George Watson faniUy auto. I particularly miss the camaraderie and spirit of the Navy crowd."

Hank is survived by his daughters: Paula, Deborah, and Tamara; six grandchUdren; and two great-grandchUdren.A memorial service was held in Lynnwood, Washington, on 19 July 2008.

Willis Clifford "Bill" Barnes died on 26 July 2008 peacefiiUy in his sleep after a long illness with multiple compUcations.

He and Marge moved from the Washington area to Roanoke,VUrginia, Mickie & Strat Wentworth about a year ago to be near their daughter Bill's Academy career was highlighted by We are saddened to report the death of starring academically aU three years, varsity Bud Ajemian's wife, Shirley, back in soccer aU three years, and playing meUow August 2007. trombone with the NA-10 for aU three During this June we lost Ben Levitt, years.

After graduation, BUI went to sea, a particular friend of your Scribe, and one serving for five years in two destroyers, of our distinguished Ughter-than-air aviaUS.S.Woolsey (DD 437) and US.S N.K. tors. Some months ago, you may Perry (DD 833), and then took command remember we reported in the column of a minesweeper, US.S. Grouse (AMS that, during WWII, Ben pUoted the first 15). After that command, he went to MIT trans-Atlantic bUmp crossing, from for postgraduate education, receiving his Newfoundland to Port Lyauty, Africa. master's degree in Marine Engineering. He New E-mail Addresses made the switch to Engineering Duty Bob Hawkins: rhawkins@hotmaU.com; Officer, with extensive duty in the Navy Art Major: Poruff@aol.com; nuclear program and at the Atomic Energy Marv May: mmmay@roadrunnercom; Commission, foUowed by Navy assignDon Miller: dmiUer@beUsouth.net; ments. He retired in 1977 as Rear Admiral, Zellmer: zekezell244@cfl.rr.com.

(Upper Half), and entered civiUan employment as Executive Scientist with ORI, Inc. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% Funeral services were held in Falls Church, LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 66% Virginia, on 31 July 2008, and he wiU be PRES: BGEN William L. McCulloch, USMC (Ret.) buried in WatervUle, NewYork. Bill is 528 Fort Williams Pkwy.,Alexandria,VA 22304-1849 survived by Marjorie, his wife of 62 years; a C O R R . SECY: CAPT Emil Saroch, Jr., USN (Ret.) daughter, Barbara; two sons,Thomas and 237 Anchorage Ct., Annapolis, MD 21401-6301 H: 410-757-8758 David; and six grandsons. In our Fifty Years E: emilsarem@comcist.net After Book, Bill says, "We cherish our WEB SITE: www.usna.cbm/classes/1945 memories of the past fifty years: the fine In Memoriam (Please refer to the "Last Call" classmates and their spouses we have known, the adventures (good and bad) that section of ShipmateJor more extensive obituaries.) inspired and challenged us, and aU the wonderful friends, leaders, and loyal

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subordinates who have enriched our lives in the US Navy."

Lloyd E. Kuhnmuench died 1 August 2008. Born in St. Louis June 14, 1922, Lloyd, a member of the 14"^ Company, haUed from Clayton, Missouri before entering the Academy After graduation, he saw service with the submarine force during WWII. FoUowing his service, he worked 35 years for Reynolds Metals Co. Lloyd is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary Lou, chUdren, Ginny, SaUy, and CharUe, and 10 grandchUdren. Funeral services were held in Kirkwood (St. Lotus County), Missouri.

AsWeAre Our first news is from Bob Kirk who writes • Living in La Costa Glen is great, if not luxurious. We've been told by residents who have been involved with them that the skUled nursing and assisted Uving faciUties are equaUy outstanding. It is a good feeUng knowing that Uving here removes any concern that our daughter might have over taking care of us as we age, and inevitably, aU. Carrol and I wUl be happy to provide a tour and clubhouse dinner to any 45er interested in a look at a truly top notch retirement commurUty There are number of retired miUtary here, including USNA grads from the classes of 1940,1946 and probably others I have yet to meet.

Al Giorgis, Bobbie Haines, Carrol and I attended Wiley Conover's flmeral.

I think we were the orUy 45en there. Sally looked good and had lot respectively s of supportfix)mher sons, church and friends. • The Kirk's new address and emaU are 2005 Mesquite Ct., Carlsbad 92009 rkirk45@lcglen.com.

From our proud Class President: • Doe and Bill McCulloch attended the annual banquet of the IntercoUegiate Women's' Lacrosse Coaches Association, where granddaughter Ashley McCulloch was named to the second team Division One All America. Quoting from the UVA Media relations release in part: "The CavaUer attacker (Ashley) anchored Virginia's offense this season putting up a team best 58 points, dishing out a team high 34 assists, with 24 goals. McCuUoch earned AU-ACC (Adantic Coast Conference) honors this season and was named to the 2008 ACC AU-Tournament team after scoring the game winning goal in Virginia's overtime victory over topseeded Maryland; also earning AU-South Region honors..." •

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We also heard big news fix)m Dean Axene Pensacola! Through Bea McLaughlin's initiative, we had a smaU but most enjoyable gathering on Wednesday,JvUy 23, which included cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in Bea's apartment foUowed by dinner in the Azalea Trace dining room.

Attendees included Duffie and Hank Anson, BiUie Chappell, Bea McLaughlin, SaUy and Dean Axene. We had hoped to have 100% of those of us StUl here in Pensacola, but LU and Gerry Johnson found it necessary to regret at the last moment.

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Class Business Your reunion committee under the leadership of Classmate Don Poe continues planning for our upcomingjune 14-17, 2009 65th class reunion .You may have noticed sUght difference between the ad in last month's issue o( Shipmate and this column.The ad has the correct agenda.

Here is the revised schedule for the reuruon: June 14, 2009 Registration HospitaUty Sheraton AnnapoUs June 15, 2009 9:00—Class Meeting at Sheraton Hotel 10:00—Virtual Tour of Academy 12:00—Lunch in the Bo Coppedge Room (Alumni HaU) 1:30—Superintendant's and Alumni President's Addresses 2:30—Academy Bus Tour of New FaciUties 6:00—Dinner at Paul's Restaurant June 16, 2008 9:00—Free Time or Optional City Bus Tour 10:30—Memorial Service in Main Chapel 11:30—Officer's Club for CocktaUs and Lunch 1:30—Free Time or Bus to Hotel, Mid Store, Memorial HaU, Visitor's Center, and City Dock 6:00—CocktaUs at Sheraton Hotel 7:00—Dinner Dance at Sheraton Hotel It promises to be an exciting few days. All Classmates and widows are invited and encouraged to come. Since the Washington area Marines were bragging about 100% attendance at a recent Washington class luncheon, it behooves the Navy types and widows to make a great showing for reunion. If you have any questions please contact Bee Hodsdon Ullyot:410 571-0949 orgullyot@aol.com or Bill Cosgrove: 240 770-7333 or billcos45@yahoo.com For spouses ofAlumni Life Members.

For information go to usna.com

Guiding Lights wiU be the Class gift to incoming members of the Class of 2013.

The book is in the final prepubUshing stages. In Guiding Lights: Monuments and Memorials of the United States Naval Academy, Nancy Arbuthnot, professor of EngUsh at the Academy, presents interesting pictures and unique stories of approximately fifty U S. Navy heroes who have been memoriaUzed at the Academy through monuments, buUdings, athletic fields, roads and walks. Firsthand battle reports, ship logs, letters. Lucky Bag commentaries, award citations, and personal tributes bring these events to Ufe. The prose and poems written by her midshipmen students on ways the memorials have inspired them, highUght the quaUties that made these navy men into great leaders. Many of the photos used in this volume are courtesy of our own Gus Swainson. Contact Randy Prothro at phone 301-652-6019 or by emaU at prothro45@earthUnk.net if you want to learn more or order a copy.

An update to the Class Directory by emaU in a pdf fUe is avaUable. If you want one, emaU Dick Van Orden.

Class Contacts: President: BUI McCuUoch, 703-370-6691, acms-mccuUoch@erols.com Vice President: DickWUson, 703-536-8106, wUson220@aol.com VP Annapolis: BUI Cosgrove, 301-541-5084, bUlcos45@yahoo.com Secretary: Fred KeUey, 804-744-5284, §kamcil@netzero.net Treasurer: Bob Sherman, 703-879-2303, rosherman703@ yahoo.com Data Base: Dick Van Orden, 703-527-0123, vo45@comcast.net Obituaries: Chuck Gardner, 703-360-5213, chuckeroo45@juno.com Shipmate Notes: EmU Saroch 410-757-8758, emUsarem@comcast.net; C D R Tory Saroch Matthews, USN (Ret.) same as above Addresses: Ski Dzikowski, 410-737-8707, dzski@earthUnk.net We hear from time to time about unusual volunteer activities of classmates, wives and widows so let us know what you are doing. We also Uke hearing about the younger generations. Please keep the news coming or send pictures with a caption. They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words.

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PRES: VADM C.H. Griffiths, USN (Ret.) 7101 Bay Front Drive.Apt. 111,Annapolis, MD 21403 H: 410-263-0880 E; chuckgriffiths01@comcast.net VICE PRES.: CAPT A. E. White, USN (Ret.) 4108 Wynwood Dr.,Annandale,VA 22003 H: 703-256-7327 E: WHIZZER0923(gAOL.COM TREASURER EMERITUS: CAPT Wils F. Engel, USN (Ret.) ARCHIVIST; CAPT Al Bowen, USN (Ret.) 3307 River Crescent Dr., Annapohs, MD 21401 H: 410-267-6667; E: abowen46@aol.com SECY: Clete Kennelly 7911 Sleaford PL, Bethesda, MD 20814-4625 H: 301-654-7315; E: budkennelly(gaol.com C O R R . SECY; CAPT Ed Ellis, USN (Ret.) PQBox 17246,San Diego, CA 92117-7246 H: 858-278-8665;F:858-576-0979 E: thirteeii22ed(^ol.com WEBMASTER.: CDR A.C. HANSMANN, USN (Ret.) E: hansmannt^alum.mit.edu WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1946

DEFENDIRESPUBUCAM ADOLESCENS, NON DESERAM SENEX We (that's Lee Zeni and me) hope that you people in the Greater Washington DC Area (and others interested in Homecoming) have caUed AL WHITE (6), our acting Class Treasurer, to make reservations for Homecoming schediUed for mid October 2008. Lee's concerned because he hadn't received any inputs as of mid August and he needs to give required orders to the caterer (He's operating on my Column lead time of two months and we're trying to work together) Here's an anecdote of an earUer era entided Packard Super Eight Passenger Sedan, from Bob Trott (19). â&#x20AC;˘ "As our graduation date approached in the spring of 1945, my first choice for sea duty was Destroyers Pacific, so I was deUghted with order to USS LAWS (DD 558) which was said to be on picket duty in the Okinawa area. Like many of my Classmates I was anxious to put schooUng behind me and get out to the combat zone . to join my ship.Thus it was an irksome delay to be ordered to Florida for a month of schooling caUed indoctrination. It seemed to make no sense that graduates who had chosen aviation were ordered to destroyers thus skipping indoctrination and go directly to the Fleet, whUe I, who had chosen destroyers, had to spend a month in Jacksonvillefirst.AU 1 can remember about that time was flying in a PBY seaplane, with the pUot landing in a calm stretch of water to kUl time just sitting there untU he coiUd take us back.

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"On completion of the course aU of us who had orders to duty in ships in the Pacific would be sent by train to San Francisco for onward transportation.

Because that long ttain ride sounded Uke a real drag, I asked about alternatives. If I owned a car, I coiUd get my orders modified to authorize me to drive across counoy instead of going by tram.That sounded attractive, except that I had no car, no money to buy one, and no driver's Ucense. I had never driven a car in my life.

"With further investigation I found out that with my change of duty orders I coiUd draw my travel expense money Ui advance; Florida would issue a driver's Ucense to anyone in the mUitary for fifty cents, with no test required; and, anyone in the miUtary with a car and orders could get gasoUne ration cards for travel. Suddenly, what had seemed Unpossible became possible. I had no trouble persuading 2 Classmates: Jack Macy (19) and Leroy Jackson (14), to travel across country with me, sharing expenses and the driving. Then, I drew my advance travel money, and went shopping for a car in Jacksonville.

"This was 1945. No new cars had been built for years and drivable used cars were practicaUy non-existent. That is why I ended up with a black 1938 Packard Super Eight seven passenger sedan with Connecticut plates, which sold for $950.

Our orders were executed at midnight on the last day of indoctrination, when Jack, Leroy and I set out in the middle of the night headed for CaUfornia. Four days travel time was aUowed and we planned to drive non-stop. We decided on a watch bUl: one to drive, one to sit awake in the front passenger seat to keep the driver awake and the third to sleep on the back seat. We ffipped a coin, I won the first nap.

It gave us a positively euphoric feeUng to be driving through the warm night on empty roads, with that big throaty engine humming along. WOW! Life couldn't get any better than that!

"That happy feeUng ended sudderUy when the Packard rounded a curve in South Georgia and hit a cow that had been standing in the middle of the road.

We tumbled out to see what damage had been done. We saw that the right front fender had been caved in.The damage done to the cow was even worse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she was very dead. A driving test proved that the car would stiU drive straight ahead or turn to the left, but in a right turn the tire would hit the dented right fender. Leroy and Jack figured out a technique for driving ahead slowly with occasional backing and fUUng to avoid making any right mrns.

Who woiUd have guessed that we woiUd find a small auto repair shop open late at night at a crossroads in rural Georgia?

"We told the mechanic we just wanted the dent fixed temporarUy so we coiUd keep driving to San Francisco on miUtary orders. He was anxious to help.That's when we learned that a Super Eight Packard is buUt Uke a tarUc with heavy gauge steel. He tried to pound out the dent with a sledge hammer which had no effect. Next he tried to use a heavy chain faU putting a hook under the edge of the fender and raising the weight of the car with it - nothing happened. As a last resort he got a cutting torch, and after a go ahead from us, he cut out the section of the fender that was blocking the right fender The car could mm right again. I think the patriotic Georgia mecharuc asked only $5 for his work. So, we continued on our way, looking over our shoulder for signs of possible pursuit by some local sheriff to whom an angry farmer might have reported us for kUUng his cow. A big black Packard with a wounded fender would be readUy identifiable in the rural south.

"From then on the Packard performed flawlessly, except that using the front as a cow catcher had caused a fingering misaUgnment that prematurely wore out the front tires. Although the New Mexico ration board had no tires for Packard Super Eights they found two truck tires that would fit and wilUngly authorized them for us. Everywhere we went on the trip the people were friendly and helpful to us in our Navy uniforms.We arrived in San Francisco on time and weU before our Classmates who had traveled byslow trains from Florida, giving us a few days advantage over them on the 'on caU' onward transportation priority Usts. I sold the Packard for $1000 to a Navy officer arriving home from the Pacific.

"The abrupt surrender ofJapan d-iggered the celebration ofV-J Day m San Francisco and stopped the flow of miUtary people Uke us to the Western Pacific.

Possibly the Class of'46 may go down in history as the class that'missed World War II.' (Not really true because some members of the Class who came fiom the Fleet experienced the war before reporting to the Naval Academy. Comment by Corresponding Sec'y) As far as I can find out, no member of our Class was kUled in action during the war (Records verify this, but information on all our dropouts is incomplete.) However, many accounts in our 60th Class Reunion Memory Book include examples of Classmates who

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voluntarUy gave up thek graduation leaves in attempts to get to the combat zone more quickly and others made extraordinary efforts to hitchhike west on miUtary aircraft to join their ships sooner Our Classmate, Harlan Twible (6) obviously did not nuss the war. For some reason, his orders did not mclude theJacksonviUe indoctrination. He reported to his ship, USS INDIANAPOLIS, in San Francisco, prompdy upon completion of his graduation leave and earned the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism during the harrowing days that survivoR spent in die water waiting for rescue after the sinking of INDIANAPOLIS by a Japanese submarine.

"After saying goodbye to Leroy Jackson in San Francisco in 1945, our paths never crossed again. He died in August 1996.1 last saw Jack Macy at the 60th Reuruon of our Class at AnnapoUs in 2005. He passed away in Cocoa Beach, FL, on 17 June 2008 and his obituary appeared in the August 2008 Shipmate." • 1 deeply regret to report the deaths of the followingfixjmthe Class FamUy: Robert B. Burke Hilsabeck (10) on 29 March 2008 Hinsdale, IL.He is survived by his wife Jeanette Miller Hilsabeck, 3 sons, 4 grandchUdren and 1 great grand chUd.The family requested Memorials be given to the following in Robert's Memory: Community Presbyterian Church, 39 Prospect, Clarendon HUls, IL 60514; Advocate Hospice, 1441 Branding Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515; or Hinsdale Center Foundation, Principal's Office, 55th and Grant, Hinsdale, IL 60521.

Jeanette resides at 637 Lakeside Dr, Hmsdale,IL 69521.

JacqueUne Meyers Iselin, the wife of Don Iselin (1), died on July 6,2008 in her home in Montecito, CA. She was born in MUwaukee,'WI and attended St Mary's of Notre Dame, majoring in Art. She was the mother of Karen Maureen IseUn Peceased), 2 other daughters, 1 son, 8 grandchUdren and 4 great grand chUdren.

In Ueu offlowersthe famUy requests memorial donations to the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Santa Barbara, 222 East Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.The last known address for Don is 2695 Sycamore Canyon Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 but we beUeve he was Uving in Montecito.

John (Jack) Macy (19) died on June 17,2008. He is survived by his wffe Helen Macy 1 son, 1 daughter, 1 grandson, 2 grand daughters and 2 great grandchUdren.

In Ueu offlowersremembrances are

requested to Riverside Presbyterian Memorial Fund. Helen resides at 4711 N Banana River Blvd, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931.

Donald Strasburg (9) died on June 25,2008.He is survived by his wife Donna and 2 chUdren.The Strasburg's last known address is 205 Emerald HUl Drive, Ft Washington, MD 20744.

The condolences of the Class are extended to the survivors of the foregoing. Please refer to Last CaU for the obituaries of our Classmates.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 7 3 % PRES: CAPTThomasJ. Hudner.USN (Ret.) SECY: Chester H."Chet" Shaddeau Jr. 1972 Scott's Crossing Way Apt. #002 Annapolis, MD 21401 H:410-224-5890;F:410-224-7613 E: stadir@erols.com TREASURER: Edward J. Myerson 5618 Swift Creek Ct., Haymarket.VA 20169-5423 H:703-754-7221 E: ejm@mandmcpas.com

SMALL WORLD DEPARTMENT Twice in the last few weeks a momentary glimpse has resiUted in an item for this column.

I was browsing through the gift shop of the Naval Academy's Visitor Center and glanced up from the counter to see a young officer in whites, whose face was mrned partly away from me. 1 looked away — then did a fast double take and reaUzed he was headed for me with his hand outstretched!

The backstory: A few years ago, I became aware of the occasional presence of Midshipmen in a condo in the same buUding as mine, but it wasn't untU the owners of the apartment made themselves known to me that I discovered they were Akron, Ohio friends of our Classmate "Silky John" Jahant. Their son was a First Classman, they stayed in the condo when visiting him, and he and his Classmates used it from time to time on weekends. (These things are handled a Utde differently than they were in our day!) To make a long story a Utde shorter, I became friends not orUy with the parents, but with the Mid, Mark Wernig '04, and SUky and I together attended the big bash his foUcs threw for him during Graduation Week.

Both Mark and his parents have kindly commurucated since then and kept me aware of his service in the Middle East, his steady job progression aboard PRINCET O N (CG-59), and his marriage. It was he, and moments later his lovely wife Jennifer, whom I had run into in the shop.

He (already a two-stripe fiiU Lieutenant

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after four years — they handle THIS better than they did with us, too!) is pursuing a Master's at the University of Maryland, is assigned to the Leadership Division at USNA, and wUl do a tour as an instructor there when he completes his degree — which wUl be shordy after he becomes a father!

I am so glad we both looked up when we did!

And it was only a few days ago that I glanced up from my computer keyboard to see a famiUar face on the TV over my desk (sound turned 'way down, as usual!) . I immediately recognized Ken Volk, who you may remember I profiled some months ago, pointing out that as an AdnUralty lawyer, he became deeply involved in the case of the coUision between SS Andrea Doria and MV Stockholm, and it was in this capacity as an expert on the subject that he was speaking on a PubUc Radio program concerning the lawsuits and the long, complex arguments that persist to this day.

Having been reminded of these facts by the TV show, I did what I often do — picked up the phone and called Ken,just to have a conversation with a Classmate. We enjoyed our talk, and obviously sometime during the conversation I must have (as always!) whined about how nobody ever sends in stuff for pubUcation. It was a pleasure, therefore, to receive shordy thereafter the below note and the photo that accompanied it. "To get results, you gotta make calls", as the old traveling salesman story goes!

I "Dear Chet: .. .1 went fishing last weekend off the coast of Maine with my son Christopher (who took the picture) and my grandson Chambers. We had great fun puUing in large striped bass. The enclosed picmre is of the largest one 1 caught, and then released — about 15 pounds. Our guide Peter Whelan, got cropped out on the left!

AU the best. Ken" •

Ken Volk, with grandson Chambers, proudly displays fifteen -pound striper he just took Fish appears less happy about things, but did, in fact get returned to the water!

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47*48 C L A S S N E W S FINAL HONORS Our ranks are fiirther lessened by the deaths in recent weeks of Bernard Joseph Bandish and Roger Shaler Bagnall.We offer our sympathy and comfort to their famiUes. FuU obituaries wiU appear in Last CaU. THE MALL BUOY From Bo Heininger, in Florida: • "Subject: Dick Yeatman's son Dermis Yeatman '83— and various other Yeatmans.

Dick roomed across the haUfix)mme plebe summer, and we ended up in the same Batt the first two years. We saw each other at Pensacola during flight training, and we were both stationed at Quonset Point but in different squadrons. We were also stationed together at Moffett, but again in different squadrons. From 1963 to 1967 we Uved a block apart in McLean, flew together out ofAndrews, and smdied at GWU and graduated with our MEAs. Dick, another CDR, and I did our retirement up brown in the last part of March 1967.We Uivited aU our DC classmates to the Navy Yard where the Navy Band and Ceremonial troops performed, then we had a receprion at the O Club.

Dick went to work at the U of Delaware, whUe I went with IBM at Owego, NY. He later moved to AnnapoUs, and Betty and I to Potomac, where we continued to see each other. From the above, you can realize how close we were to Chris and Dick and their six sons.

Dennis was the youngest and the only one to go to USNA. Betty and I had lost Dennis' address when he retired from the Navy and moved, but the 2008 Alumni Register aUowed us to get in touch with him again. He hurt his leg playing lacrosse, so he graduated into Supply in 1983. We went to his graduation and wedding to Bonnie. They celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on the 23rd of last June, and were back at USNA this September for '83's 25th reunion.

Betty and I went to one June Week West in San Diego. Dick was there and he invited Lou GuertUi and us aboard CURTIS WILBUR pDG-54) where Dennis' youngest son was christened.

Anyhoo, the Dennis Yeatmans now Uve in Rancho Bernardo, and like the Van Sickles, their home was spared from the fires.TheUr oldest son. Grant, graduated fixDm u s e in '07 and is now an Ensign aboard BARRY (DDG-52) m NorfoUc. Their oldest daughter Caroline wUl be a seruor at San Diego State. Son WiU wUl be a junior at Notre Dame where he plays football and lacrosse —^he's 6'5", 265, and as #84 is the starting tight end. Anne Morgan wUl be a senior in high school and plays field hockey and lacrosse. Jack is 14 and plays both lacrosse and footbaU. Dennis coached him on a San Diego AUStar team that played in Lake George, NY in June in a national tournament.

As for me, I see my back surgeon tomorrow so I wUl learn whether 1 wUl ever play golf again. We are reaUy looking forward to our grandson's wedding in 2 weeks in BrazU. Beat Army! Bo." •

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• REQUIEM Weep not for me When I am gone.

Instead I beg you laugh-at-it And when the merry cup is passed, I charge you drink my half-of-it! •

At the Escondido luncheon: Georgle and John Van Sickl

QUICKTAKES The Naval Academy Chapel was the scene on 19 July of the wedding of Erin Coppedge, granddaughter of two of our Classmates — Bo Coppedge and Jim Anderson — to Mr. Chris Hoganson.

From Bob Whitegiver in California: Erin, who now teaches autistic chUdren in • "As there is no "letters to the editor" Denver, was a varsity soccer star at George section in Shipmate, I feel obUged to write Washington University. And the receprion to you to defend the honor of the 6th afterwards? In the Bo Coppedge Room at Company plebes.

Alumni HaU, of course! . . . Like so many I take exception to the assertion of a of our Class, Bob Wise has had recent "long standing record" of 1 minute 30 spinal surgery — he's on the mend, and seconds" to get a plebe atop the Herndon says he proposes to finagle a couple of monument. Admittedly the monument (in points on his golf handicap on the basis of those prehistoric days — ed.) was not greased the surgery! . . . my final query for this and it is doubtful that anyone timed my time: What is YOUR excuse for not sendascent up the shoulders and heads of my ing a letter or photo for use in Shipmate?

Company-mates, but I feel certain 1 made it We aU want to hear from you and about to the top in one minute or less. you and your famUy! Until next month!

As a reward for this achievement, I — CHS found upon descending that some avid souvenir hunter had made off with my VM A N N U A L M E M B E R S H I P : 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 59% white shoes and cap. Adulation, no doubt!

Bob Whitegiver" • SEC Y: CAPT David C. Carruth, USN (Ret.)

At the last Escondido luncheon of the San Diego Irregulars: LtoR Lila Ayer (guest of Kaye Kiddoo), Kaye, CAPTRoyce Williams and Mrs. Cam Williams (guests of Hank Ruppel) and Nick Nicholson

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POETS' CORNER Here's an offering from a Classmate we haven't heard from before; Jim GriflSn, a retired submariner, Uves in NorfoUc,VA.

7206DanfonJLn.,Spring6eId,Va. 22152 P: 703-569-1354; E: sUpsdc(gaol.com WEBMASTER: John Tsiknas 15644 Caldas De Reyes, San Diego, CA 92128-4414; E: johncsiknas@sbcglobaI.net WEB SITE: usna.com/classes/1948

In July I sent the foUowing to aU Classmates having emaU addresses.

If you haven't yet written your own obit for Last CaU and for die local media do it NOW Don't leave die job for famUy or a friend/classmate. If you can't get it done, at least make knovra to your famUy the location of die Lucky Bag(s); the 30 Year book, and the 50 Year book. You might also consider putting any cruise

books you have together with the previous books. If you can't write it at least make it easier for the one who does.

For a guide see page 177 of the June/July Shipmate.

New subject: If you didn't choose to write a bio for the 50 Year book woiUd you consider doing so now and sending it to me? Up to two pages wUl be fine. If you need an example let me know and I wUl get something to you. My intention is to distribute whatever is sent to me for addition to the book. If you have a bio in the book and would like to update it I'U take that too. Everything wiU go into the original copy of the book which I have in a three ring binder and 1 wiU eventuaUy give it to the Alumni Assoc. I beUeve they place such things in the Academy Ubrary.

The above item generated some interesting responses such as the foUowing fiom Bob Jortberg 7th Co. • "Thinking about a biography reminded me of the inauspicious start to my career after graduation. During my four years and a day as an ensign I was ordered into three naval hospitals for evaluation for motion sickness. I was not a very good saUor on ROBERT H.MCCARD DD822.As a result of the first evaluation I was placed on Umited duty ashore-a form of official Umbo- and assigned to the Naval Academy Prep School at Bainbridge.WhUe at Bainbridge I was ordered to N H PhUadelphia.As a result of this evaluation BUIVIED recommended that my commission be revoked. WhUe this was pending I appUed for Post Graduate program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and transfer to the CivU Engineer Corps. One day, m the morning I was told that I had been selected for this program. The same afternoon I was told that the quota had been reduced and that I was no longer on the Ust I then found ffiture employment with the Sperry Gyroscope company and prepared for my release from the Navy. The BUPERS overruled BUMED and I was told to remain at NAPS which then moved to Newport. Then another evaluation NH Newport. By then I had learned of Dramamine and wrote to BUPERS asking for TAD orders to a Newport destroyer so I could try it. The response said that my request was approved but the orders would be delayed untU November when the North Atlantic would be much rougher and the test would be more conclusive. I have always thought that someone reaUy enjoyed writing that letter I also wondered if it was more my imagination than a real letter, but I checked my

file when I reported to BUPERS for duty in 1966 and there it was. I was selected for the PG program before November so never did take that test. WhUe at RPI our class was promoted to LTJG. My name was not on the promotion Ust. I found that the Line woiUd not promote me because of limited duty status and the CEC woidd not promote me untU I had passed aU of the PG work successfiiUy-hence four years and one day. The rest is history. WhUe it was a slow start I had a very rewarding career and enjoyed it aU. I know for a fact that BUPERS made other mistakes. Tyler Dedman 13 Co., Sam Smith 14th Co. and I were aU ordered to OAKLAND CLAA 95.The ship was returningfixDmaWestPac deployment and the skipper asked that we be given orders; one to Damage Control School, one to Gunnery Officer's school and one to CIC school. The orders arrived and we were aU going to aU three schools with no change in the date we were to report to the ship. We managed Damage Control and Gunnery but in the time remaining we could only attend the Prospective Commanding Officer's school at Point Loma.The three of us sat at the back of a room fUled with CDRs and CAPTs and became the ones who refiUed the coffee cups passed back to us. At the first class each attendee was asked to stand, introduce himself and provide a quick personal sketch. We had Utde to say but got a good hand anyway... H Hank Corley 21st Co. and I were exchanging emails regarding KIA and MIA, specificaUy with reference to Hugh Loheed 18th Co. As an aside you can find that info by going to Google. Hank remembered that on the morning of the second day of the 1946 Bermuda Race when Hugh came on deck looking for his brand-new Topsiders (a speciaUy designed sneaker for the yachting eUte).They had gotten soaked during a storm the evening before that hadVamarie's lee raU awash and Hugh had tied them to a grUl on one of the cabin skyUghts to dry out. The long and short of it is that after the storm one was StUl there, the other gone. AU day Hugh walked around wearing one shoe and just a sock on the other foot, thinking that someone was teasUig him.

PubUcation of the Roster has brought me correspondence from far afield. In answer to a question Charles Bloom 5th Co. reports • "We have been Uving here (in Athens) for about three years and are enjoying it.

My wife is Greek and it's a return to roots for her We also have a son and three grandchUdren Uving here which is great for us. We get back to the US for a visit about once a year. The doUar-euro exchange rate is beconUng increasingly painfiU. HopefiUly it'U turn around before too long." •

Betty Carruth, Sam Smith and David Smith

I mentioned Sam Smith and OAKLAND previously. Sam's wife Carolyn has Alzheimer's and was recendy diagnosed with pancreatic cancer Sam brought her to John Hopkins for treatment and they were staying with his son David. We managed to get together for lunch at the Flagship on July 15th to swap sea stories which amused David and my wife Betty. Sam and Carolyn were married whUe OAKLAND was in the yard in Bremerton, WA and Sam coiUdn't find housing. Betty and I asked them to move in with us which they did. We have fond and fonny memories of that period of our Uves.

In the last column I mentioned some books I though you would enjoy. I have been trying to read another one, FaU From Glory-The Men Who Sank The U.S. Navy

by Gregory L.Vistica. I came late to awareness of this book since it is copyright 1995.

Many of you may have read it. Hal Deeley 9th Co. loaned it to me two years ago and I'm stiU trying to make my way through it. I say "trying" because the book makes me so mad I keep putting it down.

HappUy Hal hasn't asked me to return it yet. Stewart McLean 6th Co. says in a letter that he strongly recommends Aircraft Carriers at War by Admiral James L. HoUoway 3rd. He reports that the book is exciting and inspirational.

I wUl from time to time identify author Classmates and their books starting this time with Paul Corrigan 16th Co. (deceased), his book is- Last of the Aerial Gunfights.

Dick Hoffinan 10th Co. has pubUshed three- The Fighting Flying Boat-The complete History of the Martin PBM Manner (2004); The Martin )5M Patrol Seaplane (2007); Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk Airship Fighters (2008); and is working on a fourth covering the PB2Y Coronado.

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48*50 CLASS N E W S John Fry 21st Co. has pubUshed The Helsinki Process: Negotiating Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Don Morris 3rd Co. (deceased) pubUshed three novels; China Station (1951),Warm Bodies (1957) and AU Hands on Deck (1961). He also wrote non-fiction. Washing of the Spears (1965) I feel certain that others of you have written and published so educate me please I've mentioned before that Charlie Heid 17th Co. serves as our Uaison to the 24th Co. and morutors the use of the $2+M the Class gave the Academy. It is rewarding to see how the 24th Co. acknowledges and thanks the Class for its support. CharUe has forwarded to me several letters from the various Co. commanders. CharUe also forwarded to me a thank you note from ENS.Vicki Moore the recipient of our award to the top graduate in the IT curriciUum. It reads as foUows, • "I wanted to thank you for donating the $1000 for the Class of 1948 Information Technology Award. I was presented with the money at the USNA Prizes and Awards ceremony last week-I reaUy appreciate the recogrution for my hard work these past four years. I am not sure yet what I wUl do with the money, but it wUl help to ensure that I am financially secure as a Surface Warfare Officer stationed out of San Diego. Thank you again! Very respectfiiUy,Vicki Moore, ENS., USN". • The roster also prompted Dave Hurt 18th Co. to write, • "As you are aware, I lost my wife (Dee) to Lung Cancer after 53 years of marriage m 2003. However, on August 20th 2005,1 was extremely formnate to remarry, this time toVilma Loheed MitcheU. Fifty-seven years earUer I'd served as an usher in her wedding to my good friend, former one year roommate and 4 year Company mate, Hugh Loheed (deceased). Small world isn't it? She has elected to keep her name as it is rather than having to change the last name to Hurt and thereby have to redo her bank records, driver's Ucense, property deeds, etc. I've come to learn that in today's modern world that is not an uncommon procedure. However, it may make for some corUusion at times". • Since the last column two more of our friends have "crossed the bar" William McKinley 5th. Co. 7/3/25-4/26/08 WJ. McClain 7th Co. 2/27/26-7/5/08 54 SHIPMATE

FinaUy, KariThiele's inurnment was a very ruce service conducted by a Chaplain wearing Navy Wings. Three Classmates were on hand to say goodbye. jfl

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64%

PRES: Harold E Tipton 18862 Colony Cir.,Villa Park, CA 92861-4307 E: haIdp@ix.netcom.com SEC'Y: RADM Ralph Ghormley, USN (Ret.) 1800 Old Meadow Rd.,Apt 405 McLean,VA 22102 P: 703-556-3918; F:703-351-5864 E: rmghorniley@nisn.coni

New York-area '49-ers enjoyed good Ubations, good food and great feUowship at their July 15 luncheon at the WUUams Club. Attending were TED ANNENBERCJACK ENGLISH, RICHARD GLICKMAN, PAUL LARIC, D O N LISTER, JIM MCQUILLING,TOM SEELYE, DAVID SPRAGUE, RIC TAYLOR and BILL WYNNE. FRED WILDER wrote the foUowing to a classmate's sister, and gave me permission to print it - a wonderful upbeat approach.

• "1 had many good "navy friends" acquired in my 10 years of active duty and 20 more in the ready reserve but never the extremely close relationship among the nine classmates from '49 in my company, myself Tenny SPRAGUE,Jim KNEALE, (your brother) BUI O'FLAHERTYJohnny GREENE,John OSTLUND,"Hummon" JONES, Chuck SWANSON, and BUI McMURRAY I wUl always treasure the Ufetime of wonderful memories we aU compUed, which included so many -visits and the many kindnesses extended to us by you and your family on our visits with you in Richmond throughout our four year adventure ad midshipmen at the Naval Academy.

"Again my thanks to you and your famUy for your many kindnesses to the nine of us throughout this four year ordeal.

"I am enclosing a cUpping from the "49 Class News from the August '08 edition of Shipmate, the USNA alumni magazine, which is the obituary for the 7 of our good friends to die. The only two survivors now are myself and Charles O. "Chuck" SWANSON. "I enjoyed our long telephone conversation last January and our many pleasant reminiscences. I covered my present status pretty weU when we last talked but summarizing. Dot and I both have serious medical issues with back problems. Dot has osteoporosis of her spine

requiring surgery for coUapsed vertebrae about three years ago, and whUe the surgery was successful to the extent it reUeved her severe pain, she has never recovered her walking abiUty and is largely confined to a wheelchair -with only Umited abiUty to go short distances on a walker "Over the last 25 years I have had four major back surgeries, the first three of which were successfiil, but the last 1 ? years ago (attempt to fiise vertebrae L5/S1) was not, and I am tentatively scheduled for a "do over" on this back surgery in GainesviUe, GA, in September "Our oldest son, Greg, is a tax attorney with Grant Thornton in Atlanta, GA, and our younger son, Steve, is a podiatrist in Albany, GA. Our youngest, daughter Diane, and her husband are both airline captains with UPS who have Uved for several years past in a lovely waterfixjnt home in Ft. Lauderdale,flyingout of Miami.

"AU three chUdren are suggesting to Dot and I that someday we may actually get old and possible need some famUy support, and Dot and I are grudgingly conceding they may be right, and we are seUing our 4 bedroom home in BeUeair where we have Uved for the past 46 years, and my daughter and her husband, Diane and John Coe, are seUing their Ft. Lauderdale home and we have purchased a lovely home in Gaines-vUle, Georgia.

"I am in the process of concluding my 51 year law practice and taking early retirement at age 81 fix)m a "home office", but Dot and I expect to be moving permanendy on 9/2/08 to: 2229 Sidney Drive, GainesvUle, GA 305061168; (770) 287-3544; FredDot@ verizon.net "This is a large, very nice home on Lake Lanier, and we are just completing some modifications, including the instaUation of a three-story elevator and adding a kitchen on the third floor where Dot and I wUl Uve (as mdependendy as we are able), and my daughter, her husband, and dieir three Golden Retrievers -wUl occupy the first two floors,fiiomwhich we can summon assistance as needed (hopefiUly not).

"I am deUghted that you are back in the "old homestead" at 3603 Moss Side Avenue, where the nine of us created a Ufetime of happy memories. • LOSSES: MICK M C D O N A L D advises that JACK VENABLE died on 19 July 2008. He visited Jack several weeks ago at ATRIA MANRESA, AnnapoUs. He was enjoying Ufe at this assisted Uving facUity although his mobUity was somewhat limited and he

was experiencing some difficiUty with his pacemaker, but nothing appreciably different trom his lifestyle of the past few years.

He served in destroyers during Korean the in submarines, in OPNAV comms, and on then served as the executive officer on board the USS Alstede. He served on the Joint Forces Staff of Conuiiander Naval Support Force Antarctica as the ship operations officer, spending half of his two-year tour in New Zealand and Antarctica. An ice shelf in Antarctica was named after him. He was looking forsvard to our 60th Reunion. Jack had served on the 50th Reuruon Conuiuttee and contributed gready to its success. The fanuly is planning a memorial service for September. 2008. He wiU be inurned at the USNA Columbarium with Pat (she died m 1999 shordy after the 50th Class Reunion).

Mary Rita Grundy Cook, died JtUy 19, in her home in Buckingham County from C.O.P.D Rita was born on Dec. 21, 1926 in South Bend, IN, the daughter of Dr and Mrs. O.J. Grundy. She joined the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in 1944 during WoddWar II and trained as a Registered Nurse at Mount Carmel Hospital, Columbus, OH. She was a practicing registered Nurse for 45 years. She married Karl F. Cook in 1949 and together they raised nine chUdren in 12 different locationsfix)mMaine to HawaU over the years beforefinaUysettUng in Manassas.VA and later m Buckingham CoimtyVA. A Mass of the Resurrection celebrating her Ufe was held at St. George's CathoUc Church, SconsviUe, •with inurnment at a fumre date in the columbarium at the U.S. Naval Academy, AnnapoUs, MD. In Ueu of flowers, donations to Bread-of^Life, c/o St. George's CathoUc Church, PO. Box 9, ScottsvUle,VA 24590 would be appreciated.

Wanda Ray Frazee died peacefiiUy at home with her famUy July 2,2008. She was resident of the North End ofVirginia Beach for almost 50 years. Wanda graduated from Washington Uruversity in St. Louis with a degree in nursing and worked in pediatric nursing untU her chUdren were bom. She also held a real estate brokers Ucense and worked for many years with her husband in the real state business. She was memoriaUzed in First Presbyterian Church, Pacific Avenue, Virgirua Beach. Bob Brady, Mickey Mc Donald,Voss and Ursula Vosseler , attended her inurnment. Male and Boo Thiele were there to represent '49ers and their wives from Hampton Roads. The famUy asks that a donation in her name

be made to the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad.

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Richard Liebendorfer didn't graduate with our class, but left to pursue an education and a career in medicine where he was highly successful. He attended the 1st Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego where he was thrilled to see the Big Blue team in action once more and remarked that the lessons learned during his time at USNA were firmly planted in his career We lost Dick who passed away not long after that bowl game but not before vowing to make it to PhUadelphia for Army/Na-vy that year to maintain the fire ui his beUy for Na-vy and aU it stood for in his Ufe. Minnie Lane, B.B. Lane's wife, once remarked at aWest Coast Valentines gathering that she would say that the class certainly had a long umbiUcal cord meaning the strength of the class has never faltered. Now Carole Liebendorfer seconds Minnie's observation when she writes, • "When I read about your doings in SHIPMATE it makes me marvel at how the camaraderie you aU developed at the academy sixty years ago stays so intact.'

"PJchard and I enjoyed the reunions that we attended and his classmates were so very gracious to welcome us into the fold." "Please know that one woman in land-locked Oklahoma looks forward to each issue of the Alumni magazine." • Regional Meetings In AnnapoUs on 11 July '50 met at the Bluejacket Cafe at NSF AnnapoUs with: Jerry Coleman, John Henderson,

Byron Lee,Jim Oberholtzer.Tom Ross, Philo Ryan, and Daryle Tripp. The price was right and it felt good to experience an AU Hands Mess one more time. Daryle briefed on changes in the USAF high command in D C . It just seems that it is the Air Force's time in the barrel. Jim was back from the Middle East and observed that Candey Rice had done her usual good diplomatic magic and aU had calmed down. Jim had a bout with Montezuma's Revenge whUe in Egypt but had likewise survived further problems. The class of 2012 was enjoying a hot and humid Plebe summer but alas would orUy experience the trials for six week. I guess the Class of 1950 was the last class to have the opportunity to participate in the "Whole Plebe Summer" And now you know the rest of the story for our coUective success!

For the Washington D.C. area, "50 gathered: on the 7th of August: Daryle Tripp, Larry Hawkins, Marsh Treado, John McNaUyJohn Greenwood, Dick PoweU, BUI Diehl, BiU Simons, Bob Monroe, Earl Halpern, Bob Shultz,Tom Bigley and MUt Schultz. With the Congress taking the month off for vacation there just wasn't much news being generated, although Marsh Treado remarked that it is always good to see classmates!

In San Diego on the 1st of August we were back at the Board Room of the Coronado Golf Club with: Mark Frudden,Teri and John MaUoy, Wayne Jensen, BUI Grimm, Rose Marie and Barney Barnette, Dottie and Dick Martin, Gene Wisenbaker, Faye and Don EUiott, Dean French and Rickie and John Snyder. We had good discussions on the Presidential race and thought it too close to caU, but that whomever wins he had better be ready to be the commander in chief leader of the free world and to fiU the shoes of Abe Lincoln, JFK, FDR and Ronald Reagan- and to solve the situation in the Middle East and Georgia and the sub-prime fiasco, the housing problem and the fingering Bear Market. We could go on but the war in Iraq is winding down and we haven't experienced any major terrorist attacks for some long time.

Losses More information is now avaUable on the passing of Captain Frank Cramblet USN (Ret) on 25 June 2008. In Phoemx,AZ. He had been C O . ofV\ 65 flying A-4's and CO. of NavBase Roosevelt Roads.

His retirement home was in Show Low AZ. He is survived by his wife, PhyUis,

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50-52 ICLASS NEWSJH daughters, SheUey and JuUe, son. Jay and many grandchUdren.

JacqueUne Cogar died on 6 July 2008 at the Anne Arundel Medical Center from compUcations of metastasis melanoma.

She was the wife ofWUUam Cogar, an honorary classmate and former Director of the USNA museum. In addition to WiUiam she is survived by three chUdren, Jamie, Jenifer and Joel. A celebration of her Ufe was held at Calvary Uruted Methodist Church in AnnapoUs on 19 July Suzanne Scribner suppUes information of the passing of Henry (Hank) Scribner at the Irvine Medical Center on the 8th of August 2008. He had experience a tough batde with cancer over the past couple of years. He had had tours withyVP-34 andVP-40 and corporate America and retired from the Navy at ComFair San Diego in 1977. He is survived by Suzanne and sons Hank Jr. and Dirk.

Beat Army, â&#x20AC;&#x201D;^Wayne.

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As most of you know, the time between the drafting of the monthly column and it appearing in Shipmate can be as long as two months. Since that makes it impossible to present timely news, news-sensitive items such as honors, events, iUnesses and deaths are better covered in the class website ably managed by Sam Ginder, â&#x20AC;˘www.usna51.com. For those of you who don't have e-maU access you can always travel to your nearest Ubrary where some young person wUl show you how to get on-Une. There are no time-sensitive issues discussed below.

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Statue of Bill Lawrence

One event that wiU take place after the maU-out of this issue is the dedication of a "Heroic-size" (rune feet) statue of BiU Lawrence on October 17th in the Yard.

The statue was funded by Ross Perot, '53, in honor of BUl's long and outstanding service to the Nation, the Na'vy and the Naval Academy.

You are aU aware of the magnificent generosity over the years of Ralph Hooper working through his Thornton D. and EUzabeth S. Hooper Foundation.

Now, Ralph has taken an interest in the deteriorating condition of the USS Olympia, Dewey's flagship at ManUa Bay, moored in the Delaware River in PhUadelphia. For the present he working within, "The System," but he made need your helping the form of letters, phone caUs and even donations in the near fiiture. He has helped us; let us be ready to help him.

Last month's scribe, Walt Boyes, mentioned the Cold War GaUery, an addition to the National Museum of the United States Navy in the Washington Navy Yard. The Naval Historical Foundation is now embarked on a capital campaign, at the behest of the Navy, to design and outfit such a gaUery.The campaign is underway, the design is complete and the first of three display modules wiU be dedicated in March of 2009.The site is BuUding 70 at the Navy yard, the first David Taylor Model Basin.

This effort is important to the class because our service, whether in uruform or out, almost directly coincides with the Cold War, the longest war in our Nation's history. Most scholars recognize that Winston ChurchUl's "Iron Curtain" speech in the faU of 1946 marked the approximate beginrung of the Cold War and the end came in November of 1989 when the BerUn WaU feU. During that time the Nation fought two hot wars, Korea andVietnam, weathered several major crises, including Lebanon, Cuba and the Formosa Straits and our Navy, Air Force and Marines operated in nearly constant confrontation with So^viet, and sometimes Chinese,-forces.We entered the Naval Academy in the summer of 1947 only a few months after ChurchiU's speech and the last members of the class to retire did so about the time of the Soviet Uruon's coUapse. Along the way we lost some 50 classmates in war, on reconnaissance missions or in training accidents whUe getting prepared for war. No class has a better claim than we to be caUed, "Heroes of the Cold War," the theme of the new Cold War GaUery.

There is room for plaques recogruzing service and Cold War GaUery support on a Donors'WaU, prominent near the main entrance to the GaUery. A plaque displaying the class crest wovdd honor those from the class who gave their Uves during the Cold War and serve as a reminder to visitors for years to come of who served during this longest war in our history.

If you think it woiUd be a good idea to place such a plaque, paid for with contributions from the class, please contact either our class fiind raiser, Guy Shaffer, or our president, Al Burkhalter

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The San Diego Rendezvous on July 17-20 was an outstanding success! Dick Deitz and his team deserve accolades for their dedicated and successful efforts to make the four days memorable for aU in attendance. The large and enthusiastic turnout numbered close to one hundred classmates and wives as weU as a number of other famUy members and friends. The 13th Color Company led the way with the most grads present.

The four days were fiUed •with activities and toun.The golfers, led by Corky Lenox, had a great day at the Coronado Golf Course under the shadow of the big blue San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge.Visiting the world famous San Diego Zoo was a special choice for nongolfers. Also on Friday morning, 20 of our group attended the Marine Corps Recniit Depot graduation parade. This was arranged •with the help of several young Marine Captains from our "Sponsored Class" of 2002. A USS MIDWAY Museum tour included a sizeable group, a number of whom took the opportunity to remember their days serving in or flying from that famous carrier.

(In Larry Chambers' case, commanding her) The Friday evening dinner and harbor cruise was a treat for aU who enjoyed good food, good dancing music, and fireworks on San Diego Bay. On Saturday Jim Organ led a group tour of the nuclear submarine USS JEFFERSON CITY. Also a contingent of destroyer-men and their ladies toured one of the more recently commissioned Burke class ships, the USS KIDD at the Naval Station, San Diego. The Rendezvous banquet took place on Saturday evening in the HoUday Inn's "Harborside Room".

Father John FuUer led us in prayer before another exceUent meal. Class President BUI Ryan made brief remarks and then mtroduced the everung's speaker, Larry Chambers. Larry's audio-^visual presentation included a vivid description of one of his days in MIDWAY and its role in the evacuation of Saigon.

The Rendezvous ended with a Sunday brunch at the hotel. As with aU '52 gatherings, the end came with lots of handshakes, hugs and "see you at the next one"! (I managed to screw up a transmission of an exceUent review from Fox Johnson that wUl have to appear in the November Issue along with pictures.. .sorry 'bout dat.)

Bill Maxson sent a great story about Corky Lennox and a one-man "air show". BiU said that this event took place when he was assigned to SAC at Smoky HiU AFB, Kansas. BUI had checked out in the sleek B-26 Douglas Invader with orders to Korea, but the war ended and he was relegated, unhappily, to the beat-up old B-29's as a lowly copUot. BiU's malaise was ended by a caU from Corky who said he had been selected to fly an F7U Cudass for a weekend "static display" at Olathe, Kansas NAS open house. On his way, he would land at Smoky HUl for refiieUng and stay overnight before departing the next morning.

Corky's arrival caused quite a stir on the high security ffight Une. No one at the base had ever seen such a strange looking aircraft. Not only that, when he super•vised the refiieUng, his impromptu audience saw fuel leaking from the wings.

Base fire trucks •were summoned just in case the plane blew up! Saturday morning, after his pre-ffight of the F7U, Corky and BUI went to Base Ops. The weather was marginal with an ominous broken cloud layer at about 1,000 feet.

Nonetheless, Corky filed his plan for Visual Flight Rules (VFR).The Base Ops Officer questioned this but Corky convinced him this was standard operational procedure for the U.S. Na^vy.

Corky took off to the south, staying weU below the clouds. He made a 90-270 turn so he could come back up the runway and give us a good flyby. It was quiet on the ffight Une.. .for the moment!

WhUe there was no other flying this Saturday morning a lot of maintenance folks working there became Corky's audience. In fuU burner the F7U came roaring up the runway. Screaming past Base Ops Corky puUed the nose of the F7U up sharply and disappeared into the clouds! The Base Ops Officer was fuming.

BUI said he very proud of his roommate!

Used to seeing the old, war worn, propeUer driven B-29's and KC-97's staggering around the traffic pattern the sight of a radical new jet interceptor giving a high-speed pass was great to see.

During a wing reception at the O'Club on Sunday afternoon, the wing commander cornered BiU. He said pointedly,"! understand your Na^vy friend was quite spectacular on his departure yesterday". "Yes sir" BiU repUed, hoping there would be no repercussions for Corky or him.. .the safety of the crowd beckoned.

Weir in post-attack mode

BiU Fisher reported that he and Ken Weir attended their 60th reunion at Severn School. As with aU of the "old" prep schools Severn has made major changes to enroUment and focus, but BUI was confident Mr.Teel, the school's founder, would be proud to see it today.

The many reunion activities included an alumni Lacrosse game in which Ken was an aggressive player (What would we expect?).The old wooden sticks were a curiosity to the younger players. Also of note it was announced that Ken has been selected as a Severn Distinguished Graduate and his confirmation wUl take place this coming Veteran's Day. The energy and acti^vities of many of you gents is a wonder to me. Dan Kershaw sent a note about his exhUarating 80th birthday present. His chUdren asked if there was anything special he wanted. His reply was that he always wanted to jump out of a perfectly good airplane and parachute (hopefuUy) safely to earth. His kids surprised him by not trying to talk him out of it. Instead his two daughters said they would join him.

(Way to go, girls!) Various things delayed the jump but on the 4'-" ofJuly weekend the deed was done. SKYDIVERS of Middletown, R.l. provided an experienced jumper to whom Dan was securely harnessed. The fanuly trio was flown to 10,000 feet where the jump began. After a free-faU to 6,000 feet the chute opened, and Dan is stiU with us.. .probably trying to think up something •wUd and crazy for his 85th, say, scuba-diving on the Andria Doria. He did acknowledge that the adrenaUn rush was on a par with his first night cat shot, but having his daughters October 2008

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52-53 CLASS N E W S for simulated countdowns. In 1958 Chet was the engineer responsible for the Titan's ffight control systems during the launch of the first four missUes. He said that this was the most exciting time in his career especiaUy since his systems functioned perfectly.

The last picture came from BiU Ryan who chaUenges you aU to name aU of the fresh-faced young studs.

The one thing that I do not care for is having to report the loss of Classmates and old friends. Since my last column I have received word on the passing of three of'52's finest. Keith Fellerman, a Sixth BattaUon, 23rd Company man, passed away on 6 July in Reistertown, Maryland. On 16 July we lost RADM Virgil Moore who at the time of his death was Uving in Coronado, CaUfornia.

Virge was a former member of the Second BattaUon, 8th Company. On July 30th we lost Malvin Roesch another member of the Sixth BattaUon, 23rd Company. CUfton, New Jersey was where Mai was living at the time of his death.

Fair winds and foUowing seas to aU.

Lacrosse Picnic

with him made it fun and a truly memorable experience.

I have to add to a previous column because 1 left the John and SaUy Alexander's "Riparian Repast" early and faUed to get aU the information I needed.

(Writing from memory does not hack it.)

Anyway, here are the facts.The menu included Tuna Nicoise,TorteUini stuffed with mortadeUa and parmesan, SaUy's home-baked olive-rosemary bread, a salad platter of artichokes and asparagus, and a Gateau au Chocolat desert. The oUve oU tasting found Santa Lucia, gusto classico number one; Rao homemade oU from Umbria number two; and, a Greek number three. I winged it for the Ust of attendees so here is the straight dope: Tom Lyons and Mary Eshman, Charlie Darrell, George and Ginny Lester, Lee Holmes and Mimi Gronlund, Gene and Nancy Avalone, Jerry and Jan Rapkin, Jann and Jennifer Yamnicky, Tom Thawley and Judy Wanfried, Ellen Troutman, Vince and Joan Argiro, Jim Sagerholm, Jake and June Brown, Bob and Joan Denbigh, Pay and Harriet Sierer, Jim and Betty Fischer, Biscuit and Petey Wev, Bill and Jane Studabaker, Garnett and Rita Bailey, and Frank and Betty Hannegan. If anyone would Uke recipes SaUy's e-maU is saUy_alex@hotmaU.com. (underscore between saUy and alex).

I have to admire it when I see an old seagoing pal get involved in the community. In this case Earl Chinn was a participant in the locaUy (San Diego) produced, "Senior FoUies" which was performed at the East County Performing Arts Center The act of particular interest 58

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was a skit about how Elvis Presley would look on his 7 0 * birthday A nurse pushed Elvis, nee Earl, on to the stage in a wheelchair With the audience cheering and laughing the nurse struggled and Earl "Elvis Presley" after great effort got Chinn Elvis to his feet. In spite of the cheers he received our Elvis did not sing.. .probably a good thing!

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McRorie and Stafford

A nice note came in from Chet McRorie an old 22nd Company mate who lives in Bremerton, Washington. In recognition of his granddaughter's high school graduation the family traveled to McMinnviUe, Oregon. A highUght of the trip was the opening of the new Evergreen Space Museum with Tom StafiTord the featured speaker Chet said that Tom's speech was exceUent, but afterwards time constraints Umited them to a brief visit. A special highUght for Chet was a visit to the museum's Titan IIICBM display that includes a blockhouse interior

Post Watch.

From the Outdoors section of The Washington Post an article by Angus PhiUips reports, "With fimding solved for now.

Navy's Offshore Team is back on track.

Offshore saiUng appeared to sUp through the cracks after a change at the top. [Former] Superintendent,VAdm Rodney Rempt strongly supported it as a way to teach midshipmen self-reUance, leadership, and provide hands-on experience in navigation and ways of the sea.

The new Superintendent,VAdm Jeffery Fowler, made clear when he arrived last summer that he was more interested in getting his charges onto batdeships and duty stations during summer deployments to learn the ways of service in wartime."

Last spring there was concern whether the offshore program would be fiinded, "but one day in mid-April, the money magicaUy came through, but it brought no explanation or guarantee for the future." As a former offshore saUor

(stiU have my ticket as a quaUfied offihore skipper) and a dues paying member of the Naval Academy Yacht Squadron, I'm a supporter of the program and beUeve my nudshipman saiUng helped me be a better seaman and naval officer I have to add though, that competing in the ocean races such as the Newport to AnnapoUs or Bermuda was on our own sunuiier leave time.

Sad News.

Received fixjm Maj Lamont E. Ochs USAF (Ret), pUot: • "It gives me no pleasure to report that my wife of 55 years, Jean, died JiUy 26 due to compUcationsfiromAlzheimer's Disease.

She had suffered for some time." • Received fiom Capt Jim Douglass, USN (Ret): • "My wife of nearly 55 years died at our home in Palatka, FL on March 4. Jearme and I were married the day after graduation and have 5 sons and 10 grandchUdren, aU of whom Uve in the Carolinas or Virginia. I wUl be staying here in Palatka, where we Uved for 20 years foUo^wing our return to the States after 11 years in the Middle East and Europe." • Carl Trost caUed to report that Katherine (Katie) Moreau, widowed •wife of Adm Art Moreau, died July 10 of cancer and was buried July 22 in ArUngton National Cemetery alongside her husband. Art and son Lt Steven Moreau, USN, Class of 1980, who was kUled in an aircraft accident in August 1988, which was just 8 months after Art died in Dec 1987 of a heart attack. Art and Katie's surviving chUdren include Arthur, Christopher, Kathleen, and Johanna. Art was one of my shipmates on the commissioning crew of the USS Patrick Henry (SSBN 599). He was the Weapons Officer in the Gold crew when we spUt into Blue and Gold crews. The wives were very supportive of each other during the deployments and Katie was a good friend in those days, but losUig both Art and Steven inside of one year was such a crushing blow that she neverftiUyrecovered from the trauma and retreated into her famUy according to their daughter, Kathleen Alexander.

Binnacle Ust. From Gil McCullen's wife, Barbara: B"GU suffered a stroke July 20. There are no coincidences in Ufe and, without going mto aU the detaUs, we had him in ER at [University of NC] Memorial within 15 minutes. He had a bleed vs a clot. Speech, mind, caustic sense of humor aU going

strong. Left arm and leg are not cooperating very weU at the moment, but he's been accepted to and is now in the Rehab Center at U N C in house residency, minimum 2 weeks, nunimum 3 hours of rehab per day. StiU a crusty old Salt for sure." • From Tom Sullivan's wife, Barbara to Chris Zirps: • "I caUed today and canceUed [hotel reservations for the Reunion]. Life has been so hectic with SuUy in 3 different hospitals. We finaUy arrived in Vero Beach, FL and moved into our new home when SuUy was in the hospital here. We are in a retirement community and feel it is where we need to be now. SuUy is home and walking •with a walker and has just advanced to a cane. He is amazing everyone with his recuperation. AU the prayers are working! Keep them coming." • I caUed SuUy and spoke mainly to Barbara. SuUy had a massive heart attack and had to have his heart restarted twice on the way to the hospital. He also has cancer of the bladder with an operation scheduled in early September Off the Binnacle List.

Fuzzy Knight reported that Bob Hatcher and wife Carolyn are in Charleston looking to buy a house and move there. Bob said that he is in remission and off the binnacle Ust.

Vic and Ann Cricci

The foUowing received from my former neighbor Vic Cricci: • "After reading about Fritz Graf's near death experience with what sounded Uke an AAA (Abnormal Aortic Aneurysm), here's a related story of interest to aU hands. Last November, I responded to one of those "Three-tests-for-$99" ads that show up periodicaUy in the newspaper Sure enough, they found an AAA that could have ruptured at any time. It was considered an emergency, so by the end of December I was aU patched up ala Fritz Graf Moral of story: AU you sluggards get

off your expanding butts and get that test done!" • Vic also offered another story about Stubby Chace.

• "Stubby was a basebaU teammate and one of the nicest guys on the planet.

Before it is lost in the mists of time here is a story that Stubby always relished recaUing: In 1968 I was with the Naval Support Activity in DaNang, RVN. One day I was walking down the street when — mirabUe dictu — 1 ran into Stubby and some feUow Marines. He's aU decked out in his combat rig, ready for war I, on the other hand, am nattily attired in my Na^vy Dress Whites looking very much ready to party (probably at a reception •with the mayor of DaNang). After some quick catching up we parted company with Stub shaking his head and mumbUng to himself about what the heU kind of war was this anyhow." • I askedVic to send me a recent picture.

The photo ofVic and Ann was taken in May when they were at Mont Ste. JVhchel Abbey on the coast of France. They took a Seine River cruise from Paris to Honfleur and then toured the Normandy D-Day beaches.

Catching Up With.

Ho^ward Larson was a nuke submariner who resigned from the regular Na^vy and went to work in the civiUan nuclear power industry. Some of us 6th Batt types may remember that Howie stood very high in the class and was our FaU 6*- Batt Cdr and Spring 24th Co. Cdr. So you can understand that he had the brains to prosper in the nuclear industry. When it came time for me to retire Howard was the Vice President of the Atomic Industrial Forum, the trade association for the industry.

Howie had a job opening and hired me on as part of his staff (Mgr Reactor Construction and Operations Projects).

Less than a year later the Three Mile Island plant accident happened and we got real busy trying to fix the industry. A few years later Howie moved on to other parts of the industry including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He stiU kept his hand in the Naval Reserve and is now a Cdr, USNR (Ret). He Uves in Annapolis, but we don't see much of him so I sent him an e-mail to check up on him. Here is some of his answer: • "I retired from the N R C some 3+ years ago. I was working at the time for the ACNW [Ad^visory Committee on Nuclear Waste] and the ARCS [?]. Claire and I have been Uving on the outskirts of October 2008

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53-54 CLASS N E W S AnnapoUs doing volunteer work at the church and enjoying our chUdren, grandchUdren and 2 great grandchUdren. I'm not sure we're any wiser but are blessed with reasonably good health. And although I certainly look older my bride does not appear any different from the day we were married." • Books.

I received from John Sinnott a letter on very official law firm stationary that starded me at first wondering what have I done now? However, in an earUer issue he noticed that his "old pal and feUow Crew Team oarsman," Dave Mets, had pro^vided a Ust of books and pubUcations that he had authored. Not to be outdone John pro^vided me with a Ust of his pubUcations. Some, but not aU are as foUows: World Patent Law and Practice {also with Rules of Practice and Treaties) Product Fraud: Counterfeit Goods Suppression A Practical Guide to Document Authentication To Paris! 1914 Then and Now. This book may be of interest to the lay reader with an interest in history. It is a comprehensive description of the first six weeks of WWI. His basic idea is that if the Germans had succeeded as they almost did and the war ended early then the horrors of trench warfare in WWI and the aftermath of vengeance and greed including sUcing up boundaries in the Middle East may not have happened. He particularly focuses on the Kurds who were parceled out to Turkey, Iraq, and Iran which we aU know now to be a trouble spot.

Washington, DC August Luncheon Notes.

Wives w^ere invited to this one.

