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By Vice AdmiralJeffrey L. Fowler '78, USN
Leaders to Serve the Nation: Attributes of USNA Graduates
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ll of you know feUow graduates who are selfless, inspirational, proficient, innovative, articulate, adaptable and professional, and have remained so under the most trying of circumstances. For this reason, nothing in this current Hst of graduate attributes should come as a surprise to you.They are a documented description of the kind of leaders we have produced in the past and will continue to produce in the fixture. Not all graduates will find themselves tested under the same circumstances as our most decorated alumni, but if they were, our goal is to ensure that they would be able to respond with the right decisions, the right actions, and the right leadership because we had prepared them well here. To achieve that end, the attributes shotold be our guide, providing a clearly defined end state for our midshipmen to pursue during their 47 months by the Bay.
Summary of Attributes White Paper by the USNA Academy Effectiveness Board Established in 1845, the Naval Academyfi-omits beginning has been dedicated to the education and training of future Navy and Marine Corps Officers.' In 1995 the Middle States Commission on Higher Education stated, "the Academy is a national resource of distinctive character and remarkable excellence." While aU sources of commissioned officers are important, the Academy graduate is "the dye that permeates the officer corps''^ and sets the "standards for all officers."^' What are the "standards" set by USNA graduates and why are they important? In the report, Professional Military Education: An Assetfor Peace and Progress it is stated that, "Each graduating class of the academies represents a cadre of extremely high-quality officers, steeped in the traditions and culture of their particular service and molded to a military ideal to an extent not possible in a part-time
the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government. Because of its enduring nature, the mission creates a commonly understood institutional purpose at the highest level across the Academy and over time. However, having a robust institutional mission statement is a necessary but not sufficient condition for institutional success. Attributes describe the kind of officers we strive to develop in order to accomplish our mission.They reflect our broad responsibility and communicate to ourselves and othen the ideals that have guided usfiromthe beginning of the U.S. naval service.
It is by no means enough that an officer of the Navy should be a capable mariner. He must be that, of course, but also a great deal more. He should be as well a gentleman of liberal education, refined manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor. He should R O T C program."* be the soul of tact, patience, jiistice,Jirmness, kindness, and charity. No meritorious act of a subordinate should escape While the mission of the Naval Academy has varied his attention or be left to pass without its reward, even if in its details over time, it provides the most enduring the reward is only a word of approval. Conversely, he description of the standards to which we hold ourselves should not be blind to a singlefault in any subordinate, and our midshipmen accountable: though at the same time, he should be quick and unfailing to distinguish errorfrom malice, thoughtlessness from To develop midshipmen morally, mentally and incompetency, and well meant shortcomingsfrom heedless physically and to imbue them unth the highest ideals of or stupid blunder. In one word, every commander should duty, honor and loyalty in order to provide graduates who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential keep constantly before him the great truth, that to be well obeyed, he must be perfectly esteemed." for future development in mind and character to assume
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Mission accomplishment demands the elaboration of the mission into guiding principles and behaviors that are readily understandable and actionable by all members of the community. The guiding principles we have adopted have taken the form of attributes of graduates.They are the more concrete manifestations of the concepts embodied in the mission statement. A concise Hst of attributes was first generated in conjunction with the 1999 USNA Strategic Plan. There were earlier strategic plans that to some extent provided this focus (June 1992,June 1993, Jan 1997), but what was unique about the 1999 plan was its explicit connection with resource allocation and institutional renewal.The process of reaching consensus on the statement of the 1999 strategic vision for the Naval Academy involved extensive stake holder feedback early in the planning process and repeated "testing" and revision of draft statements of attributes that clearly described what we expect of our graduates.This plan provided a vision and guiding principles that served to give broad focus on how the Naval Academy executes its mission. The creation of the current list of attributes, which is derived fi-om the 1999 attributes, involved active participation of many USNA constituents led by the
newly established Academy Effectiveness Board (AEB). The AEB is a standing committee of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and is co-chaired by the deputies of the senior leaders responsible for achieving the mission, namely, the Academic Dean and Provost, Commandant, and Athletic Director The list of attributes generated through extensive internal input during spring 2006 was then reviewed by the Senior Leadership Team during the fall 2007 semester and, eventually, by the Chief of Naval Operations' staff As a result of these reviews the following was approved in April 2008: We aaomplish our mission by graduating midshipmen who are warriors ready to meet the demands of a country at war or at peace. In this sense our graduates are: ' Selfless leaders who value diversity and create an ethical command climate through their example of personal integrity and moral courage. ' Mentally resilient and physically fit officers, who inspire their team to accomplish the most challenging missions, including leading in combat. ' Technically and academically proficient professionals with a commitment to continual learning.
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Critical thinkers and creative decision makers with a bias for action. • Effective communicators. • Adaptable individuals who understand and appreciate global and cross-cultural dynamics. • Role models dedicated to the profession of arms, the traditions and values of the Naval Service and the constitutional foundation of the United States. There are primarily three interconnected uses of the attributes of graduates:first,to communicate to ourselves and others the ideals that should shape our programs over the 47 months that midshipmen spend at the Naval Academy; second, to foster programmatic alignment at the
Naval Academy with the desired end states that the attributes represent; and, third, to guide strategic planning, resource allocation, institutional renewal, and institutional effectiveness assessment. Through the leadership in word and deed of the Superintendent, Academic Dean, Commandant, Athletic Director and all members of the USNA Senior Leadership Team the attributes will remain the enduring legacy of a Naval Academy education whereby our graduates set the standards for all officers. Editors note: For thefirlltext o(Leaders to Serve the Nation: Attributes of USNA Grarfiwfes, visit www.usna.edu.
' Department of Defense Direaive Number 1322.22. Subject: Service Academies. August 24,1994. ^ The Higher Standard: Assessing the United Slates Naval Academy. Report of die Special Committee to die Board olVisitors, United States Naval Academy June 1997, page 6 ' Professional Military Education: An Asset for Peace and Progress.h report of die CSIS Study Group of on Professional IVlilitary Education, Wa.'ihington, D.C.: Center for Strategic & International Studies. March 1997 a. page 28; b. page 27. ' Statement long attributed to Jones, but now believed to have been written by Augustus C. Buell. Reef Points: 2003-2004,98th Edition, U.S. Nav.>l Academy 2(X1,'i
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Induction Day Class of 2012 THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME: TEARFUL PARENTS, NERVOUS PLEBES, HAIRCUTS, DIXIE CUPS AND
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Class of 1962 Makes the Link
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am honored to do this," said Captain William Estelle Jr. '62, USN (Ret.) (above r i ^ t , with classmate Commander Roy Wallace '62, USN (Ret.)), regarding his new roll as Mentor to the Class of 2012. CaptainViaor Meyer '62, U S N R (Ret.), was also excited to get started, but had to laugh about the age gap: "These kids don't know Korea and weren't b o m during Vietnam. They're going to think we're reaDy old people!" Fourty classmates came to the Alumni Association's 1-Day Family Picnic to meet parents and start the "year-long extravaganza," as 1962's Link Chair Colonel John Ripley, USMC (Ret.), described it. "We're thrilled," he said-"link in the Chain is tied to all of the memorable events, so we'll be there. IWe'll be there after they graduate too. It's a magic formula." .jgjg selected the Marines. "Samuel was ahvays more impressed with the Marine officers he met than he was with me." Poor Dad. Heidi Menkin of Baltimore (below with Isabelle and Caleb, mother of Tyler Alfiiend 12), summed up what most parents were going through at the family picnic: "I don't really know^ how I feeL It all happened so quickly this morning. We've been building up to this point since last summer, so it's not real yet."
After the Oath of Office ceremony, all were reunited before the doors of BancTofi; slammed shut in 45 minutes. Brothers laughed at their siblings new haircuts, picnics sprang up all along StriblingWalk and the Plebes held the wide-eyed gaze of fanuly and fitiends as they described their day thus far. "You won't see smiles firam any of them for the first couple of weeks," I overheard an officer say. The red eyes of the moms and dads reiterated that, •i'
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By Captain David Foyer ' 7 1 , USNR (Ret.)
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his year marks, to the best of our knowledge, the 140th annivenary of the arrival at the Yard of one of the most readily recognizable icons of the Naval Academy. Every graduate recalls Tecumseh, and the great statue deserves its status as a landmark and an icon ofAnnapolis, of the United States Navy and of Delaware.
OfDelaware? We'll get to that in a bit. At first glance, the figurehead's history and connection to the Academy seems straightforward. It once graced the bow of a man-o'-war, and most former midshipmen are aware myth and superstition have long associated themselves with the figure, though they may not be aware of the specifics, beyond calling him the "God of 2.0" and remembering throwing pennies at him on the way to exams. Yet like most revered objects, there is a deeper story Tracing the provenance, history and career of the statue we know leads us into deep labyrinths ofAmerican history And even beyond that, back to the times of die Egyptians, Greeks and Viking. N o brief article could explore all the ramifications.The most authoritative yet still reasonably succinct account has been authored by Naval Academy Museum curator James Cheevers. Beginning vwth the work Cheevers has established, we will attempt to follow the story of how "Tecumseh" originated, his
career and how he ended up at the Academy, vrith occasional sidelights on mythopoeia, history, sculpture, poUtics and war.
Rgureheads in Maritime History Figureheads and sailing ships ... they go together in our imagination .Yet the figurehead may have predated the sail, and was very probably coeval with it. Both in Graeco-Roman and Chinese cultures, the ship was considered a person, or at least a living thing possessed of something resembling a spirit or soul. As such, it was referred to in human terms; and part of this personalization seems to have been the painting of eyes on the bows, and eventually, specialization of some element of the bow into the representation either of a face, or of afigure.Most sailors also know that the quarterdeck was once sacred, and that the Romans located a figure of the ship's "lares," or tutelary god, there.' These may have been the earliest "figureheads," although they were located afi;, not forward.The Greeks also placed a figurehead—usually an owl, in the case of the Athenians—all the way forward in their war galleys, locating it on the stem just above the ramming beak.-The Viking Sagas also mention figureheads on their marauding warships.^ The emerging European powers of the early gunpowder era retained, or perhaps, reinvented the figurehead, placing it in what was called the "head," a structure external to the huU proper and
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projecting ahead of the stem. (This was also convenient for use as a latrine—the basis of our modern locution of "going to the head.") Governments of this era invested nearly as much effort and expense in carved and painted ornamentation as on the ships' batteries. From the 1500s on the Itahans (with their galleys), Spanish, Dutch and French competed in the baroque splendor of ship decoration.^ The English picked up the style, though never to the extent of the French, and Americans inherited that tradition, though with lesser resources and artistry.
in the form of logs.Typically, the artist began by chalking an outline to block out proportions, then hewed out with an axe various spaces within which the carving would take place. After placing iron bolts in the rough form for suspension, the artist began the chisel work. Hands and arms were often made separately and fastened with screv^.The completed figure was painted, then set on a wheeled stand for delivery to the shipyard or waterfiiont (in case of replacement of a rotted original).'
By the early 19th century the head structure had undergone significant simplification, reducing dead weight and overhang, but the figurehead remained, now mounted at the upper part of the stem. By this period—^the era our piece dates fiiom—the figurehead, along perhaps with a national coat of arms at the stem, was the last remant of the masses of carved, painted and gilded sculptural ornamentation that had covered men-o'-war for so many centuries.
USS DELAWARE As anyone who's read the text under it knows, "Tecumseh" was originally the figurehead of USS DELAWARE. DELAWARE was laid down at die United States Navy Yard, Gosport—today's Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth.VA— as part of our first class of ships of the hne, the capital ships of their day. Two years after construction commenced. Congress voted to name this class after states of the Union. Lots were drawn to determine which ship would get which name, and the 74-g;im ship due to be launched in 1820 was named DELAWARE.
Figurehead Carving Shipcarvers were once familiar figures in American port cities. Theirs was a specialized craft, but commissions were not so dependable that they woiJd turn down other work. Things may have been different in old Europe, but in the New World shipcarvers did not limit themselves to figureheads. They also carved exotic tobacco-related figures, circus wagons, and ornamental woodwork for homes, public sculptures and public buildings.'Notable centers of the art were Boston, Gloucester, Newburyport, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.' The Skillins of Boston and William Rush (1756-1833) of Philadelphia were among weU-knovwi shipcarvers of the time. The neoclassical style of the early 19th century celebrated gods, goddesses, or Greek or Roman warriors.The wood for figureheads was usually American white pine, bought at spar yards
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was launched on 21 October 1820.^Shordy thereafter Commodore John Rodgers wrote to the Delaware congressional delegation, asking for their su^estion as to an appropriate figurehead. Three congressmen repHed: DELAWARE
For the proposed head of the ship-of-the-Hne DELAWARE. Bust of Tamenend, the celebrated chief of the Delaware Indians, Drapery—a blanket with a belt on which is a tomahawk—over the left shoulder a quiver of arrows, one hand resting on a bow and the other holding the Calumet.'
Tamenend Tamenend—^x-ariously spelled Tammanend,Temane,Tamenand, Taminent,Tameny, and Tammany"—^was a chief of the Lenni Lenapes, a confederation ofAlgonkian-speakers hving roughly fiom Long Island to Cape Henlopen, and along the Delaware Rix-erValleNi" They had their council fire at Shackamaxon, about where Germanto\\Ti is now, north of Philadelphia.'- The Lenni Lenape had a complex s\-stem of sachem (or chief) selection and representation that some point to as one of the sources of the United States Constitution. Tamenend is a figure of some interest in the Hterature of the interaction of European culture with that of Native America. John Gotdieb Heckewelder. an early German-American missionar\- and historian of the Penns\-lvania tribes, writes, "The name of Tamenend is held in the highest veneration among the Indians. He was an ancient Delaware chief who never had his equal. He was in the highest degree endowed with wisdom, virme, prudence, charit\; affabihty, meekness, hospitaHty, in short with ever\' good and noble qualification that human beings may possess. H e was supposed to have had intercourse with the great and good Spirit, for he was a stranger to everything that w^s bad."'^'In 1683 Tamenend and the English Quaker William Perm signed an agreement that Europeans and Indians would live together in peace "As long as the creeks and rivers run and while the sun, moon and stars endure." It guaranteed fi-eedom, peace, fair treatment, tolerance and equality for all inhabitants of the land, no matter their origin or ethnicity." Both the letter and spirit of the 1683 treaty were quickly broken, and the "Delawares" were pushed west over the next 200 years, ending today in Oklahoma,Wisconsin and Ontario.'' YetTamanend was still so revered for his integrity, honesty and leadership that he became known after his death around 1698 as "Saint Tammany."'*
Over the next century, folk legends accreted around him, and "Tammany" eventually became one of the patron saints of the American Revolution, especially in the Philadelphia area. An armual Tammany festival there commemorating his memory spread. Among the patriots, 1 May became an armual celebration of peace, fieedom, and the common man." '* "Sons of St. Tammany" Societies and Halls proliferated, the most famous, of course, becoming the Manhattan lodge that ran a Democratic party machine imder "Boss" Tweed.
Who Carved Tecumseh? The Navy Yard contracted the figurehead of Tamenend specified by the congressional delegation to a Portsmouth shipcarver named WiUiam Luke. In 1821,William Luke, grandson of a joiner and of a family of local crafi3men,"was employed in, or perhaps more accurately by, the Joiner's Department of the Naval Shipyard. He was described by the superintendent of the Navy Yard as a very competent and steady man, who had agreed to do the work for S2.50 per day or $2.00 per day "constant."^ William Luke was apparendy self-taught as a sculptor, what he learned from his family aside. N o record remains of his being apprenticed or working with any of the great famihes or shops of the shipcarvers of Boston, New York or Philadelphia, and his obituary in 1829 read: Though self-taught, and without the opportunities necessary to acquire perfection in his art, he has left some specimens that would do credit to the first artists of the country—^among which we particularly notice the bold and animated figure of an Indian Warrior, which graces the head of the DELAWARE....-'
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And the notice of his death refers to his "untutored genius."-But though he might have been imtutored, Luke had enough custom to own his own shop, at the comer of Court and London Streets, and "It is said that he executed all the carving at that place for the United States Navy."-^This is another interesting comment, as there were apparendy three shipcarvers active in Norfolk at the time. Did Luke specialize in naval work, leaving civiUan shipcarving to the othen? However, it is important to note that this first figurehead (which we will call "Tecumseh I," following Cheevers's terminology), is described as afdlfigure: ...his drapery is a rose point blanket, fastened or girdled on with a belt of wampum; a hatchet stuck in the wampum; a scalping knife is seen in the folds of the blanket at the breast; a quiver of arrows at his back; his position is a Httie advancing, resting the left foot against the stump of a tree; in
Ohio Historical Marker Thanks to Captain Arthur W. Holfield, USN (Ret.), for pointing out an Ohio Historical Marker recognizing the birthplace of Tecumseh.
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To oppose the grave threat of rapidly encroaching white settlement on Native American iands. isch succe.s.sfully molded and liccamc the lea ^, a confcder.ition of tribes numl«rin<j sc...~ 5 0 , 0 0 0 warriors. This opposition miqht well have succeeded had it not been for his jealous younger b r o t h e r . Tenskv..at.'j\>a. The P r o p h e t , whose rash acts prccipit«ted the Battle of Tippecanoe and undermined all T e r u m s c h i effort.s. Forced hy circums t a n c e lo ally himself and his rcmaininii followers with the British in the War of I81Z. TGCum.sch w.is Killed at the B.attic of the Thames n e a r present C h a t h a m . O n t a r i o . Canada on O c t o b e r 5 J 8 1 3 .
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Legend has it that at the very moment a great meteor sailed across the sky in 1768, the Shawnee leader Tecumseh was born. To visit the marker, you'll need to visit Xenia, OH, about 15 miles southwest of Dayton.
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Now the mystery begins. This obviously does not conform to the work we know today, most noticeably in that our "Tecimiseh" is a bust—fix)m the waist up—not a full figure. Some secondary sources say the order was changed to a bust before executed,-'' but this seems doubtfiol. If so, why would "A Friend" fiom the Gosport Yard itself—source of the description cited just above—describe it as a full figure in 1829? WTiere, then, did the Tecumseh we know come fiom?
The Fate of the DELAWARE was roofed over and kept in ordinary at Portsmouth until 1827, when she was fitted for sea. She made her first deployment fiom 1828 to 1830, in the Mediterranean (Med). DELAWARE
As was common in those days, she went through several commissionings, Med deployments, layings-up, and recommissionings in the late 1820s and 1830s. Ten surviving dravrings and paintings show her fix)m these years, all vrith the fuU-length figurehead at her bow.-' She was placed in ordinary again in 1836. This is a period of ecHpse as far as the records go, and a dire one for our history of our hero. The National Archives hold no mention of work on the figurehead during this availability,-* and no shipyard records survive due to the destmction of the Navy Yard twice during the Civil War. DELAWARE apparendy came out of her late-1830s refit with a bust-type figurehead. It can readily be assumed diat die first figurehead, its soft white pine presumably weathered after years at sea, was replaced at this point.This seems reasonable."'But by whom, then, was the second figurehead executed?
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the left hand is held a slacked bow, and in the right is, in die attitude of offering, a calumet, or pipe of peace, with the stem outwards; the hair is represented as braided up on the crown of the head, adorned with red feathen.^
Until now it has been thought that the bust-style figurehead we know as Tecumseh—Tecumseh II, the wooden version preserved at die Armel-Lefiwich Visitor Center—^was probably a re-execution by WiUiam Luke, as he was thought to have still been at die shipyard in 1839. In fact, die legend displayed today in the Visitor Center unequivocally states: Originally carved to represent Tamenand, Chief of die Delaware Indians, this wooden bust graced the bow of the third ship of the U.S. Navy named for die State of Delaware
.ind launched in 1820.The figurehead was carved by William Luke at the Gosport, later Norfolk, Na\y Yard. In her 1940 book, Pauline Pinckney cited 1839 as the date of Luke's death. However, this seems to have been an error, either on Pinckney's part or on that of one of her sources, since obituary records quoted and checked against the original newspapers^'clearly- show that the sculptor WiUiam Luke died in 1829, not 1839.'' Thus, identification of "Tecumseh 11" as Luke's work seems very unlikely. Perhaps there is a slight chance that Luke did it pre\-ious to his death and it w-as stored as a spare at the N a w Yard; or that he was contracted to do a figurehead for a ship that w^s subsequenth- canceled, and that head wnas used for DELAW:\RE. Ship\-ards stored quantities of spare parts, and figtoreheads were a hi^-usage item, being often damaged by enemy action, collisions and the simple wear of weather on soft pine."^However, our Tecumseh could more reasonably have originated w-ith one of Lukes apprentices, one of the other shipcarvers in Norfolk, or even a shipcarver in another city— Navy records show several instances of figureheads being contracted in one city for ships a-btulding in another.^ A name that was formerh- advanced, before the Luke attribution was accepted, is that of William Rush of Philadelphia. Rush specialized in busts and did several Indian Traders and Indian Chiefe whose descriptions—especially of the treatment of the bared scalp—do bring "our" Tecumseh to mind.-^Rush did a great deal of Nav\^ work, designing aU the figureheads for the sbc-ship frigate class of 1794, and carving four of them himself His shipcarv-ings were ordered fiom as far away as London and Algiers.^ However, Rush died in 1833, so it seems difficult to ascribe the 1840 figure to him either. How-e\-er. Rush had a number of skiUed apprentices—John BrowTi of Baltimore, Darnel Train of New York, as weU as Rush's ow-n son John. "Tecumseh 11" may have been carved by one of these men, perhaps foUowing a design by his deceased master. Isaac Fowle's shop in Boston and Solomon Willard, an itinerant shipcarver, also did Navy work during this period.* But so far, no evidence has been uncovered placing any of these carvers in die NorfoUc area circa 1839-1840. Probabk the most accurate statement we can now make about the authorship of Tecumseh II would be, "Sculptor unknovra." Interesting; but not necessarily enlightening, is that in 1833—four years after WiUiam Luke died, but presumably
The Tradition Remains, the Grade Changed Commander Harry BelflowerJr.'48, USN (Ret), wrote to Shipmate after reading the December 2(X)7 issue. In his letter, he noted that a caption below an image of the Photo courtesy of 1964 Lucky Bag Tecumseh figurehead read "God of the 2.0" and he was certain the passing grade was 2.5 when he attended the Academy. In fact, "2.5" was even engraved on his class ring. Midshipmen of the 40s, 50s and 60s decades recalled "back in the day" when they gave Tecumseh a left-handed salute, hoped for a passing grade and wins over Army. In 1946, President Harry S. Truman joined midshipmen in tossing pennies to the "God of the 2.5." However, today's midshipmen, and even current presidents, clearly recognize the "God of the 2.0." In 2005, President George W. Bush mentioned Tecumseh in his Commencement Address by stating: "God of the 2.0; I knew him pretty well when I was in school." What happened? Adopting letter grades in 1963 meant that Tecumseh was now the God of C. Converted to GPA, he was the God of 2.0, which some alums, who continued to refer to God of 2.5, took to mean standards had been lowered. Not so— tossed pennies still held the same value. "I can honestly say that the change would have been welcome when I was throwing pennies in Tecumseh's quiver," said Commander Belflower.
four years before the second version, the bust version, was executed—the great Sauk chief and warrior Black Hawk (Makataimeshekiakiak) was captured after the Batde of the Bad Axe River and was imprisoned at Fort Monroe, across Hampton Roads fiom Portsmouth.^'His imprisonment was not airtight, and Black Hawk was given tours of the area, was entertained at a private home in Portsmouth, and, moreover, was given a tour
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of the shipyard, during which he was shown DELAWARE during one of her refits.^ Extant portraits of Black Hawk, and similarities of features between them and the sculpture we know, lead one to the question, did whoever sculpted "Tecumseh 11" meet or sketch the celebrated chief while he was in Portsmouth? And was our "Tecimiseh" actuaUy modeled after the features, not of a peacemaker, but of a bitter enemy of the United States? At any rate, DELAWARE now carried the figurehead we know at its stem. After her overhaul, she saUed for the BrazU station in 1841, then did another Med deployment. She returned from this in 1844, was decommissioned again that March, and went into reserve in Norfolk untU a fiery date with destiny during the CivU War." Along with several other aging men-o'-war, DELAWARE was burned and sunk on 20 AprU 1861 in a conflagration that consumed much of the Navy Yard, to deny its use to the advancing forces of the newly declared Confederacy.*'
From Hampton Roads to Annapolis The Navy Yard was burned twice during the CivU War, once by the Union, again by the departing Confederates.WTien peace came, numerous wrecks and scutded vessek had to be cleared fiom the long-disputed Hampton Roads and the Elizabeth and James Rivers. In 1866-68, contractors firom Baltimore and Norfolk were engaged to raise and clear the wrecks of PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, RARITAN and COLUMBIA. Superintending diem was Ensign Peter Christian Asserson, a Norwegian immigrant who had served in many naval campaigns in the war and commanded several warships.^' A Navy Yard logbook records that the DELAWARE wreck was floated, went aground, and lay aground until early 1870, when she was raised again and put in
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drydock for breaking up.'- In 1873, after a period of private contracting for salvage work, Asserson was appointed Superintendent of Improvements at the Navy Yard and Assistant in Charge of Reconstmction. After having studied the extant records in the National Archives, Cheeven states, "He (Asserson) is credited with sending the preserved figurehead of DELAWARE III to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis."'" Asserson, who retired as a rear admiral, is buried at the Naval Academy Cemetery. The figurehead's arrival in Annapolis is generally dated to 1868, which would mean it was removed during the initial raising of the vessel, but establishing this date is difficult. Unfortimately no AnnapoUs newspapers seem to have survived fiom that year," and the Naval Academy archives contain no references which speak to the event. However, it may have been that its arrival was no "event" at aU. Sending old Navy figureheads to the Naval Academy was a common custom at the time; usuaUy they first landed on the porch of the old Seamanship Biulding;'" several figureheads preserved here and there about the Yard today date fiom this period. It was a time when figureheads themselves were passing into oblivion and saUors began to realize they were remnants of a swiftly passing age of sail.'"' If this is the case, there would have been no "event" to record when the one fiiom DELAWARE arrived. The figure we know as "Tecumseh" seems merely to have been the one which gained the most notoriety in later days, and thus became simply the best known of many.
Subsequent History at the Academy The figurehead was eventually mounted on a brick pedestal outside the old Gunnery Department. As it was labeled only as the figurehead of DELAWARE, die midshipmen proceeded to salute it and give it various nicknames. The one that stuck was
"Tecimiseh"—a ShawTiee chieftain who died in batde against United States forces in 1813*—and also "The God of 2.5," referring to the then-passing grade. Of interest in the acceptance of the name may be that another figure fiom around the same period, a figure knowTi as Seneca John, was car\-ed by Arnold Ruef of Tiffin, O H , and stood in fiont of a cigar store there for many years. It was nicknamed "The Tiffin Tecumseh" by the townspeople.'Could "Tecumseh" have perhaps been the generic name for any cigar-stoie figure? And thus, been appHed by midshipmen of the 1890s not in awe,but in irreverence? The figurehead was certainly not treated gently by midshipmen of that era, being moved and "very much broken" one HaUoween, and even set afire. R o t was discovered as early as 1889, when it was removed and repainted, and returned to its pedestal.'*
penisted for generations, and as a work of early American sculptural art it has few equals. May St. Tammany scowl down on many more generations of midshipmen! vt David Payer '71 is the author of many bestselling noveb of the Navy and Marine Corps, including The Return of PhiloT. McGiffin, The Threat, and Korea Strait. His next book mil be The Weapon (St. Martin's Press, this December). Matty tltanks to Robert WBaker '53; Commander Brian Horais '71, USNR (Ret.); and to Catliy Neri, parent ofMdshipmari Brim Neri '10, for collecting and sliaring the many photos of Tecumseh for this article. Footnotes on page 113.
Tecumseh U was moved to its present position in 1906, after the rebuUding of the Academy at that period, and replaced with a bronze copy (Tecumseh III) in 1930, the work paid for by the Class of 1891. The much-abused and intemaUy dry-rotted Tecumseh II was restored in 1970 with s)Tithetic resins and plastic,*^ and currendy is exhibited on the second deck of the Visitor Center. The replica, of course, remains the focus of " T Court" and accepts his painting and adornment prior to sports contests and other major events with his customary resigned grimness. Certainly more research remains to be done on this fascinating subject. It would be intriguing to finaUy determine exactly who executed the most fonous version of Tamenend, the figurehead we know as Tecumseh II. Despite the loss of records and the erosion of time, such mysteries, as Edgar AUen Poe once said,"...are not beyond all conjecture." But w'hoever produced it, produced a masterpiece. Its iconic power has
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iking an incredible 4,000 nules, firom San Diego, CA, to SpringviQe, NY, in just three months, Jeff Greene '01 raised thousands of doUars and achieved a penonal dream, thanks to the overwhelming support of a nation vvide Alumni network. Dubbed the "Ride for Red," Greene traveled cross-country, staying with members of the Academy's Alumni community along the way, in an effort to raise money for the Red Cross as weU as to mark his transition firom his miHtary career to civihan life. "I was able to rely on Academy Alumni, whose only link to me was that we'd gone to the same coUege," said Greene. "It's an incredible bond that's there. The willingness of strangers to open their doors to me across the United Srates without any hesitation was just amazing." "WTien Jeff e-mailed us asking for a night of home hospitahty during his "Ride for R e d " journey, it was certainly a surprise," said Captain Marc Goldberg '73, USN (Ret.), whom Greene stayed with in Harrisburg, PA. "But we didn't give a second thought to saying 'yes' to a feUow Naval Academy graduate and to a feUow submarine officer." The "Ride for R e d " began to take shape when Greene was serving as on the submarine KEY W E S T in 2003. A dedicated athlete and bicycfist since high school, Greene missed the sun and fresh air of the open road while he was on the submarine. "It started as a personal goal, when I was on the submarine spending months at a time under water," said Greene. "Once I got to Omaha for my shore duty with U.S. Strategic Command, that was when I realized I could turn this trip into a fiandraising effort for the Red Cross as weU."
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Postcards from the Road Starting in San Diego, CA, Greene planned to visit 55 cities on his cross-country ride, staying with a Naval Academy Alumni in each city. Using the AJumni lookup feature at www.usna.com, the Naval Academy Alumni Association's web site, Greene located members of the Alumni commimity in each of the cities he would bike through. "I would first send out a letter to Alumni explaining who I was, what I was doing and my request to stay with them for a n i ^ t , " said Greene. "After that, I would fbUow up with a phone caU or an e-mail, and the response to that was overwhelming." Nearly aU of the Alumni Greene contacted in the various cities were more than willing to put him up, and were excited to do so. "My entire family was able to have a nice family meal with Jeff during his overnight stay in El Paso," said Chief Justice David Chew '71, who opened his home to Greene when he rode through town. "There was never a question that we would not have extended him or any Alumni the same courtesy." Greene also stayed with Captain Andrew^ Karakos '78, U S N (Ret.), of FayetteviUe, N C . "My wife Karen and I •were pleased to be able to support JefFs ride," said Karakos. "Allowing Jeff to stay at my home and prepare for the next day's ride was a relatively easy and smaU contribution for us, but meant a lot to Jeff achieving his flmdraising and personal riding goal." Greene's initial fundraising goal v^^s $10,000. He planned to divide this sum between the Omaha and Buffalo Chapters Red Cross Organizations, donating $5,000
to each chapter. Greene surpassed this goal and raised a total of $13,800. Inspiration for Greene's cross country trip stemmed fiom a similar trip that Greene and four feUow midshipmen took part in whfle at the Academy. In 1999, Greene along with,Timm Heisey '00, Luke Whittemore '01, Rich McKnight '02 and Bill Guheen '02, hiked more than 3,000 miles fiom Annapolis to Santa Barbara, CA. Averaging 140 miles a day, accompanied by Captain Vince Manara '51, USN (Ret.) in a support van, the midshipmen completed the trip in 32 days. Nearly nine years later, when Greene rode through Annapolis (the starting point of the 1999 ride) Timm Heisey, as weU as classmate Parker Garret '01, rode beside him. "My experience at the Naval Academy taught me the abiHty to face challenges, take on huge goals and persevere," said Greene. The bike trip he participated in as a midshipman also provided Greene with an exceUent template as he planned the "Ride for Red." He elected to begin the trip on the West Coast and travel east, to avoid battling the prevailing westerly winds that he and his fiiends fought on their 1999 bike trip. Also a more southemly route provided him the opportunity to visit with family and fiiends located in Phoenix, AZ; Houston, TX; Charleston, SC; and Annapolis. Greene also used a special bike for his trip, a Trek Portland, which is a commuter road bike specificaUy designed for long trips, and weighs less than 20 pounds. Greene only carried an additional 50 pounds of
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gear in the bike's saddle bag?, which included tools and supplies for the bike, extra clothing, as weU as a journal and a Bible. "AUmy cold weather gear I had to take with me, so I could basicaUy ride anywhere firom 40 degrees to 105 or 110 degrees," said Greene. The most chaUenging part of the trip occurred in the first few weeks, as Greene made his way from San Diego through the Southwest. The number of cities available for Greene to stop in was far less than the later legs of his journey in the Southeast and up the East Coast. "I had to put in some pretty serious mileage and I was definitely hurting for the first few weeks," said Greene. "But I stfll had flm with the good people I stayed with there." Greene encountered some other unexpected chaUenges as he made his way through the Gulf Coast, particularly Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. "I came across areas that I couldn't really bike across, due largely to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina," explained Greene. In these situations, Greene had to rely on the help of the local Red Cross chapters, to provide rides across stretches of the interstate. The "Ride for Red" iditmately finished in SpringviUe, NY, a suburb of
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An Alumni Network of Support
Being able to rely on Academy Alumni whose only link to me was that we had gone to the same college... It*s an amazing bond that's there.The willingness ofstrangers to open their doors to me across the United States without any hesitation. Just amazing.'
Buffalo where Greene grew up. Greene became interested in sports and physical activity, particularly cycling, in high school. "I started exercising in high school and became interested in riding my dad's old road bike," recaUed Greene. "It was at this age that I discovered the value of exercise, the importance of volunteer work and the rewards that come from setting and working towards high goals." After graduating firom the Naval Academy in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics, Greene accepted his commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy and began nuclear power training. After graduating fiom nuclear power school in
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Greene srayed with Forrester and his wife Liz in Georgetown, SC, an event that was covered in the Georgetown Times. "It was encouraging to hear Jeffs testimony of the support of the brotherhood of Naval Academy Alumni," said Commander Jim Ha>:iSS!^A ' ' '
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Richmond,VA. It was clear that the support of Alumni across the country had blessed him and made a significant impact on him personaUy and on the success of his endeavor." John March '01 Greene's classmate. Captain Jadcsonvilie, NC Robert Jenkins '01, USMC, was serving in Iraq when Greene stayed at his home in Beaufort, SC. Jenkin's wife, who had never met Greene, gladly James Fon-ester '45 welcomed him into their home. "She Georgetown, SC
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While the entire trip was an incredible adventure, the most enjoyable aspect for Greene was sharing his journey with feUow Academy Alumni. "The best part of the trip was being able ro stay with different families, share sea stories, learn about the different places I was staying and just share that bond [of the Naval Academy]," said Greene. "Now I have a network of people I would consider to be friends across the United States."
Not surprising, this sentiment is shared by those who opened their homes to Greene along the journey. "Jeff Greene is obviously a fine young man, keen of mind, hard as nails and possessing great humility," said Dr.James Forrester '45. "We were delighted!"
knew that if I said he was good, and if he was from the Naval Academy, he had to be an honorable person," said Jenkins. "We were both glad and proud to assist Jeff in his journey." This bond, this brotherhood, starts at the Naval Academy and coimects aU Alumni—^young and old, active duty and retired. The unwavering support and enthusiasm of his feUow Academy Alumni is ultimately what enabled Greene to embark on the "Ride for Red" and achieve his remarkable goal. "Without the network of Academy Alumni that I was able to build up, I wouldn't have been able to do this trip," said Greene. vi> Visit www.usna.com to access the Alumni lookup feature to search forfellow Naval Academy Alumni in your area and aaoss the country. August 2 0 0 8
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A Salute to Our Oldest Alumni WefeWy we happy feWy we band of brothers... R A D M Richard A. Larkin '25, U S N (Ret.) 104 years old, 12fanuary 1904 R A D M Aubrey J. Bourgeois '30, SC, U S N (Ret.) 100 years old, 7 December 1907 C A P T Frederick QVaughan '32, SC, U S N (Ret.) 99 years old, 1 October 1908 R A D M E.Alvey Wright '31, U S N (Ret.) 99 years old, 27fanuary 1909 C A P T Arnold H . Holtz '31, U S N (Ret.) 99 years old, 3 February 1909 R A D M Leland G. Shaffer '31, U S N (Ret.) 99 years old, 28 Febmary 1909 R A D M Otto A. Scherini '32, U S N (Ret.) 98 years old, 19 August 1909 L C D R Samuel S. Labouisse '32, U S N R (Ret.) 98 years old, 10 October 1909 C A P T Ralph E. Styles '33, U S N (Ret.) 98 years old, 27 Febmary 1910 Mr. John C. Green '34 98 years old, 2 March 1910 Mr. Edwin Shuffle Jr.'33 98 years old, 9 April 1910 C A P T Edward W Abbot '33, U S N (Ret.) 97 years old, 20 November 1910 R A D M Robert B. Fulton '32, U S N (Ret.) 97 years old, 22 December 1910 C A P T Garrett S. Coleman '33, U S N (Ret.) 97 years old, 7January 1911 R A D M James O. Cobb '33, U S N (Ret.) 97 years old, 9January 1911 R A D M Joseph B.Tibbets '34, U S N (Ret.) 97 years old, 20 Febmary 1911 C A P T Charles C. Coley '34, U S N (Ret.) 97 years old, 27 May 1911 C A P T Lester J. Stone '34, U S N (Ret.) 96 years old, 8 July 1911 As of 7July 2008. Tliis list is based upon date of birth and valid address, as well as response to recent inquiries by the Shipmate staff. If you wish to update your record, please contact the Membership Department at 410-295-4026 or alumni@usna.com, or update your profile at wuw.usiia.coin.
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'28" Army (104) vs. "25" Navy ( 1 0 # A casual discussion on a Williamsburg, VA, golf course between USMA grad. Colonel Edward Richards '56, USA (Ret), and USNA grad. Major General William Hoover '54, USAF (Ret.), resulted in the discovery that the oldest living graduates of West Point and the Naval Academy both reside at the Williamsburg Landings retirement complex. USMA's Colonel Maur/ S. Cralle '28, USA (Ret.), (left) was born on 5 August 1904 and USNA's Rear Admiral Richard A. Larkin '25, USN (Ret.) (right) was born on 12 January 1904. Unknowingly, the two have lived in the same building without being aware of their "oldest living graduate" status. As the song goes, "It's a Small World, After All." Shipmate is sad to report the loss of six of our oldest Alumtu since the publication of the 2007 Salute. R A D M Willard M. Sweetser '26, U S N (Ret.) 9 June 1902—30 November 2007,105 years old Last Call,Jaiiuary-Febn4ary 2008 Mr. Joseph L. Harwell '32 21 September 1908—25 March 2008,99 years old Last CaU,Jwie-July 2008 VADM John B. Colwell '31, USN (Ret.) 26 November 1909—5 February 2008,98 years old Last Call, May 2008 C O M O Jose Francisco '31, FN (Ret.) 27 July 1909—23 July 2007,97 years old Last Call, September 2007 CAPT Richard H. Blair '32, U S N (Ret.) 8 July 1910—28 March 2008,97 years old Last Call,Augim 2008 M r Daniel E. Hanlon J r '34 22 September 1910—14 March 2008,97 yean old Last Call, May 2008 R A D M Richard H. Lambert '32, USN (Ret.) 20 May 1910—9 August 2007,97 years old Last Call-November 2007
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FAi^ O C E A N AWAY By CommanderTom Druggan '89, USN
Naval Diplomacy A Key instrument of National Power The Navy continues to maintain its vigilance throughout the world, deterring aggression and reassuring our friends and aUies.This year has been an incredibly busy time for the Navy, particularly in the Pacific. While formal treaties are made by heads of state and their agents, close relations are maintained and strengthened one individual at a time. Naval forces play a unique role, possessing tremendous military power while simultaneously able to act as important diplomatic instruments of our nation. The Pacific Fleet is fuUy engaged, from ensuring that extra combat-ready forces were available in the run up to the inauguration of Taiwan's new president, to MERCY'S Pacific parmership voyage, to continued engagement with trusted aUies like Japan. Indeed, America's relationship with Japan is an important validation of our foreign policy in the Pacific region over decades. Consider for a moment that this month marks the anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in the closing chapters of World War II. And yet, today, somehow, Japan is one of our most steadfast aUies and our preeminent aUy in the Western Pacific. In fact, the United States Navy has many forces stationed in Japan, ready to respond to any crisis in the theater. O'KANE (DDG 77) recently made a routine port visit to Sasebo, Japan, where many of the crew made the trip to nearby Nagasaki, Japan, and ground zero of the nuclear strike from decades ago. They were amazed both at the industry of the Japanese people in rebuilding their city—for around them was a completely modern metropolis—and humbled at the true cost of unlimited warfare, portrayed in the Nagasaki museum nearby. Consider also that during the turbulent years of World War II, naval officers from both sides were mortal enemies.Yet, 60 years removed, both navies enjoy much camaraderie and mutual respect as trusted allies, visiting each other's ports and conducting exercises at sea. In fact, Japanese ships regularly caU in Pearl Harbor, HI—ATAGO and KONGO were recendy in Pearl Harbor—and both nations were major players in the biennial Rim of the
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Commander Tom Druggan '89, USN, the commanding officer of O'KANE (DDG 77}, provides a tour to the Mayor of Sukumo, dapan and other city leaders. Photo by IT3(SW) Stephanie Albers, O'KANE Public Affairs
Pacific International Exercise (RIMPAC) that just concluded in Hawaii. Maintaining such a close relationship takes significant effort, and naval forces play an important role. As an example, O'KANE recendy visited the Japanese city of Sukumo, where the entire crew was warmly received. Port visits, even to allied countries, are not always for rest and relaxation. In this case, it was diplomatic work, to maintain a positive relationship with Japan and Sukumo's region. Decades ago during World War II, the Bay of Sukumo harbored many ships of the Imperial Japanese Fleet, ready to sortie against the fleets of the United States. During O'KANE'S visit this year, however, the citizens of Sukumo truly roUed out the red carpet for the crew of an American destroyer visiting their town. O'KANE'S visit was marked by a world-class reception and festival, where the entire town turned out. O'KANE'S crew enjoyed instruction in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, samurai sword demonstrations, kimono fittings and even basebaU games. In return, the crew hosted an important reception in honor of city and regional leaders, gave tours and participated in a city cleanup side by side with the citizens of Sukumo. These many smaU events added up to one very successfiol diplomatic visit that advanced our nation's interests in a real and material way. These exchanges highlight the multi-faceted value of American naval power—always ready for war, yet often engaged in reassuring our friends and allies by being ready and by being there, often one Sailor and one citizen at a time. In the case ofJapan and America, foes of yester-year have become great friends and allies today and, therein, Ues the greatest message of hope for the fiiture of our world. vi> CommanderTom Druggan '89, USN, is the commanding officer of O'KANE (DDG 77), homeported in Pearl Harbor, HI
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THE CLASS OF 1978 P ^ T I R E S 1,950 YEARS OF SERVICE FoUowing 30 years of dedicated service to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 65 members of the Naval Academy's Class of 1978 retired from active duty in June. Combined, these 65 Alumni provided 1,950 years of dedicated service. Of those Alumni, 38 gathered in Alumni HaU on 6 June for a Group Retirement Ceremony.Vice Admiral Jeffirey L. Fowler '78, USN, Superintendent of the Naval Academy and feUow classmate, was the guest speaker. Another member of the Class of 1978, Rear Admiral Alan "Blues" Baker, USN, provided the invocation. Admiral Baker is the first Naval Academy graduate to serve as a Chaplain Corps Flag Officer. The Class of 1978, the last of the Naval Academy's Vietoam-era classes, stiU boasts 31 Flag and General Officers in active service. During their 30 years of military service, members of the Class of 1978 have served in many capacities during the Persian Gulf War, Operation Just Cause in Panama, the confficts in Nicaragua, Kosovo and Somalia, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Among those retiring are Navy and Marine Aviators, Surface Warfare and Nuclear Power Officers and Marine Ground Officers.
The members of the Class of 1978 who retired in a group ceremony in Alumni Hall. Photo by Debbie Latta
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NEWEST DESTROYER HONORS NA\A^ LEADERSHIP ICON One of the Naval Academy's own was honored in May, as the Navy's newest destroyer, STOCKDALE, was christened in Bath, ME. The ship, named for the late Admiral James B. Stockdale '47, USN (Ret.), is the 30th Aegis Destroyer built by Bath Iron Works and 56th ship in the Arleigh Burke class overaU.The ship wiU be home ported in San Diego, near the Stockdale's family home in Coronado, CA. The ship's namesake. Admiral Stockdale, received the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership and resistance as a prisoner of war inVietoam. FoUowing his captivity, Stockdale rose to the rank of Vice Admiral, retiring as president of the Naval War CoUege. In honor of his courage and character, the Naval Academy's Ethics Center is named the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership. The Admiral's wife, Sybil, is a national figure in her own right. While her husband was in captivity in North Viemam for more than seven and a half years, she led the effort to publicize the pUght of POWs. For her efforts, she was the only active duty mUitary spouse to receive the Navy PubUc Service Medal. Both Sybil and her eldest granddaughter, EUzabeth, attended the ceremony, serving as the Ship's Sponsor and the Maid of Honor for the christening. Many distinguished members of the Naval Academy Alumni community were present at the dedication, including Admiral Pat Walsh '77, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operation, who served as the events principal speaker. Also in attendance were former
Top: The christening of the STOCKDALE.
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Commander Fred Kacher '90, USN. Photos by ITC (SW/AW) Clayton White
prisoners of war, including four members of the "Alcatraz Gang," among the toughest resistors to their North Viemamese captors: Rear Admiral Robert Shumaker '56, USN (Ret.), Captain Jim MuUigan, USN (Ret.), Colonel George McKnight, USAF (Ret.) and Commander George Coker, USN (Ret.). Visit unmtJ.usna.com for an extended article and more photo coverage of the event.
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In the spring of 2008, three fi/larine Corps tank companies were present at Cam Fallujah in Iraq (typically, there are only two). Included in the three companies were six Naval Academy Alumni From L to R: Captain Robert Burton '98, Rrst Lieutenant Matthew Luke '05, First Lieutenant Nathan Gulosh '05 (all from the Second Tank Battalion); First Lieutenant Scott Murphy '05, First Lieutenant Christopher Ashinhurst '04 and First Lieutenant Mark Nostro '05 (all from the First Tank Battalion). Photo courtesy of Captain Robert Burton
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'72: R i c h a r d P. Gilbert was promoted to executive officer of Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he has served as vice president, operations since 2004. '73: MajGen D o u g l a s M. Stone, USMCR, has completed a 14month duty tour as the deputy commander of detention operations for Multinational Force Iraq.
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'76: R A D M Michael A . Lefever, U S N , has been assigned as chief. Office of Defense Representative— Pakistan, U.S. Central Command, Islamabad, For your past, your present, your future Pakistan. Wiiliatn M . Parker has been promoted to chief operating officer of N C I , Inc., a leading The Three-Stoned Anniversary Rings provider of information technology, engineering and professional services and solutions to U.S. federal government agencies. M a j G e n J o h n R . AUen, U S M C , has '84: C l e m e n t C . C h e n has joined SAIC as been nominated by the President for senior vice president for Strategic Development, appointment as the deputy commander, U.S. Infiastructure, Logistics and Product Solutions Group. Central Command, and for appointment to the '85: C A P T D a n i e l T. M c N a m a r a , USN, is rank of lieutenant general. the new commanding officer, Navy Support '78: R A D M R i c h a r d B . W r e n , U S N , has Facility Diego Garcia. been assigned as commander, Navy Region '87: D r . T h o m a s R . H u b b a r d Sr. has joined Japan/commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Japan, Yodle, Inc. as director of optimization. commander. Naval Component, U.S. Forces, '89: A r m a n d o E . Batastini has joined the Japan.Yokosuka,Japan. C D R M a u r i c e B . international law firm Nixon Peabody LLP as T o s e , U S N R (Ret.), has been honored by counsel in the firm's business litigation and real the Anne Arundel County Black Chamber estate groups. of Commerce for his impact on the local minority community.
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'79: R A D M J o s e N . G o n z a l e s , P N , has joined the board of directors of Stratos Renewables Corporation.
ma In a ceremony on 19 June, Ralph W. Hooper '51 was awarded the Commodore John Barry Distinguished Citizen Award by the Philadelphia Council of the Navy League for his distinguished service whose generous use of his resources and executive skills have focused on giving back to our nation and to the sea services.
'80: C A P T S a m u e l Perez Jr., U S N , who has been selected to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) is being assigned as deputy commander. Joint Interagency Task Force-South, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, FL. '83: C A P T R o b e r t P. Girrier, U S N , w h o has been selected to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) is being assigned as vice commander. Naval Mine and Anti-Submai4ne Warfare Conmiand, Corpus Christi, TX.
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LtiSsiaTHE WALL George P. Wattft '73,president and CEO
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Back in November 1999, Peggy and I joined a large .'^.'-^"^ group of President's Circle donors in Honolulu— hosted by Ron and Carol Marryott—commensurate with NAVY playing the team then knowTi as the Rainbow Warriors of Hawaii.While there I was celebrating a birthday, so Ron graciously invited me up on stage with him and some native Hawaiian dancers to do some kind of "kabuki dance" (at least that's what Ron said it was). What a serendipitous occasion that tamed out to be. In less than six months I relieved Ron as the president & C E O of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association and began an eight year run leading it and the new Naval Academy Foundation. I was drawn here by an impressive and prestigious search committee—quite similar to the one that now seeks my successor. It was a nice balance of captains of industry, volunteers, retired flag and general officers. Immediately after meeting writh the members of that committee, I understood that not only could I do this job, but that I reaUy wanted to do this job. I then changed my mindset from one of skeptical reluctance to one of passionate enthusiasm. I woU forever be indebted to the committee for bringing me here in the first place—^but especially to my fitiend and mentor, Ron Marryott, for preparing me and making me feel so welcome when I arrived. As Peggy and 1 now prepare to move on to write another chapter in our fives this presents a truly bittersweet moment. I look back on my time here with great pride and satisfaction. Together wdth a staff of dedicated professionals and equaUy dedicated volunteers we have made a difference in Annapolis—to the Naval Academy, to thousands of niidshipmen, to this organization and to our Alumni, parents and many friends. We aU
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realized that there was an important mission here and that the Alumni Association & Foundation together could fiilfill that mission better than either of those organizations could independendy. In this, my last column in Shipmate magazine, I want to summarize eight plus years in four categories of coUective success:
The Volunteers Successful non profit organizations see volunteers not as some necessary hindrance to the staff getting its work done, but instead as force multiphers. We not only have two boards of directors led by two incredibly capable and impressive chairmen, but we also enjoy a large team of class, chapter and parent club presidents and other volunteer leadership. We have more than 2,300 Blue & Gold officers, hundreds of committee members and volunteer fundraisers. We leverage our work—and mission accomphshment—through this volunteer force. Thanks to aU of you who served (and continue to serve) this extended enterprise with integrity and enthusiasm. Let me offer my special thanks to those who modeled the way for the rest of us as informed advocates. I, for one, am gready appreciative of aU you've done and for aU you wiU continue to do.
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The Team Our team includes the volunteers, but the core is made up of our hard working staff at the Alumni Association & Foundation. Some were here before I arrived, and have stayed wdth me. Some came aboard within months after I did and continue to join us in our mission. Regardless of tenure, aU of them share an appreciation for and dedication to our mission, and aU of them understand that first and foremost we are a people business—people serving other people. We are also a principle-centered organization embracing our values of respect, integrity, service, exceUence and teamwork. The other significant part of our team is made up by our Naval Academy partoers. I've had the privUege of getting to know and working closely with the entire USNA leadership, to include five Superintendents, six Commandants and many other incredible commissioned officers and civilian leaders inside the Yard. I am especially proud of the relationship built between the Alumni Association & Foundation and the Naval Academy Athletic Association. My single largest regret as I leave is that I may never find another team like this again.
Together we—the volunteen, the staff and our Naval Academy parmers—^work to advance the institation and to further the very high standards of the Naval Academy. In short, we act as informed advocates to promote the Naval Academy and its mission. In fact, it is the promotion of advocacy that brought me here in the first place. I have traveled extensively across the country in my dual CEO role meeting with our alumni, parents andfi-iends.I've also spent quahty time with the Superintendent, his leadership team and with the midshipmen at coundess class reunions, chapter events and other Foundation-Association related events for one reason: because I beheve in advancing the United States Naval Academy. My passion was fueled and my energy increased knowing that our great non profit organization could positively impact the Naval Academy's mission and the Brigade. We set out to create, and then grow, a large cadre of informed advocates around the world. Imagine the potential if every hving graduate and every current and past midshipman parent were weU informed about today's Naval Academy and today's Brigade of Midshipmen, and then each one chose to be an advocate in the communities where they live and serve. Our mission and our pursuit of exceUence would be assured.
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The Brigade The most important accomphshment is one that had never been done before. We have touched, influenced and positively impacted nearly 10,000 midshipmen and former midshipmen over the last eight plus years. Through initiatives such as the Bonds of Gold ring program, "Another Link in the Chain," the Distinguished Graduate Award ceremony and recognition, first class battahon receptions, parent officer conferences, 1-Day events and especiaUy a member of the 50 year predecessor class presenting the first gold insignia of an Ensign or Second Lieutenant at graduation, every midshipman who has graduated in the 21st centary can say with credibflity that the alumni and the Alumni Association care and support him or her. They know where Alumni House is. They have experienced the impact of the Leaders to Serve the Nation Campaign. They know many of the staff—and staff leadership—^by name. In contrast, my class never met our 50 year predecessors firom the GREAT Class of 1923. What an influence Admiral Burke and his classmates could have had on '73 when we were midshipmen. But they were probably busy with other things as was the Alumni Association. Today, with and through our volunteer leadership, we choose to focus on the Brigade of Midshipmen and thereby further the highest standards at the Naval Academy
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through the programs we provide. At the same time, we are building a futare Alumni organization. Our successors—staff and volunteer leaders—wiU come fiom the ranks of these recent graduated classes and those that foUow them. By continuing to invest in today's Brigade of Midshipmen we wiU have a stronger Alumni Association in the next 15 or 20 years than we have ever had since our founding in 1886. With that, I am loath to close this final episde. However, time, tide and the editor-in-chief's deadline wait for no man—and certainly for no departing CEO. Space doesn't aUow for a hsting of the hundreds and hundreds of names Peggy and I want to thank in person as we depart. Instead let me end this way: To our many supporters, thanks for your constant encouragement and for knowing when to caU or drop a note. I am proud of our mutaal successes and equaUy thankfiil for the unique privilege afforded me to serve our alma mater. I look forward to seeing you in AnnapoUs and around the country in my new role as a volunteer advocate for today's Naval Academy and the Alumni Association & Foundation. And, I'm especiaUy looking forward to remaining an unabashed NAVY fan! Now Sibi <i>
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The Alumni Association recendy received this sad notice: B Corirma Fowler Mathews passed away on Tuesday June 3,2008. During her 105 years, Corinna Uved each day promoting a passion for Ufe, love of nature, and the love of others. Her family cherishes her wonderfiol stories and gift of laughter. Corinna was born May 16,1903 in Plainfield, New Jersey; to a professor of EngUsh and foreign languages at the Naval Academy in AimapoUs, Maryland and a weU-known Maryland sociaUte. Corinna was the granddaughter of General Henry M. Robert, famous parUamentarian and author of Robert's Rules of Order. As a young girl, Corinna Hved in Paris, attending Notre Dame de Paix, where she was trained by the nuns to be a proper young lady. At the age of 12, Coriima returned to America to Uve in private boarding schools and leam the English language. Later, as a young lady, Corinna Uved with her parents in Annapolis and attended Goucher CoUege in Baltimore. She joined Gamma Phi Beta Sorority and Daughters of the American Revolution. Upon graduating in 1924, she worked at theYWCA in Ohio. Corinna married her coUege beau. Bob Orr Mathews, of Denver, Colorado, in 1926. Bob had graduated fiiom Manual High School and the U S . Naval Academy, where he was president of his class and captain of the footbaU team. During their first years of marriage, Corinna and Bob traveled the Orient, keeping up with Bob's naval duty stations. Their first child, Robert Fowler Mathews, was bom in TsingTao, China. Corinna loved the Chinese people and enjoyed reminiscing about her adventures. Returning to America, Corinna gave birth to a daughter, Portia Shirley Mathews, while visiting relatives in Toronto, Canada. Throughout her Ufe, Corinna dedicated herself to her family and to her love of ParUamentary Law. As a Registered ParUamentarian in the National Association of ParUamentarians, Corinna taught and consulted on parUamentary law and spoke about her memories of life with General Robert.
She actively volunteered throughout her Ufe as a member and officer in various clubs, including Daughters of the American Revolution, Gamma Phi Beta, A.S.P.CA., Humane Society, Unity Church, and the Officers'Wives Club. She also volunteered at the Denver Veterans Medical Center and the Red Cross. On June 13 1988, her beloved husband. Bob, passed away. After her loss, Corinna continued to Uve independendy in Denver. Her son, Robert Fowler Mathews, passed away fixjm pancreatic cancer in 2003. Corinna is survived by daughter, Portia Shirley Mathew^s Chapman, 6 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchUdren, and 1 great-greatgranddaughter. Services for Corinna wUl be held at the U.S. Naval Academv at a later date. I
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The foUowdng obitaary was recendy received at the Shipmate office: Obituary for Elizabeth W Shellabarger • EUzabeth (Betty) SheUabarger, 91, died Monday, March 17,2008, in Albuquerque, NM. Born July 17,1916 to Blanche and Franklin WUheUni inTacoma, Washington, she was the fifth of seven children. While attending the CoUege of Puget Sound, she was asked to be a hostess at aTacoma Chamber of Commerce dinner reception for a contingent of Naval officers from the visitingfleet,and there she met Lt. Martin A. SheUabarger (USNA, '33) of Saguache, CO. They married March 13,1937, and she commenced a remarkable life as rruUtary wdfe and mother, creating hearth and home for her famUy throughout the USA, as weU as in Puerto Rico and Bogota, Colombia. Upon her husband's retirement from the United States Nav in 1963, Mrs. SheUabarger divided her time between their residence in Litdeton, CO, and her husband's family place in Saguache County, where she proved herself to be an enthusiastic ranch hand and a very capable fisherwoman.When the couple moved to Albuquerque, N M in 1979, she became active in the Altar Gmld of the Cathedral Church of St. John, the Alumni Club of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, the Albuquerque chapter of the Retired Officers'Association, and a supporter of the New Mexico Symphony and the New Mexico Museum of Nataral History and Science. A consummate
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homemaker and hostess, whether entertaining diplomats or grandchildren, her creativity, musicaUty, and eye for beauty enabled her to convey a gracious welcome to one and aU. Mrs. SheUabarger was preceded in death by her husband, Martin Adam SheUabarger, in 1989. She is survived by her brother, Dudley Wilhelmi, of Nevada; four daughters, EUzabeth Bayne of Albuquerque, NM, Susan Cadett of Chester, ISTJ, Janet Williams of Durango, CO, and JiU MueUer of Evanston, IL; nine grandchildren, and seven greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 20, at the Cathedral Church of St. John in Albuquerque. PaU bearers were her sons-in-law, WUUam Bayne, WiUiam J. Cadett, Charles P. WiUiams, Roger W. MueUer, and grandsons, Nathaniel R. WiUiams, Matthew W MueUer, and Andrew M. MueUer. A private burial service foUowed at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, NM. I ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 12% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 33% PRES: CAPT Grayson Merrill, USN (Ret.) P: 410-544-3373; E: gtaysonmerrill(^comcast.net SECY: Mr. John Cawley Green 464 West Joyce Lane, Arnold, MD 21012 Tel: 410-647-0511 WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1934 Send news direcdy to Sliipmate.
Classmate Orvil Leonard Driver has passed away after a fascinating career that merits fuU coverage from American Memorials Inc. Pending more details from his family, here is what we know: H Orvil Leonard Driver of Bremerton May 11,1911to AprU 4,2008Veteran U.S. Navy Commander, Retired, OrvU Leonard Driver, 96, died peacefrdly AprU 4,2008, at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington foUowing a stroke. OrvU was born May 11,1911, in Charleston (now Bremerton) Washington to Orvil and Mary Florence Driver. He graduated from San Diego High School in 1928. OrvU graduated from the US Naval Academy in AnnapoUs Maryland in the Class of 1934. He was awarded a degree of Bachelor of Science upon graduation. He enjoyed writing articles for the "Log" whUe at AnnapoUs. He served in the Active Naval Reserve at Camp Naches and Camp Mission Creed and Electron, aU in Washington State, as the Assistant Company Commander. He met Gretchen BargeweU in 1937 and they were married in Las Vegas on 1940. They had 2 sons, Michael Driver and
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Christopher Driver. They traveled extensively and Uved in Japan for nine years during the occupation after World War II.They moved to Japan where OrvU was on duty at theYokosuka Naval Base from 1945-1947. He left the Navy and became a a teacher at the Eighth US Army Transportation School in Kamata, Japan. He also worked as a shipbuUding expert in the Army's GHQ .A good friend wasYasuji Watanabe, a Captain under Admiral Yamamoto. In 1946, OrvU and Gretchen entertained Prince Mikasa, Emperor Hirohito's younger brother At this time, the actress and singer, knowTi as Rikoran, Uved with them due to the housing shortage. A hobby in Japan was photography. He also taught badminton at St.Joseph CoUege in Yokohama, an international school that his sons Michael and Christopher attended. After Japan, the couple worked and Uved in San Francisco untU OrvU retired from CivU Service in 1972, when they moved to Bainbridge Island, WA. OrvU remained active by doing volunteer work in various nursing homes in the area. He was an active member of the American Legion and was a Scottish Rite Mason. OrvU Uked to act and appeared as the Captain in "Twelfth Night." He played an officer in a stage production of "The Cain Mutiny," and wore his own uniform for that role. OrvU continued to love the theater and loved to share his coUection of movie videos. OrvU is survived by his sons, Michael Driver, and Christopher Driver, San Francisco. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gretchen Driver, in 1999. "Dad was a famUy man through and through, we were lucky that he was our father." FoUowing cremation, Orvil's ashes woU be interred near his parents at Fort Rosecrans Cemetery in Point Loma, California. Arrangements entrusted to MUlerWoodlawn Funeral Home. H We also receive the sad news of a Class of 1934 widow: • Maribel Martin KUmartin 93, died peacefuUy in her home on May 22, 2008 surrounded by her famUy after an epic batde with cancer. She was a long-time Palo Alto resident, weU known on the streets of CoUege Terrace where she cut a colorful figure riding her bicycle to work at the Stanford Art GaUery for 40 years until her retirement in 2004 just short of her 90th birthday. Maribel was born in Tokyo,Japan, in 1915 to academic missionary parents and attended American Schools in both Japan and China.
Graduating from the Peking American School in 1932, she then attended DePauw University in Indiana, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1936. She later did graduate work at the Univenity of CaUfornia at Berkeley. During her coUege experience, she was separated from her famUy who remained in Japan, and upon graduation she took the first ship back. A great beauty, inteUect, athlete, and writer, she wrote for the local newspaper in Kobe, Japan and also ran track on the Japanese women's team, speciaUzing in the 440 yard dash and the high jump. She could have trained for the 1936 Olympics, but she was confficted over her country of aUegiance and decided to run in local competitions and forgo the Olympics. When Maribel received a job offer in Peking in 1939, she retarned to the city where she had spent her high school yean, now as a university graduate, an aspiring professional, and a welcome addition to the foreign community that included many eUgible bachelors. She was courted by Lieutenant Alfred KUmartin, a Naval Academy graduate and Chinese language officer, whom she married in 1940. Because of the Japanese invasion of China, Maribel was evacuated to the United States just 59 days after her marriage. Her husband was taken prisoner, and it was more than three years before they were reunited. Maribel spoke both Japanese and Chinese (as weU as impeccable EngUsh) and was a great asset to her husband in posts in mainland China and during two subsequent toun in Taiwan. Evacuated fix)m China with their chUdren in 1949 when the Commurusts took over the mainland, Maribel retarned to CaUfornia, settUng in Palo Alto. For over 60 years Palo Alto w^as the home to which the family always retarned-from foreign tours and an exciting domestic tour in Washington D C when her husband served at the Pentagon-and where she Uved the rest of her life. Maribel worked at the Stanford Art GaUery for four decades, making numerous friends and cultivating her interest in art. In 1976, Maribel was preceded in death by her husband, CAPT Alfred Dunn Kilmartin USN, (Ret.) and in 2001 by their son Michael KUmartin of El Dorado HUls, CaUfornia. She is survived by three chUdren-Judith KUmartin, of Reston, Virginia; Alan Kilmartin of Sherman Oaks, California; and CeciUa Kilmartin of Lafayette, California-her brother Harris (Jish) Martin of Aptos, California, three
grandchUdren, and many nieces and nephews. A memorial Mass was held at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Palo Alto on Satarday.June 7th . Donations can be made in Maribel's memory to Doctors Without Borders, International Planned Parenthood or Mercy Corps. Courtesy of ameriianiiiemoriab.com H ANISIUAL MEMBERSHIP: 1% IJFE MEMBERSHIP: 5% PRES,SEC"Y TRE-^S. AND C O R R S E C Y : RADM Ed Keats,USN (Ret.) 37t^N.ChariesSt. Baltimore, MD 21218 H; 410-235-3803 F: 410-243-1960 E; edkeats@comcast.net VICE PRESIDENT: CAPT Bladen D. Q a g ^ c t t , U S N (Ret.)
Sadnews Edith BaUey Lee. widow of Holtnan Lee, who died in 1993. died on 28 AprU in Santa Barbara. CA. She graduated fixjm Geoi^an Court CoUege in 1938 and gained a MS tiDm New York UniversiD,- in 1942. She taught high school EngUsh for 30 years in New Jeney. New-York and Connecticut. In her background was a maternal ancestor who arrived in America in 1661. Her two great grandfathen fought in the Revolution and her grandfather fought in the Ci\Tl War. Holy and Edith were married in 1941. They had t^-o chUdren. Her burial was at Arlington. We lose an adopted nephew This column in September 2000 printed BiH Gemiershausen's report on the post war achievements of an Ensign who served in his submarine, Spadefish, during a June 1945 war patrol in Tsushima Strait. BUI, who died in 2001, told us of Harr\Buncke's later career as a doctor and microsurgerv" pioneer whose skUl in tissue transfer and transplants caused his contemporaries to caU him "The Father of Microsurgery." The Class embraced Buncke after reading his response to a letter of inquiry fiom this column regarding his time aboard Spadefish when he said,"My admiration for Captain Germershausen's courage and the bravery, coojjeration and skUl of the crew I am sure influenced me in my achie\"ements in medicine." The Wall StreetJournal, noting his recent death, featured Buncke's Ufe (1922-2008) in the Remembrances section of its 24 May issue. We have lost an outstanding member of our extended family. A cross-country move Pat and Johnny Becker, contemporaneous with his becoming ninet%'-five, abandoned their long time home in Florida to take up residence on the West Coast in Santa
Barbara, choosing a retirement communit\' that §i\-t them proximity to their chUdren who already Uve there. The new address is 5500 CaUe Real A-138, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 The aging brain An article in the May '08 BuUetin of the Cosmos Club ofWashington wTitten by Paul Recer recounts an address to Cosmos members by Gene Cohen, Director of the Center on Aging at George Washington University. Excerpts may be of interest to classmates and others of an age close to our own. Cohen said, "It is never too late to alter the brain. Scientists have shown that there are present throughout Ufe in brain tissue latent genes that can be stimulated to produce new dendrite and synapse formulation. They are Uke Ught bulbs with a tremendous capacit)' to throw up energy and Ught. What tarns on the sv\'itch is mental challenge and environmental stimulation. The key principle is that experience can modif\' brain structare long after development is complete. The aging healthy brain has an empowering and Uberating physical and psychological force caUed 'the inner push.' When confronted wdth an inteUectaal task the young mind responds using either the left or right side of the brain. The older mind, however, responds by using both sides. Older people look at information in a different w^y to gain powerftd inner feeUngs. The new 'senior moment' provides creativity unique to the aged and gives people confidence to try something new. Practical inteUigence increases wdth age; it does so because of aging, not despite it."
