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Homecoming 1997 "Serving our Alumni as they return Home" 16-19 October

Itansportallon and Farlsing Parking in Annapolis is always a problem. Therefore, arrangements have been made for Free shuttle bus service from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Buses will originate at the Stadium, stopping at Alumni House, Alumni Hall (for registration), the Naval Academy Store, and Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center, then retracing that route.

Service will be continuous from 0700 Friday to 0100 Saturday; and from 0700 to 1400 Saturday.

Stadium parking fees for cars are $3 on Friday; $5 on Saturday. No overnight parking is permitted.

If you need further information,call 410-263-4182.

For those ofyou with Children...

The Naval Station Child Development Center can put you in touch with licensed family home care providers. Please be aware that these providers wiU set their rates on an individual basis. There is a limited supply of home care providers, so if you know you will need such assistance, call Peggy Harper at the Center at (410) 293-9395. Reservations will be taken starting 2 September. Please make arrangements prior to your arrival.

Please stand by your commitment. If we misuse the services this year there mUke no services in the future.

tiemeccminfi Schedule This schedule subject to change. Please check registration packet for updated schedule.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, 16 October 0730-1700 Registration for alumni at Alumni Hall 0730-1700 Naval Academy Store (formerly Mid Store) 0730-1700 Alumni House open (merchandise available) 0900-1700 USNA Gift Shop in Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center 1000-1200 Golf Scramble; Alumni & spouses (USNA Course) 1210 Brigade noon meal formation 1430-1700 General Visiting, Alumni Hall

Friday, 17 October 0600 Roman Catholic Mass in All Faiths Chapel (Mitscher Hall) 0700-1900 Naval Academy Store 0730-1845 Registration for alumni at Alumni Hall 0730-1700 Alumni House open (merchandise available) 0800-1700 USNA Gift Shop-Visitor Center 0900^^, Alumni Open Golf Tournament: shotgun start ^^ (USNA Course) 0930-1430 General Visiting to Academic Departments 0930-1430 Professional Development and Planetarium Shows and Bridge Simulator demonstrations (Luce Hall) 1100-1400 Picnic at Alumni House (weather permitting) 1200-1600 General visiting at Ricketts Hall 1200 Roman Catholic Mass in All Faiths Chapel (Mitscher Hall) Come join the fun Friday, 17 October, at 1210 Brigade noon meal formation the Alumni House from 1100 to 1400.

1215 Luncheon in King Hall for alumni who are parents Free picnic lunch - hot dogs, fruit, or legal guardians of midshipmen cookies, chips, and soda. The Raw Bar and Beverage Bar 1300-1600 Yard Patrol craft static tours (Farragut Seawall) 1430-1800 General visiting of Alumni Hall will be open on the patio for the purchase of oysters and Alumni vs. Navy Baseball (Bishop Stadium) alcoholic beverages. Alumni Association merchandise will 1500 Dress Parade (Worden Field) be on hand with great gift ideas for that Navy fan in your 1545 1545 Alumni vs. Navy Squash (Halsey Field House) life. The Alumni Association invites all members of the see peige 2 for continuation Naval Academy Family to celebrate the return of our Alumni.

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continuation of schedule 1700 Brigade Evening Meal 1830 Reserved tickets for alumni reception/dinner transferred from Alumni Hall to Dahlgren for pickup at 1900 1900 Alumni vs.Navy Basketball (Halsey Field House) 1900-2030 Alumni reception in Dahlgren Hall (open bar) TICKETS REQUIRED 1930 Jewish Service in Laboon Ministry Center (Mitscher Hall) 2030-2200 Dinner (King Hall) TICKETS REQUIRED

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Registration at Alumni Hall Naval Academy Store USNA Gift Shop in Visitor Center Running of the Goats (jog - run) - in front of Halsey Field House Visit Ship - Boats leave from Fleet Landing Visits to company wardrooms by sponsoring classes Alumni House open (merchandise available) General visiting of Alumni Hall Yard Patrol craft static tours (Farragut Seawall) Roman Catholic Mass (St. Andrew s Chapel) Alumni vs. Navy Rugby (Hospital Point) Brigade Formation for march-on (Tecumseh Court) Brigade arrives at stadium & commences march-on Navy football vs. VMI

Sunday, 19 October 0830 0900 0900-1700 0900-1700 1100 1100 1130 TBD 1230 1400-1700

* Football tickets must be ordered from the Athletic Association 1-800-US4-NAVY. • Those Alumni wishing to have lunch on Friday with their Midshipman must advise him/her so he/she can make the necessary arrangements.

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HOAiECOMING 1997 Alumni Sports Activities - Contacts and Phone Numbers Baseball Basketball Lacrosse Rugby Squash Run with the Goats

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For tickets, please return the reservition form (on the back of this page) with your payment by 26 September. Reservations will not be accepted without payment!

NOTE: Due to space limitations, and in all fairness to Alumni, tickets are restricted to: Alumni and spouses or dates; Alumni widows and escorts; Honorary and Associate Members; and USNA faculty. Tickets will not be mailed after 26 September 1997. Reserved ticket pick-up is at Alumni Hall on Thursday, 16 October until 1700 and Friday, 17 October until 1830. At 1900 tickets can be picked up in Dahlgren Hall.

Refund requests accepted until 26 September. Please mail refund request (tickets must be included for a refund) to USNA Alumni Assn, Homecoming Office, 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21402-5068.

Dress for the reception/dinner: Civilian Informal.

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Homecoming 1997 Thursday-Sunday, 16-19 October

• Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

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• Reservations without payment cannot be accepted.

• Reservations on this form DO NOT cover any of the individual class reunion functions.

• Orders should be received by 26 September 1997.

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Shipmate ISSN 0488-6720 (USPS 494-440)

July-August 1997

Volume 60, No.6

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TRUSTEES Past Chairman of the Board THE HONORABLE JOHN E . SHEEHAN '52 Annapolis, Maryland Superintendent's Representative CAPT. MICHAEL D . DONNELLY, C E C , USN '76

At Large (To sen'e through Spring Meeting 1998) LCDR. LEO S. MACKAY, USN '83 RADM. MICHAEL G . MULLEN, USN '68 LTCOL. VICTOR M . GARDNER, III, USMC '77 CDR. CHARLES A. ZINGLER, USN '80 (To serve through Spring Meeting 1999) Ms. HEATHER E . CARRINGTON '84 CAPT. H . RICHARD COUCH, U S N R '67 CAPT. R. O . GIROD, S C , USN (RET.) '53 CAPT. BRUCE R . LINDER, USN '71 (To sen'e through Spring Meeting 2000) CDR. JOHN N . CHRISTENSON, U S N ' ' 8 1 CAPT. JIM A. KENNEY, USN (RET.) '58 RADM. JOHN B . MOONEY, JR. USN (RET.) '53 CoL. BRUCE F OGDEN, U S M C (RET.) '53

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Board of Trustees Meeting 3 May 1997 Minutes

1996 Audit

The Board of Trustees met in Alumni Hall with the Honorable Jack Sheehan '52, Chairman of the Board, presiding.

Upon convening the Board, and after his opening remarks, the Chairman asked for a moment of silence in recognition of those who had gone before us. He then conducted a roll call of those present, and the December 1996 Board of Trustees' minutes were approved as written.

The Chairman recognized each of the following new trustees and congratulated them on their election: ADM Leighton Smith '62, Chairman of the Board CAPT Neil Block '61, Vice-Chairman of the Board, Central Commander John Christenson '81, Trustee-At Large CAPT Jim Kenney '58, Trustee-At Large RADM Brad Mooney '53, Trustee-At Large Col. Bruce Ogden '53, Trustee-At Large

A representative of KPMG PeatMarwick, our auditor, briefed the board on the 1996 audit. His review provided a clear picture of a financially sound 1996. Most significant is the trend over the last few years regarding "Funds Held For Others;" i.e., the Naval Academy. In 1994 about $9 million in funds was held for others. This number increased to $14 million in '95 and is now up to $16 million, which speaks well of Development's efforts to raise funds.

The Alumni Association enjoyed a $1.9 million increase in net assets in

Marryott '57, Corbin McNeill '62, Ed Martin '54, Jack Sheehan '

Chapter Trustees CAPT W. S. Draper, IV '61, Puget Sound CAPT V. A. Meyer '62, Washington, DC LCDR M. S. Midgley '85, San Diego/Coronado CDR J. L. Potter '58, San Francisco CDR P. J. Vanderlofske '68, Texas Gulf Coast The Board approved the election results. The Chairman recognized the efforts of CAPT George Zeberlein '54 who was the President of the Board of Tellers again this year, and with 4 Classmates (CAPT Bill Hargrave, CAPT Dick Hollenbach, CAPT Steve Jordon, and CAPT Bill Peery), tallied the votes. Col. Bruce Ogden '53 was thanked for taking the time out

Chairman of the Board Jack Sheehan '52 turns over to Snuffy Smith '62

^ of his day to observe the proceedings. Additionally, Mr. John Howland '64, CAPT Robin Bosworth '64, and CAPT Al Davey '67 took the opportunity to observe the process and were recognized for their assistance.

The President/CEO's report gave an overview of Chapter visits, the staff's role in the Operational Plan, and reemphasis of the 1997 priorities: better communications, sustained strong support for our Alumni, increased membership, and focusedfiindraising.

Cari McCallum '60, Jack Sheehan '52, and Neil Block '61

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1996. At the beginning of '96, net assets were $1.8 million, and $ 1.9 million was added to the net assets as a result of operations in '96. The Alumni Association is in a secure position from the point of view of the percentage of operating expenses that can be covered with our net assets, providing for a healthy organization.

Regarding cash flow, a decrease in cash and cash equivalents was realized. The reason for this was more of the money was invested in long and short-term investments. This was a good sign because idle cash is being put to good use. This equates to holding about $1 million in cash versus $2 million last year. The auditor believed that this was a prudent, reasonable policy; i.e., invest as much of idle cash as possible.

In the auditor's Management Letter, it was stated that no material weaknesses were dis_ covered, similar to findings last year. The I Association was complimented for consoli• dating the investment accounts this year.

I In closing, the auditor applauded AccountI ing for the efficiency of the audit and indicated there has been considerable change and improvement in the accounting system policies and procedures and the overall way of doing business.

The Board accepted the audit report.

Superintendent's Remarks The Superintendent's remarks included his thanks to the Trustees and the Alumni for their support of the Academy.

Admiral Chuck Larson '58 said that if he had to fitle his talk, it would be, "What A Difference A Year Makes!" The Superintendent was clearly enthusiastic on how the Class of 1997 stepped up to the leadShipmate, July-August 1997

ership challenges their First Class Year. In short, he said this year was the best year in academics, athletics, community service. Midshipmen leadership and Midshipmen accomplishments that he has seen in six years as Superintendent.

(See Superintendent's remarks on page 8)

Staff Reports Staff reports followed. CAPT Chip Seymour '65, Development, gave three reasons why Alumni giving was up this year: strong quality case—the Naval Academy, a dedicated and committed staff, and an increased understanding of the value of private support of the Academy among our Alumni. A record year was enjoyed in unrestricted gifts—$2.6 million—while member giving increased from 19% in 1994 to 26% in 1995, to 36% in 1996. If nonmembers are included, our participation rate is 30%, which compares with 25% at West Point and 20% at Air Force.

CDR Dave Church '67, Alumni Services, reported on a successful meeting of the Chapter Presidents the day before. The Service Academy Career Conference (SACC) in April was another success with 57 companies and 500 candidates participating.

The San Diego Chapter will co-sponsor the October SACC in San Diego. Mason-Dixon INC was retained to work with the staff to develop a survey, which was sent at random to 10,000 Alumni. The results of this survey will be analyzed this summer for future distribution.

Mrs. Nancy Gorum, Managing Editor Shipmate, discussed Shipmate and the shift to a different quality paper. The shift is under evaluation but is saving $10,000 per month in costs, a potential saving of $ 100,000 over a year. The Alumni Association's Web Page came on line (www.usna.com), and Ray Trygstad '77, Heather Carrington '84, and LCDR Mike Stepaniak '85 were recognized for their significant roles in helping create the Web Page.

John Howland '64 has assumed the role of Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board, which met last month. He informed the Board that the Editorial Advisory Board gave strong encouragement to the staff to exercise some

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Committee Reports Tim Halliday, President Class of 1969 presents gavel to Tom Wagner, President Class of 1997

constraints on the back part of Shipmate (Chapter and Class columns and Obituaries) to keep the size of Shipmate under control. They were also unanimous in supporting the decision to reduce costs of Shipmate by going to the less expensive paper. John further commented that the quality of the April issue was a vast improvement over the March issue.

Dr. Dan Struble '83, Executive Vice-President of The Associates, discussed the status of

Board of Trustees Meeting on 3 May 1997 in Alumni Hall

the new group and pointed out that The Associates is an incorporated, 501 (c) 3 organization with its own Board of Directors. This group will complement the Alumni Association, but will target a different market. The Alumni Association's target market is the Alumni at large, while the Associates' market will be a very small slice of our Alumni and non-Naval Academy grads who are also patriotic individuals and believe in a strong Navy and Naval Academy and have the capability to donate significant funds.

Class of 1969 Gavel Presentation CAPT Tim Halliday '69, presented a gavel and sounding board made of wood from CONSTITUTION to Midshipman Tom Wagner, President Class of 1997, on behalf of Bill Newton, President of the Class of 1969.

CAPT Ed Robie '43, Chairman of the Finance Committee, gave brief remarks since the Peat-Marwick report had covered finances in such detail. He took the opportunity to compliment CAPT Paul Zambernardi '70 and his staff for their outstanding performance. Additionally, he thanked the committee members for their support.

Charlie Rourke '54, Chairman of the Bylaws Committee gave an overview of the work which the committee has been conducting.

Concern was raised by the By-laws Committee regarding the number of signatures required for a petition candidate for election as Trustees at large. An appropriate number could not be agreed upon, thus the Nominating Committee was tasked to study this issue and to make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees before October 15. The Board voted to approve a re1 formatting of the Bylaws. The Board also approved the establishment of a new membership category, Provisional, for all Midshipmen and the formation of a Bancroft Hall Chapter, with one member as an ex-officio member of the Board.

Vice Admiral Ed Martin '54, briefed that the Membership Committee had approved Mr. Stuart H. Benjamin, New Jersey Blue and Gold Officer, for Associate Membership. Admiral Martin encouraged everyone to seek out Associate Members. Additionally, Admiral Martin expressed concern that only 2430 members voted in this election. We need to find ways to publicize the necessity for our members to vote for their Trustees, their Chairman, and their Vice Chairman.

CAPT Al Davey '67, briefly discussed how the House Committee was working with the staff members who comprised the House Team.

This approach was seen as positive and indicative of more efficient operations in the future.

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which is in great shape, indicating that every- assisting in fund raising, giving time to proone should be proud of it. In closing, CAPT mote the ideals of the Alumni Association and Davey expressed concern over safety issues in making a continuous financial contribution Ogle Hall (excessive wiring, for example), but commensurate with one's resources. the staff has been making good progress in many areas such as overcrowding and over- Outgoing IVustees loading. Overall, CAPT Davey was pleased The Chairman recognized outgoing Trusteeswith the progress and pleased with the concept At-Large and Chapter Trustees: of the House Team.

VADM Steve Abbot '66 The Information and Recridting Committee CAPT Tim Bradley '48, Vice Chairman, Central was briefed by CAPT Bill Flight '56. Some of Mr. John Gorman '64, North Texas Chapter Mr. Lee Harshfield '53, Puget Sound Chapter the points he made were as follows: • The number of NROTC units across the Mr. John Howland '64, Chicago Chapter country have stayed the same, but membership CAPT Jim Lovell '52 is down such that they will graduate about CDR Terry McKearney '73, 1,000 seniors this year to enter the Navy and San Diego/Coronado Chapter Marine Corps. The target figures for minori- CDR Liz Sternaman '80 ties of 12% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 5% other, ADM Carl Trost '53 have not been met by either the NROTC ProVice Admiral Ed Martin, Vice Chairman, gram or the Naval Academy.

West, presented the traditional gavel to Mr. • Recruiting Command has an interesting sta- Jack Sheehan as a parting memento for his tistic: to produce 40 Lieutenant Commanders, Chairmanship of the Alumni Assoc. VADM it takes 100 USNA graduates, or 123 NROTC, Martin described Jack as "...dedicated, innovative, imaginative, or 150 OCS graduates.

• NESEP (Naval Enlisted Science and Engi- knowledgeable and neering Program) has gone away because it was willing. But most of too expensive. The ECP (Enlisted Commission- all, one who has ing Program) is a substitute. It is less costly had the interest of because it takes less time, and it is for senior the Naval Academy, the Navy and enlisted who have some college.

• Applications to USNA are slightly up from the Naval Academy last year with over 10,000. The women's ap- Alumni Association plications are higher this year than last year's record. 200 came in with the Class of 2000. Percentage of women in each Class has leveled out to 15 to 17%.

The Honorable Steve Duncan '63, covered Legislative Committee Affairs by reporting that there is nothing affecting the Academy at this juncture.

The Chairman of the Strategy and Planning Committee CAPT Roger Onorati '61, asked for, and received, approval of the Precept and member- Outgoing trustees: John Gorman '64—North Texas; John Howland '64— ship of the Long-Range Planning Chicago; Terry McKearney '73—San Diego/Coronado; Lee Harshfield Committee. The membership is as '53—Puget Sound follows: foremost in his mind. A gentleman who has an ADM L. 'W. Smith, Jr. '62—Co-Chair enormous wealth of experience in the corpoRADM R. E Marryott '57—Co-Chair rate world, in Capitol Hill, and one who has CAPT N. Block '61 done far, far more for this Association than any Ms. H. E. Carrington '84 of us can possibly imagine, in terms of helping RADM S. K. Chadwick '62 proper legislation get enacted, to encourage very influential members of government and RADM R. W. McNitt '38 industry to participate, to keep this group in RADM J. B. Mooney, Jr. '53 tow, and in general to perform the function of Mr. C. K. Rourke '54 a chairman." In closing, VADM Martin said, All committee reports were accepted.

Rear Admiral Marryott briefed, and the "...I would like to express our sincere and Board approved, two additional initiatives, heartfelt thank you for an absolutely marvelwhich had been approved and forwarded by the ous job..." to which the Board of Trustees reExecutive Committee; a Distinguished Gradu- sponded with a standing ovation for the departate Award and a Trustee Expectations letter. The ing Chairman.

Distinguished Graduate Award will recognize a living graduate based on achievements, char- Chairman's Remarks acter, and reputation which exemplify the Na"I'm being succeeded by a truly brilliant Naval Academy Mission. The Trustee Expecta- val Officer. That's very flattering. tions builds on the duties of a Trustee discussed ...It appears that we're traveling through a in the Operating Policy and Procedures Manual. calm sea on an even keel with a following wind, These expectafions consist of the duty of at- and I'm just delighted to be leaving with this tending and participating in the board meetings. Association in as sound a condition as it is.

...I'm sorely disappointed that only 40,000 who graduated from here are members of our Alumni Association—everything I am and have, including my wife—I married my roommate's sister—grew out of this institution.

And I don't understand why other people don't love it the way I do. What are those 30,000 Graduates doing that won't even join the Alumni Association? I think it's a problem.

When I think of West Point, maybe there's a model there that we can learn something from.

Thank you very much. I certainly appreciated being in a position to make whatever contribution I did as Chairman, and I enjoyed my tour thoroughly."

Adjournment of Old Board and Convening of New Board The Board was then adjourned. Admiral Leighton Smith '62 assumed the Chairmanship, convened the new Board, and thanked Mr. Jack Sheehan '52 for all that he has done for the Association and the Academy. He then discussed his view of communications:

In appreciation for outstanding service, 'Vice Chairman Ed Martin '54 presents gavel to outgoing Chairman of the Board Jack

"Our job is to communicate to them [our constituency] where we have set our sights and to provide updates to them on whether or not we are on glideslope and whether or not we're on centerline. If we're not, we need to know how to get back, so feedback is important. But before we can even start the process, we've got to talk to each other in a very open and candid way. It's reasonable to assume that reasonable people dealing with complex problems are going to disagree. And so, in this room and in this forum, I would expect that we will have disagreements, and we want to air them. But once we make a decision, and once we walk out of this room, it is to the Naval Academy's advantage—and that is our job, to support the Naval Academy—that we go out of here as one and that we execute as one, and if we have a problem with it, we don't shoot ourselves in the foot and each other in the back by talking about it outside of this forum in a way that denigrates what we've done."

The Chairman set the next meeting of the Board for 4-5 December before the Army-Navy game. Having heard a motion for adjournment and a second, the meeting was adjourned.

Submitted, Ronald F. Marryott—President and CEO J. E. Sheehan—Past Chairman of the Board Leighton W. Smith, Jr.—Chairman of the Board

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Superintendent's Remarks To the Board of Trustees Good morning, everybody. It's great to be here on a, kind of a dismal Saturday morning.

Jack [Sheehan], thank you, very much. And I'd like to thank all of you for your tremendous support of the Naval Academy. Your active participation has really made a difference, and it really gives our people confidence to know that we have this organization behind us. And I think it's very important that we continue to work very, very closely together because after all, we all have just one common objective, and that's to support the Naval Academy. I've had a great relationship with Jack Sheehan. I've enjoyed very, very close communications, and I've appreciated that over the last three years.

I've established a wonderful relationship with Ron Marryott, as you might expect, since we've been old friends for a long time, and he relieved me here as Superintendent a few years ago. And expect to have a great relationship with Snuffy Smith. After all, 1 was the Ensign Company Officer his Plebe Summer for his Plebe Company, and everything that Snuffy's done in his life he owes to me and his Plebe Summer.

If I had to address all of you here today and somebody said, "Well, what would you title your talk," I guess I would title my talk, "What a Difference a Year Makes." When I look at where we were last May and I look at where we are today, we've got the Character Development Program in full swing, we've got our new ethics course getting not only rave reviews from the Midshipmen and all those who have looked at it, but we can see a difference in the actual attitudes and reasoning of the Midshipmen that have been through that ethics course. Father Hesburg took our curriculum back to Notre Dame. He had some of his folks look at it in South Bend and they said that it's better than what they teach there. Our Ethics Chair is fully integrated with our military people, and they're working as a team. Bud Edney is coming aboard as the first recipient of our Distinguished Professor of Naval Leadership, and will be here the first of June. He'll be working very closely with me to integrate all that we do in leadership across the entire staff and faculty, the curriculum and Bancroft Hall.

We've had a record year for athletics. There was a time when I got a lot of mail saying, "We can't compete at the Division 1-A level and maintain our academic standards." The Naval

Academy had the highest average SAT scores of any football team in the United States last year by about 100 points, and we had nine victories and won a Bowl game. All it takes is attitude and leadership. I'm not going to tell our young people that, "I want you to strive for excellence in everything but athletics, and in athletics we'll do something less than excellence."

We have officers ordered now into our Company Officer Master's Degree Program. We needed at least 10 to make that program go.

We have our 10, and we expect some more.

That program will kick off the 1st of August.

Community service by Midshipmen this year was at record levels, with 16,000 hours being committed—by far the most active year for community service we have had.

The First Class have taken charge; they've set an example. They are enforcing the standards. And it's amazing to see the underclass step back and * look at that and how much VvAJkyr they respect

it. I had one J underclassman tell me the other day, "You know, when other Classes graduate, 1 thought the Second Class always disliked the First Class, and were glad to see them go. We really admire what '97 has done this year." And this is a Class that we've taken a number of privileges away from. Three years in a row we restructured, reduced their privileges and required them to be there, to lead by example and to take charge in enforcing our standards.

The levels of participation by First Class Midshipmen are all-time records this year. Just go anywhere—go to Chapel and look and see how many Firsties are in the choir. We had a musical recently there were 18 First Class in the musical—eight in the leads and 10 in the

chorus. In past years you'd have seen none; you'd have seen the underclass. The First Class would have been gone, taking their weekends.

Misconduct cases are at very, very low levels this year. So, I think it's the best year in academics, athletics, community service, Midshipmen leadership and Midshipmen accomplishments that I have seen in six years as Superintendent, and that's over a 14-year period.

And I think we are on course and we are on speed. I think we had the courage and the confidence last spring to say that despite some of the burbles and despite some of the issues raised in the press, we felt that we had identified the proper issues, that we had the proper programs in place which if allowed to take root would put the Academy on the proper course. And that's exactly what we did, and I think that's why we are where we are today—in the best shape that I've seen us in my six years of service here.

The assistant professor that wrote the article a year ago—it was a big item of discussion at our meeting a year ago, he wrote another one here two or three weeks ago that was published in The Washington Post's, "Outlook" section. It essentially said, "A year later nothing has changed. I'm gone, and you're all still screwed up." We received zero phone calls, zero inquiries, no bounce, and no press interest. It didn't make The Early Bird and was not reprinted anywhere. Only three letters of response were printed in The Washington Post, and they all disagreed and took him on. And you know if anybody would have agreed with him, they would have printed it, because you have to print out both sides if you get mail on both sides.

It's as if it never happened. And although some of our people were angry, because once again there were just an enormous number of mistruths in that article, we said, "Don't take him on, and don't be angry. In fact, I'm glad he printed it, I'm glad he wrote it and I'm glad they printed it. I think it's a wonderful litmus test for the institution of where we are today versus a year ago.

I have a couple of things I'd like to talk to you about this morning. I'd like to talk to you about the Naval Academy Associates, because I think it's very important that the Trustees understand how I view the Associates, how they are integrated here, and why I took this initia-

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rive. I was surprised to find out early in my travels and in my talks and meetings with Alumni that people feel that the Government should pay for everything that we do here, and that there's no role for private funds. I think all of you appreciate that private funds have played a very important role in what we do and a very important role in the evolution of the Naval Academy—ft-om a small Naval School to a true Academy, to an institution of national renown.

And so when we look at the future of the Naval Academy, I think it's critical that we examine the potential for private support, to take this institution to an even higher level of excellence, and really approach this task with resolve and a clarity of purpose. The Navy has made a significant commitment to us over the last three years. This is demonstrated by their decision to plus-up our budget, and to make an investment in the Naval Academy of millions of dollars over the next decade to recapitalize our physical plant. We all know about Bancroft Hall. We're also going to start with design money this year, and a bigger investment next year, to recapitalize the academic side. We'll be doing one academic building per year, and by the year 2008 we will have a totally recapitalized Naval Academy. That's a substantial commitment. Most of these buildings were built in the '50s and '60s. The ones that many of us remember as the "new" buildings are no longer new. They do have material problems and we need to get on to making these systems modem—structurally, mechanically, electrically—so that we'll have a Naval Academy that we can support for another 50 years in a very, very good fashion.

This commitment comes at a time of enormous financial pressure. We took a plus up for this commitment for recapitalization. You don't have to follow national politics to know that the military has taken tremendous cuts over the last number of years to help balance the Federal budget. We've seen the Navy budget fall by about 45 percent since 1985. The Navy has an O&MN bill of $2 billion to pay in the year 2,000. How we will make that payment has not been identified yet. That's the environment that we're in as we compete for funds for recapitaliztion of the Naval Academy. What it means is that we will get that kind of support to support our minimum program but when we want enhancements—when we want to do the special things that need to be done to make this an outstanding institution—then we need outside support to allow this to happen.

So, the Navy is committed to our continued existence in a very, very firm way. They're saying there is a long, long, long term future for the Naval Academy. And not only have they made the commitment; they've given me a stable budget, and they've committed themShipmate, July-August 1997

selves to that stability for my whole tour. And I hope that it will continue on. What does stability mean? That means that when the President's budget goes forward and is approved by the Congress that's our budget level.

We don't take hits on that during the year. And I think, as most of you know that have played in the budget arena, what normally happens is all major elements or cost centers out there take about a two and a half percent tax, and your money goes back into a central CNO's reserve, and you spend the rest of the year competing to get your money back. If you're persuasive, you may get your money back. If there are shortfalls, some people may get a little extra.

But normally, you come short of the tax that you put in.

Our agreement is that won't happen to us.

And so I took a two and a half percent Superintendent's reserve and 38 billets into my central repository. I had all my cost centers do a zero base scrub and compete to get their resources back. I re-allocated manpower billets

and I re-allocated some money. But I kept some money, and I use that money for unforeseen contingencies. I also use it to leverage excellence in different areas where I could make a difference. In other words, I made them tighten their belts, as we've done in the past, and then I put the money in areas Admiral Larson where it could really make a difference.

What this means is we have spent all of our time and energy making ourselves more efficient and putting the money where it'll make a difference. The same amount of time used to be spent reclammaing budget cuts to Washington with point papers, phone calls, and trips to DC as you try to get your money back. It has made us so efficient here that it's really kind of a model for the Navy, and Admiral Boorda, before his death, had said that he was really looking to expand this concept because we had made such good use of that capability at the Academy. The problem is if everybody in the Navy had that concept, you'd have no central

CNO reserve, and the CNO really needs one— just like I need a reserve here.

My deal with the Navy is that we will not go ask for more money for unforeseen contingencies. We'll absorb up to three percent of unforeseen contingencies. But it's worked very well for us. It's been a great three years under that agreement. But what that means now is that to improve our program, to go out and get special things we want to do, I cannot go to the Navy and say, "I want a million dollars for this or a million dollars for that," because I have such a substantial commitment now that I'm going to have to find a way to make do within our resources. And since most of our resources are going to recapitalization, I need that excellence money from a private source.

I want to make it very clear that we're not trying to get private money to offset reductions, because we're not getting reduced, or to buttress an institution that's in danger of extinction, or to give the Superintendent a slush fund.

What we're trying to do is take an institution that is clearly superior and make it even better—making a long term investment in excellence. There's a definite link between private and public money. All major universities have this. Most of them have foundations. Most of them have very, very large endowments. And if we're going to keep up, we need to head in that direction. We need to establish that same capability.

My vision, then, for the Associates, on top of the capital investment and the stable budget, is to leverage excellence in five centers of excellence. And I would like to identify those five centers which we will target.

The first one is character and leadership development.

The second one is mental or intellectual development.

The third one is physical development. The fourth one is professional development, and the fifth one is the whole admissions system, to include marketing and training and Blue and Gold Officers— everything we do to bring the best young people in here.

We've got a very solid program under way in character development and leadership development. We've talked about it a lot over the last three years. Much of that program is funded by private support. In fact I have about $3 million of private support in my character development program. What I would like to do is expand those other four centers of excellence Continued on page 50

The Hisfher Standard is the Executive Summary from The £ h e r Standard, the Report of the Special mittee to the Board of Visitors. United ''es Naval Academy, released 23 June 1997 Is the United States Naval Academy fulfilling its mission? That is the question the Board of Visitors asked this Special Committee to iddress. Our answer is yes: the Naval Academy is developing Midshipmen morally, mentally and physically to serve as officers of the aval Service and leaders of the Nation.

After five months of investigation and analythis Committee has concluded that the inon is fundamentally sound. However. iS^are facets of its operation that must change if the Academy is to live up to the high stanard it represents.

These opportunities for improvement form £basis of our report. To summarize, we reciend three strategies to make a great instill even better.

Institutionalize Sound and Stable Management. challenging the Naval Academy Board of Visitors to take a new, more active over sight role Determining key measures of performance and regularly collecting and analyzing useful data Implementing an open communication policy to build a climate of pride and candor

• Strengthening the Office of the Superintendent • Reducing the deferred maintenance back log and keeping up an acceptable level maintenance of the physical plant Enhance Midshipmen Education and Professional Development, including: • Institutionalizing a system within the Navy to assure a steady stream of highly qualified military faculty by redefining the Navy's commitment to graduate education and the Academy • Integrating the civilian faculty into all aspects of the Academy's mission • Placing greater emphasis on the social and behavioral sciences in the curriculum, including a mandatory course in human behavior • Integrating, coordinating and monitoring various components of leadership and professional development as a single system • Redesigning the Company Officer position to focus more exclusively on developing the leadership and professional capabilities of Midshipmen • Enhancing the administration of the Honor Concept to assure faimess and due pro-cess • Continuing to improve the midshipmen conduct system • Returning the Youngster Cruise as an enlisted experience in the fleet Continue to Seek Improvements, such as:

• Continuing to take active steps to reC nize diversity as a strength • Continuing to refine the recruitment | admissions process In addition, close and ongoing monitoring is needed in several important areas beyond ( scope and capability of this Committee, cifically, we recommend that the Academy establish a mechanism to evaluate the bala between professional training and acadeil achievement appropriate to the changes o c | ring in the Naval Service. The proper bala between science and mathematics and sol sciences and humanities should also be studiedT Translating the contents of this documfj into action will require a collaborative ef of all the responsible parties: Congress, j Department of the Navy, the Board of Visiti the Superintendent, the Commandant and| Academic Dean. The changes we envision wlT depend on considerable support from wit and without the Academy as well. We u r g e | those who care about this institution—Alur Naval officers, public officials, parents, me representatives and interested individualsgive the Academy the credit it is due for t1i positive changes that have already been madej_ and to support its leaders in making the furtl improvements outlined in our report.

With all these parties working together, i can be sure the United States Naval Acadel will live up to its higher standard, now and^ years to come.

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Nominating Committee Precept June 19, 1997 VADM Edward H. Martin, USN, Retired FROM: ADM Leighton W. Smith, Jr., USN, Retired SUBJ: Nominating Committee 19971998 Precept 1. In accordance with Paragraph 1, Article V, of the By Laws of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association states that "...the Chairman of the Board shall appoint a Nominating Committee of seven members,....Two members shall be Trustees-At-Large. The remainder shall be Regular Members of the Association, at least one of whom must be a Trustee from a Chapter."

A Committee consisting of you as Chairman and the following members is appointed: VADM E. H. Martin, USN, (Ret.) '54 (Chairman) 729 Guadalupe Avenue Coronado, CA 92118 (H/O) 619-435-8762; FAX 619-435-1009

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2. The Nominating Committee, in accordance with the By Laws, shall submit to the Board of Trustees not later than 5 December 1997, a slate of candidates for the election to take place in the Spring of 1998 the following officers whose terms will be for three (3) years: Vice Chairman of the Board Western Area and four (4) Trustees-at-Large.

14 in the 60's year group 2 in the 70's year group 5 in the 80's year group 0 in the 90's year group Chapter Trustees whose term will expire in the Spring meeting are unknown, since their election is entirely a matter of local elections.

Please note, however, that Chapter Trustees have in the past been elected from earlier The President/CEO will handle the actual Classes, but we are noting a trend to younger transmission of the report of the Nominating Classes. Please also note that on the current Committee to the Board of Trustees, and the Board, the terms of four Trustees-at-Large expublication of the slate in the earliest possible pire at the Spring 1998 meeting. Their Classes issue of Shipmate, as required by the By Laws. are: '68,'77,'80 and'83.

6. In submitting its Slate of Nominees for NOTE: Past experience has shown that the the Board of Trustees, the Nominating ComNominating Committee should exchange nomi- mittee is encouraged to offer a reasonable opnee information via a form similar to Enclo- portunity for increased representation on the sure (I), page 2, with accompanying letters, Board from the younger Classes. To this end, a such that the Chairman may call a meeting of sufficient number of outstanding candidates the Committee in October 1997 to finalize the from the younger Classes should be considered, slate and submit it to the Board of Trustees at keeping in mind that a proper balance of nathe Fall meeting on 5 December 1997. tionally distinguished Alumni is important.

Additionally, geographic representation needs 3. A resolution of 29 May 1959, passed by to be considered between our three geographic Captain Neil Block, CEC, USNR, (Ret.) '61 the Board of Trustees reads as follows: 7515 Wanda Lane regions.

"RESOLVED that the President [now ChairHouston, TX 77074-6620 7.1 further point out that it is necessary to man of the Board], in appointing the Nominat- nominate only those who are members of the (H) 281-776-2029; (O) 713-271-7771; ing Committee, shall point out the requirements Naval Academy Alumni Association and who Fax 713-271-7794 for the ensuing year with a view to obtaining are willing to serve. It is a most important conCaptain C. S. (Tim) Bradley, USN, (Ret.) '48 equitable distribution of the Trustees among the sideration to determine if one's prospective duvarious categories—Classes, geographical ar- ties, jobs or profession during the tenure in of403 East Westminster Road eas, active duty and retired officers, civilians, fice will permit the individual to devote a Lake Forest, IL 60045-2267 etc."

(H) 847-295-5269; (O) 800-323-8230 reasonable amount of service and financial 4. In accordance with this resolution, I wish commitment to the organization, including reaFax 847-405-7390 to point out to the Nominating Committee that sonable expectancy of attendance at the Spring the membership of the Association, as of 31 and Fall meetings of the Board of Trustees held Mr. Arthur W. Bryant '66 May 1997, which does not include the Class of at the Naval Academy, as well as setting an ex1811 Hollywood 1997, is divided as follows: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1311 ample as a donor concomitant with a Trustee's 43% Active Duty Officers (H) 313-885-2174 ability to contribute fiscally.

24% Retired Officers 8. Using the Governance Survey results from 33% No current active service connection Captain James A. Kenney, USN, (Ret.) '58 the Long Range Planning Committee as a The Board currently consists of 12 Trustees- benchmark, you are requested to review the 5064 Timber Race Course at-Large of whom 4 are on active duty and 8 entire Nomination and Election process, as disHollywood, SC 29449 are retired or resigned. Of these, 7 are in the cussed at the May 1997 Board of Trustees (H) 803-763-6444; (O) 803-554-3555; Eastern Area, 3 in the Central Area, 2 in the Meeting. Specifically, you should review the Fax 803-744-9774 Western Area. The outgoing Trustees-at-Large needed number of nominees for each position consist of 1 in the civilian community and 3 on and the entire petition process (including at a LCDR Michael S. Midgley, USNR '85 active duty.

13295 Ribbings Road minimum, the number of signatures, validation 5. The membership of the entire Board, con- of signatures, and the date by which the petiSan Diego, CA 92130 sisting of 31 members (5 Officers, 1 past Chair- tions should be received).

(H) 619-792-9196; (O) 619-792-4699; man of the Board, 12 Trustees-at-Large and 13 Fax 619-792-6919 Leighton W. Smith, Jr. '62 Chapter Trustees), contains the following year Chairman of the Board group breakdown: Commander Charles A. Zingler, USN '80 USNA Naval Academy 0 in the 20's year group 9524 Southern Cross Lane Alumni Assocation 0 in the 30's year group Burke, VA 22015-4521 1 in the 40's year group (H) 703-913-0936; (O) 703-697-7324; Please note all nominations have to 9 in the 50's year group Fax 703-697-9209 be in by 31 October 1997.

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U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association 247 King George Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5068 Phone 410-263-4448 Fax 410-269-0151 July 1, 1997 Chairman, 1997-1998 Nominating Committee All Class and Chapter Presidents SUBJECT:

Requests for Nominations

The Chairman of the Board, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association in his appointing letter, dated June 19, 1997, appointed the 1997-1998 Nominating Committee as follows: VADM E. H. Martin, USN, Retired '54 Chairman Captain Neil Block, CEC, USNR, Retired '61 Captain C. S. (Tim) Bradley, USN, Retired '48 Mr. Arthur W. Bryant '66 Captain James A. Kenney, USN, Retired '58 LCDR Michael S. Midgley, USNR '85 Commander Charles A. Zingler, USN '80 In consonance with the By-Laws of the USNA AA and the Chairman of the Board's Precept for the Committee, the broadest possible basefi-omwhich the potential candidates may be chosen will be developed. To this end, nominations are solicited for the respective offices as follows: Vice Chairman of the Board Western Area Trustee-At-Large (Four positions) (Note: Only USNAAA members residing in the Western Area may submit nominations or ultimately vote for the office of Vice Chairman Western Area) Nominations should be separate for Vice Chairman Western Area (if eligible to submit per above note), and for each of the four Trustees-At-Large. All nominees must be regular members of USNAAA in good standing. Each nomination must include a statement as to the nommee's willingness and ability to serve, and concise recommendations.

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Nominations are to be submitted in time to arrive not later than 31 October 1997, addressed to: Chairman, Nominating Committee U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association 247 King George Street Annapolis, MD 21402-5068: At the Fall 1996 Board of Trustees meeting, the Board approved a motion that "Recommendations to fill vacancies shall be submitted to the Nominating Committee at Alumni House by 31 October. " The approved motion also stipulates that the date for submission of petitions for filling vacancies on the Board of Trustees be the same, i.e., by 31 October. Request widest dissemmation be made of these changes and solicit a broad base of inputs for nominations to the respective vacancies.

All members of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, in good standing, are encouraged to submit nominations.

ca^uAcA^ M. 'y^u^CZL,^/ Edward H. Martin VADM, USN, Retired EHM:cb Enclosures

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Naval Academy Associates Board Meets The Board of the Naval Academy Associates, Inc. met 5 May 1997. Its members took the initial steps toward establishing the organization as an important partner in the effort to provide the Academy private support to assure a margin of excellence.

The Board resolved the fundamental issues necessary to move the Associates organization forward. Its mission is to "Provide a margin of institutional excellence and further the values upon which the Naval Academy is grounded." The Associates will meet this mission through contributions to and distributions from the "U.S. Naval Academy Endowment Trust Fund." This "Fund" shall provide for both immediate and future needs of the Academy through current use and endowed accounts for both specific and general purposes.

The Associates, in effect, is a holding company for the Naval Academy. The Fund is held on behalf of the Academy and distributed to meet the needs of the Academy subject to the policies and oversight of the Board and the approval of the Superintendent and the Secretary of the Navy. The organization shall have no financial interests apart from the Fund. Its operations shall be an expense of administering and perpetuating the Fund.

The Associates is organized under a Board of Directors. The Board is led by a chairman and is to include not more than 25 members. Members of the Board will be both Alumni and non-alumni. The Board will operate Executive, Nominating, Finance, Audit and additional as required.

The Associates shall have a president who shall be responsible to the Board for the effective implementation of Board policy and for staff operations. The Board selected Admiral James Holloway '43 tofillthe volunteer roles of Chairman and President. An Executive Vice President, Dr. Dan Struble '83, shall head the professional staff.

The Associates shall work with the Alumni Association to accomplish its mission.

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4$** ^^'^'''^''^ A Reality The Dedication 49 House officially opened as Class President AC Boughton and RADM Ron Marryott '57 cut the Blue and Gold ribbons on Saturday, 10 May 1997. The 49 House project was made possible by a generous gift of $500,000 dollars to refurbish and to maintain the building at 49 College Avenue in Annapolis.

One hundred fifty Classmates, friends, wives and guests came together to celebrate the opening of the new home of the Director of Development, his entire staff and The Associates. Both the Development Division and The Associates are fund-raising arms of the Naval A c a d e m y and Cutting the ribbonmakini

the Alumni Association.

In 1995, the Alumni Association and the Class of '49 agreed to fund jointly the renovation and upkeep of the building at 49 College Ave to be known as "49 House." As of May of 1997, the Class of 1949 had donated/pledged $500,000 to the 49 House project as the Class of 1949's 50th Anniversary gift to the Naval Academy. The Alumni Association took possession of the building in December 1996, shortly after renovations had been completed.

The building's formal dedication will take place in October 1999 during the Class of 1949 50th Reunion.

RADM Ron Marryott '57, President and CEO of the Aluirmi Association recognized the many individuals who had played vital roles in supporting the 49 House project. "A project like this does not come to fruition without the help and support of many talented people—the efforts of Mayor Al Hopkins, Honorary member of the Class 1943 and Captain John Prehn '47, Deputy Mayor and City Administrator in helping us get through the zoning approval process; Ace Boughton, President of the Class of 1949 who pulled the Class together in support of the project; Captain Gene Shine '49 who was heavily involved in the project and authored the excellent History of 49 House; Captain John Dobson '49 who provided his expertise to the renovation project; last but certainly not least I need to publicly acknowledge the considerable

forts in behalf of all of us are just another example of what can be accomplished when you have the right guy at the right time. Gene Shine is the right guy. Thank God he is with us."

Ace also had high praise for CAPT John Dobson '49, who oversaw the rebuilding as project engineer, and for Madelon McDonald who with Gene Shine put the 49 House history and brochure together.

"This was a joint effort by a lot of people.

Four hundred forty three Classmates—about 72% of our remaining Classmates—have contributed. Sixty-two people have donated more than $1,000 a piece. Many have donated much, much more. Personally, I'm very gratified that we were able to do this...I am also President of the greatest USNA Class ever—what more could I ask?"

The project fell basically into three phases: (1) getting In represent the initial monies to start the ing the Superin- T ^ ^ ^ r t y '73, Ron Marryott '57, Ace Boughton '49 renovations, (2) getting the tendent. Captain additional money and pledges to complete the Pat Fogarty '73, Deputy for Management, exproject, and (3) to collect the money from the pressed the Academy's appreciation for all the pledges made during the fund-raising drive. support the Alumni Association has provided The following is the history of 49 House: throughout the years. "It's through the Alumni's generosity that the Naval Academy is able to Preface establish programs of excellence. To the Class The three-story brick-and-frame building, of 1949, thank you for providing the support to the Alumni Association through funding of located at 49 College Avenue, Annapolis, MD 49 House. This will allow the Alumni Asso- is an historic and architectural gem. The purple ciation to continue to provide the crucial sup- historic marker by the entrance to this Queen port to the Naval Academy so that the future Anne-style building dates the structure to the leaders of our country will receive the best edu- Victorian period (1837-1901). Historic Annapolis Foundation (HAF)—the preservation cation and leadership training possible."

'49 Class President AC Boughton, Execu- organization for Annapolis and Anne Arundel tive Vice President Gene Shine and Class Trea- County—awards these markers to noteworthy buildings that merit recognition and are surer Bob Brown did the maintained in a manner appropriate to preliminary planning and their architectural significance. The work with Bob Hofford markers are color-coded to identify the '61, Head of Class-givconstruction period. An article in the Noing, for the Alumni Asso-

hard work and dedication of Captain Bob Hofford '61 of my staff. Talk about 'Johnny on the spot,' not only was Bob involved as liaison with the Class of '49, he was involved in the concept and design phase, the execution of the concept and the fundraising. He was a frequent tour guide, sometimes a mediator, often a referee—but he was the person on my staff who pulled the project all together. Bob, I speak for everyone when I say 'Job Well Done.'"

ciation. Bob Brown died a sudden and tragic death in May of 1995 as the project was getting underway. Later AC said, "Gene Shine is the guy who got it done. His ef-

Mcome Home il Academy Alumni Association ie Class of J949 have provided a 'frful adaptive re-use for a grand mse, now in its second century."

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vember 21, 1900 edition of The Evening Capital, indicates that the 49 College Avenue building was constructed during 1887.

Linkage with the Naval Academy The Naval Academy Alumni Association purchased the 49 College Avenue building in 1983, but the close connection between this historic building on College Avenue and the Naval Academy dates back to the year of its construction, 1887: —February 1887-October 1903 Ensign (later lieutenant) Francis Joy Haeseler, Class of 1880, and his wife, Alice P. S. Haeseler, constructed the 49 College Avenue building in 1887.

Haeseler served on duty at the Naval Academy and later gained renown on TEXAS in the battle off Santiago, which resulted in the destruction of Cervera's Fleet. He died of typhoid fever in November 1900; Alice Haeseler continued living at 49 College Avenue until October 1903.

—October 1903-October 1945 Captain Samuel Bryan, Class of 1881, and his wife, Margaret B. Bryan, lived at 49 College Avenue until Captain Bryan's death in November 1924.

Following Bryan's death, Margaret Bryan continued living there until she died in October 1945.

Captain Bryan served on blockade duty off Guantanamo during the Spanish-American War and in China during the Boxer uprisings.

He served as Paymaster, Midshipmen's Storekeeper, and Commissary Officer during two tours at the Naval Academy (1901-04 and 1910-20). During this time, he traced the cause of a high rate of gastro-intestinal ailments among Midshipmen to contaminated milk from tubercular cows living in filthy stables. An outbreak of typhoid at the Academy in November 1910 convinced Academy officials to grant Captain Bryan's repeated pleas for clean dairy conditions. Due to his persistence, planning, and investigations, the totally sanitary Naval Academy dairy was put in full operation in Gambrills, MD in April 1915. Captain Bryan's steadfastness in fighting for "clean milk from healthy cows" dramatically increased the health of the Midshipmen, reducing their sick days by 95%. Visits to this exemplary dairy by U.S. and international officials resulted in new worldwide standards for producing and preserving uncontaminated milk. Today, some eighty-two years later, the Naval Academy dairy is still supplying milk to the Brigade of Midshipmen.

—August 1946-May 1963 Upon the settlement of Margaret B. Bryan's estate, her daughter, Frances E. O. Clarke, wife of Rear Admiral William Price Oliver Clarke, USNA Class of 1917, and the Clarkes' daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Clarke (McWethy), acquired ownership of 49 College Avenue. Admiral Clarke died in 1949. Margaret Elizabeth Clarke's husband.

Captain Robert Devore McWethy, USN (Ret.), Class of 1942, is a highly decorated submariner and a leading figure in the Naval Academy's sailing programs.

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—May 1963-December 1983 Charles C. Fluharty and his wife, Barbara (Betty) Anne Fluharty, owned and lived at 49 College Avenue. Charles C. Fluharty was the head Landscape Architect/Engineer at the Naval Academy for many years.

—December 1983-present The Naval Academy Alumni Association purchased the 49 College Avenue property from the Fluhartys. The property has now been in the Naval Academy family for 110 years (1887-1997).

Brief Property History —1695 First survey of Annapolis—made by Richard Beard, a well-to-do South River planter—showed the earliest designation of the property at the corner of College Avenue (formerly Tabemacle Street) and King George St. —1700-1718 Orlando Greenslade and his wife, Elizabeth, lived on the property in a small house, probably 20 feet sq. After Orlando died there, his widow settled the estate by having her daughter, Elizabeth Winstanley of County Devon in Great Britain, sell the property to Amos Garrett, the first Mayor of Annapolis.

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—1704 Afirein Annapolis destroyed the 1695 Richard Beard survey.

—1718 James Stoddert surveyed the town, showing the property at the comer of Tabernacle Street (now known as College Avenue) and King George Street to be Lot 108 (City and Port of Annapolis number 108). Lot 108 was re-surveyed for Amos Garrett.

—1732 The heirs of Amos Garrett, Mary Woodward, and Elizabeth Ginn of London, England, conveyed Lot 108, with houses thereon, to John Beale, Squire.

—1735 Elizabeth Beale, widow of John Beale, Squire, as his executrix sold Lot 108, with all the lot houses thereon, to Doctor William Stevenson.

—1739 Doctor Stevenson died, leaving a house partly finished on Lot 108. In 1742, Doctor Stevenson's widow married Daniel Cheston and completed the house (later Ogle Hall).

—1747-1752 The Lot 108 building was leased to Colonial Governor Samuel Ogle and his wife, Anne Tasker Ogle.

—1753 Daniel Cheston sold Lot 108, with all houses thereon, to Benjamin Tasker, Jr., brother of Anne Tasker Ogle.

—1760 Benjamin Tasker, Jr., conveyed Lot 108, with all houses thereon, to Anne Tasker Ogle.

—1773 Anne Tasker Ogle conveyed Lot 108 with houses thereon, to Benjamin Ogle (Governor of Maryland, 1798-1801). George Washington dined at the house (Ogle Hall) with Benjamin Ogle in 1773.

—1809 Benjamin Ogle died. His widow, Henrietta, received all of Lot 108 property: commodious brick dwelling with offices, coach house, stable, icehouse, and garden with fruit trees.

—1815 Benjamin Ogle, Jr., as trustee, sold Lot 108 property to James Steele. After James Steele's death in 1816, his widow, Mary Nevett Steele, continued to reside in the Lot 108 building (Ogle Hall) undl she died in 1836. During the Steele family ownership of the property, Lafayette is said to have called the Ogle Hall drawing room the most beautiful in America.

—1839 Steele family sold the Lot 108 property to Sarah S. Lloyd, daughter of Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland, 1809-1811).

—1847 Sarah S. Lloyd sold the Lot 108 property to Thomas G. Pratt (Governor of Maryland, 1844-1847 and U.S. Senator, 1849-1856).

—1865 Thomas G. Pratt sold the Lot 108 property to Judge John Thomson Mason and Margaret A. Mason.

—1870s The Mason family began to subdivide and sell portions of the Lot 108 land.

—1887 Alice P. Haeseler, wife of then-Ensign Francis Joy Haeseler, purchased the part of Lot 108 now designated as 49 College Avenue. The Haeselers built the 49 College Avenue dwelling in 1887.

The Alumni Association purchased Ogle Hall—now known as Alumni House—in 1944. The Association's subsequent purchase of the 49 College Avenue property in 1983 brought the entire original Lot 108 under sole ownership for thefirsttime in ninetyfive years.

Note: In previous Annapolis street-numbering plans, the building was designated as 39, 45, or 49 Tabemacle Street until the 1891 -1903 era and then as 45 or 49 College Avenue.

Chronicle: The Last Sixty Years —Late 1930s/early 1940s King William Tavern was located in the basement at 49 College Avenue. Captain Bryan's grandson, Archibald Coleman Rogers, recalls a tavem sign near the building. He also remembers that athletic teams from Princeton—his alma mater—and Naval Academy teams congregated occasionally at King William Tavem.

—1946-1950 In July 1946, Archibald Coleman Rogers and two colleagues set up shop as a three-man architectural firm in the basement of the 49 College Avenue building. Mr. Rogers designed, painted, and hung their business sign on the post that had once supported the King William Tavern sign. After a rapid expansion, the group moved to Baltimore in the 1950s where they became the largest architectural firm in Maryland. Now known as RTKL Associates, Inc., the firm has gained naUonal and Continued on page 49 21

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The Bridges At Toko-Ri CAPT Paul N. Gray, USN (Ret.) '41 Shared combat forges an intimacy more intense, less understandable, and as endurable as that of marriage.

Anonymous ecently, some friends saw the movie The Bridges at Toko-ri on late night TV. After seeing it, they said, "You planned and led the raid. Why don't you tell us what really happened?" Here goes.

I hope Mr. Michener will forgive the actual version of the raid. His fictionalized account certainly makes more exciting reading.

On 12 December, 1951 when the raid took place. Air Group 5 was attached to ESSEX, the flag ship for Task Force 77. We were flying daily strikes against the North Koreans and Chinese. God! It was cold.

The main job was to interdict the flow of supplies coming south from Russia and China.

The rules of engagement imposed by political forces in Washington would not allow us to bomb the bridges across the Yalu River where the supplies could easily have been stopped. We had to wait untO they were dispersed and hidden in North Korea and then try to stop them.

The Air Group consisted of two jet fighter squadrons flying Banshees and Grumman Panthers plus two prop attack squadrons flying Corsairs and Skyraiders. To provide a base for the squadrons, ESSEX was stationed 100 miles off the East Coast of Korea during that bitter Winterof 195 land 1952.

I was CO of VF-54, the Skyraider squadron.

VF-54 started with 24 pilots. Seven were killed during the cruise. The reason 30 percent of our pilots were shot down and lost was due to our mission. The targets were usually heavily defended railroad bridges. In addition, we were frequently called in to make low-level runs with rockets and napalm to provide close support for the troops.

Due to the nature of the targets assigned, the attack squadrons seldom flew above 2000 or 3000 feet; and it was a rare flight when a plane did not come back without some damage from AA or ground fire.

The single-engine plane we flew could carry the same bomb load that a B-17 carried in WWII; and after flying the 100 miles from the carrier, we could stay on station for 4 hours and strafe, drop napalm, fire rockets or drop bombs. The Skyraider was the right plane for this war.

On a gray December morning, I was called to the flag bridge. Admiral "Black Jack" Perry,

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One was to fly in on the deck and strafe the the Carrier Division Commander, told me they had a classified request from UN headquarters guns and radars. This was discarded because to bomb some critical bridges in the central area the area was too mountainous.

The second was to fly in on the deck and fire of the North Korean peninsula. The bridges were a dispersion point for many of the sup- rockets into the gun sites. Discarded because the plies coming down from the North and were rockets didn't have enough killing power. vital to the flow of most of the essential supThe third was to come in at a high altitude plies. The Admiral asked me to take a look at and drop conventional bombs on the targets. the targets and see what we could do about tak- This is what we would normally do, but it was ing them out. As I left, the staff" intelUgence discarded in favor of an insidious modification. officer handed me the pre-strike photos, the coThe one we thought would work the best was ordinates of the target and said to get on with to come in high and drop bombs fused to exit. He didn't mention that the bridges were de- plode over the gun and radar sites. To do this, fended by 56 radar-controlled anti-aircraft guns. we decided to take 12 planes, 8 Skyraiders and That same evening, the Admiral invited the 4 Corsairs. Each plane would carry a 2000 four squadron commanders to his cabin for din- pound bomb with a proximity fuse set to detoner. James Michener was there. After dinner, nate about 50 to 100 feet in the air. We hoped the Admiral asked each squadron commander the shrapnel from these huge, ugly bombs goto describe his experiences in flying over North ing off in mid air would be devastating to the Korea. By this time, all of us were hardened exposed gunners and radar operators. veterans of the war and had some hairy stories The flight plan was to fly in at 15,000 feet to tell about life in the fast lane over North Ko- until over the target area and make a vertical rea. When it came my time, I described how dive bombing run dropping the proximity-fused we bombed the railways and strafed anything bombs on the guns and radars. Each pilot had else that moved. I described how we had a specific complex to hit. planned for the next day's strike against some As we approached the targets we started to vital railway bridges near a village named pick up some flak, but it was high and behind Toko-ri (The actual village was named Majon- us. At the initial point, we separated and rolled ni). That the preparations had been done with into the dive. Now theflcikreally became heavy. extra care because the pre-strike pictures I rolled in first; and after I released my bomb, I showed the bridges were surrounded by 56 anti- pulled out south of the target area and waited aircraft guns and we knew this strike was not for the rest to join up. One of the Corsairs regoing to be a walk in the park. ported that he had been hit on the way down All of the pilots scheduled for the raid par- and had to pull out before dropping his bomb. ticipated in the planning. A close study of the Three other planes suffered minor flak damaerial photos confirmed the 56 guns. Eleven age but nothing serious. radar sites controlled the guns. They were After the join up, I detached from the group mainly 37 MM with some five inch heavies. and flew over the area to see if there was anyAll were positioned to concentrate on the path thing still firing. Sure enough there was heavy we would have to fly to hit the bridges. This 37 MM fire from one site. I got out of there in was a World War II air defense system but still very The operation was dangerous. officially named How were we going to OPERATION PINWHEEL. silence those batteries long The pilots called it enough to destroy the OPERATION PINHEAD. bridges? The bridges supported railway tracks about three feet wide. To a hurry and called in the reserve Skyraider still achieve the needed accuracy, we would have circling at 15,000 to hit the remaining gun site. to use glide bombing runs. A glide bombing His 2000 pound bomb exploded right over the run is longer and slower than a dive bombing target and suddenly things became very quiet. run, and we would be sitting ducks for the AA The shrapnel from those 2000 lb bombs must batteries. We had to get the guns before we have been deadly for the crews serving the guns bombed the bridges. and radars. We never saw another 37 MM burst There were four strategies discussed to take from any of the 56 guns. out the radar sites.

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From that moment on, it was jiist another day at the office. Only sporadic machine gun and small arms fire was encountered. We made repeated glide bombing runs and completely destroyed all the bridges. We even brought gun camera pictures back to prove the bridges were destroyed.

After a final check of the target area, we joined up, inspected our wingmen for damage and headed home. Mr. Michener plus most of the ship's crew watched from Vulture's Row as Dog Farmin, the landing signal officer, brought us back aboard. With all the pilots returning to the ship safe and on time, the Admiral was seen to be dancing with joy on the Flag Bridge.

From that moment on, the Admiral had a soft spot in his heart for the attack pilots. I think his fatherly regard for us had a bearing on what happened in port after the raid on Toko-ri.

The raid on Toko-ri was exciting; but in our minds, it was dwarfed by the incident which occurred at the end of this tour on the line. The operation was officially named OPERATION PINWHEEL. The pilots called it OPERATION PINHEAD. The third tour had been particularly savage for VF-54. Five of our pilots had been shot 3own. Three not recovered. I had been shot down for the third time. The mechanics and ordnance men had worked back-breaking hours under medieval conditions to keep the planes flying, andfinallywe were headed for Yokosuka for ten days of desperately needed R&R.

As we steamed up the coast of Japan, the Air Group Commander, CDR Marsh Beebe, called CDR Trum, the CO of the Corsair squadron, and me to his office. He told us that the prop squadrons would participate in an exercise dreamed up by the commanding officer of the ship. It had been named OPERATION PINWHEEL. The Corsairs and Skyraiders were to be tied down on the port side of the flight deck; and upon signal from the bridge, all engines were to be turned up to full power to assist the tugs in pulling the ship along side the dock.

CDR Trum and I both said to Beebe, "You realize that those engines are vital to the survival of all the attack pilots. Weflythose single engine planes 300 and 400 miles from the ship over freezing water and over very hostile land.

Overstressing these engines is not going to make any of us very happy." Marsh knew the

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In a voice that could be heard all over the danger; but he said, " The captain of the ship, hotel, the Admiral bellowed to his aide, "Get CAPT Wheelock, wants this done, so do it!"

As soon as the news of this brilliant scheme that idiot Beebe on the phone in 5 minutes; and hit the ready rooms, the operation was quickly I don't care if you have to use the Shore Patrol, named OPERATION PIN HEAD; and CAPT the Army Military Police or the Japanese PoWheelock became know as CAPT Wheelchock. lice to find him. 1 want him on the telephone On the evening before arriving in port, I NOW!" The next morning, after three days in hack, talked with CDR Trum and told him, "I don't know what you are going to do, but I am tell- the attack pilots had just finished marching ing my pilots that our lives depend on those lockstep into the wardroom for breakfast, singengines and do not give them more than half ing the prisoners song when the word came over power; and if that engine temperature even the loud speaker for Gray and Trum to report to the Air Group Commander's stateroom imbegins to rise, cut back to idle." mediately.

That is what they did.

When we walked in, there sat Marsh lookAbout an hour after the ship had been secured to the dock, the Air Group Commander ing like he had had a near death experience. screamed over the ships intercom for Gray and He was obviously in far worse condition than when the ships CO got through with him. It Trum to report to his office.

When we walked in and saw the pale look on was apparent that he had been worked over by Beebe's face, it was apparent that CAPT a real pro.

In a trembling voice, his only words were, Wheelock, in conjunction with the ship's proctologist, had cut a new ^ r t u r e in poor old Marsh. "The hack is lifted. All of you are free to go The ship's CO had gone ballistic when he ashore. There will not be any note of this in didn't get the full power from the lashed down your fitness reports. Now get out of here and Corsairs and Skyraiders, and he informed CDR leave me alone."

Beebe that his fitness report would reflect this Posters saying, 'Thank you Black Jack" went miserable performance of duty. up in the ready rooms. The long delayed libThe Air Group Commander had flown his erty was at hand.

When writing about this cruise, I must pay share of strikes, and it was a shame that he became the focus of the wrath of CAPT Wheelock homage to the talent we had in the squadrons.

LTJG Tom Hayward was a fighter pilot who for something he had not done.

However, tensions were high; and in the heat went on to become the CNO. LTJG Neil of the moment, he informed CDR Trum and Armstrong another fighter pilot became the me that he was placing both of us and all our astronaut who took the first step on the moon. pilots in hack until further notice. A very se- My wingman. Ken Shugart. was an allamerican basketball player and later an admivere sentence after 30 days on the line.

The Carrier Division Commander, Rear Ad- ral. Al Masson, another wingman, became the miral "Black Jack" Perry, a personally soft and owner of one of New Orleans' most famous considerate man, but his official character French restaurants. All of the squadrons were would strike terror into the heart of the most manned with the best and brightest young men the U.S. could produce. The mechanics and ordhardened criminal.

He loved to talk to the pilots; and in defer- nance crews who kept the planes armed and ence to his drinking days. Admiral Perry would flying deserve as much praise as the pilots for reserve a table in the bar of the Fujia Hotel and without the effort they expended, working day would sit there drinking Coca Cola while buy- and night under cold and brutal conditions, no ing drinks for any pilot enjoying R&R in the flight would have been flown. hotel.

It was a dangerous cruise. I will always conEven though we were not comfortable with sider it an honor to have associated with those this gruff older man, he was a good listener young men who served with such bravery and and everyone enjoyed telUng the Admiral about dignity. The officers and men of this air group his latest escape from death. I realize now he once again demonstrated what makes America was keeping his finger on the morale of the the most outstanding country in the world topilots and how they were standing up to the day. To those whose spirits were taken from terror of daily flights over a very hostile land. them during those grim days and didn't come The Admiral had been in the hotel about back, I will always remember you. three days; and one night, he said to some of the fighter piHis 2000 pound bomb lots sitting at his table, "Where exploded right over the are the attack pilots? I have not target and suddenly things seen any of them since we arbecame very quiet. rived."

One of them said, "Admiral, I thought you knew. They were all put in hack by the Air Group Commander and restricted to the ship."

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Citizen Warriors: America's National Guard and Reserve Forces & the Politics ofNational Security (reprintedfrom Proceedings^April 1997) Reviewed by Admiral Leon A. Edney '57, US Navy (Ret.) Stephen Duncan '63, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs during the last months of the Reagan administration and full four years of George Bush's presidency, documents the heritage and importance of the "Citizen Soldier" to our national defense. He does so with clarity and insightful analysis that only an inside decision maker could bring to the complex military and political issues impacting our Guard and Reserve. He provides refreshing insight, as well, into the governmental decision-making process leading to any involuntary call-up of Reserve Forces, for crises involving the potential for combat operations. The book is a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of citizen warriors who have served America so well in our Guard and Reserve over the years. They have done so—and continue to do so—out of true patriotism, selflessness, and a commitment to our highest ideals.

Stephen Duncan was the responsible civilian decision maker for the Reserve and Guard forces during the only large-scale involuntary mobilization of Guard and Reserve Forces in the last 50 years. Once mobilized, these forces were sent halfway around the world to engage in combat.

In Part One of Citizen Warrior, Duncan leads us through the thought process, policy considerations, and decisions associated with an involuntary mobilization of sizable Reserve Forces. He documents the significance of the achievement and discusses the equally time-sensitive demobilization issues after successful war termination. Many questions existed about the Nation's first involuntary mobilization in an all-volunteer force arrangement. The two most pressing questions were: "Would they come?" and "Would they be ready to fight?"

Part Two looks to the future. Stephen Duncan provides valuable insight into the policy considerations and criteria necessary to ensure a proper mix for the development of a credible total force in the new and still-evolving post-Cold War era. He voices some concerns that we not get too far afield from the mission of fighting this Nation's wars, and provides a valuable check list of criteria to measure future decisions that will impact our Reserve and Guard Forces.

Although there were many lessons to be learned in the call-up process, clearly, "If called, they will come!" Citizen Warrior properly focused on the question of mission readiness of the activated Reserve and Guard Forces as well as the time required to become fully combat ready.

Duncan pulls no punches in identifying resident bias on the part of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and other field commanders toward mixand-match, active-duty ground forces, rather than relying on Reserve round-out brigades, as called for in the Total Force Deployment plans.

The measures of effectiveness used to establish warfighting readiness become less clear when one leaves the arena of individual or unit skills, and enters the world of synchronized, fast-moving, joint and combined operations. Duncan properly observes that too much of this debate is uninformed, lacks proper focus, and serves various agendas. Readiness evaluations always will have a subjective nature, and few commanders will be as comfortable with Reserve units with an actual—or perceived— delta in training and preparedness that are sent to round out a division just prior to combat. He points out cortectly that this is less a factor with air units and even Naval assets. He highlighted the additional 6090 days estimated as required to bring a round-out brigade up to full combat readiness before it deploys to bring to full complement the active division in the field. General Schwartzkopf was rightly concerned

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with the fact the Reserve call-up was limited to 180 days and the fact that the enemy controlled the timing of when the battle would begin.

Fortunately, Saddam cooperated, and the ground Reserve Forces not only arrived in time, but met the test. Nowhere was this more evident than in the story of Bravo Company 4th Tank Battalion US Marines, a Reserve unit based in Yakima, Washington. Activated on 15 December 1990 and directed to transition into the new MIAl tank at Twenty-Nine Palms before deploying to Saudi Arabia in late January, Bravo Company was on the line on 24 February, when the ground war began at 0430. The company breached the successfully passed two minefields on the first day. Just before dusk on the morning of the second day they were engaged by several columns of Iraqi (Soviet-made) T-72 tanks.

The ensuing battle was quickly over. Bravo Company had surprised an entire battalion of Iraqi tanks that were moving with two mechanized infantry battalions to attack a Marine supply convoy. Without suffering a single casualty, they destroyed 30 T-72 tanks, 4 T-55 tanks, and 7 armored personnel carriers. They clearly were ready to fight and win.

The world took notice that more than 246,000 American Reservists were ordered to active duty for a major armed conflict more than 8,000 miles away. Cleariy the logistic and warfighting capabilities that were demonstrated placed America's Total Force in a category by itself.

Stephen Duncan reminds us that the casualties of warfare do not differentiate between Reservists or Active components. This became ailtoo apparent when a Scud missile hit the barracks at Al Khalan, killing 28 Reservists and wounding 98 more. Of the many valuable lessons learned, 1 wish Duncan had pursued the issue of medical readiness more in-depth. Only an unusually low number of combat casualties permitted us the luxury of complaining about in-theater and military medical facilities back home being under-used. Similarly, just as the author criticizes the weakness in the Aspen Bottom-Up-Review methodology he should have pursued more thoroughly the total assessment of Reserve warfighting readiness across the board—not just highlighting selective outstanding performance. Clearly, serious questions remain concerning the mental and physical readiness of large-scale Reserve units to rapidly and effectively integrate with forward-deployed active forced on today's fast-moving, synchronized, joint battlefield.

In Part Two, Duncan expresses some concerns and recommends some measures of effectiveness for determining the right mix of Active and Reserve forces for future Total Force requirements. He points out that as we continue to downsize (and, hopefully, rightsize) our Total Force, the issue of cost-versus-effectiveness of Active and Reserve Forces will enter the equation more and more. Since Reserve Forces are significantiy cheaper than the Active, All-Volunteer Force, increased dependence on Reserve Forces is likely. If we are going to become routinely involved in peace-making and enforcement actions like Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Northern Iraq, then the active forces should be manned and resourced accordingly. While optimum capabilities of Active and Reserve units should be integrated to form the total force, the Reserve should not be routinely activated involuntarily for actions short of a major regional crisis. Involuntary mobilization should be reserved to send a true signal of US concern and resolve on issues of vital interest to the United States. Duncan agonizes over the increasing US commitment to operations other than war, the related and hard-to-detect loss of total force combat skills and warrior culture, as well as the increasing intolerance for even moderate US casualties. He makes a plea for the National Security Strategy to define more clearly the intended use of US Armed Forces so that the right total force can be generated within existing cost constraints, and makes several concrete proposals to attain these objectives.

How well we understand the complex issues addressed in Citizen Warrior, in making the decisions that are required today, may well determine the comfort level of our national security for years to come.

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Mailboat military status, I had some trepidations about that, but since we were going as a family, mixing with all the Norwegians, it seemed safe Shipmate: I read the coverage in the June Ship- enough. Of course, I was in sport clothes and mate re the dedication of the sculpture honor- agreed that I would say nothing about being in ing our lost shipmates. From reading the ar- the US Navy, unless specifically asked.

We boarded the cruiser, were shown around ticle it might be presumed that Thomas Paine was a member of one of the crews as most of it topside, and then invited to go below decks to is dedicated to him. Could there be a PC issue see the crew's quarters. Our guide, a Russian enlisted man was interested in chess (no surhere?

Not one member of either crew is mentioned. prise!) and when he learned 1 new how to play, The Class of '50 lost three members from the insisted on game—he beat me twice in a minitop 5 percent of the Class, John Harvey, Bob mum number of moves!

Our main problem was language. The crew Krag and John Billings. My year group ('61) lost two in the top 5 percent, John Grafton and members all had phrase books for Russian/ Norwegian, and tried valiantly to talk to us in John Wiley.

Also lost was Frank Malinski, Class of '61 our "own" language (Norwegian). Unfortuat Holy Cross and a great friend of mine. Frank nately, we spoke almost no Norwegian and was an econ major who had a real struggle to when he could not understand them, I would get through Nuke School. He was one of the sometimes figure oiit from context or ask to finest officers I have known. 1 visited the see the phrase book, then respond in Russian.

NROTC unit at the Cross a few years back and (The wife and kids were even more out of it, since they spoke no Russian, only English and they had not a clue who he was.

I'm not against giving space to Dr. Paine. some German!) Finally, the sailor asked us why Give him his own column. Give our guys the we didn't understand their Norwegian and how recognition their next of kin deserve and at least I happened to speak Russian. I said I was an give the names of the USNA Grads on the boats. American businessman living in Germany, on vacation. 1 had had to learn some Russian for 1 will never forget those I knew.

[Ed. Note: I am in complete agreement with my "business." The sailor asked, "The DemoMr Mahan. We should have published the list cratic Republic of Germany?" "Yes." I replied, of our Alumni lost in THRESHER and SCORPION. "West Germany." I said I lived near Munich.

It was a very interesting experience, one 1 Please see "All Hands" for our effort to corshared with my Class when I returned to rect this oversight...Nancy] Oberammergau. The officers and sailors were Bob Mahan '61 all friendly, on their best behavior for the "good will visit" to Norway. Wefinishedour tour, took 300 Yesa Anniversary of the Russian the boat back to shore, and the next day set out Navy to complete our vacation journey.

After forty years, some of the details of the Shipmate: I was very interested in the article "300 Year Anniversary of the Russian Navy" trip, and the ship visit, are a bit fuzzy, and I (Shipmate, Dec. '96). It brought back memo- could not find any relevant souvenirs in my ries of my own experience with the Soviet files, although 1 am sure 1 had some at the time.

Navy, 40 years earlier. (I apologize for my late I can't even remember or find a record of the response, partly due to my own procrastination name of the cruiser, though I have two pictures and partiy in my trying to locate confirmation I took at the time.

That Fall we adopted another German girl, of some details, unsuccessfully I must add.) completing our family, now scattered around During 1955-57, I was stationed in the world, as we each live our varied lives in Oberammergau, Germany, at the Army's School for special study of the Soviet Union, strange and exotic places. conducted in Russian. My wife and son had Robert N. Finley '46 accompanied me to Germany, and in the Spring of 1956, we adopted a 6-year old German girl. Inaugural Parade Memories—1937 For summer leave, we set out on a camping Shipmate: CDR Gex wrote lucidly of the patrip through Germany, France, the Low Countries and southern Scandinavia. While camp- rade in FDR's second inaugural on 20 January ing in Oslo, we noticed the arrival of some 1937, with many details of his Twelfth ComNavy ships, and after some inquiries, learned pany participating in the great event on that cold that it was a "good will visit" of a Soviet cruiser and rainy day and train rides leaving and resquadron, and that the ships would be open to turning to Annapolis.

The undersigned Second Classman was in the public for visiting the next day. The next day we went down to the dock to visit a de- the Fourth (Sandblower) Platoon of the Fifth stroyer, but were encouraged to join a crowd Company on that auspicious day that he will of "locals" boarding a lighter to go out to the never forget. We were halted for a fairly long cruiser, at anchor off shore. Because of my time alongside the House of Representatives

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office building with many males—probably both congressmen and their aides—looking down upon us as we waited in a light but steady rain.

When the Fourth Platoon of Company 12 marched past the reviewing stand, the platoon leader called out "Eyes Left" when Plebe Midshipman Gex noted that "There were...three or four people in the reviewing stand not looking at me! President Roosevelt, seated behind the stand rail, had his head turned to his left, talking to another reviewing stand occupant, who, naturally, was giving the President his undivided attention."

Earlier, when the Second Classmen of the Fourth Platoon of Company 5 marched by the reviewing stand, they executed an "Eyes Left;" and there was the President, standing erect in spite of his steel leg braces, looking directly at us with a smile on his face and wearing his boat cloak and top hat. He was indeed our Commander-in-Chief.

When we graduated on 2 June 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the speaker at our ceremony with inspirational advice to the young Grads about to become Officers in the Navy and Marine Corps, all 438 of us. When we received our diplomas, FDR shook each of our 438 right hands which we shall never forget. We served with pleasure under Commander-in-Chief FDR. At our Ring Dance in the Spring of 1937, we were honored to have Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as our extremely gracious hostess.

She was indeed a remarkable First Lady.

Edward Conrad '38

More Problems regarding 'The Bu<± Stops Here...'* Shipmate: Bob Thoe had more problems than he mentioned in "The Buck Stops Here..." {Shipmate, June 1997).

Liberty for Midshipmen in 1943 was restricted to within afive-milecircle of the Academy and Sammy Fiske's parents home in the "northern outskirts of Annapolis" was actually in Round Bay, MD—just outside the five-mile limit!

Incidentally, my wife and I became engaged at Sammy's home on the Fourth of July, 1948.

Donald M. Layton '46

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Mrs. Roberta Burke Passes Away The funeral for Mrs. Roberta Burke, wife of the late Admiral Arleigh Burke '23, was held on Thursday, 10 July 1997 at the Naval Academy Chapel. She was buried beside her husband (died on 1 January 1997) at the Naval Academy Cemetery Know for years as the "First Lady of the Navy," Roberta Gorsuch Burke was born in Lawrence, KS on 3 January 1899. Raised in the Midwest and in Washington, DC, she met Admiral Burke on a blind date during his Plebe Year at the Naval Academy. They were married in the Naval Academy Chapel on 7 June 1923, the same day Admiral Burke graduated.

During the years Admiral Burke served as Chief of Naval Operations, Mrs. Burke was one of Washington's warmest and most elegant hostesses. She devoted herself to Red Cross work and to helping other Navy wives learn to cope with their husbands' long wartime absences. She was also an accomplished musician.

When asked what her biography should say, she answered, "Just tell them 1 am the wife of Arleigh Burke." Her tombstone reads simply: "A sailor's wife."—USNA PAO

SCORPION [Ed. Note: In the June issue was published an article about the dedication of the THRESHER/ SCORPION Memorial. A grave omission was made in not publishing the names of our Alumni lost in those submarines...Nancy] THRESHER (SSN-593) was the lead ship of the world's most advanced class of nuclear-powered attack submarines. THRESHER was christened by Mrs. Frederick B. Warder on July 9, 1960, and was named for the thresher shark.

THRESHER returned to Portsmouth in July 1962 for overhaul. Under the command of LCDR John W. Harvey '50, USN, THRESHER, with a total of 129 men comprised of crew, civilian technicians and observers, put out to sea on April 10, 1963, to conduct sea trials. She was conducting her initial deep-dive test on the morning of April 10, some 220 miles off Boston, Ma, when she was lost with all hands.

Alumni Lost in THRESHER (SSN-593) LCDR Philip Harcourt Allen '46 LTJG Ronald Clare Babcock '60 LT Robert Donald Biederman '54 LCDR John Hilary Billings '50 LT Merrill Francis Collier '56

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LCDR Michael John DiNolas '53 LTJG John Gilber Grafton '61 LCDR John Wesley Harvey '50, (Commanding Officer) LTJG James John Henry, Jr. '60 LCDR Robert Lee ICrag '50 LTG Guy Carrinton Parsons, Jr. '59 LTJG John Joseph Wiley '61 SCORPION (SSN-589) was a Skipjack class nuclear-powered submarine. SCORPION made Norfolk her base of operation in September 1961. She specialized in submarine warfare tactics in waters ranging off the New England coast south to Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico. Both the hunted and the hunter, she worked to develop tactics and techniques for use, by and against, a high-performance nuclear-powered submarine. In October 1967, CDR Francis A. Slattery '59, USN, became her Commanding Officer. Having served throughout the Mediterranean with the Sixth Fleet, SCORPION was returning to Norfolk on May 21, 1968. Communication with the submarine indicated she was south of the Azores and operating normally. She was reported overdue at Norfolk, May 27,1968, when a massive search for the submarine began. On June 5, 1968, the Chief of Naval Operations announced that SCORPION and her 99 crewmen were presumed lost. Search efforts continued and on October 30, portions of the hull were located about 400 miles southwest of the Azores in more than 10,000 feet of water.

Officers Lost in SCORPION (SSN-589) LT John Patrick Burke '63 LT George Patrick Fattin '63 LT Charles Lee Lambeth '63 LCDR David Bennett Lloyd '56 LTJG Michael Anthony Odening '66 CDR Francis Atwood Slattery '54, (Commanding Officer) LT Laughton Douglas Smith '65 LCDR Daniel Peter Stephens '59 LT John Charies Sweet '64

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The Naval Academy Alumni Association commissioned Mason Dixon Interactive Research to survey a random sample of our Alumni, including Grads, Non-Grads and members of the Class of 1997 before they graduated. The Survey was to assess the attitudes and opinions of our Alumni—both members and non-members—on a variety of issues related to the Alumni Assoc mission statement.

On 1 May 1997, we mailed 10,000 questionnaires to the randomly selected list of Alumni.

Recipients were asked to complete the questionnaire and return it in the self-addressed, stamped envelope by 1 June 1997. A total of 4,287 were returned—an exceptional response rate of 43%. The margin for error, according to customary statistical standards, is no more

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than plus or minus 2% for the entire group. This means, at a 95% confidence level, the "true" figure, would fall with this range {+1- 2%) if the entire Alumni Association database had been sampled.

The Survey is being analyzed, and a full report on the Survey will be in a later issue of Shipmate.

To all the Alumni who received the Survey and took the time to complete and return it, the Association is very grateful. The input provided will allow us to maximize our resources to enhance our communications and better serve the Naval Academy and our Alumni.

Lengyel Honored by National Football Foundation And College Football Hall of Fame Jack Lengyel, Director of Athletics for the Naval Academy has been named a 1997 honoree by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.

Mr. Lengyel, a Foundation Board of Director, will be presented the Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award. He will be honored December 8th and 9th surrounding the Foundation's 40th Annual Awards Dinner.

Lengyel serves on the Executive, Awards and Intercollegiate Relations Committees for the National Football Foundation. A driving force behind the Foundation's new program to include players from all divisions for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. All players and coaches in Division lA, II, III, and NAIA are now eligible for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Lengyel has served as chair of the sub-committee that has put that into effect and has overseen the project from its inception. The legendary college football coach Eddie Robinson stated that this was one of the finest things that has happened in his football coaching career because his players and coaches are now eligible to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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New Commandant Of Midshipmen

'56 Presents 40th Anniversary Book

The Superintendent, ADM Charles R. Larson '58, announced that CAPT Gary Roughead '73, USN, has been named as the new Commandant of Midshipmen. CAPT Roughead will relieve CAPT William T. R. "Randy" Bogle '68 who has served as Commandant since August 1994.

The Commandant is responsible for the professional development and day-to-day activities of all 4000 Midshipmen in the Brigade.

"CAPT Roughead will be an outstanding Commandant of Midshipmen. 1 have known Gary for a long time and have served with him, and he will be a superb role model for the Midshipmen. He's an extremely talented leader and exactly the type of officer who can sustain the terrific momentum which Randy Bogle has established in the Brigade," said ADM Larson.

"CAPT Roughead has amassed a very impressive record both ashore and afloat, including command at sea of some of the Navy's newest and most complex surface platforms. I look forward to working with him again, this time as Commandant where he will bring a wealth of leadership experience to the table."

"I will miss CAPT Randy Bogle," said Adm. Larson. "I personally selected him as my Commandant before I even arrived here in August 1994. I knew he was the officer I wanted to help me chart a new course for the Academy, and he has done just that. Randy has done a superb job and has helped the Academy and Brigade of Midshipmen achieve new levels of excellence."

"I could not be more pleased with CAPT Bogle"s performance. His leadership has been extraordinary, and I appreciate what he has done to assist me. Randy has clearly left his mark on this school, and his contributions will live on," continued ADM Larson.

CAPT Roughead is currently serving as the commanding officer of PORT ROYAL, an AegisClass guided missile cruiser homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Prior to assuming command of PORT ROYAL, CAPT Roughead served as executive assistant to the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Command in Honolulu.

Some of CAPT Roughead"s other key assignments include: first commanding officer of BARRY, a new ARLEIGH BURKE Class guided missile destroyer; administrative aide to the Secretary of the Navy; executive officer of SPRUANCE and DOUGLAS and TACOMA; and aide to the Commander of the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

CAPT Roughead"s awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Legion of Merit; two Meritorious Service Medals; Navy Commendation Medal; two Navy Achievement Medals; and various unit and service awards.

CAPT Roughead and his wife Ellen have one daughter, Elizabeth.

CAPT Roughead is expected to relieve CAPT Bogle in August. An exact date for a change of command has not yet been set.

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Members of the Class of '56 recently presented a signed copy of their 40th Anniversary Book to the Alumni Association. The Class of '56 thus proudly continues the tradition of Classes undertaking a comprehensive updating of its members, families and history. The books are instantly treasured and added to each Classmates' personal family library. More importantly, each Classes' book becomes a valuable part of the permanent record of the careers and lives of the members of the Class. 1956's book, along with the many others previously published by senior and junior Classes, will be used by historians, scholars and the staff at Alumni House to research and answer a multitude of questions which will be asked over the years to come.

Jim Van Metre '56, the editor of '56's "40th" book, will provide the Alumni Association with his operational plan, so Classes wishing to produce their own anniversary books will already have the answers to many of the questions that will come up. The Class of '56 is justiy proud of its book, and of the effort Jim put forward in leading this Herculean project to completion.

The Alumni Association strongly encourages Classes in the 30-45 year anniversary range to publish an initial Anniversary Book, with later updates as possible. The only source of most of the material needed for these books resides in the personal memories and archives of the Classes' members. It is important for those that follow us from the Naval Academy be able to know their predecessors and their accomplishments.

Doug Hayman '56 and editor Jim Van Metre '56 present Ron Marryott '57 with a signed copy of the Class of '56's 40th Anniversary book for the Alumni Assn's archives.

Buses to the Army-Navy Game from Annapolis The Alumni Association is again sending buses to the Army-Navy Football Game on December 6,1997 in East Rutherford, NJ (The Meadowlands). If you wish to ride with us, please contact alumni@arctic.nadn.navy.mil or 410-263-4448x110. The cost is $30 round trip.

Go Navy! Beat Army!

Alumni in SW Florida and Snowbirds The Army-Navy game on Saturday, 6 December 1997 is a great opportunity to see old friends and make new ones. We would like an expression of interest in meeting at a convenient (to Naples and Fort Myers) establishment for a buffet lunch to enjoy the game together.

If interested contact: Bill Vonier '51, 458 Valley View Lane, Chester Springs, PA 10425 or call at 610-458-5634.

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NS Mayport Air Field Named After 17th CNO "When Admiral Delaney (Kevin '68) told me at the recent Naval Academy Alumni dinner that they wanted to name the Mayport base airport after me, I was flabergasted," retired Chief of Naval Operations Adm. David L. McDonald '28 told Jax Air News. "I told Admiral Delaney that they wouldn't do anything like that for me.

And he informed me it was a done deal unless I absolutely refused. At first I was surprised— shocked," said Admiral McDonald, who is now 90. "Then 1 felt extremely honored. I informed Admiral Delaney that I wouldn't refuse."

So it was at the Alumni dinner last February.

And, on April 23, the 17th Chief of Naval Operations, appeared at NS Mayport for the dedication of the Admiral David L McDonald Airfield.

"This is the greatest honor of my life," said Admiral McDonald, as quoted in the Mayport

Mirror newspaper. "Naval Station Mayport is so vital to our Navy."

Current CNO Admiral Jay Johnson '68, who attended the dedication along with Rear Admiral Kevin Delaney, Commander, Naval Base Jacksonville, and in keeping with the theme of Mayport's importance, said, "Naval Station Mayport is, indeed, vital to our Navy." The anonymous airfield (the airfield never had a name since its inception) is about to be changed. It's vitally important to the U.S. Navy today, it will stay vitally important to the U.S. Navy tomorrow and as far out as my eyes can see. To name it in the honor of Admiral David L. McDonald is about as close to perfect as we can get. It conveys the deep gratitude of the people of this area and of the whole country."

ADM Johnson and RADM Delaney were Midshipmen Classmates at the Naval Academy when ADM McDonald was the CNO, from 1963 to 1967.

ADM Johnson praised ADM McDonald and credited him, as director of air warfare in the mid-1950s, with building the combat air arm the Navy flew in Vietnam and with guiding the Service through the early years of the Vietnam conflict.

"ADM McDonald's hand on the tiller of our Navy allowed us to see our way clearly through a time of great, tumultuous upheaval in this country and in our military," said ADM Johnson.

Asked later why the local command pushed for the naming of the airfield after ADM McDonald, ADM Delaney pointed to ADM

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"He was the first Chief of Naval Operations I served under as a young Midshipman. He is just a great man. He is truly one of the pioneers of Naval Aviation."

Corrections to Annual Report The following corrections are to the USNA Alumni Association 1996 Annual Report: John P. Wier '40—Century Club James Miller '44—Century Club William Morgan Montgomery '42—Century Club and is not deceased. His Classmate William Melvin Montgomery is deceased.

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Homecoming Golf!

For those golfers with no USGA Handicap, we have scheduled a No Handicap Scramble for Thursday, 16 October to precede the National Alumni Championship round on Friday, 17 October 1997.

The Scramble will be open to all USNA Alumni who desire to play and to spouses. No handicap is required. Tee times are from 1000-1200, Thursday, 16 October, with a limit of 64 players. The Scramble will be played for pride alone, so we can pair foursomes upon request. We will assign a foursome if no preferences are indicated on the application.

The Championship round will be open only to Alumni with established USGA handicaps or equivalent. The format is individual stroke play with a shotgun start at 0900, Friday, 17 October. Players will compete in flights according to handicap. Prizes listed below.

Those participating in the Championship round are requested to submit photocopies of their USGA Handicap cards, or 5 current 1997 scorecards with their payment.

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Players without handicaps may receive assistance in establishing one by calling Norm Bednarek at (410) 263-3804 or by sending email to: bednarek@annap.infi.net Reservations will be accepted in the order in which paid and those entrants who submit photocopies of their USGA Handicap cards (or scorecards) with payment will be given priority—confirmation notices will be sent to those entrants only. Please make your plans early! An entry form appears below.

Classes and Class groups will be automatically grouped together, unless the foursome, individual or Class specifically requests otherwise and payment (+ USGA Handicap card photocopy or equivalent for the Championship) for each player is enclosed. Please mark your applications accordingly.

Refreshements will be available both days, and all prizes will be awarded Friday at 1400. Net proceeds go to the Navy Golf Team.

Cut off for entry will be 3 October 1997.

Please make checks payable to: USNA Alamni Association Golf Mail to: USNA Alumni Association Homecoming Golf, PO Box 64975, Baltimore, MD 21264-4975 For inqniries call: 410-263-4448 ext. 134

DATES: Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October 1997 FORMAT: Scramble Thursday—tee times 1000-1200. Open to all USNA Alumni and spouses who desire to play. No Handicap required Limit: 64 Paid Alumni.

Championship Friday—shotgun start at 0900. Open only to Alumni with Established USGA Handicaps. (please send or bring your card). Individual stroke play by flights limited to First 132 Paid Alumni. Tee times and pairings will be available on 10 October by calling 410-757-2022.

PRIZES: Individual awards for Championship—Captain William B. Morrow Trophy for overall low gross; overall low net; and low gross and low net winners and runners-up in each flight.

NOTE: 1. All players must register at the golf course at least 30 minutes prior to scheduled starting time.

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An Ocean Away

by Captain George Galdorisi, USN '70 Two factors have created a unique and valuable window of opportunity for the emergence of an internationally accepted law of the sea regime: First, despite the broad participation and international consensus that led to the 1982 Convention, fundamental philosophic and economic divisions thwarted a universally acceptable oceans regime. However, the ideological, political and economic issues that drove the US to reject the Convention have now been swept away by the dramatic changes in the global arena since 1982.

Second, intensive negotiations resulted in a July 1994 Agreement which substantially changes Part XI of the Convention, the section concerning deep seabed mining, which the US and most western nations found objectionable. There is now virtually universal recognition that the amended Convention gives the US at least as much—and perhaps more—than it originally sought in the area of deep seabed mining.

The result of these events is that old, unacceptable, provisions of the Convention have been revised and replaced with a Law of the Sea regime embraced by the international community. The /-ADT».II CK ™ 'onio.i.ci Part XI Agreement vote of 121 for, none ° '^ Back row (1 to r): LT Greg Strauser 88, CAPT Mike Sherman 90, IstLt Earl OUS ready g r o u p c o m m a n d e r and chief Checkley '93, C A P T Alan Greenwood '88, LT Ben Reynolds '92, LTJG opposed, and seven abstentions, clearly of Staff for a cartier battle group staff, Samantha Saxton '93, CDR Steven Benson '80, CAPT Allan Wall '71, LtCol demonstrates the international accep^. , , , , ^. , Richard Moore'76, LCDR Robert Chastanet'83, LT Alec McKensie'91, LT respectively, 1 have a strong operational ^^ g^^^^j^, ,^^^ LCDR Zimmermann '86, 2ndLt Chad Dean '95. CAPT Bob tance of the revised Convention and p e r s p e c t i v e on the i m p o r t a n c e of the Liebe '90, CAPT Al Zieler '90 (not pic), LT John Eichelberger '88. Front Row: now move this Convention from the catL a w of the Sea Convention to our na- LT Tom Belisimo '87, ENS Alexandra Johnson '95, CAPT Henery Gonzales „, . „ '92, LTJG Tom Singleton '93, LT Acie Slade '92, ENS Jeffrey Bessler '96, Maj egory of a Treaty that we could not live tional security p a r a d i g m . T h i s Treaty p^^^y j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -gg L C D R Rich Rivera '83, CAPT Erin Zellers '89, LT Jeff does deserve the attention of our law- McCauley '90. On the Bridge: LTJG James Boss '93, ENS Jennifer Johnson '96, with, to a Convention that we should not try to live without. From a national makers for many compelling reasons.

For the first time since the unraveling of the traditional law of the sea security perspective, in particular, there are compelling reasons for the customary regime following World War II, the United States has an United States' accession to the Law of the Sea Convention.

The first reason for United States' accession to the Convention is the unprecedented window of opportunity to realize a vital strategic objective of U.S. oceans policy—the international acceptance of a compre- changing global security environment, which places an increasing prehensive codification of the law of the sea which preserves traditional mium on freedom of the seas and maritime flexibility and mobility. freedoms of navigation and overflight essential to our national defense Seaborne commerce today exceeds 3.5 billion tons annually and accounts for over 80 percent of the trade among nations. The United States, and economic well-being.