The USNA Class of 1958 is having their 50th Reunion the same day we are having our 55th and they have our pavUion at the stadium during the Rutgers game. The rumor is that they want to turn the " 3 " in 1953 on the pa^viUon to an " 8 " •with a backwards 3. Joe Gilday took great umbrage to that idea and recommended we take action to prevent this from happerung station guards?

Earl Griggs is back home from his proton radiation therapy treatment for prostate cancer He spoke passionately about the superiority of this method of treatment over other forms of radiation therapy because the cancer is tighdy targeted and doesn't kUl the surrounding tissue. He particularly dismissed surgery as being too dependent on the skUl of the surgeon •with the krUfe in close proximity to aU those •vital nerves. AU of us expressed

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dismay over the recent medical study that men over 75 don't need treatment, because we •wiU die of other causes first!... Ahem

Tom Schaaf

Tom Schaaf gave a book re^view on Nuclear Weapons and Aircraft Carriers by Vadm Jerry MiUer USN (Ret). It is about how the bomb saved naval a^viation.The conclusion and final points made by the author focus on a topic which has become of increasing national and poUtical importance; the control, accounting and elimination of nuclear weapons.

Photo is ofTom gi^ving a book review and Herb Tiede Ustening intendy.

Herb Tiede talked about his HoUand tour (No, not the old submarine tender).

During the tour entertainments he was so taken •with the drinking song, "Amsterdam," by a men's chorus that he set up a boom box and played it for us — a very spirited piece!

By the time you read this, our reunion wiU be over We wiU know if the Class of '58 tried to make an 8 out of a 3, and some of us wiU be into Navy footbaU and taUgating.

S0GONAVY...ACB ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 53% PRES: CAPT George V. Zeberlein, USN (Ret.) H: 410-267-7470; E: gvzeb@comcast.net SECY: CAPT George M. Henson, USN (Ret.) 701 Creek View Cir., Phoenixville, PA 19460 H: 610-933-6955; E: gl40250h@verizon.net WEBMASTER: •Will C r o o m E: willyaye@cox.net WEB SITE: WTVw.54net.org

Bob Herres-A Eulogy First Presbyterian Church, 404 N. Alamo St., San Antonio,Texas, 28 July 2008 Good morning my name is BUI Hoover Shirley asked me to represent the Class of 1954, United States Naval Academy, and reflect on the Naval Academy connection to Bob's Ufe. First and foremost, Bob's love for Shirley and his chUdren JuUe, Jennifer and Mike, and the grandchUdren as they began

to arrive, and his extended famUy were his overriding passion and dedication. But if the Air Force and later USAA were to become Bob's vocations, then the Naval Academy became his avocation.

I met Bob during Plebe summer 1950.1 don't remember the exact moment. I am sure there was not a bUnding flash of Ught. But it was the typical Bob I have kno^wn and admired the rest of my life. The cheerfiU greeting, the friendly srrUle, the unassuming confidence and comfort he seemed to bring to every occasion. I don't know what we were doing at the time but I know whatever it was he was making it better. He has never changed. We just had our 54th reunion for the Class of 1954 in June. Bob tried vaUandy to be there but it was just too tough. Everyone I talked to at the reunion said he has been the one constant in our class —"his graduation picture and his midshipman uniform would fit him weU." We spent our four years together at the Academy in the 11th Company. As might be expected Bob graduated •with honors near the top of his Class. He participated in many activities but he •was most proud of being Captain of the Varsity Rifle Team. Our senior year, under his leadership, they had one of their best records ever.They beat Army!! The pinnacle of success for a Na^vy varsity team.

They just didn't beat them — they blew them out — by One Point — out of over 2800 points scored between the two teams. I am sure Bob made the •winning shot. That year. Bob also began earning his reputation as a pretty laid back guy.

During a very important exam when the rest of us were sweating buUets and worried about finishing the exam on time — Bob found time to take a Utde nap.

Out of 852 who graduated, we joined 221 other classmates who volunteered to become 2^^ Lieutenants in the fledgUng new Air Force, which did not yet have an academy of its own. It •was not a rejection of the Na^vy but an opportunity. To fly — to bring the traditions from the Naval Academy - not the old Army Air Corps, not the long grey Une ofWest Point graduates who were joining us, or the kid fresh from civUian Ufe — but a heritage that served the Air Force weU and has contributed to developing its own unique traditions.

As fortune woiUd have it after graduation our paths crossed many times.

We went through pUot training together, graduate school together. Air Command and Staff CoUege together. War CoUeges

together on the same campus and assignments in the Washington area together Our wives became good friends and our chUdren became close as they grew up together.

During ffight training Bob quickly demonstrated his cool demeanor After his 7th training ffight, the instructor got out of ffie aircraft and told Bob to taxi back out, takeoff, circle the field, reenter the traffic pattern and land. This was the moment of Manhood — the solo ffight! Bob cUmbed to 2000 feet and was 2-3 mUesfix)mthe field when the engine qiut and would not restart. Bob calmly caUed the tower and told them "his engine was out"—"he was making a dead stick landing" - "request permission to land !!" WhUe Bob probably had made a couple of simulated engine out landings with his instructor, he had never made a landing with the engine acmaUy shut dowm.The tower had probably never had a stodent make an engine out landing on his solo ffight. I assure you ffiere was a lot more excitement on the ground than in that cockpit.

As the years went by the ties to the class and the Naval Academy grew stronger and stronger for Bob. In 1990 he became a Trustee of the Athletics and Scholarship Group dedicated to enhancing athletic exceUence at the Academy. In 1996 he joined the Board of Directors of the Naval Academy Foundation. The foundation raises fiinds for acti^vities and faciUties that would not otherwise be pro^vided by the government.

The goal of the foundation is to help the Naval Academy pro^vide "Leaders to Serve the Nation." Bob's career epitomizes that goal. He was a leader who served his nation — and served it weU.That service has not gone unrecognized by his beloved AUna Mater. In 2006 he was inducted as a Distinguished Graduate of ffie U.S. Naval Academy. In the ten years of that award to this date only 41 recipients from among the over 70,000 Uving alumni have been selected. They run the gamut from President of the US, the most senior mUitary leaders. Medal of Honor wirmers. Prisoners ofWar, ambassador, astronauts, corporate leaders, noted teachers and phUanthropists. USAA has also generously endowed a professorship at the academy in Bob's name — a Chair for Character Development and Leadership —attributes that fittingly describe Bob's legacy to the academy.

Through aU Bob's accompUshments, his accolades and the tough times, Shirley was by his side as his helpmate.

His strength came from the love returned by his famUy. As I bid fareweU to my long time friend, I am renunded of General Douglas MacArthur's fareweU address at West Point. He closed with the words, "The Corps —The Corps —The Corps."Those words were his message to the cadets as to what inspired his career and his dedication to "Duty, Honor, Country" and as the source to the cadets for their inspiration.

If Bob Herres were to give a fareweU address at AnnapoUs, he might have chosen a simUar inspiration to the nudshipmen — T h e Brigade - The Brigade —The Brigade.

From aU your friends and associates from around the world but especiaUy from the Class of 1954.

God bless you Robert TraUes Herres.

May you have fair winds, foUowing seas — and Uft under your •wings.

BUI was accompanied at the services in San Antonio by Classmates George Zeberlein, Fitz Woodrow,Jim BeU, and BUI McKay Bassett Travels At the reunion I tasked Lee and Brad Bassett with submitting a trip report upon returning from their pending excursion to Russia. They graciously compUed as foUows: • "Of course, our whole trip was "kicked off" by a great 54th reunion. ExceUent coordination, activities and, naturaUy, the rene^wing of acquaintances with many good friends (I'U avoid saying old friends).

Lee and I relaxed an extra day in AnnapoUs to get in a round of golf at the USNA goff course and had the added benefit of enjoying a couple of exceUent restaurants. We were then up in the Blue Ridge Mountains area for a few days before returning to DuUes and flying to Moscow for a Russian waterways tour that took us from Moscow to St. Petersburg and then on to TalUn, Estonia,

and Helsinki, Finland. An outstanding learning and discovery experience.

I can say that this trip exceeded our expectations, especiaUy Moscow and St. Petersburg. Those two cities offer so much: Red Square, the Kremlin, the Hermitage, Catherine's Palace, and other museums, gaUeries, cathedrals, baUet, etc.

AU steeped in so much history and •with so many opulent artifacts, structures, and much more. We found these cities cleaner than expected, noted many renovated buUdings, and most of the Russians that we encountered seemed quite friendly.

The traffic? Can be frustrating and probably getting worse each year. Our two hotel stays were exceUent.Very clean, modern, efficient, friendly staffs, and exceUent dining facffities.

Our seven days on the river "boat" were equaUy memorable. We "gUded" along these pristine waterways, Ustening to lectures, participating in crafts, visiting unique Uttle •viUages and eating weU such that it seemed that we were at the end of the cruise portion before we knew it.

Estonia and FirUand proved to be an exceUent extension.TaUin, particularly the Old Town, was so vibrant. Cobblestone streets and squares, interesting architecture, many unique dining options and plenty of people. A few days later we were on a quick ferry ride to Helsinki and into another vibrant city. Again the hotels were exceUent." • Sounds Uke Brad and Lee had a great and memorable trip-Scribe.

Brad and Lee Bassett

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54-55 CLASS N E W S DelMarVa Group Luncheon After a couple of Shipmate articles, and at the invitation of Bob Martin, your scribe decided to check out the activities at a DelMarVa Group luncheon. 1 trekked off to the Captain's Table Restaurant in Rehoboth Beach Delaware, on 2 July and feU in •with a deUghtfiil gang of Classmates and wives. A great time was had by aU and I got the rewarding opportunity to renew several old acquaintanceships. The roster: Audrey and Dick Robey, Sivia and Jim Healy, Betsey and Buzz Henifin,Yvonne and Lee curry, Mary MaUory and Tom Sisson, Bob Martin, CharUe McClean, Ray Beck.

From the Reunion Here are a couple of company party group photos. Read L to R. 5th Company: BiU Greenlaw, Dwight Agnew, PhU Graessle, Dave Raunig, Doug Raper, Bob May. Errue Evans, Gene Nightengale, Jim Prestridge,Al Dworsky, George Dozier, PhU Li^vingstone,Al Ferrer, Jack Anderson; 19th Company: John Rodgers, Les Ostrom, Paul Petzrick, Ron Kurth, Don Ray, Dave Jenkins, Matt Pasztalaniec, Bob Watson.

19th Company

Homecoming Dinner The detaUs of the homecoming dinner (18 October) are not finalized but should be in early September Check the Class web site or caU BUI Peery at 410-757-7730.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 56% PRES: VADM Henry C. Mustin, USN (Ret.) VICE PRES/SECY CAPT Tom Kiefaber, USN (Ret.) 11814Triple Crown Rd., Reston,VA 20191 H: 703-758-1077; E: kie65@aol.com TREAS: COL Cal Weaver, USA (Ret.) C O R R SECY: Dan Butterfleld 5 Lakeside Close, Nellysford.VA 22958 H: 434-361-1357 E: 4dbfield@cyberwind.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1955

John Adams joins son-in-law, Dan Cloyd '79, for his promotion ceremony in White House...

• "The photo was taken in the White House during my son-in-law's promotion

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to Rear Admiral. The ceremony was conducted on 3 July 2008 by Dan's classmate, RADM Ray Spicer'79, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, White House MUitary Office, in Ray's East Wing office in the White House." •

RADM Dan Cloyd and John Adams

BiU "Ahab" Anders teUs of once again being salty during a fanuly voyage to Alaska on their boat Apogee but with hi-tech navigation...

• "Na'vigation through the "inland Bill "Ahab"Anders passage" was probably a lot easier for me with digital charts, navigation and tide programs, 4 GPS's, the etc. than in ourYP days on Chesapeake Bay. Since some of the soundings and charts up there were pretty old we reUed a lot on our relatively unsophisticated forward looking sonar (2 fixed transmission heads and algorithms to sort out returns) and radar chart overlay for reaUy narrow passages to some of the beautiffil lagoons and §ords along the way. I had a SPOT transponder aboard which tied in our locations into Google Earth.

Maybe I missed my caUing since I reaUy enjoyed working Apogee Uke a floating version of Flight Simulator—which would be a much more economical way to fly our P51'VAL-HALLA given the cost offoel!"^ Class Communications...

Tom Kiefaber, our Class Secretary, reports that by his latest count, he is reaching 80% of Uving graduates (430 out of 540) with class news via "broadcast" emaU (count changes almost daUy). If Shipmate subscribers without known emaU addresses are included, we are reaching 85% of the class with news. We do have snaU mail addresses for about 98% of the class and currently send out several letters a year (annual letter, fund-raising, etc). If you are not recei^ving email class news/updates from Tom or snaU maU

announcements, and want to, please send him your current emaU address and maUing address, respectively He can be contacted at kief55@aol.com or (703) 758-1077. Pass this on to a classmate who is not getting the word. In addition, Tom sends periodicaUy a taUored version of "class news" to 41 of our widows who are interested in receiving it.

ROGUEWAVE...

A Rogue Wave is a large, spontaneous wave that occurs in the open ocean. It poses a threa even to large ships and sea liners. They use to he thought of as legendary, but now people know they are real things. A Rogue Wave is a natural occurring phenomenon in the oceans.

They are not rare phenomena but they are rarely encountered.

Dan Butterfield (05) relates what happened when his submarine did encounter one out in the Atlantic:

USS Bang (SS-385) with new fiberglass sail in 1961

USS Bang's depicted encounter with Rogue Wave

• I assumed the evening O O D watch after cUmbing the 20ft ladder up to the top of our new fiberglass saU. Most Guppy IIA subs like mine, the USS Bang (SS385) home ported in New London, CT, were having this sail modification in the 60's. Serving on watch with me in the new saU's cramped bridge space was a young enlisted man perfonrUng duties as lookout. It was moderately breezy on a relatively calm ocean with a cloudless, star-Ut sky I stUl hadn't gotten used to being so far above the water in this higher sail superstructure, and found the rapid "fireman style" descent down the 20 ft steel ladder using only the handraUs when clearing the bridge to dive to be quite exhUarating.With unlinuted visibUity to the horizon in aU directions the conditions were ideal for a very comfortable 4-hour watch. The virtual canopy of stars

overhead reaching down to the horizon in aU directions was breathtaking.

However, due to report of an approaching storm the Captain had ordered for all personnel standing the evening and early morning bridge watches the wearing of rubberized cover-aU "poopy suits" and to be secured by safety Unes. These suits also provided protection from the freezing ocean spray that reached us even at 35 ft above the water!

Heading in a northerly direction we were roughly 300 mUes off the Adantic seaboard. About two hours into the watch my binocular-aided •visual sweep of the horizon suddenly showed a strange ocean dismrbance approaching. It appeared to be an unbroken Une of white breakers stretching across the horizon. As it approached at great speed I torned to away to ask the lookout what he made of it... but moments later as I looked back I saw ffiat the sky and stars were being blanked out by a dark ominous mountain of water towering above us with white breakers along its top. A second later I grabbed the young lookout by the waist and hugged the aUdade compass pedestal shouting "this is it..." and automatically took a deep breath as we were engulfed by a waU of seawater. AU I can remember of what foUowed underwater was seeing many tiny bioluminescent organisms aU around me as I was being mmbled violendy whUe struggUng to find the ocean surface. Miraculously just as sudderUy as aU this had happened I found myself floating on the ocean surface. For a few moments I was unable to make out much of anything in the darkness. I caUed out for my feUow watch stander and fortunately saw him floating nearby in the same be^wUdered state-of-mind uttering "What happened? Where's the sub?" As 1 stared out into the blackness trying to regain my senses I discerned our whole submarine lying completely on its side! It must be sinking being at 90 degrees which was weU past the capsizing angle!

Abrupdy I reaUzed that my safety Une was stUl attached to the saU which must be beneath us and would be pulUng us down with it! Just as I was franticaUy trying to reach for the hook at the end of my safety Une to unhitch myself incredibly the saU began slowly conung up out of the water as the sub righted itseff. I yeUed to the lookout to swim to the saU and cUmb back into the bridge. If we didn't get back inside we'd both soon be hanging on the outside of the saU by our safety Unes. In a few seconds everything was back to

normal as we found ourselves standing as before in the cramped bridge space. The stars were again briUiant overhead, the ocean relatively calm, but strangely there was no wind. I reached over to the MC system switch and attempted to caU below,"Conn, Control... anyone there?"

The captain responded with:" Bridge, Control... thank goodness you're there.

Are you both okay? What ever happened?

I'm conung up".

Quickly the captain and X.O. were on the bridge, and another officer took the O O D watch from me as I was sent below decks. Soon I was out of the rubber suit, dried off, and sitting in the wardroom sipping a hot cup of coffee.

Later the captain asked me to describe what had occurred (I drew a picture from my vi^vid recoUections). He then told of the chaos, equipment damage, and terrible injuries to many crew members during this violent near-capsizing incident. Hot scalding water from the gaUey sink had been thrown over the crew members in the mess haU watching the after dinner movie. Battery acid had been spUled from the ceUs causing numerous fires and acrid clouds of smoke. Objects of aU kinds were thrown from shelves. Personnel were injured as they were tossed violently from their bunks or thrown against steel valves, equipment, and machinery. Every compartment below decks had suffered damage to some degree during the violent motion and near-capsize of the submarine caused by the encounter with the rogue wave.

NOTE: I have included the aerial photo of a wave, which best represents the Rogue Wave observed that memorable night.

Superimposed on the photo is an image of our submarine scaled and positioned to also best represent what I experienced as the monstrous wave engulfed us causing the near capsize. •

Ted Parker's '55 Goff report...

• Classmate goff buddies played the USNA course in AnnapoUs on 8 July.

Sons of Ray Medeiros and Joe Chmelik played as weU as my son-in-law, Steve Slough.The goffers met afterward at my home for refreshments.

Monroe Hatch also played but had to depart before this photo was taken". •

Front row l-r: Dick Morgan, Joe Chmelik, Tom Chmelik, Ray Medeiros, Ted Parker, Tom Davis; Back row l-r: Jim Medeiros, Steve Slough, John Medeiros

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64%

CLASS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Col George Mushalko, USAF (Ret.) (15) 8214Treebrooke Une,Alexandria,VA 22308 E: gniushalko@cox.net; Tel: 703-768-4543; 8214 SEC'Y: Dan Garges (24) 1846 Greenplace Terrace RockviUe, MD 20850 P: 301-340-8197; W: 443-259-0156; E: magdan_56@yahoo.com WEBMASTER: Bob KeUer "WEB SITE: wwTV.usna.com/classes/1956

"Deo Fidelis et Patria" Another Smooth Cruise on San Diego Bay

Bob and Lyn Shinn (17) have done it again — hosted a couple dozen of us San Diego/SOCAL '56 veterans for a deUghtffil cruise on their motor yacht ANDANTE. It was a memorable, baUny July evening on San Diego Bay, foUowed by a class dinner arranged by the Shinn's at the San Diego Yacht Club. Captain Bob navigated around the traditional Wednesday "beer can races" with skUl and daring, and managed to keep his cool deaUng •with a bunch of USNA grads ffimbUng over each other at Une handUng. Talk about monkeys and footbaUs! We aU survived somehow. Present for the festivities, besides Bob and Lyn: Don and Sandra Alser (20), Dick and Liz Shigley (09), Don and Nancy Kennedy (12), Mike McBride (06) and Marge Postel, Don and Patsy Scovel (11), BUI Auer (24), BUI and Edie Walsh,Jay and Dale Ransom (21),Jerry and Carol Fulk (09),Jim and Martha Thomas (09), Perry Westmoreland (03) and Carl and Dolores Nelson (10).This has become a much anticipated and enjoyed annual event here in San Diego.

You out-of-towners should join us! And so we should, but Captain Bob might have to buy a bigger boat!!

Pete Booth (22) Has Another Story to Tell

Donate Online Support the Annual Fund.

Visit usna.com and click Give Online.

Pete Booth has just published his third book, "Sea Buoy Outbound" which speaks to the Journals of a Master Mariner Thanks go to Ho^ward Burdick (01), October 2008

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Roger Betts (22) and Dick Tarbuck (18) who reviewed and commented on an early draft. More info is available on Pete's web site: •www.peterbbooth.com."

Pete sends aU the best from hot, hazy and humid Pensacola. Get out of the sun Pete and write another book!

My Son Became a Marine Before my son became a Marine, I never thought much about who was defending me. Now when 1 read of the war on terrorism or the coming conffict in Iraq , it cuts to my heart. When I see a picmre of a member of our mUitary who has been kUled, I read his or her name very carefiiUy. Sometimes I cry.

In 1999, when the barrel-chested Marine recruiter showed up in dress blues and bedazzled my son John, I did not stand in the way. John was headstrong, and he seemed to understand these stern, clean men •with straight backs and flawless urUforms. I did not. When John graduated from three months of boot camp on Parris Island, 3,000 parents and friends were on the parade deck stands. We parents and our Marines; not only were of many races, but also were representative of many economic classes. Many were poor Some arrived crammed in the backs of pickups, others by bus. John told me that a lot of parents coiUd not afford the trip.We would not have been mistaken for the educated and weU-heeled parents gathered on the lawms ofJohn's private school a haff-year before.

My son has connected me to my country in a way that I was too selfish and insiUar to experience before. I feel closer to the waitress at our local diner than to some of my oldest friends. She has two sons in the Corps.They are facing the same dangers as my boy. When the guy who fixes my car asks me how John is doing, I know he means it. His younger brother is in the Na'vy.

Have we wealthy and educated Americans aU become pacifists? Is the world a safe place? Or have we just gotten used to having somebody else defend us? What is the foture of our democracy when the sons and daughters of the janitors at our eUte universities are far more Ukely to be put in harm's way than are any of the students whose dorms their parents clean?

I feel shame because it took my son's joining the Marine Corps to make me take notice of who is defending me. I feel hope because perhaps my son is part of a foture "greatest generation." As the storm clouds of war gather, at least I know that I

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can look the men and women in uniform in the eye. My son is one of them. He is the best I have to offer. He is my heart. (Excerpt of article by Frank Schaeffer of The Washington Post) Impressive New Capability for the War Fighter Attention USMC Classmates -There is a video of the impressive performance of the new M60 - Model E4 Machine Gun. It demonstrates that with one sustained puU of the trigger, 850 rounds coiUd be fired off in 1 minute and 45 seconds. It was also stated that the M60 could sustain 15,000 rounds being fired before its barrel had to be replaced. EmaU Dan Garges at magdan_56@yahoo.com if you want to be sent a copy of the •video.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 58% PRES: CAPT David S. Cooper, USN (Ret.) SEC'Y: LCDR. P. O. Behrends, USN (Ret.) 143-A East Lake Drive, AnnapoUs, MD 21403 E: pobehrends@aol.com C O R R . SECY: CAPT F.N. Howe Jr., USN (Ret.) 1 Walter Cir., Frcdericksbuig,VA 22405-2363 E: fiihusna57@cox.net WEBMASTER: Fred Dammann •WEB SITE: www.usna57.org

Commander John Hunter Nelson, USNR (Ret.) died sudderUy as the result of a heart attack on 18 JiUy whUe engaged in one of his passions, fishing in the Sierra Mountains. Hunter is survived by sons Jeffery and David, daughter Stephanie Whidock and granddaughter Lauren Whidock.

As the summer gaUops past - weeks and fortnights at a time - ever increasing periods seem to be frittered away parsing the candidates' latest utterances in a seemingly fotUe search for the sUghtest indication of any smaU central truth. One cannot help but feel a certain helplessness as the spin is spun in continuaUy tighter knots that defy unraveUng by the most agUe minds. With a month to go now we can only hope for an epiphany that wUl deUver each of us to the booth equipped •with a clear mind and a steady hand.

Setting aside the electoral rhetoric there is simply nothing nearly as unbeUevable as a few of the old sea stories that are actuaUy true. Exhibit "A" in this category is one you may have heard rumored at sometime in the past but promptly disregarded as too far-fetched even for those ready to beUeve Bill Fallal almost anything. This

is BUI Fallal's story - straight from the horse's mouth: • I was assigned to ROBINSON for first class cruise and we were anchored out in NorfoUc waiting to get underway. I recaU being in the chow Une on the port side for evening meal. I had been wearing my ring (officiaUy) for about a week since the Pang Dance and it was a Utde snug for my knuckle. In an effort to temporarUy remove the ring in order to massage my hand and finger, it suddenly popped off my finger, made a cheerfiU "ching" sound as it took two qiuck bounces on the deck, a short roU, and then through the snaking and over the side into Norfolk harbor WeU, though surely depressed, I got over it and managed to enjoy a professionaUy fiilfiffing cruise, even •without the ring.

Near the end of the cruise though a signal event occurred when Fritz Warren came up to me and said that he and others were aware of my loss and wanted to set things "right" for me and my foture career To that end, he said, the hat had been passed among classmates and R O T C shipmates and he presented me with the proceeds $85 toward the purchase of a new ring. I was flabbergasted.

To this day I don't beUeve that I thanked Fritz and the others adequately for their heartfelt effort to make up for my fooUsh loss. I immediately •visited Herff-Jones in AnnapoUs before departing on leave that summer and purchased a replacement ring. They were reasonably prompt in pro^viding the replacement and I was content and very appreciative. But the story does not end there.

After graduation I joined a ship in the Far East, first a destroyer and later with ffie Amphibious Force. My new ring aged the effect of continuous wear - because I never removed the replacement, except to occasionaUy clean the stone. My finger adjusted to its fit.

After leaving the service in 1962,1 attended school and then took a summer vacation in 1967, traveUng to Europe with friends. On return to San Francisco, I had a message from my mother in Sacramento.

She had received a telephone caU about my ring. I was puzzled to say the least, for my ring was on my finger. Why, I wondered, would someone from Virginia be interested in my ring? Nevertheless, I caUed the number pro^vided.

This is where providence enters the picture. The person at the other end of the Une told me that he recendy had been onboard an Army Corps of Engineers dredge in Norfolk harbor and that, in die

process of dredging operations, he had come into possession of a Naval Academy class ring bearing the 1957 class crest and my name engraved on the inside. He had called ffie 1957 Class Secretary in Washington, obtained my telephone nimiber and left a message •wiffi my moffier I coiUd not beUeve what he was teUing me. He asked for my address; I gave him ffie irfformation and received ffie ring about a week later It indeed was ffie ring ffiat I had lost over ffie side in ROBINSON eleven years before and it remained Ui mint condition. In awe of what had happened I provided a modest reward, ffiankUig him for his forthright and magnanimous efforts to make me whole.

Today I have two class rings. The ring dredged out of Norfolk Harbor has been kept ffiese many yean in a safe place in ffie same conffition found — although it is now tnUy too smaU for my finger • Of aUffie"Here's how I got my ring back" stories, ffiat one is nominated as the most increffible.

The next report came fixim Paul Roush: • In a busy summer, two memorable trips stand out. In June, DarUne and I did a two-week home exchange •with some folks in Ashe^vUle, N C — a splenffid town wiffi cool, dry summer air and a •vibrant and exciting cultural atmosphere. WhUe there we spent haff a day •visiting classmate Ken Bechdel and his wffe, Lucia. Their home has a commanding •view of the en^virons from its strategic mountain location astride a goff course. I had seen Ken oiUy once smce our days at USNA and had never met Lucia, so it was a special treat to get together •with them. •

(I to r.) Roushes and Bechdel

• We remrned to Wiffiamsburg, and four days later headed back to Tar Heel country on a very important mission. This trip involved Jerry Dunn's marriage to Barbara Bostick m Pinehurst, N C on July 5th. DarUne and I had met Barbara for the first time at the fifty-year reunion, and

were deUghted when we received an invitation to the nuptials.

We arrived in Pinehurst on July 3rd for a gathering of family and friends at Jerry and Barbara's newly acquired (and lovely) home, foUowed by a delightful ffinner at Dugan's Pub in town. The foUowing day everyone assembled in Jerry and Barbara's domicile again — this time for a genuine, down-home picnic. Thad Walker and SaUy Andrews had journeyed south to join the festivities, thus adding a bit more of the '57 ambiance to the group. The wedffing took place a day later in a local Presbyterian Church. •

(L to r.) Thad Walker and Sally Andrews, Roushes, Dunns

• Muff and George Phillips and Jan and Mac McCullough arrived for the main event and to provide forther class oversight of this important event. A thunderstorm, with its accompanying Ughtning, briefly disrupted electricity in the church and set off the fire alarm.

Normalcy was quickly restored and the wedding proceeded apace. When the fire department responded to the alarm, Jerry and Barbara simply had post-wedffing photos taken with the firemen, thus incorporating them in the celebration.

Having traveled this road ourselves eleven years ago, DarUne and I have great appreciation for the restoring capacity that accomparUes a wedding at this time in Ufe. May Jerry and Barbara have many years to enjoy their Ufe together • MeanwhUe, down the road near JacksonviUe, the Fightin' NINTH was enjoying a gala hoUday weekend courtesy of the imagination of- get this - one of their firsties! Here's the first person report from Tom Sims: • Always a proud contender for worst come-arounds in the Brigade, the 9th Co has now set a standard which should stand forever. Tom Bentley, '54, 9th company invited 9th Co '57 classmates and drags to a July 4th weekend reunion of plebes and firsties at the Ritz Cariton,AmeUa Island, Florida. '57 attendees were Grace and

Frank Alvarez, Malinda and Neil Bates, Judy and Bob Dundervill, Dottie and Charlie Duke, Joyce and Clancy Pong, Jane and Frank Gibson, Jung Soon and Monty Knapp, Audrey and Dick Gates, Helen and John Ogas, Beverly and Al Pagani, Carolanne and Steve Powers, Marge and Tom Sims and Heidi and Bob Thoeny. '54 attendees were Patsy and Steve Barczewski.Tom Bendey and famUy, Kathy and Pete Easton,Jacquie and Gerald Gard,Joan and Vince Hart,Joffi and Dick Hartley, Ed Jackson and Claire Henry, Paulette and Bob Marshall, Diane and Bob Montross, Dinah and Bryce Mutch, Carol and Mike Myers, Ken Peterson and granddaughter and Aime and Robert Robertson.

During the day there was goff, skeet shooting, shopping in town, the beach and pool to enjoy as weU as time to teU a few Ues and swap more than a few sea stories. On July 4th we donned pirate hats and sampled red, white and blue rum offerings, then enjoyed spectacular fireworks at the hotel's beachfront. Each evening the group gathered for sumptuous buffet ffinners capped by event coorffinator Dick Hardey's invitation to share memories of Academy days, embarrassing escapades invol^ving classmates and

the Uke. •

Tom Bentley flanked by Family

• On the final night Academy CFO Bob Parsons gave us an update on current programs at the best school in the country and discussed foture plans. CharUe Duke gave an entertaining and informative presentation about NASA's programs and his participation in them, including his ApoUo 16 moon exploration and the outlook for foture moon and Mars programs. He presented our host with autographed copy of his book Moon Walker and a framed picture of himseff on the moon. Monty Knapp gave Tom Bendey an enlarged, framed copy of the 9th Co '57 plebe Lucky Bag picture signed by '57 attendees. Acting for my mates as Co Coordinator I presented Tom October 2008

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•with a gift from '57: a sterUng sUver letter opener •wiffi USNA crest engraved "Class of 1957 9ffi Co Best Come Around."

And that it was - and wiU always be remembered as the BEST EVER! We remain overwhelmed and gratefiil for Tom Bendey's amazing generosity. • Thanks for ffie report. Tommy - which certainly sets ffie bar at a significant height! I wonder if there •wiU be any misceUaneous good deals arranged for Plebes who ran afoul of NINTH company come-arounds whUe just trying to pick up ffieir laundry.

Between sessions of cheering ffie Blue Team remember that we're interested in how your summer went. Send your report. Carpe diem. —FNH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 5 5 % PRES: Lt Col Gordon M. Gerson, USAF (Ret.) E: gordon.gerson@1958.usna.com SECY: Col^VS^rren S. Walters, USMC (Ret.) 5664 Ravenel Ln.,Spnngfield,VA 22151-2430 H: 703-321-9586; E: wwalters58@verizon.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/Classes/1958/

Wiffi a great sigh of reUef, ffie Class of 1958 is in recovery mode firom Reunion 50, held just a few days ago in AnnapoUs. From ffie mid-August viewpoint (column preparation day) ffie attendance was hovermg at 800 registered members offfieclass, mcluding spouses and guests. If you were ffiere, you already know ffie actual attendance, and forffioseffiatdidn't make it, you'U have to wait forffieDecember issue for ffie official head coimt.The greatest memorabiUa item is ffie DVD produced by Fred Victor (llffi).Thanks to ffie input provided by classmates, ffie DVD pro^vides a photographic history of our 4-years togeffier by ffie bay, wiffi some great shots taken on cruise as weU as in Bancroft HaU. Interspersed •wiffi the photos are pages of "Fifoes" era advertisementsfromffieLog, some offfieforms we had to deal •wiffi as Midshipmen, and music from ffiat time. It also contains excerpts from ffie graduation speech by President Eisenhower It now takes two discs for aUffiat,and there wiU be a third disc wiffi nothing but Reuruon 50 photos. What a compendium of memories, and graphic evidence of our gradual maturing into ffie model seruor citizens ffiat we are today.

This column wiU contam pre-Reunion 50 information, so many of you wiU have heard ffiese stories just recendy. For example. Bud Manazir (12ffi) gave us ffie story of his 50th wedding armiversary celebration:

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• "On 14 June, our 50ffi wedffing anniversary date, Armie and I flew to Vancouver, B.C. for an overmght stay at ffie Hyatt Regency Hotel prior to boarding a crmse ship on ffie 15th for a wonderful 7-day Alaskan cruise, our first outside of a couple on "Uncle Sam's Great Grey Cruise Line". Had a great cruise up the Inside Passage to Ketchikan, Juneau and Prince Rupert Island (in B.C.) and back to Vancouver. Stayed two more mghts there to enjoy that beautifiU city.

An overaU very enjoyable trip - something we had talked about doing for years and finaUy got to it. And Anrue's physical conffition held her in good stead and she was able tofiiUyenjoy the entire trip.

Don't have a class flag, so no photo of us holffing one up. Congrats to aU who have celebrated, or •wUl be celebrating, ffieir 50th also this year. Looking forward to Reumon 50. I'U be flying solo. Annie's physical conffition won't aUow her to withstand the long plane trip and the extended sitting at events, such as the footbaU game, so she's taking a bye on this one. Regards, Bud '58 is Great!" • TraveUng with a flag were Jeanne and Wes May (10th), as related by Wes: • "We recendy made our armual trip to the West Coast to •visit our granddaughter in Scottsdale,AZ. Other highUghts of this year's trip included a •visit wiffi Donna and John Hulme (10th) in San Diego and a day trip to Marana, AZ (near Tucson) to •visit Lffiana Weibly, widow of Bob Weibly (10th).The HuUne's were great hosts as always, and the wonderfiU weather of San Diego pro^vided a perfect setting for several rounds of goff. Donna again ffisplayed her innovative cuUnary skUls in planmng/preparing wonderfiU meals, and John was great at the grUl. Then the four of us set off for the Intrawest Club in PaUn Desert for several days of relaxation and goff, and again the weather was perfect, being cooler than normal. Then we parted ways (temporarUy) with ffie May's continuing on to Scottsdale, whUe the Hulme's returned to SDWhUe in Scottsdale, Wes and Jeanne made a day-trip to Marana AZ to •visit Lffiana Weibly. What a wonderfiU visit with an exceUent lunch at the Tubac Goff Resort, shopping at the varied shops in Tubac, and a •visit to Tumacacori Mission National Historical Park. After a fon-fUled mne days in AZ, we returned to the Hulme's in San Diego, this time •with our granddaughter in tow. Two days later, the three of us flew off to NC,fimshingour

trip to the West Coast, but beginmng a 10-day •visit by our granddaughter in NC. The trip was a great warm-up for Reumon 50! Wes" •

Hulmes and Mays at Palm Desert

The Mays with Llliana Weibly

The San Francisco Bay area chapter of ffie Class of 1958 continues to hold its luncheon gatherings in various places scattered around that part of the country. On July 26 ,ffieymet at ffie Nantucket restaurant in Crockett CA, just south ofVaUejo and overlooking ffie Carquinez Strait leaffing into Smsun Bay. Jack MacKinnon (9ffi) was ffie recorder and reported: • "The attendees were Jim Izard (13ffi), Paul "Half-a-Horse" Malcewicz (5ffi), Phil McNall (15th), Kurtz Gilligan (24th), Dave Allard (7th), and Jack Brophy (5th). Dave AUard has had extensive surgery but looked good and drove by himseff. He was close to evacuation for the fires and could not go up steps to get his critical items because he stUl had staples in his beUy. Fortunately ffie fire got no closer ffian 10 mUes. AUard passed out a page about ffie book "SaUors to the End", which coven how ffie crew responded to ffie Forrestal fire offViet Nam. Malce^wicz was pushing Pat Buchanan's "Day of Reckoning". The Nantucket restaurant was much busier than the last time we were there. Next time we probably should make a reservation. We had to arrange tables much to their ffismay.The waitress got a nicetip,so in the end she was happy. Supply Corps, McNaU, ffid the finance since we had no MBA present." •

The next gaffiering wUl be on Friday, October 24ffi 2008 at the Stanford Umversity FaciUty Club, on campus at noon.The host 'wiU be John Da-vis (7th).

Norffiern CaUforma '58ers are invited to drive down to Stanford and join in!

When ffie Class of 2008 graduated, ffie Link-in-ffie-Chain (LITC) sponsors helped ffiem pass ffirough the looking glass into the real world, and this included participation by Bill Sachse (19th) who attended graduationfixDmhis home in Bradford PA. He was ffiere to support a local LITC, Ens EmUy Knight '08, from Smeffiport PA. Ens Kmght is foUo^wing ffie lead of BiU by heaffing for ffight school in Pensacola.

Summer travelers included Jane and Gordo Gerson (llffi),returmng to their hometown of NewYork City. The unusual aspect was ffie effort to get the classflagon national TV by taking it dowm to RockefeUer Center and hoisting the flag up on ffie sideline crowd of the Today show. They aren't sure ff it made it on to ffie screen, but at least we have a photo of ffie effort.

Bill Sachse and Ensign Emily Knight '08

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Gersons at the Today Show in NYC

For those of you who rmssed Bob Lawrence (23rd) at Reumon 50, this note from his •wffe in August explains the situation: B"This is Bob's wife, Anne writing for Bob. As difficiUt as it was to withdraw from going to the 50th reumon (figuring that he could not stand or waUc the length of time the fonctions would require), it is now obvious that the decision was a good

one. It is with deep regret that he couldn't see his classmates.

Here is the situation. Bob has had multiple back surgeries since 1993 (and an infection in the back bones from a hemorrhoid operation in 1994). A week ago he lost the use of legs. Myelogram shows arachnoiffitis (inflammation of one of the 3 Umngs around the spinal cord in the area of the surgeries). He is now in a rehabUitation hospital and expects to be here several weeks. He is Ukely to come home in a wheel chair At this point, no one can say how much fonction he wiU recover, but we are optimistic that he wiU walk again. Anne Lawrence" • As happens aU to often, we close the column for this month with the announcement of the passing of two classmates, both from the 9*-" company. On JiUy 17th 2008, George Segelbacher passed away out in Carmel CA due to a heart attack. George was weU known in the class as the guy who already had a coUege degree in mathematics from Muhlenberg when he came to the Class of 1958. He was commissioned into the Na^vy, became a pUot and flew with VP 10 untU 1963, when he got a degree in Meteorology at NPGS. He resigned his commission in 1968, and worked for several compames in support of the Civffian Scientific Support Laboratory for the Army at Fort Ord CA. His wffe, Diane, survives him, as do three stepchUdren and five grandchUdren.

On 27 July 2008, Cdr James R. Martinez USNR (Ret) died at his home in Chambersburg PA after struggUng •with leukenua for over a year. Jim was one of the varsity footbaU players in his Academy days, and was comrmssioned into Na^vy air He eventuaUy became a test pUot at Pattucent River. He resigned his commission in 1968 to become a commercial airUnes pUot for Pan American for one year, and then became a test pUot for FairchUd Industries. He returned to Pan Am in 1987, and then switched to Delta in 1991. He retired from Delta in 2004.

His wife, Mary NeU survives him. Plans are for Jim to be buried in ArUngton National Cemetery on 12 November 2008 at 1100 hrs.The class offers its condolences to the famffies of these two fine '58ers.

That's it for this time around.You wiU find late breaking news and photos on the class web site.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 57% PRES: VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) CHAU^UVlAN EXEC. COMMITTEE: Gerald G. Garbacz E: gggarbacz@aol.coni SEC'Y; Col J.H. " T i m " Tinsley, USMC (Ret.) 346 Hunters Point, NeUysford,VA 22958 H: 434-361-2044; E: ttinsley59@verizon.net WEB SITE: virww.usna.com/classes/1959 WEBMASTER: Dave Sullivan E: dsulliva9@cox.net

50th Reunion Planning Heating Up: Last month's column reported on an 11 June meeting of the 50th Reumon Committee which is hard at work as the big event nears the one year out mUestone.The Corrmiittee meets again on 11 September, cotmng to grips with the budget and setting the registration fee.

Your Committee is trying to plan for the very best in aU respects whUe also holffing costs in Une. Look for the first formal announcement for the 50th in your maU in October. This maffing wUl include the tentative schedule, summaries of social and athletic activities, hotel detaUs, and information about the Golden Lucky Bag and CD-ROM of period photos. If you do not have hotel reservations yet, check the Reumon Unk on the Class website at www.usna.com/classes/1959 for contact information and other detaUs. Golden Lucky Bag '59 Status Report: Griff Hamilton (12) is also hard at work puttmg together the Golden Lucky Bag '59. Here's his status report: • "Response has been pretty slow so far, only about 80 bios received. So get your bio in! Just a few Unes in an emaU to 59effitor59@gmaU.com wUl do. Add a picture if you want to, otherwise we'U use your original Lucky Bag picture.

The bio section wUl be by compames, and each company may have a lead-in page to highUght inffividuals or company activity over the years. In other yearbooks companies have memoriaUzed deceased company-mates, or shown pictures of company gatherings at early reunions.

We cotUd use some corporate advertising. Any classmate who has or has had influence •wiffi a corporation, please contact the effitor with contact information.

We expect to be under contract shordy, and the price is stUl holffing at under $60 per copy. Griff" • Griff is relying on Company reps to coordinate and to urge Classmates in their Company to subrmt a bio. Sounds like some more pushing is required to get more Classmates writing/submitting!

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m^mmM CLASS N E W S The Golden Lucky Bag wUl befinaUzedthis Spring and maUed out starting 15 June. The Effitor needs the bios ASAP to meet this timeUne prior to the 50th Reumon. nodding Bells Ring for the Fitzpatricks: Bob Michael (6) subrmtted the foUo^wing report and photos of the joyous wedding of Gene Fitzpatrick (6) on 12 July 2008: W'h large group of classmates attended Gene Fitzpatrick's wedding in Tampa, FL. Attached photos show the Class of '59's Precision "Arch-of-Swords"Team performing at the wedding. The impromptu swords were ?" diameter PVC sprinkler pipe from Home Depot, cut into 30" lengths. You can fool some of the people, some of the time...!! At least the attending civffians were impressed and regardless, everyone had a fantastic time.

Left to right in the group photo are Joe King (23), Ron Hearst (6), CUffEstes (6),Joe Flynn (6), Larry Vogt (6), Rich MiUigan (6),DanTruax (6), Gene and YoUe Fitzpatrick, Bob Michael, Marty Finerty (10), Jim Hardin (6), and Art Emmerson (6).The second photo welcomes YoUe to the Na^vy under an arch of "swords." Nice mrnout by "anytffing for a party" 6th Company classmates!!

Bobl" •

M e and Gene Fitzpatrick

Football Tickets to Navy Home Games: As was previously announced, Charlie Dobbs (10) is now the Class FootbaU Ticket Coordinator for Navy home games, after having reUeved Marty Finerty after his many years of service in this capacity.You can contact CharUe at

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cpdobbs@comcast.net, telephone 410280-2394. CharUe arranges for four season tickets (with a parking pass for each pair) in the Class section (Blue side).

At press time there were stiU Class tickets avaUable for some 2008 home games.

CharUe also serves as a clearing house for season ticket holders who can not attend a game. Check with CharUe for any game you wish to attend to see if he has tickets from this source as weU.This includes the Notre Dame game in Baltimore on 15 November and the Army game in PhUadelphia on 6 December AU home games this year are at 3:30 pm, and are preceded by a Class tailgate at 1:30 pm.The Class has retained the traditional taUgate location on the perimeter of the Blue side parking lot. There are three remaimng games in AnnapoUs, starting with Pitt for Homecoming on 18 October and foUowed by SMU (25 October) and Temple (1 November).

Go Navy!

Another happy story and photo comes in from Bob Kelly (4) who retired to Pensacola a few years ago and says he and CaroUne are having the time of their Uves.

• "Greetings from Pensacola-the home of the Blue Angels and the Museum of Naval Aviation. The Museum is first class and rivals Smithsonian Air and Space. I highly recommend a visit for those who have yet to do so. We also have a very active Alumm Chapter and a huge number of active veteran retirees. Any Classmates passing through are welcome to share a drink or two witnessing a fantastic sunset from our back deck.

CaroUne and I have just returned from a trip to AnnapoUs to witness our eldest grandson Matthew's induction into the Class of 2012. Matt's dad, CAPT Tom Downing '84, is currently the Air Wing Commander in NIMITZ.The enclosed photo was taken in Memorial HaU shortly after the Induction Ceremony. From left to right—me, our daughter Jacki, Matt, Tom (Trim) Downing and CaroUne. Matt

has three brothers and we hope to repeat this exercise in a couple of years. Bob"B

1 li Three Generations at 2012 Induction

In July the nughty Narragansett Bay was conquered again this year by swimmer Dave Sullivan (2). Accompamed alongside in a kayak by Dave Boyd (2) for the fifth straight year, SuUy was participating in the annual Save the Bay Swim. Here's Dave's tale: • "The weather was the best yet and the Bay was Uke a pool; best conffitions for the swim in aU the five years. But enough is enough. It is a long haul to Newport, driving or flying. Much plarming is involved. I reaUzed as I was about haff way across the Bay that I was daydreaming and I had never done that before. So, I decided that it had become the "same old thing" and that this would be the last swim for me. I wiU continue to s^wim in the athletic club pool in Roanoke all year round and let it go at that. Dave" • WeU done, Dave. Coach John Higgins would be proud of you ("up, out, together, squeeze").

Bill Jenkins '70 wanted the Class to know of a generous gesture by Geoff Cant (21). His story: • "I am a 1970 USNA grad and have just completed a bicycle ride across America •with 2 friends from my hometown, Stevens Point,WI.We rode 3,750 mUes m 53 days, cycUng unsupported from Whidbey Island,WA to Bar Harbor, ME. I had contacted Geoffiey of Sandpoint, ID ahead of the trip and he and his wffe Cathy graciously offered us room at theU home the day we arrived in Sandpoint. On a trip Uke ours, I can't emphasize enough how welcome bed, hot shower, meal and laundry are. I hope you can post this info and the photo in your class column."^ Your House is undergoing an amazing renovation!

To learn more about the Ogle Hall enhancements, check out: www.usna.coin/alumnihouse.

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% PRES: VADM Ed Clexton, USN (Ret.) 1000 Bobolink Dr.Virginia Beach,VA 23451 H: 757-491-2141; E: cle.xboeck@aol.com SECY; Bill Lewis 14312 Cove Ridge Pl.,Midlothian,VA 23112-4337 H: 804-744-8808; E: bilewis@conic.ist.net WEB SITE: http://v™rw.usna60.com/

L-R Geoff Cant Bill Jenkins '70, Tom Moore '54

Geoff had separately sent a note recommending Unknoivn Waters, a new book by retired CAPT Alfred McLaren '55 about QUEENFISH'S 1970 exploration of ffie Siberian Continental Sheff.

Geoff described it as a fascinating read, and ffie auffior regiUarly expresses ffie highest praise for his navigator, Toby Warson (16).

Wiffi another recommendation, Walt Wynn (11) touts crmsmg the Columbia and Snake Riven. Starting in Pordand, OR COLUMBIA QUEEN made a seven day passage up rivers from ffie West Coast for about 460 mUes, plus another 30 mUes into HeU's Canyon on the Snake via jet boats. Walt's summary: Walt has photos and a trip description on http://topol959.spaces.Uve.com/.

• "We had a great time, the cruise was wonderfiU, the weather perfect, and the scenery was beautifiil. Walt" • Bintuule List: Dan Obrien (10) checked in with Dave Sullivan. He Uves in Miami, FL and has multiple sclerosis. Dan says the combination of age and MS have made it difficult to find work. Classmates in his area may contact Dan at dannyo59@earthUnk.net or phone 305-221-6884. He closed with BEAT ARMY! Change of Contact Information for Class Secretary: Please note my new address, telephone number and emaU address in the masthead for this column. The address is for our home now under construction where we wUl pick up our maU. Our contact irfformation wiU not change when we move from our temporary address, also in NeUysford,VA, in February.

Rise and Shine. —Tim

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Contact Linda Lee 410-295-4025

Kudos to Ray Fitzgerald (21): NATA Recognizes 2007 Industry ExceUence Award Winner Raymond N. Fitzgerald (21).

Ray Uves in WUmington, Delaware •with Alice, his •wife of 43 years, and spends his summers on the Connecticut Shore.

They have five chUdren and mne grandchUdren. (Check out more info on Ray at the Class Web site) From Ed Mangan (20): • "On Wednesday May 21,2008 I had the pleasure of attenffing the Naval Academy Di^vision Of Humanities & Social Sciences Prizes and Awards Ceremony. The presentations were made in Memorial HaU to a surprisingly rather large group of impressive young men and women. I had the opportumty to talk with Prof. Eloise Malone the PoUtical Science Department Chair and Dr. WUUam MiUer the Academic Dean & Provost and congratulate them on the outstanding performance of their students. The highUght for me was being able to present the "Class of 1960 International Relations Prize & National Security."This award went to Leland B. Burns '08 the graduating poUtical science major •with the highest acadermc standing emphasizing the study of International Relations. Leland wUl also be able to forther his stuffies as one of the recipients of post graduate scholarship awards.Thanks for the opportumty. Ed" • From Dr. Gale A. Mattox, Professor, PoUtical Science Department: • "Ed, many thanks for doing this. I wanted to point out for the class that Leland Burns '08, who received the Class of'60 Award for the highest grade point average in International Relations and National Security wUl go to England on a MarshaU scholarship.Very impressive young officer! Gale"^ From Ray Taylor (14): • "HeUo Ed, and aU:Through twists and turns, this silver tray story has a happy ending. The intervening episodes, especiaUy those emanating from cruiser storerooms, upper magazine hanffiing rooms, and engineering parts lockers,

have been gripping with intrigue, yet, endless confidence.

Our Class of 60 sUver commemoration tray is now in good hands aboard the ship.

The tray's inscription reads: Presented to USS NOBJVIANDY (CG 60) From U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY CLASS OF 1960 December 9,1989 I plan to bring the tray to one of our monthly Class luncheon events where we can resume planning for that wonderfol idea of a joint Anmversary. Huge thanks go to Ray Burkely (2) (who bought the tray and shed Ught on the facts), Tom Glew (15) (who found the Conunissioning brochure). Bob Osmon (17) (who helped figure out the right points of contact) and Mark Golden (6) (for shifting gears and providing supporting research) and the ship itseff for their coUective actions that led to finffing our tray. AU the best, Ray • From Rod Friedmann (5): • "Our monthly luncheon was held in AprU at the Cypress Point Goff Course in Virgima Beach. Twenty classmates (Ray Taylor (14), Jack Greenhalgh (9), Tom Wishart (22), Bill Manning (14) [from the Richmond area], Bob Po^wers (8), Bob Osmon (17), Jack Brockman (18), Bob lanucci (16), Henry von Kohiitz (22), Bill Kee (9), George VanHouten (24), Paul Cooper (5), Ed Clexton (10), Wick Parcells (12), Jim Eilertsen (21), Frank Kay (8),Torry Rogers (3), Nick Stasko (1), Moe Moran (2), and Rod Friedmann (5)), were present, who shared a good meal, generated lots of ffiscussion and some good laughs. Ray Taylor (14), who has been honchoing the recovery and restoration of the Class of 60 gift to the USS Normandy (CG-60) in 1990, brought in three pieces of sUver obtained from the ship. We aU had a chance to observe the pieces and a chance to recommend what new engraving and what level of restoration should be undertaken. Bob lanucci (16) came up with the best recommendation for re-engraving and restoration of the three pieces.

Later,Jack Greenhalgh (9) wrote: "On the way home from the luncheon yesterday. Bob Osmon (17) remembered that the Shipmate's '60 column had coverage of our original class presentation to the NORMANDY and he suggested we look at it to see what we could learn. It was contained in the May 1990 issue. It was a October 2008

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reaUy great idea because it shows that our gift was one tray, not three pieces, and it is not included in the three pieces the ship provided to us. As those were not engraved, I presume they simply guessed ffiat they were the sought after gift. The tray we presented appears to have been properly engraved. Whatever we elect to do, we shoiUd at least know that the specific pieces we have do not include the tray we actuaUy gaveffiem.At least we now know it was one piece and we know what it looked Uke. Without a doubt, one of our classmates ffiat was actuaUy present for the original presentation would see the new presentation photos we planned to take and would recogmze the ffisconnect.

The original classmates involved in the presentation included Gary Chew (22), Jack Shaw (2), Ray Burkley (2),Joe Matais (10),T.Taylor (11), Bob McAfee (23),Jim McCusker (14), Bob Powen (14),Thom Moylan (22), Scott Logan (14), George Prebola (23), Porter Lewis (4), Hugh Crow (1), and Bob Eldridge (15).Jack" • From Ben Hallo'well (3) who is coorffinating an effort to pro^vide entertainment for wounded vets and their famUies at San Diego Padre basebaU games: • "Dick Pariseau (1) just joined us with a donation. As we were already frUly subscribed ($2614=62 tickets purchased), I have added a new feature in order to be able to include Dick and any others. In adffition to the two tickets to the game, we are now also including 2 Friar Fun refreshment tickets which aUow our ticket holders free hot dogs or soft drinks.

Padres Navy Old Goats http:// padresnavyoldgoats.com launches tomorrow. Our first two tickets have gone to a USMC LCPL and his wife. He is a patient at the hospital. Hospital prefers not to disclose names but the patient received Padres letter with the tickets directing them to the above web site which Usts aU our names and addresses.The Padres have already received comments that this is a good thing you aU are doing! Ben • From Ward and CUff: • Hey Bffi, John Anthony (9) arranged a cruise for a 47 1/2 reumon to the Baltic. The 2 couples who showed were fast Uving hard partying Class reps, who appropriately left their marks on Scandinavia. Lorry & Cliff Schumann (2), and Barbara & Ward O'Brien, (22), ffid the honors. First night we put Cliff's years of choral training and hours of Barbershop practice into play by

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overconung a smaU pub on the ship.

By the time they threw us out, we had visited: Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Russia, FirUand and Estoma. CUff's version: they invited us in and encouraged us to stay late. Ward's version: we only danced 'tU three.The ladies, Barbara and Lorry, won us a 2nd place in a NAME THAT TUNE CONTEST in the same pub, nanung 20 out of 21 tunes correctly.

We managed to stand stiU long enough to get a picture. Ward and Cliff •

• "Rob, I'U let you be my press agent.

I'm not real good at that. As you probably remember, I have been with EcUpse Aviation for two years. Our EcUpse 500 (EA500) is the first of the new category of Very Light Jet (num business jet). I have been a flight instructor in the EA500 for two years now. Because many of our customers are new to jet aircraft, we give them training in high altitude physiology and how to hanffie an aircraft if upset by the vortices of a larger airplane or from turbulence. That involves two acrobatic / upset ffights, and we do them in a Czech nUUtary trainer, the Aero Vodochody L39. About six months ago the Company asked if I would like to become an instructor in the Upset Recovery TrairUng program...and it took me a nanosecond to say yes. In the picture, see a man who reaUy enjoys his job! •

O'Briens & Schumanns at a gala Heard from Ben Cote' (24) foUowing his recuperation from surgery. Recovery was long and tiring, but successfol. He had a quadruple bypass in the winter foUowed by intestinal problems •which became a significant aggravation cuUninating with surgery. It sounds like he was trying to catch up to me, but I recently added a raffical prostatectomy to my resume which should keep me one up on him.

No fon for either of us, but it does give hope for deaUng with medical difficulties and neither of us could have done as weU without Janet's and Linda's contribution.

Ben looks forward to the fall taUgate activities in AnnapoUs. We received word honoring John F. Groth (10) as a "WaU of Fame" role model for Wood school. His 42 years work, foUowing graduation from the Naval Academy in Nuclear Power, including submarine service aboard USS Scamp was highUghted.The school highlights ffistinguished graduates as role models for its students.

Rob Kunkle (10) passed on a note from Keith "Casey" Jones (10): some very interesting information. Casey served two tours in Vietnam flying A4s, was C O . Blue ANGELS (1976) and Commanding Officer, USS Shreveport (LPD-12). He is currently living with Janice (48 years plus high school plus academy time!) in Albuquerque, NM. Janice has her pUot's license too but is no longer flying. They have two sons (one ex-Navy, Supply Corps) and a daughter (son-in-law ex-Navy pUot!).

"Casey" Jones in the cockpit From Jack Shaw (2): • "For our annual summer event with the laffies, Brenda and Dave Kalb (19) hosted the party at their spacious home in Anaheim HiUs at lunch. Attenffing were Margaret & Tom Curtis (22),Janet and Doc Hand (7), Connie and Bill Lloyd (21), Carolyn & Larry McCullough (9), Nancy & John Pethick (9), Pat & Bob Byrne (22), Avery & Ben Hallowell (3), Chariotte & Bob Stevenson (2), Carol & Denis Crawford (2), Glee & John Schmidt (20), Danny Musselman (5) (Carolyn was at a sister's party),Joyce & Chuck Schroeder (23), Peter Dolan (10) (Jacquie was stiU on the East Coast), Ruth Calvert, widow of Bill Calvert (12) and Jan & Jack Shaw (2). Dave ffid a great job as chef Brenda had plenty of wine and Sangria and Danny as always, brought the exceUent beer from Bayhawk brewery in Irvine. The rest of us provided the extras. It was a fun day and very nice to have Ruthie Calvert attend one of our events for the fint time. Jack •

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Happy October! Here I am at my desk on a beautifiU Sunday mormng early in August wondering what I can do to keep you awake for the 5 nunutes it takes to read my columns. GeneraUy, aU I ever ask of you is to read to the end of the column, hopmg of course ffiat your name is foimd m bold letten somewhere in my •writings. WeU today, I'm asking you to not only read ffie column, but also to send me an answer to the foUowing question. "Do any offfieWorld's Greatest Classmate's have any "grandpups" who have been, or are now imdshipman at ffie Naval Academy?" For those of you who flunked EngUsh at ffie Boat School, a "grandpup" are eiffier a boy or girl who can honestly caU you Grandfather, Grand Pop. Grand Dad, or any other name you might use that can get by my e^vU effitor.

By now, you are probably thinking "What the heck is he possible doing? Has he lost his mind? Is he getting senUe? Is he writing somethmg for a different magazine?" Fear not, classmates! The answer wiU be found in a column yet to be scribed.

Now, on to the nooze!

THE LATEST NOOZE. From Mel Painter.

• You aU can pass this on to the younger crowd for any Navy footbaU party "when

ever two or three shaU meet" - this is from ffie front garden of Saddam's Presidential Palace in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq. I think you aU can pick out the old guy in the faded Na^vy sweatshirt representing the oldest USNA Class in Iraq and my sister made the felt blue & gold banner which I stiU have in my inventory here in Jordan and flash in front of any Army pukes (up to three stars) that visit the rrUUtary base that I am almost finished with. Navy photographers filmed this for cUps at the 2003 game, which we of course won. I attend the game from where ever I am stationed and already have my tickets and the PhUadelphia Marriott reservations and my Continental Airlines tickets from Tel Aviv - I hop over from Amman. I am stUl representing the oldest USNA Class here in Amman - I frequently issue a chaUenge at Uncle Sam's Club (the USMC bar in the Embassy) for any USNA or USMA class older that 1961 - never any takers.The Marines tenffing the bar are so damn young I don't think they even shave yet and I am known to them as Grandpa Tex. 1 hope to see some of you aU in PhUadelpffia in December •

Ferisso, Seraly, Sheahan, Curran, Mattiace and O'Connor Best wishes .... and I am StUl deaUng with the renovators! •

The Schroeders & the Jones in Florida

SEEN AND HEARD TOWN. From Bob Sherer.

AROUND

• Here's a photo of me and Victoria EUzabeth Moore,'07, (also known as Superwoman) who won eleven awards on May 22 including our sword. She's a prospective SWO via grad school in Ireland as a George MitcheU Scholar •

From Dan Schroeder.

• Greetings! A Uttie something for your columnar eloquence. Attached photo shows Phil Jones and wife Carol, and me and wife Karen after having enjoyed lunch at Caps on the water in PonteVedra Beach Florida on 27 July. Many wUl remember PhU from NAPS and as Ferisso's and my roommate in 'the early years'. PhU graduated with the class of'62. He had just fimshed two days of scuba di^ving off the coast of North Florida whUe Schroeder spent two days deaUng with renovators. At any rate, it was great to get together and teU nostalgic stories involving the Ukes of

Bob Sherer and Superwoman

From Howie Winfree.

• Classmates! After the heads up by Timothy Woodbury at the Alumm Assoc, about an individual who wanted to profit by returning a 1961 class ring via EBay, there was a flurry of emaUs from many of you who wanted to help rescue the ring.

In short order. Class President Jerry Smith authorized Bob Denis to purchase the ring from EBay with promise of reimbursement through class fonds designated for ALITC. This process is underway and we won't know aU the facts for a whUe. It is possible that the ring wUl be returned to the owner or perhaps become part of the meltdown of'61 rings for the '11 rings tradition. We should aU be aware that in the upconung fund drive part of that fund may go to ALITC, and, therefore, a contribution in that regard wUl help defray this particular outlay from the class treasury. Of course, if you want to make an immediate contribution, you can always send a check to USNA Alumni Foundation and designate aU or part to ALITC. I want to thank aU of you

Mel Painter and his guys

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Club 11 and their babes at the Morgans

who responded in such a timely manner; especiaUy Paul Moses and Bob Denis and aU of his 19ffi Company mates. I want to ffiank ffie great number of you who were anxious to help financiaUy ffiough none of us knew ffie best method for domg so. I think it shows ffie value of our class commumcations structure in utilizing Company Representatives to "get ffie word out". • From Dick Morgan.

• On July 26ffi, Caryl and Dick (Megs) Morgan hosted a CLUB 11 get togeffier at their home. Attenffing were: Mac and Rod Bubeck, GG and Bert Cassels, CaroUne and Tim DeGavre, Marji and Milt Jones, Dot and Nelson Hulme, Bob Kelly (Anne with famUy), Pat and Jim Luper, Doris McLaughUn, and Judy Onorati •with your scribe. Fun was had by everyone re^visiting the old times during ffirmer and ffiinks. Even the weather cooperated. Attached are two of the pictures taken during the evemng, •

UPCOMING CLASS EVENTS. Al Dessayer has blocked off a set of cabins on the cruise in February 2009 (repeat 2009); a ten day Caribbean class cruise.

PARTING SHOTS. Document Capture Technologies, Inc, a leading provider of secure imaging solutions, announced that Edward M. Straw has been appointed Chairman of its Board of Directors via unammous board consent, effective July 15,2008.

"GET IT DONE WITH '61"

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIF: 68% PRES: LtCol Ray Madonna, USMC (Ret.) H: 410-604-1014; C: 410-490-2680 E: rcma@toad.net SECY; CDR Howard S. Pinskey, USNR (Ret.) PO. Box 3380,AnnapoUs, MD 21403-3326 H: 410-974-1962; E: PINSK62@aol.com WEB SITE: www.nampows.org/62.htnil

Greetings from Annapolis The Naval Academy wUl celebrate the 163rd armiversary of it's founffing on October 10,2008. Our class has been a part of this great institution for over 50 years. Congratulations USNA and ffie class of 1962. Now ffie class news.