Alexis and donathan Sinex, children of his younger daughter, who is now Suzi Cordish, are two of his four grandchildren
Photos "A pictare is worth a thousand words" is a famUiar, if not always accurate, saying. This column, how'ever, tends to abide by it, beUeving that running a photo alongside our words enUvens the message. We seek photos showing classmates in any activity, but the response has been
less than we hoped. Recendy in the June-July '07 issue, we were able to have a pictare showing Ralph Metcalf, Frank Wheeler and Bill Samuels lunching together; one of Mike Besson on Midway in September; Jay Westin's birthday in October;WaUy Nelson's birthday in March and Johnny Becker's birthday in last month's issue. For other months, without any photos arriving in the incoming maU, the column displayed on four occasions photos that included its writer Now, again, the lack of photos of classmates has encouraged a simUar depiction in this issue. We hope the reaction of the Class wiU be to have at least a dozen photos of themselves, chUdren, grandchUdren or great grandchUdren soon stuffing our maUbox. Ai>n«jAL M E M B E R S H I P : 5 % I J F E MEMBERSHIP: 3 8 %
PRES: C A P T Wmiam N. Price, USN (Ret.) C O R R . SECY: CAPT John H. Carmidiad, USN (R«.) 744 Oglethorpe Ave. St. Simons Island, GA 31522-4908 P&F: 912-638-2830 E; jhc36(gbeIlsouth.net
From the President FeUows and Widows: To help us contact each other,Jack Carmichael and I are trying to update our roster. I would hope aU Classmates and Widows would send the foUowing information: address, phone, fax number, emaU. Please send via e-maU this information to BUlnaval @ Comcast.net, or via U.S. maU to Captain WUUam Price, USN (Ret) to 3841 Calvert Stteet, Washington, D C . 20007-1821. Class News After graduation whUe serving in Mississippi's communication department I was introduced to electronic inteUigence. The Batde Force flag ship [periodicaUy sent each ship an encoded message. As watch officer I decoded the incoming message and sent our encoded answer to the flag ship. The code device was a cyUnder about three inches in diameter and twelve inches in length in which was mounted code disks. In the process I was carefiil about security. This exercise was electronic inteUigence training for action. When 1936 was in Mississippi the J.O. mess and cups decided to have a party ashore. We needed a punch bowl and cups. We borrowed the sUver punch bowl and cups set presented to the ship by the State of Mississippi back in the 1920s. The party was a success. When we replaced the punch bowl set a cup was missing .We had not received permission
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to use the set.We had no choice so reported the loss to the Captain. He simply said, "Replace it." We found a jeweler that replaced the cup. It cost us $ 65.00. USS Georgia SSGN 729 was named for the State of Georgia and is based at the Submarine base at Kings Georgia. In AprU 2008, Governor Sonny Perdue selected a United States flag to participate in ceremonies in each of the 159 Georgia counties. He then presented the flag to the Commanding Officer of the Naval Base at Kings Bay for the dedication of the new submarine USS Georgia. Remembrance After Guadalcanal was secured, the next target in the Solomon's was Tulagi Island. The final Amphibious fleet conference was held in a CVE in the Tulagi Harbor. Admiral Halsey was present. After the meeting officen from the fleet were assembled on the hanger deck. (We were fortanate that the Japs were unaware of the meeting.) The amphibious commander escorted Halsey to address the assembly. He first outUned the plan to captare New Georgia foUowed by genuine HaUesyisms elegandy expressed, "God bless you and God help you and God save you "expletive' get in there and fight. As I recaU the assembly shouted out, "BEAR ARMY!" Commentary Comment on Communication InteUigence. • InteUigence operations go back at least to the 223-146 BC era of Greece; method of coUecting information was by thievery and intercepting the messengers. (Because human beings wdU fight for the basic needs of Ufe, people of the Cain and Abel era probably had some sort of an inteUigence system.) The process of intelUgence involves: Acquisition, Evaluation and distribution to those who need to know. An immutable rule requires protection of our signal security and nullification of the enemy's. If cryptology can not read a message, traffic analysis could yield useful information. The primitive period lasted untU the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham BeU in 1879 and the radio by GugUekno Marconi in 1909. This was the beginning of electronic inteUigence. As long as new devices for transmitting and receiving continue new ideas wUl endure. Communication InteUigence in its various forms is a very complex science requiring tight security and Umited "need to know". But captared knowledge about the enemy is necessary for operating the
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fleet. Those cleared for top secrete information translate message into a lower classified level for those with not cleared for the highest security. A young Russian WUUam F. Friedman, an inteUigence genius, was hired by the Army. He sought a simpler solution for handling inteUigence. He coined the word "cryptology from the Greek words: krypos for hidden and logos for word. Cryptology was covered by top security. The procedure of inteUigence is: acquisition, evaluation and distributionto the need to know. If cryptanalysis cannot read a signal, analysis can produce usefijl information. Japan used traffic analysis in her war with Russia in 1904-05 to locate ambush and destroy the Russian Fleet. In World War 1 European nations had telephone inteUigence but it was Unuted because aU ships were not equipped with telephones. Britain's naval headquarters could communicate wdth fleet and force commanders. Ships wdth out phones communicated with Ughts,flagsand couriers in boats. The United States entered the war in 1917 with out an inteUigent system depended on Britain for information U.S. Army captared a German trench-code book and broke it. The U.S. Navy estabUshed a direction finding-network in the Adantic to track U boats. After the War our Navy speeded up development of an electronic inteUigence organization but was handicapped by the natare of the beast. Cryptology required the very tightest of security few officers were aware of the science. When a new technology is introduced it seldom is a finished product. Old timers considered these unfinished, untested gadgets not suited for the Navy. Further the Secretary of State Simpson said, "Gentlemen do not read other gendemen's maU." He ordered code breaking stopped. The orders never were enforced and when he left office they were dropped. Later Japan's cipher books, diplomatic purple and naval command red and blue were penetrated. • A Brief History of American InteUigence (Excerpts selected from copyright @ 2006-2008 THA News Media LLCC H Espionage, counter inteUigence and covert action have been important tools since the founding of the RepubUc. George Washington, Ben Franklin and John Jay and other patriots directed clandestine operations that helped the colonies win their independence. They
ran networks of agents and double agents used deceptions to confuse the British army, launched sabotage operations and paramiUtary raids, used codes and ciphers, and disseminated propaganda and disinformation to influence foreign governments. There was no problem getting agreement with Washington that the "necessity of procuring good inteUigences is apparent and need not be further urged Upon Secrecy Success depends in Most enterprises ... and for the want of it are generaUy defeated..." Presidents in the early RepubUc were actively involved in inteUigence activities especiaUy convert actions. Washington requested that Congress estabUsh a "secret service fiind" It was enacted and was ten present of the federal budget. Thomas Jefferson drew on it to finance the United States' first covert attempt to overthrow the Barbary Pirate states, it faUed. James Madison used undercover agents to get territory in Florida from Spain. President James K. Polk stopped the Congress' attempt to exercise over sight of the secret fiind. In the CivU War both Union and Confederacy engaged in clandestine activities. They obtained inteUigence from agents, miUtary scouts, captared documents intercepted maU, decoded telegrams, newspapers, and interrogations of prisoners and deserters. Neither side had high level mUitary inteUigence service. In the dying days of the Confederacy its agents tried to organize antiwar northerners in Indiana, IlUnois and Ohio and set fires in New York City. The North exceUed in espionage and counterintelligence; the South in was more effective in covert action. In 1914 the United States' inteUigence service was in doldrums because of budget cuts and bureaucratic reorganization. The State Departaient had a smaU operation against the Central Powers. When the United States entered the war in 1917 the Army and Navy had their budgets restored direction-finding network in the Adantic to tract U Boats. The most important advance for US inteUigence during the war was the estabUshment of a communication inteUigence agency in the Army - the forerunner of the National Security Agency. MeanwhUe the Secret Service and mUitary counter inteUigence aggressively interdicted German covert action inside the United States. The Justice Departaient's Bureau of Investigation (Later the FBI) conducted a
counter inteUigence role in 1916 and Congress past the first federal espionage Law in 1917. Between W W I and W W II American inteUigence officers concentrated on code breaking and counter inteUigence operations against Germany and Japan. Not wdthstanding and-war activity and isolationist the United States buUt a world-class signals inteUigence capabUity. The "Black Chamber" under Herbert Yardley, the Army's Signal InteUigence Service under WUUam Friedman and Navy cryptanalysis under officers of the Naw cracked Tokyo's diplomatic system. Working backward fiom intercepts, Friedman's team figured out Japan's Purple machine. During the 1930s the FBI launched affective counter intelligence attack on German and Japanese espionage and sabotage Operation in the Western Hemisphere, infiltrating net works and arresting Agents. The FBI had less success against Soviet activity in the United States. As American entry into World II it seemed to draw closer in 1941. President Franklin Roosevelt created the Nation's first peacetime civilian inteUigence agency, the office of the Coordinator of hrformation—to organize the activities of several agencies. Soon after, the United States suffered its most cosdy inteUigence disaster when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor That faUure - a result of analytical misconceptions, coUections caps, bureaucratic confusions, and carefiil Japanese denial and deception measures. This led to the establishment of a larger and more diversified inteUigence agency in 1942, the Office of Strategic Services. • ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: U LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 5% j PRES: CAPT John S. Slaughter, USN (Ret.) 3801 Canteibury Rd. #812 Balamore,MD 21218 E: capmjack228@gmaiLcom VICE PRES; Meredith Minter Hinkle Daughter of Charlie Minter '37 3603 PiTnce William Drive Faiifax,VA 22031; E: mahink(gcox.net C O R R . SECYS: RADM Robert B. Eriy, USN (Ret.) E;BER]yl9I4(aaol.com and CAPT Edward S. Arentzen, USN (Ret.) E: aientzenm(geaithlink.net Submit aB posted material ur. Bob Erfy 830 Coimiry Club Lane, Coronado, CA 92118-2411; P; 619-435-8919 fhy email, submit to: ErIy with a te Arentzen
'37 news from the West Coast Bob Erly submitted a cUpping and photos from an area newsletter in regard to award ceremoiues:
I There were a number of awards given and first place went to one of our own members. Bob Erly. Bob saUs for CYC and NYCSD earning club points for both. Consratalations Bob. I
Bob Erly, NYCSD and CYC, receives First Place Award for the Invitational Predicted Log/Cruiser Navigation Contest Spring Series ? held Inarch 15, 2008. Southwestern Yacht Club's Vice Commadore Margo KIng-Hemmond presented the award.
Bob Erly on the right is presenting his annual Erly Eager Beaver Award to the Coronado Yacht Club member that has contributed the most to the club and its members—this Is done on opening day yeady.
Claudia) m Saluda,VA where we could meet with Jack Slaughter, wife Bess, and daughter Arme Kern who drove dowm from their homes in Baltimore. This was a long planned half-way get together visit sparing each of us from having to do the whole drive.We enjoyed the visit, not of just ourselves, but with each others' famihes too—we had several hours of chewing the fat, remembering the war and since Arch Jr. later remarked that he and the others were simply fascinated by the stories shared out loud about Jack and I growing up in Oklahoma, dust storms on a farm during the depression, going to the Academy and beginning an entirely different way of life, then having to go off and fight an ugly war on the other side of the world from home and famUy. In between aU of this, Claudia served us a marvelous "lunch", high-Ughted by crab cakes, which I learned was a favorite of Jack's. It was a great visit. —^Bob •
L to r.dack Slaughter, Bess Slaughter and Zeke Soucek
Captain Slaughter shares an update of a recent service for Jo Brinckloe: • In attendance at Jo Brinckloe's services were her chUdren, grandchUdren, famUy friends in this area and Bess and Jack representing the Class. Eulogies in loving memory of their mother were given by her chUdren (WUUam, OUvia,Joanna and Robert). JuUa was unable to attend as she had to remain in Carmel on pressing legal and financial matters relative to the estate. She had weU selected portions and photos from her mother's memoirs printed in a booklet that was given to those attending the Chapel service. FoUowing the graveside ceremony the guest enjoyed a deUcious lunch at the " O " Club. Each table had a vase of blue and gold flowers that was given to the guests.WhUe the occasion was a sad one the Brinckloe famUy changed the tone to one of joy and happiness. • Bob Soucek writes: • On Sunday, may 25th, my #2 son (Howard) drove me from FrankUn,VA to the home of my #1 son (Arch Jr. and wife
L to r, standing: Howie Soucek, Anne Kern and Archie H. Soucek dr.; L to r, seated: dack Slaughter, Bess Slaughter and Zeke Soucek
The Washington Group reports in: The Washington group after missing a month regrouped in June but we deeply missed our two stalwarts, CharUe and Mary but fortanately they were weU represented by their daughter, Meredith Hinkle. Also in attendance were Elsie Mack, Jean Stein, Margaret BeU, Jean & Swampy Lajaunie and Bess & Jack Slaughter. Ade Rich made the right decision an opted to attend his annual famUy reunion of 55 on the beach vice our lunch. Margaret had a very upbeat August 2008
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PRES; RADM M.H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.) 7101 Bayfiont Dr. #324, AnnapoRs, MD 21403 E: mrindskopf@comcast.net CHAIRMAN, WASH. AREA: CAPT Hugh M. Robinson, USN (Ret.) SlOlConnecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815 E: 301-656-4656
THE 70TH REUNION IS REALLY HISTORY. In our last column, we Usted those expected at the Reunion. ActaaUy, nine classmates and 40 wives, widows, and other famUy member were on hand. Only Betsy and Cal Calhoun and Linda Bolam Corcoran and Herb Mandel's grandson could not be with us. The Laborde Reception was another memorable affair with great camaraderie, fine drinks and lots of delicious food. The Superintendent's luncheon in his quarters, Buchanan House, was exceUent beyond expectation. Although Admiral Fowler was actuaUy "between engagements" he gave amply of his time to explain his approach to leadership and the chaUenges which the Midshipmen face as they ready themselves for war The picnic on the waterfront at BayWoods of Annapolis was preceded by an exceUent presentation by Commander Steve Trainor, Chair of the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law—and the man most involved in our acclaimed Annual Leadership Conference. That the picnic included real Memphis barbecue and crab cakes accompanied by ideal weather was ours to enjoy.The accompanying photograph of eight of the nine classmates in attendance was taken on the bridge at BayWoods'
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pond. Left to right are Weymouth, Robinson,, Mandel,Vanlandingham, Rindskopf, McNitt, Laborde, and Beshany. If you look closely, you may note that Ralph Weymouth is holding a photograph of our Seattie classmate. Monk Masterson on his 94th birthday, courtesy of Monk's son Norman. Our final day was busy, opening with an exceUent brunch at the new Moore, BUderback Lacrosse HaU of Fame where Chet Gladchuk gave an inspiring talk about how his Department responds to the Mission of the Naval Academy: to mold midshipmen moraUy, mentaUy, and physicaUy into warriors who wiU lead our nation in the years to come. He made it abundantly clear that the coaches who serve at the Academy so thoroughly understand this that the Naval Academy had the highest graduation rate of Student-Athletes in the country in 2007. And the gendeman that he is sent us a glowing note which said he considered it a privilege to join in our celebration. Thank you, Chet! But that was only the start of Day Two, Our Memorial service was held in the new Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center, an architectural gem facing the water behind Bancroft HaU. President Mike Rindskopf honored the 68 classmates who were kiUed in action or training operations, and noted that 52 were lost at sea. Former President Bob McNitt traced our class from entry in early June 1934 untU 3 June 2008—70 years and a day after President Franklin Roosevelt gave us our diplomas. Jim Cheevers, Museum curator, added a history of the Naval Academy chaplains who became formal members of the staff as far back as 1850. A bus tour with stops at the new athletic faciUties was the fore-runner to our closing banquet. The program opened with a surprise presentation to Loews Hotel for their Navy Lacrosse memorabiUaofa photograph of the medallion awarded to the 1938 National Lacrosse
championship team by the Naval Academy Athletic Association. Manager Herb Mandel made the presentation, (See photo). Admiral Hank ChUes, former Chair of the Leadership Department, and a close associate of 1938 through the Leadership Conference praised us for our 70 years of service to the Navy and the United States of America. George Watt, President and CEO of the Alumni Association, attended his final class reunion as he moves on to other opportunities by presenting us wdth a Commendation signed by Admiral CarUsle A.H.Trost, Chairman of the Alumni Association Board ofTrustees and by George Watt. And so "Aloha". TO LOEWS A N N A P O U S
A C O M M E M O R A T I O N OF THE 1938 N A T I O N A L LACROSSE CHAMPIONS
O N T H E OCCASION O F T H E 70™ REUNION OF THE NAVAI ACADEMY CLASS OF 1938. T H E SURVIVORS OF THE NAVY ACADEMY NATIONAL t.ACR0SSE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM of 1938 ARE PLEASED TO PRESEF^T FOR DISPLAY WITH YOUH LACROSSE MEMORABILIA THIS PHOTOQRAPH OF THE WATCH C H A R M PRESENTED TO T H E T E A M BY THE NAVAL ACADEMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
RBAR ADMIRAL M.H. (MIKE) RINDSKOPFUSH FIRSTATTACK
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CLOSING NOTES: George Watt wdU arrange for each of the 38 surviving members of'38 to receive a copy of the aforementioned Commendation. We will have a C D with photographs as weU. AndfinaUy,we report that Ross Cohen, President of AnnapoUs Bus Company, which provided our transportation throughout the reunion has torn up
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the invoice as a mark of admiration for the service that the Class of 1938 has given to the Academy, the Navy, and our Country over these memorable 70 years. NOW A TALE FROMTWO WHO WANTED TO COME. Mary Anne ScheUing was one of several classmates and widows who truly wanted to come to the Reunion, but just could not manage the travaUs of air travel. She gave us aU a treat starting in Long Beach during high school. I quote Mary Anne: • "Littie did I reahze how many of my friends became '38ers and married into the class. We were in San Pedro, CA where my father was Supply Officer in RELIEF Rab Irvine and Bob ScheUing were also there. I would see Bob and his father at the Fleet basketbaU games at the Trona Field House. Kim Rynd was one of my school-mates. In October 1933, CHICAGO, with my father as its Supply Officer, was rammed by a British freighter sending it to Mare Island Shipyard for repair. I went to school there wdth the daughter of the Captain of the Yard, Katherine Rassing, who married El Ogle. Then, it was on to Washington where my father was in the old Main Navy buUding. That's where I met Barbara Huff who married Dick Bowers and Bobbie is now Uving in Ginger Cove in AnnapoUs (Ed. Note).When FDR was inaugurated for his second term in January 1937, the Brigade of Midshipmen marched in the gala parade which started my romance wdth Bob ScheUing. So back to Long Beach with time at the Pacffic Coast Club, and there more romance wdth EmUou TUley marrying Agee Melvin, and Jane Harris marrying Walt SmaU. How could I have been so fortanate as to be associated with the Class of 1938?" • Betty Jensen wrote from California that she, too, just could not make the trip. She reminisced about the many duty stations where she and T-Bone froUcked with classmates, including the War CoUege, Hutchinson, KS,JacksonviUe, Dahlgren and Whidbey Island, and concluded with a story few could know. She says that when Leo was a plebe an upperclassman asked him "What do they caU you at home'? to which he repUed "My Mammy caUs meT-Bone" . It was not because of steak but rather from a popular radio taUc show. But T-Bone it was and it stack!
AND A FINAL WORD FROM THE CHAM OF OUR 65TH, BOB MCNTTT: "Reunion Thanks: Classmates, widows, relatives and friends who gathered in AnnapoUs for the Class of 1938 70th Reunion owe a huge debt to our President, Mike Rindskopf, for planning and running our best reunion ever Mike did the whole job himself from start to finish with the able assistance of our Alumni Association and the help and forbearance of his wife Sylvia. I say the best, because the events were aU enjoyable, every brunch, lunch and dinner was wonderful, and we were brought up-to-date by the Superintendent, Director of Athletics, Head of the Department of Leadership and Law, and the President and CEO of the USNA Alumni Association and Foundation. We were guided through most of the newest sports faciUties and had plenty of time to renew acquaintances, remember departed classmates, and reteU the old stories. Thanks, Mike, for a great job." Bob McNitt GRANDPA WOULD BE PROUD. In the February SHIPMATE, we alerted you to the fact that Fiona McFarland, granddaughter of Alan would graduate wdth a heap of honors. We can now report that, as Captain of the Women's crew, she was awarded the Vice Admiral WiUiam P. Lawrence Sword for Women for exceUing in athletics during her years of varsity competition. The CoUegiate Rowing Coaches Association named her AU-MidAtiantic Region as her crews compUed a 64-19 record over four years. She was also named a Scholar-Athlete for her 3.59 GPA in PoUtical Science.Yes, Grandpa Alan would have been proud—as '38 salutes '08 Fiona McFarland. SAD NEWS. Alyce Whiteside, widow of our George, one of the stalwart members of the crew, passed away on 6 May 2008.We have sent our condolences to Mary Rogerson, their youngest daughter and made a memorial contribution to the Naval Academy Foundation. Charlotte GiUmor died of cancer Wednesday at her Oakmont home. She was 87. Born in Baltimore, she attended Johns Hopkins University and majored in history. She met her husband. Herb, when he was at the Naval Academy. When he retired in 1946 as a Commander, they moved to Texas, where they became involved in moderating NAACP meetings. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Manhattan Beach. Charlotte taught
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elementary school for several years whUe earning her master's degree in education from Pepperdine University. After her husband died in 1985, she retired and moved to Santa Rosa in 1988. She was an active member of the American Association of University Women and the Great Decisions and World Affairs CouncU discussion programs. She also attended and sometimes conducted current events lectures at Spring Lake Village retirement community in Santa Rosa. In addition to grandson Abner, she is survived by two daughters, Ann Plowman of Manhattan Beach and Margot Hudson ofVenice; four other grandchUdren and four great-grandchUdren. At her request, there were no services. In Ueu of flowers, friends may make donations in her name to the American Cancer Society, 1451 GuernevUle Road in Santa Rosa, as the Class of 1938 has done. We have learned that Captain Alan R. Josephson died on 6 May 2008 in Virginia. Ingeborg, his wife of many . years, with whom he spent considerable time in Germany, is Uving at the Fairfax, the retirement facUity at Fort Belvoir,VA. A fiiU obituary wiU appear in an early SHIPMATE, but here we offer our condolences to the famUy. AisiNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 55%
ACTING PRES: RADM James L.Abbot Jr., USN (Ret.) 4250 Wilkinson Way Mobile. AL 36608-2610; H: 251-342-7980 THIRTY-NINE ON LINE: docabbot@aol.com
"Dear Classmates and Widows, We begin this issue of SHIPMATE beating the drum for our Seventieth reunion. Listed below are the names of Classmates and Widows who've expressed any degree of optimism, aU the way from "slim" to "some" to "good chance", that they may attend the Seventieth. Up front I remind everybody there's nothing binding about these commitments. Classmates: Doc Abbot, Henry Adams, Bob Bailey, Norm Bennett, Charles Bennett, Butch Coulter, Bill Coyne, John Dolan,Jack Fidel, Art Fischer, Fitz Fitzpatrick, Don Furlong, Gordon Gayle,John Guerry, Wayne Herkness, Stan Hindman, Val Holzapfel, Bill Huffman, Dick Jeffrey, Loren Kiser, Herb Krilof, George Largess, John Moyer, Hubert Murphy, Dick Neal, Pat Patterson, Judson Rhode, George Roberts, Sal Salvia, Walt Scott, Norm Short, Lee Snilsberg,John Spencer, Pete Steen, Tom Weschler, Wilson Wright. August 2008
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Tom Weschler has been working on the Class Election. Here's Tom's report: • "The Class Election for President, and the new Executive Committee, has been in progress since 30 May. We reached out to 97 Classmates via EmaU and regular maU.As of 8 June there have been 34 responses - aU "yes", and unfortanately two notifications of death. We need 14 more affirmatives to decide the election. I'm now pressing the EmaU contacts and phoning the regular maU group to get the count. Hope to know by mid June. Doc Abbot earUer has mentioned the very recent death of ^ / Barbee which reached me as part of the vote soUcitation.The other death happened sometime ago John Blandy whose daughter phoned to say he had died in 1990. John was a nongraduate classmate. Had a very pleasant conversation wdth Bob Clark and wdfe Micky who have moved from their place in North Egremont to a retirement community in Canaan, CT, very close by and enjoying it. Boh has Lou Gehrig's disease and is confined to a wheelchair (electric) but otherwdse wdth it. Travel is out, but they are stUl happUy recalling their multiple round the world cruises as compensation. Alfred Toulon and Betsy caUed from Kauai where they settied long ago. StiU in the homestead, vague thoughts of a retirement community, but no action! Getting around but not as fast, no complaints. Red Waldron checked in from AnnapoUs, stiU at Ginger Cove, and "is thinking" about the reunion. Fred Salvia caUed fron Reno. Had lost Chet Pinkerton about two months before. The Salvias are doing weU except for Fred's Macular Degeneration. Lots does the driving and he can Usten to tapes and has a large screen TV. No golf] Betty Sawyer reports that Bill is enjoying Fleet Landing stiU, but is not able to participate in Class functions. Fortunately he knows Betty and is good wdth everyone. Bob Stuart also phoned, doing weU in Bluefield,VA. (The town straddles the state horded so there's a Bluefield WVA too!) Tried to lure him to join the EmaU group. He said that he'd had a computer a few years ago, that he doesn't miss it, and Ukes the phone better. He is a pleasant conversationalist! Didn't phone George Roberts, but he told me via EmaU of the book "Distant Force" he had written about Teledyne where he had been President some 28 years. The company was founded by our classmate Henry Singleton ofTexas.The book is a company history and so, unless you're
interested in organization and business development, the sections re our two classmates are the parts to pick out. It was a fabulous achievement, and we may be proud of them. Vitue dePoix joined them after he retired fixjm active duty, and Raspy Rawson was President of FanSteel, one of their subsidiaries. Vince stUl Uves in Albany, OR, where he was working." • As ever, —Doc ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 15% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES: CAPT E. A. Rodgers, USN (Ret.) (Winter) 3609 S. Banana River Blvd. #414, Cocoa Beach. FL 32931; H. 321-784-4894 (Summer) R O Box 656, Bucksport, ME 04416; H: 207-469-3562 E: earodgers(^uno.com HONORARY VICE PRES: Wendi Winters Daughter ofljeigh "Early" Cosart Winters 1007 Magothy Park Lane Annapolis, Maryland 21403-5300 H/0:410-349-0945; C: 410-562-4189 E: wendi@quantiunstep.com SECY: CAPT John H. Sims, USN (Ret.) 726 Lakeside Coun. Danville, CA 94526 H: 925-820-3954 E: JHSlMS@AOL.COM
We'U Start this month's column with a caU for volunteers/appUcants for the position of Class West Regional Vice President. But first the sad reason for the caU: Cliff Bundy's death on 16 May. CUff had been seriously Ul for some time, but reftised aU paUiative care untU finaUy the pain became so unbearable that he agreed to hospice care in the retirement complex where he and Cissi Uved, in Carlsbad, CA. He responded weU to hospice care, showing signs of improvement, but then after several days he passed away. A service of worship was held on 25 May in the ViUage Community Presbyterian Church in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, foUowed by a reception to greet the famUy at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. AU of the Bundy famUy and extended famUy of grandchildren were present. The chUdren, both sons and the daughter, gave eulogies as weU as his granddaughter, Karin, and the architect who buUt their home which the Bundys sold in Rancho Santa Fe a couple of years ago. A good number of people including friends and neighbors, but mosdy feUow golfen, attended. Harry Fischer and Willie Trice represented the Class, and much of the description of the service is based on Harry's report. The traditional class flowers of blue and gold, arranged for by Harry Fischer, with the blue and gold USNA Class of 1940 ribbon, were prominendy displayed at the
altar. There was a miUtar\- guard of saUors in white uniforms and a three voUey rifle salute. The flag which draped the coffin was presented to Cissi, after which a bugler played Taps. Cissi was composed and gracious at the funeral and the reception which foUowed. In the process of foUowdng up on the details I talked to Gary Baldwin, who now Uves in the same retirement complex as the Bundys. Gary told me that he had recendy encoimtered John Hardy who also Uves there, apparendy ha\dng moved ftom Rancho Santa Fe. I have previously pubUshed Gary's contact info, but have nothing new for John. Harry Fischer did confess, in connection wdth his report above, that in response to my plea for local class news the only good new^ is that our number in the San Diego area was reduced by only a verv significant one who wdU certainly be missed. In that connection, the taUy that I keep for the class as a whole is nowreduced to 83 of the 456 graduated just 68 years ago. There are stUl a half dozen for whom I have no firm info, dead or alive, or where they may be. In connection wdth the soUcitation of a new West Regional Vice President it mi^t be usefiil to re\dew the Class officer situation. Currently Ted Rodgers is President. ha\dng taken the job after BUI Carpenter's death. MeanwhUe Ted continues as Northeast Vice President, there ha^dng been no replacement thus far named. The Northeast Vice President petition should be considered vacant. Although I suspect Ted would consider resuming only that position if a newPresident were named. Julian Burke is still the nominal Vice President, but was unable to assume the President's duties upon BUI Carpenter's death. Phil Eckert is the Mid-Adantic Regional Vice President. Jim FUcins continues as South Vice President and Cros Croft is stUl going strong as Central Vice President. Harv Seim is Treasurer. How-ever, he has turned over the class funds and accounting and administration to a staff member at Alumni Association headquarters in AnnapoUs. Harv; Ted, Wendi Winters, Honorary Vice President, and I are currently designated to authorize expendimre of class funds. I continue as Secretary. I'm sure, if any classmates are w-JUng and available, the necessary procedures could get them into the office they desire, even though no elections are currentK- scheduled.
Bruce Rohn sent along a newsy double-purpose letter, responding in part to Wendi Winters's request for reminiscences about Youngster cruise. Wendi has added that portion to her coUection - and let this be a reminder to other classmates to brush up on your narrative skills and contribute additional material to Wendi. Bruce also provdded an update to his current statas. He mentions the faiUngs of his antique memory, a condition we can aU appreciate, in connection wdth what he provided for Wendi, and presumably would apply that to his current report as weU. It seems to me he and I had several conversations at the 65th reunion in AnnapoUs, but I appreciated this update. He reports: After WWII ser\dce at Philadelphia Navy Yard and as fire control officer on Tennessee thru Leyte, Surigao Straits, Samar, Iwo Jima and Okinawa I opted for inactive Reserve and ci\dUan Ufe with my wife, Betty, and baby girl. (Sec. note: Bruce, along wdth 29 others of us, was "Unassigned because of physical disquaUfication" upon graduation, aU except Buck Buchanan, missing foot, for defective \dsion. Most of us were back on active duty as Reserve officers at least for the duration and many for a career. We didn't have to see as weU as LCDRs as we did as Ensigns). Bruce continues: I became a GE engineer and manager. In the Naval Reserve I was C O of the Fort Wayne, IN, active Reserve BattaUon when I retired as a C D R in 1955.1 retired from civilian employment in 1983, and Betty and I left Oakbrook, IL, for Venice, FL.We are the sole '40 survivors in the area, and w-ould be very happy to be contacted by any classmate who gets into southwest Horida. Be sure to sign up for our 70th in a couple years, Bruce. See you there. In the last issue I mentioned Herschel SeUers's note to Wendi and Betty- Seim. His retarn address seemed to be new, but I faUed to report it. This corrects that omission: Mountain Creek Road, Apt. 524, Chattanooga, TN, 37405. Only '40 is 4.0
AisnsiuAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 73% 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@aol.com
By the time this appears, my friend JuUe Woods and I should have completed a short cruise out of New York aboard Queen Mary II wdth stops in Boston, Bar Harbor and HaUfax.You'U probably hear more about it in September It has always intrigued me that the largest ocean finer buUt to fly the English flag was buUt in France. That must have driven the British shipbuUding unions and maritime lovers nuts. In May, I was in Coronado to attend the memorial service for June Lenz who died on 6 May after a long UUiess during which Cliff Lenz was a dedicated and noble caretaker. It was an impressive service in which the famUy participated. Sidonia and BUI McReynolds and RoUo Rieve were among the many attendees who appreciated June's dedication to the betterment of Coronado. 1 had a long visit with CUff and hoped to reach other Classmates in the area but I struck out. Birthdays? Yes, August has a few: Zirkle, Streiter, Shutt, Parry, Zeke MUler, Marquardt, Koecher, Cuccias, CostagUola and Beatty. Gift them with a Sardonyx or Peridot, signifying married happiness, and throw in some fresh Poppies or GladioU. Only one change for your roster this month: Mac Nicholson has a new edress —^lesUe529@verizon. net ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 11% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES: CAPT Ken Simmons, U S N (Ret.) E: keiisiminons02@comcast.net SECY: CDR R.S. Day, USN (Ret.) 2426 Chesmut St., Falls Chuich,VA 22043-3052 E: hapda\-@erols.com
Dale Reed has provided a wrap-up of the very successful Class May 16 luncheon at his residence— Falcon's Landing. • We were joined by COL Peter "Highpockets" HUgartner USMC (Ret.), our guest speaker, and COL Bob Kalisch, USAF (Ret.), both USNA '51 and Falcon's Landing residents. Peter is a
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42-43 CLASS N E W S veteran of both Korean and Vietaam Wars. In Vietnam, he commanded the 1st BattaUon, 5th Marine Regiment earning the nickname from his men of Highpockets, due to his unusual height of 6' 6". He is the co-author of Highpocket's War Stories and Other TaU Tales, a book which received the 2005 Marine Corps Gazette's Francis Fox Parry Award for the best combat initiative story written in the past two yeas, and Buckshot and the Boy, a story for young adults. He holds an advanced degree in business management from the U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey and is an avid outdoorsman. He provided a very personal and up close account of Ufe during the Vietnam War. Neither BiU Montgomery nor Buck O'NeU were able to attend because of scheduUng conflicts. Ironically, Buck died peacefuUy in his sleep the foUowdng Sunday, the 18th. His navy career is described in his own brief and self effacing words: "I learned to fly and attended PG School in electrorucs. After that, Uke it or not, I almost always wound up in some sort of electronics bUlet — even in the Polaris Submarine Program. My career looked so much Uke that of an AEDO, that I became one. I retired as a Captain in 1970." WhUe StUl an active duty navy officer Buck married Jane Weiss, sister of our deceased classmate Art Weiss. Jane died in 1984. He later married Ethyl, his surviving wife, a long-time famUy friend and widow. Buck's post navy Ufe appears to have been quite relaxed and comfortable. He reports it as, "Immediately (after retiring from the Navy) I settled in a beach home in KaUua, HI (windward Oahu), took up golf and became a beach bum, 1st Class, and StUl hope to make Chief (lunch bum) by our 50th reunion." In 1996, Buck and Ethyl left HawaU to move to the AFROC retirement community. Falcon's Landing in SterUng,VA, where they settled in as plank-owners. In addition to his wife Ethyl, Buck is survived by one son, Robert, a grand daughter, a lUece and two nephews.There was no stateside service. Graveside services and burial took place in the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, HI, and his ashes were placed wdth his first wife, Jane. Ethyl's first husband is buried in the same cemetery (not far from Jane) and she wUl be buried with him. Meanwhile Ethyl wdU continue to Uve at Falcon's Landing. •
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(Back rowl-r) Jerry Miller, Bob Kalisch, Ken Simmons, Rule Porter, Dick Curtis, Jack Mitchell, Dale Ree (next row) Swabbo Rawson and Jake Glick: (front row) Jack Crawford Bob Day J THill Not shown: Bill Houser, Norm Nash and Whitey Feightner
(Back row I - r) JoAnn Miller: (next) Rita Hill, Edie Rich, Charlotte Simmons, Ethyl O'Neil, Rene Griffith, B Crawford, Peggy Small; (middle row) Pat Rawson andAngelique Kidd: (Front row) Kieran Mitchell, Joan Curtis, Barbara Reed. Ethyl O'Neil and Edie Rich were first-timers.
In late May, word was received that Aarne Tervo had passed away earUer in the month. We have also been advised that Cedric B. Berquist died on 23 May 2008 of complications from Parkinson's Disease. BUI WiUis left us on 2 June 2008 with Anne at his side in their Heardand community home in ElUcott City, MD. No fiirther particulars are avaUable in each case. Don WUson recently exchanged correspondence with Jerry MUler in which he noted that he and NeU had made the front page of their county weekly, the Clay-County Leader in Prairie Flower, TX two weeks in a row. First was the occasion of their 65th wedding anniversary where the editor noted he was privUeged to be a member of the assemblage, that both the celebrants were spry and seemed to fiiUy enjoy the festivities as did the editor along with a lot of other folks. Second, the happy couple were pictured as the first couple to be honored with the (Warren) SUver Award for their volunteer work through the Clay
County Senior Center's Meals on Wheels Program. "These volunteers are caring, considerate and dedicated individuals. At the ages of 87 and 89, and wdth the steadUy increasing gas prices, they brave the elements to deUver meals to those that are homebound and desperately in need of home delivered meals." AU this is a preamble to Don's remembering an incident that occurred aboard his first WWII ship the USS New Orleans. M "There were four of us from '42 aboard: PhU Donahue, John Neff, Graham "Muggs" MuUigan, and myself Two were bunked in the J.O. bunkroom and two of us overflowed into the Navigator's sea cabin when he moved to the bridge. When the N O was torpedoed off Guadalcanal, the JO bunkroom was flooded and aU the JO's clothes were covered in oU after the bow left us. Muggs and I were the only JO O O D watch slanders to put together white uniforms when we finaUy got to Sidney.
"Muggs got aU decked out for the forenoon watch and got the routine in hand for the honors to greet the Prime Mimster of AustraUa. HOWEVER, the Captain caUed for his gig, and Muggs had sent it offw/o permission. About that time, I got a caU to get into Whites as M u ^ was now "in hack." I had the duty! Life's unexpected pleasures." • Dick RUey has taken steps to ensure that the paucity of wordfiromIowa with a lengthy trip report updating thefemUyRUey. • "His second wdfe, Betty Berry Riley, died 23 January 2004. twenty one years to the day after Betty CaUan RUey died in Betty B's apartment over a bridge table. He married his present wife, Ruth, on 6 June 2006, so whUe many classmates wdU be celebrating their sixty-plus anniversaries they wUl be celebrating their second. "He had been wintering in Texas since 1991 and bought a condo there in 1996. Ruth had owned a condo in Sun City, AZ, since the '80's so she is a confirmed desert rat. To keep peace they spend October to December in Texas and January to March in Arizona. Last winter they took off from Texas on a Danube cmise and loved it — a smaU ship, 140 passengers, and a different port almost ever day.Viking planned trips ashore each day - spectacular guides (reaUy grad stadents). No question went unanswered. Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia, Austria - what romantic names. It is hard to beUeve that in 15 days on board we visited seven countries, saw die Black Sea, and ate Uke Kings and Queens. Continuing the Romance — Vienna, Esztergom, Kalocsa,Vukovar, Osijck, Novi Sad, Orsova,Vidin, Tornovo, Constanta, Bucharest, Belgrade, Pecs, Budapest - only three of which we had ever heard of before. "The Balkans are amazing. We had expected to see development aU along the river banks. They don't have the wealth to do that. They are struggUng people — knocked down every time they get started back up. Maybe with the Euro and the European Union there wiU be peace for some years for development. Now, what do we do about Kosovo. "Seven different currencies in as many days makes for an auditor's heaven (or nightmare).We found that US curtency (the almighty buck) was universaUy accepted except by government entities - post office, street cars, etc. require local tender. The reminder of a faU on cobblestones in Budapest is stUl
bugging my left hand, but I didn't break anything. In passing we would recommend Viking Cruises to anyone going that way. "The end of AprU they participated in the Midwest gift to aU investors -Warren Buffet's annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway. The guy is amazing, as is the company. Current stock price - $142,000/ share, 250,000 employees, 66 companies, 10 insurance businesses, $75 bUUon stock market ownership and $40 biUion cash . He is looking to buy something BIG and they want to learn what that might be. " Ruth and I plan to keep traveUng as long as we are upright and mobile. The doctors keep saying 'Keep on doing what you are doing.' So as long as the pUls hold out, we'U keep at it. Des Moines continues a great place to Uve. AU the amenities — theatre, art, music, low traffic volumes and short distances to most places of note We moved into s 12 story condo retirement community in the faU of'06. Only there for the summers, but it beats the onus of the home owner and the tending of my own swimming pool. Great people here and lots to do. "So HaU and FareweU from the Iowa contingent of'42 with Fair Winds and Smooth Seas." Ruth and Dick RUey, aka R R and R R • Belts Divine in her ongoing work clearing out BUl's office found eight pictare books from the 50lh reunion and seven from the 55lh plus two tapes from the 50th activities. These have been tarned over to Ken Simmons and are avaUable on a "first come, first served" basis. If interested you should contact Ken direcdy. If unclaimed by 1 December, they wiU be disposed of. 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: edtobie@aol.com SECY: CAPT LesUe R. Heselton Jr.,USN (Ret.) 7101 Bay Front Dr, Apt. 611, Annapolis, MD 21403 H: 410-216-9629; E: Heselton43@1943.usna.com
In Memoriam Memorial services for Gayly MUling Gardner, who died 2 Nov 2007, were held 17 Nov at St Peter's Episcopal Church, KerrvUle,TX. Gayly was the widow ofJoseph Stephen Gardner who predeceased her in Oct 2006. Survivors include two Daughters, Gayly Gardner Opem of Chicago, II, and Janie Gardner Hueston of McKinneyTX; and two grandchUdren.
Barbara Ann Doran of Phoenix, AZ went to join her husband. Homer Martin Doran,Jr. on 6 Dec 2007. Internment was in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA. Barbara is survived by her daughter Kathleen Kovely of Anaheim, CA. son Michael McDonneU,Jr., beloved dog, Clyde, three grandchUdren, and one great grandchild. Doris Koch Norton, widow of Robert Donald Norton, died 22 Oct 2007 Ui Fairfield, CT after a short illness. She was interned 24 Oct in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield. Survivors include her three chUdren, Ralph I CavaUeri of Greenwich, Claudia C KeUogg and Fran C Cefalu of Fairfield; three stepchUdren, Susan AUen of New York, NY, George Norton of Baton Rouge, LA, and Chris Norton of Santa Cruz, CA: and 14 grandchUdren. NeUie Kathleen Rasmussen of Spring HUl, NJ died 18 Jan 2008. NeU was the widow of Albert Louis Rasmussen whom she met in Sydney, AustraUa during his shore leave. NeU is survived by her son, Albert Christopher of Huntington, CT; daughters Alba Ann Smith ofDaUas, GA and AUson Louise McCauley ofWest Orange, NJ; and grandson Garten McCauley. Adelaide "Peggy" Ischinger succumbed to cancer 24 Apr 2008 after a prolonged Ulness. Peggy was the widow of Eric Ischinger, Jr whom she met whUe a WAVE during WWII. Memorial services were held 28 AprU at St. Simon'son-the-Sound Church, Fort Walton Beach, FL. Peggy is survived by two daughters, Candy Ray of ShaUmar, FL and Kalhryn Ischinger of Orinda, CA and a granddaughter, Kathryn Greene of ShaUmar. Charles Joseph Wade died 13 May 2008 at his home on Steele's Run Farm, KY Funeral services were held 16 May with burial foUowing in the Lexington Cemetery. Jodie survived our plebe year but was discharged on account of physical disabiUty in 1940. He spent his later years breeding dogs and thoroughbred horses. Jodie is survived by his wife of 65 years, CaroUne, 6 chUdren, 11 grandchUdren and 5 great grandchildren. Mark Flesser informed us that his uncle, Conrad Joseph Flessner, had passed away 31 May 2008 in Frederick, MD, after a long Ulness. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated 4 Jun at St. Joseph's CathoUc Church, Emmitsburg with internment in St Joseph's Cemetery. Conrad is survived by Jean, his wife of 60 years, a daughter, Jan Warfield of Woodbine; two sons, Michael of Jackson, Miss, and Conrad Jr of Emmitsburg; six August 2008
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President's Comments • "On the morning of May 19,2008 during Commencement Week the Class of 1993 (50 years our junior) officiaUy reUeved our Class as sponsors of the 3rd Company. This look place in front of the morning formation of the 3rd Company foUowing my presentation of two swordsthe 20th and 21st since I started the tradition. These swords were donated by John LobdeU and Betty Emanski, widow ofJohn Emanski. Both graduating Mids had been selected as outstanding by their Company Officer. "In order to refresh your minds on the commencement of this fine tradition, Lona Hurt caUed me in 1993 after she was widowed by PhU's death and stated they had no male heirs to receive his sword and asked for my recommendation. It was easy to state send me the sword; I wiU have it refiirbished and presented to the outstanding graduating mid in the 3rd Company which we sponsored. This was announced in Shipmate and as a result our Class sent a total of 21 over the years and other Classes have also foUowed. John Shepherd, who was the last Mid Commanding Officer of the 3rd Company in our Class, also presented his sword early on to the 3rd Company Wardroom. "John LobdeU's sword, the 20th, was presented to an Arizona graduating Mid by the name of Davis who is bound for Pensacola for pUot training and the 21st sent by Betty Emanski was presented to a Mid from Texas who is bound for Pensacola to train as a Naval FUght Officer (NFO). Both were very appreciative and wUI write thank you notes to each donor. I am very hopeful that the Class of '93 wdU continue this worthy tradition. "This now leaves our Class with two financial accounts—our Class Administrative Account which is unrestricted and our Compass Rose Plaza restricted account. In my next ROVER I shaU provide you with thoughts and plans for these accounts after contacting our Class Officers. "My very best regards to aU. —^Ed" • Proud to be '43
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% PRES: Fred Schnurr WASHINGTON REP: CAPT Chariie Rozier, USN (Ret) SECY: LCDR Prescott Pahner, USN (Ret.) 7450 Spring Valley Dr., Crestwood Ct., #227 Springfield,VA 22150-4939 H: 703-644-3180; E: spalmer_22151@yahoo.com
In happy contrast to recent grapevine of poor ship maintenance, a week ago (as of this writing) the guided missUe cruiser USS Lake Erie demonstrated (to use the proud words ofTeddy Roosevelt) that "our Navy is the nation's first Une of defense." Lake Erie fired two interceptor missUes that destroyed a baUistic missUe in its final seconds of ffight. Interception was accompUshed about 12 mUes above the Pacific, 100 mUes west of Kaui.This was the second successful ("two for two") intercept by this sea-based terminal kUl capabUity, and the 14th overaU successful test of the Navy's Aegis baUistic missUe program. Eighteen ships wdU deploy the Aegis system in the next several months. Not much media interest though—or appreciation and understanding. Remember the ridicuUng of the Strategic MissUe Initiative—Star Wars, ha ha! John Hinkle '62, has been so kind as to send an interesting article from the San Diego Union-Tribune about our recendy departed Hugh Rosania. It tells of Hugh's seven batde-starWW II Pacific duty aboard DD Wadsworth, and postWWII transfer to subs. He had command of the boats Entemador, Sirago, and Razorback.W\[)Ae in command of Razorback, Hugh and crew had the dubious pleasure of participating in Operation Swordfish, about 370 mUes of San Diego, which tested the underwater shock of a 10 kUo-ton atomic weapon. Razorback was submerged about 2 mUes from the blast to assess the affects of the underwater blast.
Bill Barrow enjoying the sunshine of Las Vegas, in company with wife Mary and daughter Janice
Again, reports from the outskirts have been rather few this month, but Bill Barrow has sent in a nice photo from Pensacola, FL. It features wife Mary,
daughter Janice, together with Bill during a pleasant visit to Las Vegas, NV Big wdnnings. Bill? Jim and Pug Victor have sent in a uiUquely nostalgic pair of photos.They show first. Pug and Jim at our Ring Dance back in '42.Then we have them at a recent celebration, at the Ginger Cove retirement residence m AnnapoUs so popular with classmates and other alumni. In it, Dorothy Kaltwasser, a recent and popiUar participant in "-I4 activity is deftly provided Pug and Jim wdth very nice corsages.
Dorothy Kaltwasser and Randy King
Lucky Stan Henderson, with Nancy Barbour left Shirley Reyback left right. Pug and Jim Victor at our '44 Ring dance
Dorothy Kaltwasser deftly applies and adjusts Pug and Jim Victors' corsages at the Spa Creek 2007 Homecoming dinner
Next we have some nice photos taken by ever-industrious Bob Rubel in from CaUforrnia, at the June Class luncheon at the USNA Officer and Faculty Club.
Dick LInnekin
We have belatedly received word that we lost Russ Jonson in August last year, in WeavervUle, NC. Coming from a strong Navy famUy of both brothers and a son, the Navy Hymn at his fiineral service, and graveside honors by the local VFW post, were most appropriate and appreciated. We have also lost the foUowing Class members recently: George Elliot passed away 8 May 2008 in Clarksburg, WVa Jack Keller passed away 25 January 2008 in Sugar Land,TX BiU KnuU passed away May 2008 in Irvington,VA AUen Vaughn passed away 2 May 2008 in Oklahoma City, OK E-mail and Phone Number Change Betty and Gordon Ochenrider bettyandgordon@verizon.net (703) 241-5555 (Only) ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 66% PRES: BGEN William L. McCulloch, USMC (Ret.) 528 Fort Williams Pkwy.,A]exandria,VA 22304-1849 C O R R . SECY: CAPT Emit Saroch, Jr., USN (Ret.) 237 Anchorage Ct.,Annapolis, MD 21401-6301 H: 410-757-8758 E: etnilsarem@comcast.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1945
Ever-charming Evelyn Cox
Our genial '44 Washington In rep: Charlie Roziier
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Memoriam (Please refer to the "Last Call"section ofShipmate^r more extensive obituaries.) WUUam A. "BiU" Kinnaman died in the Atlantic Hospice, in Morristown, New Jersey, on 7 May 2008. His first duty after
graduation was in the USS Montpelier (CL 57). After the war, he completed flight training and became a Naval Aviator, winning his wings in 1947, with later duty in dive bombers and a composite squadron for special weapons deUvery. BiU resigned in June 1949, and went to work for General Electric in marketing. In 1961, he joined the ITT headquarters staff, where he remained for 21 years, primarily in New York City. From 1982 to 1988 he Uved and worked in Honolulu, after which he returned to Chatham, New Jersey. He was predeceased by his wife, Ginny, the former Virginia Chapin, and is survived by their children, WUUam, Jr.; Stephen; and Anne Bukata; and five grandchUdren. As We Are There isn't much news this month, but that gives us a chance to include more pictures Enjoy!... From Al Olsen: Al, his daughter Fran, son Captain Al '72, and two grandchUdren attended Joe Doak's burial, representing the Class as everyone sang Navy Blue and Gold in Joe's honor. Joe was buried with fiiU mUitary honors on Thursday morning, 4 June, at ArUngton Cemetery with his widow Betty leading 22 Doak famUy members who gathered to pray for Joe in a lovely graveside service. From the home front, we had a great June week, starting with the Navy Blue Angels demonstration which streaks over the house in tight formation. On Thursday, I attended the Color Parade and Award ceremony for the presentation of Charles H. Coates Award in Sociology in the Dept. of Leadership and Ethics with COL Charles Coates, USA (USMA) his sister, daughter and son-in-law. The award is in honor of his father Professor Charles Coates who taught at the University of Maryland and was a leader in the development of the study of miUtary sociology. It is a great opportunity to meet the young men and women who wUl be future leaders of our Navy. The color parade was great and I noted that there were no shoes left on Worden field. We concluded the week with a party here given in honor of graduating ENS Evan Seyfried, '08 who graduated 50th in his class and is going into submarines. I also had the great pleasure of meeting 2nd LT Jimmie Goodwin '08, Evan's Classmate who comes from my very small home town, St. James, Missouri and graduated finm my high school, St. James High School.
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Celebrating their new commissions, 2nd LT Jimmie Goodwin and ENS Evan Seyfried with Emil Saroch
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(3), our on scene coordinator is handling the detaUs. Same location as last year. Navy vs Pittsburgh. Game time 3:30 PM Lunch at 12:30 BYOB.Tent, soft drinks, coffee and cookies. Gossip with Classmates avaUable at 11:00 Cost $35/per Send money to Al White at address in the Masthead. My item about my trip to Beijing (Peking, when I was there) in last month's Column got me to thinking about that entire deployment. It was a ZOO. getting started, and it stayed that way untU we deployed. We had come out of overhaul in early November and knew we were deploying in January for 9 months. We had a few hurdles, the most sigruficant of which was a personnel problem: we had orJy about 60 in ship's company and we faced an abbreviated Refresher Training in two weeks. Once clear of the Yard we began to receive personnel and, in fact, we received personnel almost daUy during Refresher Training. We went to sea for firing exercises with mounts manned by personnel who had just reported aboard. Things weren't much better on other evolutions. We flunked everything but we were better than we had been. A week before we were schedtded to deploy we were ordered to transfer aU personnel whose enUstments would expire before our scheduled return in September. We lost about 50% of our people including about half of the hard core who had gone through overhaul with us. It was a mess. The one bright spot was when Dave Kraushaar '45 reported aboard as Gunnery Officer We now had 2 qualified OODs Underway. We saUed on time with a 3 section watch to maximize training and to prevent dUuting our talent too much. Our chaUenge was evident and we had a lot of work to do. From Pearl Harbor we sailed on to Yokosuka, Japan. FromYokosuka we went to Pusan, Korea, with the MYLES C. FOX, our section mate, for 3 weeks of patrol along the South Korean coast. Our C O adjusted our schedule so that we were in port for the USO shows. I was the Visit and Search Officer and, at sea, I was busy visiting and inspecting fishing boats and smaU diesel powered freighters. But, what I remember most was the intense cold. I never experienced such cold again even in the Davis Strait and Greenland in the winter.
Please NOTE: Al Bowen (10), our Archivist, has a new address as shown in the Masthead. His phone number is unchanged. HOMECOMING is only two and a half months away and, as usual, Lee Zeni
From Korea we went to Tsingtao, China. First, our Landing Force had one week's training at the Marine Base. We slept in the ship but went to the Base daily It was the only training of this kind
Mike Marshall and Polly Campbell (Bill Campbell's guest)
From the San Diego Sweethearts' luncheon in February:
From left to right Gwen and Bill Benson with Anna Atkinson
Class Business Remember: Reunion June 14-17,2009. Look for a maiUng in September. Watch for more news and samples from Guiding Lights coming in futare issues. We need news of your summer activities. Please keep the news coming. Look alive with '45! ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 6 3 %
Tiny Atkinson and Carol Kirk
Arlene Montgomery (I) with Bob McCrary and Barbara Hoffer (r)
Andfrom the April Washington Sweethearts luncheon:
Al Olsen (I) with Don Brooks (rj
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PRES: VADM C.H. Griffiths, USN (Ret.) 7101 Bay Front Drive.Apt. Ill,Annapolis,MD 21403 H: 410-263-0880 E: chuckgriffiths01@comcast.net VICE PRES.: CAPT A. E.White, USN (Ret.) 4108Wynwood Dr.,Annandale,VA 22003 H: 703-256-7327 E: WHIZZER0923@AOL.COM TREASURER EMERITUS: CAPT Wils E Engel, USN (Ret.) A1?.CHIVIST: CAPT Al Bowen, USN (Ret.) 3307 River Crescent Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 H: 410-267-6667; E; abowen46@aol.com SECY: Clete Kennelly 7911 Sleaford PI., Bethesda, MD 20814-4625 H: 301-654-7315; E: budkenneIly@aol.com C O R R . SECY: CAPT Ed ElUs, USN (Ret.) PO. Box 17246, San Diego, CA 92117-7246 H:858-278-8665; F: 858-576-0979 E: thirteen22ed@aol.com WEBMASTER.: CDR A.C. HANSMANN, USN (Ret.) E: hansmann@alum.mit.edu WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1946
that the Landing Force received. It was composed of 3 squads with 3 fire teams each {1 BAR man and 3 riflemen/team} with 3 squad leaders, my chief and I made it 41.One of our Classmates, a Marine 2nd Lt, whose name I can't remember, supervised our training. Later, during this criuse I took this "force" ashore opposite Tsingtao against Chicom troops. Fortanately, it did not lead to actaal combat but our ships fired over our heads at troops they claimed were firing at us. We, on the beach, never saw or heard anything except the friendly fire. Jim Cunat (4), our Communicator, told me that he was going to submit his resignation early to avoid the rush. He received a prompt reply saying that it was prematare and he shoiUd resubmit it when it was more timely. EventaaUy, he did and his resignation was accepted. He left the ship and disappeared. He was one of the few personnel changes we had. We reveled in that stabiUty. We made two rush trips to the port of a British mining concession just south of the eastern end of the Great WaU and several of us had an opportunity to visit that section of the WaU. On the first trip we provided cover for the evacuation of a major ammunition depot and its Marine guard. On the second we were a listening post. During our stays in Tsingtao, we 7 ensigns rotated on Shore Patrol without any variation. We grumbled and at one of the XO's meetings the Supply Officer caUed us babies and said that he coiUd take Shore Patrol. The X O said he was glad to hear a volunteer and we soon had 8 to rotate the duty. It was a nice change. We made two visits to Hong Kong. On the first, a 3 week visit, my Captain was SOPA (the Senior Officer Present Afloat) which involved a number of additional responsibUities such as Shore Patrol, a boat pool, coordination of air transportation to/from Shanghai and Uaison wdth the US Consulate. He took care of these very sunply: the Gunnery Officer was assigned as the Shore Patrol Officer and I was put in charge of the rest. Ultimately, the busiest part involved the activities surrounding the twice a week plane from/to Shanghai. It meant a weather report the night before the plane departed and then tracking it along its route. In Kowloon the passengers had to go through Customs and Immigration and then I took them across the Bay to Hong Kong. Sending off a plane was almost the reverse except that I had to type the Passenger Manifest. The boat
pool was helpful but it was also a headache: only 2 of the 5 boats were operable. Liaison with the Consulate involved helping them make plans to process a relatively large number of Chinese Dependents of service personnel who had been in China during WWII. I helped to make up the instructions for them covering their arrival pierside, embarkation and Do's and Don't's on board.Then I said: "Now, aU you have to do is type it up." I got a big laugh and was asked if I had ever seen a Chinese typewriter. I hadn't and was told it was as large as a big room. The passengers arrived by train from Canton, crossed the border into Kowloon to pierside stUl in the train.The transport steamed into port the next day, as we, thankfuUy, steamed out. SociaUy, Hong Kong was a deUght. For the first few days you could go ashore to the ice cream parlor and find almost everyone who was ashore. Thereafter, the majority of the men on Uberty seemed to disappear and there were few problems. We had two very successful ship;s parties in the Hong Kong Hotel. (Two to ensure that aU hands were able to participate.) MeanwhUe, aboard ship, the "garbage girls" coUected our garbage on a daily basis and in retarn painted our huU, particularly the water Une. Even then, a beautiful black weU cut-in waterUne was the sign of a ship which had recently visited Hong Kong. Shopping was not the draw that it became later with the estabUshment of the China Fleet Club but we did have vendors seUing items on the fantaU. Kowloon was out of bounds. Hong Kong was a wonderftil place— one of my favorites. I purchased some linens which my wife wanted to match many years later when we finaUy got there together on R and R out ofTaiwan. On our second visit to Hong Kong we got chased out by a typhoon. We intercepted an SOS early on the 0400 to 0800 watch the next morning. I had had the mid-watch and had finaUy faUen asleep when 1 was awakened with the news. It was the start of a long and busy day. When we arrived on the scene, a British dispatch ship, about the size of a DE, was already there and they had sent a team on board to organize the survivors. The passenger liner with 1800 people on board, including crew, was soUdly aground on a rock pinnacle and by the time we left her at almost dark she was beginning to break up. She could not use her boats because her Ust to starboard was too much to swing out the port boats and the seas
among the rocks were too rough to launch the starboard boats. Fortunately, both HAWKINS and the MYLES C FOX, our consort, had two whaleboats each. We obtained one boat from the Dispatch Ship, one from a Chinese merchantman who appeared on scene and two boats rowed by Russians from a Russian merchantman who came to help. My C O sent me to try to convince the Russian Master to move in closer but he wouldn't because he didn't have the appropriate charts. Our PoUsh storekeeper was my interpreter. The Captain put me in charge of our survivors, the first of whom were high borne Chinese. I got their help in logging in aU our survivors by name: in the case of several chUdren without parents we identified them with shipping tags with Question Marks on them. The survivors had not had anything to eat since the day before so I had the cooks cook up a lot of rice and open cans of tuna. But the tana was too rich for them. We stationed men around the area topside with water and cups and told our interpreters to teU the survivors that if they wanted to go to the bathroom they should teU these men who would show them the way to a bathroom. It took us aU day to get everyone off the ship: HAWKINS had 600 survivors and FOX almost as many. The rest went to the Chinese merchantman and the British ship. The Russian was too far away to take any survivors. We returned to Hong Kong with FOX at 20 knots. On the last part of our deployment we were assigned to SAR duty in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, for two weeks foUowed by a shore bombardment exercise on Pagan Island, about 100 mUes north of Saipan. It was reaUstic.The target was a former Japanese airbase and when the spotter gave us a target it was actaaUy there. I deeply regret to report the unexpected death of Albert I. Decker (18) in San Diego on May 28, 2008. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was in Scripps Hospice. During this period Dona had faUen and fractured the hip which she had had replaced recently and at the time of Bert's death, she was in the Cloister's in HiUcrest, a rehabiUtation.center Dona's home address is 4025 John Street, San Diego, CA, 92106 but she told me that she doubts that she'U be able to Uve there again. The condolences of the Class are extended to Dona and their chUdren.
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LOOKING FORWARD We are happy to announce that your Board of Directors, at its AprU meeting, concluded that it is the firm wish of most Classmates to hold a Sixty-Fifth Class Reunion, to be held in AnnapoUs, on dates as yet to be determined, but definitely to include the 5th ofJune, our Graduation Anniversary. The Board invited the outstandingly successful Chairman of our Sixtieth Reunion, Classmate John Geary, to again accept the Chair for this one, and he has accepted. There wUl be a Sixty-Fifth for Forty-Seven! USS STOCKDALE (DDG-106) The christening ceremony of the Navy's newest destroyer took place at Bath, Maine, with the precision and panache for which the Bath Iron Works has long been famous, on Saturday, 10 May. Four of his feUow Medal of Honor recipients as weU as seven of his former feUow POW's were present as the 9200 ton guided-missUe destroyer received the christening accolade from his wdfe, SybU, from her wheelchair, naming the ship for our Classmate and former Class President. The principal speaker wasVCNO ADM Pat Walsh '77. STOCKDALE is the 56th destroyer of the ARLEIGH BURKE class, and wUl be homeported in San Diego after deUvery to the Navy later this year. As nearly as we can make out from scattered reports, the Class was represented at the affair by Class President Tom Hudner, Stan Turner, George Grove, Emiel Meisel, Joe Cofer (who, by the way, originaUy introduced Sibyl and Jim to each other!), and last but not least — simply because we couldn't reach him on the phone to confirm his planned presence — Mai Jester.
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From Valerie Rasmussen, by eMaU: • "Chet: Valerie Rasmussen, wdfe of Craig Rasmussen '65 here, Just finished reading your '47 column (May Shipmate) on using your ceU phone to unlock the car. Of course I had to run right outside, caU Craig (on the house phone, not his ceU), and had him push the unlock button on the keyring near the phone whUe I held my ceU phone next to the car door. No way to show the ship or people close-up — It worked! The car doors unlocked! so here's a "Title Shot" Thank you for the tip! Another great THE MAIL BUOY reason to read Shipmate "cover -to-cover"! From John Corse in Florida: Take care," H I " Chet: Having served for 50 years as my (Pis see Quick Takes!) Law School Class agent, I can identify with From Roberto Leon in Georgia: your search for responses from Classmates. No real news here, but maybe Milo Coerper B " . . . My first encounter with training wiU be interested in my participation in the US Armed Forces was with the US in the Masters Swimmers program. Army Citizens' MiUtary Training Camp (CMTC). After being out of the pool for over 50 years, I was persuaded by a friend here In 1938, at age 16,1 got an age waiver to start competing again. We went to the to attend the one-month first session, Nationals in Savannah in 1980 and I won which was Basic Infantry Training.The the 200 meter breast stroke event which US anticipated the entry of the USA in a was a surprise to me because I had never war in Europe in the fiitare, and the competed in that stroke—at best, I was program was to develop coUege-educated just a free style sprinter, nothing over 100 men to volunteer as trained Second yards. Our group of 80+ swimmers also Lieutenants in the Army. We legally could won the 200-meter free style relay and not be paid, but we received a generous the 200 meter medley relay. We competed travel allowance. in St. Pete this spring and I again won in After many hours of driU, an the 50 and 100 yard breast stroke events overnight route-march in the rain, sleepand in the 50 yard butterfly event— ing in pup tents overnight, and standing another stroke I never tried untU recently guard duty in the rain. I decided it was — and it's kUUng! better to enUst in the US Navy and We swim 3 times a week for about 50 become an officer that way! I did enUst, minutes in the NAS Jax indoor pool.You but faUed the vision test to attend the may remember it fiom our pre-flight training USNA Preparatory School, but that is after graduation from the Academy. another story. I can't wait to turn 85 next year when For your information, however, the I wiU be competing in the bottom of my fourth-year graduating training in the age group (85-89). Right now I'm CMTC was Cavalry. (Horse Cavalry, that having to compete against these 80 year is!) Can you beUeve it? Roberto"H old youngsters!—Best regards, John" • MEMORIAL From Tom Jackson in AustraUa: We're typing this on Memorial Day, which is particularly appropriate, since I "Dear Chet:Your column pricked my Jinny, Barney Martin's widow, has conscience. I wUl send you an item soon planned to visit today at the cemetery in and wiU also write a biography. I have SevUle, OH, where she has created the adapted to Aussie Ufe, drive on the left, lovely memorial you see in the photos. beaches, cricket, rugby, exotic plants, birds, Our Classmate's ashes are divided — animals. Prime Minister, Parliament, etc. part in his famUy's plot at Salem, IL, and Recently did a tour of the Northern part in Jinny's famUy plot where this Territories, which is quite scenic, remote, remembrance is located. and host to fresh- and salt-water crocoThe question is open to Classmates, diles, aboriginal communities, and vast uninhabited areas. We Uve near Byron Bay, but we beUeve there is no other place where the Naval Academy crest and that a resort town attracting hordes of young of the Class of'47 have been executed in backpackers from aU over. 1 . . . hope you granite as on this stone. The crests alongwUl receive a flood of material for the side Jinny's name represent her pride of column. Your Classmate,Tom Jackson" I membership in the Daughters of the
American Revolution and wdth the Colorual Dames of America. AU in aU, a magnificent reflection of the honored backgrounds of middle America.
and fauna of the Amazon's tropical rain forest, on the other side of the Andes. A couple of days later, up and over again, and off to the Galapagos — remote Robinson Crusoe-type tropical Islands, with the added attraction of the varied species preserved there by natare and made famous by Darwin's explorations. A lot to see in a few days in this under-appreciated country.
without even that! Way to go. Bo! . . . and to end this month's effort, a reminder to those who are joining us on the October Cruise on the Hudson — and haven't yet paid up —AUGUST is here! Amazing how soon it came around, isn't it? ... same time, same place, next month! —CHS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 59% SECY: CAPT David C. Carruth, USN (Ret.) 7206 Danford Ln., Springfield,Va. 22152 P: 703-569-1354; E: sIipsdc@aol.com WEBMASTER: John Tsiknas 15644 Caldas De Reyes, San Diego, CA 92128-4414; E: johntsiknas@sbcgIobal.net WEB SITE: usna.com/classes/1948
The memorial erected by Jinny at Barney's gravesrte. See the detail photo below to appreciate the excellent carving of the Class Crest located next to the words "Class of 1947"
Lto R Loyce, a giant Galapagos tortoise, and our own endangered species, Walt Johnson, pose at a Visitor Center in the Galapagos Islands
Detail of our Class Crest located as shown in full-scale photo
ANOTHERTRICK YOUR CELL PHONE CAN DO! How to disable a STOLEN mobUe phone: (Just checked this today!) Check your MobUe phone's serial number by keying in the foUowing digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # . A 15-digit code should appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. If your phone is stolen, contact your service provider and give them this code. They wiU then be able to block your handset so that even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone is totaUy useless to him. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use or seU it either! ATTHE EQUATOR Loyce and Walt Johnson report on their safe retarn from an enjoyable as weU as somewhat adventarous trip to Ecuador. UnUke most such tours, it included three of that country's very different cUmate zones: They landed first in the Sierra at Quito, at 9500 feet, cool and temperate, but within a short whUe were flying inland and down to the Oriente, at nearly zero feet elevation, enjoying (?) the flora
LtoR "Smug" Winans and his daughter Carolee Adenhold with Lisa Neidert and her dad "Silky John" Jahant, lunching together during Silky's visit to Dallas. How come the old geezers in our Class have such good-looking daughters?
QUICKTAKES A cUpping passed on by Paul MiUer helped clear up a Uttie mystery in our mind — we were in ChUe when the Aegis Engineering Site at Moorestown, NJ was renamed in honor ofJim Doyle, so we were interested to discover that the site, which we remembered had originaUy looked Uke an enormous golf baU, is in fact now a repUca of the superstructare of a U.S. Navy cruiser, steaming through the countryside of South Jersey! It has been known locaUy as the "Cornfield Cruiser" ... A resounding "Thank You!" is hereby belatedly presented to a longtime contributor who has provided so many usefial tidbits for this column — to MarUyn "Lyn" Updike, who among other things provided the recent batch of "Things your ceU phone can do for you" — un millon degracias!... Very good news from Bo Heininger, who had to undergo a second laminectomy (on a different pair of vertebrae!) and has progressed from wheelchair to walker to a cane — with occasional short and infrequent sorties
This column is due for submission on 9 June, the first day of our 61st/60th reunion. For the Superintendent and Commandant the Alumni Association staff prepares Class Briefing Notes, for each reunion class. The Notes for the Class of '38 has just been deUvered since their 70th reunion starts on Sunday June 1st. This prompted me to check the class column for May which says, "We expect about 12 of our stalwart warriors and perhaps 35 wdves, widows and chUdren" and goes on to lay out their agenda. I tip my hat to you gentlemen, ladies and chUdren. WUl '48 do as weU ten years from now? Back to the Briefing Notes, they always include a brief history of the Class. Sumner wrote class histories for the previous Briefing Notes and I foUowed in his footsteps. In doing so I read back through what Sumner wrote for the 30 Year Book and the 50 Year Book. I very strongly recommend that if you have those books you read Sumner's work, one in the 30 Year Book and two in the 50 Year Book. As I was working on the Notes I asked some of the "locals" to provide me some assistance and several did. Warren Graham 2nd Co. covered one area so weU here it is: After 10 years of sea duty a large group of classmates were stationed at the Academy as instructors or in the Executive Department at Bancroft HaU. During homecoming the 48A group had a room at the Officers Club and at the same time the 48B group also had a room at the Club. Before the night was out the two groups were mingUng together. Someone brought up the idea that the two groups should get together in the futare instead of having two separate parties. Hugh Loheed 18th Co. (KIA Vietnam) and Ted Holt 18th Co. drew up a 48 Resolution to form a "48 August 2008
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Warren Graham with Coach Ken Niamatalolo
Our May lunch was again at Pirates Cove in GalesviUe, MD which is very popidar with the Washington/AnnapoUs group. Lunch there always draws more of the AnnapoUs people because, among other things, it is considerably closer to them than the Army-Navy Club. This time we had 12 "AnnapoUtans". Folks we don't see very often included Joanne and Kevin Hanlon 2nd Co., PhU Bolger 22nd Co., and Harry Belflower 2nd Co. The restaurant has an exceUent menu, and wait staff. They treat us weU there so we enjoy retarning. Our guest speaker this time was our new footbaU coach. Ken Niamatalolo. He gave a good talk dweUing on the fact that we have the Ughtest team in lA therefore the team wUl depend on team work and speed. For those of you with computers, the additional pictares I took are posted on our home page at wrww.usna.com/classes/1948. Not aU of our travelers go foreign. An emaU from Jack McCord is an example, "Over a period of 3 weeks in AprU and May, Mary K. and I spent some time visit-
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ing friends and relatives in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Colorado and New Mexico, AND we were able to visit with Betty and Dick Shimshak 10th Co. in Lacrosse, Wisconsin and Betty and Fred Lafferty 7th Co. at their ranch near SUver City, NM. Fred and I were classmates in the 7th Co. and Dick and I were in ffight training together and our first horns arrived on the same day at the Naval Hospital in Corpus Christi. What a great time to see these great good friends who we've visited several times over the years. Seen you in June. EmaU from Bob Fargo 20th Co.— Terry Terrass 2nd Co. dropped by a week ago. He was on his way fiom Washington state to the reunion. We haven't seen each other in about 60 years! Terry and I went to prep school together at Rutherfords in Long beach, CA and roomed together our first year. Terry w^as in submarines also. Our paths during our active duty years came close but never crossed. We had a wonderful evening discussing old times and old friends. Pat and I are stUl doing weU here at Azalea Trace in Pensacola. Don't have any classmates near by since Gordon Meriwether 18th Co. passed on. Lovie Meriwether stiU Uves here and is doing weU. She had a hip replacement recendy. Hope some other classmates wdU stop by. Would love to see them. Sorry we can't make the reunion. My comment-Betty and I stUl brave the airUnes, (though we are talking now about giving the trains a try).We spent several days in Charleston, SC with our son and his famUy.We are considerably behind the rest of you, I think, since our grandchUdren are 15, Miranda, adopted in Peru and 13, Fred, adopted in BoUvia.We really love Charleston, a beautiful, interesting city. As for foreign travel: Martha and CecU Duffee non-grad retarned fixjm a trip to Egypt and Israel in March and sent me a long emaU about the trip which I excerpt here for those of you perhaps planning on a simUar trip: Our trip was physicaUy very hard. I lost 10 pounds and got sick. I am glad I went, but woiUd not go back to Egypt. The smog in Cairo Egypt was terrible and at the pyramids it was so bad I could teU I was getting sick. I would gag on the fumes. After Egypt, Israel was clean and wonderfiJ.We coiUd eat the food and drink the water It snowed in Jerusalem whUe we were there and it was cold, but we StiU toured. The Sea of GalUee was
stormy We went out on a boat a short distance, but came back to shore. The Bible is absolutely ttue that you cannot be out on die Sea of GaUlee m a boat widiout the danger of dying. We were amazed at the big waves and wind on that Sea or lake. We did go into Bethlehem. We had to let our Jewish guide out of the bus, and our Arab bus driver drove us through the security gate. That high waU that you have been hearing about on TV is there, dividing Palestine and Israel. We then got a Christian guide when we got into Bethlehem. I was there twice before, once in 1980 and again m 1999 and there is a stark difference in Bethlehem since the Arabs have taken it over. There were hardly any tourists.We ate in a cafe on the square where I ate before which was packed wdth tourists, but today it was vacant except for us. They have kiUed their tourist trade. Compare this wdth Paul RUey's account of a simUar trip in the last Shipmate. Both famihes commented on how strenuous the trips were, though the Rileys did not get sick whUe on the trip. Betty and I have twice considered trips to the Holy Land wdth our church, led by our Episcopal minister. He has, on each trip, tried to cover as much ground as possible. When we read the itinerary we decided we weren't physicaUy up to it, and we are in pretty good shape. Those who did go were thrilled but also reported they were reaUy beat when they retarned home. They were aU much younger than we. Bottom Une, there is a lot of world out there which aU of us would Uke to see but choose carefuUy when planning a trip. Dick Rubenstein tells me he has moved, his new address is: Richard B. Rubenstein, Bishop Spencer -Apt. 2008,720 West 44di Street, Kansas City, Mo. 64111-3417; Phone 816-523-3987 Dick also sent me a cUpping from the Dunwoody Crier about Andy Frahler being honored in AprU wdth the new Andy Frahler Team Meeting Room in the Fitzgerald BasebaU Clubhouse. This was in rememAndy Frahler brance of his basebaU career including a Naval Academy record of seven home runs in one year at Lawrence Field and nine overaU during the 28 game
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season when there were no fences surrounding the field. Good show Andy, glad theyfinaUycaught up wdth you. A final on the Herndon Monument—on Fri. May 16th the Class of 2011 took 2 hours, 35 minutes and 59 seconds to top the monument—the longest time since 1997. Since our last column we have lost two more good men: Jack Stafflebeam 2nd Co. 1/29/254/24/08 KarlThiele 21st Co. 1/6/25-5/30/08 Karl has a biography in the 50 year book-very interesting reading And Three good wives: CoUeen Pierson 3/20/08- BUl'sfirstwife Penny Shoemaker 4/7/08 Doris White 3/?/08 Our condolences to the famUies. As I said early on, when I was working on the history I asked for some inputs and was specificaUy looking for comments on observed changes in the various communities by members thereof. I have received inputs fiom CEC,AEDO, Surface Warfare, Air, Supply, and Submarine. I'm stiU looking for InteUigence, and Marines. I wdU share with you in futare columns. If you have any inputs regarding your recoUections of changes observed in any community during our tenure I would love to have them.