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea took in particular, is increasingly dependent on unrestricted access to overover a decade to produce and was the final result of the largest single seas resources and markets. Over 95% of US import and export trade is negotiating project undertaken by the international community before transported by sea. Almost 50% of US petroleum products are imported, or since. A total of 158 nations signed this international accord. Thus, and an increasing percentage of our gross national product, now in exthe Convention became, in many ways, much more than a piece of pa- cess of 20%, is traded overseas. Recent agreements under the auspices per—it represented to the overwhelming majority of the community of of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, as well as NAFTA, nations a commitment to the rule of law and a basis for the conduct of promise to intensify this commerce. As the world's leading maritime maritime affairs among nations. When first considered by President power and de facto leader of the global maritime coalition, the United Reagan, however, the Treaty contained objectionable provisions regard- States must advocate strongly the ability of ships and aircraft of all ing deep seabed mining. Therefore, the United States voted against the nations to move freely on, over, and under the sea anywhere on earth— Convention and refused to sign this international accord. Now that the not at the sufferance of coastal and straits nations—but as an internaConvention has been modified to accommodate U.S. objections to its tionally recognized legal right. The Convention guarantees this mobilPart XI deep seabed mining provisions, if the United States fails to ac- ity and flexibility by reaffirming and codifying traditional freedoms of cede to the Convention, we may fail to achieve the maximum degree of navigation and overflight.

Closely connected with this first factor is the use of military forces to leverage and play a pre-eminent role in maritime affairs. enhance national security. Achieving a stable and predictable regime

Few international treaties impact what the United States Navy and Marine Corps do at sea more than the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. This international accord is not well understood by all, and I think that it's worth taking some space in this column to share some background about this Treaty with you.

In October of 1994, President Clinton submitted the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to the United States Senate for its advice and consent. In his transmittal letter, the President noted that: Since the 1960s, the basic U.S. strategy has been to conclude a comprehensive treaty on the law of the sea which will be respected by all countries.

The Convention, and the companion Agreement modifying the Part XI deep seabed mining provisions of the Convention, were submitted to the Congress with little fanfare, but with a firm commitment by the Administration to continue to make this Treaty the cornerstone of US oceans policy. However, this important Treaty has not yet made it out of Committee and before the full Congress.

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for the world's oceans, with each nation respecting universally agreed to rules and procedures, is vital for the effective use of naval forces as instruments of national policy. Without international respect for the freedoms of navigation and overflight set forth in the Convention, the mobility of our military forces could be jeopardized. The response time for US and allied or coalition forces based away from potential areas of conflict could increase. Forces may arrive on the scene too late to make a difference, affecting our ability to influence the course of events consistent with our interests and treaty obligations. For example, if prevented from transiting through the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malaccan Straits, a naval carrier battle group transiting from Yokosuka, Japan to Bahrain would have to reroute around Australia. Assuming a steady 15 knot pace, a six ship, conventionally powered, battle group would require an additional 15 days and over 94,000 gallons of fuel to transit the additional 5,800 nautical miles. The additional fuel cost alone would amount to 3 million dollars.

A third reason for accession is the dramatic decrease in the size of the US Navy, as part of the overall downsizing of the Military. As challenges to the unhampered use of the oceans continue, it is the Navy that shoulders the lion's share of the responsibility to enforce US desires. During the mid-1980s, the US Navy was on track to reach the Reagan Administration's goal of a 600 ship Navy. Today, the Navy is decommissioning ships at an accelerated rate and had only 351 ships in the Spring of 1997. The Clinton Administration's Future Years Defense Plan projects a Navy of just over 300 ships after the turn of the century. These reduced forces will significantly limit our ability to address challenges by the growing navies of a host of nations to the unhampered use of the oceans and make it even more imperative that the United States operate within a stable maritime environment.

A fourth reason for United States' accession is the growing political, economic and military costs of the US Freedom of Navigation Program in the face of new excessive maritime claims by an increasing number of States. This Program, initiated in 1979 by the Carter Administration, combines diplomatic action and operational assertion of our navigational rights to discourage State claims inconsistent with international law as reflected in the Convention. On the diplomatic front, the State Department protests maritime claims inconsistent with international law.

Since the inception of this Program, well.over 100 such protests have been filed by the United States. Over the same time period, US Military ships and aircraft have exercised navigational rights and freedoms in all oceans against excessive claims of more than 50 countries with numerous operational assertions every year. Clearly, the scope of this Program alone makes it highly desirous for the US to decrease the number of contentious ocean issues. Moreover, the political costs and military risks of such unilateral actions have been high in the past and can only increase in a changing world order.

A fifth and final reason for United States accession to the Convention is the United States' position as a world leader. In light of its diverse maritime uses and interests, the US is unquestionably the world's leading maritime power. Clearly, US refusal to ultimately accede to a Convention widely regarded as one of the most important international agreements ever negotiated would raise fundamental questions regarding not only the future legal regime applicable to the world's oceans, but also the leadership of the United States with respect to the promotion of international law and order. The regime of the Law of the Sea Convention presents a superb opportunity for the US to provide world leadership in an area of increasing importance to the community of nations.

Most importantly, by remaining outside the Convention, the US would not be in a position to influence the Convention's further development and interpretation as it goes through a critical period of transition and refinement.

When all is said and done, the United States is a maritime nation tied to the oceans and the use of the seas for political, economic and military purposes. We have the most to gain from stability in laws governing the Shipmate, July-August 1997

use of the seas, and stability over the long term can best be ensured by a widely ratified Law of the Sea Convention. Accession to the Convention by the United States will not be a panacea. Its rules are not perfect.

But widespread ratification is likely to increase order and predictability, enhance adaptation to new circumstances, narrow the scope of disputes to more manageable proportions and provide a means to resolve them, and thus greatly simplify the United States security paradigm.

The United States has crossed the Rubicon. The President has submitted the Convention and Agreement to the Senate and the world's 'greatest deliberative body' is charged to give its advice and consent.

There is a finite half-life to complete this effort. The Convention entered into force for those States parties ratifying or acceding to it on November 16, 1994. By the spring of 1997, a total of 116 States had ratified or acceded to the Convention. Department of State Law of the Sea experts note that the governments that have either ratified or acceded—or who have pledged to do so soon—represent 70% of the world's population and 83% of the world's gross domestic product.

This Nation's objections to the Convention have been met. The Convention is now, in essence, 'America's Convention.' If the United States takes an excessive length of time to accede to the Convention, this Nation will lose critical leverage in influencing its implementation. Remaining 'on the outside looking in' at a completed Treaty process is not in our best interests politically, economically, or militarily. Conversely, U.S participation in this final, important, part of the Treaty process conveys enormous benefits politically, economically, and strategically. Viewed in this context, the need for immediate action by the United States Senate is indeed compelling. Now that the Chemical Weapons Convention has been ratified and that accord no longer consumes the Administration's foreign policy agenda, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea deserves center stage.

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Navy Academics Our Academic Revolution Last Fall I met with the Class of '42 during its 55th Reunion and discussed the differences in the USNA curriculum before World War II and now. Max Duncan, Class President, has suggested that a summary article on this subject would interest many older graduates. With the help of Professor Jack Yarbro, the acknowledged expert in the history of the curriculum at USNA, I provide some highlights on the curriculum over the decades.—Dean Robert H. Shapiro Our first Superintendent, Commander Franklin Buchanan, told his Academic Board in 1845 that instruction would be given in Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Gunnery, Steam, Geography, English Grammar, Arithmetic, History, the French and Spanish languages and "such other branches desirable to accomplishment of a Naval Officer..."

The goal then as now was to produce highly qualified career officers, and the achievements of our Graduates are the best measure of our success in doing so. On the academic side, in the late 19th century the school enjoyed prestige for its top engineering program. Well into the 20th century, nonetheless, we were considered a specialized professional school with a somewhat narrow intellectual outlook. Because of emphasis on practical training and on descriptive or applied aspects of disciplines, the Academy was often called a trade school, where students followed a lockstep curriculum.

The Association of American Universities accredited the Naval Academy in 1930, and the Academy began relating itself more closely to the mainstream of undergraduate educational standards and practices. Graduates in the Class of 1931 were the first to receive Bachelor of Science degrees. (In 1939 Congress authorized the degree for all living Graduates.) Until the late 1950s, however, we met new technical and operational needs of the Navy through evolutionary adjustments to programs that remained the same for all Midshipmen.

Since then, the expansion of knowledge in all fields, plus the growing complexity of duties and responsibilities facing the Officer Corps as a whole, made Navy leaders realize that it was no longer reasonable—or possible—to cast every officer Graduate in the same mold.

The result was a thoroughly new curriculum, achieved in phases, starting in 1959. A summary of the fixed, same-for-all course of study in 1957-58 gives perspective to the changes. The curriculum then consisted of 156 semester hours, far more than usually required for a bachelor's degree in civilian schools. Time allotted to study areas: 50% to physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering; 25% to language, literature, history, economics, and government; and 25% to ordnance and gunnery, seamanship and navigation, aviation, and physical education. Midshipmen could choose one of six languages and could be placed in "savvy" (advanced or accelerated) sections in most academic subjects.

In addition, each year group had a two-month summer program comprising indoctrination, practical drills, at-sea training, and aviation familiarization.

The programs started in 1959-60 made up the first phase of what is often called our academic revolution. They included integration of several courses, more emphasis on principles and fundamentals in techni-

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cal and professional subjects, and the prime concept of individualized academic opportunities.

Henceforth the Academy would challenge Midshipmen, especially the more able, to maximum achievement, well beyond the prescribed curriculum. Validation of equivalent prior college-level study would permit individuals to skip ahead to advanced core courses or to electives. New electives would lead to voluntary minors or majors. Overloading privileges would be offered to Midshipmen capable and desirous of carrying extra courses, many of them pursuing a major.

The new programs were successful. By the Fall of 1963, one third of the Midshipmen were receiving an enriched education by virtue of validation and advanced electives. At graduation, 437 members of the Class of 1967 had completed a voluntary major. No longer imposing lockstep learning, the Naval Academy had strongly improved its competitive position for attracting talented young men as candidates for admission.

(Women were first admitted in 1976.) Yet the basic curriculum had grown to 164 semester hours of prescribed courses and was followed by the remaining two-thirds of the Brigade.

There were two main concerns about this situation. First, the total of semester hour credits required for graduation was excessive. Second, study in depth in one area was lacking for most Midshipmen. These drawbacks in the Naval Academy program were turning away a good many potentially strong candidates for admission. They also made the transition to graduate work more difficult for Naval Academy Graduates, and they deprived the Midshipmen of advanced learning experiences essential for development of critical thinking.

These thoughts were dominant in the intensive curriculum review directed by the Superintendent, Rear Admiral C. C. Kirkpatrick '31, in the Fall of 1963. Following that review, in March 1964 the new Superintendent, Rear Admiral C. S. Minter '37, presented to the CNO and the SECNAV proposals to cut back the core of required courses to 75% of the four-year program—^with the remaining 25% to consist of elective courses in a field of concentration to be chosen by the individual Midshipman.

The result was the Minors Curriculum, in effect from 1964 to 1970.

It required every Midshipman to complete (or validate) 34 core courses— 85% of the total academic load—and to complete an elective sequence of six courses for a minor in one of 23 fields of concentration. The overall credit load was cut to 137-143, depending on the field chosen.

Qualified Midshipmen in the Classes concerned continued to exceed graduation requirements by taking individual elective courses, completing second minors, or completing majors.

In the mid-sixties, prevailing opinion within and without the Naval Academy considered the Minors Curriculum an important, but intermediate, stage of academic improvement. Impetus for further changes came from these main sources: the comprehensive self-study of 1965-66; the Middle States reaccreditation report of 1966; the Board of Visitors; the Academic Advisory Board (composed of prestigious outsiders); and views of the Superintendent and the new civilian Academic Dean.

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Consensus was forming on these points: it was necessary and feasible to strengthen Naval professionalism on the one hand, and the educational process on the other; the core curriculum should be limited to courses and subjects absolutely required for all Officers; the four-year Now you can share with thousands of alumni the many rich and program should set the highest attainable goals for every Midshipman. colorfiil experiences that were everyday events in Bancroft Hall Changes over the 1966-68 period were limited to refinements in the during your days as a midshipman. core and the minors, while various group studies were going on. A board of Navy captains, for example, made an in-depth study of professional Paul Laric '49 and Rich Zino '67 are compiling a neverprograms and recommended steps to strengthen them in parallel with before-available anthology of Academy life from the 1920s to academic work. The in-house Academic Board led another full-scale the present. It will show how the growing pains of plebe year, review of the curriculum, but stopped short of pressing for a required major; such a concept was, however, very much on the minds of particithe joys and labors of summer cruises and the memorable pants in the study. evaits as upperclassmen served as real learning and characterAcademic year 1968-69 brought still more arduous analysis, debate, building experiences. persuasion, drafting—and decision. Rear Admiral Draper Kauffman '33, completing his tour of duty as Superintendent in the Summer of 1968, For this, we invite you to submit stories, anecdotes, accounts of gave the full curriculum picture to his relief, then Rear Admiral James good times, bad times, fiinny times, personal triumphs and Calvert '43. He flagged the deep-seated concerns, emphasizing profesfailures - in short, ejqjeriences which, apart from academic and sional training, that had motivated recent planning for fundamental military routines, had a profound influence in bringing out the changes. qualities that are unique to USNA graduates.

In an article entitled "The Fine Line at the Naval Academy" {Naval Institute Proceedings, October 1970), Admiral Calvert told of his wideYou will receive ftill attribution by name and class for your ranging quest for facts and insight concerning the curriculum. He anapublished stories. Be a contributing author in what promises lyzed the dual nature of the USNA program: academic effort and proto be a compelling and worthwhile book. fessionalism, or the necessary "balance between Athens and Sparta."

In December 1968, convinced that important changes must be made, and using the momentum generated by the many studies of the precedMail: Rich Zino, 249 Hamilton Rd ing decade. Admiral Calvert brought about approval in principle of a Rockville Centre, NY 11570 full-fledged majors curriculum. Effective in September 1969, it would E-mail: RZino @ AOL.com provide a stronger core of professional courses and essential academic Fax: (516)764-9509 courses, plus a choice of some 25 major programs.

Phone: (516)764-9192 Admiral Calvert's tour as Superintendent lasted four years, from 1968 to 1972. Along with fundamental changes in the curriculum, he restructured the academic organization by distributing 19 departments among Department chairs, whether civilian educators or officers, were to be five divisions. Navy captains would administer the divisions and report fully qualified in their disciplines, holding appropriate academic degrees. to the Academic Dean; they would also serve the Superintendent di- Reporting to their directors, they would have direct charge of academic rectly as members of his advisory and policy-making boards. programs and personnel in their disciplines.

With the premise that the Naval Academy should always remain primarily an engineering school. Admiral Calvert emphasized the importance of the technical majors and sought to ensure that the large majority of Midshipmen enrolled in them. He recognized, however, the value of career officers with undergraduate studies in suitable non-technical fields.

In summary, since 1959 the Academy has made far-reaching changes— in curriculum, leadership training, faculty, facilities, and organization.

The revolution was essentially realized by 1970, when the design and format of the modern curriculum were set.

Changes and adjustments have continued, but within the design. The program now, in 1997, gives each Midshipman a solid academic major in a chosen discipline—plus a virtual professional major in Naval science and leadership. It offers individual opportunities for independent study and research, majors with honors, early graduate study, and prestigious post-graduate scholarships.

And as the current Superintendent, Admiral Charles R. Larson '58, emphasizes, it rests upon moral and ethical development as the rock-solid basis for the Midshipman's total experience. The new Character Development Program is a four-year continuum centered on the attributes of integrity, honor, and mutual respect. "Midshipmen are persons of integrity: they stand for that which is right."

As a framework for both educating and training future Officers, this design has proved strong and flexible. It has kept the Naval Academy competitive for able candidates for admission. And, despite the challenges of each new season, the Academy is now widely judged to be supplying the Navy and Marine Corps with better-educated and better-trained young Officers than in any earlier time.

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Navy Athletics Director of Athletics Notes The NAAA has taken many steps this past year to create and maintain a larger presence on the Information Super Highway. The technology of the Internet and World Wide Web is amazing, whether it is as simple as e-mail or as complex as transmitting and receiving audio and video streams across the globe.

The two biggest developments for us have been the creation of our site at www. navysports.com We would like to think that everything you want to know about our 30 varsity athletic teams is available here. We aren't quite there yet, but 1 assure you there is a wealth of information, not only about our athletic programs, but also the information ontickets,summer camps and soon merchandise from the Visitor Center Gift Shop. You may even email our coaches. Next time you are surfing the Webâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;please look us up!

Some of you might have had the opportunity to hear one of our football or men's basketball games through your computer last year.

We will once again have all 11 football and 30 men's basketball radio broadcasts transmitted via the Internet by AudioNet. We also hope to add our weekly radio coaches' shows and press conferences to this feature in the next year. It's a great way to follow the Midshipmen wherever you may be in the world. The location is www.audionet.com/schools/navy/ Getting the word out to our members about the progress of our 30 programs is sometimes not the easiest thing to do. But we have made tremendous strides by utilizing this breakthrough technology. Our research shows that many of you are already surfing the web and those of you who haven't, will be doing so soon.

Remember to place bookmarks at our two locations along with the Academy's site at www.nadn.navy.mil [Ed. Note: and the Alumni Association's site at www.usna.com...Nancy].

Interest in our programs is very high after a record-setting year which saw our teams produce a record of 263-159-3 for a .622 winning percentage and an 11-10 mark against Army.

By the time you receive this, we will have already eclipsed last year's football season ticket total and hopefully be on our way to an unprecedented attendance figure. For good reason, I might add, as several preseason publications are already out on the newsstand with glowing predictions for Coach Weatherbie and his squad.

Navy, coming off a 9-3 record and a victory over California in the Aloha Bowl, will be on television five times this year. The Mids start their TV games against Duke on September 27 (Jefferson-Pilot) and continue with Air Force on October 11 (Fox Sports Net), Notre Dame on November 1 (NBC), Temple on November 8 (Fox Sports Net) and Army on December 6 (CBS). You can reserve your season tickets or single game seats by calling 800-US4-NAVY. 40

If you are unable to make it to a game this fall, make sure to keep up with the Mids on the Internet.

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Navy Water Polo Honors Navy water polo players Brian Wilson, Brendan Beer and Marc Williams were honored as members of the American Water Polo Coaches Association All-Academic Team for the 1996-97 season.

Wilson, a First Classman from La Verne, CA, has a 3.59 GPA in economics and helped lead Navy to a 20-8 record. Beer, a Third Classman from Los Angeles, CA, has a 3.58 GPA in mathematics and Williams, a Second Classman from LaMesa, CA, has a 3.34 GPA in ocean engineering. Williams was Navy's second leading scorer with 54 points and was named to the Southern Division's second team.

Clemens, Gagnon Lead Navy At Heptagonal Championships First Class Jon Clemens won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 4/C Jon Gagnon set a new school record in the discus to help the Navy men's track team to a fourth-place finish at the '97 Heptagonal Games Outdoor Championships.

Navy finished fourth out of nine teams at the meet with 81 total points. The fourth-place finish is Navy's best finish since finishing fourth in 1994. The Heptagonals are made up of the eight Ivy League schools and Navy.

Pennsylvania captured the men's championship with 172.5 points. Princeton was second followed by Dartmouth and Navy.

Clemens won the steeplechase in 8:48.68, which was almost four seconds better than Jeff Nason of Cornell who finished second in 8:52.27.

Gagnon finished third individually in the discus throw, but set a new school record with his throw of 176-feet-8-inches.

The Midshipmen also had three second-place finishes in distance events. Blair Swaim finished second in the 800 in 1:49.77, Michael Ryan was second in the 1,500 in 3:48.57 and Scott Barnacle was second in the 10,000 in 30:32.11. Colin Echols also finished second in the shot put with a throw of 53-05.

Three Navy performers had third-place finishes with one coming by another distance runner. John Mentzer took third in the 5,000 with a time of 14:47.54. Torrance Chaplin was third in the 200 in 21.64, and Gagnon was third in the discus.

nine teams at the 1997 Heptagonal Games Outdoor Championships which concluded Sunday at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field.

Navy finished sixth with 51 points as a team.

Cornell won the meet with 127 points followed

by Princeton, Pennsylvania, Brown, Dartmouth and Navy. The Heptagonal meet is made up of the eight Ivy League schools and Navy.

Nagbe set the school record in the 200-meter dash with her 24.89 in Saturday's preliminaries. Nagbe finished fifth overall in the finals with a 25.19. She was also fourth in the 100.

The 4x400 relay team of Maureen Moroney, Tamara Allen, Joanna Helm and Rhonda Leverett established the new school mark by finishing third overall in 3:50.2.

Cline finished fourth in the 3,000 and her time of 9:47.29 qualified her for the ECAC Championship meet. Hayes also qualified for the ECAC meet by finishing sixth in the 10,000 in 37:09.86.

Susan Smith and Suzanne Dondero finished second in the javelin and high jump, respectively. Smith took second with her throw of 130-feet-7-inches, while Dondero was second in the high jump with a leap of 5-6.5.

Navy's 4x800 relay team of Erin O'Marr, Jolene Vanyo, Stephanie Stephens and Regina Ware finished third in 9:04.74.

Navy's Football Game at Duke to be Televised by Jefferson-Pilot Navy's football game at Duke on September 27 has been moved to a 12 noon kickoff and will be televised by Jefferson-Pilot Sports as the ACC Game of the Week. The game was originally scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 p.m.

Navy's season opener is on Friday, September 5 against San Diego State at 11:30 a.m.

(2:30 p.m. in Annapolis), while the home opener is September 13 against Rutgers at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Navy Ticket Office in Ricketts Hall or by calling 800-US4NAVY 1997 Navy Football Schedule Date Sept. 5 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18

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Set Sail: 36 stirring musical selections performed by the Naval Academy Band, Glee Club and the Drum and Bugle Corps. "Anchor's Away" and "Mavy Blue and Gold" are included (CD or double-length cassette).

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P a s s in Review: a spectacular program of music by the U.S. Marine Band.

Over two hours and 30 selections of music, including 6 Sousa Marches, the "Marines' Hymn", "American Patrol", "Armed Forces Medley", "American Pageant", and the suite from "Victory at Sea." The Glee Club also performs "Eternal Father" with the Marine Corps verse (a 2-CD album).

Eternal Father, Volume I: chapel music performed by the Midshipmen Choir with organ accompaniment.

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A Cappella: a unique recording of the Men's Glee Club on their European Tour. There are 26 selections of patriotic, sacred and popular music, from "A Capital Ship" and "The Credo" to "America the Beautiful."

Number requested Eternal Father, Volume III: chapel music performed by the CISNA Glee Club, Men's Glee Club, Women's Glee Club, Gospel Choir, Catholic Choir, and Protestant Choir, as well as music performed on the GSNA Chapel Organ.

Musical Traditions: a collection of musical selections performed by all the Academy musical organizations. The "Naval Academy March", "American Salute", and "Spanish Ladies" are featured (CD or double-length cassette).

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The Christmas Spirit: a live concert recording of The Messiah at the Naval Academy. Music for b r a s s and handbells is included (CD or doublelength cassette).

Fanfare Virtuosity for Organ: thirteen compositions that vividly demonstrate the Academy's Chapel Organ.

On Tour: featrues the Naval Academy Glee Club in a live concert recording of popular music.

Q Cassette only Number requested P a s s in Review, 2-CD set: $29.95 • CD • Cassette All other CDs: $16.95 Number requested Double-length cassettes: $16.95 Regular c a s s e t t e s : $11.50 Eternal Father, Volume II: additional chapel music for Midshipmen Choir MD A d d r e s s e s Add 5% S a l e s Tax. and solo organ.

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Where will the SACC be held?

The SACC is the Service Academy Career Conference supported by the Alumni Associations from the U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis) and U.S. Coast Guard Academy (New London) and Associations of Graduates from the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) and the U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs). The four previous Conferences have been attended by over 160 companies and 3550 alumni.

The 5.4CC will be held at the Hyatt Regency - San Diego Bay, San Diego, California.

Who will be the candidates at the SACCl The candidates will be alumni from the Service Academies.

These individuals have learned the lessons of leadership, integrity and time management during their undergraduate years. These skills have been honed and tested during active duty military service in a fast paced operational environment.

The highest sense of personal honor and commitment to getting the job done are common traits among our alumni. Alumni of the Service Academies are a true representation of our multicultural society and span the experience levels from entry to senior executive.

Who is a typical candidate?

Alumni of the Service Academies have a strong background in technical course material, as well as demonstrated leadership and management skills. Over 60% have post-graduate degrees.

What is the schedule for the SACC ?

The tentative schedule for the SACC is as follows: Monday, October 27,1997 (Noon until 5:00 p.m.)— Recruiter check-in and receipt of resume books and electronic versions of resumes Tuesday, October 28,1997— 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - Open Session I Recruiter Break 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Open Session II Wednesday, October 29,1997— Interviews as scheduled by company recruiters.

What is the company registration fee?

The company registration fee is $1000/lst table with additional tables being obtained for $750/2nd table, $500/3rd table, $250/4th table. This fee entitles a company access to the best candidates in corporate America; open sessions to meet with candidates; opportunity for on-site interviews. For each table registered, a company receives hard copies of all resumes submitted and an electronic version of the resumes with search software. PLEASE NOTE: This fee does not cover the cost of your room at the hotel. You must make separate room reservations by calling 800-233-1234 or 619-232-1234 and asking for the 5ACC rate.

SACC Company Registration Form A. Enclosed is a check for $ for October 27-29,1997. This is for tables.

B.Bill the $ SACC Company Registration fee for tables to the address below: C. Charge the $ _ SACC Company Registration fee for tables to the MasterCardA^isa/Discover #_ Exp. Date Signature Recmiter(s) Attending Company Name Company Address Company Phone # Website Mail to: SACC • 247 King George Street * !• ikMT\'M Ant sn^o United States Naval Academy Annapohs, M D 21402-5068 ^^^^^^ states Military AcadeJy Phone: U S N A Alumni Association 410-263-4448 united States Air Force Academy F A X : 410-269-0151 United States Coast Guard Academy

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Service Academy Career Conference October 27-29, 1997

What is the SACC\ The 5J4CC is the Service Academy Career Conference supported by the Alumni Associations from the U. S. Naval Academy (Annapolis) and U. S. Coast Guard Academy (New London) and Associations of Graduates from the U. S. Military Academy (West Point) and the U. S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs). The four previous Conferences have been attended by over 160 companies and 3550 alumni.

Where will the SACC be held?

The 1997 SACC will be held at the Hyatt Regency on San Diego Bay in San Diego, CA. You may obtain a room at the Hyatt for the SACC rate of $189 plus tax a night. Call 1-800233-1234 or dV^-iyi-Vlli^ for reservations and ask for the SACC rate. There are many other hotels available in the area, or think about renewing relationships with classmates in the San Diego, CA area.

What to do to register for the SACC: 1. Have a current Association membership and complete the registration form below.

2. Send two copies of your resume (resumes strictly limited to one page/one side). This resume should be the version that sells you the best, not necessarily the one generated using the Electronic Resume Program.

3. Complete the Electronic Resume AND Attribute Program disk, obtained by sending a check for $25 to USNA Alumni Association, 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21402.

The recruiters who participated in the 1995 and 1996 Conferences found the electronic database extremely helpful; it would be wise to use this resource.

A limited number of BOQ rooms will be available for your use at The Admiral Kidd Inn, ASW Training Center, San Diego, located just two blocks from the airport. Please call 619-524-5382 for information and reservations.

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4. To participate in the October 1997 SACC, send to the SACC office no later than September 19,1997: a. Completed registration form below b. The $20 registration fee c. Two (2) hard copy resumes (1 page/1 side) d. The Electronic Resume and Attribute program 5. Upon receipt of the above items, you will receive a confirmation notice with a definitive schedule.

6. The tentative schedule for the SACC is as follows: Monday, October 27,1997: • Interview Prep Seminar at 7:00 PM. Tuesday, October 28,1997: • Registration opens 9:00 AM - continues all day • Two open sessions from 10:00 AM to 1:00 P.M. and 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Wednesday, October 29,1997: • Recruiters may schedule individual interviews Wednesday.

We cannot guarantee resumes received after Sept. 19,1997 will be included in the Resume Book provided each recruiter.

To have your resume included in the electronic version of the data base, please return the resume and attribute disk to SACC office. Electronic versions received after Sept. 19,1997 will not be provided SACC recruiters at this conference; however, they will be added to the normal Service Academy Resume Database. This is a hard deadline, as the resumes have to be compiled and the disks copied. (If you have returned an electronic version after May 1, 1997 for the Service Academy Database, it will be included in the SACC Electronic Resume Database).

If you have any questions on this service provided to members by the USNA Alumni Association, please call 410263-0096, leave a message, and your call will be returned.

SACC Candidate Registration Form Name {to be printed on your nametag, no ranks please)

Address Work Phone numbers: Home Academy Class Will you attend the free Interview Prep Seminar?

Yes No Reminder - Please enclose: Reg. Form Fee Resumes Disk Mail to: SACC • 247 King George Street • Annapolis, MD 21402-5068 Shipmate, July-August 1997

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Continued from page 41 Navy Plebe Mitch Koch Heads AllPatriot League Men's Tennis Squad In a vote of the Patriot League's head coaches. Navy Plebe Mitch Koch was selected as the 1997 recipient of the Joe Abrahamson Award. Koch won two singles and three doubles matches at the Patriot League Championship. The award is presented annually to the tournament's top player.

Koch, from Parkland, FL, finished 24-14 overall, 4-0 in the Patriot League regular season and led Navy to an 18-11 record and its second consecutive league title. He is joined on the all-league team by teammates Tim Crawmer (22-13) and Silas Bouyer (24-14).

Koch also teamed with Bouyer to be selected to the all-league doubles team along with teammates Jay Wicklund and Jim McHugh.

Wicklund and McHugh finished the season with a stellar 21-2 record, including a perfect 3-0 in the Patriot League regular season and 30 in the tournament. Koch and Bouyer finished 2-1 in the league during the regular season and avenged their only league loss to finish 3-0 in the tournament.

Navy's 7 all-league selections ties an all-time Patriot League high, set by Army last season.

Navy Names Major Award Winners Brian Walker '97 (Marion, IN), Darcy Stuart '97 (Mission Viejo, CA), Ben Fay '97 (Ft. Worth, TX), Dean Phillips '97 (Swampscott, MA) and Kerri Gray '97 (Hemdon, VA) were the major award winners at the Naval

Academy's annual Prizes and Awards ceremony on Thursday.

Walker won the Naval Academy Athletic Association sword and Stuart won the Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence Sword which is presented to the man and woman respectively of the graduating Class who has personally excelled in athletics during their years of varsity competition.

Walker was a 4-year starter for a Navy basketball team that won or shared three league championships, had two 20-win seasons and advanced to the NCAA Tournament on two different occasions (1994 and 1997). Walker will leave as the school's all-time leader in steals and second all-time in assists. He especially excelled against rival Army, where he led the team to 10 wins in 11 contests.

Stuart was a four-year letterwinner for the women's swimming and diving team and helped lead the Mids to four straight Patriot League Championships. She was an Honorable Mention All-America in diving in 1994 and 1995 and was a finalist for the United States Olympic Festival team in 1994. She was the Patriot League and Eastern Women's Swimming League Diver of the Year in 1997. She won four Patriot League titles and one Eastern Championship.

Fay won the Thompson Cup, which is presented to the Midshipman who has done the most during thÂŁ_ye^Lfor the promotion of athletics at the Naval Academy.

Fay was the co-captain and inspirational leader of the 1997 Aloha Bowl Champion football team. Despite being a back-up behind Chris

McCoy at quarterback. Fay was responsible for three come-from-behind wins as he came off the bench to lead Navy to victories over SMU, Air Force and California in the Aloha Bowl. In the Aloha Bowl, Fay came off the bench with the Mids trailing 38-28 and led the Midshipmen to fourth quarter scoring drives of 80 and 84 yards, the second drive capped off by a 10yard run by Fay to give Navy the win.

Gray and Phillips received the Coaches' Calvert Award which is presented to the male and female graduating Midshipmen who made significant contributions to the success of varsity athletics. The recipients must exemplify outstanding qualities of leadership, loyalty and academic achievement.

Gray came to the Academy as one of the top 3200-meter runners in the Nation and was the Mids' top distance runner as a Plebe before her athletic career came to an abrupt end when she was diagnosed with a heart condition early in her Youngster Year. Even though she was unable to run again, she stayed on the team as a manager for her final three years and was one of the team leaders through her constant support and unselfishness.

Phillips came to the Academy as a walk-on, having never rowed crew before. He steadily improved until last summer he was selected to row for the United States Under 23 National team, which won the gold medal at the Nations Cup. Phillips has been an inspirational leader this year as well, coming back from what was thought to be season-ending back surgery earlier this year to captain the varsity eight crew.

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Reunion West 1997 Navy vs. San Diego State San Diego, California September 4-7,1997 Game Day-Friday September 5 Come join the best football party either side of the Mississippi. Two and three day FULL TOURS with round trip air, parties, hotel and game transfers, tickets and more; as well as, GAME DAY ONLY (Ticket and the famous Navy Tailgate!)

There is something for everyone. EARLY sign-ups are guaranteed to sit with your class. Don't miss out by putting it off. For more information or a free brochure, call:

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Thursday, September 4th Saturday, September 6 1200-1800 Registration/Hospitality Center Open 0800-1000 Registration/Hospitality Center Open 1700 Blue and Gold Seminar, Holiday Inn 0800 Golf Outing, Sea and Air Golf Course, NAS 1830-2100 Welcome Reception at the San Diego North Island with BBQ Lunch Aerospace Museum (Balboa Park) 0900 Alumni Breakfast/Assembly with ADM Larson, Holiday Inn Friday, September 5th 1100 Western Area Alumni Chapter Presidents and 0700-0730 Registration/Hospitality Center Open Trustees meet with VADM Martin, Holiday Inn Tailgate Party, Qualcomm Stadium/Jack Murphy 1400-1600 0900 Registration/Hospitality Center Open 1130 1600-1800 Postgame Evening 44

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Navy Pair Named to GTE Academic District Team Scott Barnacle and Rob Tomlinson, recent graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy and members of the Navy men's track & field squad, were both named to the 1997 GTE Spring Men's At-Large Academic All-District II Team for the University Division as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Barnacle, a Wayzata, MN native, owned a 3.61 cumulative grade point average in his chemistry major and graduated with distinction, meaning he was among the top-100 members of his Class. He finished sixth in the 5,000meter run at the 1997 IC4A Indoor Track & Field Championships and earned All-East honors in the process.

Barnacle was a member of the Chemistry Honor Society and was also a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society. He was named to the Dean's List six times, the Commandant's List four times and to the Superintendent's List three times.

Tomlinson, a Great Falls, VA native, graduated with a 3.55 GPA in general engineering.

He is the school record holder in both the indoor and outdoor pole vaults. Tomlinson earned All-East honors after winning the indoor pole vault championship at the 1997 IC4A Indoor Track & Field Championships. His winning vault was 16-feet-10.75-inches.

A two-time All-East selection, Tomlinson was also named to the Patriot League Fall/ Spring Sports Honor Roll on four occasions.

He was named to the Dean's List five times and to the Commandant's List four times.

Ten student-athletes, representing eight colleges and universities were represented on the Academic All-District Team. Navy and St. Joseph's University were the only two schools that had more than one individual honored.

The District II University Division consists of NCAA Division I colleges and universities in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

To be nominated for the GTE Academic AllAmerica Teams, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore, maintain a 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA and be a starter or significant reserve on his or her team.

Navy Clinches Victory in the ICYRA/ Sperry Top-Sider National Women's Dinghy Championship Tensions mounted throughout the third and final day of competition at the ICYRA/Sperry Top-Sider National Women's Dinghy Championship as sailors, coaches and race officials waited for wind. When it finally filled in at about three, sailors went out again to battle for women sailing's top prize, the Gerald C. Miller Trophy.

In the end, the Naval Academy, who had lead from the start, took home the national women's dinghy sailing title.

Behind Navy were Brown University and Connecticut. Finishing in that order, they took home the New England Women's Trophy and the Ann Campbell Trophy signifying second and third place finishes, respectively.

Other awards presented at closing ceremonies for the regatta included the Madeleine Trophy, the Judy Lawson Trophy and the Sperry Top-Sider Top Sailor Award.

Taking home the Judy Lawson Trophy were "B" division low-point skipper and crew Julia Younger (Hampton, Va.) and Tracy Emmerson (Selma, CA) from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Their best finishes included two firsts, four seconds and a third. The team's worst finish was a ninth.

Navy Places Six Sailors on AllAmerica Teamâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Museler Claims Sportsmanship Award The Naval Academy women's sailing team won the 1997 ICYRA Women's Dinghy National Championship and the Co-Ed team took fourth place in the Dinghy Nationals.

Firstie Mallory Mestayer, from Bay Saint Louis, MS, led the way for 1997 National Champions, making her fourth appearance on the women's All-America team. Second Class Julie Younger, from Hampton, VA, First Class Jessica Danluck, from Miami, FL and First Class Erica Museler, from Chattanooga, TN were each named to the team for the third time.

Museler was also awarded the Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award presented annually to the Nation's the most sportsmanlike sailor. The last time the award was won by a Naval Academy sailor was in 1991, when Tim Watchendorfer took home the honor.

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Navy's Mentzer AND Clemens TwoTime All-America's Navy Second Class John Mentzer (Bozeman, MT) became a two-time All-America when he finished ninth in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Bloomington, IN. Mentzer, who was an AllAmerica in the 5,000 meters indoors, ran the race in a time of 29:49.69.

Navy Firstie Jon Clemens finished 10th in the steeplechase at the NCAA Track and Field Championships. Clemens, who ran the race in a time of 8:49.49, was the fifth American to cross the finish line, making him an AllAmerica for the second time this year. Clemens was also an All-America in cross country.

Clemens joins teammate John Mentzer as a two-time All-America.

Lengyel Honored by National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Jack Lengyel, Director of Athletics, has been named a 1997 honoree by the National Football Foundation and College Football HaU of Fame.

Lengyel, a Foundation Board of Director, wiU be presented the Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award. He will be honored December 8th and 9th surrounding the Foundation's 40th Aimual Awards Dinner.

Lengyel serves on the Executive, Awards and Intercollegiate Relations Committees for the National Football Foundation. A driving force behind the Foundation's new program to include players from all divisions for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. All players and coaches in Division LA, II, III, and NAJA are now eligible for induction into the CoUege Football Hall of Fame.

Lengyel has served as chair of the Sub-Committee that has put that into effect and has overseen the project from its inception. The legendary college football coach Eddie Robinson stated that "this was one of the finest things that has happened in his football coaching career because his players and coaches are now eligible to be inducted into the Hall of Fame."

Navy Men's Basketball Team Preseason Favorite to Win Patriot League In a preseason poll of the Patriot League's Sports Information Directors, the Naval Academy was chosen as the favorite to capture its second straight Patriot League title during the upcoming 1997-98 basketball season. The Midshipmen, who have made appearances in the NCAA Tournament at the Patriot League champion in two of the last four years, received five first place votes and 35 points in the poll to outdistance Bucknell University, 35-to-32.

Defending champion Navy returns 11 lettermen and three starters, including first team all-league selections First Classman forward Hassan Booker and First Classman guard Michael Heary. Despite standing just 6'3", Booker ranked second in the league with a rebounding average of 8.5, and was among the

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top ten in scoring at 12.5 points per game.

Heary, the Mids top scorer and a constant threepoint threat, averaged 17.9 points per contest to rank third among the conference's leading scorers. The Mids will have to replace the league's all-time assists leader, the since graduated Brian Walker, at the point guard slot. First Class guard Terrell Hickmon (6.8 ppg) looks to be the favorite to take on that huge responsibility. First Class center Mike Palumbo (3.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg). First Class swingman Matt Sladky (7.4 ppg), and Second Class forward Seth Schuknecht (5.7 ppg), are also returning players with proven experience in the Navy lineup.

Bucknell, the tournament runner-up after falling to Navy by a point (76-75) in the championship game a year ago, will be led by senior guard J.R. Holden and last year's Rookie of the Year, sophomore forward Dan Bowen.

Holden was an All-Patriot League First Team selection after leading the Bison in six statistical categories including points (517), assists (114), and steals (60). The 6'8" Bowen led the team with 48 blocked shots, tied for the team lead in rebounding (6.2 rpg), and ranked third on the club in scoring with 215 points. Junior forward Martin Gilliard, one of the league's top returning defensive players, and long-range shooter Valter Karavanic are also expected to contribute heavily for the Bison in '97-'98.

The Sports Information Directors were near unanimous in their selection of Holden as the preseason Player of the Year. The 6'1" guard led the Bison and ranked fourth in the conference in scoring at 17.8 points per game last year. In addhion he led the league in steals (2.1), ranked third in assists (3.9), fourth in threepoint FG% (.371), sixth in FG% (.405), and eighth in FT% (.659). Also joining Holden on the preseason all-league team are Booker and Heary from Navy, Lafayette junior center Stefan Ciosici (13.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg), Lehigh junior guard Brett Eppehimer (20.3 ppg) and Ajmy junior guard George Tatum (17.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg)

Navy Women's Basketball Picked Second in the Patriot League Becky Dowling Named Preseason Player of the Year The Navy women's basketball team, 22-6 a year ago, has been picked to finish second in the Patriot League next season by the school's sports information directors.

The Mids celebrated the best season ever for Navy women's basketball last year with their 22 wins and are hoping to top their second place finish in the league. With preseason player of the year Becky Dowling leading the way, it will be tough to stop head coach Joe Sanchez and the rest of the team.

Dowling heads the list of four returning starters and 11 lettermen. She was Navy's second leading scorer last season averaging 13.5 ppg and was the team's top rebounder with 8.9 rpg.

Joining Dowling on the preseason All-League team is First Class Joanne Groth, who averaged 11.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg and led the team in steals with 62.

Holy Cross was picked to finish first for the third year in a row led by junior Amy O'Brien, who was named to the All-League team. The Crusaders finished last season ranked 71st in Division I at the season's end with a 23-4 record.

Lehigh, who experienced its first-ever Patriot League title last season, was picked to finish third, Lafayette was picked fourth, Bucknell fifth, Colgate sixth and Army seventh. Joining Dowling, Groth and O'Brien on the All-League team is Bucknell's Kim Delfs, Colgate's Megan Gibbons and Lafayette's Alicia Yapsuga.

Navy begins its season on November 14 against Delaware and starts Patriot League play on January 7 against Army.

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Navy Football Team Picked 40th in the Country by Athlon; Army/Navy Game Called the Greatest IVadition in College Football The Navy football team is ranked 40th in the country by Athlon Sports in its college football preview magazine. The Midshipmen return five starters on offense and seven on defense. Army is ranked 41st and Air Force is ranked 68th, Washington was picked number one by the magazine, while Penn State was picked second and North Carolina third.

The magazine also did a feature on the 10 greatest traditions in college football and gave the number one slot to the Army/Navy game calling it "the greatest of all field spectacles."

The Top 10 included Notre Dame's Victory March (2nd), Michigan's helmets (3rd), TexasOklahoma Weekend (4th), the dotting of the I at Ohio State (5th), the bonfire at Texas A&M (6th), Notre DameAJSC game (7th), Stanford/ Cal game (8th), the wishbone (9th) and the Tournament of Roses Parade (10th).

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Continued from All Hands on page 35 Correction to "Mail Boat" April 1997 The following was a wonderful story ran in the April issue of Shipmate. Unfortunately we attributed to the wrong person. In order to correct that it is being re-ran here. The correct author was Brian Rapp, the son of Fred Rapp '51. We are sorry for the confusion.

It's going on 17 years since I first began writing sports articles for Suburban News Publications.

Before that, I covered sports on radio, both professionally and for my college radio station.

So my "pro" sports journalism career spans approximately 25 years.

Like most folks in this profession, I didn't suddenly start following the people who bounce, kick or throw balls, pucks and various other objects for a living as a teenager.

In fact, my earliest memory of sports was rekindled again Saturday afternoon (7 December 1996), in a rite that has become as much a part of my life as the yearly visit home for Christmas. I watched—for probably the 37th or 38th time in my 42-year-old existence—the Army-Navy game.

For most of my peers who are native to Central Ohio, it's likely their first memory of sports is accompanying Dad to Ohio Stadium to catch a Buckeye's game, or perhaps listening to an OSU contest on the radio or watching one on TV. For me, the spark that kindled my life-long love of sports began sometime around my sixth or seventh year, on a dreary November afternoon in Patuxent River, MD, watching the annual gridiron clash between the Midshipmen and the Cadets.

My father, a Navy test pilot stationed at the Naval Air Test Center at "Pax," was a 1951 graduate of the Naval Academy. And though he was too small to play college football, his fierce loyalty to the Navy Blue-and-Gold clad heroes of the gridiron filtered down through my mom directly to me, as his oldest son.

I knew the words to Navy Blue and Gold and Anchors Aweigh (the football fight song, not the traditional version) long before I knew the words to "Happy Birthday." I could yell "Go Navy!" at the top of my soprano voice, so I am told, by the time I was four.

And along with my newly-acquired love of the Midshipmen (a nickname it took me a long time to master, and even longer to understand) came the equally strong aversion to anything that wore the gray of an Army Cadet.

My earUest memory of any individual Navy football player is someone those growing up in the '60s can probably identify—Roger Staubach '65.

"Roger the Dodger," as he was known during his Academy days, was a matinee idol: a scrambling, do-anything-to-win hero who won the 1963 Heisman Trophy and led Navy to an improbable No. 2 national ranking. He was my first sports hero—soon to be joined by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris.

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But the one, endearing impression that has drawn me back to a game that, until this past weekend, usually pitted two football programs with a dearth of success and marginal talent, was simply the fact Army-Navy has—and still does—represent college athletics at its traest ideal.

It isn't the level of play or expectations of seeing the next Heisman Trophy winner or firstround NFL pick that attracts near-sellout crowds to Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium each Saturday after Thanksgiving.

It's the chance to see genuine college scholar-athletes—individuals who haven't been handed several thousand dollars of free tuition, room and board and books because of their ability to ran, throw or catch an oblong ball.

It's the thrill of seeing two teams whose records may be 10-0,9-1, or 0-whatever, playing every down as if it were fourth-and-goal; of watching the entire massed student bodies of two schools with the strongest traditions of any in the world cheering for their favorites— and yet able to respect each other in the end, whatever the outcome, by standing in silence while each sings its alma mater.

It's why, when anyone asks me my most treasured memory in all of sports, I'll probably always say "Army-Navy." It's what sports—and the ideals sports are designed to impart—are supposed to be all about. And while followers of OSU and that school up North may disagree vehemently, the definition of "college football's greatest rivalry" reads the same.

Brian Rapp son of Fred Rapp '51

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Continued from 49 House: A Reality on page 21 international renown. Rogers, one-time national AIA president, says his fondest memory is hanging the sign that signified the opening of his 3-man firm in the building once owned by his grandfather. Captain Samuel Bryan.

—1946-1963 The Bryan family heirs converted the 49 College Avenue single-family dwelling into five separate apartments. Margaret Elizabeth McWethy (wife of Robert Devore McWethy), who was bom in the 49 College Avenue residence, oversaw the design of these apartments.

—1950s Colonial Day School (pre-kindergarten) was established, conducting its classes in the 49 College Avenue building. At some time during this period, a St. John's College coffeehouse was located in the building.

—1950s-1996 While living in other homes near Weems Creek, the Bryan family heirs maintained the 49 College Avenue residence as an apartment house. The family used the rental income to operate and maintain the house with the assistance of an employee who managed the facility for them. After purchasing the property in 1983, the Naval Academy Alumni Association continued to utilize the house as an apartment building, which comprised five units plus two additional rooms used by members of the Board of Trastees while attending meetings.

Several current and former Alumni Association employees have resided in the building in recent years.

THE FUTURE The interior of the 49 College Avenue building has been completely renovated and is now equipped with state-of-the-art heating and air conditioning systems, fiber optics computer systems, modem phone systems, highly insulated walls and floors, in-house printers and work stations, anti-EMF underground wiring, and many other technological improvements and creature-comfort features. In addition to work space, the basement includes one completely renovated and modernized apartment.

The building's exterior, which was in good condition, required only painting and a new roof.

In restoring this building, the Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Class of 1949 have provided a wonderful adaptive re-use for a grand old house, now in its second century.

Known as 49 House in its new life, the building is home to the Alumni Association Development Division, which supports the needs of the Naval Academy and the Brigade of Midshipmen. Moreover, 49 House provides greatly needed conference rooms for visiting supporters of the Naval Academy, and its proximity to Alumni House (Ogle Hall) will facilitate the refurbishment of that building. The gardens and wraparound porch afford a pleasant site for Midshipmen and Alumni functions. The house, with relatively low maintenance and utility costs, is a handsome and efficient facility, which will serve the Naval Academy far into the next century.

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first of all, let's do it through our Board of Visitors. That's our legislative body. But let's wait until about January of '97 when we have time in a similar fashion to what we have done with character development. to really look at the impact of some of the things we're doing, and then And the resources that we will hopefully get through an endowment let them come in."

I welcome an outside look. In fact, I had thought about this when I will give us resources on a continuing basis each year. All of those resources will be spent and allocated and there'll be the same level of first came aboard in 1994—bringing in an outside group about the halfoversight that we have for our government funds and for the funds that way point in my tenure to take a look and give us a judgment on if we are headed in the right direction.

I spend now from private sources.

So the Board of Visitors had a special meeting in May 1996. We had That's why we formed the Associates. That's where we're headed. I think there are opportunities for non-alumni, for foundations and, for other meetings in August and September. And the Board of Visitors was grants that will be very attracted to giving money directly to the institu- very firm in not bringing in an outside group. They said "It's our retion for centers of excellence, that might not give under the current sponsibility. We'll do it ourselves." And so in September of last year I conditions through the Alumni Association. And I know that for a fact went to them in a private, closed session, and I made an appeal to them by talking to a lot of people out there who want to become involved in to expand around the nucleus of Board of Visitors members and bring in a larger outside group of very experienced, very credible people who this sort of thing. could give us an in-depth look. They added 14 people to a nucleus of It'll be totally integrated. RADM Marryott and I are very closely in six Board of Visitors members and established the membership at the touch on this, and it will be complementary, not competitive, with the November meeting. They had their first meeting in January and started Alumni Association's fund raising efforts. I'm very excited about geta six-month intense effort, with four permanent staff members working ting this under way. Next Monday I have the first meeting of my Board full time, and all 20 members making multiple, multiple, visits here. of Directors, and we'll be off and ranning. (seepage 14) The spent hundreds of hours in the Yard with Midshipmen, with focus New subject. Probably the most important thing that we're doing this groups, looking at all of the things, looking at all past reports and studsemester from the Naval Academy's point of view is our Board of \^siies and everything that's ever been issued on the Naval Academy. tors' Special Committee. They've been working now for almost five What's their charter? Their charter in my view had to be linked to our months. I think most of you know a little bit about the genesis of this mission.

That's important. We should evaluate how well we're doing committee. There was a tremendous amount of pressure a year ago to our mission.

And so the charter was to evaluate the evolution of the bring in some sort of outside blue ribbon panel in order to "find out programs of the Naval Academy in key areas, to see how well the instiwhat's wrong with the Naval Academy." And I resisted that pressure tution is accomplishing its mission in a society where the military is very strongly. I thought it would have been an absolute disaster for the downsizing and focusing on a changed security environment. It is not a Naval Academy. It would have been a media circus. It would have been report card on how well ADM Larson has done in the last 3 years. It's a chaos. It was the wrong time. report card on how well the institution is meeting its mission in the post I convinced people through out Board of Visitors that we have idenCold War world, and how we've evolved over the last decade or so. tified the issues and we have the proper programs, but we need time for They're looking at four areas, and they've broken up into four subthese to take root. And 1 said, "If we're going to do something like this. committees to address these areas more intently: Character development; professional development, to include the physical mission; intellectual development; and support programs, and that includes admissions, budgets, staffing priorities and all the things that we do here. They will report their findings, their conunents and their recommendations to the full Board of Visitors, and then that report will be sent forward to the Navy leadership—to the Secretary of the Navy and the CNO. (see page 10 for the Executive Summary} 1 have asked them to document the good things that we're doing here.

And I've told them also to document things they looked at that don't make sense so we don't keep looking at things over and over and over again. I don't want it to be like your INSURV report where an inspection team comes aboard and in one sentence says, "You've got a great institution and you're doing well." Then they say, "You've got 911 deficiencies that you ought to work on to correct your fine institution." I said, "Document the good stuff."

There's a lot of discussion. You see that some of the debate in the newspaper is about a whitewash. There's a perception out there that if they don't come in and do a major restracturing of the Naval Academy, then it's a whitewash or rubber stamp. You wouldn't say that if you could see all the issues that the staff and the members have put on the table, I don't think there's an idea that hasn't been considered by these A novel by Boyd W. Johnson USNA'51. people. But we just kind of sit back and say, "Okay." We have confiStory includes a dismissed dence that the more time they spend here that it will focus in an area Midshipman and his Retired USNA father. where we will get some good ground trath. They are focusing on about six major areas. And I won't guarantee you that these will be the ones Also several Academy scenes including when it's all over. But they're kind of looking at governance, that's kind Army-Navy football. of the credentials of the Superintendent, the roles of the Board of Visitors, some sort of outcome assessment. They're looking at women and Please send $16 (includes tax and mailing) to minorities. They're looking at leadership training, the honor concept B. Johnson, Direct Imaging Pubhshing, and ethics. They're looking at staffing priorities, manning and quality 874 Unit B, Via Esteban, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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of our folks. They're looking at missions and recraiting, and they're looking at communications outreach.

It's been a very independent group, so I can tell you very honestly, I don't really know what they're doing because we are not integrated with them. They're doing this in a very independent fashion. They talk to us, they've talked to a lot of Midshipmen and have spent a tremendous number of hours on the Yard. But they don't come up to us and say, "This is where we're going."

I will get an opportunity to meet with each of the subcommittees in May, and with the co-chairmen, and discuss what they see now as major issues before they go to print. I think that's a fair shot, and I appreciate that. I'll also be there for the final report, the final debate before they put it together.

What I would hope would come out of this, because this is my sincere belief, is that we are not broken. There's nothing systematically wrong here. We're on the proper course and speed, and there could be some fine-tuning recommendations to make us even better.

The thing we're going to have to face up to is that we may just come to the conclusion in this study that we don't need any major restracturing, that we have identified the right programs, we are headed in the right direction, that we are on course and on speed, and then not have an outcry, saying, "Well, it's rabber stamp." It is possible we're doing the right thing. It is possible that the place is in good shape. And that's certainly what I would expect to see from this.

When I came aboard as Superintendent for the second time in August 1994,1 stated five very simple broad goals which I wanted to accomplish for the Naval Academy. The first one was to develop leaders of character. The second one was to prove the worth of the service academies—that they're absolutely critical to the needs of our country. The third was to institutionalize the good things we're doing here so they will endure during changes of administration. The fourth was to create an environment or an atmosphere where the Midshipmen would stretch for excellence and would do their best. And the final one was to develop young men and women with respect for human dignity and consideration of others—put quite simply, excellence without arrogance.

Well, I look back three years later and say, "Where are we on those goals? What are we doing?" First of all, the Congressional pressure is gone. There is broad, broad support and acceptance by everyone I have talked to that we are on track and that Service Academies are essential to the future. We just had a very large, intense Congressional research study, and it laid out all of the debate of the last decade about Service Academies. The bottom line was that we should have Service Academies, they are critical to the Nation, and it's up to those who believe otherwise to make the case, not to us to make the case for our further existence. That's a 180-degree flip-flop over the last three years. Three years ago, when I took command, I was told "You are going to have major Congressional hearings in the spring of '95 to justify the existence of Service Academies." I told my staff at our first organizational meeting, "This is what we're going to target this year. This is the most important thing that'll be going on. We're going to prepare for those hearings in the spring. We're going to go make our case." That's all gone. The hearings were never scheduled. And like the study says, it's up to the detractors to prove their case, not to us. We're on track.

Our retention and our promotion statistics—I just got an update last week—are significandy above ROTC and the OCS. Our retention statistics are 17% higher than ROTC and 47% higher than OCS when you look at year groups '84 through '90. And our promotion statistics at a minimum are 10% higher and in many cases 20% higher, to 0-4, 0-5 and 0-6. That's got a double effect because since our retention is higher, that means a lot of people from the other categories are pre-selecting themselves out before they come up for selection, and we're still getting selected at a much higher level. We can stand on our record for what we're providing when you look at these kind of statistics. It's a very, very useful thing that we're providing to the Nation.

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We're also filling the Nuclear, Pilot and Naval Flight Officers billets, while other sources are falling short. And our Graduates are performing very well. I've mentioned to a number of groups recently that we tend to focus all of our time on those that are getting kicked out. That's who you read about in the press, instead of those who graduate and go out there and distinguish themselves academically, athletically, professionally. But look at the ratio of the press coverage to those being kicked out to those who've made major accomplishments. How much coverage did we get last year of our prizes and awards ceremony here? Zero.

That's the kind of thing that we're going to work on very hard for the future.

So, when I think of the goals and objectives that I set three years ago, we're on track in all areas except institutionalizing the good things that we do here and allowing them to take root. And what I'd like to do is to use this Board of Visitors Special Committee Report—it's due in the middle of June—as a mechanism for getting universal recognition of our programs, our focus and where we're headed, including any recommendations that they put in there. And then I'd like to spend my final year as Superintendent putting these programs firmly in place, with acceptance by the Navy leadership and our constituency—in other words, institutionalizing our approach to our mission.

We have been under, in my view, unprecedented scratiny over the last year. I don't think any other institution or the Naval Academy in the past has ever had the scratmy we've had in the last year. The Baltimore Sun, as you know, assigned three of their toughest and most experienced reporters full time, 24 hours a day, for 11 months, to try and write a series on something that's systematically wrong here. There premise going in was that the institution is broken. And they gave up. And their Senior Vice President called me and said, "We couldn't find anything."

After writing a three-piece series on the assimilation of women over the last 20 years. They pulled the three reporters off and we're down to a single reporter again with normal coverage, like other institutions.

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We survived that scratiny. I think that's a tribute to the institution. As for the three reporters, one is at the Pentagon now, one is at City Hall in Baltimore covering Mayor Schmoke, and one is doing special projects.

In my vernacular, we are being covered now, rather than being uncovered. And we welcome that. We welcome an open, honest press environment where people know what's going on and we're able to share it.

We just like a little balance in the reporting so people can make an assessment of the institution.

Also, the Board of Visitors Special Committee has been with us for six months, with full access to everything we do here. The groups permanent support staff have been living here, seven days a week. They've had unlimited access to anything they want here—going to class, walking around, looking at everything we're doing, bringing up issues, bringing our subcommittees in—just an enormous amount of scratiny by that group.

What I want to do is make a pledge to work with Admiral Marryott to really get the word out, and we're working at ways with the Flash Net and other things in communications to make sure that our constituency— our Alumni, the Trustees, everybody—really knows ground truth of what's going on. And 1 think it's very important that we know ground trath before we make statements or judgments about the Naval Academy. That's one of my frustrations. We have a small number of very vocal Alumni critics, who in my view, don't have the foggiest idea of what's going on inside the Yard. Yet they criticize us in public. And I think it's about time for us, as a corporate body, to say, "It's either time to offer something constructive, or get out of the way, because we're • moving forward and we're on course and we're on speed, and I'm very proud of where we are."

Thank you, very much.

RADM MARRYOTT: Admiral Larson has agreed to take a few questions.

TRUSTEE: Admiral, the Academic Dean Search, where does that stand?

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ADMIRAL LARSON: The Academic Dean Search started out with about 170 applicants. We're in the process of the final round. We have five finalists making campus visits.

TRUSTEE: Is it safe to assume that the final five have some coniponent of understanding of the military culture aspect?

ADMIRAL LARSON: You can assume that the final one will be the type of person that I feel is ready to take charge and understand the military as well as the academic culture.

TRUSTEE: Admiral, you said it's about time for your tour to be up.

Could you comment on what you expect to follow, i.e. will there be a two-star, three-star?

ADMIRAL LARSON: The Board of Visitors is looking at this, and they're prepared to make a recommendation, which I think the Navy is also prepared to accept, and that is a three-star, with one, maybe even two tours as a three-star. I expect to see a very credible, very respected officer, the type of person that can talk directly to the CNO, and work at the highest levels. That person would agree, when they come in, to serve at least four years, maybe even five, and retire at the end of that tour, so that they can spend their efforts thinking about what they're doing here, rather than where they're going next. I have found that to be tremendously beneficial. It gives me a certain amount of independence, but also a real focus that I find very, very valuable.

Now, we're probably talking about the type of person that may be a four-star contender who says, "Okay, rather than go to four stars, I'm willing to come back and do this, because I think this is really very important." And the CNO and I have talked about a number of people, and they're all people that could be four-star officers if they don't come here.

TRUSTEE: Quick follow-up on that. Even though the person may sign an agreement to retire, the CNO could say, "No, I don't want you to retire." I mean, that could happen.

ADMIRAL LARSON; That could happen, but I think the CNO is going to tell him that up front. Of course, there will be another CNO by the time the person finishes, too.

TRUSTEE: Admiral, would you comment on the impact of the renovation on Bancroft Hall to the daily life of the Midshipmen, and how much longer is that renovation going to take?

ADMIRAL LARSON: The Midshipmen have learned to live with that pretty well, and the results of the renovation are so positive that they're pretty excited about it. It's going to be a wing a year for eight years, and we're on wing number three now. We'll get number four next year. This year and next year are the two toughest wings. Three and Four, because they're right in front, and you know, on Tecumseh Court. Virtually everywhere I go at the Naval Academy, I seem to cut through Wing Three, and so I've had to relocate all my routes this year to get places. But all of the Commandant's offices will be relocated in Wing Three when it opens up this summer, and there will be no more moves when we do Wing Four next year. So I ought to wam you right now that this year is going to be the year of the ugly here at the Naval Academy. We're going to be digging big holes in Stribbling Walk and a big hole in the middle of Tecumseh Court, and we'll have everything buttoned up about Thanksgiving time.

But we have one of those things that nobody wants to bite the bullet and do, but absolutely have to. We've got those big hot water pipes under Stribbling Walk. I went down and walked that tunnel when I first got back here. I was appalled; 500 degree water in there; they have no expansion joints. Those pipes rattle around and bounce. We've had a couple of cracks and leaks where we've had to shut down and do emergency repairs. It's a disaster waiting to happen. And I said, "Shut it down, we're going to fix it." So, we're going to have all new pipes, and we're going to put new expansion joints in. It'll be ugly between now and next Thanksgiving. We are also going to have all the terraces and roofs done over by Nimitz and Rickover. When I leave here I'm going continued on page 55 Shipmate, July-August 1997

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continued from page 52 to turn over a beautiful Naval Academy, but I'm going to live in an ugly one for a little bit of time this year.

TRUSTEE: Admiral, is there an issue with the active duty academic billeting, availability of academic instractors from the active duty ranks?

ADMIRAL LARSON: There's a big issue with Navy not bemg able to provide people, particularly people with the proper technical degrees, to come back here as military officers and man the billets. We have about 22 gapped billets now in Engineering and Weapons, and we're working on some short-term and long-term fixes. We're working on active duty recalls of reservists who will be able to fill those military billets. I don't want to civilianize them, because we've already got a little too high a percentage of civiUans, and we need to move in the other direction. We're coming up with a program that the CNO has approved in concept that we will be executing here shortly for permanent military professors. We will identffy people who have been at least selected for 0-5, who are good in their warfare area. The Navy will send them to school for a Ph.D. They will come back here and teach; will have the same promotion opportunity as their unrestricted line peers; will be able to serve to a mandatory retirement; will be able to fill some department head billets; and give us a good permanent cadre of military professors. All of them will have had good operational records before they get here. It's a little bit on the West Point model; we've gone in that direction. We're looking at about 30 of these professors to start with.

TRUSTEE: I thmk Alumni universally applaud the efforts that you've made to make the Company Officer billets in big time demand, and you mentioned the Master's Program. Are there any other moves that you're making to further make these positions really in demand that you could share with us?

ADMIRAL LARSON: Something interesting is coming out of this Board of Visitors review. They really focused in on the Company Officers as something they thought was a problem. And we had some survey data that showed that it might be a problem. They are about ready to conclude that there's nothing wrong with the Company Officersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^that we have outstanding, very professional, very good Company Officers here. They're very competitive and they do better out in the Fleet than their contemporaries when you look at their past experience here. What they have concluded is that we have them impossibly tasked, we have them over-tasked, and we need to restracture the responsibilities of the Company Officer in a way that they can focus in the areas that they need to focus, because we've given them just an impossible job to do.

And you can see what happens. If you've got the Midshipmen evaluating how well do they think their Company Officer is doing, the Company Officer has got this list of priorities, and priorities 1,2 and 3 in his mind are probably to do the things the Commandant wants him to do, because that's where he gets his fit rep. What the Mids want him to do are things directly with the Midshipmen. So, if he's doing the Commandant things but not the Midshipmen things, then the Midshipmen's view is that's not a very good Company Officer. And what we have to do is restracture the program in a way that we can be more successful across the board.

I don't have any other real enhancements other than the fact that I'm starting to get a lot more calls now from people who want to come here.

I went down to Mayport to talk to several groups two or three weeks ago and a lot of young officers were getting in touch with me saying, "I want to know how I can get an assignment at the Naval Academy." We didn't see that several years ago.

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The following was received from Edith Beardall Hardcastle: Edith McCormick Beardall, Winter Park, FL died on Sunday, 18 May 1997 at Winter Park Towers. She was 99.

Born in Milwaukee, WI, on 31 May 1897, she was the daughter of the late Rear Admiral and Mrs. A.M.D. McCormick.

Brought up in Annapolis, in 1917 she married the late Rear Admiral John R. Beardall.

She returned to Annapolis from 1942-45, when her husband served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.

In 1946, they moved to her family home in Berryville, Clarke County, VA and in 1958 moved to Winter Park, FL. Mrs. Beardall is survived by daughter, Edith B. Hardcastle of Easton; a son, Geoffrey B. Beardall of Winter Park; nine grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren. Her eldest son, John R. Beardall, Jr., died in 1993.

Burial win be at Arlington National Cemetery, VA, on Friday, 13 June at 11 a.m.

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Shipmate received the following from Andrew J. Valentine '46: It is with sadness that I am writing to let you know of the death of my mother, Mrs. Claire Franklin Valentine, the wife of Captain Rawson James Valentine, USN. Mrs. Valentine was a long time resident of Annapolis and an active supporter of the Navy and Naval Academy throughout her married life. She died on 20 April 1997, at the Arleigh Burke Pavilion following her one hundred and first birthday.

Mrs. Valentine, the daughter of a western pioneer family from Georgia, was born and raised on a ranch near Day ville, OR. She met her husband in Hawaii while she was teaching school in Honolulu.

Following their marriage, she traveled with her new husband to China where he took command of QuiROS, a gunboat on duty on the Yangtze River.

There she followed the ship, participated in its many diplomatic missions and developed her lifelong affection for the Naval Service. She returned to the United States in 1923.

In the subsequent years before World War II, she established homes for her husband and children on both the East and West Coasts at the duty stations of her husband which included the Naval War College, PENNSYLVANIA, the Naval Academy and the Third Naval District. At the outbreak of World War II, her husband was ordered overseas as Chief of Staff of the Naval establishment in Iceland; and Mrs. Valentine moved to Annapolis to live. She remained there until her husband's return to the United States in 1945 to become the Commanding Officer of the NROTC Unit at the University of

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Texas. When he died on active duty in 1946, Mrs. Valentine returned to Annapolis and lived there for the next forty-six years until she moved to Vinson Hall at the age of 95.

During her Annapolis years, Mrs. Valentine continued with her great affection for the Naval Academy and the Naval Service. She was especially active politically in Maryland in supporting the Navy's interests in Annapolis and in preserving the historical downtown section of her city. She also developed a serious interest in the arts and painted in oils for almost 50 years. Her works became well known in the local community where she received several awards for their excellence.

Mrs. Valentine is survived by her son, Andrew J. Valentine '46 of Winnetka, IL, by six grandchildren and by six great-grandchildren. She was also the mother of the late Jane Valentine Coleman who had been married to a member of the Class of 1945.

Her only grandson, Dr. Rawson James Valentine of Dallas, TX, served in the Navy from 1985 to 1991 as a vascular surgeon at the Bethesda Naval Hospital. All of herfivegranddaughters have earned graduate degrees, are now professional business women and remain active in their support of the Navy and its historic presence in Annapolis."

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Received from Buell F. Brandt, Jr.: My mother, Mary C. Brandt passed on April 4, 1997. Her husband was Buell F. Brandt, Commander, USN of Philadelphia. Burial at Arlington National Cemetary. Survivors are daughter, Mrs. Nancy B. Harris, of Scranton, PA; and son, Buell F. Brandt, Jr., of Roswell, GA; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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moon!) They spent the next three years in Manila, Tsingtao, Shanghai, Peking and Cheefoo. During their 72-year marriage, she and Howard made three trips around the world and visited 130 countries.

Betty was a strong supporter of and participant in Navy Relief Society activities, serving as an officer of branches of that Society in a number of locations throughout the United States, in Hawaii and Europe.

While Howard was Commander, US Naval Forces, Germany, Betty undertook several initiatives to assist German children in their education and sustenance during the early post-World War II years.

They retired to Summit, NJ in 1957 where Betty became a member of the National Farm and Garden Society. Over the next 20 years she served in several official capacities with that organization, including three years as a National Vice President of the Society, for which she received special commendations for her contributions on both the local and national level. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sponsors Society of the United States Navy. In 1986, she and Howard relocated to Williamsburg Landing, Williamsburg, VA. She is survived by Skip and three granddaughters.

Memorial gifts can be made to the Orem Memorial AudioA'isual Ministry at the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church.

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Pres: RADM Elliott Strauss 2945 Garfield Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20008 h: 202-322-5042 Send news directly to Shipmate.

Membership: 71%

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Elizabeth S. (Betty) Orem, died on 24 May 1997, at her home in Williamsburg, VA. She was the wife of deceased Vice Admiral Howard E. Orem, USN (Ret.) and the mother of Charles A. (Skip) Orem, '50 USN (Ret.). Memorial services were conducted in the First Presbyterian Church of Williamsburg on Thursday, 29 May and interment was in the Orem Family Plot at the Naval Academy Cemetery.

Born, 20 October 1904, in Montclair, NJ, Betty was the only daughter of Charles and Sara Stone.

She graduated from the Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA in 1923. Betty and Howard were married in June of that year. Shortly after their wedding, Howard departed for the Philippines on TRACEY. Betty followed him in October on a Navy transport and rejoined him in Manila the day before Christmas. (Some honey-

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Pres: RADM William B. Bailey, USN (Ret.) Send news directly to Shipmate.

RADM WILLIAM BAILEY 95th BIRTHDAY ON 18 MARCH, 1997: The San Diego Naval Air Station North Island Officer's Club Sky Room was the setting for a cocktail buffet hosted by Gloria and Bill. Seventy guests attended. Stories were told about their days at the Naval Academy and experiences during World War II. Music added to the gaiety.

Gloria sang, "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey."

Among those present were: VADM and Mrs. Cecil Kemp, RADM and Mrs. Robert MacPherson, General and Mrs. George Styer, CAPT and Mrs. Del Cummins, CAPT and Mrs. Walter Heinecke, CAPT and Mrs. Bill Hazzard, CAPT and Mrs. John Mclnnes, CAPT and Mrs. John McKecknie, CAPT and Mrs. Robert Vaughn, CAPT Kenneth Romberg, Betty Ekstrom, widow of VADM "Swede" Ekstrom, Margaret Robertson, widow of LT Ned Robertson (who was lost during the war when his submarine was sunk by the enemy), and Steve Bedford, son of Tony Bedford '24, (Tony was a great football player).

A beautiful birthday cake was served and champagne added to the gala evening. Bill invited everyone to his 100th year birthday celebration. Who knows, he might make it!

Gloria and RADM William Baily Celebrate his 95th Birthday

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Secy: CAPT Gordon Campbell, USN (Ret.) 3848 Somerset Drive, Durham, NC 27707-5017 Our class president, Capt. Francis L. Busey, USN (Ret.), died on 9 May 1997 in Annapolis, MD of an aortic aneurysm. Interment was on 28 May in the Columbium in Arlington National Cemetery. Classmates present included Frank O'Beime and Oscar Stiegler with their wives and Charlie Buchanan with his daughter, Mary Gale. P.D. Stroop and Pablo Dudley were represented by relatives and there were many friends present to bid Frank a final farewell.

One of the first '26ers to enter flight training, Frank's career total flight time was 4,900 hours. He flew 73 different types of aircraft and had only one crash, a loss of power on take-off in an F3B. As XO of CV CHENANGO he participated in the attack on Morocco.

Being an Ordnance PG, he was sent ashore to find out why the ship's AP shells didn't explode on impact on the forts. It turned out that the forts were made of mud! Frank commanded CVE ROl, CV SHANGRI-LA and NAS Key West among his varied and very interesting assignments. Survivors include his son, William M. Busey, daughters Frances Busey Robertson, seven grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. The Class extends condolences to his family.

Sad to report that Alice Berryhill "Dixie" Corbin, widow of Clifford T. "Tiby" Corbin, died on 29 March 1997 in Annapolis. Memorial services were attended by her daughters, Judith Corbin Housley and Maureen Corbin Cooley, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Dixie served in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County activities and was a Gray Lady at the Naval Academy Hospital. Judy sent a wonderful picture of Tiby and Dixie dressed as Samoan chief and Tampo (village virgin) taken at a costume party in Pago Pago, American Samoa in 1939. They won the prize for Handsomest Couple!

Judy collects archival material for the years 19001951 (the "Navy Years") photos, momentos, memoirs, programs, etc. Her large home in Annapolis on the bay is welcome to all '26 Classmates. Maureen is very much interested in information about her father and would appreciate hearing from Classmates (Maureen Corbin Cooley, P.O. Box 200, Seabrook, SC).

RICKETTS HALL RADM and Mrs. Bailey at the gala birthday event.

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Pres: RADM Walter C. Ford, USN (Ret) Send news directly to Shipmate.

Shipmate has recieved news of the death of Anita T. Bourke, re-married widow of CAPT Charles H. Anderson. Mrs. Bourke died on 7 February of this year. Shipmate learned of the death when the executor of Mrs. Bourke's estate called to cancel her subscription to Shipmate.

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Remember a classmate Honor a friend. Reserve a locker in the new Roger Staubach Locker Room OR a chair in the new Joe Bellino Auditorium. Reserve NOW while still available. For more details, call Stephanie at 410263-4448x127.

"Dixie" and "Tiby" Corbin dressed as Samoans, Pago Pago, American Samoa, 1939 A bad fall, the flu and age can't keep a good man down as Ben Custer plans to be at the celebration of Gen. U.S. Grant's 175th birthday at the tomb on Riverside Drive, New York City. His friend, historian Geoffrey Perret, who wrote McArthur's biography (reviewed by Ben in the Jan/Feb 1997 Shipmate) has written one on Grant. Our Georgia-born Classmate will be hard put to keep from shouting "Lee was really our greatest general!" Ben also was expected to attend the dinner in Washington in June celebrating our Midway victory (as the Royal Navy still does for Trafalgar).

Regret to report that Capt. Donald C. Brown, USN (Ret.) died on 5 April 1997 in Seattle, WA. A memorial service was held at Covenant Shore Retirement Community and his ashes were to be scattered at sea. Don is survived by his wife. Ethyl, of Mercer Island, WA, sons Robert of Tulsa and Ronald of Houston, daughter Leilani Browne Phillips of Seattle, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. On graduation Don served in COLORADO until 1928 when he resigned, becoming a pipeline engineer in Tulsa. He entered active service again in 1939, commanding two DEs and a division in WWII. He served in YANCY during the Korean War. After retirement he received a master's degree at Duke University and taught math in Seattle. His cheerfulness as a Midshipman is well remembered—a good friend and Classmate. The Class extends condolences to the family.

A book on character building based on experiences as a Midshipman is being compiled by Richard Zino '67 and Paul Laric '49. They would like to hear of FUNNY and PAINFUL experiences. Mail to Zino, 249 Hamilton Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 or phone 516-764-9192.

A letter from Virgil G. Waggener's son reported his death on 13 October 1996 in Dixon, KY. Donald Waggener wrote that his father greatly appreciated the Naval Academy Alumni Association and enjoyed reading its materials.—Gordan Campbell [Ed. Note: Results of Class elecctions—Pres. and Sec'y: CAPT Gordon Campbell, USN (Ret.) 3848 Somerset Drive, Durham, NC 27707-5017 Vice Pres.: VADM Frank O 'Bierne Should the above be unable to serve RADM Ben Scott Custer will assume the duties.]

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Pres: ADM U.S. Grant Sharp, USN (Ret.) Secy: RADM Joshua W. Cooper, USN (Ret.) 400 Madison Street, Apt. #808 Alexandria, VA 22314 h: 703-549-8708 THE 70th REUNION: All attendees except for the Annapolitans were based at Lowe's Annapolis which furnished excellent service throughout the period of our stay.

Thursday 17 April—Checked in and picked up the schedule of events and a few giveaways. Buses were provided for all events outside the hotel.

Friday 18 April—^Toured Naval Academy: met with the Superintendent, Admiral Chuck Larson '58, in Memorial Hall. He gave a brief welcoming speech and thanked the Class for continuing support through the years.

The Reunion Group assembled at the top of the steps of Bancroft Hall to review the noon meal formation. Our position was well suited for watching the Brigade form up and march into King Hall, (the name of the mess hall). The Drum & Bugle Corps was on hand—it is much larger than it was in our time. Then we divided into small groups of two or three and were escorted into the mess liall by Midshipmen. We had ample opportunity to discuss current events with our Midshipmen hosts. An interesting sidelight is that the current Brigade occupies eight wings of Bancroft Hall. The material used in building the four new wings matches the old wings exceptionally well.

We shopped at the Naval Academy Store (formerly the Midshipmen's Store); then visited the Tom Hamilton Locker Room, located at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

We visited the Memorial for those who were lost at sea and not recovered.

We dined at the hotel's Windjammer Room.

Saturday 19 April—^A Discover Annapolis tour by bus covered historic houses that most of us had not seen despite our minimum of four years in the environs.

Lunched at Carroll's Creek Cafe—overlooking a crowded boat harbor.

The evening was given over to the 70th Reunion Dinner Party at the Annapolis Yacht Club. The arrangements could only be described as outstanding.

Nine Classmates attended along with three wives.

There were nine widows and numerous sons and daughters, friends and relatives which brought the attendance up to forty-five.

At this point, it is appropriate to give a hearty "well done" to Sara and Skid Masterson who attended to the thousand and one details which insured success.

Sunday 20 April—The Chapel service furnished a fitting finale. Jack Monroe read the bible lesson and Josh Cooper presented "Reflections" which follows.

Class of '27 Reflections This weekend—the weekend of our 70th Reunion, we find the remaining members of our Class drawn together from all quarters of the country to relieve memories of events to which we have made significant contributions.

The football team of autumn 1926, largely manned by '27, was declared National Champions and two of the players were designated "All Americans." Success in other sports was similarly rewarding, and we produced a large crop of men who starred academically.

In the Fleet, promotion was dreadfully slow, but things were slow everywhere in the late 20's and 30's. Then the war came along. Suddenly we, with 14 years of service were no longer junior officers.

We were in command of destroyers, submarines and aircraft squadrons, and were in key staff positions.

Twenty-five members lost their lives in action.

Seven ships have been named for them.

Later, during the Korean War, '27 was there in major commands, ultimately forty-six were selected as Flag officers, four of them were elevated to 4star rank and one became Chief of Naval Operations. At one time, all four numbered Fleets were commanded by members of the Class. In the Marine Corps, a comparable number were promoted to general officer rank.

Our appreciation of the Academy has been expressed in numerous gifts: the Tiffany window here in the Chapel, the Tom Hamilton Locker Room at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, a stadium gate, memorial scholarships, and the "Peace

be Still" window in the Bancroft Hall Memorial Chapel which confirms our continuing dedication to spiritual as well as professional goals. More than 300 chairs in the stadium have been dedicated to members of the Class. Chairs have been contributed to Alumni Hall and contributions to the Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Naval Academy Foundation continue to be generous.

The present 70th Reunion is being attended by nine '27ers of the 579 who graduated. Many others wished to come but were not able to be here.

But all of us want you to know how proud we are of this institution and of you who are so ably continuing its fine traditions. Our fervent wish is that your professional and spiritual lives be every bit as rewarding as ours have been.

As observed by Jack Monroe, the Chapel service and accompanying photographs bring a moment of sadness and a question. Will tliis be the last Reunion?

Perhaps we should schedule a vote on it in about 2001.

Seated: Jack Dimon, 1st Row: Oley Sharpe, Jack Monroe, Josh Cooper, Bud Hammond; 2nd Row: Ted Fauntz, Mike Hensinger, Ed Eckelmeyer; Color Guard—by courtesy of The Brigade

1 to r: Bud Hammond, Ted Fauntz, Josh Cooper, Jack Dimon (seated), ADM Larson, Oley Sharp, Jack Monroe, Ed Ekiemeyer, Glamby Gambaista, Mike Hosinger

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Dorothea Caldwell, Mike Honsinger, Louise Baskett The San Diego Group met for luncheon at the San Diego Submarine Base on 28 May. Present were: Bobby Coffin, Sally Deutermann, Phil Freeman, Emmy Hamilton with guest; Nina and Oley Sharp.

Statistics, by request: Based on information on hand, out of 579 graduates, we have 41 living, 528 dead, and 10 unknown. The unknowns were listed in the April issue oi Shipmate and have not changed.

Tom Greene died at Fleet Landing Health Center (FL) on 12 May 1997. He had resided there for four years. Prior to that time he had lived in Jacksonville.

At the Academy Tom participated in intramural baseball and soccer and was a regular with the Juice Gang and won a masqued N as a member of the masqueraders.

He married Eleanor Counihan of Norwich, CT in 1932.

His full and distinguished career is described in the "Last CaU" section.

The Class has made a contribution to the USNA Alumni Association in his memory.

Thank You! Your Contribution to Our Annual Fund Supports Our Naval A cademy !

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Please send news directly to Shipmate.

Received from RADM Kevin Delaney '68, Commander, Naval Base Jacksonville.

I thought you would be interested in knowing that on 21 April the Airfield at Naval Station Mayport, FL was dedicated and renamed the Admiral David L. McDonald Airfield. Our current CNO, Admiral Jay Johnson, '68, was the guest speaker at this event.

The Dedication was attended by over 200 people which included Admiral McDonald's family, current and retiredflagofficers in the area, the Jacksonville Mayor, active duty and retired Captains, and his many, many friends and admirers. We are honored to be able to recognize Admiral McDonald who served our country with great honor and who helped lead our Navy into the advanced and proud military it is today.

Sincerely and very respectfully, Kevin F. Delaney '68 Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy [Ed. note: Please see "All Hands" this issue for theextended story... Nancy]

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Secy: CAPT Philip R. Osborn, USN (Ret.) 8206 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 Corr. Secretary: Dot Flatley Sandpiper Village, Apt. PI, 1224 Village Creek Lane Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 Due to an unexplained glitch the '29 notes were omitted in the April issue. We had a sad note from Kitty Wait's sister, Mrs. Ellen Normand, that Kitty had died 18 January in Sarasota, FL. Kitty was the widow of our Classmate, RADM Delos E. Wait who died in 1994. We are also sorry to report the death of LCDR Samuel A. Lincoln, Jr. USNR who died 27 March 1997 at Alton, lA. He served during the war in Naval intelligence and on HORNET. After the war he returned to Alton and was active in community and business affairs. His wife Phyllis died in 1988.

Survivors included his five children to whom the Class sends it condolences and sympathy.

I received the following note from Terry Frankel "The big basket of flowers sent on behalf of the Class of 1929 to the memorial service for Sam on April 25th in Arlington National Cemetery was beautiful to see at the grave site. The service itself was most impressive in all its simplicity that beautiful morning and the blue and gold floral tribute added the distinctive Navy touch.

I thank you, Phil, as Secretary, and the whole Class of 1929 for the handsome memorial bouquet."

Dot Flatley writes that she is on her feet again after her strenuous move to Mt. Pleasant. She attended the meeting of the Charleston Chapter of the Alumni held aboard YORKTOWN with cocktails and

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dinner. RADM Ron Marryott '57, President and CEO of the Alumni Association, was the speaker.

Dot represented our Class of '29. The ship, which her son Jim is directing, is popular for reunions and community affairs. Jim has created quite a museum on board. Our son Philip is assisting in the project and also our grandson now at the Citadel.

I attended the meeting of Class Presidents at Alumni Hall with Bill Sneed '30 and also the Naval Institute meeting where I was noted as having been a member for 70 years, being the longest on record "Tempus Fugit".

Now from our every faithful Kemp Tolley: "Of our 240 '29 grads, about 40 found themselves at one time or another on 'Far China Station,' in my case about 8 years.

To most Americans, the Asiatic Fleet, although during much of its life in a state of armed conflict— or surrounded by it—rose above the surface for American eyes only for such bell ringers as Dewey at Manila and the sinking of PANAY. And when December '41 broke, the Admiral Hart's ukase was: NO DIARIES, LOCK UP YOUR CAMERAS. And there was not one professional newshawk or photographer in the entire Fleet. History is dependent on Prof "Sam" Morison, in his Rising Sun in the Pacific, a tome riddled with errors.

But there are still some who find "China Station" close at hand memory-wise. Such are the 440 members of the SCPAF (South China Patrol Asiatic Fleet) founded in 1985, and the 140 members of the YRPA (Yangtze River Patrol Association), 1975.

In mid-August, a combined reunion of Asiatic Fleet associations will do our best to bring the Asiatic Fleet before the national eye, even for a day, at the Navy Memorial in Washington. And the SCPAF and YRPA will merge; our numbers are aging.

For fifteen years I've been producing either the YRPA or the SCPAF 22-page quarterly newsletter, largely how mess deckers on the River and coast lived, ate, loved, played, got into trouble and sometimes died. I'll have twenty extra copies of the June China Gunboatman and will be happy to send a copy to any Classmate, "Old China Hand" or not. Send postcard to Kemp Tolley, 16205 Corbett Village, MonktonMD 21111."

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The good news is right out of this worid! Molly and Mac Williams'granddaughter, CDR Wendy B. Lawrence '81, USN, is currently in Russia preparing for space flight in MIR. Her flight will be from September until January for a total of four months.

What a way to spend Christmas! She will be returning to the States for a brief visit prior to starting her venture. Wendy is truly an outstanding person. She was one of the first women to graduate from the Academy and to star—her father, VADM W. P. Lawrence '51, was Superintendent at the time. She is a Naval Aviator and liolds a master's degree from MIT. Molly has every reason to be proud of her. What worlds are left to conquer?

As our ranks grow thinner our bond grows closer!

We were recently saddened by the loss of Nix Lidstone, who died in Bellingham, WA on 4 April.

His services were held at St. James Episcopal Church, Bellingham, on 6 April with graveside services on 7 April at Bayview Cemetery. Nix is survived by his wife, Betty, 338 Viewcrest Road, Bellingham WA 98225; his daughters Nancy Pickford of Bellingham and Judith Fowler of Atlanta GA; his sisters Helen Scarpino of Bellevue, WA, and Irvine McGowan of Coronado, CA; five granddaughters, four great granddaughters and four great grandsons. We have lost afineClassmate and a true friend.

His obituary will be published in "Last Call." Our deepest sympathy goes to Betty and all the family.

A cheerful call from Tom Cable's son, Tom Jr. The whole Cable family, Tom's wife, Esther, his two sons, Tom Jr., Dave and their respective families—a total of eleven members, joined in Seattle, WA for a celebration of Tom's 90th birthday. The gala occasion was held at the Belleview Harbor Club with some of the family coming all the way from the East Coast. We all join in wishing Tom the very happiest of birthdays and many more!

We have received grateful thank you notes for the memorials the Class sent for Bill Drane, John Flynn, Jack Howell, Marie Rutter Lowrance, and Harry Smith.

Marie Rutter's sons and daughter, Mike, Tim, Larry and Suzy held a very touching memorial for her on her birthday, 1 May. The Class was represented by Roscoe Newman, Mary Chappie, '30 Juniors Mike Chappie and Doug Lowrance and their families and your secretary.

My beloved wife, Stuie Moreno, has been in the hospital for six weeks with a broken hip. She is progressing, but slowly.

Membership: 89%

Pres: RADM William O. Snead, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT John A. Moreno, USN (Ret.) 1214 Fifth Street, Coronado, CA 92118 h: 619-435-3732 Our quarterly Class Luncheon was held at the SubBase San Diego on 6 June, the fifty-third Normandy D-Day for some of us who were there.

Among those at the luncheon were Harvey Burden and guest Dale Johnson, Evelyn Coates and her guest, Kitty and Chick Lawver and their guests, Marcia and Jack Lee, Dixie Miller and her guests, Jack Moreno, Roscoe Newman, Patti Trower, and Ann and Eddie Wagner. We apologize for any errors or omissions which may occur. In order to meet the deadline for this column it is being written a week before the actual date of the luncheon! Bear with us, please!

There have been two recent moves from the San Diego area:, Clare and John Gragg have moved to 1 Towers Park Lane, #815, San Antonio. TX 782096434. This is their fourth address in a couple of years!

And Julie Luongo has moved to 24903 Moulton Parkway #219, Laguna Hills, CA 92653.

Thank you! Your support built a first-rate Visitors' Center.

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Pres: RADM J.O. Miner, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: RADM A. B. Metsger, USN (Ret.) 3520 N. Roberts Lane, Arlington, VA 22207 h: 703-524-4599 e:ABEM31@compuserve.com For our Washington May luncheon '31ers came out to the Chevy Chase Club in force, all seven who were fully mobile! JB Colwell and Joe Gardiner came with Jack Miner; Bill Fitzgerald, Skillet Gillette, Abe Metsger, and Easy Stewart. Of '33 we were delighted to be lunching with Charlie Blick, Hal Bowen, Ernie Campbell, Joe Cobb, Gary Coleman, Jim Elliott and John Orem.

In June our score was only four: Colwell, Gillette, Metsger and Miner. Of '33 in our combined luncheon we had last month's list less Gary Coleman plus Hugh McKibbin and Bill Pratt. We were disappointed that Tom Moorer couldn't come; we missed his informed comments on the national and international scenes. Our picture of the group misses Joe Cobb, to whom we apologize.

We shall enjoy the company of '31's lovely ladies, and also the attractive girls of '33 September 9th at the Chevy Chase Club. We anticipate another fine turnout.

Ali Gadrow Evans reports on Les Wood, who enjoyed a 40 minute conversation with her. Ali adds that Les' mind is clear, he enjoys reading this newsletter. (Best wishes from all of us, Les!) Bob Heilig tells of a Class luncheon at the MCRD on 15 May, attended by Betty Adair and granddaughter, Phyllis and Ed Bums, Mary Lou Cumberledge and granddaughter, Tena and Bob Heilig, Kenny Romberg, and Joe Tenney. We are happy with his report that Larry Cook is doing well after a hip replacement. Lew Lewellen has apparently shifted to summer quarters at Encampment, WY. Dick Peterson is our long time reliable source for Bay Area news passes on the word that Max Firth is back home after surgery. Ginny Peterson is in touch with Heloise Phifer.

Elynor Brown called us on 1 May to tell us of PK Will's death that day. From Gene Ritchie we got this nice note by way of Elynor: "Elynor Brown and Gene Ritchie drove over to Lake City from Jacksonville on May 19th to celebrate Eleanor Cone's birthday and to see Red and Eleanor for a festive visit. Their daughter, Ruth Bushara, was visiting from McLean, VA and this was an added pleasure. Ruth and Munir's younger son Leon who is an international business executive, is being married in London on June 7th—the Bushara's are flying over for the exciting event."

We hear regularly from Georgette and Joe Thornton; with word of the Red Childs.

The Class had another family member graduate: ENS Elizabeth Jenkins '97, granddaughter of the Metsger's and of the late Dudley Adams '39. We have a graduation week picture of Elizabeth and her Classmate fiancee, Mike Touse.

Our trusty Class Treasurer, Johnny Webster, has had a tough time in the hospital with gall bladder complicarions. He was operated on May 28th, was released to go home about the 6th of June. We look forward to his satisfactory mending, and to his regaining his normal vigor and inspiring tone.

We are saddened by the death of Verna Williams on Friday 30 May; funeral at Arlington National Cemetery the date of this luncheon. Vema had been failing for several months; she died at home where she had had around the clock support for a few days.

We recall that good Bill (Lowell W.) died in December 1981.

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•ill '31 and '33 in June—Campbell, Colwell, Bowen, Gillette, Metsger, Blick, Orem, Pratt, Elliott, McKibbin, Miner

which is a far cry from the city I knew in '36—and where the poverty is unbelievable. On board ship I met Marion TWigg whose husband was in '33 (SC).

She too loves to travel and hopes to schedule her trips so that she can attend one of our joint Class luncheons."

Ralph Cullinan called 8 June with the sad news that Dora had died early that morning. She will be cremated, ashes to be inurned in the Naval Academy Columbarium. Ralph had called on the 4th to remind us it was the 66th anniversary of our Graduation. Cliff Shuey called the same day with the same message.

Jesse Motes' interment was at Arlington April 16th, with full military honors. It was attended by Colwell, Metsger, Miner, Webster of the Class, and

by Jesse's two new great-grandchildren, twins two weeks old. Jesse had seen them in a photograph.

It was sad to receive a letter from Captain C. C. Coley '34 USN, Ret. informing us that Eleanor Kirkpatrick had died on 20 May. We separately heard that Eleanor and Long John have more honors—for their generosity to the Oklahoma City Zoo, and the Governor's proclamation of a John E. Kirkpatrick 4-H Farm Day.

Class '31 grandaughter Elizabeth Jenkins with Classmate and fiance Mike Touse Alice Uehling 14 April: "The news of the passing of Benny Bass and Jesse Motes, two old shipmates of Gordon's, was distressing, indeed,... Much water has gone under the bridge since we last met, but I have happy memories of long ago. ...Life at the Manor goes on at such a clip that each day seems to overflow with activities. In March I had the joy of a 4 1/2 day visit from my darling half-French granddaughter, Yvonne, who flew here with my 6 mos. old great-granddaughter (my namesake) and our visit was packed with fun! We won our tennis match, to, our surprise, as we hadn't played together for 4 years.

What a partner!"