In Memoriam It is wiffi great sadness ffiat I inform ffie class of ffie passing of our friend and classmate Captam PETER HUCHTHAUSEN, USN (ret). PETE ffied m France on July 10,2008. In adffition to his impressive naval career, he was a recognized auffior of eight books. His obituary wiU appear in ffie LAST CALL section of SHIPMATE.The class extends it's sincere sympathies to ffie Huchffiausen famUy. A flagpole deffication ceremony for BOB KOCH, who passed away in November 2007 took place on Wednesday, 20 August at Hospice of Queen Anne, CentreviUe, Maryland.

BOB's cousin Richard has donated the flagpole and the instaUation, as weU as a smaU plaque, to provide a home for the flag that was presented to the class at BOB's inurnment in the USNA Columbarium. This is a fitting home where the flag wiU be visible and hopefiUly do some good. The flag wiU wear out one day, but the flag pole and BOB's memory wiU Uve on for a long time in CentreviUe, Maryland. This is the same hospice organization that comforted SI THERIOT in his last days.

Class News HopefoUy you read the article and saw the photos relating to the NAPS 50th

Reumon celebration in ffie September SHIPMATE.The article, written by DICK HAYES, captures ffie memories and emotions of the event which took place in Newport, Rhode Island on May 31,2008.

Our class president, RAY MADONNA, mforms us this month of these two issues. JOHN RIPLEY and his team are doing a terrific job of leadmg our Link in the Chain effort •with ffie Class of 2012.The action started with a picmc on Induction Day, 2 July, foUowed by a renewal of our Oath of Office m Memorial HaU. The Oath was administered by Admiral Chuck Larson, who many of you know. The next event was the first parade held on 19 JiUy by ffie Plebe Regiment, with our former six striper JOHN KNUBEL in the reviewing party. On August 9, Classmate Admiral STE"VE CHADWICK participated m the reviewing party of the Plebe Parents Weekend Parade. Our September event is the presentation of ffie Honor Coin which wiU take place about ffie time you receive ffie SHIPMATE. More details are contained on ffie class web page at http://www/usna62.com. Please get used to visiting ffiat page as I plan on using it to ffisseminate information.

Homecoming for this year is on October 18 at ffie Naval Academy Stadium at 3:30 p.m.We wiU be taUgating at our usual location. After ffie game, our homecoming celebration -wUl be to continue to taUgate party •wiffi ffie local season-ticket holden bringing extra food for aU hands.

D O N GORDON is coorffinating ffiis event. By now you have probably received mformation on ffie taUgate as part of ffie annual Presidents class letter For aU '62 classmates, here's a chance to visit ffie beautifiU Pacific Northwest.

JERRY LARSEN, BUTCH BEWICK and TOM HITCHCOCK are putting together a gaffiering of '62 classmates m May of 2009 in McMinnvUle, Oregon, which is about 25 mUes souffieast of Pordand. The dates are Friday 1 May to Sunday, 3 May. The main attraction •wUl be tours of ffie Evergreen Air and Space Museum, which is ffie home of Howard Hughes"'Spruce Goose" and includes a 114 foot taU Titan nUssUe complete wiffi umbUical tower and an IMAX ffieatre.This is ffie largest museum of it's kind west of ffie Mississippi.

You can check out ffie Evergreen Museum at www.sprucegoose.org.

Planning is underway for a possible golf tournament Friday morning, possibly

a wine-tasting tour Friday afternoon and a reception on Friday evening. There wiU be guided museum tours Saturday, foUowed by a banquet Saturday evening with a speaker to be announced.

Close by, there are a couple of Inffian casinos, oudet stores, the TiUarnook Air Museum, antique shopping, one of ffie top wine producing areas in ffie country outside of Napa/Sonoma, not to mention the Oregon coast, and more, depenffing on your interests. There are exceUent motels nearby wiffi great rates, currendy $70 per mght for retired mffitary and SI07 per mght for offiers. It is planned to keep the costs for toun, ffie reception, banquet and incidentals at under $150 per person, so this wiU not be a very expensive shinffig. As of early August, twenty four classmates have already confirmed ffieir plans to attend along â&#x20AC;˘with spouses and significant offien, and thirteen more have also repUed wiffi a "maybe".

This could be a great oppormmty to extend ffie time you are here and explore our great part of ffie world, as weU as spending some quaUty time wiffi classmates.

Please contact JERRY LARSEN at jerryjar@comcast.net ffyou are interested for eiffier more information or â&#x20AC;˘wiffi a "yes" or "maybe" so we can make ffie appropriate bookings and venue selections.

And speaking of the Northwest BILL and Dian PATTERSON were in

the Norffiwest for a wedffing and met up with Tenth Company mate HARRY GREEN. He is ornery as ever, but we had a great time remembering the past.

A ffistinguished group of '62ers gathered in JtUy at BILL KIRVEN's house in Oxford, MD to celebrate the 45th wedffing anmversary of BILL and Linda.

Over 200 people gathered to help celebrate on the banks of theTred Avon.

From left to right - J E R R Y FARRELL, T O M JACKSON, JIM LUCAS, MIKE HENNESSEY, WALT WELHAM, FRANK CLEARY, RAY MADONNA, G E O R G E PHILLIPS, PAUL GALANTI, BILL KLRVAN, B O B O'CONNELL, MIKE MIGA and BOB McWHINNEY. Leadership Award Capt. Edward Kennedy USNA 2000, son of our deceased classmate, B O B KENNEDY, recendy received the Army's prestigious General Douglas

MacArthur Leadership Award. BOB's widow, Mary, sent us the information about this award and her brave son.

Classmate B O B LE'WIS also helped Mary in this subnussion.

Each year, 28 soldiers are presented the prestigious MacArthur Leadership Award for their demonstrated professionaUsm and for displaying the ideas for which the former General of the Army stood for: duty, honor and country. Based on his effective mffitary leadership as a junior officer, Kennedy, a native of Danbury, Conn., was one of the select soldiers chosen as an award recipient.

Wounded Warrior Project Our classmate BEN BERINDELLI and his wife Nancy, are involved in a unique program to help our brave wounded warriors from our operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The program held at the Wintergreen Resort in North CaroUna, hosts wounded men and women and their famffies for a weekend of learmng to ski and enjoy a healthy few days in the outdoors.This past winter was the 4th annual event. Some excerpts from BEN's report.

The Wounded Warrior Weekend has grown steadUy from it's first year when six injured Warriors from Walter Reed Army Medical Center came to Wintergreen to enjoy adaptive snow sports as part of the rehabffitation from their terrible injuries.

This year twenty one warriors, their guests and health care professionals, almost 60 people in aU, returned to Wintergreen Resort. Four of them were alurrmi from previous events, nine came from Walter Reed Army Medical Center with recent injuries and the remaining Warriors cane from Veterans Adrmmstration Medical Centers around the region.

The Wounded Warrior Weekend at Wintergreen is one of our finest moments as an orgamzation and a community. This event has had a powerful impact on the lives of the Warriors who've attended. Past Wounded Warrior participants report that their Uves have been truly transformed over their two days at Wintergreen. Young October 2008

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men and women who beUeved their fotures were dramaticaUy ffimimshed by their injuries have reffiscovered the resources of both their spirits and their boffies. Not orUy ffid they take a big step on their road to recovery, but they have gone on to rebuUd their Uves, and many have found ways to move it forward.

This looks Uke a very worthwhUe project to help our wounded servicemen.

Contact BEN and Nancy at their home in Southern Shores, North CaroUna if you have an interest in this endeavor Incidentally, BEN ffisplays the class flag •with ffie Cannon famUy, one of the wounded warriors at the ski resort.

that the angler who caught the biggest fish cotUd never be accurately deternuned.VernVonSydow won the smaUest fish recognition by beating out Mike Bonsignore with a two and one-half inch beauty. Most of the fishermen had a hard time even seeing the tiny ffies on the ends of their Unes, guaranteeing job security for their guides. AU of the trout caught were lovingly returned to the San Juan river • The duty photographer for the trip was Mike Krause, who sent this group photo to me. In the front row: Mike Bonsignore, BUI Bradford, Steve Hoy, Mike Rubel, Jim Thornton, Mike Krause.

In the back row: Harry Hirsch, Steve Leisge, ArtWeidner, Zimm Zimmerman, BUI Palafox,Vern Von Sydow,J.J. Hogan, and Dick Ortwein. Mike has uploaded a large coUection of his images to the Picasa web site. To see them, •visit the Hot News page at USNA63.org and cUck on the Unk provided.

Al Breen sent this brief note to accompany an en^vy-producing snapshot:

That's our class news for this October 2008 issue of SHIPMATE. As always, your classmates appreciate your cards, letters, photos and articles. Don't let them down.

Keep in touch. UntU next time...

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Many of our USNA Compames have held mim-reumons in recent years. The men of the 23rd Company convene annuaUy, setting a fine example for the rest of us. Here is Mike Bonsignore's account of their latest event: • Fourteen stalwarts from the 23rd Company gathered at the Soaring Eagle Lodge on the San Juan River in northern New Mexico on July 14. The OpOrder caUed for trout fishing, camaraderie, and conditiomng of our laughing muscles. The weather was perfect and the browns and rainbows plentifol and cooperative. Harry Hirsch and Dick Ortwein planned and executed aflawlessevent, which even included a dinner speaker on Chaco and Navajo history for those stUl awake that evemng.

Sherwood Zimmerman, BUI Palafox, Jim Thornton, Mike Krause, and Mike Bonsignore made up the rest of the contingent. There were so many Ues told

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Surveillance pilot Al Breen

• PrimarUy because the missus always Uked me in some sort of umform, I am in the U S Coast Guard AuxiUary, flying surveUlance for the Homeland Security Department. Members fly nussions in their own aircraft up the Hudson to the Canaffian border and along the coast to

23rd Company fishermen in New Mexico

Cape Cod. In this photograph I'm holffing up the wing of my Seneca II at our FlotiUa base at Lincoln Park airport in North Jersey. Bring on the bad guys! • Dave Moore told me recently that he and Vern Von Sydow had been exchanging e-maUs on the general subject of teaching. He related a few things about Vern's work as a teacher of at-risk teenagers at Palomar High School in Chula Vista, CA. Intrigued, I askedVern to teU me more, and he sent a description of the program.You can read it in the onUne version of this column at USNA63.org.

The latest of our classmates to make the transition from foU-time worker to retiree is Jerry Huss, who made the big jump this summer.

• I retired from lASCO on July 15.1 figure that 30 years in the Na^vy, two years •with Litton, and 13 years with lASCO ought to be enough. We'U see. Pam and I sold our house in Mountain View, CA, in five days, then turned around and bought a home in the Rose Garden ffistrict of San Jose a couple weeks later. We •wiU be working on both houses (San Jose and Tahoe City), playing some goff, and possibly I wUl be doing some consulting work for lASCO, since we're starting up some adffitional contracts in China. Pam •wUl be retiring from her office adnumstrator job at a Los Altos physical therapy office, but she also may be caUed back part time on occasion. • I was happy to hear from Jim McClure, who teUs us about his busy Iffe and shares a rather striking photo.

• Since retiring in 1991,1 have been working for the County of Santa Barbara.

First, I ran aU the accounting operations for about 5-6 years, then moved on to become the Budget Director for anoffier

5-6 yean. I tried to retire and teach remeffial maffi at ffie local conununity coUege but a newly elected official asked me to become his X Q W e run aU elections in the coimty, assess aU property and record aU your deeds, etc., as weU as issue passports and marriage Ucenses. It is reaUy very interesting and the elections part is particularly satisfying.

Several events lately have reminded me of my ties to the academy. Fint, in May I was in Scodand at my niece's wedffing (my much older brother Tom's daughter; he is class of 1960). So he wouldn't be alone he asked me to also wear a kUt. Since he was kind to me plebe year, I agreed. We wore the U.S. Navy Tartan — very mce looking. Here's a picmre of the two of us; I'm ffie taU, good looking one. It cost $460 to rent for one day. He owes me, big time.

The second event was ffie recent GAP fire we had in Santa Barbara. I fooUshly volunteered (Didn't ffiey teU us plebe year to never do ffiat?) to assist •wiffi PubUc Information .They inimeffiately assigned me to ffie 7 PM to 7AM watch at our emergency operation center Fortunately, ffiefirefightenffida great job and I only had to do it for three mghts over about a •week.After one long mght, Kathie, my bride of 44 yean, said I looked reaUy, reaUy old . Best to you aU, and Beat Army! •

'63 and '60 formally attired in Scotland

The very busy Rich Pace sent this interesting report about his alumrU activities, including both his service as an Alumni Association officer and a chance meetmg with a classmate whUe on a vacation cruise.

• I recendy stepped down as president of ffie Los Angeles chapter of the USNA Alumm Association after four years at the helm in order to take the position of chapter trustee •wiffi the national Association. I attended my first trustees meeting in May of this year, and was very impressed with ffie quaUty offfiepeople on the Board. The week before, I attended our 45th class reumon, and enjoyed ffie experience inmiensely.To ffiose classmates who have been reluctant to attend such fonctions, I strongly encourage you to reconsider; the oppormnities to reconnect with USNA friends are ffinumshing with the years, and the rewards of doing so are great.

In early June of this year, my wife May and I took a 12-day cruise around the British Isles which began and ended in Southampton in southern England. Like some of our recent trips, this was a "heritage cruise", as its itinerary included ports in Ireland and Wales, the birthplaces of my maternal and paternal grandparents, respectively. As the ship puUed out of Southampton on its way to its first portof-caU in the Guernsey Isles, a pleasant feUow about my age approached me and asked "do I know you?" It turned out that he did. Ken Metviner '63 had been the team manager when I played plebe footbaU, and had also been in the sixth BattaUon second and first class year, the same as me. As May and I were traveUng alone, this turned out to be a deUghtfol chance meeting. Ken and his wife Sandy joined us several times for dinner during the cruise, and w?e aU enjoyed trading stories about our days at the Academy and on active duty.

The trip itseff aUowed May and me to •visit a number of sites which we had only read about. During a stop at Dover in southeastern England, we and the Metviners visited Canterbury Cathedral, and on the final day of the trip the four of us toured the Stonehenge archaeological site in south-central England.This "we were there" photo of the Class of 1963's "Stonehenge four" shows, left to right, myseff. May, Sandy, and Ken. AU in all, it was a great trip made better by an enjoyable reumon with a classmate, and another example of the truth of the words from Navy Blue and Gold, "whenever two or three shall meet and old tales be retold...." •

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USNA '63 couples at Stonehenge

Note that the photo shows May Pace wearing a "63 CAE" button, which refers to the Class of 1963 Center for Academic ExceUence, ffie object of our 50th Reumon legacy gift to the Academy. Ken told me that he wears his often, so when people ask what CAE 63 stands for, he has a chance to spread the word. The Paces and Metviners wore their buttons to the Captain's Dinner and attracted a lot of attention from their feUow passengen, making them aware of our great Legacy Project.

Have you subrmtted your information for the current biography section of our web site? Current entries for more than 300 of us are already there. To pay a 'visit and sample a few biographies, go to USNA63.org and cUck on Wardroom — Classmates — Current Biographies. To add or update your own info, just e-maU your text, and photos ffyou wish, to our hard-working Webmaster at steve.coester@ 1963.usna.com. Both Jim Eckland and Pete Deutermann have recently updated their interesting and colorfol entries.

So ends anotherfoUreport of news from our classmates. Thanks to aU who contributed this month. If you are not among them, you need to repay your "info debt" by senffing your news to me to be shared in an upcoming Shipmate.

Thanks!

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We open this month with a note from the 10th Company Jim Kraft (Not to be confosed with the 21st Company Jim Kraft)."Karyl and I are stUl on the N C Coast. Although our address is Newport more people (especiaUy Marines) know October 2008

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Saturday, May 3 (Kentucky Derby Day), the area by its largest town Morehead City. saw a Uvely get-together for 14 Classmates We're about 15 mUes from Cherry Point and spouses who gathered at the gorgeous MCAS and 40 mUes from Camp Lejeune. home of Nancy and Charlie Jett on The famUy has been here 31 years and State Street in do^wnto^wn Chicago. (That's we're in our third house. We moved six "Dr Nancy" by the way — a surgeon doon do'wn ffie street two years ago. Made speciaUzing in gynecology). Classmates in ffie sell/buy just as the housing market was attendance included: Andy Douglass,Tom beginning to un^wind - got lucky for once.

Elsasser, Jody Gingiss, Earl Gorman, Pat I reffied firom ffie securities business for ffie second time in January and turned it aU Haala, BJ Haynes, Doug Horton, John Howland, CharUe Jett, George Leonard, over to our oldest son Jim, who now Jack Mumaw, Mike Murray, Ed manages ffie office. He's been cussing me Schoenberger and ever since what •wiffi ffie market performChuck Tomashek ance over ffie last 6 months.Time •wUl teU The event was highUghted by Tom wheffier or not my tinung •was on target.

Ebasser doing the bulk of ffie cooking.

Count me among the mcreasing Jack Mumaw mixing up ffie Guacamole, number of classmates dealing wiffi Prostate John Howland WINNING ffie Kenmcky cancer I was ffiagnosed 10 yean ago, had Derby betting pool, and many stories and surgery and four yean later needed raffiatales which seem to have gotten better and tion. So far so good - I've been cancer free fonmer over ffie yean. Some camefiromout for the last six yean. of town - George Leonard firom We currendy are blessed •with four Phoenix, Ed Schoenberger from San grandchUffien. Son Jim and daughter-inFrancisco, Tom Elsasser from PhUadelphia, law Melame are raising Alex, 6 and Ryan, PA, Andy Douglass from Providence 2, whUe Andy and Lenora have given us and BJ Haynes from Birnungham. granddaughter Camden, 4, and her broffier CharUe sent in a bunch of photos and Hunter, 10 months. My parents (age 90 promises to do the event again next year and 92) also Uve here in an independent and try to persuade more out-of-to^wners Uving facUity. They are struggling a bit but to join in the fon!. doing pretty weU.They fondly Remember Parent's Weekend and send greetings to Shel Zane.

We had a great time attending ffie commissiomng of NORTH CAROLINA (SSN-777) atWUnungton N C m May As a card carrying member of the East CaroUna USNAA Chapter, Chapter President Rob Skrotsky '67 obtainedVIP tickets for us.

The Cape Fear USNAA Chapter was very involved in the ceremony but due to the large crowd we ffidn't have the occasion to cross paths with any of them. Perhaps our presidents can get togeffier and schediUe a joint meeting as we meet every other month at Camp Lejeune."

Mural of Nancy and Charlie Jett gracing the entrance to their Chicago home

Tom Elsasser hitting on the help - Now we know why he agreed to cook Jim and granddaughter Camden reminding us how many years have transpired since we last beat Notre Dame

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BJ Haynes and Ed Schoenberger share a light moment while George Leonard (left) mugs for the camera

John Howland and Andy Douglass having much too much fun

George Leonard and Jack Mumaw about to arm wrestie over the spring rolls

Hank Salerno sent in the foUowing short note and photo to close this monffi's column. "It's about time I drop a Utde Une and report that this past May two of my 7th Company mates, Claudio Pacheco and Frank Grassi joined me on our return trip culminating seven monffis in Baja's Sea of Cortez aboard our boat VOLARE. GaU and I spent a glorious time in La Paz, Mexico after saffing do^wn last October Our grandkids, Ben (6) and Nicole (4) joined us for the first 10 days along with their parents, daughter Lynette, and son-in-law Scott. Joanne and Da'vid Wilshin joined us for a week in November and Clauffio joined me for a bachelor week in February. Clauffio and Frank flew to Cabo San Lucas to help me take the boat back to Long Beach whUe GaU got to fly back.VOLARE weathered the 900 rmle trip with nothing more then a smaU problem with the forward head, I'm not sure Clauffio and Frank fared as

weU as boffi have asked not to be caUed when we do ffie ttip again. They don't caU it ffie Baja Bash without a reason."

Hank attached a photo and advises pictures of ffie entire trip can be viewed on his website volarelapaz.com.

hours on, two hours off) was just too much fun to contemplate. A phone caU fromTurde Bay brought Steve Allman by car, bus and van over those great sermpaved roads to the rescue. Steve and I are shown just north of Cedros Island with only 250 miles to go. We're safely home for a bit and reaUy appreciarive of our great classmates Uke Steve who come to the rescue. Who else would you caU from the midffie of nowhere but a great classmate Uke Steve. •

Caption:. Hank and 7th Company crew aboard VOLARE

Sec'ys' Note: Geof Kirland passed away 16 August, after ffie submission deadUne for this column.

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We begin this month's column with downer news of the death of a friend and classmate, Pat Martin on August 1. Pat suffered a heart attack 10 days earUer and had been in a coma untU his passing. We offer coUective condolences to Meta and his famUy during this sad rime.

Also, we just received the news of the tragic death of Doyle Borcher's son, John, a neurosurgeon and Stanford Med Professor, m an airplane accident. We send the condolences of the entire Class to Doyle, Joan and famUy. We aU wish a speedy recovery to John Bishop who was injured in a motorcycle accident in early August.

From Dick Genet, we have the foUowing sea story ...

• Karen and I were on the final leg of our 14,000 mUe cruising adventure - four years from the Guff of Alaska, British Columbia down to the Costa Rican border - and the last leg was proving a real challenge. We had lost our auto pilot about 400 mUes south of San Diego and hand-steering for a crew of two over that distance in those 12-14 foot seas (two

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From Mike Good'win • I'm spenffing more rime on the road on my Harley. I ffid RoUing Thunder XXI at the end of May (About 4,000 mUes up and back). I just ffid a 7 day, 2,800 mUe trip riding the Rockies over the JiUy 4th period. I am going to MUwaukee at the end of August for the Harley Davidson 105th Anniversary (about 3,000 mUes) and wUl spend a long weekend riffing Big Bend National Park in October. In the interim, we spend two days every month exploring the Texas back roads seeking out the best BBQ places (Cooper's in Llano,TX), the best dessert places (Blue Bonnet Cafe in Marble FaUs and pario Cafe in Medina), and twisty roads (Three Sisters around Leakey) we can find. Somehow in the rmddles of this, I am stiU working fiiU time. • We have several very long pieces that simply won't fit into this column. So, we wUl summarize them into a few paragraphs and refer you to the Class Website for the foU text. How's that?

Denny Moritz, waxed eloquent in a note to Scribe Dave Anderson on the subject of exercise and health. Many of you know that Davester and bride, Judy, exercise about 16 hours a day. They bike, run, play a lot of tennis, roUer blade, surf, dance, pump iron and that is before breakfast. So, Denny picked up on that, labeling Dave's Ufe style as "ADL" for Age Defiant Lifestyle. It seems to be working.

An'yway, Doctor Denny went on to give some examples of patients in serious health ffifficulties taking on their difficulties with a regimen of exercise. Not on the level of Dave's ADL but in the batde nevertheless.The conclusion one reaches reaffing what Denny says is that of aU the things we can do to defy the grim reaper, exercise is probably the most effecrive.We hope, Denny, that is what you are saying.

So, to read more go to the Class site to read aU of what the good doctor has to say on the subject.

The next biggie concerns the Rog and the sale of the Staubach Company.

Again, it is far too long to include here but if you're interested you can go to www.usna.com for the complete and very interesting read. In summary, the Staubach Company has been sold to Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSaUe Inc. We won't get into the detaUs but suffice it to say that Roger and associates have done it their way. Retired? It does not seem as if Roger is ready to use that " R " word just yet. As a teaser we have excerpted several paragraphs from the article for inclusion here.

• "Sustainabffity," says Mr. Staubach, "I didn't see how we could remain sustainable under our current situation.We're committed to being a global real estate firm, but we can't get to that level on our own. That's why this came about."

"Mr Staubach started his own company in 1977, brokering real estate the usual way: representing lanffiords and trying to find renters. Five years later, he turned the tables by representing tenants in office, industrial and retaU transactions considered quite an innovation then."

"Over the years, Staubach Co. handled some of the largest local commercial property transactions on record. By 1993, his company had revenue of $20-plus mUUon. In fiscal 2008, ended last month, it had $550 mUUon in revenue generated by 1,600 employees in 70-plus North American offices."

"We had people come to us," he said.

Most wanted the Staubach brand and Uttle else - "something for nothing," as he puts it.

"More important to him was preserving the business, its people and the culture. He wanted his company to be part of a winmng team as playmakers, not benchwarmers."

"You see that number, and it's a big number," he says. "But this isn't Roger Staubach making $XXX. That's October 2008

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rifficulous. If that were the case, I worUd have sold out on everything that I've preached: 'We're aU in this together.'What makes me feel as good as anything is to share this success •wiffi so many." • Congrats to Roger and his team for not only doing great things but doing them •with ffigmty and style.

Next up is some input from one of the defficated contributors to this column, Phil Ferrara, who has sent in a couple of photos taken during a trip he and his bride made through the Great Lakes region. We include here a couple of excerpts from PhU's travelogue ...

• This summer Linda and I completed a 22 day trip around the Great Lakes and especially ffie complete shoreUne "Cfrcle Tour" of Lake Superior ... But, most importandy, we got to •visit and stay •with two classmates along our route. We spent a mght and a fuU day wiffi Lyrm Wegner and Mary Boff in Duluffi, Minn., and toured ffie Canal Park waterfront and saw Lynn's beautiful new home under construction on ffie shore of Lake Superior Then, we spent three mghts and days wiffi Robin and Sted Garber at ffieir summer home on their o^wn four acre island in Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Pointe au BarU, Ontario. Robin and Sted toured us through the fabiUous islands of Georgian Bay by boat, and Sted and I used two of his kayaks from his 'Great Lakes' fleet to paddle for a couple of hours through ffie maze of rocky islands and channels formed by glaciers 10,000 years ago. It amazes me how Sted could find his way boffi mght and day through that maze of thousands of islands ! •

Ferrara with Wegner

Ferrara with Garber

From Bob Andretta, we have the foUowing ...

• For David's (Bob's and Betty's deceased son) anmversary, 5'-" August, MeUssa, her parents, and I wiU meet inYosenute.

MeUssa wiU put some of Da^vid's ashes at the top of famous Haff Dome mountain, one of Da^vid's climbing Meccas. She won't go up the face, but wiU do a very ffifficult hiking traU up the back that wUl take her about 12 hours, round trip. I •wUl go as far as I can, am comfortable doing, and not holffing MeUssa back, but I know I won't go anywhere near the top. StUl, I Uke that I wUl be •with MeUssa for the nussion toYosenute and Haff Dome, and I intend to enjoy seeing both for my first time. • OK, Mike Epprecht, Chair of the 45th reumon, has presented a proposal for a 45th Reumon brooch. Quite a bit of research has been done on this and Mike's explanation is too lengthy to include here.

However, do not despair, you can find the entire presentation on the Class website.

Go there to get the detaUs.To catch your interest, we include the foUowing lead paragraph from Mike: • Classmates, As we approach the significant mUestone of our 45th reunion it seems appropriate that we should look for ways to make it memorable. As you are aware, there are not going to be any "gifts" in your reumon package in order to reduce the cost of the reunion. An opportunity has come up, for those of you who chose to participate, to enjoy a wonderful piece ofjewelry umque to the Class of 1965. • Now, from Pete Seibert,

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• Back in AprU, at a Boston Chapter get together, I ran into Steve Chubb and Chuck Humphrey. Steve and wife Kathy have been U^ving in the Boston area for 23

years. He has been founding and running biotech compames for over 27 years. Most recendy, two of them,T-CeU Sciences, and Matritech were acquired by Inverness Meffical in December Now Steve is looking for other worlds to conquer Steve remained Ui the Reserves after active duty reffimg as an 0 - 6 in 1990. His last two commands were C O of MobUe Di^ving and Salvage Umt 2 based in Litde Creek and then he became Program Officer for aU these East Coast umts.

As is yours tnUy, Chuck Humphrey is StiU workingfiiUtime in the financial services industry with no end in sight. Chuck and wffe Bonme Uve in rural Pittsfield, New Hampshire where he is President of C.E. Humphrey Associates, Inc. a seven person Uidependent advisory and financial planning ffim. Chuck retired firom KPMG in 1998 as a partner after 18 years He and Bormie moved from Massachusetts to New Hampshire in 2001.

I also am stiU working fuU time as a Financial ConsiUtant for A.G. Edwards, now Wachovia Securities, in ffie Boston suburban area where I have been for ffie past 31 years. I also reffied m 1993 as an 0 - 6 after 23 years m ffie Navy Reserves, ffie last seven in Submarme Umts, two as CO. I am currendy ffie Corresponding Secretary of ffie Boston Chapter of ffie Alumm Association. Wffe Midge and I have just signed up for re-umon and hope to see aU you New Englanders ffiere after you have paid your dues to ffie Chapter •

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Now Starts one of my favorite times of ffie year;ffiechange in weaffier, ffie expectation offfiefestive season, and ffie pronuse of a new year. There have been several things gomg on, so I'U get into ffie article.

Far Arrington sent a couple of emaUs to outline his efforts in Idaho on behaff of ffie Boy Scouts. Here's ffie gist of what he's doing.

• "Mike, I have a Life Scout who is starting his Eagle project. It involves spreading woodchips aroimd 60 trees at Boise's Veterans Cemetery. The Life Scout is my Semor Patrol Leader and has been ui-country for 2.5 yean firom Russia. He is an ethmc Turk who fled Russia •with his famUy m late 2006. They are from Uzbekistan and fled ffiere when tffings gotfficey.Anyway, he's a good kid, who earned a wrestUng letter at a local high school this past year. Has 26 merit badges and only needs Citizenship m the Commumty to complete the requisites for Eagle Scout.

1 am Scoutmaster ofT-700,11 Scouts mosdy ethmc Turks. Have one Sudanese and two white Russians. AU are very good kids and should do very weU in their new country. Also, I am Cubmaster for P-700, mne Cub Scouts; mosdy ethmc Turks, wiffi two Africans, Burunffi, and Congo.

They too are great kids and love Cub Scouts.

AU my Scouts speak miUtiple languages and most have two interpreter strips. Our CouncU is proud of them, as United Way recendy donated more than requested to Ore-Ida CouncU after going to one ofTroop 700's meetings! But, as always it's never enough. Any Classmates mterested in helping me support these kids can contact me •via emaU at lostmeat@aol.com. Every Uttle bit helps, andffiesekids are doing great work.

As for me, I do aU the Scouting jobs as parents are working rrammum wage jobs to make ends meet. I am busy as heck, but domg "good works" for kids and country."

Best wishes to Far in his continued efforts. •

Class of 1966: Rudy and '66ers

It is my sad duty to announce that Ron Chapman ffied on 1 August after a batde with cancer Jim Beesley alerted me to Ron's iUness in July, and I sent a Class-wide emaU to contact Ron. Many of you ffid, and he was very much buoyed by the sea stories and messages of support.

Jim kinffiy helped with the writing of the Last CaU for Ron. It shoiUd be in this issue. One item not mentioned was how expressions of condolence could be offered. The Class has made a donation in Ron's name to Hospice Austin for Hospice Austin's Christopher House.

They are able to accept donations by maU; payable to Hospice Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road Suite 100, Ausrin,TX 78759; onUne, or by phone at (512) 342-4700 or (800) 445-3261. At the bottom of the form you can put Patricia Chapman, 6204 Lost Horizon, Austin, TX 78759,512-343-0339.

A totaUy new aspect of Classmate help arose •via an emaU from a Company Rep. A Classmate was inffirefrnancialffifficulty havmg endured five years of dTing to make ends meet, andfinaUyreaching out to the Class for help. The response from the Class was awesome. This situation also caused our Executive Committee to reaUze that we had no process for addressing assistance requests from Classmates. That spawned an effort to develop a poUcy and procedures for receiving, vetting, and responding to any such foture requests.

Please note that this poUcy and procedures does not estabUsh a program to provide outright assistance to Classmates.

It is guidance for how the Executive Comnuttee should respond to Classmate

requests.The poUcy is posted on the Class web site. Please read it.

Pat Dennis sent an emaU and a couple of pictures to rouse everyone's spirits for the home game taUgating this year • "As we begin another Navy footbaU season, I am forwarffing a couple of pictures to re-Uve the excitement at two away games last season. In the first picture, several 66'ers and spouses celebrate Na^vy's •win over Notre Dame. Included in the photo are an Irish footbaU celebrity and his coUege friend. By chance our pregame taUgate party was in the •viciraty of tffis weU known celebrity, and a few of us had brief conversations •with him before the game. After the game we went to his taUgate area to get his autograph.

Unfortunately he had already left, but his friends told us where he was staying and that he would be happy to see us. Despite the fact that we were unin^vited guests, we were greeted with open arms. He and his friend generously signed our game-day programs. In addition, the celeb signed numerous copies of his picture where he was on the shoulders of his teammates being carried off the Notre Dame field after a win in 1975. In the "66 Flag" photo, Rudy (Ruettiger) and his friend D-Bob are next to Pat CaIlahan,Jim Maynard and Donna PhiUips. Other 66'ers are Carol and Tom Porter, Bill (Bubba) Phillips, Therese. The second picture was taken during the Navy pep raUy onboard MIDWAY prior to the Na^vy-Utah Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego.

From left-to-right: me, Pam and Rod Rempt, Sharon and October 2008

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the Fairfax County (VA) Fire and Rescue Department. His contention was that every Utde boy wants to be a poUceman or a fireman or a cowboy when he grows up. Rob had checked off the first two dreams and was planmng to move to Colorado, perhaps to reaUze the third.

Now comes another envelope to my door:

Class of 1966: '66ERS ABOARD MIDWAY

Kurt Johnson, grandson-Donna-Bubba, Andy Sosnicky, Ruth and Tom Felger, Jeanme Dennis, and Bill Massicot."

Those of you getting ready to opt into Social Security should "visit their web site and carefuUy read about ensuring you get aU the pay to which you're entitled. Those halving served in the nuUtary from 1957 through 2001 get extra credit for those quarters I the nuUtary service, so be sure you make ffie Social Security Administration aware of your service dates when you apply.

Myffianksto everyone who contributed to this article. Please keep me updated on your emaU address changes. Missing as of the latest Class-wide maU are Mike Brown, BUI Zondorak, Cec Boyd, and BUI Birkmaier. I try to keep the traffic down on Class-wide messages, but when I need to get the word out, it reaUy helps to not have kickbacks. Also a renunder to those who use the 1966.usna.com emaU address. If you bounce that to another emaU address, you need to update that or an emaU won't reach you. UntU November AU the best, Mike!!!

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Once again, I begin with sad news: Ed Blackwood passed away the evening of 31 July 2008 at home with Beth at his side along with Classmate Tom Pritchett and his wife, Linda. Ed succumbed to lung cancer after a tough battle. He was a submariner after graduation untU 1975, then worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Comnussion and as a

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private consultant. He was working for the Department of Energy at his death. A foneral service was held at the USNA Chapel on 5 August with a large turnout of Classmates and famUy. He is being inurned in a private ceremony at the USNA Columbarium. Memorial contributions may be made to the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, One Charles Center, 100 North Charies St., Suite 234, Baltimore, MD 21201 or to the Naval Academy Foundation, Class of 1967 Fund, 247 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21401. Beth's address is 50 Chesapeake Landing, AnnapoUs MD 21403-2616; phone: 410-268-3763. Ed was an old friend from Drum & Bugle Corps days and a stalwart in the '67 community around AnnapoUs. He'U be sorely rmssed by us aU. We've had comms with Tim HoflSnan over the past few weeks.Turns out that as a mortgage company executive, he's gotten caught up in the credit crunch that's hit us aU in one way or another and is actively searching for another career He asks that any Classmates in Southern CaUfornia in a position to influence hiring in the miffing, energy, power generation, and/or international business development consider contacting him. His information is: 24 Claret, Irvine, CA 92614; home (949) 653-0129, ceU (818) 458-8300, thoffmann2@gmail.com.

When last we heard from Rob SoUenberger, it was via a letter written on real paper (remember those?) deUvered to my physical mailbox three years ago.

He had retired from the Na'vy had worked with the Virginia Beach PoUce Department and at the time, was a volunteer firefighter and paramedic with

• It seems Uke only yesterday, but it was exacdy 3 years ago that you were astonished to receive a "real" letter from me via the USPS! Time for an update...

Trying to maintain what Utde sarUty I StiU possessed, I did indeed eimgrate from Washington, D.C. to Colorado last summer I how Uve in a log home (not a "cabin," thank you) at 9000 feet in the high country of Summit County about 80 mUes west of Denver, accompamed by moose, fox, deer and hummingbirds on my property. Last winter was a bit rough with its record high number of snow days and record low number of sunsffine days, but I StUl wake up every mormng thinking "Damn, I'm glad I'm here!"

I've continued my paramedic involvement as a member of the Sumnut County volunteer mountain search and rescue team, and also work at one of the ski area medical cUnics. In 6 months I saw more orthopeffic injuries than in the previous 6 years. Classmates, don't forget to wear your helmet and remember, the trees and boulders always win!

I have done some horseback riffing when not skiing or hiking or biking or saffing (there is a rather large lake up here) so even the "cowboy" leg of my reffiement plan is nearing fuU reaUzation.

StUl no computer or e-maU, but Classmates can contact me at P.O. Box 25480, SUverthorne, C O 80497 or (970) 513-0150 Vox and Fax. I'U leave the Ught on, the latchstring out, and wUl keep the beer cold! • I Uke it! This is a man who has a ffieam, makes a plan and sticks to it.. .and enjoys every rmnute!

And here's another! Dave Church got some e-maU from Carolyn, •wife of Taylor McCluskey. He's taking part in a bicycle tour from Anacortes, Washington to Bar Harbor, Maine, and Carolyn (on crutches after having a knee replacement) is driving an RV in support. The tour is raising money to rebuUd homes in Mississippi and Louisiana destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.They do other disaster related rebuUding as weU supporting victims of the recent floods and fires.

When she sent ffie e-maU in early August, Taylor had ridden 3,283 rmles, and they were in NewYork State norffibound to Maine. Though ffie tour •wiU be completed when you read ffiis, go to www.eightdaysoffiope.com to read more about ffieir efforts. It's pretty amazing!

I got this firom Tim Martin in JiUy: • Our class can be proud of ffieir contribution to USNA, as e^videnced ffiis past week during the Blue & Gold Traimng at ffie Academy. Jon Stanley and I were attenffing ffie week long traimng in our role as brand new Blue & Gold officen.Jon wiU be helping canffidates in ffie Oakland area and I am recruiting and coaching potential mids in Southern Utah. Jon actuaUy rmssed haff day of the traimng because he had chow caU on ffie 4ffi deck. He ffid a great job and we were quite happy that 2 of ffie 50 B&G officers were 67'en. And as cool as ffiat was the presentations by Dave Church and Dave Davis were spectacular. Our fint contact wiffi ffiese key classmates came on Tuesday everUng when Dave Da^vis took aU of us on a tour of the Staffium. I heard several B&G attendees comment about how enffiusiastic Dave was and how obvious it was ffiat he loved his job and the Academy. Later in ffie week Dave explained how he (and ffie NAAA) help athletes get admitted and then, even more Unportant, helps them graduate. Dave said thatffffiestar quarterback is not at math class in the morrUng he knows that afternoon and asks the coach what is happening. Dave said more than once the quarterback is running extra wind sprints that very day. The Naval Academy is very proud of its athletes' graduation rates (highest m ffie nation for 5 years) and every B&G officer recogmzed that Dave was a major reason for that impressive characteristic of Navy athletics. Then Dave Church, who knows everythmg about the Naval Academy, spoke to us about ffie Naval Academy Alurrmi Associate and Foundation.Very impressive!!!

Dave and his people do many things to enrich the Uves of midshipmen and the alumni. By the way one of the presentations was about ethics and honor where it was pointed out that the Honor Concept was re^viewed and modffied in 1993 foUowing the smdy by Richard Armitage '67. We were everywhere.

Tim, who was our D&B Commander, closed by saying he's observed the Plebe Summer D&B and they sounded mighty

fine at meal formations after only ten days together.

In his note, Tim mentioned Rach Armitage. I received an inquiry from Thaison Nguyen'93 looking for Ike Ambrose.Thaison, who works for General Electric in Singapore and driUs as a reservist at COMLOGWESTPAC was supporting the American Embassy DAO team •with logistics for SECDEF and CJCS at Shangri-La Dialogue 08 in Singapore in late May and early June. This Asia Security Summit is sponsored by the International Institute for Strategic Stuffies.

Thaison said he met Rach there, and Ike's name came up in their conversation; hence the inquiry to me, and I was able to get the two of them in touch. (Bet you thought I couldn't close the loop, ffidn't you?) •

Nguyen & Armitage in Singapore

And not only that. Ken Ptack sent a cUpping saying that Arrmtage wUl be the Guest of Honor at The Marines' Memorial Club celebration of the 233rd Marine Corps Birthday on 8 November 2008 in San Francisco! The man gets around doesn't he?

I do beUeve that gets me down to the short pieces. Rich Mies has been appointed to the Board of Directors of McDermott International, Inc. McDermott is a leading engineering and construction company providing its services to a variety of customers in the energy and power industries, including the U.S. Government. Dick Couch has joined the USNA EngUsh Department as a visiting writer, so we should see more of him and Julia. Gloria and Dick Schumacher have bought a smaU motor home and are doing some wandering around. The last e-maU I intercepted had them trying to find George Garrett in Georgia.

I think that's about aU there is in the stack. It's nud-August in AnnapoUs, the temperature is in the rffid-70s, the Plebes just finished Parents Weekend and aU the moms & dads went home wondering what in the world those kids have been complaimng about with talk of miserable

temperature and humiffity.Yep.. .the last Plebe Summer was a long time ago!

That's it...Goodnight!...—Jim ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 52% PRES: James Niehus 1422 Pennington Lane South, AnnapoUs, MD 21409 P: 410-349-2361; E:jim.niehus@verizon.net C O R R . SEC'Y: CAPT Gordon I. Peterson, USN (Ret.) 7994 Hidden Bridge Dr. Springfield,VA 22153 P: 703-913-5404; F: 202-267-4020; E: gpeters621@aol.com WEB SITE: wwrw.usna68.com

Just when I thought that I would be skunked with nothing to report for the first time in the eight years that I have written this colurrm, old-reUable Demiy Young came through with a rundown on the '68 "coco loco party" hosted by Barb and Dave Myers at their home in Corona del Mar in early August. It was weUattended by 16 classmates and their wives.

• "Upon arrival, we were welcomed •with specialty Brazffian cocktaUs Uke Caipirinha (the national drink of BrazU) and Girl from Ipanema (Google to get the recipes), along with authentic Brazffian beers, rum, and wines. A tablefol of varied snacks and appetizers accompamed our Ubations, and the smoke and aroma of an authentic Brazffian grUl barbeque began to waft thru the air to tantaUze the taste buds with the anticipation of tffings to come.

The party reaUy began when a beautifoUy attired samba dancer surprised everyone with an exciting pre-ffinner performance—prompting aU the guys to get on the dance floor For those of you on the East Coast, you'd be surprised, and jealous, of how Umber those of us on the West Coast can be, even those with knee replacements!

When the dinner beU rang, aU hands were on deck, present and accounted for!

The mne-course menu consisted of hearts of paUn salad with salsa vinaigrette,'Girl from Ipanema salad,' Brazffian coUard greens, rice and black beans, farofa; Brazffian barbecue chicken, tri-tips and sausages.This feast was accompanied by a variety of specialty Brazffian wines that Dave selected. We managed to send 18 botdes for recycUng—but who's counting?

The dinner plates were refiUed, the wines were re-poured and, foUowing many after-dinner speeches, the tables were cleared for more Samba dancing with aU wives faUing into formation for the 'march on' of our conga Une!

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the fuU time rerired ranks last year Our two chUdren are now in PA and SC, thus we have become "frequent ffiers" up and down R t 95 visiring the 4 grandchildren.

Kevin and I were talking about how many '69 skiers/snowboarders are stiU in Ji- " - 1 action (Bruce Davey, John L ML m * 1 w i Buckingham, Hank Kucinski, et al) ?/^ ^^If and wonder is there's any interest in a few days on the slopes tffis conung winter?? (kennyjm@comcast.net) Thanks for the invitation for Ski event Jim, hope you get some takers!

Jody and Tom Mitchell attended B ^ K A . '»iuii.--ilit.--M^B^ ^ ^ B . / ^ ^ ^ memorial services for our Classmate Leo The Classof1968: Attendees at August's Samba Party included left to right, Jim Roach, Steve Genstil, KentFaneuf III in Spring HUl, MO, where he McQuerter, Steve Haines, Arnie Sisk, Rich Benson, Denny Young, Pat Marvil, Mick Taylor (wheelchair). provided information about burial at sea Samba dancer, Dave Myers, John Osth, Fran Holian, Brad Phillips, Bob Griffin, Bob Duggan, and Jon Millsand extended the sypatffies of aU Company and Classmates to the famUy (SSBN 601) back in the dark ages of the Attendees included Rich Benson, Greg Qullinan, also attending, provided cold war and never tire of re-teUing sea Linda and Bob Duggan, Mary and the foUowing impression, for which we stories - usuaUy about one particular CO Steve Genstil, Mary and Bob Griffin, are aU indebted: who wUl remain un-named.

Jayne and Steve Haines, Carol and Fran We attended the foneral Mass for our HoUan, Linda and Pat Marvil, NataUe Classmate Leo Faneuf III on 7/11/08 in and Jon Mills, Shirley and Kent Spring Hffi, Florida. In adffition to his McQuerter, John Osth, Susan and brothers and sister, two sons and ffieces Braden PhiUips, Jim Roach, Candi and and nephews, both of Leo's elderly parents Arnie Sisk, Karen and Bill 'Mick' attended. Burying a son or a daughter Taylor, Denny and Midn 1/c Brittany must be one of Ufe's hardest tasks, and Leo Young '09, and Marine 2"^^ Lt. Pat himseff had to do it when he buried his Coffinan '07 " • nineteen year old daughter, Maeve, who '69 in Boston. Larry Townsend, Jim Kenny, died of leukerma two years ago. The I'U close this column with a request for Kevin Clancy foneral Mass foUowed a memorial service more maU! It would be great to hear from Last year, Kevin and Dawn moved out of in JopUn, MO, where Leo Uved and those of you who have never taken the downtown Boston and have become worked. His sons, in their twenties, are time to send a subnussion! owners-landlords just to the north in spitting images of Leo! As our Lucky Bag AU the best, — Gordo SomervUle. Kevin was recently elected said, "Leo is one that none of us wiU soon j ^ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% President of the Boston chapter of the forget. — Greg LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 49% Alumni Association and is learning how Greg Tanaka checked in from PRES: EH. "Mike" Michaelis to become a pro at events planning. He Cincinnati where he retired from Procter VICE PRES: Pat Stroop bemoans the fact that he was born about & Gamble eighteen months ago after 28+ SEC'Y: Dr. Steve Hudock 6 months too soon and was "forced" to years in their Engineering Division. He 6006Woodlake Ln.,Alexandria,VA 22315-2637 retire from Continental after his 60th 703-989-4606; E: shudock@1969.USNA.com and Susan chose Cincinnati because their TREAS: Steve Ward birthday earUer last year. Now that the age son, his wife and 3 chUdren live a few O: 703-413-4186; M: 703-969-6872 restriction has been Ufted by the feds, he nunutes away. Being grandparents is great E: sward@mmiconnect.com has plans to re-join the ranks as a fun! They stiU travel a lot to see Susan's commercial pUot. MeanwhUe, despite the Greetings 69'rs and welcome back to mother in England and Greg's mother in slow real estate business, he's keeping busy another great Navy FootbaU season!

Carmel, CA, and also go on fon vacations. seffing upscale property in Boston and Jim Kenny, responding to my pleas Greg plays goff several times/week. He Cape Cod (anyone looking for a house for material, wrote in from Lakeland, MA. keeps in touch with Glen Reid (who with its own hangar and direct access to He sent along a pic of Larry Townsend, used to Uve a few blocks from us). Bob the runway...?). For any classmates visitJim and Kevin Clancy enjoying dinner Mullins and Bob Eikenberry, aU great ing in the Boston area, let Kevin know in Boston. Larry is currently Professor of charactors from '69!! Thanks Greg! and he'U puU together a '69 welcoming Nuclear Engineering at the University of Rich Red continues his batde with comnuttee (translation: a good excuse to Tennessee, KnoxviUe and was in town for inoperable cancer As of this writing he go out for a few drinks...). consultation with his coUeagues at BU in has been told that his life expectancy is in his specialty of cosnuc radiation and Mary and I have been here in months. Please keep him in your prayers shielding. Larry and Sue are living in LakeviUe since '75 and continue to enjoy and drop him an email when you have a KnoxvUle and have become empty-nesters our Uttle spot on the lake with its many minute: rpred0505@sbcglobal.net. Hilby as their three children are now off starring diversions of boaring, skiing and skaring.

Hilbourn and Mike Kalashian have been famffies of their own. Larry and Jim were After many years at Polaroid and then a keeping us posted on Rich's progress. He shipmates on the USS ROBERT E . LEE few years at smaUer companies. I joined is at peace with the situation, says "I knew *"

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it was coiffing, and I'm ready for it. I've Uved a great Ufe." He asked ffiat we pass to his friends ffiat he ffianks ffiem for aU the prayen spoken for him during ffiis batde.

"It is and has been you, my friends, that have given ffie pleasures to my Ufe in ffiese yean". He cites ffie memories of his times •wiffi you and your gifts to him in your compamonship.

Rabbit Christiansen's wife, Mackie raised the bar for '69 Generosity last Spring. Working •with the combined efforts of, and incentives firom, Denny Yatras, Bill McCauly, Paul Alfieri, Mike Yonkers, Mark Hurst, Joe Chopek, Pat Stroop, Jim Higgins, and many offien, ffie Class raised over $45,000 to help telecast the annual Washington, DC, Memorial Day Parade!

Wiffi ffie fonffing, ffie broadcast went aroimd ffie globe on ffie Pentagon Chaimel and into ffie homes of over 14,000,000 Americans through local and cable networks. Mackie writes, "There is zero doubt ffiat ffyou (Denny) had not taken ffie buU (goat) by the horns, tffis strong response to ffie plea would not have happened. Fuffiermore, the parade woiUd not have been tele^vised. I am very fortimate and very proud to be associated wiffi such high caUber, good citizens — graduates of USNA '69 ."A huge BZ goes out to aU classmates who participated!!!

Just a rerrUnder, we maUed out the '08 BaUets for USNA Class of 1969 Foundation election to addresses on record for aU general members. Lffe Members of the Class Foundation (not the Alurrmi Association) wiU receive emaU baUets in Sep-Oct. Please watch the maU, fiU out your baUet and check for annual or Lffe membenffip and maU back asap. For those of you who have held back in comrmtting to Lffe Membersffip, this might be a good year to consider doing so.AU contributions to the USNA Class of 1969 Foundation are tax deducible and wUl be used to support USNA in the years ahead. Your Board members are aU volunteers, receive no fonds for travel or Class of 1969 Foundation participation.

Election results wiU be announced at the Annual Meeting to be held on Saturday, 18 Oct, at 1400 in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium parking lot under the Class of'69 Tent.

That's it for this maUbag, enjoy the games and Beat Army - often!! - Steve

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 5 1 % FRES: CAPT Lynn H.Widener, USNR (Ret.) SEC'Y; CDR Royal Connell, USN (Ret.) 1978 Valley Rd.,Ann.ipolis,MD 21401 E: njrotc@usna.edu WEB SITE: http://usna70.org

Greetings aU, lot's of info this month...see the Corresponffing Secretary smUe! First of aU though, the sad news that our classmate John Thompson passed away in July. He was a weU liked Napster per Alex Callahan, and attended most of ffie four years with us in 7th Company.

John received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Business Adnumstration degree from Temple Umversity. His career included the Frankford Arsenal in PhUadelpffia and, most recendy, the Defense Supply Center Richmond. Our sympahty goes out to his wife Diana Jordan Thompson, and famUy. Gary Knight, the 13th Company Right Guide (MPO) wrote the "rest of the Story" for who "edged out" 5th company as our class's anchor company.

• "If you remember the special page that Dan Ellison had included in our yearbook, the clear winner of the 1970 "anchor company" was Lucky 13!!! Some of the foUowing nught be mere "urban legends" but among us 1970 firsties, these are the facts of our "victory": WE were forther beffind the 35th place company than we had total points.

W ^ fimshed first in acadermc improvement, but stiU last in academics (both semesters?)

WE were first in points for athletes WE fimshed 105,107 and 108 of 108 platoons in drUl (count on Tom Shields, Brigade Ops in the 1st or 2nd set, to screw up a sweep) "Moreover, we intended to start a new USNA tradition by being the first anchor company to march in the Color P-rade without our guidon (or at least put a black cover or border around it), but a brown-nosing Segundo learned of our plans and squealed to our Company Officer who caUed aU us firsties into ffis office that morning and threatened us aU with restriction in our rooms untU graduation if we did so. Hope that clears things up!!!"H Chuck Yash and Dean Knuth made a golf trip in July with their wives, Kathy and Suzanne, to the north coast of Northern Ireland, playing the famous courses including Royal County Down

and Royal Portrush.The photo is of Chuck and Dean at the Giants Causeway.

They went on to play goff in St. Andrews, Scodand where they are members of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and Dean and Suzanne ended their trip by attending the British Open in England. Chuck and Dean were left-handed pitchers on the Plebe team in 1966. Chuck went on to be president of bothTaylorMade and CaUaway Goff. Dean was a Semor Director on the U S. Golf Association staff for 16 years. They both Uve in the San Diego area and the four have made nine trips to Scodand and Ireland together. Both Chuck and Dean chaired comnuttees at the U S Open at Torrey Pines in June.

This aUowed Chuck to walk inside the ropes •wiffi Tiger and Rocco in the play-off.

I received a note from Doug Leland '73.

• "Being from the Class of 1973 it is difficult sending an emaU to someone from '70 -without my chin instinctively retracting and mind racing to grasp the 'movies in town' or dessert for evemng meal. Today is a worthy exception.

"My wife, SaUy, and I ffivide our year between Coronado, CA and Portland, ME, wffich has us crossing the country by car at least twice a year. A work assignment for SaUy in Banff, Alberta had us swinging far north on our way east tffis summer.

"On June 12, heaffing toward Banff, we make a quick pit-stop in a state park in Washington state. WhUe exitmg, SaUy mentions that accorffing to a log in the visitors center, three guys who camped at the park the ffight before were riffing their bikes cross-country to Maine.

TraveUng the same route I figure we'U catch-up to them quickly, wffich we do a half hour later whUe these riders labor mid-way into a 14 mUe climb in the Cascades. We puU over to take their picture, suggesting we can emaU it to them. In the course of our conversation about our common destination of Maine I learn that the lead rider is Bill Jenkins,'70" • And he included pictures

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Then I got a series of emaUs from BiU: • "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. On JiUy 31, Dave and Pat Henneghan and I completed our bicycle ride across America. We started on June 9 on Wffidbey Island, Wasffington, and fimshed July 31 at Bar Harbor, Maine.

We cycled 3750 miles in 53 days, averaging nearly 71 mUes a day. We rode unsupported, carrying aU of our own gear — tent, sleeping bag, clothes, bike repair tools and tires, etc. We camped on 38 of the 53 days, staying in motels and with friends on the other days. We experienced 6 flat tires and replaced the rear tires on each of the 3 bikes. We found people along the route to be very frienffiy, helpfol, and interested in what we were doing. It was a wonderfol experience and makes one reaUze what a wonderfiil country we Uve m. It also made me reaUze that the human body is pretty resffient, as I was able to keep in good shape •with no physical problems other than sore muscles and butt. Weather was great in the West, but out East we encountered quite a bit of rain, heat, and hunudity.We rented a car, Dave bought a bike rack, and we drove non-stop to Wisconsin with the 3 bikes on the rack.

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Recendy, there was a '70 ring for auction on Ebay there was a flurry of activity amongst the class over what to do.

Lessons learned include: Contact Timothy EUzabeth Woodbury at the Alurrmi Association, she is the font of aU Pang knowledge and tracker of such things.

Contact our class president Lynn Widener (see NickVisco's monthly emaU Ust for detaUs) or contact me and I'U forward the info. The class wiU try to recover the ring, identify the original owner and return it to them or hold onto it to be used as a replacement or for the "Link in the Chain" for the class of 2020.

Man are we getting old or what?

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Speakmg of footbaU, my ffist note is a belated note wiffi photofiromMike Marb: • "Duke,A few more 71en made it out to San Diego for the Pomseffia Bowl (yes ffie 2007 season). Our group mcluded Carl Josefson, Brad Closson,Joe Anffiony, Ron Michelsen (who is picmred •wiffi our Mascot in the photo below) and me. We hope aU offiers who attended the game had as good a time as weffid.Mike Marks." • Thanks for bemg patient, Mike. There's a story behind the delay getting tffis photo and note in the Shipmate; however, it's a busy month so I'U press on to more interesting topics!

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1 love tffis season at Na^vy The Yard is usuaUy stiU green, the leaves are faUing and the cool faU air is exhUarating. It's great weather for the footbaU staffium game march-ons and the P-rades.Yes, the midsffipmen are weU into the commencement of a new year and, hopefiiUy another winmng footbaU season.

Tecumseh is decorated in bright colors for aU to see. Like I said, I love faU at Na^vy!

Speaking of the footbaU season, you'U find tffis info of use at our home games tffis year: Our local Class of '71 taUgate and reumon comnuttee wiU host pregame taUgates at aU Navy Home FootbaU games at Na^vy-Marine Corps Memorial Staffium in AnnapoUs. If you are in town for a Na^vy footbaU game, please visit our tent site (same location these past two plus decades - approx mid field on the perimeter on the Na^vy/Blue side).

Games this season are aU televised so kickoffs are at 1530. TaUgating •wiU be from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Oct 18 (Pittsburgh - Navy) Oct 25 (SMU - Navy) Nov 1 (Temple - Navy) Navy plays Notre Dame in Baltimore tffis year and we wUl continue the "streak" - N O class taUgate for this game.

Remember - our taUgates are BYO food and drink to share. Go Navy - Beat 'em aU and go to a 6th straight bowl game!

I received tffis mteresting note firom Jean Martim: • "Duke, I'm senffing tffis picture for ffie next column. This is 'TWO BABES IN SHADES.'We aU know that the fint requirement for becoming a Navy PUot is to look cool in shades. I think Sebastian Martini passes the test.What grandfaffien teach their gi-andsons Geeze Louise!!!

Hope aU is bright and look forward to our next ffinner or whatever. Jean." • WeU, perhaps unknown to Jean, Perry Martini sent tffis note: • "Future Na-vy PUot -with old Na^vy PUot - disguised as the Blues Brothers on the street corner in West Palm Beach Florida - chick magnets? Don't tffink so!

Perry." • WeU, it just depends on ffie penpective ff ffiey ai-e the babes or ffie birothen!You may have correcdy figured tffis is a photo of Perry -wiffi ffis ffist grandchUd, Sebastian.

Next is a press release regarffing our owTi HaU of Fame Astronaut, Bob Cabana: • "NASA astronaut and MinneapoUs native Colonel Robert D. Cabana, inducted into ffie U.S. Astronaut HaU of Fame earUer tffis year, was honored at the Minnesota Twins basebaU game on Aug. 11. Cabana threw out the fint pitch as the Twins hosted ffie New York Yankees at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

Cabana was selected by NASA to become an astronaut m 1985. A veteran of four spaceffights,he has logged over 910 houn in space. He served as pUot on STS-41 and STS-53. He was ffie nussion commander on STS-65 and STS-88, ffie fint International Space Station (ISS) assembly mission. Cabana currendy serves as ffie Director of ffie Stenffis Space Center m Mississippi. Cabana is part of a team of astronauts remrffing to ffieir home regions as part of NASA's Hometown Heroes 2008 campaign to celebrate ffie lOffi anmversary of the ISS m orbit and NASA's 50ffi anffivenary as an agency." • Keep up ffie great work. Bob! I'd love to flyffieshutde m orbit! You lucky dog! Tffis next note is a tale of "lost class ring" from Perry Martim.

• "Duke, Steve Martm told me he lost ffis ring in late 1975 •when he was a LT assigned to a carrier. The rmg was stolen out of his locker at the base gym and he never saw it agam. He was ecstaric when he heardfiromSteve Wilson (former USMC and faffier of Class of 2012 plebe) about ffie ring smce his parents bought the ring and ffiey have smce passed away. The ring has special meanmg beyond being ffis Class of 71 class rmg. Steve Wilson picked up a complimentary Sffipmate during IDay for his plebe and that's how he re-started the search — he got our emaU addresses from the '71 column! Below is a copy of his message so you can complete the story" The story starts with tffis emaU note from Mr.WUson after talking with our own Steve Martm: "I just hung up from Steve. Wow, I have goose bumps from teUing him this story. He told me ffis ring was stolen m 1975 In San Diego. Thank you so much for connecting us. I am FEDEXing it to ffim in Horida right now.

"I was a 19 year old L/Cpl in the 2nd Marine Regiment. We finished a Med craise on the USS Spiegel Grove (LSD 32) in August of 1976. We had quite an unusual amount of 'traffic' on our ship because we had evacuated several hundred foUis from Bekut and dropped them in

Athens. We were about to ffisembark in, 1 think, Morehead City NC.They were spUtting up the Marines based on where they were going next. Kids headed to a year on Okinawa were getring 30 days leave. There was a ffirt bag kid headed there (the four year E2 type) who owed me $20 and I knew I'd never see ffim again as he had come over to our ship firom another during the cruise. I jacked ffim up pretty good as we got off the sffip.

He ffidn't have any money but he gave me tffis ring so that I would let go offfim.I figured he either had stolen the ring, or gotten from someone who had. We drove back to Camp Jejune before going on leave, and 1 gave it to my platoon leader and he said he'd try to track down the owner When I got back from leave, my LT told me he was headed to a school and gave it back to me, saying he had not had rime to do anytffing with it. Out of ideas, I maUed it home to my sister and asked her to write to either the Dept of the Navy or the Naval Academy and see ff they coffid track Steve down. And I forgot about it.

Fast forward to last week, my sister is movmg out of her house in Long Island, NY and going through boxes that had not been opened in years, and she finds the ring! She caUed me up, and asked me what she shoffid do •with it. She couldn't remember ff anyone had answered her letters over 30 years ago, and she just stuck it in a box. I had her overffight it to me last week, and I started goggUng Steve and the class of 1971.

"Thank you agam for helping make tffis happen. Steve sounded extremely happy to be geffing it back. Steve Wilson." • That's a great story. I know our classmate is very happy to have ffis ring, again!

Tffis next note is from Jim Rehkopfi • "I'm writing to report on a phenomenal experience I had yesterday, and if you would Uke to pass tffis on to our classmates, please do. I attended a luncheon on board the USS HORNET museum at Alameda at which Tim Kearing was the speaker. He was speaking to the Bay Area TaUhook orgaffizarion. I could not be prouder of our classmate! He commands our enrire nuUtary apparatus spanffing haff the globe, with haff the world's popularion, trade, sffipping, and the five largest armies. Plus, he owns the Strait of Malacca, through which passes 80% of the sffip borne crude oU. His breadth of knowledge is breathtaking, and ffis accompUshments in just fifteen months as Commander, Pacific Command are incredible. And, he is a fabulous, rivetmg.

commufficator If tffis were my job, it would stagger me. Not Tim. He reUshes it, and yesterday claimed to hold the 'best job in the world.' He was on his way to DC where he would meet •with the 'Secretary' and may have another meering with the President of the United States. BZ to Admiral Timothy Keating! We are blessed to know him, to support him, and to pray for him as he carries a hea^vy load for our wonderfol country and leads the greatest mffitary the world has ever seen. (And whUe I'm at it, BZ to General John Sattier, who just rerired. He is another of the increffible leaders of our class!)

DucesVirum,Jim." • You are "on target" with tffis assessment, classmate!