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with a local group - the Memorial Rifles of American Legion Post 84 - and the national Bugles Across America. Both provide buglers free of charge for miUtary-related events. WUson played in the famed Ohio State University marching band for the year he attended school there. He played at the U.S. Naval Academy, which he attended after his service in World War II. He also served in Vietaam, working on the staff of Gen. WUUam C Westmoreland, and later as commander of a ship. Louis Branch writes:
I "Just a note to let you know that I'm in a state of loss for my roommates from plebe summer to graduation who are now deceased... Bob (CRWhite) just passed away after a fairly long illness on AprU 7th. Fortanately, I had been able to talk to Bob on the phone just a few days before even though his voice was very weak. We both had gone to the Air Force into ffight training at Randolph Field, TX after graduation. It happened that Bob had a frat brother in San Antonio who ow^ned the taUest buUding in the city and knew most of the debutantes in town. Since Bob was such a handsome guy with verbal attributes to match, he was able to get invited to most of the local deb parties at the time and took me along. As a resiUt, our memories of ffight training are quite pleasant. Bob went on to jet F-86 fighters and ended up in Korea wdth a probable ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% MIG victory on his record. He elected to LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% leave the Service early and became a PRES: Harold E Tipton successfiil salesman and travel agent. He 18862 Colony Cir.,Villa Park, CA 92861^307 leaves behind his faithfiil wife, Gerda, and E: haltip@ix.netcom.com loving daughter, Elke. My wife, EUeen and SECY: RADM Ralph Ghormley, USN (Ret.) I are doing quite weU considering that we 1800 Old Meadow Rd.,Apt 405 are now weU into our 80's.We retarned McLean, VA 22102 P: 703-556-3918; F: 703-351-5864 from a 17-day trans-Atlantic cruise and E: rmg^ormley@insn .com tour to Amsterdam the 15th of AprU where we thoroughly enjoyed theTuUp GATHERINGS Festival at Keukenhof Gardens. That alone On 13 May at the Army-Navy was worth the trip. Our other stops were Country Club, there gathered: the Azores, LeHavre, Dover and BENOIT, GHORMLEYHASKELL, LeBrugge.We continue to enjoy our Ufe CMC JONES, McVOY, REIHER, here at The Villages, FL and invite any old RIGSBEE, SWANSON, WOOD. Wide friends to stop by anytime. We have a ranging discussions. fairly active group of about 30 USNA CORRESPONDENCE: (From the Richmond Times Dispatch) At 83, gratis here from '44 to '65 inTheViUages. We have a luncheon the 2nd Monday of RusseU F. Wilson of South Richmond is each month and appreciate guests." • more than three decades removed from his days as a Navy commander, but he's Mary Jane FeUowes advised Jack stiU serving his country - with his horn. Huenerberg that Bob had chest pains 28 He pidls his tmsty trumpet - technicaUy a AprU, and ended up at MCV (Richmond) long-model cornet - from its weU-worn where they successfoUy inserted a stent. case several dozen times a year to sound LOSSES: taps at miUtary ffinerals, wreath-layings Robert W MaxweU passed away May 9, and memorial services. He participates 2008 after a brief illness. Bob was born in
Los Angeles and attended mainly CaUfornia private schools, where he graduated valedictorian. He received a Presidential appointment to the US Naval Academy graduating 1949. He served in the Korean War and then left the Navy and went into the steel business. In retirement. Bob became an active member of the community joining the board of the Long Beach Chapter Red Cross and the board of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Strategic Implementation Committee. He is survived by his wdfe of 25 years, Linda; sister, CoUeen Barros; son, James; daughter, Joyce; sister-in- law, Marilyn Gettys; brother and sister-in-law. Rick and Lois Gettys. Herman W "BUI" Jones died at his home in Ojai, on Monday, AprU 21, 2008. He was born Feb. 2,1925, in New Castle, Ind. He graduated from New Casde High School in 1942 as valedictorian of his class. In 1943 he enUsted in the Navy and was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy at AnnapoUs, Md., graduating with the class of'49. In 1951 he was designated a naval aviator He married Anne Morrison of Canada in 1954. Early in his 27-year naval career, Mr. Jones flew fighter planes (the F9F Panther) in the Korean conffict. He received the award for flying as "Top Gun," and went on to become gunnery instructor in the ArtiUery "Top Gun" School. He also served in Vietaam as navigator aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. As a test pUot flying experimental high altitade jets, Mr. Jones was the first Navy pUot to fly at Mach II (twice the speed of sound). He flew over 220 combat missions in over 50 types of airplanes and he had more than 5,000 hours of ffight time. After his retirement from the Navy in 1970 (as a captain), Mr.Jones worked for the aircraft engine manufactarer, Pratt & Whitaey, in Montreal, Canada. During the '70s and '80s, He worked as an independent research engineer researching alternative fiiels including bio foels and hydrogen power for automobile engines. He had several inventions including the hands-free water faucet system, which he subsequently sold to Delta Faucets. During his career, he earned master's degrees in aeronautical engineering and mechanical engineering. He also earned a doctorate in physics. In 1990, Mr. Jones was awarded the National Distinguished Scientists' Award in recognition of his contributions to science. He was an Eagle Scout, a Kentucky Colonel and a 32nd degree Mason. Mr. Jones is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Leigh Danica August 2008
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and Carl Hyndman of Ojai, and Megan and Damien ShUo of Santa Paula; son and daughter-in-law Laurence E. and Sarah Jones of England; son Craig Trevor Jones of China; and five grandchUdren. SHIPMATE has received information fix)m his cousin, Ron Hinkel '60 that Robert Goodman died on 3 January 2008.The famUy requests that anyone wanting to send a card or note to the Goodman FamUy, or visit with Joan, please send it to their daughter, Sherrie Mattson, 3001 Casde Garden Way, Olney, MD, 20832-1432 or caUTel 301-260-2569. USNA received notice via a retarned invitation to the Wesley Brown Field House Dedication thatWaUace Plapinger of New York City, one of our "lost" classmates, died 10 AprU 2007. Dave Sprague advises that Fred Horan's wdfe, Barbara Tibbs Horan, died Monday May 12th 2008. A memorial service was held at Christ Church, 66 Highland Avenue, Short HUls, ISQ, Thursday, May 22nd. CHANGES Fred Bauer: 285 Cambridge Ln, Newtown, PA, 18940-3324; Tel: 215-4973132; EmaU: FGBaur@aol.com; Fax: by prior arrangement only Paul Riegert: 7604 Spring ViUage Drive, Apt. 105, Sprmgfield,VA 22150;Tel: 703-569-0506; EmaU: tpriegert@aol.com Dianne Cobb: 5314 N 79di Way, Scottsdale,AZ 85250;Tel: 480-247-6963; EmaU: cobb_dianne@yahoo.com Marty Read; Email: niread@goeaston.net ANIMUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 69% PRES: VADM Thomas J. Bigley USN (Ret.) 1329 Carpers Farm Way,Vienna,VA 22180 H: 703-759-2996 E: vadmtjb@aoI.com CHIEF FUND RAISER: J. Richard PoweU Jr. 8123 Dunsinane Ct. McLean.VA 22102 H: 703-893-4584 or 866^94362 EXEC. SECY: Larry Hawkins 3916 Linda Ln.,Annandale,VA 22003 H: 703-573-4256; F: 703-573-1661 (call first) E: Ilhawkinsl@jimo.com C O R R . SECY: CAPT Wayne L. Jensen, USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhill Ct.,ChulaVista, CA 91910 H: 619-421-6756; E: wayneIjensen@cox.net WEBMASTER: Col John C. AWn, USAF (Ret.) E: bojac@earthlink.net WEB SITE: http://usna50.8k.com
We have a few statistics from the Board of Trustees that shoiUd be of interest to the Class. For those entering the Navy fixjm the Class of'08 we have: 251 Naval Aviators, 92 Naval FUght Officers, 235 USMC, 238 SWOand 115 Submariners.
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The good news is that 60% of the Brigade is now seeking technical majon. There have been many weU intended E-MaUs on stroke/ heart attack management, but it is worth pubUshing the information just one more time. If one thinks that a person has had such an event then the foUowdng clues can be recognized and the patient got to the hospital: 1. Ask the person to smUe. 2. Ask the person to talk and say a simple sentence. 3. Ask the person to raise both arms. 4. Ask the person to stick out the tongue and note if it is crooked or if it goes to the side. Any of these symptoms indicate a caU to 911 is necessary. These procedures can save a Ufe.
L to R: Sally Hardy and Bob and Margy Shultz
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Regional Meetings. In the D.C. area on the 5th ofJune there gathered: Daryle Tripp, Larry Hawkins, BUI Diehl, John Greenwood, BUI Kiehl, Bob Shultz, BiU Rockey, Law Kivlen,John McNaUy, BiU Smoot, CharUe Cooper, Ross MiUford and MUt SchtUtz.WhUe SaUy Hardy, Margy and Bob ShiUtz, Char and Bob Monroe and Jane and BiU Taylor weren't aU at the 5 June gather, they were kind to supply their pictares to let the
class know diey weren't displeased with die competitive prospects for die commg Presidential election.Yes! We are reaUy getting closer to the real event. In AnnapoUs on the 6th ofJune they met at the Drydock in Dahlgren HaU for lunch since die O'Club was closed for rehab and up-dating. At die meeting was: John Henderson, Carol and Rex KUbourn, Byron Lee, Ed McLean, Tom Ross and Daryle Tripp. The yard was a very busy place wdth a lot of tour groups, civilian workers, officers, professors and enUsted personnel—aU having lunch in Dahlgren. Lunch on 11 July was at the Naval Support Facility, AnnapoUs at their Bluejacket Cafe. On the 21stof MayTom Bigley and Tom Ross were present for the awarding of the Class of 1950 Binoculars to the Mid'n Honor Chairman for the Class of '08 and they report that the young man was very appreciative of the honor and the dignity of the presentation. Out in San Diego on that acknowledgement of D-Day the 6th ofJune, we were forced fix)m our usual location at the Board Room at the Coronado Golf Club because of a giant tournament taking place there.The idea of the U.S. Open coming to Torrey Pines the foUowdng week inspired everyone to get in on the golfing act by having their owm extravaganza even if they couldn't use the same golf course as the Pros. At that luncheon at a nice ItaUan restaurant in north San Diego we had: Mark Frudden, Dean French, Frank Taylor, Frank CassUy, Stan Neander, Wayne Jensen and Dick Martin. Stan was preparing himself for an early hip replacement since he was able to locate the doctor that had replaced his other hip (very successfuUy) five years ago. Stan's son, David, had just been promoted to 0'6 in the NOAA organization while Frank Taylor's son, Michael, wdth the Afloat Trairung Group, San Diego has also been promoted to 0'6.We reported in the last SHIPMATE that we weren't qiute ready for some footbaU but we were ready for some more ciUtare so we attended a ninety minute presentation of "Beethoven As I Knew Him" Not to be deified even more ciUtare, the Mainly Mozart Festival at the new Balboa Theater provided a Beethoven marathon that featared five piano concertos that lasted 3 & one-half hours and had two intermissions. Now, Ta-Da,We are ready for some footbaU. Beat Army, —Wayne.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 2% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 71% PRES: VADM EJV."A1" Buikhalter Jr., USN (Ret.) 206 King Geotge St. ,Annapolis,MD 21401 P: 410-263-3055; E: eburkh@aol.com VICE PRES: CAPT Thomas A. Boyce, USN (Ret.) 3717 Carrige House Ct.. Alexandria,VA 22309-2709; P: 703-780-7525 SECY: "VMt Boyes 2214 McAuIiffe Dr., RockviUe, MD 20851-1548 H: 301-424-9677 TREAS: CAPT John L.'^ay" Woodbury Jr., USN (Ret.) 7515 Cornith Dr.,Alexandria,VA 22306-2503 H: 703-768-3848; E: jaywoodl@cox.net CLASS FUND RAISER RADM Guy Shaffer, USN (Ret) 7101 Bay Front Dr. #125 Annapohs,MD 21403 H: 401-269-6609 E: ghbs51usna@comcast.net WEB SITE; www;usiia51.cotn
Pres. comer: This month's class column is a first for the class in that Becky is the corresponding secretary. I hope other wdves and widows wdU send us info about your famUy or other classmate activities—^with pictares! On May 10th Jim Winnefeld and I represented the class at the dedication of the Wesley Brown Field House. It is a magruficent structare located on the site of the old Farragut Field across the road fiom McDonough HaU and adjacent to Santee Basin. A 140,000 square foot multiftmction facUity, it wdU be the new home to the men's and women's track and field programs, the women's voUey team, and wdU also be an indoor practice facUity for both footbaU and Lacrosse. It also boasts a composite surface track wdth hydraulic controUed banked curves and a 76,000 square foot retractable Magic Carpet Astrotarf system. The addition of this field house now makes the Naval Academy competitive with both West Point and Air Force regarding the amount of physical faciUties avaUable to our mids. One third of today's brigade are varsity athletes. Recendy, the NCAA announced that the Naval Academy leads the nation in progress towards graduation for Division I footbaU teams, and our Academy is number one in the nation in graduatioin rates (85%) for our overaU 31-sport varsity athletic programs. Wesley Brown, '49, the first African American graduate, was the guest of honor and principal speaker and gave a superb address. After a career in the CEC, Wesley worked for the State Uruversity System of New York and Howard University. He is a frequent motivational speaker to DC high school and coUege Stadents. He addressed the changes in the Academy since his day wdth the acceptance
of both African Americans and other minorities. Zerb Singleton, '08, is the classic example: exceUent student athlete, aspiring astronaut, and the first African American Brigade Commander. At the beginning of graduation week. Bob SmaU and I represented the class at the annual faciUty awards presentation ceremony. As we have previously informed you and wdth your agreement, the awards are now $6,000 each for the outstanding civiUan professor, outstanding miUtary professor, and an outstanding professor performing research. As is our custom, the honorees wdU be invited to join us at our class homecoming dinner in AnnapoUs this faU. Once again Dean BUI MUler and Mike Halvig, the Assistant Dean, thanked us for these awards and the contribution that they make toward recruiting and retaining a top notch faculty and providing an environment where great teaching, scholarship and learning are the accepted norm. More on faculty and midshipmen scholarly achievements next month. By the time you are reading this in August, our minireunion wUl be ordy two months away. StiU time to join us!,Al." E.A.Burkhalter,'51 PART 2 (from Becky Burkhalter) "Wake Stornetta reports that on March 18 the midshipmen leaders from the the 16th company joined the class of'51 AnnapoUs group for lunch at the O & F Club. The new wardroom representatives for next year are females. Alberta Stornetta and Beth Stader attended to provide some balance in the group. In the pictares below the company commander, Midn. Kuhar-Pitters is seated next to Alberta, then Beth and Kim Hanson, next year's co-wardroom rep. In the next picture John Stader is seated between Chris CottreU, company XO. and Christiana Camacho, the other wardcroom rep. In the next pictare Dick Inman is next to Joe Solosky, this year's wardrrom rep, and Kim Hanson. Between Bob SmaU and Guy Shaffer is Bret Royston, company drug and alcohol officer Wake says the company commander now has hearings for conduct cases. The X O apparendy writes them up and then the compamy commmander hands out the purushment. On AprU 19th the Washington area classmates and their ladies had their annual "Spring FUng" at the Army Navy Country Club in ArUngton where aU had a great time with 33 attendees. Jack Hamilton was gracious enough to man the bar, and we aU were very appreciative.
It was difficiUt not to think of Beau Dietrich that night as he and Ann had been in charge of this affair for many years. And speaking ofAnn Dietrich she has moved Vinson HaU having sold her home in record time. Her address is: 6251 Old Dominion Drive; McLean,VA., 22101; tel.no. 703-970-3756.John and Betty Cochrane came from New York for the event and intend to jooin us more often. Their son, John, III, is the Commanding Officer of the Navy's port faciUties in Kuwait where aU cargo for the GiUfWar passes. Frank and Patty Liberato were in AnnapoUs for the graduation of their grandson, CaUan Nichols. Since his sponsors were C J. and Sam, many classmates had an opportanity to see the Liberates at a cocktaU party at Cinders honoring CaUan and Jen Stader whom they also sponsored. CaUan is now a Marine Infantry Officer and Jen is going Marine Air. Al and Frank spent some time together at one of the graduation parades and were probably teUing tales aU the way back to their days together at Auburn NROTC. CaUan and Jen were both honor stadents. Another '08 grad was Gordon Van Hook's grandson, Gordan Van Hook, who is a fourth generation Van Hook to become an Academy grad. Quite a legacy. His father, and Gordon's son, is the Director of the CNO's Executive Panel (CEP), a prestigious group from industry and government that advises Adm. Roughead. I'm told that our Kin McKee was the first director of the CEP.Young Van Hook is foUowing the famUy tradition and becoming a surface warfare officer. CONGRATS to these and aU the other members of the great class of'08. Those who head for Maine in the summer have aheady started the season. Jim and Fredda Winnefeld had dinner with us recendy in Boothbay Harbor. Understand Kin and Patti McKee wiU arrive soon. And this year Tom and Barbara Boyce are hosting their famUy in Boothbay Harbor at the Spruce Point Inn in August. Sounds Uke the makings of a '51 party! Most of us have foUowed been foUowing the slow but steady recovery of Sam and CJ's granddaughter, and I know we wUl aU continue to keep them and their famUy in our prayers. Jack HamUton has continued to recover from his bypass surgery in June. Becky Burkhalter PS. Again, how about some news from you guys and gals in Florida,Texas, August 2008
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CLASS NEWS California, Washington State, New England, and the Midwest...and thanks to Beck\-!...A1"
'57 Luncheon
'51 Luncheon
'51 Luncheon in Annapolis with Mids
'51 Luncheon in Annapolis with Mids Ai>n>iuAL M E M B E R S H I P : 4 % LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 65%
PRES: RADM William J. Ryan, SC, USN (Ret.) E: wjrl952@yahoo.com SECY: CAPT Frank Hannegan, USN (Ret.) 309Yoakum Pkwy, Apt. 1507 Alexandria.VA 22304-3905 E: fatdadret@verizon.net WEBMASTER: RD. Sierer E: pdsierer@earthlink.net CLASS WEB SITE: www.usna.cotTi/classes/cIass52/Default.htm
I want to thank George Lester for his input for the column. I was in CaUfornia
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at the time our annual dinner and meeting so Geoige thoughtfiiUy came to my rescue.The foUowdng summarizes his report: • The Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Class of '52 was convened on May 2, 2008, in the Leyte GiUf room of the Officer's and Faculty' Club at the Naval Academy. A social hour gave everyone a chance to visit, especiaUy wdth those who came from far places such as Ken Weir and BiU and Nancy Maxson.The dinner that foUowed included a green salad that complemented the entree offerings of prime rib and salmon. The dessert was the Club's deUcious Chocolate Raspberry Marquise cake. FoUowdng dinner our Class President, BiU Ryan, caUed the meeting to order. His first item of business was to announce that our Honorary Classmate, Kimberly Sawatsky was promoted the previous day to Commander. Everyone present agreed that it was weU earned, and a deserved recognition of her exceptional contributions and performance. As required by the Class Bylaws the Executive Committee, except for the President, must be elected each year. Those elected for the coming year are: Biscuit Wev, Executive Vice President; George Lester, Administrative Vice President; Dick Denfeld, Treasurer; Frank Hannegan, Secretary; Garnett BaUey, Washington area At-large Representative and Historian; Doug Payne, Washington area At-large Representative; and Jerry Rapkin, AnnapoUs area At-large Representative; and. Pay Sierer, Class Web Master, President Ryan congrattUated the group and then acknowledged with sincere gratitade the energetic and effective service of C C . McDonald who ended his duties as the Member At-large for the AnnapoUs area. The Treasurer's Report for 2007 was presented by Dick Denfeld. He pointed out that the 55th reunion, so ably planned and managed by Doug Payne, had produced a profit for the Class. The fuU Treasurer's Report can be read on the Class web site. The start of aU Navy footbaU games has been moved to 1530. The diners were told that in Ught of this decision the taUgate tent wiU be erected at 1200. FoUowdng this announcement the President compUmented the arrangements made by our San Diego Chapter regarding the forthcoming West Coast Rendezvous. The work done by Dick Dietz in coordinating the plans was given
weU-deserved recognition. The final item of the meeting was die President's diumbnaU revdew of a recent meeting of die Academy's Board ofTrustees.The meeting adjourned at 1945. Those in attendance, in addition to our long distance travelen, were: Vince and Joan Argiro, Gene and Nancy AvaUone, Garnett and Rita BaUey, CharUe DarreU. Bob and Joan Denbigh, Dick and Bobbie Denfeld, George and Anne Heffernan, Ed and DoUy Leonard, George and Virginia Lester, Tom Lyons and Mary Eschelnian,Vince and Esther Manara, Doug and Eloise Payne, Jim Quinn, BUI and Mary-Lin Ryan, C D R Kim Sawatsky,Jack and Jean Sheehan, Pay and Harriet Sierer, Lary and Pat Skantze, Pete and Barbara Stark, BUI and Jane Studabaker, Biscuit and Petey Wev, BUI and Pat Wyatt and Jack and Jane Young. • Photos fix)m the Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Class of'52: r -'•sf-:iTm
Head table—Ryans, Wevs, CDR Sawatsky, testers
Argiro, Avallone, Manara
Dick Denfeld and Pres Ryan
Leonards, Maxsons, and Manaras
Baileys, Denfelds, Starks
I recendy received an e-maU fix)mTom Lyons who said that a recent column wherein I mentioned the unmentionable. . .the aging process... is what led him to write. He said it brought to mind an occasion when Harry Spencer volunteered to manage the 75th reunion! (How altruistic can one get?) Tom pointed out that such an occasion is not so far fetched. He said his neighbor. Captain Sid Merrill, Class of '34, told him ffiat they stUl had 30 survivors and that he was working on their 75th!!! Harry, be careful what you wish for. Just a quick calculation: 1934 to 2009 = 75 years plus average age at graduation 22 = age at 75th of 97. If they stUl have 30 next year, that wiU be impressive! Once again I have the sad duty to report the passing of another member of the Class of'52. AUen B. Headley died May 26th, 2008 at his home in Pensacola, Florida. Al had a distinguished career in Naval Aviation and received numerous decorations and awards for his participation in combat operations during the Vietnam War. FoUowing his retirement in 1976 he was active in numerous important community organizations and famUy activities. Al is survived by his wife of 56 years, Anne Wiggens Headley, two daughters, four grandchUdren and a great granddaughter. A complete obitaary wdU appear in Last CaU. Given your Umited input and my determination use my aUotted word count I wUl subject you to another trip down memory lane. On 22 June 1948 a
disparate group of young men were sworn in as Midshipman. A handful were gathered up and led to their summer digs on the first deck (new term) of the first wing. Awaiting them were a number of "salty" early inductees from NAPs.This joining by new arrivals would complete the ranks of a "cutter crew". As one of the new guys I was given a very misleading insight to life in Bancroft haU. I was assigned to the Brigade Commander's room.. .it had its own private head (another new term), and the door could remain closed at aU times! Wow! My new roommate was a former second class petty officer (a skivvy waver by trade) by the name of "Oogie" Pringle. ReaUzing what an ignoramus I was he set about teaching me the ropes.. .most important being how to stencU without leaving enormous ink blots on the front of one's white works, AND how to spitshine a pair of shoes! (Amazing how Uttle things got reaUy important back then.) The de facto leader of the cutter crew was John Kyle, a "former" Marine Sergeant (if there is such a thing). By my fading recoUection the rest of the crew were Barrett, Satterwhite, Pringle, JuUan, Gay, Rottler, Conn, and yours truly. What was important to John was that he could not aUow any of us non-NAPs types to embarrass him when we counted cadence. In short order our 22 June group was practicing,"One!, Hup!, Hurreep!, Horr!" up and down the first deck until John was satisfied he would not be mortified by "maggots". Anyway, that is just background. In my mind one thing in particular served to bond our crew together: the puUing whaleboat races! Obviously, this is why they, the powers that be, formed us into cutter crews. In the beginning we trained: "lower away", "man your boat", "boat oars", "toss oars", "out oars" and "puU on the oars" until we learned to function as a urut. Back at the boat shed it was "toss oars","boat oars", and once again on the quay waU we learned to stow our cutter: "heave back smartly" raising the boat out of the water. This was foUowed by "up behind" and then the falls were secured. (At least that is how I remember the process.) Overseeing training was retired Chief Boatswains Mate,"Shorty" Metzger.. .a very short man with a very big heart who loved teaching nautical skills to young Midshipmen. At some point Shorty deemed the required number of crews were trained and ready. It should be noted here that the
regulation oar bore no similarity to those used in today's world of competitive crew! If the electric company encountered a shortage of telephone poles our oars would have been a reasonable substitute. They were long, heavy, and barely functional! On race day we would row up to the old Severn River bridge, and make ready to start. My memory teUs me that the finish Une was at least five mUes down river, but that probably is an exaggeration. When aU was ready a start signal was given. In our first race we were desperate for a win, but we learned quickly that an aU out effort could not last. Nonetheless, our Coxn, Rottler (the smaUest in our crew), demanded we row faster, but then he was not puUing an oar! The weather was hot, humid and miserable! It took Uttle time before we were streaming sweat and sucking air. I thought, "Please let me Uve untU the finish Une." At about the same moment I learned aU about "catching a crab". My oar dug in, and slammed into my chest.. .oh man! 1 was lifted out of my seat and thought for a second that I was going to be tossed overboard. By the time I recovered and was in unison wdth the rest of the crew it was too late, but at least we didn't finish last. Others also learned about catching crabs. We had exhausted ourselves. CoUapsed over our oars we verged on chucking our cookies. But we did recover, and from the experience came together as a team.. .and I found myself looking forward to race days. Doing away with the puUing whaleboats (and the saUing whaleboats as weU) was inevitable but a truly effective seamanship training tool was lost. Shorty, know weU that no Admiral had more influence on futare officers than you.
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53-54 CLASS N E W S A>nsruAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES: Lt Col David B.Jones, USAF (Ret.) 6708 Pageland La., Gainesville,VA 20155 P: 703-754-4492; E: djlocker@earthhnk.net SECY: CAPT Arthur C. Bivens, USN (Ret.) 3724 Acosta Rd., Fairfax,VA 22031 P: 703-273-1392; E: acbivens@aol.com WEBMASTER: Paul Dudley E: pauldudley53@earthhnk.net CLASS WEB SITE; www.usna53.org
Plebes Rise To Occasion As Tradition Carries
On is the headline of a story by Nelson Hernandez in the Regional section of the May 16 issue of the Washington Post. He writes, "So maybe the U.S. Naval Academy's legendary CUmb isn't particularly dangerous for an event in which screaming first-year midshipmen crawl over one another in a mad scramble to the top of a 21-foot stone obeUsk coated in lard. Despite numerous spUls, cuts and bruises and three precautionary trips to the hospital there were no major injuries at the armual ritaal that marks the end of the grueUng plebe year And that came as sweet reUef to fans after the academy's leadership announced this year that it is considering an overhaul of the cUmb for the sake of safety and professionaUsm... The plebes scaled the monument in 2 hours and 35 minutes, about twice as long as better times in recent years." I caUed Fritz Graf, our man who topped the monument (see page 57 in our Lucky Bag - notice that Fritz is sitting on top of the monument, not just reaching up to exchange the caps as shown in the Post's pictare) and I asked him how long it took for our class to do the job and he said about 20 minutes. I also asked him if the monument was greased for us. He said it was, but when someone at our recent Washington area monthly luncheon said it wasn't I caUed Fritz back and he wasn't sure because he scrambled up the backs and shoulders of others and didn't touch the marble until he got near the top. On closer inspection of the pictare in the Post versus the pictare in the Lucky Bag it appears that ours was not larded at the top. Comments welcome from those of you who were grunts in the support pyramid and were actaaUy touching the monument. Before I could ask Fritz about his take on the Herndon Monument issue he described his near death experience last December from a ruptared Aorta artery. It was a close caU in getting him to the right place in sufficient time to save his Ufe. He said a new procedure with a new type of stent has been avaUable for orUy about 5 years. Also, a youngish doctor weU trained
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in the new procedure was avaUable. Fritz is notffiUyrecovered yet but he is on the mend and thankfiil for the people of the INOVA Fairfax Hospital system who saved his life. Sad Neivs. We received an e-maU 13 May from Stub Chace, Col, USMC (Ret) with subject, "Home Again Home Again ... Jiggity Jig." He thanks his friends for their "concern over his recent unexpected sojourn to almost the other side." He said, "I am not going to recite the maladies that put me in the hospital on 26 AprU.. .and where I remained untU the 10th of May." He closed with "Yeah Team! Thanks for your thoughtfiilness." Signed,"! remain...with God's help..Stab Chace .. Semper Fi" .. .Sadly, I was about to send the above to Shipmate to meet my deadUne for this issue when I got a caU from Don McVay that Stub died yesterday, June 5. Don said he had been on Ufe support. Elaborating on Stub's e-maU, "For the most part.. .my Ufe has foUowed the path of a relatively gentle sine curve.. My ups include.. .the best our country had to offer in the Naval Academy Class of 1953..and my Semper Fi reference to the finest and most loyal of men the Marine Corps had to offer.Then my famUy with a wife so appropriately named Joy.. .and four prodigious children that because ofJoy remains a blessing to everything that is important to me." Edward L. WUlever, Capt, USN (Ret), Submariner, died May 18 from compUcations foUowing heart by-pass surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Sadly, Ed was sitting next to me at our May luncheon and he seemed fine. He didn't mention that he was going in for by-pass surgery in the next few days. Internment with FuU MiUtary Honors at ArUngton National Cemetery wiU be August 18. Jeanne Watson Cockey, wife of deceased classmate John Millis Cockey, Lt Col, USMC (Ret), died AprU 27. Jeanne and John were married in the Naval Academy Chapel the day after our graduation,June 7. "This launched their Ufe as a career Marine couple." After retiring from the Marine Corps they settled in Talbot County, GA. Jeanne wiU be laid to rest with John at the ArUngton National Cemetery. Milestones. Three generations of Frank Shakespeare's famUy are shown in the picture taken at the graduation of Frank's grandson, Nathan Shakespeare, from the u s e e Academy in May the proud grandfather with son Cdr John Shakespeare, USN, and John's two sons.
the new Coast Guard Ensign and younger son FrankUn. In case you have forgotten, Frank was a crewmember of our great 1952 Olympic Gold Medal team in Helsinki. Along with the Shakespeare famUy attending the graduation was Capt Anthony Scolpino, USN, SC, son of our popular Anchorman, Frank Scolpino (deceased).The connection here is that John Shakespeare and Anthony Scolpino were shipmates some 26 years ago and their famiUes have remained good friends. The second picture shows Anthony with Nathan and John Shakespeare. To confiise the relations stiU further our classmate Pete Carr was Frank Scolpino's roommate for aU four years and he has a close relationship with Anthony. Pete is putting a plaque on a seat in the USNA stadium in honor of Frank Scolpino. Got aU that? BZ to aU!
3 Generations of Sea Service Shakespeare's
Anthony Scolpino and Shakespeare's
The foUowing was received from Ted Shadburn, via Chris Zirps AprU 30, "This past week I attended the retirement of the F-117 stealth fighter. I estabUshed the original "configuration management" of the aircraft in 1980, and then became a Division Manager in the Skunk Works. Have you ever heard of the latter? It was hard to beUeve that 25 years had passed since IOC of the aircraft." Honors Bestowed. Received from BUI Albers, Cdr, USN (Ret) " O n May 14 I attended an award ceremony at the Navy Memorial for my last squadron. Observation Squadron fVO-67).The award was the Presidential Unit Citation
(PUC) for extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance of duty for the period of November 1967 to July 1968 in South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The squadron lost three aircraft and 20 crew members in combat missions. The ceremony included toUing of the beUs for KIA crew members. The PUC award and ceremony was very emotional, but gratifying, for me and those squadron mates attending. I was the Plane Commander for Crew 8 and squadron Administrative Officer." I e-maUed BiU a message asking for information about why so late. BiU came back, "It took so long for the PUC because the squadron mission was classified secret. When they disbanded everyone was told not to discuss the squadron or its mission. In 1998 we were declassified and that led to finding everyone who served in it. Some where along the Une, some officers and enUsted took up the cause for the PUC. Approval was finally made in December." The pictare is BUI holding diefiramedPUC.
Bill Albers Wtth PUC Certificate
In the Johnstown, PA Tribune-Democrat is the news that Don W. Thomas was inducted into the PAWrestUng HaU of Fame May 4 at ceremorues in State CoUege, PA. WhUe in high school Don "won three district tides (1944-46) and competed in three state championships, winning back-to-back tides in 1945-46 at 154 pounds. Thomas earned two NCAA Division I medals, a fourth place finish whUe atWaynesburg [CoUege] and a third at Navy." Congratulations! World Sailing Adventurers. Received from Dick Gantt and wife Edythe via Chris Zirps. "We are stiU cruising and enjoying retirement. The many months spent in Africa have been more enjoyable than we expected. We are fortunate as we had time and opportanity to explore a smaU part of the continent. The saU from Richards Bay to Cape Town can be difficiUt, but by watching the weather careffiUy CELERITY managed to avoid the big seas and strong winds. It was a
very enjoyable passage with several stops along the way, which aUowed us to see more of the Wild Coast. Departed the marina .. .for the South Atlantic Ocean crossing, but returned due to faulty GPS [What, no sextant and HO-214?] Now it is repaired, but the weather is not cooperating with our plans as cold fronts are passing by frequendy.. .waiting for good weather so that we can commence the passage to Trinidad, via St Helena, Ascension, Fernando da Noronha and Tobago." At the time of this writing they are probably in the middle of the Adantic. No word on size of boat, extra crew or just Mom and Pop saUing.This looks Uke a good continuing adventare story. They can get e-maU by low speed radio Unk wrf6049@saUmaU.com. Book Revieivs. Tom Schaaf's book reviews have become a staple at our monthly luncheons at the Ft. McNair O-Club in Washington. It's thefirstTuesday every month, commencing at 1130.The locals get a reminder caU or e-maU. If you are not local but in the area stop by and join us.Tom's latest review is a book by Virginia Senator Jim Webb; decorated Marine, USNA Grad, former SecNav , best seUing author; also a controversial figure. Did You Knoif. Scouting Alumni Make up: 70% of U.S. Naval Academy Graduates 68% of U.S. MUitary Academy Graduates 63% of U.S. Air Force Academy Graduates 89% of the original Astronaut Corps (Every Astronaut who has walked on the moon has been an Eagle Scout) 85% of FBI Agents STAY COOL! ...ACB
circumstances that foUowed. Fortunately, the baton was passed to the team of BiU Land, Jon Hurt, and Jess Owens, that carried the project through the remainder of the four years of planning, organizing, and implementing. I know all join me in tendering a heartfelt WeU Done for their efforts and for the magnificent results. I was especiaUy impressed by how they arranged that the weather repUcated the old days of our Plebe Summer. Here are a few representative shots taken during the reunion events. Coundess more are avaUable at our class web site: wrww.54net.org.
Charlie Rourke, John Paul Jones, Tom Quirk
Lee & Brad Bassett
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 54% 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 Croom E: willyaye@cox.net WEB SITE: www.54net.org
'54 Reunion WeU, it has come and gone and our '54th Reunion is now a wonderful part of our Class history and the source of innumerable and most meaningful memories of the four days we spent together. The Reunion Comrruttee was initiaUy led by our late Dick Alger, who had volunteered for the role after his highly successfiil captaincy of the 50th back in 2004. Sadly, he had to reUnquish command due to
Arlen & Dick Currier
Betty & George Post
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Betty Conboy, Priscilla Kinley, Pat Hope
Jon Hurt, Peg & Bill Greenlaw
Mary Ellen Quirk, Charlie & Leah Rourke
Ruth & Jim Hay
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Kathleen & Bill Land
HR May Kay & Roland Bilyeu
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Bob & Lucy McCaffrey
Jon & Bea Hurt
Don Elliott, Eugene Stevenson
Dennis & Kathleen Ballou, Jake Marshall
Winkle SI John Paul Jones
John & Dolores Burcham
Barry & Sandra Bittner
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Coach Niumatalolo Advisors Navy's new Head FootbaU Coach, Ken Niumatalolo, was hosted at a luncheon sponsored by the PhUadelphia Chapter of the Alumru Association way back on 15 May. Bob McCaffiey and your scribe cornered Coach Niumatalolo long enough to give him a few of our sage pointers for use in the upcoming season. He said that he would give them aU the consideration they deserve.
Bob McCaffrey, Coach Ken Niumatalolo, George Henson ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% IJFE MEMBERSHIP: 56% PRES: VADM Henry C. Musrin, USN (Ret.) VICE PRES/SECY: CAPT Tom Kie&ber, USN (Ret.) TREAS: COL Cal Weaver, USA (Ret.) CORR SECY: Dan Butter6eld 5 Lakeside Close, Nellysford.VA 22958 H: 434-361-1357 E: 4dbfield@cyberwind.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1955
Worthington Manor '55 Golfing Group—Standing l-r: Tony Bracken, Hartley Holte, Ray Hine, Ed Chmelik, Lucy & Hank Mustin, Max & Tom Chmelik; Seated l-r: John Adams, Joe Chmelik
together again.There are 1.8 mUUon acres of rubber trees in Liberia. They have a usefial Ufe of about 30 years, after which they are cut down, used for lumber or burned and new trees are planted. Our project involves cutting 2,000 acres of nonproducing trees, chipping and using to fiiel a 30 megawatt boUer/tarbine electric power generation unit. My part of the stady is the transmission system (I had to take a re-examine electricity, but spent two years of my career with Entergy as a Project Manager tying new IPP power plants into the existing Louisiana & Mississippi grid). By the way I'm able to handle the in-country work without a problem. The retarn travel jedag, however, sets me back for a few days. Other than a mini-stroke in my eyes that left me partiaUy bUnd in one eye, I'm stiU relatively healthy and have the energy to participate in projects in some of the less attractive locations. I
JV Harter (21) reports on his oveneas ventares... B "I just returned from five days in Monrovia, Liberia. I am part of an engineering team to develop a feasibUity report to generate electricity using chipped old rubber trees as fuel. Liberia is trying to recover from a 20 year civU war. During the war aU of the electrical system was taken for scrap. That includes hydro generators, diesel and gas turbine generators, and aU the transmission and distribution system. The units were cut up and sold to scrap in Europe. Now USAID, EU, OPIC and other countries are trying to help put the country infrastructare back
Here I am at the Firestone Rubber Plantation Golf Club House in Liberia
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Ed. Note: I had asked J. V. for a photo of any Katrina damage to his property in Waveland, MS. This rubble was his house and covered pool Car was also totaled.
Ray Hine tells of a terrific '55er golf event... H "On a beautiful sunny day foUowing 5 inches of rain just the day before the stalwart members of the class met on the battlefield in northwestern Maryland to do battle with the Worthington Manor Golf Club golf course, quaUfying site for the U S. Open several years prior. The host for the event was Joe ChmeUk who not only arranged the fine day and the beautifid if not rigorous test of endurance, but wined and dined us aU at his home foUowing golf Classmates in attendance included John Adams, Tony Bracken, Hartley Holte, Ray Hine, Hank and Lucy Mustin, and some of the ChmeUk FamUy headed by Joe, two of his sons,Tom and Eddy and Tom's 16 year old son Max who has a single digit handicap and hits the baU a mile. Alex, another son of Tom has played with the class several times in the past and is now slated to enter the Academy in July as a member of the class of 2012. Alex is a scratch handicapper and should fit in weU with the Academy golf team, who has already expressed an interest.
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(SS 311) foUowing sub school, and stationed in Key West. During the underway portion of my getting quaUfied we were operating submerged in deep water off of Key West. I was Diving Officer in the control room whUe Les Banghart was the Conning Officer in the conning tower. The conning tower sits just above the control room, and the Conning Officer can look down through the lower conning tower hatch at the Diving Officer directly below. As Diving Officer, I was responsible to keep the boat at ordered depth and. properly trimmed. As Conning Officer, Les had tactical responsibility, including safe navigation and maneuvering of the boat. During this particular dive, my performance was being observed by the Captain. Upon submerging, I had trimmed the boat at periscope depth (60 feet keel depth), then was ordered to take the boat to 200 feet. The Winning Team—l-r Hartley Holte, Ray Hine, (Note: I should explain here that we had Tom Chmelik two depth gauges - one used above 165 Newest University of Heidelberg feet caUed the shaUow gauge and a deep ZIPF Scholar... depth gauge that measured deeper depths. "The USNA Class of 2008 has provided a When going below 165 feet, we shut off very weU quaUfied graduate to fUl the the shaUow depth gauge and would teU ZIPF scholarship for two years of PG depth by the deep depth gauge.) As we stady at the University of Heidelberg in approached 160 feet, I gave the order to Heidelberg, Germany. She is Gen "secure the shaUow gauge." The saUor STUDER (10), a Distinguished Graduate, who controUed the bow planes was a 5' 11" Marine 2nd LT, from responsible for securing the shaUow Albuquerque, NM.The pictare below gauge. To do this he had to reach behind shows Gen standing taU between Peggy the diving control panel and, by feel, find and me after the commissioning and the correct valve to tarn clockwise to the graduation ceremonies on 23 May. She shut position. Now, there were several wUl join another Marine in Heidelberg, valves behind the control panel and, by 2nd LT Joe ZANE, who, as the ZIPF mistake, the saUor grasped and shut the scholar from the Class of 2007, is about to "master stop valve" that shut off both the start his second year." shaUow and deep depth gauges. This Editor's note: See June-July issue for Proffie occurred at the same time I was leveUng feataring the 2008 Zipf Scholar. the boat off to settle at my 200 foot ordered depth. With the depth gauges master valve shut, the deep gauge was no longer registering a depth reading beyond the depth we were at when the master valve was shut. This happened to be 195 feet, the depth at which the deep depth gauge was stack on. So there I was with the depth gauge teUing us we were at 195 feet when my l-r Otto, ZIPF Scholar Gen Studer, and Peggy Zipf ordered depth was 200 feet, and the Captain standing right behind me observJoe Kronzer relates the vivid details of a ing my skUl (or lack thereof) as Diving near disaster in his first sub ... Officer Neither the Captain nor I reaUzed that our depth gauge was erroneously H "I imagine every submariner has Stack at 195 feet. He then asked, "Mr. experienced a sudden, dire situation Kronzer, what is your ordered depth?" to where he and his boat came close to which I repUed:"200 feet, sir" to which becoming one of those "failed to return the Captain repUed: "WeU, then, get us and presumed lost" statistics. I was down to ordered depth!" • assigned to the USS ARCHERFISH
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(Ed. note: Story continued in the September issue) ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% CLASS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Col George Mushalko, USAF (Ret.) (15) 8214Treebrooke Lane, Alexandria.VA 22308 E: gmushalko@cox.net; Tel: 703-768-4543; 8214 SECY: Dan Garges (24) 1846 Greenplace Terrace Rockville, MD 20850 P: 301-340-8197; W: 443-259-0156; E: tnagdan_56@yahoo.com WEBMASTER: Bob Keller WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1956
"Deo Fidelis et Patria" Updating your emaU address for 56 Class MaU — Go to <http://www.usna. com> and head into the "Alumni Only" portion. Once there, caU up the "Class of 1956" and modify your entry. WhUe stiU using the OLD address, go to the "56USNA" home page and change your Profile at "Edit My Membership." After a brief wait and using your new address, send a message to <56USNA@yahoo groups.com> teUing classmates that you have just made changes and that they may update their personal Address Books accorcUngly. Other groups inviting your subscriptions: USNA_CA—USNA itself EagleLine—MUitary and veteran posts HappyHour—Light wardroom standard posts NavalHistory—Questions & discussions SaltyTars—Crusty humor (cmsty) 56WB-A—Posts to '56ers in the Baltimore-Washington-AnnapoUs Area To j'oin: send a blank message to this address format: <subscribe@yahoo groups.com> with the name of the group desired substitated for the blank Une. Going away for a trip? To hold up deUvery of the emaU, go to MyGroups and change deUvery from EmaU to No EmaU. Upon retarn, just reverse this option. SHIPMATE stories/photos: send to: to Dan Garges at <magdan_56@ yahoo.com>
Odier helpful tips: 1) When sending 56 emaUs please include last names [when signing messages], it wiU help jog memories and classmates can look your pictare up in the Lucky Bag to see how "great looking we aU were at 22 or so!" 2) When making repUes to a message, please note that the Reply Button sends your message to the originator only. 3) When replying, trun off previous messages and address headen leaving just enough to remind folks what the original message was about. The Boat School Boys (Submitted by Jim Smith (21)) • This is an excerpt fixjm the POW Sea Stories written by Dick Stratton about the "Boat School Boys" 6x>m his person experiences as a POW in the Hanoi HUton in Vietaam. Dick, who entered the warfix)mthe NAVCAD program, witoessed great leadership and courage fiom many of the graduatesfixjmthe United States Naval Academy whUe they aU were experiencing starvation an tortarous routines in captivity. "The US. Naval Academy is in the business of developing integrity, honesty, courage, stamina through rigorous physical and inteUectaal conditioning. The product of USNA is not so much an engineer, a poUtical scientist, a chemist or a physicist. But moreover the product is a citizen, a person formed in a heroic mold, who we hope wdU never have to be a hero, but who we are confident has the fortitade to go in harm's way to protect the RepubUc. The product is a person who wdU do the right thing for no other reason than it is the right thing to do. The product is a person w^ho recognizes excellence and is wdUing to strive for it. The product is a person decUcated to the caring for the enUsted men and women of the U. S. Navy, those people who do much of the work and much of the dying in our Navy. The product is a person that weU represents the nation no matter what port he enters or sea she saUs upon. No other institation does this as weU."The greatest accolade given the USNA in the Vietaamese Communist prison was the statement the Camp Commander, Major Bui, made to John Sidney McCain III, Boat School Boy, a man born to serve but refused an early propaganda release: "They have taught you too weU, McCain! They have taught you too weU." May we always continue to teach the Midshipmen "too weU."Thanks, Dick Stratton for those comments. I
'56 Wst Annual Mini-reunion and
Golf Outing Nesded in the rolUng foothiUs of Palomar Mountain, within a two-hour drive from Los Angeles and a one-and-a-half hour drive from San Diego, Ues historic Warner Springs Ranch, estabUshed in 1844. Serving up western hospitaUty to travelers since the days of the old west Butterfield Overland Stage Coach, the place features 240 cottages, most wdthfireplacesand mini-refrigerators without the intrusion of television or telephones. For the third year in a row, the class of 1956 has essentiaUy taken over this ideal spot for three days (May 7-9,2008) to relax, play, and/or recharge our batteries. Attendees were: Bruce and Helen Dolph (9), Carl and Dolores Nelson (10), Don and Patsy Scovel (11), Bob and Judy Quinn (2), Dick and Liz Shigley (9), BUI andjermifer Auer (24), Bob and Lynn Shinn (17),Jim and Liz Murdand (9), RJ. and Linda Smith (24),Jim and Martha Thomas (9), and BUI and Edie Walsh (1955 Notre Dame, associate '56ers).They were joined this year by Roy and LesUe GuUck (9), Bob and June MUUgan (21), and BUI and Sarah Price (9) who traveled from Florida to join the CaUfornia crowd. WhUe many were hiking and otherwdse occupied by horse riding, soaking in the mineral hot springs, and sightseeing, the majority played two days of golf, one for best man and woman champion, the other a couples scramble. A final evening gettogether brought a salute to Dick Shigley, Bruce Dolph, and Jerry Fulk for their effort bringing us such a fun time. Bob Quinn walked away with the men's low net trophy plus responsibihty to organize next year's golf event: Don Scovel took long drive honors; and June MUUgan won so many trophies she couldn't carry them aU. Dick Shigley, the perennial Warner Ranch host has already pencUed in the first week of May 2009 and hopes classmates from around the country wUl join us.
L to R> Don Scovel (11), Carl Nelson (10), Bruce Dolph (09), Roy Gulick (09)
L to R> Bob Quinn (02), Bill Walsh (ND), June Milligan, Bob MUUgan (21)
L to R> Bob Shinn (17), Bill Auer (24), Dick Shigley (09)
Editor's correction: The previous report in the May issue of Shipmate on how Navy stopped Notre Dame wdth one yard to go to win the game should have indicated that it was a two point conversion to tie the game at 46 to 46 that Navy prevented Notre Dame from scoring. It became a great history making win for Navy! ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 60% PRES: CAPT David S. Cooper, U S N (Ret.) SECY: LCDR. P. O. Behrends, USN (Ret.) 143-A East Lake Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403 E: pobehrends@aoI.com C O R R . SECY: CAPT EN. Howe Jr., USN (Ret.) 1 Walter Cir., Fredericksburg,VA 22405-2363 E: fhhusna57@cox.net WEBMASTER: Fred Dammann WEB SITE: w^vw.usna57.org
For the second month running Class News "Showtime" finds the scribe cooling his heels hard by the shining Gulf in extreme SW FL, from which the snowbirds have mosdy flown (thereby freeing up a few parking spaces and making it mostly unnecessary to go to supper by 1600). Except for the heat that wUl be along over the next couple of months to bake the brain of those careless enough to wander out-of-doors when the sun is high, this is an entirely agreeable area. For one thing, a guy who is free of the drudgery of commerce can get along with a wardrobe which consists of about five items: a swimming suit and hat for the beach and a pair of shorts, a shirt and loafers for absolutely every other venue. August 2008
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No one owns any socks. It's pretty informal. Add to this the fact that there is a plethora offish and one begins to wonder whether being reduced to half a vote woiUd be that big a deal. Among the other folks who have been drawn to the southland in the recent past is young Jimmy Paulk, a native Georgian who had been Uving for some years in LaLaLand and finaUy decided a few years back that it was true — you coiUdn't take the boy out of the South, at least not permanendy. Jim and Pat ended up in Kingsland, GA, nearby a lot of famUy and it wasn't long after the boxes were unpacked that his attention tarned to natare, gardening and conservation. After satisfying himself that none of the Fightin SIXTH members had enough speciaUzed experience to form more than a cheering section, Jim became acquainted wdth a local feUow named "Coach" who has become his farming mentor. Branching out smardy from the lot next door to a large area in the county garden, Jim went from some fi-uit trees to what has become a serious truck farm which includes commerciaUy-signfficant loads of pretty much everything that grows in the area. Even though he has been tmable to entice any productive labor from among the kibitzers he has inspired professional coverage of the operation in Bob Nevin who has undertaken to chronicle the entire "PauUc Plantation" at http://personalpages.tds.net/~rfhevin/ farm/farm.html
enough for the fast shot you see below which he sent along with the word that a few of the old Ues were dutiftdly embeUished during their brief meeting.
Bart and Vince
On 2 AprU our man,The Honorable Daniel L. Cooper, retired as Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department ofVeterans Affairs, having held the position for a remarkable six years. Throughout those years Dan's cool competence was on routine display every time the department was in the news or in the haUs of Congress. Throughout those years aU of us took comfort in knowing what some others may not have known.. .that this country didn't have a better man for the job than Dan. Throughout those years he brought great credit to the Navy, the Naval Academy and to each of us.. .and made us proud. Attaboy, Dan. WeU Done, sir.
DVA Secretary Peake with Admiral Dan
Farmer Jim @ the farm
CharUe HaU did make a significant contribution to the Plantation by creating for Farmer Jim a custom weeding bench which has been haUed as a revolutionary advance in the science of agricultare. In his inimitable style CharUe also provided the first person observations on which this piece is based. Thanks, CharUe. During a recent swing through the Los Angeles area Bart CampbeU managed to corner Vince Jamison long
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The above photo is used with permission from the DVA photographer — one Michael Moore. From the veep, BiU Peerenboom: H A quick note to bring everyone up to date on the statas of "our professors" those who occupy the Class of 1957 Chair in Naval Heritage. By virtae of some skillfiil action on the part of the NA History Department, we have actaaUy had two incumbents this semester. Professor Andrew Gordon is in his second semester in the Chair, having "reUeved" Professor WiUiamson "Wick" Murray whUe he was off having his knees replaced in the faU semester Professor Murray retarned for
the winter/spring semester (his fourth and last) and so for this past semester both were active "occupants" (two for the price of one, - how's that for a deal?) Professor Gordon was the featare speaker at the May class luncheon and dazzled aU in attendance by reveaUng several of his final exam questions. He has promised to send them to us for posting on the website, so I wiU not repeat them here (no advance gouge!). Dr. Gordon is a Brit, and is here courtesy of the UK Jomt Services Command and Staff CoUege. He had been asked to speak to us in AprU, but was unable to do so because he was a featare presenter at the NATO conference in Naples that day. This gives us an idea of the strength of his credentials! He wUl retarn to teach at the Academy in August for another academic year. In late AprU, Professor Murray led a tour of the Antietam Battlefield for his mids, and kindly invited Classmates and guests to join. Betty and I, Randy Brown, Lee Walker and Sam Trippe took advantage of his offer and spent a deUghtful and educational, warm and sunny day learning of that incredible batde. Professor Murray gave an exceptionally insightful and interesting tour, captivating us aU. At the tour's end we visited the National Cemetery there, and Lee Walker was able to give us an excellent discourse on it, based on his extensive experience wdth the Veteran's Administration in one of his many careers. As Professor Murray's tour at the Academy came to a close, the class officers created a document recognizing his successful inauguration of the Chair, and thanking him for his outstanding contribution to the Academy during his tenure. Dave Cooper, yours truly, Pete Boyne and Sam Trippe went to Sampson HaU on the day ofWick's last final, interrupted the exam, and presented him wdth the actaal Chair that symboUzes the class gift. We arranged to have another chair procured to replace it, of course. The accompanying photo shows the presentation. I
Chair principals and Chair
Just to prove that there's no grass growing around his assigned area Bruce DeMars is in with the foUowdng report: • Joe Diehlmann and I were at Hugo Marxer's lodge in Highlands, N C nudMay for some trout fishing and taU stories. Joe and Hugo are top rate fisherman and I try hard.We had a great time! HopefiiUy you can use some of these shots. • Breakfast at The Mayflower
That, faithful readers, is the last effort to stretch creduUty in this load. Thanks to those who took the time to share their staff with their mates and, herewith, the usual open invitation to the rest of you. WhUe the rest of us are frittering away the time what are you doing this summer — and wdth whom? Carpe diem. FNH Fishermen DeMars and Marxer
It's gratifying to see that there is some utUity to be made of standard inside-thebeltway working uniforms after official duties are behind us. Jane and Pete Junghans recendy celebrated their golden wedcUng anniversary in Washington in a particularly splendid, entirely anticipated fashion. Ever the forehanded lady. Miss Jane planned the event by approaching The Mayflower Hotel management, sotto voce, and guess what?..-but rU let Pete teU it: •Jane asked me how much 1 thought our room cost in 1958, and I guessed $30.00. She produced the original receipt. It was $16.50 plus $6.00 for a bottle of bubbly For her trouble The Mayflower gave us another night in the (now $900/night) siute for the '58 price...we're not supposed to teU anyone lest the Mayflower be inundated with simUar claims for reduced rates for long ago guests. • You have to wonder whether the string-saver you Uve wdth might not have something in his/her coUection as valuable as Jane's 50-year-old receipt. Maybe it's time for show-and teU. Anyway, the next morrung the celebrants were joined by the Franks and PhiUppses (seated left to right below) for the anniversary breakfast. Uptown.
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 55% PRES: Lt Col Gordon M. Gerson, USAF (Ret.) E: gordon.gerson@1958.usna.com SECY: Col Warren S; Walters, USMC (Ret.) 5664 Ravenel Ln., Springfield,VA 22151-2430 H: 703-321-9586; E: wwalters58@verizon.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/Classes/1958/
Here we are, smack dab in the middle of those lazy hazy days of summer, thinking thoughts of cooUng off. We should reaUy be thinking about making sure that everything is set for heading to AnnapoUs for the big one. Reunion 50! Travel tickets, luggage requirements laid on by airUnes, aU event reservations made through the on-Une system run by the alumni association, memorabUia items ordered, names properly provided for name tags, company party information in hand, aU need to be checked off the Ust. Then, you have about 6-weeks to grab your Lucky Bag and start going through faces and names. By the time you are AnnapoUs bound, you'U be a regular memory master, greeting aU by name, or the ever useful "Hey there, buddy!" (Works real great with Buddy Manazir!) So get busy, but only after you've done the mandatory catching up with the adventures of your classmates. The departure of the Class of 2008 went off smoothly. The '58 Marines presented a sword in commemoration of the Unk between the 2 classes to an outstanding Marine Corps candidate out of the Class of 2008, now 2nd/Lt Gregory Veteto, USMC. O n behalf of aU the '58 Marines, LtGen Terry Cooper, USMC (Ret) (24th) made the presentation at the USMC Awards Ceremony on 20 May.
There were 233 Midshipmen who chose to go into the Marine Corps, many more than the 70 that came out of the Class of 1958. At the Awards ceremony for the Division of Humanities and Social Science on 21 May, Bruce WUcox (12th), President General of the Sons of the American Revolution was the presenter of an SAR award for history to the prize winning graduate. On Graduation Day, the eight presenters from the Class of 1958 were waiting at the bottom of the ramps as each graduate left the stage with diploma in hand. The presenters gave gratis hearty congratulations and a fareweU gift from '58, a set of Ensign/2ndLt bars. The presenters representing Navy '58 were Bob CaldweU (18th), Dan Demand (17th), Whitey Edwards (17th), and Frank Gamboa (17th); representing the USMC '58 were Terry Cooper (24th) and Poj Walters (6th); and representing the Air Force '58 were Gordon Gerson (11th) and Harry Hurst (7th). AU are pictured below in their presentation uniform L-to-R: Cooper, Walters, Demand, Edwards, CaldweU, Gamboa, Hurst, and Gerson. In back, giving them guidance and support, Adm. Chuck Larson (8th).
2008 Graduation Presenters
Once the gratis were on their way, '58 turned its thoughts to another important day, the 4th ofJune, or the "Fifty to the Day" remembrance of our graduation. The Washington Metro Area chapter planned an 1800 hours barbecue event at the Army Navy Country Club in ArUngton, but the vagaries of weather also had an occasion planned for the same day. A whopping storm system came through the D.C. area starting about 3 p.m. on that day, with high winds, thunder and Ughtning and rain. The storm was able to knock out the electrical service to the Army Navy Country Club, and the management decided they could not open for any fiinctions. The word was put out on the telephone system about 1715, but as many members had already launched from their homes earlier to August 2008
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Bymans and Gortons in Italy
Tampa "Fifty to the Day" Party
compensate for storm traffic, they missed the word. As a result, about half of the planned crowd arrived at the shuttered barbecue site, only to learn of the cancellation of the event. Not ones to miss a party nor to let a whopping storm curtaU a good time, a car caravan was estabUshed and the group drove down US395 about two mUes to one of the Clyde's oudets in West Alexandria and proceeded to honor the day with a dinner party. As a result, a memorable photo of that event was submitted, sans flag. In the pictare, you find couples in scattered order: Adams, Rohrbough, GigUo, Jenkins, Swope, Seeberger,WilUngham, Gamboa, Kermard, Carestia, Brooks,Victor, PoweU, and Keith. AU look much to happy at having missed the stop order and proceeding through gloom and dark of night to a worthy celebration, whUe the 50% who got the word missed out on aU the fiin! Also celebrating that same event on the same date were the classmates who make up the Tampa FL contingent. They aU gathered in DunecUn FL at the Bon Appetit restaurant. In the photo, seated at the table are Carol Davis, Jeannette Fossett, Barbara Flynn, and Pat Palmer. Standing L-to-R are: John "Bruce" Bradley (16th),J.B. Davis (14th),
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Mac Fossett (16th), Bob Flynn (10th), Hugh Palmer (14th), Nancy and Gene Deegan (20th), and Jan Bradley. As expected at any '58 gathering, aU had a grand time. Catching up with an event that took place last AprU, here is a photo from the monthly luncheon of the Norfolk/Virginia Beach chapter of the class. This group meets on the first Thursday of every month for a session of sea stories and remembrances. The stalwarts shown are (L-to-R): Dick Dunbar (15th),Jim Sheehan (1st), Carl Giese (15th),Jerry Larson (18th), Newt Moore (1st), guest Bob PoUuck, Marty Kuhneman (5th), BiU Byman (2nd), Joe Mansfield (13th), George Chafee (12th), Line MueUer (17th), and Chris Naquin (10th).
'58 Virginia Beach Luncheon
Another traveler story, this time fiom Buff'Walter (11th), who spins his tale: I "Jean & I spent a ftin fiUed week in Duck, N C and traveled the 80 niUes of this thin stretch of sand and beaches. Our stop at KiU DevU HiUs to visit the museum and monument to commemorate the Jean and Buff Walter at Kitty Hawk first ffight of the Wright brothers was most interesting and educational. With the wind in evidence it was easy to see why they chose this location. '58 is Great! Buff' • Classmate Ralph Buck (23rd) is stUl laboring in the vineyards as a contractor for theTRICARE Management Activity (TMA), and passes along some information that has bearing upon many members of our class. As cancer is the devil that chases so many of us, this information is about an agreement between TRICARE and the National Cancer Institate, a component of the National Institates of Health. The story was released by the Deputy Director of TMA, MGen Elder Granger, and is as foUows:
• "At TRICARE, comprehensive health care for our beneficiaries is a high priority. That is why I am pleased to teU you about the continuation of an agreement with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to continue a parmership in cancer treatment through cUnical trials. The benefit is the resiUt of a new interagency agreement with and the Department of Defense (DoD). Thanks to the agreement aU TRICARE beneficiaries wdU have access to some of the most pronUsing advances in cancer research by participating in NCI-sponsored cUnical trials. Over 25,000 cancer patients enroU in NCI treatment cUiucal trials each year. The cancer cUnical trial benefit is part of a series of efforts to buUd new ideas and scientific breakthroughs in the mUitary health system's fight against cancer. The first DoD and NCI interagency agreement began to provide health care coverage for NCI-sponsored breast cancer clinical trials. Clinical traUs are not a last-ditch effort. I encourage aU beneficiaries to get educated about cancer clinical traUs when they are diagnosed. There are promising advances in research out there today. During cancer cUnical trials, beneficiaries wdU have the comfort of receiving care in the same facUities that provide standard cancer care. The NCI sponsors a national network of physicians to participate in clinical trials and there are over 2,000 sites in the U.S. - including MiUtary Treatment FaciUties (MTFs). MTFs or civUian providers participating in NCI-sponsored stadies wUl provide aU medical care for cancer trial patients.In cancer prevention trials, patients take medications or supplements or participate in certain activities that doctors beUeve will lower their cancer risk." • And that does it for this month. Check the web site! ^SN&MJL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 56% PRES: VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) CHAIRMAN EXEC. COMMITTEE: Gerald G. Garbacz E: gggarbacz@aol.com SECY: Col J.H. "Tim" Tinsley, USMC (Ret.) 2207 Lomond Ct.,Vienna,VA 22181 H: 703-648-1744; E: ttinsley59@cox.net WEB SITE: www.usna.coiTi/classes/1959 WEBMASTER: Dave Sullivan E: dsuUiva9@cox.net
Summer is just underway as this column goes to press, and the Class is staying active. For this column we have a lot of
varied input from Classmates that should prove interesting reading, including some stories held back from the June-July Shipmate due to column length constraints. DougVolgenau (8) sent along a photo and report on the generous ftinding assistance his '59 Color Company mates have provided the current 8th Company for renovation of their company wardroom. The need for these renovations was identified during a Link in the Chain event in 2007, and '09 wiU complete the work. In the photo below are Jim Collins (8) and Doug, along wdth midshipman wardroom officers for '08 and '09 displaying a plaque that wUl be posted in the wardroom area in appreciation. As Doug said,"smaU effort wdth nice results."
Jim Collins, Doug Volgenau, and 8th Co Mids
Pat and Dave Green (9) had a special March Madness NCAA basketbaU experience. As residents of Davidson, North CaroUna they are ardent supporters of the tournament darUngs, the Davidson WUdcats, led by its young superstar Stephen Curry. More, they sponsor a team member who haUs from Turkey. They were thrUled to accompany the team throughout the tournament—did you see them on the screen when the camera panned the area where father DeU Curry (of NBA fame) and his entourage were seated? Jack London (15) sends a footnote to the story by CharUe Humes (4) in the December 2007 column of CharUe's visit to the American Aviation Museum in the U.K. Jack's cousin, 2nd Lt. James Monroe Scott,Jr USAAF a B-17 bombardier in the 8th Air Force, was kiUed in action by flak on a raid over Germany in 1944. In January 2006 Jack visited the museum and his cousin's grave site at the American Cemetery in Cambridge. Jack soon after made a flight in B-17G "Liberty BeUe" (buUt in 1945) over the fields around Albany, New York. He says he enjoyed some "left seat" time, flying with retired Marine aviator Lt Gen Tom Wilkerson '67, the current CEO of the U.S. Naval Institate.
Jack London flies B- 17G "Liberty Belle"
Jack, CACI's Chairman of the Board, also wishes to advise Classmates about a book that he and his CACI Team have recendy written entitied Our Good Name. It is a story about CACI and its efforts to teU the true story of its work for the U.S. Army at Abu Ghraib. More information is avaUable at www.ourgoodnamethebook.com. Don Srruth (13) and CharUe Vickery (5) got together over lunch in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. There was much story teUing by these Air Force running mates who had a lot of great times and experiences in simUar assignments. The locale for the photo is the MagnoUa GrUl, an old house, where the owner gave our guys a guided tour of the local area, relating how it was originaUy largely fiinded by gambUng estabUshments on every street.
Don Smith, Emma Vickery, Brenda Smith, Charlie Vickery sharing old times
As many know, N o r m Bednarek (22) has been working over the years in support of the campaigns of Senator John McCain '58. Wife Linda reports Norm wiU now be an elected delegate from Maryland for Senator McCain, and wiU be going to the National convention in MinneapoUs in September. She also advises Bud McFarlane (14) wiU be a delegate from Washington, DC. In June the Bednareks enjoyed an Alumni Association sponsored travel experience to Paris and Normandy. At Norm's suggestion, the Naval Academy contingent (six gratis and their wives) made a lasting impression on the rest of the group. They organized a special August 2008
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ceremony on Omaha Beach to honor those who participated in the historic invasion in 1944 by providing the wine for a toast "to those heroes of the Great War, from the veterans of the Cold War." Norm and Linda were ebulUent in their descriptions of the Normandy visit— something we aU shoiUd put on our travel must-do Ust. An announcement by the American PhUateUc Society on 30 AprU reveals that Dick Winter (19) is one of three in the world who have been invited to sign the RoU of Distinguished PhUateUsts at the next PhUateUc Congress of Great Britain this July. The RoU was estabUshed in 1921 wdth the approval of King George V, who was its first signatory. Dick, foUowing his career in the Navy, became fascinated with the mystery and complexity of stampless overseas maU. He has for more than 20 years been the Associate Editor and then Editor of the Foreign MaUs Section of The Chronicle of the U.S. Philatelic Society. Dick has written extensively in the field and has received numerous honors for his writings, service, exhibits, scholarship and research. WeU done, Dick. From Paddy Ford (15) came a bio from the Blue Angels website for LCDR Paul Brantaas, son of our Joe Brantuas (15). Paul has had extensive ffight and carrier experience in F-14's and then the F/A-18 Hornet, joining the Blue Angels in September 2007. He is now flying the #2 slot for the Blues! Uncle Sam: It is never too late for a good story! Bob Oakes (21) resurrected a July 2006 newspaper story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch about an Independence Day celebration in nearby Ashland,Virginia. Above the fold in the Metro Section was a classic photo of Regan Phillips (8) authenticaUy attired in red, white and blue as Uncle Sam for the town's annual 4th of July parade. Bob says the photo and story were run across the country—^but in case you missed it, see the photo below courtesy of the Hanover Arts and Activities Center in Hanover County. FoUowing up on the story with Regan, he described the parade as "Dogs, chUdren, a beach chair brigade, the Blues Brothers, a couple of bands, horse drawn carriages. Uncle Sam and who knows what else.. .smaU town gone wUd!!!...and people love it!!" God bless America.
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injured in an automobUe accident in the spring of 1958 and withdrew from the Naval Academy He Uved m Denton, Maryland. Services were private. He is survived by a daughter, Anna. Rise and Shine, Tim Ai>fNUAL M E M B E R S H I P : 4 % LIFE MEMBERSHIP:
Regan Phillips as Uncle Sam
Class Statistics: Ed "Pushy" Gather (22) took great interest in the Class statistical data quoted in the AprU 2008 Shipmate column. So interested, in fact, that he marched into the Library of Congress and drew out the 1959 Annual Register of the USNA to investigate. His field research, citing the Register, indicates that there were 800 (not 799 as reported) members of the Class at the end of the course. However, there were two Classmates who were tarned back and two who were given a degree certificate in Ueu of a diploma and discharged. Thus, the number who graduated, were awarded diplomas, and a BS Degree was 796. Thanks, Pushy, for data mining to set the record straight. Class Directory: The maUing function for our 50th Reunion Survey wras handled gratis by the Alumni Association, including generation of the maUing labels from its data base. This provided an opportanity for Dave SuUivan (2) to dUigently audit the Class Directory that he maintains against the Alumni Association Usting. As a result of several weeks work by Dave we enjoy (at least for a time) complete agreement between the two data bases. In the process we obtained 44 emaU addresses for Classmates who are now included on the Class website in the Unked directory of emaU addresses. The chaUenge for us aU is to keep our individual emaU and maiUng addresses current by passing changes to Dave, the Alumni Association, and your Company Representative as they occur. Twelve surveys were retarned due to incorrect addresses (Company Representatives are now trying to find these Classmates). A lot of word is passed to the Class through our emaU network, and there wUl be key Class maUings for the upcoming 50th Reunion in the coming months. In Remembrance: WiUiam Potter Dukes passed away on 16 May, 2008. He entered with the Class of 1959 after prepping at Severn School. BUI, a varsity lacrosse player, was seriously
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Jack Shaw (2) says, • "Want to see pictares from the 47 and a half reunion? Go to our web site, www.usna60.com, and go to the pictares. The Banquet pictares are organized on the site, easy to find by our web master, Richard Harper (7).There is also a Unk to www.snapfish.com which contains the other pictares taken by the reunion photographer. D o c Hand (7) with assistance by Dave Kalb (19)." •
Golfers RodFriedmann, Al Wh'itaker, Tom Wishart, Joe Jaap, Henry von Koln'itz, Jack Greenhalgh, and Mike McCullough. Dave Harden had to leave early and is missing from the picture.