Marjorie Bellis writes: "1 flew around the world, but stopped off in Bangkok long enough to buy these cards before flying on to Singapore where I boarded a ship for a seven day cruise down to Bali, Java, and Manila—

Alvey wrote 27 April: Dot and 1 remember so well the beauty of the East at this time of year. We loved the azaleas and dogwood at the Master's, which we attended every year that I commanded the Charleston Naval Shipyard. Okay to mention my replacement knee which I needed to maintain this life style. [I am in bed] at Tripler Army Medical Center dictating a leUer to the Editor telling what a highly professional job TAMC does for 3000 patients daily.. .We wish that more Classmates would come this way. Aloha.

Ever supportive Helen Leverton sent pictures of the Wright's who were celebrating their birthdays with a big Valentine party. "The hosts looked wonderful. They are a remarkable pair!...Hope to see you all in July." We include a picture of the Wright's, Helen, and Betty Lee Pressy Berger, widow of George Pressy, '32, and of Ambassador Berger.

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32 Alvey Wright, Helen Leverton, Dot Wright, Betty Lee Pressy Berger From PK Will's son Rick, "Please pass along my sincere thanks, to Dad's Classmates, for the beautiful flowers....Over the years, I have come to appreciate the unique bond that exists between Academy Classmates. It was a great source of pride to Dad. He cherished his association with the Navy and particularly his affiliation with the Class of '31."

Jean Farrington reports going to Newport Beach for her grandson's wedding, where she expected to see her whole family; her first great grandson arrived 23 March.

Mary Sharp wrote 28 May: John Irons, Rusty's son and AI's Godson spent a night with us this month.

He is Executive Director for Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society in San Diego....He served under Benny Bass..."

Connie Payne on 14 April: "...I rented my house to my daughter and her family and then rented myself a one story house which is much better for my 2 replaced hips, last one in July of last year in Seattle.

Right after my granddaughter's wedding! What a mess! My phone is the same as it was." (Address in updates.)

Daughter-in-law Eileen Copeman sent a notice that Tom's widow, Esther, had died 30 April. She is survived by daughter Coralee Reichelt, son CDR T. H. Copeman Jr. '55, USN (Ret.); 7 grandchildren, one of whom is Cdr. T. H. Copeman III, USN, and 10 great grandchildren.

We are grateful that our loyal area reporters continue to assemble and pass their local news. As our numbers diminish there is less to report, but each item is of increasing interest to all of us. Thanks fellows and girls.

Updates: Dorothy Johnson—6404 21st Ave. West Apt H107, Bradenton, FL 34209 Connie Payne—923 Bay Circle, Coronado, CA 92118

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Pres: CAPT Will I. Bull, USN (Ret.) 1725 Oak Lane, McLean, VA 22101 h: 703-538-5891 Sec'y: Bob Gamble 8311 River Crescent Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-266-8775 We are fortunate to have another great picture from Andy Nisewaner's collection: Our Plebe Lacrosse Team. Here are the names which accompany the photo: M'g'r J.S. Lewis, Whitey Ross, W.R. Miller, Tommy Bowers, Sam Moncure, George Pressey, Chin West, Hank Meader, Nicey Nisewaner, M'g'r A.D. Kaplan, Coach Tommy Taylor, Monty Bom, Red Rice, Whitey Toft, Cho Cho Porter, Hoppy Hopkins, Smitty Smyth, Brownie Browne, Tate Simpson, Runt Keyes, Coach Ens. Forest. Hutch Hutchinson, Larry Smith, Lynn Elliot, Walt Lewis, Buck James, R.H. Best. Vorp Vorpahl, T.M. Fleck, John Tennent, Charles Keen, N.M. Dial, J.R. Van Slyke. Scores: Navy 5 - Severn 2; Navy 1 - Baltimore Poly O; Navy 6- Baltimore City College 5; Navy 7 - Calvert HaU 0; Navy 8 - U. of MD O; Navy 6 - Peekskill Acad. 4.

The picture was taken back in the days before we had to say "Cheeze." Maybe Andy had someone else put the names in—"Smitty Smyth" sure looks like Max Schmidt to me! And some of the others are not given the nicknames we remember. But, al in all, it's a great picture, and we can thank Andy Nisewaner for saving it.

A quick read of the Battle of Jutland shows that the US Navy profited by the disaster that befell the British Battle Cruisers. With QUEEN MARY, INDEFATIGABLE and INVINCIBLE at the bottom of the North Sea,

there was a lesson to be learned. Fortunately, at the Treaty for Limitation of Naval Armament, our people put in some very good words: "Any Contracting Power may build two aircraft cartiers and may use for that purpose any two of their ships which would otherwise be scrapped." So two battle cruisers became LEXINGTON and SARATOGA, two of our greatest

assets in 1942.

NOW that we are worrying about defense against incoming missiles, it is interesting to read about how we did vs. kamikazes. An article in Naval History gives some details: "On 13 October 1944 the aircraft carrier FRANKLIN CV-13 was the first target;" then "afive-planeraid sank ST. LO CVE-63 and damaged three similar carriers." "On 30 October an attack damaged three large fleet carriers," then, be-

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fore the end of November, four additional caniers fell victim. The author, D. M. Giangreco, goes on to say: "This stunning disruption of carrier air power spelled the loss of ten Liberty ships and LSTs as weU as six during the beginning of the Philippines DDs campaign." He states further: "More than 70 ships were sunk outright" (or wrecked beyond repair) and another 60 "knocked out for extensive repairs."

Maybe it is good that the Japanese didn't get the kamikaze idea until 1944!

Andrew, the son of Owen Fang, called in to tell us that his father died on 5 May 1997. We talked to Allison and learned that they had been very happy in Pensacola. Owen had worked for "Great Books" and he later became a real "birder" and did the Christmas bird count for Florida and Alabama. Allison said that of the seven '32ers in Pensacola, "Hit Tattle is the only survivor.

Will I. Bull received this photo from Harry Hull.

He and Katrink were returning from seven weeks in Mexico. Elizabeth and Talulla Wilson moved to Sun City back in 1976 when Talulla found a perfect golf club there. Hal Bowen '33 and his wife Connie also Uve in the Arizona retirement community. They seem to be thriving as certainly the Hulls and Elizabeth are. Harry told Will I. that during there long trip South, not one inch of snow feU on their Massachusetts home—but on their return, 24 inches fell in one day. A real New England homecoming!

This month happens to be the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Paul Jones, bom 6 June 1747 on Scotland's Solway Coast in a simple whitewashed cottage. Due to the efforts of many Americans who felt the "Father of the US Navy" deserved more recognition, this tiny cottage has become a museum.

As you know, when he "began to fight," he captured

Ronnie Porter, Mary Bruce Prince, Louise Sunderiand, Nan Van Every, Nona Ward, and Pat WUIard. Herb Coleman's son Herbie, Jim Collett's son Jamie, Nona Ward's daughter Marion, Harry Reiter's son Harry, all supplied some extra "push" to make our Reunion complete. A few who had planned to come, couldn't make it. Added to all the above were Mary Pierce's daughter and her bojffiiend (on Sunday) and Ted Hodgkin's driver (tall, handsome and athletic), so we can come up with an amazing total of 45 people, aU dedicated to making it an outstanding Reunion. The Boat Tour, arranged by Wes Johnson, took us way up the Severn and on the way we enjoyed viewing that glorious place that gave us our start in life and implanted some basic principles to help us over the many bad spots encountered in the 65 years since 1932. Will I. Bull and Barry Adkins reassiued us about ourfinances,Captain Bob Hofford '61 told us to start thinking about our 70th and 75th, and Chaplain Mcguire pointed the way to a happy future life. "See you in 2002!"

Will I. Bull received a note from Al Major's widow, Eloise. It brings back memories: I grew up in Washington so, of course, I had to drag down to Annapolis. I met Al at a tea dance at Carvel Hall in 1931; we were married in 1935, had four children who then had ten grandchildren and three 'greats.' I live quietly in Alameda, CA and won't be joining you in the festivities. I hope you willfindtime to remember me to the many friends Al enjoyed so much. Meanwhile, 'Fair Winds and a Following Sea'.

As you know, pictures are great for our column.

Please send me some after you enjoy these. First, a long ago scene in Naples—our own Beetle Roach helping load a burto.

HMS SERAPIS and the COUNTESS OF SCARBOROUGH in

that dramatic battle off Flamborough Head. Louis XVI, before his unhappy encounter with the guillotine, awarded John Paul Jones with a gold sword and the Order of Military Merit. Nine years later, on Thomas Jefferson's recommendation, he became a Rear Admiral in the Russian Navy. (Naval History-May/ June 1997) Gen Chuck Krulak '64 USMC, beUeves that we must place more emphasis on our presence in the West Pacific. Today our overseas trade is 40% with Asia; he says that by 2000 it wiU be double our European trade. He points out that "the sea provides the common ground for mUitary interaction vital to regional collective security." Naval forces have traditionaUy been "acceptable to these nations because they are viewed as transitory." The presence of the Navy and Marine Corps in this region provides our allies with a tangible symbol of our commitment to remain for the long term. "Naval power projection must be visible and on the scene, working together with our aUies" to deter potendal aggressors.

As we write this, our 65th Reunion is over. Barry Atkins, Win Bailey, Dick Best, Dick Blair, WiU I. BuU, Al Cope, Jim CoUett, Francis Foley, Bobby Fulton, Bob Gamble, Ted Hodgkins, Stan Miller, Bob Porter, Howard Prince, Harry Reiter, Larry Smith, and Modoc Sunderland aU made it—seventeen old grads, each one happy to be in Aimapolis. Our schedule of Events provided ample opportunity to see the new Naval Academy, to hear how things are being improved, and to eat, drink, visit and to make or renew old friendships. Wives and widows made every party extremely enjoyable; their charm has not diminished in any way. Every Classmate, when not reminiscing about some special service experience, found stimulating and exciting conversation with the fair sex: Muriel Atkins, Jane Bailey, Betty Lee Pressey Burger, Toni Catlett, Bette Cope, SteUa Gregory, Deb Humes, Theora Hydeman, Wes Johnson, Jayne McGrath, Helen Maulsby, Ruby MUler, Jane Moncure, Sara Anne Munger Mott, Mary Pierce,

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Pres: CAPT R. W. Thompson, Jr., USN (Ret.) Sec'y: RADM Charles A. Blick, SC, USN (Ret) 2725 31st St. NW, Washington, DC 20008 San Diego Correspondent: Mrs. R.S. Riddell 4037 Alameda Drive, San Diego, CA 92103 h: 619-295-9091 The Washington Group met for lunch on 8 April at the Chevy Chase Club with Thompson, Blick, Bowen, Campbell, McKibbin, Moorer, Oren, Pratt, Strean attending. Three members of the Class of 1931 joined us, Gillette, Metsger and Stewart.

Eamie Campbell gave a brief report of the Class Officer's meeting of the USNA Alumni Association held at Annapolis on 4 AprU. Earnie stated that the main thrust of the meeting was to encourage increased donations particularly for the unrestricted use of the Academy's Superintendent. RADM Marryott '57, CEO of USNAAA stressed the need for improved communications especially to Academy Alumni in light of the fact that 50 percent of the Alumni are not members of USNAAA and only 20 percent of the Alumni respond to the annual fund drive of the USNAAA. Tom Moorer pointed out that it was not in our national interests to approve the Chemical Warfare Treaty in that we would be lacking the technology to respond should some rogue nation make a chemical attack on our troops or Nation. Plans were made for a luncheon at the Annapolis Yacht Club on 8 July, ladies invited and most welcome.

Our Poet Laureate, Archie Wright, has submitted another poem to the National Society of Poetry entitled "Reasoning'' Archie wrote this opus after reading "The Critical Path" by R. Buckminister Fueller. Archie's poem follows: Reasoning R. Buckminister Fuller defined The Critical Path that human kind Must choose or go the way Of the dinosaur, and soon they say.

Entropy is now old-hat, you see If only we heed technology And follow invisible-trending ways to empyreazion and syllogism.

Beetle Roach with burro and children in Naples Then this more recent one showing Al Bowser, Betty Lee Burger, Betty Bowser, and Dick Lambert living it up at the Oahu Country Club in Honolulu.

The fossil fuels we can do without; The Sun and Wind will provide, no doubt, Energy enough to meet the needs Of man and all of his progeny.

We must stop producing "killingay" And look instead to "livingry"; Desovereignization 's the only way To depose of the Kings, who've had their day.

On Spaceship Earth there's only room For a One-World Family within the dome; Recycle and Share, there's enough to spare; All we really need is water and air.

Al Bowser, Betty Lee Berger, Betty Bowser, Dick Lambert—Oahu Country Club, Honolulu Reunion photos will apperar in the September issue of Shipmate. —^Bob Gamble

Remember to update your address—Call 410-263-4448 xll2 or email achambers@artic. nadn. navy.mil

And shelter for warmth when the sun goes down.

The computer is on, have a care for the sound Of Tensegrity, Dynamison, Obnoxico, et al.

As we traverse electronically this terrestrial ball For Buck is content, he has pointed the way; Now it's up to us, or the devil's to pay, No matter your thoughts as to how it began or for that matter why, here's how it will end! Bang!

After a long illness, "Bill" Dawson died of colon cancer on 25 April 1997 in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Bill is survived by his son, William L. Dawson, Jr. of 10 Guild Road, Dedham, MA 02026 and a daughter, Mary Dawson of "Off Soundings," Bywater Road, Annapolis, MD 21401. Our condolences to aU.

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Tom Moorer, Ray Thompson, Hal Bowen, Jim Elliott and Hugh McKibbin attended Bill's burial at Arlington, VA. Lee Riddell and Ruth Jordan have received information that Charlie Keyser passed away in August 1996 in the San Diego area. No details are available.

Karen and Tom Long tripped to Mexico in late March visiting Guadalajara and Zacatecas (altitude 8500 ft.). Tom observed that Mexico now has a population of 95 million and growing, a young country in the age of its people, but old in culture and tradition—a fact that should concern us all. Insofar as the Naval Academy Alumni Association is concerned, Tom feels that the Association should initiate a study to examine the need for and future survival of the Naval Academy so that it can take the lead, from a public relations point of view, in addressing those who would do away with the Naval Academy. Tom thinks that taking the lead on this issue is paramount.

Lee Riddell and Ruth Jordan are planning a party for the San Diego Group in late June.

The Washington Group met for lunch on 13 May at the Chevy Chase Club. Blick, Bowen, Campbell, Coleman, Elliott, Cobb and Oren attended. Our co-hosts from 1931 who attended were Miner, Metzger, Colwell, Fitzgerald, Gillette, Gardiner and Stewart. Eamie Campbell reported on his meeting with RADM Marryott of USNAAA relative to the Association's handling of Marty Gibbons bequest of $500,000 to the USNAAA. The Class feels that neither Marty nor the Class of 1933 received adequate recognition or publicity for this munificent bequest. Plans for 8 July luncheon at the Annapolis Yacht Club were discussed by Jack Miner who is handling the arrangements for this event. Jack predicts an attendance of 35 which includes our ladies and our widows.

Mac Macpherson reported that Tex Abbott made his annual visit to Coronado prior to his usual migration to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico to put in some time at "condo" there. Tex also maintains a residence at EI Paso, Texas. The way to go, Tex. Lee Riddell is going north in late May to attend her grand-daughters graduation and award of an R.N. diploma cum laude. Lee is also eagerly awaiting the arrival of two more grandsons or grand-daughters in the coming weeks.

In mid-April, Jim Behea and his four sons made a trip to Jim's hometown, Prescott, Arizona. They visited Jim's parent's quarter-section ranch which is now all-subdivided and the local attractions. Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona's red rock, and the mining country of Jerome covering the breadth and width of Yavapai County. Their trip concluded in Las Vegas where Jim demonstrated his continuing facility with numbers by drawing four aces shortly after sitting down to poker.

Steve, Tom, Jim, and David Behea, and Rick Prescot Jane and Henry Sturr flew east in late May to visit with his son, Dixon, and family. Laverne Hawkinson, Wally Sherrill's widow, wrote in from San Luis Obispo decrying the proposed turnover of Long Beach Naval Shipyard to a Chinese firm, an

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Pete Nelson's widow Edna, died in Altaville, CA on 20 December 1996 after suffering several strokes.

Her ashes were scattered at sea by SHASTA (AE-33) at the same position as Pete's. Edna is survived by a son E.R. Nelson III of Arnold, CA and two grandchildren. Our condolences to all.

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Pres: CAPT Hugh Q. Murray, USN (Ret.) 6310 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA 22307 Sec'y: CAPT Roy C. Smith HI, USNR (Ret.) 3730 Ramsgate Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403 h: 410-268-5668 West Coast Correspondent: CAPT Robert W. Leeman, USN (Ret.) 1611 Chatsworth Blvd, San Diego.CA 92107 The WB&A Class lunch for April was hosted by Fid Muray at his Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria. Attendees were the Russ Aliens, Dorothy Bunevich, Verna and John Craven, Lois Hoffman, the Kellers and MacLeods, Fid Murray, Lady Ours, and Rose Williams. Eel Dutton was unable to attend at the last minute and your Secretary couldn't get away from Annapolis that day. One interesting announcement was made, that the Academy's new policy for acquiring Company Officers is to have them come for one year to complete a new master's degree course in leadership and then serve two years as a Company Officer while still young enough to relate to their Midshipmen and retaining the high percentage of PG degrees in the faculty required for university accreditation.

Russell Maynard sent in a self-written obituary for future—we hope distant—use, something I wish others would also do. He added that he and Rule are very happy in their retirement home in Pinesboro, ahhougli he no longer plays golf, near their son David at the Surgical Center in NC. Walt Walters sent a funeral service program for his beloved wife Mildred, who died on 6 April in Stanford, CA. He wrote "The last three years have been a long good-bye. She had a chronic and later exacerbated pulmonary disease. Thank God we have a very close and supportive family, all here in close proximity—a daughter, three grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter born two months before Mildred's death. She lived to see the baby and hold her in her arms. I really believe that Mildred held on just for that occasion."

We also had word that John Roenigk's widow, Lucy, died on 16 April in the nursing home where she was living in Newport, RI, but with no other

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details except that she had been in ill health for some time.

And Bob Leeman sent in word that Merton Haworth had died on 18 March, probably from complications of emphysema, at his home in Tarpon Springs, FL. Bob heard the sad news from Merton's daughter living in Elk Grove, CA. There were no further details of services or interment, but Bob was kind enough to send along a complete Shipmate obituary for Merton along with his note. Many thanks. Bob. For a dozen or more years now the 34th Company of the Naval Academy (this year renumbered 28) has played an annual croquet match with St. John's College (the Johnnies' only intercollegiate sporting event). More recently the retirement community at Ginger Cove in Annapolis has entered the competition, and with considerable success. On Friday, 22 April, Ginger Cove defeated Navy to maintain its six-year undefeated record. One of the Ginger Cove players was our own Dud Hill.

This note was provided by Bob Williams' widow, Rose. Their son Robert retired from the Navy on 1 July last year after 31 years service, and immediately embarked on a long ambition to tour the USA by bicycle. He flew out to San Diego where, for exercise starters, he swam in the 11th annual Base-toBase swim from NavSta San Diego to PhibBase Coronado and the next day swam as one of a four man relay team doing the twelve mile circuit of North Island. The next morning he mounted his bicycle with tent, sleeping bag, camping stove and assorted accessories and headed up the scenic California-Oregon coast to the Transamerica Bicycle Trail at Florence OR. Other than three snowstorms in Yellowstone Park he hadfineweather through Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, then crossing the Rockies (40° F) through 11,531' Hoosier Pass in Colorado.

Carrying on through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and West Virginia, he finally arrived in Jamestown, VA to be met by his mother Rose, wife Sea, two sisters, two brothers and their families, most of whom rode on with him to the \^ctory Monument in Yorktown to complete his 5400-mile trek in 63 days of riding. "Overall, a most memorable and rewarding experience and I look forward to the opportunity to do it again," said Robert.

John Wiley sent regrets for missing the anniversary luncheon in Annapolis but Kika and John were in Swarthmore, PA for the graduation of their daughter Juanita and just couldn't leave.

As corrections to the WB&A directory. Rose Williams has a new telephone number in Vinson Hall.

The new one is 703-237-7903. Charlie Stephan also has one in Norfolk. His new number is 767-4225404.

John Harllee wrote that Peter Tare, Inc., the association of World War II PT Boat officers, held its annual reunion in Baltimore and Annapolis last April with John in charge of the Naval Academy segment.

ADM Chuck Larson '58 welcomed the group and was made an honorary member, joining Admirals Nimitz, Halsey and Burke along with John Wayne of the movie They were Expendable. The reunion was greatly enjoyed by all present.

The May WB&A luncheon was held for the 63rd anniversary of graduation, hosted by Ann and Roy Smith at Paul's restaurant outside Annapolis on 29 May. Unfortunately the Commandant and his wife had to cancel out as guests but the upscale message he would have brought was summarized by me from others of his recent talks. It was a very fine lunch, with choices between three entrees and two desserts, much enjoyed. Attending were Dorothy Bunevich, Dot Buse, Marge Christensen, Jane Condon, Lil Dickey, Kay and Dune Dixon, Eel Dutton, Helen and John Harllee, Tres and Dud Hill, Betty and Bill Keller, Grayson Merrill, Honorary Member Es

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Miller, Mary V. Moore, Fid Murray, Eleanor Ring, Forgive me. Jack, if I've misspelled some names.

Ann and Roy Smith, and Rose Williams. The Russ Your handwriting is very good, but my eyes are not.

Aliens had to cancel our at the last minute, he for a We have a change of address for Beverly Van doctor's appointment; John Craven had a chaplain's Buskirk. The new one is 8011 N. 7th Street, Apt. call to Bethesda; Ruth Fuller is hospitalized near her 1114, Phoenix, AZ 85020. The move was to put him daughter in Connecticut after a series of strokes; the closer to his hospital facility.

Ed Batchellers were in Massachusetts and Betty John Keams' stepdaughter sent a brief note that Townsend in Florida; Kit Semmes had to skip the he had died on 16 April in Inglewood, CA, but with lunch for some medical testing. She added that their no further details except that she was the next-ofson Joe is fighting cancer of the pancreas and so far kin survivor. Jack had a brief career in the Navy, doing well with an appreciable shrinkage of the tu- serving in PENNSYLVANIA and WILLIAMSON before asmor. signment to the Finance and Supply School at PhilaKit left for her summer home in New Hampshire delphia, transfer to the Supply Corps and a tour at in June and will probably be there until around Fleet Air Base Coco Solo. He resigned in 1938 and Christmas, then back to Washington. She will wel- joined North AUantic Aviation, later Rockwell, where come Class visitors ("prepared to work, walk and he spent the next 34 years in industrial engineering look at paintings"), especially in the glorious months and related fields. He retired in 1972 and settled in of September and October. Her address is Wonalancet Inglewood to enjoy "gardening, reading, crossword Farm, 3352 Chinook Trail, Wonalancet, NH 03897- puzzles and kit model assembly."

5572; special TTY telephone 800-735-2964-VCO, I was surprised the other day to run into a Spanish then 603-323-7359. FAX 603-323-8311. translation of a comment by Buddha, which makes a Here's a welcomed and interesting account from good dicho: Con un hombre que cambia muchas Jack Arnold of Muriel and his visit to the Czech ropas no se puede cambriar muchas ideas. (With a Republic. man whose mind is on his clothes one cannot exWe have just returned from several weeks visit change many ideas). to Prague where the grime and colorless despondency created by 50 years of communist rule has disappeared. Now the cobblestoned city shows off buildings dafing to the 14th and 15th CenUiries, repaired and renovated; 400-year-old pastel-colored houses now gleam like the ancient jewels they are.

The old town square in Prague with its statuary was Membership: 82% a beautiful place to pause and enjoy the good Czech brew and home of Budweiser beer's "Cosby Pres: CAPT Jefferson D. Parker, USN (Ret.) Budejovice."

Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Jesse B. Gay, Jr., USN (Ret.) We had a candlelight dinner in the wine cellar of Sec'y: CAPT W.H. Packard, USN (Ret.) the V Madre Ruze where we met Olga, our beauti5600 Yorktown Blvd., Arlington, VA 22207 ful guide who introduced us to contemporary life h: 703-536-7120 in Prague. Walking tours took us to the House of the Black Madonna, St. Nicholas' Church, and to An addition is needed to the April column writethe Czech Opera that evening. Prague's Hradcany up about the party for the Packards. Said super-party Castle complex was thefirstof many castles, folwas planned and did benefit greaUy from on-the-spot lowed by the Cathedral of St. Vitus. A visit with supervision by Phyllis Badger, Ida Mary Detweiler our attractive American ambassador and a delightful lunchfinishedanother memorable day. Later a and Ann Powell. AU attendees appreciated same. wine tasting lunch at Melnik Castle gave us the Speaking of parties, a '35 Class Council Coed energy to visit Veltrusy Castle and the birthplace Luncheon Meeting was held at Falcons Landing in of Antonin Dvorak.

Sterling, VA on 7 May. The event was sponsored by Our cozy van headed 100 miles south of Prague Penny and Lefty Paddock and Isabelle and Henry to Cesky Krumlov with the Vitova River on both Tipton, occupants of that retirement landing. Those sides. A little snow en route added to the beauty of attending included: Phyllis and Rod Badger, Chet the tree-covered rolling hills. A trip to Hlubaka Briggs and guest. Poppy and Clag Claggett and their Castle was followed by a visit to Mikolas Qaqles driver and wife (Peggy and Medford Canby), Ruth Art Gallery in Trebov. A tour of the Bohemian Crysand Slade Cutter, Ida Mary Detweiler, Gwen and tal Glass factor was a singular experience, followed by another delicious Czech lunch. These beautiful Jesse Gay, Patsy and George Hutchinson, Doyen and dream-like tours certainly make one ready to Klein, Wy Packard (Ruth was home with a cold), return.

Louisa and Jeff Parker, Ann and George Powell, Teeny and Lew Schock, and Marion and Bobo Thomson. Teeny and Lew Schock were in the area from San Diego, on one of their periodic cross-country motor-trips. It was a joyful surprise for the regular area attendees to find, and exchange news with the Schocks.

HONOR CHAIRS , Jim Fadden was buried with full military honors in the Arlington National Cemetery on 12 May 1997.

Would you like to see a classmate Attending the ceremony were Jim's daughter, Mrs. Ashley Walden of Dallas, TX and his son James honored in Alumni Hall?

McFadden of Fair Oaks, CA as well as members of Anniversary, Birthday, their families including Jim's step-grandson, Landric Walden '99. Representing the Class of '35 Graduation, or Memorial Gift. at the ceremony were Bob Thomson and Jess Gay. Call Honor Chair Coordinator, A belated word has been received that Ken Musick died a year ago (31 May 1996). Efforts are Stephanie Tuttle, 410-263-4448 being made to get more details for a Shipmate "Last Call" item. It has also been learned that Bud xl27 for details.

Gruner's wife, Sally, died at home in Monterey, CA on 25 April 1997.

The June Shipmate carried Lou Detweiler's "Last Call" which had to be mailed in before his funeral and burial services on 15 April. The Ft. Myer Chapel funeral was well attended as was his interment with

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full military honors that followed at Arlington National Cemetery. The latter was expanded by an eulogy on Lou's long service to the Class and Navy, expressed expertly by Rod Badger. The burial service was followed by a reception at daughter Mary Detweiler's residence in Arlington. Class famUy attendees paying their respects to Lou, in addifion to Ida Mary and the Detweiler family, included: Phyllis and Rod Badger, Jim Baird, Clag Claggett, Ruth and Slade Cutter, Annabella Walling DuBois, Gwen and Jesse Gay, George Hutchinson, Sellen and Ed Keats, Ruth and Wy Packard, Penny and Lefty Paddock, Louisa and Jeff Parker, Ann and George Powell, Lola Powell, Elise Seymour, Doris Tarantino, Marion and Bobo Thomson, Virginia Taylor Thomhill, and Isabelle and Henry Tipton.

At the reception, Jeff Parker presented to Ida Marry a gift from the Class, an inscribed silver platter dedicated to Lou. Jesse Gay, in late May, managed and played in the Mid-Atlantic Section of the Senior Men's Clay Court Toumament, his 20th year of participation with the U.S. Tennis Assn. He started in the 60/70 age group tournament which is now the 70/80 year group. In the National Tennis Rankings for 1996, Jesse was in the 22nd spot.

A brief notefromHiggy Higginbotham in Florida in April reported that he and Vivian would be spending the Summer in Edina, MN and returning to their Naples, FL address in mid-October. This is an annual summer migration for them. The length of stay in Minnesota usually varies with the weather conditions they find in one place or the other.

Letters continue to pour in relative to the 15 January marriage of Ruth Wordell and Wy Packard. Ruth has been acknowledging many of those letters received from her civilian friends who would not have read the news in the concluding paragraph in the '35 column of the April Shipmate. Several letters from members of the Class family contain biographic information supplementing the data in our 50 Year Lucky Bag. For example, Dick Wright's wife, Margaret, reported from AUyn, WA their fondness for "ole Virginny" where they once owned a home in Vienna, joined and played lots of good golf games at the ChantiUy Golf and Country Club, near Dulles Airport.

Jack McCormick's widow, Jerry, sent in a lengthy report on her April '97 visit to Japan. She was invited to attend tlie 50th Anniversary of the Ship Repair Facility (SRF) in Yokosuka where Jack had been the CO 1960-1962. Leaving on 21 April from Los Angeles, she was met at the Tokyo Airport by a shuttle sent by the SRF, which took her to the Quarters at Yokosuka where she was to be a guest for a week. Each evening she was chauffeured to special events honoring attending guests such as SecNav John Dalton '64; and VADM Robert Natter '67, C0M7thFLT. For the "big celebration," Jerry received a two-orchid corsage in the morning, was picked up at the quarters, driven to the SRF and was instructed to walk to the front row in the huge hangerlike building. VADM Natter, as guest speaker started the ceremony with complimentary remarks about SRF's ability to keep ships ready for operating on a timely basis. The current CO of SRF, Capt. Jeff Conners '71, was the next speaker and introduced three former Commanding Officers and their wives who were in attendance. He then mentioned Capt.

John McCormick as the originator of the SRF's Japanese motto which translates "We can do anything!" and which they still live by. He asked Jerry to stand and greet the assembled guests. She reported she was stunned when she turned around to wave and was loudly applauded by 2000 guests.

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Pres.: CAPT Randolph Meade Jr., (SC) USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas: CAPT O. M. Butler, USN (Ret.) 1101 S. Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, VA 22043 Con. Sec'y.: CAPT William A. Ellis, USN (Ret) Goodwin House West #832, 3440 S. Jefferson St., Falls Church, VA 22041-3127 h: 703-578-7546 It's hard to believe, but here it is with July '97 upon us. That means the last half of 1997 is beginning, and we are just two and a half years away from the beginning of the next Century. Come to think about it, that's no harder to comprehend than the fact that in two more weeks it will be sixty-one years since we threw our Middle hats high into the rafters of old Dahlgren Hall following the receipt of those hard fought-for diplomas and commissions. May the future years be as good to all of us who remain, and in the spirit of yesterday's Memorial Day, let us say a prayer in remembering those of our comrades who sacrificed their lives that we and others could have the peace we enjoy today. May their sacrifices not have been in vain. " Amen."

Again, we've had little or no news from any of you. So here goes with what we have on hand as of 27 May. In the May Shipmate we said Fred Bennett was hopefully awaiting his doctor's OK to return home.

We're Sony to say such was not the case. As a result, Fred now is a permanent resident of Goodwin House (East) in temporary quarters pending completion of the constmction of the new Annex. As of 2 May he had his Arlington Ridge Road condo up for sale and the address of his temporary quarters is as follows: Goodwin House Apartment 626,4800 Fillmore Ave., Alexandria, VA 22311; 703-824-1176. As of this writing, he was doing fine and still recuperating from his hip surgery.

On 1 May we had a surprise phone call from Ed King with the news that he was just out of the hospital following surgery for corroded arteries and as of that day was then in an "out patient" status. Said he was doing fine, and that the next day Bula and he were headed north for Portsmouth, VA, to attend the induction of their daughter, Robbye King Youel of Charlottesville, VA, into the Sports Hall of Fame of Virginia on 2 May. Robbye is the second woman golfer of seven golfers in Virginia to be so honored, and is a six-time winner of Women's Championship Golf in Virginia. Many of you who were members of the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington may remember following or seeing Robbye in the early days of her championship golf career. Our congratulations to Robbye on her achievements in golf and her Hall of Fame induction.

The traveling Bradleys were on the road again. 4 May saw Pat and Dick Bradley off on their annual trip south to Florida. They were to be gone for three weeks as they visited in Cumberland, TN; Atlanta, GA; Tallahassee, St. Petersburg, and Naples, FL. Along the way they planned to see Classmates and friends, so we hope they will have some news of interest and pictures for Shipmate when they get back home.

In the June Shipmate we reported the unconfirmed death of Henry Hemenway based upon a phone call received just as we were closing our column. We regret that on 6 May Mardy Laabs, the Alumni Association Class Coordinator, called to say she had foUowed through on our June notice, and that Henry's death had been confirmed as 21 December 1996. No further details were available or reported.

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In early May we received a 9 May letter addressed to All Alumni, AU Classes; Subject: Character-Building, signed by Richard Zino '67 and Paul Laric '49, in which they stated they were planning to compile a handy reference book on the subject of "Character BuUding" which might help in sharing the "rich heritage and traditions of 'character building' at the Naval Academy in a very positive way." In order to get a wide sampling of responses as possible, they solicited the help of all Alumni by sending in stories, anecdotes, etc. about Plebe and Midshipman experiences "that had a bearing on your character building or character development or the biggest impact on your post-Academy life." Those desiring to be a participant in this project on character building should submit material to Richard Zino at 249 Hamilton Road, Rockville Center, NY 11570; e: Rzino@AOL.com. Be sure to add your name. Class Year, mailing address, phone number, and civilian field of work after Service (if any). We can't remember any such experiences as of now except possibly "Sit on Infinity!" and other Mess Hall antics as the funniest and doing "36 Stoopfalls (push-ups to you youngsters)" perched atop three stacks of thick books as the most painful antic. Can any of you think of better ones occurring Plebe Year?

from, has come up with the following results on C. Dejean Hercules whom some of you may remember from our Plebe Summer: Social Security Number issued in lUinois; date of birth 12 August 1912; date of death February 1985; last known residence Zip 20007; his death benefits were maUed to Zip 22001 (Arlington, VA) which would indicate his death occuned in the Washington, DC, area. Harry plans to follow through with the Alumni Association and hopes to come up with positive information on more of our non-grads or others. We wish him success in this laborious endeavor.

That's it for now. Again, we beg of you, "SEND US SOME NEWS!!!"

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Pres: CAPT John S. Slaughter, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas: RADM D.G. Baer, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Frank N. Shamer, USN (Ret.) 7112 Lewison Drive, San Diego, CA 92120-1248 Nancy Dodson has moved to 3808 Sun Eagle Lane, Wild Oak Bay, Bradenton, FL 34210; 941-753Gil Slonim recently sent a copy of the article on 9466. Her note in part: "Forward Presence" to a friend in Minnesota—the 1 am very close to Margrit and Cliff Messenarticle that appeared in the Washington Times of 25 heimer, actually on the same street about 4 villas November 1996 by the Commandant of the Marine apart. This is very nice for me, and I'm also only an hour from my older sister.

Corps and the Chief of Naval Operations. We thought 1 have decided to do my traveling in the Sumthe friend's reply might be of interest and share pormer and stay put in Winter! Going on a cruise to tions of it witli you: Bermuda in May with friends...! will be at '37 in ...the article by Gen Chuck Krulak '64 and October—the Lord willing.

ADM Jay Johnson '68 was excellent, but they left The latest correction summary for the 1996 Class out one essential element: the comparison of interDirectory contains 53 entries. Bill Brinckloe, our national water and air space above the water and willing slave, will, if you are a possessor of that edithe national character of land and the air space tion of the Directory which includes with the request above land. The United States mayfindit economia self-addressed, stamped large envelope ($.55), maU cal and useful to deploy military units on land where you a copy of the cortections to date. You can cut the naUon-state is friendly, but even then terrorists them out and glue them over existing entries. If you extract a price; e.g., Marines in Lebanon, Airmen in Saudi Arabia, etc. The comparative vastness of are careful, they will fit. Those who have not ordered the international oceans and the airspace above the Directory can still get it with conections to date (them), compared to the land mass on planet Earth for $4.00. Mail Bill Brinckloe your request at 25980 needs constant emphasis... .The General and AdDougherty Place, Carmel, CA 93923-8821; 408-626miral need to pound this story every day both to 0740; fax 408-626-8114. Get it done while they are their troops as well as to the Public. In this day and stUl as that price. age, forward land deployment in friendly territory Larry Bernard's commitment site has been is dangerous due to terrorism. Thus, the word 'SEA' changed to Arlington Cemetery in June. should always be included between 'Forward' and Sneed Schmidt's body was committed in the Na"Presence"— 'Forward Sea Presence.'"

Gil's friend makes a powerful point with which val Academy Cemetery on 2 May. He passed away we agree. We must do our part in educating Ameri- on 27 April at Fleet Landing assisted-living facUity, cans oceanically. We, as former members of the Na- Atlantic Beach, FL. He had been ill for some time. val Service, can do this by making all citizens un- Swampy Lajaunie is diligently working up an enderstand the necessity of using the existing global try for "Last CaU", corresponding with the widow ocean/sea mass to its best advantage if we are going of Sneed's brother, CDR Schinidt '56 who passed to maintain a world-wide readiness posture capable away in 1996. Sneed did not respond to the 50 Year of rapidly meeting all the "land fires" that flare up Fix, so Swampy is short on career information for in "hot spots" of many forward areas. This is the the entry. I will write Fleet Landing to see if they best way in which we can back up General Kmlak can send Swampy a copy of Sneed's DOD 214. and Admiral Johnson in their persuasive presentaJim Cresap passed away 18 May in Dallas, TX. tion that appeared in the Washington Times last No- Bill Brinckloe is working on an entry for "Last Call," vember. as Jim was the Class Coordinator in his district.

In answer to our many pleas in the past, Harry On 8 April, the San Diego '37 Lunch Bunch gathStark's letter of 17 March said he was trying out a ered at the San Diego Yacht Club, hosted by Margie computer method by which he hoped he might find and Walt Phaler, in the Trophy Room where the whereabouts of some of our Class' "lost sheep," most of whom are in the category of non-graduates. America's Cup was guarded safely while that club He points out that in each case, there is little or no was responsible for its safety when they had won it. indication of anyone's date of birth or from what state Present were Ed Arentzen, Ninny and Claude he was appointed, nor what happened to each one Bailey '34, Donnie, Don, and Bush Bringle, Bebo when he departed the Academy appearing in the Carroll, Mel Cooper, Lois and Bob Eriy, Jeanne and Skeeta Gardes, Bob Lander, Margie and Walt Register of Alumni put out by the Alumni Association. Thus Harry, using his CD-ROM #110 disc set Phaler, Eloise and Gene Rankin, Frank Shamer, and following through on the data obtained there- Russ Wallace, Mary and Jack Whistler, and EUie and Vic Wildt. A good time was had by all.

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Anniversary, Birthday, Graduation, or Memorial Gift.

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Ginny and Claude Bailey

Mary and Jack Whistler On 27 AprU, Walt Phaler's right knee (in which a prosthesis had been substituted for a failing kneejoint) experienced a broken knee cap necessitating wearing a leg length segmented "cast" for some time.

It is anchored by Velcro bands and is removed at the end of the day for comfort in sleeping. His morale is good.

Wayne Brown has discovered that the current "Last CaU" Shipmate contact is Mr. Dale Abood, 410263-4448, Ext. 137.

Richard Zino '67 and Paul Laric '49 are compiling a handy reference book on character building incidents at the Naval Academy. I will send them my personal incident in which I was impressed with the fact that the Navy was interested in results, not excuses. Responses to them should be addressed to Richard Zino, 259 Hamihon Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570; email to Rzino @AOL.com; fax to 516-764-9509; and voice to 516-764-9192 which has an answering machine requesting your number for a call back.

Just before maUing, I received a letter summarizing events connected with Jim Cresap's passing away. It is written by Hank Rowe who is legally blind. It is a labor of love, considering the handicap.

Jim was buried with full military honors alongside the body of his first wife, Berta (nicknamed Bertie), in Dallas. Their two daughters and nine of their ten grandchildren were in attendance. Ruth and Fil Filippone, Frances Sims, and Ava and Hank represented our Classâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Fil and Hank as honorary pall bearers. Jim's Alternate Coordinator is in hospital and predicted not to be available as a replacement, leaving the Midwest area grouping of our Messmates "uncoordinated". As Fil is not well, we will have to go outside the Dallas area for replacements. Hank arranged for Class flowers at Jim's funeral.

KEEP REVVIN' WITH '37!

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Pres: RADM M. H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.) Chairman, Wash. Area: CAPT J. H. Raymer, USN (Ret.) h: 703-979-8130 Sec'y: CAPT R. W. Carter, SC, USN (Ret.) 3118 LitUe Creek Lane, Alexandria, VA 22309 h: 703-780-8779 THE MEDIA AND USNA: In the past it seems like the entire media world had decided to "beat up on the Naval Academy" whenever there were events involving discipline, character, gender etc. The Baltimore SUN was particularly rough, to the point of "attack"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Bill Boykin did ask the SUN editor, "why"?? In reply the SUN editor said she did not intend to be negative and said they would look at the Academy life to see how it is at USNA. And they did look! On May 20th, 21st and 22nd the SUN carried front-page stories looking at the Plebe Year of two Plebes (who actually were twins) with pictures

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and vignettes of Plebe Year events. The SUN intends to continue tracking the experiences of those twins through their Youngster, Second Class, and First Class years where the factors of leadership training, character and "honor" influences can be expected to be made part of the continuing total story. To their credit, the SUN did not rehash past individual disciplinary scandals which the media has dwelled on in the past. All in all, we do appreciate what the SUN has done and is doing—and we applaud their continuing plan to tell their public something of what USNA is all about.

Thanks—SUN\ And...if your local newspaper should print similar unfair stuff about USNA, you might give them a call, or a letter—it can't hurt, and might lielp!

PRESIDENT'S CORNER: We've done it again!

The May issue of "Secure Retirement" has an ad for a series of World War II videos—and, prominently displayed is a picture of our esteemed Classmate, Ray Alexander, peering through a periscope. He is the only recognizable man in the entire ad. We give the company full credit for their perspicacity.

A select group of Washington-Annapolis Classmates spent an afternoon at the Academy playing the electronic maze game which we funded at the Leadership Department. We were joined by a like number of Midshipmen in developing a strategy to navigate through the mine-infested game board. We suffered too many casualties, and were too slow, but finally succeeded. LCDR Hall described how the board game developed team concepts and how they have used it with all 1000 Second Class this spring.

They are grateful for the support.

Lastly, the long awaited report of the Special Committee established by the Superintendent to review all aspects of life at the Academy has issued its preliminary report in essence stating that cultural problems within the entire United States are more to blame for the Academy's troubles than any systemic, in-house causes. I know this will elicit many comments from Alumni and others, pro and con. I would note that in March 1994 I wrote to the then Supe, RADM Tom Lynch '64 commenting on the Electrical Engineering Scandal, that (and I quote) "The Naval Academy and other Service institutions must realize that the student body is more diverse in its origins than ever before. Just because candidates are bright does not mean that they have been brought up under conditions which guarantee that all of them have inherited only those attributes which make a man or woman a model of perfection!"

MAILBAG: Books by '38ers include the vast world of actual war operational experience and also the following year's worries of inter-service competition and Navy development. As you know, Larry Pierce is writing a book of what happened in his eventful Navy life—he says the book is almost finished, and tells of WWII aviation, work when he had the carrier desk in OP-55 to get the British to come over and show us their steam catapult over OPNAV apposition—and the change to enthusiasm after their demonstration.. .and without that catapult we would have been "out of business"!! Larry also stoutly defended the Navy from inappropriate remarks made

by NATO bosses—was involved in shaping the Naval Aviation establishment—training etc. He also has worries, such as "Who is looking out for the Navy— who speaks up"?? We look forward to his book. Tom Lamar sends an appreciative letter—Tom says.

Thought the Class would like to know that the last of famous Crommelin brothers, Quentin, died of cancer on April 28th. As you know, Dick Crommelin was our Classmate who, after distinguishing himself as a fighter pilot, was killed in WWII as was his brother Charles. 1 know of no other family wherefivebrothers were all Academy graduates—four of whom were outstanding Naval Aviators and thefifthwas a Vice Admiral.

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It could well be that that record will stand for all time—the Crommelins were fabulous and do have their place in our Navy's history! Paul Lovelace out there in sunny California writes of his concern about the "spectacle of Senators Harken, Lott and (John) McCain '58 expressing absolute disagreement" with the Air Force's disciplinary action against one of their B52 pilots—and tliey didn't even know that the charges included lying and disobedience of orders!!!

Paul says he can understand why Harken and Lott wouldn't "know better, but McCain really shocked me" and wonders how the Class feels?? Well, Paul, most of the Class shares your wonderment—and are very much concerned!! One Classmate says that, "in our day lying and disobedience of orders would certainly not go unpunished and the offender allowed to go free...and wonders about the "negative message sent to all military?? Got a nice letter from Wick Alford—he is coming up from his Sea Island, GA happy home to visit the Washington, DC area for "Grand Reunion of the Asiatic Fleet—20-24 August", and wonders if the Washington group might be having Class activities. Answer is "No"—our Washington group shuts down for the July-August summer to pick up again in September. But we DO welcome visitors. Our local roster lists Class activity dates—and if any of you would like a copy, drop us a card and we'll send one along.

FORUM: Standing out in the Forum department this month is a letter from a Class of '45 non-38er sending me a clip published in the Annapolis Capital newspaper on 24 April this year reporting CNO stated position regarding women in today's Navy.

The CNO "reaffirmed his desire to see women in every Navy job—except submarines and SEAL teams." In response to a question about women in combat, the CNO said "94% of the Navy's career fields are already open to women and 1 applaud it!!"

He went on to say that "mastery of personal computing will be a universal, everyday requirement of life at sea." WeU—I guess a lot of us are really a bit surprised that some of our concerns about physical, moral, and social effects seem to be of no concern to present administration. A Classmate states openly at our luncheons that it seems clear that senior officers have accepted political correctness as "required"!

Some of these things become even more clear when they hit on you personally.. .hence this story: An Air Force '92 male grad and an Air Force '93 female marry—and Air Force does a good job of keeping them assigned together, and they have a beautiful baby. Then Air Force sends Air Force wife to Saudi Arabia leaving Air Force husband in CONUS do his Air Force job, tend to the 1 year old baby, and keep the house. Mind you—even when deployed wife is not to a combat slot, there are problems. But with ADM Jay L. Johnson's '68 plan a Navy wife can go to combat slots!!! (which is his stated "desire").

How about a little poll here—you guys have been there, been shot and shot at, and experienced bloody combat carnage! Drop me a card—^what do you think of our Navy position on women in combat? Is Navy on the right track???? What if it were your wife—or your sons wife???? Would that make a difference???

Betty Luby and Milce

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REMEMBRANCES: Kathleen Bayer writes to tell us of the loss of her father, Captain D.W.B. Kelley, USNR on 11 April 1997 when he had a fall from which he never regained consciousness. Don left USNA before graduation, entered USNR in 1942 and is currently listed as Captain USNR (Ret).

Kathleen is his only child with two children Scott 27 and Lee 24. Scott graduated from Northwestern and is an account executive; Lee graduated from Vanderbilt; Kathleen and husband Carter work as consultants from their home and wish for us a "spirited 60th!" The Class has made a memorial gift to the Sojourners in Hartford.

Willis Denekas sends this note:

Ray Berthrong EVENTS AND MEETINGS: Our Washington Group's April "Luncheon-with our-Ladies" is always a highlight of the year. Classmates come who we haven't seen for a long time, and our ladies do brighten up all things! It was great see Oliver Bagby, Ray Berthrong and Red Mason back with us. The pictures from Annabella Dubois' educated camera catch the happy party flavor—again we say thanks to Annabella! As you might expect, there was lots of talk about our "60th" planning, and who is planningto-travel-where in the summer—what the kids are doing—and the grandkids etc. It was a great day!

On the other coast out San Diego way the group was also having their day too. Leo Jensen says, "Our April luncheon was great! We had an excellent tumout and happy to have four attendees we don't often see; John Saxten is in town for a short time from up north; Randy Klippel from south San Diego; Bemice and Bill Dimmick who recently settled in Chula Vista and Bill Ratliff after a long absence. Muriel and Gordy Williams are leaving soon and heading home to Bremerton. Once again Gordy announced he shot his age on the links, but we all take it in stride. Present were Buaas, Dimmick, Henry, Jensen, Klippel, Ogle, Olsen, Ratliff, Rogers, Saxten, Williams and Zimanski."

Leo also said he had just had his pacemaker installed and is doing well—and that Gail and Tom Foster are completing plans for the summer Class party. Sounds great Leo—it's always a celebration when the Class gets together to enjoy ourselves!

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We have been informed of the death on 22 November 1996 of Mrs. Oscar B. Parker (Dorothy).

The Parkers had ten or more years of active duty in Europe, mostly in NATO countries such that in 1963 Captain Parker said it was difficult to maintain contact with Classmates. Parker died in 1987. His son, Barry, who graduated from the Frankfurt American High School in Germany, is a survivor now living in Lancaster, Ohio. Laura Hedgecock's writes to Frank Jones to say her thanks "to the Class of 1938 for its gift to the Altzheimer's Association in memory of my husband Russell Hedgecock," and that Russ was proud to be a graduate USNA. And now late sad news in the loss of RADM Harry Mason. Harry had a heart attack earlier from which recovery seemed to be proceeding nicely—then only to lose him on 6 June. Funeral arrangements are pending. It is hard to have friends leave us...we keep them in our thoughts and prayers.

MOVES AND RELOCATIONS: Still all quiet in this department with the Class doing more thinking about moving than actual moving. And that isn't a bad thing either—but, do let us know when you move—a postcard will do it nicely.

CLASS CLIPS: "The New Freedom"!! That is the title of the verses Vince Schumacher's talented wife Mary composed to honor the eightieth birthday of a friend—and which Vince plans to contribute to our 60th Lucky Bag. However, Willis Denekas thinks we should not wait another year and gives us an advance look! Here it is—by Mary Schumacher!

The New Freedom You can make a new discovery Change your way of living Be outrageous as you like.

And the world will be forgiving.

You can write some stupid stuff And pretend it's weighty.

And the only worlds you'll ever hear are, "Well, you know, she's over eighty"!

Well—now we know! If we get a few of those "looks" in the future, we'll understand—I guess???

Thanks Mary and Willis for the preview.. .keep writing!

LAST THOUGHTS: Deke Ela has the overall job of assembling and editing the updated Classmate biographies for our 60th, but Deke looks to the "Area Connection" to actually accumulate Classmate updates for the their area. Area "connections" are listed in last months Shipmate Class column. So.. .get out your pencils, write it up, pictures are O.K., send to your " Area Connection" ASAP.. .time sure goes by in a hurry! In the meantime, watch your diet, get your exercise, and above all—stay safe!! RWC

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Pres: CAPT Paul Loustaunau, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT William J. Ruhe, USN (Ret.) 1310 MacBeth Avenue, McLean, VA 22102 John Parks sent a report on the Bay Area's May luncheon, with a good photo of the attendees.

Laveta and Johnny hosted the group at the Napa Valley SUverado Country Club. Johnny notes that Stu Moredock is standing there in the picture "with a new right artificial hip." Johnny also says that on 25 April he joined the "pacemaker club." His heart had frequent skips of five seconds and his pulse was down to 40. So he had "urgent surgery" and is now plugged in at a steady 71, "feeling fine." And that they're going to Oklahoma in July for "Laveta's 50th Class Reunion."

The Superintendent, and the Color Girl and Color Company Commander (the Fehrs) When the 18th Company at the Naval Academy became the Color Company, its leader Midn. 1/C Peter Fehr chose as his Color Girl, Midn. 3/C Susan Fehr of the 19th Company. Both are grandchildren of the late Ralph Locke. Gertmde Locke sent along, with an article about this unique happening, the photo of Admiral Larson the Superintendent, marching with the Color Company Commander and his very special sister, the Color Girl.

Skeet Bemis sent a group of pictures of '39ers taken at the San Diego '39 Class luncheon with wives, held on 29 April. Skeet's and Kathy's notes mention that Freddie Clarke has still not gotten over the sudden loss of his wife Liz. Kathy says: "She and I were friends for 60 years! (We rode the WB&A train while dating our future husbands.)"

Don Quale submitted a series of letters from 1958 to 1997 which told of Don's request to receive an Air Medal for his "taking two K-type airships from Bermuda to the Zores in 1943 on the longest nonstop extended water route flight made by a non-rigid airship (dirigible) at that time." (But all he got then was a Commendation Ribbon.) This request was kicked around throughout 1958, and then finally some action was taken on it in 1997 by Captain John C. Kane of '44, a Navigator on the flight to the Azores. He wrote: "I contacted a very helpful lady in OPNAV-Medals and Awards Branch. She asked that you write her and ask for a review of your case.

She has you in her records as J. Donald Quale. Then Don concludes on a happy note: "As you no doubt have noticed, John Kane pulled this request out of the deep freeze and we scored a direct hit!" (Don got his Air Medal on 28 March 1997.)

Herb Cassidy, writing from Norfolk, enclosed an obit on Mo Moore and mentioned to Mo's wife, Gretchen, in a note of condolence, "the pride we in the Class of 1939 had for Mo's enviable accomplish-

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ments and dedicated service to our country." Herb also wrote: "I've misplaced the forwarding sheet for the 60th Class Reunion so I'm sending along our plans for the event. Sounds great. And preliminary Congrats to those involved."

Jamie lY^uger, looking more fit than writes: "Regarding the aging of our San Diego Classmates, you may want to use some of my notes. The guys I refer to as 'passing as Plebes if they were wearing white works' are Doc Norton, Bobby Brent and Johnny Weatherwax. What a healthy looking bunch. As for myself, I am using a very ornate walking cane (like Winston Churchill's?) these days and chairridefrom the ticket counter to the flight line in airports. Very handy."

Norm Bennett got a lot of pubUcityfromthe opening of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, here in Washington, on 29 AprU. (I've been unhappy about the dull, common-place face on FDR's statue when it should be jaunty, smiling and supremely self-confident.) Norm, a radio communications officer on TUSCALOOSA is quoted in the Washington Post of 27 AprU as recalling two of Roosevelt's shipboard visits. On the first visit "I was in charge of the boxing shows aboard and was a judge of the fights, as was the President. I mled against FDR in four of the six matches." (Not good for an officer's grease mark.)

"I was told afterward that FDR was quite upset because he considered himself a good judge of boxing. On the second visit when FDR heard of the invasion of Polandâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from a paper we took to him; he realized more what the consequences were. He looked up to the sky and said 'Let's go home'. We had to head back to Norfolk."

Hawaii Pacific University presented on March 16, its "Fellow of the Pacific Award" to RADM Joe Vasey, in recognition of his lifetime achievements and continuing work to increase understanding among countries in the Pacific. This honor was rendered for Joe's work in fostering education and peace within the Asia-Pacific rim. Joe, as noted in a 31 March article in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, as president of the Pacific Fonmi's Center for Strategic and International Studies, organized a cooperative network of more than 20 research institutions in the region that continue to work together on Forum projects. Joe himself adds to this info: "Old sailors don't even fade away! Keep the faith!" Lillian Vasey included in a package of articles, Joe's taking part in a piano recital on 27 April by the students of Enunice M. Demello. Listed in the program for this recital is Lloyd Vasey playing Nelpuro arfor by Jacopo Peri.

Joe is included in the novicefirst-to-playgroup. And LiUian notes: "Seeing is believing I shut all the windows when he practices."

Val and Doc .Norton

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Standling 1 to r: Parks, Judy Reaves, Fischer, Laveta Parks, Moredock, Reaves, Dressling, Pat Furlong, Furiong and Worden. Sitting I to r: Joyce Moredock, Dorothy Lewis and Bev Worden.

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Jean and Bob Barnes Fred Clarke writes: "Our AprU luncheon with the ladies at Reuben's on the bay went very well. Attending the San Diego luncheon were: Betty and Art Fischer, Ray Zoeller, Dal and Doc Norton, Vi and Chuck Thomas, John Dolan, Kathy and Skeet Bemis, Peg and Tom Walker, Jean and Bob Barnes, John Wallingford, Phyllis Keim, Lani and Fred Clarke, Gay and Val Holzapfel, Bob Brent, Rosemary and John Weathrwax, Pearl and Hap Jolly, Tut and Bill Fargo, BiUie Plemons, and Madeline and Ken Barker. Dwight Ness was there with his daughters Roynan and Dale. Joey and Bob Border drove up from Las Vegas while Jamie Ttauger came with a lady friend from the same place. Bette and Bull Dawson missed the luncheon for the first time I can remember. They are now at the Coronado Royale Retirement Center, 299 Prospect PI, Coronado, CA 92118 and can be reached at their regular phone number."

Art Fischer writes a call to action. He sends a letter by Bruce Ogden '53 about Alumni Association Tmstee-at-Large Nominations. He notes: "Herewith —^food for thought! This is a big issue out here" (the West Coast). The big issue is: The present practice of a Nominating Committee, appointed by the Board Chairman, selecting a single candidate for each vacancy, is tantamount to the membership committee as an exclusive club selecting their new members. It is not an elective process; but rather an affirmation of a "selection board's" arbitrary decision as to whom they select as their associates. The report that only about 2430 members out of a membership of 36,000 took the trouble to submit a signed ballot last year, should have been a 'wake up call' that the Alumni-at-large are disengaged.

Art is preaching, "Let's get '39ers engaged on this issue." [Ed Note: As reported in the Board of Trustees minutes in the front of this issue, the entire voting process is being reviewed by this year's newly constituted Nominating Committee...Nancy] The Class was shocked at the sudden death of Jack Bowell who was a '39er his first two years at the Boys School and then was turned back into the Class of '40. He had attended many '39 luncheons and was well liked for his ideas on how to better things and his positive, strong management style. On the 16th of May he was happily a part of a Sub Vets of WWII dinner party and next day he keeled over while mowing his lawn. He was the best single buyer of my War in the Boats, buying over 20 copies (in which I Shipmate, July-August 1997

described him as "snaggle-toothed") and he had four more copies on order "to be autographed." He wiU be much missed and his family have our sincere condolences for his passing away.

The May '39 Washington luncheon had 24 in attendance. Danny Weitzenfeld said in his opening prayer, relative to Mo Moore's death on 4 AprU: "He was a seagoing lad from a salty town. Hence, all things to him are purely elementary. He was masterful at bridge, chess, biUiards, bowling, soccer, baseball and football. BrUliant, unruffled and tactful. Mo is our idea of a good man." Danny also had a prayer for my son Edward who died of his brain cancer in April. Bud Gore, after hearing Paul Loustaunau's pitch to possibly finance another printing oi Anchors for the Class of 2002, mentioned that relative to ethics at the Naval Academy, when he visited the Naval Academy recently he had gone to the Chapel's Sunday service and found virtually no Midshipmen in attendance. (Ethics? Bah, humbug!) I had a report that Flip Anderson and Dave Bill were seen at the A-N Country Club batting a tennis baU back and forth at each other—^without moving their feet. (Will they start actuaUy moving by August?) When the mystery of what '39er had a roommate named "Bucky" was again questioned. Bud Gore whimsically said, "W.T. Door, of course." Jim Coleman said he and Mae were taking a tour to Athens and Istanbul at the end of the month. Jack Michel announced that his book A Guest of the Emperor will be at the book stores in January of 1998. Paul Loustaunau fielded color photos of two huge paintings that Doc Abbot feels the Class should buy and present to the Naval Academy—for the inspiration of the Midshipmen.

A mural depicting the Battle of MobUe Bay when Farragut ordered "Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead" was closely examined by all and commented on. The second painting, of John Paul Jones yelling back at the skipper of SERAPIS "We have not yet begun to fight" in answer to "Have you struck your colors?" (The Bonhomme Richards colors had been shot down) was much discussed. Danny W. noted that there were no dead bodies in the picture, the mast was still solid and only a little splintering of the main deck was evident. (The question was "does this depict Jones before they really began to fight?)

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Pres: CAPT William M. Carpenter, USN (Ret.) 1119 Aquia Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Sec'y: CAPT Jacob V. Heimark, USN (Ret) 410 Old Gulph Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Edward C. Sledge, USN (Ret.) 932 Shetland Court, McLean, VA 22102 WASHINGTON REPORT: Your old 'prez" is standing in one more time as Secretary until the watch is relieved. Back here in the land of the PALS (Potomac Area Lunch Survivors) there were two funerals in late spring, the first on 28 April for Julio Fickenscher, Ed's widow, who passed on back in 1984. Julio lived on Virginia's Eastern Shore. I first got the report of her death from Al Bergner, who lives not far away in that litUe piece of Virginia, down near the water on the east side of The Chesapeake Bay. Al had seen the notice in the local newspaper.

Later we got all the details from the family and a substantial group of local Classmates were at Arlington Cemetery when Julio was laid to rest with Deacon.

Then on 27 May the old Post Chapel at Fort Myer was filled with those who came to pay respects to Jack Bowell who had died suddenly on the 18th.

There were not only Classmates and other Navy friends, but many in Jack's community, for he had

been active in many and different enterprises. It was typical of Jack that he was fully involved in a Submariner's reunion right up to hours before his heart gave out at his home in Fairfax. We who knew Jack's medical history were aware that his heart was laboring, and that his heart doctors confirmed that his life had been extended by the chelation therapy that he had been taking. I was sorry not to be at his funeral, but I was already committed to a conference in Tokyo, where several of the Nation's representatives met in another of a series of meetings to coirfer on the problem of security of merchants ships at sea. It turns out that pirates (modem style) are a new menace for which we haven't yet found an adequate solution.

We who must plan for the next Forty Reunion in the year 2000 will sorely miss Jack Bowell. He was a key member of every Reunion committee we have had over the past thirty years or more. He always did the hotel thing, thought of souvenirs, arranged local events and transportation to them, served as an MC and in all kinds of crisis management. It was the same for the PALS picnics; Jack brought tables and chairs, refreshments, etc. As we trek over to Bill Lamb's on the last Sunday in August for the local picnic it won't be quite the same without Jack.

The obituary in the Washington Post said that memorial contributions may be sent to the Alumni Association, but a faster route is the following adress: USNA Alumni Association, RO. Box 64978, Baltimore, MD 21264-4978. Betty Bowell has asked that contributions go towards a memorial chair for Jack and the Association has agreed.

Marge and Ed Muhlenfeld are now more or less settled at Ginger Cove on the South River near Annapolis. Their address is 7109 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401; 410-266-0961. As I said last time, we have not released them from the PALS and fully expect them to be regular attendees, bringing other Crabtown locals along.

Back to Al Bergner, you read in the June issue of his email address, and his reports that he has heard on the Internet from Harry White, George Kittredge, Dick Laning, Ted Rodgers and Cary Hall—and that before the full news got around in the June issue. So, if you haven't tapped out bigpop@esva.net, let him hear from you. (I still have to use the telephone to talk to Al!) NEWS FROM ALL AROUND: Gene Hemley reported on his taping project: I recently completed video tapes that I felt obligated to complete since I had 8 mm movies from Ajax Hiller and a '70-'90 picture album from Connie Carlson. I sent the completed tape to Ajax and then attempted to reach him by phone several times but never heard back from or reached him on the phone. Is he OK? I sent a completed combined tape to Connie Carlson adding on the Hiller tape in one cassette. Connie responded quickly and evidently is well and happy at a lake in New Hampshire. Connie's pictures include excellent shots of about 50 Classmates and Ajax's covers an interesting "Day in the Life of A Midshipman" circa 193738. If enough request copies I'll get some made as done before. Regardless, I'll send a copy to the Naval Historical Foundation Archives Branch as done with the previous three tapes for everybody's great-grandchildren and beyond to see.

Coming in from a Caribbean cruise a while ago we dropped in to see Ruthie and Mel Abrahams in Pompano Beach. Despite some physical problems Mel appears to be coping well and still playing golf.

Mel also was my Classmate at Columbia in 1935 and then at Sub School eariy in 1943. We had some trouble remembering who else were in these Classes.

If you would like to have a copy of Gene's tapes, write to him at 20 Cohawney Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583; 914-723-5181, and for $10.00 per tape he can let you see what he has done.

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Up Philadelphia way in April, another of our Classmates became an octogenarian. To celebrate. Jack Heimark set up a lunch and golf game at the Aronomink Golf Club, attended by Eckert, Hill, McMullen and Carpenter. Mac couldn't stay for golf, but he surprised Jake with a unique birthday remembrance, a player's uniform shirt of the New Jersey Devils (owned by Mac) with a big "80" on the back—Mac has retired that number; Jake has the only one. As many of you know, the Devils had a great season this year.

Jake Heimark sent me several things; first, the two items just below, the first of which should give us concern, as we are all getting on in years.

Joe Snyder is now in a nursing home in Groton, CT, as an Alzheimer's patient. Annette has sold their home and has moved to 425 Drozdwk Drive, Groton, CT 06340, to be near Joe. Cards or calls from friends would be much appreciated by Annette. They will also help keep Joe in touch with his Navy world. To you both we send our prayers.

Jean and John Hardy can't join '40 at Castine this year since they will be on a golfing trip in Spain, Portugal and France, followed by a cruise into the Med. Sounds like a fabulous trip for these happy newlyweds. Hopefully, next year they will come to Castine and regale us with a first hand account of their holiday in Europe.

On the lighter side, Jake sent this little piece for us—timely, to be sure: ON BEING 80 I have good news for you. Thefirst80 years are the hardest.

The second 80 are a succession of birthday parties Once you reach 80, everyone wants to carry your baggage and help you up the steps. If you forget your name, or anybody else's name, or an appointment, or your own telephone number, or promise to be three places at the same time, or can't remember how many grandchildren you have, you need only explain that you are 80.

Being 80 is a lot better than being 70. At 70 people are mad al you for everything. At 80, you have a perfect excuse no matter what you do. If you act foolishly, it's your second childhood. Everybody is looking for symptoms of softening of the brain.

Being 70 is no fun at all. At that age they expect you to retire to a house in Florida and complain about your arthritis. (They used to call it lumbago).

And, you ask everybody to stop mumbling because you can't understand them. (Actually, your hearing is about 50 percent gone.)

If you survive until you are 80, everybody is surprised that you are still alive. They treat you with respect just for having lived so long. Actually, they seem surprised that you can walk and talk sensibly.

So please, folks, try to make it to 80. It's the best time of life. People forgive you for anything. If you ask me, life begins at 80.

And one more tidbit from Jake, this one of interest to our airdales! / WANT TO BE A NAVY PILOT I want to be a Navy pilot when I grow up because it's fun and easy to do. Pilots don't need much school, they just have to learn numbers so they can read instruments. I guess they should be able to read maps so they can find their way if they get lost. Pilots should be brave so they won't be scared if it's foggy and they can't see or if a wing or motor falls off they should stay calm so they 'II know what to do. Pilots have to have good eyes so they can see through clouds and they can't be afraid of lightening or thunder because they are closer to them than we are. The salary pilots make is another thing I like. They make more money than they can spend.

This is because most people think airplane flying is dangerous except pilots don't because they know how easy it is. There isn 't much I don't like, except girls like pilots and all the stewardesses want to marry them so they always have to chase them away so they won't bother them. I hope I don't get airsick because if I do I couldn 't be a pilot and would have to go to work.

—Edwardo Cordona, Age 10 (A Fifth Grader)

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Jake is getting ready to do the whole thing on this column, after we have a "change of the watch" when I meet him at Castine. Probably we shall do a "joint job" at Castine, and then Jake will take the next one on his own.

great grandparents. Ozzie Osborne wrote that he and Toshiko had planned to be there but he's had a recent recurrence of an heart fibrillation problem and was awaiting shock treatment in June. A "hang in there" card was signed by all and has been sent toOz. John Sims conveyed the news that Woody Woodside, his roommate, has undergone a septuple by-pass heart operation and the prognosis is excellent. At this writing. Woody is home and recovering well. A get-well card was sent.

Don Bruce and others had attended the last rites at NAS Alameda, marking, along with the closing of Treasure Island, the end of the long Navy presence in the Bay Area. (Unless the HORNET Foundation is successful in preserving Dave Lewis' old ship as a museum!)

The Clancy's were among the lucky ones who, at the 18th green, witnessed Tiger Woods' record victory at the Masters tournament at Augusta; the McEwens will soon be moving from St. Helena to Paradise Valley in Fairfield, and Snuffy Smith will be hosting the next meeting in September.

The BAG report shows that our new split between the jobs of the Secretary and the corresponding Secretary is working. Dave Lewis sent his report to Ed Sledge, the Corresponding Secretary, and he passed it on to J a k e Heimark, for possible use by Jake as the Secretary.

BAG Lunch attendees: Larry and Joan McEwe, Ben Franna and friend Joyce Crulhers Si-rj-'^.*. am.

80 Years for Jake, Back: Eckert, Heimark, Julianne and Ted Hill, Mary Carpenter; Front: Mary Anne Eckert, Betty Heimark On the east we have the PALS, and out west we have the BAG (Bay Area Group). Dave Lewis sent the following report, along with pictures—thanks, Dave!

The Bay Area Group (BAG) met for the quarterly brunch at Piatti's restaurant in Danville on May 18. Those present were Jeannie and Don Bruce, Isabel and Swede Carlson, Betty and Pat Clancy, Joyce Crowther with Ben Frana, Joan and Larry McEwen, Judy and John Sims, Florence and Snuffy Smith and Marilouise and Dave Lewis.

News from those who couldn't attend was both upbeat and down. Doc Weatherup reported that he and Kay are enjoying their new role as proud

Swede and Isabel Carlson, Jeannie and Don Bruce, Florence Smith

Eckert, Carpenter, Hill, Heimark, McMullen—Celebrating Jake's 80th

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Florence Smith, John and Judy Sims, Dave and Marilouise Lewis, Larry McEwen When this is in print, one more Castine Caper will be history, and again our thanks are due our organizer, Fritz Freund, and Ted Rodgers, who founded the whole thing. It's good to see them there, for we know that all is well. Others, over the years, have done their good deeds, and we are grateful to them as well.

One of the several authors in our Class has a new book out. J.P. Morray has just published Grand Illusion: Francois Mitterand and the French Left.

Praeger Publishers. It traces the life of Mitterand, from his youth to the Presidency of France. J.R, we wish you lots of plaudits—and royalties!

THE SECRETARY'S CORNER: The several things that our departed Secretary, Early Winters, did, must, as we have said before, be done by several, and we are pushing on in that plan. Ted Hill is doing the lunches and picnics, George Kronmiller is dealing with the roster and WOWSA, and Harvey Seim is a busy man taking care of funeral arrangements. As noted above, Ed and Jake are poised to work in tandem.

We remember that a memorial for Early was set up, the Early Winters Scholarship Fund, with the Naval Academy Foundation. As of now (June) we are more than three-fourths of the way toward our goal of $20,000—Dee Winters and her family, and all of us, are grateful for the many generous gifts.

One final—and sad—note: just as I was closing out this column to send it to Shipmate, Bill Bryan called to tell me that he had a call from Charlotte Bush's daughter to say that her mother had just died (12 June 1997), out in Arizona. Charlotte followed husband Bill Bush, just three months after he left us all. We feel for the Bush family.

Also—I forgot this the last couple of times—I have a few Class of Forty watches, men's and women's, at the same old price of $15. It is the watch with the blue face and gold Class of Forty crest.

ONLY FORTY IS 4.0!

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Chmn & Sec'y: CAPT Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 5610 Wisconsin Avenue, Apt # 1409 Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4419 h: 301-215-7532 e: Vdelano@aol.com Our usually wonderful Class lunch at the Annapohs Yacht Club was marred this year by the absence of Jack Rogers who was incapacitated with a circulatory problem in his leg and could not attend. I know that everyone joins me in wishing for a full and prompt recovery. Winnie and Jack together with Alice and Dick Miller did the planning for this year's event and it came out as well as it always does, including splendid weather We always hope that some of you from outside our area will be near enough to attend this lunch and we hope you will try next year.

It really is a great affair Marie Pierce made her first appearance at a Class function since Dick died and she was a most welcome addition. She brought two guests from the Eastern Shore, Mary and Frank May, who have attended other ' 41 events and know many of our group. It was also the last appearance of a good friend, Don Quigley, but more of that later.

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As you may remember. Jack Rogers volunteered to take charge of all planning for our 60"' Reunion and had started work. Because of his illness, he has not been able to proceed any further. In the meantime. Rusty Crenshaw has agreed to take over that important job. Several in the Annapolis contingent have already offered their help so before too long I hope that you will be hearing more about the organization and plans for the big event in 2001! Last Winter in Naples, FL a group of us got together when Faye and Buck N e w s o m were in town from Lawrence, KS. Next year, if we can find some more Classmates in the Naples area, we'll have bigger party! I forgot to tell you last month that Charlie Rush is working on another book, as is Rusty Crenshaw, and yet another author has emerged, Ruth Hagerman. Ruth's book. Dearest of Captains, is a narrative, historical poem about the only female officer in the Civil War, Sally Tompkins, who was commissioned by Jefferson Davis. Some time ago, Ned Hines wrote the following nice note which I have been late to pass along: What cliches do you know about the "second time around?" Having had arthroscopic surgery on my left knee 8 years ago, I just did it again. Six days after, it feels like I'll be able to get back into tennis and power walking to counteract my diet. 1 am also just back from a 10 day tour of the Holy Land. Spent 3 days in and out of a 5 star hotel in Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, then went south to Masada, including a backward fall into the brine!

Tender feet became the causative element. My first introduction to the Masada story; it hits you right in the pit! Four nights in a 5 star Jerusalem hotel provided our base for visits all around the Holy Land. All 51 of us knew that we walked where Christ had walked; we just don't know how many such places. A reality, which sort of boggles the mind, presented itself—the major churches are not parish churches; they are memorials—not open for services on Sunday! And what does it tell you when you find that the famous western wall is segregated; each sex has a section and no crossover! Flying New York to Tel Aviv on a 747-400 @ 600 + mph for 10+ hours is an experience in itself.

Ned is back and looks great and is pretty nimble on his feet as far as I could tell.

Our gift to East Carolina University was warmly received and we have been profusely thanked for our meaningful gift in most thoughtful letters from the Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement. Don Lennon, the Coordinator for Special Collections, who has been in charge of our repositorial work wrote the following: On behalf of East Carolina University and the East Carolina Manuscript Collection, allow me to express our deep and abiding appreciation to the members of the U. S. Naval Academy Class of 1941 for their generous gift to the ECU Naval History Resources Endowment. The Class of '41's donation of $5,000 is more important to our effort to build a financial basis of support for the preservation of Naval history than any of you will ever know. Not only is it a substantial increase in the corpus itself, but it also will encourage Naval personnel and their families from across the country to have a part in building this important fund. As you know, the revenues generated by the endowment will be used to acquire, conserve, and make available to researchers the papers and oral memoirs that reflect the Naval heritage of our Nation.

We also are pleased that you made the gift in the form of a memorial to our late University Archivist Gene Williams. He did enjoy the oral interview sessions in Ponte Vedra before his illness and had it not been for his cancer, we would have been right there again this past February. I will share your letter with his widow and son.

Bill McReynolds deserves special mention for a more or less single-handed accomplishment on his part. About a year ago he learned that a young First Lieutenant, Robert C. Parrott, under his command at the Chosin Reservoir battle had never received recognition for heroic actions of which Bill was

aware. Bill went to work and not only did the First Lieutenant, now Colonel USMC (Ret), receive a 46 year late Silver Star but it was pinned on at the Pentagon by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen Charles Krulak '64 with Bill in prominent attendance. The citation described how LT Parrott became the battery commander after his commander was captured by the Chinese Communist forces and how he directed the fire of his 155s on the enemy streaming off the hill into his position, driving them off.

Later, after three days of fighting through road blocks and surviving in extremes of cold (35° below at night), his battery came under attack by a larger enemy force. He directed his troops into positions of defense and personally engaged the enemy with his carbine and was wounded. He prepared for a second assault and again fought with his men and drove off the enemy. He was wounded again in the legs and had to be lifted into a vehicle to resume the movement. I think you will agree that it was a well deserved award. Well Done, Bill.

McReynolds, COL Parrott, Gen Krulak Two Naval Academy Graduates are compiling what they consider will be a handy reference book on character-building at the Naval Academy and they are seeking experiences from all Classes. They cite such things as early morning window-closing duty, uniform races, calling chow before meals, comearounds, bracing up and many other unique learning experiences. They listed some things I never heard of and they omitted some character building that my rear end received. Some specific questions were: what were your most memorable funny and painful experiences while at the Academy, what experience had the biggest impact on your post-Academy life and what experience resulted in the greatest change in your outlook on life? If you want more information, contact Richard Zino, '67 at 249 Hamilton Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570, email Rzino@aol.com; fax 516-764-9509 or phone 516764-9192.

We have lost some fine Classmates recently. At the end of April, Quentin Crommelin '41 succumbed to cancer and was the last of the five Crommelin brothers who were so prominent in Navy flying circles. Although the family had been serving in the Army in wars going back to the Revolution, the five brothers started a new tradition by all going to the Naval Academy. Quentin is survived by his widow, Priscilla, a son, Quentin, Jr., and a daughter, Priscilla BaU. Quent's droll humor and companionship wUl be missed and his family has all of our sympathy at this unhappy time. After a difficult battle with cancer that struck him in several different places, Don Quigley died in June shortly after having attended this year's Class luncheon at the Annapolis Yacht Club. He knew that this would be his last appearance and we were all so grateful that his daughter, Terri, was able to drive him down from Fayetteville, PA. Don was a loyal attendee at almost every Class lunch in Washington right up to the end, so his cheerful, friendly presence will be sorely missed. To his surviving children, Diane, Dennis, Patricia, Judith and Teresa we pass on our deep condolences.

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Before I get to the birthday boys, let me tell you that Cliff Lenz and Moose Smith tied one on together on their common birthday, 21 February, after the Smiths arrived in Coronado from snowy Park City, UT. Would you believe that Moose is a year older than Cliff?

Birthday boys—Lenz and Smith Now for those July and August birthdays: July— Andrews, George Ball, Batcheller, Cocke, Davis, Easterbrook, Everly, Fonvielle, Hagerman, Henning, Hines, Kelley, Loetterle, Marion, Newsom, Oliver, Somers, Thomas, Turner, Malcolm and Tom Wolfe; August—Zirkle, Brandt, Costagliola, Cuccias, Daly, Davenport, deLatour, Downer, Hudgins, Kinney, Kline, Koecher, Marquardt, Zeke Miller, Newport, Nolle, Parry, Pugin, Ruder, Shutt, Simons, Stricter, Strum, Thomson, Vanston and Walsh, That is a large peck of people for July and August so I suggest you warm up and get loose before you hit it for any of them!

Finally, here are some roster changes: Jack Bennett's only email address is jackbennett@ compuserve.com (please delete the other address); Hal Lockhart's new address is 202 Westside Road, South Bristol, ME 04568; Joe Taussig—add a new (second) email address jktaussig@juno.com.

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Pres: CAPT Max Duncan, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CDR R. S. Day, USN (Ret.) 2426 Chestnut St., Falls Church, VA 22043-3052 For three days the weather forecasters were predicting rain from Monday, 21 April through Thursday, 24 April. The 15'" Annual Mary T. Hill USNA '42 Memorial Golf Tournament was scheduled for Tuesday, 22 April—forecast, not good. On Monday, in the rain, JT went to Mary's resting place in the Quantico Cemetery and asked for her help to fix the weather. Evidentiy she heard his prayer as there was no rain, and the weather was fine on the 22°'' even if it was a bit chilly at tee time. Nineteen Classmates participated, which is a tribute to the "can do" spirit of our Class. Joining the Classmates from the DCAnnapolis area were: Charlie Bishop and Dick Sewail from San Diego; Nancy and Jim Callender from Florida; George Bliss from Maine; Duke Harwood from Louisiana; and John Rowan from North Carolina.

Correspondence was received from the following, stating various reasons for being unable to attend, i.e. physical or schedule problems: Charlie AUsopp, John Welsh, Jim Wallace, Jake Glick, John Drew, Dick O'Brien, John Lindbeck, Jim Small, Paul Smith, Roy Werthmuller, Bill Burchard, John Patterson, Walt Stegemerten, Jack James and Ray Swanbeck. Joining the group to help fill out the foursomes, as in the past, were Fred Frederici '57, and Paul Smith's son-in-law, Joe Anderson. JT's brother "Skip" joined for the first time and lent a hand with the scoring and Jim O'Donnell brought his son Tim. Art Rawson brought three guests; Fred Dixon, John Baker and Bill Thews. Hap Day participated in the post match activities as he has in the past. His presence and support is always a great asset to this event and continued evidence of his outstanding contributions to our Class.

Among the highlights on the course was Joe Anderson's eagle on the par 4 #3 when he holed out his second shot. Only single names were recorded on the "Longest Drive" and "Closest to the Pin"

holes. Jim O'Donnell was in the second foursome and hit the longest drive (the first foursome having placed all their drives in the rough). On #14, JT Hill was the first to hit and placed liis ball 3 ft., 3.5 in. from the cup. No one else came close.

As always, a major factor in the success of the tournament was the outstanding support provided by those who donated prizes. Space precludes listing all the contributors but we must note that Jerry Miller provided the trophies and John Rowan and Art Rawson made significant contributions. Even though they could not attend, Charlie Allsopp, Bill Burchard, Walt Stegemerten and Jim Small also contributed to the prize offerings. As always, Kay donated a prize in memory of Phil Cole.

Jerry Miller won his fourth Low Gross Trophy (The Marine Cup), and George Bliss won the Low Net Trophy (The Quantico Cup). George and John Rowan actually tied with low net 59s, but George won when they matched their scorecards. 2nd Low Gross, Joe Anderson; 2nd Low Net, John Rowan; 3rd Low Gross, Bill Thews; 3rd Low Net, Norm Nash; 4th Low Gross, Pappy Sims; 4th Low Net, Chet Lee; 5th Low Gross, Dick Sewail; 5th Low Net, Skip Hill. Other prize winners were: Charlie Bishop, Bill Montgomery, Art Rawson, John Marocchi, Bill Morrow, Bob McWethy, Jim Callender, Duke Harwood, Jim O'Donnell, JT Hill, Hal Wynne, Max Duncan, Fred Dixon, Fred Frederici, Tim O'Donnell, and John Baker. Norm Nash won the Door Prize drawing, a set of golf clubs donated by Jim Callender.

Jerry Miller (the Champ), Erin, Hap Day Fosters, Joan Gillespie, Delano, Newsoms, June Sanger

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Post tournament activities were held at the local Marine Corps League facility and featured the traditional barbecue and spiced shrimp which were excellent as anticipated. JT's granddaughter, Erin, helped to serve the food and also assisted in awarding the prizes. Rita Beaumont, our ace photographer, doubled in the food department as well as making sure the event was well covered by her magic cameras. The local Marine Corps League Commandant provided outstanding support for the event. This report was provided by JT Hill, who works year-round to assure that this toumament is always successful.

The Class owes him a great vote of thanks for this labor of love on our behalf.

To avoid scheduling conflicts next year, you are asked to circle the date and reserve Tuesday, 21 April

1998 for the 16th Annual Mary E. Hill USNA '42 Golf Tournament.

Following a long silence. Bill Shonerd wrote Rufe Porter advising him that he had left India in March 1995 after spending six months there with the religious group he has been affiliated with for many years. He now lives at 45 Pierce Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336; 520-204-2105. He lives with a beautiful community of friends and may usually be found at their store/boutiqueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Osho's, located at 1449 West Highway 89A, Sedona's main artery. Sedona is situated in the lovely Red Rock High desert area 28 miles south of Flagstaff and BUI has the welcome mat out for any of the Class or friends who venture down that way.

Join as a Life Member at the USNA Alumni Association and enjoy the NEW lifelong benefits and savings.

I .Medal ' of Honor Golf Cour.

C^ Pappy Sims, Dick Sewail, Hal Wynne, and Charlie Bishop

Bill Shonerd at his shop, Osho's Bill Kurtz will be joining Bill Shonerd in Arizona when they move into a new home 20 miles west of Phoenix near Luke Air Force Base in September.

This down-sizing was not in their original plans when they moved from Virginia to Colorado. Rather, it has been forced on them. In September 1995, they left their home in Castle Rock, CO, for a 17-day tour of middle Europe. At some point he picked up a pulmonary infection that just about did him in. As soon as they were able to retum to Colorado, he entered Fitzsimons Army Hospital and at one point required an emergency tracheotomy when he stopped breathing. Discharged in early November, he has been hooked up to an oxygen tank ever since, even carrying a portable AD-DC pump in their car that can be brought into a motel room when needed. His doctors have advised that moving from their current elevation of 6,320 feet to a much lower elevation might enable him to dispense with the oxygen tanks or at least reduce their use.

Jerry Miller with Jo Ann and Jonathon have moved a short distance from Falls Church to Oakton, VA, following the completion of their new home which has been Jo Ann's long term dream. The new address is 3101 Wheatland Farms Court, Oakton, VA 22124; 703-273-7184; his Fax at work 703-8202321.

Odette and John Davis and Jean and Paul Smith, accompanied by the oldest Davis daughter, Ann, joined for a mid-May trip from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego via the Panama Canal. The fact that they wound up at San Diego was a real drawing card for the Smiths as they were able to spend a night with Barbara and Dick Sewail. By coincidence the following day was the regular monthly Class luncheon and Paul was able to join in the festivities before he and Jean visited Bee and Don Holmes for a few days.

'42 Memorial Golf Toumament, 22 April 1997 John and Odette Davis, Paul and Jean Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Huaiulco, Mexico

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Jerry Peddicord, having read Jerry Miller's tribute to Harry Allendorfer, wrote to let us know how much that had meant to him and to bring the Class up to date on the reason for the last minute cancellation of his reservation for the 55th. En route to Annapolis, they had driven to Atlanta to visit his grandson. Matt Peddicord, age 17, who was seriously ill with the worst case of double staph bacterial pneumonia and was on the waiting list for a double lung transplant. They were able to visit for a few days before resuming their trip north via Charleston, SC, to attend a reunion of INDEPENDENCE (the oldest combat ship on active duty today). Jerry had helped place her in commission at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as air boss in January 1959. On the road again, they reached Charlottesville, VA, where a check with Matt's family revealed that he had undergone an all-night transplant the night before (1 October) at Emory University Hospital. As his condition was critical, they reversed course and retumed to Atianta. Following a slow and painful recovery and the need to fight rejection for the rest of his life, he graduated from high school on 5 June and will attend Georgia Southem University this fall. During the first week of April, Matt and his father, Craig Peddicord, played 18 holes of golf with Jerry on four successive days. On 21 May, Matt and Craig flew to New York to tape a TV show with Montel Williams '80 for future national showing. That must have been a good week, as Jerry reached his Iffetime goal of shooting his age, not once but twice, with a 76 and a 77. Jim Salassi stayed overnight that same week on his way from his home in Arizona to Louisiana and North Carolina to visit relatives. He was due back for another visit in June and to challenge Jerry's golf skUls. Received a note from Marcelle Ruehrmund enclosing Paul Ruehrmund's obituary and advising that he had been laid to rest with military honors in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. The cemetery predates the CivU War and is the final resting place of many Southem heroes.

As I pen these columns month after month, I find that I am faced more frequently with the need to record the passing of a beloved Classmate or spouse.

It is difficult to know just where to place these words in the midst of the letters received from those who are still enjoying an active life and interacting with other Classmates and friends. For many years, I seem to have ended more columns than I care to count with these sad messages. This time is no exception for Betty Lou Houser succumbed to cancer on 16 May. Most of us probably have forgotten that she first encountered her cancer nearly 25 years ago for she never dwelt on the subject nor let it dim her vivacious spirit and love of life. What made this so dramatic for many of us was her presence at the Class luncheon on 9 April at Sam's in Annapolis. She sat directly across the table from me and we all enjoyed a scintUIating exchange of repartee in the lightest vein. Two weeks later, she was in intensive care at Bethesda and slowly slipped away. Bill and I met briefly at the Ft. Myer commissary after the May Class luncheon (which he had not been able to attend) as he hastily gathered some items for his dinner. He told me then that she would not last beyond the 16th. It seemed impossible then, it seems impossible now. She was laid to rest on 22 May in Arlington Cemetery following an overflow service at the Old Chapel. Among the honorary pall bearers Bill Houser requested were Hap Day, Max Duncan, Rufe Porter, Pappy Sims and Jim Small.

Perhaps I may close on a more upbeat, if personal note, by recording that I received my second hip replacement on 19 May at our local hospital and expect to be back in full action by the end of June.

With two in place and working as warranted, I feel that I am indeed on my way to being something of a bionic man.

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Pres: CAPT E. A. Robie. USN (Ret.) 220 Lookout Lane, Annapolis, MD 21401 h:410-757-5773 Sec'y: CAPT "Jack" Van Ness, Jr., USN (Ret.) 7108 Broxburn Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817 h:301-320-4564 class phone: 888-535-4564 TAPS: Losses to the Class continue. Since the last column was prepared we have lost: (I) "Bow" Ault, wife of Frank Ault; (2) Katie Ellis, widow of Jim Ellis, (3) Bob Kunhardt; (4) Art Rand, and (5) Gerry Clarke.

—Isobel "Bow" Ault, a native of New Zealand, received her nickname from a young nephew who was having difficult in saying "Isobel", and called her "IsoBOW". Beloved wife of Frank, she gallantly fought a long and difficult battle with a debilitating medical condition, before finally leaving us on 16 May. She never gave up, and left this earth still proclaiming that she was on the road to recovery. A good friend of the Aults, Sam Hubbard, said of Bow: "she was an exceedingly compassionate, caring, and outgoing person. Her many friends will miss her very much indeed".

Bow wrote: God says to me at the Gate: 'Do 1 know you?'

No, but I've known you all my life on earth.

My sleeping nights would not be complete if 1 didn't talk to you To ask you to keep my family and friends in your care...

To thank you on waking mornings So here I stand— I DO KNOW YOU!!"

—Katie Ellis passed away on 29 April. She stoically endured a onerous physical condition that kept her wheelchair bound. Her good friend, Fannie Terry Richards, used the following phrases to describe Katie: "very sharp", "never complained", "delightful, wonderful company", "will be greatly missed".

—BOB KUNHARDT died on 13 May in Virginia Beach. He was captain of the sailing team while at the Academy, and a career Submariner. His family said of Bob: "For those who knew Bob, he was a dedicated Naval Officer, father, and husband. Above all, he was a man of his word. We will miss him dearly."

Classmate Charlie 1\imer said of Bob, his roomie for our last two years at the Academy: Bob's love of the sea and sailing without a doubt caused him to select a Navy career. He was an experienced seaman when he arrived, and developed into one of the Academy's best small boat sailors.

We had a full academic schedule, but Bob could always find the time to go sailing. Often on Sunday afternoons I would crew for him. His was a quiet and intense personality. While I never had the opportunity to discuss it with him, I know that he found his natural home in the underwater world of the submarine.

—ART RAND died on 19 Febmary 1997, in California, MD, shortly after surgery. He was predeceased by his wife, PhyUis, who passed away in 1991.

Both Art and Phyll are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Classmate Doc Jones, a close friend of Art and Phyll, said of Art: Art and I first met in Argentia, Newfoundland, in September 1943, each of us on our respective destroyers, enroute to the East Coast and then to Submarine School, New London. While at Sub School, Art and Phyllis were married and through many years—active duty and in retirement—the Rand and Jones families kept in close touch.

Art had a delightfully wry sense of humor, pos-

sessed a keen and sharp mind, and was a devoted husband and family man. His loss of Phyllis several years ago was severe, the pain of which was alleviated by the support and love of his children during his remaining years.

—The passing of Gerry Clarke was reported by Classmate Jim Heg. Gerry was bom on a mUitary post in China. At the Naval Academy his sport was crew. After graduation he served in submarines in World War II, making four war patrols in SILVERSIDES, for which he was awarded three Bronze Stars.

In addition to SILVERSIDES, Gerry served in AMBERJACK and a destroyer. He attended Postgraduate School, and was a civil servant at China Lake. He was intensely interested in rainmaking, and did research in this field, and wrote several papers on the subject. He passed away on May 16 in Everett, Washington.

REPORT FROM THE THIRD COMPANY: As many know, our Class sponsors the Third Company at the Naval Academy. We provide support for the Third Company Wardroom. A number of our Classmates were present at the Company Commander Sword Presentation last year, and several of our Classmates have been invited to a Third Company Dining In and a Third Company Dining Out. Since '43 is the Third Company sponsor, it would seem worthwhile to have a closer look at our sponsored Company. So, from time to time, there will be a "Report from the Third Company" featured in our Class column. Here is the first such report, written by the Midshipman Company Commander, Midshipman 1/C Sky Road Webb, '97, a few weeks before his graduation. Read carefully, things have changed just a bit since we were there. Here we go: As the 3rd Company Commander, I would like to thank the Class of '43 for their generous support and interest in the Third Company. '43's attention reminds us of not only the rich heritage still alive here at USNA, but also bespeaks of the tight family that embraces everyone who graduates from this unique institution.

This year the Brigade shrunk from 36 to 30 companies.

For the three junior Classes, who have been dispersed with impunity, this modification ran fairly smoothly—with only minimal grumbling. The Class of '97, however, had never been dispersed, and were disquieted about losing their Companymates, bonded during their Plebe Summer. The method used for shrinking the Brigade was to dissolve one Company per Banalion (the Company with the lowest Color Points!); the other Companies in each Battalion absorbed the orphaned Company. The Midshipmen we absorbed blended quite nicely into our Company.

The Yard you remember as having some resemblance to one of the locations for the PGA Tour is now a construction war zone. The underground steam-pipe system is all being replaced. This renovation requires digging up Stribling Walk and, later this year, Tecumseh Court. Tractors, dump trucks, and cranes are out in force.

Speaking of renovations, 3rd Company lives on top of what is affectionately called 'The Rock'.

Bancroft's Third Wing is currently being remodeled; this endeavor has created an island of our home here in the First Wing.

This year the 3rd Company has had quite an impact on the Brigade and the Annapolis community. We have our own chapter of Mids-For-Kids Tutoring Program at Arnold Elementary, and we participate in the 'Adopt A Highway' program off of Route 2. This past March, many of our Company volunteered for an Easter Egg hunt for children at the Naval Station.

3rd Company is home to many notable Midshipmen you may already know by name: —Our own 1/C Ben Fay quarterbacked the Navy football team to victory over California in the Aloha Bowl.

—1/C Nick Nuzzo was the first semester Brigade Commander.