My next note is from Mark Horgan, a feUow 36th Company-mate: • "Duke, summer is going weU here m Titletown - 1 got to the final game of the Celtics-Lakers playoffs in June, wffich was terrffic. Never a duU moment managing meffical malpractice claims for the insurance program of Harvard's teacffing hospitals, where I've been since reffiing from the JAG Corps in 1999. Our son, John, trained at King's Bay, Camp Lejeune, Oceana and Litde Creek during CORTRAMID tffis summer, and remrns to Notre Dame in August for ffis sophomore year. He's an engineering major and aspiring nuke who has obviously faUen far from the tree. At the mid-point of the goff season I can report ha^ving made zero progress toward my goal of quaUfymg for the Seffior Tour Any plans for a get together during the Na^vy footbaU season?

Regards, Mark." • It looks Uke a miffi-reumon is m progress for 36th CO later tffis faU.That wiU be fon!

Garry Holmstom foUowed up with tffis note: • "Duke, I'U look to see if I can make 1 Nov. Always great to see you and to say ffi to our two sons at USNA. The oldest, Anders '08, just graduated and is at USNA for Iffitial FUght Screeffing before gomg to Pensacola. Warm regards, Garry."

My last note for tffis month is from our class president: "It is my sad duty to report the recent passing of Ralph Westerman. He passed away on Jffiy 18th whUe under Hospice Care. He was from the Pittsburgh, PA area and attended the Naval Academy Prep School prior to ffis entrance to USNA with our class. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, son, Cory, and four grandchildren. A foneral service October 2008

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Time, tide and column due dates wait for no man.The sUly season in poUtics continues. Surely one man doesn't reaUy hold the keys to our foture. Just as important are the local legislators who create the laws ffiat we must foUow. More importandy, footbaU taUgates are a great time to renew contact with classmates and to get the company annual reuffions going.

Please pray for wisdom for our nation's leaders, especiaUy for our classmates in national nuUtary, ci^vffian and commercial leadenffip biUets. Pray, too, for the success of our missions in Iraq and Afghamstan.

Duces Virum, —Duke ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 4 9 % PRES: CAPT Rich Goldsby, USN (Ret.) E: rgoldsby@1972.usna.com SECY: CDR Rich Robison, USN (Ret.) 3126 North Greystone Dr., Morganto\vn,WV 26508 E: Scribe72@comcast.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1972 CLASS LISTSERV: TheGouge@usna72.com

'Tis autumn once again—man, where ffid the year go? Seems like just yesterday when 26 June just happened to roU by and Perry Dempsey was haranguing people about, "Where were you 40 years ago today?

Getting a haircut, maybe??? Lounging in ffie sun (inT Court)??? Meeting new motivational speakers??? Toning your pecs and abs for the (red) beach??? Shopping at haute couture Mens Stores and trying on "designer" clothes? Mo^ving in to a new "home"??? Dining at a new "restaurant"?"

A couple of interesting responses passed through my maUbox.. .from Fred Cohrs ffred.cohrs07@gmail.com): • "I was making a grand entrance in my yeUow pants with navy stripes and a blue blazer with my Uffiversity of Micffigan Delta Sigma Pffi fraterffity crest on the pocket. It made a big hit with the boys from '71, and I ffid lots of extra pec development exercises." •

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woiUd not necessarUy take kinffiy to me for taking on part offfisname, or trying • "You mean ffiey had color photography to impersonate ffim. The Tenth Company back then??? 28th Company weighs in Firsties - Perry Dempsey, Bob Curtis, Oh, to be that young and thin again.. . " • Chuck Vogan, et al, ffid come back in early September, and I had some explain•^Ji ^ ^ 1 H ing 11 n to do. They aU thought that I looked Uke Bob Curtis so much that it was obvious I was "Baby Prufrock." Both Bob Curtis and I took it as a compUment that they thought we looked Uke each other (Right Bob?) Looking back on it, I realized that Bob Curtis woffid have to do his part in proviffing me •with a Plebe Summer, but down deep I soon reaUzed he was going to make sure that ffis namesake succeeded. There were some great A day that will live in Infamy Firsties in Tenth Company in 1971-72.

"What other group of guys woffid sanction From Mike Vizzier a knock-down drag-out fight in ffie (Michael.Vizzier@sdcounty.ca.gov): Wardroom between Firsties and Plebes ui • "The real question is who ever met tffis the faU of 1971 (it was on 5-2). If we had standard: a video tape of the 2 hour show - we "It is by no means enough that an officer could be on World Wresffing of the Navy should be a capable mariner He Entertainment - and make some good must be that, of course, but also a great deal money To aU Firsties in 10thfrom1971more. He should be as well a gentleman of 72, thanks for aU you shared. And a special liberal education, refined manners, punctiliousthanks to Bob and Perry for being decent courtesy, and the nicest sense ofpersonal honorguys - one of the ffighest compliments "He should be the soul of tact, patience, you coffid get from the Class of 75. ftstice,firmness, kindness, and charity. No For I have known ffiem aU already, meritorious act of a subordinate should escape known them aU:— his attention or be left to pass without its Have known the eveffings, mormngs, reward, evenifthe reward is only a word of afternoons, 50 approval. Conversely, he should not be blind to I have measured out my Ufe wiffi a single fault in any subordinate, though at the coffee spoons; same time, he should be quick and unfailing to I know the voices dying •wiffi a distinguish errorfrom malice, thoughfulness dying faU from incompetency, and well meant shortcomBeneaffi ffie musicfiromaferffierroom. ings from heedless or stupid blunder In one So how shoffid I presume? word, every commander should keep constantly (The Love Song ofJ. Alfred Prufirock, before him the great truth, that to he well T.S.EUot)"^ obeyed, he must be perfectly esteemed."

Was the world reaUy hke that Steve Miller sent along ffie in 1775?"^ accompanying picture that was taken in June, 2007, when four members of 27th And now a word from... Doug "Baby Company (Bob Zirrunerman, Ron Prufrock" Martin, CAPT (USNR), Stowell, John Teply and Steve MUler) Class of'75: got together for a few hours of saffing on • "I read in the May 2008 column for San Diego Bay. (Bob, John and Steve Uve the Class of 1972 the note regarding in San Diego; Ron and his wife, Fran, Uve Perry Dempsey and Bob Curtis. Now in Cincinnati and were on a sojourn to there was a pair Perry was my Platoon the left coast.) Fran, who •was out for her leader one set, and squad leader one set. very first sail, took the photos. They Bob took a special interest in me for bamboozled her enough •with their reasons that •wiU be explained. Before Bob seamanship skiUs (must have been ffie Curtis returned for his last year in the faU nautical jargon) that she actuaUy agreed to of 1971,ffisclassmates had already dubbed go out again •with them. me "Baby Prufrock." I was given the name during Plebe Sununer (for us it was the summer of 1971).The reasons were UPDATE YOUR PROFILE not explained, and it was suggested to me Log into Online Community at usna.com that "Seffior Prufrock" (Bob Curtis) to update your profile when you visit.

From Chris Heath (heaffic@us.ibm.com):

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Zimmerman, Stowell, Teply and Miller

We Got Kudos Dept. Bill Chung was recendy selected as Vice President of Human Resources & Labor Relations for HawaUan Telcom, where he oversees compensation, benefits, traiffing & development and labor relations. MeanwhUe, in July, Pat Dunne was nominated by ffie President to be Under Secretary for Benefits of ffie Department ofVeterans Affain; he had been serving as Assistant Secretary (PoUcy and Planffing) of the Department ofVeterans Affairs. Congrats!

On a sad note, we learned that Theron Alexander (Terry) Yawn, HI, died Saturday,June 14, at ffis home in BeUe Glade, FL. After spenffing one year wiffi us at USNA, Terry went on to receive a bachelor's degree m education in 1974 ffien earned a master's degree from UF in 1977. He taught rffidffie school science at several schools in the GainesvUle area and returned to UF, eammg his Juris Doctorate m 1981. He worked wiffi ffie Florida State Attorney's office from 1982 to 1985, and most recendy taught at midffie schools m Avon Park and BeUe Glade. The Class extends its deepest sympathy to ffis brother, sisters and stepsisters, and ffis stepmother.

WeU,ffiatpretty much empties the maUbag for this month.You •wiU note from the address at the top of the column that your old scribe has finaUy packed ffis bags and, after 20 yean inside the Beltway, has moved •with ffis dog, cats and ffis grease gjrl to the hills ofWest (By God) VUgUUa. ActuaUy, I've been up here since last December.. .Mr. Northrop and Mr. Grumman made me a deal I couldn't refuse...and I'm just finaUy getting around to movmg the troops. Also, I'm proud to announce that we picked up a new granddaughter back in May, so grandmammy and I have managed to stay right busy shuttUng between Morgantown, Austin and northern Virgima.

'Nuff for tffis month. PuU for the Big Blue. More to come. D. O. Tried and True With '72.

Classmates, By the time you see this our 35th reunion •wiU be history. Much work went into the planning and execution of that event and we aU owe the comnuttee a round of applause or perhaps something stronger. Nice job guys. We appreciate it.

Let's get right to it. The votes are in and ffie resffits checked and rechecked.

Not a chad was found hanging. Our class officen for the next 5 years are: President — Kevin Callahan; Vice Presidents - Tom Storch and Skip Weigand; Treasurer — Chuck McKeone; and Secretary Jim Chapman. Congratulations to each and best of luck m the next five years.

Next I have an interesting story sent in by BiU Jenkins, '70. Here's what he has to say:

Doug, be honest. Did he brace you up and ask what the movies in the Yard are?

Were you wearing a spifFy? Gotta watch out for those '70 guys! BiU, thanks for the story and nice job on the bike trip.

One of our very senior guys recently retired from the Na^vyVADM Marty Chanik retired after 35 years of service to the Republic. He gave up command of Second Fleet and retired in August. Marty, thank you for aU you have done.

Another classmate is moving on to new horizons. As you know George Watt is leaving the Alumm Association after an eight year tour as CEO. George wiU be the new Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the CoUege of Charleston. George, I don't have a clue what that means but I'm not nearly as smart as you so my guess is, it's good. (I went to high school just around the corner from the CoUege of Charleston. My high school has moved but the CoUege is stUl there ... that's probably why they need a new VP. The old one just couldn't get the Institurion to advance.) Good luck, George. Fair winds and foUowing seas.

Next I have a mce note from Dermis O'Meara

Bill Jenkins and Doug Leland

• I just completed a bicycle ride across America with 2 friends from my hometown, Stevens Point,WI.We rode 3750 mUes in 53 days, cycUng unsupported from Whidbey Island, WA, to Bar Harbor, ME. The reason I am writing is to teU you of an unusual mim-USNA reumon involving one of your classmates. We were in day 4 of our ride, laboring up a long cUmb in the North Cascades of Wasffington when I noticed a couple standing by their car off the road taking photos of us and waving us over I puUed off the road and they told me they had seen our names in the sign-in log at North Cascades National Park visitor center and wanted to meet us. WeU, wouldn't you know, it was another USNA grad, Doug Leland and his wife SaUy We visited awhUe and I learned that they were on a road trip from Coronado, CA, to Portland, ME. What a unique rest stop that was; just goes to show, it's a smaU worid after aU! •

Lisa and James Chrlstensen, with Dennis and Karen O'Meara

• My wife, Karen, and I were excited to attend the Naval Academy graduation May 23rd. It was a momentous occasion because thirty five years foUowing the date of our graduation. Midshipman James Kregh Christensen ('08), son of our feUow classmate and my roommate of four years. Bob Christensen, marched proudly across the stage to accept his diploma with a degree in engineering.

James was five years old when Bob's F-18 went down off the coast ofVieques Island during nighttime operations Julyl992.

What better tribute could a son pay his father than to foUow in his footsteps! WeU, almost, that is! James chose to serve in the submarine forces. In fact, he has already been introduced to our close friends.

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73-74 CLASS N E W S Submarine Forces Commander, Adrffiral Jay DormeUy ('75), and his wffe, Mirffi.

Notffing like meeting your boss before you even report to the fleet!

I had the honor ofjoiffing James's mother, Lisa, at his induction ceremony four yean ago. Since ffien, Karen and I have enjoyed getting to know James and some of ffis budffies. Over ffie years, I have reUved our four years at the academy by sharing many of our more colorfol stories. James certaiffiy got a kick out of hearing about ffie pranks we puUed on our company mates.

We were durUled to see James surrounded by so many loved ones as he was commissioned an ensign in ffie Uffited States Navy. Of James' immeffiate fanuly, Bob's mother, Jeanne, wife, Lisa, two daughters, KeUy, her boyfriend, and Jenny; Bob's sister, Lynn; and Lisa's broffier, WiUiam were there to cheer him on. It was quite a treat to meet James's lovely fiance, Gina, and James's best friend from Florida. Also m attendance to bid James fair winds and foUowing seas was ffis sponsor fanuly in AnnapoUs. We coiUd not help think what a proud father Bob woffid have been ffiat day. On the Thunday before graduation, James and ffis famUy spent some private moments at ArUngton National Cemetery visiting the graves of Bob and ffis faffier, Chris. AU in aU, •wiffi loved ones present and ffiose U^ving m ffis heart, I'd say James received a host of weU •wishes to begm ffis career in ffie Na^vy Prior to reporting to Charleston, SC for nuclear power school, James wiU spend several months recrmting saUon in Jackson^vUle, FL. In ffie meantime, two of James's classmates stayed with us for awhUe in Virgima Beach unffi their apartment in Norfolk became avaUable. We thoroughly enjoyed the company of Kyle Durant '08 and Rhett Begley '08. Of course, more storyteUing time for aU of us.

Listemng to their first impressions as they reported to their ships certaiffiy took us back to our early Navy days. We hope to have James and Gina for a visit to Virgiffia Beach before they tie the knot in AprU 2009. • Denms, it is a wonderful tffing you have done honoring Bob's memory with this story. We aU wish James every success possible in the foture.

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the Color Honoree being a male for offiy ffie second time in ffistory. Because I have no Ufe I wondered who was the other guy The answer: BG Ord USMA 1839 was the Color Honoree in 1875. Ft Ord was named after ffim and who can forget about the two wonderfiU goff courses at Ft Ord? Apparendy the General was on the Board ofVisitors at USNA and was honored for ffis work with ffiat group.

That's it except for one smaU item. The attentive reader wUl note JUn Chapman wiU take over Class Scribe duties m ffie not too ffistantfoture.It has been a pleasure and fon to report to you on a monthly basis ffiese past 10 yean. Through ffie marvel we caU ffie Internet I was able to do this whUe underway, whUe I was at various duty stations around ffie country and even once whUe m ffie car ffiivmg up firom Adanta (someone else was actuaUyffiivmg.)These ten yean I had ffie pleasure of relaymg ffie great thmgs tffis great class has accompUshed. I am very happy to be a member of tffis class and proud of each and every one of you. Please jom me m welcoming Jim Chapman. Jim, you •wUl always be fighting deadUnes wiffi no mput imffi ffie last second but tffis class wUl never let you do^wn. Good luck and good hunting (for mput!).

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Folks, it has been a busy month for ffie RoamerTons of emaU, most not ready for prime time (if you know what I mean). I ffid get a letter firom E.J. Hayes to irfform me ffis computer is dead. Please take note of tffis important event. Now, for the rest of the story!

First, from Bill Jenkins, '70,1 received a story of a classmate supporting a shipmate: • "I am a 1970 USNA grad and have just completed a bicycle ride across America with 2 friends from my hometown, Stevens Point,WI. We rode 3750 mUes in 53 days, cycling unsupported from Wffidbey Island,WA, to Bar Harbor, ME. The reason I am writing is to teU you of the great support we received from one of your classmates, Dave Williams in Whitefish, MT. I had contacted Dave ahead of the trip and he graciously offered

us room at ffis home the day we arrived in Wffitefish. On a trip Uke ours, I can't emphasize enough how welcome bed, hot shower, and laundry are. I hope you can post tffis info and the photo (I'm the old goat on the left) m your class column.

Thanks. Bffi •

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BUI, thanks for the note.WiUie looks too young to be ffi our class!

Now, from ffie one and orJy, George Yacus: • "HeUo Shipmate, I didn't have much to talk about for the last 34 years unffi this month, so I think it is my turn to put something in the maUbag. Greetings to aU my classmates who have given me such great memories and continue to be part of my Ufe! After graduation from USNA I went to Pensacola, got my •wings, and became a Na^vy heUcopter pUot. I married a Pensacola girl,Alana Baker, and ffid various tours that included GTMO, a ship's company gator tour (earned my SWO), HS squadron tours, DC tour, Carnegie MeUon N R O T C U XO, and rerired whUe on board the USS George Washington on 4 July 1994. From there I went to Old Dominion University and got a Ph.D. in management and finaUy setded down in Chesapeake VA as an internal management consultant for the USCG, whUe continuing to teach for several universities. I have a daughter Lara who graduated from UVa, married a West Point grad, and is an Army officer getting ready to put on 0 - 3 . Enclosed is a picture of them where they work .. .Bagdad! MeanwhUe, my son, George Yacus II, just graduated from USNA in the class of 2008 and is currendy in Pensacola FL starting his ffight training.

So, the Yacus famUy is a reasonably joint family (Army Navy, Coast Guard) and is doing weU. My band, ffie Phun Doctors, has been playing for over a dozen years here in Tidewater and other East Coast

venues. In fact, we played at the O-Club at Annapolis for a wedding the night we beat Notre Dame. Classmate Mike Olson is ffie lead gffitar player Some of you may remember the band Danforth from our USNA mixer days.. .weU, haff of Danforffi (Mike Olson, George Yacus and Scott Lindsey '75) wiU be playing at a 1974 classmates party at NeU Rondorfs mVirgmia Beach on July 19ffi.

So, after aU these years, I reaUy haven't grown at aU (dating ffie same girl, playing the same 70's music in ffie same band, stiU driving my 68 XKE nudshipman car, and domg ffie same hobbies)! StiU, ffiere's sometffing to be said for consistency!

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Na^vy incluffing nine Presidential Unit Citations, conducted many highly classified nussions, none of which have ever been officiaUy confirmed. Many of those missions were deemed to be of "vital importance to U.S. national security," earning the submarine an unprecedented nine Presidential Unit Citations.The vast majority of ships never receive even one.

A reported asked Ben,"For being the most decorated ship ever, shouldn't more people be made aware of what it accompUshed?"

"Those that need to know, know," said a matter-of-fact Rear Adm. Ben Wachendorf, who commanded the Parche firom 1988 to 1993. Of coune, USNA 74 was weU represented with Tom Staudt, BUI Talbot, Mark Langerman, CharUe Robinson and Steve Hendricks aU from 1st Company. Steve, 2801 Ivory Lane, Port RepubUc, MD 20676 443-532-5740." â&#x20AC;˘

WeU, that is a wrap for now. I have a few "saved rounds" which I wffi keep in case aU your computers crash before the next subnussion. By the time you get tffis, we wiU be less than a year to the 35th! Hope you aU are enjoying the faU season.

Roamer sends.

Proud Doctor George

74 salutes a Classmate!

Laura and Brandon

Steve Hendricks checked in with a note about a very successflU event!

"Kathy and ffis daughters held a surprise reffiement party for Ben Wachendorf, 7 Jun m Lorton,VA. RADM Wachendorf recently retired as Cffief of Staff of Joint Forces Command Norfolk,VA. Ben was surprised by ffis friends and famUy at ffis daughter Betsy's home in Lorton,VA. In attendance were many USNA alumni mcluffing RADM Rick Buchanan '68, Bob Wakefield, '73 and Larry Johnson.

Interesting fact. Rick Buchanan was our Company Officer in 1st Company First ClassYear Also, Ben reUeved Rich as C O USS Parche in 1988. Ben is famous for his newspaper quote at the Parche decommissioffing.The USS Parche (SSN-683), the most ffighly decorated sffip in the

can play where is Waldo and guess who is who. Here is who attended though (not mentioning wives because you may run out of space in Shipmate): Neil Rondorf, George Yacus, Mike Olson, Terry Schlabaugh, Mike Wahl, Rich Johnson, Bud Barnett, Dick Costello, Kevin Dilley, Kevin Butler, Dave Anatitus, Rob Smith, Tom Laturno, Jim Fry, Steve Bruich and me. Our next event is dinner at the Beach BuUy then partying with B-52s at the 5th Street Oceanfront Stage on August 31st. So if anyone is in the area and not on the Ust teU them to get in touch with me...I am in the telephone book.You and some of the uptight Beltway Bunch should head down here. P.S. I pronused Doc Garnett, Mark (Sully) Sullivan and Dave Zarachias not to harass them since they were wimps.. .1 mean no shows. Don't teU anyone. Be good,Viz"

Now, for the real scoop on the party that George wrote about in ffis note! Of course, we aU beUeve Rick Vizzier!

"Roamer, It ain't a party unffi the cops come... .wffich they did about 8:50 PM about 5 rffinutes after George Yacus let Dick Costello sing with ffim.. ..I knew that would be trouble. Kind of reminded me of Shady Grove. Good news is no one was tffiown in the slammer Many of our older and somewhat longer in the tooth classmates had already spUt so they rmssed the fireworks! Thanks to Jim Fry I got these great photos, (scribe note: Most wUl be on our class website by now) Anyway it was an exceUent event for the Tidewater crew Cheryl and NeU Rondorf fooUsUy opened their home to us and as you can see from the attached picmres it is a beautifol place. Kevin DUley & Kevin Butler didn't spiU too much beer The Phun Doctors (anchored

by George Yacus and Mike Olson) were fantastic.. .played for over 4 hours, reaUy good tunes. George can stUl sing and Mike plays a mean guitar Longest traveler award went to Tom Laturno who traveled from Fredericksburg. Rather than Ust aU the people in each of the pictures someone

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Dear 'mates, I sit here on this Florida August afternoon with my walker beside me and my leg propped in the afr to manage sweffing problems. 1 week ago I had my right ffip replaced at the Naval Hospital Pensacola.

The surgeon was able to do a complex operation caUed a Birmingham ffip resurfacing rather than a total ffip replacement.

He puUed the joint apart, cffipped and sanded away aU the bone spurs and arthritic stuff; put a metal cap on the head of my femur and a metal cup in my pelvic socket. Then he put aU the pieces back together The recovery is longer, but the long-term benefits make it worthwhUe. I should be back umpiring fast pitch softbaU games weU before the end of the year and a foU-up-round by the time the 2009 season begins.

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CLASS N E W S Jack Monger provided ffis annual report and photo from 11th company's sojourn to the Indy 500. In the back row of the picture (L to R): Mark Lambright, Will Merrell, Peter Ortiz.

In front: Jack Monger, Mark Disney, Les Ryan, and Mark Lambright's son in law, Jaiffie Debruin, who had the bad taste to win the pool tffis year.

The Class of 1974: Tidewater 74!

ChUffien of the Brigade 75"s Non-Reumon Reumon" for the Na'vy SMU game on Saturday 25 October. See our class web page for more detaUs.

Classmates help George Flynn celebrate his promotion to Lieutenant General

Once again, we have JJ Cuff to thank for ffis eye witness account of Lt. Gen George Flynn's promotion ceremony at Quantico on 6 August. Despite having offiy a few days to get the word out, a large number of active duty Marines, retired marines, a couple of USNA classmates, and every Flynn famUy member "from Exit 15 to Exit 17B of the Jersey Turnpike," were in attendance. George now has a many-hatted job: Commanffing General, Marine Corps Development Command; Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration; Commander, U.S. Marine Forces Strategic Command; Commanding General, Marine Corps National Capital Region Command; and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces national Capital Region. In addition to JJ, the '75 contingent included Dirk Ahle, Mike Jimiett, and George's plebe summer roommate Jim "Gibbie" Gibson who gave up a day of famUy vacation on the Outer Banks to join the festivities in Quantico.

MeanwhUe, in Camp Lejeune, the II Marine Expeffitionary Force (Forward) was estabUshed to spearhead Marine Corps efforts in Iraq in 2009. Maj. Gen Rick Tryon wUl command II MEF (FWD).

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John Mauthe forwarded an interesting and moving note after the class of 2012's Induction Day. • July 2, 2008 was 1-Day for the Class of 2012 and the first one I had attended since my own in 1971. It's amazing how many flashbacks and emotions passed through my head as I sat watching these fine young men and women join in service to our nation. But this one was particularly special for me and my •wife, Diane.Wffile commandingVP-50 in 1991, two of my P-3s coUided off the coast of San Diego during a nighttime operational turnover We lost 27 shining stars in an instant. Six were Na^vy grads: Tony Nemecek '80, Dennis Redmond '86, Mark HamUton '87, Ned Metcalf '87, Brad Cox '88, andjay WiUiamson '86. Jay's son, Jacob Wffiiamson, who was just a year old at the time, is now a proud member of the class of 2012.1 had the tremendous honor of adnunistering Jacob's oath in Memorial HaU under the tablet of faUen sffipmates that bears his father's name. •

Diane and John Mauthe with Midn 4/c J acob Williamson

It is my sad duty to report that Bill Cummings drowned at a friend's house on Long Island on 3 August. BiU was a company mate, a one-time roommate, and as an acadenucaUy- strong math major, the inventor of the Cummings Variable Constant. Properly appUed, it could always get you to the right answer

/ 1th company returns to Indy

ZackWilhoit e-maUed some of ffis company mates regarffing ffis August visit to Charleston, SC. And John Kittler, who is always looking out for your Scribe, sent it on to me.

• I was down in the CaroUnas area doing a Utde business and looking at some property and had a great eveffing •with Chris McCarthy and Bormie last mght m Charleston, SC. We went out for some great seafood, drink and watched ffie sunset over the water. Chris and Bormie look great, are enjoying paraffise and were very kind to put me up for the ffight!

The Wiffioit gang is headed out near MaUbu, CA in late August. We have been fortunate to meet with Cffip, Dick and Don (and John on travel) on previous visits to souffiern CA. In 3-4 •visits over ffie last few years, by coincidence, every time we meet it is at a "restaurant" ffiat has ffie word "Brewery" in ffie tide! I am beffing tffis visit wUl keep that streak aUve.:) • And now (I know you know what's coming next) ... we return to Tom KeUey's 2007 update on 25th Company: George Melnychenko Uves in MiUersviUe, MD with ffis wife, Desiree.

George retired as a surface Une officer He is President of GDG Enterprises (o'wns several service companies). George has three adopted chUdren from Guatemala: Madden (19), Fernando (17), and Monica (15).The cffildren are involved in numerous ffifferent activities; George has exposed them to the many facets of the Ukrainian culture.

Denis Powers has Uved in AnnapoUs with his wife, Karen, for 25 years. Denis was an F-14 pUot on Nimitz and is a TopGun grad. After working for

Norffirop Grumman for 20 yean he is now in his 6th year working Air Force acquisition at the Pentagon. When he's not Ustening to music, Denis can be found ffiking the Appalachian TraU, golfing, or taUgating at aU the home games.

Charles Souder Uves in BeUevue, WA wiffi ffis wife Shirley. Chuck rerired as a surface Une officer He is General Manager a t T C . Systems (industrial company).

F. Mike Sweeney Uves in McAUen, TX. Mike was an F-14 pUot; he is now a very successful and respected Orffiopeffic Surgeon and business man (investing in hospitals).

Jim Thoms Uves in Newport News wiffi ffis wife, Cffiis. Jim was a surface line officer Currendy, he is an Engineering Supervisor (navigation systems) for Northrop Grumman Newport News. Jim has two chUffien.Jimmy is a securities trader and has appUed for ffie Marine Air program; Theresa is a corporate human resources manager.

Paul Viscovich UvesffiWeston, FL with his wife, Cffiistine. Paffi retired as a surface Une officer; he is currently a freelance writer Paffi has tffiee chUffien.

Andrew (21) is m ffie commercial pUot pipeUne at Embry-Ridffie Uffiversity; Alexandra (19) has a Navy R O T C scholanffip, attendmg Eastern Micffigan Univenity; and Cameron (16) is a ffigh school jumor, participatmg m the JROTC program.

And ffiat, my feUow Flower ChUdren, is wrap on another column. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I ffid!

'75 Sir! Larry •8J

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I was havuig such a great time on vacation at Disney World with my wife. Barb, and grandson, Kevin that I completely forgot that I had a Class column due. Now I am in scramble mode as I to put tffis column together The problem is I just can't seem to get the song, "Its A SmaU World" out of myhead-AARGGH! I heard from a few Classmates I hadn't heard from in quite a long time or never (could have had sometffing to do with

Kevin Stone senffing out the request for inputs...).

Gary Stark writes from Hawaii: • After spenffing 7 of our last 8 years on active duty stationed in Hawaii, my wife (Linda) and I decided to move back to Hawaii in November 07.1 am currendy the Gary and Linda Stark In Deputy Director of Honolulu, Hawaii the newly established Defense Threat Reduction Agency Field Office-Pacific located in downtown Honolffiu.

We're stiU househunting and renting Jessica and Maggie an apartment in Stark Waikiki in the meantime. Our oldest daughter, Jessica, Uves on island and is attenffing the Uffiversity of Hawaii studying Psychology. Our other daughter, Maggie, is a seffior at James Madison Umversity in Virginia and is also studying Psychology.

With both daughters majoring in Psychology, you have to wonder if it's in an attempt to understand their Dad (HA).

Linda stays busy •with volunteer work and house huntmg, whUe at the same time trying to keep me in Une (a lost cause).

Life is good in paraffise, even ff you're homeless. • Dave Rossetti puts a spin on the old saying,"what goes around, comes around": • After leavmg the Navy in '82, Beverly (a true native ArmapoUtan) and I came back and setded down in AnnapoUs. Fastforward 26 years; having worked too many jobs in the defense and irfformation technology sector, I decided to get off the roUer coaster Tffis March, Beverly and I opened "Then... & Again Anriques & CoUecribles" at 2009 West Street. Utffizing the maU concept, we have close to forty dealers. The resffiting management and adrmmstrative chaUenges have aUowed me to (finaUy) apply some of those skills I picked up at USNA and through my Systems Management degree from USC, although I'm stUl trying to figure out how to weave in my Oceanography major It has been a blast meering with other alumm and Mids whUe tending the shop.

Even ran into one of my Plebe year

"lifelines" from '75, Rick (Duke) Snyder, who is stiU supporting Navy Air as a contractor down in PAX River. If you are in town, please stop by for a cup of hot Java, good tunes ('70's music, of course), and a chance to catch up. • Another Class "repatriate", Jeff Neufeld, reconnects with this update: • I tffink I've been lost to the Class news column for about 23 years since I left the Marine Corps and I've certaiffiy lost touch with most members of the "Loose Deuce" (2nd company)... we have been able to at least maintain annual hoUday card contact with Joe Paquette and occasionaUy Marc Anthony and T.J. Sprowls. I also see 1976 Classmate Dick Spencer here in Boston, who I had the pleasure of working with at FideUty Investments.

1 just made the move to leave beffind the corporate world in AprU after stints in Aerospace with GE and Lockheed Martin and then financial services with Citibank and FideUty Investments. After the last 10 years in Chief Information Officer (CIO) roles and many more in technology management, I've decided it is time to move on to new and ffifferent adventures.

And we've had a chance to live in some great places along the way.. .Monterey, Washington DC, PhUadelpffia area (twice), Syracuse (the snow's not THAT bad!), NYC, and Brussels along the way.

Gayle & I have been in Boston for the last eight years (with lots of room for any wandering classmates if you need a lobster and "chowda" fix).We're taking the summer "off" — but tffinking about the next phase in our Ufe and a move to warmer climates.

Gayle & I are spending a fair amount of time traveUng and scuba ffiving around the Caribbean islands. I've also recently bought a Harley Da^vidson (pic attached) and ffit the roads of New England. No tattoos or piercings yet, but the H-D is sporting a USMC Semper Fi Ucense plate! I'm looking forward to being able to attend more USNA events in AnnapoUs now that I have control of my calendar — and catcffing up with Classmates. My contact info is current in the Alumffi registry and it would be great to see anyone visiting the Boston area. • Speaking of bike riffing, Craig McDonald recently participated in a different kind of bike event:

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CLASS N E W S reumon. Go to http://www.tomsmith 76.com. Frank hasn't seen Tom since the last reumon but reports that he is doing weU. Frank also asked me to include Tom's dear friends, Lori and PhU Stegner's websites: http://'www.loristegnercom and http://vvww.phiUipstegnercom. Lori recently suffered a brain aneurysm but has made a miraculous recovery thanks to great surgeons and lots of prayers!

I also received maUfiomGary Freeman:

Jeff Neufeld on his shiny Harley

• A short note to say I ran into Stu "Bum" Hinrichs on the 2008 Des Moines Register's annual great bike ride across Iowa. I was riffing with 50 riders on Team Na^vy and Stu was with his daughter, Jarffie (pictured on the right).We had a great rime riding and eating our way across Iowa: a total of 7 days and 471 mUes. Not bad for the old salts from the Na'vy. As Stu and I both found out, the Midwest continues to salute the mffitary at every tarn.We stopped in 35 towns along the way and were greeted with great respect for our service to the country. We both think the best part was getting to meet the many veterans along the way. There wUl be another ride in late July 2009 - aU are welcome.•

Navy Bike Team Stu & Jamie Hinrichs as well as Craig McDonald

Reporting in from the Danube BJver, Hugh Neighbour (2nd Company) is there with the US. Foreign Service for the Department of State. He presently is Chief Arms Control Delegate for the U.S. at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. His wife Inger and their 3 kids are with him in Vienna, Austria. He recently became Chairman of the 34-nation commission that oversees the Open Skies Treaty. Under Hugh's chairmanship, the U.S. Government got a lot of favorable meffia coverage when the comnussion commemorated the 500th observation ffight under the treaty.

Frank Rodrick asked me to post the URL for Tom Smith's website, which includes pictures from our 30th Class

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• (Attached is a photograph of) my wife Lisa and me with our youngest,Virgiffia, in Smoke HaU after swearing her in to the Class of '12. Her brother, Matthew is a graduate with the Class of '02 and is a Marine flying C-130's in Okinawa. If Lisa and I don't make it to some of the home games this faU, Ginny wUl be there to represent us at the '76 taUgate. •

Proud Parents with Ginny Freeman in Smoke Hall

The First Annual Tidewater USNA Class of 76 Midsummer Party Weekend was held 25-27 July '08 and Peter Varsanyi provides a detaUed summary of events: • It was a festive gathering of local ne'er-do weU classmates and some who braved the tortuous I-64/I95 weekend traffic just to quaff beer and smoke some fine "Havana's" at the Feckler and Kennedy compounds in Chesapeake Va. Day One The weekend started with a sumptaous cocktaU party hosted by the ever-lovely Mary (and Dick) Feckler in their home Friday eveffing, 25 July.

In attendance were: Mary and Dick Feckler (assisted by their ever popular coUege bound son and coUege Div 1 crew jock daughter). Barb and Tom Kennedy, Mary and Ray Putt (arrived late from AnnapoUs), Karen and Peter Varsanyi, RADM "Spanky" O'Hanlon, Kathy and Kevin McNamara, CoUeen and Jeff Burke, Pam and Steve Gray, and Kevin Eagle w/main squeeze (g/f) Gena.

After a few hours of fine socializing .. .the real hard core gathers' (Dick, Bob, Jeff, Kevin and Moi) spent teUing taU tales and 'dissing' anyone who was planning on wearing a "thong" the next day at Kennedy's pool-party. No one adrmtted it, but Bob Jackson seemed very nervous

(after a few shots of select bourbons) and appeared worried that his secret woiUd come out.

Day Two Pool party started quite early (food was sriU prepared, but plenty of'Green Hares" (Heinekens in a can) were being popped.

Ed Gilmore was somewhere stiU in the DC metro area enroute, but we were anxiously awairing ffis arrival bringing ffis thong. Bob Jackson had last nunute babysitring duty; so he brought ffis clan.

Most notably was ENS Keith Jackson '07 soon to deploy on USS LABOONE D D G 58. Guess their commumty pool pass just happened to expfre.

In attendance were basicaUy most of the leftover (hangovers) from the ffight before:The Fecklers,The Kennedys (along w/Joy their "duty" wiener pooch), Mary and Ray Putt, Karen and Peter Varsanyi, Bob Jackson (w/ENS Keith Jackson), Katffieen and Mark Rupprecht, CoUeen and Jeff Burke, Kevin Eagle and Gena.

Ed GUmore (sans thong) finaUy made it in what was supposed to be a 3-hour trek that took his brave soul nearly 6 hours. Ed says his GPS was on different Cartesian Coordinates. He was warmly welcomed despite most of us were quite wet, soggy, groggy and sun ffienched from the days' acrivities.

Speaking for myseff (and the rest of the attendees), we had a wonderfiU time and the Fecklers and Kennedys were truly gracious and hospitable to host the Ukes of the members of'76.

[Scribe Note: The pictures can be found at our Class website] • Ke^vin Stone has information on "the" game for the Miffi-reumon tffis faU: • The ticket window for the class of 76 block of seats for the 2008 Miffi-reumon footbaU game on October 25th is now open. If you get to offiy one game a year make this the one - we'U have a no-host ffinner the night before at Mike's Crabhouse on the South River and a fabulous taUgate before the game vs. the SMU Mustangs. Get your tickets on-Une at the NAAA website's group ticket window: https://^www.groupticket window.com/groupticket/coUege/ na'vy/roup If you have trouble with the UrUs go to www.navysports.com and foUow the Unks to buying group tickets. The Sign-in ID and the Password are identical: spiritof76 This is an announcement of the ticket sales offiy - I'U send out the caU for the taUgate and dinner in October. •

FinaUy, on a sad note, I just received news offfiepassing of another Classmate. Our hearts and prayen go out to ffie famUy of Jeff Grover who lost a courageous batde with colon cancer.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4 % LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 70% PRES; CAPT Richard "Rick" White, USN 11 Porter Ro.id, Ann,\poUs, MD 21402 H: 410-295-1X189; HE; rick.white@1977.usna.coni SEC'Y: Thom McKee 1202 Shady Creek Road, M.-irriotts\TUe, MD 21104 H: 410-489-5080; F: 410-489-5071 C: 202-438-1541; E: niagoo 1310@conicast.net

Every bone in me body is a spar, and when I spits, I spits tar! I'se hard, I is, I am, 1 are....SIR! As ffie commercial used to say, we've come a long way baby! And as ffie journey continues, we recognize those who've reached sigrUficant mUestones alongffieway.

Fkst up. Bill Daniels (32nd Co.) informed us Phil Wisecup (17th Co.) was recendy assigned as president of ffie Naval War CoUege foUowing a successfol tour as CO of Carrier Strike Group 7 in San Diego. Talk about rough duty; San Diego....Newport.What's next PhU: taking over for Joe Walsh m HawaU? Next, Mike Bnmskill (25th Co.) let us know as of 22 Jffiy 2008, Dirk Debbink (23rd Co.) now answers to VADM Debbink, and has assumed duties as Chief of Naval Reserve.

FinaUy,Joe O'Conor (19th Co.) sent inffiefoUowing photo from Joe Kernan's (Wffi Co.) assumption of command of the newly reestablished 4th Heet. As Joe noted, the ceremony gave several classmates an excuse to escape to Florida and play a Utde goff, whUe at the same time honoring a most deserving member of '77.

Pictured from left to right are Jerry Miller (19th Co.), Dan McCarthy (23rd Co.), Joe O'Conor, Dave Reidy (6th Co.), Rich Stone (20th Co.), some guy selling ice cream, Jim Eberle (24th Co.), Pete Engle (20th Co.) and Pete Grieve (6th Co.).

Reidy and Stone get the prize for coming aU the way from CaUfornia, whUe Grieve and Eberle showed their Marine metric by soaring with the eagles after hooting with the owls. Seems Uke only yesterday we were sitting with Stoner and Joe chUUn' out Usteffing to Paradise By The Dashboard Lightl

But the most noteworthy aspect of the trip involved a classmate that didn't make it! Bob Kautter (32nd Co.) had every intention ofjoining the festivities, but a close encounter •with a Ught pole transitioning from the parking lot to the teriffinal at the Norfolk airport resulted in numerous stitches and a serious headache!

Fortunately, Bob has foUy recovered, at least physicaUy, and the Ught pole suffered offiy nunor damage!

Sincere congratulations to aU three of our classmates on these weU-deserved appointments and promotions!

On the civffian front, as of November 1,2008, Colin Sargent (22nd Co.) wUl officiaUy join the ranks of pubUshed noveUsts with the debut of his book Museum of Human Beings.The historical novel teUs the intriguing story of JeanBaptiste, the son of Sacagawea later adopted by WiUiam Clark. Pre-orders are avaUable, and CoUn informs us early reacrions have been very enthusiastic. Best of luck to CoUn; here's hoping early enthusiasm translates to copious sales!

In other summer happenings, George Lawlor ( 24th Co.) andffislovely wife Maureen recently hosted a weekend gettogether at Casa Lawlor in the Hamptons.

Although your humble scribe ffidn't make the A-Ust, other lurmnaries in attendance included Gary Gambarani (24th Co.), Scott Neidhold (24th Co.), and Eddie "Good Morning Mrs. Cleaver' ...Good Morning Mr. Cleaver" Ganders (10th Co.).

by aU accounts exceptional; and although George's neighbor, one BUly Joel, failed to join in the festivities, Gary plans to extend next year's visit to an entire month!

Bob Thompson (3rd Co.) used the occasion of a recent layover in the D.C. to rendezvous with three of our classmates for dinner

Joining Bob for dinner were, from Bob's left, were 3rd Co. shipmates and spouses Mike and Lisa Frick, Linda and Mike Brock and Mary Beth and Ed Rogers.

Bon appetit. Bob! FinaUy, our heartfelt appreciation to Scott HiU (1st Co) for abridged explanation of exactly what Tecore Networks, a "leaffing provider of smaU to meffiumsized multi-technology mobUe networks offering switch-based ceUular infrastructure vendors worldwide the capabffity of deUvering the same standards-based voice and data technologies avaUable to global carriers on an IP-based architecture" actuaUy does. Any questions.. .caU Scott; he'U be happy to go into more detaU over dinner and drinks! He may even buy!

AU for now. Remember, you can't hear from us if we don't hear from you!

—^Magoo * ^

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 2 % LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 76%

P I ^ S : Glen Woods SEC'Y: Vince Balderrama 3402 Van Wie D r East, BaldwmsviUe, NY 13027 E: vince.balderrama@lmco.com WEB SITE: usnal978.org

Pictured above are, 1 to r, Mike, George, Scott and Gary, as weU as Gary's wife Janet, Terri Neidhold and Maureen. Gary reports the wives supported the local economy whUe the men-folk "worked out" in a local estabUshment. Whether this means the boys pumped out sets of 12-oz. curls or actuaUy engaged in physical exercise remains uncertain. In any event, the weekend was

WeU, it's here- reunion month. By the time this edition reaches your doorstep many may be packing your bags for our 30th. Could it reaUy have been that long?

No way! It seems Uke offiy yesterday we were running through the haUs of Mother B, sweating exams, wondering about first assignments and for some- making final arrangements for those June week weddings. (Oh, congratulations to those celebrating two 30-year events this year and Happy Anniversary]) As I said, it doesn't seem that long but the calendar is proof— not to mention that tffis column appears much closer to the front of Shipmate, a sure sign of our, um,"semority" (Besides, we've long gone past the stapled mid-point of the magazine—if we stiU had staples.)

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Not much in the way of the maU bag and despite my global travels I haven't bumped into anybody. I looked around Denmark whUe on a two-week business trip but no luck. I know I'U get a lot more news from you over the next few months. I'U definitely have a bunch of notes after the reuffion.

Got an update from Kim Tageson.

Kim and ffis wife, Jane, are finaUy back together fuU time in Wilmington, NC. He'd been a geographic bachelor for a whUe since he arrived there one year ago to begin work with GE. (He asks, "Any '78 CEO wanna buy a new reactor?" and then offers... "Give [him] a caU!") Kim and his daughter, Liz, were backpacking in the Smokies earUer this summer. Liz is in her tffird year of coUege. Kim and Jane's son. Matt, is using his marketing degree in ffis work •with CDW in Chicago. Kim had planned to be at the Na^vy-Duke game last month so some of you may have already bumped into ffim. If not, you'U definitely see him this month at our 30th.

Liz and Kim Tageson

Got some recent change of command news- On the 6th of August Dan Holloway reUnquished command of ffis Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Enterprise Strike Group in Norfolk to John Christenson ('81). Dan's new assignment is Director, MUitary Penonnel Plans and PoUcy Di^vision, N13, in Washington DC. During the change of command Dan received accolades, awards and recogmtion. In typical Dan fasffion he humbly commended and recogmzed the warfare commanders, staff and men and women of Strike Group 12 as having done "aU ffiose accompUshments" and that they enabled ffim to lead from the front; and how thankfol and proud he was of having been privUeged to have led them. Good luck on your new assignment, Dan. Maybe now we can catch you at a tailgater Oh, I'm sure CSG 12 wiU do weU under your reUef as 1 know he had some good firsties and a real Plebe Year.

Dan's former boss VADM Marty Chanik ('73) retired and his job as Commander, 2nd Fleet was passed to Mel Williams.

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Ships), Washington, D.C. BUI had been the Chief of Naval Research and Director, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements, N091, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. I'm sure everyone wishes Dan, Mel and BiU success in their new assignments.

Speaking of new assignments. Jay DeLoach is now the Director of Naval History and the Curator of the Navy. In July, Jay roUed out his Roadmap for Naval History to a Historical Center and Naval Historical Foundation audience gathered in the National Museum of the United States Navy's Cold War GaUery. According to Jay, "The central theme of the Roadmap is putting out historical products with a purpose.. .These products must be accurate and relevant, world-class ffistory for a 21st century Navy and reflect the Na^vy's one message, many voices, phUosophy" I Uked the fact that Jay beUeves that the term "naval history" includes both the Na^vy and Marine Corps and that he wants closer ties with aU the sea services. Moreover,Jay also beUeves the Na-vy and Marine Corps history customers are the Na-vy-Marine Corps famUy active duty, reserve, civffians, retirees, contractors, famffies, the U.S. pubUc and the rest of the world. His Roadmap also caUs for greater coordination and outreach by the NHC from the ffighest levels of the Na-vy such as the Secretary of the Na-vy and Chief of Naval Operations to the deck plate forces such as the fleet and Marines. Glen Ives is Vice President, Aviation Programs, Sabre Systems Inc. in their Lexington Park, MD office. Sabre is a technical support and services company. According to their website news. Glen's responsible for "Sabre's strategic growth and management within the aviation commuffity and beyond. InitiaUy, his imtiatives wiU focus on the opportunities and direction of the Patuxent River area and quickly expand to other Sabre offices throughout the country. His focus area wUl include not offiy the Na-vy but also the Department of Defense and other applicable civffian agencies."

Last month I mentioned Dana Sales and his visit back to the Academy for his nephew's graduation and of his daughter's graduation from NYU. After I submitted the column, Dana foUowed up with another e-maU that completed the rest of the story (as Paul Harvey would say).

Dana's daughter is Raegan. Raegan's degree was a BA in Psychology with minors in math and Spanish.

Unfortunately, she - Uke a lot of our coUege graduated sons and daughters - is StiU looking for a job. And now here are the pics of Dana, Hall Van Vlack and Paul Wideorn at Morton's in AnnapoUs during that Commissiomng Day and of Dana and his nephew, Brandon Sales ('08) at graduation. Brandon is now serving in the Persian Guff on the USS BENFOLD (DDG-65).

•iUI MM Hall, Dana and Paul

Dana and Ensign Brandon Sales

WeU that'U do for now. See you at either at 'Jeff Fowler's House" for our reuffion reception, at the game and taUgater or any of the various events of the Reumon Weekend. I'm sure that the weekend -wiU be - as we use to say in the duty logs— "[a] good time [wffi be] had by aU"! That's a certainty! Catch you at the watering hole.. .Launcffin', Spot Four ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 90% PRES: LCDR Sean Gate, USN (Ret.) E: Sean.Cate@1979.usna.com SEC'Y: LCDRJohn"Wiz"Withers, USN (Ret.) 22445 Bluebird Ct., Leonardtovm, MD 20650 H: 301-997-1980; W: 240-556-0637 E:JDWithers@l 979.usna.com WEB SITE: www.usna79.com

Greetings, 79ers!

Right now I'm back stage, curled up in a corner, trying to concentrate anUd aU the hubbub and mayhem.Tonight is the tech rehearsal for our summer performances of Gilbert & SuUivan's comic opera "The Mikado " in which your humble scribe plays a role. Things have bogged down for the moment — not an unusual occurrance as we get accustomed to our actual stage. So I thought I'd take a break

fiom studying my Unes and give you an update on what's happening in "The World of'79."

Sean Cate was kind enough to forward an email he received from RADM Ray Spicer, who is currendy serving as Deputy Assistant to ffie President and Director, White House MUitary Office: • I had ffie great honor and pleasure of promoting classmate and friend, Dan "Traps" Cloyd, to Rear Adnural in my office. Thought you'd appreciate a couple of photos firom the event. A smaU ceremony -with offiy famUy and a close famUy friend in attendance. My folks in the Wffite House Mess (aU Navy, I rffight add) made him a pretty sweet cake to commemorate ffie occasion. Anoffier 79er in ffie flag ranks - I preffict he'U go far!

AUffiebest, Rav •

Ray Spicer promotes "Traps" Cloyd

RADM Ray Spicer, RDML Dan Cloyd, and the "Cloyd Clan"

Dan, by the way, is currently the on the CNO's staff as Associate Director, Assessments Division.You can read ffis official bio onffieweb at http://www.navyrrul/ navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=470.

Again, congratalations to Dan on his promotion to flag rank, and thanks, Ray, for the note and the photos.

Kirk Michealson announced to the world that Greg Hutto (Gregory Hutto@ egUn.afmU) was just awarded the USAF Exceptional Civilian Service Award (Greg is too humble to armounce it ffimselfl).

Tffis is the highest award granted by the Secretary of the Air Force to Air Force civffian personnel. According to "unofficial" sources (i.e., Wikipedia), with the exception of norffinations for bravery, nonunees must have estabUshed a demonstrable pattern of exceUence and acffievement wffich normaUy have been

recognized by previous awards up to and Command (NMC), and retired from incluffing the Meritorious CivUian active duty after 29 years. Bob was the Service Award. So this is indeed a first commander of newly-formed NMC, most significant accompUshment. taking the position in November 2006.

Congratulations, Greg! And thanks. Kirk, During his career he served as commandA for passing on the gouge. ing officer of Hoist (ARS 40); special operations commumty manager, assignA couple of interesting press releases ment and placement officer at the Bureau crossed my desk this month. One came of Naval Personnel; executive officer for from PR Newswire announcing that the Commander, Naval Forces Marianas; American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) commanding officer. Mobile Diving and selected Tom Gibson as its President and Salvage Unit l;and chief staff officer.

CEO, who took charge in September Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1; Tom was serving as Senior Vice President commanding officer. Naval Weapons of Advocacy for the American Chenustry Station Seal Beach; and assistant chief of CouncU (ACC) when he was selected for staff for ordnance and explosives safety. his new position.

Navy Region Southwest. Bob also is a The article went on to Ust some of graduate of the National War CoUege, Tom's credentials, wffich reads like a where he earned a Master of Science Washington advocate's dream sheet! For Degree in national security strategy. example, Tom had a series of assignments Congratulations, Bob, on a most successfol with the En-vironmental Protection active duty career AU of us on the Agency (EPA), where he served as Cffief "retired" side of the fence welcome you of Staff to Administrators Christine Todd to our ranks — where there's just as much Wffitman and Michael Leavitt, and with fun to be had! the U.S. Senate Comnuttee on En-vironment and Public Works. It was A friend of rffine forwarded a copy of there that he ffirected and coorffinated the an article from the Houston Chronicle — activities of EPA's 12 program offices and featured prominently were Debi and Jack 10 regional offices, serving as the Williams. Jack left the Na-vy after 5 years, Admiffistrator's day-to-day manager for got ffis iVLBA from The Darden School, the 17,000 employee, $8 bffiion Agency.

Uffiversity ofVirgima, and -went into the WhUe serving as Majority Deputy Staff financial services industry, where he Director to the U.S. Senate Comnuttee worked for many years. Debi stUl works on Environment and PubUc Works, his for a global health care company. most significant legislative accompUshBut the article was about their current ment was in leaffing the Senate effort on project — Hummingbird Farms. Jack & the bipartisan Water Resources Debi own 110 acres ofhiU country just Development Act of 2000 that included north of San Antomo,TX.Any guesses as the $8 biUion Everglades Restoration BUI. to what they raise on tffis farm? Catde?

Corn for ethanol? Nope. They Prior to that, Tom served as the grow... lavender They grow 9 different Congressional Liaison SpeciaUst for the varieties of the herb, along with some EPA, representing the Agency on Capitol rosemary. They distiU the lavender oU on HiU on issues diverse as the Resource site and produce a line of aromatherapy Conservation and Recovery Act, products under their own label. (Back Superfund, energy poUcy, global climate home in Ohio I had a couple of friends get change and the Clean Air Act. Before that, arrested several years ago for growing herbs on he worked for Raytheon Company, first theirfarm. Of course, they probably weren't as a naval architect for the Systems using THOSE herbs for "aromatherapy" per Engineering Laboratory and then as a se.) Debi and Jack have quite a successful program manager for the Submarine enterprise going, and it's obvious they Systems Directorate. And I thought I was truly love what they're doing. More info busy! AU in aU, it's no wonder Tom was about their product Une can be found on selected to his new position. their web site: Congratulations, Tom, and we wish you aU the best in your new position! http://-www.HumrffingbirdLavender.com.

Hopefully you won't be tempted to rule Congratulations, guys, and wishing you with an "iron fist" (/ know, absolutely terrible continued good fortune with your entrepun! But you all should be "steeling" yourpreneurial ventures. selves for more!)

Wrapping up. Bob Klocek sent me a short note about his new license plate — In other news, the DON announced Bob says he was surprised this particular in July that CAPT Bob Mirick turned plate was stUl available. Seems he first tried over conunand of the Navy Munitions October 2008

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to order ffis alpha code, but 6-figure plates are reserved for official state vefficles inVfrgiffia, so he had to go wiffi ffis second choice.

For 9/11 War CrUnes Trial. Both he and ffis -wife, Lynneth Ann, earned their Juris Doctor degrees, graduating in 1987.

Kohlmann also received a Master of Law in Mffitary Law from the Judge Advocate General's School in 1994 and a Master of ArtsffiNational Security and Snrategic Staffies from the Uffited States Naval War CoUege in 2002.

A great note came m from Bert Nelson, bnelson@scpowersystems.com who has just sffifted from umform to retired on the Reserve side:

Bob Klocek's new license plate

As I close, the plebes are just starting their caU: "Sir you now have 11 montlis until 30th Reunion Formation!"Yep,ffie"Official Countdown to the 30th Reumon of the USNA Class of 1979" is at the 11-month mark. That may seem Uke a lot of time, but it wUl be here before you know it. So ff notffing else, please be sure to block off the dates of 24-27 September 2009. I'U pass on more gouge just as soon as I get it.

Oh wait! One more tffing: Sean Cate is trying to track down two of our classmates: Brian Mackay and Jeff Rocker.

If anyone has any knowledge of their whereabouts, woiUd you please shoot me an emaU? I'd appreciate it.

WeU, we're ready to begin Act II, so time to cease being a scribe and once again become a Japanese nobleman. As "Snagglepuss" might say, "Heaven to Murgatroyd! Exit — singing aU the way stage right!" See you next month!

OmnesViri! —^Wiz...

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Greetings Classmates. I'm -writing tffis month's column in the Founders Inn, Norfolk,Virgiffia. More travels! Summer is corffing to a close and Navy FootbaU is gearing up for hopefoUy what -wUl be a great season. Michael Phelps has gotten aU of ffis gold medals and Russia has invaded a neighbor It's been a busy summer to say the least. As a boat dweUer, -winter is not a welcome friend, so let's ffit the water for a few more months and enjoy!

On to the maU bag: I received a note from the Alumni Association that one of our own, Ralph Kohlmaiui, a Widener Law Graduate, is to Serve As Trial Judge

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• Hey Joe: Happy Birthday! I remember 1-Day Uke yesterday. Ray Green and 1, a couple of wide-eyed punks from Arkansas, were stiU looking Uke deer in headUghts.We had roUed into town on Jffiy 4th from Texarkana, and we had spent the preceffing two days sleeping in the field house and wandering around AnnapoUs. We couldn't imagine for a minute what we had gotten ounelves into.

I imagine 1-Day must have reaUy been sometffing for you - your birthday to boot. I ffidn't reaUze that. I was back in DC for a week nud-June to participate in a DOE "smart grid" (electric) corfference.

I officiaUy retired June 1,2008. So, I am officiaUy an old fart - one of ffiose guys that we cotUdn't beUeve (or understand) when we were just kids. I try Uke heU to not act Uke one, though. The most recent ffiUl weekend (July) my last umt caUed me up to see ffi wanted to have lunch (in case 1 was missing them), so I tried real hard to refrain from any sea stories. It's going to take some getting used to being out of the fight, since I was racking up some pretty good sea time the past several years as SEC and SATWO Cheers! Bert • Mike Ales, AlesM@USMMA.EDU sent in a quick note to let us know that Judy and Joe Osborne's son Frank entered the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy today as a member of the class of 2012. Mike and Pam got to visit with them. Brad Peterson's son entered West Point tffis year after completing MAPS. Brad now has chUdren at three ffifferent service acaderffies (Navy, Army, and Kings Point).

Mike also let us know that Mark Guidoboni is heaUng up slowly but surely from the accident in February.

Chuck Howard, charlton.t.howard@na-vy.mU also dropped me a quick note. He just left ffis position as Special Agent in Charge of the Naval Crirffinal Investigative Service Wasffington

Field Office, as he was promoted to the position of NCIS Assistant Director, and named as the first NCIS Irfformation Sharing Executive. Chuck wiU have responsibffity for aU agency classffied and unclassified information sharmg imtiatives, incluffing the NCIS-led national Law Enforcement Irfformation Exchange program (LiNX). He said It'U be "an exciting opportaffity, and I am looking forward to the chaUenge."

I ffid receive a very cool note from our own Capt JR Haley who is now back in Command of one of the big flat decks (huge targets for us submarine types). Here's ffis wUd story:

• Joe, How have you been? Hope you are enjoying the summer. I'd ask you to come visit me in Hawaii, but I'm no longer there. Char and I ffid enjoy four months there - it is tnUy a fantastic (but a Uttie more expensive) place to Uve. Had the change of command o n T R in Jan (I tffink Reeder or someone sent you a pictare of a bunch of us there), then went to Joint Forces Staff CoUege - otherwise kno-wn as goff school, but offiy ffyou don't goffiJanuary Uke me, then moved to HawaU for a tour at US Pacffic Command. Got to HawaU at ffie end of March. Had the boys, daughten-m-law and three grandchUffien over two months later - we had ffiem ffiere for a whole month but it seemed Uke a week. Went snorkeUng •with turdes, big fish, dolphins, and aU sorts of offier critters in beautifiU clear water; took my grandson horseback riffing in the waves on Norffi Beach, ffid the typical luau-Polynesian centerHanauma Bay-etc. stuff ...generaUy a great time. At least five relatives and eight friends made plans to visit us after orUy a couple months there; next tffing you know in ffie end ofJffiy I found myseff on the red-eye to San Diego to command USS George Washington. I cannot beUeve that someone screwed up and sent me to command one offfiesetffings again!! To get to command a carrier is the best job in the Navy - you get to command a sffip and fly off of it at the same tmie.To get to do so TWICE is unbeUevable. There is nothing Uke getting out of staff-weeffieheU by being again injected into the best job you ever had. Pure nirvana. Not so sure it's ffirvana for Char, though, since she's packing stuff up, seUing cars, sffipping cars to storage, etc. to arrive in Japan in under three weeks; but I'm sure it is noffiing that jeweUy cannot solve. We ffid a

tour in Japan 11 yean ago - I cUmbed Mt. Fuji; Char ffid not (at least not aU the way to ffie top); they say if you don't cUmb Fuji you'U come back until you do... .and we are headed back. Seriously, we enjoyed Japan then and I know it wffi be a fun tour again. StiU, we'U miss Hawaii.

I have to go do staff. Here's irony - I ffiought I'd be the oldest dude here, but my Chaplam (Fred HUder) is USNA '78!

I rermnd ffim every day ffiat he's "seffior" to me. If you get to Japan let us know we'U find a Kirin beer or two for you.

SmcerelyJR •

is a place I have always wanted to see.

Since the last of my 3 kids is weU establish in coUege and the boys are off on their own life adventures; and since the Florida/ National home building was circling the bowl ready to go down, I figured it was time to reengage with something completely ffifferent.

I rang Eric StagUano of Lucas fame and he answered the phone with a resounffing "George, how are you and Jesus doing?" He went on to say that he had a job for me. At this point I had yet to ask him if he had any leads in Cffina. He had just that morning gotten a requireJim Wilson of 29ffi Company, ment for project managers with a 3PL jwUson403@aol.com reported •with great company in Kuwait. Since I had no logisexcitement ffiat he andVictoria are now tics experience and no desire to go back Grandparents. Their daughter Caiffin had to Kuwait, having seen aU I cared to in a baby boy (ffiey Uve in Reykja^vik, Desert Storm, I balked. Upon forther Iceland). IrofficaUy, the stats were reported research I found that although the offer in metrics — 50 cm and 4.3 Kg. As he said, was in Kuwait and meant working in Iraq a whole new chapter in lffe opens up and Afghamstan, they were a large global Brad Taylor, brtaylor@aol.com is entity. The company, formerly known as teacffing and researcffing in DC whUe PWC Logistics and their aSffiates, in now working in Inffian Head, MD. Bob re-branded as Agffity logistics. Among Kastner, kastaerct@snet.net also let me other contracts, they are the Prime Vendor know ffiat he married the former Nancy for aU food in Iraq. It is a big company Chapman Dutko in February (another but with a smaU business feel. eHarmony success story).They had a In August I kissed Remy and boarded smaU service at the Lighthouse Inn in a plane for Kuwait. After stud^ying and New London, CT with their four kids sitting for my PMP quaUfications, they and one fotare daughter-in-law. Nancy is started sending me off. I have been a pharmacist at the Groton Sub base and assigned as the Program Manager for Bob is stffi spUtting atoms at Mffistone Afghaffistan.

I inherit aU the "stans" Power Station. Bob and Nancy's with that title and have been traveUng daughter Paffia recently moved to DC. Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and offiy a bit in Bob reported that learmng aU about her Afghaffistan.

We are not weU represented job - speciaUzing in transfer pricing, was in the Afghan market so it is business as interesting as the six factor formula of buUding at the moment and not neutron reproduction. However, the DC project management. trip also provided an opportunity for After 17 years in Utde Clermont, FL it Nancy to meet some of ffis old 9th is great to be out and about again. Since I company cronies (Tami and Bob have no logistics background the work is Hennegan, Sue and Mike Budney, chaUenging and new. The learmng curve Randy Loyer,JP Hffi, and Beth is steep but the personnel gratification is Davenport - Admiral Dan was out of great.

Remy and I stay in touch courtesy town at a promotion selection board). of SKYPE.The kids offiy occasionaUy AW Wellesley, weUesleyalnrobin@ notice my absence.

I am due to take vacaverizon.net sent in an update on our own tion in June and am of course working George MUler who is looking for out a fishing trip with Stags.

I just wanted Classmates and folks who rffight be in ffis to get on the radarscope in the event we neck of the woods: have brothers in the area. Regards, G T • • I am •writing tffis from Islamabad AW also sent in a photo taken of ffim Pakistan. It dawned on me now that I am presenting Steve Huber with the Mffitary back out m the world that I best check in.

Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal at We have aU come to learn how smaU the an aU hands gathering at NSWC Port world is and I want to avaU myseff of any Hueneme in July 2008. Many of you opportaffity to sit with any old friends know that Steve is very active in supportwho might be out and about. I had been ing Boy Scouts of America, volunteering lookmg for opportaffiries with coundess hours in support of tffis great construction compaffies in China. Cffina youth program.