From Rod Friedman (5): • "BiU, I have to report some "Good News" and some "Bad News" regarding the USNAAA Spring GoUTournament held on 22 May at the NAS Oceana Aeropines' Golf Course. The "good news" is that the Class of'60 fielded two teams, winning a 3rd Place prize for the "Fun Bunch Team" (Rod Friedmann (5), Henry von Kolnitz (22), Dave Harden (23) and MUce McCuUough (14)). Our second team (Tom Wishart (22), Joe Jaap (13),AlWhitaker (16) and Jack Greenhalgh (9)) puUed m the consolation prize (see photo below).The "Bad News" is that we lost the class participation award (The infamous FragUe Lamp Trophy) to the dastardly, boisterous, hostage takers from the Class of'81. Our first team had other commitments...but wait tiU the FaU, right, Ed? AU-in-aU, we
Zambra Family in Argentina
had a great day wdth over a hundred Alumni participants ranging from the Class of'43 to die Class of'02. Rod • From Tom Solak (2): • "BiU, in a recent E-maU exchange with Mario Zambra (2), Bob Traister (2) received the enclosed Zambra famUy picture from Argentina. (Ihey are aU there.) This picture was taken at a recent 40th birthday party of Mario's oldest daughter Firstrow:Maria de loss MUagros, 5 (daughter of Maria CeciUa),Victoria, 7 (daughter of Maria Carlota), Maria Carlota, 40; Elena Carlota. Second row: Mario, 33; Maria CeciUa, 35; Ana Teresa, 38; Maria Clara, 29 (now in Italy, in the last part of their honeymoon); Miguel SoUosky (Maria Carlota's husband, normaUy he doesn't look that mad) and Mario, himself Third row: Javier Bemer (AnaTeresa's boyfriend), Hernan Mendez Cafias (Maria CecUia's husband) and Mariano Bertone (Maria Clara's husband)." Best regards,Tom" • From Al Ames (14): I Hi BiU, I just want to pass it on that I making great progress in my recuperation from my stapid accident. I am way ahead of what the doctors thought would be my progress at this point and 1 am now walking, with a cane but walking. It's a far cry from what my prognosis was prior to the operation. I want to thank aU the classmates who emaUed or caUed me wishing me God speed and a rapid recovery. I'm sure that their prayers and wishes had lots to do my recovery. I heard from company mates and other classmates who I knew and knew me by name only, and for aU of them, I am truly grateful. I especiaUy want to thank ED MANGAN (20), BOB ANTONIO (14) and TRIGGER JOE (14) for raUying the troops and getting the word out. See you aU at the 5Gth. THANKS, AL AMES •
From Tom Glew (15): • "Thanks for passing this on. We got back Monday afternoon to St. Pete. We were 1st in non-spinnaker class and 7th overaU. Regards,Tom" • NAVALACADEMY CLASS OF i960 VISITS USS HOWARD (DDG 83) ON 5 MARCH 2008 On 5 March 2008, thirty members from the Naval Academy Class of 1960 honored the destroyer USS HOWARD (DDG 83), with a visit as part of their forty-eighth class reunion in San Diego, CaUfornia. The tour group included alunrni, famUy and friends. Escorting the Class of 1960 were Naval Academy alumni Ens. AUison KeUer '06, Ens. Carrie Suiter '06, and Ens. Kristi Coonfare '07. The Class of 1960 members were escorted through tour of HOWARD'S state of the art Combat Information Center, PUothouse and Engineering spaces as weU as HOWARD'S memorial to its ship's namesake, the Jimmie Howard Medal of Honor passageway. The seasoned saUors of 1960 observed the abundance of technology and capabiUties found onboard and gready appreciated the memorabUia that decorated the Medal of Honor passageway. Many of the alumni agreed that compared to the ships they saUed in the 1960's, the combat power of today's warships proved to be the most significant improvement over their generation's warships. Another dramatic improvement included the engineering plant. One alumni stated as he toured the Main Engine Room, "the engineering plant is remarkable, quite an improvement from boUers and diesel engines." As the guests stopped at each station of the tour, the Class of 1960 Alumni entertained and thrilled their HOWARD tour guides with stories from the past. Ensign KeUer had the pleasure of meeting a feUow Third Company mate and
remarked, "Even forty-six years of classes between us, we stUl have the 'Third Herd' Academy bond." The Alumni spoke foncUy regarcUng their midshipman summer cruises. Army Navy FootbaU games, and their experiences as Junior Officers. One renfiniscing alumni stated, "I woiUd give anything to switch places with an Ensign onboard the HOWARD—the thrUl of serving on a warship is an experience that few are lucky to enjoy, and 1 would do again in a heartbeat."The tour proved not only the unique bond between Academy alumni but between saUors from the past and present—the HOWARD welcomes the Class of 1960 Alumni back anytime! From Barbara Kolbe via Ed Qexton (10): • "Thank you for the message pertairung to Summer Seminar. As a Blue & Gold Officer I have had several high school juniors who have been accepted and loved the 6 days of intense Midshipman Ufe. In fact, one of my stadents, a young lady from a Christian School is doing wonderfuUy weU as a third class mid. Another young lady from our local high school has been in touch with me since seventh grade, is an outstanding member of the Navy Sea Scouts, straight A's aU through school, great athlete, a famUy with strong values and character, and can't wait to become a Midshipman. She wUl be applying for S.S. as soon as registration is open and wUl undoubtedly be a number one nominee next December when the congressman's selection committee (I'm a member!) meets. I can't begin to teU you how excited I am for Mary as she wUl be an Admiral someday!! Surely you wUl have to meet her. I just retarned from a month of travel/ visiting wdth our daughter, Kathryn in Germany. She and her husband invited me to join them on a trip to Prague, Krakow, Poland, Auschwitz, Luxembourg City and CoUnar, France. It was a trip of a Ufetime. Both Kathryn and Rick wdU be retarning to the states to attend National War CoUege/ICAF at Fort McNair in July and move back into their home in Alexandria. DC is one of my favorite cities so I'm looking forward to their retarn. Chip,'92, left in mid-January for TaUulah, Iraq, where he is wdth the 1st MEF out of Pendleton for 13 months. He pins on LtCol later this month. Katie, his wife, and the three Uttle girls are Uving on the base in San Clemente, on a bluff overlooking the Pacific. Katie home schools the two older girls so she is busy most of the day....a blessing! August 2008
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I'm certain you keep aU our troops in your prayers as they sacrifice so much for aU the wonderfol freedoms and Uberties we aU too often take for granted. 1 thank you for your prayers and thank you for keeping me in the loop. With warmest regards and blessings." Barbara Kolbe BGO Beat Army! • From Fred Phillippi (6): • LINK 50th Reunion Yearbook Tributes & Ads Leadership / Company Representatives / Classmates: I'd Uke to soUcit Leaders in each of the categories to honor communities and/or individuals/groups to be included in this Significant PubUcation.We need Leaders to step up to make this a Memorable Book. Tributes Sections of other Classes 50th Yearbooks were very impressive. There were Tributes from the various communities: Surface Warfare, Submarines, Aviation, USMC, USAF, EDO, CEC, Medical, ChapUn. CaU/ e-maU/write/visit if you want to take charge of a community. Tributes also by: USNA Companies honoring their faUen Classmates; FamiUes honoring their Fathers; Fathers honoring their FamUies; Sports Tributes (We have Olympians and HaU of Fame athletes); Captains of Industry Tributes; Individuals and/or their Spouses to the Class; Industry to the Class; Businesses to the Class; other thoughtful tributes. If any of you have your own Companies/Businesses please Advertise. Classmates in big companies for many years are asked to soUcit Ads from the companies that you faithfiiUy served. Ad soUcitations from unknowns get minimum retarns. One Classmate who Uved in AnnapoUs took the initiative and time to ask many of the local shops in AnnapoUs to take smaU Ads. This effort was Very Successful for that Yearbook. AnnapoUs residents, please consider this area of service to your Class. Cost Information: $500/Page, $250/HaffPage, $125/Quarter Page DeadUne: As soon as possible, but no later than 30 AprU 2009 Tributes / Ads Point of Contact: Please caU, e-maU, write, visit, and inquire. Fred PhiUippi / fphUUppi@aol.com / (703) 780-0387 8334 Blowing Rock Road, Alexandria,VA 22309 • • LINK 50th Reunion Yearbook Tributes & Ads Order Form
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Tributes and Ads receipts wdU be used to provide complementary copies of the 50th Yearbook to the widows of Classmates. Name:, Address:, Telephone:, E-MaU Address: Tribute (Please submit with Camera Ready Copy or Layout and content desired) if assistance is required, please advise. Advertisement (Please submit with Camera Ready Copy) if assistance is required, please advise. _ FuU Page @ $500 _HaffPage@$250 Quarter Page @ $125 Make Checks Payable to: USNA Class of 1960 DeadUne: As soon as possible, but no later than 30 AprU 2009 • Congratalations to the new CEO at Unibased Systems Architectare, Inc. Lawrence V. Covington (15) effective AprU 1st, 2008. From Geoffrey Cant '59: • "Some of you may have heard of the annual'59 Colorado Ski Week. I submit this to your class column to report on your classmate. Gene Kishel, M.D. (7) whom I have known since Sub School days. Gene has been joining us, along with a few other non-fifiyniners, for this event for several years and did so again this year, including making a deUcious stew with venison he brought from Minnesota. What reaUy impressed the group was that he skied a few runs on our first day, and then more each day—having had his appendix removed a mere 8 days before we started skiing. I should also note that as a strong skier, he was soon out-skUng most of the group. So, our compliments to a very game and stardy member of'60. Geoflfrey Cant, '59, Capt. USNR (Ret)." • ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% PRES: RADM Jerome E Smith Jr., USN (Ret.) C O R R . SECY: CAPT Roger Onorati, USN (Ret.) 1756 Point-No-Point Dr. Annapolis, MD 21401 H: 410-849-3812; W: 410-849-2600 F: 410-849-2600 E: roger.onorari@1961.usna.com or rtrogero@comcast.net WEBMASTER: Howard Winfree E: winfTee@1961.usna.com WEB SITE: www.USNA61.org
Howdy Shipmates! Lots of nooze this month, so let's get going! THE LATEST NOOZE. Fropr^aUy Guthrie. '•Thought you might be interested in the attached short story on the occasion of 14
central Florida classmates (including Pat Brennan and Sal Nunziata who did not graduate with us) gathering at Cape Kennedy on May 31 for the launch of Discovery. Central Florida 61'ers Witness Launch. Fourteen classmates from the greater central Horida area, along with spouses and friends, witnessed the launch of "Discovery" to the International Space Station on May 31. Present for the launch of STS-124 were (Usted alphabeticaUy) Jerry Bennett, Pat Brennan, John Butler, Kent Chastain, Frank Giambattista, Spike GUe, D o m Guerriero,WaUy Guthrie, Jim HeUauer, Jimmy McCune, Skip McGiidey, Sal Nunziata, Dick Petrucci, and Joe SuUivan, some of whom missed muster for the photo-op. The visit was arranged by Skip McGinley's daughter, a NASA employee. AU aspects of the visit were OUTSTANDING— up until Skip sat on his overheated tabe of sunscreen lotion and ... weU,you know the rest of the story! •
WGNACs at the launch of Discovery
From Skip McGinley. • I'm currendy on the road since the day after the launch, which is why WaUy Guthrie sent in the article and the other photos for you. I can't teU you how much my wife Connie and I appreciated the ringside seat for the shuttle launch Satarday. For sure, both of us wdU chalk this one up with one of those events we wUl never forget. The efforts ofWaUy and his daughter Amanda sure made it possible. The coorcUnation and instructions were superb. It was especiaUy nice to sit with classmates and visit with friends from 47 years ago. You sure Uved up to the class motto, "Get it done with 61," so please accept a big thanks. I guess I ought to add a smaU footnote, FYI, to the story WaUy sent in. Amanda (to her Dad & Mom) is more than just a "NASA employee." She's NASA's Deputy Manager, Launch Services Program, which means she is responsible for coordination of aU launch preparations for aU of NASA's unmanned missions, e.g., the recent Mars Polar
Lander was one of hers, as were the Mars Rovers, other planetary probes, upcoming moon reconnaissance shots, etc. • From Gordon CaUender. • Just read my May '08 Shipmate. Sounds as though you and Judy are weU. That's good. Wow—18 years! You deserve aU of 61'$ appreciation, and you have ours many times over. I can understand aU your resolutions except the ice cream. How can anyone give up the staff of life? Anyway since that resolution lasted only 6 hours and 37 minutes I'U overlook the bad choice. Here is my effort to reUeve the paucity of maU sitaation.Ann and I retarned in mid-May fix)m a visit/cruise to/aroimd Hawau. I estimated HonoliUu to be about ? the way between Osan AFB, South Korea and Pensacola. Our middle chUd Catherine is currendy stationed at Osan. She is an Air Force psychologist. Her tour there is about half over so we decided to meet in Hawaii for R&R. We'd been to Oahu a couple of times, but never to the other islands. I suspect a number of the class has been to South Point (onThe Big Island), but we took our glorious banner and hoisted it there (see photo). It may be that was a first for the southernmost point of our 50 states. The wind was so strong that if we had had a surfboard and mast we coiUd have used the banner for a saU and taken off for New Zealand a few cUcks farther south. Our Uves are pretty much bound up wdth the kids. Winter now has her own computer consulting business and spends her days between here. New Bern (NC) and Savannah. Gordon (Woo Poo class of '96) is now out of the army and works in the private sector for a firm that provides aU types of computer services for large corporations. He and his wife Paulette Uve in Tampa. Again thanks for another great column—didn't see that category in your Parting Shots. •
Gordon and Ann Callenderin Hawaii
From Art Rowe. • I have an extra copy of the 1961 Lucky Bag and would be pleased to give it to anyone who would Uke it. Linda and I continue to Uve inTheViUages located
northwest of Orlando and are always busy with volunteering, recreation and traveling. We have an active group of alumni here. Come and see us. • SEENAND HEARD AROUND TOWN. I got an email saying that Ed Straw had joined PRTM Management Consultants as Executive Vice President. From Bob Sherer. • The recipient of our annual award, Victoria EUzabeth Moore '08, cleaned up in May at the USNA Award Ceremony. At the end, when she was receiving the last three consecutive awards, George Watt whispered to her from his first row vantage point, "Victoria, don't go back to your place; just wait here". I had to take a number to talk with her at the post-ceremony reception. She was also the color company commander, spring set. I learned that nowadays the company guidon is the flag transferred rather than the national colors as in our day. The dignity of the occasion was preserved by the selection of Victoria's father, a retired Commander, as the color guy (now caUed honoree, a barbaric neologism as bad as the awftil "awardee" we had to accept in Ueu of "prisoner" years ago. It was an inspiring and rewarding day. I appreciate being able to represent our Class. • From Jim Luper & Howie Winfree. • Herndon Monument CUmb, 15 May 2008 for the Class of 2011.20 members of the Class of 1961,WGNAC, (34 total with spouses, famUy and sponsors) participated in the traditional event that declares "no more plebes!". I say participated, because we cheered on the Class of 2011 and helped them celebrate when it was completed. We were blessed wdth great weather and good camaraderie. Those who participated were: Melanie & Joe AUegretti, Ning & Jack Barfield (his daughter Jennifer and their son. Jay's ['11] sponsors Kim and Joe Coble),Jay Bower, Bonnie & ArUe CampbeU, Irina & Jim ConneU, Barbara & Tom Corboy, Earl Diamond, Dana French, Paul Lang, Pat & Jim Luper, Dan March, Connie & Skip McGirUey, Pam & Mark Moore, Dick Morgan, Tom Murray, Patricia &John PhilUps,Bob Sherer, Jerry Smith, Judy & Mark Waggoner, Susan & Howie Winfree. FoUowing is a sample of reactions from our classmates. "It was a great time.""It was a real treat to be there." "It truly was a memorable event for the WGNAC.""I
enjoyed being there immensely. It brought back so many memories." "We had great seats. It was a fun spectacle that lasted about 2hrs 40 inin."'It was wonderfial seeing so many classmates and spouses. The highUght for us was when some of the former plebes asked to pose wdth us.This leaves no doubt that the program has meaning for 2011 as weU as for us." Jim Luper said the most poignant comment was: "FoUowdng the cUmb I shook some 30 or 40 hands from 2011 and to a person, after a perfunctory first glance at each other's eyes in the process, there was a second prolonged look of understanding that an experience was being shared. It was very moving ... a bonding that I have not experienced. •
'61ers at the Herndon Monument Climb
Another class legend is born ... Luper and the Flying Lard. Jim Luper made a great catch of a baU of lard, which otherwise would have hit the ladies. He certainly saved Pat from it with the best catch we've seen out of him since Dec. 1960 in Army's end zone! He's stiU got great hands." From Jim Luper. • Lacrosse Season Recap. Pat and I watched a lot of lacrosse this season (weU I watched a lot and she graciously accompanied me).We saw the six regular season home games fromVMI (in early February) through Johns Hopkins (in late AprU). At the 19 AprU Hopkins game, I saw Paddy Fitzpatrick, Don Chirm and AUen Hughes ('62), whUe Pat also saw Jo & Ron Carlberg and Ed Straw. Other games (regular season, conference tournament and NCAA tournament) we caught on TV or streaming video, when avaUable. On 17 May, we attended the NCAA Quarterfinals; Maryland-UVA game and the Navy-Johns Hopkins game that ended our season ... the only classmate I saw was Diane & Bob Sherer. Just Uke Notre Dame in footbaU, I'm going to keep hanging around untU Navy beats Hopkins again. Our loss means 35 straight times they have beat us. • From Ron Carlberg.
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• If you recaU, we set up the '61 TaUgate at Ravens Stadium (Baltimore) in the " Granger Lot" last year at Army Navy Game, and before that at Maryland, Notre Dame, and A-N Game a few years back in Baltimore. I decided to get an early start this year with PMI to see if we could get the Lot again for this FaU's Navy-Notre Dame game in Baltimore (November 15, 12 pm). PMI was not going to open the Lot for Notre Dame, but because of my good looks and charm, Kay MiUer, the Executive Assistant to the C O O of PMI has arranged for Lot to be opened just for the Class of'61, and any others we may choose to invite. There would be 52 spaces total avaUable in the Lot. It would help me get a head count for how many spaces I need to prepay if you could put something in the '61 column in Shipmate about getting back to me if a classmate wants a parking space. Phone: 703-299-6649; £-maU: carlbergr@gmdsinc.com. 1 don't need to prepay untU the end of October, but didn't have a reaUy good count last year at A-N so I booked and paid for aU 52 spaces, and ended up subsidizing about 10 spaces we didn't use (my contribution to the Class) • From Tom Corboy. • On early June, the Crabtown guys got together for our monthly lunch at McGarveys.The group got together for the foto above. • PARTING SHOTS. John Earhart '66 (904-234-6995) sends: • BiU Catlett '61 was my class leader at Test PUot School m '72-'73. On May 27 BUI and Sue escaped a fire in their home that was pretty much a total loss. Sue went back into the house to phone 911 whUe BUI fought the fire with a hose. Sue suffered some burns to her throat and a significant amount of smoke inhalation. She was hospitalized in a very precarious sitaation. Infection would be gravely dangerous. OurTPS class was scheduled to meet at his home in June for a reunion. We are seeking to widen the circle of people praying for Sue's recovery and I'm sure 70
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many of his classmates would want to join us. I have been getting updates from a close friend from their church, BUI McKnight. If you'd Uke to get first hand info you may want to caU him at 908-647-4988 or emaU him at wbmcknight@aol.com • Editor's Note: The '61 photo below was mistakenly left out of the June-July class column issue. Shipmate regrets the error.
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"GET IT DONE WITH '61' AIMNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 68% PRES: LtCol Ray Madonna, USMC (Ret.) H: 410-604-1014; 0:410-490-2680 E: rcma@toad.net SECY: CDR Howard S. Pmskey, USNR (Ret.) RO. Box 3380, Annapolis, MD 21403-3326 H: 410-974-1962; E: PINSK62@aoI.com WEB SITE: www.nampows.org/62.html
Greetings from Annapolis The Brigade reforms in two weeks, classes begin and the 2008 footbaU season gets underway the end of the month. Great happenings in town and on the Yard. Our Class of 1962 has officiaUy joined the "ALINC" program and the explanation of this is detaUed in our class news. IN MEMORIAM It is with great sadness that I inform the class of the passing of our friend and classmate, DAVE MULLINS. Dave died on June 12,2008 in Kansas City, Kansas. The class extends it's sincerest sympathies to his wife Nancy and Dave's famUy and friends. More detaUs wiU be forthcoming in next months SHIPMATE. CLASS NEWS Congratulations are in order for BELL and Barb MILLER whose grandson, repeat, grandson, graduated from the Naval Academy. After a distinguished naval career. Admiral, Doctor, Dean MILLER
GREG CHAUNCEY,VPWest,is headmg up a Class of 62 Mid Term Reunion, to be held AprU 27 to 30,2010.This is halfway between our 45th and 50th reunions. We wUl do it in sunny San Diego to give the West Coasters a break and warm weather for us Snow Birds. We know it is two years away, but Greg has to sign away his first born to hold hotel rooms. So if you have not already responded, please let him know a YES, MAYBE or a defirute NO, and if you wiU stay in the Class hotel. EmaU gchaunce@ san.rr.com or caU 858-551-7540. Our past class president, DICK HAYES, sends along this note and photo. • Thought I'd drop you a Une and let you know what Ann and I have been up to. We made our annual trip to Cancun in late March just after Spring break so the place was just about deserted. We usuaUy stay at an aU inclusive place and as a result you always come home ten pounds heavier than when you left Alexandria. We went on a European River Cruise from Amsterdam, Netheriands to Vienna, Austria over 14 days. It was a great trip and we got to stop at towns and cities every day. The tours were great (and included in the cost). In particiUar, we visited the exact courtroom in Nuremberg, Germany where they held the Post WWII war crimes trials. In Vienna, we got to go to a concert of Motzart music. It was our first experience on a river boat cruise and I highly recommend it. The maximum capacity is 134 passengers so you get to know everybody after a couple of days. At the end of May we had a NAPS 50th Reunion in Bainbridge, MD. - site of the original NAPS school at Tome Memorial HaU. The school is now located
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in Newport, RI. It was a great reunion oiganized by Dave Ortiss and his committee. I am inclosing a pictare of Ann and I with the Class Flag. We took the picture on the River Danube. AU the people on the upper deck wanted to see the flag and hear the story behind it. - you know, pictares firom aU over the world. •
Our classmate, U. ROBERT ROZE, "ROZIE" and his wife Linda visited Latuia in AprU 2008. On the Baltic seashore called JURMALA, the 45th reunion gift of the travel umbreUa came in handy. Rozie's famUiarity with the language made the trip more interesting and fun
At a reception at the Supes garden for the Robert Means Thompson Society, we took this photo. Front row -Thea Pinskey, Linda Roze, Barbara Miller, andjermifer Quinn. Classmates row - HOWIE PINSKEY, "ROZIE", BILL MILLER and TOM QUINN.
Information is provided by our class president, RAY MADONNA, concerning the ALITC program. As some of you know "another Link in the Chain" (ALITC) is a program to form bonds and
relationships between Academy Classes whose graduations are 50 years apart as in the classes of 1962 and 2012. JOHN RIPLEY is heading up our committee and is planning this year's activities. We have submitted a copy of our Class history to the Naval Academy for inclusion in the next edition of Reefpoints,JOHN, with the help of VIC REILING, has submitted our recommendation for the design of the "Honor Coin", described below, to the Naval Academy. • The events of ALITC bring together classes with a 50 year bond and demonstrate the tracUtion of respect and concern that exists between Naval Academy graduates. The Program starts with our class' participation in Induction Day on 2 July 2008 for the Class of 2012 and culminates wdth the presentation of the gold Ensign/2 LT bars in May 2012. Another of our early ALINC activities wUl be our involvement n the Academy's presentation of an "Honor Coin" to each member of 2012 sometime during Plebe Year. In addition, there is usuaUy an opportunity for an inspirational address by one of our Classmates to the Class of 2012 at the 2/C "Commitment Dinner" that wUl take place sometime in 2011. Each class has the leeway to institute other projects with the sponsored class (2012) with the approval of the Naval Academy. As we learn more we wUl provide updates on our class website wrww.usna62.com and by emaU. The near-term action is for as many classmates as possible to attend the Class of 2012 Induction Day Ceremony and picnic on 2 July 2008 at USNA. There is a certain cost associated with many of the events in which we wUl participate and we have developed a budget to support it. We have an initial goal of $16,000 for this four year ALINC Program. With an average donation of around $35 to the Program by each classmate, we wUl easUy make that number Because we know some wiU be unable to participate for various reasons, if you can do a Uttle more, please help us. When we hit our goal for the Program, 1 wUl let you now. If any pledge balances and /or cash equity remain in the fund designated fort this initiative after the graduation of the Class of 2012, those amounts wiU be classified to the Class of 1962 Academic Enrichment Fund (#6662). Donations made to this Program wiU count toward an individual's President's Circle recognition in a given year. Donations to the ALINC Program are tax deductible because of the 501(c) (3) status
of the Naval Academy Foundation (NAF). We have signed an M O U with NAF to aUow it to administer these funds. The fund number is #6562 and should be included on aU donations intended to support the ALINC Program. Please send your donations for this fund to the Naval Academy Foundation's bank lockbox at the Payment Processing Center, U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, P.O. Box 64740, Baltimore, Maryland 21298-8903. Checks should be made out to the Naval Academy Foundation and clearly marked wdth '62 ALITC Fund #6562.Thank you for taking the time to assist in this program. • Another well deserved honorfor our classmate, JOHN RIPLEY. RAY MADONNA, feUow classmate and Marine, says that John is the first Marine to be inducted into the Ranger HaU of Fame and joins the ranks of Abraham Lincoln, Mosby, Rogers, Beckwith and other names you wiU recognize from history.Visit http://www.ranger.org/ html/ranger_haU_ofLfame.html to see the others. Retired Col. JOHN W. RIPLEY, the legendary leatherneck whose exploits in Vietnam earned him a Navy Cross and an eternal spot in Marine Corps lore, is set to become the first Marine inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger HaU of Fame. "It's pretty amazing reaUy. I can't believe it," said Ripley, who retired in 1992 after a 35 year career. "When I was caUed by Fort Benning and the sergeant first class told me what was happening, my jaw just dropped. I couldn't beUeve it." RIPLEY said his famous assault on the Dong Ha Bridge, on Easter morning 1972, was straightforward. There was a bridge to demoUsh and he was the Marine to do it. "I was a Uttle surprised because the Vietnamese engineers had pre-positioned explosives there, and that's when I showed up." RIPLEY had to cUmb underneath the bridge to avoid enemy fire and to perfectly position the explosives to bring it down. "I had to swing Uke a trapeze artist in a circus and leap over the other I-beam," said RIPLEY, whose combat awards also include the Silver Star and two bronze Stars with combat "V"."I would work myself into the steel. I used my teeth to crimp the detonator and this pinched it into place on the fuse. I crimped it with my teeth whUe the detonator was halfway down my throat." The destruction of the bridge aUowed his unit of 735 Vietnamese Marines to hold off several thousand approaching enemy fighters. August 2008
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62-63 CLASS N E W S Lt. Col Jeff Knudson, 39, commanding officer for the Marine detachment at Fort Benning, Ga., said it's impossible to overstate the importance to the Corps of RIPLEY'S induction into the Ranger HaU of Fame. "At a recent ceremony here, we had the chief of staff of the U.S. Army at the 2008 Best Ranger Competition. He said that if the Army is the strength of the nation, then the Ranger is the heart of the Army," Knudson said. "So when you hold it in that level, with the tide and distinction of being a Ranger, to select a retired Marine Corp officer is evidence of how impressive his career is." The Ranger HaU of Fame honors and preserves the contributions of the most extraordinary Rangers in American history, according to the web site of the U.S. Army Ranger Association, www.ranger.org. It strives to identify and highUght individuals as role models for current Rangers and to educate the pubUc about the ciUtare of the U.S. Army Rangers. The 2008 class includes 13 former Rangers, as weU as RIPLEY. Of those, eight served as officers whUe six were enUsted. RIPLEY spoke to Marine Corps Times by phone from his home in Maryland, ahead of his trip to Georgia to be ushered into the group on June 11. Friends, fanuly and former comrades from across the country are slated to join RIPLEY at the ceremony. RIPLEY enUsted in the Corps in 1957 and was selected to attend the U.S. Naval Academy a year later. WhUe serving as a first Ueutenant, he was selected to attend Ranger school at Fort Benning, Ga. In 1965. He took the class in the dead of winter, which he recaUs as being especiaUy brutal that year. "They had to break the ice for us to quaUfy in the water survival class, RIPLEY said. "It was so cold that we had to constandy worry about frostbite and hypothermia. The real leadership of these men stood out." To create a true-to-combat training environment , the troops were deUberately kept hungry. "They wanted you to continue to perform under these extremes of physical depravation," he said. The training he received at Ranger school, as weU as his time serving with the British Royal Marines, prepared him weU for his tours in Vietnam, especiaUy his famous destruction of the Dong Ha Bridge. "Not once in my entire command was I ever surprised by the enemy," he said. "On the contrary, we surprised them. We would ambush the enemy. So we
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were by far the best." During his assaiUt on the bridge, RIPLEY caUed on his skiUs gleaned during his Ranger trairung. "That could not have happened, had I not had the training I had at Ranger school. I was exhausted at night, freezing cold and when I got there you had to rely on just your adrenaUne and your staying power," RIPLEY said. After he retired, RIPLEY worked in education for a number of years before he served as the director of history and museums for the Marine Corps. In that position, he was instrumental in the foundation of the Triangle,VA based National Museum of the Marine Corps. About two dozen Marines currendy attend Ranger school each year, with about a 50 percent graduation rate. That attendance is down from a historical average of approximately 85 Marines annuaUy going to the grueUng school, Knudson said. The strain of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan translates into fewer opportaruties for Marines to attend the 10- week course. Asked if there were RIPLEY proteges serving in Iraq and Afghanistan today, the legendary Marine spoke of the sacrifice today's Marines are making for the country. "I woiUd dare say there are a number and God bless them. Every service has dozens of them who are just soUdly perfornung, doing the hard work and serving their country." Congratulations John for this great bestowed upon you. That's our class news for this August 2008 issue of SHIPMATE. As we are into our 51st year of our incredible journey, your classmates want to hear, see and know about you. Send in your articles, stories and photo's anyway you want and can. They are appreciated. Keep in touch. UntU next time... ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 56%
PRES: CAPTW. Spencer Johnson IV, USN (Ret.) SECY: Michael H. SheUey 164 Sweetwater Ln., Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 H: 828-862-4245; E: nstar@citcom.net WEB SITE: www.USNA63.org
Once again I begin our report with news of the loss of a classmate. Richard Frisbie was kiUed when he feU whUe mountaineering in the Rocky Mountains National Park on 7 June. He had retired and moved from Kansas to Fort CoUins, CO, last year. News reports indicate that he is survived by his wife, AprU, two chUdren, a stepdaughter, and three grandchUdren. It was announced in late May that our classmate George Tracy wUl be inducted into the National Lacrosse HaU of Fame
in a ceremony on 10 November at The Grand Lodge in HuntVaUey, MD. According to the announcement, • The National Lacrosse HaU of Fame is a component of US Lacrosse. It was estabUshed in 1957 to honor men and women, past and present, who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their Uves, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of Ufe. More than 325 lacrosse greats are honored in the National Lacrosse HaU of Fame, which is located with the Lacrosse Museum at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Baltimore. • The announcement included information about each of the eight persons who wiU be inducted this year. Here is an excerpt: • A three-time AU-American,Tracy was one of the leaders on Navy teams that captared three consecutive USILA national championships finm 1961 to 1963. An attackman and midfielder, Tracy was a captain of the 1963 team and played in that year's North-South game. FoUowing his coUegiate career, Tracy played 15 years on the club level in five different states. He was honored wdth the U.S. Naval Academy Staart Oxnard MiUer Memorial Lacrosse Cup (1963), Navy Commendation Medal, Vietaam Service Medal (three stars) and National Defense Service Medal. He has been inducted mto the USNA Athletic and US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter halls of fame. He is being inducted as a trtUy great player. • A press release from the Naval Academy Athletic Association quoted George's response to his selection and provided additional information. See it at USNA63.org. This month's recommended reading (for the beach or anywhere else) is Sailors to the End; the Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It by Gregory A. Freeman. Recommended to me by Rocky Pratt, who was aboard at the time of the accident, it's a gripping account of the fire and its aftermadi, including Utde-known information about why the ordnance on the ffight deck caused so much damage to the ship. Pick up a copy at your Ubrary or firam your local bookseUer. Frequent contributor Tom O'Brien filed his latest trip report in mid-May • We're just back from a very pleasant trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit our son,John O'Brien '89, and his famUy. WhUe there, Ann and I had lunch widi
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Vivian and Dave Durfee and Denny Vaughan at Anthony's Beach GriU in Edmonds,WA. Dave andVivian had caught the ferry over fix)m Kingston, Denny had traversed the few mUes by car fixjm his home in ShoreUne, and Ann and I had driven the few mUes from our son's home in MiU Creek to get together for a '63 Lunch. Kudos to Dave for organizing the event. Dave relayed that he is stiU very active with the Bremerton Symphony Orchestra, andVivian is stiU active with the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island. Denny said he was now spending less time in DC and more in the Pacific Northwest. Lu Anne coiUdn't join us at this lunch because of the workmen engaged in significant upgrades underway at their home. Despite atypical weather for Seattie in May (It was rainy and blustery.), we had a great time at our indoors lunch, and no one wanted it to end. •
Dave Durfee, Tom O'Brien, and Denny Vaughan
Jim Metcalfe submitted this soccer news, based on a report in the Virginia Beach Beacon. • The North American Sand Soccer Championships wUl take place in Virginia Beach the weekend of 6-8 June under the eagle eyes of our classmate Dick Whalen, Executive Director. Dick started the tournament in 1994 and it has grown to 61 sand soccer fields on the beach, 925 teams, 9,500 athletes, and potentiaUy 100,000 spectators. The proceeds benefit the Hampton Roads Soccer Complex. Dick has been one of the most influential leaders in the development of soccer in this area. He and his wife Marti also contributed their three sons, Todd, Scott, and Matt, to the local soccer scene and aU three were standouts. Matt, a former AUAmerican selection at Cox High School, is now director of operations for the event as weU as a youth soccer club coach. Dick predicts that sand soccer wUl become an Olympic sport. •
Now we have an envy-producing photo from Steve Longo, who is clearly living the good life.
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• Here's a shot of me at age 66 on Route 66 with my '66 Vette. Carol and I drove out to the Cleghorn stretch near San Bernardino on May 24 to get the pictare before I tarn 67 in mid-June. This seldom used, five mUe section of Route 66 is reputed to be one of the first divided highways in the US. I bought the Vette new when I was a nugget 1/Lt. based in El Toro. Before she passed away, my wife Barbara used to teU people that when we were married she was encouraged by the fact that I liked to hang onto old things. I didn't dare seU it after hearing that. I'm StiU Uving in Laguna Beach after aU these years, a short walk from the Sandpiper, where I grew up. • According to a press release in early May, the National Association of Home BuUders has put Adanta developer Ron TerwUUger in the National Housing HaU of Fame. Ron is the longtime chairman and CEO of multifamUy housing developer TrammeU Crow Residential. He's also the owner of Adanta's new WNBA team, the Dream. From 1999 to 2001, Ron was chairman of the Urban Land Institate (ULI). In 2007, he made the single largest financial contribution to the Urban Land Institute in its 72-year history to combat the lack of affordable housing. His grant estabUshed The ULI J. Ronald TerwUUger Center for Workforce Housing, which aims to create 3,500 new units of workforce housing by 2012 in Atlanta, southeast Florida, and Washington, D.C. He is a past chairman of the Adanta Neighborhood Development Partnership and the National Association of Home BuUders MultifamUy Leadership Board. "Ronald TerwUUger is a national leader in the effort to address the housing affordabUity crisis faced by America's working famUies," said Sandy Dunn, 2008 NAHB
president. "Ron is highly respected by his peers in the housing industry because of his leadership in business and phUanthropy." Of special interest to our classmates who are Habitat volunteers, Ron is the current chairman of the board of Habitat for Humanity International. Dick Augur checked in with me to say that the Class of 63 is weU represented in the new Southern Arizona Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association. He sent this photo showing himself and John TruesdeU congratulating new Board Member Len Eaton. Missing from the photo are BiU Brinkley and Walt Sickel.
Southern Arizona residents Augur, TruesdeU, and Eaton
It was very good to hear from my Fourth Companymate BiU HiUgaertner this month. He sent a fiiU account of his activities over the past two decades. That text wiU appear as his Current Biography on our web site. Here are some highUghts: • After my active duty USMC service and training at the FBI National Academy, I became PoUce Chief for the city of Camas, WA. Due to a series of senior staff departares from our local government, during my final three years before retiring I also served as Fire Chief, Director of Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management Director, Incident Commander, and President of the Chamber of Commerce. In case of emergencies, it was "Break Glass; Put on Correct Hat.'" I chose to enter a life of early retirement in 1992. In 1994 I went to work in security for Intel, at the urgings of some friends. It involved a long commute, so in 1996 I opted for a job with Legacy Health Systems which put me within a mUe of home. Sometime later, a state trooper I had worked with when I was in Camas asked me if I wanted to come to work with the Washington State Patrol. I appUed, became a VIN Inspector and then a Commercial Vehicle Officer, inspecting and citing trucks and truckers. I did that until my retirement in 2004. August 2008
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63-65 CLASS N E W S I just finished my 4th season of coaching soccer teams(U-6) wdth my 4th winning season. That is because of my Grandson who wants to be a Marine when he grows up.Yes, that's right. 1 am StUl recruiting for the Corps. My grandson has no pressure to be a Marine, but his mother, his father, and his grandfather are aU Marines. • BUI sent this pictare, taken on 31 May when he was the guest speaker and inspecting officer at the graduation of the latest local class ofYoun? Marine recruits.
Bill HiUgaertner addresses the graduates
Hey, I haven't heard fix)m you for a whUe. You know who you are, so make this the month you stop procrastinating and actaaUy do send me an e-maU and maybe a photo or two. Thanks! QUAUTY—'63 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 58%.„ PRES: David Turaa H: 703-549-8068; dftuma@aol.com Acting C O R R . SECY: Roland Marquis 1605 Rohlwing Road Rolhng Meadows IL 60008 P: 847-970-7562 E: roIand.marquis@ngc.com WEB SITE: www.usna64.org
As he did some time ago, Tom Swartz again dumped his Classmate Rolodex File in your humble correspondent's lap recendy. Not being one to take on more work than absolutely necessary, it is herewith transcribed verbatim. (WeU almost, once again Tom proved that BuU was definitely not his best subject!) "Ruth and Dave Thompson Uve in Wino land (actaaUy Wine Country in Novato, CA). Now that Dave is retired, they golfed, traveled to Florida, golfed, traveled to Boston and Charleston RI, golfed, traveled to a golf resort on the Oregon Coast, bought a vacation cabin near the BearVaUey Ski Resort, golfed, traveled back to Massachusetts and did more golfing. They have five grand kids from four to twelve years old.
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Carol and Bob Mihiser celebrated their 40th anniversary, visited ThaUand, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and China.Their son Mark is a Captain in the Army JAG Corps and is serving in Kuwait and their son John placed in the top ten at the San Francisco National Short FUm competition. They Uve in BeUe Mead, New Jersey and spend time wdth Utde ones running around their house. I usuaUy have to set traps for any Utde ones running around my house. Maggie and Tom Barnett continue to hide out in ArUngton,Virginia. Daughter Megan is a Navy helo pUot stationed in Japan. They sent a neat pictare of the "Big Three on Mount Fuji!"Tom keeps me posted on aU the Naval Academy round baU news and never misses a change to criticize my fair city's poUtical struggles wdth reality. Martha and Dick WUson reported in from Adanta, Georgia. Dick never misses the Army-Navy weekend. Neither do I, but then I have an HD TV. Connie and Waddy Garrett, who Uve in Richmond,Virginia in the cold months and on their boat when it is nice out, report that son Parker is back from Afghanistan and he and his wdfe Kim should by now be proud parent of their first grandchUd! Their daughter CaroUne is in school in Charleston, South CaroUna. The Garretts went to India last October. I guess they couldn't possibly find any great Indian food in Virginia. Susan and Connie Lautenbacher sent a pictare of their famUy of ten on some cool looking beach in Sandbridge, Virginia. Conrad is holding a boogie board and I beUeve that it must be false advertising. His job as Under Secretary of Commerce and NOAA Administrator may be drawing to a close wdth the election of a new president. Maybe he and Bob Lawrence, who is out here on the left coast, can get up a tour for "The Anchormen Revisited." Susan has started a new tradition: she takes her grandchUdren on a vacation when they reach the age often Marsha and Jerry Evans sent a pictare of them making out in some sort of zero-gravity airplane. Evidendy this kiss took lots of practice, since they were bouncing off the bulkheads. This is a couple in need of a vacation planner! They are now both addicted to golf and spent time at Saint Andrews with the Women's British Open.They also visited Shanghai and Singapore, business for
Marty and pleasure for Jerry. They finished up in Saigon. Marge and Jack Geraghty report from Ridgewood, New Jersey, that daughter EUzabeth has chosen to go to Holy Cross next faU. She is a saiUng instructor and is stiU playing voUeybaU. Marsha and Marty Block now have five grandchUdren and added a guest house to their Houston home (The Pepperberry Inn) and claim to have room for aU of us. (I propose a reunion at the Pepperberry Inn!) They also sent a coUage of pictares which looks Uke they are having a great time even if Marty is in some of them. Connie and Woodie Vaughan report from Adanta, that they are going through a major renovation of their home and Woodie is expancUng his law practice. This sounds like a Utde too much stress, but then Woodie does Uke to climb mountains. Bob Bartlett reports from Alexandria,Virginia that they, too, are now grandparents (Dylan Lawrence Bardett born to Megan and Mark).They flew to London and caught Celebrity's ConsteUation for a transatiantic cruise. They are both basebaU fans and looking forward to the opening of the Nationals' new stacUum.They also went to Reno for a rodeo. Donna and Fred Crawford reported from Woodbridge,Virginia, as Fred has left the Los Alamos Laboratory. They visited New Mexico and Colorado, wdth a side trip to Idaho. Donna is stUl working for H&R Block. They are enjoying being grandparents to McKenna (son Michael and wife Maureen).Their son Steven works security for the State Department and their daughter Dawn is a high school math teacher and a voUeybaU coach. Judi and David Lipscomb who are both retired and living in Lafayette, CaUfornia, have two granddaughters in DaUas, from their son Mark who is also coaching lacrosse. Their other son Brad coaches lacrosse at a high school, in addition to working in a high tech position and buying a house. David is active not only in woodworking and reproducing antique furniture, but also does yoga regularly Maybe he can reproduce some of my antique body parts! David, Brad and Mark were at the famous NavyNotre Dame game! Barbara and Rick Mahan have a home base in DanvUle, California, but seem to spend most of the time traveUng. They belong to a traveUng club and stay
in homes aU over the galaxy. This year they spent two months in AustraUa, visited Lake Havasu, PalosVerdes, AnnapoUs, their cabin, and Vancouver. They love to dive. (I think Rick picked this up as a submariner who went into lots of dives.) Rick and Barbara spent a month in Europe, which included a trip down the Volga River fix)m Moscow. Rick also is stiU an avid hunter He received a two-year service awardfixsmthe town of DanviUe for his work for the Park Comnussioner. Their daughter and her 13-year-old daughter are Uving with them; they remodeled their house, fixed up their cabin and buUt a garage so Rick cotUd work on old cars. After reading aU this activity I had to be sure it was just for one year and not a decade. Kathy and Len Wass, Uve in Oswego, lUinois,just outside of Chicago. Their son Rob and wife MeUssa Uve within a couple of hours with the soon-to-be-spoUed granddaughter, Carolyn. Rob works at the GM Indiana Hummer plant. Son BUly Uves nearby and is a construction project engineer. Len and Kathy spent three weeks in Machu Picchu, Peru and the Galapagos Islands. They also spent three weeks in Russia and went down the Volga River. (I haven't even been down the Mississippi.) Len stUl fishes and hunts in Alaska, Utah, and Georgia, whUe Kathy is a famous quUter. (I am a famous quitter!) Marcia and Win Peterson had their great yard around their upscale home on Mercer Island, WA devastated by the 2007 storm and spent most of the year trying to get some yard back. (1 say concrete is the answer to aU yard problems. Mine anyway.) Then daughter EUzabeth is an adjunct professor teaching psychology in Seatde.Win keeps one foot in investment banking and one in renewable energy and continues to hunt in Nebraska every November. This year they took smaU trips including one to the San Diego area. Joyce and Bernie Maguire have sold their soles (and souls) and moved to WUmington, North CaroUna (or was it their fiirruture they sold?). They just received a brand new granddaughter, so now they have eight grandchUdren. The newest girl joins three boys who belong to their son Brad (now cancer free) and his wife Kate. The Maguire's plan another move in September (probably when this makes it to Shipmate unless our Corresponding Sec'y has a slow month) to a "Gated Community." I hope this does not mean that Bernie has pleaded guUty to aU of the Clemens charges.
Linda and Mike Hewdtt stiU Uve and love Noank, Conn.They now have four grandkids, two in Conn, near them and two (one brand new) here in San Francisco. Mike is stiU working and Linda is growdng her yoga and physical therapy business. We got to spend a great evening with them on their last visit. Mel Lyman has moved to San Francisco with his wife Elizabeth.They are both working and Mel was just promoted which, according to him, mainly included a parking space. Their son Christopher is in charge of something at the aquarium on Pier 39 here in San Francisco. Mel has formed a USNA 64 lunch group in Sunnyvale down on the peninsiUa. So far it includes Hank MoUoy (who is now they president or chairman or king of the professional lacrosse league), Joe Boedecker, Chuck Welty, and Bob Lawrence. These smart guys showed their lack of common sense and invited me. So now I plan to crash these inteUectaal get-togethers and take notes. Marilyn and I are enjoying not working fiUl time as teachers. Sunday night is great since when "60 Minutes" comes on, we no longer panic. MarUyn is a docent at the Academy of Science that wUl reopen this faU and I spend most of my time in some kind of physical therapy (Bikram yoga, spinning, etc.) and stUl announce the high school games, when we are not invading one of our timeshares. By the way we are now the timeshare experts if any one is in need. Our son Luke is a submariner on the USS Ohio; his next duty station starting this summer wUl be in Naples, Italy. Our younger son Mark just earned his wings to fly jets (obviously the famUy embarrassment)." ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 59% PRES: CAPT Jun Minderlein, USN (Ret.) 1080 Carriage Hill Pkwy., Annapohs.MD 21401 E: jmim65@verizon.net; P: 410-841-6644 F: 410-897-0411 C O R R SECY: CDR Dave Anderson, USN (Ret.) 1600 Ala Moana Blvd. #2208 Honolulu, HI 96815 E:daveand65@earthhnk.net P: 808-942-9234; 0:808-477-8385 F:808-477-8789 WEB SITE; http://home.carthlink.net/~daveand65/
Greetings as we are about to enter another annual cycle. There is a lot of input (some left over from last time), so, we'U get right to it. The sad news of which most of you are aware concerns the untimely passing of our friend and classmate Adm. Don PUUng.We wiU address this in greater
detaU a Uttle later on. MeanwhUe, from Skip Gunther, we hear: • It's been a long time since I shared any news, and it is time to reconnect with a special announcement. Many of you may remember that I was very active with the NA-10 at the Academy. Since those days (in many ways it seems Uke yesterday) I have had the privUege of being able to play my trumpet UteraUy aU over the world, both whUe in the Navy and whUe buUding my corporate career. It's unbeUevable to me, but I have been playing in and leading party bands for nearly 50 years! Over the past year 1 have formed, fix)m among the most talented musicians in the southeast, a very exciting commercial band caUed Brookwood SpUt. • Good luck. Skip. This next one is from Sam Stevens, • For aU you retirees who are looking for something to do, try this one. I retired in '89 from the Army, from teaching high school in '05, and we've been sub teaching high school since then. This summer we are going to spend five months (May-Sep) working in DenaU National Park, Alaska. If you're interested, go to: http://www. summerdenaUjobs.com/ .. I'U be driving a bus and Judy wUl be a dining room hostess. They provide room & board (at $12/day) and the pay is nominal. The worksite is great from what I hear. So, if you don't hear much from me over the summer, you'U know why. Hope to be back on Une more in the faU... urUess we can get a MAC ffight to AUce Springs, AustraUa to visit our grand kids. In which case, who knows??? • Congrats to Skip MacMichael and famUy on the selection to 0 - 6 of his son John. For lack of space we wiU not include the detaUs of this fine career. However, Skip observes ... • I wiU observe that this is certainly not "your father's Navy" anymore; when NIMITZ stops in Hawaii enroute to San Diego later this month, they wUl embark a number of crew dependents for the trip to CONUS, including John's mother— and my wdfe—Jo. Who could have guessed that in 1965? • From Dave BaUey, we have this poignant message: • Hard to believe that it's been a year since my Judy left this life for a much better place. Unfortunately, we are reaching that point in our Uves where it wiU be
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Dave Bailey in the Bahamas
A note from Mike Epprecht on May 21 reported that there are 52 classmates signed up for the 45th reunion. There's a competition going on to see which company wUl have the most attendees. So, get right to it and sign up. To track the progress, go to the class website. Congrats to Ken Meeks who reports that he has retired from his position as professor and chair of the CivU and Environmental Engineering Department at Tri-State University. He was honored with the conferral of the rank of professor emeritas upon his retirement. Long range plans are to relocate to the Atlanta, Georgia, area to be near my son, daughterin-law, and three grand daughters. Many classmates attended the funeral ceremonies for Vice Admiral Minter on May 6. Among those present were BuU Durham, Phil Ferrara, Forrest Horton, Pat PhUbin, Merry and Skip Orr, Chip Seymour, Bob Brown, Craig Etka, & Charlie Morrison.
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Now we wUl turn our attention for the rest of this issue to honoring our friend Don Pilling. From President Jim Minderlein, we have the foUowing: • The Class of 1965 tarned out in force yesterday to pay our last respects to Don PUUng. As the priest said, it was a beautifiil day to celebrate a beautifiil life. Jim Amerault read a passage from the second letter ofTimothy and Paul Reason led us in the prayer of the faithfiil. The homUy by the presider was a real comfort to Barbara, her two daughters and four grandsons. Don was eulogized by Admiral Gary Roughhead '73, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Honorable Richard Danzig, Secretary of the Navy from 19982001. Both of them praised Don's inteUect but also his inspired leadership in a variety of high level posts whUe stiU managing to put his famUy first. He was haUed as the consummate Pentagon professional. Don was given foU mUitary honors with the Navy Band and two platoons of the Navy Honor Guard. The solemnity of the folding of the flag over the casket was a sight to behold. The flag was presented to Barbara by the CNO. Don was laid to rest at the top of the hUl in the cemetery overlooking the Severn River—almost directly across from the Jeannette Monument. Present yesterday, in no particular order, were: Diane and Paul Reason, Hal Amerau, Ron Slusser, Gayle and BiU Hancock, PhU Ferrara, Ron Bancroft, Jim Huff, Mike Luecke, Frog Kristensen, Bob Andretta, Forrest Horton, CharUe Morrison, Fran and Craig Etka, Lloyd Abbott, Robin and Sted Garber, Paul Mickelson, John Bishop, BiU Erickson, Mary and Sam Dutrow, Sharon and Doug Katz, Bob Lasseter, Ken Wentzel, Fred Prickett, Skip MacMichael, Christina and Al Becker, Jim Minderlein, Jim Amerault My apologies to anyone I missed. The Class had a flower arrangement on the altar with 4 sUver stars. Barbara took the flowers home with her and I recommended she give a star to each of her grandsons in remembrance of their grandfather. The card read "Fair Winds and a foUowing sea to our honored classmate who rose from a lowly plebe to the top of his profession." •
In Memoriam A 1965 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Admiral Filling's sea experience was in destroyers. He commanded USS DAHLGREN (DDG 43), was Commander of Destroyer Squadron 26, Commander, Cmiser Group 12, Commander, SARATOGA Battle Group, Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe. Ashore, Admiral PUUng was assigned to a variety of defense resources and planning bUlets. From 1973 to 1977 he served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (PA&E) where he was responsible for the resource analysis of aU U.S. and foreign tactical aircraft and missUe programs. From 1980 to 1983 he was on the personal staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, responsible for monitoring trends in the international environment and their impUcations for futare naval forces. As a Federal Executive FeUow at the Brookings Institute in 1985-86, he stadied defense acquisition and national security issues. From 1986 to 1988, Admiral PUUng was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations where he was responsible for the development of the Navy Five-Year Defense Plan (FYDP). A member of the National Security CouncU staff from 1989 until July 1992,AdnUral PUUng had broad responsibUities in foreign poUcy and national security issues. From 1993 to 1995, he was the DUrector of Progranuning (N80) on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and most recendy served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources,Warfare Requirements and Assessments (N8) fix)m July 1996 to November 1997. He assumed his duties as the 30th Vice Chief of Naval Operations in November 1997. The Admiral was awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Cambridge in 1970. He has pubUshed articles in both mathematical and professional journals and is also the author of a monograph. Competition in Defense Procurement, pubUshed in 1989 by the Brookings Institation. His personal awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (two awards). Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (five awards), Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), and the Navy Achievement Medal. Admiral PUUng retired from the Navy in November 2000. In 2001 he jouied the
BatteUe Memorial Institate as Vice President for Strategic Planning and in 2002 he became President and CEO of the Logistics Management Institute. AdnUral PUUng also served as a member of the Defense Science Board, the CouncU on Foreign Relations, and the White House FeUows Conmiission, and as a FeUow of the National Academy of PubUc AdnUnistration. He served on the Boards of the Naval War CoUege, Applied Physics Laboratory, and National Defense Industrial Association. Admiral PUUng was from Bayside, New York. He is survived by his wdfe of 42 years, Barbara Orbon PUUng, two daughters, Kathleen PUUng Posivak and Jennifer PUUng Stopkey, and four grandsons: Michael Posivak, Christopher Posivak, Matthew Stopkey, and Alexander Donald Stopkey. Continuing ... A running joke in Navy circles was that when he dropped his briefcase, math journals and technical manuals were far more likely than routine paperwork to spUl out of it. PUUng spent most of his sea duty in smaU warships, rising to command the destroyer USS Dahlgren p D G - 4 3 ) , and later. Destroyer Squadron 26. He was a firm beUever in holding himself and othen to a high standard of responsibility and accountabiUty, teUing a Senate committee once that, "AccountabiUty can be, must be, a severe standard. Without accountability, command loses credibUity and authority. Without authority, command at sea becomes impossible." He retired from the Navy in October 2000 and became President and CEO of LMI m 2002. Durmg his tenure, LMI grew from $100 to $160 mUUon. At his Navy retirement ceremony, then-Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig, summed up best the enduring quaUties PiUing epitomized. With him, Danzig said, "you have somebody whose inteUect shapes and frames our experiences, someone whose quaUties of fairness, and ofjudgment make for us a world in which we reaUy trust one another in our decision-making; someone who mentors other people in a warm and human way; so much a friend. That is Don PUUng." With coUective condolences for Don's famUy but with an eye for the futare, we end this column with an enthusiastic BEAT ARMY!
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As I write this article in June, with aU the horrific weather affecting the country, including AnnapoUs, I'm hoping for normal August weather here when this is read. And that's saying something. 1 have a few great articles and one sad announcement to make, so I'U do that first. On 28 AprU, Paul Rasmussen died. Many thanks to BiU Geib, who was very helpfiU in providing me information on the memorial services in the Raleigh, N C area so I could get emaUs out. He also spearheaded the Last CaU article, which hopefuUy appears in this issue as weU. Jim Fleming provides more detaUs in his account of the 32nd Company Spring FUng event, later in this article. For aU of us I extend the prayers and condolences of the Class to Paul's wife, Suzanne, and their famUy. Changing the Leopard's Spots, a new book by Port R. (Bob) Martin is out. Bob says it provides a unique look at one key element of leadership: the successfiil changing of organizations. It is planned to be the first of a series of short, readable books that look at important elements which leaders need to understand in order to be successfiil. However, since changing organizations depends upon the changing of individuals, this book takes an in-depth look at changing individual resistance to change. Therefore, anyone interested in buUding stronger relationships may weU learn some important points that make everyday Ufe more productive. The book is designed to be read quickly, but it is thoroughly researched and peer reviewed. Anyone interested can contact Bob (Bobmartin66@cox.net) or look for it at your favorite book store. This May, Donna and Bubba PhiUips' son Brent, took command of the Navy Recruiting District Phoenix. Besides famUy and friends they were fortunate to be joined by Linda and Skip Orser, who, by the way, introduced them, Dee and BiU Caiazza, and Pat Arnold, widow of Classmate Skip Blekicki.To say they are very proud is certainly an understatement. BUI also provided the picture of the event.
"Skip Orser, Bill Caiazza, Brent, and BiH"
And, BUI wants to remind everyone about taUgating at Navy home games. '66 wiU continue with the world-class taUgates three hours before kickoff in the back corner of the Gold parking lot, opposite end from the water tower. Catering wUl continue to be provided by Bayside BuU. Thanks BUI, and congratulations and best wdshes for success in his command to Brent. Jim Fleming emaUed me about the annual 32nd Company Spring Fling. Here are his comments, which include the promised additional information about Paul Rasmussen, and a picture. • The joy of the annual 32nd Company Spring FUng was tempered by the death from prostate cancer of Paul Rasmussen on 28 AprU 2008. Paul had been one of the primary organizers of the Spring FUng and a good friend. An "Irish wake"was held to celebrate Paul's Ufe at his home in Raleigh, NC, on Saturday, 10 May. In attendance were Judy and CharUe Cronan, Karen and Jim Fleming, Irma and BiU Geib, Dave Mosier, Tom Murphy, and Tom Runkle. The foUowing weekend the usual crowd of Robin and Tom Blount, Mike Chandler, Cronans, Sue Reardon and Jack Drake, Flemings, Geibs, Heather and Tom Murphy, and GaU and Ralph Negron, convened at Figure 8 Island, NCThis year the proceedings were enhanced by a goH" tournament superbly organized by Jack Drake. Tom Blount won low gross by one stroke over Heather Murphy, and Heather won low net by a wide margin, thus providing a target-rich environment for, uh, "discussion"the rest of the weekend, and, as with aU golfers, the truth was largely absent. AU in aU, it was a great, if bittersweet, weekend. It was an opportunity for feUowship, laughter, relaxation, gratitade, and reflection. And, as always, we extend the invitation to aU from 22/32 to join us next year. • Thanks Jim for the great report.
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And that's it for this month. Thanks to aU who provided stories for this issue. By now the new web site is up, and I hope you aU take the chance to visit it at www.usna66.org. Dave Lovelady has done a superb job. UntU September-AU the best-Mike!!! ANtnjAL M E M B E R S H I P : 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP:
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Jim Aldrich & Tom Schodowski in Jacksonville
Here's a second one right out of the SmaU Worid Manual. 'Nita & Jack Parry were trooping around Italy and here's who they found: • We planned but one day to walk the streets ofVenice during our week in the Veneto.As we neared San Marco Piazza, who should stamble out of a local bar but a Classmate! Photo attached of'Nita posing wdth Jane and RB HaU, who have an apartment in Venice, standing in the doorway of said bar. It might have been before noon local, but it was after 5 somewhere. •
The summer doldrums apparendy came early this year judging fix)m the height of the stack of notes in my folder(low) and the temperatare/humidity outside (high). Our first Code Red air quaUty index of the year.. .and it's only June! However, not to be deterred, Jim Aldrich, that master of timing, sent a note and a photo yesterday, just under the wdre for my deadUne. • Just went to Jax from Tampa this past weekend, to attend the Navy League's annual Batde of Midway Dinner... what a great event, recalling not only that very important batde in the Pacffic during W W II, but also honoring a number of surviving veterans from the Batde of Midway which were present at the dinner! I was there along with others who are trying to set up the USS CHARLES F ADAMS p D G - 2 ) as a Naval Ship Museum on the St. Johns River But lo and behold, who should also attend but Tom Schodowski, from 36th Company. So, we held a mini-Reunion off to the side. Attached is the pictare ofTom and
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Encounter in Venice ('Nita, RB, & Janey)
Dave Spisso started his note with: "Long time Ustener; First time caUer."Turns out that Mert PeUegrin hosted his 31st Company Plebe Summer roommates, Emmett "Buddy" Ross and Dave, at his home in Hounia, LA for a foUow-up 40^^" Class Reunion. Dave said this was their first get together since June Week 1967, so they had a bunch of catching up to do. And they did it over a paU of crawfish, a few beers, and something fix)m the griU. 1 started to try and paraphrase their longer note sent to 31st Company, but I think I'U leave it pretty much as is since it looks to be a good update on each of the three. Besides, Dave waited over 40 years to send it. He deserves some editorial consideration. • Mert began his first tour in F-4 Phantoms, cUd the Top Gun thing, then completed Test PUot School at Pax River. Next assigned to Carrier SuitabiUty, Mert's major project was F-14 BIS trials
where he completed the Tomcat's clean configuration catapiUt minimum end airspeed determination - thus quaUfying for fuU membership in the Society of Experunental Test PUots. In the mid1970s he jettisoned the Navy and launched a very successful 33-year career as a Chief PUot/Manager in corporate aviation flying mtUtiple types of Citations, Falcons and Gulfstreams worldwide. Mert "60-retired" briefly in late 2004, but soon yielded to the lure of creating "just one more ffight department." StiU adding to his 15,000-f ffight hours; Mert continues to combine flying, corporate aviation consiUting, and a relaxed South Louisiana Ufestyle wdth his wdfeVuginia; both enjoying the proximity of their three chUdren and two grandchUdren located in the New Orleans/ Houston areas. Emmett was a Class of '67 "lost soul" untU David Scott coaxed him back last faU for the 40th Reunion to pick up his class ring which was recovered fix)m a sale on e-Bay. Buddy drove in to Houma from his ranch northwest of Houston, TX, just a few weeks after having an operation to replace his knee. An injury and surgery as a midshipman sent him into the fleet as an EDO. After earning a Masters in International Stadies and a retarn to civvies, his entrepreneurial escapades included work overseas in the Crisis Management, Recovery and Development of International businesses and corporations. Interestingly, for the last decade or so, Emmett has become world-renowned for his talent and "horse sense." He buys and seUs Arabian horses, and trains horses and riders for long distance endurance racing (cross-country for 100 mUes). Although some of his cUents are in western states, Emmett primarUy provides horses for many of the Royal FamiUes in the Middle Eastern countries of the UAE Qatar and Bahrain. He can rightfioUy say that he's been there and done that.Just recendy Emmett became the DiscipUne Manager for Endurance for the WEG 2010 (World Equestrian Games) to be held in Lexington, KY. Over 45 countries with 160 horses wiU be racing 100 miles through the gorgeous Kentacky countryside on 26 September 2010 - Emmett organizes and makes these events happen. Because of the Plebe FootbaU training tables and the Heisman year of Roger Staubach '65,"Speece" survived Plebe Year. Dave is the only one of the three roommates to have a Navy pension after serving 20 years as a P-3 PUot and odier
career enhancing positions in Navy Officer Recruiting and a few "staff-puke" jobs. He now makes a comfortable Uving with an entrepreneurial company that purchases debt paper and assists commercial cUents in asset restructaring. He recendy completed another 20 years as ffie Founding Father, President, Director, Coach, Referee, etc. for the growdng local Youth Soccer Association. •
Plebe Summer Roommates: Dave Spisso, Mert Pellegrin and Buddy Ross
They've come a long way since Plebe Summer 1963, haven't they! And if I may before I close: I'm happy to announce the marriage of my youngest daughter Erin to Mr. Sean O'Brien on 31 May 2008 in AnnapoUs.You already know Erin's mom and dad so I won't go into that; Sean's dad is a retired NYC poUceman; his mom's a teacher. Sean and Erin met in Chicago in an Irish bar (O'Brien...McNeece...go figure!).They both work in Washington: she for the Office of Management & Budget; he as ffie Legislative Coordinator for a Congressman. The entire weekend was a wonderfid gathering from start to finish. We held ffie reception Satarday afternoon in a restaurant on the waterfront in Eastport (across Spa Creek from downtown AnnapoUs).The wedding party artived by water taxi wdth the Bride and Groom reenacting the "King of the World" scene from the movie "Titanic," and the Bride's father biting his knuckles wondering how long it had been since the taxi pUot had practiced a Man Overboard driU. Kids, these days! Several Classmates helped us celebrate (Buttingers, PhiUips, Ptacks, Meades, and Churches) but I don't have pictares yet. Maybe next time. I reckon that's as far as I can stretch it. With a heat advisory outside and the entUe summer stUl ahead of us, stay tuned for the next column when I'U give you the Uneup for the themes for the footbaU season's taUgate parties. Don't you just feel cooler now?That's it...Goodnight!...Jim
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More than 500 famUy, friends, and classmates gathered at St. John's Episcopal Church in Olney, Md., May 30 to pay their respects to Rob Taylor foUowdng his death the week before in a motorcycle accident. As the priest said of Rob at the service, "He was a giant of a man wdth an extraordinary smUe."Judy and Rob were very active supporting their church, and in recent years Rob taught science at the NeelsviUe Middle School. Kit Ruland, Rob's roommate in the 25th Company, remembers Rob as a great athlete, and a great friend. "He wasn't the fastest guy on the footbaU ffied, but he had great instincts, great moves, and great hands, and he was a tough competitor," Kit recaUed."Off the field he was always fon to be around, and we had a lot of good times together. Rob had a quick and sharp wit, and always had a good joke to teU.The last time that 1 saw Rob was last faU at my daughter's wedding. He was as fonny as ever, and I looked forward to spending time with him at Homecoming this year. He'U be missed." John Cartwright said, "Rob Taylor became one of the greatest receivers that Navy ever had and was a major part of an offense that smashed many of the existing records that were set by some very As Rob Taylor's entry in impressive Navy our Lucky Bag stated so teams. Rob was the well, "Rob has a ready smile and a good'go-to' guy for us natured cut for whenever we needed a big play or everyone he meets." a first down. He was the most sure-handed receiver that I ever played wdth; those sure hands combined with great leaping abiUty, very good speed, and skillful pass patterns made him one of the most effective receivers in the entire nation. But Rob was more than a
great receiver He was a leader on our team with three years of varsity experience and a marvelous work ethic. Rob was an unselfish player who never let the fame of his accomplishments go to his head. He would spend time wdth the younger players on the team to help them in any way that he could. He was a caring and faithfol friend and wiU be sorely missed by aU." Terry Murray described Rob as "an incredible aU-around athlete. We aU know Rob was a low key, wonderfol classmate and friend, always ready with a smUe. He always made the big catches too. And I expect he stUl holds most of the receiving records, at least for a three-year varsity player as it was in the old days." Rob is survived by his wife, Judy, son Scott, daughter KeUy Taylor, and a stepson, Paul Frederick. Please see his entry in Last CaU in this issue of Shipmate. Also in May Thomas P. "Stick" Ustick, a non-graduating member of our Class, died in Sacramento, Calif. After departing our ranks, he graduated from Sacramento State University and went on to serve in the Navy and Navy Reserves as a submariner. He is survived by his wife, DeUa, five children, and eight grandchUdren. West Coast contributor Denny Young reported that George Tucker retired as a research test pUot at NASA's Ames Research Center after a 25-year career "Over the years we have had an incredible array of aircraft to fly and projects to get involved with," George noted. He was commissioned in the Marine Corps at graduation. After earning his naval aviator wings he flew combat missions with a Marine heUcopter squadron in Vietnam. He transitioned to work with George Tucker; caption: NASA after assignGeorge Tucker retired ments at Navy test earlier this year as a pUot school, the research test pilot at NASA's Ames Navy's Test Center, Research Center. and teaching aerodynamics at the Naval Postgraduate School. Denny also reported: Bev and Gary Jensen (26th) recently celebrated the arrival of a new granddaughter. Ed Mulhern (28th) received his black belt in Taikido recently, joining Marty Gunther (31st) in tae kwan do. Scott Beck (32nd) is retired from U.S. Air and is now busy wdth Habitat for Humanity buUding August 2008
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homes in South CaroUna. Mary and Dick Evert (27th) wiU be spending summer vacation in Alaska wdth Mary and Kevin Dwyer (15ffi). The 32nd Company's BiU Dixon (navalaviator@bresnan.net) sent this upcbte: • "Recendy, whUe vacatiomng in Hawau, my wife, Cathy, and I met wdth Dave Owens. Dave is working as a tour guide on die MISSOURI in Pearl Harbor He left the active service in 1978 and entered the ministry. He and Janette were missionaries in Japan when breast cancer sent Janette to heaven earUer than anyone would have wanted. Dave continues to be active in his local church, but found the specific Japanese missionary work ffiey were doing exceedingly difficiUt to maintain without Janette to do ffie women's activities. Caffiy and I also recendy met Denny Young and his daughter, Brittany, at the Air Force Academy. Brittany, ffien a 2nd Classman at USNA, was on an exchange semester ffiere.We took Brittany and Dermy up for a ffight around Pike's Peak and let Brittany, an aspiring naval aviator, fly ffie aircraft for a whUe. On a personal note, I retired with just over 30 years wiffi ExxonMobU a Uttie over two years ago. Cathy and I moved to Durango, C O where we buUt a long dreamed about retirement home. We are enjoying ffie scenery, ffie friendliness of a smaU western town, and being able to get outdoors for a wide variety of activities. Our son Corbett, his wdfe AUison and their four sons, are in Montgomery, ALA., where Corbett, a naval aviator, is attending the Air Force Staff CoUege. Our daughter Koren works for SheU OU in Houston. We are also enjoying flying around the United States seeing friends and famUy in our airplane. We are looking forward to the 40th reunion and seeing many classmates." •
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Many thanks, Steve. (I hope your "guest" was a better shot ffian his assistant is!)
From left: Bill Dixon, Midn 2/c Brittany Young, and Denny Young and their Turbocharged Piper Arrow during her exchange semester at the Air Force Academy
Jim Brengle (JKBrengle@duanemorris. com) wrote to say that Adm. Mike MuUen received the League's Gold Medal Award at a dinner earUer this year The League's prestigious Gold Medal was first awarded to President Abraham Lincoln, and only 36 have been presented in the last 145 years. Mike is only the fourffi recipient to receive the award outright for rruUtary service. (It's also worth noting that a year ago Mike was designated the Navy's "Old Salt" as the surface warfare officer wiffi the earUest O O D fleet quaUfication!)
Jim Brengle, Adm. Mike Mullen, and Royal D. Joslin '69 at the Union League of Philadelphia.
Steve Hannifin of the North Texas branch of USNA 1968 submitted ffie foUowing entry on a mid-AprU tarkey shoot (wdth a dupUcate submission to Cabela's catalog): • "In mid-AprU Tom Mewhinney hosted the seventh annual turkey hunt/mim-reunion at ffie Rocking M Ranch, 60 mUes souffiwest of Fort Worth. In attendance this year were Ned Garrigues (currendy residing in San Diego), Steve Hannifin (currendy residing in Fort Worth), Bob Arneson (currendy residing in Annapolis), Jim Harmon (currently residing in MinneapoUs), and Ray WaUace (currendy residing in Santa Fe).The group was joined on Saturday by a very special 'surprise hunter' (Yale '68), who
Texas Turkey Hunters Include, kneeling, left to right Steve Hannifin, Tom Mewhinney; Standing, left to right: Jim Harmon, Ray Wallace, VIP Guest Ned Garrigues, and Bob Arneson.
Wiffi our 40ffi reimion upon us, I ffiought it appropriate to ask Class President Jim Niehus to close this column: • "My activities of late are consumed with trying to coorffinate ffie planning and cost estimations for the reunion events, working wiffi ffie Alumm Association to buUd our onUne registration webpage, and answering a pleffiora of emaUs from classmates wondering when the registration page wiU be up and how one orders tickets for ffie footbaU same! The great news wiffi ffiat level of interest and the fact ffiat our hotel blocks fiUed very early is ffiat our 40ffi reumon shoiUd be extremely weU attended. The real work for ffie reunion is being done by our team. Leo Kuehn is ffie reunion coorffinator and commumcations lead. Mike Neale is the coordinator on ffie gift bag. Gary Storm is planning ffie tailgate. Greg H o m e is planning ffie ffinner dance. BiU Paine is planning ffie Memorial Service and ffie brunch. Roy Graham is coorffinating transportation and Yard access. Russ Hermanson (who Uves in Wisconsin) wiU manage ffie on-site check-in process. Ed SuUivan's huge task involves putting togeffier ffie reunion yearbook with help from Dave Tyler. And last but not least, Joe Conway is proviffing the corporate memory and sage advice on aU aspects. I had the rewarding and successfiU task of assisting Dan Lear and others in the campaign to encourage offier alumm to elect Jack Klimp as vice chair of ffie Alumni Association Board ofTrustees. On a personal note, my wdfe, Patty, and I
traveled to New Orleans to see our latest giandchUd (our sixffi) and my daughter, Jenmfer's, fourffi chUd, who was born on AprU 19ffi. A healffiy, nine-pound darUng she was named Anna Sophia. Besides our three chUdren who Uve in New Orleans, we have two sons in ffie WashingtonAnnapolis area who each have one son." • Onffiatnote, I express our coUective appreciation to our 40ffi Reunion Committee wiffi ffie hope to see a great turnout in AnnapoUs this monffi. BEAT TOWSON! AUffiebest, — Gordo ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% IJFE MEMBERSHIP: 49% PRES: FJI."Mike"Michaelis VICE PRES: Pat Stroop SECY: Dr. Steve Hudock 6006Woodlake Ln., Alexandria,VA 22315-2637 703-989-4606; E: shudock@1969.USNA.com TREAS: Steve "Sferd O: 703-U3-4186; M: 703-969-6872 E: swaitl@ininicormect.com
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an unexpired five year term, representing the Mffitary Officers Association of America. Not bad for a RepubUcan (originaUy) from Virginia!!