Shipmate, July-August 1997

—1/C Tony Holds had the lead role in the Glee Club's musical production of Sweeney Todd. He also sang a solo at the Presidential Inaugural Gala and the National Anthem at the '96 Army-Navy game. [Ed. Note: Tony was also Shipmate's "Few Inches from the Yard" columnist for 19961997...Nancy] —2/C Titus Fortner helped Navy win its division at the American Debate Association National Championship Tournament.

—2/C Michael Heary, Navy basketball superman hit the 1000 point career mark this season. His highest scoring game this year was 38 points against Holy Cross.

—4/C Jon ladonisi took 12th in country in small-bore rifle at the NCAA Championships.

—And finally, 1 am the Editor of The Log magazine.

All of the Firsties are itching to take to the sky, sea, or M-16s.

The '97 First Semester Company Commander will be Pete Lombard.

Well, that's the word for now. Hopefully we can continue bringing you the news from inside 'Mother B'. Until next time, keep your sails to the wind.

As this column is being put together in early June, Midn 1/C Sky Road Webb '97 has graduated and is now Ensign Sky Road Webb '97, USN. Ensign Webb, thank you for this outstanding initial mndown on the Third Company. As you said: "We are tight family." Press On!

In addition to raising the family and being a really good bowler, Carol is a sculptor, and does pencil drawings, water color, and stained glass art work.

WOW! What a story!

I invite your attention to the table to the right of our honored guests. The table sits there, shrouded in black. This table is set, just as yours, except that no one sits there.

Arrayed on this table are crossed Navy and Marine Corps swords. The Navy Sword is The Third Company Commander's sword that was donated by the Class of 1943. The seats at this table are empty in the physical sense, yet I can assure you that thousands of military personnel sit there in spirit. Whether on land, at sea, or in air, these dauntless soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines paid the ultimate price—not for self but for country. They died in defense of America in such places as Lexington, Gettysburg, Argonne, Midway, Chosin, Quang Tri, Beirut, and Iraq.

With your concurrence, 1 think it fitting and proper that we take a moment to commemorate those who are unable to be with us, those who made the extreme sacrifice, those who gave their lives so that these United States might remain strong and free to serve as the vanguard of liberty. We wish these gallant men and women eternal rest as we honor their valiant spirit with us here this evening.

To our Fallen Comrades....

A toast such as this makes us all realize just what a wonderful profession the Naval Service is, and how privileged we are to be a part of it.

NORB AUBREY'S CAREER, PART II: Perhaps the best thing to do, to refresh your memory, is to review the write-up of Norb in tlie June column, including the interesting submarine exercise involving TiNOSA and GREENLET.

So now we will pick up the narrative at the point where Norb had been ordered to Japan for what tumed out to be a lO-month assignment, as he was ordered to BUPERS to man the Submarine Desk.

There were real problems awaiting; OpNav had concluded that 1000 officers were needed in the Nuclear Power Program in 1962. To solve this difficult problem, over 1000 officers were flown to Washington for briefing, interviews, and selection for the Program, whether they wanted to "join up" or not.

Norb said that he would have been overwhelmed in this assignment except for the help he received from CDR Les Kelly, '46, ("the finest oiall Submarine Officers"), and LT Elmer Cook ("the best Administrative Assistant in the Navy", and later Administrative Assistant to the CNO.) At the completion of this tour, two things occurred that are of interest: (1) Norb requested, and received, orders to a deep draft ship instead of a submarine command. He was ordered to command VANCOUVER (LPD-2) (2) He received from ADM Rickover '22, Norv reports, "the best fitness report I ever received."

VANCOUVER did many things: participated in three combat landings, loaded 18 helicopters on a deck designed for 8 helicopters, embarked over 1300 Marines, and brought a load of dependents, including children, back to Bremerton—"Operation Diaper".

Then Norb went on to command PROVIDENCE (CLG-6), the Flagship of the Seventh Fleet. PROVIDENCE, in Norb's words, "served her country well," both as an ambassador of good will and as a top gun line cruiser. PROVIDENCE fired at more than 7000 targets and won several awards, as did Norb himself After 30 months of driving two ships in combat, and a year in OpNav, Norb retired in September 1997, and settled in Florida. He established two NJROTC units, one at Milton High School in Milton, FL, and the other at Fort Lauderdale High School.

NOW he and Carol are enjoying well-eamed personal activities, including travel and bowling. Their family is impressive: six children; 15 grandchildren; I great grandson.

Shipmate, July-August 1997

The programs for both a Dining In and a Dining Out are quite structured, and there were many toasts, both humorous and serious. Here is the last toast of the evening, with words that deserve careful thought, given by one of the Third Company Midshipmen: Distinguished guests, fellow Midshipmen, ladies and gentlemen. We are gathered here tonight in a spirit of fellowship and comradery. In the honored tradition of our ancestors before us, we give pause to reflect for a moment on this formal mess occasion.

Norb and Carol, with Examples of Carol's Sculpture HUBERS' NEW ADDRESS: Betty and HARV HUBER have moved. Their new address and telephone number are: 11610 Stetson Court Midlothian, VA 23113-5112; 804-897-2704.

THIRD COMPANY DINING OUT: You will recall, a few months back, a report in our Class column about a Third Company Dining In, to which several Classmates received special invitations. The Dining In, as you know, is a formal military "inhouse" dinner, and our Classmates were honored by being included. AU of our Classmates who attended were very impressed by the event, and most complimentary as to the arrangements, food, program, warmth, and companionship.

On 26 April 1997, the Third Company held a Dining Out, to which guests are invited. At this event our Class was represented by the following: Geo and Wes Burnett, LaNelle and Det Detweiler, Jane and Les Heselton, Squidge and Dave Holmes, Peggy and Owen Keeler, Eleanor and Dick Lazenby, Libby and Jack Logan, Patty and Ed Robie, and Sue and Jack Van Ness.

Of the evening. Jack Logan said: "good food, good people, and an impressive ceremony." Dick Lazenby said: "Eleanor and I were most impressed and delighted to be guests at the 3rd Company."

"It made me personally so very proud to have been a part of that great institution." Owen Keeler said: "TO some of my Classmates—who struggled through that ancient ritual of 'after-dinner speaking'—I say that today's Midshipmen know how to do it a lot better! And have a lot more fun; Peggy and I sure did! We drew table number 13 and that was a very lucky number. All of our hosts treated us royally and graciously. Many thanks. Third Company, and smooth sailing where ever your next duty".

THE TRADITION CONTINUES: Many of you will recall that we lost our Classmate, "Pearly" Gates, in an unfortunate aircraft accident while serving as CO, VA-86, in 1956. Pearly's widow, Dottie, later married RADM Roland G. "Doc" Freeman 11, USN (Ret.). They live in Oakton, Virginia.

One of Pearly's and Dottle's sons is CAPT Christopher G. Gates, USN, '67, and CAPT Gates' son.

Midshipman Jeremy B. Gates, USN, is a member of the Class of 2000. Here the men are; it's a NAVY family; three generations!

(L to R) RADM Freeman, MID'N Gates, CAPT Gates

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CLAN MCCONNELL: The following from always active, always upbeat Mary McConnell...

In 1973 Mary and Bob McConnell relocated to Florida. Sunny Jacksonville was a wonderful move for the family. They were able to be near dear Navy friends and the ocean.

However, the call of "the wild blue yonder" led Bob to start his own charter service. McConnell Aviation Corporation, Inc. (aka MAC, Inc.) often was a real adventure, as you will see from the following two selected charter flights: —EXAMPLE ONE: Some construction workers were playing pool on a Friday aftemoon. They decided that it would be fun to go gambling in the Bahamas. They called Bob to charter the trip. When they arrived at the airfield each had a whole week's pay ready to bet and they were having a good time.

One man said he had called his wife to tell her to get dinner on the table by 6 p.m. The headed for the islands and were gone for several hours. By the time they passed customs on the return flight, one passenger had had such a good time that Bob had to sign him into the U.S. —EXAMPLE TWO: Bob scheduled a flight with three young men who put down road markers. They hired Bob to take them to Texas. On the way they stopped in Atlanta to pick up another friend. The plane now was fully loaded with five people and their luggage, and Bob was somewhat concemed that they would not get off the ground. Luckily the mnway sloped downward so they got a good start, and did take off, although it was close.

Midway to Texas a stop was made to refuel the plane. One of the passengers unexpectedly made friends with a hitchhiker and invited her to go along.

Now the plane was REALLY full. When they finally got to Texas it was getting dark. The airfield had a grass mnway, but no mnway lights. Arrangements had been made for relatives of the young men to meet Bob's incoming plane, and the relatives parked their cars alongside tlie mnway and tumed on their car lights.

The day they were scheduled to leave. Bob spent a couple of hours taking family members up in his plane, as they had never flown before. They really liked seeing their town. Sequin, TX, from the air.

Charters took Bob all over the country and into the Caribbean. MAC, Inc., provided the means to get Bob where he always loved to be...in the air. But it was time to tum to other things, so, in 1980 Bob gave up MAC, Inc. It had been a great deal of fun and offered him the sense of adventure he had known during his Navy years. Now there was time for travel (Europe, Hong Kong, Canada, all across the U.S.), cmises, square dancing, beach life, golf.

But there is more....Bob missed skiing in the mountains, so he and "Young Bob" purchased a condo in Colorado, and at the glorious age of 70, received complimentary ski lift passes, an achievement of which he is very proud. There are many McConnell family reunions in Colorado, and how better to end this story than with a photo of a "squadron" of nine "Skiing McConnells" taken at Beaver Creek, Colorado in Febmary 1997, including four —repeat, four —generations of this handsome and active clan. Reading left to right: Front Row—Christopher McConnell, Frankie McConnell; Back Row— Bob Jr., Bob III, Peabody Hutton, Mimi McConnell Hutton, Liz McConnell, Bob, William Hutton.

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The McConnells Take Over The Slope!

G O O D B U D D I E S NEVER MISS L U N C H TOGETHER: Those of us who live in area where there are a lot of other Classmates often become somewhat lax and indifferent to news of an upcoming Class get-together. Not so in the case of our Classmates who live in the Washington/Oregon area.

John Lobdell reports on the 9th semi-annual '43 luncheon of the enlarged Portland area that was held on 18 April at Stanford's Restaurant in Lake Oswego, Oregon, their usual meeting place. Attending were: —Joan and Jack Barrett, who came some 80 miles from White Salmon, WA. —Fred Lemly who makes a three and a half hour drive each way from Florence, OR. —Lois and John Lobdell, from Oregon City, OR —Veda and Shack Moore, from Vancouver, WA —Dick Sullivan, from Portland, OR —Ursula and Fred Yates, from Beaverton, OR Janice and Bob Meyer, who have driven the 165 miles from Gig Harbor, WA, in the past, were on a trip to Florida this time.

John reports that there is so much news to exchange that they seldom adjourn their cordial and friendly luncheons before 1530!

(L to R) Shack Moore, John Lobdell, Jack Barrett

(Lto R) Fred Yates, Dick Sullivan, Fred Lemly, Shack Moore, Jack Barrett (back)

(Clockwise from light shirt) Jack Barrett, Joan Barrett, Lois Lobdell, Veda Moore, Ursula Yates, Fred Yates, Dick Sullivan, Fred Lemly, Shack Moore

A SIGHT TO BEHOLD: Since our marching Classmates made such an impression in last year's Annapolis Memorial Day Parade, '43 was again invited to march in the 1997 Parade, in a place of prominence right behind the Naval Academy Band.

Participating in this event were Class mates Dave Holmes and Fred Feamow (riding in style in Dave's convertible), plus, marching smartly and more or less in step, Ed Robie, Owen Keeler, Dick Lazenby, Wes Burnett, Reuben Woodall, Det Detweiler, Les Heselton, and Jack Logan. Unfortunately, we have no photograph to preserve the image of this historic occasion.

THE LOST PATROL: We've had great success since our last report to you. Here is information on four, repeat four, formerly missing Classmates who have now been located.

Frank W. Adams—Frank's address is 20150 Ross Road, Wildomar, CA 92595; 909-678-0186.

Marshall C. Gregory—2615 Fir Park Way, Santa Rosa, CA 95404; 707-528-4677.

H o m e r B. A l l e n , J r . — 1 6 1 1 17th Street, Brownwood, TX 76801-5325; 915-646-7967.

Philip B. Brugge—Passed away on 22 June, 1980.

His widow, Olive, lives at 134 How Terrace, Barrington, IL 60010; 847-381-1151.1 hope to have more information about each in an upcoming column.

This leaves three Classmates still not located: Henry Baxter Bottoms, George H. Foster, Jr., and Robert R. Mooney, Jr. If any of you have any clues, please let me know. Currently I have no leads to pursue, and I really, really, need your help. Please let me hear from you.

PRESIDENT'S CORNER: From ED ROBIE It is a pleasure to inform you that our Class bettered our $100,000 commitment for the Compass Rose Plaza project by almost $25,000.

The excess funds will be placed in an agreement with the USNA Alumni Association solely for the maintenance and upkeep of the Compass Rose Plaza and Navigation Light, and for minor improvements thereto until such funds are depleted. Many thanks for your contributions which give our Class high visibility in the Yard, and make us all "Proud To Be '43."

As of Friday, 30 May, the count for attending our 55th Reunion is 264. Thus we have already exceeded our target of 250 attendees. Additional reservations are coming in daily, and if you have not done so, please join up. Our Reunion Committee is working hard to make this a gala, memorable event!

A GLORIOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR SONGWRITERS: Dan Hunt was appointed by Hal Kauffman, and the appointment confirmed by Fred Fearnow, to be Coordinator of the Entertainment Endeavor for our 55th Reunion Dinner on Saturday, 15 November.

Dan proposes that we adopt a "Class Song" that will live in perpetuity in one form or another. So what better time to do this than on 15 November, when we will have a quorum present. Every attendee gets one vote. Here are the rules from Dan. Read carefiiUy: Rule 1: The song can be either Gung-ho or sentimental, or both. The music and the words do not have to be original, but the theme should point to "Proud To Be '43." The length should be comparable to most "Class songs"—one minute or less. If it is longer it ceases to be a "Class song" and becomes part of the Class ballad repertoire. Plus, we won't be able to remember it.

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Rule 2: The song must be sung by voice or voices loud enough for our several hundred attendees to hear. A quartet, sextet, etc., would not be out of order. We will have a sound system and hopefully a piano or keyboard for those who may want accompaniment.

Rule 3: There is no limit to the number of songs to be created. However, if the cumulative response results in a program of over 30 minutes, then some sort of pre-selection will be required. If there is a small response, then we wiU have a short program.

If there is a tremendous response, then maybe we have to carry over untU the 60th Reunion. Voting will be by ballot.

Rule 4: All creative Classmates, wives, lady friends, widows, et al, get in touch with Dan by mail or by phone after creating a "Class song". (So Dan can coordinate the Program.) Dan Hunt, 111 North Queen Street, Chestertown, MD 21620; 410-07789440.

For each entry Dan needs the following information: 1. Name of Creator 4. Title of Song 2. Address 5. Length in Seconds 3. Phone Number 6. Method of Presentation Dan closes with the following: "In any event, we are going to have fun. Maybe groups such as the Southwest Coast, NorthWest Coast, New England, Mid-Atlantic Coast,...and St. Louis could each collaborate on an entry."

COMING UP IN FUTURE COLUMNS —LEE SCHERER and "Four Califomia Couples Party" —WARREN OLSON and "Visits to the Pacific" —GEORGE MCHENRY and "Our First Marine Report" —Polly Gillock and "Our First Distaff Report" —FRED YATES and "A Two-Continent Life" —MIKE CLEMENS and "Pacific Adventures/ Bel Air Lawyer" —BILL PATTERSON and "FireBall" —FRANK REH and "From War to Symphony Orchestra" PLUS —"We Were There Then"—A NEW FEATURE— From time to time, a story from those long-ago days when we were Midshipmen.

LISTENING OUT There is about a six week gap between the time that your Corresponding Secretary must send in a column, and the time the column shows up in print in Shipmate. As you can imagine, a lot can happen in that time period.

Although the staff of Shipmate is most cooperative, I have not been as diligent as I should in making sure that important and timely last minute updates are coordinated with the Shipmate staff, and our Class column amended. Will try to do better; hope you will bear with me.

FinaUy, please give careful consideration to sending "your story" to me for inclusion in our Class column. What you experienced, and what you have accomplished, and continue to do, are not only interesting, but parts of history and thus should be preserved for posterity.

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Pres: CAPT Henry S. Barbour, USN (Ret.) Annapolis Rep: CAPT Jack E. Godfrey, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Wynn V. Whidden, USN (Ret.) 6156 Loch Raven Drive, McLean, VA 22101-3132 Having just returned from an April-May sojourn to our Florida digs in Ponte Vedra, let's begin with greetings from a goodly number of the Jacksonville area crowd of '44ers. On 14 May, Nancy and Ted Snyder hosted a most delightful cocktail party and dinner at their lovely home right in the middle of the Sawgrass Country Club golf course in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Jim Van Pelt checked in to report another Florida mini-reunion which he said his spouse Mitzi and Sue MaUick cooperated to bring together at the MaUick's lovely condo in Long Boat Key. The Van Pelts drove upfromFort Myers, the Martins and the Standishes were vacationing in Sarasota, and the Knulls came from their vacation home in Englewood, FL. It can be seen by the smiling faces in the photo commemorating the occasion that a very fine time was had by all.

Appropriately, at this time Van Pelt also offers us a backward look to a party he and Mitzi gave in their Norfolk, VA home in 1978. It is a remarkably clear depiction of those present and deserves a brief new place in the sun in memory of those in the photo who are no longer with us. In the back row 1-to-r are: Jake Laboon, Rojo Adamson, Lorin Hay, Jerry Schlierf, Marge and Jack Wohler, Jim Miller, Jim Van Pelt, and Bill Stanard. Front row 1-to-r are: Lynn Adamson, Vinnie Hay, Fritzi Schlierf, Mitzi Van Pelt, un-identified lady, Ann Miller, and Frances Stanard.

Jack Christman sent an interesting summary of a talk he gave at a dedication ceremony of the Pales Verdes Memorial Garden which honored six Pales Verdes Estates residents killed in action in WWII and in Viet Nam. He was asked to wear his uniform to the ceremony, and found to his delight ("The Lord be praised!") that it did, indeed, fit perfectly. The proof is in the photo taken at the time by Catty in their home in Pales Verdes Estates, CA.

Christman's dedication address was woven around six "close encounters" over the period frera June 1943 through December 1944. The first and second occurred during eur flight indoctrination training when ene Classmate was killed in a night coUisien ef two torpedo bombers and a second was killed when a pilot flying his dive bomber dived into a lake.

Shortly afterward. Jack was in a group scheduled to complete the last three of ten required dives in SBD's.

After climbing into the aft cockpits of the SBD's, his group was recalled to the ready room and teld that a decision bad been made not to send them up because the pilots were each going up for their first dives without an experienced instructor pilot!! The third close ene came when Jack's ship COUGHLAN (DD-606), in which his battle station was CIC, was relieved after two hours of shore bombardment against Tinian by another destroyer which was promptly hit by enemy gunfire in her CIC, killing three and wounding several. The fourth close encounter had te de with our write-up in the September 1996 Shipmate about Atkinson and Raber. Jack, still in DD-606 was positioned in Manus Island harbor along with ether destroyers and Ammunition ship MOUNT HOOD. After DD-606 was ordered out to escort a convoy to Leyte Gulf, MOUNT HOOD exploded in Manus Harbor on 10 November, and a fragment from the explosion killed Warren Raber, our Classmate, in YOUNG. The fifth incident occurred on 11 December 1944 in Ormac Bay en Leyte when the lead destroyer of Jack's group, REID, was hit by Kamikase aircraft and sank within two minutes, killing 150 men. The sixth close encounter came en 12 December when 12 enemy aircraft attacked Jack's formation and a VAL dive bomber dropped a 500 pound bomb on the starboard bow, and THE BOMB DID NOT DETONATE!!—All of this is bound to stir up old memories among yen readers. Thanks to Jack for reminding us.

Bill "Hoot" Gibson brought us up to date on our Classmate and his old reemmate at Severn School in 1938-39, Robert W. MacArthur. They entered USNA together en 28 June 1940. Bob roomed with Herman Gerdes in the 3rd Batt. He was a nen-grad who ended up in the Air Force, worked for Sperry Gyroscope, and became a manufacturer of chain drives. He now owns a magnificent establishment known as "MacArthur Farms" where he has a herd of Haflingers—a versatile breed of horses which are the pride ef the Austrian Tyrol and the most exciting new breed in the United States. MacArthur Farms is located between exits 26 an 27 ef the New York Thruway 20 miles west ef Albany, address: Rynex Corners Read, Pattersonville, NY 12137, Tel: 518-8872600. Hoet sent the photo of himself with Ginnie and Bob MacArthur taken recently.

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Gibson and the MacArthurs

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Hoot also sent a machine copy ef a phete of his son and "Tailhooker", H. K. "Hank" Gibson '84 with President George Bush when he flew him to Barcelona, Spain and back te Portland, ME via London. Hank now is a pilot for Gulfstream Aerospace and flies their G-4 and G-5 industrial transport aircraft. Hoot and Libby went to Aberdeen, Scotland via Iceland from 25 May to 5 June.

Nancy Barbour passed us a letter from Larry Richardson and a phete taken 20 November in the Atlanta Shores Club of Virginia Beach at a dinner hosted by the Richardsens. Steve De La Mater, who had lest his lovely Alexis shortly before, attended with his step-sen, Alexis's son. Tern Curtis.

Larry and Izzie are well pleased with the living at Atlantic Shores and say that the club is beautifully decorated and serves excellent fare. "Jig Jig" Bailey wrote in April te let us knew of Jim Bartman's death after attending the funeral service in Florida (We reported Jim's death in June). Jig Jig also reported that his sen Bill Bailey '72, CAPT USNR retired recently at NAS Jacksonville. He had been CO ef VA-82, an F/A-18 squadron at Cecil Field, previously Bill has been flying for Northwest Airlines fer seme years, and Jig Jig and Lolly are naturally very proud of him. A nice printed notice was received from Pem Wall with a pheto of him and his spouse Terry announcing their new address as 6965 Lake Jeanne Drive, Pensacola FL 32306.

Pem and Terry Wall IN MEMORY—Dick Faubian was recently notified by A. Tenney Ford, Jr. that his mother, Tenney Senior's widow, had died en 15 January 1997 after a lengthy bout with a virulent type of cancer The sen can be reached at RO. Bex 151081, San Rafael, CA 94915. Our sympathy is extended to him and the family. The Alumni Association was notified by Mrs. W. T. Bethea that her husband, William T. "Thad" Bethea, a non-grad Classmate, is deceased. The latest address we have for Bethea is Bex 3121, Myrtle Beach, SC. No further information is available. The Association also received notification that John E. Carr died en 15 April 1997. John's wife may possibly be reached at 5 Roberts Drive, Hampton, VA 23666-2833. We extend eur sympathy to her and the family. Betty Leoffler, Harry Leeffler's widow, is recently deceased. No further information is available.

SECRETARY'S CORNER—This is to remind all hands that the lead time for your secretary's submissions to Shipmate is two months, which means that the column for September must be in the editor's hands en 14 July, for example. Obituaries may be submitted directly te Shipmate, Attn: "Last CaU" or via your Secretary if desired.

—Best to all...WVW.

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Snyders' Party at Sawgrass—standing 1-to-r: Emmett Ferguson, Jim Taylor, Nancy Snyder, Ginger Taylor, Windy and Melissa Whidden, Jim Wish, Ruth Payne (Bill couldn't make it), Arlene Wish, and Dottie Chapman; Seated and kneeling 1-to-r, Jerry Ferguson, Ted Snyder, Baldy Chapman, Marquita and Don Miller

Mallicks' Party at Long Boat Key—Standing 1-to r: Sue Mallick, Claire Martin, Lucille Standish, Mitzi Van Pelt, and Ginny Knull. Kneeling L-to-R are: Jim Van Pelt, Miles Standish, Jack Martin, Bill (Willie) KnuU, and Ed Mallick.

Van Pelts'Party in 1978

Shipmate, July-August 1997

The Travel Bureau: Betty and Bettle Forbes scheduled a March rendezvous with old friends Adriana and Pat Grille at the hotel. Hale Koa in Hawaii. They toured the island in detail. The fete shows Beetle and Betty and Adriana and Pat Grille in the Warriors Lounge ef the Hale Koa.

'44ers at Richardsons' Party at Atlantic Shoresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Seated 1-to-r: Libby Bennett, June Flanagan, and Lucy Yates. Standing 1-to-r: Bill Flanagan Jim Van Pelt, Steve De La Mater, Mitzi Van Pelt, Buddy Yates, Larry Richardson, Izzie Richardson, George Bennett, and Tom Curtis (Alexis De La Mater's son).

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Pres: LtCol William P. Cosgrove USMC (Ret.) 62I4NutweU Drive Tracey's Landing, MD 20729-2206 h: 410-867-7435 Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Dutch Schuiz, USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., Arlington, VA 22207 h: 703-536-7156 Corr. Sec'y for Obits.: Larry Shaffer 2 Bancroft Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403-4451 h: 410-263-5306 The highlight ef the 13 May Class luncheon was the announcement ef the new slate ef Officers ef the Association of the Class ef 1945 to be voted en at the 10 June luncheon at Ft. Myer. The nominees are: Bill Cosgrove, President; Bert Findly, Vice President; Roy Ryan, Secretary; Hub Davidson, Treasurer and Frank Sperberg, Vice President Annapolis. Also named was the slate fer the Officers of the USNA Class of 1945 Foundation: Chuck Gardner, Chairman; Dick Van Orden, Vice Chairman; Al Olsen, Treasurer; and Everett Parke, Secretary. We are indeed grateful to our local Classmates who have devoted so much to the operation of our two Class of '45 Organizations.

Another administrative change ef significance has been the appointment by President Dick Wilson of Larry Shaffer as the Corresponding Secretary for Classmate obituaries to Shipmate. Larry will be responsible for the drafting of all Class of 1945 obituaries appearing in the "Last Call" section ef the magazine. He can be reached at 410-263-5306 or at his home address of 2 Bancroft Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403-4451. To facilitate the transfer of responsibilities. Classmates and ethers having knowledge of the death of a Classmate may call either Dutch or Larry direct te get the obit processes put in motion.

Hugh D. Murphree of 122 Racquet Lane, Pinehurst, NC 28374 has decided te stay ahead ef the game by sending a current copy of his biography to me for "the file." You know, that's not a bad idea te have your current bio on file with the obit writers. This would help to avoid errors and enable a timely memorial to be prepared.

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Regretfully, I must announce the loss ef Classmates Stanley R. King of the 3rd Company te cancer on 24 April 1997 in Tacoma, WA and Bud Selfridge of the 13th Company on 5 May 1997 ef cancer at his home in Palo Alto, CA. Our heartfelt condolences ef the Class go out te all the survivors.

Formal obituaries should be in the next issue.

Now, where e where would eld Dutchie be without the loyal support of West Coast correspondents such as Ed Behm ef Coronado who filed the following copy?

The local area '45ers recently met at the famous Mexican Village Restaurant in Coronado. The purpose was a delayed Cumpleanos for the Mexican Cinco de Mayo. With a main course of half of a Mexican Village pizza, the evening was relaxing and most enjoyable. Bill Siegrist and his bride, Ruth, came all the way from Huntington Beach.

The two of them won the distance prize. The other joiners were Marge and Frank Nepo, Joann Rile, Mary and Pat Hannifin, Anna and Tiny Atkinson, Larry Wilder, Pat and Greg Panawek and Beth and Ed Behm.

Notes from the Twenty-First Company: Ella P. Bessette of 35 Fairfield Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852 wrote te ask for a copy of Dick Van Orden's paper, "45 Ways to Stay Alive" and adds, "My new phone number is 401-885-6185. If anyone calls the old number, they wUl reach a Chinese restaurant..." ...Bob Porter of Cape Elizabeth, ME writes, "I've just received notification of the death of Phyllis Widden Carpenter, the widow of Donald Boyd Carpenter on 8 April 1997. Don had predeceased her en 30 Jan 1995..." Bob recalls that he and Den were roommates on HANSON in 1946. The sons, Donald and Kim can be reached at Box 204, West Southport, ME 04567 and donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society... .Bert Findly and other Classmates and spouses attended the interment services at the USNA Columbarium on Thursday 28 May 1997 in memorial to Anne Delaney who had died on 5 May 1997 in Burlington, DC. Many Classmates and friends attended the reception which followed at Alumni House. Anne had been ill with emphysema for some time...Dee reports that she and Bill McCulloch will be in Italy for two weeks in May and then join the Parkes and Cosgroves in France in September.

At the Hale Koa Hotel ...MorrisonviUe, NY Classmate Mai Collin habitually sends me ski fetes taken at an altitude in excess of 10,000 feet. He and his daughter. Dr. Carol Little, spent the week of 20 February powder skiing at Taos, NM. Unfortunately, Mai's face was tee dark to print in Shipmate.

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'45 at Naples ...Naples, FL newcomer, Walt Rose, enclosed a fete witli these words: "Reporting on the first Naples, FL '45 Chapter meeting with 100% attendance. Char and Ben Leavitt were preparing to summer at Winter Harbor, ME while exercising Char's two new knees." Betty and Walt Rose are enjoying Naples year-round living...Another great foto comes from local Rockville, MD Classmate Brick Mason: "Thinking that I would be attending the Ft. Myer luncheon in December, Bob Hayes asked that I let the Class know that '45 was much alive in St. Petersburg and especially the weekend of the A/N game.

Fete shews Jack Peters, Bob Hayes, Brick Mason and Ed Ladd." This was the first time since graduation that the four "wives" and their spouses had gotten toeether.

Reunion in St. Petersburg NET Surfing with Cyper Patrol: Internet observer. Cliff Bermann ef Sarasota reports, "The Florida Sunceast Alumni Chapter was in danger of folding so '45 volunteered. New officers shown in the enclosed foto are: Bill Petrat, Pres.; Cliff Bermann, VP; Jessie Petrat, Assist. Pres.; and Pete Perkins, Sec-Treas." He adds, "We're aU busy people but we'll try to keep it together."

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Florida Suncoast Chapter Officers ...Have you all responded to the USNAAA annual fund drive? Strangely enough, only about 20% of USNA grads ever contribute to the Alumni Fund.

The Class of '45 didn't do too well in last years effort.. .Bill McCulloch was finaUy relieved as President of the Army and Navy Club of Washington after having held that position for three and one-half years...Why not attend the Alumni Tour Football Weekend, Navy vs. San Diego State on 5-6 September 1997 in sunny San Diego? Call the USNAAA San D i e g o / C o r o n a d o Chapter at 6 1 9 - 2 7 9 8762....QpeIousas, LA Classmate, Jack Boelens, added another ring te the Green Bowler tradition in a short note: "Enclosed picture is an example of the future adventures ef the Green Bowler. The pretty nurses are one of the redeeming factors of heart problems..."

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Green Bowler in Opelousas ...Do you ever visit New York City? Affordable lodging is available to you at the Soldiers', Sailers' and Airmens' Club of New York City. Call 800-6788443 or write The Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmens' Club, 283 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016.. .Seen after the May Shipmate arrived, I was busily scanning the magazine, line by line, as is my went. Te my amazement I discovered a great foto of our son. Rick '80, on page 6 in the middle of the full page welcome te the Class of 1997. (He's the ene with the red hair). The background foto was the Class of 1980 at their graduation with caps in the air.

Bob Hope recenUy noted at his latest birthday celebration: "You know you're getting old when you discover that the candles on your birthday cake cost more than the cake."

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Pres: VADM Charies H. Griffiths, USN (Ret.) Vice Pres and Annapolis Foctotum: CAPT Jim W. Foust, USN (Ret.) 1914 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 800-334-5701 Treas: CAPT Wils F. Engel, USN (Ret.) 6807 Rosewood St., Annandale, VA 22003 h: 703-256-5832 Sec'y: Clete Kennelly 7911 Sleaferd Place, Bethesda, MD 20814-4625 h: 301-654-7315 Sec'y: CAPT Ed Ellis, USN (Ret.) 7405 Charmant Drive, Apt. 2111 San Diege, CA 92122 or P O . Box 21117, San Diego, CA 92192-1117 h: 619-550-9457 f: 619-550-0226 Received the following travelogue from Bruce Althoff(l), Annapolis, MD: So far, 1997 has been a traveling year for Marilynn and me. In mid-February we took off on the car/passenger AMTRAK train to Sanford, FL in company with Pris and Jim Foust. The idea was to avoid anothei' blizzard like last year's. The Fousts and we spent a couple of hilarious days with Jerry and Hank Waddell at their home in Cocoa Beach.

From there Marilynn and I drove down to Key West and then back up the coast to Annapolis, re-visiting old haunts from years ago. I must admit we were chagrined to read of the heat wave in the DC area while we were in Florida. However, April found us in the sunny western Mediterranean cruising aboard the fabulous 4-masted Sea Cloud. For me, being aboard a square rigger under sail was the thrill of a lifetime. The port visits were fun too, but, as usual, it's nice to be home again.

G. Thorpe (Bud) Clark (18), Sioux City, lA, reported seeing Hal Williams (18) and his wife, Deris, in their new home in Bradenton, FL while he was making his annual trek to Naples, FL.

Hal and DorisWilliams, Bud Clark Hal is en the left and Bud en the right, surrounding Doris, the new 1997 Ladies Golf Champion at their club. Bud reported: "She was elated and rightfully so." During his stay in Naples, Bud also got together with Pat and Karl Fischer (I).

According te a late report from Stew Hancock, Hal Edwards (16), Oris Island, ME, is getting his 33' sleep Naiad, ready for the Marblehead to Halifax race scheduled for early July.

Chuck Grojean (1), San Antonio, TX, caught my error in the April column. He is still the Executive Director ef the Admiral Nimitz Foundation in Fredericksburg, TX, and commutes there nearly every day to help make the museum known to our country.

It is the only museum in the world devoted to telling the story of the Pacific War, and it's mission is to never let Americans forget the sacrifices, unity and lessons of that war.

The plaque dedicated to those in the First Company who served in the Pacific War was placed there after they held a reunion there last year. Marshall Steves (20), who lives in San Antonio, TX, has invited his Companymates to visit there for the Fourth ef July and reports they will also dedicate a plaque for their Company on the Victory Wall.

Stew Hancock (13), Mantius, NY, reports that although he has retired from the New York State Court of Appeals he is now actively practicing law and, among other things, he is currently involved in a Capital Case in which he is attempting to have Governor Pataki's favorite piece of legislation, the New York State death penalty statute, declared unconstitutional.

Scotty Parrish (8), Tarpon Springs, FL, said: "Hurticane Josephine did a number en our riverside let here—flooded and killed all the bahia grass. Recent 'small' front took away awnings, facia and carport corner on our mobile home. We're getting too old fer this." He enclosed the phete ef a recent gathering ef 8th Co. Classmates (1 three striper and 2 "non-greasers") and wives taken at the famous old Columbia Spanish restaurant in Yber City, Tampa, FL. It is now operated by Gonzmarts (She was a Hernandez whose brother was in '48). The Cuban coffee and sandwiches are as good as ever. Plans were discussed for a possible steamboat cmise in midAmerica next year for the 8th Co. The pheto on the next pageshows left to right—Jean and Scotty Parrish, Margaret and John Penny and Beth and Ken Lampton.

Here's a paraphrased report from Perry Taylor (19), McLean, VA: A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in sunny South Carolina. Among the revelers, seven 46ers: Jean and Hal Hamberg (7), Annapolis, MD; Tbck Huey (1), Femandina Beach, FL; Louise and Monty (Billy Bob) Montgomery (1); Perry Taylor; Renee and Al White (6), Annandale, VA; Dick Wilson (2), Annapolis, MD; and, Lee Zeni (3), Annapolis, MD. The event: was the annually observed "Montucky" (that's for Tbck and Montgomery—sponsors). The scene was Edisto Island Resort, the permanent home of Louise and Monty. It was a two-day scramble book-ended by regular rounds 18-21 March. The Course was reputed to be easy (67.8,114) but seme stmggles were experienced and the fish ate a let ef golf balls. The alligator sunning himself off the 10th fairway, while appearing benign, remained undisturbed by the fearsome 46ers.

All gave their sincere thanks to Louise and Monty.

The deepest sympathies of the Class are extended to Hal Edwards (16), Oris Island, ME, and his daughters, who live near him, in their loss of Sarah, wife and mother, respectively, shortly after Thanksgiving from a brain tumor. "She was a lovely and lively lady and fortunately did not have a long illness."

Also, I am saddened to report the death of Wick Harlan's wife. Dally, on 11 May 1997. According to Jim Weirich (17), Wick's roommate of many years age: "She made a noble fight in a long bout with cancer. Wick was a dedicated, loyal and loving husband through it all, keeping her at heme until the last day. They were married 49 years and have a son, Wick Tim, a daughter in law, Trish, and three grandchildren. The funeral was a Bayside Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach, VA. These attending from '46 were Mary Martha and Mike Hayes (12); Connie and Dick Knight (4); Mickie and Harris Rogers (17); Jack Roulstone (11); and Fran and Jim Weirich." Our deepest sympathies are extended to Wick and his family.

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The monthly Greater Washington DC Area Luncheons. There are no luncheons in the summer. Call Wils Engel for information.

The Navy/San Diege State football game in San Diege en Friday, 5 September 1997 at 1130 AM. There will be a Class Party after the game and flyers with particulars will be sent out to Classmates in Califomia, Nevada and Arizona. For information call Ed Ellis.

Army/Navy Game parties. For information in the Greater Washington DC Area call Wils Engel and fer the Greater San Diego Area call Ed Ellis.

OUR CLASS' FIFTY TWO and a HALF scheduled for January 25, 1998 to Febmary 1, 1998 from San Juan, Puerto Rice and retum through the southern Caribbean. Contact Clete Kennelly fer details.

Mark your long range calendar new. Pencil in OUR 55TH at the Hotel Del Coronado the first week in June 2000. We'll start working on details after the 52 1/2.

Jeann and Scotty Parrish, Margaret and John Penny, and Beth and Ken Lampton

And,finally,eur sincerest and belated condolences to Jack Roulstone (11), Virginia Beach, VA, on the death of his wffe, Lois, who passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on 17 April 1997. She will be remembered for her sense ef humor, strength and positive outlook on life. She is survived by Jack; her sens, Capt Bmce Roulstone, Defense Attache te the Netherlands, CAPT Doug Roulstone '72, CO JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74), CWO 3 (Ret) Keith Roulstone; her three daughters in law and five grandchildren.

The Forestal Lecture on Tuesday, 15 April, had a good turnout from the Class te hear the Guest Speaker, the Secretary of State, Madelyn Albright, who spoke of her job and what great things are being accomplished by her Department. The following Classmates and their spouses, unless otherwise noted, had mailed their taxes and were able to attend: Marilynn and Bruce Althoff(l); B.G. and Ash Ashley (13); Mary and Larry Baldwin (15); Delly and Al Bowen (10); Barbara Clark, widow of Bob Clark (11); Ann and JT Collins (15); Evelyn and DT Dise (9); Jean and Max Eckhart (15); Bebbe and Tom Faulders (5); Pris and Jim Foust (7); Jeanette and Frede Froelich (9); Barbie and Chuck Griffiths (6); Jean and Hal Hamberg (7); Kathie and Wallie Hankins (11); Butch Hansmann (9) and guest; Alice and Jack Hull (18); Sally Jackson, widow of Leroy Jackson (14); Jerri and Lucky Jordan (16); Bernie and Louis Junod (1); Ann and Clete Kennelly (10); Audrey and George King (1); Betty and Fred Koch (9); Helen and Dave Leighton (18); Simi Levine, widow of Saul Levine (4), and guest; Camille Metzger, widow of Bob Metzger (2); Pav and Joe Meyer (9); Luciene and Bill Pfefferkom (19); Sidney and Stu Savage (14); Barbara and Hank Schultz (20); June and Bill Simpson (4); Patsy Skidmore, widow of Ed Skidmore (13); and, Gordon Yeo (4).

The Greater San Diege contingent celebrated eur 52nd in grand style with our quarterly luncheon at Mr A's on 6 June 1997 hosted by Lil and Al Thomas (4) with a big assist from Jim Fisher (4). There were two very significant things about this event: it was held on the anniversary of our graduation (or had you forgotten?) and we had exactly 46 people in attendance. The latter figure was achieved when we had two late cancellations and four unexpected arrivals. Al must have had seme divine assistance. Attendees were: Nancy and Vince Bacon (II); Chic Bowling (8); Jo Anderson and Herk Camp (7); Joe Campbell (15); Bert Decker (18); Jan and Ted

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Dibble (18), from Thousand Oaks; Mary Alice Carison and Ed Ellis (7); Jim Fisher (4); Rita Furland, widow ef Fred Furland (5); Marigold and Bob Gorton (5); Bill Henningsen (16), from Murrieta; Chris and Jim Hugus (15) from Lake San Marcos; Colette and Jim Irvine (13); Harriet and Al Kulik (4); Ann Lindsay, widow of Jack Lindsay (7) from Del Mar; Flossie and Luke Mayes (9); Barbara and Ted Mouton (15), Coronado; Arlene and Corliss Nugent (2); Bea and George Pavis (19); Harmon Penny (14), from El Cajon; Hank Phelps (10), from Julian; Jan and Wally Schirra (13), from Ranche Santa Fe; Lil and Al Thomas (4); Lily and Dan Walker (I); Barbara and Bob Wertheim (7); Toby and Whizzer White (5) with Whizzer's sister, Sophie Redditt; and, Shirley and Bob Williamson (2), from Coronado. (Those listed without localities are San Diegans.) Although the San Diego skyline around the downtown area has had major changes, the view from Mr A's has not changed. From our dining room on the east side ef the building it was delightful to look down en the lush greenery ef Balboa Park and up to the east at the airplanes in the landing pattern and, then, down to the south where they were below the building as they continued on te their landings at Lindberg Field. Ed Ellis, took this opportunity to make some administrative remarks which included the names of the most recent signers-en for the 52 and 1/2 cruise next January and his continuing requests fer news for the Class Column. Although our own wine maker was absent, he had sent his product to be raffled off to attendees. As usual this got everyone's attention but the passing out of the last bottle marked the time te head for heme. Would you believe it? No one took any pictures and everyone looked so nice and the setting was se beautiful. Latest registrations for our FIFTY TWO and a HALF are: Jean and Walt Hall (19), Saratoga, CA; Jean and Jack Jennings (10), EUicett City, MD; Jerri and Lucky Jordan (16), Vienna, VA; Pat and Bob Moore (7), Fairhaven, NJ; and, Anne and Tom Watt (5), Montgomery, TX. FUTURE EVENTS

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Pres: ADM William J. (Bill) Crowe Jr., USN (Ret.) Sec'y: Chester H. (Chet) Shaddeau, Jr. 343 Prestonfield Lane Severna Park, MD 21146-1512 h: 410-647-5868; f: 410-647-2453 e: Stadir@erels.com SPORTS NOTE: Wayne Warlick forwarded the email quoted below: It is with great pleasure that I inform you that on Friday, 23 May, 1997, at 1036 Hawaiian Standard Time, on the tee of hole #6 at the Hickam AFB Par 3 golf course, the golfer known to you as Davy Crockett did grasp his 7 iron gently but firmly, swing said club in the Jerry Heard Super Swing method, and propel a golf ball onto the green 130 yards distant, whereupon said ball took one bounce and went into the cup to stay. This caused great commotion and excitement among the other seven Friday morning regulars with whom he plays, not to mention the said Crockett himself, who promptly went to Cloud #9, and retired the golf ball.

PARTY TIME (Cont'd): We reported last month en Vernal Equinox celebrations by various groups of the Class in several parts of the country, clearly responding to the simultaneous effects of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, the Great Sidereal Movement, and the laws of random motion, presumably operating in the catatonic hyperstyle harmonic mode. But we couldn't get photos in last month from San Diego or Norfolk, so-e-o-e: The Class of '47 San Diego Irregulars 1997 Spring Fling and Income Tax Filing Recovery Party is covered in photos herewith, as is the Greater Hampton Roads Crab-Cracking, Oyster-Slurping and Beer Sampling Society Get-Together At the latter. Curly Weber presented a cartoon depiction ef elderly Classmates clambering up the Herndon Monument to Ted Davis, in recognition of his many years of service to the Tidewater Area Classmates. (And a tip of the Hat Hypo from your Secretary for Ted's many contributions in the past few years to this column. CHS)

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At Norfolk: 1 to r: Elmer Kiehl trying to say "cheese", Al Maynard maintaining his composure, and Bunny Sisson, enjoying the goings-on.

BOUQUETS AND FIREWORKS: We had no idea when we wrote the article (April issue) about Rosemary and Bob Enright's December, 1946 wedding reception at Alumni House, that we were opening the floodgates! It seems that unknown te them, and lest in the records, not ene but at least TWO other Classmates not only had held their receptions at Alumni House, but had done so on 5 June, 1946— graduation day! I heard in no uncertain terms from those two, (and will be glad to hear from any ethers!), but it would appear, at least for new, that the wedding reception for Claire and Jim Collier and that for Connie and Bill Donaldson presently share the "earliest" record at Alumni House. Photos are here to prove it!

From Bob Barker in Califomia: All is well on the West Coast. With my daughter Robin, I attended the last air show at MCAS El Toro on 25 April. The Station will close and move to Miramar in San Diego. The Blue Angels were superb. Jean and Bill Dillen stopped by on their way home to Minnesota, ending their winter travels. (Yes, we know. See the photo! CHS) Played golf with my son-in-law at the new Hidden Hills course, and found it fairly difficult—between us, we lost 22 golf balls. That may be a record!

I to r: Jim Griffiths, Ted Davis, and Pete Pitz at the Norfolk party.

Jim and Claire Collier, Alumni House reception on 5 June 1946. There's that fireplace again.

Greeting Springtime in San Diego. 1 to r: Lou Guertin, Lillian (Ms. Ward) Cummings, and Nick Nicholson.

SAILING, SAILING...The Shaddeau household just received its receipt from the travel agency for our reservation on M/S ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS,

the ship scheduled fer the Class of 1947 Caribbean Cmise in November of next year. As of this writing (early June), some 74 Classmates, wives, and friends were signed up. The official closeout date was July 1, but our honcho, Vern Dupy, says if you are interested, call him anyway, with the understanding that our ability te command the better stateroom locations is now somewhat diminished. Trath te tell, there probably isn't a bad room en the ship—it's not exactly a tincan! Vem's phone is 941-66-1523, or fax to 941-598-9809. Come on and join the fun!

FINAL HONORS: Good friends in the Boston area joined to help the Class get a copy of our Reunion video into the hands of gravely ill Classmate John Brayton just a few days before his death, with the result that he was able te recall eur days together before he passed away on 23 April, 1997. His obituary appears in "Last Call."

We received a note of thanks from Dan Mahoney, thanking all the Classmates and their wives who were se kind te his wife, Bev, last year during the Reunion. Bev died on 12 April, 1997, after a five-year stmggle with cancer.

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Bill Donaldson and Connie perform the cakeectomy (cakeotomy?), Alumni House, 5 June 1946.

THE MAIL BUOY: From Roberto Le6n in Florida: What a surprise when we arrived at the commencement ceremony of our granddaughter at Duke University to find Jimmy Carter substituting for the expected speaker. Jimmy was also attending the graduation of a grandson. He made a fine presentation, urging service to the less-privileged nations and peoples of the world, and received an honorary doctorate. Our granddaughter Cynthia Luisa Ramirez graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a GPA of 3.89, including her grades at the University of Madrid, with a BA in Clinical Psychology. I had to admit she had aced me out at the Bachelor level, and did it three years earlier than 1! A very humbling experience.

Bob and Bobbie Barker at their home in Rancho Palos Verdes, snapped by Bill Dillen as he and Jean swooshed through town. (See "The Mail Buoy").

From Bernie Bandish in Honolulu: Aloha from Hawaii. We are spending a few weeks revisiting our old duty station ('65-'67) when I was Exchange Officer at NavStaPearl. I missed the 50th, so here summarize my past few years.

Retired in San Diego in 1974, where 1 was CO of Navy Exchanges in the San Diego area, and began a second career the following day as director of their Distribution Center for the sixteen-store "Walker Scott" chain. Retired again in 1986 and have been traveling a great deal. We make at least one annual 4-week tour to somewhere we haven't been. Egypt was our visit in October 1996. All that's left is Russia, and am not sure when we will make that one. San Diego has been home since 1970.

Turned out to be a great move, even after a career of trying to keep duties on the East Coast!

Bill Dillen writes from God knows where (see Barker above): ...Jean and I are rapidly approaching the end of our 96-97 vagabonding.. .in British Columbia looking in on a batch of her grandchildren...back soon to Crosslake MN... finished our ski season in Colorado on 15 March, visited Denver, Albuquerque, Tucson, and Scottsdale...Quick trip to St. Marten (the French side of the island) thence back to Bullhead City, Los Angeles, Burbank, Westlake Village, then San Jose, up through Eureka, Eugene, Florence, Astoria, Victoria, BC, and Vancouver...we have seen all but one of our joint troop of kids (8) and all but four of the 18 grandkids. Should see the great grandkids in Montana next week. Cheers!

In a recent letter te Ed Scoles, I used the expression "the Kansas Mafia" in referring to that State's input te the Class. Ed responded: ...about the Kansas Mafia: John Prehn, Scoles, Bob Peniston, and Luke Welsh were all appointees of Senator Arthur Capper, and there's a tale about that! John and I rode the train together back to New York and then to Washington before checking in at the Academy. We went together to Capitol Hill to pay a courtesy call on Senator Capper. What a shock! He looked about a hundred years old and

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he wore a crumpled suit and a tie with a whole bunch of gravy stains on it. An aide tried to explain who we were, but I don't think the Senator ever got it. Anyway, you are right about more Kansans; Jim Moss from Wichita and Dick Dadisman from Hutchinson got in by other routes, and there were one or two more. (My sometime wife Jim MUlington of Manhattan springs to mind. CHS) SHIP'S STORE: A quick reminder that we still have a supply of '47 license plate frames ($7.00 ea), the '47-'97 penknives ($5.00 ea), and a total of seventeen (all size XL) of those absolutely great allcotton tee-shirts from the Reunion, beautifully embroidered with the '47 Crest ($15.00 ea). All prices include shipping. For these, or any reprint items, contact the Class Secretary at the address or phone shown in the masthead. Make checks to "USNA Class of 1947".

A MONUMENTAL AFFAIR: As a result of many months ef work by Classmate Warren (Johnny) Johnson, and funding by individual contributors, a contract has been let to start the work needed to restore the Naval Academy's Tripoli Monument.

In addition to the bulk of the contributions, which came from handsome and abundant gifts by '47 Classmates all ever the country, other members of the Alumni Association and of the U.S. Naval Institute were generous in their support.

Building Conservation Associates of New York City will perform the "Condition Assessment" and prepare the "Scope of Work" required for the rehabilitation. Detailed physical, chemical, photographic, and stmctural analyses will result in the development of a specific strategy and cost estimate fer repair and preservation of this historic treasure in the Yard—the eldest military monument honoring American servicemen, and a proud entry in the National Historic Register.

The monument suffered greatly while withstanding its 191 years of mistreatment and five relocations, but it would appear that new, thanks te Johnny and his enthusiastic advocacy, the memory of "Somers, Caldwell, Decatur, Wadsworth, Dorsey and Israel SIR!" has a chance to continue to ring out into another milennium.

QUICK TAKES: A note indicates that the Jim Winstons are on their way back to Providence for the summer after a rough winter braving Florida's sunshine... Sam Pillar back home after an East Coast trip...Don Donohugh writes from Hawaii that he has just read the recent book by Classmate Pat March, Eastern Destiny, a history of Russian expansion in the North Pacific and Asia. Brilliant, scholarly, and fascinating, he says, although he did find himself having trouble pronouncing the difficult Russian names. Then he realized it was easy if he just stepped moving his lips when he got to those hard parts!...Had an enjoyable call bringing Ken

Ekelund up to date en one of his Plebe Year roommates—now, sadly, deceased—about whom he had heard nothing for 52 years until we located BTs^^e and announced his death recently.. .received a postcard from Nepal from Les and Mase Wells, on a trip through the subcontinent of India, thence through Suez and the Middle East...Further te the Tom Dunstan saga: John Corse reports by email that he had dinner with a new a c q u a i n t a n c e in Charlottesville recently, and only then discovered that his dinner companion, Mr. James Dunstan, was our Tom's brother! Since he had recently flushed a '47 'ghost'(Ed French) in a similar fashion, apparently Charlottesville must be the world crossroads for relatives of '47 ... Like a few others, thank heavens, Wirt Thayer came through with an updated bio, and took the time to note that his kids threw a 50th wedding anniversary party for him and Shirley at the Elks Club in Newport, RI. That much of the notice was greatly welcomed, but then he pointed out that the Elks Club in Newport is the building which was home te the U.S. Naval Academy when it was located in Newport during the Civil War! H o w ' s that for appropriate?...Joe Flanagan writes that former "wife" T.R. (Rog) Johnson has kept up the aquatic pace after his years as a SEAL, and in the latest issue of Swim magazine, is cited as a long-distance all-star ef the past and as 1996 Long Distance AllAmerica in his age class. Rog, ef course, invites us all te drop in on him at Costa Mesa, CA for a swim! .. .Another who updated his biographical file with us was Art Holfield, who bemoans the fact that his less ef facility in typing would never let you believe he was once a YN2!...Got a nice note from Shirley and Dick Beane. His new knee is performing well and they're back from visiting Hawaii to attend son Dan's relinquishment of command of COLUMBUS. They will be at A n n a p o l i s fer H o m e c o m i n g .. .Robbie Brady attended, and provided us with an interesting rundown on the commissioning of CORMORANT (MHC57), a new fiberglass-reinforced plastic-hulled Coastal Minesweeper at Harbor Island in Tampa. Rebby says a large contingent of interested generals and admirals from Central Command at MacDill AFB turned out to see the 188-foot ship join the Atlantic Fleet.. .We are glad that somebody reads our stuff closely enough to catch the booboos, but sorry to commit them in obits! Buddy Becker called to our attention that Ed McCormack was indeed appointed to the Academy by his uncle John, all right, but Uncle John didn't become Speaker of the House until 1962. And in the Ira Blair obituary, I just read across the columns wrong—it was "Wildcat" Bill Blair who was in the 11th—Ira was 12th Company. I expect both of them will forgive me— at least I spelled the names right! CHS

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Sec'y: CDR Sumner Moore, USN (Ret.) 11 Seastenes Drive, Portsmouth, RI 02871 h: 401-846-2875 Well now, after all it doesn't happen very often.

Imagine my surprise when a letter from Charlie Butler opened with: The April Shipmate just arrived, and when I tumed to page 61,1 said, 'That's not me, is it?' Not having much occasion to view myself in full profile, 1 checked it out with Rosemary, and she agrees, that it's not me.

I quickly wrote Charlie a note ef apology, promising to rectify the error in the next issue. I have been waiting fer Art Mehagian te write and say, "That's net Charlie Butler, it is I." But Art has kept silent.

Indeed, it is Art's mug, net Charlie's. They have similar hairdos, but my mistake.

Charlie goes en: I was pleased to note that Sea Island is one of your favorite R&R destinations. We like to spend a few days at the Cloister each year, typically in November close to my birthday. A few years ago the dining room hostess asked us whether we liked our table by the windows that look out on the courtyard. We said we loved it. 'I'm sure you would', she replied, 'That's the table George and Barbara Bush chose when they celebrated their golden anniversary here last week.' We have had that table ever since. Another favorite destination is the Tides Inn, down at the end of Virginia's Northern Neck.

(Note: where Sumner and Jane spent their honeymoon and often revisit.) We were there for a few days last month, with a leisurely drive up and back, and stays at Amelia Island, Savannah, Charleston, Pinehurst and Fearrington, NC, and Williamsburg, enroute. Like you, we have never taken to cruises and, although many of the places we visit are known as golf resorts, neither of us plays golf. In June, we're out to Colorado Springs to celebrate our golden anniversary with three days each at the Broadmoor, the Sonnenalp in Vail, and Sardy House in Aspen.

We have much input this month. Accordingly, let's open with a letter from Norm (Oliver L.) Norman.

As promised, I'm sending you my story and current sitrep. Dee and 1 still live on a canal in Apollo Beach, FL, but after roaming the Florida West Coast marinas for several years, have just sold our Sea Ray. As 1 mentioned, I am a prostate cancer survivor. Since one in eleven, men age 71, will be diagnosed with this disease, I may be of help to some Classmates. In 1990, during a routine physical, the digital exam and PSA test and needle biopsy confirmed an aggressive malignant prostate tumor. No spread was indicated, so 1 elected surgery. It was not to be. After opening me up, they discovered a spread to numerous lymphs, so surgery was terminated without removal of the prostate. Next came hormone treatment for the complete elimination of testosterone. The cancer went into remission for five years, but in July '96, the tumor became extremely active. The drugs Cardura and hytrin gave no relief, and 1 had a major urinary tract restriction. My urologist tumed to Dr. Michael Dattoli for a limited radioactive seed implant (Dattoli has the largest brachytherapy seed implant clinic in the southeast).

After evaluation of my general health, we decided to take the full treatment, which includes precision extemal radiation combined with seed implants. His current cures stats are close to 90% over a 6 year period. After several weeks of external radiation, 80 radioactive palladium seeds were implanted in my prostate in an overnight stay. No pain was involved. More radiation followed to treat suspected spread to two lymphs. As of now there is no trace of the cancer, but more tests will follow. I must caution that my treatment may nol apply to everyone.

The best treatment may be no treatment at all. If anyone wishes to contact me for details, phone 813645-5697,907 Golf Island Dr, Apollo Beach 33572.

A Few Good Men: 1 lo r: al San Diego, Dusty Rodcs. Jack Richter. and Bill Patton.

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Thanks, Norm. I suspect we have few hypochondriacs, but this is a problem of which we all need te be aware.

On Sunday 27 April, the 24th Company pitched an all day picnic at North Severn, inviting '48s to come. It turned out to be a rainy day, but the picnic grounds have an inside pavilion with pool table and a lot of room. Outside there was a spasmodic softball game, but with lots of food, and beer for those of age, everyone had a great time. Bob Tobin was there when I got there about 1500, and Marguerite and Charlie Held dropped by later. The Mids were appreciative of eur joining them, and extolled the features ef the new '48 fridge they installed in the wardroom. Which reminds me that Bob Ghormley informs us that he has received shamefully few replies with donations fer the '48 Class Fund in response to a couple of pleas in this column and at luncheons. Tax deductible Checks please, "USNA Class of 1948", mail to Bob Ghormley, 5408 Christy Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816.

I have this note addressed to the Class from Midn.

2/c Brian Sawicki, the elected 24th Company Mess President for next year: Thank you very much for sponsoring our Company. We appreciate your generous donation to our Company for a new refrigerator. We also appreciate your attendance at our Company picnic. Again, we thank you for all you have done and we look forward to working with you next year.

Not long before he died, Howard Kay teld me he would entmst to me an unpublished manuscript he had done as a First Classman, of choice Salty Sam episodes from the LOG, prepared in the expectation that a particular publisher who wanted the job done, would print it. Louis Serrille '49 did appropriate cartoons te go with the tales. It is a treasure, but it never flew. I checked with the Nimitz Library (USNA) to see if it could join their collection of every LOG printed back to Horatio Nelson. Indeed, Alice Creighten, Special Collections, was delighted, and your Scribe made the presentation on 7 May at the library.

Kay's Manuscript goes to the Library Dave Carruth forges on with the 50-Year Book, still receiving promised inputs from delinquents and fresh bios and pics from seme who have just awakened. He seeks info on the widows of Jack Cowden, George Bacas, Joe Bartos, and John H. Bell. Your help is solicited: 7206 Danford Lane, Springfield, VA 22152.

As I write this column, it is 4 June, 49 years since 48B graduated. 50th Reunion Committeeman, Ben Reams urges..."Have you mailed your deposit for the 4-8 June 1998 Reunion? If you are planning to come, get it in now!"

Again, sad news, Don Foulds died 2 May at home in Mission Viejo, CA, after a brief bout with kidney and bladder cancer. He and Doris came to the Monterey Reunion last May, and it was wonderful fer us East Coasters te see them. Russ McKechnie has prepared an extensive piece for the "Last CaU" column, to which I refer you. Den was certainly one of the world's true gentlemen. I doubt that anyone ever had an unkind word for him. I quote a note from Doris to the Class: Don Hall and Ortland at Karnak Warren Ortland always sends great photographs!

This note came with the current one: 1 have enclosed a picture of Don Hall and me taken at the temple of Kamak outside Luxor, Egypt.

Betty and Don Hall and Barbara and I took a great 10 day tour of Egypt in March. Lots of climbing and walking involved around the temples and pyramids. Have to do it while you still can, so 1 guess we are in pretty good shape. No swimming or golf involved in this one.

Lotizacion Ing. Jorge Montalov writes from P.O. Bex 17-23-098, Sangolqui, Ecuador, telefono: 5932-333-757, that he is again a regular Alumni Association member, and he and his wife, Leticia, would like the privilege of having any Classmates as guests.

They have two guest rooms year round. Jorge has been out of touch since 1984, but is back, and hopes to come to the 50th. He goes on: Because of my divorce I sold my business in Pasadena, CA, as well as my home and returned to my native Ecuador early in 1984. Since, 1 have established myself as a US Company's legal representative and a university professor. I am still carrying out these activities rather successfully. 1 remarried in 1986 and have been very happy with my wife, Maria Leticia. Nearly three years ago we moved to our new comfortable 400 square meter country home. We call it our 'Five Star Hut'.

Peter Sherrill died in Sausalite, CA, on 9 April. I received an LA Times obit from Don Hill '45, and a program from the Memorial Service at Wolfback Ridge sent to Carlos Villarreal by Bob Hemmes.

This document is all Sherrill. The front carries a head and shoulders photo of Pete as an ensign, hat on the back of his head and a huge smile. Inside is just this: "I am admittedly willful, talented, intense, socially pretentious, an absurd embellisher, occasionally daffy, extremely capable, compulsively neat, increasingly eccentric, and a monopolizer of all talk. A mixture of goodness and taste and even sweetness of character, but I talk too much.

From the obit, he was a polling company executive who confounded a software company. Raised in San Marino. Served in Korea on LARK, and was en BREKENRIDGE at Inchon. On leaving the Navy, he worked for Hewlett-Packard and later West Associates and earned a doctorate at Stanford. In '83 he co-founded SL Corp., a computer software company in Corte Madera that specializes in object-oriented tools for graphics programmers and researchers. He also served on the boards of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Ballet.

Peter wrote all the biographies for the 48B Lucky Bag. From Ed Oppermann, '53,1 received an obit for David Guy Foxhole who died 29 April. His wife, Betty, predeceased him last year. They had three sons and a daughter. Dave lived in Colorado Springs after 1967 and was Vice President of Kaman Sciences.

He was a gold medalist in the 1994 Senior Winter Olympics.

"He lived each day as though it were a gift, filling his life with family, friends, sport and travel."

I have no further information.

Thank you all for the lovely spray of flowers for Don's graveside service. He was buried with full military honors and was a proud member of the Class and the Academy. I wish you the best for a very successful reunion. We enjoyed the Monterey get together very much.

Bob Dickieson writes from Kaneohe, Hawaii, with more sad news, the death of James M. Hombrook last October.

The Class ranks are truly thinning. This unhappy fact became very personal when my best friend and roommate for three years died suddenly from a heart attack. Jim was enjoying a well-earned retirement after a successful Naval career and a successful second career as a math teacher in the Washington, DC area. His work done, Jim and Nibby moved to Port St. Lucie, FL, where they built a beautiful home on the waterfront. In addition to becoming an expert at resting on the oars, Jim grew oranges and grapefmit on their property. On several occasions when I visited 1 felt he was also growing alligators. There were usually one or two resting on his lawn. Those who knew Jim realized early that he was an unusual individual. He had a great sense of humor and a great sense of personal integrity and honor. Because he did have those values which are in such short supply today in high places, he and I supported each other in our complete disdain for the politicians currently in the White House.

We shared a sense of shame that this country is being conned as it is. I didn't mean for this to be a political statement but Jim felt deeply the loss of stature of our country in the last five years. 1 know he'd like me to voice it for him one last time. Nibby and their three children are missing their husband and father. I am missing Jim, too. I know he is arching with the sandblowers in heaven, still out of step, but happily playing his piccolo. I'd be willing to bet the tune often is Stars and Stripes Forever. I am privileged to have been his messmate and friend.

Our thanks to Bob fer his sensitive letter, and I join all hands in expressing to Nibby and family our heartfelt sympathy.

Scorchy Smith called from Monterey to report that he had learned ef the death of Doc (Robert Clyde) Allen on 7 October back in 1994. Paula lives at 457 West El Norte Parkway, Escondido, CA 92026.

Dec had been a cerpsman before entering the Academy, and his reemmate was Andy (Roy) Anderson.

He had lived in the San Diego area for years, associated with Honeywell.

Here's a cheerful ene—from Medford, NJ, and Gene Kelly. Actually, Jean is his writer: We are just back from a trip to the Wild West.

While in Scottsdale we attended the wedding of the younger son of Sally and Ed Chapline. They hosted a very innovative rehearsal dinner—a Zoobilee—held, where else but, in the Phoenix Zoo! Ed was a great ringmaster. The only disappointment was that Sally refused to jump out of the cake. We got in some fun golf. (Note to our opponents in last year's tournament in Monterey— you still have nothing to worry about!) Earlier in the year while in Florida, we attended a mini-reunion at the lovely new home of Carol and Frank Manganaro in Sun City Center. Enclosed is photo of Art Blough, Bill Clifford, Frank and Gene.

Thank You! Your Contribution to Our Annual Fund Supports Our Naval Academy!

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Makes my ties with my children and grandchildren stronger. They can better follow what I am doing.

(3) My business does not interfere with ongoing skiing, biking, fishing, camping, etc., with grandchildren. (4) My business allows me to do something I really believe in, see my results grow, and make a real contribution. (5) My business brings me some interesting travel (4 continents so far), including periodic visits to the Bavarian Alps for skiing, and Europe where youngest daughter was studying languages (just accepted for her PhD fellowship in French studies at Princeton). So, you can see, 1 keep plugging along like the Georgia mule, one step at a time.

I thank Larry for the insight into his motivations.

Except for the sad less of Classmates, this was a good month for letters and good things. Lots of input. Next month look for a newsy letter from Guy Buck. Let me hear from you.

Join the ranks of Life Members and enjoy the NEW benefits today!

Jim Moore presents the check to the 24lh Co.—with Moore, Graham, and Held

Ed Chapline, Ringmaster

Art Blough, Bill Clifford, Frank Mangamo, Gene Kelly—Sun City, FL

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'49 HOUSE DEDICATION CEREMONY; Membership: 72%

Pres: Alfred C. Boughton III, USNR (Ret.) Sec'y: LTCOL Richard H. Francis, USMC (Ret.) RO. Box 10262, McLean, VA 22102-8262 h: 703-339-5275 On 10 May, the Class held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the '49 House. Mick and Madelon McDonald sent us the following: It was a gala occasion with a respectable turn out from the Class and from many officials from the Alumni Association. '49ers, wives, widows, children, and grandchildren gathered from as far north as New York (Paul Laric) and as far south as Louisiana (William Russ) to witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The cool, windy day kept people inside Ogle Hall during lunch despite the attractive tables set up on the patio. Over one hundred people enjoyed the food and drink, and the camaraderie of old friends. Present were many familiar people including CAPT Bill Busik '43, the ex-Executive Director of the Alumni Association, and many others from the Association. Following lunch, attendees gathered on the Ogle Hall patio to hear remarks by RADM Ronald Marryott '57 (CEO of the Alumni Association), Captain Patrick Fogarty '73 (representative of the Superintendent), and Class president, Ace Boughton. The speakers expressed their deep appreciation to the Class of 1949 for the almost $500,000 (raised in donations/ pledges) for this project. This 50th anniversary gift by the Class allowed the Alumni Association to take on the monumental project of restoring '49 House to provide much-needed office space for the Alumni Association Development Division. Ace expressed his pride in our Class and for its achievement in presenting this gift to the Naval Academy via the Alumni Association. He noted it will benefit the Academy for years to come. In fact, he mentioned, we're the only Class to have a building named after us from all the gifts presented by all the Classes to the Naval Academy. Especially recognized for their superlative efforts in making '49 House happen were; Gene Shine for his overseeing all the details of the project and John Dobson for his efforts overseeing the engineering details and monitoring progress of the renovation. Without their efforts, the '49 House project would not have been such a success. For organizing the ribbon-cutting ceremony itself, providing the descriptive brochure of '49 House, and making sure the event happened as befits '49, profound thanks were given to Madelon and Mick McDonald and again to Gene Shine for their hard work.

Here are the names ef the '49 members, wives, widows, and former wives who attended: John Alvis, Flo and John Barrow, Marie Bauman, Carol Baysinger, Betty and Reynolds Beckwith, Maureen and Bill Bennett, Mickey and President Ace Boughton, Helen and Bob Brady, Claire Brown, Crystal and Wes Brown, Eileen Butler, Beckie Creighten, Ella and Chet Davis, Marilyn and John Dobson, John Draim, Wanda and Marv Frazee, Barbara and Dick Glickman, Roy Goldman, Laila and Fred Grabewsky, Betty and Bill Guthrie, Dolores and Charlie Haskell, Elizabeth Jepson, Rita and Keating Keays, Noreen and Vern Klemm, Bev and Jack Koach, Rita and Steve Krause, Alice and Walt Kraus, D o l o r e s and Paul Laric, Madelon and Mick McDonald, Brad McDonald '77, Margaret and Robert McWethy '42, Dolores Morgan, Mary Leu and Ralph Murphy, Marty and Bill Read, Cal Roberts, Honey and Bill Russ, Eleanor and Sumner Shapiro, Joan and Gene Shine, Mary and Gerry Smith, Cauda and Bob Smith, Peggy and Charlie Stiles, Elizabeth and Eli Venning, Ursula and Voss Vosseler, and Barkley Wood.

CAPT Fogarty, RADM Marryott, President Ace Boughton USNA '49 House Dedication Steve Krause, Wes Brown

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Thank you! Your support built a first-rate addition to the USNA Alumni Association and the USNA Family.

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Our monthly luncheons in the Washington area are going well. On 8 April, we had a great turn out.

The talkers and eaters included: Reynolds Beckwith, Bill Black, Bill Bryan, Ken Carr, Bob Coontz, John Draim, Ralph Ghormley, Roy Goldman, Fred Grabewsky, "Bone" Hamilton, CMC Jones, Pete Klein, Graham Leonard, Ed Messere, John Rigsbee, Slim Semerville, Ed Williams, and Robert Ennis (USMA '49.) Then on 13 May, eur monthly luncheon convened again at the newly refurbished Orleans House in Resslyn. (FYI, the Orleans House had a fire some months back and was shut down for awhile.) Attendees were: Bob Coontz, Bill Geewey, Roy Goldman, Fred Grabewsky, Bill Guthrie, Charlie Haskell, CMC Jones, Jim McVey, Mert Neely, Gene Reiher, and Gerry Smith.

Just a reminder Our newly established quarterly luncheons at Andrews AFB are on track and being coordinated by Mick McDonald. The next ene will be on 5 September and the following ene on 12 December Ladies ef the Class (wives, widows, companions, and friends) are most welcome.

On 14 May, the Class Executive Committee's meeting convened in the main conference room at '49 House. The m e m b e r s present w e r e : Ace Boughton, Gene Shine, Steve Krause, Jack Venable, Fred Grabewsky, Mickey McDonald, Pete Swanson and Keatinge Keays. The main topics of discussion were: (I) accomplishing the '49 House activation and (2) planning for our 50th reunion. Ace plans to send letters to the Class in the near future on these matters. One will emphasize what our Class accomplished, the real value of '49 House to the Academy, and personal thanks for all the pledges. The second will ouUine current planning for the 50th.

Now to the mail bag. Lou and Red Tolbert have been on the road, this time to the West Coast. Here is Red's good letter: Lou and I have had a rather active year. We were cruising the Western Caribbean in early Febmary out of New Orleans and returned lo Virginia via Shreveport. (That is as close as I let Lou get to Texas

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before bluebonnet season.) We visited with Nancy and Joe Morrison, learning of his heart problem and potential bypass. It was a shock to hear that he didn't survive surgery March 20. Unfortunately we get too complacent with the high success rate of bypasses to worry about failure. Nancy reports she is coping well and thanks everyone for their calls, letters^ etc.

In April, Lou and I flew to California to checkout the San Francisco and Monterey areas. San Francisco is still spectacular and the food great; however, the sourdough bread doesn't taste as good, and I was sick to visit Treasure Island and leara of its fate as of May 31st. What a loss to the Navy.

The good things to report are that Bonnie and Ed McQuiston have a lovely home in Los Altos and are great hosts. They followed us to Monterey and continued being great hosts there as we checked out old stomping grounds. The enclosed picture was taken at breakfast in Carmel.

1 to r; Bonnie and Ed McQuiston, Red and Lou Tolberl Clint Eastwood wasn't home.

Then the resident '49ers look over entertaining chores. Jim Foster put out the alarm that Lou and 1 had "invaded" the area, Lynn and Joe Ekelund hosted a cocktail parly at their home to "capture" all '49ers they could, Dee Butler canceled surgery so he could get some submariner booze, then there was a mass sortie on Fisherman's Wharf The guy picture has Red explaining why his hair is now white. Dee claiming his is home in his hard hal, Jim boasting his hair is really blond, and Joe reminding us it is a hairy subject and "he'll drink to that."

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front: Lynn Eklund, Lou Tolbert, Jim Foster rear Dee Butler, Lynn Foster, Jane Butler, Joe Eklund

1 lo r: Red Tolberl, Dee Butler, Jim Foster, Joe Ecklund While in Menlo Park, I talked to Phil Nelson. I asked if he was the "wizard" I've heard about, but he only claimed to be the "gizzard." He's in good health and working on another million. We slopped

near Walsonville lo get some artichokes and tried to call Gil Mello without luck. That may have been good though because he might have put me to work in the fields.

Upon return lo the East and having lunch with the Tidewater group, they wondered who the old men were in the pictures of Monterey. But I'll leave that luncheon story to Tom Parsons.

Speaking of Tom Parsons, here is his latest letter: Since my last report, three meetings of Hampton Roads '49ers have taken place. We continue to shift from place lo place with no regular home. Our last get together was at the new site of the Virginia Club, a Norfolk institution since 1870 something.

It's now located in a former bank at Main Street and Granby. Their kitchen serves from where the vault used to be and Iheir product was delicious.

Jack Magee could nol be with us due to, catch this, his trip to Nebraska with Nancy lo observe the whooping cranes as Ihey migrated North. Didn't we have an Executive Department officer who looked something like a whooping crane? '49ers gathered at the funeral services for Archer King's mother to express our sympathy and support. Our next luncheon will be al Uncle Louie's Bar and Grill, Ward's Comer, where the kitchen is not located in an old vault.

We were saddened to leam that on 19 April, C. Ray Smith passed away from pneumonia likely brought en by his weakened condition from his battle with lung cancer. We then received this letter from John Dit Lund.

In lale February, I was visiting in North Carolina near Martha and Bob Ripley when we decided to take a couple of days lo visit C. Ray Smith in Myrtle Beach. He and Ginger had been battling his lung cancer successfully for about 6 years, and we though a shot of Blue and Gold with a '49 twist might help. We can positively relate that all hands looked terrific to which the enclosed photo will attest.

1 lo r: Bob Ripley, C. Ray Smith, D. T. Lund We even offered lo find an F4U Corsair if C. Ray would agree to fly it. He indicated he wasn't sure his right leg was strong enough to handle the torque on lake off, but he'd try.

I had intended this note to be somewhat whimsical and light-hearted. Unfortunately, last weekend we were informed thai C. Ray had passed away from complications not really associated with cancer. After a 6 year uphill baUle, il seems the body got tired of the effort and gave up. So Ripley and I put the Corsair on the back burner, and we jusi hope he can find one up in fighter pilot heaven.

It was reported thai C. Ray was the next to last Forty-niner on flight orders. It is said that Roger Boh was the last. Whatever, no one loved to fly more than C. Ray; and it appears God felt he had been out of flying long enough. So he brought him home lo get on with a different kind of flying program. (I wonder how much torque Ihey put into those wings he's using now?) Anyway, I'm sure we all join in hoping that God looks oul for him...and. Sir, please don't forget Ginger.

We are now getting email from the Class. Here are some messages we've received: From: Mac Adams <maxtoiz@nwlink.com> Subject: Information about C. Ray Smith, who recently passed away. For what il is worth concerning C. Ray Smith's career: C. Ray was in one of

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I imagine he was in F4Us at Corpus. He went to Key West for AUWxFlight School (along with Gib Kirk, Lonz Dillman, Bill Lawler, Dick Greenwood, and me) during the first half of '51, and then to Atlantic City and VC-4. VC-4 provided night/ allwx fighters for Lant Fleet. Four planes (F4U5NLs, F6F-5N, F3Ds) and five pilots on each carrier-CV, CVL, CVE. Picked up the F2H2Bs that had special weapons capability in '53. C. Ray deployed on LAKE CHAMPLAIN in Mar '53 out of NorVa,

through the Med, Suez, Indian Ocean, (crossed the equator south of Singapore) and up to Japan. Off loaded at NAS Atsugi for about 3-4 months while LC went on the line. I remember seeing you (Pete Swanson) there one day.

From: Dempsey Butler <D_Butler_Jr@ compuserve.com> Subject: Last Move!! Just a short note to let you know that we have sold our home in Pebble Beach...and starting next week, we begin downsizing to a condo in Monterey. As of May 15th, our new address will be 1360 Josselyn Canyon Road #16, Monterey, CA 93940. Our phone number 408-649-3909 and fax 408-649-1915 will both remain the same.

CompuServe is trying to personalize the old numerical addresses, but I'm not sure it works...so if D_Butler_Jr@compuserve.com doesn't seem to hack it very well, try 76275.2550@compuserve. com. Who knows what will happen to my email address if AOL buys CompuServe? Ugh!! We had a nice '49er mini-reunion here on the Monterey Peninsula last week...Lynn and Joe Ekelund, Lynn and Jim Foster, Jane and yours tmly, all got together one evening to be with Red and Lou Tbibert during their West Coast visit. We missed a big occasion in your "neck of the woods" as CDR Dempsey Butler HI '77 refired on 20 years service last Thursday at NRO. Regret we couldn't make it, but had to sign escrow papers the same day.

From: Charlie Culwell <ChasVaCul@aol.com> I see in April '97 Shipmate that you (Pete) are cybermaster of our Class email addresses. I assume you are compiling a directory of same, so this email provides you ours. Virginia and I are fine: enjoying good health, motorhome travels, home chores, and our new (first-time) computer. Best regards!

From: Martha and Bob Ripley <Mvpripley@ aol.com> Just wanted to let you know that the Ripleys are online. I am Bob's secretary as he hasn't learned "how to yet." One of these days he will have his own email address; but for right now, we can be reached at the above email address. I certainly hope when you get them you will share. What an easy way to keep in touch with friends. Our best to all, and we hope to be at the 50th or even the 49th.

We noted recently that en 22 May, ex-First Lady Barbara Bush was to dedicate the Department of Energy's child development center. The facility will be named for Sheila Jo McKinney Watkins, the late wife of Jim Watkins who served as President Bush's Energy Secretary.

Here's a letter from Bill Emery: Last year Betty and I decided to take the typical Caribbean cruise and ultimately were booked aboard the Holland America Line's M/S WESTERDAM in December '96. Immediately following the ship's departure from Fort Lauderdale, we, along with more than 1,000 passengers, were quite surprised to learn that a film crew was also on board to shoot the final scenes of a new comedy entitled.

Out to Sea. Thus, among our fellow passengers were: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Dyan Cannon, Gloria DeHaven, Donald O'Connor, Hal Linden, and Brent Spiner. Of all the entertainment offered on such a cmise, the filming activities seemed to be the most popular and allowed many of us to participate as extras. When not busy working, these film stars mingled with the rest of us and so we got to meet them all, eventually. Walter Matthau turned out to be a real gem of a guy and seemed to us to be the same, on or off the screen. Betty enjoyed chatdng with Donald O'Connor whose movie career she has followed since the early 40s. And it was a pleasure for me to meet Gloria DeHaven after first seeing her in films during WWII. She is a very affable lady, and here I am in a photo with her taken

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and Bill Doby, who live nearby, joined Chris and Don Fisher and the Joneses for a time of sea stories and recollections of our days at USNA. Bill, Gerry, and Don were companymates in the 21st, 9th, and 13th as '49 was moved around during our four years.

We just received notice that our Classmate, William L. Patrick, Jr., passed away en 25 May 1996 at H a t t i e s b u r g , M S . We regret l e a r n i n g of eur Classmate's passing; the Class sends its condolences to the family.

We received this letter from Mary Stapleton informing us of the death of our Classmate, Walter Stapleton. She writes: I am sorry to tell you that my husband, Walter Stapleton, passed away on 11 April at a hospital near his home. Walt died from failed liver and kidneys complicated by heart problems (he had bypass surgery in 1977) and sugar diabetes. His health problems were hereditary. Walt was a great guy, a wonderful husband, and a good friend to all who knew him. He made a difference in many lives in this community (Lanesboro, PA) including my children. We attended Homecoming Oct '96, and he enjoyed visiting with all his Classmates. We were looking forward to the 50th Reunion. Upon our return, he became ill and was in the hospital for 3 weeks, touch and go. The doctor told me to prepare myself, but we agreed not to tell Walt because no one knew how long he would go on.. .The week before he passed away, we had many social outings. He attended Masons meetings and stayed late to talk. When he entered the hospital, I thought he was getting better; but he took a tura for the worse, went into a coma and died with my children and I at his bedside. His son. Jack, and my daughter, Mary, among others, spoke at his service and told of what an impact he had made on their lives. Mary told of coming home at Christmas from the Merchant Marine Academy and spreading out her navigational charts in the basement, trying to make sense of them. Walt came down and explained it all to her so she could understand it. She became an engineer to emulate Walter...I do not know details of Walt's Navy years as I came into his life when he was 49 years old. He often talked about his experiences, but I wasn't taking notes.

We thank you for this letter and te Mary and Walter's family, the Class sends its condolences.

Finally, it is with regret that we note the passing ef our Classmate William D. Bassett on 26 AprU. The Class also sends its condolences to the family.

So when it's all said, remember this: Nothing can be finer than to be a '49er! RHF and PSS

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A quick photo in the mail showed us Paul Laric and Bill King. Bill is holding new grandson Lucas King Weber, potential USNA Class of 2018.

Paul Laric '49 and Bill King '49, holding grandson Lucas King Weber'18

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Pres: RADM Milton J. Schultz, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Wayne L. Jensen, USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhill Court, Chula Vista, CA 92010 The 6th Annual Zeph Schultz Memorial Golf Toumament on 21 April at the Bonita, CA Golf Club was blessed with good weather. With the caliber of play ever improving, Zeph would have been proud of his Classmates who participated. We all thanked J. B. Farrell for the "saved" golf ball prizes that came from Barbers Point N.A.S. Earning prizes fer closest to the hole, longest drive, fewest putts etc. were: John Malloy, Cecil Kempf, Wayne Jensen, Bill Grimm, Dick Martin and Don Elliott. We will renew the event in April of 1998.

We have reported on two occasions ef the anticipated cross-country bike odyssey of Jim Oberholtzer from San Diege to St. Augustine, FL. Now Harry Hussmann writes from El Paso to report that Jim made it that far by 15 April having been on the read for three weeks.

On the 25 April the Tidewater Chapter of the USNA AA had their annual Spring Dance at Little Creek, VA. Ray Barber and Jim Di Nardo were the drivers behind the occasion. As in past years, the largest Class contingent was from'50. Dick Fox sends pictures of these attending with the comment that, "Really we all got dressed-up in recognition of the fact that this is the year that we will Beat Army."

Tidewater Spring Dance:

Ron and Peggy Kelly

Bill and Sue Grigg

Jim Oberholtzer and bike.

Harty says Jim was a bit disheveled but it took only a cold beer and a steak dinner to put him back in good form. The chance te sleep in a real bed fer a change prepared him for at least the next thousand miles. A follow-up post card from Fort Hancock, TX, indicated he was staying on schedule fer Florida before the snow flies. Deris and Harry Hussmann own about twenty properties in El Paso and it takes Harry about 40 hours a week keeping tenants in and the rain out. 21 August will see them in San Diego for a VAW West Reunion.

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John Coughlin's 70th Birthday Party: Mary and John Coughlin, Betty Styvessant, Carol De Witt, Wayne and Dorolhy Jenson, Birch De Witt

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Clockwise around the table beginning with Larry Hawkins: Larry and Pat Hawkins, Suzanne Ayres, Mary Jane Schultz, Donna and Byron Lee

Prescott. While the men's meeting was mostly a social affair, the wives get down to business and invited in the San Diego area Commissary Officer to speak and provide them with an up-date of Department ef Defense support for military commissaries.

All the wives are new experts and advocates on the subject matter.

In Annapolis during May their luncheon meeting had: Jerry C o l e m a n , Ed G r e e n b e r g , Rex Kilbourn, Byron Lee, Ed McLean, Tom Ross, Daryle Tripp, George Van, Jim Wilkins and Bob Avery who was visiting his daughter and family at PAXRIV. Bob's son-in-law is lead engineer for McDonnell-Douglas en the F/A-18 E/F project at PAXRIV. Ann Ross provided pictures of Classmates at the THRESHER/SCORPION dedication.

Dick and Shirley Fox During April the Coughlin family decided that San Diego was the best location to bring everyone together to celebrate John's 70th birthday and Mary and John's wedding anniversary. Daughter, Kathleen, was in from Virginia and daughter, Kelly from Seattle with son, Mike and wife Julie on their way from a Navy operational assignment going back to D.C. and a tour with officer detailing in BUPERS. The kids were able to get a hold of the DeWitts and the Jensens so we called it a'50 party but Birch and Wayne said they weren't going te acknowledge it when they reached 70 years. John looked and felt great and didn't appear a day over 65.

John Coughlin's 70th Birthday:

Birch DeWitt and John Coughlin on his birthday The D.C. area'50 Valentine Luncheon Party was reported last month in Shipmate and here are pictures ef that group as taken by Dick Powell.

D.C. Valentine's Day Luncheon:

1 to r: Phil and Bets Ryan, Ray and Ann Snyder, Tom and Ellen Rodgers, Ann and Bob Mandeville

Clockwise around the table beginning with Nancy Lynn: Nancy and Jim Lynn, Betly and Norberl Walecka, Helen and Ray Bowers, Peggy and Frank Sterner

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Left to right around the table from Jackie Diehl; Jackie and Bill Diehl, Jack and Liz Ryan, Bill and Janet Curley, John Holmes, and Millie Bond For May the Washington group for lunch was Daryle Tripp, Charlie Hirsch, Bill Smoot, Bill Kiehl, Frank Sterner, Larry Hawkins, Bill Simons, Bob Oliver, WUly Ayres, Dick Powell, Jim Lynn, J.J. McNally, John Cavanaugh, Jack Ryan, Gayle May, Tom Ross, Bob Bisselle, Jim Wilkins, Law Kivlen, Norbert Walecka, Tom Rogers and Roy Snyder.

The dedication ceremony for the THRESHER/SCORPION Memorial and the acceptance ef the Paine Library went very well. Milt Schultz made the presentation of the sculpture to the Academy with words such as, I am pleased to represent the Naval Academy Class of 1950 in honoring those 129 officers, men and civilians lost on THRESHER and also to honor the 99 officers and men lost on SCORPION. Our Class has undertaken the long overdue task of creating a suitable memorial here at the Academy. By their service, by their sacrifice, they gave us and the entire Nation an example of selfless devotion to their ship, to their families, to God and Country which should ever inspire and challenge those who follow. This memorial art work will be permanently displayed in the USNA library as a reminder to the Midshipmen of the supreme sacrifice made then as they also will be going down to the sea in ships.

THRESHER'S loss included 16 officers (three from the Class of 1950 including the Commanding Officer LCDR Wesley Harvey, LCDR John Billings and LCDR Robert Krag). In honor of all those lost at sea in those two ships, I present this memorial to the U.S. Naval Academy and the Navy in the name of the Class of 1950.

Dick Powell gave a report of our $505050 giving progress with the status ef pledges. He continues bullish and has sent out another letter to all Classmates up-dating on our Year 2000 goal. Fer these who haven't given as yet and still plan to pledge— get on with it you will feel just so very much better having made the future fer your Academy a bit firmer.

On 2 May in San Diego at the 1st Friday'50 luncheon meeting at the Naval Station Mariner's Club we gathered: Mark Fnidden, Stan Neander, Bob Muck (There will be a BB-Q on Friday evening 5 September following the Navy SDSU football game.

For details contact Bob at 5835 Cactus Way, La JoUa, CA. 92037 or telephone 619-456-1956.), Dick Prescott, Gene Wisenbaker, John Malloy, Dick Thurston (Ginny and George Denmark had been weekend guests of the Thurstons), Don Elliott, Dick Martin, Wayne Jensen, and Frank Cassilly. The San Diego'50 wives May luncheon held concurrently had: Judy Frudden, June Neander, Marjorie Cassilly, Helen Wisenbaker, Dorothy Jensen and Mary Ellen

THRESHER/SCORPION Dedication—I to r: Bill Simmons, Bill Kiehl, Tom Ross

THRESHER/SCORPION Dedication—I to r: Tom Ross, Milt Schultz, Dick Powell George Irish provides a follow-up on the Senior Olympics which occurred in Tucson during 21-28 May. 25,000 people were in Tucson for the occasion, including 10,000 participants. There were 428 racewalkers and in George's age group (70-74), 38 participated in the 1500 m. race and 20 in the 5 km race, George finished about halfway back in the pack.

He gave it his best but many were simply better and faster. Some were phenomenal and you would be surprised how many fast 70 year old men there are around. Training starts now to prepare for the next Senior Olympics: Orlando, Florida, October 1999.

George will be there. For fun and fitness he heartily recommends racewalking to all Classmates. Ken Hoge had called to wish George luck before his event and George said that gave him a real boost and kept him on track just when everything seemed the darkest.

Lloyd Harrison writes te say that he is concerned about the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). He cites George Will with, "In 1964, the Braves played in Milwaukee, the Dow Jones average rose to 891, B l o o m i n g d a l e ' s m e n ' s shirts cost $ 5 . 9 5 , an Oldsmebile cost $3,495, the top-rated television program was Bonanza and the first CH-46 helicopters entered service with the Fleet Marine Forces." Lloyd wonders if the defense budget hasn't suffered enough already and shouldn't we be replacing those old H46s instead ef patching and mending. Well, Lloyd, the concern of most ef'50 in San Diego is that we are being driven by short term considerations and domestic politics without appropriate allowances for defense.—Wayne

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this together for our Class and the Academy. One of my goals is te follow in the large footsteps left by IVent Shaver. Thanks from all of us, Trent.

Membership: 79% The fund raising for our Class 50th Reunion Pres: Lee Doggett project goes weU. We are confident of meeting Ralph 1600 Stenebridge Road Hooper's selfless and generous challenge. I regret Alexandia, VA 22304-1037 we had to depart from the Classmate te Classmate h:703-751-5067; e: leedoggett@aol.com soliciting used in the past and employ professional f: 703-461-3639 fund raisers. However, the proof of the pudding is in Vice Pres: John Redfield the eating. We gave, in the past, with a maximum ef e: jmredf@aol.com; f: 703-426-9358 37 percent of the Class participating. We are new Sec'y: Jack Grace over 45% and headed for surpassing our goal of 51%.

Corr Sec'y: Sam Ginder Get aboard!

4004 Rickover Read I hope you all read the letter in the March 1997 Silver Spring, MD 20902-2331 Shipmate from Ron Marryott '57 te Bill Smedh:30I-942-4397; e: samginder@aol.com berg. It addresses many of your concerns about the f:(301)949-0588 need fer Alumni giving te support the mission and There are many objects ofgreat value... which can- goals of USNA. Future issues ot Shipmate will furnot be attained by unconnected individuals, but must ther explain the separate and necessary fund raising by the Alumni Association, the Foundation and the be attained if attained at alt, by association. individual Class associations. Toward that end, Guy â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Daniel Webster BRAVO ZULU Walt: Before getting into our new Shaffer is working with the President ef the Alumni business at hand, I want to give Walt Boyes a sin- Association to use Shipmate to explain the necescere "Well Done" for his service as our Class Secre- sary and sometimes disparate requirements that all tary over the past six years. It was hard work meet- of these "giving" organizations fulfill.

Many ef you have asked about the nature of eur ing all those Shipmate deadlines and doing all the other chores the Secretary is responsible for. We tend Class 50th Reunion project. The answer is: It has to take fer granted that our Class news appears regu- not yet been defined, but we are working that problem vigorously. We are scheduled to meet with the larly in Shipmate and that se many other things of Class corporate interest happen behind the scenes. Superintendent, the Alumni Association President, Our Class Secretary is the prime mover behind the and the Museum Director, Professor Cogar, to deShipmate columns and provides much ef the stoop termine their priorities for the Academy's needs. labor for eur corporate activities. It's hard work, and Additionally, we are developing our own ideas for six years borders on cruel and inhuman punishment. project initiatives by soliciting suggestions from each Thanks Walt. Good show. We appreciate your dedi- of you. On one thing we all agree, our 50th project must be significant. Te fund it, we must give now cation and hard work.

SOMETHING NEW: We're going to try a new and every year until our 50th reunion to reach our approach te our Class Secretary's duties. Jack Grace financial goal.

Please use my phone or fax numbers, email adwill be the Class Secretary responsible fer all corporate activities the secretary must undertake. I, Sam dresses, or my Class Blue Book address te commuGinder, will be the Class Corresponding Secretary nicate your feelings te me. As Kit Kitterman's letresponsible for the Shipmate articles. Send your ter in last month's column said, "Your board will correspondence and photographs that you want te use your donated funds to turn things around at be included in the Class column directly te me. You USNA." Rest assured that eur 50th gift will be one can reach me by regular mail at my Class Blue Book that immortalizes the Class of 1951 and does each address, or email: SAMGINDER@AOL.COM, or one ef us proud. Lee 51 Second To None fax: 310-949-0588.