On a very toucffing note, 1 received a letter from Cecffia Hu, who asked that I would include a wedding announcement and photo of her "sponsor Father" Dave Haller. Dave married the former Ms. Grace S. Manalo in a beautifol ceremony aboard the Odyessy III cruise ship in the Gangplank Marina ofWasffington D.C. (SECRETARY'S NOTE: that's right near my boat sUp!!!) Congrats to the happy couple!

WeU that's aU the news that I'm aUowed to print. I hope that tffis finds each of you healthy, happy and -wiser today than yesterday. Please take a few moments to renew a friendsffip, caU a Classmate and most of aU - send me an update! As Always, BEAT ARMY, —Joe

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Aloha aU, hope you had a good summer and are enjoying the faU.The gouge has been flowing steady tffis past monffi, so here we go. Fint, more news of classmates inducting ffieir sons and daughters into ffie class of 2012.Tricia and Dave Jackson (26) mducted ffis son Jon mto ffie class, so he and ffis wife Tricia are now guaranteed early retirement, as BOTH of ffieir sons are rffids (Chris is a firstie).

Dave is stiU with ITT, spenffing a lot of time in ffie Midffie East working on vefficle mamtenance programs. He gets lots of satisfaction knowing that the program he is workmg on is pro-vidmg protection to ffie troops.

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Also domg the honors as reported last month were Randy Lovdahl (16) and Lil Ramirez (6) who mducted ffieir daughter Bianca mto the class of 2012.1 asked Randy to give us an update on his acti-vities, and we wrote the foUowing: • "My better haff, Lffia, retired in 1998 after tours at NAVCAMS WESTPAC (Guam),USEUCOM (Germany), BUPERS, Jomt Staff (J-6) and SECNAV She then went to work for Raytheon as Director for Congressional Relations, representing Navy, Marine Corps and tactical inteUigence programs. In 2001 she retarned the Department of the Navy, serving as Director of Fleet Forces and International Liaison at Office of Naval Research. Since 2006 she has served as Director of the International Programs Di^vision at Department of Homeland Security (Science and Technology).

I retired in 2001 after a 20 year active SHIPMATE

Randy and LU, thanks for sharing tffis great news with us, and congratffiations to you both.

Two proud classmates showing off their new plebe, Bianca, and son Beau

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duty career as an EA-6B ECMO with toun on KENNEDY (CV 65), SARATOGA (CV 60), KITTY HAWK (CV 63), OPNAV and OSD. My fint post-Navy job was with Strategic Insight, Ltd., in Crystal City,VA. In ffie faU of 2006 I began teaching fiUl time at Triffity School at Meadow View, a smaU classical Cffiistian Academy in FaUs Church,VA. I teach ancient ffistory, scriptare. Christian doctrme, and Uteratare. Our daughter Bianca just graduated from Triffity School in 2008, and our son Beau wiU be a sophomore ffiere in the faU.We Uve in the BaUey's Crossroads area." •

In the "other ser^vice academy" category, and as also reported in last month's column. Sue and Bob Grabarek (29) wrote m to inform us that their daughter JuUe is now a Cadet at the Air Force Academy, joining her sister KeUy '11.

Boffi daughters are swimmers onffieAir Force swim team. Sue and Bob attended ffie Academy's Acceptance Day parade in August where the new Basic Cadets were welcomed into the Cadet Wing at the end of the summer's Basic Cadet Traimng.

Bob, congratalations, you and Dave have perfected coUege taition financing in the new mUlenmum!

several fighter squadrons culmmating m command ofVFA-25 wiffi deployments on LINCOLN (CVN-72) andVINSON (CVN 70) during Operation Souffiern Watch. His major command tour was as C O of NAS Oceana,VA, after wffich he became the Cffief of Staff for Commander US Naval Forces Central Command m Bahram. Pat •writes: • "Greetmgs from ffie Quarterdeck of the Navy. I just took over the helm of Naval District Wasffington (NDW) firom Earl Gay '80 on 11 Jffiy. As you may know, NDW is the Regional Commander for NAS Pataxent River, Naval Weapons Center Dahlgren, the Wasffington Navy Yard, and the AnnapoUs Naval Station (commanded by Rob Winsor (9)). NDW gets involved in C N O ceremoffies primarUy supported by the Ceremoffial Guard - 200 of the finest SaUors in ffie world who in adffition to ArUngton duties, perform, march and ffiiU from 0700-2000 daUy for thousands of people annuaUy.. .ffiey are great Americans.

I've been married almost 24 yean and have 5 kids — 2 in coUege and 3 stUl at home. Spent a couple years of Mondays \viffi Don Seybold (20) and company mate Steve Kobiela (31). Kobs and Don are leaders ffi a local Scout Troop and helped Dash-2 earn ffis Eagle Scout and get Dash-3 to about 2 yean awayfiromffis Hope to see more Navy games ffian last time m D C (Jomt Staff); Quarter's B and BuUffing 1 are always open.. .stop by when you're mffieYard". • Pat,ffianksforffienote, and congratiUations on makmg flag.

Rear Admiral Pat Lorge and Steve Kobiela

Bob Grabarek surrounded by his USAFA daughters

Moving on to our Flag proffies, we finish tffis years series with Pat "Boog" Lorge (31). Pat is an F-14 pUot who served in

Next a note firom my old NAPS platoon mate and proUfic shooter Ted Carter (33).Ted and ffis -wife Sue Uve in JacksonviUe, FL. He retired in Oct 2007 after a 26 year career flying P-3's.Ted's career took him to duty stations in JacksonvUle, USNA (PE Insn-uctor & Varsity/JV Pistol Team Coach, Patuxent River (VXN-8), Barbers Point, HI (VP-1),E1 Paso,TX (Counterdrug

Support), Miarffi (US Souffiern Command), and Iceland (NAS Keflavik Base XO). He finished ffis career as the base Operations Officer at NAS JacksonviUe, where he had ffis retirement ceremony wffich was attended by Jeff Trumbore (2) and Doug Ross (24).Ted \vTites: • "I am staymg active •wiffi volunteer work and stiU coach and compete in various pistol and rifle shooting events. Sue works as ffie accountant at IMC Healfficare.We have twro daughters, Rebecca (22) who Uves in the Jackson-viUe area and attends ffie Umversity of North Florida and Erica (16) who wiU be a semor at Uffivenity Cffiistian High School. The picture attached are of Sue, a friend of ours and myseff, taken at the National Pistol Championsffips tffis past summer. Sue and I competed m the inffi\idual championsffips and as members of ffie Florida State Association Pistol Team.

Erica volunteered at ffie Nationals as a range safen,' officer". •

Sue and Ted Carter flanking a shooting buddy

Mike McCloskey (21) also wrote m with ffie foUowing update: • "My wffe Jarffie and I are sriU Uving in Herndon VA and celebrated our 27th weddmg anffiversary on June 3rd. We also work together from home runffing a consulting company caUed Foreign Disclosure & Export Solutions Corp. We teach ffie topic of mffitary technology transfer from our Na^vy to other governments for the Navy International Programs Office. We're in our fifth year of busmess and it has been a lot of fon for ffie two of us.

Jamie and I are also a Presenting Team Couple for Worldwide Marriage Encounter, helping to make good marriages better. We should be presenting our first Marriage Encounter Weekend this September in Herndon. We're empty-nesters now with our two chUdren (Patrick, 27 and Rachel, 25) now on their own. Lffe is great without cffildren for the first time smce graduation.

We saw company mates Rob Horby and Mike Foye in San Diego earUer this year. Mike works for Booze AUen HamUton at SPAWAR, and Rob owns a forniture store, "Circa A.D." Rob's home overlooking the airport and San Diego Bay is spectacffiar and the interior of his house has been photographed many times for San Diego Magazine. We also keep in close contact with Dave Rich (21), my brother-in-law, who Uves in Piano, TX. He and Roseann crossed their 26th wedffing anniversary this year •

ofJoel Reaves (22), who ffied in an auto accident returning to the academy for summer cruise. I am sure this was a devastating loss, so I ask everyone to please keep Joel and his fanuly in your thoughts and prayers. SC ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 97% P I ^ S : CDR Dan Proubt, USN (Ret.) H: 410-280-5282;W: 410-260-5030 E: daniel.proulx@ngc.com VICE PRES: Matt Moury H: 410-263-7640; E: vicepresident@usna82.org TREAS: CDR Terry Benedict, USN H: 703-913-7183; W: 703-607-1036 E: treasurer@usna82.org BUSINESS SEC'Y: David Balk 1722 Gemini Dr. SykesviUe, MD 21784-6230 H: 410-795-7621; W: 410-345-4774 E: dbalk@acm.org C O R R SEC'Y: Rett Rasmussen 1710 Dana Place, FuUerton, CA 92831 W: 562-696-8718; H: 714-871-1860 C: 552-822-0755; E: rett@rasmussen.biz "WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1982

Mike and Jamie McCloskey

Through the Class news updates (wffich are posted in our class section at •www.USNA.com), I found some interesting articles wffich you can go read onUne in their entirety. One of them featares TUghman Payne, the former CO of U.S. Fleet Acti^vities, Sasebo,Japan, who received the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun from Japan's Cffief of Maritime Seff-Defense Forces for ffis work in buUffing relationsffips between the U.S. and Japan during ffis tour there.

Another reported a change of command at U.S. Naval Acti^vities Spain and Naval Station Rota involving Earl Hampton.

Earl was reUeved back in Jffiy, and received multiple kudos from the U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Eduardo Aguirre, as weU as from Spaffish Navy Rear Adm. Jose Maria PeUuz Alcantud, admiral in cffief of the adjoining Spanish Na^vy Base. Earl is a P-3C NFO, and is now here in HawaU at the U.S. Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor On the Flag moves front, Steve Eastburg has been assigned as program executive officer, air anti-submarine warfare, assault and special nussion programs, Patuxent River, Md. He was previously serving as commander. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division/ assistant commander for research and engineering. Naval Air Systems Command, Pataxent River He also just inducted ffis son Gregory mto the class of'12.

FinaUy, I am extremely saddened to report the death of Aaron Reaves '09, son

Classmates: As I ffinted last month, Rett Rasmussen, my USNA roommate and great American, is taking over as our class scribe. I've been honored to have held the posirion for the last six years or so but Razz wUl more than fiU my shoes.

Please support ffim. It's a party foiU to complain to the Ukes of Goat One about the lack of class coverage if you haven't submitted anytffing.

In the meantime, here's some class news: I went to the DNC in Denver with my day job as the effitor ofMffitary.com. I saw HUlary CUnton but no classmates.

So what have you done lately? Shoot Razz and email and let ffim know. — Cheers,Ward ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: CDR James H . Hatley FV, USN 618Vanderbilt Ave.,Virginia Beach.VA 23451 H: 757-963-7353; W: 252-435-2488 HE: flatniingo5@aol.com SEC'Y: Angela Roth H: 713-432-0069; E: chrisangelaroth@sbcglobal.net WEB SITE: wrww.usna83.com

The November issue of Shipmate •wiU be my last effort as your scribe.You aU are reaUy churffing and burffing to get input in, now keep the fire going.The "elecrion" wUl be held during our class meeting and may offiy have one person in the running. Chris Pietras is the lucky classmate that has shown interest in taking over as secretary. He obviously is much

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more connected than I.. ..and that's a GREAT tffing. He sent in a great update that we had to spUt up due to column constraints. Chris started with:

Chris and Claudia Pietras

• I am checking in to SHIPMATE after a greater than 3 year ffiatus. I departed Hawai'i in AprU 2005 from a tour at Commander Pacific Fleet and returned to the much colder Northeast and took command at Supervisor of SffipbuUffing, Conversion and Repair, Groton, CT. WhUe I rmssed the great weather, kayaking, surfing, and ffiking of Hawai'i, conung back to Connecricut brought me back to where my kids Uved. I have also thoroughly enjoyed being in command of a great orgamzation where I have been responsible for aU Electric Boat Corporation work incluffing the conversion of aU 4 SSGNs, the deUvery of 4 Virgima Class new construction submarines, and work on a myriad of other submarines. In short it has been a great tour Unfortunately, Change of Command for me is coming up in September and I reaUy don't want to reUnquish command, but such is Ufe. It has been a great ride for me and included what I expect wUl be my last ride at sea on Pre-Commissioning unit NEW HAMPSHIRE (SSN 778) which wUl be deUvered to the Navy just prior to COC. I couldn't have planned a better way to depart the command. USNA Superintendent, VADM Jeff Fowler, is going to be my guest speaker I'm headed to DC in September (OPNAV N43 foture emaU is chris.pietras@navy.nul or chris.pietras@1983.usna.com): now happUy remarried to someone I've known most of my Ufe, Claudia (see attached picture from the Submarine Birthday BaU in 2007).Together we have 3 kids - son 18 headed to be a freshman at Clark University in Worcester, MA - taUer than me (I don't Uke it); daughter 15 going on 20; and daughter 8. We are looking forward to seeing ALL of you at the reunion. 2 more memories/tidbits:

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Having the Supe as a guest speaker brings back a USNA memory for me - by Thanksgiving of Plebe Year I had personaUy met the Bat O, Deputy Dant, and the Dant, aU crusty old Captains - that's changed, as I don't tffink Captains are crusty and old any more, but they sure were back then, and mean too. Back to why I had a personal meeting with those 3 - weU faffing grades, big mouth and lots of marching had something to do with it.

I even told my Mom at the Army Na^vy game that I thought I would be home for Christmas - she thought just for a visit, and I thought it was going to be more Uke permanent. I am after aU owner of a Black N and I stUl have my YeUow Sweater ! And last but not least, hanging in my closet alongside my YeUow sweater is a Cadet Captain uniform, compUments of PhU Clough and his poor choice of wffich team to back during the 1982 Army Navy Game. Thanks PhU ! • Thanks to Chris for that start up.You can read the remainder of his input in the November column. As for the rest of our mput, we heard from qffite a few classmates.

Iric Bressler sent in a photo of himseff, Craig Lucas, Russ "Beef" Bartlett, and Dan "DanEd" Braswell (aU 29 Co) at ffis house for last year's A/N game...a great time was had by all. Iric wrote:

Bressler party

• WhUe reading the August Sffipmate, I've been inspired to write to get the class caught up with the Bressler's and the many Classmates I've come across in the past few years... WeU, I'm not sure of the protocol or format or even where do I start...so fanuly comes first, so here goes: Meagan (Megs), 24, graduatedVaTech in '05 and now Uves in Fairfax,VA!!!! She works for a communications firm in NorVa, teaches dance for the Metro Fine Arts Center in Alexandria, and made the Washington Wizard's Dance Team this past winter. Her calendar didn't make Dad very happy!! This Spring she was selected for the 08-09 Washington Redskin's "Fint Laffies" CheerleaffingTeam. Being a huge

Cowboy Fan, I been taking max abuse from BUly Freitag (29) and Mike Keating (29) as their aUegiance has always been to the Skins!!

CoUeen (JJ's), 22, graduated tffis past Spring from James Madison University in Harrisonburg,VA. She took the MCATS, appUed to numerous Meffical Schools, and after the long, drawn-out appUcation process, she enters UVA Medical School in rffid-August; we couldn't be more proud of her!!! "Dr Bressler, Une 2 please" looks to be in her foture!!

Iric Jr., 19, has done alright from himseff. In '07 he co-captained ffis HS Lacrosse Team to the State Tournament and was voted to the USA Lacrosse High School AU-American Team!! After graduation, he and about a dozen offfisffigh school buddies spent 12 days in Europe (England, France, and Spain). He was recruited by numerous schools at the Dl and D3 level, and he decided on Rochester Institute ofTechnology (RIT) where he's pursuing a Mechaffical Engineering degree. Tffis past year he made the Dean's List 2 out of 3 semesters (3.6 GPA for ffis 1st year) and ffid quite weU on the Lax team tffis past spring '08 season. He ended up 3rd on the team in scoring and was named to the Empire 8's AU-Conference 2nd Team. He's adjusring to coUege Ufe, doing very weU grade-wise and in Lax, and got afiiUdose of upstate NY cold weather tffis past •winter.

Kevin (Kevster), 17, is a HS Seffior tffis FaU. He pretty much has ffis way...driver's Ucense, a car, and the run of the house. He played on varsity team tffis past spring and wiU play summer, faU, and winter Lacrosse to get ready for ffie spring '09 season. He'U be pursuing a computer/ design type curricffium for coUege.

Kathy and I have been married for 24 years and she has a fiffirime job keeping up •with everyone. She is still teacffing elementary physical educarion in the Stafford County School System and continues to love it.

As me, I've been busy. I accepted the head coacffing job for the North Stafford HS Boys Varsity Soccer team 2 years ago.

In my first year, the team was 17-2-1 and was voted the Commonwealth District Coach of the Year. Tffis past Spring we were rebuUffing and posted a 6-10-1 record with 6 freshman getring the better part of the play The future looks bright for us. I continue to coach at the Navy Soccer Camp each summer as tffis past summer marked my 10th straight year; great to be back Uving in Mother B, out

on Farragut and Dewy Fields, and teaching young men some of the finer points about the game. ProfessionaUy, I reffied in '04 from the Marine Corps and went to work for L-3 Com. I recently changed jobs after Labor Day '07 and now work with anoffier contractor (Group W) doing Ops Analysis work for ffie Marine Corps' Combat Development Command (MCCDC).

I work wiffi a bunch of 83en here at MCCDC, Col Joe Smith (OAD),Jim Evans, and Drew Jensen; Steve Zotti is in ffie buUffing, also. Mike MeliUo works down the road at the USMC Manpower Center Besides these folks, I see my broffier-m-law, Mark "Turk" Powell for fanuly get-togethen and recendy was •wiffi Shawn Messer at Turk's Mom's (Teede PoweU) Funeral. I had ffie opportaffity tffis past •winter to attend my roommie from 29th Co, Russ "Beef" Bartlett's Retirement Ceremony at the Naval Memorial m DC. Beef requested I wear a special unfform for the occasion, FUp-Flops and a HawaUan Sffirt (w/ lei), wffich I honored; however, I ffid get some crazy looks on the D C Metro that late winter/early sprmg afternoon. Dan "Ed" BrasweU (29 Co) was the M C for Beef's reffiement; tffis past Army/Na^vy Game, Beef DanEd, Craig Lucas (another 29 Co) and Mike MeUUo met at my house for ffie game. Another great time had by aU...Lucas and I then took in a Wasffington Wizard's game to watch my daughter Megs dance during the timeouts and the haUrime show. I do stay in touch with a boat load of 29 Co foUcs on our 29Net — 83ers—Johnny Hughes, Mark Dowd, D o u g Donatelli, Jim Hart, Billy Freitag, Russ Bartlett, Mike Keating, Billy Freitag, Hank Miranda, Pam Corwin, Tony and Nancy Vegel, Lenny Bumbaca, Dan Braswell, Craig Lucas, Willie Smith, Matt Hamilton, Andy Stephenson, Harry Dorman, Bob Moran, Al Plewniak, Chuck Youngblood, Craig Mueller, and Norbs Doerry to name a few!

I would be rerffiss if I did not mention that I'm the proud uncle of 2 current Mids....Midn 2/c Ryan Rice, my sister Ging Ging Bressler's ('84) son and Midn 4/c Michael "Mickey" Bressler (named after my dad—the Major), the son of my older brother, retired Marine SgtMaj H. D. "Butch" Bressler As you can see I've been blessed and I look forward to seeing aU at the 25th!!!!

Beat Army, Boomer Bressler (29/83) Iric "Boomer" Bressler 703 432 8339 (w) 540 845 2983© •

Brian Sheppard, our top Chop, rusded up some input from the Na'vy Region South East, aU under '83 leadership:

You aU were awesome to write in so much. It wiU be wonderful to see everyone and USNA with my famUy. My husband can't believe the things we did as midshipmen and in the fleet. It wffi be fun to share stories and show everyone the changes in Bancroft, too. I was "Sister B" in the early '90's and helped get the renovations requirements identified. I was very happy to leave before the $210 miUion in renovations got underway, however! Remember to write in so our new secretary has something to do.

One more thing I forgot to mention — when I attended the return to service ceremony for USS GEORGIA back in March I also ran into Jay McGovern.Jay is runnmg for congress in Florida. •

• KeUy and I head out to US Africa Command after my Change of Command 29 AUG 08, the tour turned out to be four years vice the normal two, and aUowed both of our children to graduate from High School here in Athens. I wUl be the Logistic Support Chief for AFRICOM which should keep me busy for at least another couple of years. Both our chUdren (Ben and AU) wiU be heading to Calvin CoUege in Grand Rapids Micffigan ... both are looking forward to the next couple of summers in Germany.

My reUef is Captain John Titus who is a Class of'87 grad and wiU shoot you a pix from the Change of Command ...

Beat Army! Angle Wffich may be the last NSCS Change of '83 A Class Act Command in Athens. (I hear it will move to ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% Newport-Angie) LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 100% Wanted to let you know we had a PRES: CDR Mike CoUins, USNR rffini '83 reumon in Mayport earUer this 935 Barracuda Cove Ct. week. Aaron thought it was time for us to AnnapoUs, MD 21401-4718 provide a photo for SHIPMATE (see H: 410-626-8876; E: mike.coUins@1984.usna.com attached). Four of the Class of'83 are VICE PRES: Maj James W. Wilhelm, USMC TREAS: CDR Doug Denneny, USN (Ret.) currently Commanding Officers in Navy SEC'Y: Karen (Malloy) Halverson Region South East. • 213 A Lee Avenue, Fort Myer.VA 22211 E: dkhalvy@earthUnk.net WEB SITE: www.u5na84.com

HeUo Classmates and Happy October.

Lots and lots of news and pictures tffis month so let's get to it.

To assist in reuffion planffing we would Uke to locate as many classmates as possible. Below is a Ust of folks for whom we have invaUd addresses. If you are in From left to right: Captain Jim Kuzma, CO of Naval Ordnance Test Unit, Port Canaveral Florida Captain contact with any of the foUowing classWes Stevens, CO of Sub Base Kings Bay Captain mates, please have them update their Aaron Bowman, CO of NAS Mayport and Brian address/contact info with Alumffi Sheppard. (brian.sheppard@navy.mil) House (410.295.4026) or on-Une at www.usna.com: Robert Altheide, Craig Next, Brian got Aaron Bowman to S. Carlyle, Clifton D. Chambers, update us: Lewis M. Chapman, Anthony A. Colao III, Mark W. Dehnonte, • My 25 years have been comprised of Ronald P. Desmarais, Karen A. A-7's, F/A-18's, NAVAIR, and now in Englehart, Henry F. Fabian, Robert Mayport. We've been here a year and a W. Fernandez, Edward F. Gardner, haff and stiU have another two years to go.

Charles F. Hawkins, Niki E. Hithe, Always enjoy visits by classmates and Kenneth P. Jagiello, Jr.,Gregory L. everyone needs to take advantage of our Limes, Edward T. McCauley HI, oceanfront transient quarters or Navy Patricia J. Merrill, John P. Meyer, Lodge whUe I'm here. My wife Debbie is Christopher J. Millry, Susan G. Price, StUl doing work as a CPA but the base is James S. Ridge, John D. Rybarczyk, keeping her running atfoUspeed as weU. Robert R. Salyard, Jr.,David A. Selas, Our son Blaise recently turned 10 and is Scott G. Sesker, Carla R. Stephens, learffing very quickly that he can't do Matthew A. Wagner, Timothy B. anything on base without someone catchWhitmore, Nathan H. Miller, ing him since everyone knows who he is.

Timothy W. Summers, Timothy R. It was great having Jim, Wes, and Brian on Goodlett, MoreathaY. Flaggs, base. Aaron 904-509-9091 October 2008

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Michael F.Johns, Stephan B.Walton, Timothy A. Wise, Michael J. Murray, Steven C. Clemency, Jacqueline R. McClusky, Glen Alberto,Thomas H. Nelson, Brad C. Drummond, James Taylor, Jr., Timothy L. Williamson, Frederick M. Fegan, Robert R. Rowsey, Mark S. Sakaniwa, James W. Wilhelm, Marshall C. Parsons.

Got a note and great pictares firom Pat Buckley • On Wednesday the 2nd ofJffiy, I found myseff stanffing in front of Alumffi HaU with my wife,Jean, and two younger sons.

Darnel & Joseph, as we watched our oldest Sean walk through the Alumffi HaU doors to begin the 1-Day process with the Class of 2012. It seems Uke yesterday ffiat my parents were ffiopping me off at Halsey Field House to join those who woffid become my '84 classmates.. .offiy "yesterday" was 28 years ago! Sean has chosen to continue a legacy that now spans four generations - CAPT Argyll Buckley '27, CAPT John Buckley '56, and of course me. Class of'84! I have to admit that watcffing hunffieds of young men and women in today's compUcated world walk through the Alumffi HaU doors to begin their Academy experience that wiU prepare them for leadersffip opportaffities in the Fleet is qffite impressive and inspiring. WhUe Sean begins to "enjoy" the rigors of Plebe Summer, I continue to serve on active duty down in Pax River as the Na'vy's Aerial Targets Program Manager foUo^wing many years of flying P-3s around the world. Jean, Sean's younger brothers, and I are new Navy footbaU season ticket holders and hope to catch aU the games we can . . . and maybe get to see, feed and talk to a bunch of 2012 Mids at taUgaters! •

7 Jffiy. Also in attendance was Kathleen Murray. Thanks, Linda and congratffiations, Ruth!

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More 1-Day news. Tom "Trim" Downing shared •with us a couple of pictares from his oldest son Matthew's 1-Day experience. Pictared are Michael (16),Jacki, Matthew, Marcus (10), and Tom.The second photo shows Tom and Matthew along with Tom's father-in-law Admiral Robert Kelly, Ret, ('59). As for Tom, he is currendy Commander, Carrier Air Group Eleven (CAG 11) stationed at NAS Lemoore, CA.

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Kathleen, Ruth and Linda

More news of classmates doing weU. An alert reader sent in a notice that Daniel R. Johnson was promoted to Associate Vice President for Finance/ControUer at Quinnipiac Umversity. Darnel joined ffie uffiversity in 1998.

BUI DeRoche •wrote and sent along a pictare taken back on 22 June at Fenway Park where BiU, Charlene, Ashlyn (12), Anffiew (10), and Matthew (8) as weU as Meg and Randy King and chUffien enjoyed a 13-inmng game ffiat featared "every kind of weather imaginable". BiU has been working at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) for five years as a portfoUo manager The King famUy Uves in Colorado Springs where Randy is a vice president for Boecore, a smaU business speciaUzing in DOD IT. The Kmgs wUl be bringing their traUer to ffie Na'vy-Air Force game tffis faU and welcome classmates at the game to stop in and say heUo.

Three Generations

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Kevin Monahan wrote with news that he joined Morgan Staffiey back in July.

When he is not working, he and wife Tracey maintain a compUcated schedule of dropping off and picking up chUdren Chris, Claire, Michael, and JuUa at various sporting events culnunating one day in four games within a two-hour period in three different zip codes. WeU done, Kev! Linda Eriksen attended the change of conunand ceremony for Ruth Christopherson as Ruth assumed command of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center at NorfoUi,Virginia on

DeRoche and King Families

Kurt Storey wrote and sent along a photo taken back in July at Camp Penffieton during the Joint Logistics Over the Shore Large Sealift Exercise. The exercise featured over 1400 pieces deUvered over-the-shore to test our abUity to deliver the fight over a raw beachhead.

The exercise included the 25th Infantry Division out of Hawaii and conducted the largest over the shore event since the Inchon landing in 1950. Pictured are Clay Saunders, Dave Kiehl, and Kurt.

Clay •was observing ffie exercise since he took over Naval Beach Group Two (NBG-2) this summer. Dave is the Commodore of SEALOGPAC out of San Diego. Kurt is ffie C O of one of the reserve umts ffiat works for Dave.

baby watch with ffis other daughter Kaidyn because she was unable to travel.

Kevin's company, 1-800 Contacts, was also represented by CEO Jonathan Coon and the company's General CouncU R J o e Zeidner.We encourage aU to log on to •www.keviffisastad.com to add your comments about him. •

Clay, Dave and Kurt

FmaUy, Jonathan Harber wrote with news of ffie services held for Kevin McCallum.

Jon writes: • Our company mate, classmate, comrade, leader, and friend Ke^vm McCallum tragicaUy passed a^way on Tuesday, June 10th m Draper Utah. We aU attended the •viewKevin ing on Monday mght, June 16,2008 in Atlanta, GA. There were more than 250 people m attendance and the Une to pay respects to Kevm was outside and around the corner. The viewing was supposed to be from 6 to 8 pm, but there were so many people there to honor our faUen comrade that they had to extend the viewing unffi almost 9:00 p.m. Classmates, friends, and famUy members came from aU over Most notably were company mates from 33rd Company classmates Jeff Johnson, Jim Vautier, Steve Young, Gary Hoy, Chuck Rainey, Bill O'Connell, and Jonathan Harber. Also in attendance were classmates from '84 Phil Dobbs, Andy Ponseigo, Steve Peters, Leonard Gaines, Randy Pierce, Tim Goff and Terry ('86) and Mary ('87) McElroy, Rob Haskins ('83) Our 33rd Company Plebe Summer and FaU Set company commander Ned (Fuchs) Hunter ('81) was present as weU.We were aU honored to join Kevin's famUy including ffis Mother MarUyn, Father Carl, brothers Cary Chris, and Cffip. Kevin's daughter Kelsey represented Kevin's lovely wffe Cathy who was on

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Jon sent along a photo of the group who came together in Adanta to remember Kevm wffich featares (left to right) First row: Kevin's brother Chris, Ned Hunter, Chuck Rainey, PhU Dobbs, Steve Young, Gary Hoy; Second row: Jim Vautier, Kevin's brother Cary, Jonathan Harber, Jeff Johnson, Bffi O'ConneU, Steve Peters, Andy Ponseigo. Jon also attached a pictare from 33rd Company's third class year which pretty much sums up why tffis group of guys is so close.

33rd Company, 3/C Year

That's it for tffis month.Talk to you later —Karen.

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It is Plebe Parent's Weekend as I write tffis column. The class of 2012 is off to a great start with the lowest attrition during plebe summer in USNA history. I saw Bob "Goody" Goodman (3) tffis

morning at the Plebe parade. Goody and Trish were wheeUng their twins (6 mo) around the parade field. They are looking to retire in southern Maryland in the not too distant foture. I also saw SheUey and John O'Neill (35) this morning. John is doing a great job as the Deputy Dant.

Thanks again for the parking spot!

FootbaU season is just around the corner HopefoUy, by the time this column is printed we wUl be off to a great start with the team ready to trounce Air Force in Colorado Springs on 4 OCT. Matt Schatzle (28) and I are putting the final touches on the taUgating season.

Dave Price (5): • Since the reunion, Susan, the kids and I have been Uving the Na'vy adventure in overdrive. I deployed to OIF with the TRUMAN Strike Group on the staff of CSG 10 in 2004-05. On return from that deployment I signed up for duty as the senior USN advisor to the Iraqi Na^vy in 2005-06. Had some exciting times in Baghdad and Basrah and even spent some time underway on the Iraqi Predators.

Most importantly, I developed a Ufelong friendsffip with the officers and men of the Iraqi Navy, particularly RJDML Muhammad Jawad and the IqN Staff.

They're aU great patriots who have risked everytffing to buUd a navy in post-Sadaam Iraq. FoUowing those tours I won a coveted set of orders to the faculty at the Joint Forces Staff CoUege in Norfolk.

Dave "Smoke" Morgan (24), Vinnie Bowhers (9) and Chris Kirkbride (28) were aU there with me on the faculty.

That was great duty and fon to teach and learn from our senior Joint students. Now not offiy can I speU purple, I am actuaUy a true beUever in its goodness. On the famUy front, Susan and I made the nustake of continuaUy feeffing our two sons and they now both look down at me from their 6'5" height (though I can stUl take 'em). Our oldest, Sean (20), graduated •with honors from Old Dorffinion in May and is now headed off to Wake Forest Law. Nick (17) has one more year of high school before departing the pattern. As for the busy 2008 so far, I spent January in Riyadh helping the Saudis stand up their staff coUege and then started the traiffing pipeline for my command tour in March.

Just took command ofTraining Air Wing FOUR in Corpus Christi,TX on July 9th. KADM Mark Guadagffiffi ('80) officiated. I'm one of the luckiest guys in the Na^vy and get to fly Primary traiffing ffights with students in the T-34C (much

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• Dear Classmates, With another footbaU season upon us I wanted to update you on our class progress. If you ffidn't know already the Class of 85 is hot! Our fondraising for the Academy has been great, our taUgates have the largest non-reuffion participation of any year group, and we have a reputation on the Yard and at the Alumffi Association as the most active class. At our last reuffion we smashed the aU time record for footbaU tickets purchased by 600 tix! Our class purchased 1400 tickets for the homecorffing game when the largest ticket block ever purchased previously was 800.

We have kept our taUgate in the same spot for 8 years now, wffich has pro^vided a consistent presence and something that classmates can count on - ffyou come to a game you don't have to worry about trying to contact classmates, you know that if they are in town they wUl be at the taUgate •with their famffies. Alumffi Assoc staff, NAAA staff and the Academy staff have aU commented on ffie great reputation the Class of 85 has on the Yard.

I would Uke to give you a summary of our fondraising and an idea about how we finance class acti'vities.The Class of 85 has two accounts, the first is held at the Naval Academy Foundation and holds the fonds that have been donated to the school.This is our largest account by far and is where the $350,000 that the class donated to the Naval Academy is held.Those contributions are tax deductible. The Class officers work with the Naval Academy and the Foundation to identify Academy projects that our fonds wiU go to support. The Class officers cannot access these contributed doUars - they go straight from our classmates to the Academy. The Class of'85 has a Memorial Plaque at the south end of the staffium that is spectacular. We are one of the youngest classes to be recognized with a Memorial Plaque for our significant contribution to the Campaign.

Our other account is our Class and Reunion account that is held at the Alumni Association. This account holds the moffies that you send in when you register for our 5-year reunions, plus other contributions generated at taUgates or

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through corporate sponsorships. It is through tffis account that we fond class activities such as the purchase of the 85 tents, 85 class camera, send flowers to famffies or classmates when appropriate and fond taUgate activities in AnnapoUs. The class officers have been very active with tffis account, wffich has reaUy pumped up our participation in events throughout the year, incluffing the record setting reumon attendance. We feel it is our role to be an active class and have been aggressive with taking care of famffies and getting classmates to tarn out.

Here's the amazing tffing - since our 20th reunion we were able to send $1000 to every fanuly -with chUdren whose father has passed away since we graduated — tffis is a first for a Naval Academy class!

We are looking forward to another great taUgate season and are corffing up fast on our 25-year reuffion - hard to beUeve I woffid encourage aU classmates to try and make it out to at least one game tffis year. I am looking for a few more corporate sponsors this year You woffid be making a sigffificant ffifference in what we are able to do as a class and you wUl get great exposure for your company and be supporting a good cause.

Contact me via emaU if you are in the right position at your company and can help out •with a $1000 sponsor this season.

As always we welcome feedback and encourage you to get involved. We wUl need help next year with reumon planrUng! 25 years, man, what happened AU Good Things, For the Class Officers — Bob, Dave, Tim and Bryan Matt Schatzle,Vice President •

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Class of 86, Here's another month's worth of great inputs from classmates. If you haven't sent anything in awhUe (or years or ever), it's about time you took a minute to drop me a quick note.

Fkst, firom Fran (Cardinelli) Franklin: • (In Fran's humble opiffion...) Nineth Co. continues to prove that they are the studUest company around.

Several niners ran the 1/2 Marine Corp Marathon Fredricksburg.

These mners Jim Gosney & Brett included Brett Sturken demoing the Sturken, Bill and Chi-Galloway method Marti Merz, Chris "y the Rappahannock. and Andrea Castelli, andjim Gosney. I

Picture no. 1 is the group's prerace posturing - (l-r): Rich ('83/4th) & Debbie Rivera, Chris & Andrea Castelli, Brett Sturken & Jim Gosney

From Woody Dunstan:

"Bob Smith at the Plaque dedication

HOMECOMING 2008 Thursday, 16 October through Saturday, 19 October

• After spenffing several years as an entrepreneur in Pittsburgh, with mixed reviews, I'm hanffiing my mid-Ufe crisis by joining the Foreign Service, taking my dear wife Gussie (my girl since Youngster Year) and our three chUffien in tow. I begin with traiffing at the State Dept on Sep 15, at which time we wiU learn of our first, two-year posting. Before assignment to an embassy, we wiU have the opportunity to subnut our top choices.

Traiffing duration wiU be dependent on the language component once our post is kno-wn, but wUl Ukely last 4 - 8 months.

Gussie and I lived in Prague for almost

two yean in ffie early '90s and have ffiought about the Foreign Service for many years. The time is now right. Our daughten Miffie and Guen are 11 and 8, and our son Harrison is 2, so tffis proiffises to be a great fanuly adventare!

Curtis Brown (17ffi Co), his lovely •wife Angela and ffieir two energetic boys, Clyde and Christopher flew in firom Seatde to jom us for a week at our home m St. Michael's, MD. Curt and I have remained close over the yean and try to get our famffies together once a year. I'm senffing along a pictare of ffie two of us, as weU as a pictare of Curt's son, Clyde (3) and my son, Harrison, demonstrating watermelon seed spitting techffiques. •

Chris Hickey sends a note that he was recendy elected to the Board of DUrectors for ffie National CoaUtion for Accreffitarion of Coacffing Education at the National Coacffing Education Corff in Park City Utah.

Update from Eric Martinuzzi: I Eric Martinuzzi (2nd co) and •wife Jenrufer had dinner with Jay Ward (3rd co) on July 9th in MinneapoUs. Worldtraveler Jay was in MinneapoUs digging mto ffis latest assignment as SVP Engine Systems and Parts at Donaldson Company. WhUe the ride makes him sound about as crirical as Assistant Sffip's 3M Coordinator, he is actaaUy the number two guy beffind the CEO at a $2B global manufactarer He recendy finished a successful three-and-a-haff year tour asVP Europe and Midffie East, based in Belgium. Jay and wife Lisa are happy to be retarffing home to Minnesota with

ffieir ever-growing famUy, I lost count after ffie ffinffi chUd. From what I hear, the current number ofWard chUffien must now be •written using scienrific notation. As for me, I am stiU in investaient banking at Craig-HaUum in MinneapoUs, where I have been since 2001.1 now know ffie city weU enough ffiat I no longer get lost walking ffie 2nd floor skyway, ffie city's human habitraU wffich connects ffie downtown office buUffings. • News from Gordon Oliver: • Greetings. After 20 years, we decided to retire in July 2006 foUowing my changeof-command from the Sidewinders of VFA-86 (good number, eh). I was fortunate to have been ffired by FedEx to fly MD-ll's out ofAnchorage,AK.We are U^ving just east of Memphis, T N and hoping to be based there •with Fed Ex soon . Our daughter, Mereffith is a sophomore at a private school and beginning to look at coUeges .When I'm not flying with FedEx, the famUy is eager to travel.

This past year, we have toured Alaska, Maui, CaUforffia, Colorado, Florida, and the Caribbean. Sandee and I just celebrated our 20th anniversary on a cruise (see photo). Although we could not make the 2006 reuffion, we have plans to be at the Na^vy-Pitt game in Oct! •

EA to the CNO, who actuaUy ffid the pinning on. I happened to be in DC for AT at the same time so I was fortunate enough to be there. Had the chance to talk to Gene Black and Bill Merz, who I hadn't seen since graduation. Both are doing very weU. Jesse just got orders to be the Commodore of Desron 23 and Peggy and I are looking forward to SaUy and the girls corffing back to San Diego.They shoiUd be mo-ving next summer. I may not be here when they arrive; I am ffie Operations Officer for Joint Reserve Forces at Defense Logistics Agency for my Reserve job and I am in ffie queue to mobilize m 2009.1 wUl keep everyone posted. •

That's aU for tffis month. Keep the inputs corffing. ATB, —Anne ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99%

And finaUy from Jim McNeal: • Just wanted to drop you a short Une •with a few pictares.The first one is of Peggy and I during our 20th Anniversary trip. We decided to participate in the RAGBRAI, which is an annual bike ride across Iowa. We had a great time and reaUy got away from everytffing, kids and aU.We wiU offiy have one kid at home tffis FaU as our daughter Stephaffie starts her Sophomore year at USC and our son Bobby starts his Freshman year Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. We stiU have Jonathan, a sophomore in high school, at home.

The second picture is of me and CAPT Jesse Wilson at his pinning on ceremony at the Pentagon. (I am squaring away the new CAPT!) He is the Deputy

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Greeting '87! I hope this months column finds you aU doing weU. I have to begin tffis with an apology to two of our classmates who were left off the Ust of classmates selected for 0 - 6 which I included in the August column. Randy Johnson was selected for 0 - 6 Unrestricted Line (FTS) and Michael Stewart was selected for 0 - 6 for Reserve Unrestricted Line. Congratalations to both of you! If anyone knows of any other of our classmates who were selected for 0 - 6 that I faUed to mention please be October 2008

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Ed Magee and Carl Liebert join David Robinson at the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Dave on the last day of a Company offsite with the Raiders cheerleaders (NOT photoshopped, else I would be taller thinner tanner)

sure to let me know so we can recogmze their accompUshment as weU. Now on to the news for tffis month.

First a note from Dave Biddinger: • OK, a quick and ffirty entry for Shipmate. I'm in the rffidffie of a hair-onfire drUl -wrt work and deaUng with some fanuly situations, but I STILL don't wish I was back on that submarine! I keep up with Chris Ne-wcomb '87, to include a night (rmffimum) out when he is on my coast or vice versa. I also visit with my un-named First ClassYear roommate (who had hope to remain O U T of Sffipmate ffi 2027) when we are witffin 3 hrs of each other. I've enjoyed the recent Shipmate stories about The Log; I was the Features Editor both 2/c and 1/c year (plus I was the offiy Features Editor from 1983-1989 that rated a phone in my room- a HUGE deal in the days before ceU phones!). I wUl make good on my threat to drop in on post-USNA roommate (twice) Greg Gotten '87 when I make it to Coronado. Oh, and I retired from the Reserves in AUG 2007.1 hope to get my lazy to the refurbished Ogle HaU soon. Also, I'd Uke to give a shout out to Becky Craig '80, who has offered fantastic advice and displayed the patience ofjob with my question$.

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Chris Newcomb is the peanut butter in a Dave Biddinger ('87) and Sandy BIddinger sandwich

Sandy, Trish, Karl Brandt '87, Dave

As many of you know by now David Robinson was recently selected for induction into the U.S. Olympic Comnuttee (USOC) HaU-of-Fame.

David was honored at an Induction Ceremony on 19 June in Chicago. The event actuaUy aired on August 3rd at 1330 EST on NBC as a pre-Olympic teaser.

I'm told that David did a great job at the event, and it was an honor for Carl Liebert to welcome his dear friend and roommate to the USOC HaU-of-Fame Class of 2008. Attendees at this event included classmate Ed Magee, David's brother Chuck, and David's parents, and Amy and Carl Liebert.

David was also recently honored with the Manffie Jackson - BasketbaU's Human Spirit Award. Tffis Award is given annuaUy to individuals who have found the game of basketbaU a contributing aspect to theU: personal growth and accompUshment, a place to develop an understanding of others, and an avenue that helped shape that inffividual's growth into a recogmzed visionary leader in the greater commumty in wffich they serve.

AU of us are aware of David's off the court contributions to ffis Commuffity. He has founded and donated more than $9 million for the Carver Academy, a school in San Antomo as weU as fonded scholarsffip opportumties for youth that graduated high school. In adffition, he annuaUy donated 10 percent of ffis income to the "David Robinson Foundation" wffich supported two major projects; the "Ruth Project" wffich provided ffiapers and baby suppUes to parents •with need and to "Feed my Sheep" wffich offered food for the hungry. Da^vid also received the J.Walter Kermedy Citizensffip Award from the NBA m 2003 and was the ffist athlete to receive the "Montblanc de la Cffitare Award."

Next 1 have an update from Joseph Krensavage: • It's been quite a whUe since I last •wrote to our class column about my marriage to Catherine Cavanagh in June, 2006. Since then, on September 1st, 2007, our first daughter, Page Claiborne was born healthy and happy; and that's why I coiUdn't attend our twenty year reuffion.

Attached is a pictare of our famUy from Mother's Day of this year We are expecting another daughter in December and aU medical tests infficate she wiU be fine, God wilUng. I want to convey my congratalations and gratitude to our classmates who chose a career of service to our country. I adnure aU of you for your selfless deffication to protecting our way of Ufe and admit I often wish I had your same inter-

est and deffication to duty. I read every class column and I'm trffiy astoffished at your accompUshments. I look forward to attending our twenty-five year reuffion wiffi my fanuly and catcffing up •wiffi our class in penon. In ffie meantime, if any classmates travel to ffie San Francisco Bay area and want to say heUo, please contact me atjkrensavage@gmaU.com •

Joseph Krensavage with wife Catherine and daughter Page.

Joe Deleon, who is currendy 5th Battalion Officer, was m ffie news recendy. Joe was one of six saUors sponsored by Commander, Naval Surface Forces (SURFOR) to attend the 23rd Armual Federal Asian Pacffic American CoimcU (FAPAC) Congressional Semmar and National Leadenffip Traiffing Conference June 23—27, and wffich was featured m an article that appeared m the July 31 Trident newspaper (local to AnnapoUs/USNA).The Conference featared important naval leaders incluffing Adm.Jonathon Greenert, Commander, U.S. Heet Forces Command, andVice Adm. Harry Harris, Deputy Cffief of Naval Operations for Commuffication Networks. On June 26, the conference held a Department of Defense (DoD) day, where local ffigh school stadents were invited along with their parents to explore career options in government service.

They were also pro^vided the opportumty to attend the DoD Career Forum for StudentsYouth where they met with a panel of Asian Pacffic American officers, enUsted and ci^vffian personnel from aU branches of service to ask questions regarding mffitary service. In addition, the fotam had a period where members discussed their own careers and answered question on how to succeed in the DoD. FAPAC, founded in 1985, is a non-profit orgamzation representing the civffian and nUUtary Asian Pacific American (APA) employees in federal and District of Columbia government positions.

Joe is also one of the founding members of ffie Naval Officer Mentoring Association (NOMA), which was officiaUy founded in June 2008 by a group of seffior naval officers of Fffipino and iffixed Fffipino & Japanese decent. The strategic goal of NOMA is the effective mentoring of aU Naval Officers across the spectrum offfiversityThe Association intends to help its members make the most informed career decisions, increase community outreach, drasticaUy improve career retention, broaden the understanding of career opportuffities and ffirecdy recruit the best quaUfied officers into the Naval Services.

Our resident Astronaut, Suni Williams, was recently inducted into the Deffice Dee Denton Women Engineers HaU of Fame during a ceremony held on June 13'-" at the Maseeh CoUege of Engineermg and Computer Science at Pordand State Uffiversity. During her time aboard the International Space Station, Suffi performed a variety of capUlary flow experiments. These experiments were designed by Maseeh CoUege professor MarkWeislogel in conjunction with researchers from Purdue Uffiversity, NASA's Glenn Research Center and Zin Technologies to help researchers understand how fluid flows in microgravity.

WhUe I'm sure I'm beginning to sound Uke a broken record, it is certaiffiy worth sending out a hearty Bravo Zffiu to Sum for her accompUshments and for being such a tremendous representative of the Naval Academy and the Class of'87!

Afraid that's just aU I have room for tffis month. Thanks to aU of you who took a few nunutes to write in, and to those who we haven't heard from in a whUe please take a few rffinutes to let us know what you've been up to!

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I hope everyone had a great time catcffing up at the reunion. Forward stories and pics to me and we'U put them in the yearend summary. Our first letter this month's comes from Mark Song, who takes a Utde jab at my receding hairUne. Hey Mark! I'm the offiy one who gets to employ seff-deprecating humor By the

way, it's interesting that in aU four pictures you sent me you were wearing some sort of hat! i^^jp.lrj/,'.'

Mark and Kerry on their wedding day in April 2007

• WeU, it looks Uke I'U be rmssing our 20 year reuffion due to deployment here in Iraq, so I thought I rffight as weU subnut an update. Like you, it appears my once fldl head of hair has decided to recede over the years but that stUl ffidn't deter my lovely wife, Kerry Ireland from deciffing to marry this old boat school grad last AprU 2007. Since leaving active duty in '93, I've worked with my father in the fanuly business, foUowed by 7 years working in corporate at a transportation company caUed APL, then first recaUed back to active duty in 2003 supporting Logistics Support Umt ONE of NSWG-1 wffich led to my ffiring in civU service at COMNAVSPECWARCOM in 2005, and now recaUed for a second time to serve here in FaUujah, Iraq with NSW FeUow 88'en I've run mto: Kevin Myers, Wes Spence, Brad Tread'way, Dane Thorliefson and Rich Rodriguez. • Next, off the news wires is an update on Jamie Cox. • Lobbying and consffiting firm Cassidy and Associates has signed Jarffie Cox, 42, as a vice president and member of the defense practice. Cox, who served in the Marine Corps for 20 years, was previously deputy legislative assistant to the Marine Corps commandant at the Pentagon.

Aside from typical work on budget and appropriations matters, he sometimes dealt •with requests forwarded from members of Congress. "A lot of times, when Cpl. Jones isn't writing home, mom may choose to caU her congressman and have the congressman inquire to the Marine Corps on why the young man or young lady isn't caUing home as often as he or she should," Cox explains. "Some messages are very Ughthearted, and some are absolutely devastating to read."

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Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm, in Somalia in 1993-94, and in Iraq for two stints in 2003 and '04. On the legislative front. Cox was a congressional feUow in 2000-01 with Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., who currently chairs the House Appropriations Defense Subcomnuttee.

A native of BowUng Green, Ohio, Cox graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. His legislative-affairs work at Defense helped to ease his transition to civffian work as a lobb^yist. "I think I had a bigger culture shock when I did my feUowship for Murtha," he says. "I went straight from high school to the Naval Academy, so I never reaUy went out into the workforce before" landing on the HUl. Cox, who has a 17-year-old son and daughters ages 14 and 6, says he's not sure if any offfiskids wiU foUow ffim into the mffitary. "I tffink if anybody has the leanings, it's probably the 6-year-old. She's a Utde fireplug • Don't forget to send me your most recent Ufe changes. If you haven't sent an e-maU in twenty years, now is the time! Thanks, —Eric ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: Ingar Grev 904 Barbury PI., Annapohs, MD 21401-6485 H: 410-571-0105; W: 703-243-6613 F: 419-818-7319; E: igrev@1989.usna.com C O R R . SEC'Y: Scott McFadden E: jscottmc89@yahoo.com LISTSERV: usna89@yahoogroups.org LISTSERV SUBSCRIPTION: send a blank email to usna89-subscribe@yahoogroups.com fiom the address you wish listserv traffic to be sent T O POST A MESSAGE: write your message and send it to usna89@yahoogroups.com UNSUBSCRIBE: send a blank message to usna89-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com WEBMASTER; CDR Dave Klain, USN E: dave@klain.net

Classmates!

Happy HaUoween, even though I'm writing this after a two week vacation in Southern CaUforffia in August. Bravo Zulus are in order for a couple of'89ers, but first, tffis notefiromJulie (Anyan) McShea: • I am sitting here reaffing the short article in Sffipmate and feeUng sorry for you and the lack of input you have, but also happy that you put in something ...so BZ! I think my last update was the birth of my daughter nearly 11 years ago, and I may have gotten mentioned in Cathy (McCann) GUUes' updates, so I figured I

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could give you something to toss out next time you have to meet your deaffiine. I am currently Uving in the foothiUs of the Sierra Nevada's just out of Clovis/Fresno, CA. I got my teacffing credential when I got out of the Na'vy and finaUy put it to use. I have been a science teacher at Buchanan High School in Clovis Uffified for the last 2 years. I don't know what I was tffinking when I gave up the "stayhome mom" deal! I thought I was busy untU I became a teacher The first year I was buried with 6 classes of freshmen (238 kids the first week!) and just when I kind of figured out what I was doing and could see the Ught at the end of the school year, another science teacher moved and I volunteered to teach ffis section's of Cherffistry. I had to swap around some of my classes to make the change, but in the end I am glad I did.

That first year I got to know about 400 kids wffich made the 2nd year a lot of fun. I also get to coach the robotics team.

The head coach approached me saying he couldn't hang a pictare straight and was hoping my Na^vy traimng would have given me some idea of what to do with tools—thank goodness for aU those winches that we took apart and put back together on the saffing team. Last year our robotics team made it to the semi-finals at the San Diego regional competition. If you have any interest in a great way to motivate kids about math and science in the real world, go to the FIRST robotics website and get involved if you can. Our school also picked up a big grant to form a program that teaches about energy production and I am now the coorffinator making the whole thing happen—I am sure I was tffinking the whole "message to Garcia" thing when I took tffis one on. I wiU have to send another update to let you know how it turns out.

The fanuly is doing great! The kids quickly adapted to the new school; Jack, nearly 14, is in 8th grade and Sarah, nearly 11, is in 6th. Both are into school and sports. Steve is stUl flying with the CA Air National Guard and just returned from his 5th Iraq deployment; number 6 is corffing up then he hits 20 years. His current plane is the C-26 and they are looking for pilots and crew. He teUs me the transition from Navy to Air Force isn't too bad, but I stiU give him a hard time about the color of his wings. The kids and I got to meet him in Germany on his way back and I have included a picture from that trip. Last year we went to DC and I took a "girl's day" and Sarah and I visited Cathy and her

fanuly. I then took Sarah to the Academy where she feU in love with lacrosse. I guess she'U be going to an east coast school,.,! did take a picture whUe in AnnapoUs. She and I had lunch at Riordan's, so it's a Utde old, but here it is. •

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Julie and Sarah at Riordan's

Cathy (McCann) Gillies, her son Sean, and Julie (March, 07)

Steve, Sarah, Jack and Julie in Rose Garden (March, 07)

Thanks for the update,Julie; we need more great teachers like you! And if anyone else is feeUng sorry for me, please write me and teU me. And let me know how your life is going, whUe you're at it!

And, at this writing, the newsgroup is aU abuzz about some major mUestones in two '89ers lives.

First Scott Wme was selected to be ffie next CEO of Polaris Industries Inc, effective September 1. Congratulations, Scott!

Second, the new class of 2012 includes the son of Steve and Anamarie Hilgendorf, Ryan. Congrats Steve, Anamarie and Ryan!

WeU, that's it for now! Everyone be like JuUe and feel sorry for me... please!

And if you want to read some good naval history books, check out Last Stand of the

Tin Can Sailors and Ship of Ghosts by James D Hornfischer Beat Army! —Scott ^ ^ ^ ^ ^2^^

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Greetings '90!

It is July as I am sitting here -writing dus, ffie Class of 1990 + 22 just started Plebe Summer. Holy smokes! 22 years... ouch! Anyone rffissmg Plebe Summer? I defiffitely am not, but then again I -wUl probably not being going down in Naval history for my steUar performance as a Plebe. As you are reaffing tffis, September is upon us. September equals Navy footbaU time. Now that I do miss! I have not been to a Navy game in a long long time.

Enough of my babbUng; the news has been roUmg in so let us get down to busmess. Our first bit of news is from Baron Reinhold.

• Kent, I just took over as X O ofVPU-2 out m K-Bay HawaU. My wffe Jamie and four kids (Meg, Kirk, Logan, and BeUa) are lovmg the HawaUan Ufestyle. I have run into a lot of our classmates recently. Curt Phillips is out here getting ready to take over as C O ofVP-9.1 just took my famUy hikmg -with Anthony and Monica San Jose last weekend. We had an enjoyable walk out to the Makapu Lighthouse. San is a land Baron out here in Hawaii (owns 3 houses) and is getting ready to take ffis famUy back to Singapore for another tour.

I am going to see Dan Savage tffis weekend. He is in the LA area and has been smce he got out. I just saw Ray Cournoyer up in Newport RI. He got out a whUe back and is working as a base engmeer up there. I hooked up with Jack Powell and ffis fanffiy last summer in the Bay area. He is stUl working for Cisco and has a lovely wife and two kids. For aU you NAPSters out there hold on to your shorts...I hooked up with Dennis Phillips over Christmas. He is an ambulance chaser down in Ft Lauderdale, FL and StiU as formy as ever. I also spoke with Jason Samules. He is a DA outside of Adanta. I also spoke with Pedro Sanchez who is Uving in Puerto Rico and doing weU. Speaking of NAPSters

Vince Schiavone (sp) worked with me at STRATCOM for the past three years. I believe he just retired as I was doing the PCO training track. As I write I am sitting in a USO in Chicago on my way to LLew Lewis' COC. He wffi take over as C O ofVPU-1 up in Brunswick Maine.

He and I were DHs together inVPU-1 and we served at STRATCOM together.

I just nussed Mark Deets on my last trip back to Canoe U in October He is teaching History to the nudiots these days. I am going to Bryan Burt's (88...sorry 90-2) retirement later this month out here on the USS MISSOURI. He and I were squadron mates back in VP-1 in our first tour. He is headed back to USNA to be the Officers Christian FeUowsffip (OCF) rep. I won't write about aU of my conversations with my THIPJD COMPANY classmates I have re-estabUshed contact with after volunteering to be the company rep but it has been fun. I would Uke to put out an APB for Dwight Barnett. If anyone knows of ffis whereabouts please ffiop me a Une baronreinhold@hotmaU.com. If your travels bring you through Hawaii drop me a Une and let's see if we can hook up!

BEAT ARMY!!! Baron Reinhold • Baron, that was a great update. Holy smokes, any classmates you are not keeping up with? Baron is foUowed by our own Kelly Dobson who brings a report to test your mffitary language and acronym reading skUls. • Hi Kent, Just finished up a Category IV syUabus at the EA-6B FRS in Wffidbey Island, WA. Also in attendance were LtCol Dormnic "Gus" Roberts ('89), Maj Scott "Klepto" Cooper, Maj Mike "Tripper" Stevens, Maj Mark "Fluffy" Alexander, Maj Scott "Pole"Vogt and Maj Kirk "Divot" Notheffer - aU academy graduates although Divot went to some Colorado academy. A lot of Cat others to put through at the same time, butVAQ-129 did it in nice fashion. AU trained up to take over as the C O of the world's first Prowler squadron -VMAQ-2 - on June 20th. Gus takes command ofVMAQ-3 later this year Klepto is going to be the MAG-14 OPSO, Tripper is going to VMAQ-1, and Fluffy and Pole are corffing to Q-2. Currently aU the USMC VMAQ's are on a 1:1 turn around, so Q-2 is deploying 3 months after the CoC. Q-3 is in Iraq now and is the squadron Q-2 wUl take over from.

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Kelly Dobson assumes command

Congratffiations Dobber! What a cool picture and what a great accompUshment!

It is great and impressive to see how many classmates are assurffing command. Next we have a short bit of newsfiromScot Somes.

• Kent, I have started a very umque business m Denver I opened an acupunctare cUffic. I am Ucensed m Colorado and have been treating patients for several yean now. Quite a bit different than the navy. IrofficaUy, is stUl serve m the reserves. I am the X O of a Pacific Strike Group in Denver and James Young is the CO. My webpage is Usted below. That is a quick synopsis.

R/ Scot Somes • Check out Scot's business at •www. easternacucenter.com. Next is some great news from the Class of 90's very own professional photographer, Steve Amiaga.

• Hi, Kent. Long time no input, but here's our news from NY. Mia and I welcomed our first daughter Sarah EmmeUne Amiaga into the world on 02 March, just before Lisa and Frank Castellano's daughter Amanda got her driver's Ucense and went to the prom. Our tinung was a Utde off, but it was defiffitely worth the wait. As most... no... weU... probably ALL of you reading this know, we're in between the "eat, diaper, sleep, cry (repeat every 2 hours)" phase and the "Isn't it great to have a daughter who is also a friend..." phase.We stffi Uve in Amityvme (Yes, THAT ArffityvUle, NY) and Mia and I are both "in command" of our respective companies. Mia is a commercial architect who works on fairly aggressive ($ Few Miffion) buUffing envelope / infrastructure & engineering projects, and I'm stffi the "Head Problem Solver" and "Chief PUot" (250 hours in C172/PA28's) in our five person Architectural and Aerial photography business. In 2008, my famUy business celebrates the start of our second fifty years (2008-2058). FinaUy this year, I've been asked to serve on the Board as an Industry

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Ad-visor to the NY Chapter of the Society of American Registered Arcffitects, a group whose ranks are populated by many of our long rime cUents.

Looking forward to seemg many of you at tffis year's footbaU games and on to the "20-year reuffion."We can't wait!

Attached is a photo of Mia, Sarah and me with CAPT Jim and Lucy Cannon, Sarah's Godparents. Where the heck is Gary Bruce? (He went to Fiffiand with a "Skyhook" and ffiopped off the face of the earth.)

Stephen Amiaga •

Little Sara Amiaga

Steve is a dad!! Great news. Check out Steve's website ffyou have a chance.

(Google: Amiaga Photography) Next Matt Stromberg has some irfformation for us.

• Kent, Rob Scott is raising money for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. He is runffing / biking / and or swimming a total of 262 mUes over ffie course of 5 events m 90 days. His goal is to raise $10,000 m 90 days. So far, he has completed tffiee of the events and raised a Utde more than $5000.00. If he can raise enough more money to reach $10,000, there are $20,000 m matchmg fonds that wiU up the total contribution to Injured Marines to be $30,000. Attached is a pictare of Rob runffing the SUPERFROG with ffis kids joiffing m for the camera.

So far, ten Classmates have contacted me direcdy and asked how they could help. Now that Rob has completed three of the five events, we are preparing a new update for ffistribution in hopes of raising the remainder of our s$10,000 goal. If anyone else is interested in helping out, please contact me at mstromberg@ viper-ts.com. I reaUy hope to hear from thejarheads amongst us.

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chapter, but starting a busmess tends to be a bit time-consurffing.

Glenn Wemstem • Fifty employees and profitable in two years!?! Glenn, that is phenomenal and impressive. Shipmates, thanks for the great news and updates, we have some increffible staff going on in the Class of 90 and even more great news waiting in ffie queue for next month!

Fair -winds, Kent Rob Scott and his kids at the SUPERFROG

Matt, thanks for being the bird of the air and teffing of the matter Next we have a quick SITRJEP from Herbert (aka CDR Herbal) Carmen: • Kent, - Currendy XO of theVAW-116 Sun Kings (E-2C Hawkeyes) - Homeported in Point Mugu and deployed aboard USS Abraham Lincoffi.

- WUl take command July 3rd.

Please remove me from the TSP ASAP OBSTCR Ust. V/R Herbal PS I cannotffi-vulgethe fact that Llew Le-wis takes command Friday ofVPU-l in Bruns-wick, ME • Herbal, your secret is ours we wiU keep it close. Distribution is Urffited to the 50,000 alumffi of USNA. Glenn Weinstein sends us the foUo-wing: • Kent, I haven't assumed command of anytffing lately, but Mike O'Brien and I are two co-founders of a software consffiting company caUed Appirio.We do work for corporate customers who have adopted either Salesforce.com or Google Enterprise. We started the company in late 2006, and are already up to over 50 people and running a profitable business.

It's been tremendously exciting for us and we are definitely putting those USNA and Navy leadership skiUs to use.

I have also recendy signed up for Facebook, I tffink I'm the last person in the western herffisphere to do so.

Although, there are relatively few members of ffie "Naval Academy Alum '90" network, it would be cool to see more classmates there!

Meanwhile my wife Mary and I have been in Adanta for the past four years with our daughters Katie (11) and Caroline (9). I've been utterly uninvolved in the local USNAAA

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'Hoping the faU finds everyone in a safe place and in good spirits. We have a few notes to pass along from the maUbag. The ffist is a note from David Scheu, who sends the foUo^wing from Santa Moffica: • I have just a Utde class maU to offer Some is a bit belated and I don't recaU ff you previously posted tffis info. So, tffis is probably filler if your "breaking news" maU bag is empty. I put on 0 5 last m June—stffi flying for ffie Reserves, C130s in theVR55 at NAS Pt. Mugu.

John Suazo is now XO of Strike Fighter Weapons School Adantic (SFWL) at NAS Oceana, smce March. On ffie phone tffis week, he explamedffischange of command wiU Ukely be next Jime or July.