Rick McGoey with Academy Mess Hall chair
Roy also took Rick to the American cemetery to pay respects to the nearly 50,000 American Worid War II dead whose remains are buried in that shrine. Then Roy and Rick proceeded to Roy's halfway house, a residential umt in a condominium buUffing on, beUeve it or not, AnnapoUs Street in GreenhUls, San Juan, Metro ManUa where Roy and Natty stay during the week to be closer to Congress where Roy serves as Congressman of Paranaque. Dinner with Roy's famUy went on into the night and no one wanted it to end. The rest of the Tigers should have been there...
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Greetings aU,June brmgs wiffi it lots of news, so let's get hot... Fint of aU, I have ffie sad report of the passing of Lawrence T. Sonnefeld. He worked as a salesmen aU of his Ufe. Larry attended the Naval Academy with us, and was a volunteer forffieArthritis Foundation. After promising to do it for nearly 38 yean. Rick McGoey finaUy went to the PhiUppines to visit, three-year room mate and feUow 23rd Company Tiger Roy Golez! From their meting m the coffee shop of the Renaissance Hotel in Makati City Roy gave Rick a tour of Metro Manila starting wdth a visit to Roy's congressional district and his residence in Paranaque City. There, Roy showed off the most prized item m his AnnapoUs memorabUia, an authentic chair from the Academy Mess HaU and Rick correctly tried it on for size, using only two inches of the chair
Roy Golez with Rick McGoey
BUI Jenkins (ceU 715-340-1970) sends that he left June 7 to cycle cross country, starting in the Puget Sound area and riffing east to Bar Harbor, Maine. They are cycUng unsupported, carrying aU of their own gear. They expect it wUl take about 2 months averaging about 75 mUes a cby. You can keep updated on their progress through their website: <http://crossamericabikeride.blogspot .com/> They are riding to raise fonds for, and awareness of, fighting cancer through the Livestrong Foundation. He would Uke to encourage everyone to contribute to find a cure! Gary Knight sent a photo of Maryland Gov. Martin O'MaUey and he taken at the Governor's Mansion at his Cinco de Mayo party. He was invited because He is one of the Governor's new appointees to the Maryland Veterans Commission, serving
Martin O'Malley with Gary Knight
Bits & Pieces: Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that retired U.S. Navy Admiral Thomas B. Fargo has been elected to the company's board of ffirectors. KMG Chemicals, Inc., a global provider of specialty chemicals in niche markets, have announced that Gerald G. Ermentrout has joined its Board of Directors. The AimapoUs Capitol headUne read: "Surprise Win For Underdog ROTC; Members Of 15-Year Unit At AnnapoUs High School Are Named The Best In Nation" (Yes, I have to brag about my cadets, they managed to become the best NJROTC umt of the over 600 urats nationwide.) In the 15 years that AnnapoUs has had a program, this is the ffist time that the school has won regionaUy and nationally. "It's a double honor for us," said Cmdr Royal ConneU, who has run the program since its inception. Auto Biography, in The Providence (RI) Journal, had an article entitled "His MGB Is Not Just For Show" featarmg Matthew Breede and his blue 1972 MGB convertible. He bought his first car whUe stiU a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy in AnnapoUs Md., noting that many of his classmates had sports cars. Some, Uke the fotare fighter pUots, had Corvettes, but a couple of guys had MGs, he said. I saw them and Uked them, he said. They were not outrageously expensive and had great rack-and-pinion steering. Breede said he started thinking, Ooh, how can I buy (one)? As it tarned out, as a fotare Naval officer with a guaranteed income, loans to buy cars were pretty easy to get, and he said he bought his first MGB before he graduated in 1969 and shipped off to sea as an ensign. I was a Une officer on destroyer-type ships . . . home-ported in Naples, (Italy), he said.The Navy shipped
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(the car) over for me and I had two great years in Naples. I drove it aU over Europe: Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Spain. Breede said his next ship was home-ported in Newport and he shipped his car back with him. However, he lost it in 1972 after a Utde accident, and subsequently bought his blue 1972 MG convertible. He left the Navy in 1976, after a shore tour as an instructor at the Surface Warfare Officers School Command in Newport, and then spent three years traimng to be a dentist in New York City. WhUe he was at the Naval Academy he contemplated dropping out and becoming a dentist. I was 19 years old and frustrated wdth the restrictions (at AnnapoUs) compared with a regiUar coUege, he said. Dave Blank wrote from his home in the Inffian Himalayas. He has been in Inffia since 1992 but wUl be in AnnapoUs (Arnold) this next year (as they help his oldest daughter [who is retarmng for coUege in the US] adjust to Ufe in America).They retarned to the AnnapoUs area in late June and hope to get reconnected with others in the class. And finaUy! We have the honor of having the first male "Color Girl" strike that..."Color Honoree" since General Ord in 1877! Our own Ed Moore, was chosen by the color company commander, his daughterVicki, who was not on ly the Color Company Commander, but ranked first academicaUy in her graduating class! As Dan Bow^ler said it:"Wow! Good genes!" Now I know Ed took a lot of good natared ribbing from his company mates about what to wear and whether it was proper to wear white before Memorial Day because I saw the emaUs. But I also saw the emaUs from the USNA Parents group and they were very complimentary about the "distinguished" gentleman who had been so-named.
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Ed Moore at color ceremony
The Fairfax (VA) County Times article is quoted here in part: Burke Resident Graduates First In USNA Class '08 (VA) 28 MAY 2008) ... Meredith Dumm. • "When newly commissioned Ensign Victoria Moore tossed her hat high in the air at the end of the United States Naval Academy commencement exercises on Friday, May 23, she recaUs her emotions as "total reUef." Moore, daughter of Ed and Lisa Moore of Burke, and 2004 graduate of Robinson Secondary School, ranked first academicaUy among 1,054 USNA graduates, earning a B.S. in information technology National Security Affairs and a rmnor in French with distinction. Moore's USNA academic awards include the prestigious George J. MitcheU Scholarship for postgraduate stadies. She wUl pursue a master's degree in Development at DubUn City University, Ireland, before heading to San Diego to train as a surface warfare officer. Among her athletic achievements as a nationally ranked runner on the cross country and track teams, Moore clocked the second fastest 1,000 meter time in USNA history (2:52.80). She was named the Patriot League Women's Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Athlete of the Year and also received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship award for academic and athletic exceUence. Asked why she had aspired to attend the rigorous academy, Moore cited famUy legacy: her father graduated from the USNA, class of 1970, and her mother retired as a Ueutenant colonel in the Marine Corps. "Besides," she added,"! wanted a chaUenge." Reflecting on her four-year experience, Moore said,"It wasn't easy and, without my good friendships here, I'm not sure I would have made it through." Moore did not merely rise to the chaUenge and make it through; she earned her place at the top." •
• "Vicki did finish # 1 in the class of 2008 academicaUy, #1 m mffitary ranking and #1 overaU. She also found time to win 11 Varsity letters and 8 N stars. She was named the Patriot League Indoor Women's track and field scholar-athlete of the year and the Patriot League Outdoor Women's track and field scholar-athlete of the year for 2008. She was named to the USA Today AU Academic Team (second team). She was awarded a MitcheU Scholarship (DubUn City Umversity) and an NCAA post-graduate scholarship for a graduating varsity athletes (1 of 29 awarded nationaUy). Anyway it looks Uke 5th Company '70 wUlfinaUybe recognized during this year's Color Ceremony. If you recoUect, 5th Company was barely edged out for dead-last place in the Color Competition in 1970. We fimshed 35th! I'm sure we are aU stUl proud of that fact and StUl wonder who edged us out!" •
Ed Moore with classmates
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Yikes.The days of ffie wet biUb globe ffiermometer are here! Those hazy, hot, sweat ffiipping days of summer are surely stiffing ffie midshipmen now. Too easUy I recall changing out of double sweat gear into a freshly washed and pressed set of TWL's. Sweat would be dripping fiom head to toe and soon ffie entire umforni was drenched. The starch soon was out of ffiatfreshuniform and I was wondering if I had enough uniforms to last untU ffie next laundry day. Ah, ffiose lovely summer days where ffie Severn River joins ffie Chesapeake Bay. On ffie offier hand, ffie sailing wasn't SO bad in August if ffiere was a breeze to propel a knockabout. WeU, ffiose days are in ffie past and are just fond memories. Some of our legacy midshipmen are enjoymg ffie heat and humiffity now! I don't envy them ffiat part of our USNA experience. Now for ffie news! On June 1st Lisa and I met Jean and Perry Martini along wiffi Jean's sister, Joan and husband Mike DuvaU, for dinner at McCorrmck and Schmidt's restaurant in Town Center VUgima Beach. As we were departing. Perry struck up a conversation with someone. I introduced myself and to my surprise I met a classmate, Paul Smith. PaiU and his famUy are in Virginia Beach now. Reckon I need to add his name to my list of local classmate! Sure was mce to meet you, Paul! The purpose of meeting with Perry for dinner on June 1st was to plan our participation in the "Ethical Character in Leadership" Award ceremony onboard THEODORE ROOSEVELT CVN 71 the foUowing day. This was the third annual award ceremony held in the wardroom which was fiUed to maximum capacity. The Executive Officer, CAPT Greg Fenton '86, was master of ceremonies and the ship's CO, CAPT Ladd Wheeler, was the award presenter. This year's award recognized LT Timothy KeUy for his superior leadership and his resolute mtegrity as an inspiring model for his shipmates. CAPT Wheeler awarded LT KeUy the Navy Achievement Medal. AdffitionaUy, the captain noted that the officers highly regard the award and work to be worthy of the award, which focuses
on doing the right thing. On behalf of the class board leadership, I presented LT KeUy a copy of"Inspiring Leadership", written by Perry Martini and Stew Fisher. Gary Reese and Dick CheUras assisted in the ceremony, presenting LT KeUy with a ship's plaque. LT Kelly's name was added to ffie permanent award ffisplay. The class representatives were provided a tour of the flight deck foUowed by a visit to the ship's museum. Please note in your 2009 calendar that the next award ceremony is planned for the last week in May. If you plan to be in the Norfolk area I wUl ensure you are invited. Here's a great photo of the award ceremony party (from left to right: CAPT Wheeler, Dick CheUras, Mike and Joan DuvaU, Lisa and Duke Longworth, LT KeUy, Jean Martira, Peggy and John Morris, Kate Morris, Gary Reese and CAPT Fenton.
Award ceremony party
Just in time for the column, I received the foUowing note from D o n Jenkins: I "Classmates, Good mormng to one and aU. 37 years ago we became the Brotherhood known as the Class of 1971. God's blessings to each of you and your
famUies. Please continue to pray for our troops overseas...especiaUy my boy, ILT Matt, USMC. Happy New Year! Don." • We can certainly keep Matt in our prayers! Perry Martini sent the foUowing noting our 37th anniversary: • "Today marks thirty-seven years since we tossed our hats in the air for those we left behind as 875 of us graduated and received our comnUssions in the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps! It was a day Uke today, a warm and sunny day, and it was fitting that one of our last men stanffing, LtGen John Sattler spoke of this day a few hours ago on the parade grounds at 8th and I in Washington DC and retired from the Corps. His retirement ceremony was magnificent and his emotional fareweU apropos as John spoke of his fond days at boat school and his love for his feUow classmates. It was also fitting that the Marine Corps D&B performed two songs from their repertoire: EUis Island march and America the Beautifiil for today my thoughts are filled with aU our famUy ancestors who had the courage to get on a boat and to make their voyage to this country, many through Effis Island, and to aUow us to Uve andfolfiUtheir American dream. For nearly aU of us who descended from these visionaries, we had the opportamty to meet and have Ufe-long friends for we are truly blessed to be one of the last of the real band of brothers; moreover, we had a chance to accompUsh something greater than most in this Ufe by giving back to our country our commitment to serve under the mantra of "Courage - Honor — Commitment". Proud to be your classmate, friend and feUow alum of our great aUna mater, and congratulations again on 37 years of continued friendship. Duces Vrrum, Perry Martim President '71." • June 9th wUl live in our memories for many more years. As noted above, John Sattler retired in a ceremony held at Marine Barracks,Washington, DC. John invited the entire 11 th along with many
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offier notable classmates to ffie ceremony. As I imdentand. General Conway, ffie Commandant of ffie Marme Corps, retired John and in his remarks he included humorous vignettes of events during John's career. Perhaps that was just stories ofJohn's adventares? Anyway, I need a good photo and some detaUs fixjm ffie event for ffie column. Any 1 Iffi Company classmates have ffie gouge? Standing by, Duke. Just barely making the late deadUne, I received ffie photo and note below fix)m Steve Brighton. • "On 8 June, the 1 Iffi Company gave a party for John and Ginny at ffie home of Karen and Cass Young. 18 members of llffi Co. attended ffie event.They were: Cass Young, Steve Brighton, Finley Foster, BiU Butler, Mike McNaUen, Mike BUecky, BiU Hoover, Mike Scherr, CharUe Quinlan, Pete Flannery, D o n Olsen, Lynn Walton, WaUy Poleshaj,Tom WUes, BUI Bro'wn, Bruce Nichols, Fred Nelson, and Harry Sheffield. • Just as timely, I received ffie below photo on June 9ffi- This is a superb photo of Chris Weaver and John Sattier.They attended a reception in Washington, DC togeffier.
Chris Weaver and John Sattler
FmaUy, Perry Martim sent this note: • "It is my sad duty to pass along the news of the passing of one of our classmates, Gordon Wayne McCabe who ffied on AprU 24,2008. He was born to Frank and Bermce McCabe and raised in Tacoma with his two sisters Carol and Bev and his brother Gary. Gordon attended the U.S. Naval Academy but ffid not gradate. He is survived by his two sons, Daniel and Matthew, one grandson, Logan, as weU as his parents. Gordon spent his career m technology, of wffich he spent nearly 19 years working for ffie Boeing Company. Services and burial were held at Trimty Lutheran Chapel in Parkland, Washington AprU 29,2008." •
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May Gordon rest in peace. Tune, tide and column due dates wait for no man. Now the siUy season in poUtics is upon us again. And, ffie struggle to maintain our repubUc continues. I'm glad tffis happens only every four years. It is a great time to renew the close friendships we had at USNA. Take time to visit or caU a classmate. Please pray for wdsdom for our nation's leaders, especiaUy for our classmates m national mffitary, civffian and commercial leadenhip biUets. Pray, too, for ffie success of our missions in Iraq and Afghamstan. Duces Virum, Duke
our service staffi, but neighbors m ffie Washington Navy Yard. It tarns out ffiat our Army, Dave Huntoon USMA '73, and AF Frank Klotz USAFA '73, counterparts are also members of ffie world-famous class of'73. Tffis happy comcidence for the coUective class of'73 is a first. •
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Classmates, Time moves on toward ffie 35ffi reumon. I'm wnriting tffis in early June as the actaal date 35th has just passed. 35 years is a very long time but in a larger sense it was just yesterday we aU stood in T-Court to be sworn in, a few days after that we were commissioned, a week or so later we got married and raised famffies and just yesterday our chUdren ffiemselves were married. The actaal paffi was longer and filled wdth the normal ups and downs but through it aU we had each other; sometimes as wingmen, sometimes as a famffiar voice on a raffio and sometimes as a trusted buddy right next to us. We learned immeffiately to caU each offier 'classmate' even though it sounded Uke something fix)m pre-school. Only much later ffid 'Classmate' change from a term we were forced to use to one we were proud to use. To each of you, my Classmates, congratulations on your accomplishments and your famffies and thanks for being classmates. Speaking of classmates I got an unusual email from John Harvey, my very best friend in life. Here's his story: • As you know. Rich KramUch and I are not only the respective Directors of
John, many ffianks for this bit of unusual happerung. Tffis may provide you ffie opportamty to exchange cuff Unks if you never got arotmd to ffiat Plebe Year. Next comes a note fix)m Michael Dennis who self admits to contributing every offier decade. Michael, I got you down for 2028. • Here's my every-offier-decade mput. I got out at ffie mne year pomt andffidan inter-service transfer to ffie USAFR. Flew A-10s for 11 years and retired as a LTC in 1994. My claim to fame was ffiat on my USAF "fim" ffight I strafed and blew up my commuter car.Yes, I had ffie pink ffip in my pocket. And, yes, it was on an approved gunnery range. I mean, how many fighter/attack guys can sayffiatffiey blew up sometffing ffiat ffiey owned? No more detaUs ffian that. Been wiffi Umted AirUnesffiepast 17 years. Presendy piJUng gear onffie777, flying Washuigton DuUes to Europe. Just got an Aiffius A320 Denver Captam bid and will go to traming this faU. No more commuting fiom Denver to Washmgton.Yea... The attached pictare isfixDmour vacation to Greece tffis May. AUce and I spent two weeks in a smaU seaside viUage on the Peloponnesus (ffiink Sparta and Olympia-ffie first Olympics). It was sheer relaxing joy. •
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honoree was a gendeman. In this case, he was no orffinary gent, but Ed Moore, USNA '70, retired Commander USN and the proud father of the color company commander, MIDN 1/C Victoria Moore. Vickie is also ranked first in her class and received the annual Alumni Association Award ($2008!!!) among a lot of other recogmtion. Can anyone name the first gendeman to be a color honoree (and ffie year)? •
Michael, it was worffi the wait. Thanks for ffie note and see you at ffie 35ffi. Next is a note fix)m George Watt summarizing Commencement Week. • I ffiought I'd take a moment and give you a qmck update from "Alumm House" regardmg '73 related activities in ffie Yard. First, and perhaps most important, I ran into ffie famUy of Bob Christensen today. As you remember. Bob was kUled in an aircraft accident m Une of duty many years ago. He is honored in Memorial HaU on our class scroU wdth other classmates who personify ffie concept of "non sibi". His son,James (27ffi Co.), made my acquamtance some weeks ago and brought ffis grandmother (Bob's mom) and his mother (Bob's widow) over to see me. James wdU graduate diis Friday and go Nuke Subs. Also seen m the Yard at least once tffis week: Mary and Tom Storch (Northrup Grumman guests of the Foimdation at today's Blue Angels event); Margaret and Skip W^egand (proud parents of soon to be 2/LT Matt '08); Marianne and Dave Stacy (proud godparents to Matt);Jim "Bat" Masterson and daughter, proud famUy of "Jmmiy"'08 (surface Une -The USS ChanceUorsviUe). Coach Craig Dawson, proud godfather of MIDN Courtney Natter '08 (daughter of Admiral Bob '67). Courtney is also gomg surface Une (although I think they prefer "surface warfare"). Also saw John DaU whose son, Cris, also graduated. We had a good crowd of'73 men at today's Color Parade. Attendmg and participating in a photo op (a true "Sffipmate moment") were proud dads John DaUey, Tom KUcUne, Skip Wiegand and Jim Masterson. There in support were parade reviewer Gary Roughead, George Watt, John Ashmore, Mike Rader and Honorary Classmate Chet Gladchuk. Here is an interesting side note: For only the second time in the 130 year history of the Color Parade, the color
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for a 9 month old in front of the terrmnal in PhUly I car stops short, roUs down the window and an arm points to my sffirt's '73 logo. It turned out to be Roger Lanning. He and ffis farffily had just attended their son's graduation from Temple School of Dentistry and Roger had commissioned ffim a LT in the Navy. They Uve in Colorado so we got a chance to catch up on the ride. Roger is retired ... completely ... and enjoying hfe. His other son is a 1st Lt in the Air Force and a USAFA graduate. WhUe in Denver I ran (OK, I walked) the Bolder Boulder lOK. The race ends in a footbaU stadium so as I was recovering in the stands with an adult beverage I saw a Navy umbreUa (it was raimng). That seemed an odd sight so I investigated offiy to discover a feUow USNA grad, ENS Susan Richardson, '07 had also run (she probably reaUy ffid run) the race. She's currendy in the middle of ffight traimng. It was great to see a friendly face in that sea of buffaloes! That is what I have for you tffis month. Thank you for your support m forwarffing lots of emaUs. You are a fine example to the one or two (hundred) that haven't sent anytffing yet. See you aU at the 35th. Non Sibi ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4 % LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 5 1 % PRES: Steve Middleton 516 Green Forest Dr., Sevema Park, MD 21146 C O R R . SECY: LtCol John Brown, USMC (Ret.) 3630 Serendipity Road Woodbridge VA 22193 H: 703-583-9713; C: 571-247-3922 E: jrbrown74@comcast.net
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Thanks, George, for that note. I also want to thank George for his deffication to the Academy over the last few years. As you move on, perhaps to calmer waters, please know we appreciate your efforts on behalf of the Naval Academy and its graduates. And by the way, no, I don't know the other gendeman so you owe me an input with the answer! My last piece this month is about a trip to Denver for my son's wedding (pictures next time). We drove to PhUadelpffia so we could fly west with our daughter and grandson. As 1 was off loading the normal Ufe support systems
WeU gang, it is June and around the Wasffington DC area, it is smoking hot! How hot? Hot enough to make "red beach" seem Uke an ice flow! By the time August roUs around I should be riffing to work in a water truck. As some of you know, IfinaUyfound a way to reduce that commute by taking a government job at Quantico. Back in the USMC information systems business, tffis time in support of Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department. Office phone is 703-7849022; ceU is 571-247-3922. Please drop by if you are in the area! WeU, enough of the smaU talk. Now for some updates. Dick CosteUo is recovering from surgery and reportedly is doing weU and keeping ffis sense of humor. I know that many of our classmates in the Tidewater
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Dear 'mates, A few days ago (4 June) I attended the 66ffi anffiversary celebration offfieU.S. "Donna and Bob Snyder" victory in ffie Batde of Midway. Appropriately, ffie festivities were held at ffie Center for Information Dorffinance (Corry Station) in Pensacola. After aU, Navy code breakers came up with ffie key piece of information ffiat ffitimately led to ffie Navy and Marine Corps victory ffiat tarned the tide m ffie Pacffic. There were five Midway survivors in attendance. Gary Jones gave a wonderfiU speech ffiat neady traced ffie Uneagefix)mffie warriors of ffie Greatest Generation to ffie "Stout Snyder, and Lyon after Bob's ceremony" young men and women stadents of aU services ffiat are stanffing in formation at OK, time to get back to our 2007 Corry Station today. wrap-ups from Ken Hart (14ffi Company) and Tom KeUey (25ffi). Let's JJ CuflF broadcast an e-maU ffiat same retarn to Ken's masterpiece first. day commemoratmg ffie 33rd anffiversary John Ginn passed ffie double ffickel of our graduationfix>mUSNA. It struck me mUestone in late 2007 and was ffie ffiat as much water has passed astern smce youngest guy in the defensive ffiiving class our graduation as it hadfiromffiatearly he took for ffie ffiscount. He told ffie class WWII day unffi our Commissiordng Day. ffiat tffis was aU good staff, but if you just Bob Snyder was commissioned a remember one ffiing it's please stay right Probationary Elder in the Uffited uffiess passing! SaUy is runffing a pre Methoffist Church (UMC) at the annual school program in Robbinsdale, MN. meeting of ffie Baltimore-Wasffington Jennifer fiffished her masters and is now a Conference on May 24,2008. FoUowdng 6th grade maffi teacher in Adanta. Brian is ffis service in the Marine Corps, Bob wiffi ffie ReUabffity Group of Lockheed worked for Marriott International. In Martin in Marietta, GA—^bidmg ffis time 2004, however, he answered God's caU to unffi ffie CEO spot opens up. The picture fuU-time rffiffistry and entered Wesley ofJohn at ffie top of Clouds Rest m Theological Seminary. He graduated tffis Yosenute was taken during a 2007 trip spring wdth a Master of Divinity degree. wiffi a bunch of 76ers.They cUmbed Half Bob has been appointed pastor of ffie Dome (in ffie background) ffie next day. Salem UMC in WolfivUle, MD. Celebrating with Bob and ffis wife. Donna, and their three daughters, Laura, Karyn, and CoUeen, were members of his home and sponsoring church. Memorial UMC in PoolesviUe, MD, incluffing Fred Lyon '78 and Dan Stout '85. By the way, "on probation" means that Reverend Snyder begins a three-year commitaient whUe he continues to develop his faith and skUls for leaffing a congregation. FoUowing the probationary period and "John Ginn in Yosemite National Park" meeting aU criteria (e.g., no demerits!), he'U be ordained aftiUElder. Thanks to Cindy and Nyles Christensen report Fred Lyon for passing on the good news. that son Mike is 22 years old and is majoring in Recreation Management at Brigham Young University. He shoiUd
oraduate in a year and a half. He works part time wiffi brother Eric. Eric and McKenna live in Riverton, Utah. Eric oraduated from UtahVaUey University in August wiffi a BS degree in Crirffinal Justice and is considering going to Law School. He is working as a manager of a distribution warehouse. McKenna is attenffing LDS Business CoUege, majoring in Busmess and working for ffie State of Utah. They are both doing very weU and keeping busy. Daughter Angle works for ffie State of Utah as an unemployment counselor in ffie Adjuffication Departaient. She plans to quit in December to stay home and be with the girls. Brett is on active duty in the Utah National Guard. They Uve in Herriman, Utah. Emma is almost 4 years old and Addison turned 1 on 27 NOV 2007. What a blessing ffiey are — It's great to be grandparents! Cmdy keeps very busy trying to keep up with ffie famUy and church activities. She is secretary in their church's women's organization, helps in ffie scoutmg program and sings in the church choir. She travels to Utah quite often to see ffie kids and grandkids. Nyles has been workmg for Chevron for over 27 years, at ffie refinery ffi El Segundo, CA. He stays busy working in the church. He also enjoys workmg m the garden and tries to find time for a round of golf now and then. Nyles and Cindy had a great time wiffi aU ffie kids this summer going to Sea World, Disneyland, Chevron's FamUy Picffic and going on a Mexican Cruise out of Long Beach, CA. Terrie and Bob Davis had a good year m Idaho. Their oldest daughter Stephame is a stay-at-home mom in Tooele, UT. She started a smaU on-Une business malting paper crafts. It is fon for her but not yet profitable. Her girls, EmUy 4 and Meagan 2, keep her busy, of course. Husband Steve is an actaary with an insurance firm m Salt Lake City. Their famUy is offiy four hours away. Darnel is a 2"" year medical stadent at Loyola in Chicago. Far from the rest of the faimly he spends most of ffis time stadying. In ffis free time he stadies, and when he doesn't have anytffing better to do, he stadies. ActuaUy, it tarns out there are some fon dungs to do in Cfficago (who knew?) and hefindsthem from time to time. Has seen "Wicked" twice and dated one of the cast members a time or two, and kayaked on the lake. Neal is a seffior at BYU ffi Provo and is applying for optometry schools. He also spends a lot of ffis time stadying and has a part time job with a local
optometrist—learning and earning at the same time. He has two younger siblings at the same school so that is nice for them to spend time together on weekends. Neal's twin sister Christina is in southern California working at a boutique PR firm. She Ukes most aspects of it, but also feels the ffistance from the rest of the famUy. During the big fires there in 2007, she could see the flames from her home and workplace but, thankfoUy, was never in danger. EUse is a sophomore at BYU. Late in the summer she was crowned Miss Idaho FaUs, sang a beautifol rendition of "O Mio Babbino Caro", won some scholarship money, and wdU compete for Miss Idaho this summer. If she wins that, then she goes to the Miss America pageant the foUowing year. MeanwhUe she staffies pubUc relations and sings in the University Choir Michael finished his seffior year of HS as student body president and is now a freshman at BYU. He was accepted at USNA but eyesight was a meffical disquaUfier, much toffisffisappomtment, but God has other tffings in store for him. He'U fiffish ffis freshman year then go onffismission in the spring for two years. That makes Terrie and Bob empty nesters. Three of thefledgUngsare at the same umversity four hours away, and another, with two cfficks of her own, is also a short distance away, so they get to see them fairly often. Bob is employed at the DOE site involved in the cleanup of legacy facffities from the cold war The company is sffiinking as the work is completed but there is plenty to do, for another Uttle whUe, anyway. He also completed five years as the bishop (lay pastor, if you wUl) of our LDS ward. It is a chaUenging butfolfiffingjob.Terrie is leader of a Cub Scout den, and serves as wardrobe mistress for EUse, in preparing for the Miss Idaho pageant. They are aU great kids and and the Davises feel very blessed. Sandy and Ken Hart are empty nesters once more as daughter Susan, who is employed by the Boy Scouts as a District Executive, found a mce cottage in the woods (UteraUy) in herffistrict.The Harts enjoy their three grandchUdren. Ken repeated several mission trips in 2007 - a week ffi BUoxi in March, a week at Habitat m western Maryland in JiUy, and 2+ weeks in Paysandu, Uruguay in October And turning to Tom's 25th Company update ... Chuck Louie Uves in Crownsville, MD with ffis wife, Angela. Chuck retired
as an 0 - 6 (EDO); he started out as a submariner Chuck now works for Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Chuck and Angela spend most of their free time traveling around the world. Ray Martin lives in Ledyard, CT (near Groton). Ray was a submariner; he works for MUlstone Power Station (nuclear power). Ray has three sons. Raymond (31) is a lawyer and Uves with his wife in northern NJ; Matthew (26) is a motorcycle technician and works in Orlando; Brian (23) is a ffigh school ffistory teacher As I peer deep into the bottom of the '75 gouge locker I find that there are just a few 25th companymates and a couple of ancient Christmas cards left in the barrel. I ffigffiy suggest that you take, make, or find the time and energy to send an update to the friends of your youth. It's either that or you'U be subjected to my random attempts at creative writing for the next couple of columns. I can easUy entertain myself... but I'm not sure it would be very entertaiffing for the masses. '75 Sir! Larry ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSI^I: 52,5fo .
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I sit here typing on my laptop on a beautifiil Satarday afternoon whUe my wdfe labors over the iroffing board as we watch The Wizard of Oz. Funny how being a grandparent can cause you to revisit old chUcffiood favorites. "Someif/tere, over the rainbow..." Speaking of munchkins, during Memorial Day weekend. Barb and I drove up to Wakefield, RI, to see the grandchUdren, including the latest addition, Mark Hubbard's grandson (and future Hampton WUcox Hubbard. He is the astronaut), Hampton chUd of Becca and BUly Hubbard '01. We also had the opportunity to cruise over to Stonington, CT, to picffic wdth Melame and Jim "Doc" Doherty, and ffieir daughter, Bobbie.
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Steve Nimitz reported on a wedding of a Classmate he recently attended. • I attended Dennis DeGeus' wedding in Las Vegas on May 30th to the former (and very beautifol) Christy Hitchen.The wedffing was a large The newlyweds, Christy & Dennis DeGeus famUy event with the ceremony at the top of the Stratosphere Tower Denffis and Cffiisty have a home in Henderson, NV from wffich Denffis commutes to work. He has one of the more interesting flying jobs I've heard of- pUoting a DCIO firetanker under charter to the State of CaUforffia. I've seen video of tffis aircraft dropping fire retardant, and it is tnily hands-on flying. I suppose it is akin to flying a close air support mission ffi a jumbo jet. •
for Security Stadies, as the Dean of Admissions and Business Operations. Ken Beeks has started his own company (currently he and one other) and has patented a new technology that this former history major did not understand, but sounds pretty impressive. Joe Foy was discussed - he has apparently resurfaced (he was the lost classmate of the company) and is a teacher in Tennessee; he also does volunteer work in South America. Other news from 24th CompanySusan and Marty Sloane were in AnnapoUs for Graduation Week. Their son, Tom Sloane '08, was commissioned an ensign and is headed for ffight school. A pictare from the graduation is attached. I'm putting out a caU for 24th Company to come to the rmffi-reunion. So far we have Marty Sloane, Scott Moore, Ken Beeks, BUI Gleimney, and Craig Thomas. Stu Funk has baUed; sometffing about a planned romantic trip with ffis wife taking priority over ffis classmates - whatever happened to real loyalty!!?? How 'bout it, 24th Company?! Set some priorities and come in October
Dick Gallagher, Frank Rennie, Tommy Gardner, and Jeff Tomlin in Stuttgart, Germany
Payne KUbourn writes: • After retiring in '03,1 started a company to develop a very long endurance energy scavenging unmanned surface vehicle for mffitary and ocean surveUlance and data coUection. It's been corffing along. We buUt a 20-foot fiiUy operational model that is the technology test bed. It caught the attention of the Discovery Channel for their upcomffig series,"Futare Life".They completed filming the end of May. The Futare Sffip segment of the series should air ffi the faU. Unfortanately, some of broadcast wdU probably include interviews with me. • In May Chuck Dirienzo received a promotion at his work:
Steve Nimitz and Dennis DeGeus
Speaking of wedffings, I remember ffi 1977 Uving down the street in Virgiffia Beach from Barb and Tom "TK" Kennedy when their son Sam was born. Where did Newlyweds Sam and the time go? Sam Mary Kennedy married the woman of his dreams, Mary Pavco, at a ceremony in Burke,Virginia on 6 June. The couple wUl move to the Pittsburgh area where Mary wffi complete her CUffical Psychology internship. Scott Moore cffimed in with the foUowing news: • Dick Sears, Ken Beeks, Stu Funk, Pete CorneU, and I (aU of 24th Company) got together for dinner at Champps, Pentagon Row, in early June. The occasion was that Dick was in town from Hawaii where he has retired (Navy Captain) and is at the Asia-Pacific Center
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Proud parents, Marty and Susan Sloane, pose with son, Tom
Frank Rennie forwarded me an emaU from VADM Dick "Weasel" GaUagher: • (Here are pictares of Classmates) Dick GaUagher, Frank Rennie, Tommy Gardner, and JeflfTomUn on my back patio at Patch Barracks (EUCOM Headquarters), Stattgart.. Jeff and Frank are here for exercise Austere ChaUenge '08. Jeff is a reserve CAPT/Doctor working in our J-4 and RADM Frank Renffie is the muchvaunted Exercise Director! Frank is also our DJ-3(R).Tommy (CAPT (ret)) was stopping in with his Raytheon hat on to participateffiAFRICOM's industry day. •
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• I am now the Techffical Support Manager for NetApp's (uww.netapp.com) second sffift US PubUc Sector support team. Tffis team deals with support issues for aU pubUc sector accounts, includffig sffips at sea and our devices ffi the back of Hummers. We also support aU of our customers that are part of our Secure Site offering. I have been wdth NetApp for less than 2 years and prior to the promotion was a Techffical Support Engmeer with the US PubUc Sector team. • Congratffiations to Dr. Mark Nesselrode who recendy received ffis PhD. I wUl let ffim teU the exciting story: • (The accompanying pictare) is one I certaiffiy never woffid have prefficted or even considered on 2 June 1976! As improbable as it sounded then, and stUl did even a year ago, 10 May 2008 was another mUestone in the Nessehode famUy as I received my PhD in ModeUng and Simulation from Old Domiffion Uffiversity. Martha, Christy, and Lynne were able to attend and are in the (attached picture). There were a couple of aspects of the ceremony that were particularly cool. Martha is in a robe because she is a Seffior Lecturer in the Old Dominion School of
Nuning. She had the honor of being named Most Inspirational Factdty for the CoUege of Health Sciences (Gold star in Ueu of 3rd award) since one of her students had the highest GPA in the coUege. At a ffinner on the previous Thursday, she had talked with ODU President Roseanne Runte about the ceremony, and was assigned to sit on the dais wiffi ffie Official party incluffing the Umversity President, ffie Guest Speaker, and aUffieCoUege Deans. Her name was announced as the Most Inspirational Faculty during ffie ceremony. When it came time for me to be "hooded" and receive my ffiploma, she was aUowed to come to center stage. President Runte shook my hand and said, "I think tffis young lady deserves a hug," so in fiont of 9500 people we exchanged a hug and kiss, something I know doesn't happen at USNA graduations! (I haven't ever graduated in anytffing other than a uniform either) During her closing remarks. President Runte (who is leaving ODU to retarn to Canada in June) talked about what had changed during her tenure, and then said it was because of the famUy atmosphere at ODU. She then specfficaUy noted that a great example of ffiat were, "Professor and Doctor Nessehode, who you have very recendy wimessed kissing on the stage as D r Nesselrode, received ffis degree."Very cool improvisation. One other "smaU world" occurrence was the fact Tom ZeUbor's son Michael James received ffis BS in CivU Engmeerffig as weU. I ffidn't get a chance to congratffiate Tom, since, very much Uke at USNA, everyone planned to meet, "ffi front of the box office, I'U be in a robe." (Soimd famffiar?) Not sure how often it happens that one gets to be a classmate to both the father and the son, but here is one case anyway. I don't write that often (about once every 10 years or so) but thought tffis was worthy of submission. I do have to thank aU of my famUy, they have been beyond patient, especiaUy Martha, who knew I would find sometffing to occupy my time, but reaUy didn't bargain for 36 months of study and writing after 30 years in the Navy. A great number of classmates and alums have been supportive as weU, and it is truly aU that assistance that made pressing through (the P in PhD is actuaUy for Persistence) possible. Hope you have a great summer, looking forward to having much more free rime! •
Martha and Mark Nesselrode pose with daughters, Christy and Lynne
CongrattUations also to Mike Lefever who was recendy assigned as Cffief Office of Defense Representative - Pakistan, U.S. Central Command, Islamabad, Pakistan. He led the US and international efforts to provide support to Pakistan foUowdng their devastating earffiquake a few years back; he is undoubtecUy the right guy in the right place for tffis critical job. Congratulations to BiU Parker who was promoted in July to Cffief Operating Officer for NCI, Inc. NCI is a leaffing provider of information technology (IT), engineering, and professional services and solutions to U.S. Federal Government agencies. Congratulations to tffis year's recipients of the Class of'76's USS Higgins leadership awards.The awardees are: FCCS(SW) Brian Roy HappU; LT James A. Murdock AndfinaUy,a heart congratulations to our newest 3 star, John AUen, for ffis appointment as the deputy commander, U.S. Central Command, and for his appointment to the rank of Ueutenant general. On a sad note, it is with deep regret that I inform you that Kevin Cheatham, 23rd Company, passed away on 4 June after a 12-year battle with Lou Geffiig's ffisease (ALS). Despite havmg ALS, Kevin continued to serveffithe Naval Reserves, retiring several years ago as a Captam and to work in ffis civffian career up unffi ffis death. He is survived byffiswdfe, Jessica, and daughter, Leah. A memorial service was planned for 21 July in Richmond Virgiffia. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 70% PRES: CAPT Richard "Rick"White, USN 11 Porter Road, Annapolis, MD 21402 H: 410-295-0089; HE: rick.white@1977.usna.com SECY: Thom McKee 1202 Shady Creek Road, Marriotcville, MD 21104 H: 410-489-5080; F: 410-489-5071 C: 202-438-1541; E; magool310@comcast.net
The sun hast to be over the yardarm somewhere, so we're kicking back enjoying
a cold Ubation basking in the warm sun of what used to be the Land of Gende Living, now more commoffiy referred to as the People's Democratic RepubUc of Maryland! We regret that whUe Navy made a strong showing in the first round of the NCAA Lax tourney by beating UNC, we'U have to wait another year to wreak vengeance upon the Blue Jays. We're beginning to sound Uke Cubs fans! Tecore Networks, a leading provider of GSM, CDMA, 3G and multi-protocol mobUe networks for emerging operators and rapid deployments (whatever the heck that means!) recendy announced Scott HiU (1st Co.) joined the company as Executive Vice President of Global Commercial and Federal Sales. Sincere congratalations to Scott onffisnew position. And Scott: if you can explain to a buU major what constitutes being "a leading provider of GSM, CDMA, 3G and multi-protocol mobUe networks for emerging operators and rapid deployments" in two sentences or less, ffinner and drinks are on us! Mike BrunskUl (25th Co.) checked in from his Blackberry under what for us are rather famffiar circumstances. Seems one offfisthree offspring (who shaU remain nameless) noticed a warffing Ught whUe driving. Seeing there was plenty of foel he kept on trucking, offiy to find, much to his chagrin, such warffing Ughts oftentimes infficate more than low foel; in tffis case, extremely ffigh engine temp and a cracked block. (Been down a simUar road once or twice with my tffiee boys!) But as every cloud has a sUver Uffing, waiting for the tow truck gave Mike time to catch us up on the latest BrunskUl famUy happeffings. Mike and wife CoUeen wiU celebrate their 25 th anffiversary tffis summer, and both are actively involved in their church; CoUeen as Director of ReUgious Education and Mike as Youth Miffister. Their oldest daughter Rebecca just finished her sophomore year at Kutztown State, Emma wUl be a sophomore at Princeton High, and their son has was recently accepted at St. Andrew's Uffiversity, where he fortunately won't need a car! Mike's crossed paths a number of times recently with Mike Vieten (10th Co.) whose son Mike (great names are never out of fasffion!) interned for ffim several years ago. Mike also forwarded word that Dirk Debbink (23rd Co.) has been nominated for appointment to three stars and assignment as Cffief of Navy Reserve. August 2008
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Dave with his Chrysler
That's aU for now. Please keep ffiose cards, letters, emaUs and, most importandy, photographs coming! Magoo ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 2% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 77% PRES: Glen Woods SECY: vince Balderrama 3402 Van Wie Dr. East, BaldwinsviUe, NY 13027 E: vince.balderTama@lmco.com WEB SriE: usnal978.org
By the time tffis column reaches your maUboxes we are two months away from our reuffion. Registration and information on everytffing is on-Une at our class website (www.usna 1978.org).Just foUow the Unks. There's a great article on Tom HamUton (tommyhamU@yahoo.com) and of his rffiffistry at http://wrww.ajc. com/Uving/content/living/stories/2008/ 04/14/preacher_0415.htnU.Tom was my choice for Winner of the "Most Changed" award at our -25th reunion— if we had given such an award! WeU the article ffighUghted how much he had changed. Here are few extracts
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• "Preacher's Hard-Line Harmony; Wiffi Tough Love, Harley Man Leads Marginahzed On Road To Faiffi, Financial Responsibffity Q. Thomas HamUton '78)...Biker dude — not preacher — conies to nUnd when you meet Tom HaiiUlton. He is indeed a tattoo-laden, leather-jacket-wearing Harley man. But motorcycles aren't the burly pastor's No. 1 passion. Jesus is. And he's in his element during Tuesday night Bible study at Sozo New Covenant FeUowship church in Tucker [Georgia]. The brighdy lit storefront space serves as a sanctaary for nearly 50 worsffippers, and rows of oversized loveseats and chairs are their pews. Stanffing on a platform, ffiessed in ffis usual Utargical atffie — jeans and aT-sffirt — ffie preacher ffissects the Old and New testaments wiffi church members " • It goes on and you have to read it for yourself The church, located at 4190 1st Ave in Tucker, Georgia has about 50-60 folks in attendance every week. As Tom puts it, "We are the 'church for people who don't do church.'We reach those in the marginaUzed commuffity, aU of whom are not in regffiar Christian feUowsffip." They also feed 140 people in downtown Adanta every Friday night, have a prison miffistry, are members of NETWorks Miffistry (17 churches in Nortffiake, Embry HUls, and Tucker proviffing for crisis needs) and teach Crowm Ministries (BibUcaUy-based financial management course). It sounds Uke the Utde engine that coffid. It's tough going but as Tom says he's been blessed to have several outside donors help them squeak by and support them in their nUssion; incluffing Virgiffia and Kevin Cheezum and one of his ffigh school classmates, and Tim Stewart Ford in Adanta. Without that outside support, he would have closed long ago. Tom coffid use your prayers in keeping the rffinistry going — and I hope I don't embarrass him by saying this — I'm sure he woffid appreciate a contribution or two. Got e-maU firom Brett Ayotte a whUe back who wrote that on Friday, March 21,2008, he had traveled to New London to attend the Submarine Group Two Change of Command. At that ceremony, RADM CecU Haney ('78) was reUeved as COMSUBGRUTWO by RDML Bruce Grooms ('80). Brett thought he iffight have been the offiy classmate there. The presiffing officer, VADM Jay DonneUy, Commander, Naval Submarine
Force, had some very ffice tffings to say about CecU's tenure and the outstanffing impact he had on the Submarine Force, particffiarly the Adantic Fleet's fast attack subs (SSNs). CecU had a wide span of responsibffity: Submarine Group Two (and aU SSNs in sffipyards on the Adantic Coast); Submarine Squadrons Two and Four in Groton; Submarine Squadrons Six and Eight in Norfolk; Submarffie Development Squadron Twelve in Groton; Naval Submarine Support Center, Groton; Naval Submarine Support Center, NorfoUc; aU new construction SSNs (at Electric Boat and Newport News), Naval Submarffie Torpedo Facffity; and Naval Submarine Support Facffity, Groton. Whew! That covered pretty much any tffing submarine and operational on the East Coast - offier than the Boomers. CecU was headed to the Pentagon, havmg reUeved RDML Bruce Grooms as OPNAV N87, Submarine Warfare Resource Sponsor (yup - they traded jobs). The rest of ffie famUy wdU foUow in the summer, after schools let out.
Cecil and Bonnie Haney
In more "flag updates": Joe Leidig dropped a note firom Italy. He, Meg and their daughters are doing weU. Liz (ffieir oldest and UMBO graduate) is Uving in the Annapolis area where she is going to school to become a Physical Therapist Assistant. Their youngest, Jackie, just graduated from Goucher CoUege on May 23 with a degree in Biology. Joe noted ffiat Jackie—just like my son, Michael graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Joe said he and Meg are trdy gratefol for the opportunity to serve in Europe. His NATO job as Commander Allied Submarines South has given them the unique opportunity to travel quite a bit and visit some wonderfol places Uke Athens and the French Riviera (don't ask!). In adffition, as Deputy Commander 6th Fleet role, he's been to Africa a few times as he works to improve ffie
maritime security and safety capabUities of our friends and parmers in West and Central Africa. On a recent trip he had ffie chance to meet wiffi ffie President of Liberia....a Harvard grad trying to help her coimtry recover firom 14 years of civil war. He even ran across a few JOs -former mids - ffiat he had ffie chance to know when I was Commandant. In June, he and Meg visited Norway, Turkey and France! He hopes ffie Navy forgets he's ffiere! Joe came across a friend of rffine, Don Sheehan, who worked for him whUe on his active duty. Joe reported that my friend, former Foxtrot Company Plebe/feUow coxswain and roommate George BiUy's broffier— Greg BiUy ('81) headed off to Carnegie-MeUon Uiuversity in Pittsburgh to run the NROTC uffit and work on ffis MBA. Joe recounted ffiat besides being classmates diat he and George BiUy are connected since George ended ffis wresffing career at USNA when George wffipped ffis butt in the plebe summer tournament! Watch out, George. Joe woffid love a rematch! Joe and Meg wdU be at the 30th reuffion. He also has convfficed ffis former roommate and now-CaUforffian, Greg Martin to also come. Like many of you, it'U be Greg's ffist reuffion.
Joe and former Mids
Got a Navy news release in May that reported Rear Adm. Rick Wren was assigned as commander. Navy Region Japan/commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Japan/commander, Naval Component, U.S. Forces,Japan,Yokosuka,Japan. Prior to the change of orders Rick was the commander. Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan. Speaking of Carrier Strike Groups, Kurt Tidd now is commander of the USS EISENHOWER Canier Strike Group out of Norfolk. After 39 months on the NSC staff, spUt between Combating Terrorism and Defense PoUcy Directorates, he's glad "for this saUor to return to sea". Hey aU you footbaU fans- John Semcken's working at bringing an NFL
team back to Los Angeles. His new web site for the Los Angeles FootbaU stadium is up and running at wrww.losangeles footbaUstaffiuni.com. If you are interested in the return of the NFL to LA, seeing the latest information on the stadium, and want to see what others have said about the stadium or want to put your name on the Ust to be caUed when the tickets go on sale log on to the site. John's optimistic about the return of the NFL to Los Angeles looking more likely wdth every passing day. I saw the stadium layout and it looks great! Now John, wiU tffis be a new team or wdU you coerce the Rams back or wiU Al Davis again make the flip flop from Oakland to LA with the Raiders! Whatever happens—the uniforms should look cool; the cheerleaders — hot; and the caUber of play - explosive and winffing! CabeU Greenwood thought that after 30 years he should finaUy subrffit sometffing to tffis column. After flying 46's and then recruitmg duty, he left active duty and moved to MinneapoUs in late '84.There he worked for what was HoneyweU Defense (now Affiant Techsystems) as a QuaUty Engineer. When he left in '94 he was as a Procurement Manager. It was then that he moved to Columbia, MD and has been there since. CabeU's had a couple of ffifferent careers there and retarned to computer-basedtesting a few years ago. He'sVP for Business Development for Internet Testing Systems in Baltimore. The company offers solutions for orgamzations that want to convert their exams from pencU and paper to an onUne format. Business is very good as the focus on assessment has increased demand in the K-12 market, his fastest growing sector. CabeU has two chUdren; Matt (17) and Erin (14). Matt is headed to Rochester Institute ofTechnology this faU and Erin wUl be a ffigh school sophomore. CabeU's stayed active and Matt and he recendy earned their black belts in karate. He said it was a bit of a last hurrah for ffim as some offfisjoints have been "loudly complaiffing about abuse". He says he's Ukely is going to setde for some Ughter forms of exercise. WeU, CabeU, you're doing better than a lot of us—okay, me. Your House is undergoing an amazing renovation! To learn more about the Ogle Hall enhancements, check out: www.usna.com/alunmihouse.
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WeU, that'U do it for now. In the next effition, look for more last rffinute info on the Reuffion, something on the great 30year retirement ceremony in the yard (also look for something on our website) plus any news you guys send or I can create! For now, Launcffin' Spot Four yj
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Greetffigs, 79ers! Hope aU of you are having a terrific summer so far. Got some great staff for you tffis month. John Palmer (john@4palmer.com) was out cruising the Information Superffighway and found me on ffie busmess networkmg site Linkedin (www.Unkedm.com). Our paths hadn't crossed smce graduation, so it was reaUy great to hear from him. After we connected, John sent me the foUowdng update: • Wiz, good to hear back from you.Yes, it does seem Uke a long time since Canoe U days but I just keep teffing myself that the offiy option to not getting older is a whole lot worse! As to reuffions, I haven't been to one since the 25th a few years ago but I am planmng to go to the 30th next year. HopefoUy there wUl be a good turn out. As for me, I am currently Uving in Cfficago. I got to here a few years ago (2002). I originaUy came here to work for ABN AMRO (note: a Dutch bank that, at the time, one of the largest banks in Europe) but wound up as Merrill Lynch after ABN sold the business uffit I was with in 2004. After that I spent a year out in San Francisco on assignment and then came back to Cfficago 2 years ago. I am stiU employed by MerrUl but not for much
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longer. Cfficago is OK but 1 miss ffie west coast. Off and on I spent a lot of time out ffiere (mosdy in LA) and kind of tffink of it as home so I decided to take advantage of an early retirement package ffiat was offered. I am lookffig for jobs/consffiting gigs on the West coast so I can relocate back there. Faffing ffiat I wdU probably just stay in Cfficago but out West is my preference. Since I am a single empty nester (2 grown kids) it is fairly easy for me to move, and I might consider other locations if ffie locale and the job are ffiteresting.Just have to wait and see what tarns up. Take care and let's keep in touch, John • Thanks agaffi, John, for ffie note. By ffie way, if you're looking to track dowm some classmates you haven't heard from ffi a wffile, you may want to try Linkedin. We have a fair number of 79ers Usted there, and some of ffiem are "master networkers". Sometffing to check out prior to our 30ffi Reuffion. I was sitting at my desk, composing tffis column, and muffing over wffich of my enthralUng sea stories I shoffid include as "fiUer".WeU, you aU can ffiank Chris Bentley (c.bendey@comcast.net) for sparffig you from ffiat, because ffis emaU arrived UteraUy witffin hours of my deadUne. Cffiis checked in from ffie Twdn Cities (Minnesota) area wdth ffie foUowdng news: • Hey Wiz, wffile I'm a Ufe-time member and avid Sffipmate reader I've never submitted anytffing before now. FffiaUy, maybe sometffing newsworthy. Last month I was invited to attend a private screeffing of the PBS Special "Carrier'' at ffie Twdn Cities PubUc Television staffios in St. Paffi, Minnesota. About 150 attended the reception. The ffighUght of the eveffing was reconnecting wdth RDML Ted Branch who was the Skipper of NiMlTZ during the filming of ffie 10-hour series. An Executive Producer and the Director were also onhand toffiscussthe making of the series, and foUowing a large screen showing of one of the episodes, we had time for Q&A.Ted ffid aU 79'ers proud and aUowed (the much younger looking) yours trtUy to get a photo. If you ffidn't catch "Carrier" the first time around, please don't rffiss it tffis summer. In other personal news, my oldest daughter Cffiistina (married to an Air Force Captain) made me a grandfather in December 2006 wdth the arrival of Corbin. My second daughter (I have four),
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Erica (married to an Army Special Forces Captain wiffi tffiee Iraq tours under ffis belt) is due in June wiffi my second grandchUd, Hunter My tffird daughter, Lauren, is a Preventative Mefficine SpeciaUst in the Army; she returned firom a 15-month tour in Iraq last November. As far as I know she's not expecting... I also have a 9 year old daughter, Tayler, and an 11 year old son. Christian. FinaUy, I ffivorced in early 2001 and it's taken me some time to consider biting the buUet again. But I found Susie, the love of my Ufe, and after 7 years we're getting married Jffiy 12th at Ruttger Resort on Bay Lake in northern Minnesota. Thus, begins a new chapter in my life, and I'm excited to "baptize" her at our 30ffi reuffion next year. Unffi ffien, keep up the great work and best to aU. O/V Kind regards, Cffiis Bendey, 30ffi Co., 952-927-7885. •
Private Screenings (l-r): Ted Branch and Chris Bentley at premiere of "Carrier"
Proud Grandpa Chris Bentley with Corbin
Newlyweds Susie and Chris Bentley
Congratalations, Chris, on aU your good news - becoming a grandfather (twice) and your upcorffing nuptials. AU the best
to you and Susie - we look forward to "officiaUy" welcoming her next year at ffie 30ffi. By ffie way, Cffiis wins ffie "SecretarySaver of the Monffi" award because, ffi adffition to ffis emaU, he also attached some photos wffich are sprinkled witffin tffis column. Thanks, Chris! In what has now become an annual traffition, a group of 79ers ffi ffie midAdantic area represented us aU in ffie Wasffington, DC Joint Army/Navy/Air Force Class of 79 GolfTournament. Tffis year's contest was held on 6 May 2008 at ffie Piedmont Country Club in Haymarket,VA.The weaffier was pictareperfect for the 37 academy gratis and guests who participated. Navy fiffished a ffistant tffird ffi representation (5 classmates participating, compared wiffi 15 Zoomies and 14 Woops). However, ffie caUber of ffie Navy golfers more ffian made up for the numbers, as ffie low score was posted by ffie aU-Navy direesome of Pete Long, Tom Phelan and BiU Meader.Two other classmates. Kirk Michealson and Steve Smith, were half of a jomt foursome ffiat came ffi third. That's 100% of ffie Navy team in ffie top tffiee - not bad! Proceeds fiom ffie tournament go to ffie Fisher House Foundation, an organization wffich provides no-cost housffig to mffitary famffies when a member is hospitaUzed for an unexpected Uffiess,ffisease,or ffijury, aUowing ffie famUy to stay close by during ffiat time. Congrats go out to aU ffie 79ers who participated. Next year's contest wdU be held in May 2009 - plenty of time to get your game in shape! If you tffink you might be interested in playing in a fotare event, emaU Kirk Michealson at kirk.rffichealson@1979.usna.com. You may not be aware of it, but ffie Class of 79 has its own version of "Lost!" It's a Ust of classmates — found on www.usna79.com - for whom we have no contact information. There are at last count 43 names on ffiat Ust, and our goal is to reduce ffiat number to zero by next year's reuffion. One guy who recendy came off that Ust is 13"^ Company's Al Harlow, who is very much aUve and weU in the Orlando, FL area. When asked how he felt about no longer being a "rffissing" classmate, Al retorted, "I never was rffissing; I almost always knew where I was." I ffidn't have Al's emaU adffiess by ffie time tffis went to press, but if you want to get in touch wiffi Al, just shoot me an emaU and I'U connect you.Welcome back.Al!
Got a quick note from Paul Boyne '83 who snapped a photo of our own Bob Walsh on Red Square in Moscow. Bob and Paul were seeing ffie sights and confirming ffiat Lenin was stiU resting in place. Thanks, Paid, for ffie photo.
Bob Walsh on Red Square
Just so you'U be ready for it when it comes, next month we launch the "Official Countdowm to ffie 30th Reuffion of ffie USNA Class of 1979." It's been said before, but tffis is one event you reaUy don't want to rffiss.The Reumon Committee is doing a fantastic job of mcorporating aU the feedback from ffie 25ffi.At ffie 30ffi we wdU aU be ffi downtown AnnapoUs, ffi one hotel. There wiU be a la carte pricffig for events, and plenty of "non-schedffied" time for company parties. They're even workmg on thin^ Uke a 79 golf outffig and a 79 crab feast —ffiereis no official word on ffiese events yet, but when it comes we'U get to you as fast as possible. So go to your calendars and block off 24-27 September 2009 - for our biggest and best reuffion to date. UntU next time, enjoy ffie summer. See you next month! OmnesViri! Wiz... ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 96% PRES: Tun Kobosko SECY: CAPT Joseph A. Grace Jr., USNR 15 ABatd Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70119 504-915-6711 E: joe.grace@1980.usna.com WEB SITE: www.USNA1980.org
Greetings Classmates! This time the ffight is to San Antoffio for the Army Surgeon General's Conference. There for two days and then off to DC for the Government Health IT Conference, foUowed by a week m NorfoUc for AFCEA then a week in DC for more busmess—too much travel! More boat time is defiffitely needed! How about a Classmate Cruise down the Potomac?
Anyway, summer is on us and the Fourth ofJuly is just around the corner That means that the 6th foUows shordy, which means I'U be 50! TeU me it ain't so Mr. Wizard. Hard to forget an Induction Day 18th Birthday! I know that many of you have already reached that rffilestone and are saying just get over it—it's better than the alternative, but it's stUl way old! Where ffid it go? On to the MaUbag! 1 received a Company update from Jim Reagan, who is fiffing in for Joe HeU as the 19th Company Rep: • Joe MUo, son of Liz and Gregg MUo, graduated from USNA on May 23rd. Wow, was it reaUy that long ago we were beholden to Mother B? Joe, 2nd Company, was cheered on loudly by ffis many friends and famUy during the ceremony at Navy Marine Corps staffium.To top it off, the weather was perfect. Joe's Mom and Dad were especiaUy proud of Joe (as you can see from the attached pictare, feataring Liz, Gregg, Joe, and younger brother CoUn).Joe wdU report to Nuke School in the faU and hasn't made a decision yet regarffing ffis preferred mode of nuclear travel. •
Joe HeU is stiU deaUng with the effects of a detached retina and the subsequent surgery he had to reattach it. Joe underwent surgery #1 in Greece for the retina last July whUe on vacation (Joe's wife, Suzanne's sister's wedding), then surgery #2 in November to remove the sfficon oU in the eye to help keep the retina in place, wffich led to total bUndness in the right eye—the doctors aren't sure why, since Joe could see going into the surgery. Then Joe had surgery # 3 just before XMAS when the retina started re-detaching (even though he couldn't see, it's best to keep the retina aUve so he can keep ffis own eye).Then Joe had surgery #4 in AprU to again remove sfficon oU from the previous surgery. On the bright side, Joe's and Suzanne's oldest son Patrick graduates from HS this Friday, and was adrffitted to ffis # 1 choice uffiversity, Virginia Tech. Patrick wUl start there in the faU.Their
younger son Philip (15) is attenffing the USNA swim camp in mid June—remember that Joe was a top-flight ffistance swimmer for our swim team. Suzanne is StiU teaching Kindergarten and Joe is stiU working at Systems Planning and Analysis in ArUngton (Crystal City). I received some maU for Joanne and Bob Fish (both USNA gratis, Bob's our classmate and he definitely married "up") tffis week. Joanne told me she had just talked to Bob and he was busy at home instalUng new smoke detectors (they just had the battery operated kind that work independent of each other and he is instalUng the kind that are wired together, Ukely to nuclear standards no less).With Bob head down and up, Joanne sat down to shoot off an update. Bob continues to enjoy ffis retirement, wffich gives ffim the flexibffity to work on the house, volunteer at Laura's (daughter) school, and get her to aU her assorted activities—she is just fiffisffing up 5th grade, getting ready to transition to middle school. Their oldest, Michael, just graduated from UVA. Joanne's and Bob's younger boy, Jeffiey, is halfway tffiough UVA, also in the MechE program. As for Joanne, she's stiU at the Joint Forces Staff CoUege teacffing phase IIJPME, but getting ready to shift over to the Joint Advanced Warfighting School tffis summer They saw JR Haley at the end of ffis tour on T R and as he came tffiough JFSC at the beginffing of the year, en route to a tour at PACOM. Tana and I continue to Uve in northern Virgiffia, where I work as an aviation research division ffirector at The MITRE Corporation and Tana works in electroffic storage sales, mostly from home, for Hitacffi Data Systems. Our focus these days is our young famUy (why ffid we wait so long?!), comprised of daughter Jackie (6 and 1/2) and son Jimmy (almost 5).Jackie wUl soon graduate from Kindergarten and Jimmy wdU be starting there next faU.A recent famUy ffighUght was a March Disney cruise, a 25th wedffing anffiversary gift from my Mom and Dad. A great time was had by aU (as we aU know, Disney has tffis activity down to a science to maximize cffild stimulation).The ffighUght was probably a Pirate Party on the weather deck, feataring Jimmy's favorite nemesis, Captam Hook. Now aU Tana and 1 do is work vacation schedules to ensure annual time at Disney World or on a Disney Cruise. That's about aU the news from Cloud 19
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• joe, on June 7th I am getting married. Perhaps there wdU be a good 80 pictare from the reception, but given what a busy time it wdU be I wdU send now. After being widowed over five years I am so happy to have found a wonderfol woman, Sharon Wright and we are getting married 7 June. Joe Skinner wUl hold up one of the swords, if he can find aUffisstaff;) I am back at FFC after a year as the NAVCENT COS ffi Baffiain. Enclosed is a pictare of Sharon and me riding USS CONSTITUTION, with mighty USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) in the background 4 July 2006, when I was in command of that fine warsffip. After our marriage we wUl be Uvffig ffi Chesapeake. Cheers joe • As always, it's good to hear from Classmates who had previously dropped off the planet. Here's a note from our own reclusive JeflF Carlson dorsai_maU@ yahoo.com : •
joe, WeU, I guess it's better late than never to check in with the Class of'80. Jeff Carlson here. It's been a long time since I have had any contact with USNA. No good excuses reaUy. I did retarn for the annual Alumffi Squash match for 5 or 6 years during the late 80's, early 90's before age and work made it impossible. After my final tour on USS LaSaUe AGF-3 ffi the Guff in 1984-1985 I retarned to New York to an eventaal job with Prudential Bache Securities in 1986. Got married for the first time that year and spent the next 10 years bouncing around New York with various jobs in and around WaU Street. Got divorced in 1996, no kids, and finaUy settled on a career in financial systems technology. In 2001 I became an independent consultant working on traffing systems software for investment management compames and have been working in NYC, with a short stint in Charlotte,
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since then. Also in 2003 I got married again to my wffe Gate and we share our Harlem apartment and newly buUt cottage in the Pennsylvaffia countryside with our 2 dogs. I am currently working at one of the top 5 hedge fonds in the US assisting them in the development of their own trade order management system. As an aside, I was working in rffid-town Manhattan on 9/11 but several associates and one personal friend were not as lucky on that day as many folks in the financial systems technology industry were attending a conference in the top of the south tower Never forget, never forgive. Jeff • JiU Hawkins Votaw,jUl.votaw@navy.mU wrote in again from the West Coast. Seems CAPT Steve "Hubes" Huber and Al WeUesley stopped by in Mid-may to see Rick and JiU wffile they were on their annual spring RVVacation. Looks Uke Steve wdU be retiring soon and he and Al are planffing some sort of business together—shoffid be ffiteresting! Also, she reported that Sandee Irwin put on Captain on 1 June! WeU done. Andy MuUen, andrew.muUen@hnco.com also sent in a brief note. He is the Manager of Aviation Busmess Development for Lockheed Martin in RockvUle. His kids are getting to the Academy age—so anyone who's been tffiough the appUcation process—give ffim a caU! You probably saw in my e-maU that I'm reaUy working to get the Company Reps engaged. If you are one, please check in. If you have seen that your Company isn't mentioned much or you don't know who yours is—contact me. If you want to be one—^let me know that too. Ross Levin, rosnbex@yahoo.com was working as the 1^*- Company Rep but is pretty busy with ffis business these days. Aviation Art Hangar, and offered the position to any of ffis interested Company Mates. Give me a caU ff you're interested. Thanks Ross for your previous weU appreciated work! Mike Ales, AlesM@USMMA.EDU, our great 8th Company Rep sent in tffis Company review: joe, Jim Huck is stiU serving on the OPNAV staff and became a grandfather in AprU. Mark Guidoboffi is recovering from ffis injuries, but far too slowly to suit him. His son graduated from ffigh school in May and is headed off to George Washington m the fall to stady engmeerffig. Sue (Stapler) Cabral is pursuing a
nursing degree at Saddleback CoUege ffi CaUforffia. John Coleman is stiU teaching NJROTC in Florida. I envy his summer break; he's headed to Africa and Canada this summer, along with a fisffing trip along the Florida Coast. His son (USNA '07) isfiffisffingup nuke school, and ffis daughter graduates from coUege tffis summer. John CaUahan's son graduated from Navy this year. Dan King is the head of PubUc Works at the academy. Pam and I wdU be empty nesters next year as our youngest son graduates from ffigh school this year and is off to Southern Connecticut State Uffiversity in the faU. MUce^ CharUe Booth, chabooth@cisco.com, who was rffissffig from our photo op with RDML Vic See,finaUylet me know what was going on in ffis world.— • Okay Sffipmate—^Update—^Last weekend, I got together with my roommate Rick Lantz and ffis wife Kaffiy, for dinner. It tarns out, that after 28-years we Uve in the same town, about two mUes away from each other. We hacffi't seen each other smce our 25ffi reuffion, so it was good to get caught up. I know ff at least one other 16th company mate Uvffig ffi Stafford,VA wdth us, D o n Burling;ham. I ran into Don at a local shop here, a few months back and we chatted briefly. Don and I had kids graduatffig from the same High School, a few years back. I'm stiU working for Cisco Systems. I have moved on from my CTO Role ffi ffie Global Defense, Space and Security organization and am leaffing Defense busmess development in Japan and Latffi American and have a supporting role ffi our other emerging markets. CharUe • WeU, that's about aU that I've got room to print. I hope that tffis finds each of you healthy, Happy and Wiser today than yesterday. Take a few moments to renew a friendship, caU a Classmate, and most of aU—send me an update! As Always— BEAT ARMY—Joe
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Greetffigs '81.1 have a fuU maUbag, so let's get to it. First ffie flag moves. Jim Shannon (36) is being assigned as commander. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Wasffington, D.C A surface warfare officer,Jffii commanded Estocin (FFG-15) and Samuel EUot Morison (FFG-13) before transitioffing to ffie Acqffisition Corps. He got selected for flag from ffis recent tour as Executive Assistant for ffie Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development. Jim writes: • "LivffigmDC and beffig close to AnnapoUs has been great for seeing old friends. My old roommate Bob Fox just moved in to the area where he fUes for Uffited out Rear Admiral (sel) of DuUes. Working in the E-Rmg with Jim Shannon me in ffie same Pway is TUghman Payne (5). Frank McCaOister (32) has coached my sons in footbaU at Bishop Ireton H.S. in Alexandria. Gerry Hueber (32) is just around the corner from where I Uve and Vince Vlasho (31) is just a stone's throw away. I just need my other roomie Steve Kim to get a job back East, and I'U feel like I'm "back to the ffitare" (cold chance in heU for our Pacific brother to move out here). My oldest son (Patrick '09) is entering his last year at the Academy and leaffing SWO. My middle kid, Casey, is off to Seton HUl U to play D-II lacrosse, and I StiU have my youngest Caroline at home. My wdfe Lisa remains the glue that keeps us aU together • Jim, once again, congratalations on your promotion. Got a great update from two very proud fathers, our very own PhU Wright (18) and Gary Slyman (16). PhU and Gary's daughters MaUory and Lindsey graduated fiom USNA wiffi the class of'08.
Helping MaUory to get through ffie program was her sponsors Patti and Eddie Schneider (22), who took MaUory in and treated her Uke she was a part of their family. In a fine traffition, MaUory and her roommates hosted a party during the week and showing up for the fon was Sandy and WilUe Taylor (25), Karen and Fran HeU (18), MicheUe and Gary Slyman, Patti and Eddie Schneider, Sharon and Tim Disher (12), andVicky and Tim Burke (34).
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I asked Gary for ffis two cents, and he wrote in the foUowing:
Phil Wright and Gary Slyman proudly showing off their daughters.
• "Michele and I now Uve in Finksburg MD about tffirty mUes northwest of Baltimore. We retired in 2004 from the Marine Corps with my last job as the Associate Director of the Ethics Center at the Academy. Now I am the Head of GersteU Academy Upper School and Michele is the school nurse there. GersteU Academy is a private independent nonsectarian coUege prep school focused on leadership development. EstabUshed in 2002 we now have over 260 stadents in Pre-K tffiough the 9th grade and are adffing one grade each year. We wdU graduate our first 12th grade class in 2012. Our son Scoop isfiffisffingup at the Umverstiy ofTennesse as a sports management major tffis summer PhU and Gary, congratalations to you and your famUy! •
Phil Wright Eddie Schneider, Tim Disher, Willie Taylor, Gary Slyman, and Tim Burke at a Graduation week party.
PhU writes: • "It was a great week, capped off by perfect weather and a beautifol, moving graduation ceremony. It was great to see our classmates and have them join us in the celebration. We are stUl in West Virgiffia where I work for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Charleston as Chief of the Criminal Division. JuUa teaches pre-school and also early chUdhood education at a local coUege, thus spanffing ages 4 to 18 and over. Our cbughter Kelsey is a sophomore at Wasffington & Lee University, Audrey is a sophomore in High School and says she'll consider any coUege that her sisters did not attend, and Joe is 7th grader who says he wants to go to the Academy. 1 told Joe don't expect me to wear a uffiform to his graduation; I don't think I could fit in it ffine years from now!" •
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After reaffing PhU's note, I decided to get an update from Edffie Schneider. He writes: • I was smart enough to marry the cousffi of company mate and friend Steve Fortunato a few years after graduation. (Patti and I actaaUy met at Steve andjiffie's wedffing at the chapel shordy after graduation day). After leaving the service, I went to work as a contractor for a beltway bandit, but found the Ufe of a contractor more uncertain than I desired. My younger brother had been working in sales for a paper company back home outside D.C. and he convinced me to stop living the Ufe of a beach bum in Virginia Beach and head back to AnnapoUs. I've been in August 2008
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sales wdffi Frank Parson's Inc, an employee owned company, for ffie past 20 years. Patti and I have two daughters, Nicole (16), and Courtney (13) and have Uved in Davidsonvffie, MD for ffie past 10 years. We attend most Navy footbaU and lacrosse games and have become a big fan of Navy women's soccer over ffie past four years due to our ffivolvement wiffi ffie Plebe Sponsor Program. We were tnily blessed four years ago when we went into Alumffi HaU to meet our new plebe for ffie ffist time to offiy find out ffiat MaUory Wright firom 19ffi Company was none offier ffian ffie daughter of PhU Wright who I played lacrosse wdffi back at ffie Academy! It tndy is a smaU world out ffiere! The 22nd Company gang has been wonderfiU about keeping tabs on one anoffier. Just to mention a few, Dave Lannetti is a partner in a law firm down ffi Norfolk,VA. Kevin Tolbert is currendy working as a Strengffi and Conffitioffing Coach for ffie Detroit Lions after havmg worked at ffie Uffiv. of Micffigan in a simUar position for many years. CharUe Rourke is stffi back in MA seffing insurance and doffig wonderfuUy. Rick Doran is working as a govt, contractor inVA Beach after retiring from ffie mffitary. For ffie last several years my famUy has gone down toVA Beach so ffiat I coffid run the Rock and RoU Haff Maraffion. Dan Duquette and ffis wife Lori have been gracious over the years to host a gathering of us old 81ers in the area. Dan is also working as a govt, contractor after reffiing from the mffitary. Junior Ortiz is working at AARP in DC and has not changed one bit since graduation. FffiaUyJoel Reeves recendy retired from ffie rruUtary as weU". • Edffie, great update, thanks a bunch. Also checking in from 22nd company wdth some great news was our newest dad. Ken Aimen. Ken writes: • "I am Uvffig in DC area on the Virgiffia side wdth my wdfe Erffi and daughter Katie-Marie. I work for Microsoft and do work for education, state and local governments giving them the abffity to manage their physical and virtaal computer infrastructares. I have worked for ChUdren's Research Institate (a part of the ChUdren's National Meffical Center), the US Army, the Smithsoffian, the Naval Research Lab, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, ffie American Red Cross, the Veteran's Admiffistration, and then Microsoft caUed me. I am stffi foUowing the Steelers,
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Pirates, and Penguins, alffiough ffie Nationals are my favorite basebaU team and I attend plenty of ffieir games. I have been married twice now, the first endffig with her sudden death and ffie second going over a year last November. My first cffild (yes, at age 50), a Utde girl whom we have named Kaffierine Marie Paige, made her appearance on May 27th, wffich by coincidence, is a date ffiat is near and dear to aU of our heartsfiromAnnapoUs, so it is a doubly blessed day from me". Ken, congratffiations to you and Erin! What a great day to have your first cffild born! •
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FinaUy, I just received some great news from Jon WaU (16) regardmg ffis batde wiffi cancer. Jon is making great progress and looks to have tarned ffie corner on ffis recovery. Send ffim your weU wdshes at http: / /www. carffigbridge.org/visit/j onwaU Please keep ffie gouge flowing! SC ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 97%
Erin and Ken Aimen with their daughter Katie-Marie
Here is an update from my feUow NAPSter Ernie Gonzales (21). Erffie is working in the Pentagon in the Office of ffie Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. He Uves in the Manassas, VA area wdffi ffis wdfe, KeUy, and ffieir chUffien Nicolas-17; Cristin-16; Marina14; and JP-11. Since 1994, Erffie has been a staff director witffin OASD Reserve Affairs and currendy serves as ffie program manager for ffie DoD STARBASE Program (a science, technology, engineering and math program serving over 60,000 elementary stadents), ffie National GuardYouffi ChaUenge Program (a youth development program serving youth who have ffiopped out of ffigh school and produces graduates wdth ffie values, skUls, education and seff-ffiscipUne necessary to succeed as adults) and related Commuffity Outreach Activities. Erffie has served as ffie Director, Partaersffips and Affiances wffich included responsibUity for the oversight of Reserve component participation in peacetime engagement activities, such as ffie Reserve Officer Exchange Program and the National Reserve Forces Comiffittee of NATO. As a commuffity activist, he is serving ffis second term as a Planffing Comiffissioner in Prince Wiffiam County, VA, and has served on so many boards and committees I don't have time to fit them in here. Erffie, you sound reaUy busy. Thanks for writing!