FROM THE MAILBAG: Bill Hennessy writes In addition to divvying up the secretarial duties, we're going te divide the Class column writing that he is working for the Air Force Quality Institute chores among multiple authors. That avoids author as a member of the Beard ef Judges fer the Secrebumout and keeps the writing style fresh with a new tary of the Air Force Quality Award. He travels a hand for each column. I will be your interface to the fair amount in his job and deals directly with the Air Force top leadership. In a recent meeting with the Class column; se, send your input te me and I will distribute it te the author responsible fer the next AF Chief of Staff, Gen. Ren Fogelman, Bill mensubmission to Shipmate. In addition te me, we have tioned that his USNA roommate had been an Air a stable of heavy-hitters signed up for eur authors. Force fighter pilot who flew with the Thunderbirds.

They are: Guy Shaffer, Al Raithel, Jack Hamilton, Gen. Fogelman's eyes lit up and he asked who it was. and Itent Shaver. They will report Class news and When BUI replied Bob Mcintosh, General Fogelman said Bob had been his squadron commander in Viethopefully keep you entertained in the process.

We also will have in each column a President's nam. Bob trains his people well!

Corner for the Class President, Lee Doggett, to discuss issues of importance te the Class and to respond to questions and topics you may raise directly with him. This will tighten the lines ef communication between each of you and the Class leadership to assure we are addressing problems that are important to you, and that you are getting timely answers.

Since a number of you are in thrall to email and fax, the necromancy of our times, I am compiling a list of email and fax numbers fer the Class. Ross Williams and Paul Tiizo have given me a great start, but I need your input toe. Please send your fax numbers and email addresses to me at my email address.

When 1 have something worth distributing, I will do Top row: Pappy Sears, Bob Rehwaldt Bottom Row: Buzz so by email to all who responded.

Bibby, Miriam Rehwaldt, Mary Bibby PRESIDENT'S CORNER: Many thanks for Miriam and Bob Rehwaldt report that they spent your confidence in electing me to be your President. a month in Honolulu in February. They met Pappy I will do my best te justify your faith. We are all in Sears and Mary and Buzz Bibby at the Kaneohe Shipmate, July-August 1997

Officers' Club for Mongolian Beef BBQ. Miriam sent the attached picture of the hard life in Paradise. Don't look back! You'll tum into a pillar of sah!

The Rehwaldts have lived in Pullman, Washington for the past 23 years. They periodically see Margee and Jim Hunt and Sara and Dave Soracco for an evening of dining, dancing and hell-raising.

Guys, you gotta do something te bring cheer into life when you live in a place where the sun never shines. You undoubtedly remember Dr. Frasier Crane's Dictum on Uneven Distribution In Nonlinear Stochastic Processes: Whatever it is that hits the fan, Seattle gets more than its share.

Warren Stevens sent a copy ef a letter he wrote to the Shipmate "Mail Boat" expressing his dismay at SECNAV's evertuming ADM Chuck Larson's '58 decision to expel a Midshipman for making a false statement. Warren, I have no facts to explain why SECNAV did what he did, but in addition to your letter te Shipmate, why don't you write to SECNAV and ask him to account fer his action?

You're a tax payer. He works for you as well as for the people and interest groups that convinced him to overturn ADM Larson's decision.

Warren also says his local Wisconsin papers don't carry much news about USNA. For those of you living in the far flung outposts ef the empire, if you can access the Internet, you can sign onto the USNA worldwide web homepage, at http://www.nadn.navy. mil, or the Alumni Association homepage at http:// www.usna.com. Neither will be as exciting as a naughty chat room, but they will help you keep abreast of what's going on at USNA. [Ed. Note: You can also subscribe to the Association's ListServe by sending a message to majordomo@usnaa.org. In the body of the message type subscribe AlumUSNA. This will get you news about USNA sent to you by email... Nancy] Lois and Al Johnson write that they are moving to their retirement abode in the middle of May. Their new address is: 202 Dogwood, Box F16, Leisure Point, Millsboro, DE 19966. They will be semi-retired, cmising in AI's boat, and taking it easy with the slower Delaware lifestyle. Enjoy life, guys, but don't lose touch!

Dee and Tom Brumfiel have also moved. Their new address is: 46890 Grissom Street, Sterling, VA 20165; phone 703-444-6418. Tom, you can't give the tax collector the slip. They'll find you, no matter how many times or hew far you move. Face it Tom, you're just not a lew profile kind of guy.

Tony Thome, the Anne Arundel Stallion, reports that his West Coast partner in the fast lane of life, Ron Davies, has moved to a new snake ranch. Ron's new reptilarium is located at 230 West Laurel Street, Apt 804, San Diege, Califomia 92101. I've been teld there is a federal law that says the testosterone twins can't live on the same coast. To hell with the whales, save our women.

Dick Smith writes to say that the two unidentified Classmates in the pheto en page 63 ef the April Shipmate were Gene "Baldy" Balderston and Warren "Happiness is a Belt Fed Weapon" Kitterman.

Dick says the telltale bottle on the table looks like Chief Hatuey, the one-eyed Indian. That, naturlement, means the picture was probably taken en Youngster Cmise in the Midshipmen's slop chute in GITMO. Dick, I hear they've demolished the slop chute and replaced it with an air conditioned piano bar Young ladies can't be expected te coarsen their lives with Hatuey, cigars and sweating in slop chutes.

And they aren't issued skivvies at small stores; they get intimate apparel at the Victoria's Secret section of the Midshipmens' Boutique. Come en gents, get with it and leam to live with it. The demise of blue cap covers isn't the only change since we were Mids.

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reduce costs in the Class column section. It does make photos harder te see; so, let's make sure our subjects are better exposed (now don't try to do anything with that) and more clearly in focus. The alternatives of raising subscription rates or severely editing Class column submissions would raise an even bigger mckus.

On a very serious note, Dick writes that his son was in an automobile accident in January. He is still in a San Francisco hospital, paralyzed and in a coma.

Dick has spent the last four months with his son trying to get through te him. Mac Mcintosh, Bill Aston, and John McGrew have made things a bit easier for Dick with frequent phone calls, visits and letters of encouragement. Donna and Wes Hammond were in San Francisco and took Dick to dinner to cheer him up. Dick, Old Sport, you have our prayers that everything will turn out right.

Trish and Rob Gould have settled into their retirement home in the Northern Virginia Piedmont en a hill looking at the Blue Ridge Mountains. Sounds great Rob. When you take a break from gazing at those far away hills, send me your address again. I couldn't decipher the hieroglyphics in the return address on your envelope.

Sherry and Bill Marin have had another run of the Marin Luck. Bill spent a few days in the hospital with a very bad infection. On his first day heme.

Sherry fell and broke her left shoulder. Sherry says that she knows Bill is on the road to recovery because he's cranky as hell, but she's still in serious pain and discomfort. The best medication fer that, love, is te pass a Bombay Gin martini over the injured part on the way to the lips. Infinitely better than ibuprofen! Old Dr. Feelgood wouldn't steer you wrong, would I?

Boots at their heme addresses. Congratulations guys!

The titles sound intriguing, and my order is en the way for both books.

L to r: Jack Hamilton and Tom Boyce ClairiE and Ward deGroot had a frolic in the garden to enjoy their magnificent azaleas that were in full bloom and quite something to behold. Holding hands with the ever lovely Barbara Boyce is eur dashing, debonair and devastatingly handsome host. Tom Boyce was at the bar snorkeling through a bottle of Ward's 1971 Trockenbeerenauslese—ene of the world's great vintages—^while Ward was snaking en his lady. Tom, Ward get the better of that deal by orders ef magnitude. Also shown with broad, whatme-worry grins are Tom and Jack Hamilton. Tom has just counseled Jack to be nice to his kids; they'll choose his nursing home. igmmm::^fir^

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John McGrew and Boots Johnson have both recently published books. John's is Uncommon Remedies for America's Ills: Futuring for the New Millennium (see page 34 of the May Shipmate ) . Boots's book is a novel entitled The Search Committee: Life, Death, Education and God at a Struggling Church College (see page 23 of the May Shipmate ) . Beth can be ordered from the publishers per the May Shipmate or send $16 for autographed copies te John and

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TWEEN REUNIONS: By the time you read this, you will have received the mailout for the Tween Reunions event in San Diego from 3 to 7 September. I won't go into any of the reunion details, but I would encourage you to make plans now te attend.

John Tillson and his local Reunion Committee did an outstanding job the last time and it will be even better this year. See you there!

TRAVELS FAR AND WIDE: In April, O and I drove down to the Northern Neck to visit Evelyn Swart. She's finding it hard adjusting to life without Bob, but she's doing fine. While we were at Evelyn's, Sherry and Bill Marin, theii both healthy and whole, came by for dinner. We had a grand reunion, and get a great view of the Hale-Bopp comet from the end of Evelyn and Bob's pier. At least I think it was HaleBopp because Bill said so, and I never question what Uncle Bill tells me.

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1 to r: Joe Bray, Bob Small, Dana Grobicki, Suzanne Hamilton, Ruth Small, and Bev Bray Pictured in front of what's left ef the bar, after Tom and Jack demolished it, are Ruth and Bob Small, Bev and Joe Bray, Dana Grobicki, Claire and Ward's lovely daughter, and Suzanne Hamilton. Suzi has succeeded in giving Jack the el slippo, but he's lurking somewhere in the azaleas, with his camera, ready to strike at our most embarrassing moments— picking, scratching, sneezing, coughing, choking on too large a bite, spilling red wine on white shirts, etc.

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<<tf Jack Cromwell From the Northern Neck, we drove to Aiken, SC to visit Louanne and Jack "Duke" Cromwell. They have a gorgeous home in Woodside Plantation looking out onto a golf course. It was a great reunion, and warm hospitality. Jack is a master alchemist.

Behold him in his chamber mixing magic elixirs and potions te make the cares of the world lapse into the limbo of forgotten things.

After several of Jack's elixirs, I played golf for the first time in ten years. I never had a Tiger Woods swing, but new I'm so stiff I can't turn my body enough te hit the ball with any power—you knew, like a coiled spring and all that rot. Distance hitters get their hips into the swing with great follow through. Maybe if I could get my gut into it...

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Speaking of golf, Mary and Buzz Bibby had a golf tour of the Southlands with Jack Cromwell, Bob Adier, Rich Fontaine, and their ladies. They started in Atlanta, then moved en to Alabama, where some of the best golf courses in the U.S. lie in ambush, ready to take their toll in lost balls from the careless player. Rich pocketed the money, the water hazards and snake filled rough ate the balls, maybe a club or two, and considering the group, it might even have taken a couple of bags and a cart. If someone remembered to bring a camera, we'll have pictures of the event for the next Shipmate.

After Mary and Buzz finished their southern golf tour, they drove up to Annapolis te stay with CJ and me. We had a mini 21st Company Reunion with Dot and Jimbo Rogers, Mary and 'Tom Cowan (down from Maine), Louanne and Jack Cromwell (stopped by on their way to New York to catch a flight te Amsterdam), and Ashby Reardon, Buzz's reemmate for our four years in Mother B. Mary Ann and Lee Doggett and Elsie and Bob Adler also joined us for the festivities, and we made them honorary members of the 21st Company.

CAPT Randy Bogle '68, the Commandant of Midshipmen, let us into Bancroft Hall to visit eur rooms in the Sixth Wing. It was great fun and heavy duty nostalgia. I did have a camera and promise a full report in next month's column. Has the place changed? Yes indeed, but it's still recognizable. The Chief who showed us through the Sixth Wing commented that every time they knocked down walls te renovate rooms, they found partly consumed bottles of booze hidden behind medicine cabinets that could be pulled out te access vacant spaces behind the walls. According to the Chief, rum is the beverage of choice for Midshipmen. BG Pierce and I may have used the hiding place behind our medicine cabinet to store peanut butter and Hostess Twinkles, but ram—I choke at the thought. New Don Richitt...who knows what illicit wickedness he sequestered in the secret crannies of the sixth wing.

LAST CALL: It seems strangely out of place to mention unhappy things after speaking of so much joy, but bad things happen—all too often. I just received word that Andy Maloney's wife, Mary Ann, died of cancer on 3 February 1997. Andy, we're all so sorry. Andy has a new address: 40 Fred's Way, Hellister, CA, 95023; 408-638-9184. Drop Andy a note or give him a call. Not much you can do at times like this other than to show you care.

We also lost three Classmates since our last Shipmate publication: Bob Bradley died on 26 May, Hal Graves died 14 May, Charlie Sassone died on 23 May. Details will appear in "Last CaU" when we have them. Te the families ef Bob, Hal, and Charley, we share your grief. They were our Classmates and brothers, and we shall sorely miss the pleasure of their company.

And their departing, leaves behind Footprints on the sands of time.

That's all for now gents. Guy Shaffer is the duty author for September's column. I've enjoyed being with you. And remember, old friends and Classmates, if the world were truly a rational place, it's the guys who would ride side-saddle. As ever, Sam

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Pres: CAPT Vincent R Manera, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Leigh Ebbert, USN (Ret.) 2514 Culpeper Road, Alexandria, VA 22308-2133 It's getting closer! Most ef you will have your CORE reservations in for our 45th, or soon will be sending them along in order to take advantage of the discount. OPORDER 3 ef 3 to follow. Note the golf information in OPORDER 2 of 3, and previsions for a rain date.

Attending the Association's annual meeting en 25 April were: Jean and Vince Argiro, Rita and Gamett Bailey, June and Jake Brown, Martha and Toxey Califf, Bobbie and Dick Denfeld, Jean and Leigh Ebbert, Pat and Bill Evans, Nancy and Frank Hannegan, Peggy and Jim Keane, Carmen and Larry Layman, Dolly and Ed Leonard, Virigina and George Lester, Rosemary and Walt Locke, Esther and Vince Manara, Lorna and Howard McCollum, Shirley and Charlie McDonald, Kathryn and Jim Nimneley, Janet and Jerry Rapkin, Susie and Chuck Seeger, Lois and Dick Smith, Betty and Harry Spencer, Bobbie and Jim Troutman, Lillian and Jim Wilson, Joan Beecher and Hork Dimon plus guests Toni and Joe Warmack and Jackie and John Gooderham.

The business part of the meeting was short and to the point. Jim Nunneley, standing in for Demp Jackson ("the chief ballot counter") gave me the election results to announce. We are delighted te have Vince as our President. Other officers of the Executive Committee are: Jake Brown, Executive Vice President; Howard McCollum continuing as Administrative Vice President, Jim Troutman and myself continuing as Treasurer and Secretary. Members at large: Mel Meltzer, Frank Hannegan and Charlie McDonald. The persons travelling the fartherest were the Seegers from Bremerton, Washington, and the E v a n s from Jacksonville. Jim Ttoutman's treasurer's report shewed that our assets/networth were $41,933. He noted that dues had fallen off in 1997, and that our Class of 1952 Restricted Fund has reached its target of $100,000 for renovation of the Alumni House Class of 1952 Ballroom plus $10,000 te cover decorating the Alumni House Christmas Tree through Christmas 2002.

There will be a "Class of '52 Endowment" te the Alumni Association Endowment Plaque across from the Ballroom. Jim also announced that the Class, following in the footsteps of previous Classes, has arranged for the Alumni Association to serve as its trastee and bookkeeper. Class funds will be held in tmst by the Association, to be used as deemed proper by the individual Classes. We are encouraged te designate our tax-deductible contributions te the Alumni Association for the "Class of 1952 Fund."

Several comments and notes accompanied ballots.

Some notes were thought to be ballots, and therefore not opened. I apologize. Wendy Cosner says we should have considered an earlier time for the Homecoming—"November Homecoming is for the Birds!" Ted Lutz commented that "all is well here in Kansas City" and thanks for things we have done.

Bill Ott and Fred Adair echoed with "Our Class is fortunate to have so many guys willing to contribute—I wish I could have voted fer all three candidates." Larry Hicks, "All of us out in the boonies appreciate your efforts." Fred Grimes, "My best wishes to all the Class Officers—keep up the good work." Thanks fer the comments.

Jean and I did attend the commissioning of THE SULLIVANS (DDG-68) at Staten Island en a cool cloudy Saturday in April. It was an inspiring ceremony. I was reminded of John Beecher when the Bath Iron Works representative stood up and touted

the company's record of on-time and within cost.

John, who was the program manager for the PERRY class frigates (FFG-7s), used to tell us his success was exactly that—on-time and within cost. The tradition continues.

From Bob Michaels partly in answer to my question, how did you get through the Dark Ages?, reports.

Well, 1 can't speak for all the Arizona Chapter, but I can tell you how a small group of us ended them.

Showing no signs of sunshine deprivation during the Winter, Judy and Ken Loposer, Ernie and Carl Webb, Sue and Bob Michaels, and our Chapter's newest member Tom Dykers, gathered at the Green Valley home of Pat and Bill Kirk on Saturday 15 March. Starting off with a delicious luncheon prepared by Pat, the afternoon was spent telling tales and adventures of the recent and distant past. We capped the day with dinner at the Club House Grille, where the enclosed pictures were taken (Tom Dykers is not included in the pictures).. .after dinner we reluctantly departed for home with the promise to meet again for this year's Army Navy game.

There was some discussion about the 45th Reunion, but at this early dale no firm commitment.

We would all like to attend, and agreed that Svend Thomas and crew have done an admirable job of putting together an attractive reunion package.

Many of us will be leaving the Valley of the Sun for the Summer when the temperature begins to climb above the century mark on a regular-sustained, even-basis. Sort of the opposite to hibernation, but we all come back when the leaves begin lo fall and the cool north wind blows. For now, we send best wishes for a good Summer, and if we don't make it, a successful 45th reunion.

The Arizona Chapter at the Club House Grille, Bob Michaels at the head of the table.

More of the Arizona Chapter members Thanks, Bob, fer the nice report. A postscript came in a later email from Bob. "Temperature in Phoenix approaching the century mark, we'll be back in Phoenix about mid-October, in time to get ready for our trip back East for the 45th and related activities."

For Gamett Bailey, "you don't know how much we're going to miss your steady stream of 'Jokes,' but in the interest of preventing my email in box from bursting during my time off the net, you better take me off you mailing list until I log in with you again."

And so it goes with cyberspace.

From Vince Argiro, I was recently a guest al the 97th Annual Wallow of the Military Order of CARABAO. The membership initially was for those in the military who served in the Philippines. Our own Larry Skantze served as the Grand Paramount Carabao for 1996.

Larry led the festivities of the evening, which included an hour-long series of hilarious sketches lampooning virtually every current subject about the Armed Forces and related political subjects. It was a fun filled evening. Other Classmates attending: Jim Fischer, Dempster Jackson and Bill Wyatt.

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Vince also sent along news that "Joan Argiro hosted the monthly meeting of the Alexandria Naval Officers' Wives Club at our home. Class of '52 wives were well represented." Thanks, Vince, for the news. The picture shews 5 of the wives, Joan Argiro, Muffle Nunneley, Martha Califf, Joan Beecher, and Nancy Hannegan. Not shown were Esther Manara, and Jane O'Connell. [Ed. Note: Unfortuately there must be an alum in the picture so we were not able to publish the picture. ..Nancy] Bob Morris says that he plans to be at the 45th, "and in the meantime let's live it up and make 1997 a wonderful year of R E C R E A T I O N A L RESEARCH." Thanks, Bob. Dan Danielson notes a feeling ef sadness about the deaths of Rae Arison and Bruce Bradshaw, "have many fond memories of both of them. Makes ene realize that we are not immortal...I'm about ready to bail out for warmer weather..." Thanks, Dan. Ted Mead checks in with a report that snow finally meUed (9 April) and that the ice is off the pond, and that he is ready for golf.

He reports that setting with kids ("the boys both tower over me)" is an enjoyable responsibility ef grandparents. Yes, Ted there will be another visit to Mountain Laurel in the Spring of 1998.1 noted with sadness that Navy's last A-6 squadron, the Sunday Punchers of VA-75 were officially disestablished en 31 March 1977. And that retired the A-6 community.

Tom Julian, shares the following with us.

First, there's a book that I think will bring back memories and answer some questions that I'm sure we all had while we were Midshipmen. The book is 'On Brave Old Army Team. The Scandal that Rocked the Nation. West Point, 1951, by James Blackwell. Blackwell is a West Point Graduate who become interested in the football scandal that broke that year, and he has written an extraordinary book based on both records and interviews with a couple of key players. I was particularly interested in learning more about Al Pollard, who I used to watch play for Loyola High in LA. In fact. Pollard was the star for Loyola against Alhambra in the AllCity, game against Hugh McElhaney—another name from the past—circa 1947, but he was one of those caught in the cheating scandal.

Second, by accident, 1 witnessed Tom Moodys' television debut (?) recently, at least in our area, when the wedding of one of his very attractive daughters was televised on one of the cable channels here. He and his wife both looked great, but having spent two winters in graduate school at Syracuse, 1 still can't figure out where Tom does his mnning to keep in shape!

Third, 1 am indeed writing a book on aeromedical evacuation for the Air Force and would welcome input from anyone. Navy, Marine, or Air Force, who had occasion to be involved either peripherally or directly during Iheir careers. (We had one doctor in the Class. Bob Gay was aflyingflight surgeon in the Air Force for awhile.)."

Thanks, Tom, for the input and good luck.

Rae Richardson says he is looking forward to seeing us in November, since "this is my first '52 Annapolis reunion. I am Vice President of eur local Santa Barbara Chapter and get to mess cook fer the July picnic. It's a blast—come en out." Thanks, Rae. Al Enderle included in his ballot envelope a card that captures his experience in December 1977 and is quite a testimonial. A short quote, "At 49, after a lifetime ef trying many of the world's religions and after experiencing things many people never have the opportunity to experience, 1 had to admit that I had not found Shangrila, until one night in December 1977,1 surrendered the balance of my life to Jesus Christ.. .It's up to you what happens next. If you want to know more call, or write and 1 will do my best to answer your questions." Al is in Santa Ana, CA. Thanks, Al. I don't know what happened to eur Plebe Year roommate.

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Larry lannolli Alan Clark sends news of Larry lannotti. "Law professor Lawrence W. lannotti was named recipient ef the George Macon Memorial Award for teaching at Samford University...The award goes annually te a Samford faculty member 'for outstanding performance as a teacher, a counselor and friend to students as well as ene who possesses the ability to inspire students to greatness..." Alan sent a clip that noted, "lannotti joined Samford's Cumberland School of Law faculty in 1990 following a 24-year career in private law practice in New Haven, Connecticut," and says that, "Larry also serves as the Secretary ef the Alabama Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association here in Birmingham."

Thanks, Alan, for the input.

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Hork with the "old" olds Hork Dimon is shewn in the photo examining the license plates ef the "old" oldsmebile that now reside en a newer car. Lannie Conn says he has "switched" to small power boats on the Potomac.

He lives in Lewisetta, Virginia. Skeeter Carson says that he will miss the 45th because of his High Schools' 50th. Noted in an edition of the Fairfax Journal, that Harvision Hunt was part of a team that are evaluating the Metro transit agency's safety procedures. Can there be any doubt that this is our "Harvey?"

Have had a request from a historian at the Naval Historical Center, for information regarding Major Robert G. Bell, USAF who died en 16 May 1965 while on duty with VF-162 on attack carrier ORISKANY (CV-34). Anyone with information about the incident at Bien Hoa Air Base that involved Bob, please let me know.

The May luncheon at Fort Myer Officers' club was attended by: Jim Troutman, Ed Leonard, John Langford, Jim Keane, Al Bress, Jake Brown, Mel Meltzer, Walt Locke, Gordon Engquist, Harry Spencer, Phil Case, Dick Smith, Bob Reed, Gamett BaUey, Jim Stone, Tom Thawley, Jim Fischer, Hork Dimon, Bill Ott, Leigh Ebbert, Charlie McDonald, Pat Lockweed, Jim Sagerholm and Frank Hannegan. No special news. Hork wen the 50/50 raffle. We are glad to learn that Toxey Calif and Bill Ryan are doing nicely in their recovery from heart surgery. Understand that Gene Avallone hosted a get-together fer the Annapolis group, and that some of them will be meeting every ether month.

There was a Memorial Service for Rae Arison on 13 May at Arlington, held at his father's graveside.

'53ers Dixie, Pal, Gus, Joy, Stub and Mickc\

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Pres: RADM S. David Frost, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: LCOL David B. Jones, USAF (Ret.) 6708 Pageland Lane Gainesville, VA 20155 h:703-754-4492 Homepage:http:\\wwelectriciti.com\pauId53\USNA1953 While we were getting ready to leave Florida for Virginia we got calls from Gus Hubal and several ethers in the DC area informing us of the sad news ef Chuck Mumford's death en 23 April 1997. We got home en 29 April 1997, and were able to make it to the public Memorial Service for Chuck at Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church in Vienna, VA en 3 May. A large number ef Classmates were at the service and most of them had been at Chuck's Appreciation Day that his scout troop put on for him a month earlier. All remarked en how wonderful that service had been and how great it was that Chuck leamed hew many people liked and respected him while he was still able to appreciate that concern and respect. I hope Glenda, Steven, Tracey, the grandchildren and the rest of Chuck's family realize that we feel that same concern, love and respect for them also.

Before leaving Florida we finally got together with Joy and Frank (Stub) Chace for a good lunch. They are well, although it was a rough winter fer them.

Joy had surgery for cancer in February and Frank, "Out of love and sympathy" had a colon cancer operation in March. Frank says "we are well on the mend and thank those who had us on their prayer list." Fer those Marines they served with they send the following news about their kids: Christopher, their oldest sen who married Frank Zimolzak's daughter is due te take command ef PONCE; a "Gator" sailor through and through. Their Marine major son is serving en the Military Court of Appeals in Washington. Kimberly married a Marine who graduated from USNA and is now living in Dallas, and their youngest daughter is an advertising manager for UPS in Washington, DC. Stub notes that a nice part about living in Florida is the kids like to come see them right after they have toured Disney World with their six grandkids. They discovered the West Palm Beach area several years earlier when Stub was the Marine Corps Inspector-Instructor te a Reserve Assault Amphibian Company in West Palm. They enjoyed that tour and thought that someday they might come back. They did, and live on the Inter-Coastal Waterway across from Palm Beach. Their address is 2800 North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33407.

Stub also said Dixie and Gus Viers and Mickey and Pat O'Connell stop by whenever they can or when they are on their way te Fort Lauderdale fer a cruise.

For proof he included a picture which shows Dixie, Pat, Gus, Joy, Stub and Mickey. Thanks, Gus, we really enjoyed seeing you and are glad you are recovering so nicely.

On 17 May 1997 Chris and Chris Zirp's children hosted a 40th Anniversary dinner dance for their parents. It was held at the Fort Belveir Golf Course Club House which turned out to be a very nice choice.

There were lets ef Classmates in attendance and we all seemed to have as much fun as the honorees had.

Shortly after the party the two Chris's flew te Hawaii for an extended anniversary trip. Get a pestcard from them the other day saying they were enjoying their sixth visit to Hawaii and the beaches, sun, smells, and views ef the Pacific from their balcony at the Hale Koa were great—"a fitting finish to our 40th!" They were going te visit the Arizona Memorial, the Punchbowl and the beaches en the other side of Oahu before they came home. Thanks for the card and congratulations again.

Jim Rodgers sent me several flyers for our 44th Reunion which will be held in conjunction with Reunion West 97 in San Diego in early September. Jim has set up a Friday night party starting with cocktails at 6 pm followed by a buffet dinner at the Bay Beach Cafe at the Ferry Landing in Coronado (a 15 minute Ferry ride from the Holiday Inn which is the Headquarters Hotel). He says it has a beautiful San Diege Bay view. However, he needs $25 per person before August 1st to get the private room and give the restaurant a firm head count. Send your checks to Jim Rodgers at 640 J Ave., Coronado, CA 92118.

Jim's home phone number is 619-435-1021. Thanks, Jim. Darrell Dempster sent in a short note and a picture. The picture shows Sally and Darrell with their daughter Holly at the glacier-fed lake of Morskie Oko in the Tatras Mountains near Zakopane in Southern Poland. Sally and Darrell were visiting Holly, who teaches kindergarten in Warsaw. On the trip they toured Warsaw, Wroclaw and Krakow in Poland and also Germany, Luxembourg, France, Belgium and Slovakia. Thanks, Darrell, bet it was an interesting trip.

The Dempsters in Poland In recent columns I have discussed the good work Paul Dudley and George Fraser are doing in keeping a Class Email address list as well as encouraging Class use of the Internet. However, the email address 1 published for Paul has been changed. His correct address is now pauld53@electriciti.com. If this fails, you can snail mail him at IIOO Adella Ave. #14, Coronado, CA 92118 or call him at 619-4356894. I'm providing this access information as Paul is working on developing a '53 Homepage and would like te get input from everyone as to what should be in it. He says "If you or others back there want to try it out, de the following: point your browser at the following URL (address) http:\\wwelectriciti.cem\ pauld53\USNA1953 (note all lower case except USNA). Paul gees en to say he hasn't gotten too far

yet and still needs lots of help. Further, he has questions about a homepage's worth as only about 10% of the Class are on line, but he says working en ene is fun and he has enough disk space with his internet service that it doesn't cost anything. If you are en line check out Paul's start and also check out '65's page that Paul calls the best he has seen as well as '86's which he thinks is organized by Companies.

Thanks again, Paul for all your efforts—as you know I have just bought a computer and take my first lesson today (6/3/97). Maybe after these initial classes are ever I will have some idea of what you are talking about and can try te join you (It is five hours later and I have finished my first class and am in a state of wonderment—can't make the mouse move very well yet but am totally dumbfounded by all the things that appear possible with the computer—How do it knew?).

A short note from Folsom (Jenks) Jenkins reports that he may be the last one in the Class to have a first grandchild. He sends a picture of himself with young Alexandria Gabrille who was born to his youngest son in March (congratulations to all). As an aside he reports that he found a message en his answering machine en his birthday the other day from Ray Ross, a turnback te our Class that roomed with him and Del Smith Plebe Year. The call was totally out ef the blue and Jenks is going te call back to catch up on what has transpired in the past 44 years. Finally, he hopes that seme of us easterners will join him and the other left coasters at our 44th and Reunion West 97, September 5-7,1997. Thanks, Jenks, the picture is a great ene of the two ef yen.

Folsom Jenkins with hisfirstgrandchild

The Presentation to the 23rd Co. Shipmate, July-August 1997

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On 10 AprU a ceremony was held at Alumni Hall dedicating the Thomas Paine Collection ef Submarine Books and a Memorial Sculpture honoring THRESHER and SCORPION. Dr. Paine who as a Subma-

rine Officer in the World War II completed seven war patrols, and, who later had high level positions in industry including being the President of Northrap as well as the Administrator of NASA, collected some 3000 books, fiction and non-fiction relating te submarines and submarine warfare. This collection is now at the Nimitz Library where the books will be available te Midshipmen, faculty, staff and other researchers. The THRESHER/SCORPION Memorial was sculpted by Eric Krag, the sen of LCDR Robert Lee Krag '50 who was lest on THRESHER. The Memorial was conceived by the Class ef 1950. Donations from '50 as well as other Classes including '53 supported the sculpture and funded the cataloging of Dr. Paine's library. Of particular interest to us is that our Mike Di Nola was ene of those lest en THRESHER and Art Gilmore was in TRIESTE when the first pieces of THRESHER were found. Brad Mooney and others in the Class were also involved in the search or the planning efforts.

Another April activity found Carl TVost, Frank Brady, Bill Trueblood, Joe Thomas and Dave Wagner visiting the 23rd Company which we sponsor at the Academy. The purpose of the visit was to present a picture ef ADM Arleigh Burke '23, and nine ether CNOs including Carl, to the 23rd for their wardroom. The first snapshot (on former page) shows the First and Second Class Company Officers of the 23rd with the five '53ers. The second picture (below) shows the Mids, the painting and Carl.

up and my old word processor and copier are not portable. I will save letters from Bill Britten, Staser Holcomb, Logan Sharrah, Frank Shakespeare, Sam Houston and Jerry Weinstein until next month (Sept.). As a quick preview. Bill Britten is concemed about the quality of the paper in the Class Sections of Shipmate. I wrote him that the cheaper paper saves Shipmate $100,000.00 a year and that while the first issue was terrible, I think the May issue looked pretty good. Knowing the quality of the pictures I sent in I thought the picture quality as published was pretty closeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they didn't seem to darken up as much as they often did when printed on the higher quality paper. Staser has retired from USAA and now lives at 17839 Talbot Road, Edmund's, WA 98026. Logan and Luree are doing well (we saw them at the Zirp's party) and had a wonderful cmise to Australia and New Zealand last year. Frank Shakespeare lives nearby at 1562 Putty Hill Ave., Tewson, MD 212868041. Sam Houston reports on a recent trip te the Carolinas where they tracked down Theresa and Stu Sherman. Jerry Weinstein reports on the recent visit of Nancy and Bob German to Albuquerque.

More details on all of the above next month.

Additional pictures this month include: a shot ef Clayton Mays, Jim Walker and Jack Wilson in Atlanta.

Mays, Walker and Wilson Two pavilion party shots s h e w i n g Don Ammerman and Jee Thomas in one and Bill IVueblood and Hebe Jenes in the other.

A regular tailgate shot shows Larry Watsen with a pest election souvenir.

Watson with a souvenir The final two pictures are from Ed Petersen. The first shows Beb Struven, Jane and Jack Davis, Elaine Robinson, Carol and Ed Petersen and Mary Struven. The picture was taken at a delightful dinner party at Elaine Robinson's lovely home at Coronado Cays. Ed's second picture shows their friends Marie and Calvin Jolly (net USNAA), Mary and Bob Struven and Carol and Ed at the Marriot Hotel in Palm Desert.

Dinner at Elaine Robinson's

Mids, CNO Painting, real CNO photo In the grandfather picture category Jean D i G i a c e m o gave me a great picture of J e e DiGiaceme with his three grandchildren and his dog.

The picture sort ef proves that Joe is closer te his grandkids than his dog, but the dog looks as if it is trying to change that. Thanks, Jean, that is a nice looking bunch of kids.

The JoUys, Struvens and Petersons in Palm Desert It was a surprise get together for the JoUys and the Stravens who hadn't seen each other in a while.

Sadly, Ed also noted in his letter that Bill Robinson's February, 1988 murder is still not solved.

Don't forget Class luncheons are en the first Tuesdays ef each month at the Fort McNair Officer's Club at 1130. The first home tailgate of the year will be in the afternoon and evening of 13 September 1997 at eur pavilion at the stadium. Kickoff is at 7 pm so come early, about 4 pm, and enjoy the delicious food that eur Lynn and Dave Johnson are famous for, as well as the camaraderie that '53 is famous fer. For the other five heme games we will tailgate at our usual spot in the East Side Parking lot behind the old Elks Club (are there any young Elks?) Come eariy to these also and bring any food goodie that you do well. We share, and it usually is goooood! Have a great summer and lets win them all! Dave.

Joe DiGiacomo and Friends Am going te cut this column short as I'm in a real time bind. We are babysitting our grandchildren in Richmond fer a week. I've just had ne-notice root canal to cure a bad teeth ache and I'm right in the middle of computer school. My flexibility is all used

Trueblood and Hebe Jones

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Pres: COL Fitz W. Weodrow, USMC (Ret.) Sec'y: Edward H. "Ed" Dawsen, Jr. 6601 Howie Ct., Camp Springs, MD 20748-3941 h: 301-449-1954 f: 703-354-6522 For the past seven and a half years I have been your Conesponding Secretary. As the world becomes more and more technical where everyone seems to have a computer and is on-line with email, I have remained in the stone-age putting our Class column together manually. It is time consuming, but I have graduated from printing with my crayons to a real typewriter. Shipmate editor Nancy Gorum, has been very understanding and has continued to do a superb job of compiling my input into a neat, concise and interesting display for your information and enjoyment. She and her staff have the task of taking my report which I have put together from your letters, inserting the many pictures in the appropriate places (I just put these pictures in a separate envelope when I mail the final draft) in a very professional manner. I take this short sentence to thank those responsible for their cooperation and help. By the way, have you noticed that the May '97 issues has 128 pages. The old fashioned "staple" used to divide the magazine in half. The idea was that any Class column to the left of the staple was written by "the old fudds" while those Classes te the right ef the staple were still "the young studs." Well, the old staple has been retumed, by a pretty innovative staff, I might add. Many may net have noticed, or realized the significance of this "printed" staple. The problem is that pages 64-65 are smack in the middle of the Class of '53! We, the Class of '54 have got to fight back!! Don't let us slip into the "old fudd" category. The more we write and input the column, the better chance we have to keep to the right of the staple! Those guys in '53 do look much older, don't you think?

Getting back te the computer/email thing...

Shipmate is on-line and inputting the column would be more efficient if done electronically. It has been proposed that the Class invest in a computer for the C/S whoever it may be. I personally didn't want the Class te purchase a computer for me for this purpose, and I really don't want te get hooked into the computer world. Hey, I don't even have cable TV. I have been informed by other Classes that opening up the email to Classmates quadruples the input (which is OK), but the work load on the C/S increases accordingly. My offer to step down as your C/S and pass the baton to someone with a computer, with the desire and ability to put in this extra effort to improve our column, was...very surprisingly met with so much resistance that I was bewildered as to what to do. I take this moment te thank those who called me personally to encourage me to stay on. Among these who called are many who are themselves online and have volunteered to "train me" on computer procedures were Bill Cann, Jim Bell, Mike Streop and Fitz Woedrew. Fitz volunteered even though he confided that he really didn't knew how his computer worked. The best suggestion, perhaps, was to have my grandchildren train me.

We are going to make a few changes to the procedures in getting this column to press. I think it is a positive move, so I have decided to remain your C/S because I have been offered some professional assistance from none ether than our own Jim Bell. This hasn't been firmed up, but here's what we propose to do. I will continue to receive your inputs by mail (letters and pictures) and de what we have been doing. Those of you who prefer the email method of

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Wife to husband: "What a coincidence, you forgot my birthday and I forgot how to cook!"

What a pleasure to hear from Ed Martin in Coronado, C A . This column needs more input from all of you "Left-coasters." Regards and hugs te Ed's lovely wife. Sherry. Ed says: It has been quite some while since 1 have written to the Class column but as you are well aware, 1 have been quite active with the USNA Alumni Association in the capacity of Vice Chairman of the Board of Tmstees (Western Area) and consequently am in Crabtown quite frequently and have just retumed from our Spring meeting there. '54 was well represented with Charlie Rourke, Fitz Woodrow and George Zeberlein in attendance.

Charlie is Chairman of the By-laws Committee, Fitz representing our Class, and George is Chairman of the Board of Tellers.

A number of issues was discussed, the salient of which will be duly published in Shipmate but 1 would like to plea to all of our Classmates, including those that did not graduate, to join the Alumni Association and actively participate. There is no question of the positive and profound influence USNA has had on each and everyone of our lives; and, the Naval Academy needs the support of its Alumni.

We need to search out the "lost souls" of '54 (and of other Classes as well) and encourage them to join the Alumni Association, contribute to the efforts and repay to some degree what the Naval Academy has done for each and every one of us. It would be very appropriate for '54 to lead the charge in this effort.

In Coronado, Sherry and 1 continue to enjoy our new home but the activity level remains too high.

Additionally, Coronado '54 is well represented with Andy and Tony Correnti, Alicia and Bud Foster, Marion and Bob Schlenzig, and Poolie and Kirby Watson. This past January Dick Padberg and Bud Poe came out ftom St. Louis and McLean, VA respectfully to see if the sun really did shine, staying with Tony and sand-bagging in a continuous orgy of golf Enclosed is a photo of Paddy, myself. Bud and Tony, one evening in our home.

As many of the Class are aware, Tony has Alzheimer's. Regretfully his condition has worsened rapidly in the past month and Tony is now in an Alzheimer's home in Oceanside, CA. His lovely Andy has been a saint through this and wanted his friends and Classmates to be aware of what has transpired. Tony, with his indomitable spirit, has been very generous toward the Naval Academy, the Naval Academy Foundation and our Class. Words of encouragement from Classmates by means of a letter would be appreciated. They can be addressed to Andy and Tony at: 1111 Isabella Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118.

speaking to each other, make sure that Jim Bell receives whatever you wish to be included in Shipmate. Copies of all email addresses can be obtained from our roster coordinator, JackWildman... jwildman@widomaker.com. Jim Bell's address is Jbell0429@aol.cem.

I will continue te write the column, forward my input to Jim and he will insert the appropriate email into the column and forward it te the Shipmate office electronically. We think and hope this will bring everything up te speed and put a smile on Nancy Geram's pretty face. [Ed. Note: Ed, we here at Shipmate are very grateful you are continuing. Your insights into life are one of the high points of each issue's editing. If there is anything we can do to make this transition for you easier, please know we are ready, willing and able to help. Thank you for your service to '54, to the Naval Academy and to the Alumni Association... Fondly, Nancy] The Class of '54 sponsors the 14th Company at USNA and provides financial assistance for improvements te their Wardroom from time te time. The most recent donation was a framed print ef ANTIETAM (DDG-54) which hangs proudly in their Wardroom... funny, but after all these years, I can't remember where my 8th Company Wardroom was located!!?? MIDN J a s e n Waldren '97, now graduated, sent an appropriate thank-you note to Fitz.

Geerge Pest was inspired to write after reading the travels of Jay R. Smith in the March Shipmate: Jay is not the only Classmate who is "on the road." 1 bought a motorhome in 1995 and hit the road. Claire and I have been traveling for more than two years, visiting 24 states. We are "full-timers" in that we have no other home than the "one on wheels."

In the course of our travels we have met up with many Classmates. Late in '95 we met Joan and Harvey Taffet, a Companymate, in Florida. Then at the SMART Rally in Peoria, AZ last April we met Bob Watson who, with his wife, Diane are also traveling the country in a motorhome. At the same Rally we met Dave Grover, '53. 1 didn't know Dave at the Academy, but recognized his distinctive license plates.

We are on our way back East after spending Winter in Southem Califomia. We visit our grandchildren in New England during the Summer then head south to Florida. On the way we stop in West Virginia for a reunion of the USS FISKE Association, of which I am a co-founder. Then, on to Virginia Beach for a reunion of my other destroyer. THE SULLIVANS. We plan to visit all of the lower 48 states...Regards from George Post. (Suite 612, PO Box 917729, Longwood, FL 32792)

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Eddie, this far exceeds what 1 would expect to go in the Class column; however, I would appreciate your incorporating as much as you can; particular with respect to the info about Tony. 1 cleared this with Andy. With warm regards... Ed Martin / believe that the first test of a truly great man is his humility. Really great men have a curious feeling that the greatest is not in them, but through them.

And they see something divine in every other man...andare endlessly, incredibly merciful.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;John Raskin It is time again, especially in view of your plea fer input, to send you greetings from the desert.. .Bob Olsen sends! I am happy to report that Bob has condescended te send me an up-date. I, and others, miss this guy. He skipped town, deserted us east-coasters to live in the dry, cactus, tumble-week, dusty, sandy and crime-free state of Ari-hona.

Bob continues: It's hard to believe Sue and I have been here nearly three years. Granted, the summers are a real bear, but the reminder of the year.. .tmly great. I'm still employed as a ranger on a golf course with the greatest benefit being unlimited free golf (C/S note: Bob is known as the Lone Ranger) (Additional C/ S note: Perhaps I shouldn't reveal this about Bob's golf escapades. ..but, when showing up at the proshop one day, alone, he asked to be teamed up with a three-some to enjoy the day. The golf pro arranged a match and he would share the cart with a local player. Bob thought that a friendly wager would be appropriate to "make the game interesting." Bob asked this young golfer what his golf handicap was and he said it was 24. Bob thought a minute and said, "What a coincidence, so is mine, I'll play you even for twenty bucks!"

As the game proceeded Bob realized that this fellow was better than a 24 handicap. In fact after 18 holes his opponent had shot a 74. Bob was pretty upset with this youngster, who had obviously lied about his handicap. He was so upset because he had to shoot a 72 to beat him and take the money...SHOW ME THE MONEY!! Continuing with Bob's letter...)

Diane and Bob Watson stopped by in Phoenix...still traveling in their motorhome. My Plebe year roommate. Bill Lane, and 1 get together for lunch from time to time. We usually go to "Hooters"...it's the food, of course.

Over the Christmas holidays Bob had dinner with Maury Wemess and his new bride, Betty in Sun Lakes, Arizona. (Not that far away, but he had to obtain a visa to enter. Maury retired from teaching last summer.)

Recently, Carol and Mike Basford had dinner with the Olsens. Also there was an old friend, Tom Johnson, a retired, non-USNA RADM. For once, the old black-shoe could sit back and referee the insults between the brown shoes. I did learn one thing however, when airdales talk, the good guy is always the right hand, and he never loses the war!

Frank Dorsey and his wife, Betty were due in town for vacation in January, but a knee replacement operation for Frank postponed it...Bob Olsen.

Bob said he faxed this info to me in January. I guess I better inform everyone now that I have moved to a new Company. I am now working for the Foundation Waterproofing Company (Basements only/ hydrostatic pressure seepage) in Annandale, VA w: 703-941-8080 or f: 703-354-6522.

Fred Franco is our Class Treasurer, Currently the Class has about $18,000 invested appropriately in CD's. Very infrequently a nominal assessment in the form ef Class dues is requested of those members who are able to contribute te do so. No one is obligated, but occasionally (normally every four to five years) we request that members of '54 contribute between fifteen te twenty-five dollars te our Class, if you can afford mere, please don't hold back (we do great things). If you are so inclined, your contribution te: CLASS OF '54 FUND, to Fred Franco,

15175 Doe Ridge Road, Haymarket, VA 22069 will really help. It goes without saying that the Class thanks and loves you...even if you haven't written to me... This Class is ready the greatest.

Wearily I push this typewriter away and leave you with a Pearl of Wisdom: We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about...

This column is longer than I thought it would be...so, I am out of here...leaving you with a final thought... If you are going to climb, you've got to grab the branches, not the blossoms...

Eddie

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Pres: LCDR Dennis Sullivan, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Thomas G. Kiefaber, USN (Ret.) 10522 Birnham Road, Great Falls, VA 22066-3202 e: KIEF55@ael.com In a retirement ceremony befitting his many accomplishments as Dean of Admissions at USNA, Jack Renard (5) passed into the record book as one of the most proactive and enlightened. It was something special! Held on June 6th in Memorial Hall, the ceremony had it allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;pomp & circumstance, humorous anecdotes and solemn praise. Admiral Chuck Larson's '58 remarks reflected on his long association with Jack and the outstanding job that he did as Dean. Jack's farewell remarks included a rose te the ladies of his family and his old lacrosse stick for his baby grandson. He said that the occasion meant as much to him as his retirement from commissioned service (Captain, USN) in 1985. Many of the several hundred who attended were wiping away tears when the ceremony concluded with A^avy Blue and Gold.

Bill Kennington (7), John Ganey (19), Denny Sullivan (13) and Chuck Diesel '53 set forth en a wintery day in May for a 5 day sailing adventure on Bill's Endeavor 38. John was visiting from Cape Cod where he and Phyllis have settled into permanent retirement. The boat made stops at St. Michaels, Baltimore Inner Harbor and Chestertown before reluming to Bill's home on the Severn. Most of the trip saw high winds and rough Chesapeake Bay cmising, featuring 40 knot gusts and 5 feet waves crossing the Bay en the return from Chestertown. With the stellar crew, there were few mishaps and little excitement, except during the return to Bill's dock where the water was too lew te allow the boat alongside. Bill grounded the boat in the mud within reach of the dock and all hands were able to disembark. A great trip overall and a pleasant refresher in sailing and seamanship.

Fitz Woodrow and Ernie Evans

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John Ganey and Bill Kennington A note received from Vern Carlson (8) relates: The enclosed picture was taken by Ned Floyd (18) at a local Red Cross fund raiser at the Hotel Del Coronado on 17 May. Ned and 1 were the only '55ers present though Tom Shine (21) was invited but declined due to an ongoing tennis tournament in which he was engaged. Bob Price (6) will fly to Costa Rica with me on 3 June for a two month stay.

Bob has become increasingly active on the travel scene since his retirement as VPRES of Merrill Lynch's West Coast operations. Tom Shine leaves for Ireland in early June so cannot make it to Costa Rica this trip. See you al Reunion West 2-7 Sept in San Diego!

Certificate of Honorary Membership Heard It On The Grapevine ('55 Net). Contributed by Pat Taylor (16): For those of you who annually follow our Classmate, Charley Plumly (16), better known as "TreeBender", when he's up on the mountain, here's a quick and dirty update. Plum attacked the mountains again this spring, reembarking on his northbound hike of the Appalachian Trail on Wednesday, 14 May, with the moon at first quarter, his son, Chad as his initial trail buddy, and equipped with two walking sticks, a 50 pound backpack and his knees well wrapped. His one brief report that reached back to family indicated that the late start on the first day only netted a 3-mile advance, but his spry and agile son, who was to spend only a few days on the trail, urged Dad into a 15 mile trek the second day out! Chad has since left the mountain (he's got a new bride back in Atlanta), and Charlie has picked up with some old hiking buddies. He reports he likes sleeping in his tent better than the trail lean-to accommodations, where one has to adapt to different grunts and snores on a nightly basis. The Plunger/Tree Bender has made pretty good ground on the Appalachian Trail this year. He set out two weeks ago in the mountain town of Bland, VA, (pop. 750) and last nite he camped over on the side of a hill that doesn't deserve a name, Catawba, VA (pop. 150). He plans to "come on down" outside of Cloverdale, VA.. .about 15 miles NE of Roanoke, on Sunday eve June 1, where he'll get a hot shower, hot meal and hookup with Sybil for the drive back lo civilization.

Den Kellerman (7) with Nancy just returned from a nostalgic return to Gaeta, Italy, home ef the Sixth Fleet flagship and their favorite duty station. He reports: It's been 27 years since we had lived in the village with a population then of about 10,000 and we were pleased to note that the area retained its charm, while growing dramatically.

We were impressed with the obvious prosperity the town is enjoying (as is all of Italy), stemming from a very active port now frequented by cruise ships and two boat building and repair facilities.

There is a new pier with a constant stream of ships loading minerals and a very activefishingfleet.The nation-wide campaign to control litter is working very well and the beach and remainder of the town was notably clean and neat, as was all of Italy. The

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ancient part of the town is being rapidly restored and includes artists shops, etc.

Formia and Gaeta form one metropolis now. We had a wonderful meal at the Miramare Hotel in Formia which is just as elegant as it always was and reminded me of my wetting down party when 1 made Commander. The Naval Support Activity has been moved into the old prison buildings on Monte Orlando and is a nice facility as is the school in a new (to us) building.

New '55 Listservers: Dick Smith (3)— DSmith 555@msn.com; Beb Binish (11)—bobbinish@aol. com; Jimmie Mitchell (13)— jmrm@erols.com; Dale Cresier (22)— DFCROSIER@aol.com; Menree H a t c h ( 6 ) — M H A T C H J R @ a o l . c o m ; and Harold Nelson (16)— 5516Heap@msn.cem.

Finally, Carl Strang (16) sent in a photo of the presentation of a certificate of Honorary Membership in the Class of '55 to Ingram Leedy made en AprU 9th for his staunch support as listserv maintainer. Pictured from left to right are: Sondra and Andy Wilkinson (17), Ingram and SheryU and Cari.

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Ce-Chairmen Class Executive Committee CAPT Bill Henry, USN (Ret.) COL George Mushalke, USAF (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT P. C. Petersen, USN (Ret.) 401 Third Avenue Melbourne Beach, FL 32951-2537 e: peteusna@sprynet.com

front row: Former roommates. Bill Hagenmeyer, Gunnar Jenson, and Dave Menton meet in Alumni Hall @ 40th.

They are joined surreptitiously by serendipitous Reunion photographer, "Von" Bair, third from left, background.

Jay, Mary, Dave, Perry

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Pres: CAPT Walter T. Meukow, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT W. H. Peerenbeom, USN (Ret.) 1003 Rachel Lane, Vienna, VA 22180-6473 e: whpeerenboom@compuserve.com or 102424.577 @compuserve.com

Elizabeth Ingram, Frank, Perry The ether seems to have swaUowed my original column so here gees another try. Carl Nelson wrote me a column input en recent visitors te the San Diego area who included Landis and Frank Kelso and Rudy Daus. Seems Frank was addressing the Submarine Ball in the area and Rudy was a guest at the retirement ef one of his former petty officers who served under him when Rudy commanded PARSONS. At the time Rudy was big kahuna and the poor PO was a little frog. At the retirement, the tables were reversed and Rudy was the little frog while the PO had gene en to be an E-9. Sorry Rudy, retirement does have its shortfalls. Carl reminds us that San Diego state takes on Navy en the Labor Day weekend in San Diego and tickets are going fast. There is a long and busy weekend planned for all attendees and tickets are available through USNAAA and asking for '56 section.

Jack Smallman's sen recently was admitted to USNH, Portsmouth for surgery and lo and behold was assigned to the room where Jack Fellowes recuperated after being released from POW in Nam. Jack S. called Jack F. and upon hearing it Jack F. called Jack s's son and wished him well. Apparently this helped recovery and built up a young man's moral. As Jack says Class of '56 is Class!

Some thoughts on a cruise for Homecoming XX. Ken Gedstrey recommends a trip to the Bahamas or Bermuda and Mike Ahrens votes for a cmise en the Mississippi. Beth sound great and more thoughts are requested. Don't be bashful...Regrets about this column as it is an attempt on short notice te resurrect the one that was lost in the ether. I will try to get all the facts straight for next issue. Bear with an old retiree! There is an informal gathering of '56ers four times a year at NAS Oceana. The group meets at 1130 for lunch on the first Friday of March, June, September and December. At the June luncheon, Jim Cannen remarked that at his end of the table there was a lot ef ducking and listening as Tom Scott, Danny Michaels and Perry Stone went through all hand waving routines as those guys recounted experiences in Navy air tactical maneuvers.

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It is with great regret that I begin the column with news ef the passing of our Classmate Jehu D. McMorris (9th Co.) and of Bev Foss, beloved wffe of Classmate Beb Fess (3rd Co.). Jack's death was reported to me by Brad Parkisen (9th Co), in his emaU letter, which read: I am sorry to inform the Class that Jack McMorris has passed away on 9 May 1997. Many will recall that Mac (as I called him) stood number one in our Class for the first three years. He leaves many fond memories: a fierce competitor (anyone for combat badminton), always well organized (he redid the Main Office our First Class Year) and always willing to help his Classmates. As our Salty Sam he kept up spirits and good humor through the 1957 Dark Ages. None of his 9th Company Classmates realized he was Salty until he told us June Week.

He had a fine Navy career including earning a Ph.D. from MIT and commanding the Naval Research Laboratory. He had retired as a captain in '87, and had been at Lockheed Martin as a systems engineer. He had four great kids, John, Cathy, Lisa and Val. A Memorial Service was held in San Jose. Frank Alvarez, Bob Steelnack and 1 attended, as well as his family and former wife, Toni.

In personal news, I am a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University and continue to direct a NASA funded satellite program which will test Einstein's theory of relativity.

Scheduled launch is December 1999. Another part of our research is to use GPS for blind landings of aircraft, as well as demonstrating GPS-guided robotic farm tractors. Anyone visiting the wilds of northern California is invited to drop by for a visit and free meal. There are also frequent trips to DC as Chair of the NASA Advisory Council. Steve Powers is still a professor of history at the University of Northern Colorado in Greely. He continues to give me advice on his real profession, fly fishing. Looking forward to the 40th.

We will miss Jack; he was one of that rare group ef truly brilliant Classmates who earned our respect and admiration for their intellectual prowess. Jack also earned it as a great guy and true friend.

Beverley Foss succumbed to injuries received in a fall at heme. The Class, and especially 3rd Company Classmates were well represented at a beautiful Memorial Service for her. She was traly Bob's "one and only," and, as ene of his roommates both Plebe and Second Class Year, I can attest to the greatness of their love. Bev was a dear friend to all who had the good fortune to knew her, and we will miss her terribly. I knew I speak for all ef us when I convey eur deepest sympathy and prayers fer Bob and daughter Elizabeth's comfort.

We have enjoyed a great deal of mail since the last issue because of the two month hiatus in publishing. I wUl point out as a reference, this is being created on the actual 40th Anniversary—June 7, 1997. Shews you hew far things have gone; I don't think any of us even conceived ef a computer (other than the Mark lA) that particular day, and if we had, we certainly would net have spent any time monkeying around with it! On a personal note, the one social event I attended today was a family picnic for the incoming Class of 2001... to which I am proud to say, my sen John will belong. As a time line, our separation is akin to someone in the Class ef '13 attending our swearing in on 29 June 1953. I think

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we might have considered getting the guy a wheelchair! (Well, someone may get me ene en 2 0 0 r s July 1 induction day). Anyway, it will get Betty and me reinvolved with the school, which we really haven't been since the early 70s when I was there as Chairman ef Seamanship and Tactics.

Getting back te the mail, here is a note from Larry Bustle that Walt Meukow passed along : Are you or any of your friends or relatives or coworkers thinking of moving to Florida? If '.o, let me help. Write or call for a FREE booklet on relocation planning. Enjoy the beautiful Gulf of Mexico, the balmy tropical breezes and the friendly neighborhoods of Manatee County. The towns of Bradenton and Palmetto in the banks of the beautiful Manatee River offer comfortable living, good schools, and friendly neighbors. Give me a call, and get moving...to Florida.

Dale Hellabaugh sent an email for all of us which reads: Dale Hollabaugh sends thanks to all of those Alumni who voted for him in the recent BOT at large election. I was seventh in a fourteen horse race—142 votes off the pace—in which there were only four winners. But 1 did get 619 votes which likely indicates that a lot of '57 was supportive.

Congratulations to the winners, and 1 urge you to support Admirals Snuffy Smith '62 and Ron Marryott as we all try to carry the institution to even greater heights. BZ and Semper Fi to those coming aboard the Alumni Association. On a more personal note, Nada and I had a wonderful dinner on 21 May at the Valencia Hotel in La Jolla, thanks to John Heyde and Carol and Dick Gentz called to say hi that same week.

The next '57 happening on the West Coast will be trying to get together at the Navy-SDU game on September 5th at 0800—on a Friday morning! Yes, that's when the tailgate starts, and the game is at 11:30. Notices have been sent to all 126 Classmates, non-grads and widows in the southwestem US so here's hoping we get a great tumout. Anyone needing information contact Dale Hollabaugh at 619621-2047, (fax 2048), office or email at dale@nisc.org, or at home 760-789-6566 (fax 3227) and email to nadale@aol.com. Finally, we're looking forward to joining all of you to celebrate our 40th.

In ether West Coast mail, I had a nice note from Harry Gimber who wrote: Maxine and I recently returned form a visit to San Francisco where we attended the wedding of Ann and George Lanman's youngest daughter Mary. George was a splendid host topping off the beautiful wedding with a magnificent reception al the Merchant Exchange Building in the heart of the city's financial district. Joining us were two Classmates, Carol and Jim Beatty and Janet and Bruce Friederich. The Beatty's are fellow Coronadans; the Friederich's live east of Sacramento. Also with us were Joan and John Webster '56. Needless to say, it was a gala event. George has retired from the CIA after 20 years, and now works for the Aerospace Corporation in Herndon, VA. I'm not sure what he does, but it sounds spooky. Jerry Barczak paid us a brief visit recently. He is enjoying a life of leisure in Memphis, with frequent travels around the country visiting his children and—at last count 6—grandchildren. All else is quiet. We're looking forward to the 40th.

Moving from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf, I heard from Peter Booth '56, who sent in seme great pictures of Jim Baker and his son, Mike, a LT in the Coast Guard, Jan and Jack Hersefield and Fran and Pat Henry. The occasion was Jim's pending move to work with NASA in Houston. Pete also passed along the reminder that he and Pat and Jim were in flight training together and flew together in Beeville in '58-59; Pete and Jack were Companymates in 22nd Co., and Pat and Peter were squadron mates in VF114 flying new phantoms in I96I. Thanks for the great pictures and updates.

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l-r: Mike and Jim Baker, Jack and Jan Horsefield, Fran and Pat Henry Moving north form the Gulf, we heard from Tem Cook, who is in Dearborn, MI, where it is a bit chillieL Tom writes: Have never felt the need to write something for Shipmate, but we had an experience that might merit something in the "whenever two or three shall meet" category. Jodie, my wife, and 1 were on our way from Hong Kong to Cairns, Australia, when the Army-Navy game was in progress, but could not find a newspaper nor anyone who knew the outcome. Every American we met for the next few weeks we asked the results of THE GAME with no luck. Even my daughter (now dis-inherited) could not name the winner during a $120 phone call. On the morning of 16 December, we were having breakfast in the Sidney Marriott, and I asked the question of a couple from South Carolina, when from across the room came a voice asking, "who were you for?" I then got the bad news, from none other than Art Aronson's plebe, Ron Koontz '60, who, with his wife Joyce, were getting ready to spend Christmas in the Outback. We did enjoy some adult beverages with them for the next few nights.

Picture from Sidney enclosed .

Smalley, Walt Meukow, and of course, yours truly.

Bruce DeMars was scheduled to play (with the winning foursome, as it turned out) but he had to cancel at the last minute. All participants are in the accompanying picture, except Larry Magner who had to rush off to a board meeting in Baltimore. He is pictured separately. The format was a very sociable best ball scramble where the foursomes play as a team. The winning foursome (reduced to a threesome by DeMars' absence) was Class Prez Walt Meukow and Dave's squared Smalley and Mclntyre.

Anyone interested in being added to the list of interested players, contact Jim Peele at 703-7807351, Fax at 7 0 3 - 7 9 9 - 7 3 9 1 or email at jimmpoole@ix.netcem.com. As a post script, let me add that although the weather threatened the outing, thanks, we think, to the intervention of our Honorary Classmate Byron Helderby the day turned out to be spectacularly beautiful. Mild temperatures and blazing sunshine were sandwiched between two days of chill and rain. We were truly blessed, and gave credit where it was due.

Two other items ef note. I had a surprise phone call from Dave Stiller who is enjoying life in Southem California. He's in Costa Mesa in sunny Orange County. Dave was trying to catch up with some old shipmates from his days on TICONDEROGA in an earlier glacial epoch. It was delightful talking to him. I also get a notice from the Alumni Association that everyone needs to correct their rolodex with 17th Co. Den McCoy's address. He is now at 10104 Grand Teton CT, Austin, TX 78759-5517. The group picture of the golf outing participants is purposely left essentially uncaptiened as an exercise in Classmate identification in preparation for the Reunion.

Hope you all got your notices, and have sent in your reservations. If net, get en it! Beat Army!

l-r. The winning team: Smalley, Meukow, and Mclntyre

L-R Joyce and Ron Koontz '60; Tom and Judie Cook I'm still gainfully employed by the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Ml. Looking forward lo the Homecoming this fall.

Moving east te our northern Virginia neighborhood, Jim Peele sent in a detailed report en the first Class of '57 Golf Outing, which took place recently: Thought 1 would send along a report of the golf ouling held at the Naval Academy Golf Course on April 24lh. Il was the first such ouling held not in connection with a Reunion. Everyone jusI wanted to get together for some fun. As a matter of fact, the consensus was that monthly, during playing season, would be the right frequency. Consequently planning is underway for a 20 May ouling at the Fairfax A-N Country Club. Participating in the kickoff event al USNA were Larry Magner, Dave Cooper, Bill Hamel, Dwighl Avis, Byron Holderby, Sam Trippe, Jack O'Donnell, Jerry Smith, Cleve Loman, Bill Palmer, Fred Howe, Dave Mclntyre, Dave

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Pres: LCOL Gordon M. Gerson, USAF(Ret.) e: gmgerson@erols.com Sec'y: COL Warren S. Walters, USMC (Ret.) 5664 Ravenel Lane, Springfield, VA 22151-2430 h: 703 321-9586 e: wwalters@maU.erols.cem http://www.sni.net/Class/58 Once again we meet at the column heading for our monthly rendezvous, this time sharing another August together. The novelist Henry James is credited with having said "Summer afternoonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;summer aftemoon; to me these have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." Who can argue with that sentiment, particularly if the afternoon is on a weekend, and filled with the fun or work that you like, such as putting together the tales of adventure performed by the '58 players. The mail bag is particiUarly full this summer afternoon, so let's begin.

We always have people on the move, se let's get caught up with a few address changes. Up in New England, Erna and Kent Lawrence (16"') have moved into the city proper. Their new place is at 536 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110. Presumably a wharf is near the ocean, se the old Submariner gets back to the saltwater every evening. Out West, Joani and Mac Baldwin (18"') have made their biennial move into their 17"" home at 30 E. School House Ave., Woodland Hills, UT 84653. This is in the

Wasatch Mountains, up above Utah Lake, near Prove.

As Mac puts it, "I noted that the sellers had a very small lawnmower and a very BIG snow-blower!"

Also out West, Phil Given (6"') moved to his retirement home en the 9"" hole of Stoneridge Country Club, 17253 St. Andrews Dr., Peway, CA 92064.

Some of our movers are mere international in scope, and such is the case with Giovanna Adimari and Dan Leonard (24th). They returned from 4 years in Saudi Arabia in 1996, temporarily settled in Perryville, NJ awaiting a new assignment, and finally took off again in April of this year. This time they are in Caracas, Venezuela, where Dan works for Foster Wheeler Caribe Corporation as a project Operations Manager in the petrochemical industry and Giovanna teaches computer science. They plan te be at the 40th Reunion, but untU then they can be reached at Foster Wheeler Caribe/Jet Cargo Int'l, (M649) P.O. Box 020010, Miami, FL 33102-0010.

One of last year's movers checked in, complete with a picture. Nancy and Dave Gibson (9") left DC for the Ozark Plateau and are now settled in comfortably on the shores of Beaver Lake near Rogers, AR. Dave has undertaken several projects, including computer courses at the local junior college, shoulder rotator-cuff surgery, and three weeks later, a four-way bypass en his heart. Having completed yard overhaul, he is back up on his feet, en the road in the motor-home with the NAVY58 tags, and as in the picture driving his tractor with similar plates!

Dave Gibson in Arkansas '58ers sometimes have weddings, and this lucky month has the announcement of the wedding of Gail Lockweed to Mike Meran (24"") on 15 March 1997.

Gail has joined in Class events for the past couple of years, and is warmly welcomed as ene of the '58 cohorts. The photo shows the wedding entourage celebrating, and there you find Barbara Swepe, Mike and Gail, Sonia and Carlos Hernandez (24th), and John Swepe (6th). The couple honeymooned in Cancun, Mexico, and are how back in Northem Virginia, where Mike claims to be fully retired.

Al Geldberg (12"") sent in that awaited photo of himseff and his new bride. You may recall we mentioned in the last column that he had married Char Hummel in August, 1996. Herewith, a picture taken at the reception in Saratoga, CA. Congratulations to both of you!

Char Hummel and Alan Goldberg Wedding A wedding announcement fer one of our '58 juniors also arrived. John McMillan, sen of Sandy McMillan and our departed Classmate John McMillan (21st), was married on May 31" to Miss Jeanne Patricia Hozik of Chester, MD. Congratulations to the young couple. And speaking of '58 juniors. Bill Drury (4"') sent in a note to say that there was a gathering of three daughters of the Class in a far away place. Out in Seattle, Andrea (Helthaus) Sprague, daughter of April Helthaus and the late Lee Helthaus, met with Kitty Dmry, daughter of Kaky and Bill Drury, and Kiisten (Bemes) Rich, daughter of Carol and Den Bemes. The fathers of these three ladies were roommates for all four years in Bancroft Hall. Though the families be scattered, and the young women off on their own lives, they still gathered when fate threw them in proximity in Seattle, probably to compare and check up on all these sea stories they had to listen te as they grew up. The pheto was great, but unfortunately, didn't have the requisite Classmate in it...so just imagine three pretty versions of Dmry, Helthaus, and Bernes! Okay, it didn't work for me either, so take my word fer it, in the picture, three lovely offspring of the senior '58ers!

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Classmates get together also, and Jane and Rod Pejsar (9"-) took an April trip from their home in Florida up to Hudson, OH to visit George David (9"-). While there, Nicki and Jack MacKinnon (9"-) joined in for a practice company formation for REUNION 40. As an update. Rod is a regional director for Information Technology and Applications Corporation in Florida, George is a radiologist heading up a radiology group in the Akron hospital system, and Jack is a nuclear consultant to a number of power industry commissioners and managers. In the photo, it's Red, Jack, and George from the left.

Pejsar, MacKinnon, and David Another meeting involved one of eur Lost Sheep.

As reported by Vince Panaia (13"") of Mission Viejo, CA: This is the first letter to the Class that I've ever felt compelled to write, due to its momentous implications. Unfortunately it is a few months than I intended given that I've been in South Africa for a couple of months, as well as being a bit slow on the computer.

The occasion which is thus so compelling is that I have finally located one of '58s lost sheep. Actually, he located me, but that's another story for another time, definitely not for print! I found out where he's been hiding out for some time and took him up on his invitation to ski at his home in Breckenridge, CO. The lost sheep is Bob Lane (13"'). I'm enclosing a picture to prove my statements to be tme—Bob is the older, but taller gentleman on the left, handsome devil even in his red underwear! Bob also resides in Southem California (Laguna Beach) with his lovely wife, Jan, where he has a consulting business. My next task is to see that Bob gets to the REUNION 40! Hope we can see all the guys and gals there. All the best; and without a doubt, '58 Is Great!

Bob Neil and Vince Panaia in Breckenridge, CO. Yet another meeting took place between '58ers, this time in a more exotic locale. Eileen and Bill Byman (2"'') spent a month long vacation in New Zealand last March, highlighted by a visit with Gaynor and Art Bass (2°''), the permanent Kiwi residents. Art is the manager of the city of Tauranga's data processing department, but took a couple ef days off to be a tour guide for the Bymans. In the enclosed flag photo, you see Byman left—Bass right, in front of the same giant kiwi that almost got Mike Meran a couple of years ago en his visit.

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Byman and Bass in New Zealand.

Tom Fleming made a swing East from his Coronado home and encountered several 6"" Company pals en his travels. They started out at a wedding in Williamsburg, where the uncle of the bride, Peech Caldwell was in attendance with wife. Peg. Further on, down in Atlanta, they met up with Kennethe and Bill Cetterman, who had just retumed from England where he is researching a book. In Orlando, FL to meet a new grandchild, Linda and Tom met up with Jean and Howie Pabst. Jean is an officer in a local bank, and Howie is semi-retired, spending some time in the swimming pool equipment business. Back in Coronado, Tom reports that John Griffiths' new company, Regenisis, an environmental clean-up firm, is doing well and planning to expand. Kelly Pierson continues to improve from his harrowing escape of last year, and is keeping the battery in his defibrillator charged. The aneurysm has healed, and with a cautious eye en lifestyle, he keeps on ticking and plans to be at REUNION 40.

During the spring and summer months, members ef the Class who prowl the Internet have been able to follow on the Class Homepage the sailing adventures ef Beyd Sharp, who is sailing around the world on his vessel Namiko. He sends in regular reports via satellite link email, and they are posted on the Intemet. The race is called the "Round the World Rally," and takes several months. He actually plans to be in the Caribbean about the time ef REUNION 40, and plans to sneak up to Annapolis for that gathering. If you have wanderlust and wish you could ran away to sea, live vicariously through Boyd's adventures on the Intemet. Surf there using the address at the top ef the column. There is also a daily posting on http://www.worldcmising.com, then select Expo '98.

Following along the idea of running away to sea are Joan and Rupe MacLean (21"), who have sold their house and are moving aboard their twin-hulled sailing vessel. Rupe retired in May from his work at George Washington University, and the plan is to stay in the Chesapeake area until September, then strike out for tropical waters.

And as always, we have some news that is not all that good to pass on. Keith O'Donnell (7"*) was given a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in early May, with a prognosis measured in months. Send him a card at Newcomb Hall Farm, Newcemb, MD 21653.

Lastly, it is with sadness that we bid farewell to another Classmate, Thomas H. Thoureen, CDR, CEC, USN (Ret.) (2°"), who died in Galesburg, IL on 25 May, 1997 of unknown causes. He is survived by his son, Christopher Thoureen and daughter, Traci Thoureen. Further information will be provided in a later column.

And that's it for this issue. More next month!

'58 Trivia: The additional numbers on our Class rings are supposed to be on all Class rings. The ends of the scroll over the USNA seal are really a 2 and a 5, in honor of the 2.5 passing grade (probably of days gone by). Can you recall the dinner entree for eur Farewell Ball diimer in Bancroft Hall? We have the answer from someone who can! HastaLuego. WSW

I shall kick off this column with a motivational note from Marty Finerty who is giving some of us a bit of a kick.. .to get out there and cheer for Navy football. And yes we do have something to cheer about; Navy is on the rise. Marty wants us to not only help fill the stadium but also add to the spirit and camaraderie of '59 Tailgate Time, before and after each heme football game. Here's the pitch: Fall of 1997 is rapidly approaching, and the plans for the Class of '59 football game activity are in place. There are 6 home games this year, so there is ample opportunity for Classmates to join the faithful who are regular season ticket holders. As always, the Class flag and tent will be erected at site 32 along Cedar Park Road, in the stadium Blue parking lot area. Tailgating begins about 2 hours before kickoff for each game. Food and drink is brought by those attending and shared by all. For the out-of-towners, there is always plenty of food so there is no need to avoid the tailgate because of concern over lack of some staple to supplement the spread. We always seem to have more food than table space to array the delicacies. Any contributions of a bottle of wine, some beer or soda are of course welcome. Someone always has space in a cooler to chill beverages. Cups are usually available but extras can be utilized. For the Homecoming game, drinks are provided by the Class at a small fee, but food is brought by anendees. Once again, 4 spare tickets to each game will be purchased by the Class in the permanent seating block area. Anyone desiring to purchase those spare tickets can do so by contacting me/Marty Finerty at w: 202-775-5966; h: 410-849-2502.1 will distribute the tickets on a first-come, first-served basis.

Once those tickets are taken, should anyone desire to purchase individual game tickets and sit in or near the permanent seating block area, be sure to ask the USNA ticket office (800-US4-NAVY) for tickets in the '59 Finerty area. Just asking for the '59 area will not get you the proper seating location. The tailgate function is judged for fun, tumout, enthusiasm, etc. for most games. The Class of '59 has been selected a winner each time we have been judged. That record is a clear indicator of the good time routinely enjoyed by all who attend the festivities. Those folks who don't attend are missing a fun event with really great people. And as a bonus, the Navy football team has almost reached the exceptional level of excellence, always displayed by the Class of 1959! Don't be left out this year—plan to attend at least one game!! Remember to ask for the '59 Finerty area.

Thanks, Marty! We'll try to share in the festivities and enjoy a super game this Fall.

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It is 3 June here as I compose this column, and I am sure that many of you always go back in your mind to that happy time 38 years ago when we finished our Midshipmen days at Severa-by-the-Sea. And now look forward to major reunion times and opportunity to greet old Roomies, Companymates, Shipmates, and Classmates. It will be less than 2 years from the time you read this when we celebrate a grand occasion, our 40th Anniversary. Again the plea goes out to be an active '59er, to get back to USNA in the Fall of 1999, to get "on-line" or in some way be in touch with Class of '59 organizers/officers. If you read the header to this column, you will note that my area code in the Palm Beach County has changed; I am now 561-881-7512 home phone and my office fax is 561-863-8984 (hi-lite your fax for Jehn Buttei^eld) plus you can now email directly to my desk using the following address: jbsgma@aol. com.

Dave Dyke and others of the Class Executive Committee have been working on a way to recognize Classmates who were killed or died on active duty. The following list is the collective effort of several Classmates to resolve the matter of "Graduating Classmates who were killed or died on active duty" for the purpose of honoring them with a memorial seat in Alumni Hall. So far the line has been drawn such that the list does not include these who were members of the Class at one time, but did not graduate in June '59, even though they may have later lost their lives on active duty. If you wish to recommend a change in the 'ground rales' or if you have any questions/names or clarifications to add, please contact Frank Donovan or Dave Dyke via the fax number or email address: Donovan 703-9383859 or Fdonovan@DANDRCOM; Dave Dyke 703759-9336 or DWDYKE@A0L.COM. Also Dave Sullivan has volunteered to be the repository of the latest Class Directory (and Dave is building the best database!), so he can be contacted at 540-989-1162 fax 1701 or email dsulliva@roanoke.infi.net. Names follow: LT WUliam H. Ballard SC USN, LT William L. Brown USN, LT William T. Cain USN, CAPT Peter Cunningham USAF, LCDR Ernest J. Ehlers USN, LT Stuart D. Evans USN, LT Richard E. Farrmgton USN, LT Dale N. Fendorf USN, LTJG William F. Gan-ity USN, LCDR Lawrence D. Gosen USN, LCDR Paul E. Gross USN, CAPT John A. Gunther CEC USN, LT Gary D. Hopps USNR, MAJ Wayne R. Hyatt USMC, LT John T. Lawler USN, LT James F. Leonard USN, LTJG Charies F Marren USN, LTJG David D. McCarthy USN, LT Lawrence R. Menzies USNRR, MAJ Donald B. Messerschmidt USMC, LT Jehn A. Moore SC USN, LTCOL Glenn R. Morrison, Jr USAF, LCDR Robert M. Mulrooney USN, CAPT Roland R. Obenland USAF, RADM Leslie N. Palmer USN, LT Donald W. Parker SC USN, LT Guy C. Parsons, Jr. USN, CAPT Jack W. Phillips USMC, LT Louis F. Rossi USN, LCDR David K. Shiverdecker USN, COL Winfield W. Sisson USMC, LTJG Badger C. Smith III USN, CAPT Norman St. Amand USMC, LCDR Daniel R Stephens USN, LCDR Paul A. Thomton CEC USN, LTTraxtun Umsted USN, CDR Alvin L. Wilderman USN, and LT Charies D. Witt USN. Thanks '59ers for your review of this listing and for your input/ comments.

Now let's tum from the missing to the 'magic' and a 'feel-good' story. I may be one of the last in the Class to realize this, but did you know that offspring of a '59er is a famous television star; and we are certain, movies to fellow??? Kirsten Johnston, daughter of our guy Red K. Johnston of DC, is one of the stars of the Emmy-winning, TV hit sitcom, "3rd Rock from the Sun." Rod wrote: "Her personality is not all that different from Sally, the 'take-noprisoners '90s sort of woman' she plays. Consider-

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ing the gentle-natured Mid I was, don't ask me how these things happen." WeU congratulations Rod and all the Johnstons, and super work, Kirsten! We have been enjoying your show, but little did we realize '59er kin give real meaning to "rise 'n shine."

Rod himself is a star in his own right. He is a successful realtor (after 21 years of being a good-guy lawyer) and, in the past year, has started his own firm based in Georgetown. I just spoke to Rod, to commend him for the Letter to the Editor (Washington Post) he wrote and te update Kirsten, she has the lead role in an off-Broadway success Baby Anger.

The letter was reasoned and very balanced as it supported the Naval Academy system. Rod wrote: As is tme with all institutions of higher learning, the selection process is not withoutflaw;and mistakes are made. But part of the reason for the long Plebe Year and the three additional years of relative deprivation is to weed out those who might not have been picked up by a more perfect admissions process. Continuing improvement of the academic and leadership disciplines at the Academies has been and should always be a continuing process, just as it has been and should be in the Fleet.

Rod and I agree that there are far more success stories and reasons to be proud of the products/the GRADUATES of our grand institution.

One of those was LCDR Jee King '83, recently lest at sea. I mentioned him in an earlier column, here's a follow-up. On Friday, 4 AprU 1997, a Memorial Mass was said fer LCDR Joseph Francis King, Jr., son of '59er Classmate Joe King and his sweet mother (now a grandmother par exceUence) Nicki, at the Old Post Chapel, Ft. Meyer, VA. Young Joe was the pilot of a helicopter lost during night exercises off the Virginia and N. Carolina coast in March. His brother Stephen gave a wonderful, touching eulogy during the service. Following a flag presentation ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, the King family hosted a reception for family. Classmates, and friends at the Ft. Meyer O' Club. Classmates and wives in attendance were Bill Clautice, Jim Collins, Martha and Frank Donovan, Dave Dyke, Lou Evans, Gene Fitzpatrick, Frances and Jack Flikeid, Mickey Garverick, Jean and Jim Grise, Adrian and John Hilt, Lauris and Dick Hunter, Catherine and Beb Oakes, Mrs (Donna) Dennis Read, Dave Rogers, Ted Santos, Sue and Doug Velgenau, and Jim Wilsen. LCDR King leaves his wife Bonnie and five young daughters.

Memorial remembrances to a tmst fund for the children may be made to: LCDR Joseph F. King Jr. Fund, c/o Jax NFCU, PO Box 45085, Jax, FL 322325085. Thanks to Frank Donovan and Dave Dyke for this report!

Great letter from Deug Velgenau, who writes from 1130 20th St. South, Arlington, VA 22202: I have enclosed some material on the 10 April 1997 dual dedication ceremony of the memorial sculpture (in remembrance of those lost on THRESHER and SCORPION) and the presentation to the

USNA library of the Thomas Paine collection of submarine books. Included a copy of the program and a letter from Guy Reynolds explaining our Class of '59 involvement in the remembrance of our 2 Classmates lost on those submarines, Guy Parsons (THRESHER) and Pete Stephens (SCORPION).

The ceremony was held at Alumni Hall. It was well attended by '59ers including Bill Clautice, Dave Dyke, Sally and Bill Garrett, Rod Johnston (and friend), Ing Kiland, Jan and Guy Reynolds, Bill Richardson, Brenda and Don Smith, and Sue and Doug Volgenau. Classmates may still give a donation in Guy and Pete's memory (see next letter).

Any monies collected in excess of that needed to catalogue the donated submarine material will be placed in our Class fund for other projects. Interesting aspects of the event: The sculpture was completed by the son of LCDR Robert Krag '50, who was the COMSUBLANT rep on THRESHER sea trials. It is made of glass, roughly in the shape of a submarine sail. One side has a submerged THRESHER,

the other a submerged SCORPION. It is beautiful and appropriate. Secondly, Don Smith told me the Smiths were good friends with the Parsons. In 1963, Don was stationed at Pease AFB, in Portsmouth, NH, flying B-47s. The week the ship was lost they had dinner together and played bridge. The next day Don was on alert/had toflyout for several weeks in Spain. By the time he returned. THRESHER had been lost, Guy Parson's family had departed, and the Smiths had never heard from them since.

Don found out about the ceremony through Guy Reynolds letter—it was great having Brenda and Don Smith at the ceremony! A footnote to this: I just leamed that Guy Reynolds was scheduled to go to sea with THRESHER for those sea trials, but at the last minute his boss kept him ashore. Wow!!

Here's portions of the letter from VADM Guy Reynolds USN (Ret.) who was to go on and have a spectacular career, one of the leaders in all of the submarine force: The purpose of this letter is to make you aware of a unique opportunity to honor 2 of our '59er Classmates while contributing to a lasting memorial at the Naval Academy. The memorial will be housed in the Nimitz Library and is described as a 7-8 foot glass monument making it appear as if it is underwater, with the images of the 2 subs and their plaques. There will be 2 glass table displays dedicated to memorabilia of the ships. The centerpiece of the library will be an extensive collection of books and written material about the world's submarines donated by ex-Director of NASA Dr. Thomas O. Paine (circa MERCURY program/space shots).

The collection is valued at 1/2 million dollars, proper archiving and cataloguing of the collection will cost $35-$40 K. To raise these funds, each Class was asked to donate $2000 for each Classmate who went down on these ships. All Classes agreed! We had 2 Classmates, Guy (13th Co. and the MPA on THRESHER) and Pete (9th Co and Chief Engineer SCORPION) lost on these ships. A donation of $4000 is necessary to appropriately honor our missing Classmates.

This letter is being mailed to our submariner Classmates and the Companymates. You can still contribute!—checks te USNAAA 1959 Fund, and marked for the "Paine Library or THRESHER/SCORPION Memorial." Address: Alumni House, Attn: CAPT Robert Hofferd '61 USN, 247 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21402-5068. In closing his letter, Guy thanked all for their generosity.

The first mention I received about this "submarine" project and ceremony was from USAF General (Ret.) Den Smith.

Brenda and Don had journeyed down from their historic home in Lancaster, PA to attend. Don wrote: "It was a bright sunny day and the ceremony was particularly moving and well dene. Most ef us got together afterwards in the club and shared memories." Thanks Don for your great spirit and support, and for keeping this secretary informed! There is much more I should like to tell you, but space does not permit. I will tease the readership a bit, a preview ff you will. I shall feature a terrific letter from our man in Russia (the Omolon Gold Mining Co.) and Salt Lake City, Whitt Whittlesey. His doings are fascinating, and Whitt was the first Classmate to tell me about the new Chancellor/President of the University of Houston, our own Dr. Arthur K. Smith. And now I have a grand letter from Art to go with it. Stay tuned!

One final report for this edition; on 16 April, Bud McFarlane was the featured speaker at the Washington Metropolitan area USNA luncheon. Ft. Meyer O' Club. Our Bud gave a terrific talk on two subjects: 1) stability in the Far East and 2) service— giving back to your family, community, your country. Bud has sure lived up to that! The talk was greatiy applauded; and a proud, enthusiastic group of '59ers were there to cheer him on (and to garner the honors for the Class with most attendees). A great way to close, we do "Rise in Shine"!!!

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Ted Parsons writes from Los Angeles: It wasn't the largest Class Reunion in the history of the Naval Academy, nor for that matter, the Class of '60; but what was lacking in numbers was made up for by the unquestioned quality of the attendees, to wit: Dave Raymond (20th Co.) and Yo (18th Co.). I guess it takes only two to make a reunion, and this year's Class of '60 ski reunion summarily qualified as outstanding. The skiing at Tahoe's Squaw valley was superb with snow conditions and weather being the same; and about the only thing lacking were the twenty or so guys that said they would come but opted either to sit around and watch the tube that weekend or worse, work.

1 feel a certain culpability with regards to the affair not being publicized better; but unfortunately, the time lag necessitated by early deadlines for Shipmate precluded getting timely information out via that media. However, after an exceptional mn, Dave and Yo agreed to come up with some more or less firm plans for the 1998 Class of '60 Ski Reunion and wiU insure that it is promulgated in a Fall '97 issue. Dave has graciously accepted to chair that future event; and Yo, being the dedicated follower that he is, agreed to assist and attend, whenever it is or wherever it might be, come hell or high water. It only takes two to "pledge the blue and gold" and if the other guy is as fine a gent as Dave Raymond, so much the better.

Now that the mantel of "King of Skiing" has been passed to "Sidehill" Dave Raymond, who by the way is a first class skier, save for his strange propensity to want to ski sideways on icy cliffs, I'd like to wish him lots of luck in his new assignment, a fair wind and a following sea, "Don't Give Up the Ship" and "Ex Sciencia Tridens." Give 'em hell, Dave!

Whistler/Blackcomb is the place to go. Sensational mountain(s) as well as that incredible exchange rate that the Canadians are so nice in giving their American cousins. Beat San Diego State!

(Soundly!)

Dave Raymond and Ted Parsons on the side of a very big hill!

Jack Herbein emailed me from Pennsylvania: I retired early in 1996 from GPU where 1 was VP Generation, responsible for CPU's fossil power Generation (10,000 MW consisting of 13 power plants). I also retired from the Navy Reserve in 1990 as a Captain.

In 1996, Angela and 1 traveled to FL, AZ, the Bahamas, MA, and also to Sea Isle, GA for the wedding of D. L. McCrary's daughter, Catherine.

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We had a great time seeing Dennie, my USNA roommate and his wife, Francis! Dennie heads up Sea Island Co., a wonderful resort with golf, tennis, beaches and great accommodations.

So far, I've managed to really enjoy 'this retirement thing!' Angela says I really work at it—^whatever that means! I compete in power lifting and do pretty well—against the 'old guys.' In April, in a local meet here in PA, I pulled a 540 lb. deadlift and was awarded the meet's best lifter trophy!

There's a 'world competition' in Taber, Canada at the end of August; and both the AAU and ADFPA have asked me to represent them. Did you know that USNA has a power lifting team?

1 also teach .22 rifle marksmanship to 6th and 8th graders and shoot in both a .22 league and a .45 pistol league. I also help Angela with the church altar guild (she's president) and spend time visiting my Dad who's in a care facility near Reading, PA. Gene Gardner passed on to me the difficult news of death ef Pete Latimer's wife, Diane. Diane passed away en 11 April in New York. She was buried in Arlington, next to Pete's parents.

Pete sent the following: Diane and I met right after sub school in early 1961. She was attending and graduated from Connecticut College in 1962. We were married for 34 years; and along the way, she raised two fine children (a son, Jon and a daughter, Bronwen, both living here in New York City.) She acquired an MBA and a CPA, had a successful career and was a special partner and friend. She died after a two-year illness; and as I know you appreciate, 1 miss her a lot.

From Reb Kunkle: 1 am currently involved with a program in the Dallas, Texas area called 'Challenge Air for Kids and Friends.' It is a non-profit organization which provides disabled and disadvantaged children the opportunity to soar above their disabilities by offering them free plane rides with a disabled pilot.

It was founded in 1993 by the president and chief pilot. Rick Amber '67 with the belief that every disabled person should see the world from a different view...up in the sky.

"Flying is a lifelong memory" said Amber.

"When kids see me, a paraplegic, flying a plane, they realize that they can do anything they want to. ..all limits are self-imposed." Amber lost the use of his legs when his plane crashed while returning from a combat mission over Vietnam in 1971.

To date. Amber hadflown3,200 children in fourteen states across the country. "There is never a cost to the children," said Amber. Each program is underwritten by individual, corporate and philanthropic donation. In addition to refreshments and a full day of fellowship and fun, each child receives a 30-minute flight above their schools and homes, a Challenge T-shirt, a set of golden aviator wings, a flight certificate commemorating their achievement and membership into the prestigious Young Eagles program. "For about $50 per kid, we create memories that last a lifetime," said Amber.

Rick passed away from cancer in May of this year. Family, friends, Classmates and other graduates have bound together to 'Keep his dream alive'—supporting and expanding Challenge Air. Serving on the Board of directors in Dallas, along with lifelong friends and associates are: Bill Connell '67 (Senior Program Manager, Ericsson), Ray Garfield '66 (CEO, Vista Properties, Inc.) and Dan Weaver '72 (CPA, Solana, Kaufman & Weaver). I have volunteered to serve as interim Executive Director until a search for a permanent Executive Director can be completed.

We are asking for Classmate assistance to Challenge Air in three areas: (1) We need help with funding through corporations, foundations, and individual contributions, (2) We would also like to locate and maintain a database on all handicapped and able-bodied pilots who are interested in flying handicapped children in flying events all across the USA, (3) Of primary importance is the identification and contact of handicapped, disadvantaged and seriously ill children, both individuals and groups, for our programs.

Suggestions and assistance can be directed to me at our temporary offices in Rick's home: Challenge Air for Kids and Friends, 12728 Sunlight Drive, Dallas, TX 75230; 972-701-0456, fax 972-7018480 Beb Osmen sent me a copy ef his 17th Company newsletter, and I've tried te include salient points which might be of interest te all.

It's hard to believe another year has rolled around, but here it is April '97 and time for another 17th Company update. The only ones of you I heard from with change of addresses were Harry and Chuck, so I am accepting that everyone else's addresses are correct.

So where do I start this year? It was great talking to Harry Trulli on the phone. He is living in Florida and working as a field agent and technical specialist for ISO 9000 certification with Suncoast Manufacturing Technology, and travels through much of southwest Florida. Apparently this technology is the latest thing in manufacturing in the U.S. He asked me to tell all of you he misses the comradeship we all once had. (Don't we all?)

Talked to Joe Peek who is working in the school system in Georgia. 1 do believe he took the "Most Children" award among us. He had 11 children.

Among his 11 are a doctor, a nurse, a priest, and a nun, so obviously his personality for serving has been passed down to his brood. He still plays the horn in a mariachi band and is active in the church.

He says 'God bless you all'.

Spent a most pleasant evening with Dick Macke in Honolulu. His business is doing well with Wheat International as he is selling networking systems and video teleconferencing systems to many of our Pacific allies. Says he absolutely loves Hawaii and will probably remain there for the rest of his life.

Maybe we'll hold our 2025 17th Company reunion there. It is a paradise. Hank Phillips is now living in Annapolis and has a lovely home on one of the side creeks. It's absolutely beautiful. He also has a big dock, so if any of you want to sail in, I'm sure he can accommodate you. He continues to work for Westinghouse.

John Rogers' consulting business continues to thrive, and he flies all over the country working with VA hospitals. He is building a new home in Arizona and says he loves it there. Jean's church there continues to grow as well. The Dropp's bought a 41' sailboat this spring; and before long, I will be off to Seattle to take a little cmise with them.

Their son will soon be an XO at the base in Everett, WA, so they will have all their family close by.

Daughter Lori is a nurse in the Navy as well, having just recently completed her four-year degree.

Decided to call a few of you for news. Ron Booth is living on beautiful Bainbridge Island, after taking an early retirement from Boeing, and is doing consulting work preparing tech manuals for diesel engines for the Coast Guard. He's in good health.

George Makovic is doing Information Management for a metal firm in Ft. Wayne. Doesn't work out as much as he used to do (Amen for about all of us), but is getting back into it. May retire in about a year. Jack Whitely is living in Arlington and working for the Applied Physics Lab where he has been since retiring from the Navy. He (like me) figures he will probably work at least until 65. He says he really enjoys what he is doing.

Spent an evening with Gene Burroughs last fall.

He has a lovely home not too far from Annapolis, so I stopped to see him on the way to a Navy ball game. He is still actively working in the electronics world and, as always, enjoying life. Talked to Larry Laudig on the phone. He works for Hughes Aircraft which is soon to become Raytheon, on the Tactical Data System for Field Artillery. (He and I are both doing Army stuff). He married a few years ago and said life is well. Ruby and he have a lot in common playing duplicate bridge and golf. I'm sure I speak for us all, Larry, when 1 say 'Congratulations and Best Wishes.'

Bill 'Tank'Thomas has recovered from his heart ailment and is now back flying for American. Believe me. Bill, we are all thankful for your retum to good health. They have downsized to a new home in Hagerstown and are inviting all Classmates to visit, so maybe we can all drop in one day. Hank

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Papa retired from active flying on I January, and now spends his time coaching girl's soccer.

Wouldn't be surprised to see him coaching the Olympics in a few years. Also Theresa and he have been blessed with their fifth granddaughter. (Gosh, neither of my sons are even married yet.)

If you read the Chapter activities religiously, I'm sure you see that Chuck Agustin is most active in the Alumni Association in the Philippines. Of course, having the President being a West Point grad does tend to keep one on one's toes, I'm sure. lie's working on a lovely home on the golf course, so someday we all need to visit. You can also see Benny Lomotan and Chuck if you plan now to attend the Reunion in 2000. They assured me they will always make the 5 year Reunions.