After a very successfid federal clerkship, Jeff Roth is setffing in fficely at his new law firm at home in Missoula, MT—Boone-Karlberg. He stUlffiesP3's w/VP69, and with Pete Morse, at NAS Whidbey Island and made the FY09 0 5 Ust. Jeff explained that Pete and ffis wffe are Uving in Bend, O R and he is completing dentist school.

Tony Sanchez is doing weU at ffis new position w/ Neuberger-Berman Wealth Management (a Lehman Company) at their PhUadelpffia office.

Thanks, and Best to aU!—Da'vid • Thanks to David—these short notes are perfect, and helpful to our class articles. I also picked up the foUowing from the newswire; Mike Brunner took command of ANNAPOLIS (SSN760)— and as smaU world stories go, it turns out he reUeved my old engineer from OHIO, Dennis McKelvey:

• USS AnnapoUs (SSN 760) held a change of command ceremony at the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton on Jffiy 31. Cmffi. Dennis McKelvey tarned over command to Cmffi. Mike Brunner Prior to tarffing over command to Brunner, McKelvey thanked the crew for ffieir hard work and spoke of ffis greatest memories of command. "The best ffiing about a commanffing officer tour isn't the boat or ffie glory and power of command," said McKelvey. "It was the crew and the things that we ffid together.

Those are the memories ffiat I'U be taking firom tffis boat and wiU be teffing my grandchUffien." McKelvey's next assignment wiU be as the cffief of staff and director of Submarme Developmental Squadron 12.

A native of EUzabeffi, N.J., Brunner graduated firom ffie U.S. Naval Academy in 1991 wiffi a Bachelor of Science m mechaffical engmeermg. His previous assignments include executive officer of USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) and Tomahawk Strike and Submarine Operations Officer on the staff of the John F. Kermedy Carrier Strike Group.

Wiffi stealffi, penistence, agffity and firepower, fast-attack submarines like AnnapoUs are multi-mission capable - able to deploy and support special forces operations, disrupt and destroy an adversary's miUtary and economic operations at sea, provide early strike from close proximity and ensure undersea superiority. • CongrattUarions to both of my old friends, Mike and Dermis, and thanks for your records of contriburion to the submarme force. I also received a simUar wire story about Jeff Sinclair, who took command of CARTER HALL (LSD 50).

• 3Jul08 - USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50) held a change of command ceremony aboard sffip whUe homeported at Naval Station NorfoUc June 27. Cmdr Jeffiey W Sinclair reUeved Cmdr. James E. McGovern as commanding officer of Carter HaU. McGovern passed the reins to Sinclair on the sffip's ffight deck. McGovern wffi serve as the seffior foU-time support assigrmients officer in Miffington,Tenn.

Sinclair arrived to Carter HaU with vast experience and knowledge of the ampffibious commuffity. He just completed a tour at the Pentagon on the chief of naval operations' staff, where he served as an analyst for sea-basing and amphibious Uft.

"I am excited to be coming to this great ship at tffis time," said Sinclair "I have spent a large portion of my naval career working wiffi and on ampffibious ships, and ffie Carter HaU has a great reputation, not offiy in our commuffity but among aU the sffips on ffie water front.

"On the coiffing deployment, SaUors on the Carter HaU wUl be doing great tffings. I am eager to be a part of this great ship and what she is doing in support of maritime security operations, and I am proud to be leaffing such an extraorffinary crew."

Sinclair is a native of Mariposa, CaUf. After graduating from the Uffited States Naval Academy in May 1991, he was assigned to the guided-missUe frigate USS Wadsworth (FFG 9) and served as first Ueutenant, main propffision assistant and na-vigator He retarned to the academy to serve as an instructor for the department of seamansffip and na-vigation. He also earned a master's degree in pubUc admiffistration from Troy State Uffiversity.

For ffis department head tour, Sinclair served as first Ueutenant on the ampffibious dock lanffing sffip USS Gunston HaU (LSD 44) foUowed by a tour as operations officer (N3) on the staff of Commander, Ampffibious Squadron 6.

Sinclair completed ffis second shore assignment as current operations officer on the staff of Commander, Ampffibious Group 2, wffich deployed as Combined Ampffibious Task Force East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. From there, Sinclair returned to sea as the executive officer of USS Oak HUl (LSD 51) before heaffing to the Pentagon and then to Carter HaU. • Congratalations to Jeff, and thank you also for your proud record of service. It is amazing to see more and more of the fleet under the command of 9rers—and it seems like we just graduated! WeU, let's celebrate the coUective leadership of our class, and remember to enjoy each and every of these passing years. UntU next

month.../JD. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: Christopher "Cush" Nevnnan SECY: Robert Pothier 77 Colby Street, Bradford, MA 01835 E: rbpothier@yahoo.com WEB SITE: wrww.usna92.com

WeU, check it out. Just when you thought this space was dead and buried—just when you thought we, the coUective we, that is, the untamable mass of humaffity

that constitates the class of 1992—just when you thought that we were sUpping over the horizon, into the caffii, comfortable, tepid world of sUent superiority, we have some Shipmate content tffis month.

So don't pitch this issue into the circular ffie just yet. Lock the door, get the Fabreeze at the ready, and read on.

First up? Steve Carrington: • Tffis is my first submission, so I thought I'd include a picture of a good friend of mine. He's not a USNA grad and never misses an opportunity to bust on me for being one. This is a pictare of me with Don "Red" Brandt of Cincinnati, Offio.

Don was a WWII pUot aboard the USS Hornet. Every year they hold a ceremony and defficate a memorial to the veterans of the USS Hornet. Tffis is the memorial plaque, model, and in the far left, a repUca of the battle ffistory of the Hornet. Don was a HeUcat pUot, shot down over Guam. His rescue story is very simUar to President George Bush Sr.'s: The Japanese on Guam kept shooting at Don in the water so a submarine raised its periscope and puUed Don beyond range. Tffis pictare was taken at the Cincinnati Warbird Museum where I and the USNA Cincinnati Chapter have been active in events andfonffiaising.AU of their aircraft...

P-51, B-25,TBM Avenger, F4U Corsafr, etc. are restored to flymg conffition. • Now I don't know about you, laffies and gents, but that's the type of story that gets my blood pumping. I mean—that's the staff of legend. But sorry for mterrupting— do continue on, Steve: • As for me... Left the Navy in 2004 after flying hornets at the Weapons School. I was in the Reserves withVFC12 Omars for awhile but it was too much with the job which took me and my fanuly to Cincinnati. I'm working at GE Aviation in the mffitary ffivision and travel to Turkey on a regular basis. I married Diane McCuUion, whom I met while on exchange to USAFA (she's USAFA'91).

She flew C-141s and C-17s out of Charleston but left the love of flying for the love of famUy. We've got 3 great kids...Stephaffie - 7,Jake - 5, andVanessa 2. Cincinnati has been great for us and the fanuly although if you told me I'd end up in the Midwest even 5 years ago I would have laughed. I also work with Dan Clabbers (Joint Strike Fighter) and Chris Camacho who left GE for another Defense technology firm and immeffiately

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was activated for ffis Iraq tour wiffi ffie Reserves. •

"Steve Carrington and Don "Red" Brandt.. from Hellcats to Hornets."

Now, what say we travel haff ffie world over and listen up to our good friend Ty Britt: • WeU, I figured 16 years was long enough to wait before finaUy •writing in to Sffipmate. Of course as a SWO ha^ving completed two tours on cruisers, one on a DDG and command of Minesweepers in both Texas and in the Arabian Guff, it is offiy logical that I woffid be •writing in from Baghdad whUe wearing Army ACUs. I have been over here for the last 7 months working with the Tffird Infantry Di^vision and 10th Mountain Di^vision as an Electroffic Warfare Officer •with Joint CREW Composite Squaffion One (JCCS-1). Fortanately, I have been in great company with many of our other classmates. Enclosed is a picture of feUow 92'ers joined in the counter lED Effort, Jonathan "Virus" Williams, Chris "Cha Cha" Maslowski, John "Frenchy" Rousseau, myseff and Troy Bauder. Adam Masten recendy joined JCCS-1 as weU, whUe Mike Abreau is wrapping up ffis IA tour down in Kuwait.

We have also been in touch with Lance Lesher. Included below are a few brief notes on those I could puU info from.

Jonathan Williams is the Director of Engineering for JCCS-1, he wiU be retarffing to the States in August. He wUl be rejoiffing ffis wife KeUi (sister of Pat Tangney (92+1)) and their four chUdren: AdeUe (10), Caleb (8),Josephine (7) and LUUan (5) in the DC area where he wUl be working in Crystal City. His family has enjoyed is presence wffile deployed through means of a "Flat Daddy". His emaU isjrwUUams@1992.usna.com.

Chris "Mouse" Maslowski is the Lead Instructor for JCCS-1. He wffi be retarffing to Strike Fighter Weapons School in Virgima Beach in July. He plans to marry in AnnapoUs on October 4th to Chere Lynn Zurovec and passes on his

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best wishes to ffis friends and classmates.

His emaU is chachaski@cox.net.

John Rousseau was the Director of Traimng for JCCS-1 and retarned home to Patuxtent River, MD where he is an acquisition guy and test pUot.John was selected for command and wiU Ukely head to Pt. Mugu to be ffie skipper ofVX-30.

He has a daughter and two sons •with his wife Kim. His emaU is john.rousseau@ hotmaU.com.

Troy Bauder is working with the Joint lED Defeat Orgaffization (JIEDDO) here in Baghdad. When not enjoying the beach in Iraq, Troy Uves with his wife Kim and their tffiee chUdren, Katherine (13), Thomas (11) and Nick (3), in Woodbridge,VA.They wiU aU be heaffing to Wffidbey Island around the first of the year for Troy's Command tour His emaU is troy.bauder@iraq.centcom.mU. Lance Lesher is completing a 15 month Inffi^vidual Augmentee tour •with the Army as a Ci^vU Affairs Officer in Baghdad. Lance is a feUow SWO currendy resiffing in Mayport •with ffis wffe, Cyntffia, and their three chUffien, Christa (10),Tabitha (9) and Seth (3).

They •wUl be moving to the Norfolk area tffis summer His emaU is lance.lesher@ yahoo.com.

As for myseff, I wiU be leaving Baghdad in Jffiy, movmg to the Norfolk area again and taking command of Riverine Squaffion Two around the first of the year.. .and deploy back to Iraq in the spring/summer timeframe of 2009.

My increffibly supportive •wife, Charlotte (who often refers to me as "the tenant" based on my deployment and work schedffies), and I have two wonderfiil boys, Marcus (7) and Patrick (almost 2).

We have enjoyed tours in Hawaii, Monterey, Ne^wport, Norfolk, South Texas and most recendy MiUington,TN. Before deploying I heard from my companymates Matt Taliaferro, Manny Burga, Janet (Vincent) Merriman, Bobby Kemiedy and Krista McKinley. If any other of you guys from 27th Co stUl get your copy of Sffipmate, drop me a note sometime at cabshark@yahoo.com.

That's a pretty quick wrap up of 16 years. I'm sure there are several other classmates over here in the sandbox that I have missed. Hope everyone is ha^ving a great summer and I look forward to running into more classmates as I do at every tour. •

"Jonathan Williams(4th), Chris Maslowski (13th), John Rousseau 127th). Ty Britt (27th) and Troy Bauder (12th)"

"Josephine, Caleb, "Flat Jonathan", Adelle, Lillian and Kelli Williams.

FinaUy, some sobering news. Don Lane, one of our owm, needs our help. Read on: • My son, Aidan, who is six had a relapse of ffis cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy awairing surgery. I am starioned at Charleston AFB. I am a Lt Col in the Air Force and the peffiatrician for the base. I need lots of prayers. The type of cancer is a rhabdomysarcoma ffiat is located in ffis prostate. We have been quoted a 30% survival rate so I would Uke to be on as many prayer Usts as we can get. I have made ffim a website at www.caringbridge.org ffien ffie site name is aidaffiane. People can leave ffim messages. We play a game tracking aU ffie places he gets emaU from. He also loves getring jokes. •

"Aidan and Don Lane.

Where I come from, 30% goes a long way towards getring you into the HaU of Fame. I have a good feeUng about tffis... let's give the Lanes our fffil support and ice this thing, yes?

Love, peace, and harmony, 92.

Godspeed to aU of you outffierein harm's way. Drop me a Une if ffie spirit moves you.

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have trained the pUots).As if conunuting to Adanta for my VR job wasn't enough, I left FUghtSafety two years ago toflyfor FedEx based out of Memphis. We love Savannah, so for now I'U just keep commuting. If anyone hits the low country, look us up. •

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Phew - what a summer! As our Boy Scout troop scoutmaster, I took our boys to 10 days of summer camp. It was a great time and ffice break firom ffie grind of work. Just a week later, we pUed ffie famUy mto ffie Suburban and headed west. Stopped to watch 4ffi ofJffiy fireworks m Denver, ffien spent a week with JiU's grandparents m St. George, UT, and ffien mto San Diego for my sister's, Mimi Cottrell '95, weddmg. Had a great time visiting famUy, extended famUy, friends, and some of her classmates. I'm going to leave it up to her and her classmates to put ffie photos ffi ffieir column.

Afterwards, we packed up agam, headed to Salt Lake City for a week and then back home to Kansas. By the time you read this, our 15-year reuffion wUl be in the books and the Navy footbaU season wiU be weU underway. HopefuUy you were able to attend the reuffion and had a great time •visitmg classmates,friends,and the yard.

Our fint update this month comes from '^11 Oliver who is now U^vmg in Savannah, GA. • I tffink someone else •wrote an update for me when my first chUd was born seven years ago so tffis may actaaUy qualify as my ffist update. Marsha, my 2% club wffe of 14 years and I have setded down in Savannah, Georgia. We have four kids, EUzabeth 7,Wiffiam 5, Mary Kendrick 3 and EUiott who was born on June 11, 2008. After graduation and pUot traiffing m Pensacola and Meridian, I flew S-3s in JacksonviUe, FL. I did the around the world maiden deployment on the S tennis and a Med cruise on Ike before heading to Meridian as a T-2 instructor pUot and LSO. Smce leaving active duty in 2004, I've been flymg C-9s withVR-46 out of NAS Adanta. As for ci^vffian employment, Iffida few years at FUghtSafety Savannah as a Gulfitream 550 sim instructor (watch out if you board aVR-1 G550,1 might

(I to r) The Oliver Family: Mary Kendrick, Elizabeth, Will Oliver, Elliot and William

Thanks for your first update and congrats on the newest adffition to the OUver famUy! Next up is Mike Robles who is writing from Japan: • It's been 11 years since my last update.

I'm stUl on active duty, and it's time again for another reuffion. I've been overseas for each of the previous ones: Rota, Spain m 1998, Bahrain in 2003, and now Misawa, Japan. By the time tffis is pubUshed, it shoffid be apparent that I wasn't able to make it back tffis year. It woffid be quite a long trip for my •wffe Tonya, my son Sam and me.

After our Rota tour, we Uved in AnnapoUs (Riva) during my SeaNav Instructor shore duty. When not 'teacffing' (I use that term very loosely), I droveYPs m the summers, played a lot of soccer and goff, and took a group of Mids to BoU^via on a summer exchange. I also had the pri^vUege of sharing an office in Luce and Preble with 'Mad Max' Lohman, who never lacked an opiffion on current events or a salty sea story forffisstadents. Last I heard Max went on to become a law^yer in southern Florida. We also taUgated with Matt andJenTesterman and their boys whUe Matt was laymg the foundation m the PoU Sci Dept for his upcoming PMP career My last tour was as a Department Head atVPU-1 in Brunswick, Maine, where we Uved in the great town of Pordand. My first job in the squadron was Assistant to the unflappable Operations Officer Heather 'Some' (Brandt) Lee, who is m DC but on her way with her husband Rich to Bahrain. WhUe the Maine winters were tough, we Uked the summers there enough to buy a condo near the beach in Ocean Park, where

Tonya worked and we made some great friends. We made the very worthwhUe but long trip back to Ocean Park tffis summer, and hopefoUy, we'U be returning there for decades to come.

We're enjoying our time in Japan.

Staff work is a grind, but my famUy was separated a lot during my last two tours, so this is a chance to have some stabffity (or as close to that as the navy aUows).

Sam is starting First grade tffis year at the base school, and Tonya has again plugged in •with music at the base Chapel, and is teacffing as weU.We Uve in a great house off base, and have enjoyed getting used to the slow pace of Ufe in northern Japan.

Occasional trips to Tokyo and Kyoto have fed our appetite for more urban cultare and sights.We're planffing trips to Sapporo, ThaUand and Cffina in the corffing year The CTF 72 staff in Misawa is loaded •with Academy grads, but I'm the offiy '93er. I've offiy kept up with a few classmates, incluffing Joe Staud, who's fimsffing up at the War CoUege and onffisway to Kuwait for an I A. God bless... I hope you aU had a great time at the reunion! •

Mike Robles with wife Tonya and son Sam

Our last update from Cindy Olavarria (Showe) who is checking in from the Bay area.

• It's been a couple of years since I last wrote in. When I last checked in about four years ago, Ramon and I were U^ving in a suburb of Cfficago and I had just given birth to our second chUd.We are now back in the SF Bay Area (due to a job change) and we have just had our fourth chUd in early July. The score has been evened up with two girls and two boys, in that order With four under the age of six, I have yet to retarn to the outside workforce. I have been blessed to connect with our commuffity tffiough two mother's groups and I volunteer on each of their respecrive Boards. I even have the opportaffity to keep my MBA skiUs current as the Finance Coorffinator for one.

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Smce our return tffiee years ago, we've connected wiffi a few my companymates. We saw Chris EscamiUa, ffis wife Heaffier and ffieir three chUffien just after ffiey relocated to Souffiern CaUforma two years ago. They made the trip norffi to watch Navy footbaU beat Stanford and we cheered alongside ffiem. We also recormected wiffi Rick Radoffich, ffis wffe Ginger and ffieir ever-gro^wing fanuly, as •we Uve just 15 minutes apart. We receive armual •visitsfiromSteph BriU when she's traveUng for work from Houston, wffich is a blessmg smce I have banned famUy air-travel unffi aU chUffien are over 18.

AU-in-aU, our move back to CaUforma has been great for catcffing up •wiffi classmates. If you are ever in ffie area,ffiopa Une. We'd love to have you over for a BBQ. ~ Cindy • Mike & Cindy, ffiank you for your updates! We rmssed you at the reumon hopefiiUy you can make the 20ffi in 5 yean! Beat Army] — Shogo ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98% PRES: Scott K. Hombuckle, USMC 1395 Caminito Capistrano #4, Chula Vista, CA 91913 H: 619-934-4932; E: hornbuckle@hotmail.com •VICE PRES/TREAS: Kirk Clermont 3110 Graystone Lane, Apt. 1207 Albany, GA 31721 H: 229-436-4153 E: clermonk@bellsouth.net SECY: Chris •Williams 425 Soudi St., #2104, Honolulu, HI 96813 E: chrisaan_b_williams@yahoo.com CORR. SECY: Jim Keck 13714 SanViscaya Drive JacksonviUe, FL 32217 H: 904-737-1633; E: JKeck@usna94.com

HeUo, '94! Welcome to the October issue of Class News. Before I launch into ffie news part, I thought I woffid start off with some class business:

The first item on the docket is a Reuffion Interest Survey: Next FaU (2009) 'wUl be our 15th Homecoming. To assess ffie level of interest in a reuffion, a survey has been posted on the website.

Please surf on over and let your voice be heard. If we reach crirical mass, we'U soUcit for a reuffion committee and get ffie baU roffing.

The next (and last) item involves our website. It is time for an update, and I need your help. I'm hoping to put togeffier a team of folks to tackle ffie chaUenge of reno'vating our website. So, ff you have some web design/IT skUls and ffie time to devote to a project, please give me a hoUer. Even ffyou can't lend time to ffie project, we'U be looking for input from aU of you to shape ffie site. Stay taned for more.

Okay. That concludes ffie business portion of tffis writing. Now for the news.Tffis month's lone subnussion comes from Tom Sffioud: • Hey everyone. Just a qffick note to let you know about our rffiffi "class reuffion" at the Navy-Marine Corps Staffium in AnnapoUs (AprU).With so many Class of '94 grads stationed or U'ving in ffie greater Wasffington area, there were no excuses for not cheering ffie Navy team on to •victory over ffie Johns Hopkins LAX team. Unfortanately I'm about to make one. We must have been ffistracted by aU of the kiddos we brought along and ffidn't cheer louffiy enough because the Mids deUvered a ffisappointing loss to our rival up ffie road. StiU, we had a great time taUgating (albeit with a few more numvans and station wagons ffian we coffid have imagined just 10 years ago) and a great day in the stands. Bart Marsh and his wife Jessica ffiove up from Alexanffiia

along with ffieir two kids, Emma and CoUn. Laura (Herath) Schuessler arrived from Pax River fuUy packed wiffi her taUgate gear—and her twins Mikey and EmUy My wife Anne and I made ffie trek from Richmond with our two girls—^Alex and EUa. Angela (Luzier) and John Schedel came wagon-style— Uterally the Utde red wagon wiffi a buUt-in cooler—•wiffi ffieir son Jack.

There were a couple of single folks m ffie crowd, too, who were good sports wilUng to havefon"famUy style." Eric Taylor came up from Alexanffiia wiffi ffis friend Affison, Amy Bauernschmidt broke away firom the Pentagon forffieday, and Sean Fahey wandered overfiromffispost in AnnapoUs. There were a few offier folks (and their famffies) we rffissed tffis time around but who we hope to see at ffie footbaU games tffis faU—Jack and Shannon (Guthrie) Perrin (regular taUgaten during footbaU season), Roland DeGuzman and Phil Windust. And ff there's anyone else who wiU be in ffie D.C. area tffis faU who wants to come out and join ffie '94 taUgate crowd, let us know. We're always happy to have new people in ffie group. • Thanks for the note and photo, Tom. (And please accept my apologies for getting tffis in late.)

BuUffing on ffie taUgatingffieme,FaU seems to be the season ffiat offen many opportumties for get-togeffien. So, m between your celebrations, Ubations, bubba burgen, and 7-layer taco ffips, please take a few snap shots and send ffiem to me wiffi a brief blurb. I wiU be happy to share ffiem •wiffi everybody here.

Wiffi ffiat bit of encouragement, I wUl close tffis monffi's column. Have a great FaU and stay safe. I look forward to hearing from you in the coming monffis.Take care and God bless. C-ya.. .Jim. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98% PRES: John Fleet E: class.president@1995.usna.com SECY: LCDR D o n Jamiola, USN 47 Spring Drive, Bowdoin, ME 04287 H: 207-319-7685; E: djaniiola@yahoo.com WEB SITE: www.usna95.com

Navy-JHU LAX Tailgater: (from left to right): Tom Stroud and daughter Alex, Angela Schedel and son Jack, Amy Bauernschmidt, Laura Schuessler, Bart Marsh and daughter Emma, Sean Fahey and Eric Taylor

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Greetings 1995! Another month has gone by, and no new emaUs! But I do have some Class info that I found which •wUl prove interesting to aU 95ers.Two articles, both from the January-February issue of SHIPMATE, focus on Classmates of ours that have made the lUtimate sacrifice.

Brooks McFeely worked 'wiffi ffie Naval Academy Foundation in early 2006 to raise fimds to buy a new sheU for ffie Navy Crew Team. The new sheU was to be christened •wiffi Brooks' close friend.

Classmate, and teammate's name. Last November,ffieVanity crew team rowed ffie maugural outmg on ffie ERIK KRISTENSEN '95.The article was ended •wiffi a fitting "Row Navy." Thanks to Brooks and aU ffiose who made ffie christerUng a reaUty. From ffie same issue, ffie Class of 1995 "Run to Honor" was featared. For ffiose ffiat were not aware, ffie run began as a a way for 1995 memben to race ffie Marine Corps Maraffion in honor of 6 faUen Classmates from 1995: D o u g Zembiec, Megan McClung, Erik Kristensen, Brendan Duffy, Bruce Donald, and Rich Pugh.The focus of ffie race weekend was to honor ffieir legacies. USAA hosted some of ffie nmnen and famffies to a reception upon learffing of ffie run, and ffie ffight prior, a dinner was held ffi ffie N Room at Navy-Marme Corps Staffium. The run was such a success, ffiat organizen hope to have a showing each year. The 2008 Sea Trials for ffie Midsffipmen has six phases- each to be named after one of ffie faUen honored during ffie run. Thanks to Katie Dooley for auffioring ffie article and pro^vidmg us wiffi such great informarion.

WeU, that's it for now 95. Keep ffie letten and pictares conung!

Unffi ffien, later, — Don. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: Bart PhilKps 3045 Fritchie Dr., Baton Rouge, LA, 70809 H; 225-448-2606; E: barLphiUips@1996.usna.com SECY: Tonya (Barz) Bush 749 Howe Dr., Carmel, IN 46032 H: 317-581-0305; E: tbbush@tcco.com

Greetings, '96! I look forward to hearing from you soon! My maUbox appears to have gotten some cobwebs in the last month! Unffi next issue...

—Tonya ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: Tom^fegner E: twagnerl@san.rr.com Send news to: Major Aaron Shelley, USMC 2830 Escala Circle, San Diego, CA 92108 C: 619-980-8297; E: apsheUey@hotmail.com

Hey, everyone. I hope that the majority of you received tffis information through email, but I wanted to pass the word one

more time about ffie 2nd annual Groovefest NYC 2008. Here are ffie detaUsffiatI receivedfiromChris Perkins: • Date: 10/4/2008 Time: 3:30 (For the Navy/Air Force Game) Location: The Volstead (www. ffievolstead.com), 125 East 54th Street (between Lexington and Park), NewYork, NY 10022 Tffis event is in honor of our faUen classmate and friend, LT (SEAL) Michael McGreevy, USN. During the event, we'U provide a number of opportaffities to raise fonds for ffis scholarsffip incluffing a 50/50 raffle and sUent auction. Please don't forget to bring your check book! A suggested donation of $20 is requested at the door. Anyone mterested in donating prizes for the sUent auction shoffid contact: groovefestayc@gmaU.com Here is more information about the scholarsffip fond: Mike was kUled in action on June 28, 2005 in Afghaffistan whUe he and seven other SEALS were attempting to rescue four feUow teammates under enemy ffie on the ground.

Tffis fond is estabUshed to ensure that Mike and the traits that he stood for are remembered and honored in fotare generations. Mike McGreevy made a remarkable, positive impact on the world and the creators of tffis fond wish to assist mffi^viduals in Uvmg their Uves •with the same mtegrity that he did.

The purpose of the Mike McGreevy Memorial Scholarsffip Fund is to award an armual merit-based scholarsffip to two eUgible recipients who exempUfy Mike's positive spfrit and deffication to servmg others.

Donations can be made ffirecdy to: The Mike McGreevy Memorial Scholarsffip Fund, 2109 Creeks Edge Drive,Virgiffia Beach,VA 23451, (Nonprofit Tax EIN #26-0769950) or on the webpage: http://•www.mikemcgree^vy memorialfond.org • Chris, thanks to you and everyone else involved for your hard work m orgaffizmg tffis worthwhUe event.

On another note, Gary Brooks reported in from deployment to Afghaffistan. He is serving as Air Officer for BattaUon Landing Team 1/6, and it sounds Uke they have been expenffing tons of ordnance. Gary seems very motivated. Upon retarffing from deployment, he wiU execute orders back to Marine Air Group 29 at MCAS New River, NC.

Gary Brooks (L) and IstLtSilverberg

AndfinaUy,a big congratalations to Mark Dennison and ffis wife Misa on the birth of their baby girl,AngeUca, on July 22nd.

AngeUca weighed 6 lbs and was 19.7 mches long. Mark Mark and Angelica commented that the stork had to fly 2580 mUes from Newport, RI to San Diego, then 6156 mUes more to Guam to arrive on the 22nd. The Denffison fanuly moved to Guam in June and wiU be stationed there for the next 30 months. Here is one of the photos that Mark forwarded.

That completes the news for tffis month. Have a great one,'97! Beat Air Force! -Aaron *^

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PRES: David Forman H: 831-224-3490; E: DSForman@aoI.com VICE PRES: John Chau TREAS: Daniel J. Martm SECY: Shawn C. Gee E: shawngee@msn.com C O R R . SEC'Y: Mark Symmes 529 W. 29di St., Baltimore, MD 21211 E: shipmate98@yahoo.com

Hey '98, As our 10 year reuffion is fast approacffing, we are getting more and more inputs from classmates. Keep them coming and make sure you check out ffie class website for up to date detaUs on the reumon and aU the events of the weekend. It is shaping up to be the best 10 year reumon in ffistory, so don't miss it! Look forward to seemg you aU there. Mark Our first submission is from Anne Leaons: • Hi everyone...was in McCaU, Idaho over Memorial Day weekend with my husband, Alex Leanos(99), for Evan Colbert's(99) wedffing. Saw alot of USNA October 2008

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CLASS OF 1998 10th REUNION October 23-26, 2008 Navy vs. SMU T H U R S D A Y , 23 O C T O B E R Informal meet-up at McGarvey s at the City Dock in downtown Annapolis (1900) FRIDAY, 24 O C T O B E R Mid Store Hours; Class Golf Tournament; Special Yard Tour Formal Parade with Reserved Class of '98 Seating (1600) Class Social/Happy Hour at the Fleet Reserve Club on Ego Alley downtown AnnapoHs (1730) SATURDAY, 25 O C T O B E R Mid Store Hours 10th R e u n i o n Tailgate Party near the water to^ver (1300) FootbaU vs. SMU (1530 Kickofi) SUNDAY, 26 O C T O B E R Memorial Service in Memorial Hall (1000) Informal Brunch to foUow service

An all-inclusive v^eekend reunion ticket for you and one guest is available on www.usna.com ($219.98, price increases in the fall) and includes all events, open bars, food, transportation, gift bags, and other materials.

Football tickets are purchased separately; a section has been reserved for '98.

Link to those tickets has been posted on the reunion v^ebsite.

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grads, none of whom were '98, so I won't steal ffieir ffiunder by mcluffing a wedffing photo. Our famUy is doing great, we have an 8 year old son named Christopher.

Alex and I met m Hawau m 2001, and ffi classic Naval Officer-Naval Officer dating style: I was ffi San Diego, he was m HawaU, ffien Horida (I was stUl in San Diego); then we finagled orders witffin two hours of ffii'ving ffistance: NAS Wffidbey Island for him and Seattle, Wash for me and were married in May 2004.

Alex was EOD and now works for CaterpUlar, Inc., wffich brought us to Peoria, II. Cristma Esposito is m Bloonungton, so I get to see her and Jen SegtUn who Uves ffi northern II. every now and then. As for me, I began as a SWO and then lat-transferred to PAO; got out and worked for Johnson and Johnson and then CaterpiUar; now I work from home as a Mary Kay Sales Director mentormg a uffit of 128 women seffing skin care and color cosmetics...I'U send in a photo of the pink cadiUac CTS when it arrives. Hope aU is weU for you and yours, Best,Arme (Cossitt) Leanos. •

Team Leanos: Christopher, Anne & Alex

Pete Coffinha writes: • Guys, figured I would take tffis opportuffity for my first sffipmate update after 10 years. I'U start from the begimng wffich was a pretty "tough" tour in Athens, GA at Suppo school. Then spent 2.5 year on the Mightly Oldendorf where as a Suppo I somehow ended spending more time standmg watch than the SWOs. Had a pretty good time on Oly with Leif Babin, Brendan Bosch, Mac Quidem and Matt Sladky and a bunch of other Academy guys during the tour Then an even "tougher" tour as the Suppo at BUD/s in Coronado where I got my tan on and also got my JVIBA at SDSU where SeanVanmeter (97) and I somehow took a foU courseload and graduated in 2 years. Had a ton of 98 guys around the BUD/s compound especiaUy SWO transfers Uke Justin BUffen and Leff and a bunch of 98+1 lat transfers. From there I went to Amaranth Advisors the now infamous hedge fond where I started out as a juffior trader LuckUy Jason Hedberg from 94 had started a few months before me and he was able to teach me the ropes. Was a lot Uke Plebe Summer only with a sUghtly better paycheck and air conditioning, but no one ever caUed me stupid when I was a nughtly 19th Platoon KUo Warrior. That gig ended when I got my orders for mobffization in early 2006 to Afghamstan to be an ETT there helping teach the Afghans logisrics. Got to travel a lot counting AKs and spent the last 4 months in Qalat about 2 hours north of Kandahar doing logistics at a Battalion there.

Somehow being a competent Na^vy Suppo quaUfied me to run the 2 hour convoys every week with US and Afghan assests wffich was always a blast, sometime UteraUy.The one tffing I did learn about my Army tour is that I defiffitely made the right choice not joiffing the Army.

When I got to the BattaUon there were 3 other ETT personel, 1 guy was an 0 - 4 Navy E-3 pUot, the other was a brand new Army 0-2 and the 3rd guy was a 55 year old former Navy Cook in Vietnam who was now an Army E-6. 2 months prior there were 12 people, when I left there were 13, awesome planffing. About 4 months into my deployment I found out my hedge fond had lost $4bln whUe I was gone so it made it easy for me to make the move to Cfficago to be with my now wffe, Autamn, whose brother was my old roomate Jaime Murphy who was 98-1 and her dad was 73 and grandpa 1949 (and other grandpa Master Cffief of the USNA band).We actuaUy first met when I was 24 and she was 19 and re-met at the 2004 Air Force-Navy watcffing at Seau's in SD before Jaime's wedffing. We got married last September and the pictare I attached has a bunch of 98 guys in it from our wedding pics we took at Wrigley Field and in there is SFC Sean Simmons, Matt Bazarian, Nate WUUams, Jaime and John Ismay 98+1. Noticebly absent was Chad Wayne Seagren who was there is spirit was keeping the aviation side of the Marine Corps runffing in Iraq.

Sean is actaaUy going to start Med School in the FaU after getting out as an 0 - 3 then enUsting in the National Guard and becoming a Green Beret and completing a tour in Iraq and Afghamstan. Baz just started at UBS trading emerging market bonds and Nate Dogg is starting as a professor at Washington St. I now work at a Cfficago based hedge fond wffich is a lot of fon and hopefoUy more secure than my last civffian gig. If you're ever in Cfficago give me a shout. For those who dont have a Facebook <http://^www.facebook. com/> page I ffighly recommend it, I tffink about 100 98ers are on there now that I've found, or ffit me on emaU petecodinha@hotmaU.com <http://us. mc637.maU.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to =petecodinha@hotmaU.com> . See you aU at the reunion or at Army-Navy in December. • Michael Acosta sends a submission

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I'm wrapping up a tour as a Primary ffight instructor with VT-2.The last 3 years have been great. There is a myth that being a ffight instructor entaUs two basic tffings: (1) It is the easiest job in the world since aU you do is sit back there and critique students since you know "everything" and (2) the days are short and your either on the beach or teeing off by 1pm.

The truth is that wffile tffis tour has had it'sfiUof long days, it is quite rewarding and I wiU nuss it. I guess it is time to move on to other things. Come October, I'U be the 4'-" Marines Regimental Air Officer in Okinawa. After a year and a half of wearing cammies, I'U PCA to MAG 36, flying the good 'ol batde Phrog again there m Oki for the remainder of the 3 year assignment. My famUy and I are excited to be moving and experiencing Japan.

Here is a rundown of other classmates (I cannot vouch for the 100% accuracy of these reports but it sure is better than nothing. Greg Paradis just got back from an IA in Iraq and returned to the HTs. I tffink he is moving very shortly, but do not know where. Tim Cannada and Trevor Davis were there in the HTs as weU, and I do beUeve that Trevor is now a civffian, flying helicopters for hospitals.

Cory Shackelton got married and out of the Marine Corps, but is now in the reserves refresffing at HMM(T)-164. Brett AUison is an instructor at MAWTS-1 (insert shrieking eagle soundbit) enjoying Ufe in Yuma. Him and Kim are doing great and now have four kids. Lou Becerra is doing the real estate tffing in San Diego. Greig Gehman is an instructor atVMFAT-101 and ffim and Bethany have at least four kids (not sure if he has any more since he doesn't reply to emaUs....ffint ffint). Aaron Beattie is doing the FTS tffing now, and after finishing a tour withVT-6 as an IP is now in the HITU "working hard".Thanks for taking one for the team there Aaron. Not aU of us are up to volunteering for these heavy shore tour requirements, and you've done it twice. Jarret Strieker and BiU Harvey are also now inVT-6 living the dream. Thanks for crusffing me in that last triathlon Jarret. For aU you 98'ers who stiU remember plebe year,John Fabbri, who DOR'd, is also atVT-6 as an IP. Sean Wojtek and Amy KeUstrand were/are VT IPs in Corpus Christi. I think we are aU aware of Dave Jimenez's untimely death. Sad for sure. Rest in peace brother. PhU Duba got married just recently up in AnnapoUs. His

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Congratulations. I guess that is about it, it seems that the rest of 98 has gotten out and is getting an MBA from some fancy school. Best of luck to y'aU. Saving the best for last: Janet and I welcomed the birth of our second chUd, Sierra. She was born on July S''". Big brother David (now four) was very excited to see her and loves her tremendously. Picture attached. Alright 98, dont be strangers out there, send in some news... looking forward to hearing from you.

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Our last subimssion is from Derrick Clark: • Chances are you won't/didn't see me at the reunion so here is my concise 10 year update to satisfy, "What ever happened to ... ?" I married my ffigh school sweetheart, Carla, in November 1998. We have three chUdren: Cayla (10, yeah do the math),Tania (7), and Jordan (6). I was a SWO untU my Intel transition in 2004.

I've been a Fire Control Officer and Asst Ops/Plans Officer in Sasebo, Japan as ship's company and staff, respectively; an aU-source Horn of Africa Intel analyst, team chief, and Crisis Action Team member for USCENTCOM; and am presently in a manpower fight as USSOUTHCOM reorgamzes (imagine Directorate Directors fighting for little ol' me, seriously, no seriously). NPS bestowed a Financial Management MBA upon me and I postponed NWC. I've seen more of the world and class/company mates than I would have ever imagined wffile spending no more than 70 days away from my farffily-the Navy has been very good to us. NaturaUy "pay me now or pay me later" stUl applies and I'm sure I'U do my time. I'm stiU a social misfit but I do keep in touch. - D Clark (aka the Sub guy aka DC aka MIDN X) • Keep them coming everyone and see you in October! Go Na'vy!!! Mark

Hit the inbox at SffipmateOO@ yahoo.com and let us know how you are. If you want to completely make something up about somebody else, noteworthy and borderUne entertaiffing submissions wUl be considered.

I heard from Grace Kelly, she is out of the Marines and working for Morgan Staffiey as a financial advisor. Grace and her fiance Stu are prepping for the big wedffing next summer When I get out I am going to a tropical island to fish. Grace moved to Alaska with Sta and though she rffight be fishing, she ffid not mention it.

The tffings you do for love. She Ukes it so far (I am caffing her in February) and has visions of being the founffing member of the Alaska USNA chapter

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Rob Lang recently had mouth surgery and the posted pictare is him on day four of recovery. He did not type much wiffi his message other than that he had survived and he would be fine. If he had

more rime and or he was on less mefficarion I miagme he nught have written:"Guys! Look how swoUen my face is!"

I love it! I welcome any post surgery pics for submission,fixjmffieneck up please.

Ralph Cahill is working as a project manager at a sffipyard in JacksonviUe, FL. I found Ralph on Linkedln.com. If you haven't seen tffis site yet, I woiUd caU it a "professional" Facebook or myspace. I don't mean professional as in somebody getting paid to do sometffing that is usuaUy a hobby. Did you ever notice ffiat?

If you make a U'ving doing sometffing weird you always have to throw that "professional" on ffie fix)nt of it. Jimmy Lee Burruss had to always teU girls at Griffin's he was a "professional rodeo clown" instead ofjust a rodeo clown.

Anyway, back to tffis Linkedln.com tffing, I mean "professional" ffi the sense that it is everytffing fon about Net Networking can be wiffiout flasffing haff naked or drunken pictares of yourseff and others.

Employers use it to find employees and employees use to find employers. There is an USNA group on it and thanks to Drango there is now a USNA 2k group as weU. Read about people you know and grade their important sounffing job tides!

Jason Ybder writes:

Allison and Jason

• Hey there 2000! It has been a whUe since my last submission so I thought I would write m and let you aU know what I have been up to. I just completed a 2 1/2 year tour as the Diving Meffical Officer for MobUe Diving and Salvage Umt TWO, stationed in Norfolk, VA. Although my job was mostly administrative m natare, I was able to take part in some mce travel and dive opportuffities durmg that time.

I am now enjoying some much needed leave before starting my residency traiffing in Anesthesiology at Portsmouth Naval Meffical Center It's kind of fonny, my roommates always said I had skiUs when it came to passing gas. Who would have thought I would one day do it

professionaUy? Although another 3 years of training sounds painfol I am actuaUy looking forward to it. Just in case anyone was wondering, I stiU owe another 9 years back from my iffitial coirmutment. Kind of scary but at least I wiU put on 0 - 4 this September (that's right baby, below zone).

During my spare time this past year I enjoyed training for a few marathons and triatUons. 1 actaaUy completed my first Half-Ironman last month wffich was a blast. Unfortunately, my wife made me proiffise that my career as a professional triathlete would have to wait untU after I finish residency.

Speaking of the famUy, Affison and the girls are doing great. In adffition to taking amazing care of our two girls, AUison has been working from home and even managed to take up racing marathons. We wiU actaaUy be celebrating our 7th anffiversary tffis month. Our eldest daughter, Carson, •wUl be 5 years old in October. Our youngest daughter, Jocelyn, just tarned 2 last March and is doing a wonderfol job of making me age. I can already teU that the teenage years are going to be rough. That's aU I have for now. I hope everyone is doing weU.Take care and God bless. Jason Voder • Waylon White writes: • A lot has happened since I ran into you at the barber shop at Camp Pendleton several months ago. As some may know, I have never foUy recovered from the injuries that I sustained in Iraq in 2006.1 have been in and out of hospitals and rehab centers for the past two years treating my burns and traumatic brain injury.

The U.S. Marine Corps has finaUy gotten tired of me just sitting around and coUecting that paycheck. They have found fit to retire me effective Sept 29,2008 at 50% of my pay. I am taking foU advantage of ternunal leave, PTAD, etc... and have already relocated to Eagle, ID (right outside of Boise). The VA has also so graciously offered to pay for me to go back to school, and I start classes at Boise State pursuing my Electrical Engineering degree. One, it is something for me to do; and second, aU of my therapists agreed that would help in overconung the brain injury (they obviously did not know me before....). I am working part-time at the Cabela's Outfitters in Boise seUing guns. I know, such a cliche - tobacco chewing, redneck, retired Marine seUing guns. For those of you wondering how a Louisiana boy Uke me ended up in a place Uke Idaho, let me just say, SHE is absolutely

gorgeous. For anyone ever in the area, I've got an extra bed and a cold beer in the refrigerator. Waylon • Enjoy the pictures and submissions so much that you send me some of your own! —Murph ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 96% PRES: Capt Aaron Fielder, USMC VICE PRES: LT Dave Harrington, USN TREAS: LT Andy Kenwood, SC, USN SECY: Capt John March, USMC E: usna20()lnavy@ayahoo.com WEB SITE: www.usna01.com

Dude, This is awesome...

• Blue Angels Announce Squadron's 2009 Team 17Jul008 -The Blue Angels team for the 2009 season is set.

The squadron selected two */A-18 Hornet pUots, an events coordinator, a C-130 pUot, ffight surgeon and an administrative officer to join the team in September "Nearly 50 ffighly quaUfied officers appUed for these jobs, so the competition was extremely tough," said Marine Corps Maj. Nathan MiUer, the squadron's appUcations officer. "We spent hours deUberating in tffis very difficult but very fair process to ensure we selected the best appUcants for the team."

Next year's team includes: * Commanding Officer: Cmdr. Greg McWherter of Adanta, currently assigned to the Golden Dragons in Atsugi, Japan .

He attended The Citadel, where he graduated cum laude in May 1990. * F/A-18 Hornet PUots: Navy Lt. Ben Walborn, 28, of Reaffing, Pa., currently assigned to Naval Air Station Lemoore, CaUf He is a 2001 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy; Marine Maj. Chris Coffins, 33, of Darien , Conn., currently assigned to Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar , CaUf He is a 1997 graduate of Norwich Uffiversity. * Events Coordinator: Navy Lt. Amy TomUnson, 30, of San Diego, currently assigned to at Lemoore NAS. She is a 2000 graduate of the University of Southern CaUfornia. * C-130 Aircraft Commander: Marine Capt. Edward Jorge, 33, of HoUywood, Fla., currently assigned to Marine Corps Air Station, Futenma, Okinawa. He is a 2000 graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. * FUght Surgeon: Navy Lt.Johannah Valentine, 29, of Brooklyn, N.Y, currendy October 2008

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01«03 C L A S S N E W S assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. She is a 2000 graduate of Yale University. * Adrffinistrative Officer: Navy Cffief Warrant Officer Four Adolfo De Montalvo, 44, of El Paso, Texas, currently assigned to Pensacola Naval Air Station as the headquarters adrffinistrative officer These seven officers wiU join the current ffine members of the 2008 team.

Expected to return for 2009 are: * PUots: Navy Lt. Cmdr. Paul S. Brantuas, 35, of San Diego; Na'vy Lt. Mark A. Swinger, 30, ofWarrenton,Va.; Marine Maj. Nathan M. MUler, 34, of Lapeer, Mich.; Navy Lt. Frank J.Weisser, III, 30, of Adanta . * C-130 Aircraft Commanders: Marine Maj. Drew R. Hess, 34, of Rockford, lU.; Marine Capt. Brendan C. Burks, 34, of Auburn, Ala.; * Maintenance Officer: Navy Lt. Manuel Sanchez, 39, of Bee^vUle,Texas. * PubUc Affairs Officer: Marine Capt.

Tyson W Dunkelberger, 30, of Burke,VA. * Supply Officer: Na^vy Lt. Anthony Robinson, 39, Detroit. • Congratffiations Ben! Have no doubt that we are proud and happy for you as a class.

—John Below is photograph of my friend Greg Dalessio wffich did not get pubUshed in the previous issue of Shipmate.

Leslie Bogle wrote in to teU us about Ufe as a civUian and as a mom! LesUe; husband, Sean; and son, Logan, are Uving in Carisbad, Ca. LesUe works for ViaSat Inc. as a program manager for theVP of Engineering, and her husband, Sean, is a Marine preparing to deploy next January.

Classic footbaU rivalries are a hot topic in the Bogle-Carano house. Sean went to Ohio State and seems to tffink the Ohio Robin on the Isle of Skye - sporting the sweet '02 State-Micffigan squabble rivals the batde fleece available at www.usna.com we know as Army-Na^vy. I tffink we should let Logan be the judge... and based onffisget up in the below picture, the answer appears to be very clear. {Ed's note: photo was too low of a resolution to print).

Lisa Berberich ('98) and Robin on the Isle of Skye

Leslie loving being a mom!

Thanks, LesUe for the great update!

Robin Boniface wrote in to give us an update on Ufe back in Mother B: •"Lffe back at the Academy is sometffing else! Going from Uving on 8-0 to working on 8 mezzaffine is a Utde surreal.. .1 did take advantage of the summer, though - Lisa Berberich ('98) and I traveled to England and Scodand for 17 days. We drove from London to Scodand and then just kept driving - Glasgow, Isle of Skye, Orkney Islands, St. Anffiews, and Edinburgh. I had to do a Uttle advertising, so I brought my fleece vest •with class crest - pictared on the Isle of Skye. See everyone - and PaUnffiome - at the taUgaters!" •

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Hi Everyone!

Thanks for the great subrffissions this month, we got great material in the last minute. Remember the Company Officers always say..."early is on time..."

Lets get right to it.

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Lisa on the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews

Also reporting from the Yard, Greg Chapman and Rion Martin are ready for another chaUenging acaderffic year.

They are company officers for 3rd and 8th company, respectively. We also have a picture of the "eight baU" leadersffip •with the biggest rrUUtary leader of them aU— the Chairman. ADM Mullen '68 could not resist shaking the hand of the Notre

Dame hero Ram Vela '09 who sacked ffie quarterback in ffie 46-44 •win. Rion is proud to have Ram in his company and wiU take any creffit for his professional development.

Jesse Reid and Chad Summe... I keep hearing that ffieir subnussions are coming, but I wiU believe it when i see it!

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LTRion Martin, Senior Chief Enge, the CJCS, and and now 2/C Ram Vela

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I also received a rogue pictare of C D R McCartney's class from Dustin Martelo.

CDR McCartney is currendy assigned to ffie Stenffis and was on crffise with Dustm and Tyler Tennille's squadron on deployment. Thanks Dustin for th great pic!

FinaUy, by the time aU of you read tffis you shoffid be weU aware of the steps we are taking as a class to support our class project. Our ten year gift wiU be in support of the International Programs Office (IPO)... the goal is to raise $102,000 for Naval Academy Foundation wffich fonds tffis important officer development program. At tffis point, you shoiUd have aU received a letter detaffing our class project; a caU from Advantage, the vendor tasked with caffing each and everyone one of us; and information from your Company Representatives and Funffiaismg Committee, led by Bradley Harrison. We recogmze that everyone has different financial sitaations, but tffis fundraising effort is aU about participation. We woffid rather have 100% of the class give $202 doUars than 20% of the class give $2002!!

Thanks everyone for the updates!

Next month look forward to word on Mike O'SulUvan's wedffing and with any luck the long awaited sea storeis from

Class, This month we heard from Rick Weil and Tim Gleason.We also received some pictares from Carlos Otero's wedffing back in January 2008: • "In my and my •wife Sarah's attempt to produce the next great rffiddleweight champion since B-Hops, we welcomed Isaiah Michael WeU into the world last December 29th. As you can see from the pictares, he may be moving up a weight class or two. He is a mUd-mannered Uttle dude, and we attribute his cffiU nature to the hours ofJack Johnson that we Ustened to during pregnancy. Like any good father-son relarionsffip, we spend quaUty time together watcffing UFC, Usteffing to Guns n' Roses, and talking (weU I do most of the talking) about how he is going to melt the ladies in a few short years. Mom just roUs her eyes and laughs.

What can I say? With ffis mom's looks and my hair, the kid -wUl be unstoppable. We moved from our beloved SoCal a few short months ago and now reside in sunny Phoenix. I work as a Logistics Manager at General Dynamics C4 Systems, and Sarah is a fimess trainer.

Tffings are good on our front. I hope that everyone is doing weU and that our deployed classmates (such as Jimmy Battista, Dan Montgomery, and dozens more) arrive home soon safe and ^ ^ ^ ^ B t 'w^ M sound. We look ^^^H^j^^ • forward to partying with you guys come October, and look us up when you cruise through the Phoenix area.

Later R i c k " ^ "Isaiah's first wagon

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Sarah, Isaiah, and Rick Weil in Sedona

From Tim: • "Life in JacksonviUe is pretty good these days. Morgan and I just added an adffition to our famUy in the form of our firstborn, daughter Emma Grace. She was born at the NAS Jax hospital in the final hours ofJune 19th. Emma is a welcome adffition to the USNA famUy, and has already been visited by my good friends and company mates Jared Jakubo^wski and Chuck and Christine (Cole '04) Chambers. Also stopping by were feUow 03'er and former squadron-mate of nunc Brent Peterson and ffis wffe Sarah. (BZ to Brent who just retarned from a sevenmonth deployment onboard the HST).

It's going to be a time of transition for the Gleason famUy in the next few months. I was recendy approved for a lateral transfer into the Ci^vU Engineer Corps (Thanks goes out to Joe Alfieri for the insight and advice!). It'U be a busy time adjusting to the wonders of fatherhood whUe learffing my new trade. My first job as a CEC officer •wUl take me to Norfolk where I'U surely meet up •with some feUow alumffi, but we'U leave behind our friends Dave & Melissa Calhoun, Bret Walther, Jimmy Dalo, and BUly Lahnen, who, curiously enough, is wearing a ffight suit these days.

BiUy, your aviators are stffi on backorder.

Be safe out there-Tim Gleason" •

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Class of 2003 S-'Vear Reunion TOBER 17-18 RoomVare^ro^eB'Ibttfie^lass orzOOS Reunion at the Lowes, DoubleTree, and SKeraton Hotels. (2 night minimum at all three).

It's also Boat Show Weekend, so hotel rooms will be tough tp book outside ^ ^ ^ \ ^ ^ f the reunion blocksf^"C^j[^\^^ Football game tickets are not included with your tailgate ticket FootbaU na^mejiiii^kqts-mf/st be puirch^^^ separately— y.

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Registration requires an account on the Alumni website. If you don't already have one, go to the Alumni website and create one.

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Lasly, Carlos Otero's wffe wrote in and sent some pictures:

• "Carlos Otero got married at the Uffited States Naval Academy on January 26,2008 to Amber Ludwig. Amber and Carlos met whUe he was stationed in Portsmouffi, N H on ffie USS JacksonvUle, and she was studying for quaUfying exams for a Ph.D. in Art History at Boston Umversity. Shordy after meeting, Carlos moved with the boat back to its homeport in Norfolk,VA.The two got engaged in Norfolk during a fireworks ffisplay on the water, and Carlos left two days later for a brief 7 weeks under water Carlos and Amber are now in AnnapoUs, MD for Carlos's shore duty at USNA in the Department of Seamanship and Na^vigarion." • That's it for tffis month. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reuffion!

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Amber and Carlos taking their vows

Sword Arch with USNA Class of 2003 classmates

USS JACKSONVIUE Groom's Cake

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Friends, Before getting to the news, I'd like give everyone an update on the recent Class of 2004 poU. Issue: Please describe your feeUngs about our esteemed classmate Jason Fernandez.

Of the 1004 members of the Class of 2004 who responded to the poU. here are the results: 479 classmates responded with: "I don't know any 'Jason Fernandez'?"

148 classmates responded with: "Unjustffiably arrogant" 222 classmates responded with: "He's that guy who hangs out with Rueda, right?"

99 classmates responded with: "That's the guy they caU 'Putty Face'!"

55 classmates responded with: "I'd Uke to sock that guy in the kisser!"

1 classmate responded with: "He's my best friend" Stay tuned for our next poU wffich investigates Jason's lack of a social Ufe!

BaseVentara County (NBVC) in Point Mugu, CaUforffia. Leaffing the Men's race was USNA alum, LTTim O'DonneU ('03) represenring the Na'vy. As a residt, the Na^vy men placed first.

In the Women's race, the AU-Marine team brought home Gold, the first in two years for any sport. The Marines were led by 2ndLtJusrine Whipple ('06) who placed first. Capt Sara (Fantauzzi) McGrath ('99) placed tffird, foUowed by Capt D'Arcy Spiese ('03), Capt Kate (Majewski) Murray ('00), Capt Kate (Windstein) Wagner ('02), and IstLt Leigh WaUace ('04). Justine and Sara represented the Uffited States on the AU-Armed Forces Team at the Mffitary World Triatffion Championsffips from June 12-17 in Otepaa, Estoma .

Supporting the Na^vy and Marine teams were LT MeUssa Hawley ('02), LT Katie KeUy ('04), and IstLt Cera (Tffiet) Benbow ('04).The competition was intense and the reuffions were greatly enjoyed after many deployments and duty stations. •

"Gold Medal"- The All-Marine Corps Women's Team—(L-R) 2ndLt Justine Whipple, Capt Sara McGrath, Capt Kate Murray, IstLt Leigh Wallace, Capt Kate Wagner, Capt D'Arcy Spiese, and Major Heidi McKenna

Leigh WaUace checks in...

• On May 31,2008, USNA and the Class of 2004 were weU represented at the 2008 Armed Forces Triatffion Championships as both competitors and supporters. The race was held at Naval

USNA Women Alum— (L-R) IstLt Cera Benbow, LT Melissa Hawley Capt Kate Murray, IstLt Leigh Wallace, Capt Kate Wagner, Capt D'Arcy Spiese, LT Katie Kelly (in front L-R) Capt Sara McGrath and 2ndLt Justine Whipple.

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04*10 CLASS N E W S expected of aviators with ffis experience level. By ffis superior airmansffip, critical decision making and exemplary devotion to duty in the face of perUous flying conffitions. Lieutenant Juffior Grade Gow reflected great creffit upon himseff and upheld the ffighest traditions of the Uffited States Naval Service.

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Late last faU, one of our classmates, Jo el Gow, was awarded ffie AIR MEDAL for an exemplary aviation acffievement.

Rather ffian try to describe the events that took place, I think it is much better ffiat I mclude ffie citation. Enjoy...

• The President of the Uffited States takes pleasure in presenting the AIR MEDAL ('with Bronze Star for the First Award) to Lieutenant Juffior Grade Joel A. Gow, Uffited States Navy For service as set forth m ffie foUowing CITATION For meritorious acffievement in aerial ffight as the pUot of aT-45C aircraft assigned to Traiffing Squaffion NINE, Meriffian, MS on 30 October 2007.

Lieutenant Juffior Grade Gow launched as an mstructor on a famffiarization ffight to conduct routine traiffing with ffis stadent.

Shordy after takeoff, at approximately 1.200 feet and 250 knots Lieutenant Juffior Grade Gow's airplane impacted a large buzzard. He immeffiately took controls from the stadent and started a hard tarn back to the airport. With a rapid loss of thrust, and mffitiple warffings and cautions, he declared an emergency and prepared to land on the runway from wffich he had just departed. He forcefiiUy conveyed ffis ffire sitaation to tower and ensured a clear runway on which to land.

As the engine was faffing, he experdy flew the airplane into position and extended the lanffing gear at the last possible moment to ensure the field was made. He successfuUy landed and took a long field arrestment saving himseff, ffis stadent and the airplane from forther damage.

Lieutenant Juffior Grade Gow's quick response, sound decision making, and superlative crew coorffination gready exceeded the skiU levels normaUy

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Joel Gow at awards ceremony

Last but not least, I wanted to let the entire class know that I recendy became a Faffier. My boy was born on May 20th, 2008 and I've named him "McLuke". He is in great health ffiese days, weigffing in at around 8 lbs. He is quite hairy, has beautiful brown eyes and a playfiU personaUty. His favorite acti^vities are eating, runffing around the house and napping.

It's tough being a single parent, but McLuke and I are learrung so much from one another Just these past few weeks I've learned some special potty trainmg techffiques that I wiU share •with any other new parents. Bemg the proud parent that I am, here is the first of many pictares of McLuke for aU of you SHIPMATE readers!

Greetings, '06! It's faU agam, and ffiat means footbaU season!! I know lots of folks here in Charleston, SC, are talkmg about road-tripping to ArmapoUs for Homecorffing, wffich is Satarday 18 October Anyone that's planiung on going and wants to meet up •with feUow classmates can shoot an emaU to Anffiew or me, and we'U ffistribute contact info to those attenffing the game. Also, send any updates you have on what's new •wiffi you and your sffipmates, squaffion-mates, platoon-mates, budffies, etc.. .it's been pretty slim-pickings lately...has anyone had any babies? Gotten married? Won a pmg-pong tournament? If so, let me know! I'm getting married on 29 November to ENS Blake Lindsay '07, so if aU else faUs, I'U have a picture for ffie next Shipmatel Take care! GO NAVY! •~Janue Lupo

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E: Benj.inun.Tuck07@gmail.coni The opportaffity. Not the fortane. I think TREAS: 2ndLt Jennifer Rounds Tucker they thought I actaaUy wanted to see SECY: 2ndLt Julie Jordan Naughton them. I played the part, though, and over Send .-irtides to: the course of three wedffings I also cIassofficersUSNA2007@gmail.com feigned interest when I saw the other Jamie Lauren Bradley (c/o 2007) married invited former members of 11th Kyle Edward Steck (c/o 2006) on company."Dan!" I said to Dan Hood, a November 17,2007 inTheWooffiands, Marine Corps pUot in traiffing, shaking TX.We are currendy Uving in San Diego. ffis hand. "Good to see you!"We talked and laughed and quoted movies unffi Dan bought me a beer, where I then excused myseff fixjni ffie conversation, claiming ffiat I no longer wanted to talk to him.

One down. I then saw John Yu, a Naval PUot in traiffing, who also saw me, and he just straight up bought me a beer No talking necessary. That makes it two.

Much to my chagrm, Dan and John were just two of the many that I had to try and avoid. Ryan Sidlovsky, also a Marine PhUip "FUp" Johnson wants to report that Corps pUot in trairUng, told me how Ufe he and Christma Johnson (maiden name was m Corpus Christi and how he was also "Johnson") married m AnnapoUs planned on going skiing tffis winter •with on June 2,2007. "We don't have any Ryan Roy, a prospective Naval pUot, at chUdren yet, and we're enjoymg U^ving m Lake Placid, NewYork. As ff there is any Melrose, MA whUe I'm ffi grad school other sport besides snowboardmg. Phil at MIT." Rodriguez, Daniel Tedeschi, and Gregory Lynch, told me about Ufe as Commumcations, Logistics, and Logistics officers, respectively, and I asked them ff the story from TBS was true about PhU getting caught m barb wire during Night Land Nav."I hate you," said PhU. Case closed. Jace "Dragon" Mirmak and Will "Night Hawk" Datui tracked me do^wn and told me aU about Ufe as Jet PUots, wffich I had to give them dap for, but they didn't even blow it up (you always ENS Doug Gates has been underway blow it up on the fist bump!). Frank from Japan on the USS LASSEN, DDG-82. Robinson told me about Ufe in He has served as the C O M M O and then CaUforffia as a Logistics Officer in the ADMINO, and m the last six months he's Marine Corps and.. .actaaUy, I'm kind of hit up South Korea, Shanghai, and Hong scared of Frank, so I'U leave it at that. I Kong, along with several Japanese ports. tffink he knows Kung Fu. I even ran into He's also participated in three joint Will "BUI" Davidson, my roommate from exercises with the Korean Navy Pensacola, Florida, when we met at Boston International airport, rented a Ford • Colin Raunig here, reporting Uve Mustang, and burned rubber to Cape Cod from Tinker Air Force base in Oklahoma •with the top down, rolUn' on 20's. He said City, Oklahoma.Yes, I am starioned at sometffing about not lettmg him an...Air Force Base? I am in traiffing as an ffiive.. .but I was too busy driving to care.

NFO for the mighty E-6 mercury at Despite havmg to talk to these friends of Tinker Air Force base is OKC, and I nunc, these wedffings, were, for the most thought I would drop a Une to include part, fon. Some friends couldn't make it. some irffo for the 2007 Class News Jack Skahen was busy saUmg the open sea section of Shipmate. Check it out: in Norfolk,Virgima and Greg Naiuiig Over the past couple of months, I was busy mYokosuka,Japan smuggUng have had the opportaffity to act as an Sblack market Susffi onto ffis sffip. Tim Word Archer at several of my classmate's Conaway and Dave Novotney were ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98%

breaking necks and taking checks at BUDS in Coronado, CaUforffia. I woffid later make the unfortanate choice to drive down from Oklahoma City and to Austin,Texas to again meet my friends from flight school who drove up from Corpus Christi for the 4th ofJuly. Roy, Siffiovsky Hood, Don KeUey, and Ke^vin Ringlestein made it for the trip. We partied in Austin, went tabing in the Guadalupe Raver at Brian Auld's house near San Antonio, and ate hamburgers. I asked Kevin why Dougy "Fresh" Marsh and Marky "Mark" Rothschild didn't make it up for the trip, and he claimed that they had prior plans or sometffing.

Unforgivable. Not that I wanted to see them or anytffing. But the weekend was fon. The best part? Dan Hood booked and paid for aU of the hotel rooms and doesn't know that I have no intention of ever paying ffim back. Don't teU ffim I wrote tffis. •

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Alabama Alabama Chapter President: Scott Watson '83

month, except November-December are roUed together on Beat Army Thursday, 4 December 2008. For more info contact gsffinffier64@earthUnk.net.