PRES: CDR Dan Proubc, USN (Ret.) H: 410-280-5282; W: 410-260-5030 E: danieI.proulx@ngc.com VICE PRES: Matt Moury H: 410-263-7640; E:vicepresident(gusna82.oig TREAS: CDR Terry Benedict, U S N H: 703-913-7183; W: 703-607-1036 E: tieasurei@usna82.org BUSINESS SECY: David Balk 1722 Gemini Dr. Sykesville, MD 21784-6230 H: 410-795-7621; W: 410-345-4774 E: dbalk@acm.org C O R R SECY: VKird Carroll 40813 Meadow Dr., Leonanltown, MD 20650 301^75-7220; E: waidncarrie@aol.com WEB SITE: www.usna.coni/ciasses/1982 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: CDR James H. Flatley TV, USN 618Vanderbilt Ave. .Virginia Beach,VA 23451 H: 757-963-7353; W: 252-435-2488 HE: flamiingo5@aoI.com SECY: Angela Roth H: 713-432-0069; E: chrisangeIaroth@sbcglobal.net WEB SITE: www.usna83.com
Dear classmates, I start wdth sad news to inform you that Joe Rixey's faffier passed awray in May. He wrote: • I am writing to report on ffie passing of my faffier, RADM Charles W (Woody) Rbcey, SC, USN on 18 May, 2008 . He enUsted for WWII as a raffioman. Flately's grandfaffier comrffissioned ffim at ffie start of the Korean War. Dad was not a Naval Academy graduate, but joked ffiat he tried to Uve that Ufe vicariously ffirough me wffich inspired me to be ffiat model rffidsffipman you aU knew me to be. A great deal of my company and rugby
sffipmates knew ffim weU, and he was fond of aU of you, even when you drank his beer and ate ffis food. I named my eldest son after him, and CharUe Rixey justfiffishedNAPS and is about to join USNA class of 2012. Kathy and I are stationed at NAS Patuxent River where I am a program manager. We have four chUdren, two boys and two girls. I can't wait to see you aU at reumon. • His foUow on emaU gave his contact details. •"Friends, I have departed Virgiffia and wiU be retarffing home today. Thank you for aUffiatyou have done regarffing my Faffier Please send critical information to my emaU account as weU. My contact information foUows: Joseph.rLxey@ navy.mU, (h) 301-862-1052 © 240-9254595 (w) 301-757-5703" • May his famUy be comforted by happy memories, soon. USNA.com sent me ffie foUowdng info on Gregg K. Smith. (I have summarized it) I Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) held a change of command ceremony June 2, at Naval Station NorfoUc. Capt. Gregg K. Smith reUeved Capt. William E. Leigher as commandffig officer. Srffiffi, NIOC Norfolk's current executive officer, is a 1983 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a 1994 graduate of the French Joffit Defense CoUege. He was designated a naval ffight officer ffi January 1985, and subsequendy served as a bombarffier in various A-6 Intrader squaffions, flymg missions from aircraft carriers deployed to the North Adantic, Meffiterranean, Persian GiUf, and Western Pacffic. Smith previously commanded Electroffic Attack Squadron 134 flying the EA-6B Prowler. During ffis career. Smith has accumulated more than 3,500 ffight hours and 685 carrier arrested lanffings. For more news from Naval Network Warfare Command, visit www.navy.mU/ local/imwc/.By Mass Commuffication SpeciaUst 2nd Class (SW) Cffiistopher Koons, Naval Network Warfare Command PubUc Affairs. •
oldest, graduated from the Stern School of Business at New York Uffiversity with degrees in finance, accounting, and Chinese staffies. It was quite an affair, involving an aU-university graduation at Yankee Staffium one day foUowed by the business school ffiploma event the next evening. He has been working as an intern for a financial services firm in Manhattan and wffi continue working there flUl-time.Our youngest, Brian, graduated from Wagner CoUege the next day. Brian majored in Mathematics and Spaffish and was able to fiffish his undergraduate degree in just tffiee years wdth a 4.0 GPA (He may not reaUy be ours!!!). Brian ran cross country, as weU as indoor and outdoor track and he is looking to continue that for another year. He plans to remain at Wagner to fiffish ffis masters in education and acffieve ffis teacffing certffication, hopefiUly to teach mathematics at the middle or ffigh school level. Before aU of tffis excitement. Dale and I made our first trip to HawaU for an early celebration of our upcoming 25th wedffing anffiversary. We both found it absolutely beautifol and are already trying to figure out how we can retarn, the sooner the better. As far as classmate news, I woffid Uke to share that my good friend, CharUe LukenbiU, recendy lost a nephew to the war in Iraq. I was unable to attend the ceremony, but CharUe gave a very movffig tribute to tffis fine young man's Ufe. We are removed from the mffitary at tffis poffit in our Uves but we send our sincerest gratitade to those of you stUl doing your part in aU corners of the globe. We moved from New Hampsffire a couple of years ago as Dale accepted a new job with Motorola in Horsham, Pennsylvania. We currently reside in a suburb of PhUadelphia. I have been in emaU commuffication with our terrffic 25th reuffion committee and tffings are moving along for tffis faU. Looking forward to seeing you there, Nancy Haffing (ffihaffing@yahoo.com) •
Paul Shankland and famUy wdU be gettmg a few visitors mffieirnew location. He wrote: • just wanted to touch base after a few years lyffig low. After a skippertour at NAS Meriffian (VT-9 Strike, Buckeyes then Goshawks), we trundled off to DC for a reaUy great deal tour at the Naval Observatory, where I was the N5/N8. Those busy final 4 years mcluded the conclusion of 8 years of grad school and cffioffic sleep deprivation, with a midcourse masters and a final PhD (my work was ffi extrasolar planetaryastrophysics). Wiffi reffiement now underway, Cathy and I are moving from the DC area to mountamous, tffin air.... I took the directorsffip at USNO's large-telescope facffity and dark sky site, "Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station".The city of Flagstaff is also next to the Arizona Snow Bowl m the San Francisco Peaks, and is also near the Grand Canyon. It's a far cry from the Beltway, and we seem to be grinrdng alot here(especiaUy ffie ski-Iovmg kids!) - any 83'ers passmg through on I-40or Route 66 shoffid take a time out to come visit the station; we'd love to see you! Paffi Shankland, 8ffi Co. t_j I am very happy to hear from aU of you and time is runffing out. I wUl be passing the torch on in September to concentrate on writing a bit more. Any fonny stories that you'd Uke pubUshed, let me know it's aU about a sense of humor. Remember, sign up for the Reuffion! Angle '83 A Class Act! ANISIUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 100%
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reminder, our 25ffi Reuffion wiU be held Homecoming Weekend, 24-26 October 2009. Our primary hotel is the Sheraton and Class President Mike Collins is offering to provide logistics information for compames that woffid Uke to set up their own events. It's time to start Usteffing to ffiat Utde voice in your head ffiat keeps teffing you "I can do a WAY better job!!!" and contact us for information about ffie excitmg opportaffities waiting for you as a new class officer!! If anyone has ideas about our next class project and/or woiUd like to help wiffi reuffion event planffing, please contact Mike. Big news to report firom Ken Braithv«raite! Ken was promoted to RDML on 6 June in Memorial HaU at USNA. Ken mvited aU classmates in ffie area to attend ffie ceremony and I am hopffig to be able to include pictares firom ffie event in ffie next Sffipmate article. In civffian Ufe, Ken is ffie Seffior Vice President, Hospital and Healffi System Association of Pennsylvaffia, Delaware VaUey Healfficare CouncU in PhUadelpffia, PA. Anyone wisffing to extend a congratffiatory note to Ken can reach him at kbraithwaite@dvhc.org. Congratffiations, Ken! An alert reader sent ffi an announcement ffiat Clement Chen was named Seffior Vice President for Strategic Development, Infirastructare, Logistics, and Product Solutions Group at Science AppUcations International Corporation (SAIC). Clement wdU develop innovative busmess strategies for ffie group and wdU play a leadersffip role ffi shapffig ffie portfoUo services avaUable to cUents. Prior to joinffig SAIC, Clement was Vice President of Busmess Innovation at Lockheed Martin Corporation where he led technology development, business models and strategy for a broad spectrum of areas includffig human terraffi exploitation, biological systemsffitegrations,virtaal world environments and network driven busmess transformation. He worked at Lockheed for 12 years. Congratffiations, Clement! Unfortanately, I must close tffis article with sad news. On 10 June we lost our classmate Kevin McCaUum. At the time tffis article went to print we had no other details but, as they become known, we wiU get them to you. Please keep Kevin's famUy, especiaUy ffis wdfe Cathy and their daughters Kelsey and Katie in your ffioughts and prayers. That's it for tffis month. TaUc to you later. —Karen.
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The summer in Annapolis drags on and the input from the class has been dwindUng. Offiy two inputs tffis monffi so please send me a note to let everyone know what's up wdth your Uves. As I write tffis it is 90-sometffing degrees and hurffid in Crabtown. Can anyone remember those hot and humid plebe summer days 27 years ago? It seems Uke just recendy Andy Lewis (25) (now a DCAG just retarned from deployment) kept asking me to give him a tack as we figured out how to wear summer wffites. The memories of Heinz Lenz yeffing "Good morffing '85" and keeping track of ffie current count of push-ups and sit-ups before ffie sun was up also seems like it happened in the recent past. It woffid be ffiteresting to see how many of us coffid StiU make it through PEP at our current age and fitaess level. Congratffiations to Dan McNamara (25) who just took command of Naval Support Facffity Diego Garcia. He wdU be in command for a year before he retarns to Patuxent NAS to take over an acquisition program. David Lesser (25)(davidslesser. googlepages.com):
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HeUo again. Anoffier graduation has come and gone and by the time you read ffiis, ffie Class of 2012 wdU befiffisffingPlebe Summer.Yikes—2012!!!! I bet we have some classmates wdffi kids in tffis newest class of MIDN—^please send me an update and pictures ASAP!!! On to ffie news From Lou Feuchtbaum: • "Here is a bit of class news ffiat is a ffice tribute to Pete Owen. Pete reffied from ffie Marine Corps about a year ago and wrote affistorybook about a Marine battaUon during the First World War. The book, "To ffie Lirffit of Endurance: A BattaUon of Marines in ffie Great War" was recendy awarded the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation 2008 WaUace M. Greene Award, wffich is named for General WaUace M. Greene J r (USNA '30), ffie 23rd Commandant of the Marme Corps. The Greene Award is given to ffie auffior of the outstanffing nonfiction book pertinent to Marine Corps history, wffich was pubUshed witffin the precedmg tffiee years. Pete's book is a reaUy great read and I ffigffiy recommend it. PubUshed by Texas A&M Uffiversity Press, the book is avaUable on Amazon.com, among other places." •
Congratulations to Jim and Sondra on this ricffiy deserved appointment. • StephenVarani finaUy sends an input.... • BeUeve it or not, after 22 years tffis is the first time I'm writing to Sffipmate. My fanffiy and I visited the USS Roosevelt in February and were fortunate enough to receive a great tour by the sffip's OPSO, CDR N o r m Weakland (86,14th Company). Dave Petri (86, 14th Company) also joined us along with his son, Robert. My famUy and I are currendy Uving in Columbia MD, about 30 rffinutes from downtown AnnapoUs. If anyone isffithe area, please look us up. The attached photos are of me and my farffily in the foc'sle and in the Captain's chair on the sffip's bridge (Ben, Ethan, Marisa and Anffiea). •
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Jim Durand sent an input about Jim Grandfield: • jim Grandfield was named to lead the PubUc Defense Office in Suffolk,Virginia on AprU 1. Since graduating from the Widener Uffiversity School of Law in 1994, Granny has focused on crirffinal defense, serving as a pubUc defender in SuffoUc, Chesapeake and Portsmouth.
And some recent promotions: CAPT Bob Bazan in Afghaffistan— • "Thought I'd send an update from northern Afghaffistan. I was recaUed back to active duty tffis past November and am currently serving as the garrison (base) commander at Camp Mike Spann in Mazar-e—Sharif. We are here as part of an Embedded Traiffing Team to mentor and train the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National PoUce. I am responsible for the base facffities, construction projects. Navy personnel in the region, and mentormg the ANA. Attached is a photo from my recent promotion ceremony, with Jennifer DriscoU ('87) in the background. My wdfe and kids are doing weU and I am looking forward to getting back home for Christmas. Bob" •
Stephen Varani and family in the foc'sle of USS Roosevelt
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Pete Owen at his book signing
wiffi most of my feUow stadents (it's amusing to see how eager people who have no financial resources and a load of student debt are to force those of us who do have financial resources to give them away in the name of social equity), but it was StiU an enjoyable experience, for the most part. That said, I tffink it wdU be at least another 22 years before I step foot ffi a classroom again, if I can help it. •
• In the "better late than never" department, I fiffished my Masters Degree in PubUc Affairs and PoUcy (MPP) at the Uffiversity of Albany's RockefeUer CoUege in May, a mere 22 years after gettffig my PoUSci degree at AnnapoUs. It was an interesting experience to be what they caU a "nontraditional" (i.e. old) stadent in classes primarUy composed of 20-sometffings fresh from coUege, and mostly fiUed with idealistic zeal to take on "the man" and puU down many of the edifaces and institutions of government that seemed so stodgy, out-of-date or irrelevant to them. Of course, I tended to identify more with "the man" than I ffid
And here at USNA, CAPT Morgan (Mojo) Jones pinned on during a ceremony on 2 May. He is 1st BattaUon Officer here at USNA.
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SDO (Foreign Area) - Dawn Driesbach,Joe Piontek SDO (Oceanography) - Nick Cipriano,John DiMento, James Todd Monroe, CharUe Shilling, Dean Sadanaga Active - Staff Supply - Dave Kless, Mike Patten, John Polowczyk,Joycelin Robinson, John Titus CEC - Brant PickreU, Erica CAPT Anne Hammond and family Sahler, David Sasek By ffie time tffis is prffited, I wiU have Reserve — Line detached firom my job as 2nd BattaUon Andy Buckon, Joe DiPaola,, Pat Officer at USNA and wdU be checked in HamUton, Andy Lennon to my next job at ffie Cffief of Naval Reserve — Staff Personnel ffi DC. Alffiough my location CEC - Susanne Clautice wdU change, the emaU wdU remain the Openshaw same and I wdU undoubtedly stiU need FY2009 Captain and Colonel your help on a montffiy basis to keep ffie Selectees columnfiUed,sooooo.. .send along your Active — Line news and pictares so I can fficlude you ffi Unrestricted Line - Grady Banister, one of ffie upcomffig columns! Chris Bolt, Tom Brasek, David AU ffie best, Anne Burnham, BUI Byrne, BiU CampbeU, C.J. Cassidy, Jim Cody, Kevin Coyne, ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% Todd Cramer, Greg Dawson, Geoff LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% deBeauclair, Joe de Leon, Jim Dick, PRES: Jim Matheson J.J. Duke, Burt Espe, Randy E: jmatheson@1987.usna.com Ferguson, Jim Fisher, David Fluker, SHIPMATE COLUMMNIST: John FuUer, Steve GUlespie, Ken Craig Branchfield Ham, Greg Harris, Scot Hopkins, 326 Pahsades Ridge Ct., Euieka, M O 63025 E: Craig.BranchfieId@1987.usna.com David Hughes, Brian H u m m , Ken WEB SITE: www.usna87.org Inglesby, BUI McKinley,Ted MiUs, Jim Morgan, Chris Rapp, Brad Greetings '87! WeU, as I sit here writing Roberson, Pat Shea, Terry Takats, tffis monffi's column classmate Ken Ham Doug ten Hoopen, Art Trahan, is floatffig 122 mUes above us aU as the David Welch, Sumta^K^Uiams,Ted pUot of the Space Shuttie Discovery, WiUiams, Steve Yoder wffich is currendy docked wiffi the International Space Station deUvering the AEDO (Maitttenaiue) - Art Pruett John Chandler (left) and Chris Thomassy Pressurized Modffie and robotic arm of Special Duty Officer (SDO) (Human aboard NASSAU. the Japanese Experiment Modffie, known Resources) - Tom Macrae More exceUent news came across ffie as Kibo (hope). Ken is serving as the pUot SDO (Info Warfare) - Linda Hunter e-maU a few weeks back concerffing our of STS-124. Active - Staff classmates who have recendy been Medical Corps (MC) -John O'Boyle, selected for Captain. The Ust is long Dale Szpisjak,John Wanebo, Michael and ffistinguished Weiner FY2008 Captain Selectees Supply - Michael Ropiak Active — Line CEC - Kathryn AUen Donovan Unrestricted Line - James ChUds, Reserve — Line Marc Dalton,Rob Douglass, Kevin Unrestricted Line - Mike BeU, John HiU, Eric HoUoway, Logan Jones, Craig, Rod deWalt, Guy Jackson, Joe Shawn Lobree, Brett Pierson Lauletta, Claude Lim, D o m MeoU, EDO - Tim Corrigan, Ken Frack WaUace Moore, Dan Schindler, Craig * - Vfi^^ AEDO - Tony Ferrari, John Soer, Ted WaUace STS-124 Pilot Ken Ham (left) and Mission Specialist Martins, Michael Peoples Mike Possum look over checklists on the middeck Unrestricted Line (FTS) - SybU of space shuttle Discovery. Photo Credit NASA/JSC. Special Duty Officer (SDO) (Info Bradley Professional) - John Chandler Active-USMC The Newark Star-Ledger ffid a ffice story SDO (Info Warfare) - Darren Turner, J. Scott AUey, Sean Blochberger, on Ken andffisjourney to fame as an Tim'White Scott Erdelatz, Jim Gfrerer, Paul astronaut. You can find the story is posted SDO (Itttelligence) -Joe Cheneler, Huxhold, Greg MasieUo, Doug on the class web site (wrww.usna87.com). BUI Hamblet Mason, Gregg Monk, Mark Mykleby, If you haven't had a chance to visit the class web site in a wffile I'd encourage everyone to do so when you have a few extra minutes. In adffition to Ken's story you'U also find news articles on Mary McElroy, who is currendy serving as ffie Director of Atffietics at Georgia State Uffiversity, and how her visionary brand of leadersffip is leaffing GSU's atUetic program to levels of academic and athletic performance not seen in ffie school's ffistory. You'U also find a story about Kent Van Horn who is currendy serving as ffie officer in charge of submarine operations for the U.S. Fifffi Fleet stationed in Bahrain. The story shares how the lessons learned during Kent's career as a defensive Uneman for Navy benefit him to tffis day. AU the articles are great examples of how our classmates have gone on to accompUsh great tffings in aU walks of Ufe, and are weU worth a read! Chris Thomassy, who is currendy servffig as Air Boss aboard NASSAU sent in a ffice photo of himself and John Chandler. John wdU soon be heaffing off to the THEODORE ROOSEVELT wffile Chris wdU be retiring to Adantic Beach, FL in June '09.
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David Robinson, Russ Smith, Dan Snyder, Nancy Springer As you can see '87 is weU represented amongst ffie 0 - 6 ranks. Congratalations to aU of you! Afiffid ffiat's aU the news I have for August. As you can see, wffile ffie maU I'm getting is certaiffiy high on quaUty I'm lacking quantity! So if you haven't WTitten in for some time please take a few nunutes to drop me a short note. Trust me when I say ffiere are a lot of classmates out ffiere who want to hear from you, so don't let ffiem down! ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: Ihcker Hite E: thite@lnccom SECT: Eric Reinhold 1900 Summit Tower Blvd.. Suite 230 Orlando, FL 32810 W: 888-NAVY1988; F: 866-840-2229 E: eric@acadernywealth.com WEB SITE: www.usna88.com
We are getting close now. If you haven't been to our class website to sign up for ffie reuffion, go to www.usna88.com now! You can Unk tffiough there to registration at www.usna.com as weU. I found ffiat our website was the best place to start. We have a few e-mails that came in this month. The ffist is from Bryan Burt, who wdU just outside Gate 3 by the time you read tffis. It was sent ffi by my brother Baron Reinhold '90, who has been stationed with Bryan several times, the most recendy ffi Hawaii. •The Burt's are packffig it up here ffi HawaU and ffitting the road tffis summer to ffieir new home ffi ArmapoUs Maryland. They are leavffig on 20 June and wdU be on ffie road tffiough most ofJffiy. Then: new address wiU be: 21 Maryland Ave, AnnapoUs, MD 21401, effective as of 31 July. Burt is retiring from the Navy and ffis wife Sherri and he are headmg to Annapolis to be the Officen' Cffiistian FeUowsffip rep at the Naval Academy. •
Next is an e-maU from Mark Wesley, down under: • We moved to Sydney about two years ago. I am currendy President of Australasia for RecaU Corporation, an information management company headquartered in Adanta. I have been on a two-year ex-pat assignment wdth RecaU and am preparing to move back to Adanta this summer, in time for the reunion! The two years in Austrffia have been an increffible experience, both professionaUy and for my fanffiy (see attached photo).We have two daughters,Taylor (14) and Miranda (8), who have thorougffiy enjoyed their time in AustraUa. I heard from Kirk WiUiams recendy, who moves every year (it seems Uke) and is in Pittsburgh working for SAP. Also caught up with BiU MiUer recendy. BUI is at Arcapita (private equity) and Uving in Adanta. BUI sent a number of 88ers an e-maU during the Class of 2008 graduation that he attended! I recently exchanged e-maUs with Tom Victory, who is Uving in Northern CaUforffia with ffis wife and two chUdren and is a partner in a real estate appraisal firm. Also caught up briefly with Jim Schwab, who owns a paUet business based in Texas. Caught up with Larry Strimple prior to our move to Oz. Last time I spoke to ffim, Larry had recently been married, had one chUd, and was flying for Uffited out of Chicago. Last time I heard from Brad Bookwalter he was stffi in Indiana working for the FBI. I reaUy look forward to catcffing up with everyone at the reuffion and to doing a better job of staying in touch moving forward! Mark • On a personal note, book sales have been going very weU and I was offered the opportamty to go on an eight author book tour of the West Coast, October 412. So, those who Uve in CaUfornia, Oregon, or Washington, be sure and check out www.fictionfantasytour.com.The venues wUl be updated as they are finalized. I'd love to say ffi if you stop by with your kids! Also, you can check out a television interview 1 did recently by typing in my name on youtube. That's it for now. See you in September! Eric
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: Ingar Grev 904 B.irbury PI., Annapolis, MD 21401-6485 H: 410-571-0105; W: 703-243-6613 F: 419-818-7319; E: igrev@1989.usna.com C O R R . SECY: Scott McFadden E:jscottmc89@yahoo.coni LISTSERV: usna89@yahoogroups.org LISTSERV SUBSCRIPTION: send ,i blank email to usna89-subscribe@yahoogroups.com fiom the .address you wish listserv traffic to be sent TO 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
WeU, it's the dog days of summer, wffich is good because I'm writing tffis column the day after a cold front came down and wiped out the first heat wave of the season where temperatures reached the mid-90's here ffi the Northeast. The temperatare dropped more than 20 degrees, bringing ffigh winds and heavy rains. We lost a large maple tree in the backyard that by aU rights should have shoffid have faUen right on top of my house, but instead just grazed the corner, causing miffimal damage. WeU, no input from anybody this month. I did get a notice about Armando EmiUo Batastini III. It seems that Armand has parlayed ffis impressive debating skiUs into a successfol career as a law^yer. Armand has joined a law firm in Providence, RI as "counsel in the firm's business Utigation and real estate groups."The notice goes on to say that Armand "has spent nearly 10 years speciaUzing in complex Utigation and has successfoUy tried more than 30 jury and non-jury cases in federal and state courts in 3 New England states.. .Mr Batastini is also extremely active in the community — serving as a board member of the Service Academy Business Network and also as a mentor for City Year, a youth service organization. Later this year, M r Batastim wUl receive the 2008 Pro Bono Publico Award from the Rhode Island Bar Association." Armand also received high praise from his new firm; "Armando is a great addition to our office as ffis diverse areas of specialty and comrffitment to the local community wiU offiy add to the strong team already in place'" said Neal McNamara, Managing Partner of the firm's Providence office. "Armando exempUfies the kind of attorney we, and our clients, want to be working with." Congratulations , Armand! You were a great 25th company mate, and a great August 2008
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classmate and shipmate, so it's no surprise that you are a great lawryer! WeU, that's aU for tffis month, send in your letters, post cards, e-maUs, and most importandy, your cash! Beat army! Scott [jyg'^
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PRES: Maj Carter Honesty, USMC 213 AmeUa St., Grema, LA 70053 H/C: 504-875-0099; W: 504-678-5974 C O R R . SECY: Kent Anderson 1027 Junco Dr., Columbus, IN 47203-1365 H: 812-378-5375; W: 812-376-2502 E: shipmate@usna90.com WEBMASTER: E: webmaster@usna90.com WEB SITE: www.usna90.com CLASS E-GROUP: http://lists.usna90.com/listinfo.cgi /classma tes-usna90.com
Greetings 1990! How about taking a seat for a moment please? We need to start off tffis month's column with a sniaU clarifying ffiscussion. Last May I put out an emaU ordering people to report. "Do what?" you ask.You read correcdy, I put out to the Class of 1990 via emaU an order to report, tffieatenmg UCMJ action for ffiose failing to do SO. Required reporting events were Usted in the order, such as assumffig command of a sffip, getting married, or other big pieces of news. Why ffid I do tffis? WeU, I keep getting important pieces of news tffird hand and way after the fact. Does tffis upset me and other people? Of course it does. Why? WeU, woffid you let your famUy know that you were taking command of a sffip? Of course you woffid. Why? Because famffies commumcate with one another; they are also proud of each other WeU, the same logic that appUes to your famUy appUes to your classmates. When we hear about the phenomenal tffings our classmates are acffieving, we aU share in the pride of their accompUshments. As an example, I wdU pick on Fred Kacher again. (Sorry Fred.) I was reaUy fired up when I read that he was serving as a Wffite House FeUow. I was proud that I am the classmate of somebody doing sometffing that impressive. It is easy to understand that people don't want to be boastfffi. However, reporting to your classmates via Sffipmate is not boasting, it is sharing, sharing with an important group of people in your Ufe. So now that we have had that clarifying conversation, we can aU kiss and make up and in the foture write in to Shipmate. Do you feel better? Good, so do I.
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We have several bits of news that were forwarded to me by the Alumffi Association, so we wiU start with them. From the AP, an update on Joseph Polanin. • V I R G I N I A BEACH,Va.—The Navy is estabUshing a new explosive ordnance ffisposal uffit at Naval Amphibious Base Litde Creek in Virginia Beach. Officials say the Explosive Orcffiance Disposal MobUe Uffit 12 wiU be used to ffiffose homemade bombs, more conventional ordnance and weapons of mass destruction. The new unit wUl bring the total number of mobUe explosive ordnance ffisposal units stationed at Litde Creek's EOD Group 2 to three. Navy Cmdr. Joseph Polaffin wUl take the heUn of the uffit, wffich includes more than 100 bomb techfficians. • Congratffiations go to Joe. Sffipmates, I can teU you first hand how important EOD is in today's war.Joe, many thanks to you and your team for what they do and God speed to you. Next I have a bit of news brought to us via the Navy PAO regarffing Richard O'ConneU: • 21Apr08 - HeUcopter Anti-Submarine Squaffion Light (HSL) 43 "Battdecats" held a change of command ceremony AprU 15 at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI). Cmdr. Richard F O'ConneU succeeded Cmdr. Matthew F. CougUin as commanffing officer. O'ConneU who has served as HSL-43's executive officer since February 2007, was comrffissioned in the Navy upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1990. Designated a naval aviator in June 1992, he began ffis SH-60B traiffing with the HSL-41 "Seahawks." O'ConneU was later assigned to NASNI's HSL-45 "Wolfpack," from June 1993 unffi June 1996. During his tour with the "Wolfpack," O'ConneU deployed twice to the Persian Gffif—once as the assistant operations officer with Detachment 5 aboard USS ANTIETAM (CG 54) and again as the operations officer with Detachment 2 aboard USS HARRY W HILL (DD 986). FoUowingffistour wiffi HSL-45, he attended the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, CaUforffia, and graduated wiffi a Master of Science in manpower systems analysis. He reported to USS BOXER (LHD 4)ffiAprU 1998, where he served as ffie hangar deck officer, flight deck officer and aircraft handUng officer wffile deployed to ffie Persian GtUf In August 2001, he returned toffieWolfpack. •
Holy smokes Richard! That is one heck of a career path. You have been going non-stop. Congratulations on taking command and keep us updated. Next we have a brief announcement from Ed Devinney: • Janet and I have been very blessed with ffie birth of our son, Edward Maximus Devinney III. Mom and baby are doing weU and we invite you to see some photos of ffim using the Unk below. www.edwardmaximus.webs.com Cheers and God Bless, Ed and Janet • Ed, I snuck a peak at your photos, forward me one of you with Ed Jr and we wdU get that in print ASAP. Beautifffi baby! Congratalations to you and Janet. Laura Henderson, wdfe of T o m Hofer sends us the foUowing update and accompanying pictare. I have to say, I am pretty jealous ofTom.A teacffing tour at USNA would be a dream come true for me. Tom, you are a lucky guy.
• Kent, You continue to do a great job wdffi the column! I am writing wdth some exciting Hofer famUy news. Our oldest son, Robert Hofer, wdU be attendmg USNA summer seminar program tffis summer. It's a five day program for kids between their juffior and seffior year of high school. It gives them a taste of USNA Ufe and aids in the appUcation / admission process. Robert might be a member of USNA class of 2013! We don't think he has totaUy decided ff he wants to foUow in his dad's footsteps. Tffis wiU help ffim make up his nund. We continue to love it here in AnnapoUs. Tom keeps busy as ffie Associate Chair of the Aero Engineering Departaient, the Men's' Soccer Officer Rep., and multiple Marine Corps activities. He wUl be at Camp Lejeune most of the summer wiffi USNA midshipmen. Every 2nd Class midshipmen wUl be spenffing time this sununer there getting an introduction to the Marine Corps. Tffis faU our youngest son Jack wiU be starting his freshman year at Broadneck HS and I wffi continue on as the Computer Teacher at the Naval Academy Primary School. It's a wonderful Utde PreK-5th grade school in the middle of the USNA goff course. Let us know if we can ever help out wdth anything. We've been here almost 2 years and finaUy feel settied! Laura and Tom •
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Laura,ffianksfor keepffig us informed. Tom, good to hear you wiU be introducmg ffie mids to a smaU taste of Ufe as a Marine. Next is an updatefiromJohn Romero. • It is hard to beUeve ffiat planffing is imderway for our 20ffi reuffion! I have not been very good at keepffig in touch. Three days after graduation I had ffie increffible fortane of marrying ffie greatest woman ffi ffie world,Victoria McPeters. After stops at ffie Pentagon, Orlando, Charleston, and Groton I finaUy artived at ffie USS ALASKA (SSBN 732 Blue Crew). I served as CRA and AWEPS and completed 5 patrols. I had one of ffiose perfect get out of the navy stories. My five year commitment ended ffie day ffie boat went to sea. The ALASKA got underway with a group of VIPs and I was their tour gffide.TheVIPs remamed onboard unffi the tag came alongside to pick up the pUot as we passed Port Angeles. The group was surprised as I got off ffie submarffie wdth them. It was a beautiftU sight watcffing the boat go to sea without me. An Air Force general who was part of the tour told me he now understood why I was so happy showing him around the sub. Leaving the Navy was one of the hardest decisions to make but for me one of the best. WhUe serving on the ALASKA my ffist daughter was born, Maria Isabel, and a navy career would not aUow me to spend the time I wanted with my farffily. I had not landed a job when I got out but with the help of the SACC job fafr in Wasffington, DC I obtained a position with Procter & Gamble. I went from being a nuclear engineer to managing a production team making potato chips, Pringles to be specific, in Jackson, TN. While inTN we added another beautifol daughter to our farffily, Victoria GabrieUe. I have been with P&G for over twelve years now. I have since moved to Tunkharmock, PA just outside of Scranton where we manufacture Bounty paper towels, Charmffi toUet paper, and Pampers
ffiapers. Not very glamorous but a lot more stable a business than snacks. It is P&G's largest faciUty with about 4,500 people onsite. I have shifted from production management to environmental management about six years ago. I truly enjoy my new profession. In December I graduated from Duquesne University with a Masters in Environmental Management. I have also been lucky enough to be appointed to a Pennsylvaffia Department of Environmental Protection committee that reviews aU air related environmental regffiation When not saving the planet, as my daughter describes my job, I have been coacffing my daughters in soccer, helping my wife teach confirmation classes, learning martial arts, and runffing the scoreboard for my daughter's JV basketbaU games. (I can't beUeve Maria is already in ffigh school.) Victoria has started her owm at home business, Spanish Language Services, proviffing translations, interpretations, and Spaffish classes. Between sports, homework, and my wife's business we are always on the go. Here is the whole famUy along wdth the crew of the television show we got to be involved in (you wUl have to caU to get that whole story). I apologize for my faUure to keep in touch but if anyone is ever in the area we love visitors. My phone number is (570) 240-0655.
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John & Victoria Romero (left) and two daughters (front)
From neutrons to potato cffips to television! John thanks for the input, great pictare of your famUy, and it is good to hear that you are doing so weU at P&G. Before we put a wrap on this month's column, I want to remind everyone of our pending twentieth reuffion. Take some time to visit usna90.com to get the detaUs and donate a doUar or two to the class operating fund. In the last year our class finances have improved by over $15,000, so don't forget to do your part
and help buUd upon tffis great momentam. (To those who donated, thanks from aU of us.) Generosity is one of the greatest traits a person can have, and practice makes perfect. So, let us practice some generosity!! This is going to be a fantastic, not to be missed event. UntU next month... Fair winds, Kent ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: LCDR Rich Brophy, USN 75 Ravenglass Way, Colorado Springs, C O 80906 H: 719-576-1007; E: usnal991@aol.com WE: richard.brophy@northcom.mil SECY: LT John DeVine, USN 17246 SE 46th St., BeUevue,WA 98006 E: shipmate91@comcast.net WEB SITE: www.usna91.inib
91ers—"No new news" in the maUbag tffis month. I hope everyone is safe as we work our way through yet another year. Please send your updates to me at sffipmate9@comcast.net. We woffid love to hear from you. Also, I wdU repeat the pitch made in our last month's article: Check out our new class website at http://www.usna91.info wdth over 250 classmates already registered. What are you waiting for? The goal of the new website is to promote commuffication among the Class of 91—several classmates have already reconnected with feUow company mates after 15 years! This website is for your use and benefit. We hope you wdU check it frequendy for important information about our Class and the Academy. At the same time we hope you wdU contribute by posting in the forums or tffiough News submissions. The website offers ffiscussion forums so classmates can reconnect or just keep in touch! Each company has their own forum area plus there are general boards wdth information from taUgating to bowl game parties. Please take the time to visit and register today. If you've registered and haven't visited in lately, check it out.You never know who you might find or what important info is posted that you need to know. Thanks to Bob Martinazzi for driving these efforts—JD ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: Christopher "Cush" Newman SECY: Robert Pothier 77 Colby Street, Bradford, MA 01835 E: rbpothier@yahoo.com WEB SITE: www.usna92.com
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PRES: Maj Joe Moreno, USMCR VICE PRES: LCDR Kevin Klein, USN TREAS: Efren Mojica C O R R . SECY: Maj Shogo CottreU, USMCR 20902 W 117th St.,Ohthe,KS 66061 H: 913-782-8149 E; shipmate@usna93.com WEB SITE: http://virww.usna93.com
Tffis is probably one of the last columns before our 15 year reuffion. Hoping to see many of you there tffis year! It shoffid be a blast. Offiy have one update tffis month from Matt KoUch: • Hey Folks, I just wanted to drop a Une to update everyone our next duty station. WeU, ffist of aU, Nicole and I were married on May 17 in a smaU civU ceremony wdth famUy in tow. And now we're off to Okinawa for 3 years. I have orders to III MEF Command Element, G-3 Current Ops, Force Fires Section. So I'U be back into artiUery and fire support wffich I'm happy about. Nicole is eagerly applying for jobs. We're taking a Japanese class in D.C. too. Our last day at work is 30 June and we'U take the ffight to Japan on 21 Jffiy. TMO is aU fined up and we're trying to figure out what to take and what to leave here. We can't take it aU. I have to leave aU my gun staff beffind so I'U be going tffiough withdrawal through the faU untU the 12-step program is complete. Then I'U have to find another hobby Uke saUffig again. My daughter wdU come with us at some poffit but not tffis school year So tons of staff going on. Take care and I'U keep in touch. Later. • Congrats on the wedffing and upcorffing move to Okinawa. Keep an eye on my sister, Mirffi CottreU '95, she just fiffished her PCS there as weU. Beat Army] — Shogo ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98% PRES: Scott K. Hornbuckle, 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 South St., #2104, Honolulu, HI 96813 E: christian_b_wiIliams@yahoo.com C O R R . SECY: Jim Keck 13714 SanViscaya Drive Jacksonville, FL 32217 H: 904-737-1633; E: JKeck@usna94.com
HeUo, 94! Welcome back after a brief rffid-summer absence. My maUbag has
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gone from empty to flUl, so we are looking at a more robust column to balance the scales. First up is Rich Paquette, who makes ffis debut contribution with tffis subrffission: • Hi '94. Another grad checking in after what seems Uke an impossibly quick 14 years. I made a New Year's resolution to write and I am actaaUy keeping it. After graduation I ffisappeared into the mysterious Supply Corps and had two great sea tours in San Diego and Hawaii on board USS FREDERICK LST 1184 and then USS TUCSON SSN 770. Off to Monterey and a reuffion with one of my old roommates, Jeff Carty and ffis beautifol famUy. In Monterey I picked up a marginal goff game and a Masters degree. Probably the offiy place in the U.S. where you can come back to from Hawaii and not feel bummed. What a gorgeous city and great tour With my contracts education done it was off to NAVAIR (again with Jeff...) for a job working on M H 60R procurement and the obUgatory lA deployment to Iraq. I served wdth the CoaUtion Provisional Authority for 7 months and it was an amazing experience. Upon my retarn in late 2003 I met a wonderfol local girl from Anne Arundel County. Beth Ann Novak and I eventaaUy got engaged and were married in AnnapoUs in 2005. She is an amazing woman who I thank God for everyday. We had a big Chapel weddffig and a wonderfol honeymoon ffi Hawau. My old roommate Brian White was able to make the wedding. We spent our first two years Uving in Maryland where I was working on Capitol HUl as a Legislative FeUow for Senator Sessions and then a penance tour in the Puzzle Palace. Beth was working for errr another Government agency. I received orders to San Diego in late 2006 and am now the Supply Officer for Ampffibious Construction BattaUon One in San Diego. I am enjoying my time wdth the Seabees, where my assistant is LT Chad Gagnon from the Class of 94+7, but the best was yet to come. Beth and I welcomed our first cffild, Katherine Virgiffia, on December 11th 2007. She came in at a svelte 81bs 15ozs and ordy 23 1/2 hours of labor. I am sure we won't remind her of that when she is a teenager. The Navy is planffing on senffing us back East to Jacksonville, FL.We are both excited to move back East where our famffies Uve. However, the memory of our
home here and the birth of Uttle Katie wiU make it hard to leave. I hope aU of you are having a great 2008 and to our sffipmates in harms way right now I wish you aU a speedy retarn home. Our emaU is paquettemd@yahoo.com. We would love to hear from any of my old classmates. Feel free to ffiop us a Une. Take care! Rich, Beth and Katie Paquette •
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Wedding of Rich & Beth Paquette in Annapolis (2005)
Thanks, Rich. Congrats and blessffigs on your growing famUy. I'm lookffig forward to helping others keep their New Year's resolution of writffig as weU. Our next contribution isfiromoverseas: • Hi. Ab Azizis AbduUah Zahri 94' here. AU of you in 36th know me as The Crazy Malaysian. I guess tffis is my first ever submission to Sffipmate. I am married with 4 kids (see pictare). I have left ffie Service and am now doing business on my own m ICT and Computers. My contracts so far have been wdth the Royal Malaysian Navy. Chong Hong Yap 94' has also left the Service and is now doing Consultation in Engineering. Al-Shafiq ('93) has left the Service as weU and is now with Boustead Naval Sffipyard, Malaysia doing Royal Malaysian Navy Patrol Vessels Construction Project, Two other USNA gratis stiU in the R M N are C D R Sany Suhaimi ('93) (Rugby Player) and Loke Wei Hoo ('99) {Luke Skywalker to ffis classmates). In case any of you guys happen to be in Malaysia don't hesitate to give a caU: +60192642437 (or maU to abzahri@binavanco.com). From Malaysia with love. •
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I wanted to put ffie word out about Rob Ballister's book, God Does Have a Sense of Humor. It is in its second printing, and won ffie 2007 Mffitary Writers' Society Gold Medal in ffie humor category. You can check it out at Hard Bean Coffee & BookseUers and ffie Naval Academy storeffiAnnapoUs or via ffie Internet through www.bamesandnoble.com, wwwAmazon.com or www.iUffiverse.com. Before I close, I wanted to point you towards anoffier resource for staying in touch wiffi classmates: Facebook.com. A USNA—Class of 94 group has been estabUshed (I refer you to ffie Miffisters of Propaganda, Sarcasm, and Restriction Accountability).The contingent has been giowmg, and it an interactive site for posting news, pics, and offier stuff I haven't figured out yet. That's aU for tffis monffi. It is the dawn of anoffier footbaU season, so I am lookffig forward to those stories and pictares of get-togeffiers.Take care and God bless, '94. C-ya.. Jun. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98% PRES: John Fleet E: dass.presidem@1995.usna.com SECY: LCDR Don JamioU, U S N 47 Spring Drive, Bowdoin, ME 04287 H: 207-319-7685; E: djamiola@yahoo.com WEB SITE: www.usna95.com
Greetffigs 1995. In tffis column I am sad to armounce the death of one of our Classmates. KeUey Frederickson passed away on May 20th. KeUey was an F-14 RIO, and later worked for Lockheed Martm and served in a USN Reserve unit. The burial was held on May 31st at Forrest Lawn Cemetery Omaha, Nebraska. Memorials are asked to be sent to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. I wUl include an emaU from her Commanding Officer, wffich relates the story to aU the Reserve SaUors, but sums up KeUey's Ufe ahnost perfectly. l99TffirdHeetJFMCC,
It is with great sorrow that I must inform you that today we lost one of our own. LCDR KeUey Frederickson of the Las Vegas Detachment was in Southern CaUfornia yesterday, staying with friends. She was there as part of the US Women's Skyffiving Team, preparing for the upcorffing World Championships later this year in France. She and her team jumped yesterday. They were going to do so again today. She went to bed last night and never woke up. Her friends discovered her this morning and were unable to revive her She was subsequently pronounced dead by the Riverside County parameffics. I had previously met KeUey last year during my visit to Vegas, under the MuUet Regime. I saw her most recendy several weeks back with Tatu during this year's trip to the Det. 1 liked the way she embraced Ufe. She and 1 would joke how after 7 jumps (5 static lines and 2 clear and puUs) I found the sport to be just tffis side of insanity. Faffing and watching the plane fly away was absolutely the best. It was stepping out of the damn thing with a good engine running that was truly terrifying. At weU over 2800 jumps, KeUey Frederickson was clearly made of sterner staff... or perhaps more correcdy she was the emboffiment of the warrior ethos. I have attached her bio to let you get to know her just a bit more. The other reason I do so is to give you an insight into someone who knew how to break the code when given a homework assignment. You may recaU that shortly after my Change of Command when I gave the tasking, I was intentionaUy vague as to format. I knew it would be ffifficult for me to get to know aU 120 of you in a uffit that meets offiy twice a year Thus, I wanted to give you the widest latitude in teffing me your story. For those of you who gave me the standard Navy blurb, with the standard photo, in the standard format... absolutely A-Okay... square fiUed. Now take a look a KeUey's (below). Two nice photos, short buUetized writeup. It didn't take her much time to throw it together, but it told me everything I needed to know about her... particularly the bottom Une... just in case I happened to be to be especiaUy obtuse. I had been in command 10 minutes, hadn't even met the woman, and yet I had already figured out that she was one to watch. Pretty simple once it's laid out in front of you... isn't it? Anyway, we can lament that we have lost such an incredible human being at such a young age, in the prime of her life.
Or we can marvel at how she Uved her Ufe at fuU Mffitary Rated Thrust and went out with both guns blazing. I prefer the latter... at least I wUl try. For those of you who feel the need, like me, to have a chat with your Maker over the next several days... weU, from my perspective, that is most assuredly authorized and encouraged. RespectfuUy, Stephen M, Cobbe Captain, United States Navy Commanding Officer, Tffird Fleet JFMCC • • Name: KeUey Frederickson Age:33 Rank: LCDR Birthplace: Omaha, Ne FamUy/Marital Statas: Single CoUege: USNA, 1995, B.S. History City of Residence: Las Vegas Occupation: F-22 System Admiffistrator, Lockheed Martin Former Occupations: F-14 RIO,VF213, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Representative Hobbies: 4 way Skyffiving competitor (member of current U.S. women's team!) working out, flying, reaffing ffistory or current events, watcffing footbaU Favorite Book? Umberto Eco, Name of the Rose Favorite Place? The Sky Total Skyffives: 2800 Life PhUosophy: discipUne is the bridge between dreams and accompUshment Most people don't know tffis about me: 1 was a cheerleader at the Naval Academy What is you most significant Ufe acWevement? USNA graduate, F-14 combat vet What drives your competitive spirit? ChaUenges Explain "who you are" in five words or less: Loyal, defficated, playfol, quickwitted, passionate What quirks do you possess? scatterbrained on the "smaU stuff", intensely focused on the "big stuff" Where would you Uke to be 10 years from now? In command in the Navy Reserve. • ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: Bart Phillips 3045 Fritchie Dr., Baton Rouge, LA, 70809 H: 225-448-2606; E: bart.phillips@1996.usna.com SEC'Y: Tonya (Barz) Bush 749 Howe Dr., Carmel, IN 46032 H: 317-581-0305; E; tbbush@tcco.com
Greetings, 1996! A few articles have been printed with updates on some of our Classmates. Here are some of the excerpts: August 2008 105
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• Windward IT Solutions, the premier operational management consulting and systems engineering firm, announced today that Principal Consultant RusseU HerreU has been invited to present at the 2008 itSMF USA Conference & Expo, Fusion '08 in San Francisco, CaUforffia. RusseU's presentation is entitled ITSM Sets SaU in the US Navy: Special Considerations, Uffique ChaUenges and Early Lessons from the Front Lines. RusseU is scheduled to speak September 8,2008 at 2:15 in the Moscone Center North. RusseU HerreU is an expert in IT Service Management and the ITIL framework. As a certified ITIL Master, he leads large scale ITIL based implementations for government and private organizations. His specialties include executive and operational traiffing, guided workshops, formal assessments, ITSM transformational roadmaps, technology integration and process reengineering. Having served ffi both process oriented and technology ffiiven commuffities witffin the US Navy he has an experienced perspective on the benefits and limitations of each approach, common pitfaUs and prfficiples for success. His iffitial mterest ffi ITIL arose wffile serving in the Navy as the Director for a Networkmg and Telecommuffications Service Center as he sought to instill simUar performance standards, quaUty management and process refinements into its operations that he originaUy experienced as a nuclear trained submarine officer He continues to pursue ffis passion for IT Service transformations as a lead advisor and consultant on multiple private and government projects and as an author for related periofficals. He serves on the Techffical Steering Committee for Windward IT Solutions, on the Board of Directors for the Hampton Roads Armed Forces Commuffications and Electroffics Association (AFCEA) and is the Chairman of the Hampton Roads Technology CouncU (HRTC) IT and CIO Forums. He holds numerous certffications witffin the IT Service Management domain, including ISO/IEC 20000, PMP, Sbc Sigma and ITIL. In addition, RusseU is a pubUshed author. Most recently, his work has been pubUshed in the July 2007 issue of Network Computing. Mr. HerreU's educational background includes a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the Uffited States Naval Academy, a Graduate Certificate in Knowledge Management and a Masters in Engineering Management; both from The
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George Washington University. [Market Wire; AprU 1,2008] • • Kim MitcheU stepped mto her alma mater Monday morffing hoping to inspire some local teens. The 1990 graduate of St. Croix High School in Solon Springs is a Navy Ueutenant commander. She arrived in her dress uffiform to speak with ffigh schoolers about taking advantage of postgraduate opportuffities, explaiffing jobs she's held in the Navy, places she's been and experiences she's had—including attenffing Wffite House fonctions and participating in traffitional ffinners ffi foreign lands. MitcheU gave stadents the opportaffity to lead the conversation with their questions. They asked about experiences she's had, famous people she's met and her Navy job. MitcheU attended the U.S. Naval Academy and George Wasffington Uffiversity, earffing her bachelor and master degrees whUe in the Navy. She has served on vessels and ffi the Kingdom of Bahraffi and currently is stationed at the Navy International Programs Office in ArUngton,Va., working in foreign mffitary sales. She seUs planes, sffips, guns and missUes to foreign countries such as Pakistan, Iraq and Afghaffistan. [The Daily Telegram, Superior,Wis.; May 2008] • • After retiring (departing) from the Navy, Sal Convento says he's stffi serving ffis country and the commuffity as cffief instructor at the Uffited States Karate Academy at Liberty Station. The ex-officer opened ffis academy at the site of the former Naval Traiffing Center in Poffit Loma last summer after being stationed in Nebraska from 2005 to 2006. During ffis mffitary career. Convent was a pUot who flew missions over Iraq and Afghaffistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Convento based ffis business aspirations on ffis expertise in the martial arts. He's earned a tffird-degree black belt, sigffifying the highest skffi level acffieved in the martial arts. He was also deemed world champion in the male division of the 2004 World Tang Soo Do Association Championship. The martial arts orgaffization has an estimated 100,000 members ffi 36 countries. Convent's business model was patterned after ffis first karate school, which he founded in Nebraska in 2006. Due to a relocation during ffis mffitary service. Convent was forced to close the Nebraska staffio a year and a half after its opeffing and began scouting properties in
ffis new, long-term residence of San Diego. He settied on the N T H Promenade at Liberty Station. [San Diego Business fournal; May 5,2008] • Last, but not least, Chris Banks wins the bet from ffis feUow Alumffi ffi his Squadron wdth his winnffig entry this month: • I don't have any marriages, babies, promotions, or selections to report. But I would Uke to report that I am deployed ffi Afghaffistan and winffing the war almost every day. It should be over in one, maybe two weeks- tops. In fact, by the time you read tffis, it wiU probably already be done with. If any classmates drop tffiough Bagram, be sure to stop by Camp McCool. I'm buyffig ffinner. • Thanks, Cffiis! Be good over there & a safe trip home when you are done winffing the good fight... Tonya ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: Tom Wagner E: twagnerl@san.rr.com SenJ news to: Major Aaron SheUey, USMC 2830 Escah Circle, San Diego, CA 92108 C: 619-980-8297; E: apsheUey@hotmaiLcom ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 100% PRES: David Forman H: 831-224-3490; E: DSForman@aoLcom VICE PRES: John Chau TREAS: Daniel J. Martin SECY: ShavTO C. Gee E: shawngee@msn.com C O R R . SECY: Mark Symmes 529 W 29di St., Baltimore, MD 21211 E: shipmate98@yahoo.com ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 92% PRES: Capt Chris "Buster" O'Brien, USMC E: heybustah@msn.com VICE PRES: Ben Adeyemi E: nigeriansteeIe@hotinail.com TREAS: Jason Mendenhall E: GLandJason@aol.com SECY: Minh-tu Nguyen 11710 Old Georgetown Rd., #608 North Bediesda, MD 20852 H: 703-928-2524; E: minhtu99@yahoo.com WEB SITE: www.usna99.com
Happy Summer, '99! Notffing for you this month but there'U be plenty to read in September! Send me your stafil! Enjoy the rest of the summer. Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. -Russel Baker Are you on active duty? Send us your Sea Stories. Please emad them to seastories@usna.com I
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Shippies, I was at a staff meeting last week ffiat included personnel from many ffifferent units based here on ffie airfield that overlooks Lake Habbaffiyah in Al Anbar Province. One of the IstLts was class of 2006, USNA. Is ffiat maffi right? I dunk if I walked •wiffi a cane into ffie meeting or perhaps started smoking a pipe I coffid have felt older at ffiat point in time. On ffiat note, I am going to need to pick a weekend for ffie 10 year reuffion here soon. I wiU keep you posted. Thanks to Dan Pointkowski for updatmg me on who was at the SACC in D.C. m May. He also revealed after press timeffiatLester GUes wasVP of a Bank in Souffi Cackalaky (Read=South CaroUna) andffiatWaUy Hicks was runffing for Justice offfiePeace ffi Eugene, Oregon. I recentiy heard from Tripp Adams. He is attendmg law school ffi D.C. and currendyffiffieNational Guard Reserves as an engmeer. The former Maura Ann Margaret Helen Rose CUnton Duggan who is just now Maura Ann Sanders is li-ving m Jacksonvffie, NC. Her husband Todd "The Bod" Sanders '99 is going to be a weapons company commander and is stationed on Camp Lejeune. Larry Kane •writes:
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Larry, Lisa and Ethan Kane
Cade WUson writes: • I tffink I'm probably the last person who ever thought he'd write in, but 1 figured I should update aU the friends I haven't heard from in a wffile. I'm currently out in Temecffia, CA, with my wdfe RJieana and my two-year old son, RUey. My day job is work as the Operations Director for a Uttle motorsports company, making aftermarket performance parts. The ffice tffing about that, is that I get to pursue my hobby of auto racing. I've been driving and instructing for a few years now, and the search for fuU-time rides is cutthroat. However, we've had some ffice successes, incluffing winning my class at the latest event of the Lotus ChaUenge Series out here on the west coast. With a Uttle luck and a lot of preparation, we'U pick up a few more victories tffis year. We'd love to have anyone passing through SoCal drop in for burgers and beers. My emaU is motorcade77@earthlink.net Cade Wilson • Send me some ffirt! Godspeed, —^Murph
^j^i^^H^I Larry Kane with his son Ethan
•These last few months have been very exciting. In addition to seffing our condo in Cfficago and buying a house in the suburbs, we just had our first chUd. I am very excited to announce that on May 16,
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Shipmates, Some good stuff in the news...
Front a newspaper in Buffalo: • Hometown Hero RoUs In; 4,500-MUe Bicycle Ride To Support Red Cross Ends In SpringviUe For Na^vy Veteran 19May08 - At about 1:30 Thursday afternoon, Jeff Greene took a victory lap on his bicycle. It started at the intersection of Routes 240 and 39 just outside theVUlage of SpringviUe . He tarned right and went up Ne^wman Street — past 900 waving elementary school pupUs. Then he passed anoffier 500 middle school pupUs—^most wearing red in his honor He hooked a left onto North Street, then another left onto Buffalo Street, high-fiving the ffigh schoolers outside the buUding where he was a star stadent, atffiete and musician 11 years before. As he slowly pedaled the final 100 feet toward ffie gazeboffiFiddler's Green Park , the ffigh school's jazz band blasted mto ffie theme from "Rocky," and Greene — lookffig barely older ffian affighschool stadent himself— broke through a red crepe paper ribbon markmg ffie end offfisjourney. Greene walked through a crowd of elementary school pupUs from St. Aloysius School, slapping some more ffigh-fives with the second- and tffird-graders. As he walked by, a boy looked up, saying, "Boy,ffislegs must reaUy be tired." And, yes, after biking 4,500 mUes over the past two months, Greene's legs were tired. He had just fiffished a trek across the Uffited States — and managed to raise $13,616 for the Red Cross agencies in Buffalo and Omaha , Neb.,ffistwo home regions. Greene said he originaUy viewed the trip as a break point between ffis naval and civffian careers, but he wanted to make it more than that. And during ffis last station stop with the U.S. Navy, at its Strategic Command in Omaha , he had coorffinated ffis station's blood drive for the American Red Cross. So he decided to take contributions for the Red Cross, both in Omaha and in Buffalo , as he made ffis way by bike from Oceanside , CaUf., to SpringviUe — by way of Texas and AnnapoUs, Md. His goal was $10,000, with the money being processed through the Red Cross groups' Web sites andffisown (rideforred.com). Greene had made that kind of a trip before, in 1999 wdth a team of four feUow midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy and a support team traveUng by van. They made a continental crossing in 32 days, doing it for time. August 2008
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When he started tffis time on March 10, he was on ffis o^wn. "The first road I started out on, coming out of Oceanside , CaUf., was pretty hairy," he said. "It was a windy road. There was no shoffider on it. I was thinking, ff the rest of the roads are Uke tffis, I'm going to have some problems." And that was before he started across ffie desert and the southern Rockies . Before he ffit the Texas headwinds — when he had to break down and ffitch a ride because he knew he woffid never make ffis destination by dark. And before he got sick (sinuses) ffi Loffisiana . StiU, the trip was a ffieam voyage for Greene. He said he ffieamed of the sun sffiffing on ffis face and the wind wffipping past him as he spent tffiee years stationed mosdy underwater on a nuclear submarffie, ffie USS Key West. And by just a Utde after 1:30 p.m. Thursday, he had put 4,500 mUes beffind him, •with friends and strangers he had met along ffie way donating money. He said he was able to fond the trip himseff •with money he had saved, so aU of the donations coffid go to the charities. Greene, 28, is stffi single. "That's what aUowed me to do tffis probably," he quipped. His next stop? Back to Texas . He's headffig back for a career fair to see where ffis submarffie and nuclear engineering backgrounds wdU lead ffim. But it won't be by bicycle tffis time. • From a newspaper in Vermont: • Top Vermonters: JosUn, Barkhuff Are • State's Best NewVermonter produces surprise outcome in men's race Daniel Barkhuff wasn't expecting to be the first Vermont man to cross the Une at the 20th annual KeyBank Vermont City Marathon. Defenffing champion Rob Lukaskiewdcz of Rudand and marathon officials ffidn't either Barkhuff, 27, who moved from Virgiffia Beach ,Va., to Colchester last year, stole the show with a time of 2 hours and 35.30 rffinutes, good for 10th overaU. Questions about Barkhuff's residency rose shordy after marathon officials gave Lukaskiewicz the winner's medal. After a quick investigation, VCM ffirector Andrea Sisino concluded Barkhuff had Uved in Vermont since June, the miffimal requirement of 12 consecutive months needed to
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quaUfy for the Vermont ffi^vision. BurUngton 's Erik Malmstrom fiffished second (2:39.23), bumping Lukaskiewdcz to tffird (2:44.18).Essex's Nathan Fields took fourth (2:44.47) and AUen Mead nabbed fifth (2:46.45). "I guess they are going to give it to me," a joking Barkhuff said. There was no joking about Barkhuff's •winffing time, wffich shaved about seven rffinutes off ffis previous best. "This was by far the most fon I've had at a marathon — great course, great run and a great ataiosphere," said Barkhuff. Barkhuff, who ran on the U.S. Naval Academy track team, served in the mffitary before mo^ving to Colchester last summer to enroU in graduate school. As a student at the Uffiversity ofVermont, Barkhuff benefited from ffie use of the school's traiffing facffities during the cold months. "It was tough to train durffig ffie winter time, but UVM has a ffice indoor track." Lukaskiewicz, corffing off a "slow time" at the Boston Marathon in AprU, wanted to add another tide to ffis mantel, but Uke many, was surprised by Barkhuff. "I woffid Uke to try to come back next year," the Rudand resident said. • From another news source: • 21May08 - BETHESDA, Md., May 20, 2008 - Navy Ens. Sandra (Smith) McLaughUn coffid have gone to meffical school anywhere, aU expenses paid. But after a year at Yale Uffiversity's School of Mefficine, she felt she wasn't in the best place to prepare for a career treating combat casualties. "It ffidn't reaUy feel Uke a good fit," said McLaughUn, reflecting on a cUmate that, after the iffitial post-9/11 surge of patriotism, "isn't always favorable to the mUitary."With feUow U.S. Naval Academy graduates serving in harm's way, McLaughUn said, she felt comrmtted to becorffing the best mffitary doctor possible. So she transferred to an institution defficated to traiffing mffitary doctors, graduate nurses and other speciaUzed health care professionals for the unique chaUenges of mffitary mefficine: the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The university also trains meffical professionals for the PubUc Health Service, many who go on to serve with the Inffian Health Service. McLaugffiin was among 157 doctors, 25 nurses and more than 60 Ph.D.-trained meffical professionals to graduate over the weekend at USUHS, on the grounds of the National Naval Meffical Center here.
After recei^ving her meffical degree and a promotion to Ueutenant, McLaughUn is off to an internsffip at Naval Meffical Center Portsmouth,Va., before joiffing the fleet. "This is a fiffi-package program," she said of the USUHS curricffium, wffich blends a traffitional meffical education with operational mffitary traiffing. Stadents at the school get aU the academics and hands-on traiffing offered at any other accreffited meffical school, but also sometffing more, explained Dr. Charles Rice, uffiversity president. They're trained to be mffitary officers and leaders, able to provide top-notch meffical care in difficffit or austere conffitions."The school of mefficine trains its stadents to become the finest physicians in the largest, most sopffisticated hospitals in ffie mffitary health care system," said Dr. Larry LaughUn, dean of the uffiversity's F. Edward Hebert School of Mefficme."But what makes us uffique is ffiat we also tram our stadents to be able to practice good mefficine in bad places. And that's what sets us apart."The curricffium emphasizes subjects just touched on at many meffical schools: prevention, combat resuscitation, global infectious ffisease, humaffitarian assistance and meffical response to weapons of mass destruction. "We amplify tffis, because it's sometffing we beUeve our graduates wiU have to deal wdth," LaughUn said. • And from Josh Jabin: Ken Maroon ('01) and ffie former Aisha Moss were married on AprU 22, 2008 in HawaU. They had ffie wedffing wffile classes were going on so none of us coffid go but I sent a bUmp to ffie wedffing to make sure we had a pictare to put in Sffipmate.
Ken and Aisha
Congratulations Ken and Aisha! Jeff, Sandra, and Dan, awesome work guys. Take it easy, —John
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Hi Everyone, Anoffier fffil ffibox tffis monffi! As prormsed we wiU kick it off wdffi updates from Tom Radich and Dave Augustine. BoffiTom and Dave shoffid be back firom deployment by ffie time you aU receive your August effition of sffipmate. A big welcome home to everyone returffing fromffieirdeployments this summer! Dave writes: I "Greetffigs firom Liberia! Andre^w Privette and I are currendy here on lA as Military Observers wiffi the Uffited Nations. Anffiew is busy patroUffig the jimgles of southern Liberia wffile I am up in ffie mountains patroUffig the borders wiffi Sierra Leone and Guffiea.We spend most of our time traveUng to smaU viUages meeting •wiffi the local town leaders and reporting their needs and concerns to headquarters ffi Monro^via. For two submarmers, this assignment can't be farffier from what we are used to on the boat. The experience has been very rewardmg but it is not without its frustrations. Our Uving conffitions are pretty btatal and food can sometimes be an issue, especiaUy for Andrew who is gettffig close to ffis plebe summer weight. Living with international officers takes some adjusting to and getting work done can be trymg. But overaU it has been a very positive assignment. We have even gotten a chance to travel a bit visiting Ghana and Tanzania. We hope tffis message finds you aU weU wherever you may be. Best of luck and we look forward to readmg about your adventares." •
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Tom Raffich's update from Baghdad: • "Sffipmates, after being asked to give a Navy update from the sand box of Baghdad, I decided to turn to the combat camera team, that keeps bugging us to go on missions, to •write my article for me. After that course of action ffid not succeed it was on to plan B and the use of my Oceanography degree for some creative writing. As you can see by tffis article I have been spending too much time on rendering safe lEDs and not so much on post grad school. I am currently the OIC of EODMU EIGHT PLT EIGHT out of sunny SigoneUa, SicUy, (at least I hear it's sunny I have actuaUy offiy been there a Uttle over 3 months out of a 2 year tour). Nels Peterson retarned back to SigoneUa after a tour to Baghdad and shoffid be leaving for Det Crane, Inffiana next month. The offiy time I tffink I have seen Nels is on the tarmac in between deployments. Dan Tereshko, also out of Sig, is Uvffig la vida loco in Djibouti after ffis first deployment to Iraq about 8 months ago. I am sure that he was the first man caUed after that cruise Uner got ffijacked off the coast last week. Dan, I feel your pain and can't wait to have a cold one when we both get home. I am coming up on my 3 month mark supporting the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and we have been busy conducting over 400 combat missions and clearing 85 lEDs so far, but the good news is we have defiffitely hampered the enemy's abffity to conduct operations and tffings are slo^wing down after a hectic start. My wife Maggie is keeping her post-Na^vy seff busy with our son Thomas the IV and their many trips around Europe. Dina FriseUa has visited twice and helped them along with their travels. Maggie and Thomas TV are currently taking advantage of our hard earned Euros on a trip to Verona, Prague, and Budapest right now, I wish I could be there with them. Thomas is now 2 years old and I am told he has taken up a few of ffis dads traits, hke runffing around in circles and babbUng constantly to ffis mother. For some reason he often hkes to cUmb to the top of the couch and do swan dives. I'm not sure where he learned that. He has a soccer goal set up in the front yard and hopefoUy his ItaUan roots wUl take ffim to the next level. Trying to keep my head down and stay safe from the EFP's, snipers and mortar attacks, I personaUy think it is more Ukely to be in the crosshairs of the Army green over not
ground guiffing our JERRVs on the FOB after rffissions though. Whooaaaa. WeU, I have three more months to go and then it's off to shore Detachment Yorktown, Virginia in July. We aheady have plans to pick up Steve Cobos, his •wife AprU, and daughter IsabeUa on the way to home footbaU games tffis upcoming season. Steve completed deployments to Bahrain and Iraq and has now moved to Detachment Dalghren,Virginia. Go Navy, Beat Army!" •
Tom "The Warrior" Radich
The Radich Clan
We also received a great update from Fred Neubert. He wrote in to teU us about Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course in Yuma where he bumped into a slew of 2002 gratis:
• "HiaU, I just got back from another trip to the "Crossroads of Marine Aviation," a.k.a. the great American desert, a.k.a. MCAS Yuma,AZ. I bumped into so many '02 gratis I figured somebody ought to write in to Sffipmate about it. We were aU there for Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-08, wffich (you may know) involves MAGTF integration, some great flying, and 30 mUUon hard-earned tax doUars worth of spent foel and ordnance over seven weeks. Here's the rundown on aU the participants I noticed: I was an augment for the CH-53 ffivision. Dave Bachta was a CH-53 student. J.E.B. Bolen and Brian Psolka were CH-46 students. (It was good to catch up with J.E.B. and his wife Wendy, who flew in from Okinawa for graduation.) August 2008
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Ryan Fair was there •with the Huey ffivision, and Erik Boyce and John Coates were •with the Cobras. Mike Conte was flymg F-18s. I saw Pritha Mahade^van a couple times, but she was too busy to teU me why she was there. Brandon Neighbors was working TAC Support as a 53 pUot, alffiough I beUeve he spent most of ffis time playing Rock Band and caffing ffis wife. As far as non'02 gratis, I bumped into Ke^vin Szepe '00 one day, who's taking a break from 18s to work some sort of B bUlet on the West Coast.Troy CaUahan '99 and Matt Robbins '95 are CH-53 pUots stationed ffi Yuma at MAWTS-1. Crystal Speckmann '04 was, I tffink, coming tffiough ffie class as a comms stadent or sometffing. And after several confosed triple-takes, IfinaUyfiguredout that ffie odcUy farruUar-lookmg person workmg ffi MAWTS Safety must be Hope KeUy '03 's older sister. 1 apologize if I missed anyone else who was at ffie course ... but it was getting hard to keep everyone straight. In other news, 1 married the former Jen Troke three and haff years ago (I haven't done a good job of updating Sffipmate...), and we're expecting our first kid tffis November. Unfortanately, I'U be in Al Asad again around then. I'm stffi stationed at Kaneohe Bay, HI, so if anyone is ever out in Hawaii (or in Al Asad tffis faU), drop me a Une. Peace, Fred Neubert" • I also received a brief update that George Economou recendy lectured over 100 poUtical science stadents back at USNA; George is currendy a Marine InteUigence Officer serving in Iraq for the next 7 months. Word on the street is that he pro^vided a great analysis and a boots on the ground perspective of the Middle East Conffict and the OIF rffission. Stay safe George and thanks for the great pictare! Thank you aU for the great subrffissions tffis month and keep them corffing! In the meantime, it is August and I am sure that August means one thing, and one tffing offiy to aU of you: reform. And what 110
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woffid reform be •without a Utde Navy FootbaU? We have a new coach tffis season, but expect the same Navy footbaU resffits—wins!!! Our class taUgating efforts wiU continue in 2008, and Matt Walters and T Afford are looking for volunteers to man the grUl and ice down the kegs. If you want to help out, emaU them ASAP. As a class, we are pumping four major games: Rutgers, Homecoming, Notre Dame, and Army vs. Na^vy. Make plans to come back to AnnapoUs for one of these great games! FmaUy, special ffianks to our new Company Representatives. For those of you who are not aware, we have added a layer to our class organizational structure. AU 30 compaffies have a designated representative designed to aid ffi our commuffication to aU of you, help implement class-^wide rffitiatives and ensure we are on track to estabUsh 2002 as the legendary class ffiat we are! Check out www.usna2002.com to see ffieir names in prmt. Beat Army and see you at ffie taUgaters! -JuUa ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 96% PRES: LT Daniel Bailey VICE PRES: LT Dan Emmert TREAS: Capt Noelle Navas SEC'Y: LT Rick Mui E: navyclass2003@hotmail.com
are Uving near the staffium and stiU have to deal with people Uke Austin GuUett (in DC) crashing on their couch after a rough ffight at ACME. Kristin (Davidson) Hart and Ben Morris are wearing blue mesh shorts and yeUow tsffirts in the PE Department. Kristin and soon-to-be-Company-Officer Bryan Hart were married in October. Glenn Schatz is teacffing ffi PoU Sci and beUeve it or not, is about to lose his bachelorhood. Ben Frazier no longer wears the uffiform but he and ffis wdfe AUce are our next-door neighbors and stiU seasonticket holders for Navy FootbaU. Amy DesSureault recendy transferred from Norfolk to teach plebe EngUsh. Some, but probably not aU, from 2003 back at USNA are Shannon (Crites) Conklin, Supe's Aide Anne Gibbon, Jonathan Long, DanieUe (Yambao) Curtis, EmUy DuPont, Chris Turmel, Paul Duenas, and Glenn Richeson. Carlos Otero was recendy married to the vivacious Amber Ludwig in the most beautifiil of weddffigs that had friends from USNA and even BoyScouts that came from as far away as Japan,Texas, CaUforffia, Idaho, Florida and Massachusetts. The two of ffiem Uve in DTA and are on track to beat Jeremy Watkins' speed record towards completing the Rams Head card. About a year and change ago, I was married to ffie beautifffi Jenny Rieger. During our first year of marriage, I spent seven monffis on deployment, we moved from Kaneohe, HI to Edgewater, MD, got our new puppy, and are fortanate enough to be expecting our first baby in October. We cannot wait to see everyone at taUgaters tffis faU and look forward catcffing up — we even have our own 2003 Blue-and-Gold bUmp. •
This month we heard from two classmates. First, Mitch EUason wrote it firom back in AnnapoUs: • The Class of 2003 is starting to take back control of USNA. After three years and two WestPacs on a submarine in Pearl Harbor, I transferred back to Naptown to teach Plebe Leadership and have bumped into more than a few 03'ers. Ian Grasso, Carlos Otero and Mike Saunders join me in molding the future of the Na'vy in Luce HaU. Mike and wife Georgia actuaUy survived being hit by an F-150 truck. A broken neck and some stitches later, you cannot even teU it happened. Dan, MaiU, and new son, Makana, Neverosky
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After about 5 months, we boarded sffips deployed to Iraq. Chad is a marine heUand began our float back to the states. copter pUot now stationed as a ffight Upon retarffing to Camp Pendleton, school instructor inTX.The weddffig Red and I were both appointed XO's of suffered aU of the last minute compUcaour respective compaffies. After some tions of the average wedffing; for instance much needed leave I found out that my haff ofJUl's fanffiy came down with the battaUon had had enough of me and stomach flu the day before and rffissed the decided to give me up for a MTT. In rehearsal dinner. Tffis however, did not February '08, after offiy about 8 months stop the wedffing from being an elegant back in the states, I flew back over here to event worthy of its place in the top ten this Uttle sUce of heaven caUed Iraq. I am wedffings of 2008 (as rated by tffis George MordicaCOS), Neal Heaton ('03), Sarah Wood currently in the city of Basrah, serving as author).Though both the Na^vy and an operations advisor to an Iraqi Army Marine Corps were weU represented I battalion. The M T T experience is an knew I was in for a good time when I ffiteresting one, to say the least. It is very asked Jffi what the attire was and she hot and I'm not sure how much more responded,"NO UNIFORMS!" falafel I can possibly eat. With the excepAlso m attendance were Sara Walters tion of a few minor incidents, tffings have who was one of several lovely bride's been relatively quiet. I hope it stays that maids. The day after the wedffing Sara way. I am slated to retarn to Camp celebrated her first Mother's Day as a Pendleton in September, not reaUy sure of mother! Congratalations! Recendy back what I wdU be doffig once I get back. from Iraq with SEAL Team 1, Neal Having tffiee years on station, it •wiU be Jill (Ruddy) Bloomstine ('03), Neal Heaton('03) Heaton made the trip up from San time for me to execute orders elsewhere. Diego accompaffied by ffis beautifol long Ar^NUAL M E M B E R S H I P : 0 % Sometffing non-deployable and back on time girlfriend Sarah Wood. Although LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 9 3 % the east coast is what I'm lookffig mto. Neal made great use offfisBUDs trairung PRES: LIJG Lincohi Lukich What the heU is everybody eke up to? If he was stUl bested by Jffi's nephew ffi E: Lincoln.Lukich@vb.socom.inil you want sometffing pubUshed ffi here, VICE PRES: 1st Lt James Brobyn catcffing the garter toss. His girlfriend send it to my personal emaU account: TREAS: LTJC Joseph Zukowsky Sarah, however, had better luck catcffing SECY: LTJG Andrew Froistad macadool9@aol.com .Even ffwe ffidn't the bride's bouquet. Also recently back E: LukichL@lpdl3.navy.mil know each other at school please forward from Iraq, the final USNA representative me what you -wish to contribute, fficludother than myseff to make an appearance ATJNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% ffig pictares. I'U do my best to forward LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98% was George Mordica. After making ffis them to the people at SHIPMATE. marines proud at the open bar, George is PRES: LTJG John M. Burger Agaffi, apologies for not keepffig this the offiy one I know to actuaUy make a E: JohnMBurgei@hotmail.com tffing updated. I look forward to hearing disappearance at a wedding. Fortanately the VICE PRES: LTJG Jonathan Miller from you. Be WeU. John McLaughUn. E:JONATHON.BYRD.MlLLER Lord was onffisside and eventaaUy the @GMAIL.COM Deacon officiating the wedding found TREAS: LTJG Colleen Vote ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% George enjoying the weU kept lawn of SECY: IstLt John McLaughlin LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98% the reception site. Congratalations agaffi Greetings '05.1 guess I should take a PRES: LTJG Andrew Lukich Chad andJUl! • moment to apologize for leaving tffis E: andrewIukich@yahoo.com VICE PRES: LTJG Joshua Campbell column blank for so long. Honestly TREAS: LTJGJefl5-ey Foulds though, I coffidn't tffink of much to say SECY: LTJG Jamison Lupo other than I've been very busy, much Uke the rest of you. After the whole TBS/IOC HeUo, '06! Wow.. .two years haveflownby extravaganza, I reported to Echo smce we tffiew our coversffithe air, and Company 2nd BattaUon 4th Marines as a what a reason to celebrate! Wetting downs platoon commander Out of the seven across ffie country were held, as we appreother lieutenants with whom I reported, ciated our new ranks and new paychecks! offiy one other was from USNA, a feUow In San Diego, Latham Veenstra organ'05er I'm sure everybody in our class ized a weffing down at The PB Shore knows simply as "Red". Jared Redffinger Club, and aU the guys and galsffiPensacola of course, I beUeve from 16th Company. gathered for a bash as weU.The Charleston Red and I deployed with 2/4, he as a crew celebrated downtown at the Harbour George Mordica('03), Jill (Ruddy) Bloomstine ('03) platoon commander with Goff Company Grille, where Dave and Megan Faherty and I with Echo, aboard the 15th MEU and Jon Stockton planned qffite the from September '06 to June '07. Our party, to include a toast ofJohnme WaUcer battaUon was eventaaUy caUed forward in UPDATE YOUR PROFILE Blue Label for aU of the recent promotes! November of'06 to augment other units Thanks, Dave, Megan, and Jon, for aU of your Log into Online Community at usna.com not faring so weU throughout Al Anbar. effortsffimakuig it an awesome celebration! to update your profile when you visit.