I'm going to close by relating one quick story how I stmck a blow for the Naval Academy. My son was coaching in an all-star high school tourney and many college coaches were there, including Mike Krzyewski, who also, of course, is a West Point grad. He was sitting within a few feet from me; so when the game was over, I walked up to him and said I would be remiss if I didn't tell him one thing. He said 'What's that?'. 1 said "Beat Army!" Without missing a beat, he smiled and said, "Oh, you must have gone to that school that Army beats every year in football." "Sad, but tme." No matter how old we get or high up in the order of things, the old rivalries never die.

Neither do friendships established during four years of stmggling against the system and coming out victorious. As I talk to some of you on the phone and receive cards and letters from others, I'm touched by the sincerity of you aU. No matter where we may be physically today or where we may be on the scale of success, we all have something special which we share: we worked, strive, studied, and played together for four years, and., .graduated as 17th Company Classmates. My best to all of you.

Heard from Sam Kanakry via Intemet: "Good to hear from a Classmate, I have Judy and Lament Phemister's email address (phemistr@nudwest.net).

Am sure he would be glad to get email from Classmates."

Also Jack Booth.

Daughter Laura graduated 23 May and will be the first woman assigned to JOHN MCCAIN out of Yokosuka. No pressure there! We rented a house just outside bilger's gate (appropriate) for Commissioning Week. It was great. We were open for all Classmates in the area, but you know how easy to get around that week was.

From Tom Doherty, via Intemet: Update from New Mexico: Later in June, Harry Henning, Tom Inderlied, and the Dohertys are planning a houseboat jaunt on Navaho Lake. Wives are included. This should be an interesting couple of days. We plan on doing nothing but eating, visiting, and sharing old stories. We'll take plenty of pictures.

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ally does when he's at a Class party), but that's not why. The actual reason I'm leading off with Mike is because he is one of only two Classmates that actually sent me some photos, more than one ef which actually feature both a cigar and a rabber duck. The other photo came from my Club 11 mate, Dick Morgan; and not wanting te be accused of favoritism, I gave Mike the coveted leadoff spot in this column.

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Pres: RADM Jerry Smith, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Roger Onorati, USN (Ret.) 1756 Point No Point Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-849-3812; w: 301-261-8862 f: 301-261-8669; e: rtrogero@ea.net '61 homepage (http://www.jorge.com/USNA61) Here it is the middle ef Summer; therefore, it follows that the primary topic we'll be discussing in this month's column is, of course, Mike McMillan.

Why is this, you ask. Well it could be that Mike acttially won a golf toumament this Spring, (along with a not insignificant amount of money and a beautiful trophy) something none of you would ever think possible if you ever saw his swing, but that's not why. I could also be that this is another light month for nooze, so I decided to feature Mike in the column merely to use up some space (just like he usu-

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The infamous "duck" smoking a stogie and having s drink.

WGNAC Class scribe congratulates Mike on his victory.

Find the infamous "duck."

These of you who feel slighted, want to complain about the photos, this decision, or any other subject, can sometimes actually reach Mike (when he's not taking golf lessons) at his email address: mcmillanm@fc.defgrp.cem I'm sure I'll be hearing from him soon anyway, so please send your complaints to me via him.

MAIL CALL: The recentiy retired airline pilot and erstwhile leader of the now defunct Ninth Company Raiders (did anyone actually see any of them up and about after 9:00 PM during our 35th Reunion?), Steve Mayian checks in with a timely missive: The San Diego chapter of the WGNAC, on 29 April, held its first ever luncheon meeting. Sea stories, de rigueur, were exchanged. Additionally, a substantial amount of time was dedicated to this September's "Reunion West', which we expect to be a major San Diego event. We are looking forward to seeing a reinvigorated Navy Football program make its West Coast debut, and we intend to party in a manner that reinforces our esteemed reputation for such conduct.

The list of attendees at our luncheon reads lUce a veritable list of 1961 celebrity notables: Ton Bailey, Joe Berkley, Gary Carlson, Don Grinnell, Ted Gurnee, Mike H o e r n e m a n n , Bill Kraus, Ron M c K e e w n , Bruce Maxen, Steve Mayian, Jim Richardson, Bob Sheriden, Boyd Steele, and Leo Willetts. We plan to make these luncheons a regular occurrence, to take place on the second Tuesday of each even numbered month. It is our expectation that the attendance wUl increase exponentially (whatever that means) in the near future. We also intend to expand our sphere of influence to include Orange County. Actually, all Classmates are ex officio members of our group and are, thereby, automatic invitees.

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Center that Neil was kind enough to set up. We solved most of the world's problems during cocktail hour and moved on to investigating what we could do to fix the universe during the dinner hour. Have no fear, everything is in capable hands.

Jeanne and Larry Lubbs visited Judy and I during a beautiful weekend in early June. Larry and I got a few rounds of golf under our ample belts, and Judy and Jeanne motored to Wilmington, DE to visit the Dupont Gardens. P.S. I'm obliged to report that Larry won handily at golf.

PARTING SHOTS. Finally, a note from Arlie Campbell announcing that the 12th Company Representative duties have been taken over by Tim Dugan. His address is 2686 Carrolton Road, Aimapolis, MD 21403; h:410-263-2431; w:703-604-0702; email: tpdugan@clark.net

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62 Club 11 at Beth and Glen Morgan's wedding Bonnie and Arlie Campbell sent the following note they received from Marcia and Mike Barr.

A very short message to say that we have started to move into our new home in Santa Fe. I say started because we're redoing the master bathroom completely, and it will be mid-March before we can completely move in. The house is 21 years old but is a superb design with great views on three sides and many places to do things outside, including a fancy hot tub. We like it, and hope we can stay. If Mike's company doesn't get the Los Alamos contract, we're likely to be gone by the end of the year.

Our address is: 316 Calle Sierpe, Santa Fe, NM 87501; 505-982-4392 CYBERCORNER: Here are the emails received during the month.

Jim Cavanaugh: Daughter Barbs came home for the long weekend with the news she's graduating "Magna Cum Laude" and has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa!

Honorees will be recognized Friday evening, 13 June, with actual graduation exercises Sat, 14th.

She was late in getting invitations printed so thought I'd get this email out in case any of you can make it. Needless to say, we're super proud, especially since she lost two terms to cancer and still graduated within four years. You probably know she's engaged and plans to marry next April. In the meantime, she's off to Costa Rica after graduation for six weeks of Spanish "immersion", I think it's called.. .lives with a family who speaks only Spanish. David leaves the 24th for four weeks in Europe...2 weeks on a tour with the youth orchestra of which he's the tubist and two weeks in Italy for more tuba training. Lee and I hope to get away to Pennsylvania (Pgh area) for a week in early July.

This is my mother's hometown area, and she only has a few sisters and one brother left alive. Lee will probably go on from there to Florida lo spend time with her folks. 1 will return home and continue working to pay for all this!!!!

Stan Roman: Hello from beautiful and sunny Wilmington, NC. As per our previous discussion regarding the NavyDuke football game to be played at Duke on 27 Sept. 1997, it could provide an excellent opportunity for our Classmates to enjoy a mini-reunion weekend. In addition to the football game, a Friday evening informal dinner and, as always, a superb 1961 tailgate party could be considered. The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area is beautiful in Sept. Golf and sightseeing opportunities are readily available. I'd like to determine the level of interest of our Classmates. I can be reached at 910-2560502 and/or SRR1961@aol.com. If the interest is high, I will be most pleased to start the ball rolling to setup a team to make it happen.

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Caryl and I have finally gotten a computer and fax so we are able to communicate on-line. I was in Los Angeles last week on business and took advantage of visiting Beth and Glen in Coronado.

They have a great setup there; and the long weekend, despite the cool temperatures, was indeed fun.

Caryl really enjoys retirement but manages to stay as busy as ever. I intend to remain gainfully employed at Vitro until 1findsomething I would prefer doing which doesn't seem to fit the current scenario. It was good seeing you at the last Class luncheon. I have not been able to attend a number of them in the past but hope to increase frequency of attendance during 1997.

Dick also sent a photo of his daughter Beth's wedding that include such Club 11 notables as Dave Stem, Red Bubeck, Bob Kelly, Dick Kievit, Bob McLaughlin, and yours traly, along with Caryl and Dick Morgan flanking the bride and groom.

Dem Guerrierie: Greetings from Mickey's world; Orlando, FL. Since you have been publishing email addresses, 1 thought that 1 would send you mine in the event some of my old Classmates wanted to correspond with me. My email address is MrDiPiGi @ Compuserve.com. Nothing more to report.

SEEN AND HEARD AROUND TOWN: I'm sad to report the death ef Bud Byrne who succumbed to cancer en 26 May after a long and courageous battle.

Attending the Memorial Service were Barry Gastrock, Bob Hefford, Jim Rauth, and Judy Onorati. Our condolences to Nancy and the family.

Bud was a great guy and an active Classmate who selflessly worked with the Class ever the years as our tracer of lest persons.

Neil Block was recently in Atlanta on business and attended a function of the local Alumni Chapter where he ran into Bob Vegel, Art Butler, and Deug McDaniel. As most of you who read Shipmate probably know, Neil was elected for a three-year term to the Alumni Association's Board ef Trustees as Vice Chairman, Central Region. Along with Walt Draper, who took over as the Trustee for the Puget Sound Chapter, and myself as chairman of the Strategy and Planning Committee, our Class is not only well represented en the Beard, but also is very active in helping the Alumni Association in meeting its long-term goals as we approach the millennium.

While we're on the subject of Neil Block, Judy and I had the occasion to visit Gina and Neil at their beautiful home in Houston for a few days in May, after attending a wedding in Dallas. We all spent two evenings with Kelo and Ken Waldorf, as well as taking a specially-arranged tour of the Johnson Space

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Pres: RADM Stephen K. Chadwick, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: Howard Pinskey RO. Box 3380, Annapolis, MD 21403-3326 http://www.msv.org/62.html GREETINGS FROM ANNAPOLIS Midway through the Summer and the Class of '01 is finishing Plebe Summer and the Class of '62 is less than ten weeks away from eur 35th Reunion Weekend. If any Classmate needs information or assistance for this weekend, please call Dick Hayes at 703-461-3582, Stew Lingley at 703-556-0144 or Howard Pinskey at 410-974-1962.

IN MEMORIUM: It is with great sadness that I inform the Class of the deaths of two of our Classmates, Jim Sand and Pete Duffy. Alden Chace wrote the following obituary about Jim: Jim Sand came to the Naval Academy from Wilmette, a suburb of Chicago, via the Naval Reserve and an appointment by Senator Everett Dirkson. He brought with him a traditional Great Lakes "yearning for the sea." At USNA, he was known as a "tme sailor" and participated in both varsity ocean racing and varsity dinghy sailing. His favorite pastimes were writing and painting, both of which he did exceptionally well and won several awards. His deep-rooted love of the sea inspu'ed him to paint many seascapes and to write several short-stories on the subject. Jim balanced his seriousness and loyalty to duty with his enjoyable sense of humor. After graduation, Jim served on IMPLICIT (MSD-455), of Mine Flotilla One, in Vietnam. Subsequently, he moved to destroyers and was based in Newport, RI. Then he was on the South East Asia Treaty Organization staff in Japan and finished bis Naval service with destroyer duty near Nagasaki, Japan. He left the Navy in 1968 and attended Harvard Law School where he was active with the Law Review. He graduated in 1972 with a doctor of jurispradence.

Jim and his wife Barbara moved to Seattle where he joined a private law firm for three years. He was a trial specialist attorney with the National Labor Relations Board for 25 years and an active member of the Washington State Bar. Jim continued his interests in sailing and writing in Seattle. He was a member of the Wooden Boat Center which restores and maintains a fleet of old wooden boats. He authored a book. Looking Aft, and many articles for various boat journals. Jim passed away on 20 March 1997 at the age of 57. He is survived by his wife Barbara Bishop-Sand, children Alexa Kristen Sand and Orrin Christopher Martin Sand, and mother Ruth Sand of Evanson, IL. Pete Duffy, a retired Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve, died of cancer on 19 May 1997. We will have an obituary for Pete in next months Shipmate.

The Class extends it's deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of our friends Jim and Pete.

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AROUND THE FLEET: With the retirement of VADM Philip M. Quast, USN, the "Old Salt" Award is now in the possession of RADM Geerge P. A. Wagner, USN. The award is presented to the longest-serving Surface Warfare Officer on continuous active duty. Keep up the good work, George.

VADM Hal Koenig, our Surgeon General, spoke at our May luncheon about his trip around the world to visit Navy Medical facilities, the status of military medicine, and the futare of medical care for folks like us. He has put his comments on the BUMED home page, which can be seen at URL (http:/ supportl.med.navy.mil bumed/beni.htm).

CLASS LETTERS: Larry Fulton writes from Charleston that Snuffy is an Admiral, a Knight, a Chairman (Naval Academy Alumni Association) and now a Doctor! Yes, yesterday the College of Charleston conferred upon him a degreeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in academia, it's called a terminal degree '**GRIN** Doctor of Humane Letters.

Part of the occasion was his daughter Dee Dee's graduation with a degree in history (emphasis in military history), after four challenging years here.

In addition, we were blessed to have Dottie, her father and companion. Dee Dee's aunt, uncle and cousin all in attendance. We had a delightful lunch in the two century old home of our President, Judge Sanders, along with our College's trastees and other dignitaries. Then we proceeded to the center of campus on what was a weather perfect, beautiful Mothers' Day afternoon, for the graduation ceremony. We faculty marched in, all 900 graduates marched in (not Naval Academy style!), and the show began. The central high point (aside from awarding the PhD and DA degrees to Snuffy and Dee Dee) was Snuffy's speech to the graduating seniors. With the rare combination of humor and no-nonsense seriousness that characterizes all his speeches, he talked for a record (for the College I think) short time of only 15 minutes. After pointing out that he made the upper 90% of his USNA '62 look good, he got down to business. He made 4 points: 1. These are some of society's accomplishments since I was where you are today.

2. These are some of the things that will occur in the next 35 years.

3. Now you guys go out and do it! And, oh by the way, 4. Live life "on the edge" while you're doing it.

Numerous people told him and me what a fine job he did. In my view, it will be one of the memo-

rable Graduation Speeches of our fine institution.

The grads didn't throw hats in the air but rather paper airplanes (the "diplomas" that were rolled up were pieces of paper, not the real sheepskins!) and, as appropriate to Charleston, 2' beachballs.

Everyone's on their way home today. Dee Dee reports to Pensacola at the end of the month for OCS Flight School. Judge Sanders related to the audience that at lunch Dee Dee had commented that she had to wait for her dad to retire before she could enter Naval Aviation as there was not room for the two of them in our Navy!

Beb Degreet sends word that he and Carolyn just retumed from three weeks in Pera where they visited Willie Tirade and saw the land of the Inca.

Everything is fine in Pemâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;except for the Japanese Embassy. Willie is busy building boats in his shipyard. He had three being outfitted at the docks and another four in various stages of constmction.

These aren't little boats, but are large refrigerator fishing boats costing about $4 million each. They are specifically designed for offshore fishing of either mackerel or anchovies. We went down to see Willie in Febmary when it's Summer in Lima and cold in Washington, DC, and we came back with suntans to show people back home. We visited areas in Pem such as Machu Piccha, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon jungles. Machu Piccha is a once in a lifetime experience, and you have to see it to understand what a feat of engineering it is. The Inca trail and fortifications that the Inca's build on the tops of the mountains are unbelievable There are often shear drops of thousands of feet off these trails and fortifications. They manhandled 140 ton blocks of stone into place and formed the rocks so perfectly that a knife blade can't be inserted between them. These fortresses have survived for centuries in spite of the numerous earthquakes occurring in these regions. The headwaters of the Amazon River originates in the jungles of Pera, and the rivers are very large even though they are thousands of miles from the ocean. There is a lot of wildlife to see in these jungle areas, and the numbers and variety of birds and plants are enormous. Lake Titicaca is one of the highest navigable bodies of water in the world. One of the more interesting things to see are the people who live and work on floating islands of reeds in the middle of the lake. They welcome tourists and sell a variety of objects made of reeds. The Gold Museum in Lima rivals anything you will see in the world. Artifacts from the Inca and Moche civilizations of ancient displayed in rooms of gold. This is a private collection but is equivalent to the finest museums in the world.

When you understand how many of these artifacts were melted down by the Spanish and sent back to Spain as gold bouillon, you get some understanding of what these ancient civilizations had created.

Willie and Elbe say hello to everyone and welcome any visitors from up North.

Ward Winter reports that his company. Evergreen Helicopters, won the Navy VERTREP contract for the next six months. He says the requisite Navy survival training is a little more difficult when ene is our age and is a little aggravated when the instructors keep asking if that was the way he did it on the ARK.

Congratulations are in order for Mary and Linn Sheep. He writes: The enclosed picture was taken at my wedding on 28 December 1996 in Paducah, KY. I married my girlfriend from the third grade, Mary Igert. Bing Kallus parked his TWA MD-80 in St. Louis long enough to come down and join us in Paducah and then hustled back to make his next flight. We live in Bowie, MD, where 1 came to roost some years ago, and will be here for a few more years. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion in October.

Hofftnan/Sweeney '62 Class cookout

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Pres: Robert L. Harper Sec'y: Michael H. Shelley 65 Resada Drive, Brevard, NC 28712 h:704-862-4245 e: thomas.o'brien@hq.doe.gov

Shoop Wedding Congratulations also to Corbin A. McNeill, Jr. who was elected Chairman of the Board of Peco Energy. Peco Energy Company announced that its Board of Directors has elected the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Corbin A. McNeill, Jr. to the additional position of Chairman of the Board, effective 1 July 1997, when Joseph F. Paquette, Jr. Peco Energy's Chairman will retire.

San Diego area Classmates have a regular Friday happy hour at the 94th Aero Squadron and a monthly luncheon. Contact Roger Ramsey (rogramsey@aol. com) for details. 'Visiting Classmates are welcome.

Stew Lingley has updated his Class roster to include the following Classmates new whereabouts: Margy and Cap Beyer have moved to Jupiter Inlet Colony, FL. Beb Crawford has moved to Annapolis, MD. Bob Everette has moved te Port Royal, SC. Holly and Frank Hughes have moved to Eustis, FL. Sandy and Tom Johnston have moved to Steamboat Springs, CO. Carol and Chuch Laughlin have moved to Tokyo, Japan. Florence and Bob Limpert have moved to Kure Beach, NC. Geeff Nelson has moved to Hummelstown, PA. Virginia and Chuck Stein have been found in Great Falls, VA. Lucy and Tom Stene are moving to San Diego, CA. Cynthia and Mike Tamny have moved te Westminster, CO. Jed Waterbury has moved to Folly Beach, SC. Dave Hoffman and his wife CDR M. J. Sweeney (6th Battalion Officer) hosted a Class cookout at their home on Porter Road in late April fer eighteen Classmates and wives. Attendees include Donna and E m Reistetter, Maureen and Steve Chadwick, Phyllis and Jehn LaPlante, Dottie and Snuffy Smith, Bob Diaise, Wayne Hickman, Beb Giles, Corni and Stew Lingley, the hosts, Geerge Fitzgerald, and Ginney and Don Gordon.

That's eur Class news for this Summer 1997 issue of Shipmate. Keep your letters and photos coming in. Your Classmates appreciate them. Until next month...

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Please note that I have a new mailing address, folks. Having retired from Federal Service on 3 June, we moved to the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina a week later. What a change after being in the Washington area for 28 of the past 30 years! Leu and I would love to see any of you who are travelling through this part of the state. We're only 18 miles west of 1-26, se come on by. Our phone number is 704-862-4245.

1 am not yet back on the Internet, so Tom O'Brien is continuing to serve as our point of contact for email communications. He is also maintaining the Class email directory. Please give Tom your email address soon, if you haven't already done so. At last count, about 150 Classmates were listed. This month's first report came from Beb Harper in early April: Attendees at our recent Class luncheon at the Pentagon included Rich Wilson, Paul Tobin, Denny Vaughn, Kent Maxfield, Wade Taylor, Jim Metcalfe, Charles French, Bill Carmichael, Frank Edrington, Norm Shackelton, Satch Baumgart, Jeff Miles, Spencer Johnson, Bill Earner, Jimmie Myers, Mel Bunnell, Terty Abel, and myself. 1 may have missed a couple of names, but this list is fairly complete.

My apologies to anyone who may have been omitted.

The dedication ceremony for the Thomas Paine collection of submarine books and memorial sculpture honoring THRESHER and SCORPION was held on 10 April at Bo Coppedge dining room in Alumni Hall. Originally set for the Nimitz Library, the ceremony was moved to a larger space to accommodate the large number of attendees. Held on the 34" anniversary of THRESHER'S loss, the event commemorated 20 USNA grads, including our Classmates John Burke, George Farrin, and Chuck Lamberth, all of whom were lost with SCORPION on 20 May 1968.

The Paine Collection includes approximately 3,000 books, fiction and nonfiction, relating to submarines and Submarine Warfare. The collection was brought together by Dr. Thomas O. Paine and was donated to the Naval Academy by his family. The Paine Collection will be housed in the Special Collections and Archives Division of the Nimitz Library, where the books will be available for use by Midshipmen, faculty and staff, as well as by other researchers.

The Class of 1963 Foundation was among those who contributed to support the memorial and fund the cataloging of the books so that the Academy could accept and properly care for the collection.

Through the miracles of modern technology I received an email letter from Gary Hoist '77, in late A p r i l , C o m m a n d i n g Officer of " o u r s h i p , " FITZGERALD ( D D G 62), deployed in the Middle East.

Here are some highlights: On 21 February, FITZGERALD commenced her maiden deployment. We arrived in the FIFTH FLEET AOR in early April and are currently on station at the "tip of the spear" in the Arabian Gulf.

I am proud to report (and as you would probably expect since you met my wonderful crew at the Commissioning), FITZGERALD has consistently performed extraordinarily well throughout all pre-deployment work-up training and certification inspections. In fact, we won more warfare area excellence awards (the awards formerly known as "Departmental E's") than any other ship in DESRON 23.

However, since there is a high premium placed on deployed operations, we did not win the coveted Battle E—yet! My crew has their sights on that award for the current competitive cycle and I do not believe they will be denied this time around.

Since we have been on station in the Arabian Gulf,

our duties have included acting as the Gulf Air Defense Warfare Commander and enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq by boarding and inspecting ships to ensure their cargoes comply with allowable materials. FITZ continues to shine operationally, excelling in all in-theater exercises and taskings. As I said at the Commissioning, this is a Special Ship. She is special for her namesake, and she is special for her officers and crew. She will certainly be difficult to leave, but she will continue to do well for years to come. She can't help it: she started from "Quality '63!"

On 30 April, I will be relieved by Charlie Martoglio '78, an officer of sterling service reputation. Before commencing the PCO pipeline, he served as the Military Assistant to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Requirements. I certainly hate to leave, but I could not imagine a better officer to be my successor. I shall return to the "Five Sided Foxhole" and the Navy Staff where I have orders to be the Executive Assistant to Director, Surface Warfare Division (N-86). As 1 depart FITZGERALD, I will have to file one last report with my ultimate boss, Betty Fitzgerald. I have also instracted CDR Martoglio to do the same. She is a wonderful lady and I look forward to keeping in touch with her over the coming years.

Congratulations, Gary, on your many accomplishments as PCO and CO ef FITZGERALD. It comes as no surprise that the ship has performed so exceptionally well under your command. We thank you not only for your consideration and courtesy toward Betty and her family, but for your many kindnesses toward the Class of 1963. We wish you weU in the years ahead!

How good it was to hear from Ollie Denelan, who sent this update for our edification: I just got around to reading the December issue oi Shipmate and noticed that you have an amnesty policy in effect for those of us who haven't cortesponded in a while (say seven or eight years). I wish the IRS had the same policy for overdue taxes!!

I'm still down here working for the Special Operations Command at MacDill AFB. After all those years getting a Navy paycheck, getting an Air Force one takes a little getting used to. Fortunately, they seem to spend okay. I plan to give this job another couple of years then hang it up full time. I'm playing a little golf—usually I play 15 or 16 holes on a round. I'm not sure how to classify the other 2 or 3 holes—it sure isn't golf!!

In July and again in December of this year, I will become a grandfather. Both of our daughters are expecting their first. That is the good news!! The bad news is that I'll have to start sleeping with a grandma. Sandy and I are really looking forward to these events. It will give us a chance to get even with the kids for the all the times their grandparents spoiled them then gave them back to us.

Vern Browne, one of my roommates at USNA, is moving down to Tampa in the next couple of months. We have already gotten together for supper once. Looking forward to having his old familiar face in the area.

And from Centreville, Virginia, comes this news from Terry Abell: I write to give a brief report of a late-April gathering of Classmates for lunch at the nearby Westfields conference center. Joel Gardner contacted me about a week earlier to schedule my participation. He drove down from Sterling to pick me up, wheelchair and all, and transport me to the Westfields site. Joining us there were Roger Mehle, Frank Edrington, Tom Robertson and Jack Reed. The conversations were interesting and not without an ample Quantity of Sea Stories and a few Tall Tales. After about three hours we adjoumed, agreeing that we all had a wonderful time and promising to schedule repeats of the event. I personally had a wonderful time and express my appreciation for all the help I received in getting to and from the gathering.

Shipmate, July-August 1997

This brief message from Captain (MC) Tem Pessoney brought news of big changes in his circumstances: I am currently in Norfolk at the Navy Environmental Health Center; the last non-flag member of the Class on active duty. That all ends on 1 July this year, though. I will be retiring and taking a job in Dubuque, Iowa as Medical Director of the Business Health Program at Finley Hospital in Dubuque.

My email at home is Golfer419@aol.com.

Congratulations, Tom! Another relocating Classmate is John Gowens, who reports that he and Mary Aim have moved from Atlanta, Georgia, to EUicett City, MD. John is the new Division Chief of the Communications and Network Systems Division of the Army Research Laboratory. The Gowens' new address is 3104 Bunker Drive, EUicott City, MD 21042. The phone numbers are h: 410-750-3016 and w: 301-394-1722.

It's always good to hear from Bill Hughes, who sent this news from sunny Southem Califomia: Dottie and I are happy as clams here in San Diego. We moved back here in 1993 after a year in the SeatUe area. Having suffered six straight months (literally) of no sunshine, when the offer came to go to San Diego, Dottie was headed south in a flash.

I am managing several co-generation power plants for Sithe Energies, Inc., one of the largest independent power producers in the world. Most of the people who work for me are ex-Navy and the job is kind of like having a squadron of small ships, except these have to make money. Both of our children and their spouses live here, and keeping up with our four grandsons is keeping both of us young (at heart anyway).

With the relatively large retired population in San Diego (where the sun always shines!), we see Classmatesfrequenfly,and most of us get together at least annually for the Army-Navy game party you so dutifully report every year. We are looking forward to many more Classmates being here for Reunion West 97 and the NAVY-San Diego State football game the weekend of 5 to 7 September. If there are any 6" company guys who haven't heard from me about this yet, please give me a call 619-239-9900.

Here's a short but still very welcome email from Paul Tebin that came to me in May: I have no big news for Shipmate, but I did have lunch with Larry Aster who lives and works in Boulder, CO. He looks splendid and is very much the multimedia computer guy. I ran into John Peterson in Italy and Monaco where we shared some great food and stories. He is consulting out of his new home in Pebble Beach. Jack Reed dropped by to see me. We share a mutual interest in digital charting. Bill Earner and Larry Marsh were looking good in the GW Parkway 15K ran as they breezed past me. I've stepped up my training and am looking for rematch.

Another ranner (you may remember his picture in a recent Shipmate) is Perry Miles, who obliged me by sending this note: Our daughter, youngest child, just graduated from UNC at Chapel Hill. Her brothers graduated from Va Tech and UVA, leading to some interesting athletic situations. They don't care so much which one Anne and I love the most as whose teams we root for when they play each other. I'm having a lot of fun at work trying to solve the usual problems of building an excellent service organization.

Wn some, lose some, some get rained out. None involve live ammo. I was glad to leam about the tremendous achievements by Mike Bonsignore and Roger Tetrault in achieving top spots in their big companies. I think at that level they do use live ammo.

In working with the Class directory recently, I asked Gary Smith to resolve my confusion about his multiple email addresses. His response brought this surprising information about one of his leisure pursuits: Both of my addresses work, but with a name like Gary Smith there is some room for confusion. In fact, I was pining away with a broken heart a few years ago, and my oldest daughter decided that I

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needed a hobby. Since I'm not exactly the golf type she bought me a bass for my 53"* birthday (Ah, my good old NAIO days!). Hadn't played since I left the Navy in '69. So I started a Blues Band. Ends up I can't use Gary Smith, since he's a well known blues harmonica player around Califomia, so I go

by Bass Smith.

Gary, we're looking forward to hearing you play at our 35"" Reunion next year!

I'll close this issue with some news you should hear about the impact of our Class Foundation on the daughter of one of our deceased Classmates.

(Thanks to Mike Lents fer sending it to me.)

This young woman, who is graduating from college in June, has come a particularly long way with the assistance of the Class of 1963 Foundation. She is a single mother with two small children and has been in our program for seven and a half years. Here is an excerpt from a letter she wrote to the Foundation recently: I would like to thank the Class of 1963 for the continued support throughout my schooling. 1 could not have achieved such a goal without the gracious and steadfast support from the members of the Board. I realize that my grant went well beyond the actual allowance for dependents and for that I am traly grateful. I am almost unable to express my sincere appreciation for the help but I do know that God works in mysterious ways and one of which is the Board'sfinancialsupport with my educational goals. Thank all of you very much.

Her mother is also very grateful for the support the Foundation has provided. This is part of a letter she recently wrote te the Foundation: When walks across the platform to receive her diploma it will be an occasion that is the culmination of a series of events that, in my mind, are nothing short of miraculous. There are a group of persons who deserve much credit for 's matriculation from university. Not the least is_herself. In addition, the Class of 1963 Foundation deserves substantial credit as well. Please accept my heartfelt gratitude to the Class of 1963 for the Foundation's incredible generosity and for the faithful affirmation it has bequeathed to over the years... has evolved into a confident and beautiful person who will use her education to good purpose. She will speak for herself, however, in the meantime I know I am speaking for her father, , and myself when we say thanks to you all and God bless.

Support from our Class Foundation helped this young woman establish a firm foundation for herself and her children. Your contributions to the Foundation continue to make a real difference in the lives of our next generation and their children. Thanks to you who provide financial support and te all who have served as Trustees and in other active roles to sustain the Foundation.

Here we are at the end of this month's news exchange. I hope some of you will send me a photo or two from your sunmier vacations and other activities. Yes! Do it! Please keep those letters and email messages coming my way, folks. Don't let me get lonely down here in my new hometown.

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Pres: C A P T J e r r y Anderson, USNR (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT G r a n t Fulkerson, USN (Ret.) 6000 Natick Court, Burke, VA 22015 h: 703-978-6885 e: gfulkers@csc.com Received an update from Alan Smith smithbtl 11 @aol.com who is ene of my neighbors in Burke, VA. I'd like to add a few personal notes to the '64 column in Shipmate, beginning with the enclosed photo of my son, Evan, getting commissioned into the Army last Summer standing beside my daughter and meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;after I dusted off my #4 USNA blues for the occasion. He's since finished Ranger and Airbome schools and gone on to the 10th Mountain Division, where he's enthusiastically sorting out what a light infantry officer does these days.

My daughter, Maren, followed my track as an intelligence analyst at the CIA, so we now get to stay in touch at the office. I'm planning to retire and move to Wilmington, NC during the Summer of '98 to try a third career as a secondary school teacher. My wife Beverly, who's recovering from a winter-long straggle with breast cancer, and I would like to hear if anyone else in the Class will be in the neighborhood. We already have a house in the historic district and are looking forward to a change of pace from Ihe DC area.

Maren Smith, 2nd LT Evan Smith, Alan Smith Our Class EmaU List continues to grew as I receive some new addresses each month. Here are the additions/corrections since the last update: COMPANY EMAIL NAME Davenport, Bob 5 bobgolften@aol.com Dunn, Richard 5 labrador@volcano.net Farrell, Ed 22 efartell@ong.com Heath, Charles 20 cheath@alexandria.adroit.com Higgins, Chuck 18 cthigins@juno.com Lyman, Mel 8 Melville.Lyman@JHUAPL.EDU or MelLyman@aol.com Merritts, Michael 14 michael.h.merritts@Boeing.com Rinker, Bob 14 brink@acm.org Silver, Larry 3 larry.silver@juno.com Smith,Alan 11 smithbtlll@aol.com Stark, Richard 13 RStark@icfkaiser.com Thompson, Andy 20 athompso@bbn.com Received an email update from another Wahington area Classmate, Mel L y m a n . I had somehow dropped Mel's address off our Class listing, but he wanted to make sure it was available fer everyone.

His email addresses are listed above. The first one is the ene assigned to Mel at work (JHUAPL = Johns Hopkins Univershy Applied Physics Laboratory); but since his home computer can download from the Laboratory, he also uses that one from heme. He uses the AOL one occasionally.

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From Charles Heathcheath@alexandria.adroit. com: Elisabeth and I had supper with Gail and Chuck Higgins in Chattanooga last month. We were on vacation in my home slate, Alabama, and while there drove up to see Gail and Chuck. They own Higgins Financial Services in Chattanooga. Their email is cthiggins@juno.com and his homepage is globweb.com/higgins.

From Ed Farrell efarrell@ong.cem: Thanks for sending along the Class email list. I would have been on the golf course too, but it is baccalaureate weekend here along with thunderstorms. Bob, our junior was delivering a speech in recognition of the departing high school seniors.

Luke will be an incoming freshman this Fall. And Jim '99 is on his way to San Diego for Summer Craise.

From Tem Baer tsbaer@usit.net: I have again changed companies. I am one of the casuahies of the DOE drawdown in Oak Ridge, TN. I'm now VP of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. located in Erwin, TN. We will shortly resume making fuel for the Navy. Margaret and I have not yet moved from Knoxville, but our house is on the market. As soon as it sells, we will move to the Johnson City area. The worst part of moving again is there is no place for my Lightening Class sailboats in Johnson City. Jay MacDonald is still in Oak Ridge, and he is VP of Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) doing marketing for R&D activities. He is also associated with Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education which is part of ORAU. It's a shame that we don't have an Alumni Chapter in the Tri-Cities area of TN. I have been active in the Knoxville Chapter for the past few years. Please include my email address in the data base and send me the data base by email.

From Richard Dunn labrador@volcane.net: "Okay, here's my email address. Would appreciate the whole list by retum email. Have a couple of my old roommates' adds, too. Will get permission to forward if you don't have already." Richard and his wife Doris live in Volcano, CA. From Bill Gleesen Bglees@aol.cem: Welcome from the South! After the company in Vancouver, WA was sold, I looked about to buy a company and finally decided there was too much money out there doing the same thing. Joined Beloit in the Southeast and will be located in Aiken, SC, close to Augusta, GA. Since the territory rans from Virginia to Florida and west to Georgia, I will find lots of opportunity to see this part of the country.

Special graduation of our youngest at Duke this year. Todd was commissioned as an ensign in the Medical Corps and starts the Navy medical program at UVA in August. It was special to have the Outstanding Midshipman Award presented to him

by Ted T^iebel '64 as the Navy League President.

Also brother Mike '94 got back between assignments in Guam and New London to help pin on Todd's boards. Ted was concerned about the sword being awarded to a medical track guy until he found out Todd will probably go SEAL medical at some point. The "Warrior Doc" still owes USNA since he got a waiver from there and it allowed him to go back to NROTC medical folks and request a review. We are still looking for a home, but the new locale is South Carolina. Hated to leave the Portland Alumni group, but life goes on. Semper Fi. From Bob Davenport bobgolften@aol.cem Thanks very much for the email addresses, I was especially pleased to find that my old roommate Rich Dunn was on the list. As for Shipmate, I would mention that Carole and I have just recently retired, me after 27 years at Polaroid and Carole from the nursing profession. Our plan is to sell the house and move from Framingham, MA to Wilmington, NC where we plan to build on a beautiful lot overlooking the golf course and the water. Would love to connect with Classmates in the area.

From Bob Rinker brink@acm.org: "My email address has changed from that which you have on your Class list. It is now brink@acm. org."

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Received a news release from DRS Technologies announcing that Richard D. Williams, III, RADM USN (Ret.) has joined the company's DRS Precision Echo subsidiary in Santa Clara, CA as the vice president, special projects. In this new position, Richard will be responsible for the development ef strategic initiatives in the pursuit of new business opportunities, as well as for technical and organizational management. Richard had more than 30 years of experience as a senior executive with the U.S. Navy in strategic planning, financial management, organizational development and technical program management. He has extensive experience in Naval missile systems and in the implementation of command, control, communications, computers and intelligence for Naval warfare applications. As a career officer with the Navy, he held various positions, including program executive officer for mine warfare and deputy assistant chief of Naval operations for expeditionary warfare. Previously, he commanded the Naval Ships Weapons Systems Engineering Station in Port Hueneme, CA and was Director of the Systems Architecture and Engineering Division of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. His sea duty included positions as the commanding officer of CALIFORNIA and CLARK, and the engineering officer on EISENHOWER.

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Richard Williams The Shipmate office forwarded the following news release regarding a prestigious award recently presented to Jehn Dalton. On 7 May 1997, Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton was presented the 1997 International Security Leadership Award, sponsored by the National Security Caucus. Past recipients include former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, past UN Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick, and former Secretary of Defense Dr. William Perry. The award was presented by House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt. John was recognized for "his leadership and'vision in promoting American seapower and a bipartisan maritime strategy." He is the first service secretary to receive this award. Well done to John fer his efforts that merited him being presented with this very meaningful award.

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John Dalton From Mike Merritts michael.h.menitts@Boeing. com: Thought I would jump on the '64 bandwagon with my email address. I have several but my Boeing address is the best. I am currentiy in the process of moving from Sevema Park, MD back to Seattle, WA. I should be firmly encamped in Seattle by September. In the meantime, it is flying back and forth between Baltimore and Seattle. Anyone want to guess what are the two slowest cities for baggage?

We'll miss having Mike here in the DC area but want te wish him well in his move back to Seattle.

From Andy Thompson athompso@bbn.com: Had Andy's email address wrong in my last update. Andy caught the error and sent along his conect address along with seme additional information.

One Sunday back in March, Mary and I met Jane and Bill Sargent in Solomons Island, MD to help the Sargent's townhouse hunt. As you know. Bill's job with DELEX is moving to St. Mary's County this Summer as NAVAIR is BRACed to Pax River.

Anyway, we stopped in a local restaurant for a light lunch and bumped in to Margaret and John Dalton and Paul Fletcher lunching with a group of members from Paul's church. Seems that the seniors of Paul's church asked John to speak to the congregation and he accepted. John claimed it was not a sermon.

Received a letter from Len Wass that he had written while waiting for a plane in a Texas airport.

In late April, I flew up to Tom Stick's Port Vita Lodge on Raspberry Island, Kodiak, AK for a Kodiak Brown Bear hunt. Tom outdid himself to show me a great time. He chartered a 44-foot commercial fishing boat for us to look for bear and to eat/sleep on. (much better than playing Rambo in a cold, rainy tent). He also hired five other guys to come along to help (i.e. the charter skipper, another registered guide, and 3 "packers"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;young guys to do the heavy work). In 3 days, we saw 34 bears, and 1 shot mine on the third day. It was a beautiful 8 foot 3 inch (squared), 700 to 800 pounds, brown bear with a great coat of fur that will make a nice rug on my game room wall. By the way, I'm telling all my Marine Corps buddies that we Navy guys don't need weapons of mass destruction to do the job beyond 30 yards. I shot the bear (exactly where I aimed) at 196 yards (by laser range finder) in 2030 knot winds with driving rain coming down at a 45 degree angle. Must have been the Plebe Summer training at the rifle range! I recommend any Classmates who love to either hunt, fish or observe nature to get to Tom's lodge in Kodiak. There are eagles (like sparrows in the Midwest), sea otters, sea lions, harbor seals, elk, deer, silver fox, red fox, brown bear, etc. all around. It's incredibleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one of the great nature preserves left on the planet. He has a new Spring-Autumn address you may want to publish since he's in camp a good time of year.

Here is Tom's address and phone number for any of you who may be interested: Tom Stick, PO Box AED, Kodiak, AK 99697-0100; phone: 907-4868972 (message machine).

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(L/R) Len Wass with unknown bear and Tom Stick From Steve Claassen USNA64Stev@aol.cem: Update on Susie: Just wanted to let you know that Susie had the operation at Duke Medical. Center (North) in Durham, NC on Friday, 30 May and that technically speaking it was a success. They took out 75% of her pancreas and all of her spleen. They also checked her liver (which was clean) and did biopsies on many of the surrounding lymph nodes.

The doctors don't know yet whether they got all the cancer or not. The biopsies, and the portion of the pancreas that they removed are in for test to see if the cancer has spread. We should know those results by mid-June. Susie is recovering from the operation on schedule and should be able to go home in about ten days.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Susie and Steve Claassen and Beverly and Alan Smith. Best wishes for complete and speedy recoveries.

Many thanks to all of you who provided information this month. Hope you are having a wonderful Summer. We'll be looking forward to seeing many of you at one of the six home football games this Fall or at one of the upcoming Washington area Class luncheons.

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Pres: Pete Gness 410-757-4796 Sec'y: CDR Dave Anderson, USN (Ret.) 98-185 lA Kaahumanu St., Aiea, HI 96701 h: 808-456-5330; w: 808-474-6953 f: 808-474-8445 e: daveand@aloha.net http://www.aleha.net/~daveand This month's article submitted by Fred Berthrong (fthrong@cache.net) Greetings, Classmates! Seldom do we have an opportunity to pass on better news than we have in this issue of Shipmate. So we will get right on that subject.

First up in the good news column is that Mike Paul is doing very well after a period ef not doing very well at all. Many of you are aware that Mike was diagnosed with a cancer in one of his lungs. He and Joan made the decision to keep word of the illness and consequent surgery (lungectomy) limited to family, with the idea that they would share the good news of a full recovery after the fact. Well, bad things happen to good people. The operation (at the Mayo Clinic) to remove the affected lung went well, and Mike was feeling pretty cocky when he came down with a case of the dreaded ARDS. This is a condition from which few recover The body doesn't like it when lungs get pulled out and sometimes reacts by shutting down. Mike was in a coma for three weeks. At about that time, word got out through Wayne Goodroe and others that Mike was in trouble.

It was proposed that a day of fasting be organized on a sooner than later basis. We mention this because Mike and Joan are very grateful to all who have sent cards and who participated in the fast. We quote from a note received from Joan a week after the day set aside for the Class fast, "I don't know exactly what you (meaning the Class of '65) did but it worked. Mike has started a slow uphill climb. The eerie part is that the Sunday chosen to fast is the day that Mike began to show signs of steady improvement."

It is now 8 June, and I just get off the phone with Mike. He sounds just a bit weak stUl but is recovering steadUy (he lost over 50 lbs in the ordeal). His remaining lung has to recover from the ARDS, but he is confident that he will live a full life when it does. The bottom line to all this is that Mike and Joan as well as all who care for them are extremely grateful to the wonderful support the Class ef '65 has been. He would love to hear from any who chose to write or call. Mike has specifically asked that we express his and Joan's deepest gratitude te all who have given him support through his ordeal. He mentioned that there is no way to personally reach everyone but hopes that all will know of their fond feelings fer everyone who has helped pull him through.

This is a good point to mention that we have had the good fortune to be able te pull together for a few of our number. There is profound gratitude from the receivers and families of the receivers of this support. Davester and I have been particularly involved with Pete Robinsen, et al, and now Mike Paul. Our concern is that we can respond, as a Class, whenever it is needed and wanted. Unfortunately, our ability to de so depends on our getting the word. So, we ask that if any ef you learn of a situation in which the collective support ef the Class is appropriate, give us a the heads up. In a matter of moments, Dave can "Spam" the word out to those of us on the Intemet.

We certainly de net want te thrust the Class into the private lives of any ef eur members; however, I can tell you that, without question, the support Pete Robinson received from the Class not only kept him alive for considerably longer than expected but also made those last few years a period of joy fer Pete and his family. I feel confident in saying that Mike and Joan will echo these sentiments. For the most part, we run around in our own little race tracks; but there are times when we need a boost. You get the message.

That launches us immediately into the bad news/ good news we just received (by way ef Ed Linz) that Tem Murphy was hospitalized in mid-May with a very serious condition. As of the deadline for this article, he is doing reasonably well and recovering at heme. Tom has had a heart condition for a while.

The medication he has been on apparently caused a

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hemorrhage in his brain which resulted in strokelike symptoms which included passing out, falling over, hitting various body parts, etc. Tem ended up in the hospital for a five-day visit. He has some convalescing to do and will undergo testing over the next several months to determine what to do next. Our best wishes go out to Tem for a speedy recovery.

All this talk about health matters brings us to the point of presenting a mini-review ef Ed Linz' book.

Life Row. Many, if not all of you, knew that Ed went though several years of very serious heart problems at the conclusion of which he received a donated heart and underwent successful transplant surgery.

Life Row is the story of Ed'sand his family's ordeal.

Throughout the book, Ed has included flash backs to his Naval Academy and Naval Service experiences. Life Row is, however, much more than an interesting tale of a friend's and Classmate's successful battie against a potentially fatal heart condition.

It is an informative and sensitive presentation of the personal impacts that a serious health condition has on the individual and family affected. Life Row is at once a portrayal of the most personal feelings of one receiving the word that his life will be foreshortened by a disease known to be terminal and an informative presentation of the very real and practical aspects of dealing with the health care system, the medical profession and technology. It is also a story about a Classmate who has overcome an enormous obstacle and is now living with unbounded gratitude for the support of family, friends and, of course, the donor of his new heart. Life Row is a must read. You can order your copy by calling Ed at 703-644-5184 or by emaU to <exchpub@erols.com>.

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Many of you do not know how happy you are for and in behalf of Dave "Ster" (the world's greatest Class secretary) Anderson. Well, here's why you are filled with such glee. On 25 May, Dave was married te the lovely Judy Slaght (CDR, USN). In a beautiful open air ceremony, on a beautiful day in Honolulu with the soft sound of the surf in the background, Dave and Judy tied the knot. The event was attended by family and close friends. The Class was represented by Jim Taylor and yours tmly. Not only is Dave lucky to have found and successfully wooed such a completely neat person in her own right but he has found in Judy his soul mate. To say that they are active would be a gross understatement. A typical weekend day will have them doing six separate C.B.E.s (calorie burning events) ranging from surfing to biking to roUerblading and so on. The happy couple will continue to live in Paradise.

We continue to receive thoughtful input from Classmates regarding Pete Robinson and the Class' donation of a locker in the Roger Staubach Locker room. That is now a reality. A seat in the stadium has also been dedicated to Pete. Thanks go out to all who have contributed and who have sent remembrances. Among the many who have checked in are Denny McCemb, Dave Vigrass, Fred Hufnagel, Wayne Goedree, Charlie Morrison (just moved to Ft Benning, GA and will probably retire in GA after last two-year assignment), Geerge Kent and Geerge Hurley. We realize that there are many more of you who have pitched in and te you we say Thanks.

We have received a nice update from J o e Luckard, who has settled in Alexandria, is retiring from the Navy after 33 years and is working for the CNO in the area ef logistics policy. He is a civilian deputy head working for Classmate VADM Bill Hancock (and before that RADM Jim Taylor). Joe and Lynn live about 4.5 miles from the Pentagon where Joe spends his days, evenings and weekends.

Their son, James has finished his freshman year at UVA. Thanks to Larry Reece for the heads up on the sad word regarding the unexpected death of Classmate Tim Pyecha on 31 March. We do not knew the cause of Tim's death or any ether details. Tim is survived by his wife, Carol, their two children and a grandson. Our condolences to them on the loss of their loved one and eur friend and Classmate.

We have received an announcement that Ed "Freggie" Kristensen, RADM was relieved of his duties as Commander, Combat Logistics Group Two on 9 June. Our congratulations to Freggie on a successful tour. No word on what he and Sam are planning to do next.

On a similar note, we have word that VADM Doug Katz was relieved of his command of Naval Surface Forces, Atlantic Fleet on 6 June. Congratulations Deug! Deug and Sharon will now make their home in Annapolis or at least until something else comes up.

Now, we tum to the volumes of material received over the Internet. First is from J e h n Kohler <jkohler@MO.NET> who reports that Wendell Brown works at McDonnell Douglas with him. He goes on to tell us that...

My eldest—Karl Kohler '95—is still in flight training. He made the cut for strike/flight training and starts at NAS Kingsville next week. He will train in the new T-45A advanced jet trainer. He will be trained with the curriculum my shop has been crafting for the past 7 years. Next week (May), Bonnie and I will go to Branson to partake in the festivities at Elden Ploof s 25th wedding anniversary. 1 was his best man a quarter century ago...must explain all that white stuff on top of my head. I will try to get some pictures and send them.

This next one is from Skip M c A l e x a n d e r <PRBU07A@prodigy.com>: Just a note to update you from the plains of Kansas. I am still gainfully employed as President of St. John's Military School. This is my forth year, and I am still enjoying working with the kids. We are building a new $3 million dining hall on campus and that keeps me busy. At a recent meeting of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools, my wife Pat and I had a chance to visit with Joe Frazar and his wife Marilyn. Joe is currently Commandant of Cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy and College. Joe and I had visited when he was stationed at Ft Leavenworth, KS. He looked great and is enjoying the military school life.

Next up is from: Sim Pace <SimPace@msn.com> who says...

I decided to get into the 20th century before it ended and get on the net. I came across the Class of '65 homepage and really enjoyed it. In any event, I thought I would send you some news about myself.. .but, first let me know if you get this message. If you do, I'll be encouraged to send you some info on me and what I've been doing for 30 years.

OK, Sim we're waiting to receive and pass on your story. Next up is John Stein <stein.john.pns@ worldnet.att.net>: Always an avid reader of your efforts in Shipmate, I apologize for being such a stranger in the retum information department. Please add me to your email list for Class info. Living in Pensacola since retiring at 30,1 am teaching flying, part-time teaching at Pensacola Junior College, and working my way into a teaching position with Embry-Ridle Aeronautical University. The possibility of a job with the regional airport looms expectantly, but just a thought, for now. Not bad for a bubblehead, eh!

See Herb Williams occasionally—he works with my wife at CNET N2. Local USNAAA meetings are otherwise bereft of anyone from the mid '60s— '52 owns the place (and one of them went Air Force!). Just paid off my pledge to the Class project.

Saw it at Homecoming '95 and can't say enough good things about the effort. Well done to all involved.

Thanks, John, for repenting of your lack of communication, it's always good to hear from you. From Gerdie Clarke <101331.1475@CompuServe.

COM> we have received the following: Things have been going at mach 2 here for the last six months. We started the company in April '95 by combining two established plants, one Japanese and one English. Just to make things more interesting, we added a few of us USA nationals.

Been having a real challenge trying to blend the cultures. The first start up in the USA in 1998 was green field, and we could train everybody the way we wanted and didn't have to undo very much.

When you take that and add the competitive environment of the European Automotive Industry, I'm in the same one armed paper hanger mode you are.

It is pretty much 60 hour weeks, and Frankie and I try to get out in the country or out of the country on the weekends. Next big trip is back to USA next week. We are really looking forward to going back to see our son Cory get his master's degree in architecture from Columbia University in NYC. If he can land a job, it should be a big boost in my disposable income. Daughter Trisha is getting leave and will be in NYC for the week also. Then she and Frankie are going into the DC area to look for an apartment or house for her and her husband. She is going to start on four year medical degree program at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Looks like I am going to get a pay back on my income tax. She is really excited about it. She finishes up her duty in July and trying to get over here to visit before they have to move and she has to report for school. You know how to get to a guy with all the good weather, jock stuff. We are having a typical UK spring. Mostly cloudy and showers. I still get 4 or 5 miles of ranning in the morning but not too much else and not a lot of sun. Probably one more year and then back home.

Beb Elder <PElder@aol.com> reports in with the following:

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News: Our family had the opportunity to visit USNA on an occasion other than our five year reunion. I am pleased to report thai Stephanie, number one daughter, was wed in Ihe chapel on 12 April 1997 to a great young man, LT Joseph P. Parks '89. Joe is currently 17th Company Officer. He returned to the Academy from S-3 duty. His home of record is San Jose, CA. Stephanie has been working as an engineer with Northrop Grumman (formerly Westinghouse) for several years. They are making their home in Navy Housing at the Academy until around Christmas when orders are due. I can tell you that it was everything a parent could wish for in a wedding for a daughter—picture perfect in every way. 1 can also pass along a little tip for those that are unaware of it. Since we had the whole family back there—^thanks to the suggestion of Pete Gness—we sought out an agent that handles home rentals. We were able to rent a home—a great historical three-story, fully equipped, on Market three houses from the water. It was beautiful and really enhanced the occasion of our visit. The organization that handles this kind of thing is Room Finders Realty, a very helpful lady, Lou Ramsay, at 410-263-3262. Interesting enough, number two daughter Stacey met a certain Segundo in the course of the event. Wonders never cease. Stacey, who is working as a model for Elite in Miami these days, has suddenly found reason to visit Annapolis several times since April. Yup, helped dip his knuckle buster in the Seven Seas this past weekend. I should also report that our son Scott is matriculating like crazy at UC Santa Cruz. He is into computers with great gusto and doing great. My wife, Debra, is still having a ball working in her partnership, DaTech Business Solutions, selling folks accounting software. And I am enjoying working as a consultant with the Califomia Manufacturing Technology Center working with small manufacturers around the LA area. A final couple of notes. I can report that the offspring of one of our numbers—read Lantier—really learned some good stickwork at the elbow of his Dad. We were entertained on the news the other night by a story of Mike accosting some poor guy who made the mistake of breaking into Mike's house. 1 had heard about the incident from Wayne Goodroe before we saw the news— but who would mistake Mike as Brian's son—he is a spittin' image. Would you believe that the prosecutor, for an agonizing minute, thought they were going to prosecute Mike! That went away under a barrage of protests from a saner public, I am glad to report.

Thanks to B m c e Liska <liskab@sce.com> we have the feUowing: Just a note as promised in my 29 March snail mail to add my email location. Hope this reaches you in time for the next issue. Glen Welch put together a great lunch aboard our latest Class ship, BENFOLD (DDG-65). About a dozen of us were able to enjoy the hospitality and get wow'd by the current technology. Must admit it made it seem like more than just one generation of ships ago that we protected the free worid! I am now interested in getting in touch with the CO of CHOSIN (CG-65) which I believe is home ported in Pearl. Believe 1 saw her do the honors for the 50th anniversary celebration of WWII nearly two years ago. She looked good sailing past ARIZONA in the parade. Also would like to complete the loop by reaching the current CO of ENTERPRISE ( C V N - 6 5 ) . Hope you can get me

the mailing or email addresses for those two ships SO I can complete a collection of '65 ballcaps for the wall. Keep up the good work, and send us a little of that Aloha luck to use against San Diego State on 5 Sept. BEAT ARMY! Our thanks to all who have contributed to this column. Please keep the input coming. Best regards to all of you; and with Autumn just around the corner, we say BEAT ARMY, Please.

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Pres: CAPT Fred R Moesally, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CDR Mike Baird, USN (Ret.) 63 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 mbaird@arinc.com West Coast: Robert G. Johnson, Jr., Esq. 30011 Ivy Glenn, Suite # 124 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 w: 714-495-1211; f: 714-495-7736 homepage: //www.usna66.org As you can see by our header, we now have a Class Homepage on the Intemet; //www.usna66.org. I invite each of you to check in to our website and sign up en the Class ROSTER. The Website is the brain child ef Mike O'Shea. Mike collaborated with Chuck Gmtzius te lay the ground work for establishing the site and bringing its case for establishment before the Class Executive Committee. The Executive Committee approved the site unanimously, and authorized its existence fer one year to see what level ef Class interest was generated. The website already has a tremendous number of features and wUl be expanded and updated on a regular basis. The purpose of this electronic medium is to permit all Classmates with Intemet access te keep abreast of Class events, locate Classmates via the Class roster, submit Shipmate articles, read current and past articles, order 30th Reunion items, and, in the future, order other memorabilia from the Class to raise money for the Class Foundation or Class efforts.

Mike O'Shea has agreed te be the Webmaster, with Chuck Gratzius as the Assistant Webmaster. Mike designed the Homepage and is coming up with new ideas all the time. You can email him with any thoughts you might have via the homepage or to mgoshea@potgold.com. So get the word out. The Homepage will only be successful if we use it.

I have two sets of leadership awards to report. In April, Bob Zvacek presided over the presentation of awards te Hue City (CG-66) winners in Mayport, FL. They are ENS Jason L. Rheades, USN and GSMl David W. Luley, USN. ENS Rhoades was selected for his achievements as Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Officer. He instituted the ship's sound silencing inspection procedures into the weekly Division in the Spotlight program, and successfully led his division through the Total Ship Training Availability periods I, II, and III, and the Final Evaluation Period in preparation for a Mediterranean deployment. During INSURV, he was recognized by the Chief Inspector as the "Best USW Operational Demonstration" observed. Petty Officer Luley received his award for his achievements as Main Engineroem Number One Supervisor. He led his team through extensive preparations for Light Off Assessment, Engineering Certification, and TARGET and INSURV Inspections, ensuring that his men, equipment, and spaces were in top condition. Also, during IMAV 621, he supervised the BIRMIS inspection and repairs for Number One Waste Heat BoUer, receiving high praise from both the Propulsion Examination Board and the Boiler Inspectors. He further demonstrated exceptional leadership as the Engineering Department, Main Propulsion Division Training Petty Officer and ECCT team member. Both received checks for $200 and a plate te mount en the perpetual plaque. Congratulations te them both.

The second set of awards was presented by Phil Bozzzelli aboard Gonzalez (DDG-66) in Portland, ME. The awards were presented te LT Philip E. Sebeck '91, USN and OSl(AW) Glen B. Walkes, USN. LT Sobeck was the Combat Information Center Officer and the Precom Detachment Officer-inCharge. During that assignment, his professional knowledge and exceptional resourcefulness enabled

the ship to successfully complete all certifications and inspections fer commissioning, and earned him the praise of the Commander, Fleet Training Center, Atlantic Fleet for his innovativeness and resourcefulness. As the Public Affairs Officer and Community Leader, he arranged two highly successful cmises to South Texas, establishing a strong bond of friendship with Gonzalez namesakes and their community. His efforts earned the ship the Admiral Thompson Award for PubUc Affairs ExceUence. Petty Officer Walkes served in the Operations Department, providing superb leadership during precemmissioning training and outfitting. Post Delivery Tests and Trials, Light Off Assessment, Crew Certification, and Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials. As Command Compass Administrator, he meticulously managed the Command's data base, ensuring that tiie PQS records for all 322 crew members accurately reflected their qualifications. His command PQS and training program were recognized by both the Regional Support Group, Norfolk, and Propulsion Examination Board, AUantic Fleet, as the "Model Program for follow-on DDGs". Again, both awardees were presented with a check for $150 and an engraved plate to mount on the award perpetual plaque. Congratulations te them, and a special thanks to Bob and Phil for giving their time in officiating for the Class at these important events.

PhU retired in June 1996 and represents Saima Avandero, a world class global freight forwarding and logistics company with facilities around the worid and headquarters in Italy. The pictures are of Phil, LT Sobeck, O S l Walkes, and CDR D. P. Holloway '78, Commanding Officer ef Gonzales.

GONZALEZ Leadership Awards Jim Fleming checked in te write about the "interesting" year he and wife Pat are both having (Jim hates the word interesting.). Here is his letter.

We (Pat and I) really enjoyed the 30th Reunion last Fall. A magic time with special people at a special place. We can't wait for the 35th.

A lot has happened since the Reunion! In January, Pat noticed that she was losing strength and feeling in her arms, which led to another surgery on her back and neck on 13 Febmary. Cysts were discovered rather than more tumor, they were drained, and the excess pressure was relieved. Pal has been able to regain 90-95% of the use of her arms. However, she now has "graduated" to a motorized wheelchair. Then, just as we were settling down from that, prostate cancer was discovered during my annual physical; and on 23 April, I underwent a radical prostatectomy. Since the cancer was diagnosed early (gel your PSA checked guys!), the doctors were able to use Ihe "nervesparing"

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surgical technique. Preliminary indications are that all the cancer's gone, and we have every reason to hope for a virtually complete recovery. As I write this, I am at home recuperating for 3-4 weeks before going back to work. So while this may not be the most upbeat of reports, the fact is that we consider ourselves blessed and are grateful for what we have. We try to take each day as it comes and trast that, in the fullness of time, everything will be OK. We still live in the Detroit area, and I still work for Ford. We would love to hear from anyone passing through. Give us a call! 810-739-8398; Internet: 102460.2116@compuserve.com.

That's an inspiring outlook despite some very difficult times. I know you join me in wishing both Pat and Jim all the best, and speedy recuperation.

Far Arringten checked in with me via email. He expects to be leaving Japan in the Fall to retum to his old stomping grounds in St. Louis, MO. He will be working with his old department on a special assignment. He's encouraged and challenged. Though he is eligible to retire next year, he plans to keep going for a while longer to build up the cushion.

Right now he plans to finally settle in Boise, ID where he grew up. After being gone from there for 36 years, he's looking forward to getting back. It also fits his life style of climbing and hiking. He's also thinking of taking some education courses and becoming a high school teacher. Boise State offers a good program in geology, and it seems to pique his interest right now. Before leaving Japan, Far plans to climb Mt. Fuji. He's been told it's like climbing a giant ashtray. Far belongs to the Highpointers Club, which summits aU United States high points, and he plans to do all the mid-West and West peaks, and St. Louis is a great location to begin that effort. Far continues his Hash House Harriers (H3) participation.

He has 95 rans with the Samurai H3 and 50 rans with the Tokyo Ladies H3. It keeps him in pretty good aerobic shape. On 25 May, he participated with the Tokyo Ladies H3 in the annual Dragon Boat Races on Odaiba Island. Odaiba is a landfilled island in Tokyo Bay, right next to Tokyo. There were 46 crews stretched along the beach. The crew compositions varied from coed, all male, or all female.

Five boats raced at a time over a 350 meter course.

Each boat was long and canoe-shaped, and held 24 paddlers, a steersman, and a dram beater. Far crewed three times, once with the Yokohama Beat Club and twice with the Tokyo Ladies H3. The Tokyo Ladies H3 placed third en the first heat and fourth on the last heat. They would have done better on the last heat, but the boat rope caught on the stern gunnel, and they were temporarily tied to the dock. They did manage to untangle and overtake the last boat to come in fourth. The other teams had been practicing for weeks, so they didn't feel bad about their comical misfortune. They did end up winning the best outfit award out ef the 46 crews, wearing Hasher Tshirts that were bright blue with pink logos. They had their picture taken, and won 30,000 Yen ($300) and two big bottles of Sake. Far is still regularly working out with weights and keeping to a low fat diet. He says life at 54 (in August) is great. Thanks for the great news Far. I look forward to your return stateside. See if you can make Homecoming on 18 October.

Bob also received a note from Sam Marrone. Sam has joined the ABM-AMRO Chicago Corporation, an investment group, as the Executive Vice President of the Fixed Income Division. His office is in Manhattan, and he can be reached at 212-314-1666.

Down San Diege way, the Pro-Am at the Buick San Diego Open Golf Tournament in Febmary found Bo Wiley and Bill Spadafora knocking the ball around the fairways of the Torrey Pines course. Although Team '66 didn't win any of the awards, they had a great time; and "Spats" was limbering up for what may be another visit to the U.S. Senior Open this year.

Marianne and Mark Campaigne are celebrating Mark's tenth year as headmaster at St. Margaret's School in San Juan Capistrano, CA. They have two daughters in high school there, and their two sons are out of college. One is following in Dad's footsteps on active duty in the Marine Corps.

Skip Stephenson checked in from Dallas, TX, where he sends news of a recent party at Tom Felger's house. Tom's guest of honor was Tom Kildebeck, who was visiting from his home in Hong Kong. Tom has lived there for almost 10 years and is primarily a consultant lawyer for Pennzoil. Skip says Tom enjoys his work over in Hong Kong and must be eating a lot of Chinese food, since he doesn't appear to have gained an ounce since graduation. As a historical note, it was Tom who said to Beb Johnson in the Spring of 1965, during Class elections, that Bob might want to consider ranning fer Class Secretary, because he might be writing Class columns for Shipmate for 20 years; now 30 and counting. Also attending the party were Chris Jameson, Bruce Heitz, Joe Felty, Denny Connor, and Ray Garfield, and their wives. They all had a great time, and the event went on until midnight. Skip also reports that the Texas Chapter has had three successful '66 parties in the Dallas area. Skip was instramental in setting up the Alumni Chapter dinner dance at Los Colinas Country Club on 22 March.

The guest speaker was Alumni Association president RADM Ronald F. Marryett '57, USN (Ret.). For anyone living or passing through the Dallas area, the luncheons are held on the first Tuesday of each month. For reservations, you can contact Jehn Gorman at 972-770-7501.

Thanks for the update Bob. Now some general Class News. Two Classmates have recently married.

Doug May returned to Annapolis last year; and on 5 April, he and the very lovely Jennifer Lynn Sturn were married. From their picture, I'd say it was a very happy occasion. They will be living in Annapolis. Ned Same sent me the picture of he. Tommy Payne, and Tom Bernier. The occasion was Tommy's marriage to Eva Knapp. The ceremony took place at the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel on 3 May at 1600. Ned flew in on Friday and out on Sunday. He enjoyed being back in Annapolis for the short period. He met Jim Long in the lobby of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel but didn't have time to wander much. As far as the picture goes, Ned says "Payne looks great, Bernier looks older, and I'm the shortest." Thanks Ned. Hope you can make a luncheon, and certainly Homecoming.

Bob Johnson reports from the West Coast that he received a letter from Tim Beard. Tim is Commander Carrier Group One, homeported in San Diego, CA. His group is the training carrier group, and they embark on the various Pacific Fleet caniers.

Tim spoke to the Los Angeles and Orange County Alumni Association at their monthly luncheon. The luncheon was held at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro on 13 May. Tim has been stationed in San Diego for over a year and loves it.

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Ned, Tommy, and Tom It is my sad duty to announce that Jim Loome passed away on 1 Febmary 1991 from brain cancer.

His death was discovered by Jehn Beakes while he was making calls to Companymates about the 30th Reunion. I plan to do a "Last Call " article by the next issue, after obtaiiung some additional information. John is survived by a sister. Sister Patricia Loome, and brother John Loome.

In other Class news. Chuck Grutzius has obtained permission from Andy Sosnicky to reproduce the WRNV tape that his sen did for the 25th Reunion.

The reproductions would be offered over the Class Webpage, and all proceeds wUl go to the Class Foundation. Keep an eye out for the news on the Webpage.

Lynn and Brian Cronyn's son Patrick just graduated with the Class of 1997. Congratulations to them and to Patrick. Rick Grant recentiy retired as Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG). Among those attending the ceremony were Bill Higgins, Tom Porter, and Clay Spikes. Rick's son, Eric, wUl be the Brigade Commander this Fall. Congratulations to both of them.

Once again, I am providing you the prices on remaining 30th Reunion items. They are also posted on our webpage. Unfortunately, a misprint in the April issue had the incorrect price for the shirts.

Hats: $10, Shirts: $25, Glasses: $30 (set of 4), Bags: $15, White Wine: $10/bottie. Red Wine: $15/ bottle That's about it for this article. For those who have the capability, you can send me information at my email address: mbaird@arinc.com. It's becoming the method of choice. I will also be checking the Webpage. Soâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;until September, all the bestâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mike!

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Pres: CDR David E. Church, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: LCOL Jim McNeece, USMC (Ret.) 4832 Solomon Dr., Annandale, VA 22003-4041 e: SCRIBE67@AOL.COM This one starts with sad news again. Bill Cennell sent word that Tom IVompeter's wife passed away in late April from to cancer. Tom is an attorney in the Dallas area but I don't have any more details than that.

And this came in from Dick Meade as my first notification of the death of Rick Amber. I've written in the past few months about Rick and the good he was doing. I can't possibly include in this column all the letters, email, and Dallas area news articles I received. Suffice it to say, this Classmate touched many people and will be missed.

I learned this evening from P.D. Moore that Rick Amber lost his long stmggle with cancer. Rick passed away on Sunday, 4 May in Dallas, TX. P.D. reports that the Memorial Service and funeral were attended by many people. Many of those there were his special "children" wearing the wheelchair wings awarded by Challenge Air over the past years. Rick was remembered by his ever present smile, which will be sorely missed. Don't have many details yet; but reportedly, there were other '67ers, including Dave Crabtree, there. Rick's mother and sister live in Dallas And this from Tim Sullivan: I also leamed of Rick's struggle with cancer. I attended the funeral yesterday (Tuesday, 6 May) and also saw BUI Connell from our Class. There were other Alumni present, all active members of the North Texas USNA Alumni Association. In attendance were Bill Lavalle '55, Don Hackett '64, Dan Weaver '72, and Tom Kapurch '75. Rick certainly touched the lives of many and gave hope to lots of youngsters through his "Challenge Air for Kids and Friends" organization. He will be missed.

Information from the 6 May 1997 Dallas Morning News reviewed Rick's career: In March 1971, he was paralyzed in an air accident. Returning to his carrier after the day's second mission (over Vietnam), he realized that the lights that should have guided him in had failed.

He flew in too low, and the tail of his plane strack the ship. After ejecting from the cockpit, he was thrown upward and into the carrier. His neck was broken, and he was paralyzed from the chest down...

Eventually, he flew again with the use of hand controls to operate the pedals, giving lessons at the Aviator Flight School in Addison. During off hours, he did volunteer work with handicapped children.

Soon he thought a simple 20-minute flight could ^ be something special for the children, especially if the pilot were handicapped, too. That was the beginning of his nonprofit charity group. Challenge Air. "The primary focus has always been to show the kids that the sky really is the limit," said Mr. Sonny Friedman, a frequent group supporter and volunteer. Challenge Air has grown over the past four years, he said. Events have been held in other cities with the voluntary participation of other handicapped pilots.

At an event in Oregon last Fall, Mr. Amber broke his leg in a skydiving landing. When the swelling did not go down, a doctor's sonogram revealed a cancerous growth on his bladder. He underwent chemotherapy, but the cancer was deemed inoperable.

If I seem a little more touched by this event than I have been by others, it's because Dave and I had been helping Rick handle the contacts for a Challenge Air event at Annapolis. Rick had let us know he would not be able te attend after all...and new I know why. In case you're wondering, that event went off wonderfully on 12 April. If anyone is interested in helping "Challenge Air for Kids and Friends" continue Rick's mission, drop me a line, give me a call, or shoot me an email.

Moving on, not long after I sent in my last column, this came from Tom Knudsen: Just a quick note to update you on a move which I'm getting ready to make. Candy and I are headed for London—should be there by mid-summer of this year. I'll be the new Chairman of Conoco Exploration Production Europe—^basically looking after those businesses for us in Europe and Russia.

We'll keep a townhouse in Houston as we'll be traveling back and forth a lot but will be setting up shop in London in the next few months—will keep you posted and we're still planning on making the 30th—see you there.

Looks like the "awl bidness" is being good to Tom...or he's being good to it. Either way it sounds te me like it's an interesting job. As long as he brought up the 30th, I get copies ef notes from time to time te sorta keep track ef who's doing what. Dave Church got an email from Terry Brown. Terry said he plans to make it, and commented that Harry Kluckhehn intended to be there, too. Seems Harry just had some sort of surgery and couldn't remember if he'd mailed in his registration or net. You can

'67 and the Midshipman Flying Club (NAVAIR Flying Club) members. Rick Amber's "Challenge Air for Children and Friends" sponcered the group pictued below—the "Challenge" flyers and helpers

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tell by that, he didn't go Marine Corps after graduation. We all got our lobotomies a long time ago!

Dick of the Database sent me a brief note that the June meeting of the Slummers was a rousing success. I missed (again), but he said I was talked about.

At least they didn't forget, but there's no telling what was said. Dick said the other attendees were Burlie Branson, Garth Van Sickle, Pat Hanson, Ed Finney, Bill Belden, Mike Peterson, John Craighill, Mike Egnotevitch, Steve Olsen, and Bob Earl. He also asked me te put in a plug for his email address list.

He has several addresses on the list that no longer work. If you expect your name to be on it; and you don't receive an update around the first of each month, better give Dick (or me) a shout to make sure he still has the conect email for you. And ef course, if you don't expect you name to be on it and would like to join a couple hundred other Classmates, give us a shout fer that, too!

Al Burkhart sent along a copy of the message from Secretary of the Navy John Dalten '64 announcing Steve Israel's selection for promotion to rear admiral as a Reserve Engineering Duty Officer.

Al said that Reserve EDO's only get looked at for flag every 5 years and that's why most of them are..."pretty long in the tooth" I think his term was.

Steve, I wouldn't let him talk about me that way, you being a Flag selectee and all! Honestly, though...hearty congratulations to you, length of tooth notwithstanding!

I've had a running email dialog with Gary Tabbert the last few days. Seems he's in Pakistan on business and talked me into helping him line up accommodations for when he hits town here in a few weeks solely fer the purpose of coming to the 7th Annual Class of '671-Day Picnic on Hospital Point.

Really! At any rate, he and Miles Libby, also in that part of the world (Islamabad) on business got together.

Miles and I had a smallish 30th reunion today...right here in Sialkot, Pakistan. A few Murree beers (made in Pakistan), some popcom, and then a Pakistani meal to burn Ihe skin off the roof of your mouth. (We really do have to talk to the cook!) But we figured there probably were not two other '67er's together on this day—farther from Mother B...what do you think? We asked the Macintosh how far it was... it said about 7300 miles... Ike Ambrose (if he is in Sydney) is about 10,200, according to our very rough calculations...

Thirty years ago, who'd have thought a couple of Classmates would, in 1997, be celebrating our graduation in Sialkot, Pakistan? Some among you might have been that prescient, but not I! Pretty neat, I say.

Gary said that Miles might be able to make the Hospital Point Picnic, too.

A couple of columns back, I made reference to a picture Ren Cemetta had mailed that I had not yet received. This one was taken at the Helicopter Training Squadron 18 Silver Anniversary Celebration/ Reunion where Ron, Mike Deleng, and Rick Kunkel were in attendance. They're a happy looking crew!

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An envelope came in the mail a day or two ago with another picture. This ene is special. I've had pictures come through with Classmates and the Queen of England; Classmates and Dave Thomas; Classmates with Classmates, spouses, and children; but this one is John Morten (in the hat) with Tiger Woods. Mort's note said: Played golf with Tiger in a private foursome on 5 May at his home golf course in Orlando, FL. He was my partner, and guess what...our team won!

This concluded a fantastic month of golf. Two weeks before the Masters, I managed a hole-in-one at Augusta National Golf Course on hole #12. It's a great lesson for all us high handicappers that every time you step up to the ball, with a little bit of luck (or in my case a whole bunch of luck) fantastic things can happen.

he wasn't entirely unscathed, however. On the way back to the beat in the helo, the pilot passed back a cigarette. Bill said the adrenaline was pumping, he was excited, so he lit the smoke and proceeded to get sick as a dog! Maybe there's a lesson there, but I'll leave that alone. Anyway...good lunch...good stories...good time...

I received a few paragraphs from President Dave Church regarding our 30th on the 12-14 September in Annapolis. The agenda is set, and those attending should have received their final registration forms.

He sends that if you haven't registered, nor (shudder!) even received a final registration form by this time, you are really behind the "eight ball." There is time to get included in the events, but deadlines for memorabilia orders have passed (but let us try to accommodate you). If you need football tickets, please call the NAAA ticket office at 800-US4NAVY and ask fer the '67 30th Reunion Section.

The '67 Class Retirement Ceremony in Memorial Hall on 20 June for Dick Field, Tom Kent, George Lear, Mike Glynn, Dick Scett, Dave Vetter, and Bill Vivian was a heart stirring affair. The full story and photos will appear here in the next column, as will a report on the annual Class 1-Day picnic.

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A real twosome: Tiger and Who? I was scheduled to have lunch with Burley Brunsen the other day (6 June). We were supposed to meet at a restaurant right across the street from one of the subway steps in Arlington. As I stepped off the escalator, he was crossing the street coming my way. He motioned for me to follow him, saying plans had changed. Seems that en his way to the Metro, he ran into another acquaintance, who in the course of conversation said he was en the way te Bill Belden's Going Away/Retirement luncheon being held, coincidentally, about a block from where Burley and I had planned to eat. So-e-o.. .we crashed it! Bill is just winding up a clearly successful tour as PMA 242 at NavAir. That's the HARM missile program office. The food was pretty good, but the roast of Bill was better! Lots of tales about official travel with CAPT Belden that I'll not go into in this public foram, but he is aware that the Secretary's tape recorder was running. One tale does bear repetition, however. I was an A-4 driver in the Marines, and we always heard tell of a Navy A-4 that landed on a carrier and after having been successfully arrested, lost its brakes and trickled ever the side. When it was in a 90 degree nosedown attitude, the pilot ejected but never separated from his ejection seat, but skipped across the water like a flat rock...and walked/swam away without a scratch. Always wrote that off to typical Navy Air braggadocio.. .but it tums out it was true all along. The pilot was Bill Belden and the cartier was Shangri-La! His former XO sat at the table across from me and said he was in the groove behind Bill and saw the whole thing. Bill said

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Pres: RADM Kendell M. Pease, USN Sec'y: Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Read, Annapolis, MD 21401-1061 http://www.usna68.com As you read this, we will be well along the Summer of '97. Hope it has been a relaxing and fun one for you wherever you may be. Didn't get any mail over the past month, but I do have a few bits of Class news to pass en.

There was a Class luncheon the first week in June here in Crystal City. Jim CuUen again made sure there was a place for the gathering, and then sent me the muster list afterwards. In attendance at the June luncheon were Jehn Burks, Chris Chisholm, Jim CuUen, Bob Eberth, Beb Evans, Russ Hermanson, Jehn Kennedy, Al Linberger, Bill Metzger, Bryan O'Connor, Ray Schaubel, Joe Sikes, Jack Smith, Ed Sullivan, Bill Washer, and Bill Wilt. Nice turnout, guys. Thanks for keeping tabs and keeping me informed, Jim. The next luncheon in Crystal City (Arlington, VA) at the Crystal Gateway Marriott will be on 7 August, and there should be one on 2 October.

Just as an aside, the Naval Air Systems Command headquarters contingent is transferring operations to Patuxent River this Summer. This may affect seme Classmates living and working in the area and participating in the luncheon group. The St. Mary's County, MD Navy population is growing as the Patuxent River complex absorbs the Warminster, PA and Indianapolis Naval Aviation activities, and now NavAir headquarters. Someone may have to organize an informal Class luncheon group for the Patuxent River area in the future, as we undoubtedly will have more Classmates working down there.

Karl Krumbhelz has continued te work en organizing the Class tailgate and seating for football games starting this Fall. In part, we may be using our affiliation as sponsors of the 28th Company for mutually derived benefits. A little Midshipmen manpower will help us set up the tailgating area; and in retum, we can provide them a gathering place before and after each game.

As reported in earlier columns, we have started with the plans fer our 30th Reunion. We hope to have an information letter out by late Summer or early Fall. Jee Cenway and Al Burda have gotten the

main wheels in motion. Our 30th Reunion Celebration will take place 17-20 September 1998. This includes the first home football game (a night game) on 19 September. Our Reunion Headquarters will be at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, and we have blocks of rooms reserved for that long weekend at the Loews and at the Annapolis Marriott. Both hotels are excellent and located in downtown Annapolis within walking distance of each other and the Academy. The Marriott is down on the water, and the room rates are a little higher accordingly. The Loews is a newer hotel located on West Street a block and a half from Church Circle. The room rates for this reunion weekend are in the $150-175 (plus tax) per night range.

You must make your reservations directly with the hotels, and all hotel room arrangements are on a first come, first serve basis. Contact the Loews for reservations at 800-526-2593, and the Marriott at 800336-0072. We will continue to post Reunion information on the Class Website, www.usna68.com and in this column. As mentioned above, we will be mailing out a letter with more details very soon. One last Reunion item. We are still looking for volunteers to help in planning, preparations, etc. Obviously, for most of the hands-on stuff it is best if you live locally in the Annapelis/DC/Baltimere area.

However, anyone interested in being an unofficial Company POC, does not have to live locally, and can be very helpful in ensuring we get information to the maximum number of Classmates. Contact Al Burda 410-224-1178 or yours traly 410-266-6821, if you can help out.

That does it for this issue, and I guess for the Summer. The next time around, we'll be into the Fall already. Start thinking about eur 30th and making your plans, it's only a year away. Take care and God Bless... Leo

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Pres: William H. Newten HI Sec'y: Steve Hudock 6006 Woodlake Lane, Alexandria, VA 22310 e: shudock@ereIs.cem Greetings, we've had a busy Summer, but a rather sparse mailbag to draw on for Class news. But, we did receive a couple of gems to pass along.

After only 28 years, Jim Guilfeyle thought it was time to drop a note to Shipmate. He wrote in from sunny Southwest Florida where he and Annette have lived for the past eight years. They first moved to Captiva, a barrier island about fifteen miles from the mainland and even farther from reasonable shopping (Home Depot, Builder's Square, etc.). Then four years ago, they left the crazy island life for a saner existence in FL, equal distance from Annette's work at Lee Memorial Health System and Jim's advertising business on Sanibel Island. Annette is Director of Government and Community Relations for the public hospital system, and Jim deals exclusively with cable television advertising on the resort islands.

The weather and water in Florida more than compensate for the huge influx of visiters during the winter months from literally all over the world. They purchased an older home on a deep water canal with incredible views of dolphins, manatee and extraordinary fishing in their back yard. They are slowly renovating the house into what they want while enjoying the boating and outdoor living.

They do occasionally miss the changing of the seasons up North until they talk with Jim's eld reemmate Mike Pole in Bismarck, ND. Then they count their blessings. Mike and Jan visited in March shortly after their wind chill dipped te -84째 while the tem-

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perature in Florida dawdled at +84°. They had a great but short visit and spent the time catching up.

Jim and Annette's kids are both living at home whUe they get their careers stated after college. This is a warning to all of you with younger kids. They go away, but they do come back. Actually, they are enjoying their company after so many years en their own; but it does fill the house and all these empty rooms, so they can't offer lodging to all their friends visiting the islands—for the short term anyway. They love to hear from anyone (they're in the book) and would be happy to spend some time showing a Classmates the sites of southem Florida. Great letter, Jim, thanks for taking the time to put it on paper.

On the sad side of the news, some of you may have already read about our loss of Classmate Scott Andersen in the Spring. He died of a heart attack whUe skiing in Killington, VT. Scott had been living in Richmond exercising his law degree, eamed in 1978 from the T.C. Williams School of Law, while employed in the District Counsel's office of the Intemal Revenue Office. You may recall, Scott went Marine Helos and spent time as an instractor pilot.

In Richmond, he coached the Richmond Strikers, an under-15 boys soccer team to two state championships and regional finalists for the national championships. Scott is survived by his sons, Ian and Patrick Anderson of Richmond; his parents. Nelson and Flora of Atlanta, as well as two sisters and a brother Memorial contributions may be made to the Mary Lou Harrington Memorial Soccer Fund, c/o The Richmond Strikers, Koger Center, Box K-82, Richmond, VA 23288. We need te thank Addison Jenes for passing on the information about Scott. On a happier note, Addison celebrated the graduation of his oldest son and now new Marine in the Class of '97.

Congratulations and thank you Addison.

That's all we've got from the mail bag as Football Season nears, here's some news from Steve Ward: '69 still supports the 9th Co. Our involvement has been strong during past Navy Football season, but we are less consistent at other periods. We have helped the wardroom with their social activities during the Fall and continue to look for specific projects, like the Maryland/Navy Lacrosse game at other times. We took a leap and now have a fixed presence at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in the form of a wonderfully protective (rain, snow, sun, wind) tent. We have 6 home games this year, so plan to visit and participate. We don't keep a large operating fund in place. Where we collect donations at luncheons, tailgates, and other social events we have focused on meagerly supporting he 9th Company Wardroom and maintaining our tent.

Any and all ideas are welcome from Classmates.

Detira and Dave Rose and Aida and Al Cipriani are coordinating the procurements at this time so

let us hear your ideas. Upcoming dates 10 Sept and 19 Nov. UNODIR these will be at Army-Navy Country Club. Check in with Steve on email at: sward.mmi@semperfi.com. If you have any Class news you want lo share, hit me at my email address above; and we'll be glad to publish. We need YOUR input to make good things happen.

Received a note from a guy in '80 who is collecting various forms of USNA sports memorabilia such as ticket stubs, programs, pothographs, scorecards, pre/post game dinner menus, etc. He laments a lack of material from the '69 era and would welcome anything we might have stuffed away in an old shoe box in the attic. His name/address follow: CDR Winderd Knowles '80, USN, PSC 90 Box 1540, APO AE 09822-5365. So, don't threw out that stuff—mail it to a Shipmate who can use it. BEAT ARMY!—Steve.

Florida fun for 2nd Co.—Jane and Mike Pole, Jim and Annete Guilfoyle

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Crew Team Dinner at '97 IRA Championships—'69 and '97 Brum and Jim Sandberg, John and John Collins, Greg and Mike Provencher

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Pres: Fred Hall Sec'y: CDR Reyal Cennell, USN (Ret.) 1978 Valley Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401 e: njrotc@arctic.nadn.navy.mil Greetings all, not since the infamous Margaret Chase Scandal issue has eur Class been so prominently featured. Actually, it's only one ef eur Class, but what a representative! On the cover of the latest issue of The Log, in suitably living color stands our very own Captain G e r r y Farrell, the out-going Deputy 'Dant and incoming CO of Naval Station Annapolis. And he's listed as The Log's "Man of the Year," no less...I guess, considering the magazine and the job he's leaving, that's not really a compliment; but he did get front page coverage anyway. Of course you have te realize that there have been really bad times for The Log recently; and it's just come back from a long sleep, but it's back and tme to its origins. Salty Sam is still here and letting air out of the stuffed shirts. The editor still looks over his shoulder trying to avoid editing (censoring) of his material and still have a readable product. The contributors still complain about the diggers and fillers, drill and P-Rades, fry-happy Company Officers, the laundry, nukes, bull majors, pay (or lack thereof), watches and the food in the mess hall. Although seme ef the terms I just used are looked upon as archaic by the current crop ef Mids. There are still pictures taken from various sources and given new captions which are mere in line with the mainstream of Midshipman thinking. All in all, a great way to find what's on the mind of the real Midshipman in ranks. There's even a quote in there that "they can't fry us all."...right!

Dean Knuth takes email in hand and writes for the first time since graduation asking the question: "Hew many ef us are there still on active duty?" I can't answer that one. I used to be able te find out, but my source in the Bureau dried up... Actually we all retired and those who are left don't seem te think about getting me a printout any more. Dean's a captain in the Reserve and Commodore of Naval Coastal Warfare Group TXvo out of Portsmouth, VA. It takes about 75 days out of his year but keeps his hand in the Navy. After eleven years in the active force, including PG School and lots of seaduty. Dean got out te pursue the "dream." He's been on the staff of the U.S. Golf Association for 16 years. But is now leaving as Senior Director of the USGA to run the San Diego office of Inter-National Research Institute.

Some ef you might knew it as INRI, the same folks who wrote JMCIS and JOTS, the command and control software used by the Navy and other services.

He says he'll miss golf but will stay involved; he is one ef only 275 American members of the Reyal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Scotland. Whilst at USGA, he developed the USGA Course Rating System and the Slope System. Golfing Classmates will know what that is. I remember an article sent in some years back about that bit of fame. I was tremendously impressed at the time and still am.

In the 25 May issue ef Parade magazine, there was a large article en the Philippines by former SecNav and James Webb '68. He writes about the recent history and, in doing so, interviews Rey Golez, whom he states is a future presidential prospect. Roy was named last year by the influential Philippines Free Press as the country's outstanding congressman.

He was only 34 when Ferdinand Marcos named him te be the Postmaster General. He then hitched his political wagon to the now president Fidel Ramos during the 1986 revolution. Roy is now the head of the congressional committee over the national poUce and the fight against crime.

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BITS AND PIECES: I saw Pete Patrick at the Sea Air Space Exposition last Spring at the RaytheonWaco, TX booth. Marc Ferris is sending me obscure email notes about his web page <A HREF = " http://www.planetwide.cem/ bbqtv.html">BBQ</A> and their first TV show in national distribution by region BBQTV in Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Atlanta, Denver, Greensboro, and Tampa. He also sent me a list of rales for doing business in DC. They run something akin to the Laws of the Siberian Salt-Mines (you knew: "Don't stack nothin' en top of nothin', no time, no where, no how.") only they're more of the "Chicken Little only has to be right once." or "You can't kill a bad idea." genre.

I think it's great that some of our Classmates are becoming computer literate. I mean, when we were Mids, back when the earth was young, there were no such things as personal computers and the most important class we took during Plebe Summer was how to use that big eld K&E slide rule from Professor Halwath. In January, there were 136 Classmates in eur Class email directory; as I write this in June, there are 176. So why don't more of you write? Ringa- Ding-Ding!

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Pres: CAPT Perry Martini USN Sec'y: CDR Brian Herais USNR (Ret.) 11234 Cranbrook Lane, Oakton, VA 22124 e:bhorais@wjsa.com Greetings Classmates and welcome te Summer.

By the time you read this column, a significant milestone will have passed for all of us. On 28 June, we passed the 30-year mark since we entered the Academy for Plebe Summer. Time flies, doesn't it! This month I am featuring the last installment of group photographs from our 25th Reunion. I hope you have aU enjoyed seeing these because I knew it has been fun recognizing faces as I review the photographs.

Al Enderle '51 sent in an article from the Tustin High School Broadcaster featuring the first inductees into the Tustin High School (California) Tiller HaU of Fame. Featured is our very own celebrity, astronaut Dave Leestma. The article also included high school yearbook pictures of the inductees, and I have to admit that Dave has not changed a bit.

SkipLiddell sent in a photograph and a copy of the video he made at Homecoming. The video captured Admiral Jim Calvert's '43 speech at the Saturday dinner, and it was just as moving on videotape as it was in person. Skip also sent in a group photograph of three distinguished individuals.

Steve Pelstring, Brian Horais, and Skip Liddell Here's an important note from the newly formed Class ef 1971 Tent Committee. The committee has been formed from members of the very successful 25th Reunion Committee. Their goal is te establish a Class of 1971 Blue and Gold Tent for selected football games this Fall. With the increased support among Alumni fer Navy Football and the recent growth in the number ef Class ef '71 Alumni in the local area (173 now versus 92 just two years ago).

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there is every reason to believe that thetimehas come to establish a regular event for the Class of 1971 at Navy home Football games. The Class Tent concept was presented to the Class Officers in late April by Ron Spratt and the Tent Committee. In their quarterly meeting on 3 March, the Class Officers approved the plan for a Class Tent and established a startup budget to support the tent for two games this Fall (October 11—Air Force and October 18— VMI—Homecoming). The '71 Class Tent wiU provide a gathering point and social activity for Classmates before, during and after each of these football games. Refreshments and food will be provided at a nominal charge. In order te get a feel for the level of participation, a tailgate (without a tent) will be held fer the Class of 1971 at the Navy-Rutgers home game on September 13. Perry Martini has approached the NAAA in an effort to move our Class seats for football games closer to mid-field. As a justification te the NAAA for this move, he is trying to expand the number of Classmates who order season tickets.

We look forward to seeing you at the Class of 1971 Tent at the Air Force and VMI (Homecoming) games.

In order to get a feeling for how many Classmates and guests plan on attending the Tent functions, please contact Bruce Gallemore at 703-591-3069 or drop him a line at 3409 Spring Lake Terrace, Fairfax, VA 22030 by early September to let him know you are coming. Perry Martini forwarded some additional pictures from Homecoming and the recent football season. In the first picture Perry is being manhandled by the two-legged Bill the Goat, with a very prominent '71 on Bill's jersey.

Martini and goat Thanks to Perry's initiative, the Class ef 1971 sponsored the two-legged and four-legged Bills, and they all prominently display the number 71. Perry also forwarded a group shot from the Homecoming tent.

That's it for now. Remember—I can't write about your activities if you don't send in an article or photograph. Email works well sending in those quick thoughts about a recent event in your life or a meeting with other Classmates.

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Pres: Tom Sterch Sec'y: Dirk P.D. Mosis III 1266 W. Paces Ferry Road #594, Atlanta, GA 30327 h: 404-231-4785; w: 404-812-5314 e: DMOSIS3@aol.com The NBA Finals are on, and a bowl of ice cream is my reward upon completion ef this column. In advance, I want to assure you that the length of the column is not being influenced by the reward!

I just received word that John Cetten is our first Admiral, having been so selected within his Reserve g r o u p . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s , John. W O W ! Mark Kohring had informed me (via email, I might add).

Thanks, Mark. Isn't that great?!

I have received info from some Company reps, and it appears that Mike Kane ef 15, has an address for each grad. Way to go, Mike! Tim Tayler ef 34, has all but one. Tim cannot find Jerge Brealey ef Costa Rica. And Mark Kohring is looking for Dan Musmanno. Fred Brasce ef 35, is missing Jim Destafney, Norm Cook, Dan Helstein, and Bill Evans.

I received a neat (email) update from Leif Hendrickson. He and Karen had visited Cartagena, Colombia, a 400-year old walled city, for vacation.

Now, that sounds neat.

Mark Clapper retired in San Diego, and he has taken his orthopedic skills to Kaiser Hospital in San Diego. There are now four active duty '73er's who are orthopedic docsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Marty Deafenbaugh and Jehn Russell at Portsmouth and Pat Lyons and Dana Covey at Bremerton. Kevin Vienna and Dave Kohler (surprise attendee) were at Mark's ceremony, where Mark received his second Meritorious Service Medal. Mark took some time off to go fly fishing in Montana and to Utah for a bike trek. His wife, Laura, left the Navy a year ago; she is a pediatrician. They have four sons, ages 3 to 10. Thanks for the great news (email), Mark!

Who is going to San Diege fer the 5 September football game? Ken Mayeaux and I have accepted Sally and Deug Leiand's invitation. I hope we see you there!

Beb Adams dropped an email note. After 14 years in the Navy, mostly as a SEAL, he is now an Army Lieutenant Colonel and is a Family Practice Doctor at Fort Bragg. He stays in touch with Eric Olson, who recently turned over command of his SEAL Team to a USNA '74 grad. Thanks, Bob, for staying in touch.

Guys, think about Bebâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mid...Ens...SEAL...MD...LTC,...USA...What's left?!

Richard Zino '67 is compiling "character building" stories for use by the Academy. Call him at 212556-5740, if you so desire.