1936 Cahaba Crest D., Birmingham, AL 35242 P: 205-999-3977; E: Swatson83@aol.com

Vice President: Gordon Lawson '00 3301 Marlboro Dr., Birmingham, AL 35223 P: 205-969-8040; E: goidonmlawson@gmail.com

HuntsvUle Chapter LCDR Frederick N. Steiner '51, USN (Ret.) 1059 Teenajo Dr., SE.Huntsville.AL 35803-3907 H: 256-650-5423; E: navy5717th@aol.com

Arkansas Arkansas Chapter President: CAPT Scott Pursley USN '79 7 Hillsborough Ct., Litde Rock, AR 72212 H: 501-954-9612; E: spursIey@aoI.com

Vice President: Mrs. Carol Altom '95 2620 Indian Oaks Trail, Springdale.AR 72762 P: 479-756-3347; E: c_altom@yahoo.com

Sec'y-Trea: Mr. Greg Stimis '68 42 Clervaux Dr, Litde Rock, AR 72223 p: 501-868-7590; E: gsriniis@swbell.net

Arizona Arizona Chapter President:f.f. Skip Und '15 H: 602-265-0238; C: 602-697-1563; F: 602-265-1227 E: SKIPL1ND@1975.USNA.COM www.usna.com/Chapter/us/arizona

Secretary: Ed Howard '63 E: Ehowardl963@cs.com

Southern Arizona Chapter President: Mr. Andrew R. Kish '65 4808 Dove Nest PI., Canyon Pass at Dove Mountain Marana,AZ 85658; H: 520-579-7006 E: arkish@comcast.net

Secretary:AMB Jack R. Binns '56 4240 N Larrea Ln,Tucson,AZ 85750 H: 520-886-9222; E: jmbinns@aol.com

California Los Angeles Chapter CDR Stephan f Shatynski '83 678 Lennox Ct., Brea, CA 92821

Corr. Sec'y: Robert L. Grabarek, Jr. '81 E: rgrabarek@ciowell.com

N i n e alumffi and one spouse met for lunch at Mirffi's Cafe in Monro^via on 24 Jffiy 2007. Shown in the pictare clockwise from the lower left are Mitch Marich ' 7 1 , Jim KeUy '66 (hidden), PeteTamny '65, Nancy Tamny, Joe Koch '57,Tim Mahoney '49, R i c h Benson '68, Bob Rogers '54, Frank Taylor '37, and Glenn Sffinffier '64.

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August 2008 Orange County Luncheon T h e Orange County Luncheon was held on Tuesday, August 12,2008, at the Santa Ana EUcs Club with ffie largest crowd in several years in attendance. O u r speaker tffis month was C A P T Mike Manazir U S N ' 8 1 , ffie commanffing officer of the USS N I M I T Z C V N - 6 8 h o m e ported m San Diego. Mike is ffie son of our o^wn Chapter member. Bud Manazir '58. Mike is an F-14 pUot w h o commanded an F-14 squaffion, took nuclear power trainmg, served as X O of ffie USS C A R L V I N S O N C V N - 7 0 wffich was on station for ffie ffist air strikes against targets in Afghamstan m 2001, C O of the USS S A C R A M E N T O A O E - 1 , and took command of the N I M I T Z in March 2007. A monffi after becorffing C O ffie N I M I T Z deployed to the Inffian O c e a n / Persian Guff area for 6 months. After 3 moths at home, ffiey ffien deployed to West Pac for another 4 months. They are now in extended maintenance in San Diego. Mike told us about both deployments and how important our carrier forces are to the country as nuUtary support for various operations as weU as good wUl ambassadors aU over the world.

H e is reaUy proud of ffis crew and how weU they handled two back to back deployments in such a short period of time. Mike's name badge does not say Commanffing Officer, USS N I M I T Z .

It says Morale Officer, USS N I M I T Z because he feels his most important fimction is as morale officer for a crew of 3000 saUors. AU those in attendance now have a better knowledge of how our carriers are operating and just how much they mean to the country. O u r main stream meffia has not painted a true picture of what our

saUors are reaUy doing to erffiance ffie image of the Uffited States world^wide.

T h e classes with ffie most classmates present were '53 and '67 wiffi four classmates each closely foUowed by '56, '59, and '63 wiffi 3 classmates each. We welcomed back T i m Hofirnann '67 who was a Chapter member and luncheon attendee several years ago before moving to N o r t h CaroUna. H e has recendy moved back to Orange C o u n t y and j o m e d us once more. We welcomed back Tom Stein '80 and Tom Kymn '84 who have not been able to be with us for qffite some time due to work commitments.

Those attenffing the luncheon mcluded: BUI McReynolds '41, Bob Rubel ' 4 4 , T R Johnson '47,John Snyder '50, Dave Grover '53, Bob LoweU '53 â&#x20AC;˘wiffi is brother Dick LoweU, Ed Petersen '53, Joe Zebrowski '53, D o n Aitcffison '56 â&#x20AC;˘wiffi guest Patricia Michaud, D o n Alser '56, D o n and Nancy Kermedy '56,Joe and Mary Jane Koch '57, Dave StUler '57, John C o b b '58, Bud and Laura Manazir 58 wiffi guests Joan Pickus and LtCol & Mrs. Myron MargoUs U S M C (Ret.),Joe Casasanto '59, Bob Currie '59, Joe Keeley '59, Gray Farley ' 6 1 , Jack O'Brien '62, Alan McAnaUy '63, R i c h Pace '63, Mike Wffitmore '63, Glenn Sffindler '64, Jack JeweU '66 wiffi guest Bob Pope, Dave Josephson '66, Steve Anffies '67,Tim Hoffinarm '67,Tom Sommers '67, BUI Stedfield '67, R L Hartshorn '71,Jun Liming '77,Tom Stein '80, Nick Maffigan '81, C A P T Mike Manazir ' 8 1 , Steve Shatynski '83,Tom Kymn '84, Rich Kmcaid '94, Fred and Pat Sendra C C A '56, and former Naval Officer BUI Medffings.

July luncheon Also, provided is a pictare fix>m ffie July Luncheon. In ffie pictare are Joe Koch '57, Patricia Michaud, D o n Aitcffison '56 and our Jffiy speaker AUen Stabblefield '84.

AU alumni in ffie area are always welcome to join us at die Orange County luncheons which are held on ffie second

Tuesday of ffie monffi at the Santa Ana Elks Club, 212 Elk Lane, Santa Ana, CA. Future Luncheons September 2008 - Tighe Parmenter of Norffirop G r u m m a n Corporation wiU talk about ffie X - 4 7 B unmanned aircraft developed by Norffirop G r u m m a n October 2008 - Carl Nelson '56 wUl be our speaker talking about ffie new novel he has written, " T h e President and ffie Admiral". We wiU also celebrate the

on Saturday, December 6, at 9:00am.

We'U also be hosting our annual ArmyNa^vy golf tournament in early November at ffie Presiffio. DetaUs wiU be announced.

Santa Barbara Chapter Pres: CDR William J Stewart '63, USNR (Ret.) 1617 Las Cano.is Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 H: 805-962-0703; E: tcnbears@silcom.com

Secretary: Cam Vantrease '10 E: cam_v@sbcglobal.net

U S N A Alumffi Association Santa Barbara Chapter 8 / 1 1 / 0 8 T h e Santa Barbara Chapter's Famous Summer Picnic was held on Jffiy 19th at Montecito's Manffing Park. A fine catered lunch was served along with cocktaUs and desert. Many fine sea stories were told.We fimshed a perfect aftern o o n by singing some fine Na^vy songs.

Kelly Grabarek '11 USAFA, Bob Grabarek '81 and Julie Grabarek '12 USAFA

Also, Bob Grabarek '81 reports that ffis daughter Jiffie is now also a Cadet at the Air Force Academy. JuUe is a m e m b e r of ffie Class o f ' 1 2 and joms her sister KeUy '11 at USAFA. Both daughters are s^wimmers on ffie Air Force swim team. Bob and his wife Sue recendy attended the Academy's Acceptance Day parade on August 6ffi, where the Basic Cadets were welcomed mto the Cadet W m g at the end of the summer's Basic Cadet Traimng.

Monterey Bay Chapter President: John A. Alich '64 Corr. Sec'y: Jim Egerton '56 E: usnaaa_mry@pacbell.net

Sacramento Chapter President: Mr. Dennis P.Joyce '61 P: 916-631-8110; E:djoycel961@hotniail.com

Vice President: Dr. Terry Brown '61 P: 530-676-0327; E: twbrown@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@surewest.net

San Diego Chapter President: Mike Mowins '19 W: 760-602-0857; H: 760-602-0884 E: president@usnaaasd.com

Corr. Sec'y: Gary Gray '99 P:858-551-9457 E: gary.ray@ubs.com â&#x20AC;˘Web site: www.usnaaasd.com

San Francisco Chapter President:James Ryan '86 E: james@peisales.com

The San Francisco chapter wiU be gaffiermg at the Old Pro in Palo Alto for the NavyAir Force game on Satarday, October 4, at 1:00pm PST, and for the Army-Na^vy game

opportunity to quaUfy to receive their comnussions without a waiver Stan would like to see other civiUan sponsored sail training programs introduced to other Naval R O T C programs around the country. Good work Stan!

Stan & Darlene Keck '54

Stan & Darlene Keck '54 made the trip down from their home in Black Lake VUlage. Stan is a transplant from Puget Sound Chapter where he was involved m the Alumffi Association for 30 years and served as Chapter president in the 60's.

With ffis 67' saiUng vessel "Circe", Stan set up a program known as "Navy Saffing at Seattle Yacht Club" where N R O T C Midsffipmen were able to obtam big boat experience to quaUfy these graduates to receive their comnussion without a waiver in boat handUng. Stan sponsored Capt. Dan Rugg, from the U S Naval Academy SaiUng Program, to come to Puget Sound to tram special SYC members to become quaUfied Midsffipman saffing coaches. H e also participated in the re-deffication of the Academy's R o b e r t Cro^wn Sailing Center,

by Adrffiral R e m p t . Tffis sprmg the program mtroduced two surplus Naval Academy 44's saU trairUng vessels mto the program, wffich is proceedmg with renewed vigor C N e t withdrew aU fondmg for saU trainmg for R O T C participants ffi the 80's.

Today tffis Seattie program is the only Naval R O T C saU traiffing program in existence, with volunteer ci^vffian support and fonding, to pro^vide tffis traimng for under graduates in the Naval R O T C programs.

Participants ffi the program are offered an

Bob & LucI Harmuth '59

B o b H a r m u t h '59 arrived with ffis new bride the former Lucila Maguire. Bob and Luci were married in January and Uve in Oxnard. Luci was born in Hog, Negros Occidental, in the Phffippines and viviffiy recaUs Japanese solffiers and American Marines. Her father was a freedom fighter during the w a r Luci is a retired school teacher She earned her BA and M A at U C Berkeley and taught in Alaska, Washington, and CaUforffia. Bob retired from the Oxnard Harbor District in 1995 as Director of Operations. H e is n o w a fiUl-time author having pubUshed several nonfiction books incluffing Khmer Warrior, Battlin' Bastards & Pigboats, and Up from the Deep. These books are recommended reaffing and avaUable atAmazon.com.

Also present at the picmc were B u d & Elizabeth Ursettie '45, Ginger P u d d i c o m b e , Bill & Gini Spangler '46, D o n Islin '46 with ffis grandson, John & Barbara Marshall '52, Bill & Carolyn Britton '53, Scott & Jan Beat '53, Paul Cusick '56 w i t h P a m e l a Jean Pedersen, Bear LaSalle '57,Vern & Fran H a n n a '58, Bill & N a n c y Kelly '59, J o n & A n n Ives '59, Steve & Beverly Balash '60, Larry & Maria D e s h a '61, J i m & Kathie McClure '63, H o m e r S m i t h '63, Bill Stewart '63 with fiance Joan Davis, Allan & Maria C o u l s o n '64, T o m & N o r m a Morganfeld '65, Harry Maixner '66 with ffis wife Jean Clancy, C a m & Kristy Vantrease '70, and Chet Seto '78.

O u r next big event is the Army-Navy Game Brunch. Please join us for tffis! Contact any of the officers for more information. C a m Vantrease '70 Chapter Secretary 805-640-8044 cam_v@sbcglobal.net

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CHAPTER NEWS Colorado Colorado Chapter CAPT Daniel Branch Jr. '59, USN (Ret.) 555 ApoUo Dr.,Boulder, C O 80303-5002 H: 303-499-0337; E: dbranchji@aol.com "Web site: www.usna.com/Chapters/US/ Colorado/default.htm

Connecticut Connecticut Chapter Raymond Boyd '13 89 Davis Dr., Guilford, CT 06437 P: 202-453-9439; E: raymond.boyd@ansys.com

Greetings citizens of the N u t m e g State!

Once again, the Chapter news tffis month is rather sparse. I guess everyone is busy enjoying their "staycations" tffis year.

Lord knows, with the price of gasoUne these days, a lot of us are opting for staycations vice ffie good old vacations of yesteryear! In any event, there is not much in ffie way of news to pass along.

O u r next schedffied event "wiU be our armual Connecticut Naval Academy Canffidate Meeting to be held in November m Hartford. As I have said many times in ffie past, tffis is always a pleasant meeting to attend, and provides us with the opportaffity to interact •with the canffidates for entermg the Naval Academy m ffie Class of 2013.1 never cease to be amazed at the caUber of young men and women w h o are competing to enter our AUna Mater in tffis day and age. They certaiffiy do justice to the description "cream of the crop," oft times appUed to the members of the Brigade of Midsffipmen. T h e particiUars of tffis meetmg, i.e. location, menu, time, etc. are not naUed down at the time of tffis writing. Be sure and check our Chapter website at: www.usna.com/Chapters / U S / C o n n for the detaUs of tffis and aU Chapter happeffings and events.

I see that the Annual CoUege Effition of Sports lUusdrated (SI) picks the NAVY footbaU team to fiffish tffis season with a 7 -5 record and play U C O N N in the First Annual Congressional Bowl in Wasffington D.C. SI also picks Notre Dame to fiffish with a 7 - 5 record. Let's just hope that one of our seven wins includes a victory over Notre Dame!! As weU as ARMY AndAIR FORCE!!

You just have to love that CommanderIn-Cffief's Trophy!!

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Costa Rica Costa Rica Chapter Claudio A. Pacheco '64 Apt. 4307-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica H: 506-2224-4325;^W: 506-2225-4239 C: 506-8876-1394; E: cpacheco@1964.usna.com

Delaware Delaware Chapter Mr. Frank S. "Nick" Carter UI '10 PO. Box 462; Lewes, DE 19958-0462 H: 302-644-4838; E: nick.carter@verizon.net

Florida Fort Lauderdale Chapter President.WalterTelmo Ortega '59 PO Box 4593, HoUywood . FL 33081 E: w32422002@yahoo.com; P: 305-297-6260

VP Programs: William Weiler '65 E: wiIIweiIer@aoI.coni; P: 954344-4513

VP Membership: Dave Yablunosky '84 E: dyablunosky@bellsouth.net; P: 954-234-1070

Secretary: Brian Kling '99 8841 NW 78th Place # 423Tamarac, FL 33321 E: Brian_Khng@niI.com; P: 954-907-7529

Treasurer: Rob Gillette'90 E: i^illette@centexconstrucrion.com P: 954-444-6782

Gainesville Chapter CAPT J Michael Smith '61, USNR (Ret.) 10424 SW 41st PI., Gainesville, FL 32608 H: 352-376-6611; W: 352-376-3301 E: mickey@acceleration.net

T h e Service Academy Alumffi Club of Gaines^vUle held its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday 17 July 2008 at GrUl Master's Restaurant.

Naval Academy alumffi in attendance were A l V i t o '44, Mase Wells '47, R i c h Childress '54, J i m Z i m m e r m a n '54, Frank Graham '56, Russell Henderson '58, T i m Austin '60, Mickey Smith '61, Jerry Kennedy '61, Steve McDonald '65, S a m Mutch '71, Hansford Tyler '76, Cheryl Pence '95 wiffi MarkWoff and our newest member. Tucker Stachais '08. Attendmg from the Mffitary Academy were CharUe HaU '46 andJereWffitangton '46. Attendmg from ffie Merchant Marine Academy was Dave Bruderly '69.

As tffis was our last meeting before the even hotter part of the year, we had no defficated speaker O u r recent graduate, at the Umversity of Florida for post-graduate education in nuclear engineering.

Tucker Stachais, answered questions. Many questions. Responses were generaUy " W h e n ffid that change?" and "Let me teU you waht a real plebe year was about."

For several years our meetings have been at GriU Masters, which has now closed. We have no meeting in August, but

by our September meeting at 11:30 AM the tffird Thursday of ffie month, a new venue •wffi have been chosen. Current members •wiU be notffied of ffie location by emaU. Alumffi and their famffies, current and fotare midsffipmen and cadets invited to attend. Please contact President Mickey for the location.

Jacksonville Chapter CAPT Michael O. Boms '10, USN (Ret.) 1185 Salt Marsh Cir. PonteVedra Beach, FL 32082-2543 H: 904-273-4714; "W: 904-285-3400, ext. 356 E: mboms@meridianmgmt.com usnaaajaxchap@usa.net

Miami Chapter Richard WOgden '66 5590 Hammock Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33156 H: 305-665-9641; B: 305-663-5860 E: billol@belIsouth.net

Sec'y: Sergei Kowalchik '61 E: sergei@beIlsouth.net

Naples-Fort Myers Chapter President: Robert Shearer '58 3900 Isla Cuidad Ct., Naples, FL 34190 P: 239-596-2460; E: rhss58@swfla.rr.com

Secretary: Roger Rotondi '51 E: RHROTO@YAHOO.COM

Orlando Chapter President: Robert J. "Beetle" Bailey '10, USNR (Ret.) c/o 4817 Figwood Lane, Orlando, FL 32808 P: 407-272-1902; bbailey_70@hotmail.comF

Palm Beach Chapter CAPT Dan Marangiello, USN (Ret.) '51 1986 SE Doverbrook St, Port St. Lucie, FL H: 772-879-7188; E: dannavynet@comcast.net

Pensacola Chapter LCDR Kurt D. Woltersdorf '84 USN (Ret.) E: PColaUSNAAA@bellsouth.net

NadonalTrustee: CAPT Glenn Montgomery '11 USN (Ret.) 1152 Ceylon Ct. Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 C: 850-449-2510;^W: 800-332-1411 E nionty4gb@aol.com

Space Coast Chapter LCDR Milton E. Burdsall '56, USNR 7465 C>-press Bend Manor,Vero Beach, FL. 32966 P: 772-299-4347; E: niiltandpat@msn.com

HOMECOMING 2008 Thursday, 16 October through iturday, 19 October

Suncoast Chapter

Clifford P. Bennann '45 3240 Lake Pointe Blvd #324, Siirasota, FL 34231 E: plcwec@aol.coni

Our group was one of ffie largest that we have had outside of Sarasota: Nancy Dodson '37,Corrine Nalson '37, Betty and Bruce Rohn '40, Sue and Edgar MalUck '44, Helen and President Cliff Bermaim '45,Ted Johnson '45, Jessie and

BiU Petrat '45, Pat SouthweU '47, Bud TiUes '47, Debbie and Donald Harvey '48, MaryVirgina andjim Morency '49, Alan Negus '49, Lew Kessler '50, SaUy and Speaker Roger Betts '56, Carol and Alex Morris '56, Steve Sargent '56, Pat and BUI Cartwright '58, Ruby and Louis Fisler '58, Dick Freffiund '64, Kate and Al Burda '68,Steven Becker '70, Navy League members — Clair Grinberg, Effith

and SUm RusseU,Jerry St. Germaffie and JuUe and John TomaseUe.

Cliff Bermann '45, Alex Morris '56, Roger Betts '56, Bill Cartwright '58

Tampa Bay, Florida Keeping A m e r i c a S a f e : T a m p a Bay Chapter Alumnus Protects Our Freedom B y P e r r y \A/. D e m p s e y ' 7 2 Captam PaiU Becker, USN, '83 provided a tour and briefing of Central Command's (CENTCOM) Jomt Operations and InteUigence Center at ffie MacDUl Air Force base to over 50 USNA Alumffi and guestsfix>mthe Tampa Bay Chapter on 9 August 2008. CAPT Becker is ffie Commanffing Officer of ffie JointffiteUigenceCenter, commanffing approximately 700 officers, enlisted, government civffians, and contractors.

CAPT Becker directed ffie tour group mtoffieJoint Operations Center where a score of watch standers headed by a seffior watch officer oversees ffie moffitormg of oper- ations ffiat are imder ffie purview of CENTCOM. The watch team momtors and evaluates operations utilizing various modern technolc^es such as video telecon- ferencmg, classffied electroffic chat rooms, emaU networks and streairdng •video from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms.The team shares information •wiffi offier Combatant Commands and NationalffiteUigenceagencies, as weU as bemg able to provide analysis to ffie field on a real-time basis.

After the overview of the Jomt Operations Center, CAPT Becker led ffie group to ffie InteUigence Corfference Room, a state-of-ffie-art, higji-tech video teleconferencing facUity wiffi secure commumcations world^wide. DaUy briefings are held wiffi Hag/ General Officers and attendees mcluffing select representatives offfie64 CoaUtion nations and other U.S.

The 10 commands are subffivided geograpfficaUy and fimctionaUy.There are 27 nations m CENTCOM's Area of Responsibffity (AOR) wffich stretchesfixDmEgypt and ffie Suez Canal, includes Lebanon and Syria, ffie Red Sea and enffie Arabian Peffinsula, north through the Central Asian States to ffie souffiern border of Russia, east to Pakistan, and souffi to ffie Horn ofAfrica. Centered m tffis Area of Responsibffity are Iraq, Afghaffistan and Iran. There are approximately 20 USN sffips and 23,000 saUors deployed m tffis region on a regular basis, •with approximately 13,000 ashore throughout the AOR supporting the Current Fight •wiffi our sister services.

CAPT Becker is a 1983 graduate offfieAcademy, and upon graduation immeffiately enteredffieffiteUigence branch of the Na^vy. His tours of duty include serving Ui an A-6/IN1 RUDER squaffion onboard ffie aircraft carrier NIMITZ, with the Sixth Fleet Staff aboard crffiser BELKNAP, aboard ffie affcraft carrier STENNIS during the early combat phase of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and most recendy as the NAVCENT/Fifih Fleet N2. He has a Master of PubUc Admiffistration Degree fixim Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He andffis•wffe Kimberly Uve in South Tampa and are looking forward to attending '83's 25ffi reumon tffis faU m AnnapoUs.

inteUigence agencies mcluding ffie Department of Homeland Security.

At ffie conclusion of his presentation, CAPT Becker presented CDR Steve Swift, USNR, '87 ffis Commander's Com in appreciation for aU Steve does for the Tampa Bay Chapter.

CENTCOM is one of ffie 10 Combatant Commands in the Department of Defense worldwide.

Tour of Joint Intelligence Center led by CAPT Becker, center

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CHAPTER NEWS We are now looking forward to the Naval Academy birthday celebration at the Fountains on 10 October and viewing Navy beat Army on 1 December at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

Tampa Bay Chapter CAPT John S. Kamen '11, USN (Ret.) 1105 Culbreath Isle Dr.,Tampa, FL 33629 H: 813-288-9548; C: 8134-385-6972 E: johnkamen@aol.com

Secretary/Communications: Perry Dempsey '12 E: dempseypw@msn.coni www.usna.com/Chapters/US/fl/tanipabay/

T h e dog days of August in sweltering southern Florida heat and humiffity did not deter seventeen alumffi from congregating at CDB's Southside on West Shore BLVD, between EucUd and El Prado.The soUtade of the private room complemented the great food and good service.

T h e seventeen alumni included: Warren Hahn '60, Dick Ardavany '61, Ollie D o n l a n '63, Pete Leniart '66, Gary Polansky '69, Chris H e a t h '72, Perry D e m p s e y '72, Ken Mayeaux '73, C A P T D o n Aiken, U S N , '78, Marty Drake '78, C A P T Paul Becker, U S N , '83, C D R Steve Swift, U S N , '87, L T C O L A d a m H o h n e s , U S M C , '89, Chris H o h n e s '90, D a n O'Shea '91, L C D R Matt Poage, U S N R , '94, and LTTerrance C o l e m a n , U S N , '02.

T h e chapter applauded Matt P o a g e w h o recendy returned from a tour in Afghamstan, where he was awarded the Bronze Star C A P T Paul B e c k e r as the Commanffing Officer ofJomt InteUigence Center at MacDiU AFB, conducted a tour of ffis command for over fifty alumffi and their guests, and provided a briefing of the ongoing operations in the Midffie East (see separate article and photo). FoUowing the tour, we dined at the Officers' Club with a few staying afterward to play golf Bravo Zulu Capt Becker for a great tour!

C D R Steve Swift was the Action Officer for the HiUsborough C o u n t y coUege fairs at the high schools. In September the coUege fairs were at Sickles High (22nd), Plant High (23rd), Brandon High (24th), and Chamberlain High (25th).

Next, we reviewed the calendar of events (see schedule below): Warren H a h n is the Action Officer for the Founders Day celebration, to be held at Feather Sound Country Club on 9 O c t o b e r Warren discussed a soUcitation method to encourage and involve our local alumni, and he reviewed the poster

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he designed to ffistribute to the ffigh schools to recruit potential candidates. FinaUy, he talked about the programs and format of the dinner, wffich wUl involve speakers from aU the warfare specialties w h o are recent graduates and on active duty.

Pete Leniart next reviewed the schediUe of events of ffie Clearwater (FL) Veterans Appreciation Day to be held at Bright House Field in November Tffis event is gro^wing exponentiaUy each year, complete with bands, parachutists, and ffistingffished speakers, including R A D M Leroy Collins, U S N (Ret.) '56 who is ffie Horida Veterans Administration DUrector Perry D e m p s e y has Tampa Bay Chapter polo shirts, so please contact him to get yours.

Dues are stiU being coUected and are appreciated! Annual dues of $20, or $150 Ufetime, may be maUed to our treasurer, Pete Leniart '66, at RO. Box 15824, Clearwater, FL 33766. T h e dues help our endeavors to accompUsh our chapter's nussion and that of the Academy. We reap countless more rewards from these dues than what we pay.

U p c o n u n g events: 9 O C T : Founder's Day Feathersound C C . Warren Hahn Action Officer 1 N O V : Veterans'Appreciation Day in Clearwaterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Pete Leniart '66 Action Officer 6 D E C : Army-Na^vy Game. [Army has leadâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;won't be at Rayjay Stadium.]

See you next month (CDB's Southside)!

Corporat

embers

Support ThemJ As They Support

Us!

Georgia Atlanta Chapter President: Mitch Rowland '11 4 Pinegate Court; Peachtree City, Georgia 30269 E: grumpymitch@yahoo.com; C: 770-487-9746 W:770-846-6427

Secretary: Pies Bruce '11 E: ples.bruce@yahoo.com; P: 404-344-6389 Web site: www.usnaaaa.com

Guam Guam Chapter CAPT Noel M. Enriquez '84, USNR RO. Box 26849, GMF Barrigada, GU 96921-6849 H: 671-472-9629; Fax: 671-472-1966 C: 671-777-9629; E: NME@1984.usna.coni

Hawaii Honolulu Chapter President: CAPT Steve Colon '81, USNR (Ret.) 115 Kaapuni Dr., Kailua, HI 96734 P: 808-265-4253; E: scolon@1981 .usna.com

Sec'y: Elizabeth Cianci '02 E: Elizabeth.Cianci@ferguson.com

Aloha from Paraffise! It's been awhUe since we've talked, and the next few months wUl be exciting for the Hawaii Chapter; by the time this issue comes out, we wiU have had our Founder's Day Dinner and roUed into footbaU season!

But first things first - let's talk about our annual B e a c h Party w h i c h was held June 2 8 * at Kailua B e a c h Park.

A l u m n i attendance included: Joe & Kristin Barnes '92,Jeannine & Mark Piscioneri '77, Carrie & Steve C o l o n '81, Fely & B e n Peet '88, D o u g Gainer '98, T o m M a r z e c '87, Brandy & D o m Strada ' 9 1 , Barbara and Paul Fields (parents '08), Michelle M a t h h e w s '07, Marie S u m m e '07, Joe G u z m a n '03, T o m M a r z e c '87, and Sonia & Col. Kauzlaruch. You can

see fiom ffie pictares that ffie weaffier was beautifiU and everyone had a good time!

Evidendy it -was a pet friendly event as we can see ffiat poor puppy passed out fixDm aU ffie, umm, excitement!

Illinois Chicago Chapter CDR Fredrick WWeber '15, USNR (Ret.) 2134 Evert Ct., Northbrook, IL 60062-6612 H: 847-559-9381;W: 312-845-3444 Fred.Weber@2comm.com Website: www.usna.coni/ch.ipters/us/iIlinois/chicago

Indiana Indianapolis Chapter CAPT Charles A. Rainey '84, USNR 128U4 Double Eagle Dr., Carmel, IN 46033 H: 317-815-0575; E: crainey@flilbi.com

Michiana Chapter President: CDR John (Chris) Haizlip '12, USN (Ret.) Looks like everyone had a good timell

As I mentioned, we had our Founder's Day Dinner in August and have since roUed mto footbaU season.

Also keep m mind that we wiU host our annual Midsffipmen Dinner in December, so please be on the look out for more detaUs. Please be on the lookout for a Ust of venues where we wUl be hosting our footbaU gatherings: tffis wiU be sent •via emaU and •wUl also be avaUable on the Chapter's website (see below).

If you are not recei^ving our emails armouncmg fotare events, that means you are not in the alumffi database, so make sure you update your profile at •ww.usna.com, and send an emaU to our local chapter database manager, Ben Peet ('88) at usnaaa_honoliUu@hawaUantel.net.

If you have anytffing you would Uke included m fotare Sffipmate articles, please contact Liz Cianci ('02) at eUzabeth. ciand@gmaU.com. For general Chapter mformation, please visit ffie chapter website at http://www.usna.com/Chapters /US/Hawau/Honolffiu/honolulu_ chapterhtml.

Idaho Northwest Chapter Col. Kenneth W Moore '66, USMC (Ret.) 31048 E. Hayden Lake Rd., PO. Box 2020, Hayden, ID 83835-7059; H: 208-772-7494 E: i35hawk@sisna.com

Intermountain

Chapter

See Utah

Donat W^portt port the Annual Fund, visit usna.com and click Gh/e Onlino

15246 Longford Dr, Granger, IN 46530 H: 574-273-2939; E: CHaizhp@aol.com

Louisville/Southern

Indiana Chapter

See Keiitiick)'

lotva Upper Midwest Chapter • See Minnesota

Japan Tokyo Chapter C D R Nolan D.Villarin ^ 8 2 , USNR PSC 473 Box 990, FPO Ap96349-0900 O: DSN243-7437; Comm: OH-81-46-816-437 E: villarin@c7fnavy.niil

T h e U S N A AA Tokyo Bay Chapter is being re-energized after a long hiatus.

Quick update: VADM John M . Bird '77 reUeved VADM W D. Crowder '74 as Commander, U.S. SEVENTHFLT in a change of command ceremony onboard USS BLUE R I D G E (LCC 19) on 12Jffiy 2008.ADM Jaime KeUy '73 is Commander, Naval Forces Japan after a previous tour as Commander, Carrier Strike Group FIVE. R D M L Dave Simpson '82 recendy was promoted to flag and left Japan in the faU of 07 after serving as the C7F N 6 Commumcations Information Systems.

C D R Sandra Jamshidi '88, recently departed Japan after a tour as the C O of Naval Commumcations Telecommuffications Station and heads off to the D C area.

L C D R Brian Buck Carbauh '92 completed a tour as the Executive Officer at N C T S FE and is headed off to an IA tour. C D R Tony Smith '82 is the Director, Naval Sea Systems Programs, Mutual Defense Assistance Office, in the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. C D R Reece Morgan '89 is the N 6 on C T F 70 staff onboard USS G E O R G E W A S H I N G T O N . C D R RamboTorrueUa '92 is headed off to

ICAF after serving as ffis deputy and I M Q C D R Jeff Guerrero '92 is the Executive Officer at Fleet Coorffinating Group.

C D R MikeThraU '89 is in STBJVTCOM in Colorado Springs after finishing up a tour as the C7F Deputy N 6 CIS. A few other C 7 F staff members include L C D R J i U Cesari '96 (Flag Sec), L C D R Terry Nawara '96 (Sub Ops/Fleet Navigator), L C D R MikeWeatherford '96 (Asst N 3 ) , L C D R Chris WeUs '96 (Fleet Training), L C D R DeborahYusko '99 (Fleet Signals Intel Warfare Officer), and L C D R Steve Shedd '95 (South Asia/ Oceania PoUcy and Exercise). More updates on the C7F staff to foUow. Stay tuned for announcements on upcorffing events!

Kentucky

(see also Ohio)

Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter Captain Gregory Reinhardt '19, USNR (Ret.) 712 Talon Place, Louisville, KY 40223 E: captaingreg@insightbb.com; H: 502-244-7707

Louisiana New Orleans Chapter Pres: LCDR Daniel G. Musmanno '13, USNR 13295 Highway 23, Belle Chase, LA 70037-4107 H: 504-656-7597; C: 504-717-6401 E: danmusmanno@cmaaccess.com

Maine Portland Chapter Jeffrey Peters '85 1 Sumac Dr., Brunswick ME 04011 H: 207-729-7306;W: 207-443-5576 E: jpeters@preri.com

Maryland Annapolis Chapter President: CAPT Michael Fierro '82 1 Kinkaid Rd., Annapolis, MD 21402-10502

Secretary:Jenn Stillings '96 145 Lehman Ct., Annapolis, MD 21409-5483 E: jenn@worldawake.net

Baltimore Chapter CDR Steve G.Young '84, USNR c/o Morgan Stanley 11311 McCormick Rd.,HuntValley,MD 21031 W: 410-229-8206 E: steven.g.young@morganstanley.com

Eastern Shore Chapter President: CDR Craig Etka, USN (Ret) '65 P: 410-820-7761; scorpioventures@goeaston.net

Vice President: CDR Doyle Winters '65, USNR (Ret.) P: 410-770-5270; doylew@1965.usna.com

Sec'y/Tteas: CDR Dave Lovelady, USN '66 (Ret.) P: 410-822-7748; nEL@DLoveladyNet 29425 Andrew Ln, Easton, MD 21601-6223

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CHAPTER N E W S Frederick Chapter John M. Heiges '59 13502West Oak St.,Mt.Airy.MD 21771 H: 301-798-0045; E: JMHEIGES@msn.com

Secretary: Dan TAltomare '88 E: AltoniareDT@worIdkitchen.com

Greater Southern Maryland Chapter Pres: Michael DeManns '13 Briscoe Cove, RO. Box 277, Compton, MD 20627 P: 301^76-7028;Website: http://www.navyalumni.org

Summertime is a busy time in beautifol southern Maryland. So busy that few of the G S M C members had time to report on "what we did this summer", but our stalwart Chapter Secretaryjohn " W i z " W i t h e r s (1979) came to the rescue. " W i z " has been singing ffis whole Ufe, including four years with the U S Naval Academy CathoUc Choir, but tffis summer he dressed up for the part of an arrogant Japanese nobleman in the Light Opera Company of Souffiern Maryland production of GUbert & SuUivan's " T h e Mikado."

Massachusetts Boston Chapter Kevin S. Clancy '69 42 Curris St., Somerville, MA 02144 P: 617-821-5879; E: ksclancy@mac.com

Michigan Detroit

Chapter

Arthur WBryant '66 1811 Hollywood Giosse Pointe Woods, Ml 48236-1311 H:313-885-2174;F:313-881-2333 E: lynorart@comcast.net

Minnesota Upper Midwest Chapter Pres: LtCol Alex Plechash '15, USMC (Ret.) 475 Highcroft Rd.Wayzata, MN 55391 P: 952-473-0011; m: 612-801-8222 E: AIexPlechash@mchsi.com

Shipmate Contact: CAPT Rick Udicious '15 USNR R: 651-456-2900; m:651-492-2390 E: Richard.a.udicious@lmco.com

T h e next twoVirgima-class attack submarines â&#x20AC;˘wiU be named USS MINNESOTA and USS

"Wiz" Withers '79 In The Mikado

Tffis report goes to press just as final preparations are being made for the Chapter's annual CrabFest, held this year at the Solomon's Navy Recreation Center on 16 August. What a great way to spend a summer afternoon, feasting on steamed hard crabs with aU the fbdn's and cold beverages with good friends! More to report next issue.

T h e Chapter meets at 5pm on the second Tuesday each month at the St. James Pub just south of the Pax River base and aU alumni are welcome. O u r next event wiU be the FaU Leadership Luncheon at the Cedar Point Officers' Club, tentatively planned for 14 O c t o b e r Don't forget to check out the Chapter website, wrww.navyalumni.org, for schedule updates and event detaUs and coax a feUow alum to attend a chapter event or become a m e m b e r Beat Army!

N O R T H DAKOTA.

Alex Plechash '75 has been asked by Minnesota's governor for some advice and input on how and what to plan around the upconung ceremoffies that â&#x20AC;˘wiU celebrate these great new warsffips and also honor the prior service of rffid-westerners.

MichaelYost from Senator Coleman's Staff was the guest speaker for our July 11th networking breakfast attended by: Paul Jennings '64, D i c k B o t t e n b e r g '71, Alex Plechash '75, NeU Tollefsrud '75, Chris T h o m p s o n '92.

Vic Ames, U S M A '92, w h o recendy returned from Iraq, was the guest speaker for our August 1st & 8th networking breakfasts. H e presented a contemporary, first hand view of what he termed as a dramatic improvement on the ground over the past year, albeit some chaUenges remain. Attendees included: Paul Jennings '64, J i m Loutzenhiser '68, Chip Sharratt '74, John Ginn '75,

Alex Plechash '75, Neil Tollefsrud '75, D a n Secor '80, Pete McDevitt '84, Craig B e n s o n '91 and Jake Skala '92.

O n August 2nd, a number of chapter alumffi attended a veterans gathering with N o r m Coleman, the semor Senator from Minnesota, w h o offered a photo opportunity with service academy graduates.

U S N A alumni in the photo: D i c k Lee '64, Charlie B o m b e r g e r '74, Chip Sharratt '74, J o h n M c C a u l e y '75, Alex Plechash '75, Rick Udicious '75, Chris Bentley '79, Brad G a w b o y '81 and Mike Flynn '84.

We held the annual Twin Cities Service Academy Goff Outing on August 8th; U S N A players included: J i m C o n n '67, N e i l Tollefsrud '75, D a v e Lancaster '80, Dermis M . Losh '70, D u a n e N e s t o r '83, Stave A i m '91, D e n n i s R u t l e d g e '67, B o b C o w i n '69, John Ginn '75, Greg Maxfield '71, Mike Schneider '64. T h e beautifol course and perfect weather made up for the shanks, puUs, sUces, and pop-ups.

U S N A leaders were Jim C o n n and Dennis Losh; their scores were neutralized by the other U S N A players! Navy again won the party.

R a y Witter '64 sent a photo from the Coast to Coast Walk across the UK. T h e body of water is the Irish Sea at St. Bees Head and ffis baU cap is from the 2001 Army Navy Game! W i t h a US flag in the rffidffie, Na-vy ' N ' and Army 'A' it was a great conversation piece, particularly in the pubs!

Irish Sea

Upper Mid West. MN Chapter: Dick Lee '64, Charlie Bomberger '74, Chip Sharratt 74 John McCaulev '75 Alex Plechash '75, Rick Udicious '75, Chris Bentley '79, Brad Gawboy '81 and Mike Flynn '84

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Intermountain

O n Saturday,JiJy 26ffi, ffie St. Louis Chapter held its Annual Picmc and Chapter meeting atTiUes Park. Attendmg along -with many of their famUy members were J i m Checkett '64, B o b Berger '70, South Mississippi Chapter R o n Hill '70, Mike D u n h a m '70, Pres: CDR E. Spencer Garrett IV '88, USNR Marc Purcell '75, Kent H i g g i n b o t h a m RO. Box 1792, Gaurier, MS 39553 H: 228-497-5050; E: esg3rrett44@aol.coni '76, Greg Fiightaian '80, Chuck Hardy Secretarry: Harry J.Rucker '81, Matt McCroary '81, Mike B r o w n E: nav>Tiomad50@caldeone.net '88, Steve Hassell '88, R o c k Harris '88, T i m N o o n a n '88, David Tumbaugh '89, Jay Butka '90, R o l a n d Klein '92, C h u c k S m i t h '93, Jason Frei '94, Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter Laura M a n n i x '94, M e g a n S m i t h '95, President: Mr. Charles M. Stevens U. '13 chuck_stevens@1973.usna.com and Lysa Harper '97. Winners of the annual washers tournament were: First St. Louis Chapter Mike Brown and Dave Turnbaugh, President: Jay Butka '90 Second - Sue HasseU and R o c k Harris, E: jay.a.butka@1990.usna.com VicePtes.& Cones. Sec'y: Cordd "Rock" Harris '8 and Tffird - Bob Berger and Chuck E: nombre7@gmafl.com Hardy A BIG B Z goes to Megan Srffith Web site: usna.com/Chapters/US/MO/StLouis for her spectacular help in orgamzing the /default.htm picffic for a third year in a row. T h e chapter is very gratefol for your help. I don't know h o w you wUl outdo yourseff next year At the Annual Meeting, outgoing Board members were thanked for their leadership and incoming Board members and officers were elected. Leaving the Board are Mike Brown, Megan Srffith, Laura Manffix, and Trevor Mclntyre Chapter Old Timers - Rock Harris '88, Marc Purcell 75,'84. AdditionaUy, Mike Brown has and Sue and Steve Hassell '88 completed many years of service on the Board, most recendy as Chapter President.

Thanks, Mike, Megan, Laura, and Trevor for your hard work and service. Through unanimous approval,joining R i c k R o u s t i o '78 and the new Officers on the Board this year wiU be D a n Sullivan '56,Jim Checkett, Larry Meyer '67, Dave Turnbaugh, and Roland Klein.

R e t u r n i n g Board members and new Officers are Jay Butka - President, R o c k Hart is -Vice President and Corresponffing Class of 94 Marines land their spouses picked out Secretary, Jason Frei - Secretary, and Marc their clothes), Jason Frei and Laura Mannix PurceU -TreasurerThank you to aU those on the Board w h o have stepped up, with their leadership and service.

See Utah

Mississippi

Missouri

Corffing up on the eveffing of Saturday October 18th, 2008, is our annual Founders Day Dinner that wUl be held downtown at Carrffine's Steakhouse.

We are very pleased to announce that R A D M Gary Jones, U S N , U S N A '75, wUl be our featared speaker. R A D M Jones has had a distinguished Naval career and currendy serves as Commander, Naval Education and Traiffing C o m m a n d in Pensacola, FL. Also upcorffing on the calendar. Army Navy this year is December 7th beginning at H a m so mark your calendar To check out these and other upcorffing events, go our chapter website at http://^www.usna.com/ Chapters/US/MO/StLouis/default.htm

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Nebraska Omaha Chapter CAPT Alan R. More '62, USN (Ret.) 2510 Notnngham Dr., BeUevue, 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 Chapter President: Bradley Carlson '91 2246 Darwin Circle, Henderson, NV 89014 (H) 702-433-7248; (M) 702-812-2783 E; bcarlson@goidc.com

New Jersey New Jersey Chapter Mr. Patrick J Hurley '81 192 Ashland Rd., Summit, NJ 07901-3244 H: 908-598-0512; E: pjhurley@1987.usna.com

New Mexico Albuquerque Chapter Henry W Schwartz '62 60 Sandia Haven Dr., Cedar Crest, NM 87008-9425 H: 505-286-8934 E: hwschwartz62@earthhnk.net

Secretary: Herb Richter '59 E: herbertrichter@msn.com www.usna.com/chapters/us/nm/

New York Capital District Chapter GeneWGriesau '15 216WoodlawnAve.,Albany, NY 12208 H: 518-482-3370; E: gwgriesau@gocontec.com

Central New York Chapter President: CDR Stephen J Benson '80, USN 8371 Salt Springs Rd., Manilus, NY 13104

Secretary: Michael T. Keville E: niickvl@twcny.rr.com

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CHAPTER N E W S Metro New York Chapter President: Robert Black '63

(NAANY)

24 W. Raflroad Ave., #115,Tenafly,NJ 07670 P: 201-569-8925; E: RABIack@1963.usna.com

Vice Pres. and Webmaster: Tom Williams '88 E:Tom_2500@msn.com; Website: www.naany.otg 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.bhsh@kodak.com

Cincinnati, OH Chapter: Singing Navy Blue & Gold

North Carolina Cape Fear Chapter Pres: CAPT Walter N Flippin UI '15 USNR (Ret.) 132 King Arthur Drive, Wihnington, NC 28403 H: 910-256-6289; walt75@beIlsoudi.net

Sec'y: CAPT Charles WR. von Radesky U '61, USN (Ret.) 3916 PeppeAerry Lane, Sourfiport, NC 28461-8481 H: 910-454-4097; E:CVONRADESKY@ec.rr.coni

Shipmate contact: Mr. James Welch '52 1160 Arboretum Drive,WUmington, N C 28405 H: 910-256-5489; EJimlyne28@msn.com

Charlotte Chapter President: Michael Foumier '88 P: 704-533-2860; E;niichael@hvingcharIotte.com

Eastern North Carolina Chapter President: Rob Skrotsky '61 RO Box 778, New Bern, NC 28562 H: 252-514-0299; E: crskr0t5ky@earthlink.net

Vice President: Rick Kunkel '61 R: 910-455-6280; E: rkunkel@ec.rr.com

Secretary: Tim Marvin '59 PO Box 731, Kute Beach, N C 28449-0731 E: tmarvin@earthUnk.net

Treasurer:Jim St John '53 601 Doral Ct., New Bern, NC 28562 H: 252-636-1977; E: saintlink@always-onhne.com

Piedmont Chapter President: Col Gary L. Beaver '11, USMCR 10 SUver Oask Court, Greensboro, NC 27455-1481 H: 336-288-8792; E: gbeaver@npaklaw.com

Secretary: LCDR John Chilson '91, USN E: chilsonJ@comerfordbritt.com

Ohio Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter CAPT Gerald P Motl '68, USNR (Ret.) 9825 Gateclub Dr., Cincinnari, OH 45241-3827 H: 513-769-4556; E: gerrymod@fiise.net

Sec'y:Shane Crase '94 1188 CannonbaUWay Independence, KY 41051 H: 859-363-3467; W: 513-977-8495; E: c-crase@insightbb.com

T h e Cincinnati/Northern Kentacky Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumffi Association recendy hosted two events in honor of two members of the class of 1978. Both events were co-sponsored with the Greater Cincinnati CouncU of the Na^vy League of the Uffited States.

Ffrst, on 25 J U N E 08, the Chapter c o sponsored a luncheon at the Montgomery Inn Restaurant in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Montgomery. T h e guest speaker was Keith L. Betuiett '78. Keith presendy serves as Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Cincinnati Di^vision and gave a presentation entided " H o w the FBI Has Adapted to the Post-9/11 Worid and H o w the FBI has Partnered With the Mffitary" Keith's presentation was both informative and weU-received by the approximately eighty attendees. FoUowing ffis presentation, Keith fielded a number of questions from the audience.

North Carolina Triangle Chapter LCDR Timothy S. Wood '92 USNR

H: 828-890-4246; E: granzin@brinet.com

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Columbus/Central Ohio Chapter Charles Hoffman '69 281 Glenn Drive SW, Pataskala, O H 43062-8675 E: chuckh@chucksite.com

Oklahoma

H: 828-299-4476; E: brcowin2@belLsouth.net H: 828-713-7046; E: Jmporterl029@charter.net

90 Pheasant Run, Chagrin FaUs, O H 44022 H: 440-247-4379;W: 440-247-5100 Ext328 E: rulelIl@aol.coni

5051 Chatham VaUey Rd.,Toledo, O H 43615-1107 E: dpuckett@buckeye-exprc.ss.com

Western North Carolina Chapter President: Bob Cowin '69

Secretary/Treasurer: Ken Granzin '58

Cleveland Chapter CAPTA.O. Rule UI '50, USNR (Ret.)

Toledo Chapter David B. Puckett '63

45 North BeUaire Ct., Clayton, NC 27527-4541 H: 919-359-8403; E: mpwood@earthUnk.net

Vice President: Jerry Porter '68

Corps team, recruiting and retention issues at the Naval Academy, and the state of the Academy. FoUowing ffis presentation,VADM Fowler graciously stayed to answer a mtUtitade of questions related to the Navy and the Academy. In adffition to Keith Bennett '78, w h o introduced VADM Fowler, at least one other member of the class of 1978 was m attendance, Mike D i n n '78. O n behaff of the Chapter and the Greater Cmcinnati CouncU of the Navy League, the Chapter wishes to express its sincere appreciation to VADM Fowler for ffis attendance at the event and to Cincinnati Frnancial and Jack Scffiff,Jr for their generous support. T h e first photograph depicts (from left to right) VADM Fowler, Chapter Secretary Shane Crase '94 and Chapter Vice President T o m S c h r a m '69.The photograph at the top of the page depicts graduates singing Na^vy Blue & Gold at ffie conclusion of the event.

VADM Fowler, Shane Crase '94, and Tom Schram '69Oklahoma City Chapter

COL I.E "Buck" Bonifayjr '60, USA (Ret.)

In addition to Keith's lunch presentation, on 14 JULY 08, the Chapter was pleased to co-sponsor a ffinner and reception in honor of V A D M Jeflfrey L. Fowler '78, SuperUitendent of ffie U.S. Naval Academy, at the Q u e e n City Club. FoUowing dinner,VADM Fowler spoke on a wide range of topics related to the role of the Na^vy in the Global War on Terror, present day operational tempo of ffie Navy-Marme

920 Riviera Dr., Norman, OK 73072 H: 405-360-8147; E: BBONlFAY@COX.NET

Tulsa Chapter CDR Harry V Rouse IV '11, USN (Ret.) 2623 East 33 PL.Tulsa, OK 74105-2334 H: 918-748-8650; E; HVRouse@aol.com

T h e deadUne for articles to Sffipmate catches us between meetings, but there is one bit of news regardmg ffie young person

ffie chapter sponsored for the Naval Academy Summer Seminar (NASS).

As ffiose of you w h o attended ffie June meering my recaU, ffie chapter was asked by ffie Adiffissions Office and ffie Alumffi Association to provide ffie tmtion for a young person from our area to attend NASS, which is a week long experience for rising seffioR who may be mterested m ffie Naval Academy, so ffiey can spend a week in Bancroft HaU, meet rffidsffipmen, faculty and staff, and get a better idea of what ffie Naval Academy is aU about.

Offier chapters have sponsored deservmg stadents in ffie past few years, but this is ffie first time ffie Tulsa Chapter has been involved.

Our Blue and Gold Officer Uaison advises ffiat ffie young man we sponsored enjoyed ffis week there and is pursumg an appomtment to U S N A .

Oregon Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter CAPT R.Tim Myers '64, USN (Ret.) 3766 Lanev^ood Rd.. Lake Oswego, O R 97035 H: 503-697-0865; E: tobyniaggiel@aol.com http://usna.coni/Chapters/US/OR

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Chapter William E. Otto '11 4105 Tartan Ct., Murrysvflle, PA 15668-1045 E; figaro4105@aol.com

Philadelphia Chapter President: Kerr Smith ' 12 1209 Mo^an Ave., Drexel Hfll, PA 19026-3330 P: 215-844-4057; E: ksniith@pcs-inc.biz members@usnaphil.com; events@usnaphiLcotn webmaster@usnaphfl.com; Web site: www.usnaphfl.com

Shipmate News InpuV.Tim Farrell '16 E: tfaiTeU76@yahoo.com

The PhUadelpffia Sports Congress has asked for our Chapter's participation in the R e d , W h i t e and You P r o g r a m , a Commuffity Outreach Program wffich introduces rffinority ffigh school stadents to the many opportaffities offered by the service academies. Sponsorship contributions support tffis terrific program wffile rewarding the sponsor with great seats at the Army-Navy Game in PhUadelpffia on December 6,2008. If you are interested please contact Terrence F e n n i n g h a m '04 at terrfenn@yahoo.com for more information.

Please save the date for our Chapter's Annual "Founder's D a y D i n n e r " wffich wUl be held on Monday, 20 O c t o b e r 2008, at Valley Forge Military Academy.

We have confirmed C h i e f o f Naval Operations, A D M Gary R o u g h e a d '73, as our guest of h o n o r A "Save the Date" postcard was maUed in July, and the registration information wiU be maUed in early September We hope to see you there.

If your car is registered in Pennsylvaffia, but doesn't have a U S N A Ucense plate, please •visit our website: http://usnaplUl.com, or caU T i m Farrell '76 at either 610-455-0201 or 484-919-8087, for irfformation on h o w to purchase your Ucense plate.

If you are interested in joining the PhUadelpffia Chapter, please maU your dues, $10/year or $ 2 5 / 3 years, payable to " U S N A AA PhUadelpffia" t o Brian D e g n a n '98,308 Haverford Place, Swarthmore, PA 19081-2009.Your dues are good for a year or three years from the date you pay.Your chapter dues support the Chapter's very active canffidate recruitment programs.

Rhode Island

Philippines Philippines Chapter President:Jose "Roy"Roilo

Rhinebeck Aerodrome. Pictared are Vern McKenna 0im's brother-in-law),Jim R o b e r t s '59, and Frank C o n e r y '58 (It is not clear whether the pUot is related to ffie Wright Broffiers or Howard Hughes).

T h e plane is a 1929 N e w Standard D 2 5 four seater It wasn't an official comearound, but typifies the camaraderie enjoyed by our chapter members wherever ffiey meet By the time this issue arrives in the maUbox, the comearound in Ouray, Colorado wUl be ffistory; be sure to look for a report next month.

Also in the works: Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee, in m i d - O c t o b e r This •wUl be hosted by J i m C o t m o r s '74, w h o can be contacted for forther information. I'd like to remind aU hands that Maryjane and B o b Metcalf '61 are the firsties for Key West (February 2-9) and woffid appreciate knowing w h o is planffing to attend.

That's aU for tffis month; see you down the road!

Golez '10

4/F Crowntop Condominium Orrigas Ave., Greenhills, San Juan H: 726-8134 917-539-5095 (NSC) 927-6271; fax: 928-6029 E: gogo@golez.com

Secretary: Vincent Sibala '93 O/N-1 H Q Phflippine Navy (pma92) 2335 Roxas Blvd., Manfla P: 919-354-5846; E: pasrilan@hoonafl.com

Recreational Vehicle American Chapter CAPT James N. Roberts '59, USN (Ret.) 152 Springlakes Dr., Martinez, GA 30907 H: 706-860-6430; E: jrobe92528@aol.com

Sec'y: Charlie Norton '62 E: cknjr@verizon.net

Treasurer: Glenn Shindler '64 4530 Lasheart Dr., La Canada, CA 91011 E: gsliindler64@earthlink.net

Shipmate inputs to: Susan Norton E: susan3242@verizon.net

Website: http://www.usnarv.org

Guest, Jim Roberts '59 and Frank Conery '58 back from the dawn patrol

Here's photograpffic proof of the kind of tffing that can happen "whenever two or three shaU meet." Tffis picture was taken in Rffinebeck, NewYork, at the

Newport Chapter ADM James R. Hogg '56, USN

(Ret.)

2556 West Main Rd., Portsmouth, RI 02871 H:401-841-2625

Corr. Sec'y: Ben Katz '51 E: becac57@msn.com

SouthCarolina Charleston Chapter CDR H. Richard Stein '82, USNR (Ret.) 784 Preservation PL, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464-5196 H: 843-856-6591; E; r^tein@sandlappergroup.com

Low Country Chapter LtCol James O. Gay '19 USMCR 9 Oak Hfll Lane. Blufiton, SC 29910-6121 H: 843-815-5705; E:jimplus5@hargraycom

Palmetto Chapter Wesley M. Boyce '89 108 Water Mfll Rd, Greer.SC 29650 E: wesboyce@beUsouth.net

T h e Palmetto Chapter members met recently in Green^vffie, SC to sociaUze and plan foture chapter events. Those in attendance were:Al Hafer (1946) and his •wffe; N o r m Pigeon (1961);Jay Savage (1961); Ben Cole (1963);Jim Edwards (1967); Dick and Kris Scott (1967); Steve Hanvey (1969);John Shinovich (1969); Fred and Deborah Rickabaugh (1970); Lynn Walton (1971); Cari Sharperson (1976); PaulWright (1979);Andy Cassity (1983); Berme (1986) and Deidre Klosowski; Peter Dunphy (1988);Wes Boyce (1989); Brian Treanor (1989); and Roland and Elaine Roberge (parents of R o r y Roberge (2010)).

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CHAPTER N E W S summer picffic at Jerry and Mary Popp's h o m e near the 10th tee. J i m B i b b '57 captained the Popp's Queen Mary along the banks of theTeffico Lake for the non-goffers. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mark Kohring '73 GO NAVY!!

Memphis Chapter Paul Schuhlein '85 USNR 2176 Glenbar Dr., Germantown.TN 38139-5418 R: 901-751-2225; E: Pschuhlein@yahoo.com

Nashville Chapter CDR John E Ohlinger '69, USN (Ret.) 880 Lakemont Dr., Nashvflle.TN 37220-2124 H:615-370-1441;W: 615-594-7628 E: John.ohUnger@usna. 1969.com

Texas Alamo Chapter President: CAPT Ron A. Sandoval '81 USN

Palmetto, SC Chapter: Palmetto Chapter Members

18010 Keystone Blf San Antonio,TX 78258-3436

We have mcluded a pictare of Al Hafer w h o graduated with the Class of 1946!

O u r next "evolution" wiU be an underway to the Al Hafer Navy-Duke game in Durham, N C .

Berffie Klosowski and ffis wife, Deiffie, are domg a great j o b coorffinating that event, and everyone is looking forward to a great game! T h e chapter is also ffiscussing sponsoring a commuffity service project, and that decision wiU be made at our next meeting. T h e last piece of business mentioned was the formation of a Yahoo Group for our chapter Dave Kotrady is the O I C for that project that wUl aUow us to have better comms among our chapter members.

As always, if you know of anyone w h o would Uke to join our chapter, please have them contact Wes Boyce (864-848-4825 orwesboyce@beUsouth.net) or Andy Cassity (864-884-0064 or acassityÂŽ cdanjoyne.com). Have a Fine Navy Day! South Carolina Midlands Chapter President: LCDRA.EdTilden '11, USN (Ret.) 4040 Bloomwood Rd, Colombia, SC 29205-2847 H: 803-254-0425; E: aerilden@sc.rr.com Web site: www.usna.com/chapters/us/sc/midlands

Secretary: Katie Hirsch E: nikh5325@aol.com

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Tennessee Chattanooga Chapter Mr. John R. Rodman '66 1302 Peter Pan Rd., Lookout Mountain, GA 96729 W: 423-756-0285; E: todman@usit.net

Please send Shipmate Submissions and all correspondences to: Secretary: Dave Driskell '63 RO. Box 461564, San Antonio,TX 78246-1564 E: info@alamogoats.org

T h e Alamo Chapter is on our summer break at tffis writing. To continue wiffi last Knoxville-Oak Ridge Chapter year's ffieme of Blue and Gold efforts tffis President: CAPT Steven K. Crowe '11, USNR report wiU consist of Souffi Texas Blue and (Ret.) Gold statistics and statas.We are known as 103 Carnousrie Point, KnoxvUle.TN 37934 area 318 to ffie Naval Academy Admissions H: 865-675-5560; E; stevekcrowe@att.net office.

Area 318 consists of a geograpWc Secretary-Treasurer: CAPT Mark Kohring '13, area contamed witffin a boundary line USNR (Ret.) E: kohringmw@orrfl.gov roughly starting at Georgetown, extendmg website: kor.ri-identsource.com/home west to Del Rio, souffi along ffie R i o /tabid/74/defaut.aspx Grande to BrownsviUe, up ffie guff coast to Corpus Christi then back norffiwest to Georgetown. Tffis large expanse is covered by 51 Blue and Gold Officers lead by Area Cooniinator M r Bruce Davis '85. Wiffi about 377 ffigh schools to cover, Bruce has wisely designated several 'ffistrict' coordmaton: Austin and environs is overseen by B G O R o n Lockhart; San Antoffio area is overseen by B G O Richard VUlarreal; Corpus Christi area is watched over by LtCol Bob O ' R o u r k e '67, U S M C , R E T ; and the R i o Grande VaUey area is overMark Kohring '73, Jerry Popp '64, Jim Bibb '57, Steve Crowe '77, Kevin Hannan '78, Jack Richard seen by LtCol Gary Andreesen, U S M C , '52 and Duane Beck '80.

R E T . AdffitionaUy C D R Dave DriskeU serves as the Deputy Area Coorffinator.

T h e Navy golfers sought revenge against San Antonio and ffie area north and west their Hudson High foes on the Unks of is experiencing unprecedented growth.

Rarity Bay Golf Course on July 20 and Correspondingly adffitional schools are they did not disappoint. Kevin H a n n a n being buUt at a rapid pace leaffing to a '78 and Steve Crowe '77 carded the best growing need for adffitional B G O s . two rounds for the Goats which were SpecificaUy the area known as the 'HUl good enough to best the top two rounds Country' is our greatest need presendy posted by the Mules. Jack Richard '52, This includes Johnson City, D u a n e B e c k '60, Jerry P o p p '62 and Fredericksburg and KerrvUle. These areas Mark Kohring '73 joined in on the fray are currendy being covered by B G O s and foUowed the match up with a

from San Antoffio and Austin. If you are reaffing ffiis and Uve in ffiese areas your services are needed in the BGO program.

Go to USNA.EDU for info or contact Bruce Davis at BruceGD@aol.com or Bruce.Davis@parsons.com.

CURRENT STATISTICS There are currendy 241 midsffipmen from Texas at USNA. Of ffiese, 73 (30%) arefiximArea 318. San Antonio leads the way among ffie major cities with 23 midsffipmen. DaUas/Fort Worth has 19 mids and Houston has 20. (Note ffiat tffis includes orUy ffiose wiffi adffiesses as noted as San Antoffio, Houston, etc. It does not include suburbs or adjoining cities.) Area 318 rffidsffipmen by year group break down as foUows: 200^—22 Mid'n 2010—15 Mid'n 2011—20 Mid'n 2012—16 Mid'n AREA 318 MTNORITY RECRUITING Yr Grp Total aaepted Minority Female (incl NAPS & Foundation) 2012 24 12 5 2011 26 13 5 2010 27 12 4 2009 35 18 3 Note ffiat ffie above numbers are the total appUcants offered appointments to USNA, NAPS and Foundation Schools in a given cycle. It does not reflect attrition.

ALAMO CHAPTER NASS SCHOUiRSHIPS Alamo Chapter awarded a total of 9 scholarsffips for Summer Semmar in 2006 (year group 2011). Of these six were given appointments, one was appomted to NAPS and one recipient chose to attend USAFA. In 2007 we awarded a total of seven scholarsffips. Two recipients were accepted mto the class of 2012, one is attenffing NAPS and two accepted appomtments at USAFA and USMA. It remains to be seen how our 2008 recipients fare but the Austin Chapter offered to fond two of the awardees that were fiom the Austin area so our program is gaiffing attention and adffitional support.

The overaU purpose of Summer Serffinar is to present an opportaffity for appUcants to decide ff academy Ufe is for them.

Given the numbers above it would seem we are successfoUy encouraging young men and women to serve their country.

As we have noted before in tffis column, ffyou are reading tffis and live in the geograpffical area noted, we could use

your help in contacting high schools or performing BGO duties.

Alamo Chapter meets on the third Friday of the month at 1130 at Joe's Crab Shack, 12485 IH 10 West, ph.

210-699-9779.

GO NAVY!! BEAT ARMY!!

"The good news is that we should beat Army again. Then, if we can eke out a win in a hard fought game against AF in Colorado Springs, we should meet the necessary criteria of having at least a 6-6 season so as to go to the inaugural Congressional Bowl against an ACC opponent in DC scheduled for Austin Chapter Dec. 20,2008."