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• The American Beacon,¥th 19,1829. ' Pinckney Pg. 96 ' Phone conversation with James Cheevers ofUSNA Museum,May 15,2008. ' Phone con, Mr. Cheevers ' American Naval Fighting Ships, Pg. 255 ' Dates on Beacon and Herald on microfilm checked by correspondence with Peggy Haile McPhilhps, Norfolk City Historian, at the Sargeant Memorial Room, Norfolk Pubhc Library.. ' Emmerson,John Cloyd. Tlie Emmerson Papers: Extractsfiomthe Norfolk and Portsmouth Newspapers. Vol. 4, 1829-1833. Portsmouth.VA 1945; copies held at Portsmouth Local History Room and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum. ' Brewington, Pg. 124-129. ' Navy Department, Naval Documents related to the Quasi- War between the United States and Froiice, Washington 1937. Pg. 408. ' Brewington, Pg. 53. ' Brewington, Pgs. 33-38. ' Brewington, pgs. 42-43. ' Enyc Brit.,Vo\. II Pg. 254,1987 ' Albertson, Robert Brooke. Portsmouth, Virginia. Arcadia Publishing, SC, 2002. Pg. 17. ' Cheevers. ' American Naval Fighting Ships ' American Society of Civil Engineers Memoir No. 190, "Peter Christian Asserson" ' Swartout.W. Norfolk Nai^'Yard: Copy of Log Book, 1864-1872; Logfiom 1872-1886. Handwritten copy of original logbook at Marshall W. Butt Library, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Portsmouth VA. ' Cheevers. ' Personal conversation with James Cheevers, 29 May 2008. ' Denig, Pg. 693. • Encyc Brit., 1987,"Tecumseh,"Pg.601 ' Cleveland Plain Dealer, 22 March, 1928; quoted in Sessions. ' Letter from USNA Museum Curator to Mr. John C. Widener in Jan 1970, held at USNA Museum, file 68.1 ' Contract with Mr. Widener for restoration dated March 2,1970; USNA Museum
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Alabama Alabama Chapter President: Scott Watson '83 1936 Cahaba Crest D , Birmingham.AL 35242 P: 205-999-3977; E: Swatson83@aoI.com
Vice President: Gordon Lawson '00 3301 Marlboro Dr., Birmingham, AL 35223 P: 205-969-8040; E: gordonmIaw5on@gmail.com
Huntsville Chapter LCDR Frederick N. Steiner '57, USN (Ret.) 1059Teenajo Dr., SE, Hunts\'ille,AL 35803-3907 H: 256-650-5423; E: navy5717th@aoI.com
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Vice President: Mrs. Carol Altom '95 2620 Indian Oaks Trail, Springdale.AR 72762 P: 479-756-3347; E: c_aItom@yahoo.com
Sec'y-Trea: Mr. Greg Stimis '68 42 aer\-aux Dr, Litde Rock, AR 72223 p: 501-868-7590; E: gsrimis@swbell.net
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and Rosie and Yolanda Johnson, '80. Newly elected chapter President Andy Kish presented outgoing President George Dolan with a special commendation from the Association Chairman, Adm. Carlyle A. H.Trost, for ffis leadership and ffiive in estabUsffing the Chapter and leaffing it through its first two years.
Arizona Chapter President:J. J. Skip Lind '75 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
California Los Angeles Chapter CDR StephanJ. Shatynski '83
Secretary:AMB Jack R. Binns '56 4240 N Larrea Ln.Tucson.AZ 85750 H: 520-886-9222; E: jmbinns@aoI.com
T h e chapter concluded its September June program year wdth a May 30 ffinner on the terrace at SkyUne Country Club, overlooking the city ofTucson.The sunset was spectacffiar, the Ubations generous, the conviviaUty outstanffing and the meal exceUent. Attenffing were: Jack and Martha Binns, '56; R o n Bishop, '57; George and Nancy Dolan, '57; Bob and Mirffi Tims, '57; Dave and Pat Stubbs, '58; Frank and Susan Hayes, '60; Rich and Sanffi Richey, '60; Dick and Marylyn Augur, '63; Len and Jana Eaton, '63;John and Linda Truesdale, '63; Denffis and Diane Lawrence, '64; Andy and Dianne Kish, '65; Ed and Peg Casey, '75; John McCarthy, '76; Ray and Kathy Green, '80;
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hosted last year by ffie West Point Society, was a happy occasion for ffie Navy side; we wdU host ffie joint event tffis year and anticipate a simUar outcome. Officers for ffie comffig year are: President, Andy Kish, '65;Vice President, Frank Hayes, '60; Secretary, Jack Bffins, '56; and Treasurer, R a y Green, '80. Frank Hayes '63 and Len Eaton, '63, j o m e d ffie Board, replacing Bob Tims, '57 and Cffiis Pahnenberg, '94. Those wisffing information regardmg the Chapter's acti^vities my consffit our website, w w w . U S N A . c o m / c h a p t e r s / US/souffiernarizona/, or contact President Kish or Secretary Binns.
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O u r Chapter continued to grow, and program activities expand. Among our most notable luncheon speakers this season were presentations by Dr.WUliam Boyington, of the Uffiversity of Arizona's Phoenix Mars Lander project (now on Mars) and its operations; and another, by Dr. Buddy Martin of the University's Mirror Laboratory, covered the Lab's unique processes wffich are producing the largest astronormcal glass mirrors in the world. Chapter members also had an opportanity to •visit the Lab and observe the actual casting and polisffing processes. O u r joint annual Army/Navy game party.
O n May 27, Steve Shatynski '83 succeeded R i c h Pace '63 as president of the Los Angeles chapter. R i c h , after four years at ffie LA heUn, recendy assumed the position of Chapter Trustee to ffie National Association, succeeffing Joe Koch,'57.The attached photo shows Rich presenting Steve wiffi the president's gavel, symboUc of Steve's new office. Steve brings a wealth of experience to ffis new position as head of ffie chapter. He served for several years on ffie chapter's Board of Directors and was officer m charge of ffie Chapter's very successfiil 2008 Army -Na'vy dinmg out event. Steve is a former Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) and a
current Chartered Retirement Planffing Counselor ;md Certified Financial Manager wiffi ffie weU known foiancial services company, MerrUl Lynch. Steve has served as a PubUc AffaUs Officer m ffie reserves after leaving active duty, and currendy holds the tank of Commander, U S N R . H e has been a Blue & Gold Officer ffi Los Angeles and Orange Counties for about 15 years. Steve and his wdfe MeUssa have two chUchen, Stephan (11) and Stephaffi (7).They are active m Scoutmg and ffi ffie commuffity of Brea. The Chapter Board of Directors wishes Steve "fair winds and foUowdng seas" in his new position, and looks for\\'ard to continued success under ffis leadersffip.
Jutie 2008 Orange County Luncheon T h e Orange County Luncheon was held on Tuesday, June 10,2008, at the Santa Ana Elks Club. O u r speaker tffis month was C A P T Jo Dee Jacob U S N Ret. Jo Dee came from a Navy famUy (father Buck Caffin '42) and served as an officer in the Na^vy for 27 years after graduating from coUege and O C S . Her last two Navy assignments were as Chief of Staff at the Naval Academy and Cffief of Staff for the Marianas in Guam. After she retired from the Navy in 2001, Jo Dee was ffired as the Executive Director of the Girl Scouts for San Diego and Imperial VaUey. Jo Dee compared the simUarity of serving as a Naval Officer and serving as Executive Director for the Girl Scouts. Her Navy traiffing has proved to be just what is needed to be successfffi in her present job. She also told us about Operation Thm Mint, the program to provide Girl Scout Cookies to our service m e n in the combat zone. Smce 2001, the San Diego Girl Scout Mitch Marich '71, Frank Taylor '37, Joe Koch '57, CouncU has sffipped over 27 containers fiUl Colin McKenzle '77, Bob Rogers '54, Uoyd Hoover '49, of Girl Scout Cookies to our troops. Tim Mahoney '49 Apparendy the Girl Scouts tffink ffigffiy of former Naval Officers to be the paid heads of their orgaffization.
T h e class with the most classmates present was '53 •with 3 classmates.We welcomed back Buck CatUn '42 and Walt Stevens '43 w h o had not joined us in a very long time. Those attending the luncheon included: BUI McReynolds '41, Buck and Bobbi CatUn '42,Walt Stevens '43 and ffis Steve Shatynski '83 receives President's gavel from daughter Nora Kanoy, R i c h Crane '47, Al Enderle '52, Bob LoweU '53, Ed Petersen Rich Pace '63 '53,Joe Zebrowski '53, DonAlser '56, Joe May 2008 San Gabriel Valley Lutuheon and Mary Jane Koch '57, Dave Stffier '57, Seven alumffi gathered at Mirffi's Joe Casasanto '59, Bob Currie '59, Gray Restaurant in Monrovia for our May Farley '61, Jim T h o r n t o n '63, Skip Storey fourth Thursday luncheon. Those present '65,JackJeweU '66, Steve Andres '67, Jim mcluded Frank Taylor '37, Lloyd Hoover Lirffing '77, Mike Mahoney '82, Steve '49,Tmi Mahoney '49, Bob Rogers '54, Shatynski '83, Fred and Pat Sendra C G A Joe Koch '57, Mitch Marich ' 7 1 , and '56, and C A P T Jo Dee Jacob U S N Ret. CoUn Mackenzie '77. Joe gave a report on AU alumni in the area are always ffie recent Board ofTrustees meeting in welcome to join us at the Orange County Annapolis as weU as a report on what has luncheons which are held on the second been happeffing in the yard concerning Tuesday of the month at the Santa Ana the physical plant of the Academy as weU Elks Club, 212 Elk Lane, Santa Ana, CA. as the Ogle HaU Enhancement Project. As Future Luncheons usual, sea stories were told about the good A u g u s t 2008 - Captain Mike Manazir times when we were aU young and foolU S N , C O of the N I M I T Z C V N - 68, ish. It was a smaU group, but very frienffiy. wffi be our speaker. Any alumffi w h o are in the San Gabriel VaUey the fourth Thursday of each m o n t h Monterey Bay Chapter are encouraged to join us at Mirffi's in President: John A. Alich '64 Monrovia for a D u t c h treat lunch. Corr. Sec'y: Jim Egerton '56 E: usnaaa_mry@pacbell.net
Sacramento Chapter President: Mr. Dennis P.Joyce '61 \>: 916-631-8110; E:djoycel961@hotmaU.com
Vice President: Dr. Terry Broum '67 P: 530-676-0327; E: t\vbrown@innercite.com
Secretary: Mr. Steve Berg '66 P: 916-359-8811; E: reelberg@5urewest.net
Treasurer: Mr. Jitn D'Orso '52 P: 916-771-8950; E:jndo@surewest.net
Joe Drachnik '43, Stan H o g s h e a d '43, John Haynes '55, G e o r g e Martin '55, B e n M o n t o y a '58, Pete KieflFer ' 6 1 , Corky Guenter ' 6 1 , Mardis Goers '66, Steve B e r g '66, Frank Blake '68 and Larry Smith, U S M A '62 Steve Berg, as ranking chapter officer, caUed for flag salute and sound off. It was noted that 4 classes tied for attendance honors •with 2 men each. Steve then suggested that aU hands N O T selected as Distinguished U S N A Graduate please remain seated, wffile aU those w h o HAVE been so selected, please stand. After much coaxing, we were able to entice Rear Adrffiral Ben Montoya to take the floor whUe he was peppered •with questions and accolades. Ben's biggest ffisappoffitment was that, due to ffis eyesight, he was not able to join ffis classmates in servffig at sea and on the firing Une. It appears to us that Ben took lemons and made lemonade... Among ffis accompUshments wffile in the C E C , Ben buUt a runway "so big even John McCain coffid ffit it." H e talked about the recogffition ceremony m Memorial HaU, foUowed by meetings •with rffids w h o asked questions of aU members of tffis year's D G induction class, such as "Why ffid you come to U S N A in the first place?"The answer •was ffiat we came for various reasons, and none expected to stay for 30 years, "but tffis place does something to you." Another question was, "What do you do ff you can teU that juffior officers haven't got what it takes."The naval officers provided nuanced responses laced •with deUcately measured meanffigs.The marine inductee, on the other hand, blundy responded, "Get rid of'em." H e went on to explain, "I don't want someone leaffing my men w h o can't do it." Ben served as Chief of Naval Engineers while on active duty, and is n o w on the NASA advisory councU. H e explains, "We're a bunch of do-gooder meddlers..."An extended summary of Ben's accompUshments can be found in a recent edition of "Sffipmate." After we let Ben off the hook, an extended round of applause showed our appreciation of ffis contributions, and our pride to have him as a member of our chapter.
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CHAPTER NEWS George Martin entertained us •wiffi an explanation of ffis "can •wiffi a band," and Corky described ffis recent •visit to ffie Kennedy Space C e n t e r His advice: take the simffiated ride! Anoffier chapter member infficated he wdU be •visiting Disney World Orlando •with ffis famUy soon, and Corky said, "TeU Goofy Captam Cork said heUo!"
San Diego Chapter President: Mike Mowins '79 W: 760-602-0857; H: 760-02-0884 E: president@usnaaasd.com
Corr. Sec'y: Gary Gnty '99 P:858-551-9457 E: gary.ray@ubs.com Web site: www.usnaaasd.com
May 2008 Luncheon O u r guest speaker for May's luncheon was Lieutenant Commantier Shelby Baecker '98. L C D R Baecker graduated wdffi a Bachelor of Science in History from the Uffited States Naval Academy in 1998. H e recendy completed a tour as Commanffing Officer of Patrol Coastal Crew E C H O . Durffig ffis C o m m a n d tour he deployed to the N o r t h Arabian Guff, embarked in USS W H I R L W I N D (PC 11), and conducted Critical Infrastructare Protection of ffie Iraqi oU terminab ffi support of Operation I R A Q I F R E E D O M . Shelby presented the chapter wdth a fascffiating account of ffie Iraq War from the perspective of ffie Patrol Coastal navy. Plebe Recognition Dinner C o n t m u m g a long traffition, on Thursday, 29 May 2008, the San Diego Chapter of the U S N A Alumffi Association hosted our annual ffinner to honor the newly appointed soon-to-be rffidsffipmen of the Class of 2012 and prospective members of 2013. O n e hunffied alumffi, parents and current rffidsffipmen gathered at the Admiral Baker Clubhouse to welcome 19 new Plebes of ffie Class of 2012, plus 5 new NAPSters and 2 N A Foundation canffidates for 2013. T h e new members of the Class of 2012 and prospective '13 showed themselves to be the type of excellent young people w h o •wUl carry on the traffitions of exceUence ffi academics, sports and character development to become ffie fotare leaders of our Na^vy and Marme Corps. Members of seven decades of gratis were present. San Diego Chapter members once agaffi came forth wdth outstandmg participation ffi pro^vidmg donations to host our mcorrung rffidsffipmen. Chapter President, Mike Mowdns '79 and Myron Hemmg '62 Blue and Gold Area Coorffinator presided over the evenffig's festi^vities.
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NAVNET NAVNET is a networkmg venue for U S N A gratis, as weU as anyone else. The group convenes every third Friday atTreUises Garden GrUI ffi ffie Town & Country Hotel & Resort on Hotel Circle. It's "come as you are" and "pay as you go." They average 30 + for breakfast, so ff you are ffi ffie market for a new career or a moti^vated "new hire," check it out. For information, contact T o m H a m m o n s '71, phone (858) 538-9824, emaU t)hammons@aol.com. USNA Happy Hour The U S N A Happy H o u r is a networkmg event for U S N A alumffi at Karl Strauss Brewery Gardens on ffie second Wednesday of every monffi. The gaffiering offers a social seffing for ffie exchange of busmess ideas, and buQdmg professional and personal relationsffips among gratis. C o m e out and have a drink and some appetizen •wiffi us, meet professionals finm offier classes, or get back m touch •wiffi old sffipmates! For information and to RSVP, contact Gary Gray '99 at (858) 551-9457 or garygray@ubs.com.
San Francisco Chapter President: James Ryan '86 E: james@peisales.com
T h e SF Chapter held our montffiy luncheon on May 15. Dave Matffisen, West Point, Class of'91, gave a presentation on "A PortfoUo Manager's View on the Outiook in Technology". Dave ffiscussed some of the next generation tech- nologies and potential appUcations for these technologies. In attentiance were: Raymond Burkley '60, Lee Pekary '63, Mike HanseU' 74, Michael Mahre '81,JeffAsher'81, Marty M c M a h o n ' 9 2 . Also, we made a smaU donation to ffie Oakland Mffitary Institate recendy. We partnered wiffi the West Point Alumffi group here in San Francisco. It was in ffie form of a ceremoffial beU. I want to ffiank aU of our members for their continued support wffich aUows us to support worthy causes Uke O M I !
Santa Barbara Chapter Pres: CDR Wiiliatn J Stewart '63, USNR (Ret.) 1617 Las Canoas Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 H: 805-962-0703; E: tenbears@silcom.com
Secretary: Cam Vantrease '70 E: cam_v@sbcglobal.net
Colorado Colorado Chapter CAPT Daniel Branch Jr. '59, USN (Ret.) 555 Apollo Dr., Boulder, CO 80303-5002 H: 303-499-0337; E: dbranchjr@aol.com Web site: www.usna.com/Chapters/US/ Colorado/default.hmi
Connecticut Connecticut Chapter Raymond Boyd '73 89 Davis Dr., Guilford, CT 06437 P: 202-453-9439; E: raymond.boyd@ansys.com
WeU, just as I prefficted in the last Chapter news input, we are n o w in the midcUe of ffie first heat wave of the summer season and it isn't even officiaUy summer yet! WhUe ffie weather ffi Connecticut has surely changed, not much else has since my last writing in May. O u r June 19ffi meeting feataring C D R J a m i e Sands, '92, as our guest speaker ffi TrumbuU, has not yet occurred as of tffis writing, so ffiere is notffing to report on ffiat front. DetaUs of tffis meeting wdU be included in next month's news. Action items assigned at the last Board of Director's meeting at R a y Boyd's house in GuUford are being pursued by the action officers and resffits wdU be reported w h e n received and approved. Given that tffis is a "slow news" time of ffie year, (and I am suffering from •writer's block) I can offiy tffink of one tffing worth reiterating. It is critical that aU U S N A graduates resident •witffin ffie State of Connecticut insure ffiat ffieir personal information is up-to-date in the database maintained by our parent Alumffi Association at -www.usna.com. I say ffiat tffis is critical because our current Chapter leadersffip is embarked on an effort to "reach out and serve" aU graduates withm the state. T h e primary means of acffieving tffis is -via e-maU and our state database is offiy as good as the information contained in the U S N A AA database. So please consider updating your information at ffie earUest opportuffity. At last check, it -was ffiscovered that we are unable to c o m m u fficate wdffi nearly haff of ffie graduates w h o Uve within ffie state. Please help us improve tffis sitaation. W h e n our President, R a y B o y d , '73, attended the Chapter President's meeting in AnnapoUs in AprU, he reported ffiat ffie new NAVY FootbaU Coach addressed ffie assembled group. R a y said ffiat ffie coach was pleased and proud to have been chosen for the j o b and gave a very optimistic assessment of the team's fotare. So bring o n Air Force, Army and Nottre Dame!! Dave Boyti, '59
Pensacola Chapter LCDR Kurt D. Woltersdorf '84 USN (Ret.)
Delaware Delaware Chapter Mr. Frank S. "Nick" Carter HI '70 PO. Box 462; Lewes, DE 19958-0462 H: 302-644-4838; E: rack.carter@verizon.net
Florida Fort Lauderdale Chapter President: Walter Telmo Ortega '59 PO Box 4593, HollTOood . FL 33081 E: w32422002@yahoo.com; P: 305-297-6260
VP Programs: William Weiler '65 E: wilh\-eiler@aoI.com; P: 954344-4513
VP Membership: Dave Yablunosky '84 E: dyablunosk\-@bellsouth.net; P: 954-234-1070
Secretary: Brian Kling '99 8841 NW 78th Place # 423 Tamarac, FL 33321 E: Bnan_iamg@ml.com; P: 954-907-7529
Treasurer: Rob Gillette '90 E: rgillette@centexconstruction.com P:951 III 6782
Gainesville Chapter CAPTJ Michael Smith '61, USNR (Ret.) 10424 SW 41st PL, Gainesville, FL 32608 H: 352-376-6611;W: 352-376-3301 E: mickey@acceleration.net
Jacksonville Chapter CAPT Michael O. Boms '70, USN (Ret.) 1185 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@bell5outh.net
Sec'y: Sergei Kowalchik '67 E: sergei@bellsouth.net
Naples-Fort Myers Chapter President: Robert Shearer '58 3900 Ish Cuidad Ct., Naples, FL 34190 P: 239-596-2460; E: rUss58@swfla.rr.com
Secretary: Roger Rotondi '57 E: RHROTO@YAHOO.COM
Orlando Chapter President: Robert J. "Beetle" Bailey '70, USNR (Ret.) c/o 4817 Hgwood Lane, Orlando, FL 32808 P: 407-272-1902; bbailey_70@honnail.com
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
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and Catherme Brooks, Mike Clapsadl (71), Dick (70) and Celeste Folga, R o n (86) E: PColaUSNAAA@bellsouth.net andWUma Frederick, Tom (71) andTerri National Trustee: CAPT Glenn Montgomery '71 Hoffman, Jack (57) and Jan Horsefield, USN (Ret.) Rick (74) and Alana Jensen, Gary (75) and 1152 Ceylon Ct. Gulf Bieeze, FL 32563 Tammy Jones, Jim Kirby (69), Si (53) and C: 850-449-2510;W: 800-332-1411 E monty4gb@aol.com Peggy Kitder, Kathy McCartan (85), Lou (52) and Helen McMUlan, Momca Mondlock Greetings and salutations from the (07) Bert (81) and Stephame Oram, Pete R e d n e c k Ri^viera (aka Pensacola).With Perez (82) and famUy, BiU (53) and Scottie impenffing arrival of summer as indicated Ramsey, Brad Robinson (83), Fred (81) by warmer temperatares and the graduaand Patty Srffith, Gordon (43) and Maggie tion of the Class o f ' 0 8 another season has Snyder and guest Barbara Martin, Ed come and gone. T h e Pensacola Chapter Turner (81),MarkTuzo (52),PBWaU (44) however was busy up to the end (and a and guest Susie Cooper, Kurt (84) and httie beyond) with acti^viries. First up was Mary Woltersdorf, and Carlos (87) and ffie montffiy luncheon, again held at Rita Zengotita. Special guests to the Pig Skopelo's on the Bay. Local raffio talk Roast included new Youngster Bob show host, Luke M c C o y was the guest GuUfoyle (11) and parents BiU and Jan, speaker. M r M c C o y is a former Marine SUvia and Kristen Lassen,Vicki Fletcher, and talked about ffis experiences wdth the Leonard and Doris Longhenry, and Glen Marines and also about issues of local and EUen Kawamura. interest. Attenffing tffis event was: Steve The final bit of chapter news was the Blackmon (82), Pete Booth (56),Tom election of a new slate of chapter officers Brandon (62), Bob Bandon (72), Paffi for the next two years. Kurt Woltersdorf Brooks (58),Tim Daseler (84), Lamar (84) was elected President and Jim Kirby Dixon (52), Bob (52) and Elnora (69) was elected Vice President. Kurt is Feffingham, Dick (70) and Celeste Folga, going to have some big shoes to fiU as Tom Frizzel (86), Skip Furlong (56), BUI outgoing president Dick Folga (70) has Hippie (52),Tom Hoffinan (71), Rick proved to be an inspiration to the Chapter. Holzknecht (78),Jack (57) and Jan
Horsefield,John Kane (68), Si Kitder (53), D o n (50) and MaryAnn Long, Bffi Maxson (52), Mike McCrabb (78),Jerry McGaugh (57), Glenn Montgomery (71), Bert O r a m (81),A1 Pickert (47), BUI (53) and Scottie Ramsey, Jim (82) and Barbara (82) Righter, Brad Robinson (83), Clark R o o k (57),Jeddy R u i z (83), Lou Sarosdy (51), Gordon Snyder (43),John Stein (65), Ed Turner (81),PBWaU (44), Larry Warrenfeltz (75),Bob WUmer (54), Kurt (84) and Mary Woltersdorf, John Woodward (54), Carios (87) and Rita Zengotita, Dick Rader (USAFA), and Jim Foss (Parent). T h e final event of the year was the annual Pig Roast held on 07 June. T h e pig roast has been a traffition •with tffis chapter for five years and is a great way to fiffish off the year. T h e Chapter feels that tffis is a great opportaffity to congratulate returning members of the Class o f ' 0 8 back to Pensacola and to introduce to the chapter the local area inductees to the Class of'12. N e w members of the Class o f ' 1 2 include: Colton Kawamura, Matthew Lassen, Joanna Lee, and Dustin Longhenry. Other chapter members in attendance at the Pig Roast were: Pete Booth (56), Paul (58)
New Inductees Class of '12 L to R: Joanna Lee, Colton Kawamura, Matthew Lassen and Dustin Longhenry
New Plebes getting the gouge from "seasoned" grads Jim Kirby and Kurt Woltersdorf
Space Coast Chapter LCDR Milton E. Burdsall '56, USNR 7465 Cypress Bend Manor,Vero Beach, FL. 32966 P: 772-299-4347; E: miltandpat@msn.com
Suncoast Chapter Clifford P. Bermann '45 3240 Lake Pointe Blvd #324, Sarasota, FL 34231 E: pIcwec@aoI.com
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Secretary/Communications: Perry Dempsey '72 E: dempseypw@msn.com www.usna.com/Chapters/US/fl/tampabay/
T h e Tampa Bay Chapter met at the new venue (first Wednesday of each month) of CDB's Southside on West Shore BLVD, between EucUd and El Prado.Ten of us assembled upstairs to discuss chapter matters wffile enjoying privacy, great food, and great service. The alumffi in attendance were: C A P T B u d Alexander '56; Warren H a h n '60, John Babka '65, Gary Polansky '69, Mark Krivonak '71, Perry D e m p s e y '72 , D u a n e Lafont '78, Lowe Pruitt '78 (first timer), Steve Swift '87, and James Baynard '01 (ffist timer). T h e topics of ffiscussion included the recent success of the Tampa Chapter of the Na^vy League honoring incorffing appointees to sea service acaderffies includffig Na^vy (five appoffitees), the overwhelming success of the N A V Y Army goff match, changes in the chapter officers, and upcorffing events. The N A V Y / A r m y Goff Match was a great success. First, we w o n the contest with an over (under)-whelrffing average score of N A V Y 74.3 to A R M Y 74.6 (for non-goff enthusiasts, the low score wins). T h e Navy fleet that set saU from the Feather Sound Country Club Goff Course included: B u d Alexander '56, Mac Fossett '58, Al C o i n s ' 6 1 , D i c k Petrucci '61, Wally Guthrie ' 6 1 , D o n Coughlin '62, D o n Freese '63, Mike J a c q m i n '63, Ollie D o n e l a n '63, Russell J o h n s o n '67, J i m Aldrich '67, John Knapp '68, T o m Mitchell '69, Gary Polansky '69, Keith Winters '69, R i c h B r o w n '69, Kirk Barker '77, John K a m e n '77, Larry D a u g h e r t y '86, D a v e L o n g '86, Eric C o l e m a n '87, Hal Perdew '92, Wade Evans '92, and Laura Tillinghast '97 (playing with her dad, Sta Tiffinghast). Perry Dempsey is being phased in as the new secretary, as Steve Swift relaxes and reUnquishes most of his timeconsurffing duties. Steve wiU maintain the e-maU distribution Ust and the regular e-mail contact. We aU thank Steve in ffis tireless contributions to the chapter We recently attended a good-bye, fareweU party on the departare of
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Len LaPorta '87 and ffis wffe Sarah as they head north to pursue their careers. Len wffi be sorely missed here. Fair winds and foUowing seas. Mate. Dues are stUl being coUected and are appreciated! Annual dues of $20, or $150 Ufetime, may be maUed to our treasurer, Pete Leniart '66, at P Q B o x 15824, Clearwater, FL 33766. T h e dues help our endeavors to accompUsh our chapter's rffission and that of the Academy. We reap countless more rewards from these dues than what we pay. Upcoming events: AUG -Possible tour of N O A A facffities at MacDUlAFB. 9 O C T — Founder's Day— Feathersound C C . Warren Hahn Action Officer 1 N O V -Veterans'Appreciation Day in Clearwater—Pete Leffiart '66 Action Officer. 6 D E C — A r m y - N a v y Game. [Army has lead—won't be at Rayjay Stadium.] See you next monffi (CDB's Soutliside)!
Georgia Atlanta Chapter President: Miuh Rowland '71 4 Pinegate Court; Peachtree City, Georgia 30269 E: grumpymitch@yahoo.com; C: 770-487-9746 W: 770-846-6427
Secretary: Pies Bruce '77 E: ples.bruce@yahoo.com; P: 404-344-6389 Web site: ww\v.usnaaaa.com
Hawaii Honolulu Chapter President: CAPT Steve Colon '81, USNR (Ret.) 115 Kaapuni Dr, Kailua, HI 96734 P: 808-265^253; E: 5Colon@1981.usna.com
Sec'y: Elizabeth Cianci '02 E: EIizabeth.Cianci@ferguson.com
Idaho Northwest Chapter Col. Kenneth WMoore '66, USMC (Ret.) 31048 E. Hayden Lake Rd., RO. Box 2020, Hayden, ID 83835-7059; H: 208-772-7494 E: i35hawk@sisna.com
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Illinois Chicago Chapter CDR Fredrick WWeber '75, USNR (Ret.) 2134 Evert Ct., Northbrook, IL 60062-6612 H: 847-559-9381;W: 312-845-3444 Fred.Weber@2comm.com Website: www.usna.com/chapters/us/illinois/chicago
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Michiana Chapter President: CDR John (Chris) Haizlip '72, USN (Ret.) Organizer and Master-of-Ceremonles Gary Polansky '69 15246 Longford Dr, Granger, IN 46530 H: 574-273-2939; E: CHaizhp@aol.com
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Philippines Chapter President:Jose "Roy"Roilo
4/F Crowntop Condominiuni Drtigas Ave., Greenhills, San Juan H:726-8134 917-539-5095 (NSC) 927-6271; fa.x: 928-6029 E: gogo@golez.com
Costa Rica ClaudioA.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
Chapter netvs: A-Chapter President attended the May USNAAA C H A P T E R P R E S I D E N T S MEETING and stayed as a "Ustener" to ffie B O T meeting. Vet)- pleased to report on the resffits of visit and iffibrmation received on ffie progress of both institations (USNA and USNAAA). Hopeftffiy the Mission of USNAAA and our leaders wdU n o w be ffie means to stir us towards our c o m m o n goals for ffie good of our Alma Mater. B-Two canffidates from Costa Rica have been accepted to U S N A , Class of 2012.Timely actions by Dave C h u r c h at Alumffi House and C o a c h Kennedy, secured these two outstanffing canffidates in the face of strong bids from several coUeges and most important from West Point. They are qffite a case smce it is very imusual to have two Mids. from ffie same foreign country ffi one class and let alone brothers. Needless to say the fact that they are well qualified academically and members of ffie Costa Rican National soccer teams (youffi) made them strong canffidates. C - Costa Rica???....Great place was ffiere... These words upset yours truly... .but they also show our c o m m o n trait o f ' n o t wanting to impose". We have around 12 Chapter members, not a great number B U T we would love to hear and if possible help Alumffi when you visit our Country. Make sure to send an e-maU, note or caU when you need anytffing or come for work or fon. Tourism is great here and so is our hospitaUty. So, contact us! Beat....the Woopoos (is tffis PC?) Claudio Pacheco '64
Guam Chapter CAPT Noel M. Enriquez '84, USNR P.O. Box 26849, GME Barrigada, GU 96921-6849 H: 671-472-9629; HFax: 671-472-1966 C: 671-777-9629; E: NME@1984.usna.com
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Secretary: Vincent Sibala '93 O / N - l H Q Philippine Navy (pma92) 2335 Roxas Blvd., Manila P: 919-354-5846; E: pastilan@hotmaiI.com
Last 25 May, we got a quoted news on the graduation of two new U S N A grads with the Class of 2008: • Two Fffipinos, John Berjuega of Catanduanes and Carl Catalan of Dumaguete, and 14 other foreigners from 10 ffifferent countries graduated from the U S Naval Academy. They were among 1,037 cadets w h o received their ensign's bars on Friday from the prestigious academy at AnnapoUs, about an hour's ffiive from Washington D C • A m o n g those w h o traveled to AnnapoUs to see the newly rffinted FiUpino ensigns were Capt. R o l a n d o R e c o m o n o P N , naval attache at the PhiUppine Embassy in Washington, and Capt. ZyrU Carlos P N , w h o later graduated from the U S Naval War CoUege, Newport, R h o d e Island after a 10-month advanced course on jomt operations and strategy formulation. C h u c k Agustin'60 immediately commented: • Time ffies fast indeed. I can remember John and Carl, members of P M A Class 2007, when the U S N A P H I L hosted a despedida party for the 2 P M A yearUngs at N D C P 4 years ago prior to their departure for U S N A • We saw an interesting bit of information from the Academy Forum about famous songstress Lea Salonga singing with ffie U S M A Cadet Glee Club. See: h t t p : / / •www.youtabe.com/watch?v=niLCmVels 5io wffich made R o y Golez'70 remark: • Looks Uke she didn't know there's a much better service academy glee club. • C h u c k Agustin'60 mused on Lea: • She's good as usual... I met her w h e n she was I think about 12 years old, w h e n she sang a few numbers during the Chief of Staff AFP's
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hosting of a dinner for the PffilippinesU S Mutual Defense Board way back in 1975. Even the great Pilita Corrales, w h o emceed, knew she was going places. Those w h o are asking " w h o is she?" please click on.' http://wwrw.filipinoweb.com/leasalonga. html, http://wrww.leasalonga.com/ and http://en.^wikipedia.org/^wiki/Lea_Salonga. • N e w p o r t resident Joe Matais'60 added, on seeing Chuck's comment: "What is this "...way back in 1975"? It wasn't that long ago, was it?" WeU, Joe was then with JUSMAGPHIL but he adrffits that he missed the C a m p Aguinaldo occasion C h u c k was talking about, and blames his boss, w h o did not bring him along. D u r i n g those days, Joe would often drop by C a m p Aguinaldo and try to get Benny Lomotan'60 and Chuck for a quick lunch at the J U S M A G Club nearby or the officers club at C a m p Aguinaldo. Congratulations, Dan Gruta'86 News of D a n Gruta'86's promotion was weU received and many expressed their congratulations. Mike A g u d o ' 8 0 last 10 June reported: • It was a privUege and honor to witness the promotion ceremony of our very own Dan Gruta.The ceremony was held at SPAWAR last Saturday Rear Adm. Rodriquez, Dan's commanding officer, remarked that to reach 0 - 6 in the Engineering Duty Officer commuffity is a taU order and Dan was selectee because of his leadership. Dan, congratulations again and more power to you. Congratulations, R e a Dacanay'05 • By the time tffis comes out would have already exchanged vows •with Andres Juarez, scheduled to be held at ffie Manila Cathedral at 1430 on 14 June, with reception to be held at the Coconut Palace, about a mile away from ffie PhUippme Na^vy Headquarters. Congratulations, R e a and Andy!
Tokyo Bay Chapter CDR Nolan D. Villarin '82, USNR PSC 473 Box 990, FPO Ap 96349-0990 O: DSN243-7437; Comm: OH-81-46-816-7437 E: villarin@c7fnavy.mil
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Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter Captain Gregory Reinhardt '79, USNR (Ret.) 712 Talon Place, LouisWIle, KY 40223 E: capt,ungreg@insightbb.com; H: 502-244-7707
Louisiana New Orleans Chapter Pres: LCDR Daniel G. Musmanno '73, USNR 13295 Highway 23, Belle Chase, LA 70037-4107 H: 504-656-7597; C: 504-717-6401 E; daimiusmanno@cniaaccess.com
Maine Portland Chapter Jeffrey Peters '85 7 Sumac Dr., Brunswick ME 04011 H: 207-729-7306;W: 207-443-5576 E: jpeters@preri.com
Michigan Detroit Chapter Arthur WBryant '66 1811 HoUy^vood Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1311 H:313-885-2174;F:313-881-2333 E: lynorart@comcast.net
O n 6 June we held our montffiy lunch at T h e Ten Eyke Tavern in T h e Dearborn Inn. T h e attendance was low, wffich can be attributed to the fact that the whole city was at the Parade for our Staffiey C u p Champion Detroit R e d Wings. Pictared here are two of our members present at the lunch wearing t-sffirts from resent past Staffiey C u p Championsffips in 1997 and 2002.
Maryland Annapolis Chapter President: CAPT Michael Fierro '82 1 Kinkaid Rd., AnnapoUs, MD 21402-10502
Secretary :Jenn Stillings '96 145 Lehman Ct., AnnapoUs, MD 21409-5483 E: jenn@worldawake.net
Minnesota
Baltimore Chapter CDR Steve G.Young '84, USNR c/o Moi^an Stanley 11311 McCormick Rd., Hunt Valley 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/Treas: CDR Dave Lovelady, USN '66 (Ret) P: 410-822-7748; DEL@DLoveladyNet 29425 Andrew LN, Easton, MD 21601-6223
Frederick Chapter John M. Heiges '59 13502 West Oak St.,Mt.Airy,MD 21771 H: 301-798-0045; E: JMHEIGES@nisn.com
Secretary: Dan T.Altomare '88 E: AltomareDT@worIdkitchen.com
Greater Southern Maryland Pres: Michael DeManns '73
Marie Demel '89 and Jim Bianchi '81
Chapter
Briscoe Cove, RO. Box 277, Compton, MD 20627 P: 301-476-7028;Website: http://www.navyalumni.org
Massachusetts Boston Chapter Kevin S. Clancy '69 42 Curtis St., SomerviUe. MA 02144 P: 617-821-5879; E: ksclancy@niac.com
Upper Midwest Chapter Pres: LtCol Alex Plechash '75, USMC (Ret.) 475 Highcroft Rd.Wayzata, MN 55391 p: 952-473-0011; m: 612-801-8222 E: AlexPlechash@mchsi.com
Shipmate Contact: CAPT Rick Udicious '75 USNR p: 651-456-2900; m: 651-492-2390 E: Richard.a.udicious@lmco.com
It may not yet be too late to play in our annual service academy goff tournament in August! O n e of the most interesting events for the Chapter was in May when we hosted R D M L Ted "Twig" Branch w h o was ffie Skipper of the USS Nirffitz during the filming of the PBS Special "Carrier." Guests were in^vited to T P T Staffios in St. Paffi for a reception wffich provided a ffice informal session to meet and chat wdth the Admiral. An Executive Producer and a Director of ffie film were on hand to discuss the making of the series, and foUowing a large screen showing of one of the episodes, we had time for Q&A. Attendees included: B o b White '50; Gordy H e i t z m a n '68 and his wife Carolyn; Larry Purdy '68 and ffis wife C e C e ; Jack Johnson '70; Mark Salmen '73; John Ginn '75; Alex Plechash '75 and his wdfe Deffise; Chris Bentley '79; Peter Nickitas '82.
Rf/IDL Branch-Carrier reception
O n June 6 we were agaffi treated to a presentation finm L C O L Mike Baumann, USA (ret.), and leader of ffie Minnesota Vets for Freedom organization. H e led a battaUon during Operation Iraqi Freedom. H e is very articffiate and passionate about the poUtical cUmate and issues surroundmg ffie Global War on Terror. H e is also ffie auffior of the book Adjust Fire: Transforming to Win in Iraq, and signed copies for breakfast buyers. U S N A attendees fficluded: T i m Beutell '72, Chip Sharratt '74, Alex Plechash '75, Neil ToUefsrud '75, Rick U d i c i o u s '75, Chris B e n d e y '79, Dave Lancaster '80, D a v e Priddy '80 andToddPark'85. O n e of our board members. R i c k U d i c i o u s '75, was norffinated and elected for a two year term as ffie Deputy Chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association's Undersea Warfare Di'vision. Rick was also on ffie panel for June's Minnesota's Defense Industry Roundtable, sponsored by the Defense Affiance of Minnesota at tffis year's Defense Sustainment Consortium. O u r Secretary, Peter Nickitas ('82), was elected C o m m a n d e r ofJewish War Veterans Post # 3 5 4 and also as Second Vice C o m m a n d e r of Jewish War Veterans Departaient of Minnesota. O u r President, A l e x Plechash '75, attended the annual International Chapter Officers Forum in AnnapoUs where he had a chance to represent the concerns and thoughts of members. T h e Upper Midwest Chapter has grown its presence and is becorffing a model among Chapters across ffie organization. Alex had the opportaffity to present ffie current statas of the new International CouncU of Chapter Presidents iffitiative wffich he is spearheaffing. In the coming months, our Chapter may also have another opportanity to land a seat on the Board of Trustees w h e n the appUcation -window opens again for " O t h e r Chapter" B O T representation. Given aU that we've done over the past few years, our chances shoffid be better tffis time. Keep your thoughts and ideas coming! Intermountain See Utah
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Mississippi South Mississippi Chapter Pres: CDR E. Spencer Garrett IV '88, USNR P.O. Box 1792, Gautier. MS 39553 H: 228-497-5050; E: esgarrctt44@aol.com
Secretarry: Harry J.Rucker E; nav>'noniad50@caldeone.net
Omaha Chapter CAPT Alan R. More '62, USN (Ret.) 2510 Nottingham Dr.BeUevue, NE 68123-1959 E: alan.moie@1962.asna.com
Secretary: LCDR Matthew Finney '93, USN C: 402-541-6398; E: mdfinney@yahoo.com
Nevada
Missouri Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter President: Mr. Charles M. Stevens U '73 chuck_stevens@ 1973.usna.com
St. Louis Chapter President: Mike Broum '88 3446 Pestalozzi St.. St Loms, M O 63119
Viu Pres. & Corrs. Secretary:Jay Butka '90 P: 314-694-8165; E:jaya.butka@1990.usna.com Web site: usna.com/Chapteis/US/MO/StLouis /defeulLhtm
On Saturday May 24th, ffie chapter sponsored ffie 8ffi Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. The chapter lead ffie effort to combme Air Force and Army Alum wdffi local active duty, veteran, and civic groups to honor men and women w h o have given their lives in baffie. O f particular importance was a remembrance of our " H o m e t o w n Heroes" - 8 local men w h o ffied ffi our nations' •wars ffi ffie last year. Four famiUes who lost sons this year or last attended our service. O f ffie 150 or so w h o attended, our chapter was represented by B o b Avery '50, Dan Sullivan '56, John B o l e y '63,Terry Councilor '70, Mike D u n h a m '70, Bill Cocos 7 1 , Rick Rousdo '78, Mike Brovm '88, R o c k Harris '88, T i m N o o n a n '88, Jay Butka '90, Jason Frei '94, and Tyler Dunaway '96. Good j o b to Jay Budca '90 and Mike D u n h a m '70 for organizing ffie event, and to Jason Frei '94, MUce Brown '88, and R o c k Harris '88 for pafficipating. Bob Avery '50 and Tyler Dunaway '96 helped to lay a •wreath at the grave of C D R Bruce VanVoorhis '29, a Medal of H o n o r •winner. Our armual picffic wUl be held on Saturday Jffiy 26ffi atTUles Park (McKffight and Litzmger). More details wdU be sent •via emaU and posted on the website. T h e event wiU mclude games, food and beer, and our anniul chapter meetffig to elect new officen and board members. To check out these and other upcoming events, go our chapter website at http://www.usna.com/Chapters/ US/MO/StLouis/defauk.htm.
Montana Intermountain
Nebraska
Southern Nevada Chapter President: Bradley Carbon '91 2246 Darwin Circle, Henderson, NV 89014 (H) 702-433-7248; (M) 702-812-2783 E: bcarIson@goidc.com
New Jersey New Jersey Chapter Mr. Patrick J Hurley '87 192 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, NM87008-9425 H: 505-286-8934 E: hwschwartz62@eardihnk.net
Secretary: Herb Richter '59 E: herbertrichter@msn.com www.usna.com/chapters/us/nm/
For the second year, our late spring event was a picffic at the h o m e of Mike Blackledge '63. However our tiiffing was moved to Memorial Day weekend instead of Father's Day weekend. O n c e again the event was catered by Quarters, wdth desserts courtesy of Bonffie Nolan and SaUey Schwartz. T h e food and the setting were outstanding We're stiU trying to figure out h o w Mike maintains such magffificent landscaping. Those enjoymg this year's event mcluded Ann and J i m Bier '50, Effith and Larry Molnar '53, D o m e and H o p p y H o p k i n s '59, Barry Howard '58, Barbara and H e r b Richter '59, SaUey and H a n k Schwartz '62, Pam and R o n Walters '63, our hosts Bonffie Nolan and Mike Blackledge '63, Mary and Brian Cassidy '64, Mary Lynn and Joe McGuire '68, Martha and Ray Wallace '68, Valerie and Ken Fladager '78, and numerous famUy members and friends. W h e n footbaU season starts, we expect to enjoy the Air Force, Notre Dame and Army games at Fox and Hound, the place we shared with West Pointers for our dominating victory a year and a haff ago, where we'U once again be ready to BEAT ARMY
New York Capital District Chapter GeneWGriesau '75 216 Woodlawn Ave., Albany NY 12208 H: 518-482-3370; E; gvvgriesau@gocontec.com
Central New York Chapter President: CDR Stephen J Benson '80, USN 8371 Salt Spnngs Rd.Mamlus.NY 13104
Secretary: Michael T. Keville E: mickvl@twcny.rr.com
Metro New York Chapter President: Robert Black '63
(NAANY)
24 W Railroad Ave., #115,TenaflyNJ 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.oi^ 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: neIson.blish@kodak.com
North Carolina Cape Fear Chapter Pres: CAPT Walter N. Flippin UI '75 USNR (Ret.) 132 King Arthur Drive, WiUnington, N C 28403 H: 910-256-6289; walt75@bellsouth.net
Sec'y: CAPT Charles WR. von Radesky II '61 USN (Ret.) 3916 Pepperberry Lane, Southport, NC 28461-8481 H: 910-454-4097; E:CVONRADESKY@ec.rr.com
Shipmate contact: Mr. James Welch '52 1160 Arboretum Drive, Wihrangton, NC 28405 H: 910-256-5489; E:jimlyne28@msn.com
Charlotte Chapter President: Michael Fournier '88 R: 704-533-2860; E:nuchaeI@Uvingcharlotte.com
Eastern North Carolina Chapter President: Rob Skrotsky '67 PO Box 778, New Bern, NC 28562 H: 252-514-0299; E: cr5krotsky@earthUnk.net
Vice President: Rick Kunkel '67 P: 910-455-6280; E: rkunkel@ec.rr.com
Secretary: Tim Marvin '59 PO Box 731, Kure Beach, NC 28449-0731 E: tmarvin@earthlink.net
Treasurer:Jim St John '53 601 Doral Ct., New Bern, NC 28562 H: 252-636-1977; E: sainthnk@aIways-onUne.com
Commissioning of USS North Carolina, SSN 777, in Wilmington, NC From rightto left, Jim Kraft '64, Rob Skrotsky '67, Chariie Henke '68, Pete Conzelman USMA '53
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CHAPTER NEWS T h e chapter meeting was held at the River Bend Marina and Restaurant in N e w Bern, N C , on Wecffiesday, 21 May at 12:00 p.m. Seventeen (17) members and guests attended. T h e president of the chapter, Capt. R o b Skrotsky, '67, opened the meeting with a brief prayer for those suffering, waiting, and those in Harm's Way. H e then recognized new members and guests: BUI Moore, ' 6 1 , and Jay Smith, '74 recendy moved to WUson, N C . M r James St. John, '53 Treasurer, reported our bank balance. H e rerffinded the members that dues of $20.00 are due to the Treasurer in June. M r Skrotsky asked the members to consider a change in the summer meeting schedffie to aUow for two (2) meetings in June. T h e regffiar Jffiy meeting would be held on Friday, 6 June, with a luncheon in N e w Bern.The Atffieric Director at T h e Naval Academy, Chet Gladchuk, woffid be the guest. Then on Wednesday 18 June, the date of the regular June meeting wdU be at M C B Camp Lejeune at ffie Officers' Club. O u r member M G E N John AUen in receipt of orders away from N C so it is hoped that ffis schedffie wiU give us aU an opportanity to get together at Camp Lejuene before ffis transfer. A forther part of ffie change would be to cancel the July meeting and plan for an August meeting on Wednesday, 20 August currendy schedffied for Camp Lejuene. There being no objections, Mr. Skrotsky said he would set up these events. Notmg that tffis month's speaker had canceled due to famUy meffical needs, M r Skrotsky re^viewed the resffits of ffie Alumni Association meeting in AnnapoUs earUer in the month. He circulated ffie report fixim AdmiralTrost, '53, ffiscussed the changes to the selection process for the Board Chairman and other issues that have been under ffiscussion. H e ffien enumerated the various categories of trustees by wffich each member is represented. Mr. Skrotsky ffiew everyone's attention to ffie news that Captam Matthew L. Klunder, USN, Class of 1982, wUl be reUeving Captam Margaret D. Klein, USN, Class of 1981, as the Commandant of Midsffipmen ffi June. There being no forther business, the meeting adjourned at 1320. Tim Marvin, '59
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Piedmont Chapter
Toledo Chapter
President: Col Gary L. Beaver '77 USMCR
Mr. David B. Puckett '63
10 Silver Oask Court, Greensboro, NC 27455-1481 H: 336-288-8792; E: gbeaver@npaklaw.coni
5051 Chatham VaUey Rd.,Toledo. OH 43615-1107 E: dpuckett@buckeye-express.com
Secretary: LCDR John Chilson '91 USN E: chiIsonj@coinerfordbritt.com
Okliihoniii
North CaroUna Triangle Chapter
Oklahoma City Chapter
LCDRTimothy
Col I.E "Buck" Bonifayjr '60, USA (Ret.)
S.Wood '92 USNR
45 North Bellaire Ct., Clayton. NC 27527-4541 H: 919-359-8403; E: mpwood@earthhnk.net
920 Riviera Dr., Norman. OK 73072 H: 405-360-8147; E: BBONIFAY@COX.NET
Western North CaroUna Chapter
Tulsa Chapter
President: Bob CouHn '69
CDR Harry VRouse IV '77, USN (Ret.)
H: 828-299-4476; E: brcowin2@beUsouth.net
Vice President: Jerry Porter '68 H: 828-713-7046; E:jmporterl(>29@ch.irter.net
2623 East 33 PL.Tulsa, OK 74105-2334 H: 918-748-8650; E: HVRouse(gaol.com
T h e Tulsa, Oklahoma chapter of the Alumni Association held its annual H: 828-890-4246; E: granzin@brinet.coni "Welcome Aboard" luncheon on June 5th. As usual,The Summit Club ffid a North Dakota great j o b with a superb buffet and an Upper Midwest Chapter awesome •view of the city ofTulsa. See Minnesota Classes from seven decades were represented. O u r senior member present Ohio was B o b Laighton '51 (Effitor's note: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter Joe Henson '46, w h o woffid have made CAPT Gerald P Motl 68 USNR (Ret.) an eighth decade, had business in 9825 Gateclub Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45241-3827 Oklahoma City with another orgaffizaH: 513-769-4556; E: gerrymod@fiise.net tion). T h e most junior graduates present Sec'y:Shane Crase '94 were Ensigns Katie G u i d e o n '08 and 1188 Cannonball Way, Independence. KY 41051 Eric Smitley '08, both of w h o m had H: 859-363-3467;W: 513-977-8495; E: c-crase@insightbb.com selected surface warfare and were en route to their first sffips. Accounting for ffie O n Wednesday 28 May 2008, ffie Cmcinnati/ current decade was E n i c k N e e l y '11, Northern Kentucky Chapter of the Naval w h o spent a smaU part of ffis summer Academy Alumni Association co-hosted a leave wdth us. luncheon •with the Greater Cincinnati Almost 40 alumffi, prospective alumffi, CouncU of ffie Navy League of ffie Uffited friends and famUy attended. Pretty good States. T h e event was held at the original for a smaU mid-west chapter. We were Montgomery Inn restaurant in the pleased to host incorffing midshipmen Cincinnati commuffity of Montgomery. Sidney BaUard (Owasso, Oklahoma T h e guest speaker was Associate Professor School of Science and Maffiematics) and Ed Bridgeman of the University of Sam MUler (Tffisa, B o o k e r T Wasffington), Cincinnati/Clermont CoUege, Criminal along wdth their parents. Two other class Justice Department. M r Bridgeman, w h o of 2012 appointees from the area were has an extensive background in law unable to attend. By ffie time you read enforcement, gave an enUghtening presentffis, the phrase " N o excuse (sir/ma'am)" tation entided "Terrorism is no longer wiU be more famffiar to them. sometffing that happens 'over there.' Terrorism has the very real possibUity to Other alumni present were: Lew DUey happen Here, and Now, a concern for '54, Fred Dorwart '59, Dave R e f f ' 6 3 , E d every Community, every American. FarreU '64, Marty McKffight '67, Dave Knowledge is the essential defense." Sharpe '74, Harry R o u s e '77, Shea FerreU Approximately seventy-five inffi^viduals '81,Warren Hubler '82, George Carraffini attended Professor Bridgeman's presentation. '84, Kasey (Cregge) Carraffiffi '84, D o u g Wojcik '87 and Jeff Stewart '00. Cleveland Chapter T h e Chapter woffid Uke to invite CAPTA.O. Rule III '50, USNR (Ret.) alumffi w h o may Uve in N W Arkansas, SE 90 Pheasant Run, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 Kansas or SW Missouri to attend our funcH; 440-247-4379; W: 440-247-5100 Ext328 tions and to join our activities. We aren't EE: ruleIII(§aol.coni lookffig for your dues or to pad our numbers Columbus/Central Ohio Chapter to become one of ffie 10 largest chapters Charles Hoffman '69 (•wiffi our 30 members, we are merely 452 281 Glenn Drive SW, Pataskala, OH 43062-8675 short), just ffie pleasure of your company E: chuckh@chucksite.com and to give you ffie chance to attend Secretary /Treasurer: Ken Granzin '58
activities ffiat may be more conveffient ffian Kansas City or Litde R o c k . O u r next meeting is set for August 12ffi. George Carraffini wiU give us an update on what's happeffing at ffie Naval Academy and ffie International Alumni Chapter Forum. It wdU be an "after work" function, wdffi ffie time and place TBA. CaU Harry R o u s e for the current gouge. Special recognition goes to D o u g Wojcik '87, w h o coached ffie University ofTulsa Golden Hurricane to the championsffip game in ffie Conference USA men's basketbaU tournament (losing to eventaal N C A A runner-up Mempffis) and winning ffie inaugural CoUege BasketbaU Invitational (CBI) tournament postseason championsffip.
Oreoon Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter CAPT R. Tim Myers '64, USN (Ret.) 3766 Lanewood Rd., Lake Oswego, O R 97035 H: 503-697-0865; E: tobyma^el@aol.com http://usna.coni/Chapters/US/OR
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Chapter President: Kerr Smith ' 72 1209 Morgan Ave., Dte.xel HiU, PA 19026-3330 P: 215-844-4057; E: k5mid1@pcs-inc.biz meiiibers@usnaphil.com; events@usnaphil.com webniaster@usnaphil.com; www.usnaphil.com
Shipmate News Input:Tim Farrell '76 E: tfarrcU76@yahoo.com
Our Chapter hosted its annual "Parent's Night Dinner" on 7 May 2008 at WUliamson Restaurant ffi H o n h a m , PA. Nearly 170 guests attended and listened to our guest speaker, Bruce Latta, U S N A Dean ofAdmissions. This was ffie 49th renewal of this icoffic chapter event m wffich ffie Chapter offered a warm welcome to ffie Class of 2012 and a rousmg sendoff for the Class of 2008.The annual Richard Chuday Award was presented to Midn. First Class Kristen Groat of the Class of 2008.This award honors the late Richard (Dick) Chuday '54 w h o started the Parents' Night event and made legendary contributions to the Chapter This award is presented to the midsffipman first class from the PhUadelpffia Chapter's geograpffical area w h o has the highest Military Order of Merit at the end of ffie year and also has the recommencbtion of the midsffipman's C o m p a n y Officer. Standing no. 1 in her class, soon to be commissioned in the U S M C , and on her way to a one-year feUowsffip at Oxford Uffiversity, Kristen is most deserving of this honor.
RV Chapter: Our first adventure took us to the Wright Brothers Museum at Kitty Hawk, where we learned a lot during a ranger-presented program. Seeing reproductions of early planes, and being on the field where the first flights took place, makes one appreciate the ingenuity and tenacity of those bicycle-building brothers
O u r Chapter โ ขwiU be hosting "Picnic at the C a m d e n Riversharks Baseball G a m e " o n Thursday, 5 June 2008, at 7:05 p m . T h e event wiU be held at the Picffic Pa^vUion, CampbeU's Field, 401 Norffi Delaware Avenue, Camden, NJ 08102. Price for Chapter members is $25 per person wffich includes a ticket to the game and picffic buffet. Beer wUl be avaUable for purchase from a nearby concession stand. Please visit our Philadelphia Chapter website to make your reservations and pay by creffit card onUne, or you may maU a check payable to " U S N A AA PhUadelpffia" to Brian D e g n a n '98,308 Haverford Place, Swarthmore, PA 19081-2009. Please make your reservations by Friday, 30 May 2008. Please contact T i m Farrell '76 for more information: tim.farreU(ยงl976.usna.com, at h o m e 610-455-0201 or on his ceU 484-919-8087. If your car is registered m Pennsylvaffia, but doesn't have a U S N A Ucense plate, please visit our website: http://usnapliU.com, or caU T i m Farrell '76 at either 610-455-0201 or 484-919-8087, for information on h o w to get one. If you are interested in joiffing the Philadelphia Chapter, please join by maiUng your dues, $10/year or $25/3 years, payable to " U S N A A A PhUadelpffia" to 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. Increasmg Chapter membersffip wiU help us regain our statas as one of the largest Chapters in the Alumffi Association and wffi earn the Chapter representation as a Local Trustee on the Board ofTrustees.
Pittsburgh Chapter William E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Ct., MurrysviUe, PA 15668-1045 E: figaro4105@aol.com
Recreational Vehicle American Chapter CAPT James N. Roberts '59, USN (Ret.) 152 Springlakes Dr., Marrinez, GA 30907 H: 706-860-6430; E: jrobe92528@aoI.com
Sec'y:Charlie Norton '62 E: charIes.norton@1962.usna.com
Treasurer: Glenn Shindler '64 4530 Lasheart Dr., La Canada, CA 91011 E: gshindler64@earthhnk.net
Shipmate inputs to: Susan Norton E: susan3242@verizon.net
Website: http://tvww.usnarv.org O u r National Comearound for 2008 was held May 12-17 at Waves, on the Outer Banks of N o r t h CaroUna. We managed to have a great time in spite of the less-thanperfect weather, wffich helped to define the term Nor'caster! O u r first adventare took us to the Wright Brothers Museum at Kitty Hawk, where we learned a lot during a rangerpresented program. Seeing reproductions of early planes, and being on the field where the first flights took place, makes one appreciate the ingenuity and tenacity of those bicycle-buUffing brothers. Firsties for the event were Chris and Walt Baskin '59, w h o have had a lot of experience and are reaUy good at planffing entertainment. Attending: Janet and A n s o n B u r l i n g a m e '65, Marie and J i m Roberts '59, Dee and Bill Bradford '63, Karen and Keith Waldrop '64, Christy and Joe Jaap '60, Maryjane and B o b Metcalf ' 6 1 , Marion and
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CHAPTER NEWS Frank Conery '58, Judy and Bob Bond! '64, Patti and Jay Williams '67, Susan and Charlie Norton '62, Mary and Jack Glaeser '59, Faye and Vic Sharpe '48, Nancy and Denny Sloan '57, and Margo and Gary Snyder '55. The caterers and the tour guide started to feel like part of us after a few days, too. Another day, and we're off to check out the Hatteras lighthouse, tour the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, ride the ferry to Ocracoke Island, and see the sites on the island from the comfort of our bus. Thursday, we carpooled a couple of mUes to the Chicomacorffico Lffesaving Station Historic Site for a tour which was brought to Ufe by the enactors there. We almost always seem to be blessed •with people who add so much to our experience by sharmg their interests and passions •with us, and tffis was no exception. A busmess meetffig and the traffitional auction, during wffich we trade junk and make lots of money, rounded out the day. Friday was a soggy day of doing whatever struck us. The cooks (not the caterers) were busy preparing for a poduck dinner; there's never been a bad one! After a hearty breakfast on Satarday morffing, it was time to say goodbye untU our next meeting in Ouray, Colorado, in September Also in the works: Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee, in October. Check the website - USNARV.ORG - for detaUs.
Rhode Island 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 '57 E: becat57(^msn.com
South Carolina Charleston Chapter
CDR H. Richard Stein '82, USNR (Ret.) 784 Prcservarion PI., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464-5196 H: 843-856-6591; E: rstein@sandlappergroup.com
Low Country Chapter
LtCol James O. Gay '79 USMCR 9 Oak Hill Lane, Bluffion, SC 29910-6121 H: 843-815-5705; E:jimplus5@hargraycom
The SC Lowcountry Chapter has had a busy spring with a litde bit of everything including a golf tournament, a luncheon meeting with George Watt,Jr, a Sunday afternoon at the baU park, and a moving Memorial Day ceremony on HUton Head Island.
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Bill Pendley '58, Rich Weideman '63 and Jim Gay '79
Walt Raskins '59, Nicholas Smilarl '73, Phil Boyer '64, and Lee Pohill '58
and John Scanlan '83. George brought us up-to-date on the latest ffi Navy sports includffig our new footbaU coach and efforts to work out arrangements for fotare bowl bids. He gave us some stats on Class of 2008 service selections and was very upbeat on the inconffiig class and the quality and quantity of appUcants for entrance to the Academy. Many of us ffi attendance were also pleased to hear that the new Superintendent and Commandant are placffig added emphasis on the fact that the Naval Academy exists to traffi fotare officers and leaders and that we therefore need to have more focus on the mffitary aspects, i.e. tffings are going to get tougher and tighter We aU thanked George for the outstandmg job he has done for the Association and ffie Academy.
Bob Mason '58, Joe Curl '48 and Tom Anderson '60
We teed thing off •wiffi our golf tournament on March 18th at the Legends Goff Course on Parris Island. Ten of us (foe Curl '48, Bob Mason '58, Bill Pendley '58, Lee Pohill '58, Walt Baskin '59, Tom Anderson'60, Rich Weideman '63, Phil Boyer '64, Nick Smilari '73, and Jim Gay '79) showed up with every intention of, as our Marines would put it, kicking butt! Our leader, Jim Gay, formed us up into three platoons and off we went on our rffission. Some of us were more successfol than others, but we aU enjoyed the outing on a weU kept but pretty challenging course. Jim Gay captared medaUst honors. Bob Mason and Rich Weideman won closest to the pin contests, and others were awarded exceUent consolation prizes. We hoisted one or two to the Blue and Gold and caUed it a great day! Thanks to Jim Gay for orgaffizing tffis one. George Watt Jr. '73, President and CEO, USNA Alumni Association & Foundation made a swdng tffiough the south in early AprU and took time to meet and have lunch wdth us wffile he was here. Chapter members who were able to attend ffie limcheon meeting atTruSles Restaurant in BluSton, SC on AprU 4ffi were: Joe Curl '48, Phil Monahan '55, Don Kennedy '56, Roger Lyle '56, Jack Wilson '56, Bob Mason '58, Bill Pendley '58, George Stubbs '58, Tom Anderson '60, Dave Woodward '60, Ed Conant '64, Nick Smilari '73, Jim Gay '79,
Memorial Day 2008 - Flag at half mast
On a more serious note, a number of Chapter members attended the Memorial Day services sponsored by the HUton Head Island CouncU of ffie Navy League at Shelter Cove Commuffity Park Veterans Memorial on HUton Head Island. Morffing T-storms gave way to cloudless CaroUna blue skies and a beautiful service ffighUghted by the HUton Head Chorale singing the Navy Hymn, an exceUent keynote speech by Cdr. Geoffi-y Gage, USN (CAG), and a flyover by Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station FA-18's.The Marines flew over not once but twdce, prompting Cffi. Gage to comment,"! love the Marines. No kiU Uke overkiU!" Hunffieds were in attendance and we ffidn't get a good muster, but there were a number of Chapter members ffi attendance. Notably, Pete Hyers '77 was present and accounted for in ffis dress blues wdth ffis wdfe Jane. Go Navy!!!!
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who served as ffie president of the chapter for many years. Jay Savage (61) •wiU be the inconUng Treasurer, and Andy Cassity (83) wiU be the incoiffing Secretary. Berffie Klosowski (86) wiU be the incoming Vice President. We are also looking for a webmaster to take the helm of a website or electroffic commuffity project that wUl be one of the chapter's upcorffing projects. We would like to encourage anyone who is or knows of any Upstate SC alumni not active with our chapter to contact either Wes (wesboyce@ beUsouth.net) or Andy (acassity@ cdanjoyner.com) with that shipmate's information. We would Uke to have them get them "underway" with us in the futare. Have a Fine Navy Day!
SC-Low Country "Old Ballgame" On Sunday, May ISffi, during Armed Forces weekend, Denny Tomlin '63 took us out to ffie "old baUganie'.Tffis •was a fanuly affair, and a bunch of us turned out to root for ffie Savannah (GA) Sand Gnats (NY Mets) as ffiey took on ffie GreenviUe Drive (Boston Red Sox) ffi a Class A Souffi Adantic (SaUy) League game at Grayson Staffium ffi Savannah, GA. Not offiy ffid
South CaroUna Midlands
we have "peanuts and cracker jack" but
Chapter
President: LCDRA. EdTilden '71, USN (Ret.)
everyone got exceUent seats m ffie
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
shade, a Sand Gnats baU cap and aU ffie hot dogs, hamburgen, cffips and potato
Secretary: Katie Hirsch E: mkh5325@aoI.com
salad we coiUd eat for $20. What a deal (except ffie beer -was extra)! The offiy
South Dakota
problem was that ffie home team lost to
Upper Midwest Chapter
ffie Drive by a score of 13-5.There's
See Minnesota
that Red Sox Nation agaffi! A good time was had by aU (Bob and Irma
Weavers, Stubbs, PendlyWestphal
Weaver '49, Bill Pendley '58, George Stubbs '58, Pete Westphal '58, Tom and Carol Anderson '60, Denny and Cindy Tomlin '63, Doug and Denise Ogden '67, David and Sharon Jennings '69, Jim, Nancy and Chris Gay '79, and Seth Kovensky '93 and his two children).Thanks, Denny!