We received a nice public relations piece on Tom Kilcline assuming command of Carrier Wing Fourteen aboard Abraham Lincoln. Congrats, Tom. Brian Roby is aboard Kitty Hawk out of San Diege.

K e e p those c a r d s , letters and emails coming.. .phone calls accepted, too. Bulls won.. .ice cream, here I come. ' 7 3 !

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Dear 'mates, BZ, '75! I've got some great words and pictures to share with you this month. Sure makes this job easy when y'all do the work. Let's catch up with Chris Cikanovich first.

The Cikanovichs come home.

The family picture was taken on "Home Leave" in Fenwick Island, DE. Our place is actually in Ocean City, MD, but the state line runs down the middle of our street. The family can spend home leave there or use the place when the political situation gets testy and the Mainland starts "testing" missiles in our direction. Mentally, it helps us remember we still have a home in the States. Since the picture was taken, our 13-year old son. Ken, now towers over Mom and plder sister Marilyn.

The other pictures were taken during our office Wei Ah. This is the end of the Chinese New Year party. It is an opportunity for the boss to show his appreciation for a good year and express hopes that Buddha will give us prosperity in the coming year.

As the boss, I am required to toast each employee, and then in tum be toasted by each employee. Of course, we toast with a Chinese whiskey which can be further distilled to make jet fuel. (They would use the stuff directly, but it bums too hot.) If the boss gets really sloshed, then he is showing that he is very happy with his people. If he is too formal and doesn't let his hair down, then he must be unhappy with their performance. The things we have to do for the troops.

As you can tell from the smile, I have a great staff. I am obviously smiling the most when surrounded by the ladies. My personal secretary is standing behind me, first from the right. 1 have to mention that because she reads Shipmate first before she brings in the mail. So if I don't point out her beautiful face, I may not have the opportunity to continue smiling.

Lockheed Martin (Taiwan) Wei Ah Chris and Diane enjoyed three years in Taiwan.

He said in a subsequent email that Lockheed Martin is bringing him back to CONUS this Summer to mn their Naval Systems Business Development. They'll be living in the Moristown, NJ area, where Aegis ships will be ene of his responsibilities.

Dave Duffie forwarded some Class and Submariner news. As Treasurer, Dave has been looking for a cleaner and better way to protect our Class funds.

He is moving our financial account te the USNA Alumni bank account. They handle all the money, we get twice the interest, and they do all the work.

Seme DC Classmates met in an informal Advisory Board meeting at Ft Myer's O'Club on 30 April. In addition to Dave, our president Steve Hubbard, Roy Hawkens, Scett Key, and Kevin Hart kept '75 alive.

In addition to the movement of funds, the guys discussed eur 25th Homecoming in 2000, future reunions, and a Class Project for completion in 2005.

Plans for our 25th Homecoming are starting to take

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'75ersThompsons on the left and Rogers on the right.

shape. I understand we have a hotel in Annapolis lined up. An in-town place to sleep! That will be a new experience. I can't remember spending a night inside the seven mile limit since I was 21.

One of the things we need as a Class is a more accurate address list. I will try to collate responses.

I'd like to start by getting all existing Company reps to send me the best list you've got. We can work from there. Include phone numbers and email if you've got them, since there are dam few of us who can stiU write on paper. Steve Hubbard is working on a Class of '75 webpage that we should be able to put to good use. Look for more information in the long-awaited President's Letter to the Class. (Are you listening, Steve??)

Dave also forwarded some Submariner news. Jay Dennelly is in San Diego as the new CO of McKee. Mike Tracy will be the new C o m m o d o r e of SUBRON EIGHT in Norfolk. Jen Greenert was picked to be Admiral Bob Natter's '67 Chief of Staff at Seventh Fleet. Jon is going vertical. Bruce Miller has command of a Trident. Dave assumed command of the Med sub tender in July. Congratulations, Dave, and Mille Oracle!

Next up on the agenda is a periodic update from Dan Wehrle (periodicity is approximately 22 years).

I have wanted to do this for 15 years or so (first seven I was still getting over the effects of being a Mid!!). I have faithfully read Shipmate for all these years and enjoyed the updates on everyone—just didn't get around to providing my own. Well, here it is...

I am finishing up my twenty-second year in the Corps and (except for a stint as a Staff Secretary) have enjoyed my career immensely. Got my Aviator Wings 20 years ago yesterday (14 May) and have been flying helicopters most of my time. I am presently paying my dues for school at a joint tour in Tampa. Staff jobs stink, no matter where, so I chose location and have been having a ball.

We love it so much down here that we purchased our retirement home. So, if the promotion god does not look favorably on me next board, I'll be done next Summer. If he smiles on me, I guess I'll stick around for a few more years.

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More importanfly, Debi (we married August after graduation) and 1 have three beautiful children.

Hope is 17 with one more year of high school before she is off to college. My sons, Shawn (14) and Pat (12), will be around for a while longer. Debi has been homeschooling for six years now, and God has really tumed it into a blessing.

I leave this Summer to take command of an H&HS in Yuma, AZ. If anyone is out that way, please stop in. Margaritas are on me. Our address for at least another year is 5221 TXvin Creeks Dr., Valrico, FL 33594. Debi and the kids will stay here until Hope finishes high school. Semper Fi! From Guy Mehula: The last two years as the Civil Engineer Corps Senior Detailer and Community Manager have flown by, and it's time to move again. This time it's to Hawaii as the Commodore of the 30th Naval Constmction Regiment. Back with the Seabees and building things in the Pacific! Hated the thought of going to such a beautiful spot as Hawaii alone, so I'm happy to announce that Ms. Patricia Ann Hill became Mrs Patricia Ann Mehula on 24 March 1997. A brand new bride, a beautifiil location, and a great job—Life is Good!

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Dick Arnold dropped an email from Third Fleet, where he recently reported as the Ops Boss. Famed Navy Times "Broadside" cartoonist JefTBacen is his METOC officer. Dick is trying hard te net provide him material for a cartoon. But knowing Bacon, you can bet that we'll see Dick represented in a "Broadside" cartoon soon.

Companymate Scott Stafford '78, emailed some news about Lonnie Wilkersen, who he saw at the Reserve Center in St. Paul, MN. Scott is now a dec at the Mayo Clinic, working in Radiation Oncology.

Lonnie is in good shape and "waxed" his Plebe in a mn.

Dan Thompson tapped a secret reservoir of '75 gouge in the cornfields ef Illinois.

I confess I'm a bit delinquent in writing, but I'll let some other delinquent '75ers 'share my pain.'

I've got some scoop on Classmates not even Donaldson has! Eat your heart out, Tom! The picture of Dave Rogers and our respective families was taken at a gathering at my home in Mahomet, IL. Dave is Plant Manager at Palisades Plant (nuclear) in Michigan. His wife Mary and my wife Missy are sisters. Dave met Mary when he and 1 were assigned to Long Beach (CGN-9) eons ago.

Dave was at Clinton Station, where 1 am Manager of Engineering, monitoring control room activities.

We checked out the local golf links, and 1 must say as long as Dave finds the sand traps, his game is entirely respectable. The Rogers have three kids: Brian (13), Andrea (10) and Michael (5). They live in Coloma, MI. Andrea is quite the dancer.

Missy and I also have three kids. Meredith is a senior at the University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign. Gregory will be a freshman at Beloit College in Wisconsin. (Two kids in college— OUCH!). Andrew just finished his freshman year in high school. Gregory is a 6-handicap and will play for the Beloit team this Fall. (I haven't beaten him in four years unless I cheat.)

My best man, Rich Torgerson, is a project manager for Mobil, building offshore stmctures. He and his wife Patricia moved to Stavanger, Norway in May. Their children, Zachary (12), Benjamin (11), and Ryan (6) are all soccer addicts. Father Rich has been known to toss the pigskin with fellow Alum Roger Staubach at Dallas area Alumni gatherings.

And if this isn't stranger than fiction—I ran into Philip TVoy at my plant. Philip eamed a law degree and is now a lawyer for Morgan Lewis of DC. I've had the dubious honor of going to several enforcement conferences in the past three months for which Philip's firm assisted us.

If you're driving through the "great corn desert," stop and see us at 804 Jody Dr, Mahomet, IL (just west of Champaign). It's the gray house with the purple door. (I know it sounds weird, but it kind of grows on you after a while.)

Most of us have heard of Dave Foyer's '71 first book. The Retum of Philo T. McGitfin, but very few of us have a copy of the 1983 printing (preceding his commercial success with The Med, The Gulf, The Circle, and The Passage). The U.S. Naval Institute has reprinted it in paperback. Call them te get your own copy of the "the comic novel of Annapolis."

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The June The Retired Officer magazine's, cover story is "Today's MUitary Spouse." It features the beautiful Cathy Bronars as mother of three, teacher, student, soccer mom, and CO's wife (of squadron commander LtCol Bmce Brenars). Excellent article with great photos—even the ones of Bmce helping out with the laundry and cooking his specialty (take-out Chinese). Cathy, you told the story well.

I'm especially glad to know that "Bruce Bronars is a fanatic about Downy softner." Sorry, Bruce, I couldn't resist that quote!

E J. Wunderlich's twins, Ben and Katie, will follow their dad and older brother in the service of our country. The high school seniors parlayed outstanding academic and athletic records into service academy appointments. Ben will be West Point '01 and sister Katie will go to the Coast Guard Academy.

Ben lettered in baseball, football, and cross-country and was captain of the Academic Team. Katie pitched and played outfield on the Florida state champion high school fastpitch Softball team (ranked in the top ten nationally). She also batted .356 and was second on the team in RBI. Brave Zulu, Katie and Ben! I had the honor to attend Chuck Sellers' retirement ceremony at the Naval Oceanography Office.

Chuck and Beth are staying in Slidell, LA, where he will go to work for a computer consulting firm. The Sellers children have racked up all sorts of honors and awards, but I'm going te force Chuck to write it all up for me so I don't forget something. (And if he doesn't get it done soon, I'm going to tell Beth en him.)

'97 has joined us in the Fleet and '01 is on board.

Welcome aboard, all of you! '75 looks forward to serving with you.

Ge Navy!!—Larry

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Bates Estabrooks is moving to Denver, CO; and by the time you read this, he should be settled. Bates, don't forget to let us know where you are!!! I received a letter from Mark Haas. Mark would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Reunion. I know it has been a while since then; but Mark sent this Snail mail, and I misplaced it. I felt the thanks needed to be passed on. Mark is also working on dedicating an Honor Chair (in Alumni Hall) for one of our fallen Classmates from the 29th Company, Mark Gontkovic. Mark was a Naval Aviator who died in a training accident several years after graduation. "Gronk" hailed from Johnston, PA and was a very well-liked and respected member of our Class.

As such, we wish to dedicate a chair in his honor once the $1,000 fee can be raised. We are already off to a very good start with donations received from Lee Freund, Rick Hepburn, Red UUein, Phil Cook, Mick Palles, and Mark Haas. If you would like to contribute, please send a check (made payable to the US Naval Academy Alumni Association) to Mark Haas, 360 Foxridge Drive SW, Leesburg, VA 20175-2510. Please note that (1) all contributions ARE tax deductible and (2) Mark will hold all

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checks until the $1,000 has been raised. If the $1,000 has been raised, Mark will forward the checks to the Alumni Association. Please contribute to this worthy cause. If anyone else would like a Classmate remembered, please contact me; and I will provide you with the necessary information.

Check out this on the 'Net: The USNA Academic Year Calendar internet address is http://www.nadn.navy.mil/AcDean/Calendars/1997-98.txt Romeo "Butch" Aguenza left the Philippine Navy in 1986 as a lieutenant and is now residing in Vienna, VA. He is in a real estate business and is very successful. An avid golfer, any Classmates who want to play golf any weekends can email Butch at fangolf@aol.com.

Rafael "Raffy" Dacanay is still active in the Philippine Navy, a full commander and is going captain soon. He is at the Naval Headquarters in Manila. He completed the Command and Staff College at the U.S. Naval War College in 1994.

Joe Martinka (31st Co.) is a proud father of a baby girl. Arielle Bellatrix Martinka was born in January 1997, healthy and vocal even before she was fully born. Dorian "Mom" Martinka attended the 20th Reunion with Joe last year, seeing USNA for the first time. I suppose that Arielle could count that her first visit as well. Joe can be reached at HewlettPackard Labs MS lU-4, 415-857-5547, martinka@hpl.hp. com, http://harbor.hpl.hp.com/adam.

CDR Pat Jacobs (airboss@roosevelt.navy.mil) Air Boss THEODORE ROOSEVELT (Also on TR—David Architzel '73 Commanding Officer, Jim Sandford Reactor Officer, RlckYasky '78 Mini Boss) reports they are ON THE WAY HOME! After 6 months, it will be good to get home. Deployment went super— Hit lots and lets ef ports, had some great operational periods. Looking for orders to ICAF in August (depending on the detailer).

This just in from Phil Peirier: On the personal side, my son Matt Poirier '99 just completed his Youngster Year and has vaulted 16'7" so far this outdoor track season. My second son, Jeff, joins the Class of '01 on 1 July. Otherwise, things are fine in San Diego. Speaking of San Diego, I have volunteered for the SD/Coronado Alumni Associationn Chapter to act as the Class of '76 liaison for the SDSU/Navy game scheduled for Friday, 5 September. I'm soliciting interest now from the Class of '76 whether we want to have our own evening get-together, game day tailgater, or do something else over that weekend. Please contact me now with any suggestions (or to volunteer help): h: 619-538-6708; w: 619-784-1350; f: 7841374; e: phillip_poirier@intuit.com. Please leave me your name, phone, fax, mailing address and email address.

Keep those cards and letters coming.. .Chuck D. And frem Crabtown: Last month I premised a list of attendees at the Pentagon luncheon...well here goes! In attendance were Elliot Bloxom, Mike Bosworth, Jee Bouchard, John Brown, Chuck Bush, Steve Chapman, Derwood Curtis, Chuck Deitchman, Dick Feckler, Stu Funk, Craig Hanson, Tommy Gardner, Peter Grant, Tom Kennedy, Payne Kilbourn, Bill McMinn, Stan O'Connor, Mark O'Hare, Bruce Petit, Fred Raley, Jee Swaykes, Jim Taplett, Pete Varsanyi and Joe Zacharzuk! A fine bunch if I ever saw one! As you might expect at this dining venue, all but about five of the group were stUl in uniform. Take care, '76!!!

Chuck G.

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Pres: CDR Owen G. Thorp III, USNR Sec'y: CDR Bill Millward, USN 1026 Magnolia Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23508 e: bmillwar@ix.netcom.com Acting Sec'y: CDR Mark Sobczak 1522 South Sea Breeze Trail Virginia Beach, VA 23452 e: pnhOmls@pnhlO.med.navy.mil [Ed. Note: Once again the Class of 1977 was forgotten in the June issue. Mark did his part and got the column to us, but I let you down. For those of you who don't know I, too, am a member of the Class of 1977, that is Mary Washinton College 1977, so you think I would remember you all. I apologize for any inconvenince and wish you all a wonderful Reunion. MWC 1977 had theirs on 30 May and it was great...Nancy] JUNE—I have just gotten off the 'phone with Classmate Tem "Seup" Campbell who is the chairman of our Twentieth Class Reunion planning committee with all the hot gouge regarding the plans for October.

To date we have signed a contract with the tailgate caterer. We await confirmation from the Annapolis Marriott for the Friday night dinner dance and from the company coordinating the memorabilia package. The plan is to provide the Class with all of this information around 01 May by a separate mailing. Rooms are still available at the Wyndam Gardens 410-266-3131 and at the Annapolis Marriott 410-268-7555. The Wyndam will hold our block of rooms until 16 September, but they are going fast as they are less expensive. The Marriott is requiring a three-night minimum stay as we are competing with the Boat Show that weekend. The Wyndam has a two-night minimum. The Class headquarters will be setup at the Wyndam.

Tom went on to say that the anticipated cost for the dinner/tailgate package should be in the $75 range. He is also in need of local area Classmates to assist as volunteers in the Reunion effort. Contact Soup at 703-866-5077 or emaU Campbell_Tom_L@ HQ.NAVSEA.NAVY.MIL. It sounds like they've also get a great memorabilia package planned. Hopefully all of this is old news by now, as the Class mailing is planned for early May. Be sure to pass this information on to Classmates that may have been missed in the mailing or may not get Shipmate. Don't delay...call today.

New, back to the mailbag. I received a note from Fleyd Houston who is currently Intel officer for Gen. Chuck Kmlak '64 in DC. He states that he and Steph are doing well, if you call getting up at 0300 each morning doing fine. Floyd said that he recently had dinner with Bebby Kennedy who has moved from the DC area to Winston-Salem, NC te work for Wachovia as a systems guy. Bobby's wife, Theresa is a radiology tech. He also has ran into Terry Amyx after a nearly nineteen year absence. Terry is an infantryman now at staff HQMC. Tommy White has moved to New Jersey where he rans his own accounting firm. Dempsey Butler works at Navy Info Systems and is planning to retire this Summer. Pete Green is still in the Pax River area with VEDA. I hear that he gets mere flight time than most any other Classmate at this time in our careers.

The other piece of electronic mail comes from Dr. Glenn Bacen. He is currently stationed in Newport, RI and is also planning te retire this Summer. He is looking for a medical position but hasn't accepted anything solid at this time. In my medical round-up several months back, I made one unforgivable oversight. Keith Munsen has been on staff with me here at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth for the past several years. After my recap of Classmate docs, I heard it from Keith for the omission. Keith is also retiring Shipmate, July-August 1997

this Summer and plans to retum to Texas to a teaching position as a staff surgeon. I am so jealous of those guys that went straight to med school as I sit here with obligated service to 2001.

Dave Gates also sent a long letter that I received via Bill Millward. Dave sent along a photo of himself, and "Thirsty Thirty" Classmates Chris Stathes, and Alan "Nate" Richardson that was taken nearly a year ago at the reception held when Chris assumed command of his second sub here in Norfolk. Dave is now with Northwest Airlines flying DC-lOs after a brief stint with Pan Am. He has flown with Billy Ittner, Wayne Repeta, Skip Chestnut, and Ray Crevier. Dave has also been in touch with Richard Faulkner who works for Lockheed/Martin in PA, Paul Graaff who he describes as possibly the first grandfather in the Class (any others wish to challenge this title?) in Pensacola where he is "livin the Jimmy Buffett Iffestyle," and Scett Harper who flies corporate jets out of Chicago.

Continuing along with Dave's letter we find that John Melear is in San Diego working in the "defense industry". Rich O'Sullivan is living in Springfield, VA and working in the Pentagon (sounds like a fun commute). Finally, Dave received his annual Christmas card from Kevin Kinports also of Springfield, VA where he lives with his wife, Diane. Kevin works for the "big red O," Mobil Oil. After reading Dave's letter, it seems that we should have made him Reunion Coordinator as he seems to know where everybody is and what they're doing. Thanks for taking the time to fill us in Dave. It seems like only yesterday that you were giving haircuts in the 1st wing and introducing sail vessels to immovable objects.

I better stop now, or I may not have anything for next months column. Until then...be well. Mark July/August—When I agreed to fill in for Bill Millward, he warned me that there would be times when I'd have to get out my address book and call around to generate information for the monthly column...this is surely NOT one ef these times. I've hit upon the Class secretary triple threat of Reunion News, a full Class Mailbag, and late breaking news of importance to the entire Class regarding OH-SIX. I'm not talking about 0600 get your butts out of the rack it's time for PEP (bounce, bounce, bounce...Looking Good '77), I'm not talking about OH-SIX as in, oh, a six-pack some beef jerky and a blanket (the makings of the perfect picnic), I'm talking about 0-6 as in four big stripes en your sleeve, one rank away from flag, senior Naval Leadership.

The fiscal year '98 Captain selection list is hot off the press and at times it seems like you're reading the index of our Class of 1977 Lucky Bag or the ED/ Restriction muster list, I'm not quite sure which.

For the benefit of those no longer in the Navy who are interested in Classmates made good, I'm going to reproduce the list here in the column for the next two issues. In this way the news will be 'on the street' prior to our little get together by the Bay in October.

I've gone through the Line 0-6 list picking out Classmates and literally using our Lucky Bag to identify all those that were selected. One caveat, the damn reading glasses that Classmate Carlos Rosende ordered for me have not yet arrived, so if I've missed someone it's pure oversight; and I will gladly include them in a future issue with appropriate apologies.

By the way, at least Carlos was able to get me "frames of choice" so I didn't have to settle for the standard BCG (Birth Control Glasses) that the Navy usually issues.

One other note before the listing. Since the Bible says that the last shall be first, I've decided to order the list in inverse alphabetic order. The number in parentheses indicates USNA Company number. Hey Len, how's it feel to be first for once? Leonard Zingarelli (29), David Ziemba (19), Walter Yourstone (15) James Wisecup (17), Patrick Walsh (12), John Vuolo (12), Craig Turley (36), Scott Thomas (12), Richard Thayer (08), Dane Swanson (07), Jehn Steele (13), Chris Stathos (03), Richard Snead (07), Bmce Smith (04), Walt "Mule" Skinner (24), Dan Sigg (27), Steve Seal (07), John Schwanz (02), David Schubert (14), Steve Schlientz (16), Stanley Saunders (08), John Read (32), Kevin Quinn (16), Joseph OConor (19), Shawn Morrissey (18), eur own Class Secretary Bill Millward (17), Sam MiUer (16), and so that we don't have to worry about which "Miller" from sixteenth company made it, Jim Miller (16), Brad McDonald (28), Richard Marcantonio (22), George Manaskie (30), Beb Magee (18), John Mackercher (16), Tom Lindner (17), and Craig Langman (28). That's half the list. To save you the count, there were a total ef 70 Classmates en the line promotion list. It looks like 12th and 16th companies are in a neck-and-neck race for the most Captains. I will complete the listing in the next column, and I premise to »eview the restricted line and staff lists in future columns. I must add the tremendous amount of pride that I felt reading this list, and I'd like to offer my sincere congratulations and best wishes te all ef eur newest Classmate/Captains.

While we are talking about promotions to Captain, I must include the following email that I received from Mark Worrilew.

1 was talking to JefT Sapp the other day and asked when his promotion ceremony (to 0-6/) was scheduled. In response he sent me the following email.

'Looks like Jun 10,1500, either Rm. 1816 or steps of Chief's entrance (entry to BUPERS side of Navy annex.) This will be a no frills, 20 min ceremony.'

By the way, Jim Lare's son Chris is going to be a member of the Class of 2001! Congratulations Chris and Jim. Let me add my congratulations to Jeff, Jim and Chris.

Now to the Class Reunion front. I received the following from Tem "Seup" Campbell who is doing a great job planning the Reunion .

Please remind the Class that the registration cut off date is 15 July. We have 50 confirmed reservations thus far (as of early June). All of my prices are based on a total attendance of 800 Classmates, spouses, and guests. Just 750 more to go. 1 mailed the packages out on 29 April and received the first reservation on 5 May from Frank Wagner in Virginia Beach. Now that was a quick turn around. I have received phone calls from Classmates, graduates as well as non-graduates, that 1 have not spoken lo in 20 years or more. We should have a good tum out. This is the time in the Reunion implementation process that I need to recmit volunteers from the Northern Virginia, Washington DC, Annapolis areas. When the ordered memorabilia artives, we have to break il down into individual orders. One Sunday in September, the date TBD, I need Classmates and their significant others to meet al Bruce Campbell's in Annapolis to accomplish this task.

I also need volunteers to help man check-in tables at the Wyndam on Friday, 17 Oct from 1000 lo 1600, at the Dinner/Dance from 1900 to 2100 on Friday, and at the Tailgate party on Saturday from 0930 until 1400. The more Classmates that volunteer to help will ensure shorter tours of duty at the various check-in tables.

Soup goes to remind all Classmates that foetbaU

tickets ARE NOT included in the Class package and must be ordered separately from NAAA contact them at 800-US4-NAVY or en the web at www.navy sports.cem.

Bey, it seems that you let a physician write the Class column and Classmate doc's come out ef the woodwork. I received the following from Tom Huisman, 1 have been the Chairman of the Urology Department out here (San Diego) for a couple of years.

Other '77 grads out here on the West Coast include Bill Adsit (orthopedic surgeon), Greg Gray (preventive medicine and research). Tommy Diggs (cardiology-in private practice here in town). 1 have been keeping very busy with the residency training program out here and trying to make it to the operating room as often as possible. I really love what I am doing, but arrived at a tough decision in anticipation of our 20th anniversary of Graduation and decided lo put my letter in for retirement. A big part of it was the fact that as I get more senior in rank I get more and more administrative tasking and less and less lime to see patients. The day after I made 0-6 last year, I got appointed to another committee and that finally made my decision for me...It has been a great experience in Navy medicine, and 1 have no regrets. My retirement ceremony will be 22 May here in San Diego; and after my official retirement dale of 1 July, 1 plan to move back to the Maryland area to join a good friend in private practice. I will be working out of the Southem Maryland Hospital in Clinton, MD and hope to settle with my family in the Davidsonville, MD area (5 minutes from Annapolis!) After 20 years, I guess I'm finally ready to gel back and enjoy the Annapolis area, this time as a retiree! Hard to believe. I am looking forward to returning to the East Coast and getting in touch with Classmates both al Bethesda and Portsmouth. I am already planning to purchase my Navy football tickets and looking forward in a big way to this year's 20th Reunion . By the way, my email address is thuisman@pol.net. Til later, BEAT ARMY!

Along these same lines, Glenn Bacon sent me the foUowing, "I accepted a position in Cumberland, MD with the anesthesia group which serves the two hospitals in town following my retirement. Jim Gallo '74 is a staff anesthesiologist there, also! Looking forward to the Reunion !" It looks like you won't be able to get sick in Maryland without running into a Classmate.

I have a ton ef other letters and email messages from a broad range ef Classmates that will have to wait until next month. I appreciate all the feedback that I'm getting so keep those cards and email letters coming. I premise that I'll work it all in prior to the Reunion even if they have to give us additional pages in Shipmate for the column. Until next month...be well. —Mark

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my Pulp Fiction Column where my motto is—"If it ain't all tme, it oughtta' be!" I hope your tail pipe isn't too singed.

Like all global travelers, Jehn Hueseman uses hotel stationary in place of the old Academy velum these days. On Radisson, Hotel Narita Airport paper, he wrote te tell me of his visit to Janis and Mark Strasser's place in Minnesota. John's plan to avoid visiting them during the Winter didn't work out; too restrictive. After all, I think the rest of the seasons in Minnesota cover only a span of about ten days. I think it's still snowing. Proof that nothing deters '78 from having fun—not even -10° F and 42 inch deep weather—the two of them got into a local Broomball Tournament on Lake Minnetenka. (Strasser scored a few goals and John played defense with serious bodycheck that would make Bill Hanna and the Alumni Hockey Team proud!)

Oh McGoo, you've done it again!

Fleet Staff. Julie and the three kids were excited about the move. Ray Kweng is the President ef Triton Services, a rapidly growing business which has software and manufacturing divisions. The business is doing very well; well enough to allow Ray to asMembership: 85% sume collateral responsibilities as COCDO ("Change of Command Duty Officer"). It seems wherever Pres: John Rudder there's a change of command, there's Ray. WhUe Ray Sec'y: Vince Balderrama chases down his next corporate acquisition, his wife 45 Little Fawn Drive, Shelten, CT 06484 Becka holds down the fort. Bill Hession was proe:CanoeU78@aol.cem meted with Lockheed-Martin and relocated te "Ya don't tug on Superman's cape, ya don't spit Fredericksburg, VA. He's still hiding out in the Reinto the wind, ya don't pull the mask off the old Lone serve and flies with Ken Law at HSL 94 in Willow Ranger" and ya better not mess with your Shipmate Grove, PA. With five daughters on their hands. editor. If only Jim Croce would've written those Sherry never has a spare moment. Bill's dream is lines, I wouldn't be in the shoals and at risk with the that when the girls reach maturity they all elope— DLC (Deadline Leniency Committee)! I really didn't simultaneously. As for Bill Soer, he hauls the night mean to tweak the nose of the Queen of Scribes by freight with Murph at FedEx. He, Stephanie and their commenting on the uhh...texture ef the new paper. three kids live in the Philadelphia area. Stephanie I'm net among the "effete city slickers" as Carl works for the Vanguard Group. Like anyone with Strang '55 stated in his email. But now that he's children, the kids' activities ensure that they have mentioned it, I guess I can appreciate the value of no adult social life in the foreseeable future. Among the improved pulp filler for its "soft and absorbent other 32nd Company-mates who've kept in contact. quality"—characteristics highly cherished by these Bill noted that Sylvia and Phil Benoit and their two in the "hinterlands beyond the reach of indoor plumb- children live in Dallas, TX. Phil is a Subcontract ing." Thanks for shedding seme light for me, Carl. Manager for Texas Instruments (which might now Frem your "contrary opinion," I have a better ap- be a division ef Raytheon). He drills with the Army preciation for the new paper. I will make sure I carry Reserve at Ft. Sill, QK. The last time I saw Phil was my Shipmate with me on every Field-ex (these C- several years ago in DC at a Reserve Officers Assorats—now MREs—never provided enough "tick- ciation Convention. He looked great but admitted ets"). The bottom line, as OUT Editor so clearly stated, that if you thought Army-Navy is a tense time, try is that it saves beaucoup bucks and enables her net being a grad of Sevem Tech in Army olive drab! to compress these ramblings of mine, KR's, et al; J.D. Oliver is CO ef VF-211, which was among she more convincingly made the point that the DLC the Miramar squadrons to cross deck East to NAS has been ESPECIALLY kind to this prodigal penOceana. J.D. also emailed me and added a few more man, soeooeoo...'nuff said....I'm not worthy, I'm details. These of you who were at the Navy-Delanot worthy. ware Game may recall the F-14s that "reefed and Anyway... zorched" over Navy-Marine Corps Memorial. That Bill Soer wrote awhile ago as the 32nd Co. PAO was J.D. and his boys. (I swore te the FAA they were to tell us about a January change of command at at LEAST 500 feet above the stadium!) J.D. hoped Andrews AFB fer Tim "McGee" Murphy. Murph te make his last Tomcat flight this Summer during assumed command of the weekend warriors of the Parents Weekend P-rade flyover After that, he VMFA-321, a Marine Reserve F/A-18 squadron. It gives up the squadron (Aug. 29th to be exact). Where was a beautiful, brightly sunny January day; and Bill he, Kathy and their two kids will end up is still in said that fortunately for all the spectators, McGoo the whimsy of the detailer at BUPERS. It's probwore his cover throughout the ceremony. Tim, his ably a penance tour somewhere around the Beltway; wife Pat, and their two daughters live in the Annapo- otherwise his plans to attend some tailgaters may be lis area. Murph flies the airbus for FedEx, and Pat scuttled. You can catch J.D. on email at—where teaches at a local school. Surrounding Tim at the else?—TomctPilot@aol.com.

Change of Command Party were Rand Lebeuvier, FedEx's other '78 crew are: Steve Podawitz and Ray Kwong, Bill Soer and Bill Hessien.

Mark McNair. Both of these guys live in the MemRand was the CO ef CARTER HALL. This May he phis area. Steve is a B727 captain and Mark flies passed the helm and the conn and was headed fer and instracts in the airbus. Thanks fer all the news.

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Gretzkey and Messier—NOT! (Strasser & Hueseman) They also did a littie ice fishing (My preferred method of ice fishing is digging for a Morton's in the frozen food section at the Stop and Shop.); took in a Timberwelves B-Ball game; and helped the local beer distributor make quota. They succeeded in all objectives! Casa Strasser is right on Lake Minnetonka, about 40 minutes outside on Minneapolis Airport. The distance makes it easier for Mark to make his 747 duties with Northwest Airlines. He and Janis have been married since '94; following the previous year's 15th Reunion proposal. They have a 20-plus month old sen, Alex. With the baby came an early retirement for Janis frem her flight attendant duties with Northwest. As for Jehn Hueseman, he's currently a securities broker for A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. His business partner is Joe Micheletti, the ex-NHL Hockey player and color commentator for all the pucks at Fox Sports. I guess Jehn got a few pointers frem him before heading out for that Broomball Tourney. Jehn and Nancy celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary on Dec. 30th. That deserves a medal—for Nancy that is. Along with their two daughters, Heidi (15) and Kelly (13), they call St. Louis home. When net playing Broomball, John gets in about 3 rounds of golf a week. Unlike most "gelfanatics," he sets a 40° F temp limit before he ventures out te the greens. Naney has even taken up golf, but John didn't say if her temp limit is more in the sane level. He's relied out the Welcome Mat to anyone passing through St. Louie. Bring your clubs and/or brooms. Just ring them up at 800-866-2801 or 314-394-5302. In closing, John added that Denise and Steve Stames also live in St. Louis. Steve owns Exhibits, Graphics and More, a marketing and promotions firm. Mary and Rick Reustie live across the river in Belleville, IL. Rick recently joined a law firm there after having worked in the public defender's office in East St. Louis. Anne and Chris Davidson are also in St. Louis. Chris is climbing the corporate ladder at Union Electric Company.

Both Joe Chartrand and Dave Price work at McDonnell Douglas, or is it Boeing? Dawn is Joe's better half, while Etta completes Dave. Christine and Ed Behne (my old Plebe Summer roomie) live in

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Alton, IL. Ed's a lawyer. Jan and Drew Niehaus (Strasser's roomie and John's sidekick at Navy) and their three sons live in "Nawlins," LA (that's New Orleans for you Yankees). Drew is stUl on active duty as a Pork Chop—Supply Corps.

Marilyn and Scett Langden are living up the road in Gales Ferry, CT. Scott is enjoying life as the CO of Crrv OF CORPUS CHRISTI ( S S N - 7 0 5 ) out of Groton;

but then, it's GOOD te be the King! Kyle (4) and Erin (2) keep Marilyn busier than any ships crew could. Among the other "Royalty" at Groton are: Tony Quatreche, Bill Burke, Beb Zalaskus, and Joel Behlmann.

Mary and Tony Quatreche and their two boys live in Salem, CT. Tony is XO of the base at Groton.

Mary and Bill Burke are in Groton with their two kids. (For my fellow Marines and the links near the anchorman, that's a different Mary from the one with Tony. Got it? Okay, let's continue.) Bill is CO of TOLEDO (SSN-769). Jan, Lauren and Beb Zalaskus live in Gales Ferry. Bob is the CO ef TREPANG (SSN674). Joel Behlmann and his wife, Wendy Barnes, live in Groton. Joel is the CO ef HARTFORD (SSN768). It is NOT true that Joel rows the boat into mooring. Other '78ers with whom the Langdons keep in touch are: Barbara and Jehn Stervick also live in Gales Ferry; while John works for NUWC in Newpert, RI. Patti and Rick Martinez (RickMartnz@aol. com) are up in Portsmouth. Rick is decommissioning NEW YORK CITY. In an Christmas note from Debbie and Eric Resenlof, they told MarUyn that they are beginning their third tour in Hawaii. It sounded as if that was number three-in-a-row. Eric went through PCO in Newport last year; retumed to Hawaii; completed a turnover; had a change of command; and immediately deployed. Awwww the wonders of Naval life! Eric should be home by now. You can drop Scott Langden a line on email at LangdonSA@aol.com. Thanks fer note, Marilyn. I can always count on you for gouge.

As I start to wrap up, here's a quick update on Vince Belleza, courtesy of Jim Fiorelli. Vinnie is doing great! As of May, he was working half days and getting around en crutches. Besides his legs, he seems to have no lasting, critical problems. He can support his weight on the one leg where he broke his ankle. He's getting physical therapy for the other leg which had the compound break. He stUl has a way to go but, with the love and help of his family and friends (especially bud's lUce Jim), he'll GET there!

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Jim and families with Vinnie Belleza—up and about!

I'm running short of space so I'll fill you in on mere details and the rest of Jim's letter next time.

Look forward in next month's edition to email news from Bill " I f Fell (Ifuma@ael.com), Beb Destafney (LtCol.Rebert_DeStafney@smtp.ddre. dla.mU), Mike Fifer (mfifer@shere.net), KurtTidd (Ktidd@aol.com) and Cale Haren (charen@tidal wave.net), not to mention plain old-fashioned letters still piled en my desk.

Gotta go, and pray before the DLC, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Launchin' Spot Four (CaneeU78@aol.com)

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Pres: Mike Finley Sec'y: Ken Russell 210 South Main Street PQ. Bex 380, Arlington, SD 57212 h: 605-983-4777; e: gene2pot@juno.com Kids it's gettin' pretty official here in Eastern SD. Mount Marty College's motto: "Ideals for today, Ideas for the fumre" is being changed to "Wish we could have half as much Give as Kenny" once the gala UnHomecoming football game is over. I'm here to tell ya, you're gonna be so stinkin' glad you went to Navy after the Hootnanny on the Prairie, not to mention the status you'll enjoy when your pals see that Buffalo Nickel Keychain dangling from the ignition switch. The chicks just dig those things. AU you single guys wUl certainly hear this mere than once from cute single babes, "Hey fella, is that a Buffalo Nickel Key Chain? Well I want te party with you, you animal. Take me." Okay, enough innuendo, let's get on with the info and hold off on the excitement we'll have because I, your Give King, saw a need to make sure we had a Twentieth Reunion and stepped up to the challenge. I also did it...for The Children.

So I'm at the wheel the other day, throwing some large platters, thinking about how wonderful it'll be te snag a few Walleyes at ene ef the prairie lakes this Summer, when I hear on National People's Republic Radio that one of eur Classmates discovered a whole new galaxy. Yep, somewhere near Andromeda, Al Whiting figured out ene ef the stars was actually a small galaxy. Way to go Doughball.

One thing I've been forgetting to tell you's guys was that Karen and Wiz Withers stepped by during the Christmas holidays to see us. Karen became the Skipper ef one of the SeaBee commands down in, I want to say Biloxi. Wiz, retired and becoming an avid Martha Stewart fan, keeps the house tidied up and golfs to his little hearts content. I know, I hate him too; but it was a blast getting te see them and spending some time visiting. Wiz, Karen, I hope you two are enjoying the warmer weather, and Wiz send me a flame...I mean, email.

Get a great letter frem Kent Norgreve. He just got promoted to Senior Operations Manager at KidsR-Us. Seems Kent will need the extra denare because his 16-year old sen just started driving. USAA sent him the happy car insurance rate increase news along with a video. Unfortunately, Kent's old position hasn't been filled, so he's wearing two hats which is putting a big damper on baseball coaching and basketball refereeing. Also, he met Frank and Pedro Leon Guerrero's sister Christina at a recent family reunion. One of those smaU world deals. Kent, thanks a bunch fer the note and Congrats on your promotion. I don't knew hew to get ahold of Dan Bursch. Maybe Dan could send me an email, and I'll try and hook you up. You might also try surfing NASA's web page. You may be able te get to him frem there. Also, thanks for the compliment about Vicky. She's never met a stranger. Thanks again for the note.

Geerge "Tracy" Franks sent an update. He's a General Manager with Lucent Technologies, the AT&T spin-off company. Tracy, Pam, and their daughters Abby 14 and Melissa 10, moved into bigger digs last year in Fanwood, NJ. Man, two daughters. Can't say that I envy you Trace. I de think on the first date, I'd be in the back seat, cleaning rifles and pistols, telling the two teenagers, "Don't mind me. Just pretend I'm not even here." George also keeps up with former roomie Mike Johnson and Brian Ward. Tracy, thanks for the note and update and good on you for your promotion.

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Tom Phelan's Change of Command—DQ, Jean, Donna and Tom Phelan, Mark Heinrich

Sally and Dave Frost are raising three cutie pies there in Norfolk. Lauren 5, Caroline 3 and Sarah, 1 month remind me what my Grandma used to say te my sisters, "You're so cute I just want to squeeze the juice out ef you." You know. Grandmas have those old lines that make us laugh. Dave is the Force Operations Officer for COMNAVSURFLANT untU next year, then he'll be the CO ef BRISCOE next Summer. He sent update news on a few folks: Ray Spicer is the CO of MrrscHER, Dave Jackson is CO ef STOUT and J o h n Jacques is dispensing wild drags as an anesthesiologist up in Manchester, MA. Dave, thanks for the note and also for the superb picture.

Dave and Sally Frost and family—Lauren (5), Caroline (3), and Sarah (1 month) And new on te the email tronnage from Al Gore's very own creation, the Info Superhighway. First up is Rod Bryant: Saw Tom Gehrki's offer to head our 20th at USNA. I am volunteering my services. Currently 1 am the Comptroller at USNA. Will probably be here through 2000. Please lei me know Tom's address (email too) and phone number if you have them. 1 think we can make this the best Reunion ever! To let you know about me. Just PCSed to USNA back in Dec '96 from U.S. Special Operations Command (MacDill AFB, FL) "joint tour". I've been happily married for 13 going on 14 years. My wife's name is Lisa. We have 2 great kids Paul (12 yrs) and Rebecca (7 yrs). Hope to hear from you soon. Stay dry!

Thanks Rod. I forwarded your message to Tom. He volunteered to help out and a flood ef gaffers tried giving him the ball. Films at eleven. Next up is some tronnage from Phil Renaud:

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Aloha, Ken! I'm 10 minutes away from disconnecting the cables from this Pentium box in preps for a group of highly educated, underpaid, skilled workers to come into my home tomonow and carefully pack up all of my worldly possessions. We (Janice, Stephanie (7) and Chelsea (4)) just finished a wonderful three years in Hawaii—highlights included trips to Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island (to watch some seriously hot rocks spewing from Kilauea Volcano). I had some wild adventures in my surf kayak; not the least of which was being lost at sea in a rip current with a sunken kayak for 6 hours, paddling over the top of a 10ftTiger shark, and venturing into the sea caves along the Na Pali coast of Kauai. Some guys get a Mazda Miata to quench mid-life angst, I bought a surf kayak. To finish off my tour with a bang, 6 meteorologists from my wardroom ventured into the crater of Haleakala for three days starting at the 10,000 ft level and, guess what, it rained for a solid 72 hours straight. Fortunately, I brought along my JAG friend to keep us out of trouble. Haleakala translates to "House of the Sun"—Yeah Right! I've been the OPS Officer at NAVPACMETOCCEN (see Linda Finch's pilot log below) for the last three years.

Now I'm off to the War College and then down to Jacksonville to be CO of the METOC Facility at NAS JAX. I've included two interesting news items—one is from Linda Finch's visit to our weather center here in Pearl during World Flight '97 and the other is about Phil McConky. I've been an investor with Biocontrol Technologies for years; and all of a sudden, 1 see this news pop on my eIrade screen...small world.

Thanks Phil. What Phil was referting to about Phil McCenkey is that Phil (man, I'm gettin' confused, but then that shouldn't surprise anybody) McConkey just took over as Chief Operating Officer for PetrolRem Inc, a subsidiary of Biotrol. He's also a member ef Petrol-Rem's Beard ef Directors. McConkey, when you gonna stop screwing around and do semething with your life? Geez, there was so much potential. Wake up man!

All righty, who's up next? Let's see, here's one frem Steve Heida: Yo Give King, Just a quick note to reconnect with you. I just went on line at home and am setting up all my cool email lists, and of course you are first.

Is it Summer yet in snowy SD? I grew up there, so I totally support your choice to start your business there. I went to HS in Aberdeen. Drop me a note so I know I am in fact in communication with someone on this wonderful web stuff. Thanks...Beat Army Thanks Steve and hopefully you get my return note. Oh yeah, it is in fact summertime now here in

SD. The rolling green farmlands outside the living room window are so beautiful, they hijack my breath.

How's about some email from John Kunert emaU address: ffg59co@juno.com?: I am currently in command of KAUFFMAN (FFG59) and residing in Norfolk with my wife Diane and son Andrew (9). I've been here since September '96 and have enjoyed every minute of it. Unfortunately, time is passing too quickly as I am due to rotate in March of next year enroute to the Naval War College in Newport. The family is doing fine and enjoying time together while the ship is in DSRA at NORSHIPCO here in Norfolk. My Academy roommate, Jim Weckerly is curtenUy in Command of HSL 46 in Mayport, FL. That's about it for now. Will write soon with more detailed info on others that I've seen or heard about.

Thanks John. So what have we been missing for months? Come on. What's THE greatest thrill of the article. You know the stuff that info is made of. Oh yeah, I'm hearin' a few million fans startin' to cheer pretty dang loud. It's hard to hold back the excitement. I have to get up pretty doggone early to put one over on this crowd. Put your hands together, break out the good wine glasses, not the cheap plastic ones. Stand up if you have to, 'cause it's time we "get ready to rauuummble!!!" with FLEET HOME TOWN NEWS RELEASES!!!!!

Ken Wartick and Tim Junette were promoted to LTCOL last November and December respectively.

Ray Snell graduated from the National War College last October. Steve Squires is the CO of VAW 113 and is not on a WESTPAC craise anymore but was when the FHTNR was written. Steve Spicer is the CO of MITSCHER and recently finished up a Med craise. George Baker returned from an underwater craise to the ice caps and beyond on board SAND LANCE. Stan Hudson recently assumed command of HS-75. Drew Brugal received the Southwest Asia Service Medal last September. Hey Drew, didn't we stop bombing Baby Milk Factories in '91? Those timely guys in the Awards Branch are right on that keen razors edge no doubt.

Okee doke. I may have gotten the pictures into the Home Office in time for the article for once. Hope everybody's having a good Summer. I am. For everyone who's asked for a brochure, we're booked through most of the rest of this year with wholesale orders so we've had to scale back a lot on retailing.

Drop me a line, and I can tell you where the closest place is to you that seUs our stuff. In any event, thanks so much fer asking about it. Until September, yadda, yadda, yadda. Ken.

'79, Omnes Viri.

The Sains

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Pres: Tim Kobosko Sec'y: CDR Joseph A. Grace, Jr., USNR 15 AUard Blvd, New Orieans, LA 70119 h: 504-486-9040; w: 504-539-9255 f: 504-539-9257; e: jag05@gnofn.mil www.USNA1980.org There are really two different seasons here in New Orleans, those are hot and Summer. This brings back those wonderful memories of July in Bancroft Hall.

I understand that now they have air conditioning and room service. Oh weU, when we were Plebes...IT WAS TOUGH!!! No AC for us...no we sweated and...

This was a busy week for the Class of 1980 in New Orleans. Not only did we have eur usual complement of Reservists supporting the defense of democracy, we also had several visitors from our illustrious Class. Jill Hawkins Votaw came in frem San Diego, where she is still the Deputy Public Affairs Officer for COMNAVBASE San Diego. She is also the Public Affairs Officer for REDCOM 19, and tiius was here for a two week active duty stint. Also here from around the country were Pete Kilger, Mark Vaughn and John Coleman. All of them were here for a PCO Class at NAVAIRRES. I was able te get Jill and Pete out to the house for an evening te catch up. Hopefully on their next trip, we'll be able to also see Mark and John. Pete, still the leading contender for the most children in the Class (7) is a program director of Information Systems for Sanders and lives up in New Hampshire. He has been spending a lot of time with the P-3 community and seems to be loving life.

On to the electronic mail bag: My first note came in from John Callahan <70224.2023@CompuServe .COM> Just got my Shipmate and thought it appropriate , to try out the latest in technology to say hi. I saw Mike Ales letter and wanted to fill in some of the bits and pieces I knew. 1 hadn't talked to Mike since he headed up the Class of '80/8th Co. drive to dedicate a memorial chair to Steve Moreau who was killed in an A-4 accident in 1987 for our 15-year Reunion. So 1 thought I'd tell you (and the other guys) in the bunch what little I knew! I'm curtently the CO of VF-201 the Reserve F-14 squadron in Fort Worth, TX. Just down the street, in VMFA112 at NAS Fort Worth is Al Bartow who's flying F-18s. I've kept in touch with Dan King, and we've gotten together the past couple Summers for vacation. You know the kind, where Danny and I drink beer and take the boys fishing (1 have two boys and a girl. King-man has a boy and a girl). In the meantime, Kathy and Jan wait patiently for us to retum with dinner. Dan will be stopping by this Summer to visit Texas on his way to Port Hueneme where he'll take command of one of the Seabee Battalions. So if anyone's in the neighborhood, give us a call; and you can join us fishing.

Speaking of Mike Ales, here are some photographs taken at Brian Marks' wedding. I just want te know how a daughter that is se beautiful came from Brian...

Mike Ales, Brian Marks, and Bobby Hudson at Brian's Wedding

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Brian and Lori Marks on their Wedding Day窶認ebmary '97

hormonal problems!!. I get a chance to see Vic Smith occasionally and recently had lunch with 'Dr. Bogard', alias Charlie Meyers. I also got a chance to see Charlie Thompson on the goff course at Pax, and all of these guys are doing well.

This note came in from one of our faithful suppliers. Randy Farley <rfarley@score.com> with an update on 9th Co. Joe, Thought I would drop you a note and give you some fill for the column! Things haven't changed too much here in San Diego...other than we bought a house last October. New Address and Phone #: 7323 Basso Court, San Diego, CA 92119, 619-698-1854 I also got (eamed?) a promotion here at work. I am now a program engineer, and am scripting exercise Schedule of Events then servjng as overall Operations Conductor for the exercise complete with all the paperwork and post-exercise data-basing. I'm also working closely with the government's Operations Manager in developing SCORE'S capability to conduct missilexes (ICW TSTAs and the like) on our range. So far it has gotten me a trip to Kauai for a week as well as a couple trips up to Pt. Mugu (no big deal there since I'm up there twice a month anyway for Reserve stuff). The family is doing great, Kevin is in kindergarten and Brian sure wants to be. Both of them will be looking down at me before too long. I should be back in Newport the middle two weeks of September for another War College course.

I mentioned that I had the pleasure of working closely with Scotty "Grundy" Grundmeier while doing my Reserve time in Norfolk. Well, he is now on his way to the flEet. Although he wUl contribute a great deal for the air wing, it seems a real waste for the Navy as he is a master at working on the processes of an organization and has come so far for the Joint Command. Lots of lost skills when he transfers. He is on his way to IKE, after taking his bride en a Caribbean craise. He has promised me an update, and I'll write it up when it comes in.

This note came in from Mark Guadagnini, alias the "Guad" out in the Med. I always get a real kick out of his letters; and new that he is into the electronic age, I am hopeful that there will be many more for us to enjoy:

Brian Marks and daughter Jacque This second note came in frem Dave Maceslin: After much looking in this terrible job market I have finally accepted a position with Cubic Applications INC. I will be working at the Joint Warfighting Center on Ft Monroe in the Training Support Branch working in the Joint Center for Lessons Learned. This is a mouthful. The job is about 27 miles from home in very heavy traffic, but I have fortunately found a car pool so we will be able to use the HOV lanes, so it should speed things up. In my job, we will be taking comments from various commanders after exercises and operations trying to determine trends in training so that we can make recommendations to the military on where they need to improve their training. The Army/Navy and Air Force games will be interesting this year as 1 am surrounded by a lot of the "enemy." 1 worked for the Chesapeake School system as a substitute teacher doing languages, math, PE and biology. I also spent the tax season working for Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. Got to ran, I am finishing up pouring an auxiliary driveway pad and need to test the concrete. BEAT ARMY. Dwayne Dennis also sent me a message: dcdennis @erols.cem Just a note to say that I am alive and well and to provide my email address. I've recently relocated to Pax River, MD as a program manager with Lockheed Martin technology services. I'm with my two kids, Dwayne, Jr.(15) and Lauren (13), and the terrible two's are nothing like two teenagers with

A copy of Shipmate just found its way out here to the Med. Once again, 1, as well as all the Valion's JO's were impressed with the clarity and amount of material in the Class of '80 section. Keep up the great work. We are in port in Benidorm, Spain. This on the heels of a week in Marseille and 5 days in Palma. Everyone on JFK is certainly getting the chance to see the world. In fact, more and more of us are seeing the sights because we are all out of money from spending so much time in port that we are forced to walk around aimlessly all day! Yesterday I walked around with Ken Neubauer, the proud skipper of the VF-41 Fast Eagles. He is doing a bang-up job as the CO and always has a huge smile on his face, like a 16 year old who got the keys for the first time. On 19 July, I take command of the VFA-15 Valions, so Nubs and 1 will both have those big, stupid smiles together in the Med. I got word that Kathy and Tim Dunlevy are headed down to the Jax area where he will be the man in the ear, nose, and throat clinic. Need a nose job?

See Tim in Jax. Mike Lopez-Alegria called me from Russia. He should be back in the states at the end of the Summer after doing a superb job as head of the U.S. astronaut mission in Star City. Mike, with Daria's help, is one of the rising stars at NASA. On a sadder note, we share the pain of the loss of Mike's mother after a valiant straggle with cancer.

She was a great lady, and a friend of the Class of '80.

My pitch to the rest of my 3rd Co. mates to get phone numbers and addresses has backfired. No one wrote or called. So if you would put in the column for them not to write or call, that would be great. It would make sure that we have absolutely no updates on the Thirsty Third, which would leave me free reign to make everything up. Dan Tanner is back from his latest cruise onboard THEODORE ROOSEVELT. He is the air ops officer, and from all

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accounts doing a great job. I popped into Rota on my way back from a planning conference in Toulon and saw Brian Neunaber's picture on the bulkhead as the XO of Rota. I tried to call; but like a good XO, he had his answering machine turned off on a Saturday. Haven't heard much from anyone else, but if 1 do, I'll be sure to pass on the info. By the way, since I have geeked into the cyberaniverse, my email addresses are: guadagninim@kennedy.

Navy.Mil and guadsqd@aol.Com. Maybe it will be easier for the 3rd Co. folks to get in touch...

This note came in from our most famous astronomer, Alan Hale (ahale@NMSU.Edu). He reports that he has been rather busy since the comet came through, but fortunately came through with a note of update: I finally found the time to write up a short piece on what I've been doing, as you requested. It'll follow shortly after this message. Things haven't slowed down too much, although at least the phone isn't ringing off the wall all day like it was. The comet is gone as far as the northem hemisphere is concemed, but I'm heading for Australia to watch it go out a little bit longer. Stand by.

It looks like I've been found out. At least two of my former Classmates have pointed out in previous months that 1 am indeed the Alan Hale who discovered the Comet Hale-Bopp, which has so recently put on such a spectacular show in our nighttime skies. (Nice detective work, by the way.)

My story, in a nutshell, looks something like this: after graduation from USNA, 1 headed out to San Diego and SWOS school. After finishing SWOS, I was stationed as a division officer aboard HEWITT (DD-966); and after that, I was assigned to the Naval Station in Long Beach. It's a long story, but suffice it to say that the marriage between the Navy and me was not a happy one; and 1 left the Navy in late 1983. I then spent 2 1/2 very enjoyable years working as a Deep Space Network technician at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. (My personal highlight was a direct involvement with VOYAGER 2'S encounter with the planet Uranus in January 1986). It was while 1 was at JPL that 1 married the former Eva Lynne Budzinski of San Diego in September 1985.

As much as I enjoyed working at JPL, I decided I didn't want to raise a family in the LA area, so I applied to and was accepted into graduate school at New Mexico State University in Las Graces. I enrolled there in 1986; and six years later, I eamed my Ph.D. in astronomy. While in grad school, my older son Zachary, now 10, was bom—and for those of you into masochism, try working your way through grad school while raising a newborn child!—and my younger son Tyler, now 5, was bora a little over a month after my Ph.D. defense. I spent some time working at a science museum in my hometown of Alamogordo; but in 1993,1 formed an independent research and educational organization (the Southwest Institute for Space Research).

I spent the next two years trying to raise the money to operate, with only limited success. Then came that Summer night two years ago when I stumbled across a dim fuzzy object in Sagittarius, which earlier this year became one of the most talked-about astronomical objects in history...

Things are looking relatively good now. I've written a book (Everybody's Comet: A Layman's Guide to Comet Hale-Bopp), and I have several others in the works. I've recently traveled the country giving talks all over the place (including a colloquium for the Physics Department at the Academy; my fellow Physics majors will be happy to hear that Drs. Calame, Engle, Rector, and Fontanella—among others—are doing well), and I've had discussions with lecture agents about possible speaking tours in the future. Money is coming into the Institute a little easier than before. In the meantime, Eva, the boys and 1 live on a nice plot of land near the mountain village of Cloudcroft, NM—nice and cool in the Summer and "interesting" during the Winter—and we're members of the local community's volunteer fire department. Eva is a registered nurse and works in El Paso, and she likes to sew and ski. I run the mountain roads in the morning, I'm active in pushing commercial

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space operations here in New Mexico, I write a weekly column for the local newspaper, and I still enjoy quiet evenings out under the stars.

Needless to say, the past few months have been fun and "interesting," and I hope all of you had a chance to enjoy Hale-Bopp while it was around. If you missed it, too bad; it's not coming back around for another 2400 years...

Several members of the 33rd herd have been lost in action, and we are working to find them. If anyone has any news about Joel Ross or Steve Patton, or Carol Burbage, please send me a note or send it in to Sharon Hanley Disher.

This note came in from Dennis Kilian (DKilianl @aol.com) I saw the last Shipmate article and thought I would try out the 1980 homepage. Thought it was a great idea! It would be nice to create a directory on the site for Classmates by company. Also, I don't know if this gets out somehow, but I'll try anyhow—maybe through Shipmatel I have lost contact with most of the people in 36th Co. over the last several years. I am curtently in Calgary, Alberta. After graduating, I went to six months temporary duty recraiting nuclear power candidates in Seattle. From there I went to SWOS and GALLANT in San Francisco. Spent 2 years at sea, then transferred to the commissioning crew of RENTZ (FFG-46) as CICO in Long Beach, CA. Left active duty in 1986. After a short stint working for a defense contractor, I went to work for AT&T. Spent time in the California, Oregon, Florida, New Jersey, and Germany before landing in Calgary about a year ago with a small company named TELUS as VP of sales.

Currently, I'm expecting another move either back to Califomia or Phoenix with my own training company. I was married in 1988 to my lovely wife Janice and have two children—Dana who just tumed five and Byron who is three. I certainly look forward to hearing from any and all of you, 403217-6368.

John Kirby <jkirby@intuitive-software.com> wrote in with a request for members of 18th Co.: John would like anybody from 18th Co. to send him their email address. He is organizing a list and already has about 10 people. Email him with your address, and he will send you back the list of who he has. Thank you!

This note came in from Chicago, from Pam Wacek Svendson, who is a wonderful doctor and has just changed practices.

First of all, congratulations on the birth of your daughter! I was just thrilled for you! Every time I think of adding an additional family member, I just get plain tired, so I admire your fortitude. So glad to hear that Mom and baby are well. My life has been rather mundane compared to the birth of a child, but I'll fill you in on what's been going on.

I left my residency program in Pediatrics in November 1995 for a number of reasons and switched to Family Practice. I am now at Hinsdale Hospital (in the western Chicago suburbs) in my second year of residency training. Due to all the changing around, I will now finish in November 1998.1 am so glad that I made the switch, as I am much happier practicing family medicine. I especially enjoy caring for the "mother-baby unit" and am considering including obstetrics in my practice when I finish. That decision will be largely influenced by where we live when I am done. Curtently we are thinking of moving south, specifically to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where we have some very good friends. Even though I was bom and raised in Chicago, THESE WINTERS ARE HORRIBLE!!!!

After looking around a little bit down there, it appears that there are plenty of opportunities for family doctors. Now that I have figured out how to send email, I'll keep you posted. Mike has changed jobs and will soon be working for another software company in sales. The company is based in Tampa, so we now have even more incentive to move south.

The children (Elena, age 12 and Andrew, age 10) are all for heading south because it's closer to Disney World. I guess whatever it takes to motivate them is OK with me...The kids are both busy

with traveling soccer teams, so our life is basically work/school, soccer practice, work/school, soccer practice, work/school, soccer game, etc., etc. Every now and then we get away for a weekend to Michigan where we have a cabin. We also have a 25-foot Pursuit boat which we take out on Lake Michigan when we can. It allows Mike to have command again and me to do the kind of boating that I somehow never did in the Navy!

Thanks to Stephanie Goebel, I was able to find out that my roommate, Lucy Firos, who left after Youngster Year, is doing well in Washington state.

I wrote her at Christmas but haven't heard back from her. Last Summer, Sharon Disher and Jennifer Holzapfel and I got together for the weekend and had an absolute blast. What a great group of women were in our Class! I really wish 1 knew then what I do now...Before 1 get any more wistful, I better sign off (if I can figure out how).

This note came in from Randy Langmead, from 13th Co., who is a senior systems consultant in enterprise process engineering, with Intergraph Corporation jrlangme@mindspring.com Quick update: (longer note to follow via separate email). 1 retired from NAVAIR in November 1995. Curtently reside in Beavercreek, OH with my wife Kelly and our four children: Tyler (9), Taryn (7), Tanner (6), and Tucker (1) I'm currently Intergraph's project lead for the Automated Paperless Management System (APMS) project at the Joint Logistics Systems Center (JLSC) at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. I've been with the project almost 18 months, leading the Business Process Re-engineering effort, consulting on project management issues, and directing the customization of Intergraph's "Asset and Information Management" (AIM) software. I haven't updated my "HomePage" http://members.aol.com/JRLangmead /Langmead.htm) since I posted our Christmas card there, but it has some additional biographical details, including links to the APMS project home page, and other email addresses that I use more regularly than AOL. A note came in from Sharon Hanley Disher, DISH5@aol.com and it is a short update on a few 33rd herd members: I can't believe it! I just spent an hour typing this thing in; and for some reason, it did not get sent!

So here goes again! Dale Lumme came by for dinner the other night and gave me the list of emails and addresses from last year's picnic. Hope they are still good. We are still missing some people, so please pass their addresses on if you have them.

Dale was here for Justice School before heading to Monterey for another week of school. I have finished the book and will mail it to the publisher tomorrow. I hope to be offered a contract by June.

It's still not too late to send in any stories guys.

There's editing still to be done although not much, I hope. We got some bad news about Tim's dad two weeks ago. He has lung cancer and is undergoing radiation and chemo. No real prognosis yet, but he isfightingit hard. Keep him in your prayers.

1 am busy with my three great kids, coaching soccer, PTA president, and working two days a week.

Nevertheless, it does not keep me out of trouble.

Take care everyone, and write back!

This note came in from Jim Brownlowe 8th Co. <skullb@quantum-net.com> Thought I'd try the email connectivity and give you an update on where am and have been the last few years. Kerry, our two kids (Emily and Jake), and I have just returned to San Diego, CA after completing a tour at the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office in Crystal City. I have returned to flying F/A-lSs with VMFA-314 and will be going on craise aboard NIMITZ this September. This will be my third craise (previously on CORAL SEA and LINCOLN). LitUe did I know when I selected USMC on Service Selection Night, that almost all of my flying would be with the Navy. Including my tour at Pax River working for Carrier Suitability, I have traps on eleven different carriers. After nine or so PCS moves (including four complete cross-country moves), we are hoping to stay in San Diego for awhile. To say the least, the last 17 years have been an adventure.

Shipmate, July-August 1997

I mentioned earlier that Jill Hawkins Votaw was here for the Reserve, and she sent in an update when she got back to San Diego.

1 have an input for the column if it's not too late.

I was speaking with Larry McCauley (24th Co.) who works as an environmental engineer at the San Diego Port District, and we got to discussing Reunion West '97 that will be held here the 4-6 Sept '97. USNA vs. San Diego State, 1130, Friday 5 September. USNAAA is planning a big "to do" with a reception Thursday night at the Aerospace Museum, huge tailgater prior to the game and an Alumni Breakfast Saturday moming.

Could you put out to all those '80s in San Diego and on the West Coast that they should try to attend? Our Class rep for the USNAAA San Diego/ Coronado Chapter is Jim Peitrocini, and I'm sure he'll want to get the group together for a party or something. USNAAA mailed a reservation package out to everyone, but I'm sure an additional mention in your column will help! Classmates can get more info from USNAA SD/Cor chapter by calling 619-279-USNA. There's also a website at www.sandigo-online.com/alumni/ with info.

A final note came in from Bill Personius, wpersonius@juno.com Just thought I would drop you a note for an article in the upcoming Shipmate and invite the Class to my Change of Command Ceremony which is currently scheduled for Thursday, 4 September '97.

The date/timing of the ceremony should prove to work out great for anyone planning to attend the Reunion West Festivities 4-7 Sept '97. 1 will assume command of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron ELEVEN (HC-11), a H-46 Sea Knight Helicopter Squadron at NAS North Island San Diego, CA at Hangar 340 (follow the cones to the ceremony from the front gate) at 1000 on the 4th of September '97. 1 will relieve the current Commanding Officer, CDR Dave Allen and CDR Pete Sciabarra '81 will be my Executive Officer. Reception will follow at the World Famous I-Bar from 1100-1400. This schedule should allow those who will be attending the Change of Command Ceremony and the weekend West activities enough time to make the Welcome Reception that evening at the Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park. The NAVY vs. SDSU tailgater is scheduled for the next morning (Friday, 5 September) at Qualcomm Stadium (formally Jack Murphy Stadium) followed by the Idckoff of the football game at 1130. 1 would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite the Class of '80 Alumni to make my Change of Command Ceremony and Reception part of your Reunion West '97 Activities. Hope to see you at the Change of Command; and if for some reason I don't I see you there, I'll catch up with you at one of the weekend activities. Best of luck to you, and Go Navy beat SDSU! RSVP's encouraged to 619-545-6405 (HC11) or 619-538-1455 (my home).

That's it for the snaU mail, the email, the phone mail, and the any male or female for that matter. Great to hear frem one and all. I hope that the cards and letters keep coming. I need some great input for the next column, so send it on in. As we head into July, it is hard te believe that it was 21 years ago that we held up our hands and swore allegiance te the Big Blue and the Navy. I (state your name), having been appointed a Midshipman.. .Remember those words?

It's been one great ride up to now, and I wish all of you a wonderful Summer of fun, memories, family and friends. If you get down to the New Orleans area, be sure te give me a call. Always a cold beer and an empty rack. As always, BEAT ARMY, Joe.

Please visit the USNA Alumni Association WEBSITE at http://www.usna.com

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Pres: Robert D. Ravener, Jr. 164 Florida Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 h: 203-544-9340; w 914-767-6127 e: THERAV5@AOL.CQM Sec'y: Dave Ciccarelli 608 Patrice D r SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 h; 703-779-7459;w: 703-299-1681 e: dciccarelli@dtihq.cem It is night when the voices come...a hot summer night, the kind where crickets sing from countless quarter acres ef shredded hardwood, excited by heavy heat and humidity that saps human wUI. I sit, bathed in the soft glow of cathode rays and the voices come. Like a cherabic siren, one calls te me, "My thirst is great, quench me," but I ignore its cry, even denying its very existence. A moment's respite and another begs, "Behold, great beasts lurk 'neath my rest, smite them." I cover my ears and resist its mock desperate plea. Will they not relent? Yet a third persists, urgency ever rising in a final assault en my psyche, "Hell fires burn aU around, cool my soul that I may rest." There is no escape. I can take no more.

I must face my tormentors.

Into the valley ef the shadow of the night light, I walk toward the sirens' lair. At the door, their expectant eyes pierce the darkness and fix their collective gaze upon me as 1 speak. "What did I tell you about drinks after bedtime?" "Sweetheart, if you keep Teddy under the covers and off of the floor, he will net eat you." "I will close the windows and turn on the A/C." "Now, ge te sleep and no mere talking, or I'll put the three of you in hack until you're 30!" My daughters thus realigned, a cooling, man-made breeze wafting over them, I return to my sanctuary and settie, once more, before the computer's dim light as my wife gently chides, "You know they can't sleep when they're hot." Virginia Power wins this round, but I'll have my day.

Hot fun in the summer time. It's summertime, summertime, sum-sum-summertime. Hot time. Summer in the city, back o'my neck gettin' burn, etc. Have you spilled ketchup from your hot dog onto a clean shirt yet? BBQ sauce en your deck? Have your kids ran through the sprinkler and tracked pieces of your new mowed lawn throughout your dwelling yet? No? Then you must be in KeflavUi. If you're not, then get with it!

Speaking of hot, this stuff's hot off the Navy News Release presses. Flash! (A "hot" flash) 3 April 1997, Jeff Brusoski (28) (I'm putting USNA companies in parentheses on a trial basis fer the next few columns. Let me knew what you think.), left the Navy War College with a MA in National Security and Strategic Studies. BZ, Jeff. Flash! 13 March 1997, Jim McMurtry (01) recently joined PCU HARRY S .

TRUMAN. HOW'S that pitching arm, Jim? Flash! 15 May 1997, Dave Fuquea (05) left for a 6-month vacation with 22 MEU. Dave wiU, no doubt, spend his days building sand castles on the Costa del Sol and then breaching their ramparts with 120mm, rocket-propelled, titanium encased, armor piercing, shaped-charge rounds, the impacts of which will impel the hostiles inside screaming, royal robes aflame, across the drawbridge and into a diaboUcally designed maze of concertina wire which will redirect their column, headlong, into interlocking fire emanating from the waiting muzzles of not a few air cooled, crew served, .30 caliber, automatic fire weapons on full reck 'n roll that will rid this Earth of the insurgent slime, once and for all. Urrgghh!! God, I love littoral warfare. Then, he'll order a limeade from the cabana boy. Sorry, Dave, it's been a long time, but that felt great.

Flash! 30 December 1996, Steve Camacho's (12) back from a 3-month South American craise en JOHN L. HALL. Flash! 10 December 1996, Chuck Smith (24) bagged a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with VC-12 at Oceana. Hash! 19 December 1996, Dave Hardesty (18) finished a 6month junket with VAW-113 on CARL VINSON out of Miramar. Flash! 9 Febraary 1997, Bill Johnson (31) arrived at STRIKEFITWEPSCQLPAC, Lemoere.

Flash! 4 Febraary 1997, Rob Haidvogei is halfway through a 6-month WESTPAC en ANTIETAM (I guess he's home by new). Flash! 19 Febraary 1997, John Severino (12) finished up at Naval War College.

Flash! 6 January 1997, Dave Roane (05) just got back from a 6-month MED craise on PmLippiNE SEA. End of hot flashes.

I got a letter the ether day, not an emaU, an actual hand-written, ink-en-paper number from the CINCHOUSE of a Classmate. Text follows: As the family secretary, I am writing to you on behalf of my husband. Gene Sedy (14). He's a funny guy—countless times he has complained about an empty '81 column, yet 1 don't think he has ever sent in any news of his own! By the time you get this in the column. Gene will probably be somewhere in the middle of the Pacific, so he'll get a kick out of seeing his own name and face gracing a page of Shipmate.

To catch you up on where he's been, in 1987, he married me, the former Janet Ham (at the time LT, NC, USNR) and took a few years to relax at PG School in Monterey. It was there that we started having kids. From PG School, he joined EISENHOWER for a tough couple of years. After two deployments during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, he made the decision to say goodbye to the Nuke community and hello to the ED community, "I shouldn't have to do anymore sea duty."

We continued to have more kids. Never let your sailor make promises because, after 3 years at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Gene took the bait and found himself landed as Chief Engineer on Nimrrz. "This should be my last sea duty."

We're still having kids. By the pic you can see that we are now up to 5 kiddos: Leah, 8, Joe, 7, Catherine, 4, Michael, 3, and Maren, 1. Not pictured, but definitely present (behind Gene's arm) is littie Sedy #6 due 1 September, the day NIMITZ (and Gene) departs for its 'round the world craise.

Ah, just a day in the life of a Navy family. Maybe this is why, when I announced to my family my plans to join the Navy, my Mom began to sob and cried, "Oh, you'll marry one of those Navy men!"

I had no idea. At any rate, all is well with Gene and his crew. Hope it won't be another 10 years and 5 kids before hearing from us again!

Sedy contact info: Quarters 192,1617 Coughlin Ave., Bremerton, WA 98314. email: jsedy@linknet.lib.kitsap.wa.us. Gene contact info: Eng Dept., NIMITZ (CVN68), FPO AP 96697-2820. email: 06@smtp-gw.nimitz.navy.mil.

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Now a word from someone who lives where it's hot all the time. He's the pride of Laurel (MD) HS track and one of the few guys I could consistently beat. Bill Peacock (31). Net only did we ran together at the Boat School, but BiU lived up the road from me in our long-hair days; and we got to spike each other in the knees a few times even then. BUl's the Constmction Ops Officer with 3rd NCB at Pearl Harbor. As you can see in the pic. Bill's risen to the top of his field by his CO giving him a job at which he can really shine. With the SEABEEs, BiU's visited his share of strange and wonderful places (SW Asia, Australia) and probably get to polish things there, too. BUI must've contracted a persistent contagion because they won't let him out ef Oahu quarantine for years to come. He's been saddled with a 2nd tour as Production Officer at PWC Pearl where he'll plug in ships for a living. BUI, Tonia, Aaron, 12, William, 10, Jennifer, 6, and Lauren, 2, are at BILLTONIA@prodigy.net and 5478 Albatross Ave., Ewa Beach, HI, 96706. Aloha. Wiki-wiki.

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Bill at the top of his field Here's the hottest guy yet. Live, but slightly charred, from China Lake, it's Karl Fairbanks (35), "long time Ustener, 1st time caller." Karl left the Navy in 1990 with a master's in computer science and a yearning for the wide open (read "desolate") spaces.

He signed on with Boeing, who obliged him by sending him to the USN's favorite impact area where he's a senior computer scientist leading the Naval Air Battle Evaluation Model (NABEM) II project, a single UNIX workstation battlefield tactics simulator for use in asset deployment and weapon loadout studies. Think about that next time you lose at solitaire. Since 12/82, Karl's been married to the former Barbara Maples and has two daughters, Jessica, 13 and Alexandra, 9. You want Karl? You got him at RO. Box 337, Inyokem, CA, 93527-0337. h: 760377-3407 or Boeing Information Services, CM-40, NAWC/WD, China Lake, CA, 93555-0369. w: 760499-5084. email—h: karlf@ridgecrest.ca.us; w: karl@discovery.chinalake.navy.mil.

Hot email flash. John Christenson (36) was elected USNA Alumni Association Tmstee-at-Large, and you can trast he'll represent '81 well in that capacity.

DC Area '81 luncheon news. Dateline: 15 April.

Site: Ft. Myer O'Club. (How's he gonna tie this one in with the "hot" theme?) Filing through the hot buffet line (Man, I'm good) were Dennis Murphy (01), John Christensen (36), Eric Lindenbaum (09), Steve Moran (27), Bill Cloughley (19), Tem Camey (18), Buz Sorce (36), Tony Kurta (35), Tom Yavorski (25), Jamie Foggo (08), Rich Perry (22), Dave Norris (11), Herb Elkin (18), Brad Ward (33), Tim Dwyer (34), Chariie Church (26), Leo Goff (26), Brian Coval (17), John Parkinson (03), Paul Ims (04), Jim Ahlgrimm (34), Eric Lum (34), Emie Gonzales (21), Lilia Ramirez (06), Randy Lovdahl (16), and moi (01). Attending from '78 were Steven Sutton, Steve Petri, Chris Breolin, John Rudder, Chris Jensen, Don Schneider, Ray Kweng, Craig Cowen, Mark Fox, Fred Butterfield, A.J. Wise, Mark Hubal, Arch Grif-

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fin, Jay DeLoach, Jee Schmitz, Ren McNeal, John Martin, and the guest speaker. Art Athens. Art's Executive Director of the Officer's Christian Fellowship and has nine kids (Eat you hearts out, Portners).

Our former Brigade Commander's talk posed the question, "What are your treasures?" Answers vary

by Classmate, I'm sure, but several main themes resound, among them silence and a good book, fine food and laughter, the symmetry of a Bach concerto, and, family. Refer to Sedy picture. 'Nuff said.

My tale of Big Al and the bus touched a hot nerve or two as word came in from a few former Cleveland Browns including Len Barker '82 who stood

by Halsey a year later and watched the bus drive up King George. Len reports from Lynchburg, VA that one of ours who was on that bus stUI is. Yes, dear friends, it's the Fatman, a.k.a. Mark Donahue (33) who's finishing up a tour down the road a piece in Roanoke. Fatman's apparently still buming up the roads, sans muscle definition. Drop a line, Fatman, or stop by Leesburg for an easy workout. BTW, did you ever get that Plymouth Duster fixed after they pulled it from my passenger seat?

Here's word from someone who lives where it's really hot. Tom Gallo (31) writes to bring us up te speed by saying that wife, Stacy, and kids Jordan, 11, Ben, 9, and Madeline, 3, moved last Summer after eight years in Atlanta to San Antonio where Tom's Director of Sales and Marketing for the Intemet Division of Bay Networks. Last Spring, Tom took the 15-year "early retirement" option from the USNR where he'd been a pilot with VP-62 in Jax since leaving ACDU in 1989. Tom asks 31st Co. Classmates to contact him at tgallo@baynetworks.com. Keep those electrons comin', Tom. The Alamo's Ice Station Zebra compared to our next epostmark. Ed Brownlee (31) emails from Jeddah (No, it's not a middle eastern VW) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ed's probably in CONUS now, but says he's been by the Red Sea vice in Riyadh where some had him pegged. He was Det Chief of a U.S. Military Training Mission that trained all the King's men in case Saddam puts himself back together again. Ed, give me new contact info once back inSD. Before I cool things down, a note from an eld YP craise bud. Ken Liss (14), whose name appeared in a previous column and emailed to elaborate. Ken left the Navy in 1988 after tours on VANCOUVER and INGERSOLL and a stint in DES MOINES duping prospective nukes. Still with a thing for his old ship. Ken went to Milwaukee with IngersoU-Rand as an "applications engineer," read: sales rep. Then someone told him to ge be a teacher; and not being one to think for himself, he did, but not before spending the Summer of '89 looking for bones in the Grand Canyon. An M.A. in anthropology is now being chased by a Ph.D. in the same and an M.A. in student affairs. Some people just can't function in the real world. Apart from studying. Ken's spent two Summers looking for dead stuff while having his blood sucked by bugs and locals in Belize. Ken married the former Amy Heinichen of Cincinnati in September 1995, but has yet to realize any financial gain from her family's vast European beer fortune. Between Indy episodes (Asps...very bad...you ge first!). Ken tells undergrads how not to waste their lives and then says "I told you so" when they do.

Talk to Ken at lissx002@maroon.tc.umn.edu and, with a hearty "Hasta Lopithecus," he's outta here.

Well, I turned the even off, I've got the fork out, and I'm about to stick myself, but not before saying that I heard Bud Wemer (01) was dancing the lead in an off-Broadway remake of Hair. He loves the work, but his skin's not up to the frequent bathing between shows. Baby powder works for me. Bud. Now I lay me down te sleep.

I pray Shipmate my text to keep.

ff they cut before I wake, I pray they ask which stuff to take.

For single spaced though pages be, (And, I'll admit, there's more than three), I've tried my best the word to pass About this most excellent Class.

Whose won'dreus deeds astound, amaze.

And prove, again, how hard work pays In spades and pride and memories Made in the air, on land, 'cross seas.

Later, Chic.

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Pres: CDR Thomas P. Garrison, HI USN Sec'y: LCDR Gus Andersen, USN 2266 Pocosin Ct., JacksonviUe, FL 32246 From our Class President, Tom Garrison: The Fifteen Year Reunion Committee has been working hard to get us ready for Homecoming '97 and I look forward to seeing many of you there! I realize many of us won't get past the tailgater, but that's a great place to spend the weekend!

I also look forward to providing the opportunity to a new group of Classmates to take over the roles of Class Officers. We're looking for enthusiastic folks to ran for each of the office positions, and should have no problem finding talented '82er's.

I'm putting together a nomination committee right now, to be chaired by John Weidman, our VP. There will be an '82 business meeting in Alumni Hall 0800-0930 on Saturday 18 October. Ifyou are interested in running for Class office, you must attend the meeting or submit your name to the Nominating Committee prior to the meeting. At that meeting, the Nominating Committee will announce the candidates that will be seeking each of the offices. While you don't have to be present to ran for office, in order to get on the ballot, someone present must second your nomination. For best results, try to go to the meeting. The resulting ballot wiU be voted on by all present.

The following offices will be filled, incumbent are listed, with job description: President—Tom Garrison, (Class leader and allaround great somebody) Vice President—^John Weidman, (someone who is smarter than the pres.)

Treasurer—Walt Nobles (Fund-raiser, Class funds authority, with USNAAA assistance) Business Secretary—(new position, recommend an Annapolis or DC resident) Corresponding Secretary—Gus Anderson (witty Shipmate rep) If you are interested in ranning for any Class office, please send you name and the office position you would like to fill to the Nominating Committee at garrison@navair.navy.mil or garrisontp ©aol.com or call me at (904-542-2751 X132 or 904-778-1574. 1 will forward all names to the Nominating Committee for announcement on 18 October. The only deadline is the 0800 meeting on 18 October. See you there.

FROM THE HOMECOMING C O M M n T E E : The local organizing committee has changed slightiy, Greg Eisman, who really got things going, has headed off to sunny Florida and tumed over the reins to Dan Proulx and Ray Robichaud. Dan can be reached at 410-293-6884 and Ray can be reached at 410-293-6555. We are busy trying te further improve the major activities to provide even more fun and interest for everyone. We are looking for ideas from you on what you would like to see and do at Homecoming that have not been presented yet. We know a number of you are bringing your children to Homecoming, would you like some activities for kids at the tailgater? Do you have some ideas? Please email your ideas to proulx@nadn.navy.mil or call Dan at the number listed above.

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Class €f 19§2 Reunicn The 15 Year Reunion is almost here!! This will be the first of two inserts in Shipmate aimed at providing all the necessary information so we get the best turnout possible. In addition to these inserts, John Fernandes (33 Co.) has been kind enough to host a Class of '82 Homepage on the World Wide Web. The address is www.pentagraphics.com/reunion.html.

Also at the pentagraphics site, you can purchase some pretty cool USNA screen savers. The plan is to keep the most recent information on the Homepage with links to places that you can get more information.

We have scheduled a great program for the weekend with good food, plenty of opportunities to catch up with old friends and (unlike our 10"") probably see a winning football team.

This year Homecoming falls on the Annapolis Boat Show weekend, which will make parking and lodging as well as getting around tough so you need to start making your plans now!

Contacts: The team of folks who are hard at work getting ready for Homecoming is as follows: Greg Eisman: 410-293-6555; eisman(ainadn.navy.mil (Greg will detach in late June) Dan Prouix: 410-293-6883; proulx(@nadn.navy.mil— Greg and Dan have been coordinating the arrangements with Greg taking the lead until June when he will turn it over to Dan. Matt Moury: 202-208-6645; mmoury(a>aol.com— Matt has coordinated the catering for the weekend and has arranged the same caterer (Tom O'Leary) who did such a great job at the lO'"!

Schedule: Thursday 16 Oct: 2030 Early Bird No host get together at McGarvey's. Real popular at the 10"", good way to kick off the weekend for those without real jobs or still in the Navy, who can get into town a day early and would like to catch up with old friends. At the lO"" we had almost a hundred folks show up.

Friday 17 Oct: Check-in at Alumni Hall, pick-up name tags, schedules of events and geedunk ordered in advance.

Evening: Cocktail Party at Dahlgren and Dinner in King Hall. Purchase tickets through the Alumni Association—Look for the order form in upcoming issues of Shipmate.

Saturday 18 Oct: Tailgater at the stadium. 10 am - ?, Featuring a Beef BBQ, Raw Bar, Antipasto, Deserts, Beer, Wine, Soda, private bathrooms and much more! We have requested a great site on Taylor Ave. at the open end of the stadium Evening, 1830-2300: Dinner/dance at the Alumni House.

(Adults only, please) Three themed buffet stations, DJ to provide tunes. Cash bar available. We will be outside in tents on the lawn, so dress accordingly.

Lodging: We have reserved a block of 50 rooms at the Holiday Inn in Annapolis. Cost is $129 a night and require a three

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night minimum stay. (Th/Fri/Sat). Call 800-HOLIDAY or (410) 224-3150. Make sure you tell them you are with the Class of '82. Remember this is the Boat Show weekend so as we get closer, rooms will be at a premium.

Prices for Class Events: Tailgater: $35 per person for anyone 7 yrs and older Dinner: $20 per person These are the paid in advance prices. While there will be some tickets available at the door they will be more expensive. Tickets should be purchased in advance with checks or money orders. Sorry, we can't process credit cards.

Football Game Tickets: Tickets for the football game should be ordered through NAAA by calling 800-US4-NAVY. Ensure you request seats in the Class of '82 section! After 15 June, there is no guarantee of sitting in the '82 section.

Geedunk: Steve Montague has been working to have a limited number of quality items available. All of these items can be ordered on the registration form.

Mock turtleneck - White mock turtleneck w/ embroidered "USNA '82" on collar. 100% pre-shrunk cotton.

T-shirt - Choice of denim or pebble (tan) color w/ Class Crest on left chest.

Ballcap - Choice of khaki w/ khaki bill or denim w/ suede bill, "Navy '82" embroidered on back Sweatshirt - 50/50 fleece oxford grey with cadet half-zipper, w/ embroidered "Navy '82" on left chest.

Patch-Embroidered Class Crest - (standard size) When you check in at Alumni Hall, the geedunk will be waiting for you. The Class of '82 Webpage has a link to show you pictures of all of the items. There also will be a limited number of items at the tailgater.

Raffles: We will be raffling off a Naval Academy rocker and a captain's chair to raise funds for the Class. These are the hardwood quality chairs that are frequently advertised in Shipmate. Tickets will be sold at all of the reunion events and the drawings will held at the dinner on Saturday night. You do not need to be at the dinner to win and you can buy tickets in advance on this registration form or at the events. The chairs will be shipped to your home directly from the manufacturer, so you do not have to worry about lugging these beauties home.

Payment: Make checks or money orders payable to: USNA Class of 1982 Deadline: To ensure proper registration for all events and geedunk ordered, the deadline for your registration form and payment in full will be 7 September, 1997.

We are looking forward to seeing all of you this Fall...

GO NAVY !!—BEAT VMI !!

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I^eunicn l^eaistraticii Fcrm PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION CLEARLY: First/Last Name (as you want it on your nametag) Mailing Address Phone Number (H) (W) Include the first and last name of EACH additional person attending the reunion for name tags:

EVENTS Tailgater: Dinner/dance:

tickets (a) $35.00 per person (over 7 year tickets (a) $20.00per person (adults only

$ $

MEMORABI LIA T-shirts: adults size S Color—denim

shirts @ $9.00 each M L pebble(tan)

= $

XL

XXL

Ballcaps: caps @12.00 each khaki w/ kh aki t»ill denim w/ suede bill

= $

Turtlenecks adult size

shirts @ $18.00 each M L XL

= $

XXL_

Sweatshirts adult size

M

shirts @ $24.00 each L XL

XXL_

Patches:

= $

shirts @ $7.00 each

RAFFLE TICKE rs tickets (ffi $L00 each or 6 tickets for $5.00

= $

= $

Total = $ Make checks/money orders payable to:

USNA Class of 1982 Send this form along with payment to: Class of 1982 Reunion Committee RO. Box 15491 Annapolis, MD 21412 136

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Hotel Accommodations: The Holiday Inn has only 4 rooms left There may be seme available if the Class ef '92 does not use all of their block, but that will not be known for quite seme time. The Columbia Inn in Columbia MD, has rooms blocked off for our Class, the rate is $95 and the reservations must be made by 30 September. Their tell free number is 800-638-2817. Also tiie Comfort Inn in Amold MD has rooms blocked off for our Class. The rate is $129 and again reservations must be made by 30 September. Their toll free number is 800-828-3361.

Personal Photos: We would like to create some collages of pictures of Classmates engaged in whatever they have been engaged in over the last fifteen years, do you have interesting/funny snapshots of your family, pets, vacations, cmises, interesting sights,...etc, that you would like your Classmates to see during the tailgater and dinner. Send them to: The Class of 1982 Reunion Committee, RO. Box 15491, Annapolis, MD 21412. Unfortunately, we probably will not be able to retum them, so make sure you have duplicates.

Email Homecoming Updates: We have received a number of requests te provide an email update of the Homecoming preps and we have created a preliminary list that we wiU launch in the coming weeks.

These updates will be helpful to inform those that are interested about accommodation availability changes, helping Classmates line up '82 golf foursomes for the toumaments, any late breaking info, etc. Also these updates will put people in touch with the organizing committee to help identify any issues that Classmates from out of town may have. If you want to be included on the emaU update list, send your email address lo proulK@nadn.navy.mil '82 Class Roster: We would Uke to provide a '82 Qass Roster at Homecoming with updated addresses and emaU addresses if avaUable. We plan to use the Alumni Association database to produce this roster.

Please try to update your personal info with the Alumni Association prior to September. You can update your personal info either via email at alumni@pensacola.nadn.navy.mil or by phone, 410263-4448x112.

If you have any comments, questions or concems, do not hesitate to contact us before Homecoming.

See you there!

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Pres: LCDR Steven G. Young, USNR c/o Legg Mason, 600 Washington Avenue Towson, MD 21204; p:800-368-2558 Sec'y: LCDR Toni Kasprzak, SC, USN 8607 Mount Vemon Highway Alexandria, VA 22309 h: 703-799-0832; w: 703-614-0391 f: 703-693-2551; e: kasprzak.toni@hq.navy.mil CompuServe: 73121.2252@compuserve.com Dear Classmates: Please note the new home address and work emaU address. I have had some trouble determining the retum addresses on some email since my transfer from NAVSEA. If you have emailed me at my old email address after 1 May, I cannot determine your return address. (No, I cannot hit "reply to sender!"

It's more complicated!)

FROM THE INFORMATION AUTOBAHN: Steve Brawley wrote to correct our "Ensign Count" to three each. Steve wrote that he is attending University of Texas Southwestem Medical School in Dallas. Steve's wife Kimberly is a neonatal intensive care nurse. They have two sons, Austin (10) and Cameron (6). Prior to relocating to Dallas, Steve was using his Ph.D. teaching aerospace engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School and doing research on the High Speed CivU Transport for NASA. This summer, Steve will be working at Naval Hospital Pensacola. Congratulations!

Jack Lerchbacher wrote te let me know that the unnamed Classmate in a photo printed in the May 1997 edition was ChuckMelcher! Chuck is the "tall guy in the ball cap between Adam Levitt and Jack."

Thanks, Jack, fer "squaring me away!"

FROM THE "SNAIL MAILBOX": Virginia (Forehand) Hem sent in a photo documenting a nice visit that the Hems, Vautiers and Rices had when Virginia did a "drive by" off the N.J. Turnpike on a recent trip from New York to DC Virginia notes that Ginger (Bressler) and Larry Rice and Becky (Lewis) and Jim Vautier are "big time competitors" on an indoor soccer league and seem to be enjoying lovely Earle, N.J.

Membership: 100%

Pres: LCDR James H. Flatley, IV, USN 5202 Ocean Dr., Emerald IsIe,NC 28594 Sec'y: LCDR John Hughes, USNR 182 Sherman Hillroad, Woodbury, CT 06798-3616 h: 203-263-2980; f: 203-263-2983 e: hughesnavy@aol.com

Remember to update your addressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Call 410-263-4448 xll2 or email achambers@a rtic. nadn. navy.mil

Soccer Training Campâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Brian Horn, Virginia (Forehand) Horn, Billy Horn, Rebecca Rice, Ryan Rice, LCDR Ginger (Bressler) Rice, LCDR Becky (Lewis) Vautier and Katie Vautier.

Billy Bob Stephens reported in and provided an impressive illustration of his hunting prowess! He is still flying P-3s with Jeff Johnson in VP-94. Jeff flies with Delta and Billy Bob flies for American based out of Miami, commuting frem Pensacola.

Mark Quigley was elected to a staff position on the Roger Williams University Law Review. The Law Review consists of 12 board members and 15 staff members who have demonstrated outstanding editing abilities. To be eligible for the Law Review, students must be in good academic standing, have successfully completed all of their courses, and must v/iite a Law Review Note. Mark was elected as a second-year staff member Mark is a second-year, day-

division student and is expected to earn a Juris Doctore degree in May 1998. He and his wife Aime, reside in Bristol, Rhode Island. Mark is a member of the Maritime Law Society and is also a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. Congratulations, Mark, on such a great accomplishment!

FROM TONI'S WORLD WIDE WEB: During my first week at the Pentagon, LCDR Allen Stubblefield and LCDR Pat Rabun called for a get-together. Obediently, I reported to Allen's office where I was told we were going to "Ground Zero" for lunch. Stunned, I was happy to find out that Ground Zero is the grassy, nature loving area in the center of the Pentagon. Needless to say, I felt safe with Allen and Pat. Allen and Pat are both excited to get ready to roll to the Executive Officer afloat tours. Allen, who is currently a "leaner" from BUPERS to N8863 working on C4ISR, is reporting te BENFOLD (DDG-65) in San Diege. Pat, currentiy an N82 "budget bubba," is reporting to CHOSIN (CG-65) hemebased in Pearl Harbor.

FROM THE 19TH COMPANY ARCHIVES: Sue and Mel Hamner have left sunny Michigan for NAS Bmnswick, ME, where Mel is assigned to VQ-11. Mel is extremely happy to get back to flying and is looking forward to mastering a new aircraft.

Cynthia and Gary Williams are looking forward to heading south for the next few years. Gary finishes the Naval War College in June and has orders to GENICOM in Tampa, FL, where he will be an action officer in the J-3 shop.

Beth and Bill Elliott gave birth to a 6 lb. 15 oz. baby boy on 9 March 1997. William Dewey Elliott III is doing splendidly! Congratulations!

Marc Granier left the Navy in November 1995 and has relocated te the Nashville, TN area. Marc is a "special project coordinator" for the Kendall Company at their Franklin, Kentucky plant. Kendall is a major player in the health care market. Marc and wife Kathy celebrated the fourth birthday of their son Michael on 26 January. They are expecting "Baby Granier #2" this summer.

Tracey and Tony Onorati are still in Hanford, California. Tony retumed from deployment in November on CARL VINSON and has begun his next set ef work-ups. So much for Perstempo in the Hemet community.

Scott Vogelsang is a systems engineer for Lockheed Martin in Syracuse, NY and works in Maritime Traffic Management. When Scott is not working on ship's movements, he is the Executive Officer of a Reserve Military Sealift unit. Scett and wife Joan have twin daughters, Kate and Kristen who are nine.

LOST CLASSMATES OF THE MONTH: The 19th Company nominates: Bill Blue, Lenny Price and Matt Wallace. No whereabouts have been reported!

Thanks for the pictures, keep them coming! With warmest regards, Toni

"Billy Bob with the Catch of the Day Shipmate, July-August 1997

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Pres: Joel Hanson Sec'y: Mike Casey 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 300; Fairfax, VA 22030 h: 703-354-7087; e: mUcenkeI@erols.com Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication.—Marshall McLuhan Well, Summer has officially settled over the DC area like a big wet towel. Everyone seems to spend their days busily scurrying from one air-conditioned building to another. I've seen at least three movies I didn't want to, just to stay out of the heat.