RADM William A. Heine '62, USNR (Ret.) The toughest spot on the schedule 8704 Blue Cteek Cv., Austin.TX 78735-1431 comes early, he said.

H: 512-327-5619; E; blieine@acitexas.com Corresponding Secretary: Don McAlister '63 "Our game against BaU State in H: 512-355-7068; E; don.mcaUster@skyvueusa.com Muncie on (ESPN) Friday night September 5, wffi test the true merit of Austin chapter meetings are held at 11:30 our "maturing" defense, wffich is critical am on the fourth Tuesday of each month to our success tffis season, that is, better at Marie CaUender's, 9503 Research Blvd. than a 6-6 season—Uke an 8-4," he said. #400 in Austin. AU USNA graduates and Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Tx) wUl be their spouses in the Austin area are invited the August guest. And in September, the to participate. Reservations are not required.

Chapter wiU get an update on the Austin We had 20 people at the July meeting.

Blue and Gold Program. With over 90 Attenffing were: Bruce Sullivan '46, schools in the area, some new Blue and John Tyler '57, Don McCoy '57, Pete Gold Officers are urgently needed.

Baker '57, Mike Neely '58, Joe Wright Any local alumffi are encouraged to '59, Ed Walker '60, Gary Chapel '61, become active in the Chapter. Anyone Tony Breard '63, Bob Jones '64, John visiting the Austin area from out-of-town Thompson '65, Carl Inskeep '71, is always welcome.

Chuck Trahan '73, Mark Middleton '81, Adam Patterson '86, Jun Guy '86, North Texas Chapter Lynne Smith '90, Jeff Block '94, LCDR James M. Bethmann '11, USNR Adam Robinson '96,Jason Coumcjyer '97.

504 Byron Court, Irving,TX 75038 W: 214-706-7713; E: jbethniann@heidrick.com Navy faces a tough footbaU schedffie LCDR Kurt Metcalf '91, USNR tffis faU, accorffing to our ace footbaU 13108 Hermitage Lane, Frisco,TX 75035 expert Buddy WeUborn '59 from the H: 972-712-1540; M: 214-578-4127 Houston Chapter Buddy made ffis annual E: kurt.metcalf@1991.usna.com trek to Austin to give us a preview of the Web site: www.usnaaa-ntx.com upcorffing season. He recounted to the June 2007 group the past footbaU ffistory of the The Chapter does not hold monthly famed '57 and '58 teams. He showed luncheons in June or July but resumes some wonderfol pictares of the team and with its August monthly luncheons. recaUed to us the games that many of the USNA Admissions Routtdup chapter attended many years ago.

Once again. North Texas is weU Buddy described the strategy for the represented among the newest members corffing season under new Head Coach of the Brigade.

Ken Niumatalolo. Navy •wUl continue the At this point we have 53 total triple option wffich has been so successfol canffidates entering the Academy, NAPS in recent years. He ran down both sides of or attending prep school on a Foundation the current team and their individual scholarsffip.

That number is the second strengths and how they contribute to the highest in the last ten years. Of that overaU team tactics. An outsized proportion number, 33, or 62%, were among the 54 of the team is from Texas. Four of the candidates who attended the Blue Chip stand outs on the first team are from the Dinner last December.

Lone Star State. He then discussed the AU in aU, another soUd year schedffie Navy faces tffis year and how demonstrating that the cooperative effort tffings rffight tarn out by the end of between alumffi, parents and Blue and the year Gold Officers wUl result in the quaUty "The good news,"WeUborn said, "is candidates from the North Texas area. we should beat Army again, and go to a For more irfformation on admissions bowl game, probably in Houston again." please contact either Tom Kapurch Please note that the Houston Bowl is (DaUas) at purch@1975.usna.edu or bemg negotiated for after ffie 2009 season, Bob Mackey (Ft Worffi) at bobmackey70@ so please correct your sentence to read: verizon.net.

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CHAPTER NEWS Chapter website at h t t p : / / w w w . usnaaa-ntx.com/ U p c o m i n g events Sep 2—Monthly Alumffi Luncheon Sep 6—Navy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. BaU State Sep 13—Navy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Duke Sep 20—Navy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Rutgers Sep 27—Navy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Wake Forest Sep 4—Na^vy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Air Force Oct 7—Monthly Alurrmi Luncheon Oct 18—Navy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Pitt Oct 25—Na^vy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. S M U N o v 1—Navy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Rutgers N o v 4—Montffiy Alurrmi Luncheon N o v 15—Service Academy Flag FootbaU Game — Jesffit High School N o v 15—Na^vy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Notre Dame N o v 22—Navy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Northern Iffinois Dec 2—Montffiy Alumffi Luncheon Dec 6 — A r m y - Na^vy Game Watcffing P a r t y - T B D Dec 18—^Blue Cffip Dinner — Royal Oaks Country Club E x c e p t for A r m y — Na^vy G a m e , all G a m e Watching Parties are at Two Ro^ws GriU in A d d i s o n .

Game Watcffing Parties are at Two R o w s GriU in Adffison.

Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Dan Holsberg '92 14406 Corktree KnoUs, Cypress, TX 77429-4818 H: 281-256-2643; E: HoIsberg@earthUnk.net Web site: usna.com/Chapters/US/Texas/GuIfCoast /default.htm

Jesse Balboa '98 recendy joined the firm •www.Virtaal-RealEstate.com and is poised to assist alumni and friends with residential real estate transactions in the Houston area. T h e firm speciaUzes in assisting clients make educated real estate decisions by leveraging the internet to obtain current data and trends. Contact Jesse atjhbalboa@hotmail.com or 281-796-7476.

Brett Sweet '93 recendy moved to Boston to become Harvard Umversity's Dean for Admiffistration and Finance of the Facffity of Arts and Sciences. T h e Facffity of Arts and Sciences encompasses Harvard CoUege, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,The School of Engineering and AppUed Sciences, and the Di^vision of Continuing Education.

Brett leaves Houston after having served for five year as Baylor CoUege of Mefficine's Cffief Financial Officer Brett previously worked as a principal in the Boston Consffiting Group (2000 to 2004) in the U.S. and in Germany. Brett also spent five years as a nuclear submarine officer and worked in the area of cryptograpffic research. WhUe sad to be leaving Houston, Brett, ffis wife and two daughters are aU excited about tffis new opportaffity in Boston. Contact Brett at brettsweet@yahoo.com.

Oct 10 USNA Birthday Celebration As you read tffis column, we •wUl celebrate the Academy's birthday •with a Social H o u r and Dinner on board our state's ffistoric batdesffip, US.S.Texas (BB-35) www.usstexasbb35.com.The birthday celebration (casual attire) with social hour, ffirmer, and program, wiU be held on Friday Oct 10. Tickets •wUl include admission to Batdesffip Park, tours of the sffip, and ffinner onboard the batdesffip. T h e ffiess is casual — no ties/coats. For information and tickets, please contact R i c h Bulger '69 at BiBffiger@earthUnk.net or 281-788-3915.

Chapter Luncheons Chapter luncheons are USUALLY held on the first Friday of every month: Oct 3, N o v 7, and Dec 5. For adffitional information, please •visit www.usna.com/ Chapters/US/TX/GuffCoast/default.htm or send an emaU to kleinl985@sbcgJobal.net.

Ed Klein '12

Turkey Turkey Chapter LJJGArifCirtlik '98,Turkish Navy Veliefendi Mah, 75/6 Sok.No:51/2 Zeyrinburnu, Istanbul,Turkey 34765 H: 212-510-5805; E: .icirtUk@homiafl.com

Utah Intermountain NA Alumni Chapter President:Tliomas Rossa '63

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E: thoni.tossa@hro.coni

Virginia 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 Shawnee Ct., Charlottesvflle.VA 22901-1034 H: 434-973-7846; E: ahastogUs@earthUnk.net

Vice President: Jeff Holloway '11 Treasurer: Eric Lindenbaum '81 Corresponding Sec'y: Alan Swinger '66 2715 SUas Jackson Ct., CharlottesvUle,VA 22901 H: 434-975-6237; E: awsvringer@earthUnk.net

Dulles Chapter LCDR Eric C. Ruttenberg '88, USNR 20445 Needleleaf Wy.,Ashburn,VA 20147-2389 P: 703-858-4404; E: eruttenberg@ritan.com www. usna.com/chapters/us/va/duUes/

Hampton Roads Chapter LCDR Jack Kasiski '19, USN (Ret.) P: 757-631-2239; C:757-753-5563 E: Jack_kasiski@anisec.com

Corres. Sec'y: Linda Schumacher Eriksen '84 E: eriksen3@cox.net

National Trustee: David G. Paddock '11 Trustee eniafl: trustee@usnaaahrc.org Chapter web site: www.usnaaahrc.org

Wait!!!! Did I hear that Army-Na^vy is coming?Yes it is, on December 6ffi.Jom the chapter at Oceana Officers' Club for a big game-day party. For irffo, contact Tom PauUc, '80 (tpaulk@sneffing-ches.com) or check ffie chapter website. T h e chapter •wUl also award its 2nd-Annual "Top Class" award to the class •wiffi ffie most members in ffie local chapter. Grab your classmates and make it a party!!!

Business Breakfasts continue at ffie USAA buUffing on Norffiampton Boffievard near Mffitary Highway on ffie tffird Wednesday of ffie monffi except December. O u r venue wiU change in January to a location to be deternuned.

Breakfast speakers for ffie coming months are: November 19th, M r Keary Fox, from the Virgiffia Lottery, " W h e r e Does AU That M o n e y Go?" December 10th, Mr. Denms Yatras, U S N A '69, "Tales of O u r Eastern Shore Bed and Breakfast".

In accordance with our "union rules" the breakfasts get underway at 0700 and are adjourned at 0830.

O n c e again the chapter •wiU hold no host gatherings for the annual Notre D a m e game on 15 November at Lago Del Mar Cantina on N i m m o Parkway AJ Gators on HoUand R o a d , and at the Shorebreak Pizzeria on Shore Drive.

Kickoffis 12 noon so be there early

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 '18 5543 Fox Vale Ct., Midlodu.in,VA 23112 H: 804-639-2860; W: 804-743-3239 E: richpolek@aol.com

Shenandoah Valley Chapter Pres: Mr. Ronald Tebben, '63 p: (304)258-4108; e: rtebben@e.irthhnk.net

SecLCdr. Grayson Redford, '63 (Ret)

and ffis lovely •wife HoUy. O u r younger alumffi were weU represented, as evidenced by ffie number of kids w h o attacked the cake, watermelon, and popsicles! AU in aU, it was a great outing •with a large crowd w h o enjoyed the magffificent late-summer weaffier on our last outing of the summer - now; we're ready for some Navy footbaU. O u r thanks to Jack Barfield and Walt " B e e r m a n " Draper, both of the great class of 1961, for orgaffizing tffis event.

p: (540)662-6142

Williamsburg Chapter Capt William Riffer '68 USN (Ret.) E:wriffer@cox.net

The WiUiamsburg Chapter has scheduled ffie foUowing events for the faU 2008.

Date Event September 27 Deck Party on ffie Cffickahominy River October 28 Dirmer, Founder's Day November 18 Luncheon December 6 BeatArmy!!!

Army is the host.

Appropriate guest speakers are being contacted for ffie October and November fiinctions.

Furffier irfformation about the chapter can be found on our website, www. usna.com/chapteis/US/VA/WilUamsburg/ or by e-maUmg usnaaawmsburg@cox.net.

Skip Soper, '67 and Frank Coleman, '73

Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter See Oregon

Scotty McComb, '53 telling Ryan Stoddard, '98 "How it use to be"

E: JAMESB499@cs.com Website: www.usnaaagwc.org

West Virginia

Hanford/Tri-Cities Chapter CAPT Edward Schwier '69, USNA (Ret.)

Puget Sound Chapter Pres.LCDR Doughs R Cook '14, USN (Ret.) 8969 Genesis Lane SE, Port Orchard, WA, 98367 R: 360-857^756; E: biooksidel956@gmail.com

Corresponding Sec'y: CDR Ronald D. Waddell '61, USN (Ret.) 11711 108th St NE, Lake Stevens, WA, 98258 P: 360-572-0342; E: dufferandquilter@comcast.net

On August 3rd, rUnety ffine alumffi and famUy m e m b e n showed up at beautifol Kitsap Lake on the Olympic Peffinsula for the Puget Sound Chapter's annual summer picffic. We enjoyed fantastic barbecue food, swUnnUng, and best of aU the opportaffity to renew old acquaintances and to teU a few sea stories and other Ues. Entertainment was provided by the Naval Academy Glee Club (OK, it was a CD!).

The most seffior class was represented by Jack Smith, '47 and ffis bride Genie and the most juffior by Marty W o o m e r , '03

Washington, DC Area Greater Washington Chapter Capt. Jim Bryant '11, USN (Ret.)

Washington 1196 Brentwood Ave., Richland, WA 99352-8540 H: 509-627-7288; W: 509-372-0176 E: Edward_G_Ed_Schwier@d.gov eschwier@charter.net; egschwier@aol.com

month, generaUy alternating between Puget Sound East and West. T h e first pitcher and appetizers are on PSC, and then you're on your own.There is no R S V P and you should come as your are.

O u r Puget Sound East events have been held at Rock Bottom on Fifth Avenue, Hales Ales between Fremont and BaUard, Elysian Field BrewPub on First Avenue South, the Issaquah Brewhouse and Distillery in downtown Issaquah, and Pyramid Brewery across from Safeco Field. Puget Sound West events are held at Our Place Pub and Eatery in SUverdale. If you have questions or suggestions on the Puget Sound East events, emaU Will R o b e r t s '00 at wkrobertsOO@hotmaU.com . For West Sound events, emaU D o u g C o o k '74 at president_usnaaa-psc@centarytel.net. In adffition, the B&G Social schedule and locations are posted on the PSC Event webpage wffich can be accessed at "http://'www. u s n a . c o m / C h a p t e r s / U S / Wasffington/Puget Sound"

West Virginia Chapter Stephen S. Shumlas '69 Jack Smith, '47 and wife Genie

Chapter members and other local alumffi should mark the foUowing footbaU dates on their calendars: Navy vs Air Force on 4 Oct, Navy vs Notre Dame on 15 Nov, and Na'vy vs Army on 6 Dec — G O N A V Y ! T h e Puget Sound Chapter wUl host gatherings of alumffi to cheer for Na'vy for each of these events. For the Army game there wiU be a get together in the East sound and in the West sound. In addition, the annual combined ArmyNavy game get together (hosted by Army tffis year) wUl take place at Ft Lewis.

Another date to put on your calendars is the AU Service Academy BaU to be hosted by the USAFA Parents Club on Saturday, Dec 27th. DetaUs of these events wffi be posted on the chapter website.

Don't forget the monthly Blue and Gold Social Hours. T h e PSC hosts a social hour and networking event for U S N A alumni and their guests from 5:00 P M to 7:00 P M on the last Thursday of every

105 Brierwood Dr., Hurricane,^WV 25526 E: shumlas@marshaU.edu

Wisconsin Wisconsin Chapter President: Mr. Dan LaFave '85 dJl@quarles.coni

Secretary Mr. Bob Simi '88 (USMCR) R: 414-577-1058; E: bnscsinii@excpc.com

Wyoming Intermountain Chapter See Utah

USNAAA T A I L G A T E S Bring the whole family down to cheer on Navy Football home games at our Tailgates in the Stadium, right next to the field!

W e start 2 hours before game-time and party right through half-time!

For more information, j9| see www.usna.comAailgates ^B or contact us at events@usna.com. S October 2008

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LAST CALL 'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them." ^ „. . .^ ^ * —Laurence Bttryon, 1914 BAGNALL, R O G E R SHALER '47

*

H E R R E S , ROBERT TRALLES

B A N D I S H , BERNARD J O S E P H '47

*

CAPT, SC, USN (Ret.) 18 Jffiy 2008

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 7 August 2008

HILSABECK, ROBERT BURKE '46

Q U I R K , WILLIAM J O S E P H

*

29 March 2008

BANKINS-BUSH, D O R A EUZABETH

'84

5 August 2008 BARNARD, R A L P H EARL

P R I C H A R D , R E U B E N PARKER J R . '48

'54

Gen, USAF (Ret.) 24 July 2008

27 July 2008

'47

CDR, USN (Ret.) 8 August 2008 BARNES, W I L U S CLIFFORD '45

*

'43

CDR, USN (Ret.) 15 July 2008 BLACK-WOOD, EDWARD B A R R O N

'43

REAVES, A A R O N H A M P T O N

'67

CDR, USNR (Ret.) 31 July 2008

RECKERT, R I C H A R D ALBERT

'64

RoESCH, MALVIN B U R T '52

K R I Z , J O S E P H ALOIS '43

R O G E R S , PHILLIP R E E D

CDR, USN (Ret.) 28 November 2007

15 August 2008 '45

STENCIL, WALTER J O S E P H '37

MARSHALL, FRANK DOUGLAS

1 August 2008 3 August 2008

'65

27 July 2008

FAY, EDWARD STANISLAUS '52

LCDR, USN (Ret.) 24 August 2008

'58

6 July 2008

LtCol, USMC (Ret.) 8 August 2008

FERGUSON, E M M E T FEWELL J R . '44

MCKINLEY, WILLIAM

CAPT, MC, USNR (Ret) 1 August 2008

CDR, USN (Ret.) 26 AprU 2008

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TEICHGRABER, WALTER MICHAEL '65

LCDR, USN (Ret.) 10 August 2008 TERVO, A A R N E J O H N

'48

T H E Y S , J O H N CORNELIUS '57

T H O M P S O N , J O H N MALCOLM

25 July 2008

23 July 2008

M O O R E , VIRGIL WAYNE J R . '52

TULLY, FRANK

GOODSPEED, G E O R G E SIDNEY J R . '43

RADM, USN 16 July 2008

10 August 2008

GREEN, NORMAN KENNETH

O C C H E T T I , LOUIS A. J R .

HARLOW, CHARLES EDWARD '57

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W I C K , CURTIS R O B E R T

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PADGETTE, CURTIS DAVENPORT *

4 August 2008 PHELPS, R I C H A R D S O N J R . '43

CDR, USN (Ret.) 8 July 2008

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16 August 2008 '43

W I L D F O N G , DANIEL WILLIAM '43

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CDR, USNR (Ret.) 27 July 2008 YAWN, T H E R O N ALEXANDER III

14 June 2008 * obituary appears in this issue

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'49

CDR, USN (Ret.) 19 July 2008

24 July 2008

28 Jffiy 2008 CDR, SC, USN (Ret.) 18 June 2008

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VENABLE,JACK D O N A L D S R .

NEWMAN, D O N A L D WINSLOW

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RADM, USN (Ret.) 19 August 2008 GROVER, JEFFREY LAWRENCE

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4 August 2008

Col, USAF (Ret.) 27 July 2008 13 July 2008

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CDR, USN (Ret.) 14 May 2008

M O N T E I T H , J O S E P H WILLIAM

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15 August 2008

M C K A Y , PATRICK JAMES '74

FELLERMAN, K E I T H DAVID '52

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CAPT, USN (Ret.) 4 August 2008 TEALL, R O B E R T R E I D

M A R T I N E Z , V E R N O N MARKS

LCDR, USN (Ret.) 8 August 2008

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TAYLOR, K E I T H EIKENBERRY

M A R T I N E Z , JAMES R I C H A R D

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CDR, USN (Ret.) 29 July 2008

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CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 20 August 2008

CDR, USN (Ret.) 1 August 2008

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EBERLEIN, BERNARD E A R L '60

STRACHAN, J O H N

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25 August 2008 MARTIN, PATRICK EDWARD

CUMMINGS, WILLIAM ROBERT

8 July 2008 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 21 August 2008

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15 August 2008 *

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SCARBOROUGH, J O H N RAYMOND J R . '60

LEAHY, WILLIAM FRANCIS

CHAPMAN, R O N A L D W A R R E N '66

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30 July 2008

1 August 2008

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 6 August 2008

'51

LCDR, USNR (Ret.) 2 August 2008

CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 17 August 2008

KUHNMUENCH, LLOYD EUGENE

'43

'09

MIDN, USN 28 Jffiy 2008

KIRKLAND, R I C H A R D GEOFFREY

BEYER, CLARENCE R O B E R T

FERREE, DAVID FREDERIC

WHITELEY J R .

HuRD, CALVIN WILLIAM '51 Maj, USAF (Ret.) 8 Jffiy 2008

RADM, USN (Ret.) 26 July 2008

BUCKWALTER, EARL E N O S

HOLLOWELL, FRANK CDR, USN (Ret.) 13 August 2008

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CAPT, USN (Ret.) 27 August 2008

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WALTER JOSEPH STENCIL '37

Captain Walter J. StencU, USN (Ret.), from ffie greatest generation, ffied on 21 August 2008, whUe enjoying his 94th year.

Haffing from Lorain, OH, he was their proud graduate of the Naval Academy Class of 1937. Among his catalogue of World War II experiences are 16 Pacffic batdes, incluffing Pearl Harbor, Aleutian Islands, GUbert Islands, ManhaU Islands, Saipan, Surigao Strait and Leyte Guff, Marianas, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

Hero and ffistory maker, ffis duties included: officer of the deck on TENNESSEE (BB-43) at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941;present for ffie sigffing of ffie Tokyo Bay Peace Treaty; navigator for Tffird Fleet's 1945 homecorffing aboard IDAHO (BB-42); personal staff to Commander Uffited Nations Korea during ffie Korean Conffict; commanffing officer of AOERHOLM pD-826) at ffie Battie of Inchon; Commander Destroyer Division 322 at the Suez Canal crisis; commanffing officer of SlERR-A (AD-18) durmg peacetime; Commodore Destroyer Squaffion Two, wffich participated in the Cuban JVlissUe Crisis; and he was also a part of Naval Operations 90 planmng during ffieViemam Conffict. He served in ffiplomatic roles as naval attache for ffie U.S. Embassy in Iran and in Egypt, representing our mterests with the Shah of Iran and President Nasser.

AdffitionaUy, he graduated from the Armed Forces Staff CoUege, ffie National War CoUege (also was a professor there), and he received a master's degree in mternational relations from The George Wasffington Umversity.

After the Na-vy, Captam StencU came to Maryland's Eastern Shore, where he was the foundmg president of Kirkland HaU CoUege ffi Easton. Kirkland HaU was ffistinguished in The Washington Post as a leaffing school of ecology. FoUo^wing those years, he took a second ventare as a foundmg president for Ocean City CoUege m Ocean City, MD. He recendy celebrated 66 years of marriage with ffis loving â&#x20AC;˘wffe, Francesca. His legacy includes seven chUdren, Jay, Jeffia, Katy, Craig '73, Lisa, Buttons and Ann "Rooney" '80; their spouses; 13 grandchUdren; and their first great-grandchUd. Two of his chUffien foUowed in ffis footsteps and graduated from the Umted States Naval Academy.

Walter StencU was a symbol of the nughty and heroic generation that served America. He was a wonderfol famUy man with a great sense of humor; he never met a stranger and always had a kind word of encouragement for whatever the circumstance.

As a former member of the board of trustees, he requested remembrances be dedicated to the Naval Academy Foundation.

J O H N BYRON H O U G H

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Commander John B. Hough, USN (Ret.), of Bethany Beach, DE, passed away peacefoUy on 22 November 2007.

He ffied m Mifford, DE,fixjmcompUcations of pneumoffia. He was 88 years old.

John was born ffi September 1919 at New London, CT, to Elmer Byron Hough and Jane Katherine LobmUler Hough. His fanuly and relatives rffigrated to Fort Myers from WeUsburg,WV, as a group in 1924.When ffis parents moved to MUwaukee,WI, he

hiked on ffis own from MUwaukee to Fort Myers at the age of 16, just to pay a visit to famUy stiU in Fort Myers.

John graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with the Class of 1942. The newly graduated Navy ensign feU for a WAVE, Lieutenant SaUy C. KeUer, when he landed across her taxiing path on a private airfield. After she upbraided him, he offered to make amends. In this way they met. From among four who proposed marriage to tffis plucky female pUot the same week, she chose John.

He served the Na^vy for 25 years during World War II and Korean wars with both the Sixth Fleet in Europe and the Western Pacific Command. John received of the Bronze Star during the Korean War as ship's commanding officer for close to shore recovery made of U.S. personnel off enemy territory. He taught naval history/NROTC at Harvard and ended his service as a commander in AnnapoUs, MD. Upon retiring from the Navy, he worked as a civffian for the Naval Ships Engineering Labs. He considered ffis R&D of underwater holographic acoustics for submarine sonar detection systems as ffis greatest post-service accompUshment.

Surviving are ffis five chUdren and their spouses, Christopher J. Hough and ffis wife,Anuty HaU, John C. Hough and ffis wffe, Arleen, Gerald B. Hough and ffis wife,Tamara, EUzabeth H."Liz" Schelper, Roland L. Hough, and ffis ex officio adopted son, Jean-Francois Seznec and ffis wffe, Thackeray; and grandchildren, Michael, Da^vid, AprU, Ian, Carly, Ryan, Loren, Ariel and Maia.

Relations resiffing in Southwest Florida are WilUam, Wendel, Scott and Van Hough, Barbara Shafer and Marilyn Adkins with their spouses and chUdren.

Interment was held at Lee Memorial Gardens in Fort Myers, FL, on 26 January 2008.

The Hough Family WILLLAM PAUL WILLIS J R . '42

CaptainWffiiam PWUUsJr,USN (Ret.), died of pneumoffia in Efficott City, JVLD, on 2 June 2008. He was 88 years old.

Born on 21 September 1919 in Atlanta, GA,"BU1" graduated from Boys High School at the age of 15. He attended Georgia Mffitary CoUege, then Georgia Tech, where he received an ROTC appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. At the Academy, he enjoyed boxing, lacrosse and saffing. He commanded the Second Company and the First BattaUon. Graduating after Pearl Harbor, BUI married Anne Brooks on 21 December 1941. He taught "Ninety-Day Wonders" before joiffing R-20 in Key West, FL, prior to Sub School. BUI became gunnery officer on HoE at Electric Boat. She saUed for Hawau via the Panama Canal in AprU 1943. After two patrols, engine trouble forced repairs at Mare Island. On 1 January 1944, HOE saUed for AustraUa and five more patrols. BUI made aU seven, returffing stateside in spring 1945 with a Bronze Star, a SUver Star and a Letter of Commendation.

PCO School and Operation Crossroads aboard SKIPJACK and DENTUDA were foUowed by postgraduate school. In June 1950, BUI joined TiRU as executive officer, and was later given command of GFIEENFISH. Other assignments included Submarine Repair Shop, Pearl Harbor; SubPac adrmmstration and personnel officer and a ffivision of submarines at San Diego, CA, before heading east to DC. There, BUI was instaffing computers for BuPers when Adrffiral Rickover tapped ffim for Na^vy's nuclear

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CALL program. BUI became Blue skipper of SAM HOUSTON (SSBN-609).

Comrffissioned in 1962, she was just in time for the Cuban Crisis. When Nikita Khrushchev and President Kennedy agreed to remove land-based missUes from Cuba and Turkey, SAM HOUSTON was sent to Isrffir with a boatload of Polaris tffissUes. Retiring from the Navy in 1964, BiU remained in Scotland, traveUng widely from there with Anne whUe their chUdren were in school. In 1966, he was recruited by the Johns Hopkins AppUed Physics Lab of Howard County, MD, where he worked for 20 years in the submarine division. After retiring from APL, BUI spent his time on his favorite activities: tenffis, fishing and tyingffies,hunting and doing cabinetry in his shop. He joined the ClarksvUle Lions Club and devoted volunteer time to the Lazarus Foundation.

He is survived by ffis wife of 66 years, the former Anne Brooks; son, WiUiam Paul III; daughter, Rebecca Gabor; three grandchUdren; and three great-grandchUdren.

The Willis Family DANIEL WILLIAM WILDFONG '43

Commander Daniel W.WUdfong, USNR (Ret.), passed away at 9:42 p.m. on 27 July 2008. He was 86 years old.

Born in St. Louis, MO, on 2 March 1922,"Dan" was a 1939 graduate of Central High School and a 1943 graduate of the Uffited States Naval Academy.

He served in the Adantic and Pacific during World War II with honor and distinction. During postgraduate school in AnnapoUs, MD, Dan met and married his wife, Carol Jean Melgaard. He then completed his master's degree in aeronautical engineering at the Uffiversity of Michigan. After attending flight school, he served as a fighter pUot during the Korean War He resigned from the Na^vy in 1956 as a commander, but continued service in the Naval Reserve untU retirement in 1963.

He then moved to DaUas,TX, to pursue a career with E Systems (now Raytheon). He retired in 1974 and moved to Henderson County, where he would be a resident for 34 years.

Dan founded ffis community's POA, volunteered his time to ci^vic affairs and remained a proud and active Naval Academy alumnus. Dan loved his fanuly, church, music, dancing, flying and the Na^vy.

Dan is survived by his wife, Carol; daughters, Leith Higginbottom and DanaWUdfong; son, John Wildfong '75; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two nephews; and one ffiece.

A memorial was held at the First Presbyterian Church of Athens on 13 August 2008. His son spread some of his ashes in the Galapagos Islands at the same time as the memorial service, because Dan had always wanted to visit there. His remaining ashes were interred at the DaUas Fort Worth National Cemetery on 29 August 2008.

Dan had a ships clock that he had been given when he was the commanding officer of VA-45. After his death, Carol forgot to wind the clock, and when she went to wind it, the clock had stopped at 9:42, the exact time of Dan's death.

The Wildfong Family

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HARRY HANDLY CALDWELL '44

Captain Harry H. CaldweU, USN (Ret.), died on 8 July 2008 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Brighton, JVIA, of compUcations foUowing recent heart surgery. He was 86 years of age.

Born in Hempstead, NY, on 11 AprU 1922, Harry grew up in NewYork City.

After high school, he moved to Groton, CT, where he worked for the Electric Boat Company for a year prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy in 1940. He graduated in 1943 with the accelerated Class of 1944. In 1948, Harry was married to Mary Deane HUUker, a feUow New Yorker Influenced by the career of his late father. Commander H.H. CaldweU USNA 1891, Harry spent most of his first 20 years of commissioned service in submarine biUets. Sea duty included wartime service in DACE (SS-247), foUowed by tours in several other diesel-electric submarines. In 1956, he took command of SPIKEFISH (SS-404) and in 1961, he became Commander, Submarine Division 22. In 1964, Harry was assigned to command MARIAS (AO-57), a fleet oUer. Later came a pleasant and educational tour in London as C O Fleet Operations Control Center, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe; foUowed by a twffight tour as CO Fleet Training Center, Newport, RI. In 1968 Harry was awarded a master's degree m adrffiffistration

by The George Wasffington University. After retirement from the Navy in 1973, Harry and his famUy setded in eastern Connecticut. He was employed by General Dynarffics Corp. in Groton, CT, untU ffis second retirement in 1978. From 2000 to 2002, he worked as an editor and contributing author of the coffee-table book. United States Submarines. Harry and Deanffie moved to Cape Cod in 2002.

Harry enjoyed playing tennis, hiking and traveUng. He and Deannie joined the Appalachian Mountain Club, for wffich he led major excursions in Europe, Canada and Hawaii, as weU as local hikes in eastern Connecticut, during the 1980s and 1990s.

During the same period, he and Deanffie made numerous trips to the EngUsh rmffiands to explore the British waterways by narrow-boat.

Harry is survived by his wife of 60 years, Deanffie; daughters, Barbara CaldweU Siegel of Wawarsing, NY, and Katharine C. Parsons of Bourne, MA; son, Douglas R. CaldweU ofWest Roxbury, MA; and seven grandchUdren.

A memorial service was held at the U.S. Na-vy Submarine Force Museum on 13 September 2008. Burial was at sea.

The Caldwell Family Wnjjs CLIFFORD BARNES '45 Rear Adnural WiUis C. Barnes, USN (Ret.), ffied on 26 July 2008 in Roanoke, VA. He was 87 years old.

He was born on 8 July 1921, in Utica, NY, to Joshua Clifford Barnes and Leah Paige Barnes. He graduated from Utica Free Academy in 1939 and attended Hamilton CoUege for two years. In the summer of 1941, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated in June 1944 with the Class of 1945.

Adnural Barnes' 33-year naval career began aboard WOOLSEY (DD-43 7), wffich participated in the invasion of southern France, Adantic convoy escort duty and was at Peari Harbor on

V-J Day. He also served aboard NEWMAN K . PERRY p D R - 8 8 3 ) Predeceased by his parents, Pat and Helen HUsabeck, and and was commanffing officer of GROUSE (AMS-15). After postsister, Patricia Ann "Patsy" Hilsabeck, Bob is survived by his graduate stady in nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts wife of 62 years,Jeanette MiUer Hilsabeck; sons, Lee (EUen), Instiwte of Technology, he was assigned to the construction of Steven (Alison) and Rick; grandchUdren, Elizabeth (Ramon), SARATOGA ( C V - 6 0 ) at ffie NewYork Naval Shipyard, foUowed Burke (Elizabeth), Ryan (Liz) and Geoffrey (Johanna); by assignment to Naval Reactors, U.S. Atomic Energy great-granddaughter, Francesca; and many friends.

Conmussion in Washington, DC, where he worked closely with A memorial service was held on 5 AprU 2008 at Community Adnural Hyman G. Rickover '22 in the development of nuclear Presbyterian Church in Clarendon HiUs, IL. propulsion capabffity for the submarine NAUTILUS (SSN-571) Memorials may be sent to Community Presbyterian Church, and gmded nussUe cruiser, BAINBRIDGE (CGN-25). In foUow-on 39 North Prospect Avenue, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514; Advocate assignments, Barnes served as Bureau of Ships technical represenHospice, 1441 Branding Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515; or tative and assistant manager of operations at the Naval Reactors Hinsdale Central Foundation, Principal's Office, 55th and Grant, Office m Schenectady, NY; repair superintendent at the Norfolk Hinsdale, IL 60521.

Naval Sffipyard; Deputy Commander, Fleet Maintenance, Staff, The Hinsdale Family Commander-in-Cffief U.S. Adantic Fleet; Shipyard Commander, Mare Island Naval Sffipyard; Fleet Maintenance Officer, Staff, R O G E R SHALER BAGNALL '47 Commander-in-Chief U.S. Adantic Fleet; retiring in 1977 as Roger S. BagnaU died on Sunday, 27 July commanffing officer of ffie Naval Ship Engineering Center. After 2008 at Morristown Memorial Hospital his retUement, he was employed by ORI, Inc. m SUver Sprmg, MD. of compUcations foUowing a brain hematoma operation. He was 84 years old.

As a skUled wood craftsman, Bffi completed numerous clocks Roger was born in Washington, DC, and antique fornitare reproductions, which now grace his home on 9 September 1923. His father. Second and ffiose offfisgratefiU chUffien. He especiaUy loved music, ^^^P'-^y < B i Lieutenant Roger S. BagnaU'21B, particularly classical. As a young man, he was a tromboffist in the iK^^ \ ^ ^ B USMC, died when Roger was offiy two.

Johnme Braffiey Swing Band in Utica, NY. He also played in the He was raised by his mother, Catherine, Na^vy 10 Dance Band at the Naval Academy and was a member and stepfather, Francis J. McKenna '21 A. offfieNorfolk Ffreman's Band.

Roger graduated from Sewanee Mffitary Academy and received a BiU is survived by ffis â&#x20AC;˘wife of 62 years, Marjorie Loftus presidential appointment to the Naval Academy; graduating in Barnes, whom he married on 16 March 1946, in WatervUle, NY; 1946 with the Class of 1947, First Company. daughter, Barbara of Roanoke, VA; son, Thomas and ffis wife, Upon graduation, he married Margaret "Peggy" Glase of Bormie of Canton, CT; son, David and ffis wife. Amy of Seattle, WA. After serving as a Une officer, Roger transferred to Gaiffiersburg, MD; six grandsons; and ffis cousin, Leah the Supply Corps, graduating as valeffictorian of his Supply Schwertfager of Utica, NY. The Barnes Family Corps School class at Athens, GA. During the Korean Conffict, he served aboard loWA (BB-61). He left the Na^vy in 1954 to pursue a master's degree in mathematics from Stanford University and ROBERT BURKE HILSABECK '46 undertook a career as an educator and school administrator. He "Bob" HUsabeck, a 52-year resident of went on to teach high school mathematics and physics in Hinsdale, IL, and former teacher at the CaUforffia,Washington and NewYork. From 1968 untU 1971, he Hinsdale Central High School, died in served as assistant headmaster at the Northfield School for Girls ffis sleep on 29 March 2008. He was in Massachusetts before resurrUng active teaching m Oyster Bay, NY. under hospice care at Good Samaritan In 1984, he retired to Morristown, NJ, where ffis duties as Hospital in Downers Grove, IL. He was president of ffis condorffinium association left him time to pursue 85 years old. his love of music, both actively as a dedicated and enthusiastic Bob was born on 23 February 1923 member of his church choir, and as an avid student of choral in Oelwein, I A, the son of the late music. He and ffis wife made frequent pUgrimages to study and Lawrence "Pat" HUsabeck and Helen enjoy ancient music at chapels in Cambridge and Oxford and Tousley Hilsabeck. He attended Iowa State Uffiversity for a year elsewhere in England and on the continent. fiom 1941 to 1942 before being appointed to the Naval Academy He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret "Peggy" He graduated as an ensign from USNA in June 1945, with Glase BagnaU; four chUdren, Roger BagnaU, Anne Yarffiey the Class of 1946. FoUowing graduation, he served one month at Catherine BagnaU and Robert BagnaU; five grandchUdren; one NAS JacksonvUle, FL, then was sent to Gunnery School in great-grandchUd; and his half-brother, Michael McKenna '57.

Anacostia,VA. In the faU of 1945, he was assigned to the precomRoger's Ufe was celebrated in a memorial evensong at St. missioffing detaU of LEYTE ( C V - 3 2 ) in Newport, RI. He served Peter's Episcopal Church in Morristown, NJ, on 3 August 2008. aboard this sffip from AprU 1946 untU the summer of 1948, He was remembered by famUy and friends as a defficated teacher when he was sent to Fighter Director School at NAS Glenview, and affirect,honest and compassionate human being. The memorial IL.When ffis resignation came through in the faU of 1948, he was foUowed by interment of his ashes in St. Peter's courtyard. appUed at the University of Iowa, attaining his master's degree in Mike McKenna '51 &The BagnaU Family history in 1951, thus beginning his Ufelong love of teaching. Bob taught in Tipton, IA, for five years before moving to Hindsdale, IL, in the faU of 1956. He was head of the social studies department there for many years before retiring in 1985. He was a member and elder of the Community Presbyterian Church in Clarendon HUls, IL.

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Captain Bernard J. Bandish, SC, USN (Ret.), died in San Diego, CA, on 18 July 2008 foUowing a brief iUness.

"Bernie" was born in WUkes-Barre, PA, in 1923. At Plymouth High School, he starred in footbaU, basketbaU and track. After graduation, he became a Brother Rat at the Virgiffia Mffitary Institute and was subsequently appointed to the Naval Academy.

He graduated with the Class of 1947 on 5 June 1946. After Supply School in Bayonne, NJ, Berme spent most of ffis Navy career speciaUzing in foel supply and in various positions in the Navy resale system. He earned a master's degree in business management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, in 1961.

After 28 years in the Na^vy, Berme had a civffian career as the ffistribution ffirector for the 13 Walker Scott department stores in Southern CaUforma, for wffich he also estabUshed a creffit uffion. He also served on the board of directors for the North Island Federal Credit Uffion. At ffis death, he was an active supporter of Disabled American Veterans, serving as their board's vice-president.

On 5 August 2008, he was buried and accorded foU rrUUtary honors at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, CA. Captain Bandish is survived by his wife of 61 years, Rosemary; four chUdren, Bernard J. Bandish Jr of Charleston, SC, Andrew J. Banffish of San Diego, CA, Paul J. Bandish of San Diego, CA, and Stephaffie Root of San Diego, CA; and a grandson, Nicholas B. Root at Dartmouth CoUege in New Hampsffire.

The Bandish Family THOMAS LEROY JACKSON '51

Colonel Thomas L.Jackson, USAF (Ret.), died on 8 July 2008 of maUgnant melanoma. He was 79 years old.

"Tom" was born in Cfficago, IL, on 7 December 1928 and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the NROTC uffit at the lUinois Institate of Technology.

Upon graduation with the Class of 1951, he was comrmssioned as an Air Force second Ueutenant and was selected for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. After training at Sandia Base and Los Alamos, NM, he was assigned to the Ninth Aviation Field Depot Squadron (AFDS) in the U.K. as nuclear supervisor Other assignments included the Joint Atomic Energy Commission (AEC/AF) Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Office; as Chief Environmental Division, O&ce of Aerospace Research; as Cffief, Space Defense Division, Space and MissUe Systems Orgamzation; and as Assistant Deputy, Attack Assessment System Program Office (SPO), an office to estabUsh an integrated command and control system to provide the president of the Uffited States with a flexible response capabffity in the event of a missUe crisis.

The assignment he found most appeaUng was at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he could engage in the activities he enjoyed most—teaching (associate professor and executive officer of the physics department), coacffing (assistant freshman and junior varsity basketbaU coach, squash club coach), golfing and playing squash.

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After ffis career in the Air Force, Tom was professor and head of the physics department at San Diego Mesa CoUege. He held several advanced degrees—master's degrees in nuclear engmeering and physics, as weU as a juris doctorate.

Though Tom never saw combat, he fought ffis own private war First diagnosed with cancer in 1978, he participated in seven National Institute of Health (NIH) trials and had seven major melanoma surgeries. A 2002 heart attack and a later mim-stroke faded to slow ffim down. He continued to play a competitive game of racquetbaU untU shortly before ffis death.

What mattered to Tom was having great friends and a wonderfol and loving famUy He was blessed with both. He was especiaUy devoted to his fanuly—they fiUed ffis heart with joy and he loved them deeply He is survived by his wife, Roxanne; son, Thomas Scott; and daughters. Lieutenant Juffior Grade Kirsten Jackson, USN, and Cadet MS IV KaitUn Jackson, AROTC.The fanuly wishes to thank Tom's racquetbaU partners (especiaUy Gus Leahy), great friends through to the end.

A foneral Mass wiU be at the Immaculata, with interment at Fort Rosecrans.

MALVIN BURT ROESCH '52

Malvin B. Roesch passed away on 30 July 2008. He was 80 years old.

A skiUed atUete, he was an aU-state basketbaU player in ffigh school. He enUsted in the U.S. Na^vy and after attending the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Bainbridge, MD, received ffis appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, entering with the Class of 1952.

He graduated from the Academy in the 23rd Company on 6 June 1952, and entered the Navy. He resigned ffis comnussion as a Ueutenant and entered the business world. He attended the Graduate School of Business at Columbia Umversity and graduated with an M.B.A. in 1958. His participation in business reads Uke a "who's who:" investment research analyst, Cherffical Bank; manager. Growth Fund PortfoUo, Capital Research; and, president. Quantitative Research Analysis Service.

He was a charitable, caring man, one who would help in times of trouble.

He is sur^vived by ffis wife, Greta, and brother, Ben. Funeral services were held on 31 Jffiy 2008 and interment took place in the King Solomon Cemetery, CUfton, NJ, after the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to ffie charity of your choice.

Garnett Bailey '52 & The Roesch Family WILLIAM LAVERN HARRISON SR. '55

Lieutenant Colonel Wiffiam L. Harrison Sr, USAF (Ret.), departed this Ufe on Monday 10 March 2008, in BerryvUle, AR. He was 78 years old.

"BUI" was born on 2 July 1929 in Janesvffie,WS, son of Vern and Ruby (Anderson) Harrison. He was a 1955 graduate of the Naval Academy and served 27 years in the United States Air Force as an engineer and pUot.

On 4 June 1955, he was umted in marriage wiffi Marlene SchaUtz. He is sur-vived by his wife, Marlene; two sons,Tom Harrison and his •wife, MoUy, and WiUiam Lavern Harrison Jr. and his wife, Margarita; daughter, Pam and her husband, Jerry Redffick, aU of BerryviUe, AR; brother, DarreU Harrison and ffis wife, Georgia of Travelers Rest, SC; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends. He •was preceded m death by ffis parents and three sisters.

Tlie Harrison Fanuly CHARLES EDWARD HARLOW '57

Conunander Charles E. Harlow, SC, USN (Ret.), passed away in his sleep due to heart and ffiabetes related causes on 18 June 2008. He and ffis wife were -visiting Adantis in the Bahamas in celebration of their 51st wedffing anffiversary and Father's Day at the time.

"Chuck" was born in Hamden, ME. After a year at the Uffiversity of Maine, he entered the Naval Academy in June of 1953 as a member of the Seventh Company. He was one of our steUar atUetes, particffiarly on the soccer field, where he was a varsity member After graduation, he and Patricia Rose "Patsy" Kearney were married m ffie USNA Chapel on 9 June 1957, and immeffiately set out on a Supply Corps career ffiat consisted of 24 years at various duty stations, mcluffing Roosevelt Roads and Pearl Harbor His final duty station was m JacksonvUle, FL, where Chuck was executive officer of the Regional Data Automation Center After retiring. Chuck was employed with several companies in and around Jackson-viUe as management information director and later •vice president. During their JacksonvUle days, he and Patsy resided m Ponte Veffia Beach, where they both enjoyed the beach, goff and country club Ufe. Chuck became an avid Florida Gators fan, complete with season tickets for 25 years for both home and away games. Every faU, they traveled with the team, enjoying both taUgate and stadium activities. During the remainUig seasons. Chuck and Patsy traveled extensively, making a number of Caribbean and Alaska cruises.

Chuck and Patsy joined a number of Classmates in San Diego, CA, for the 47.5th Reumon and were looking forward to the 52.5th in San Francisco, CA. He wffi be remembered for ffis happy personaUty, his easy laugh and ffis good nature. He wiU be sorely missed by ffis famUy his Classmates and his friends.

Survivors include ffis wife. Patsy; three sons, Stephen of VaU, CO, Michael of Atlanta, GA, and David of PonteVedra Beach, FL; and six grandchUdren, Heather, Breanna, KaitUn, Michael, Lindsey and Ian. Charlie Hall '57 &The Harlow Family BERNARD EARL EBERLEIN '60

Commander "Berffie" Eberiein, USN (Ret.), died at his home in FaUbrook, CA, on 29 July 2008. He was 73 years old.

A native of Minnesota, he grew up in Oregon and Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in Oklahoma, joined the Marine Corps and served almost three years, including Korea, advancing to the rank of corporal. He attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School prior to the Naval Academy He graduated from USNA, as he said.

"with the help of a lot of rosaries from his mother" in June 1960, a member of the 18th Company.

After graduation he went to flight training. After his first solo flight he decided aviation was not for him and he went to sea.

He was CIC officer in a destroyer escort, executive officer of a MSC and operations officer in a new DDG, COCHRANE (DDG-21), then on to S T PAUL ( C A - 7 3 ) . He then went to what he described as the "best job in the Navy," company officer at the Naval Academy. During that tour, he was awarded a master's degree in management science from The George Washington University. Then he was on to the Command and Staff Course at the Naval War CoUege. Bernie next was executive officer of SOUTHERLAND ( D D - 7 43), chief staff officer, DesRon 15, and had another executive officer tour in WHITE PLAINS ( A F S - 4 ) .

Bernie's final duty station was as executive officer. Naval Station, Long Beach. He retired in 1985. During his career he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V and three Navy Commendation Medals.

After 32 years of mffitary service, Bernie moved to FaUbrook, CA, to Uve on the golf course of the Pala Mesa Resort. Bernie started playing golf at the Na^vy golf course at Long Beach whUe he was the X O at the naval station. Bernie, as a volunteer, was heavUy involved in keeping the resort course and dining room/bar area in shape and he was very active in the Men's Club at the course, including four terms as president and six terms as tournament director.

Berffie is survived by ffis compaffion of 24 years,Terry Martin; sons, Christopher and Patrick; daughter-in-law, Jennifer; five grandchUdren; and ffis Bichon Frise, Casey.

A wake hosted by Terry was held on 16 August at Berffie and Terry's home. No other services were held as he requested.

He was cremated and ffis ashes wUl be scattered at sea.

Jack Shaw '60 RONALD WARREN CHAPMAN '66 "Ron" Chapman passed away on 1 August 2008 at Hospice Austin (Texas), just a few months after being diagnosed with cancer.

He was born on 29 September 1944 in Miarffi Beach, FL. Ron earned two appointments to the Naval Academy and was able to share one of them with a friend. As a Na^vy junior, ffis famUy was stationed at Pearl Harbor wffile Ron was at the Academy. Ron loved the water and was SCUBA diver, a surfer and coxswain on the Na^vy hea^vyweight crew team.

Ron's goal of a career in naval aviation was cut short by a knee injury during advanced single engine traiffing in Pensacola.

However, Pensacola was where he met ffis wife, Patricia, and they enjoyed 42 years together. For many years they worked as a team in the oU and gas industry, because with every job, Ron would share his increasing knowledge of logistics and supply management with Patricia.

In 1967, they moved to New Orleans, LA, where Ron put his oceanographic education to work on offshore oU rigs for SheU OU. Later, Ron joined Belco Petroleum in Houston,TX, as chief engineer His next move was to Denver, CO, where Ron brought King Resources out of bankruptcy and renamed it Phoenix Resources. In 1978, he joined Tom Marsh Inc in AmariUo,TX, to work in oU and gas exploration for the brother of Stanley Marsh, famous for owning the CadiUac Ranch.

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He worked on independent projects unffi retiring in 1994 to become active with Patricia in the antique business, speciaUzing m Southwestern jewelry and artffacts. Ron wras a lover of Uve music, especiaUy rock-n-roU and jazz.

Ron was predeceased by ffis faffier. Rear Admiral Donald Chapman,JAGC, USN (Ret.). Ron is survived by ffis wffe, Patricia; sons. Bob Chapman of Denver, CO, and Skyler Chapman of Key Largo, FL; moffier, Norene V. Chapman of Wasffington, DC; and broffier. Randy Chapman of Austin, TX. CHARLES HENRY GRIFFITHS JR. '71

FoUowing a courageous 19-month batde with brain cancer, and surrounded by ffis loving famUy Rear Adnural Charles H. "Cffip" GriffiffisJr, USN (Ret.), passed away on 2 March 2008 at ffis home in Midffietown, RI. Many '71ers saw Cffip last at our 35th reuffion, when he spoke •with con^viction of ffis intention to fight tffis iUness with every resource he coffid muster, and he ffid so—once again setting the standard for grace under fire.

As one of the flag officers of the Naval Academy Class of 1971, Cffip had affistingffished32-year career in the submarine service. His service mcluded command of PITTSBURGH (SSN-720).

During the first GulfWar, PITTSBURGH was among the first submarines smce World War II to fire weapons in anger. Admiral Griffiths also served with Submarine Squadron Two in Groton, CT, and Submarine Group Nine m Bangor,WA. Other assignments included the Joint Staff Q-5) and USSTRj\TCOM. After retirement in 2002, Chip joined Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in Portsmouth, RI. Before ffis 10th birthday, Cffip made up ffis rffind to attend the Naval Academy and be a submarine officer—an early infficator of the purpose-driven, direct approach to Ufe he exhibited throughout ffis career. Those of us fortanate to know ffim weU cherished ffis generous friendship, unfaffing and infectious good humor and ffis loyalty to famUy friends, country and the Uffited States Na^vy From midshipman to adrffiral. Chip was the consummate naval officer, a man fortanate enough to know ffis true caUing in Ufe and who maximized the opportanities offered ffim to serve and to lead. Unffi we are aU reunited with our friend, sffipmate and classmate, Cffip Griffiths wiU continue to serve as an example to us aU of a Ufe lived straight and true.

He is survived by his loving bride of 34 years, Cyntffia Bearden Griffiths; sons. Lieutenant Brandon Griffiths '00, USN, and his wife. Lieutenant Elizabeth Griffiths '00, USN, and Matthew Griffiths; grandson, WUUam; parents,Vice Adrffiral Charies H. Griffiths '46, USN (Ret.), and Barbara Felton Griffiths; brother, Scott A. Griffiths, ffis wife,Therese, and their chUdren, Devin and Megan; sister, LesUe Franson, her husband, Jim, and their children, Arno, Kristen and Greg. He also leaves beffind his dog, Derek Jeter, whose name infficates Cffip's passion for the New York Yankees.

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Together -with the other heroes of our country, Cffip was interred on 14 March 2008 at ArUngton National Cemetery.

Fair winds and foUowing seas.

KE-VIN MASON CHEATHAM '76

Captain Ke-vin M. Cheaffiam, USNR (Ret.), ffied on 4 June 2008 of compUcations from ffis courageous 13-year batde with ALS. A native of Midlotffian,VA, and long-time resident of Florida, Kevm was a 1972 graduate of Manchester High School prior to receivmg ffis congressional appointment to the Naval Academy. WhUe at ffie Academy, he was a fleet-footed receiver on the 150-pound footbaU team, as weU as holder of a long-stanffing Plebe record for triple jump.

Upon graduation from the Academy with ffie Class of 1976, he served as a Na-vy ffight officer and mission commander of an S-3A carrier-based anti-submarine jet. Ke-vm made two 8-monffi deployments to the Western Pacific and Inffian Oceans, one during the Iraman hostage crisis. He recorded over 200 catapiUt launches—and as he noted, "luckUy, an equal number of carrier lanffings."

Upon retiring from active service wiffi ffie U.S. Na-vy Ke^vm ffien spent 24 years with Nalco Chemical Company headquartered in NapervUle, IL, first as a chemical sales engineer, and m more recent years, even though unable to use ffis limbs, as a market development manager and member of ffie techffical resource center team.

In adffition to ffis Nalco career, Ke^vin remained in ffie Naval Reserve, attaiffing the rank of captain and retirmg in 2001. In that capacity, he served as admiffistration officer and executive officer of ComUSNavCent Det 108, in Tampa, FL, and commanffing officer of ABFC 410 in Pensacola, FL, before assurffing command in 1998 of the Naval Control of Sffipping Office Adantic 208 in Miami, FL. Kevin's strength of character and easygoing smUe served ffim weU during the last 14 years as Lou Geffiig's ffisease slowly cffipped away at ffis mobffity. Remaimng fuUy employed by Nalco unffi the day he ffied, Ke^vin never once complained about his pUght. He became a Democratic Party activist and worked tirelessly at ffis computer on behaff of myriad causes, includmg civU rights and stem-ceU research. His effitorials regarffing ffie latter appeared in USA Today, Tlie Miami Herald, Pensacola News Journal and Tlie Palm Beach Post.

Predeceased by ffis mother, Mary Cheatham, Kelvin is survived by ffis wife of 29 years, Jessica Cheatham and daughter, Leah Cheaffiam.

Memorial services were conducted on 21 Jffiy 2008 at Mt. Pisgah Umted Methoffist Church in Miffioffiian,VA. In Ueu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Association, Development Departaient, 27001 Agoura Road Suite 150, Calabasas HUls, CA 91301; www.ALSA.org.

The Cheatham Family

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Phone:

Name: Adffiess:

REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.USNA.COM/TAILGATES Please keep in mind that if you don't already have a password to Online Community, there is a 24 hour delay in obtaining one.

Registration closes at 10 a.m. the Monday prior to the event. No refunds will be given after this time.

If paying by credit card, please visit our secure website at www.usna.com, maU your appUcation to the address below, fax your appUcation to 410-295-4002 or caU Wendy Owen at 410-295-4018 Please make checks payable to: USNA Alumi Association* MaU to: USNA Alumiu Association, Home FootbaU Tailgates, P.O. Box 64975, Baltimore, MD 21264 *Must be postmarked one week prior to the event If you have additional questions, please contact events(^usna.com or 410-295-4018 October 2008

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NAVY-NOTRE DAME TAILGATE November 15, 2008 * Registration closes Nov. 10, 2008, 10 a.m.—No refunds after this time.

9:30 a . m . - 11:30 a . m .

(Noon Kickoff) C a m d e n Yards-Camden Club 333 West C a m d e n Street • B a l t i m o r e , M D 2 1 2 0 1 Chef's C u s t o m B r u n c h M e n u : Scrambled Eggs with Herbs and Cheese H o m e Fried Potatoes • Bacon and Sausage • Caesar Salad H o t Dogs • Boog's Pit Beef with aU the fixins' Baked Beans • Cole Slaw • Cookies and Browmes Bloody Marys • Mimosas • Beer, W i n e and Soda • Coffee, Decaf and Tea

Sponsored in part by:

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Price: M e m b e r $40, M e m b e r ChUdren $25 (12 and under) N o n - M e m b e r $45, N o n - M e m b e r Cffildren $30 (12 and under) * Reservations are required. No walk-ins accepted.

Start the fun in Annapolis...Take the USNA AA Bus! R o u n d t r i p bus ride firom Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Staffium to M & T Barffi Staffium in Baltimore

November 15, 2008 * Registration closes Nov. 10,2008,10 a.m.—No refunds after this time.

Check-in: 8:00 a . m .

Departure time: 8:15 a . m .

Buses will depart Baltimore 45 minutes after conclusion of the game.

P r i c e : M e m b e r $30, N o n - M e m b e r $35 (Sorry, no discounts for children are available) $5 parking fee at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium applies. * Reservations are required. No walk-ins accepted.

SAVE $5-SIGN UP F O R BOTH NAVY-NOTRE DAME BUS AND TAILGATE M e m b e r $65, M e m b e r ChUdren $50 (12 and under); N o n - M e m b e r $75, N o n - M e m b e r ChUffien $60 (12 and under) Registration closes November 10, 2008,10 a.m.—No

refunds will be given after this time.

REGISTER ONLINE A T W W W . U S N A . C O M / T A I L G A T E S Constituent I D :

Name:

Class: State:

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Indicate number attending: TAILGATE ONLY: Member Adult Member Child Non-Member Adult Non-Member Child BUS ONLY: Member Adult Member Child Non-Member Adult — Non-Member Child BUS & TAILGATE: Member Adult Member Child Non-Member Adult Non-Member Child

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refunds will be given after this time.

REGISTER ONLINE A T W W W . U S N A . C O M / T A I L G A T E S If paying by credit card, please visit our secure website at wrww.usna.com, mail your appUcation to the address below, fax your appUcation to 410-295-4002 or caU Wendy Owen at 410-295-4018 Please make checks payable to: USNA Alumni Association* MaU to: USNA AlurmU Association, Navy-Notre Dame, P.O. Box 64975, Baltimore, MD 21264 *Must be postmarked one week prior to the event If you have additional questions, please contact events(§usna.com or 410-295-4018

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ARMY-NAVY GALA Fridayy 5 December 2008 7p.m. - 11 p.m.

Philadelphia Convention Center Huge Army-Navy pep rally with cheerleaders, mascots, bands and much, much more.

Open Bar, Dinner and Dancing

Cost: $100 per person.

Make check payable to the United States Naval Academy Foundation or pay by credit card

Please contact Shannon A. Spillane at shannon.spillane(^usna.com or 410-295-4175 for more information or to register.

Names will be held at the door (no tickets sent) October 2008

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78

Realtor San Diego's Best Buys Free Relocation Information Military Relocation Specialist For Honest and Expert Real Estate Representation Call CDR Eric Kalisky '78 (RET) Toll Free: 877-898-USNA E-Mail; EKALISKY@AOLCOM Visit: www.erickalisky.com Prudential California Realty San Diego's Number One Real Estate Company

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CT & RI Housing?

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Experienced in military relocations, VA, USAA & Navy Federal financing.

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Cell: 617-821-5879 Email: ksclancy@mac.com Web: www.kevinsclancv.com

REAL ESTATE • EAST Specializing in Northern Virginia Stq)hanie Warciweli GRI, e-PRO Tom '86 Serving Fairfax Counfy, Prince William County and Stafford County

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Executive Office Executive Secretary to President/CEO: Melanie Allegretti

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A L U M N I ASSOCIATION

Operations Executive Vice President, Operations: Terry Murray.

Executive Assistant: Carmen Prouty

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Staff Support Receptionist: Donna Reed Wickstrand.

Assistant Facilities Manager: Lenny Kane

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IVIember Support Operations Manager: Ron Casey 410-295-4012 Alumni and Customer Services; Career Programs: Dave Church 410-295-4013 Class/Chapter/Parents' Club Manager: Noreen Parry 410-295-4016 Class Support/Reunion Coordinator: Eileen Proulx 410-295-4017 Parents' Club Coordinator: Veronica Gibson 410-295-4019 Chapter Support Coordinator: Kristin Kibler 410-295-4035 Class/Chapter/Parents' Club Admin Asst Alicia Luckhardt 410-295-4016 SACC Sally Fletcher 410-295-4021 S/ICCAssistant: 410-295-4022 Death Notification: Timothy Elizabeth Woodbury 410-295-4064 Ring Bank ringbank@usna.com

IVIembership Membership Coordinator: Den/se C/ar/f Membership and Records Assistant: Michelle Mazanec Corporate Membership and Marketing Manager: Linda Lee

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Development Director of Development: Steve MaconI Development Coordinator://e/rf/Wt/ss/on

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Major Gifts Director, Major Gifts: Claudia Nichols Cunningham Major Gift Officer: Shawn Messer Major Gift Officer: Charles J. Kupec Senior Major Gift Officer: Colby Rankin Associate Major Gift Officer: Abigail Fowlkes Major Gift Coordinator: Jessica Hassay

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Annual Giving Programs Director of Annual Giving Programs: Ginny Joy Associate Director, President's Circle: Julia Hutchison Assistant Director, Annual Giving, Parents Fund: Chris Stewart Coordinator, Annual Giving: Violette Wright Associate Director, Class Legacy Gift Programs: Rich Goldsby Assistant Director, Annual Giving Programs: Heather Bryce Administrative Assistant: Maryalice Brady

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Planned Giving Director, Planned Giving: 77m Wolf Coordinator, Planned Giving: Keisha Outen

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Corporate & Foundation Relations

Business Operations Director, Membership and Business Operations: BobbI Collins Merchandise:/Wo///Connors

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Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations: Kevin Reeds Coordinator, Corporate & Foundation Relations: Laura Barnes

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Development Operations

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Treasury/l-luman Resources CFO and Treasurer; Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration: HankSanford.

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Assistant: CamBosworth Director: Kristen Pironis Assistant Director, Publications: Jackie Furton Assistant Production Manager/Classes Editor: Maria O'Shea Communications Specialist:/4s/7/e//0/mp Chapters Editor: Sandra Stansbury-Spadaro Obituaries Editor: Timothy Elizabeth Woodbury Editorial Assistant Tonya White Communications Manager: Elizabeth Wrightson Web Communications Manager: Anne Sharpe

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Information Services Vice President: 77m Kobosko Network Engineer: Jeff fran/fs Network Administrator: Richard Thomas Database Administrator: Larry Rogers Database Quality Control: Tom Trueblood Online Project Manager: Kate Brasacchio SeniorWebsite Developer: Garrett/Ceaf//7ff Junior Web Developer: Nicholas Trentacoste..

Information Services Administrative Assistant: KeelyMarczyk

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Director, Development Operations: Rusty Yelser Special Projects Director: Bob Hofford Protocol and Special Events Director: Shannon Spillane

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Development Services Director, Development Services: Emily Parkhurst Assistant Director, Research & Stewardship: Carolyn McCollum Research Analyst: Clay Evans

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Gift Processing Director, Gift Processing: Dawn Beach Coordinator, Gift Processing: Melodie Wahl Gift Processor: Tenia Allison Gift Processor: .yenmye/-Barrett.

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FOUNDATION A T H L E T I C AND SCHOLARSHIP P R O G R A M S Vice President: Ed Wallace Administrative Assistant: Chris Knott Administrative Assistant: Paige Fuller

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CONTACT U S U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21402-5068 410-295-4000/ Faxes: 410-295-4001 (Ogle Hall), 410-295-4004 (49 House), 410-295-4003!Cottage) Foundation Development 291 Wood Road, Beach Hall, Annapolis, MD 21402-5001 410-295-4100 / Fax: 410-295-4107 Foundation Athletic and Scholarship Programs 25 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 410-295-4095 / Fax: 410-280-5534

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