Palmetto
Wesley M. Boyce '89 108 Water MiU Rd, Greer,SC 29650 E: wesboyce@beIlsouth.net
The Palmetto Chapter based m Green^viUe, SC had a great turnout of almost 90 USNA alumffi and ffieir famffies over the Memorial Day weekend ffi GreenvUle, SC. The first 2008 chapter event was a gathering at a semi-professional GreenviUe Drive basebaU game. Chapter members were recogffized during a pregame ceremony on the field, and everyone enjoyed the great seating, weather, basebaU action, and catcffing up on the "scuttlebutt" wdth sffipmates! The chapter members have a meetffig scheduled tffis summer to plan the schedffie of fiitare events. As for other chapter business, Wes Boyce (89) has taken over the heUn of the Palmetto Chapter from WUUam Swent
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Palmetto, SC Chapter: Greenville Drive baseball game
August 2008
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Jay Saenz introduces NASS attendee
Palmetto, SC Chapter: Greenville Drive baseball game
Alamo Chapter members ffi attendance were R o n Sandoval '81, D o n Free '78, Chattanooga Chapter Richard Boggs '83, and Dave DriskeU '63. Mr. John R. Rodman '66 T h e picffic is a weU run affair wdth loads of 1302 Peter Ran Rd.. Lookout Mountain, GA 96729 pertinent information for new plebes and W; 423-756-0285; E: rodman@usit.net parents aUke. Academy midsffipmen are in attendance to meet wiffi the new plebes Knoxville-Oak Ridge Chapter President: CAPT Steven K. Crowe '77, USNR whUe parents receive iifformation on what to expect, how to cope wdffi 1-Day hassles (Ret.) 103 Camousrie Point, KnoxviUe.TN 37934 and Parents Day at U S N A among other H: 865-675-5560; E: stevekcrowe@att.net helpfffi tidbits. Tffis year's event was headed Secretary-Treasurer: CAPT Mark Kohring '73, up by Staci and Tom Gallo '81. Alamo USNR (Ret.) Chapter members shotUd note ffiat ffie E: kohringmw@oml.gov Chapter donates $150 to support tffis event. website: kor.tridentsource.com/home It is also worffi noting ffiat subsequent to /tabid/74/defaut.aspx ffie picffic Travis Pease '03 (Macarthur High TMemphis Chapter School) noted ffi a Blue and Gold trairung Paul Schuhlein '85 USNR session ffiat ffie picffic was ffie most mean2176 Glenbar Dr., Germantown,TN 38139-5418 mgful tffing ffiat had happened to him as a P: 901-751-2225; E: Pschuhlein@yahoo.com recrffited athlete. He met prospective classNashville Chapter mates that are stiU some of his best fiiends and CDR John E Ohlinger '69, USN (Ret.) he learned more about ffie Academy during 880 Lakemont Dr., NashviUe.TN 37220-2124 ffiat session ffian aU of his pre^vious mterviews H:615-370-1441;w: 615-594-7628 •wiffi coaches and visits to ffie academy. E: John.ohUnger@usna.1969.com
Tennessee
O n June 7 Blue and Gold Area Coordmator Bruce Davis '83 held an annual training session for B G O s and trainees. Turnout was fantastic with 15 attendees. In depffi background briefings were presented on Foundation operations, N A P S / Foundation schools, norffination process, N R O T C operations and interview best practices. In a bit of serenffipity Ray Saenz spotted a recent NASS attendee in the lobby and had ffim •visit us. Howard (no last name obtained) (prospective 2013) from VaUey Forge prep school in PA shared his impressions (aU good). H e is applying out of Sarasota Fl and was an impressive young man. BGO/Alumffi in attendance were: Richard Boggs '83, Dave DriskeU '63, PhU Meurer '58,Tra^vis Pease 03, Ray Saenz '77. Bruce foUowed up •with the same briefing ffi Austm on June 8 wdth 10 attendees. Please note our regffiar meetings are now being held at 1130 hrs at Joe's Crab Shack, 12485 IH 10 West, ph. 210-699-9779. U p c o m i n g events: Alamo Chapter does not meet in Jffiy and August. O u r next regular meeting is schedffied for September 19th. Please visit our •website Alamogoats.oig for the latest information on our Chapter
Austin Chapter RADM William A. Heine '62, USNR (Ret.)
Texas
8704 Blue Creek Cv., Ausrin,TX 78735-1431 H: 512-327-5619; E: bheine@acitex,is.com
Alamo Chapter
Corresponding Secretary: Don McAlister '63
President: CAPT Ron A. Sandoval '81 USN
H: 512-365-7068; E: don.mcaUster@skyvueusa.com
18010 Keystone BIf San Antonio.TX 78258-3436
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 has not held a formal chapter meeting in June as of this writing however our membership has been active in participating in events with the extended Brigade. June 1st ffie South Texas Naval Academy Parents Club held their annual picffic for the incoming class of Plebes, N A P S T E R S and Foundation Prep School selections.
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Area Coordinator Bruce Davis briefs San Antonio area BGOs and prospective BGOs
L TO R: Bruce Davis, BGO CDR Nora Perez and Prospective BGO Dwight Koepp (Eric 08) discuss a point
Austin chapter meetings are held at 11:30 am on ffie fourffi Tuesday of each monffi at Marie CaUender's, 9503 Research Blvd. #400 in Austin. AU U S N A graduates and ffieir spouses in ffie Austin area ai-e invited to participate. Reservations are not required. We had 26 people at ffie March meeting. Attenffing were: L e i g h t o n P a l m e r t o n '50,Jack Ledbetter ' 5 1 , Curt Sorenson '54, J o h n Tyler '57, Pete Baker '57, G e o r g e D e n n y '58 and spouse, J o h n Schultz '59, Gary Chapel ' 6 1 , Bill H e i n e '62, T o n y Breard '63 D o n McAlister '63, Paul Revere '63, B o b Jones '64, T o m Felger '66, R o n C h a p m a n '66,
John Rogers '70, Carl Inskeep '71, Chuck Trahan '73,Vern Williams '74, Mark Middleton '81, Dave Dawson '88, Dan Peppar '90, Jamey Block '93, Jeflf Block '94 and Travis Cooley '98. We had 26 people atffieAprU meeting. Attenffing were: Bruce Cunningham '45, Ken Pefficrew '46, Jim Burrill '46,Jffii Maffieney '49, Leighton Palmerton '50, Pete Sorenson '54, John Tyler '57, Pete Baker '57, George Denny '58. Joe Wright '59, Gary Chapel '61, Amie Allen '61, Mike Pestorius "61, Don McAlister '63, Paffi Revere '63, Bob Jones '64, NeU Duarte '65, Steve Hyde '66, Dale McQiunn '67 and wdfe Mama, Gordon Jackson '70, John Rogers '70, Bill Shutt '71, Carl Inskeep '71, Chuck Trahan '73, John Peskuric '74, Gary Lundeen '75 and wffe Beffi, Mark Middleton '81, Jun Money '87,NuttTran '88, Dan Peppar '90, Lynne Smith '90, Jimmy Screen '94, and Fred Burton '94 We had 30 people at ffie May meetffig. Attenffing were: Bruce Cunningham '45, Ken Petticrew '46, Jim Burrill '46, Jack Ledbetter '51, John Tyler '57, Don McCoy '57, Pete Baker '57, George Denny '58, Mike Neely '58, Joe Wright '59, Gary Chapel '61,Don McAlister '63,Tony Breard '63, Bob Jones '64, John Thompson '65, Steve Hyde '66, John Rogers '70, Bill Shutt '71, Carl Inskeep '71, Randy Harper '71, Chuck Trahan '73, Mile Paczan '74, Gary Lundeen '75, James Bland '78, Mark Middleton '81, Adam Patterson '86, Jim Money '87, NuttTran '88, Dan Peppar '90, Lynne Smith '90, John Cole '91, Jimmy Screen '94, and Fred Burton '94, Jason Cournoyer '97, Liz McQuinn '00 The annual Spring goff tournament was played on May 9. Orgaffizer John Rogers '70 said Closest to the Pin honors went to George Denny '58, wffile Rogers took the Long Drive prize. Cassie Holman, field director for Rep. Michael T.McCaul (R-Tx) told the group some of the legislation being considered in Wasffington. She talked about plans to use the National Guard to help support efforts to secure the borders in Texas. Ms. Holman said the congressman is lookmg for people to be part of his Academy appUcation review board and said anyone who Uved in the 10th District who were interested should contact one offfisoffices.
Vice President Bob Jones '64 told members that the Chapter was proviffing scholarships to two students from Austin who wiU attend the USNA Summer Seminars this year. The Alamo Chapter had reviewed a number of appUcations for their scholarship and identified two quaUfied canffidates from Austin.They asked if the Austin Chapter would like to participate in sending them to the Academy program and, Jones said, it was decided that it would be an appropriate use of funds. Much of the cost was donated by members, he said, •with some coming from the Chapter treasury. The area Blue and Gold Program is looking for volunteers to work •with young people seeking Academy appointments. North Texas Chapter LCDR James M. Bethmann '77, USNR 504 Byron Court, Irving,TX 75038 W: 214-706-7713; E: jbethmann@heidrick.com
LCDR Kurt Metcalf 91, USNR 13108 Hermitage Lane Frisco,TX 75035 H: 972-712-1540; M: 214-578-4127 E: kurt.metcalf@1991.usna.com Web site: www.tisnaaa-ntx.com
The USNAAA North Texas Chapter held its montffiy luncheon on May 7th in the Byrons Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel and Resort in Irving, Texas. Our guest speaker for the luncheon was Colonel Art Athens '78 USMCR who was accompaffied to North Texas by George Watt '73, President and CEO of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.
Colonel Athens covered the first of those attributes, selfless leadership, with personal experiences and observations. He said that it is the lack of seUless leadership, when leaders focus on themselves instead of their troops that disaster often happens. Leaders suffer a loss of focus and frame of reference when they are focused on themselves. He cited Lieutenant John A. General Lejeune as a classic example of a selfless leader. FoUowing Colonel Athens talk. Chapter President Jim Bethmann took the opportunity to recognize NAAA President and CEO George Watt for his service over his tenure. Jim recited a long Ust of accompUshments including the successfol capital campaigns that have led to dramatic improvements in the Yard. Jim presented George wdth a crystal boot and a Lifetime Membersffip in the North Texas Chapter In thanking the chapter for its support over the years and the gift today, George said ffis objective had never been to raise money; it was always to create an alumffi base of informed advocates for the Academy. AU that had been accompUshed is because of that alumni base of informed advocates. George wffi step down as President and CEO at the end of tffis fiscal year in what wffi be the eighth straight year of fiscal surpluses.
George Watt '73 and Jim Bethmann '77
Colonel Art Athens '78
Colonel Athens was recently appointed as the Director of the Vice Adrffiral Stockdale Center for Etffical Leadership and discussed a new iffitiative to instUl seven attributes of leadership in aU rffidsffipmen by the time they leave the Academy for the fleet. It is a new initiative and the staff themselves were to receive traiffing on these seven attributes the foUowing Monday. Colonel Athens said t he way you instiU these seven attributes of leadership in the Brigade is for the leadersffip to live it and talk about it at every opportunity.
In attendance were Dick Goodspeed '50 Dutch Royal '50, Jim Carrington '53, BiU LavaUee '55, Richard Cucffipp '59, Rob Kunkle '60 Mike Porter '60, Tom Meyer'63, BiU CosteUo '64,John Gorman '64,John MarshaU '64, Dave MUler '65, JohnWroten '65,John Harffilton '68, Dee EUiott '70, Dan Weaver '72, Steve Ingram '73 George Watt '73, Saul Zavala '74, Marc Joseph '75, James Bethmann '77, Art Athens 78, Matthew EUas '78, Bryan Livingston '78, CharUe Love '78, Dave Rich '81, Kevin Johnson'83 John O'DonneU '86,Jeff Rayburn '87 Jim Schwab '88, Margaret Rayburn '89, Duane Carr '90, Jamey Cumrmngs '93,Jason Rich '93, Eric Biggers '97, Ben Fay '97 Colby Rankm of the USNA Foundation, Peg StUes, Pete WiUiams, Cay Wood and Debbie Pace. August 2008
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CHAPTER NEWS U p c o m i n g events Aug 5—Montffiy Alumffi Luncheon Aug 30—Navy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Towson Sep 2—Mondily Alumffi Luncheon Sep 6—Navy FootbaU Game Party vs. BaU State Sep 13—Navy FootbaU Game Watcffing Party vs. Duke Sep 20—Na^vy 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 O c t 7—Montffiy Alumffi Luncheon Game Watcffing Parties are at Two R o w s GriU in Adffison.
T i m Disher '81, \vas introduced by J i m R o w a n '77. Tim spoke about how ffie Naval Academy is preparffig rffidsffipmen to operate successfiUly witffin a •wide variety of foreign culau:es. The International Programs Office (IPO), www.usna.edu/ InternationalProgram, serves as ffie focal point for information and coordmation of aU international engagements related to ffie Naval Academy. T u n is married to Sharon Hanley Disher '80, a graduate of ffie first Naval Academy class that included women, and auffior of First Class. Naval Institate Press, The Dishers' twin daughter and son are U S N A Class of 2010.
SHIPMATE
Chapter
thom.ros-5a@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., CharlottesviUe,VA 2290I-I034 H: 434-973-7846; E: ahastogUs@earthIink.net
2715 Silas Jackson Ct.. CharlottesviUe.VA 22901 H: 434-975-6237; E: awswinger@earthUnk.net
Dulles Chapter LCDR Eric C. Ruttenberg '88, USNR
14406 Corktree KnoUs, C>press,TX 77429-4818 H: 281-256-2643; E: Holsberg@eardiUnk.net Web site: usna.com/Chapters/US/Texas/GulfCoast /defeulthtm
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Intermountain NA Alumni President: Thomas Rossa '63
Vice President: Jeff Holloway '77 Treasurer: Eric Lindenbaum '81 Corresponding Sec'y: Alan Stvinger '66
Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Dan Holsberg '92
Chapter Dinner Speaker:Tim Disher '81 O u r annual June ffinner for alumffi, spouses, guests, and U S N A Parents' Club m e m b e n was held on Satardayjune 6th. D a n H o l s b e r g '92 opened the eveffing by welcoming everyone, incluffing our guest speaker, T i m Disher '81, Director — International Programs Office, U S N A We had a number of ceremoffial toasts ... to our country (given by B u d d y Wellborn '59), to the Commander-InCffief (given by Bart Jealous '65), to the Na'vy (given by Z e b Alford ' 4 8 ) , . . . to ffie Marine Corps (given by 1st Lt CaUon Nichols '08, U S M C ) , . . . to the Naval Academy and the Brigade of Midsffipmen (given by M i d n Dre'w Sims 1/C) ... to the dates and spouses (given by R i c h Pollock '70) ... to the Distinguished Guests & Visitors (given by R o s s D u n h a m '69). Several alumni toasted the memory of D-Day, June 6,1944, the day on wffich the Invasion of Normandy began — commencing the Western Affied effort to Uberate maiffiand Europe from Nazi occupation duringWorldWar II. It was also noted that for several alumffi present, June 6'-", was their U S N A graduation date. T h e "newest M i d n " that night was Katie Medford-Davis, daughter of J i m Da'vis ' 7 1 , w h o •wiU enter U S N A with the Class of 2012.
Utah
20445 Needleleaf Wy.,Ashburn,VA 20147-2389 P: 703-858-4404; E: eruttenberg@ritan.com www.usna.coni/chapters/us/va/duUes/
Alan Wilde '82 and Tim Disher '81
Hampton Roads Chapter LCDR Jack Kasiski '79, USN (Ret.) P:757-631-2239; C:757-753-5563 E: jack_kasiski@amsec.com
Corresponding Sec'y: Mark Rupprecht '76 E: coniniunicarions@usnaaahrc.ot^
National Trustee: David G. Paddock '77 Trustee email: trustee@usnaaahrc.org Chapterweb site: w^vw.usnaaahrc.org
Katie Medford-Davis '12 and Gallon Nichols '08
Oct 10 USNA Birthday Celebration We wUl celebrate the Academy's birthday with a Social H o u r and Dinner on board our state's historic battieship, U.S.S. Texas (BB-35) •www.usstexasbb35.coni. T h e birthday celebration (casual attire) with social hour, ffinner, and program, wdU be held on Friday Oct 10. Tickets wiU include adrffission to Batdeship Park, tours of the ship, and ffinner onboard the battiesffip. T h e dress is casual - no ties/coats. More details to come. Chapter Luncheotis Chapter luncheons are USUALLY held on the first Friday of every month: Sept 5, Oct 3, Nov 7, and Dec 5. For additional information, please visit www.usna.com/ Chapters/US/TX/GulfCoast/defaffit.htm or send an emaU to Kleinl985(@sbcglobal.net. Ed Klein '12
T h e Hampton Roads Chapter held its annual Plebe Recogffition Dinner on May 29th at the Oceana Naval Station Officers' Club. We welcomed 20 incommg plebes and their famffies. C A P T Pete Glasier, U S N (Ret), representing ffie U S N A Class of 1962, welcomed the new Class and described the U S N A "Anoffier Link in the Chain" program that wdU have ffie Class of 1962 assisting ffi ffie mentormg of the Class of 2012. T h e chapter also voted on and welcomed its new Officers and board of Directors for the next term. Names are Usted on the web site, www.usnaaahrc.org. Members range from the Class o f ' 6 2 to ffie Class o f ' 9 7 . T h e Spring Golf tournament took place on May 22nd wdth 114 players. T h e Class o f ' 4 3 through the Class o f ' 0 2 were represented. Even a few Woops showed up!! Performance was dominated by ffie Oceana Base C O team of Mark Hunter 82, Bobby R o u n d t r e e 82, D o u g Cassidy 84, and Tony Mauro wiffi an almost u n b e Uevable low score of 53 in ffie Best BaU Tournament. T h e faU golf tournament wiU be held October 2 3 , 2 0 0 8 . Proceeds
University in M D with quite a sports program. I propose we plan to meet for lunch and the game on August 30th - yes 1 know it is the start of the Labor Day weekend. I am going to research local estabUshment to see w h o gets the CBS CoUege Sports package -Jacksons in Ricffiand doesn't, they teU me. Perhaps one of our local alumni gets it on Dish T V or another service and could be enticed to host us for one or more events. Na^vy has 11 games on national television in 2008. T h e Mids wffi appear on CBS Hampton Roads, VA Chapter: RADM Richard O'Hanlon '76, Pete Glasier '62 and Bill Daniels '77 with the CoUege Sports five times (Aug. 30 vs. prospective Class of 2012 at the Hampton Roads Chapter at Plebe Recognition Dinner May 29,2008 Towson, Sept. 20 vs. Rutgers, Oct. 18 vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 25 vs. SMU, and Nov. 1 fiom ffie Goff Outings are defficated to Sikhism, Buddhist and Hindu terrorists vs.Temple), CBS twice (Nov. 15 vs. Notre our mission of supporting U S N A . were readUy noted. Reverend Shoberg D a m e and Dec. 6 vs. Army) and on E S P N The chapter •wffi sponsor a bus trip to concluded by pointing out that the secu(at BaU State), E S P N 2 (at N o r t h e r n the Navy-Duke FootbaU game on larization of our society mandated by the lUinois), E S P N U (at Duke) and V E R S U S September 13,2008. For info, check the First Amendment is a major step to (at Air Force). Na^vy's Sept. 27 encounter web site or contact Dennis Plank '69 at preventing terrorism inside our borders at Wake Forest is the offiy game to date denem.plank(@verizon.net. because Americans have accepted the idea that is not scheduled for television. The chapter also coorffinates informal that aU reUgions are acceptable and there As always, I am looking for volunteers get-togethen to many of the televised is n o competition to ensure ones own to help orgaffize and execute group activfootbaU games at various venues around reUgion is legaUzed by the State. ities and functions. If you would Uke to Hampton Roads. Check the chapter host a fotare meeting, at either your h o m e website for detaUs, www.usnaaaffic.org. or an estabUshment in the Tri-Cities or Please check the website for more surrounding area, please make the offer. detaUs on events and membersffip, We would aU benefit from involvement of www.usnaaaffic.org. more of our group in planffing and G O NAVY!!!!! orgaffizing social gatherings. I would Uke Linda Eriksen '84 volunteers to step forward to take officer and leadership roles. Contact me by emaU Richmond Chapter Mr. John J DriscoU, Jr. '90 at Edward_G_Ed_Sch^wier@rl.gov or 207 N. BeUnont Ave.. Richmond,VA 23221-2811 phone above. Chapter President Bill Riffer (right) with P: 804-353-0165; E:john.ctiscoU(ggenworth.com Beat Army, Reverend Shoberg Corresponding Sec'y: Rich Polek Edward SchuHer '69 5543 Fox Vale Ct., Midlorfiian.VA 23112 T h e May meeting marks the end of our H: 804-639-2860; W: 804-743-3239 spring program. T h e Chapter wffi take E: richpoIek@aol.com Puget Sound Chapter the summer off and resume acti^viries in Pres.LCDR Douglas P. Cook '74, USN (Ret.) Shenandoah Valley Chapter September. O u r chapter activities and 8969 Genesis Lane SE, Port Orchard,WA, 98367 Pres: Mr. Ronald Tebben, '63 P: 360-857-4756; E: brooksidel956@gmail.com contacts are contained on our website p: (304)258-4108: e: rtebben@earthhnk.net Corresponding Sec'y: CDR Ronald D. www.usna.com/chapter5/us/^va/willianisburg/. Sec:LCdr. Grayson Redford, '63 (Ret) Waddell '67, USN (Ret.) p: (540)662-6142
Williamsburg Chapter Capt WiUiam Riffer '68 USN (Ret.) Erwrifer@cox.net
On May 27th the WUUamsburg Chapter welcomed the Reverend Larry Shoberg as our guest speaker. Reverend Shoberg is a former Na^vy Chaplain and the pastor of ffie St Stephens Lutheran Church in WUUamsburg. His topic was "Terrorism and ReUgion." Reverend Shoberg noted that terrorism has ffistoricaUy been a nationaUstic endeavor supported by fanatical elements of the mffigenous population. It has not been limited to one reUgion and examples of Cffiistian, Jewish, Moslem,
Washington Hanford/Tri-Cities Chapter CAPT Edward Schwier '69, USNA (Ret.) 1196 Brentwood Ave., Richland,WA 99352-8540 H: 509-627-7288;W: 509-372-0176 E: Edward_G_Ed_Schwier@rl.gov eschwier@charter.net; egschwier(^ol.com
Today is June 7th and the deadUne for submission of my column for the August 2008 edition of S H I P M A T E is fast approacffing. What's happening in ^ffi August? Navy footbaU - August 30'opening game at h o m e against Towson at 12:30 P M Pacific time on CBS CoUege Sports T V For those of you w h o don't remember Towson, it is the second largest
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May provided another opportaffity for local alumffi and parents club members to support a Na^vy atffietic team in a local venue. May 15 — 17 the Navy goff team participated in the N C A A Western Regional GoffTournament at Bremerton's Gold Mountain goff complex. T h e Na^vy goff team, accompanied by Coach Pat Owens and Officer R e p LT Nick Rogers, included Chris Renffinger '08, Erich Schoen '08, Ryan Wiegus '09, Dave MUler '09, and Ben Hayes '11.The Puget Sound Chapter joined up with the Washington State
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CHAPTER NEWS Parents Club to welcome and encourage ffie team. Paul Aoki, President of the Parents Club, met the team on their arrival at the SEATAC airport and pro^vided them with bags of snacks for ffieir ffiive to their lodging at the SUverdale Beach Hotel. The Alumni Association had welcome packets for ffiem at the hotel. On Friday morffing, interested alumffi and parents joined the team for breakfast at their hotel and numerous alumffi foUowed the members of the Na^vy team during the competition at Gold Mountain.
We encourage aU alumni in ffie area to join the Chapter and attend some of our many events. Check out our website for a detailed calendar and info on how to contact us: http://www.usna.coni/ Chapters/Washington/PugetSound/ Oregon and Southwest Chapter
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I have recendy taken over as the President of the Greater Washington Chapter from Jerry FarreU '70.1 look forward to serving you over the next year and want to take tffis opportuffity to teU you about some of the things we do as a Chapter
WA-Puget Sound Welcome Dinner On Sunday, 1 June, ffie chapter hosted its' annual welcome dinner for Wasffington State men and women selected to enter ffie Academy ffi ffie Class of'12, and ffiose entering NAPS or ffie Foundation
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Prep School classes of'09 and ffie Academy class of'13.The dffiner and program was held at The Commons at Naval Station Everett.There were over 120 attendees mcludffig ffie canffidates and ffieir parents. Naval Academy alumffi, members offfieWasffington State Parents Club, and current Naval Academy midsffipmen. There were 33 men and womenfi^omWasffington State who accepted appoffitments fficluffing ffigh school graduates (24), NAPS (5), fleet appointment (1), UW ROTC (1), and offier coUege (2). CDR KatieThurman, USN (Ret), USNA '83 and NAPS '79, US Naval Academy Info Program Coord (WA & ND) introduced ffie canffidates as weU as ffie Blue and Gold Officers responsible for fluffing and counseUng ffiese foture naval leaders. The guest speaker for ffie everting •was LT David Burke, USN, '03, currendy servffig as Aide to Commander Naval Region Norffiwest. LT Burke relatedffisAcademy experiences and how ffiey prepared him for ffis post Academy traiffing and foture fleet experiences and ad^vised ffie appoffitees to "keep a sense of humor", and "to focus on ffie end objective of ffie opportaffity of a great job servffig ffieir country." FoUowing LT Burkes presentation, PatU Aoki congratulated ffie parents of the canffidates, explained ffie mission offfieWasffington State Parents Club, and encouraged ffie parents to joffi and be active during ffieir sons/daughters time at ffie Academy. FinaUy, Bob Partick '62 instructed ffie attendees m ffie traffition of"A Linkffiffie Cham" and pledged ffie support of ffie Class of 1962 for ffie members of ffie Class of 2012 durmg ffie duration offfieU:time atffieAcademy. From ffie Pledge ofAllegiance to Navy Blue and Gold, it was trffiy an mspirmg eveffing.The most seffior alumffi present was Angus McDonald '48 and ffie most juffior alumffi present was ENS GeraldVmeyard '08.
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attend any of these events, which are summarized below. 1. Our "USNA Open House" in the faU is designed to bring in a large number of potential candidates (total audience with parents ~ 400-500).The target audience consists of high school sophomores and juniors. We hold two weekend events at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Wasffington, D.C. to maxirffize attendance. It's a comprehensive program incluffing presentations by USNA AdnUssions, Blue and Gold Officers, the local parent's club and Midshipmen. 2. A candidate luncheon in March is designed to "close the deal" for candidates to whom USNA has extended offers of adrffission (ffirect or conditional) to USNA, NAPS, or for a Foundation Scholarship. The timing in March is designed to captare the candidates after USNA sends out the offers. The Superintendent or Commandant is the principal speaker for the event. We host the canffidates, one parent and selected school counselors. 3. A canffidate awareness briefing in rffid-May is designed to reach a smaUer audience (~200 parents and stadents) of ffigh school sophomores and jumors to brief them on the latest information in
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Captain Richard M. McCooi Ji. '44, USN (Ret.) 4 January 1922—5 March 2008
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f "^or his actions as a Ueutenant in batde off the •T"^island of Okinawa, Japan, Captain Richard M. ^ McCool Jr. '44, USN (Ret.), was awarded the Medal of Honor. His citation read: "For conspicuous gaUantry and intrepiffity at the risk of ffis Ufe above and beyond the caU of duty as commanding officer of the U.S.S. LSC(L)(3) 122 during operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Ryukyu chain, 10 and 11 June 1945." Captain McCool subsequently served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars, and on the staff of
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several fleet and shore stations. Upon retirement, he volunteered in the Washington community where he lived, was a Ufe member of the Alumni Association and a trustee of the AtUetic & Scholarship Program with the Naval Academy Foundation. His vaUant service and seff-sacrffice serves as inspiration to and honors the tradition of both the Naval Academy and the Navy. Captain McCool's obituary wffi appear in a future issue of Shipmate.
LAST ,ALL 'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them." —Laurence Binyon, 1914 BARBEE, ALBERT R A Y J R . '39
H O P K I N S , J O E A R C H '67
R E I S I N G E R , J O H N EBLING '54
CDR, USN (Ret.) Ijime2008
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CAPT, USN (Ret.) 29 May 2008
IRVINE, JAMES FARRA J R . '46 CHACE, FRANK C L I N T O N J R . '53
Col, USMC (Ret.) 5 June 2008 CHEATHAM, KEVIN M A S O N '76
CAPT, USN 4June 2008
CRAMBLET, FRANK '50
CAPT, USN (Ret.) 25 June 2008
DECKER, ALBERT INGERSOLL '46
CDR, USN (Ret.) 28 May 2008
DRIVER, ORVIL L E O N A R D '34
CDR, USN (Ret.) 20 June 2008
R E I T H , G E O R G E J R . '53
KNULL, WILLLAM H A R L O U G H J R . '44
R E Z N E R , HOWARD LELAND '45 *
CAPT, USN (Ret.) 28 May 2008
LCDR, SC, USN (Ret.) 7 June 2008
LEVITT, B E N BERNARD '44
R O B I N S O N , IRVING A N T H O N Y '44 *
CDR, USN (Ret.) 23 June 2008
CAPT, USN (Ret.) 12 June 2008
LoGSDON, EARL WILLLAM '34
SIMS, H A R R Y EDWARD '44
CAPT, USN (Ret.) 22 December 1991
CDR, USNR (Ret.) 8 June 2008
MACY, J O H N WALTER J R . '46 *
S M I T H , LE'WIS O S C A R '32
17 June 2008
CDR, USNR (Ret.) 11 Jffiy 2007
CDR, USNR (Ret.) 4June 2008
8 June 2008
M C C A L L U M , KE-VIN K I T '84 *
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ST. GERMAIN, RAYMOND J O H N '33
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EARNEST, JOSEPH H A M M O N D J R . '44 M E A D , GREGORY G O W E R '72
CDR, USN (Ret.) 31 May 2008
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M E R C I E R , R O B E R T PAUL '52
TmELE, KARL REVERE '48
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CAPT, USN (Ret.) 31 May 2008
S T O N E , D O N A L D EUGENE '60
FLESSNER, C O N R A D J O S E P H '43
CAPT, USN (Ret.) 31 May 2008
FRISBIE, RICHARD T H O M A S '63
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MuLLEsrs, DAVID LYNN '62
LCDR, USN (Ret.) 12 June 2008
GOODMAN, ROBERT WILLLAM '49
LCDR, USNR 3 January 2008
HEADLEY, ALLEN BRUNDAGE '52
CDR, USN (Ret.) 26 May 2008
CAPT, USN (Ret.) 1 June 2008
N O R T H W O O D , R O B E R T H A R O L D '37 *
RADM, SC, USN (Ret.) 1 June 2008
HAALA, PATRICK W.J. '64
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T U R N E R , R A L P H ALAMORE J R . '54
WADSWORTH, D W I G H T '48
CAPT, USN (Ret.) 2 June 2008
P O P E , J O H N EDWARD '47
CDR, USN (Ret.) 5 February 2004
WILLIS, WiLLLfVM PAUL J R . '42
CAPT, USN (Ret.) 2 June 2008
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CALL RICHARD HUTCHINGS BLAIR '32
Captain Richard H. Blair, USN (Ret.), formerly of Lexington, VA, and Sarasota, FL, ffied in Sarasota on 28 March 2008. At the time of ffis passing, he was 97 years old and among the 20 oldest surviving USNA alumffi. OriginaUy a native of Danvffie,VA, "Sparky" went to LOUISVILLE upon graduation fix)m ffie Naval Academy in 1932 and then to HOPKINS in 1934. Subsequendy, he received muchcoveted orders to Cffina duty and served in SMITH, THOMPSON and on ffie staff of CINCAF In 1937, he assumed duties as F Division Officer in PHILADELPHIA, and the next year, took command of the tag OSCEOLA, wffich he deUvered to Pearl Harbor. He then served in LiTCHFiELD untU reporting to postgraduate school in 1939. In Jffiy 1940, after a year of Inshore Patrol in the Canal Zone, Dick reported to SOMERS, where he served as engineer and executive officer, unffi joining the staff of ComDesRon Nine as CSO. In 1944 came orders to the commissioffing detaU in JAMES C. OWENS as commanffing officer. Captain Blair took OWENS to the western Pacific and arrived in time to participate in the Okinawa campaign. Later, OWENS spent time as a member of the occupation force unffi late 1945, when he retarned home, working briefly for ComDesLant prior to reporting to BuPers, where he spent the next three years. After completing the course at Armed Forces Staff CoUege in 1949, Dick joined the staff of ComTransDiv 21, and near the end of ffiat tour, participated in Uffing the Seventh Marines from San Diego to Inchon in support of that lanffing. In June 1951, he assumed command of the Naval Examiffing Center at Great Lakes. In December 1954, Captain Blair reUeved as commanffing officer in BEXAR ffi Sasebo and subsequendy participated in the Tachens evacuation in February 1955. He reported to OpNav in early 1956, and prior to retirement, served as the Cffief, Na^vy Section, Mffitary Assistance Advisory Group in Rome. In retirement, Dick taught at Black-Foxe School in Los Angeles unffi retiring in the San Marcos area in 1969. FoUowdng ffis marriage to Jayne, Captain Blair relocated to Lexmgton,VA, where he contmued to pursue mterests m travel, fiisffing, goff and cookmg. In 1996,ffieBlairs moved ffieir permanent quarters in Sarasota, retarning to Lexington each summer. He is survived by Jayne, three stepdaughters and several grandchUdren. He was inurned at the Naval Academy Columbarium on 9 May 2008. The Blair Family
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Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Nixon III, USN (Ret.), ffied on 28 May 2008 in a nursing home in HancevUle, AL. He was 93 years old. "Tom" was born on 5 November 1914 in Hertford, NC, son of Thomas J. Nixon Jr. and Penelope Blount Newby Nixon. He grew up in Hertford, NC, and was a graduate of the Uffited States Naval Academy Class of 1937. He married Margaret HarweU in June 1939 and they had two chUdren. In the Navy, he served aboard the aircraft carriers SARATOGA and LEXINGTON. He received a Purple Heart for injuries received as a damage control officer during the Batde of the Coral Sea on 8 May 1942. After recei'ving a meffical discharge, he taught pubUc school for many years, first in Alabama, then in North CaroUna. After retiring from teacffing, he married MadeUne Barnes of CuUman, AL, and Uved with her in CuUman for almost 30 years. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in CuUman, AL, a member of the President's Circle of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and a member of the ChanceUor's Club of the Uffiversity of North CaroUna at Chapel HUl Alumni Association. He is survived by ffis wdfe, Madeline Barnes Nixon of Hancevffie, AL; sister, Helene Nixon of Hertford, NC; and ffis brother, H . C ' D o x " Nixon of Peabody, MA. He is also survived by his daughter, SaUy Nixon Haines of Swansboro, NC; son, Thomas Jones Nixon IV of Durham, NC; stepson, Dick Barnes of Murfreesboro,TN; grandson, Aaron Barnes of Lo^vitts'ville,VA; granddaughter, MoUy Barnes of Pordand, OR; step-grandson, Justin Haynes and ffis step-granddaughter, Chris Haynes, boffi of Cullman, AL. Services were held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Hertford, NC, on 3 June 2008 wdth fuU mffitary honors. In Ueu of flowers, donations may be made to the U.S. Naval Academy Alumffi Association, 247 King George Street, Annapohs,MD 21402. ROBERT HAROLD NORTHWOOD '37
Rear Affiiiiral Robert H. Norffi wood, SC, USN (Ret.), passed away on 1 June 2008, one hour after his 94ffi birffiday, in Durham, NC. By his side was ffis devoted •wife of 68 years, June. "Bob" Northwood was born in Johnstown, PA, on 31 May 1914. A graduate of the Naval Academy Class of 1937, he subsequendy attained ffie rank of rear adrffiral in 1964. Bob served aboard TENNESSEE (BB-44) during World War II, participating in eleven major engagements, incluffing the Batde of Leyte Gulf and Iwo Jima. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V. He was also awarded the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal -with one Silver Star and four
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Bronze Stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Phffippine Liberation Ribbon wdffi one Star. He was a humble, proud member of "The Greatest Generation." FoUowing ffie war, he served as aide and special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy unffi attenffing Harvard School of Business Adnuffistration, graduating wdth ffistinction as a Baker Scholar and receiving ffis M.B.A. in 1951. His career in the Navy Supply Corps spanned 34 years of active duty in Washington, DC, Boston. MA, Norfolk,VA, Oahu, HI, Pffiladelphia, PA and Cfficago, IL. His final duty was as commanffing officer of the Defense Electronics Supply Center in Dayton, OH, whereupon he was a^warded ffie Legion of Merit for his service to the Na^vy prior to ffis mffitary retirement in 1966. A new career began for Bob in 1967 as executive •vice president of Mead Corporation in Dayton, OH, wdth his final reffiement to ffie goff courses of Pinehurst, NC, in 1979. Bob is survived by ffis lovffig, defficated -wife, June Gregory Northwood; daughter, Lynn N. Harffien and her husband, Bffi of Darien, CT; son, Robert H. Northwood J r and his wdfe, Sara Swanner Northwood of Oklahoma City, OK; and four grandchUdren, Anna Harffien, Bffiy Harffien, Robert H. Northwood III and Gregory Northwood. The chUdren and grandchUdren woiUd Uke to thank both Bob and June for beffig such an amazffig example of unconffitional love and comrffitment. A sweeter love story has never been written. AfiUlhonors burial service wdU be held at the Naval Academy in September 2008. Memorial gifts may be made to ffie U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, 291 Wood Road, Beach HaU, AnnapoUs, MD 21402, Attn.Tribute Gift m memory of RADM Robert H. Norffiwood '37. NORBERT EUGENE AUBREY '43
Captain Norbert E."Sunsffine" Aubrey Jr., USN (Ret.), ffied at precisely eight beUs on Monday, 19 May 2008, with ffis beloved •wffe, Carol, at his side. He was 87 years old. Sunsffine was a native of AnnapoUs, MD, won a competitive appointment to the Naval Academy and earned ffis " N " in varsity lacrosse. Upon graduation with the Class of 1943, he served aboard YORKTOWN (CV-40) before volunteering for submarines. He made four war patrols on SEGUNDO (SS-398) and one patrol on RAZORBACK (SS-394) as executive officer. RAZORBACK was present at the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945. He served X O tours again aboard BAYA (SS-318) and BESUGO ( S S - 3 2 1 ) and commanded CAIMAN ( S S - 3 2 3 ) during the Korean War. Sunshffie served as ComSubDiv 73 and chief staff officer of SubFlot Seven, homeported Yokosuka. As submarine officer's assignment desk in BuPers, SecNav designated him First Program Manager of Nuclear Power Personnel. In that program, over 1,000 officers were flown to Wasffington, DC, for interviews wdth Adrffiral Rickover.They were selected.. .whether they wanted to 'join up" or not. Captain Aubrey received the Legion of Merit for ffis efforts. He described the program as "Impressment, U.S. Navy style."
Captain Aubrey commanded the amphibious ship participating in three combat lanffings in Vietnam. VANCOUVER received the Meritorious Unit Commendation and, he, his second Bronze Star with CombatV He commanded PROVIDENCE (CLG-6), flagship of the Seventh Fleet, serving both as goodwiU ambassador and "Top Gun Cruiser" of the gunUne in Vietnam. PROVIDENCE was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and the C O his second Legion of Merit with CombatV. After retirement, Sunsffine established two NJROTC units in Florida high schools and was instrumental in directing many young people into the service of our country. He is survived by ffis wife of 65 years, Carol (sister of Captain WiUiam McManus '35 and the late Rear Adrffiral PhiUip McManus '43); and ffis older brother, Colonel George Aubrey, USMA '40.The Aubreys have three sons, Richard USNA '66, Commander Norbert E.Aubrey III, USNR (Ret.), and Colonel Peter Aubrey, USA; and three daughters, Carol Lee Becker and Susan Dudley, both registered nurses, and JoAnne Hodgkins, a computer and software speciaUst.They also have 16 grandchUdren, incluffing Lance Corporal Nicholas Aubrey, USMC, and ten great-grandchUdren. The Aubrey Family VANCOUVER ( L P D - 2 ) ,
IRVING ANTHONY ROBINSON '44
Captain 1. A. "Robbie" Robinson, USN (Ret.), ffied on 12 June 2008. A graduate of the Naval Academy Class of 1944, once Robbie got ffis Wings in 1945, he served five consecutive two-year tours in fighter squadrons. These tours were interrupted offiy by a two-year stint as a Pensacola ffight instructor; four months flying F6Fs with the French Air Force in Indocffina; then Na^vy Test PUot School and two years at Service Test, where he was the fighter performance project pilot. He flew aU the engine off glide data and established Dead Stick lanffing patterns for sbc of the Na^vy's then-current jet fighters and three props. He was the sole Na^vy test pUot selected to test the captured MIG-15 in 1954—six wonderfol ffights. His 1951 tour withVF-52 included 55 air-toground combat missions flying F9F-2s in Korea, when Korea was dangerous. He retired after 25 years of comrffissioned service out of the office of the Head of Research and Development for Tactical Aircraft and Weaponry for the CNO. He and Noreen have Uved the past 25 years in Europe and Northern Ireland. He is survived by the love of his Ufe, his wife Noreen; son. New Mexico State Senator Shannon Robinson; and Noreen's sbc grandchildren, whom he loved as if ffis own. Services and interment were at the Annalong Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland. The Robinson Family
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LASTI :ALL HOWARD LELAND REZNER '45
Lieutenant Commander Howard Rezner, SC, USN (Ret.), of Orange, CA, passed away peacefiiUy on 7 June 2008. Born in Monmouth, IL, on 3 August 1921 to Jay and Zelda (Ryason) Rezner, Howard grew up on a farm where ffis dad farmed 160 acres on ffie same land ffiatffisfather and ffis faffier's faffier before him had farmed. Howard graduated fix)m the Naval Academy in 1944 wdth a degree in electrical engineering, ffid some postgraduate work at Harvard Uffiversity, and served honorably in the U.S. Navy Supply Corps for 20 years unffi ffis retirement in 1964. During ffis time ffi ffie Navy, he traveled extensively and Uved in many places around the world, includffig Bremerton, WA, Great Lakes, IL,Wasffington, DC, Panama Canal, Las Cruces, NM, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Norfolk,VA. He setded •wiffi ffis gro^wffig famUy in Souffiern CaUforffia and worked ffi ffie aerospace industry untU 1992. The projects he was most proud of being associated wdffi are ffie Skylab and Delta Launch Vefficle programs, as weU as a materials management computer system known as "OMEGA," wffich he helped to develop in ffie early 1970s at McDonneU Douglas Astronautics Company. Howard was a tremendously vital and mtegral part of the Uves of ffis famUy and friends, and he •wUl be deeply missed. His mterests included woodworking, photography, gardeffing, fisffing and huntffig, but ffis greatest love and deepest passion was for ffis wffe and chUffien. He wdU always be remembered forffisffiteffigence,ffisgreat love of learnffig, ffis generosity, unyielffing integrity, "can-do" attitade, humor and spirit. Howard is survived by ffis wdfe of 49 years, Ethel; chUffien, Alan Rezner of San Diego, CA, Mark Rezner of Orange, CA, Da^vid Rezner (Lisa) of Orange, C A, Teresa Oakes (Michael) of Auburn, CA, Gregory Rezner (Clare) of Orange, CA,John Rezner (Heather) of Manhattan Beach, CA, Mary Carolyn Ledbetter (Paffi) of Brighton, CO, Stephen Rezner (Rohm) of Corona, CA, and Paffi Rezner (KeUy) of Corona, CA; sister, Jaffie Rezner of Mendocino, CA; 31 (soon to be 32) grandchUdren; and two great-grandcffilffien. He was predeceased by ffis eldest daughter, Susan Thomsic; son-in-law, Michael Thomsic; daughterin-law, Debbie Rezner; and ffis first •wffe, Catherine Anne (Srffith) Rezner. A foneral Mass was celebrated at Holy FamUy Catheffial in Orange, CA, on 13 June 2008, foUowed by interment at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange, CA. Memorial donations may be made to CathoUc Charities of Orange County (http://^www.ccoc.org/) or Mary's Kitchen (http://www.maryskitchen.org/).
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JOHN WALTER MACY JR. '46
John "Jack" Macy passed away on Tuesday, 17 June 2008. He was 84 years old. A graduate of Uffited States Naval Academy Class of 1946, he served as a proud officer in ffie U.S. Na'vy. The Macys Uved in Rochester, NY, WUrffington, DE, and wffile Uving in Schenectady, NY, Jack worked for Taylor Instruments and was a member of The Niskayuna Reformed Church. In 1987, they retired to Cocoa Beach, FL. He was a member of Riverside Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon. His passion was volunteering to help offiers. He gave a great deal of ffis time to Respite/Alzheimen reUef, Habitat for Humaffity and as an adffit readmg tator. He was a charter member of ffie Masoffic Lodge ffi Albany, NY Jack was a man of extraorffinary character and ffigh moral fiber. Giving was an integral part of ffis Ufe. He wdU be gready missed byaU. He leaves to cherish his memory his wdfe of 61 years, Helen Macy; son, Richard Macy; daughter, Kim Macy Weston (Bruce Weston); sister, Mary GUlespie; grandson. Caret GaU; granddaughten, Macy Weston and EmUy ONeiU (EJ ONeUl); and great-grandkids, Tristan and Aidan. He loved ffiem wdffi aU his heart. Memorial services were held on 28 June 2008 at Riverside Presbyterian Church in Cocoa Beach, FL. In Ueu of flowers, please consider a remembrance to ffie Riverside Presbyterian Memorial Fund. You may sign John's guestbook at www.beckmanwUUamson.com. excerpufrom FLORIDA TODAY LEONARD ALFRED JAY JR. '48
Lieutenant Juffior Grade Leonard Alfred Jay Jr., SC, USNR (Ret.), passed away on 27 October 2007 at home •wiffi ffis famUy at ffis side, after a courageous batde wiffi cancer. He was 83 years old. Leonard •was born on 28 June 1924 to Leonard and Theresa Jurkiewicz (surname later changed to Jay) ffi Detroit, MI. Graduating wdffi honors from Detroit Cass Techffical High School, Leonard subsequendy enroUed at ffie Uffiversity of Detroit to stady engineering. In 1944, he was granted an appointment to ffie U.S. Naval Academy Upon graduation with the Class of 1948, Leonard was caUed to duty in the Korean War, using ffis experience in the Supply Corps. He later participated in atorffic weapons testing (Operation Casde) in the Bikiffi and Eniwdtok atoUs. After meeting Dorothy (Polak), his "PoUsh Princess" and ffie love of ffis Ufe, on a bUnd date in the faU of 1951, ffiey were soon married on 16 AprU 1952. After leaving ffie Navy, Leonard and Dorothy setded in East Lansing, MI. His career began as a real estate agent; and later in 1955, Leonard formed Blue Jay Development Company, speciaUzing in ffie buUffing of single-famUy residential homes.
For more ffian 50 years, he took great pride in his business, putting ffis heart and soul mto a company ffirough wffich he would biffid more ffian 500 homes, as weU as income and commercial properties in ffie Lansing, MI, area. He was a Ucensed private pUot and devotee of aU aviationrelated mterests. Offier hobbies and interests fficluded poUtics, music, photography, cinema, language, grammar and an appreciation of ffie world's greatest comeffians. However, noffiing gave him greater joy ffian working at ffis drafting desk, striving to design ffie perfect famUy home. He was predeceased by ffis sister, Constance, brother, Robert, and parents, Leonard Sr. and Theresa. He is survived by three sons, Gary (Bonffie), Brian (Joffi) and Mark (GabrieUa); two daughters. Amy Qohn) Koestaer and Donna (Robert) Crawford; and rune lo^vffig grandchUdren, Ryan,Theodore, NoeUe, Kyle, Loffie, Saffie,AprU,Justffi and Sara. He is remembered as a man of great integrity, generosity, pattiotism and above aU, optirffism. The motto for Blue Jay Development Company was "Let us buUd your nest." WhUe tffis -was ffie company slogan, it also served as a metaphor for ffis values and beUefs in the famUy uffit. In myriad •ways Leonard succeeded in fortherffig tffis phUosophy toward aU facets of Ufe. Go Navy, Beat Army! The Jay Family CLIRTIS ODEAN ANDERSON '53
Captam Curtis O. Anderson, USN (Ret.), passed away peacefiiUy at his home ffi Port Orchard, WA, on 3 November 2007 foUo^wing compUcations from a stroke. "Curt" was born on 1 May 1929 to Edward and Emma (Nelson) Anderson m Towmer, ND. After graduating from ffigh school ffi SUverdale, WA, he enUsted m ffie Navy ffi 1948 and received a fleet appointment to the Naval Academy ffi 1949. As a member of ffie Class of 1953, 22nd Company, he was an avid sportsman and enjoyed playmg 150-pound footbaU and saiUng. Known as "Andy" to ffis Naval Academy Classmates, Curt proudly served as a naval officer for 30 years, reffiffig in 1983 after a distmguished career spannffig tffiee commands at sea, MACKENZIE (DD-836), EXCEL ( M S O - 4 3 9 ) and LIPAN ( A T F - 8 5 ) ;
and two commands ashore. Naval Weapons Station, Concord, CA, and Combat Systems Techffical Schools Command, Mare Island, CA. He was honored durffig ffis Na^vy career with many noteworthy medals, including the Legion of Merit wdth Combat V and one Gold Star, Bronze Star with CombatV, Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Uffit Commendation with two Stars, Meritorious Uffit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, Korean Service Medal and the Vietaam Service Medal wdth seven Stars. Curt was married twice; first to Martha Mumby of San Diego, CA, with whom he raised a farffily of three daughters and two sons. His second marriage was to Linda Webb, bringing two
StepchUdren to ffis Ufe. Throughout the foUowing years. Curt embraced ffis blended famUy with humor, •wisdom and love. In 1991, Curt and Linda retarned to Washington to enjoy retirement. EspeciaUy dear to his heart was ffis volunteer work with the AARP Safe Driving Program, where he first participated as an instructor, then became ffie state coordffiator for Washington, and for the last six years, served as the regional coorffinator, overseeing the program in five states. He loved •visiting ffis chUffien and grandchildren, hosting hoUday dinners for friends and famUy, making ffis trademark blackberry jam, and staying in touch wdth ffis Naval Academy classmates and former sffipmates. Curtis is survived by his lo^ving •wife, Linda; ffis five chUffien, Mark, Martha, Michael, Mary and Marne; two stepchUdren, Affiiane and Mark Alan; 12 grandchUdren; four nieces; and one nephew. A memorial service was held on 17 November 2007 ffi Port Orchard, WA, foUowed by inurnment at the Naval Academy Columbarium on 26 June 2008. "The Anderson Family ROBERT KENDAR W E I R '55
Robert K."Bob"Weu- of Boerne,TX, passed away peacefuUy on 14 AprU 2008. He was 73 years old. A native of San Diego, CA, Bob graduated from the Naval Academy •with ffie Class of 1955 and was comrffissioned as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. After serving in Vietaam, he retarned to ci^vffian Ufe ffi December 1967. He enroUed in Stanford Law School and graduated "wiffi a juris doctor degree. Bob served as a deputy city attorney for the City of San Diego for 12 years and was in private practice for two years. During ffis reffiement, he enjoyed traveUng and vacations on the Kona Coast of Hawau. He was preceded in death by ffis parents. Major General Frank D.Weir '23, USMC (Ret.), and AUce Masury Wen, and ffis brother, Richard Weir. Bob is survived by ffis wdfe of 29 years, Karen Weir of Boerne,TX; brother, FreffiUc Weir and his •wffe,Jaffice of Deming,WA; tffiee stepchUffien, Terry Woods of San Diego, CA, Steven Woods and ffis wife, Lori of Spring VaUey, CA, and Karen Keim of Boerne,TX; and four grandchUdren, RusseU Keim of HopeweU,VA, Kamren Keim of Boerne,TX, and Kasie and KyUe Woods of Spring VaUey, CA. A celebration of Bob's Ufe was held on 25 AprU 2008. His ashes wdU be scattered at a later date. T?ie H^ir Family
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Commander Frederick P. Eylar, USN (Ret.), ffied of lung cancer at Santee, CA, on 13 May 2008. He was 75 years old. A native of Aberdeen, OH, "Fred" enlisted ffi the Air Force and later attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School before enterffig the Naval Academy. The Lucky Bag p e ^ e d Fred weU;"he was a true friend to those who knew him." He was a member of the 24th Company. Upon graduation with the Class of 1956, he served ffi CORAL SEA ( C V - 4 3 ) operatffig out of NorfoUc, VA. He was then assigned to the pre-commissioffing crew of RANGER. (CV-61) and was a plankowner on tffis carrier. Subsequent assignments at sea were on destroyers: N E W ( D D - 8 1 8 ) , staff officer attached to Commander Destroyer Squadron Four ffi Charleston, SC, operations officer on REEVES ( D L G - 2 4 ) and executive officer on BRAINE ( D D - 6 3 0 ) . Assignments ashore mcluded instructor duty at the Naval Academy, oceanography staffies at the Naval Postgraduate School ffi Monterey, CA, ffirector of the Navy Shore Management Survey section m Treasure Island, CA, and assistant operations officer for the Commander U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas. He reffied ffi July 1976 as the seffior shore patrol officer ffi San Diego, CA. In reffiement, Fred worked as the San Diego representative for a Los Angeles food distribution company, as a consffitant for a Santee, CA, engmeerffig contractor and as a tax preparation consffitant for H&R Block in Santee. He was a past member of the Santee Kiwanis Club. Fred is survived by his wffe of 49 1/2 years, the former Roberta Lawless; one son, Dan Eylar of Lubbock, TX; two daughters, Marion Eylar Vadney of Vina, CA, and Erffily Eylar BaUey of Shadyside, OH; four grandchUdren, HoUy and Kari Vacffiey, and Kaidyn and Joseph Eylar; and a sister, Ann Delia Lax of Cmcinnati, OH. Frank Kelso '56 &The Eylar Family JIMMIE DALE LAKEY '56
Jimrffie D. Lakey of CaldweU, ID, ffied on 4 December 2007 at home of nataral causes. He was 73 years old. Jimmie was born on 9 June 1934 to Dale and LucUle Lakey at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise. He graduated fix)m Boise High School in 1952 and the U.S. Naval Academy ffi 1956 and served ffi the U.S. Navy. He was designated a naval aviator and reached the rank of Ueutenant before resigffing his commission in 1977. He loved the naval service, but had to leave it to provide close support to his famUy. Jim had tours at the Naval Postgraduate School and the Pacffic Division, OpTevFor at North Island NAS, San Diego, CA. He later flew commercial jets for USAIR and also worked two years for the U S Forest Service. Jim loved ffis flying career. He put ffis wife and chUdren ffist in his hfe. He gave ffitimate encouragement to those who came to him with a heavy heart.
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Jim's crowrffiig jewels were his chUdren. His favorite expression to his chUdren was that they were prmces and princesses of a Heavenly Father and to conduct themselves as royal hens. Jun possessed a keen mteUect and searched out the deeper meaffing of Ufe. He held judgments to hunseffand always verbaUy expressed an outpouring of love to his fanuly and fidends. Survivors fficlude his wffe, Anne Marie Lakey; two sons, Gregory Scott Lakey and his wffe, Lorie of Utah, and James Caleb Lakey and his wffe, Suzy of Germany; seven daughters, Krista Diane Lakey of Colorado; Renee Kathleen Bayouth and her husband, Sam of Oklahoma, Karri Ann Skelton and her husband, Sean ofJapan, Wendy Ann Elzea and her husband, Jared of CaUforffia, Sarah Marie Weir and her husband, Andy of Arizona, Jennffer Dale Jensen and her husband, Michael of Idaho, and Elizabeth LuciUe Fullmer and her husband, Adam of Idaho; 22 grandchUdren; five great-grandchUffien; sisters, Janet WUder of Idaho and Barbara Brown ofWashington; and many meces and nephews. ffiterment was at ffie Idaho State Veterans Cemetery m Boise, ID. The Lakey Family & G.W. Kenaston '56 NORMAN ROBERT TAYLOR '68
"Rob"Taylor ffied offfijuriesfixama motorcycle accident on 26 May 2008. He was 61 years old. Rob was bom ffi Kansas City, MO, the only son of ffie late Norman and Hope Taylor. FoUowing ffigh school m Palo Alto, CA, he entered ffie Naval Academy and mffiored ffi electrical science. A gifted athlete, Rob earned mffitiple letters ffi varsity footbaU and basebaU. Teamed wiffi quarterback John Cartwright '68, Rob rewrote Navy's record book for pass receptions and played ffi ffie East-West FootbaU Classic ffi 1967. He was mducted mto ffie Naval Academy Athletic HaU of Fame ffi 2007. "Off the field he was always fon to be around, and we had a lot of good times together" said roommate and teammate. Kit Ruland '68. "Rob had a qffick and sharp wit, and always had a good joke to teU." Sparked by Rob's sidehne receptions and a touchdown catch late ffi the fourth quarter. Navy opened its 1967 footbaU season wiffi a thriUing 23-22 come-from-behmd victory over Penn State.Years later, upon beffig ffitroduced to Rob, Joe Paterno, the lacoffic Penn State Coach reportedly repUed,"! know who he is." "Rob was the 'go-to' guy for us whenever we needed a big play or a first down," Cartwright remembered. "But Rob was more than a great receiver. He was a leader on our team wiffi three years of varsity experience and a marvelous work etWc." FoUowdng graduation ffi June 1968, Rob served ffi ffie Wffite House and later ad:ended ffight school. As a naval aviator, he flew combat mission during theVietaam War. After departing the Navy's ranks,ffisbusiness career included a position wiffi ffie Marriott Corporation as its vice president of sales. In recent years, Rob was devoted to numerous civic mterests, mcludffig service on ffie vestry of ffis church and teacffing
science at the Neels'viUe Middle School. His principal remembers KEVIN KIT MCCALLUM '84 Rob as a committed teacher who mspired ffis stadents and Kevin McCaUum died on 10 June 2008 donated ffis own money for ffiose who coffid not afford field trips. at age 46 in Draper, UT, where he had The priest at Rob's church described him as a "giant of a Uved with his famUy since March of 2000. man wiffi an extraordmary sniUe." He is survived by ffis wffe,Judy; Kevin was born on 26 October 1961 son, Scott; daughter, KeUy Taylor; and stepson, Paffi Frederick. in Corpus Christi,TX, to MarUyn and Carl McCaUum '60. He was the oldest of More ffian 500 people attended his memorial services at four brothers—Cary, Chris and Cffip. He St. John's Episcopal Church in Olney, MD. graduated from Wheeler High School in Donations in Rob's memory can be made to ffie church, Marietta, GA, where he played varsity E O Box 187, Olney, MD 20830. soccer, ran cross-country and track, and was president of ffis Gordon L Peterson '68 stadent councU. Although he Uved in many places wffile ffis father was ffi ffie Navy, Kevin always caUed Adanta, GA,ffishome. GEORGE PRESTON DAVIS J R . '81 George P. Davis Jr. ffied on 18 AprU 2008. He was 49 years old. "Butch" was born in Kinston, NC, to George P. and Rachel BrasweU Davis. He was a 1977 graduate of Grifton (NC) High School and a 1981 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He served on active duty -with the US. Na'vy unffi 1999, reacffing ffie rank of commander. WhUe m ffie Navy, he obtamed ffis master's degree in oceanography and meteorology at ffie Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. He served on J O H N HANCOCK and GEORGE WASHINGTON and taught at ffie Naval War CoUege in Newport, RI. After leavffig ffie Na^vy, he taught at New Bern (NC) High School; Jacksonville (NC) High School; and Coastal CaroUna Commuffity CoUege ffi Jackson^viUe, NC, as a math and science instructor. He also worked wdth the National Weather Service m Surrey,VA. Smce 2003, he had been employed wdth Lenoir Commuffity CoUege ffi Kinston, NC, as a physics and astronomy instructor. He was predeceased by his father, George P. Da^vis Sr., and ffis beloved grandparents, Roy and Mae Davis of WUson, NC, and Nan BrasweU Howard and Harvey F BrasweU. He is survived by his wdfe. First Lieutenant JuUe Anne Davis, USA of EI Paso,TX, sons, George E Davis III of Las Vegas, NV, and Matthew Roy Davis of El Paso,TX; daughter, Asffiey Lynn Davis of Las Vegas, NV; ex-^wffe, Joyce F. Davis of Las Vegas, NV; his mother, Rachel B. Davis of Grifton, NC; sister, Luann Harris of WUrrUngton, NC; brother, Mark A. Da^vis of Newport, NC; and many other loving fanuly members and friends. Memorial services were held at Grifton First Baptist Church on 22 AprU 2008 and famUy received friends immediately after the service ffi the feUowsffip haU of the church. A memorial service was also held by ffis friends and coUeagues at Lenoir Commuffity CoUege on 28 AprU 2008, and a burial at sea ceremony was held on ffis beloved Panffico River, site of the famUy vacation cabffi on 23 AprU 2008. Memorial contributions may be made to: Lenoir Commuffity CoUege Foundation, P.O. Box 188, Kinston, N C 28502-0188. The Davis Family
Kevin spent a year at NAPS prior to attenffing the U.S. Naval Academy. He was 33rd Company Commander and was presented the Varsity Soccer Coach's Award as the team member demonstrating the strongest wiU to win, as weU as team spirit, aggressiveness, improvement, sportsmanship and effort. After graduating wdth the Class of 1984, he retarned to NAPS as a computer science teacher and soccer coach. Kevin then completed SWOS and ffis first sffipboard assignment was on ILLUSIVE (MSO-448). As engineering officer, Ke^vin was a critical component of ILLUSIVE'S back-to-back Battle E awards, after a 32-year ffiatas from tffis prestigious accompUshment. His next assignment was as ASW officer on NICHOLSON (DD-982), where he was the offiy junior officer quaUfied in aU sffip station watch stanffing positions. FoUowing ffis five years of active duty service, Ke^vin earned ffis M.B.A. from Georgia Tech. In 1991, he began ffis professional career at Procter & Gamble as a brand manager, and later became director of world •wide marketing for aU soap products. In March of 2000, he moved to 1-800 CONTACTS, where he served as cffief marketing officer Ke^vin continued to serve in the Na^vy Reserves unffi 1995, reacffing the rank of Ueutenant commander. Kevin married ffis teenage sweetheart, Cathy O'KeUy in May of 1985. He is survived byffiswffe of 23 years;ffieirtwo daughten, Kaidyn and Kelsey; and granddaughter, Camryn Kit McCaUumGrady, born on 30 June 2008. Ke^vm's parents, brothers, many in-laws, nephews and ffieces also survive ffim. He •was preceded m death by ffis loyal Labrador retriever, Meg. Memorial services were held in Draper, UT, foUowed by services in Atlanta, GA, on 17 June 2008 at the John Knox Presbyterian Church. Ke^vin was then laid to rest at ArUngton Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, GA. The McCallum Family
Please note that we have a maximum word Unfit of 400 words. Obitaaries may be subrffitted electronically (preferred) to obits@usna.com, or via U.S. MaU to: Shipmate obituaries, 247 King George Street, AnnapoUs, MD 21402-5068. If you have any questions regarffing submission of obituaries to Shipmate, please contact either your Class secretary, or Shipmate's obituaries effitor, Timothy EUzabeth Woodbury (410-295-4064 or obits@usna.com).
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FORMAT SCRAMBLE THURSDAY Shotgun s t a r t a t 9 a.m. N o Handicap required. L i m i t : I 12 Paid A l u m n i and spouse o r family member.
CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY Shotgun start a t 9 a.m. USNA Alumni with
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^ The Championship Round on Friday, 17 October 2008 will be open only to U S N A Alumni wiffi established U S G A handicaps. The format is individual stroke play, w i t h a shotgun start at 9 a.m.The Seniors Flight competition will be included in ffiis event as usual. Players will compete in flights according t o handicap. Limit is 112 players.
^ Reservations will be accepted in the order in which paid applications are received ( w i t h photocopies of U S G A Handicap cards).
^ Players in t h e Friday event are required t o submit photocopies of their U S G A Handicap cards with sign up t o facilitate tournament administration. Navai A c a d e m y G o l f C l u b m e m b e r s need n o t s u b m i t cards, b u t please n o t e handicap.Thanks for your cooperation!
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^ Paring by class year will be ffie first priority but is not guaranteed. Please mark your applications accordingly.
^ Refreshments and appetizers available on boffi days, and vAth raffle drawing and prizes awarded at ffie 19th hole. V Raffle tickets available t o purchase both days before and after playing. Mulligans are available t o purchase on Thursday only ( N o String.)
New! On Thursday only a spouse or family member can play, with USNA Alumni. Reminder! Come early to practice and hit all the balls you want at no charge. See KRR Photography at shot gun start and on Hole #7 for photo! Appetizers at 19th hole compliments of O'Callaghan Annapolis Hotel.
Individual stroke play
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^ O p t i o n a l - Senior Flight for players who are at least 70 years old. Seniors must elect t o compete in the Seniors Flight. Play f r o m the Gold tees. You will still be paired wiffi ffie foursome of your choosing.
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^ N o U S G A Handicap! The Thursday, 16 O c t o b e r 2008, event is a Scramble format t o accommodate you. Shotgun starts at 9 a.m. A spouse o r family member can be paired with an USNA alumni. Limit is 112 players.
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Your $100 fee is due by 3 October and includes: a cart (all players must ride), 18 holes of golf, driving range and putting green, welcome gift bag, lunch, opportunity t o win fabulous raffle prizes and awards program wiffi free appetizers. Proceeds from ffie tournament will be donated t o ffie USNA Golf Team. D E A D L I N E : 3 O c t o b e r (all reservations received after this d a t e a r e $115 each day) E n t r y fees a r e n o n - r e f u n d a b l e (includes inclement weather). Fee will be used t o help defray tournament expenses with the remainder going t o the Navy Golf Team. N o substitutions will be accepted after applications are processed. Replacements will be made from the standby list. Once on the standby list, teams/pairings are not guaranteed. If individuals o r teams are subsequently offered a tee time and decline, ffie non-refundable policy applies.
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CONTACT Linda Lee 410-295-4025 o r Noreen Parry 410-295-4016 o r signup online
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Please check as applicable: O Enter me in the Scramble on Thursday, 16 October. D A photocopy of U S G A card m u s t be enclosed or O Enter me in the Championship on 17 October. faxed t o 410-295-4003 by O c t o b e r 3,2008. O Enter me in the Seniors Flight on Friday, 17 October (If a member of USNA Golf Club, copy of handicap O I am a current member of the USNA Golf Club. is not needed.) D I cannot play, but am enclosing a donation in the amount of $_ in support of Navy Golf. n I would like t o be paired with: * A foursome is not necessary; the golf chair and USNA golf coach will assign!
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Shop the Alumni Store this Football/Reunion Season and... Your class, chapter or club earns a 10% royalty on total sales! The more you purchase the more your class, chapter or club will receive.. .it's that simple.
The U S N A Alumni Store is your source for class, chapter and club apparel and gift items. Shop today and show your class pride at tailgates and reunion events.
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1:30 pm through halftime 1:30 pm through halftime 1:30 pm through halftime
Traditional Bull Roast Little Italy South of the Border
1:30 pm through haLftime 1:30 pm through halftime
Salute to Texas The All American
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Buffet opened until kick off and snacks served until the end of half time. Beer, uAne and soda available throughout. See menu online at imvw.usna.cotn/tailgates
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20 Sept: Rutgers
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(Homecoming) Prices: Members $25, Member Children $15 (under 12), Non-Members $30, Non-Member Children $20 (under 12) $5 additional for walk-ins
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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. Or mail form to: USNA Alumni Association, Home Football 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
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ARMY-NAVY BUS AND TAILGATE 6 December 2008 N o o n Kick-off Wachovia Center—Philadelphia, PA
Come join us for the biggest games of the year! Sit back, relax and have fun while we do the driving, with round-trip bus rides for both games and a spectacular tailgate party waiting for you at the game! The bus is fun for the whole family with games and prizes. The tailgate features fantastic food & drink and is the perfect way to celebrate with your fellow Navy fans!
For registration information and fees, check our website at usna.com/tailgates or contact us at events@usna.com. Buses leave from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and a $5 stadium parking fee applies.
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f S ^ W h e t h e r you prefer soaking up the siui on our beaches or soaking in the "history of Williamsburg, I can help you find the place to call home.
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Cell: 617-821-5879 Email: ksclancy@mac.com Web: www.kevinsclancy.com
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VA Beach, Norfolk & Surrounding Areas
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Here to Serve! Clay County Doug Conkey
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Charleston, South Carolina
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UNITED, REALTORS^
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Please contact
850-572-5887 exitwithmary@aol.com
Bill and Sallie Nold
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Class of'71
CeD (843) 557-7021 Fax (866) 565-1025 Rick.Stein@CBUnited.com www.RickSteinOnUne.com
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.COLDWELL BANKER, RESIDENTIAL
WBMK Allegiance Rich Taylor 7 7
Annapolis Properties
Joan Adrian (Husband Robert '43)
Realtor" licensed in IVID & VA
Moving to orfix»mthe DC, Baltimore or Annapolis metro areas? Looking for an investment? Ldmehdp! (443) 710-7871 (ceU) (410) 295-5600 (office) honie@click3titnes.cotn IntEsn^, Iknor and Trust ^fore than words... awayofKfe!
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Contact me for a relocation package and make the team part of your team!! COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTLAL REALTORS
"The H o m e Team"
Larry and AUce
Goldstein
Can Help You Find And Purchase Your Hoine In Annapolis Or Surroumling Areas
Lawrence B. Goldstein,
Esq.
VSNA 1957
Licensed Title & Settlement Services In MD,DC&K4 (410) 224r4204 or (800) 346-5226 Larryandaliceg@aol. com
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Goldstein
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ColdweU Banker no Jeniu/cr Rd. Annapolis. MD21401 (410) 224-2200 ext. 2553
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RAY PUTT '76 Mortgage Consultant
Cheri Gavin
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Executive Office President & CEO: George Watt Executive Secretary to President/CEO: Melanie AUegretti
410-295-4090 410-295-4091
DEVELOPMENT
Executive Staff Executive Vice President Dick Johnson Executive Administrator: >4to//?epto
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Operations Executive Vice President, Operations: Terry Murray. Executive Assistant Carmen Prouty
410-295-4010 410-295-4011
Director of Development Steve Maconi Development Coordinator: We/rf/Wuss/on
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Major Gifts
Staff Support Receptionist Donna Reed Wickstrand. Assistant Facilities IVIanager: Lenny Kane.
410-295-4028 410-295-4029
Member 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 Suppon/Reunion Coordinator: Eileen Proulx 410-295-4017 Parents' Club Coordinator: Veronica Gibson 410-295-4019 Chapter Support Coordinator: Kristin Kibter 410-295-4035 Class/Chapter/Parents' Club Admin Asst 410-295-4016 SACC: Sally Fletcher 410-295-4021 S/^CCAssistant 410-295-4022 Death Notification: Timothy Elizabeth Woodbury. 410-295-4064 Ring Bank ringbank@usna.com
Director, Major Gifts: Claudia Nichols Cunningham Major Gift Officer: Shawn Messer Major Gift Officer: Co/6//?anAr;n Associate Major Gift Officer: Abigail Fowlkes Major Gift Coordinator: Jessica Hassay
410-295-4182 410-295-4181 410-295-4183 410-295-4184 410-295-4179
Annual Giving Programs Director of Annual Giving Programs: Ginny Joy Associate Director, President's Circle: Julia Hutchison Assistant Director, /Vnnual 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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410-295-4187 410-295-4186
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410-295-4023 410-295-4024
Events Events Manager: i/n iooft Events Coordinator: Wendy Owens.
410-295-4020 410-295-4018
410-295-4189 410-295-4190
Development Operations Director, Development Operations: Rusty Yeiser Special Projects Director: Bob Hofford Protocol and Special Events Director: Shannon Spillane
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