And, of course, I've had the column to help cool me off. Folks, this thing is getting totally out of control, I'm glad to say. Email has made communicating with your diligent, hard-working Class secretary so easy that I'm getting dozens of letters every month. So I apologize if I don't do a particular letter justice—it's probably because of space and time consfraints. (Go ahead, flame me; that's what email's for.)

Speaking of email, the Class database on the website (either http://www.usna85.org or http:// usna85.xay.com, whichever ene the InterNIC is allowing us to use when you read this) has about 152 out of 1363 email addresses for the Class. Also, we only have 1220 out of 1363 snaU mail addresses. And we don't have any idea how current these addresses are, either. Yikes. Alex Kiefer has done a great job putting together the database, but it's only as good as the data in it. Please send me an email if you have any additions or suggestions.

We did get notice this month that Mike Stepaniak <subdrivr@satelink.net> has put together a nice website for the Alumni Association as a whole (http:/ /www.usna.com), including some stuff for our Class.

[Ed. Note: The Alumni Association is very grateful for all Mike's efforts. We couldn't have done it without him... Nancy Gorum, not Mike's Nancy] His wife Nancy sent along a note that Mike's leamed more about HTML than just what it stands for.

And now a word from Tina Higgins, who's got the results of the Class survey you filled out in April or May. Dear '85: THANKS to everyone who completed the survey, here is what we leamed. First, 14% of the Class responded—this is great for a Class of our size and at this point in time.

Annual contributions. A majority of our respondents favor an annual contribution of $50 to 100 (36.9% = $0-$50; 41.6% = $50-$100; 21.2%: >$100).

A vast majority prefer to make an annual contribution by check. (88.6% annual; 7.4% quarterly; 4% monthly) (81.2% check; 12.1% charge; 6.7% debit) Homecoming. 85%!!! of the respondents want to have our 15th reunion ON Homecoming weekend, 28 Oct 00.

Type of Class project—the answers and comments were interesting and presented a wide range of options: 30.3%—Any type of project 19.4%—Professional 18.8%—Academic 14.1%—Athletic 11.4%—Academic or Professional 2.7%—Athletic or Professional 2.0%—Other 1.3%—Academic or Athletic Thanks to those who provided comments. This information will be helpful for our Class planning purposes. The information also helps the Alumni Association understand our preferences and gather data for new programs (i.e. debit option for annual contribution).

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For those interested in helping with Homecoming or a Standing Committee, please contact Joel directly. (If you provided your name, we have this information and will contact you.)

Thanks again—Tina And on to the news. Oh, one more thing: I've been asked to mention Reunion West '97, a little bash involving thousands of Alumni and their Significant Others, te be held in San Diego on the weekend of the SDSU game (September 4-7). If you're in that time zone, give it some thought. To help out Mike Midgley (MSMidgley@aol.com), who set the whole thing up, I'm going te unobtmsively seed this article with references to the Big Event. If you want more information about it, check for information elsewhere in this edition ef Shipmate. Side note: Mike is new the most junior member of the Alumni Association Board of Tmstees.

Tom Adams <tlaiii@erols.com> wrote a quick update. Tom's still in the Service and is here in DC on shore duty as Officer in Charge of a Navy Reserve Detachment (NRD Philadelphia Det Maryland), where he finds and screens prospective officers for the Navy. H e ' l l be heading off te an undetermined flying job in the not-tee-distant future.

Tom also had news of others:' Mike Berger (4th Co.) is out ef the Navy and flying for United. LeMonte Adkins is also in CIVLANT and selling real estate in Chesapeake, VA. Mario Maddox (6th Co.) is out of the Navy and doing quite well working for an investment company in Atlanta.

Jeff Robertson 71322.3517@CempuServe.com wrote in as a "first time e-caller." Jeff got out in '94 fer a tour of unemployment, followed by a stint with Sun Country Airlines; a furlough; and finally on with United Airlines as ef June '95 flying out of Denver.

The only other proud UAL employee owner and Classmate that Jeff's met is Tim Kane (28th Co), based out of O'Hare. Jeff occasionally hears from Randy Reid (1st Co.) who seems content with his job at America West (PHX based). No, I don't knew what PHX stands for. Maybe it stands for.. .Reunion West! That's right. Reunion West, 4-7 September in sunny San Diege. Mark your calendar, won't you?

Jeff also updated on some non-Airedales...Mark Henderson (28th Co.) is running a computer shop in PA but hasn't passed on an e-address to anyone (Mark, are you out there?) Maurice Perdomo (11th Co.) has been working at John Hopkins' Applied Physics Lab for years now as some sort of administrator but still doing his USMC Reserve stints for the extra paycheck. Eric Olsen is in the middle of deployment with VP-5...apparently, he's still serving his obligatory penalty for taking an Olmsted Scholarship to study in the former East Germany; Jeff thinks he's "probably in for at least 20 now."

Andrea (Webb) Phelps <andrea@pilot.infi.net> and Roger Phelps wrote at various times. I'm including the letter verbatim because of the beauty and strength of the prose.

Hey Mike, just got done reading the column.

Good stuff. (See? 1 told you—Mike) We are still in Norfolk VA. Andrea has started her own law practice after two years with a firm here in Norfolk.

Andrea's specialty is small business law, incorporation, and intellectual property. I used to win some of the arguments in the house, but not anymore.

By the way, Andrea has started a small collection of good lawyer jokes so send us any if you have them.

1 am still the Operations and Engineering Manager for Norfolk Civic Facilities. My Ops and Cheng tour rolled into one for six buildings. One of my buildings is a 2,500 seat theater we use for Broadway shows and concerts (VA symphony, jazz etc.), one is an 1,800 seat Opera house (strangely used by the VA Opera) and another is an 800 seat theater where the VA stage company has a home.

My responsibility is the maintenance, event turnover, HVAC and custodial for them and an arena, the MacArthur Memorial and a 12,000 seat base-

ball stadium. We just finished the hockey season and melted the ice in time to get the International Arts Festival Military Tattoo in. 1 tell you once you hear Amazing Grace performed with the Canadian Bagpipes Band supported by four Service Bands; well, let's just say machismo gave way to tears.

Now it is time to get the baseball team on the field and combined with the theater season, I am busy.

We are both staying in touch with the Hall via our local chapter of the Alumni Assn. Andrea is on the Board, no surprise to those of you who know her; and I just go for the food, again no surprise to those in the know. The business connection has been great, and I have been able to farm out work to two companies associated with Grads (though not of our Class). For those of you who are not involved, I highly recommend it. It's a great way to network, meet friends, make new ones, and they are a great crowd to be with if you are worried about embarrassment while crying over another Navy loss to Army.

As far as news of other '85'rs, I have been in touch with Thom Parham. He is done working on Deep Space Nine and is now an assistant to a writer on the show Touched By An Angel. He is out in Utah. Unfortunately, the last I heard he had broken his femur in a skiing accident and was in the hospital for surgery. I know he would appreciate your prayers.

Rich Rutkowski is now in St. Louis, Missouri as the military liaison to McDonnell Douglas. Ski continues to amaze us with his longevity, when will the Navy wise up? We hear from Lou Cedrone and Curtis Pearson but wish we could get together more often.

I would love to hear from those of you from 35th so send us an E or snail. 705 Moss Quay, Chesapeake, VA 23320.

I got a note from Steve Chambers <steve chambers@worldnet.att.net> this month. Steve left the Navy in 1994 to attend graduate school at the American Graduate School of Intemational Management in Phoenix, AZ, where he curtently resides with wife Michelle and two chUdren. After a couple years as a Sales Engineer in the Valley of the Sun, Steve landed a position with the Victaulic Company of American as their North American Maritime Market Specialist. (By the way, "Victualic" is a Latin word which translates literally as "Western Meeting" or possibly "Reunion West".) Steve markets pipe couplings, valves and fittings to the maritime and shipbuilding industries. As most ef these companies are based in the Gulf region, Steve is in the process of relocating to the Mobile, AL area. Steve doesn't have an address in Mobile yet and is traveling 100% of the time with a house in Phoenix, office in Houston and customers throughout North America; Steve recommends email as the best way of touching base with him.

Back te Mike Stepaniak <stepania@noveIl.nadn. navy.mil>, who also sent me a note after his bride did the same. He's currently at USNA, teaching Leadership to Plebes and 2/C in PRODEV, and has been for about a year. His last job was in Kings Bay as weapons officer on NEBRASKA. Nancy (see above) is working in town for A.G. Edwards, along with an '84 Grad (Andy Lang) who is married to Ashley (Yetman) Lang. Ashley is in the Reserve; and when Mike talked te her last, she was working on the Presidential Inaugural Ball.

Mike seems pretty pumped about working at USNA. He's also seen a few Classmates since being down there, including Mike Christman. Mike's out of the Navy and lives in the Annapolis area. Mike also ran into Jack Stem in DC back in the Fall. Jack was working in Crystal City in NAVAIR at that time; Jack, where are you now? Despite the schedule, MUce's been working on an engineering management master's at Catholic University so he sees people from time to time. Kurt Menke is working at the Pentagon at N87 (the Lords of Submarine Requirements);. Guide Lastra left USNA in the Fall for destination unknown; Chris Kirkbride is the 7th CO

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officer here at USNA. Ron Dalton is finishing up a tour in Camp Lejeune and left for NFS in May. Jim McNeilly has been out for a while and just finished building a home in Stanhope, NJ, his old home town.

He was working for General Chemical but has recentiy changed employers whose name Mike didn't know. Finally, Mike ran into Cindy Thebaud back in the Fall at a football game. She's an engineer on a ship in Norfolk, though she may have left by now.

Mike also offered the following idea: "Since we live in USNA town, I thought it would be great to have a mini-reunion this Fall for people in the area or who are going to be in the area. Let me know what you think. We go to aU the games." What do you say? Let's do something like that this Fall, sort of a.. .Reunion East! Seriously, if you're on the East Coast, what dates would work for you? Let me know.

Also got a note from my company-mate Dan Derbes hdderbes@nps.navy.mil. Dan has always had a way with words, so I'll let him teU you what's going on with him: I enjoyed your column. (Did I also mention Dan's excellent judgment?—Mike) I'm in Monterey, CA working my butt off trying to convince people that I deserve a master's degree in operations logistics.

So far they are buying it, but each quarter presents a new challenge. Phil Ganda has started the curriculum recenUy. I graduate in September (that's my plan anyway) and head back to Newport for more school but with more of a nautical bent. We are enjoying the beauty of the area and have done some hiking around the many national parks. Danny and Samantha are big enough to carry their own water bottie and whatever they find along side the trail but somehow don't have the strength to carry my back pack. We'll continue to work on that. I have carved a little time out of my schedule to get involved in Toastmasters and take some golf lessons. So far, my ability to talk has outpaced my ability to putt. Bob Dill is also here, but I have no idea what he is studying. Frank Novak is here too and has passed his oral board and the written part of the Ph.D. program for mechanical engineering.

Rich Brown and Erin (and my niece and nephew) are in JacksonvUle, FL. (Rich married Dan's sister, Erin. New dees it make sense?—Mike) Rich is on LEYTE GULF finishing up a deployment. He and Erin are headed to Newport next for the War College. The War College? I thought eiUy old people went to the War College.

But wait! Let's hear the rest from the horse's mouth. Rich Brown <rich-erinbrown@juno.cem> also sent in a note: I just returned from a six month deployment to the Mediterranean (Nov '96-May '97) onboard LEYTE GULF (CG-55) where I served as Operations Officer. LEYTE GULF was the Air Warfare Commander for the THEODORE ROOSEVELT BATTLE

GROUP, so I spent many hours writing daily intentions messages and planning Air Warfare exercises—it was a great and challenging tour (22 months total; you may remember that I served as Operations Officer for 18 months in O'BANNON (DD-987) prior to reporting to CG-55). I was relieved on 11 May and am now enjoying some long awaited family time with Erin, Margaret and Robby (Scotti, the dog, is still with us at 12 years old).

I had the good fortune to deploy with two 15th Company shipmates (and my two roommates).

Mark Weber (Maintenance Officer for C O M P H I B R O N 8) and Pat Dunn (Maintenance Officer for COMCARGRU 8) were also deployed as part of the Battle Group. Mark was embarked in NASSAU, and Pat was embarked in THEODORE ROOSE-

VELT. I flew to the carrier often and was fortunate to see Pat most times (he hasn't changed; the life of the party). I saw Mark in the Adriatic during Operation Silver Wake (Albanian NEO). The Captain and I flew to NASSAU for a briefing, and I was able to spend some time him. Pat has screened for XO and is on his way to DC (OPNAV). Mark is finishing up on the staff and will be reporting to PXO-school. Unfortunately, Mark returns back to the MED for another six month deployment after Shipmate, July-August 1997

reporting as XO. 1 report to the War College in August, after which I will attend PXO school (I am currently slated to be XO in MAHAN (DDG-72)).

Dan Derbes will finish his master's at the Naval Postgraduate School in September and, after PCO School, will report to SHRIKE (MHC-62) as Commanding Officer. SHRIKE'S christening took place on 24 May and the Derbes Clan was in attendance (Erin and I drove up from Mayport). SHRIKE will commission in about a year.

I hope above was better than CHINFO (ref: March 1997 Shipmate).

Dan followed up with an email about SHRIKE Christening that compared the celebration to Spring Break '84, when a bunch ef us frem 15 went to Mardi Gras and stretched the Derbes famUy's southern hospitality to its limits. (Think about it—would you want a bunch of inebriated twenty-somethings draped across your fumiture?) If only there were a way for people on the West Coast to get together and party like that...oh, if ONLY there were some way to have a REUNION out WEST...

Mario Maddox <MAR102222@aol.com> wins the "Real Mid" award with Ham Francisco Cluster for a long and distinguished career of correspondence with the Class Secretary. He apparently used to write Nancy often, since he sends out a monthly letter to a group of Classmates. And believe me, Mario's news is a lot more timely than the Fleet Hometown News Center ("This just in: Reagan te speak at Annapolis Graduation").

Here are some of Mario's updates: Bobby Armes is in the DC area finishing law school. Jehn Ireland is in WI, WA with his P-3s. Kevin Mosher is in Southern California, and Rick Cobb is in Singapore. Each is a VP (not a P-3 squadron, either) at their respective companies. LeMonte Adkins is living in Hampton Roads.

Prior to a recent trip around the West Coast (heme of Reunion West '97,4-7 September, check your local Shipmate for show times), Mario talked te Napoleon McCallum, who's currently mnning a sign business in Las Vegas. This sounds like selling paper in DC—he's never going to mn out of customers. ^ Mario also forwarded a letter from Barry Davis, who's just graduated from the Kellogg Business School (one of your top ten MBA factories). According te his plan, Barry will drive back to Annapolis to set up shop somewhere around the Boat School.

As of this writing, he still hasn't decided on a place.

Kevin Leeds Kevin.Leeds@bossk.ped.gmeds. com also wrote in. Actually, he was looking for an email address, and I suckered the poor sap into actually giving me news. (Beware: it could happen to you too.)

Kevin got a master's in mechanical engineering (the slacker) from Lehigh in January of '95. He now works for Packard Hughes Interconnect in the Engineering Services for Delphi Packard Electric in Warren, OH (NE OH). I hate to admit this, but 1 have no idea what that means. But Kevin says:

Delphi Packard used to be Packard Electric Division (hence .ped.), GM's division for wiring harnesses, battery cables, etc. When GM bought Hughes several years back, they split off the connector business from Hughes Electronics (which Delco Electronics took over) and gave it to Packard (ergo Packard Hughes Interconnect), the ".gmeds." is actually GM and EDS (Perot's Electronic Data Systems that GM owns). 1 actually work for a corporation BIGGER than the federal govenmient. Life is GOOD! Kevin's still active in the Naval Reserve; he drUIs in Cleveland, a quick 70-mUe commute from Warren, in an Assault Craft Unit that supports ACU-2 in Little Creek. Kevin's unit actually has three LCM-8 boats to train with on Lake Erie. As Kevin says, "The North Coast is secure."

Jen Edwards <Edwards.Jon@epamail.epa.gov> wrote in with a plaintive request. Seems he can't find companymate Steve Devore. (Steve was one of the few guys in my French Classes who could actually communicate in French, unlike me.) I tried my usual "missing person location" tricks, which include a web search and asking my parents, but to no avail. Last Jon heard, Steve was living in New York City, attending law school at Columbia. Steve married a French girl about 2 years age; Jon and Laura went to dinner with them in December of '94. Steve plans on finishing his law degree in France and will probably live there permanently. Jon and Laura don't remember his wffe's name, although "Yvette" comes to mind. Steve and Yvette: ou etes vous?

Finally, a quick note from Pat Dunn <Dnnpsean@aol.cem>. Last thing I'd heard, he was relocating to the DC area to enjoy the traffic, the heavy throngs of sightseers, and the Pentagon. In an email suspiciously similar to a standard Navy message, he writes: Have arrived at the Pentagon. Commenced checkin. Will actually start taking over next week.

Currently in the Bachelor Officer Quarters at Naval Station Anacostia. The building is right next to the President's helo hangars. Lots of practice flights going on at night.

Current phone number at work 703-697-6384; room 4D600, N312, Current Ops. Correction to BOQ room phone number: 202610-8052. Has voice mail.

Looking for new place to live tomorrow. Will keep all informed from as far in the rear one can get from the front lines, (although there appears to be a front starting up in the Pentagon Press Room).

He didn't actually add a "BT" at the end, but it's there in spirit.

Wow. Thanks, folks. It's a seriously good thing, how many of us are still eager te talk to our Classmates, all these years later. 1 hope your Summer is full of tee much outdoor activity and not enough sleep. Keep me posted.

Mike P.S. Mike Midgley, you owe me BIG.

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I won't waste a lot of time putting my personal touches/commentary in this column, since we have quite a bit of ground to cover. It seems like it has been some time since I last wrote a column; and sure enough, it was at the beginning ef Spring. New Simimer is almost here, and we are getting ready for a real scorcher in Phoenix, though the temps have gone down to a mUd 94째 the last few days. For anyone keeping track, eur pool has been getting major use since the third week of AprU; and we probably won't stop swimming until the end of September (but don't come out here, we absolutely HATE IT!!) Before you start to curl your toes in utter disgust, on with the news and notes.

Before I crank up the snaU maU stuff, I promised the picture from Peggy and J i m Mansfield last month. So here it is. It was obviously taken at a coffeehouse deep in the heart of Annapolis. The question is, what was REALLY contained in those coffee cups?!!

Rick Malczynski stepped up and sent this for our reading pleasure: Inspired by sheer boredom at a make-up drill, I found myself unable to resist sending a letter any longer. Maybe it's because it is the first time I have been at the same address for two years in a row since graduation!!

After graduation, I taught yawls and unsuccessfully attempted to bum down the house that Willy and I had rented. I went to Pcola and, after sharing hundreds of kegs with Muldy, Beaver, Meat, Whales, "T"(Furey), Wallsy, Grandpa and gaggles of bimbi, was sent to NAS JAX toflyH-3s. In '89, I married Catherine Marie Henning, daughter of Harry Henning '60. Our extended honeymoon (party) was interrupted by the "mother of all wars."

I ended up being forward deployed from the TR and was flying SEALS and doing other stuff that I'd have to kill ya if I told ya. I was very fortunate, as I had all NAVY Grads as bosses. With enough ribbons and medals to cause any real war hero to have an aneurysm, I went back to Pcola as an instructor to begin my "civilianization." I moaned and whined and stretched a 24-month tour into a 46month tour and left the NAV as the TH-57 program manager in May '95. While in Pcola, we met and became good friends with Karen and Myles Fisher '69.

I was hired by Southern Company in Feb '95 as a corporate pilot based in Birmingham. Bham tumed out to be a pleasant surprise; and the job is great, although I'm ever on the quest for the ultimate corporate flight department. I am collecting my welfare check (Reserve) with a shoe unit nearby; but it is painful, and I still obviously have too much time on my hands, as I ran my first triathlon last Summer. Cathy taught for six years while we moved around and is now a corporate accountant for a major holding company. Now the shocker...we are expecting our first child this May!!

My sponsors, known and loved by many, (CAPT) Mr. "Nightmare" Nick and Miss Char Schaus, finally married their oldest daughter off. Miss Christine, in the Summer of '96. Surrounded by Mids for ten years, she goes off and marries some insurance guy...go figure?!! Miss Jennifer is still having a good time; and as I age, I wonder if teaching her how to play quarters while she was in third grade was that brilliant of an idea!

The wedding was a blast and an occasion to meet up once again with the infamous Mr. Panly (Salit).

We knocked a few back and were on Ihe verge of the beef parade to end all beef parades but wimped

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I've seen a lot of '86ers around, especially 2nd Class Corker (Brett Caulkins), Sweet Mario (Perrera) and Vermin Vemon (Mike Vermeulen) who was in Minnesota (the old coot). I still keep in touch with Norm "you love me" Fitzpatrick '85 and a few others.

If anyone hazards our way into the "Deep" South, give us a call 205-822-5288, or drop us a line at 1729 Valpar Drive, Birmingham, AL 35226 Thanks for the news Rick! Next up, Laneil and Richard Price with a quick update, followed by Greg Fenton. In the hole, emaU!!

Hey All!! Here is a family photo and another picture of Richard and Ryan for Shipmate. Richard is now a first officer on the 767 flying with United.

He has almost 13 days a month off now, and is definitely hating life, NOT!!! Anyway, we have an extra room and are only 15 minutes from the Academy and downtown, so we would love to have some visitors this year! Our number is 410-721-6403.

Hope to see you all!

Tatera, Wolf Tabb, Kylor Whitaker, Mark Powers, Chris Allen and Francisco Herreros. I'm pretty sure we all had a good time, and some of them actually saw some of the football game!

I've been flying F/A 18s since '88. I married Christine in 1992, and we have since traveled fi-om Cecil Field to Monterey and to PAX River, where I am currently the Carrier Suitability Department Head. We have two sons and will be moving back to Cecil Field this Fall. The great thing about living here is that we are close enough to Boat School to actually enjoy seeing the place every now and then without getting the constant reminders of going to school there.

Norm Cruz departed the service from Hawaii exactly one week prior to my arrival there after finishing INDEPENDENCE PALS verification. He is stateside now preparing for his new job with GE. Ed Wolski got a special Navy deal, he transitioned to the AEDO community and got sent off on a cruise anyway as a Department Head for VFA-22 on KHTY HAWK. Ed married Shelly and has two children awaiting his retum in Lemoore.

Paul Demers was promoted to MAJ and currently flies with Strike at PAX River.

Adam Meinrod married his longtime sweetheart Annette. He promises that if you send him your money to his "financial consultant" job in Jacksonville, he will make you more interest than if you stuffed it into a glass jar and buried it Out back.

JefT "Dangerous" Davila was an instructor at test Pilot school when I rolled through there a couple of years ago. He is currently on one of the CARGRU staffs in Norfolk. Thanks, Fence

Rich, LaNeil and Ryan Price

Tag indoctrinating Ryan for NAVAIR!!

Thanks LaNeil and Rich. Good to knew there is a crash post for football games!! Without further ado, here's Greg Fenton: I was looking forward to seeing lots of notes in our Class column from the Homecoming reunion, but so far haven't seen too much. Figured I ought to be part of the solution instead of the problem, so here's my two cents worth...

The picture is obviously from the tailgater. Here we are enjoying a fine beverage in the cheapest of Class drinking cups. I sent most of my good pictures off to Norm Cruz, but also in attendance from "Phoarain Phour" were Pete Butler, Jim Campbell, Chris Ramos, Walt Mores, Steve Mixson, James

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Well done Greg. I keep hoping that someone will give rae more from the Reunion, but as of today (5 June) not a peep. Anyway, let's get to the email.

Hello '86, it has been about 10 years since I've seen any Classmates, but I've kept loose tabs on folks through Shipmate. I saw a couple of things I would like to get more info on.

The recent issue of Shipmate mentioned that Keil Gentry is back in the States. Does anyone have his address? He was my roommate for 2+ years.

As far as me, I haven't kept anyone informed about what I've been up to, but I guess late is better than never. I'm married (7 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;told you I haven't kept anyone up-to-date), with two kids. I got promoted to Mr. Doremus 6 years ago when the Navy canceled my obligation incurred from getting a master's at MIT (talk about a nice separation gift!). I am currently working in Atlanta for INPO, which works with all nuclear utilities.

My address is 802 Chase Point, Woodstock, GA 30189. Phone is 770-592-7574 (H) and 770-6448555 (W). Rick Doremus Thanks Rick. Wow, you and Tim Moses should get together, he's right down there in your nape of the neck, errrr, neck of the woods! Next, TVicia CIVudell) Samora.

Gentlemen, great job on the '86 page and all the great work you've done to keep our Class in touch.

Ninth Company is a success story for you. Just around Christmas time, we "found" the homepage, a few Niners sent a few Niners a few emails, and a few months later we have over 50% of the company on line. It's no coincidence that we were the first ones with pictures of the Reunion! After all, we lived on 5-4, and it's not that much farther to cyberspace.

We 've been keeping an informal list of addresses which I've updated with email addresses and am sending you for your "locator" and on-line listing.

We are still looking for Yamara Izaza and Eddie Harris and the address for Wade Tk-oxel is getting old. Let me know if you can find them.

Fran Cardinalli Franklin is our official "Web Mistress." You can contact her at 105675.3676@ compuserve.com We'll be updating Shipmate as well from time to time, as we've gotten some "great updates" from "lost" niners.

Again, Thanks for getting us started.

Thanks Tricia, looks like the ether is starting to get clearer to mere and more of us! Steve Everly checks in with this (and yes, I remember the SWOS ' deal. Do you remember the parties?!): Here is a brief synopsis for the Class: After graduation I spent 5 months on the Argentine sailing ship ARA LIBERTAD as an exchange officer and visited Europe and South America. I went to SWOS

and Communication School in Newport RI, start-^ ing in December of '86 and finally made it to my ship, former JACK WILLIAMS (now a Bahrain! vessel) in May of '87. I spent almost three years onboard as Ihe COMMO and DCA and had the luxury of two Middle East Force deployments in that time. After leaving the ship in March of '90,1 wanted a change of pace and got one by electing to visit the Marine Corps with a tour at 2nD Anglico in Camp Lejeune. I enjoyed the unit a great deal, enjoyed airbome school even more, and generally had a great time. I decided to leave the Navy in May of '91 and returned to graduate school at the University of Idaho. I spent four years working on my PhD in chemistry under a former Academy faculty member. Dr. Bitterwolf. Several other USNA grads ended up in Idaho, Tim Bays '87, Jasaon Wong '87, Bob Tolbert '83 and Pam Horine '83.

Enjoyed the Pacific Northwest, but no jobs were available, so 1 left after graduation in '95 and accepted a faculty position at Union college in southeastern Kentucky. I've been here as an Assistant Professor for almost two years and am learning to appreciate Kentucky basketball. Just as important, I will be married on the 19th of July here in Kentucky to Kimberly Michelle Johnson. Any Classmates in Ihe area are welcome to attend the ceremony or visit at any lime.

My email is severly@unionky.edu and regular address is Stephen Everly, 310 College St. Box 819, Barbourville, KY 40906. ^~~^ Thanks for the news Steve. PhD? Getting married? BIG MOVES!! Good Luck, I'm sure you wiU have some party crashers!

Got a couple of quick ones here...Scott Gureck checked in from overseas. He is a PAO new, so whenever we see news frem Europe, his chop was on there somewhere. Salty Sam also checked in, and says he is refreshed and ready to turn the heat up again!!

You can catch him down in VA Beach.

A rather lengthy nupiber this time, frem Glenn (No net that Glen) Miller: Greetings '86ers. Since graduation, we have lived in seven stales with eight PCS moves and have never submitted anything to Shipmate. Myfirstship was SAMPLE for 15 months. Tracy and I married in August '88 as we had always planned; and after all this married bliss (believe it or not, we are still together. Then I went to San Diego in JOUETT. After 21 months, Tracy, G.A. and 1 went lo Monterey to pursue that master's, as required by the SWO pipeline. Thefirstchild of my loins, G.A. (Jr.), was born in San Diego in Dec '89, only two days after my birthday. Tracy just couldn't squeeze him out in time. Our second. Savannah, was delivered in Salinas (Monterey) in Sept. '91. We tried for 24 months

apart, but only got 21. (Hey, 1 had to lake it when I could get it!!) Next in the pipeline was the eastward move lo Newport for SWOS Dept Head school. I volunteered for rigorous duly in a foreign port; and as expected, I was detailed as CHENG on MCMs in Corpus Christi, TX. Now don't get me wrong...we loved South Texas, but there are few ports more foreign than South Texas. My crew was Ihe first rotational crew, and we became MCM Rotational Crew Charlie. We left SCOUT behind and flew Ihe entire crew to Japan lo take over PATRIOT. Following my CHENG tour(s), I again volunteered for rigorous duly (in the guise of PEB). It turns oul that LANTFLT PEB is fiill of Grads: CAPT William Laz '69, CDR Frank Greco '77, CDR Tom Holman '78, LCDR Glenn Miller '86, LCDR John Fuller '87, LCDR (sel) Ken Frack '87, LT Chris Bushnell '88, LT Luis Ramos '89. While at the board, I made the switch from USN to USNR (TAR).

Tracy has moved (without complaints) to each station and has enjoyed her Monterey job, Newport (the town), our Texas house, and our Virginia neighbors. Currently she is working al Tricare Prime VA Beach as an "Ask A Nurse". I refer to her as "Girl 6". (Spike Lee fans will understand).

G.A. stays busy with scouts and soccer, and Savannah is our free spirit, kind of a 60sflowerchild, and hasn't really chosen a direction yet. But she's only five, and we have the utmost confidence in her.

In addition to our children, we also have the responsibility of care for our dogs, Rugby and Dave; and our cats, Tigger and Sam (aka Kick).

We are in Ihe phonebook in VA Beach and can be reached at GlennM86@aol.com or G.A.Miller@juno.com.

As for Ihe missing Classmate, we are looking for Bob Bader WHERE ARE YOU? Are you keeping Jimmy Hoffa and Elvis company? CALL, OBSTCR!!!

For those of you who didn't know, Glenn and Tracy lived very close to us in Monterey. Of course, I still haven't retumed everything I borrowed yet, but he knows where to find me!! Thanks for the news Glenn, and don't wait so long to touch base next time!!

Who's next? Hmmm, let me see. Oh yeah, the J T : I've had an eventful last year and a half, so I thought I'd send in a note. Went to Bosnia, came home, got married, PCSed, and went lo Ihe War College where I'm currently finishing up in June.

A few more details: I went to Bosnia/Operation Joint Endeavor where I was an engineering liaison officer (I'm CEC) to the Army from Nov '95-Mar '96. The SEABEES (primarily) and NAVFAC were involved in Ihe ground operation in support of the Army. It was a great experience, and I had a blast.

My real job at that time was as the Assistant Resident Officer In Charge Of Construction at Pax River; but after getting temporarily plucked out of there for Bosnia, they offered to throw me in the next 'briar patch' here in Newport upon my retum.

I was supposed to be in Pax River until Dec '97.

Newport has been great. The weather is bad, but I have really enjoyed the year of hitting the books.

The biggest news I have is that I got married to the former Jensin Weng '91 at the end of July at USNA. Since Jensin is active duty as the PAO at Ihe National Defense University al Fort McNair, I became a geo bachelor after all of one week of marital bliss. No biggieâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;cheap airfare between Providence and BWI has enabled us lo see each other often...often enough that she is pregnant and due in mid-August. We met while we were both stationed in Yokosuka in '93-'94. To cap off my belated attempt at becoming a responsible adult, we just bought a house in Alexandria since I've got orders to retum lo DC upon graduation. I plan on making it lo most home football games this coming season and hope lo run into league individuals from USNA at the games.

Jesse Wilson, Jim McNeal, Linzell Harris, Sally Wilson and Peggy (Mansfield) McNeal

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Thanks JT. Good luck with the newborn!! I hope to be out that way frequently during the Fall, so maybe we can hook up at a game!

Two more, and I will save the Fleet News for next column...Adam Hicks sends: To follow the format of my fellow Classmates, here is the short version.. .After graduation, 1 spent seven months in Newport with a great group of Classmates. I then went to the Philly shipyard for 18 months as First Lieutenant on JULIUS A. PURER (FFG-6) before we finally got under way. I married Barbara Fassbender in September 1988, and we moved to Charleston when the ship changed homeport. After we sold PURER to the Pakistan Navy, I went back to Newport for DCA school and reported to RICHMOND K. TURNER ( C G - 2 0 ) in the

shipyard (again!) in beautiful Pascagoula, MS. Fortunately, that yard period ended in August '89 and TURNER made it back to Charleston just in time for Hurricane Hugo. The ship was unable to get underway and rode the storm out pier side, quite an experience. In December 1990, we moved to Atlanta where I was a medical officer recmiter until August '92 when I got oul to attend Mercer Law School in Macon, GA. 1 received some great gouge ftom Classmate Bob Prior who was a year ahead as a participant in the Marine Corps Law Education program. (Last I heard, he was in Beaufort, SC.) I worked as a prosecutor in Gainesville, GA (on Lake Lanier, one hour northeast of Atlanta) for 18 months until this past January when I became an associate with a private firm in Gainesville (email: sgwfirm@applied.net). We have two sons, ages five and one.

As far as other '86ers, Scott Grimm and his wife Courtney are living in Jacksonville, FL. Rich Wharton is living in New York City (as is Randy Wolf, last I heard.)

My mailing address is 3830 Woodlane Circle, > GainesviUe, GA 30506, (h) 770-531-9364, (w) 770536-3381. Where are Tim Luikart, Dave Petersen, Jeff Waite, Kevin Milliken, Skip McCormick, and Ted WUIiams '87?

Thanks Adam! Sounds like the southeastem states are fiUing up with our Classmates like eastern PA is!

Well time for the last one, this one from Blake Spray berry: Hi '86, after 11 years, I decided I should finally send some info to Shipmate. I transferred to COMSIXTHFLT Staff as the AW/C2/rMD Officer last May after three years as CSO onboard JOHN HANCOCK. Life is good, and my wife, Lana, son, Peter (2-year-old), and I are enjoy living in Gaeta and seeing Europe. Bob Rupp is an Intel Officer on the staff, and Joe Leonard just took over as TLAM officer. Fred Rife got oul last year and moved home to be a banker in Lamar, CO. Emie Philips is an instructor at the P-3 RAG in JAX and recently became the proud father of a baby girl.

Dan Redmond is OPS on VINCENNES and is finally getting married in June '97 out in San Diego. I saw Ivan Pierce and John Gensure at the CRGW, and Ihey were doing well and working at SPAWAR. That's all my news. Take is easy. Blake Thanks Blake. Good to hear about the Rupper. I haven't seen or heard from him in eons. Well folks, that covers you untU the September column. Sorry about the snafu with the May column, but it gave you more to read this time!! Take care, and if anyone is heading out to Phoenix, drop me a line and we can anange something. Jeff

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Sec'y: LT Tim Wolf, USNR RO. Box 87, Annapolis, MD 21404 h: 703-271-0907; e: shipmate87@aol.com Washington, DC Howdy all—I'm sure you are wondering what's going on fer the 10-year Reunion on Homecoming weekend in October (17-19 Oct.). In addition to the myriad of activities hosted by the Academy and the Alumni Association, the Class of '87 wUl be hosting two events in which I hope you wiU attend.

First, on Friday evening, 17 October, there wUl be a reception in the Hart Room in Mahan HaU from 9 p.m. until 12 p.m. The reception will be informal and lUcely include some light "fare" and beverages of all kinds. This event will allow those who want to attend the Alumni dinner in King Hall to do so, and then catch up with Classmates that evening. It will also leave time to visit the harbor before last call. I encourage anyone interested to attend the King Hall dinner, and you must secure your reservations for the dinner through the Alumni Association.

Secondly, there will be a huge taUgater in the stadium parking lot from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday, 18 October. Under the big top, we will have a multiple course menu and associated beverages.

Navy football hosts VMI with a 1 p.m. kickoff. "Ticket information will be announced separately. I encourage you to artive at the stadium as early as possible on Saturday moming, because traffic in the Aimapolis area will be bmtal with the beat show weekend.

Also, this schedule allows everyone to make separate plans for Saturday evening as desired.

Unfortunately, we have not set the individual costs of attending the reception or the tailgater as of my deadline for input ef this column (early June). I apologize. Many Classmates in the DC/Annapolis area have been dUigent in making these arrangements for all of us. Hopefully, you understand that nothing is free, and a high quality Reunion isn't cheap. As we are contractually obligated for these events, we must have everyone's cooperation in pitching in their fair share—simply, we must require that you pay in advance by the deadlines given when you receive additional information in the mail. Thanks!

I'm sure lets of other important and useful Homecoming information can be found in this issue of Shipmate and in the September issue, as well. Make sure you are well informed. If you stUI have questions, email me at shipmate87@aol.com. Please include your phone number in your email.

Big news—^we have an Intemet webpage—check it out at usna87.com. Thanks to Ralph Nelson and Mike Gaffney, it will provide a way to get news te you more quickly. Admittedly, it may not be flashy or complex (yet), but we must see how effective it is and what your response is to the webpage. Undoubtedly, there is potential to make significant use of this technology for the Class.

Next, you should have received a letter asking you to update your personal Alumni Profile by returning

the form the Alumni Association enclosed. Please retum the form if you haven't already done so. If you threw the form away, please call 410-263-4448 x l l 2 to orally update your file with the latest career information. Many ask about Class statistics or other important matters come up that require the most accurate information available. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated; and believe it or not, it saves money fer the Class and the Alumni Association.

For those out on the left coast, check out the Reunion West 1997 weekend in San Diego 4-7 September 1997. Navy's football team wiU play San Diego State on Friday, 5 September. There will be a massive taUgater, and '87 will be getting together there and possibly other events that weekend. The San Diego/Coronado Alumni Chapter is organizing the weekend's activities. Using email, contact Classmates Jim Morgan cg59eng@nosc.mil or Ed Schofield jtscho(aijuno.com if you're interested in participating. Jim can also be reached at 619-5500675 and Ed is at 619-436-7212.

In the January issue ot Proceedings, Lt. NeU Smith published a note summarizing a quick-look assessment of the Navy's proposed Arsenal Ship. Our Matt Sampson assisted the author, along with help from others, while at the NPG School in Monterey. This note cited quite heavily to a m a s t e r ' s thesis ("Tradeoff Analysis Model for Arsenal Ship Survivability and Sustainability") co-authored by Art Cimiluca in September 1996.

More recentiy. Bill Hamblet wrote an article titied, "Revitalizing Naval Special Warfare," that was published in the June issue of Proceedings. I urge you to read BUl's and NeU's articles. Bill is the Air Wing Intelligence Office for Carrier Air Wing Seven at NAS Oceana. Previously, he served as the IntelUgence Officer with SEAL Team Four at NAB Little Creek, during which time he spent ten months temporary duty with the first Naval Special Warfare Task Group under Commander, Sixth Fleet.

Local baby news—Kristin and 1^ Keith became parents for the third time on 21 May, with the birth of their daughter Molly Rebecca. Molly has two siblings. Colleen and Bryan.

In early June, a handful of Classmates got together to graduate from Harvard Business School—Jack Kennedy, Scott McFarlane, Brian Hendrickson, Gabe Gomez, and Bruce Shuttleworth. Congrats fellas! And the Grammy fer best new altemative group goes te...

Jennifer and Robert Ellis, along with son Jonathon, are in Houston after moving from Dalton, GA. Robert is a consultant with Chesapeake Decision Sciences, Inc., where he develops plaiming and scheduling models fer clients and then educating them in the use of the MIMI software. Jeimifer and Robert are expecting their second chUd in November.

Also in the Houston vicinity are Irmi and Jim Willcockson. Married in August 1987, they have one son, Matthew. Jim left active duty in 1992 and worked for Houston Light & Power Co. before joining Lockwood, Andrews, & Newman last Fall as an electrical engineer.

Don't forget to update your Email address as well as your mailing address, please!

Email Amy Chambers at achamber@arctic. nadn. navy, mil or call Amy at 410-263-4448 xll2 to update.

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Locally, Ivan Pagan is laying the groundwork for his career plans. Recently, he eamed a degree in biology from Towson State University and is looking to get into Med School. Ivan, wife Lesleigh, and son Ryan live in Edgewater, MD. Ivan has kept in touch with some of the following Classmates: John Dove lives in the DC/Baltimore area and sells heart monitoring and regulating equipment. Cody Grammer is in Med School in Arkansas. Art Martinez works for General Electric, after earning his MBA from the University of Michigan.

Chris Arias was selected for LCDR and develops software in Colorado Springs as a 1700 designator.

Out on the tropical islands of Hawaii, Scott Wolfe zapped in an update. Scott is with the Wizards of VPU-2 in Barbers Point and serves as the configurations department head, which means he is responsible for test, evaluation, integration, and training for new special missions systems. He mentioned that Scott Seeberger is the Aviation Safety Officer out there. Also, "Wolfman" asks that members ef the 33rd Herd email him at cnbpsmw@nctamsep.navy. mil with an update. Aloha!

WefindCurtis Lee keeping quite busy these days.

He married wife Barbara in 1991, and they have two chUdren, Matthew and Sarah. After leaving the Marine Corps in 1994, Curtis took a job with Rubbermaid in Wooster, OH. He then joined a General Electric company called Polymerland last Summer. There, Curtis is part of GE's Six Sigma Quality Iiutiative and heading up efforts to reengineer the distribution portion of the business. The Lee family is living just outside Charlotte, NC. In his free time, Curtis is the maintenance control officer for the 4th Maint Bn (USMCR) in Charlotte. Tom Doman is in the same Reserve unit.

Through the grapevine, I've received some names of '87 who made the Major (0-4) promotion list for the Marine Corps: Todd Buechs, Paul Bourgeois, l y Schieber, Drew Vuillemot, George Williams, Fred Woodaman, Enoch Blazis, and Paul Mack.

Undoubtably there are many others—Congrats to you all!!! Other special news is that J.P. Bolat, Ron Higgs (both Navy), and Matt Sampson (Marine Corps) were selected for the space shuttle mission specialist position. Uirfortunately they have to go through extensive screening and selection by NASA before potentially heading for outer space.

Scott Johnson wrote in with an update—after graduating from Bethel Theological Seminary in St. Paul, MN, he is the senior pastor of the Cottage Grove Church of the Nazarene in Oregon. Scott and

wife Susan have two soii^Erik and Matthew. Prior to attending Bethel and Naming his Master of Divinity degree, Scett was a submarine officer. He ask that Fritz Smith and Chris Smith get in touch at 1534 Jason Lee Ave., Cottage Grove, OR 97424 or sdj.sjj@juno.com.

MicheUe and Fred Woodaman are living at Camp Pendleton, where he is in command of the Division Reconnaissance Company. This is only infantry command bUlet fer 0-4s in the division. Earlier this year, Fred was on a Westpac float with the 11th MEU and PHIBRON 5. There he spoke with Lisa (Rathjen) Avila about good old Midshipmen days. Fred mentions that Rob Reberson is an Escondido police officer and a new dad; Steve Sylvestei^is living in Santa Rosa; and that Mike GeergieKki is in Missouri..

Fred's email is ranald@adnc/com.

Rudy Saldivar asked that 1 post his help wanted/ employment ad. Rudy is a district manager with Parametric Technology Corp. and is looking for sales representatives in the Dallas, TX area. He says it's BIG bucks and is looking to hire USNA grads. Email Rudy at rsaldivar@ptc.com. I understand that Brian Maloney is with PTC. Also, Dan Schill is in the Dallas area.

Up in Boston, Michael Stewart is studying for his MBA at Harvard Business School. This Summer he is interning at Booz, Allen & Hamilton in Los Angeles.

An update en the Hardebeck family in Bel Air, MD was receivedfromJason Hardebeck. He is with Black & Decker in Towson, MD and doing field/ user work in the Mid-Atlantic states with DeWalt Power Tools event marketing. This Summer, he will transition into product management with DeWalt.

Keeping extra busy, Jason earned his MBA from Johns Hopkins in December 1996. Wife Karen delivered their first son, Nicholas, last October.

Jason added that his brother-in-law (and Classmate) Paul Kurisky became a dad for the second time. Paul and Jennifer now have two children, Caitiyn (2) and Emily. Paul works for Star Paper in Lancaster, PA. News from Liz and Dan Deakin in San Diego, where he transferred from Washington, DC for a new position with KPMG Peat Marwick. Dan works with CINCPACFLT and COMNAVBASE San Diego staffs to help regionalize the Base Operating Support functions in the area. He mentioned that anyone with systems integration experience would be a help. Having found a nice place to live near downtown, John Cameron stepped in to say hello. John is at El Centre.

Other news—^Tony Fernandez is stationed at Pax River. Ted Kuziela is studying for his MBA out in San Diego. Joe Dipaola will join Anderson Consulting this Summer after leaving active duty. Thanks MJK for the update!

From Arizona, Marty Bramble works for the Cross Country Group in Tucson, where he previously worked for AT&T Communications. Also, Dave Buckley is a consultant in Greensboro, NC, where he lives with his wffe Stephanie and son Matthew.

Down in Carolina golf country, Ed Sullivan is doing well working in Merck & Co.'s sales area. He and Marilou live in Salisbury, NC and await the birth of their third child this Fall. Sharon and Jim Schreiber are in San Diego with their two children, T.J. and Kevin. Jim is assigned to JOHN PAUL JONES.

Emie Harper has moved up 1-395 to USMC HQ in the Pentagon te work as branch head ef the Marines' Judge Advocate Support Division. Emie had been in the thick of military litigation down at Quantico as Senior Defense counsel. Classmate Jack McGrady is Emie's relief. Beth are 0-4 selectees.

Karen and Emie are expecting their new baby in July, their third. (Can you say population explosion from our Class!) Daughters Holly and Hannah are excited and anxiously wait for their new playmate. Emie noted that Jim Derrane graduated from the FBI Academy on 3 July. Jim is bound for the FBI office in Utica, NY. News from Dan Shaffer—Anne and Dan, with son Andy and daughter Alyssa, are moving to Madison, WI. They had been living along the central coast of Califomia watching satellite launches. Dan completed his master of science degree at West Coast University recentiy.

From the Fleet Home Town News Center—Mark Gibson is on a Med cmise on THOMAS S. GATES as

part of KENNEDY Battlegreup. Ralph Belling and Steve Kata are onboard KENNEDY. Bob Plantz and Paul Mack are also Med-bound with KEARSARGE ARG as part of the 22nd MEU. Steve Gillespie, assigned to SALT LAKE CITY out of San Diego, com-

pleted a Westpac in May. Greg Harris is with VFA22, which finished a deployment on KITTY HAWK this Spring. Brian McCawley is assigned to VAQ-135 and was on KITTY HAWK, too. J.P. Bolat, Joe

Stillwaggon, and Mike Flood are assigned to INDEPENDENCE in Yokosuka, Japan. Joe Pointer is on EISENHOWER in Norfolk. Brad Reberson is on CARL VINSON, which changed hemeports from Alameda to Bremerton in March.

Stay in touch and hope to see you in October.

TTFN. TJW.

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Pres: Kennon A. Artis e: Navy88@aol.cem Sec'y: LT Kathleen Toomey Jabs, USNR 39 Bates Rd, Milton, MA 02186 e: KJABS@A0L.COM Buenos dias from Panama. Life on the isthmus is enjoyable, at times even exotic, always an "adventure," although it's hard for anything tropical to compete with five years in Hawaii. The South Seas' experiences included too many ultimates, too many I days of blue and nights of silver; the memories will not be forgotten with either time or distance. It is raining now in Panama as it will each day for the rest of the Summer, or so I'm told. Watch for address changes as I'll be in Miami before the rain stops, most likely in September.

AU of the news this month is from cyberspace—I appreciate the electronic submissions as time with "two under two" is even more limited. First in frem an old (or rather, former) 12th Co. mate. Don Hell sent a quick update..

I got out via VSI in May '95...while at USNA teaching Phys Ed/Lightweight Football 1 had gotten my teacher's certification through Loyola College...I got a job as a Social Studies teacher and Head Football Coach at Tunkhannock Area High School in Northeastern Pennsylvania (WilkesBarre/Scranton area) in the Spring of '95...1 love coaching in this football-rich area and teaching is quite rewarding/enjoyable as well...recently my wife, Gerianne had our third child, a boy whom we named Thomas Joseph (we will call him "T.J.")...Our oldest, Donny III is now four, and our daughter, Beth Anne, is 2...I will send a family photo soon!

Tunkhannock is surprisingly the hometown of Glenn Gay's family! After I look the job and was in the newspaper, Glenn's mom called me, somewhat in disbelief, and informed me that this is where she and Glenn's dad grew up—in fact, his grandfather (now in his late 80s) and many aunts, uncles, and cousins still live here; and "Gay's Tme Value" Hardware store is a town icon, and his uncle owns and operates the small airport on the edge of town!

Glenn has been back for several holidays, but so far I've been away visiting family on those same holidays, so we haven't hooked up yet here. Wild, huh?

The major source of employment in our local area is the Procter & Gamble plant in nearby Mehoopany (gotta love the names of towns around here!)...! know several '88ers (like Kennon) are now P&G employees, so if they ever find themselves on a business trip to the Mehoopany plant, we'll be happy to entertain them as guests!

Thanks Don—you can write to Don at: holldg@ns. neiu.kl2.pa.us.

Next news is from Lindsay Kough who included his updated bio as part of his bid for the board of Tmstees at the Naval Academy. Hopefully, you were all able to vote in the March issue for him. His current bio is as follows: Lieutenant Kough served as an Assistant Platoon Commander and Platoon Commander of a Special Operations Platoon at SEAL Team THREE. He subsequentiy was selected as Team Commander of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the LEAP FROGS, then studied Japanese at the Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey. After leaving the active military, he opened his practice in fee-based estate, business transfer, investment, and charitable giving planning as an advisor representative with CIGNA Financial Advisors. Lieutenant Kough is on the Board of Directors of several corporations and charitable organizations lo include Develop' meni Services Group and Knights of Malta Free Clinic, and is the Planned Giving Consultant to such organizations as the Santa Barbara Symphony and Mary Health of the Sick Nursing and Convalescent Hospital. Also, he is currently serving in the

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As a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Alumni Association, he serves as Vice President, Liaison; he also serves on the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara Chapter as Boardmember-atLarge; and he is a Life Member of the National Association. Lieutenant Kough is happily married to his bride, Gina, and they reside in Malibu, CA. If anyone wishes to contact Lindsay, you can reach him at 805-371-6027 or Fax: 213-477-2087. Best wishes.

A quick update from Dan O'Connor of 14th Co. He left the Submarine Force and the Navy and is now practicing law in Boston. He recently became a Blue and Gold Officer and is active in the local Alumni group. You can reach him at h: 617-965-6601 e: reconnor(ffiropesgray.com.

Jeff Palmer (24th Co.) and his wife Helen are the proud parents of Kyle Christopher Palmer born 21 August 1996. Jeff, Helen and Kyle reside in Ventura, CA. Jeff is working for a civil engineering firm in Malibu, CA. (Note—this email was received within the last two months. There is no more old mail in my basket, KTJ).

This in from Mike McConnell also known by his email handle, "steamsnipe": Hey, figured 1 would drop a line and update you on a bunch of delinquents, so there is some ancient history here. 1 was stationed at RSG in San Diego in late '93 with Frank Dembia and Tony Villanueva. Frank departed the Navy in the big purge of '95, opting for the cash. He got a job with Frilo-Lay in Bakersfield, CA where he is doing real well. Tony and I opted lo hang on for a year and, consequently, didn't get any cash to leave. Tony got a job with Frito-Lay in Phoenix (do you detect a pattern here). I got oul of the Navy in May of '96 and got a job with Space Systems Loral in Silicon Valley building satellites. I guess physical science does equate to rocket science somehow. I also saw another '88er and fellow physical science major at post grad school. Yep, Dave Flick was doing the Post Grad bit and has since headed of to Newport for another tour afloat. Additionally, Mike Samuelson is afloat in San Diego doing the Cheng thing on Oldendorf. Any systems engineering types or EE majors that would like to interview with SS/ L drop me a resume at mcconnell.mike@ssd.loral. com, we are hiring.

Thanks.

More electronic news from Dave Wells (6th Co.): Well, it's PCS time again. I haven't written to Shipmate since our eldest, Erin, was born up in Monterey over four years ago; but since that time, 1 have nol only graduated with an MSEE (pretty good for a guy who put a .38 caliber bullet hole through the Bobrow text after narrowly escaping cables First Class Year) but have also nearly completed my 3-year payback/punishment tour at MCTSSA and have been blessed with daughter #2.

Our two and a half year old daughter, Megan, was born just a few months after we returned to Camp Pendleton from NPS. Other surprising news is that the Corps just selected me as one of Iheir Mission Specialist Astronaut candidates. I'm still a long way from making it into the program and am expecting a "Dear John" letter from NASA any time now, but it was pretty exciting lo make it this far in the competition. Anyway, we'll be PCS'ing lo 2nd MAW Cherry Point in August and are really looking forward to getting back to Ihe FMF and leaving CA once and for all (We hope!). I think Laura's going to have a harder lime with Ihe move than the kids and I since she is deeply rooted in neighborhood activities, and directing the chapel choir and day care. Toughy is still just a dog and could care less about where we live as long as her food and tennis ball are in trace.

We keep a family WWW page up so our friends and family can keep track of our whereabouts between Christmas cards at "http://members.aol.com/ davidpwl7r' and can be reached by email at "davidpwl71@aol.com". Our email address doesn't change near as often as our mailing address and phone number.

Good luck with the space track Dave, and thanks for the letter.

Is there anyone left in the Navy? Charles Bingham sent in his brief.

I married the former Heidi Little of Adams, MA in 1989, then served five exciting years (with a few dull moments) on STONEWALL JACKSON. After that I acquired a law degree at Regent University, then began selling office hardware and services for IKON. It's rewarding, so I intend to continue in sales indefinitely. It feels like I'm mnning my own business. Our FOURTH child is due in October.

We homeschool our children, and my wife works out of our home. Our children are: Mina, 5, Jonah, 3, and Lily, 1. By Ihe way, I was introduced to Heidi by an old friend who called me "Rich." She loved the name, but did not care to call me "Chuck," so now I go by my middle name. If you can, tell Mike Samuelson to send his most recent phone number or give me a call. I am listed (in what book?).

Charies ("Rich") Bingham Gil Lucas '68 sent an email advertising his company which assists USNA graduates with job searches among other things. If you are interested, he is trying to get as "MANY E-MAIL ADDRESSES and resumes for USNA graduates as possible." They can be faxed to 888/4XL-JOBS or sent via email through webpage http://www.xla.com.

A few hometown news releases. Jerry Hupp departed on a six month Med cmise aboard THOMAS S .

GATES based out of Norfolk. Chris Verdone and Jehn Zimmerman recently completed the Submarine Officer Advanced Course in Groton, CT. Sam Jameson returned to Hawaii after a six month WestPac—he has been spotted digging under palm trees in Waikiki, we hope he follows Ariadne's thread to the right tree. Tony Calandra received the Navy Achievement Medal whUe serving as assistant maintenance officer with Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 132 at Whidbey Island. Rich Bryant recently retumed from a six month Med cmise aboard MONTPELIER based out of Norfolk. Chris Kern received a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Thanks for all of the submissions! Best wishes to all, KTJ.

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Pres: and Corres. Sec'y, Brian S. Sears Goldman Sachs and Co. 333 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90071 h: 310-545-1424; w: 1-800-421-8747 f: 213-617-5812 Corres. Sec'y: J.T. O'Farrell 1910 Sword Lane; Alexandria, VA 22308 h: 703-619-9335; e: ofarrelI@juno.com Listserve:USNA89@usnaa.org Hello '89! Hope this issue finds everyone healthy and happy. I'm having a great time putting this column together month to month—hearing from Classmates who've traveled the world, or simply put down roots in a small town and started a family. As we get further and further from our Graduation day, though, let's try to keep in touch with the Class. Along those lines, I thought I'd open the show by providing the subscriber information for our Class email list. For those of you who missed it in an earlier issues, the email list gives you the opportunity to send and receive emaU. Whether it's to announce the birth of a new baby or organize a Thursday night Happy Hour in Manhattan, the '89 e-list is at your service. By the way, we currently have approximately 400 Classmates on the e-list!

To subscribe to the usna89 list, follow these easy instructions:

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Send an email that looks like the one below: To: majordomo@usnaa.org (Leave subject blank) Message Body: subscribe usna89 Don't add anything else! The system will automatically send you a welcome message with instmctiens for posting a message te the Class. If you can't get our friend majordomo to cooperate, send me an email (see top of column), and I'll try te get you set up.

Now, on to the good stuff—the mail! My first letter came in from Chris "Smitty" Smith, who writes that he got married in May 1996 to the former Elizabeth Ann Montcalm of Bowie, MD. There was a small famUy ceremony held in Southwest Harbor, ME. Since Graduation, Smitty has had two CEC tours at Camp Lejeune, and in '94 became the U.S. Amateur National Champion in Sprint Triathlon. Smitty reports he wUl detach from NMCB-74 this Summer and start a master's degree at the Voo (UM, College Park) in Civil Engineering. Smitty, if you're reading this I'm afraid I have some bad news about the Voo. It, like Hammerjacks and many other well-known drinking establishments have gone the way of the wrecking ball to be replaced by chain restaurants and parking lots. Oh well, that's progress, I guess.

While on deployment, Smitty says he ran into Marke Medved (12th Co.). Marko and his wife just had their first chUd (Jack) in Febmary. Marko is completing a second tour at Roesy Roads, Puerto Rico, and wUl report to NMCB-5 (Port Hueneme, CA) in the early Fall. Another '89er reporting to the CBs is Carol Womack, who will move across base to NMCB-74 of Gulfport MS, this Summer. Thanks for the nice note, Smitty.

The next note comes in from Hawaii courtesy of Bonny (Morgan) Podiak.

Aloha from Paradise! I'm stationed here in Hawaii up in the pineapple fields. When I'm not surfing, I'm working in cryptology as an Electronic Maintenance Officer. I came here ftom Ft. Meade, MD. In Aug. '96, I married LT Dick Podiak, a Marquette grad, who is currently Navigator on JOHN

Nice letter and picture. Bonny—thanks! Next up we hear from Mark Anderson, who's busy keeping GEORGE WASHINGTON'S computer systems up and mn-

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I meant to send this in last Fall but kept putting it off. When I saw your plea for pictures in the last issue of Shipmate, I decided that it was better late than never. The picture is of most of Ihe '89 grads that made the '96 MED Deployment on GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73).

I'm currently al SWO Department Head School.

I'll be graduating in July along with the following '89ers: Tung Ho, Randy Alexander, Orin Clay, Joe Klein, Joker Jenkins, Dave Nosal, Rob Morrison, Tim Trampenau, Chris Thomas, Mark Perkinson, Rob Lydens.

I'd also like to put in a request for "Has anybody seen..." Both John Guandolo and myself are looking for Steve Walker. Thai's it for now.

As you'll see in the next letter, seme of the names mentioned above are discussed in more detail below. This note came in from Chris Thomas who also included seme pictures for your viewing. Chris, who moonlights part time as a football tailgate organizer, also takes excellent notes for Shipmate input. Read en...

Dear Classmate, below are notes on whose done what and where they're headed ftom a recent '89 gathering we had up here in Newport. The occasion was to watch Navy beat Bucknell in the finals of the Patriot League Championships. The place was the Great American Pub in Newport. The attendees were all SWO Department Head students, except Pat Moynihan, who is on the staff.

Bonny and Dick Podiak, 17 Aug 1996

"Hey, I thought you said there was a TV at this bar!?!"

Reb Lydens spent the last few years as an instmctor in Dam Neck. He's been married to Pam for 6 years and is headed to be Engineer on ELROD ( F F G 55).

Heidi Ochs (Dickerson) spent the last couple of years working in the Pentagon and is married. She is headed to be 1st LT on WHIDBEY ISLAND.

S. MCCAIN.

Other '89ers I've seen/heard from: Karin Klose is flying P-3s with NRL in DC, Harry and Adrienne (Hegman) Brandicourt are in Ohio with 2 children; When I left DC, Michelle Villani was in Law School; and Kristen (Colbert) Whitley is in Wakefield, MA. Saw Heidi (Dickerson) Ochs and her husband at our wedding.

That's it for my side of the pond!

Heidi Ochs (Dickerson), Chris Thomas, and Emily Lai (among others) cheer Navy to a b-ball toumament win

SWO Classmates support Navy basketball

Emily Lai married Classmate Joe LePage. After doing a couple of years as a civilian, Emily recently returned to the Navy and is headed te be Operations Officer en TORTUGA. Husband Joe is a Navy Doctor in Pascagula.

Tim Trampaneau, along with his wife Libby and their 11/2 year eld sen Carl, spent the last 2 years at Naval Post Graduate School. Tim eamed his master's in NSA (Tim says this stands for "No studying allowed"). Tim is headed to DEYO to be Operations Officer.

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R o b Morrison, for the last year he served as Flag LT to COMLOGGRU 2, RADM Ed Kristensen, our former Deputy Dant. Rob also served on INCHON and commissioned MITCHER. Rob and his wife Blair are headed to Norfolk where Rob wUl be Weapons Confrol Officer in GONZALEZ. Jose Morales recently completed his masters at the Naval Postgraduate School. He is headed to be Weapons Control Officer in HUE CITY. Jose is married to Amy, and they have a son Alex who will be 1 in November.

M a r k Perkinson reported to SWOS after doing recmiting in his hometown of Louisville, KY. Mark is StUl single and is headed to be 1st LT on LAMOURE COUNTY.

' n i n g Ho recentiy completed his master's in NSA at NPGS and is headed to COMTE D E GRASSE as Ops

Officer. He was martied in April to Laura.

J o k e r J e n k i n s reported from the office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is headed to JOHN HANCOCK to be Combat Systems Officer.

Pat Moynihan works on the SWOS Dept. Head School Staff. He reported frem HSL-46.

Joe Klein worked as an NROTC Instmctor at the University of Illinois. He and his wife Stacy are expecting their first baby imminentiy. He is headed to be Operations Officer on MCINERNEY ( F F G - 8 ) .

Dave Nosal reported from NPGS and is headed to be Combat Systems officer on JARRETT ( F F G - 3 3 ) .

Chris Thomas recently engaged to SheUa Brady.

She is a nice girl, far nicer than Chris deserves.

I also heard in a separate note from Dave Klain (drkIain(gnosc.miI) that he's seen the following folks in Mayport and they're headed to the ships listed below: Rob Adams—MCM Rotational Crew E Kevin Dippery—PORTLANT ( L S D - 3 7 ) R o b duMont—DAVID R RAY ( D D - 9 7 1 ) C h a r l i e Strassle—COMTE D E GRASSE ( D D - 9 7 4 ) Tim TY-ampeanau—DEYO ( D D - 9 8 9 )

Brian l e a n e r — M I L I U S ( D D G - 6 9 ) J o h n TVower—SAIPAN ( L H A - 2 )

As for Dave, h e ' s slated to be Weps en THE SULLIVANS ( D D G - 6 8 ) out of Mayport.

The next letters are from Classmates who posted messages to the '89 emaU list, and I've copy/pasted them for all of our readers to enjoy.

First out of the gate is a guy who joined the Medical Corps after graduation Medical Corps—Eric Sherck.

Hello everyone, you all may not recall me but I was a member of the Class. After graduation, I left the military and continued in schoolfinishingmedical school in 1993. On the way, I met my future wife Staci; and we were married on 27 March 1993.

After medical school, I spent a year in Muncie, IN (home of Ball State you know where Letterman went). After that, I rejoined the Navy and spent two great years at Camp Lejuene as a battalion surgeon of 2nd Tank Battalion.

In that two years I only ran across two Classmates. Dan Thole who was a gmnt there and left after the first year, and Joe Schweitzer who showed up in the Battalion two months before I left as Ihe new air officer. Once the two years were done, the military in its infinite wisdom released me again to further my education. I'm now back in Muncie, IN finishing my family practice residency program and will be rejoining the military in August 1998.

Currently my wife and I have one son (Samuel Jacob) bom 5 Aug 1994, and our second on is due late November to early December.

Hey if any 16lh Co. people are still alive, write.

Thanks, Eric S. Sherck, (arisma@iquest.net), 4600 W. Woodway Dr, Muncie, IN 47304 Next up, we hear from Carl Newman, a man who, without a doubt, gave new meaning to the term "winch meat" during our brief tenure as members of the off-shore sailing team.

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Greetings to the '89ers Online, Jimmy O'Farrell (yes J.T—you can print this in Shipmate) asked for input about a couple of Classmates that were "lost" (one being Steve Martell). Steve Martell is in Hawaii at a special VP squadron. He just came through here (VP FRS) last year and has been at NAS Barbers Point for about one year.

As long as I'm at it, here are the other Classmates that I know about...We are all at VP-30 in NAS Jacksonville: Brian Britton has just accepted an offer to attend Ihe Harvard MBA program as a civilian. Wade TUrvold has just accepted orders to the 6th Fleet staff as the ASW officer. Ray Art is doing well here as the tactics officer. Dave Bernhardt is going lo the airlines and inspired me to write this message. HI DAVE!! Tony Ahnen has accepted a TAR appointment and will be moving to his new locale soon (I don't know where). Brian Burt '88 is trying to take orders to the boat soon for his disassociated tour. J.D. Ralston (my favorite Math buddy) is also going TAR and will be moving to Willow Grove Pennsylvania. Jim Berg is going to the airlines and continues to be the "most respected" resignee in our squadron.

I saw Steve McAleamey at NAS Cecil Field.

He is flying F-18s and still having a good time.

You all have heard from Gary Deal in Germany.

He and Leslie have just received their second child and are flying AWACS with the AF. As for me, I start work for SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) on Monday moming in Washington, DC. Amy (my wife) and I are expecting our second baby boy in early July and planned the child perfectly so we could pay all the medical bills. Sarcasm. We are tmly excited about the prospects of our move to Washington or Dallas in the near future and look forward to visiting with J.T. a little bit more. Let's hope that Navy will cmsh Army in December...we're due.

Amy and I will continue to be at this email address through the move. I am looking for Geoff Cogan, Dwight Dick, Joe Navratil, Craig Washington, Jaime Borrego, and Brian Soika. If anybody knows where these guys are, please email me.

I heard from Greg Wagner who forwarded an email frem J o e Lepage (isn't technology amazing!?!). I'll summarize all of these electronic transactions as follows: Emily Lai graduated with distinction from Department Head School on 9 May '97 and will be the OPS boss on TORTUGA ( L S D - 4 6 )

out of Little Creek in June. Emily's husband J o e Lepage has orders to report as Senior Medical Officer of MOUNT WHITNEY ( L C C - 2 0 ) out of Norfolk in

August. Good luck to you both.

On the baby making front, I heard from several folks who've recently brought some future potential military officers into the world.

Hello '89, my wife, Leslie and I would like to announce the birth of our daughter Casey Nicole Deal on 10 May in Heinsberg, Germany. Both mother and daughter (and brother Ryan who will be 3 in July) are doing well. By Ihe way, I am currently based in Germany flying with NATO and enjoying the European experience with the disassociated sea tour looming on Ihe horizon. Fly Navy, Gary Deal (10th Co.) Joe Klein (rrnrl3a@prodigy.com) dropped a line to let us know that he and his wife Stacey are the proud parents of David Christopher Klein, bora 1 May 1997, weighing in at 8 lbs l l o z . Congratulations!

Also heard from Cheryl and Paul Diehl who report that they've got a new son, Gregory Robert Diehl. Gregory was born 23 April 1997, and weighed in at 7 lbs 1 oz.

Joe Shipley writes that he's "proud, thrilled (and extremely tired) to introduce": William Lee Shipley, "Billy the Kid," bom 9 June '97 at 0825 at Navy Hospital, Pensacola, 6 lbs. 2 oz., 20" stem-to-stem.

Momma and baby are doing great!

Brian Montgomery writes the following: I worked with Sean O'Donnell in Naples for a year. We were both on the Air Services Coordinator Mediterranean (ASCOMED) staff. ASCOMED is a part of COMFAIRMED that schedules all the Naval logistics missions (C-9s, C-130s, C-12s, H53s and contract Learjets) in the Med, to include most of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

It wasn't the greatest of jobs, but Sean helped keep things interesting. Sean is still there and should rotate Summer 1998. Sean can be reached al DSN 626-3068/3167/3177.

While serving at ASCOMED, I also worked with another "lost Classmate" whose name was printed in one of the last few Shipmate articles. Derrick Reiton. Derrick was my sponsor in Naples and taught me the ropes of logistics scheduling as well as driving in Naples. He is now a TAO on board CARL VINSON; he's doing the career-thing, at least for now. He came back from deployment in January and is now enjoying some time with his family in Bremerton. Derrick is married to the former LeeAnn Perry (his high-school sweetheart), and they have a beautiful daughter, Hannah. Derrick can be reached by email at: dreiton@vinson.navy.mil.

As for myself, I was a P-3 pilot in VP-23 until it was decommissioned in 1994. From there, I went to a "community-fill" (i.e. hard-fill) position at ASCOMED. While there, I put in for TAR and was lucky enough to get picked up. My three year lour in the armpit of Italy was suddenly cut short by 20 months. My family and I were very excited to receive orders to Willow Grove, PA. I have been working at the Naval Air Reserve ASW Training Center as the Admin Officer (soon to be the Training Officer) for over a year now. My job is good, and I am even allowed toflyIhe P-3 once again.

My wife, Carrie, and kids, Ben (3) and Kate (1) are happy to be close to both sets of grandparents. I can be reached at DSN 991-6503/11.

Other Classmates working aboard NAS JRB Willow Grove include Frank Menarchick (VP66) and Jeff Scott (NAS).

Next up is a note from J i m and Sara Joyner: USNA89, Sara and 1 have changed our Intemet address to: jjoyner@cnetech.com. We are both doing fine. Sara picked up a transition to Hornets last Summer and is currentiy fighter weapons det complete at VFA 125 in Lemoore. She will go to LINCOLN for initial day and night carrier qualification and then be assigned to a Fleet Squadron, hopefully in Lemoore. I am working as the SFTI for VFA 125.1 have had this job for three months, and it is a lot of fun. 1 will be at the RAG for two years, then I go back to the Fleet for five years.

Bill Watkins writes of his time in the Air Force: I am alive and well and working for the Air Force right now. I have just completed the second year of a 3 year PEP tour flying in the F-15E. Currentiy stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, NC. Been to Ihe desert so many times with these guys that it is beginning to make cmise look good.

Sometime next Fall/Winter, I will be heading back to Oceana for transition into the Tomcat. Got what I wanted...another flying tour.

Recently made il up to Virginia Beach for the Intmder farewell where I saw Steve Cook and Rob Bassett. Steve's at MIT, and I think Rob was heading for Meridian. Another '89er...Eric Micheli transitioned out of the A-6 and into E-6As out of Tinker, as did Mike Durst. Also heard from Charlie Gray recentiy. He's back on the East Coast as an AV-8B RAG instractor down at Cherry Point.

Well, that's it for me. If anyone finds themselves in eastem NC, please feel fi'ee to drop me a line.

PS: Does anyone know where John Ralston is hiding out these days?

J i m Mann dropped me a line to check in after being listed in the "Where are They Now" in a previous issue. Jim writes: The, 'Where Are They Now?' section of last month's Shipmate finally shamed me sufficiently to write in...mission accomplished!

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As for myself; John Coffey and I worked in upstate New York as stash ensigns on a Hometown Recraiting tour for 6-monlhs; from there, 1 went lo BUD/S, and then lo SEAL Team THREE in Coronado, where I remained for about 6 years through three operational tours and an Operations Officer tour. Consequently, I am married to a fantastic girl named Michelle, who is a physical therapist—she is singularly responsible for my operational longevity. Last Summer, 1 relocated lo the Virginia Beach area, and am happily working at NSWG-2. Feel free to publish my email address: JAMESMAN@SPRYNET.COM. Fred Fagan (critter@mnsinc.com) keeps the news coming with a report for the USMC: I can participate in the column this month—Scott "Yutch" Jensen is a Huey pilot al Camp Pendleton, CA. He and his wife, Mary, are fixing to move East to aUend a Marine Corps school (Amphibious Warfare School) at Quantico starting this Summer. He's been with his squadron (?) for several years and more deployments than the law allows.

Hope that helps. Beat Army, For those ef us who've been wondering whatever became of Sean O'Donnel, Jeff Winter has the scoop. Glad te know Sean is doing fine, since he stayed up all night with me the night before my wedding and made sure I went through with it. Jeff had the following to say about Sean and others: Matt Soltis is currently serving as an instractor in VT-86 at NAS Pensacola teaching the next generation of Navy and Marine Corps NFOs. He did his FMF tour with the VMFA(AW)-225 Vikings at MCAS El Toro. Other Alumni in the Vikings were Britt McNeil and Kevan Katuin, although I'm sure there were others. I used to see him quite frequently whether I was visiting the stales from Japan or he was on a deployment to Iwakuni. Matt is the same old guy you knew at school. His wit is as sharp as ever, and he's full of life. I was very surprised to see that he took follow-on orders from his squadron, because he appeared anxious to try something new. He did, however, tell me that he is managing to pass the time in Pensacola without much trouble.

His future plans include everything from becoming a college professor to going to get his MBA. Sean O'Donnell is on the COMFAIRMED staff in Italy. I hear from him every few months, although I haven't seen him in a couple of years. He did his Fleet tour in P-3s with VP-5 at NAS Jacksonville.

He had a great time, which Sean manages to do wherever he goes, but didn't seem very happy with the P-3 community when he left. I don't know the details of his staff job, but the last 1 heard was that he is planning on leaving Ihe Navy when he returns to Ihe states. One day with Sean and it's as if you have been hanging out with him every day for the last year. I was fortunate enough to have him as the best man in my wedding. He had the whole party in stitches during his speech—big surprise.

The next note comes in from Gary Burger: Hello '89! I don't really know where to begin, so I'll give a quick update on what's going on. I left the Navy last year and joined General Mills in Buffalo (the weather is really not that bad). I know of at least two other USNA Grads working for General Mills besides myself: Mark Bible and David Holdsworth. Can you believe I went from running a nuclear power submarine to making Cheerios and Wheaties? Both the job and company are great—I don't think I could ask for more.

My wife Mia and I had our first child, Scott Conrad, last Friday, 18 April. Scott weighed 8 lb.

10 oz., was 22 inches long, and has brown hair and blue eyes. Both Mia and Scott are doing great!

Everyone told me my life would change—now I know!

Up next we hear from Eddie Glasper: Good Morning '89, anybody have goose bumps?

I ran the Carlsbad 5000 a couple of weeks ago. Let's just say 1 was never in danger of winning. The men's elite was won in 13 mins and change. I did mn into Carter Honesty '90. I also got a note from Tony Rust. He and the wife are enjoying life at Camp Bugstock (Camp Lejeune). He's flying, and she's learning to enjoy shopping at Piggly Wiggly.

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Rob Cassady writes from the Big Apple: Shipmates! Well, it looks like I'm now on-line vice surface line. I'm currently living in Manhattan and working for Goldman, Sachs and Co. If any of you are in the Big Apple, drop me a line w: 212481-4212. e: robert.cassady@gs.com Also, the Army-Navy Game is al the Meadowlands this year. Any interest in an '89 tailgater? Let me know.

Chris Carlson is a new dad. William "WiU" Carlson was bom en 19 May. Both baby and mother are doing great and elder sister Josie (age 2) loves her little brother. Many want to call the new boy "Hemdon" because his mother went into labor whUe watching the Class of 2000 climb the monument.

Fortunately, Chris says they made it to the hospital with plenty of time to spare.

Chris will be departing the Navy to work at Alex Brown, an investment bank based in Baltimore.

Well, that's another column in the books. It's hard to believe that the next Shipmate wUI be published in time for football season. We're making big plans for a big Navy season this Fall. Standby for more info to follow. 'TU next month...

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Tony was kind enough te mention that Frank Wakeham, along with wife Nancy and son Frank Jr., reported to UNC last August after finishing duty aboard ARKANSAS. Frank's expected to start in the small forward position for the Tarheels this upcoming season.

Tony Lesperance and his wife Michelle get such a kick out of seeing their photo in Shipmate last year, they've started sending me random snapshots te include with each article! I've filtered out the pictures of the new drainage system Tony installed in their yard and of the shots their cat's first birthday party to come up with this phete of Tony with some 10th Company mates. Buddy Rivera is at Naval Postgraduate School with Tony and is shown with his baby boy EmUio. Wade Skelton has left Monterey and was last seen heading for Aviation Safety Officer School in Febmary. You'll see in this photo that Tony has hit a growth spurt since graduating and is now 7'6".

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The Pride of 10th Company: Buddy Rivera, Tony Lesperance, and Wade Skelton Liz (Franklin) Bailey dropped us a line in March from THEODORE ROOSEVELT in the Red Sea. Liz is a

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Pres: LT Richard Brophy, USN Sec'y: LT John DeVine 350 Grow Ave., Unit A l l Bainbridge Island, WA 98310 h: 206-780-6840; e: jcdevine99@aol.com USNA91@pen.net Ahoy! Inland Rules apply once more. Recentiy back from sea, I've found my mailbox stuffed with '91 news. And so, reporting all calls frem posts more distant from the guardhouse than my own.

At the bottom of the mail bag, a Febmary letter from Tony Lott and his wife Melissa brings tertific news of the arrival of their first child, Shelby Taylor, on 15 January. After finishing his junior officer tour on JACKSONVILLE (SSN-699) last year, Tony reported te Duke University for NROTC duty (and more importantly to fill the sixth man position en the Blue DevU basketball team). Tony got some time off practice to pose for the enclosed picture with the new daughter. Congratulations, Tony and Melissa!

SH-60B pilot in HSL-44, hemebased in Mayport, FL. Liz was married in a beautiful January '96 ceremony to LT Mark Bailey, a graduate of the University of Connecticut and AOCS, and a SH-60B pilot as well. Mark and Liz are looking forward to their new jobs with BUPERS starting in June. A number of '91ers beat the blizzard snow to make the Maryland affair, including Kate Banta, Janet Jackson, Suzie Kline, Bridget Gies, Nana Adae, and Sarah Morley. To summarize, Kate is with VA-95 and is stationed in Whidbey Island with Sarah, who is an EA-6B ECMO with VAQ-135. Janet flies CH-46s and was last headed to Norfolk after finishing the FRS in Califomia. Suzie is stationed in Charleston and was also recently married (Congrats Suzie!).

Bridget flies E-2s out of Norfolk with Quincy (Fleming) Hazlett. Nana was in Japan but has been spotted more recently in Rota, Spain, where she provides her intel/translation expertise te the EP-3 crews atVQ-2.

Liz also passes on news that Dave Fields is flying SH-60BS with HSL-51 in Japan, and that Julie (Hansen) Shank is now a SH-60F pilot with HS-7 and was recently married to Marine helicopter pilot Mile Shank. Lynn Stroth is the QAO with HSL-44, having retumed in December '96 from her second cmise on BRISCOE. Matt Hammond is getting ready to go out on his second deployment, along with Steve McKone. Both are married and doing great.

Liz expresses regrets having lost touch with many ef us (don't worry, Liz, it happens to everyone!). She passes on her email address: lizmeb@ael.com and invites news from everyone, especially Janet, Suzie, Nana, and Tara Lee. Just a reminder to everybody, the Class does have a file server—just write te listserv@pen.net te subscribe, then to USNA91@ pen.net to send general information to all the '91ers on the server (it's a great way to get your word out).

Tony Loll with 5 day-old daughter Shelby

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A letter loaded with news comes from David Scheu. Here are some highlights: Well, I've been meaning to write this letter for over a year now. It's amazing how time flies. After getting winged at South Whiting in September '94, I spent a year back in my hometown of San Diego at the H-46 RAG, enroute to HC-5 in Guam. This September will be the end of my three year lour out here in WESTPAC. We have four other Classmales in Ihe squadron: Dom Strada, Rob Krivacs, Jude Burke and Conrad Dungca.

Dom and I cruised together in the Arabian Gulf during the Summer of '95, on different ships but always very close in location and schedule. We spent a few nights carpet shopping and gelling large in Bahrain. Dom will be heading for Corpus Christi for T-44 training, as he was picked up for Test Pilot School with a July start dale. As a result, he's been pulled off his HAC cmise and skipped out of the last six months of his tour. Rob and Jude relieved my det in the Gulf in October '95. Rob is now out on his second cruise. Both Jude and Conrad are holding down ground jobs at Homeguard awaiting their next deployments.

I'm currently deployed up here in Japan as the AOIC of DET SIX, temporarily shorebased at MCAS Iwakuni. Next week we embark aboard BELLEAU WOOD ( L H A - 3 ) to provide SAR support

for PHIBRON 11 and the 31st MEU during the fun and games of Cobra Gold '97 in Thailand. When we reach Okinawa to embark the MEU, I expect to mn into many more Classmates.

Here in Iwakuni, I've ran into a few familiar faces. Don Chipman is the Maintenance Officer for the Harriers of the VMA-311 detachment out here. He's engaged and reports things are going well so far. I've heard that Eric Austin is in VMA-211 back in Yuma, and also is doing well. Mark Palmer, John Passant, and Hal Pylant are here with VMFA (AW)-242, flying the DELTA Hornets, homebased now at Miramar. They will also be supporting the 31st in Thailand. They're all doing well and expressed their desire NOT to meet me off the coast of Thailand in the middle of Ihe ocean at night, but rather restrict our meetings to a beach bar in Pattaya over a few cold ones. That's okay by me, loo!

On a short mission prior to Tandem Thrast '97,1 spent a weekend in Okinawa at Kadena AFB. I ran into Walt Finney at the O'Club. He's doing well and was heading up ANGLICO troops for the operation. In traveling back and forth to San Diego, I've been in touch periodically with a few others. Max Folkers and Dave Graulich live together in Pacific Beach. Max is flying H-60s in HS-6 and hoping to get orders to RAG for shore duty. Dave is mnning supply for RAG at North Island. Bo Steiner is also in HS-6, and I hear from him about once a year (Bo, write me a note, will ya!). Also in Pacific Beach, Harry Ward and his wife of just over a year (John Grierson's sister. Amy) are soon to be on shore duty somewhere. Up North a bit, Steve Forkel is flying Ihe mighty Battle Frog out of MCAS Tustin. He and his wife Paige bought a fixerupper in San Clemenle and have enjoyed doing some great creative projects with it. I've had a few quick visits with Nate Smith in Coronado. He led a team in the Raid Gaulloise about a year ago and is finishing up his last deployment with the teams this Summer. He and his wife Rachel are doing well and looking forward to orders to Germany, via Monterey at Ihe Defense Language Institute.

I try to stop in Honolulu on the way back to Guam each time, as it breaks up the flight nicely and always provides a great night oul with friends. Tony Sanchez is finishing up his tour with the SDV unit in Pearl. He and his wife will soon be reluming stateside, with Tony considering a career change.

Kevin Fisher is on shore duty, working (I think) at the Ship Repair Facility in Pearl. He and his fiancee Brooke live in Kailua. Having just received the invitation today, the wedding is scheduled for 24 May. Also, Chris Nickels is flying P-3s with VP-9 and should be finishing up his deployment soon.

Through letters and occasional phone calls I've spoken to Pat Everly. He and Tammie have a son and bought a house in Pensacola. Pat is instracting TH-57S at South Whiting and loves every minute of il. Steve Jennings and his wife Kris are out of the Navy and living in PA, where he works for an industrial gas company. They enjoy the homesteading and are looking forward to kids. Kelly Houlgate lives in VA with his wife Sheila and instracts at Quantico. Last 1 heard, he was looking forward to teaching political science, possibly at a high school level, in the near future.

Lastly, my roommate through school and flight school, Jeff Roth, is flying P-3s up at NAS Brunswick. I spend a weekend with him and his family in Missoula, MT just prior to Christmas.

He's doing great and has been flying all over northera Europe, the North Atlantic, and is even doing some counter-drug operations in South America.

He's hoping for Training Command orders in November or so, somewhere between T-44s, T-45s, or T-34s. Through Jeff, I've heard that our third roommate, John Bruggeman, and his wife Marie are stationed at Quantico, where John is an instractor.

They've recentiy had Iheir first kid. Congratulations!

As for me, I should be back from this detachment by mid-August or so. I'm doing the "detailer discussions" right now, and should be gelling orders stateside in October. I'm hoping for T-34s in Pensacola, or TH-57s. Either way, no complaints.

That about does il for my update, as I've rambled long enough. I hope all is well and everyone is in good health and good spirits!

Thanks to David for that awesome updateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;letters like this one make this job a breeze! Is there is anybody in the Class who wasn't mentioned? If so, maybe Jen (Rowe) Coleman covered you. She writes: Greetings from the not-so-warm-yet Midwest. I have some pictures from Deb (Smetana) Krongard's wedding last April and figured this would be a good opportunity to do a little catching up. I'll start with Deb's wedding.

Deb is currently stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, where she is the Intel Officer for one of the SEAL teams. While there, she met Alex Krongard, a LCDR SEAL type. They fell in love and were married in New Jersey on 12 April. '91ers in attendance were Kathy (Graves) Daunt, Jen (Rowe) Coleman, Brian Woodard, Kristen Waller, and Chris Davis. Deb's Maid of Honor was Becky Vautier '84. It was a beautiful wedding despite the weather, and Deb is very happy. They will remain in Germany for about another year and a half and are not sure yet where they will go after that.

Kathy (Graves) Daunt was married last Fall and is cunently working in the P.E. Department at the Academy. I believe she is the 1st LT for the buildings. She said that the P.E. Department is no longer the slack job it used to be, and her collateral duty this Summer will be taking Mids on SAILTRAMID. Good luck, Kathy!

Brian Woodard is still happily married with two children. He is the 18th Company Officer and his company is currently in the lead for color Points.

He said being a Company Officer has its ups and downs but is extremely rewarding.

Without even knowing it at the time, Brian's roommate from USNA, Chris Davis, moved in ten minutes away from Brian's house in Laurel. Chris is also married and recentiy celebrated the birth of his daughter. Chris is working at the Pentagon, but I'm not sure exactiy what he's doing. I'm just surprised Ihey let him in the door every morning!

Kristen Waller is also at the Academy as Midshipman Disbursing Officer. She likes the job but has put in her letter of resignation and is looking for a job in San Diego. She is doing well, despite her muffler exploding on the Garden State Parkway, enroute lo Ihe wedding.

I guess that brings me to Rod and I. Rod Coleman is currentiy on deployment but will be home in a few short days. He is finishing his tour with VF-154 out of Atsugi, Japan, and will be reporting to VF-101 as a RAG instmctor. We are both so excited to be back in the States! I put in my letter of resignation and left the Navy in Febraary. I came home to Michigan because Rod was on craise, and Japan no longer held anything for me without a job. I don't have any immediate plans for the future except to enjoy being with Rod again and setting up a house in Virginia Beach. We'll see what happens once we get settled.

Bailey Wedding: Kate Banta, Janet Jackson, Suzie Kline, Mark and Liz Bailey, Bridget Gies, Nana Adae, and Sarah Morley

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1 heard not long ago that Joe Gadwill has received orders to the White House. Carey and Joe will get there this Summer, and Joe will work in the Emergency Operations Department. Wow! Another one I'm surprised they'll let in the door. Joe and Carey recently had another baby. Their son, Jacob, was born in Febraary; That's all the news 1 have for now. We are looking forward to getting settled and seeing everyone al the Navy football games this Fall!

Debbie and Alex Krongard Thanks, Jen! That's the last letter in the mailbox.

But WAIT, there's more! Plenty of email news coming in nowadays.

Jonie and JP Ayubi are getting ready to head out from San Diego to Okinawa, where JP'U be flying C-12s and Jonie will teach English to the locals or perhaps work on base. They leave in mid-June. If anyone would like to reach them, you're best bet is atjayubi@ix.netcom.com. JP reports having run into Emmet McCarthy recently, and that Emmet is doing weU and is considering getting out sometime next year. Continuing with 6th Company news.

Sweet Len Mulet is in Miami, FL, and on line at changui@aol.com. Lou is now in CIVLANTFLT, working as a supervisor manufacturing medical diagnostics which suits him much better than SWO. Sweetness has just joined the Reserve, too. Anybody else going down the Reserve route? Keep us informed! Ted O'Neal is just finishing up a three year overseas tour, flying the mighty H-53Es of the famous Black Stallions frem Kenya to Ireland and all points in between (always self-lifting, and always LAND BASED, he adds!). Bearing the land-hugging load with Woody at HC-4 was Chuck Stuart. Believe it or not, Ted is headed back to USNA to teach P-100 and Poll Sci in July! In Woody's own words, they figured he screwed around so much the last time he was there, he'd better go back for a second round.

Send Ted some flack at dr_aengus@cempuserve. com.

Ted drops word that Chris IVeacy, from 11th Co, and his wife Jen have two little ones, Connor and Hanna. Connor is Ted's Godchild, and (therefore) a "hell of a dude." Chris is at HM-14 out of Norfolk, currently riding INCHON, the new Minewarfare Command Ship, a converted LPD, around the Med. He will be headed in October for Hawaii to fly H-ls and C-12s.

Todd Wobig, also a Slacker, has recently joined a host of '91ers and dedicated Nukes at NPTU, Charleston. Inge and Todd have bought a house in the area and invite any Classmates in the Charleston or Myrtle Beach area to make themselves at home.

The Wobigs can be reached at tinyborg@aol.com or by calling 803-572-6965. Or snail them at 100 N. Pemroke Dr., Goose Creek, SC 29445. Todd joins Gary Pinkerton, Bill deVries, Ryan Johnson, Rob Broekshier, and Chuck McGuire, all doing the nasty nuclear deed there at Prototype.

Nelson Santini is in JacksonvUle, FL, working as the Enlisted Programs Officer in the Jacksonville Navy Recmiting District, a far cry from Trident Submarines. Nelson and his wife Sharon recently became parents for the first time. Their daughter, Victoria, was bom on 26 Febmary and is doing fine.

Nelson is at skdvr96@msn.com, for those of you who would like to send your Congrats!

Tony Gilbert, at agUbert@cnetech.com, wrote te let us know about the large contingent of '91ers deploying in April with the carrier air wing, CVW-2, aboard CONSTELLATION (CV-64). Flying the F/A-18 along with Tony in VFA-151 are Dave Little, Jim Legsdon, Max McCoy, and Rob McGregger. Flying in the sister squadron, VFA-137, are Dave Buonerba, Jehn Enfleld, John Mann, and Trey White. We look forward to each of you guys reluming safely!

Here's a note from Ed Paraiso, who is finishing his tour, along with Hyen Lim, at the Navy Recmiting District in San Francisco. As for Hyen, he'll be off to school this Fall, joining a host of our Classmates in pursuit of an MBA and looking to jump into corporate America. Evan Bamett, at NWS Concord, is getting medically discharged shortly and will also start working en his MBA at Santa Clara.

Ed sends news that Rob Glenn is flying P-3s out of Portland, ME, just retumed from an extended deployment, and is doing a short stint at Safety School in Monterey. Chris Ericson is reported flying for VS-21, currentiy on WESTPAC with CVW-5. As for Ed and his wife May, they had a baby boy, Nicholas Andrew, bom in September '96. Ed is finishing his MBA and will hit CIVLANT by March of '98. Anybody out there wanting te reach Ed can do so at

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edp3@juno.com. Ed specifically requests some news from his 18th Companymates!

A welcome note comes from Cesar Rojas, who writes from Lima, Pem. Cesar asked to have his change of address listed, so get out your address books: Av. Velasco Astete 3339, Dpto. 201, Santiago de Surco, Lima-Pem. Cesar can be reached by telephone at 51-453-1491 or 51-449-2959, and invites phone calls frem any '91ers in his neck of the woods.

Cesar's email came from the address hene003@ marina.mil.pe.

From 26th Company, Ron Preiss checks in with his first Shipmate submission. Thanks, Ron! Ron is living in Virginia Beach with his wife Cathie and daughter Lauren, now three years eld. Better yet, they are expecting a new baby boy, as of May. Ren is stationed at Dam Neck, where he is mnning the Air Control Division at FCTCLANT, and is working in the meantime on his MBA at Old Dominion University. Ron came from a three year sea tour with VAW121, as an E-2C NFO, where he completed two deployments en GEORGE WASHINGTON. Ron passes on

his email address, rpreiss595@aol.com, and asks for somebody out there to fill his mailbox, specifically Jen and Karl Andina.

The next piece of mail comes from John Newton. Juice was married in October '93 to the former Ms. Cynthia Sly, of Gaithersburg, MD. After finishing his JO tour with the Submarine Force, he reported to the Pentagon to fill a Joint Staff Internship, where he's been working for the past year. Around the Pentagon, John occasionally mns into Chris Mulieri and calms us with the word that Mules hasn't changed a bit. Juice has also run into Art Glasgow, who is working as an aide. John brags about being the best man for Ivan Carlson, who was martied two years ago to his wife, Jaana, in Pensacola. Ivan and Jaana became parents this year. Juice is working on his MBA at University ef Maryland, reporting that (surprise!) there are lots of Navy guys working for their MBA degree in that program. Dennis Nealon sighting has been reported there. Try reaching Juice at jcnewton@erols.com.

Mike Fisher is achieving the status of a "regular" with another great update. Mike gives us the latest on HC-11, reporting the following '91ers reluming in April from WESTPAC: Harry Ward with Detachment One on MOUNT RANIER, Eric Pfister and Rodney Ward with Detachment Five on ESSEX, Mike Rapp and Dan Imbat with Detachment Nine on NEW ORLEANS. Heading out on WESTPAC, meanwhile, were Matt Frost with Detachment Seven on BOXER and Chris Cote with Detachment Eight on MOUNT HOOD. Pat Everly departed HC-11 for

Pensacola with his wife, Tammie, and son, Jonathan, where he will be a flight instmctor. Both Mike and Paul Reinhart are still hanging around the squadron, awaiting orders. Paul is gunning for a PG School billet in Monterey, while Mike is hoping to stay in San Diego to become an H-46 instmctor. Would somebody down there at BUPERS help these guys out!? Fish mentions the fine location of his house with respect to "the Murph," for anyone wanting to step by to catch some Padres of Chargers action. If you're on line, contact Fish at mnkfisher@aol.com; and in case you sold your computer, write to 2433 Mammoth Drive, San Diego, CA 92123. He'd especially like to hear from you if you have 16th Company information, or season tix to Padres/Chargers games. He also mentions big plans for the Navy vs.

San Diego football game (that game is on 5 September)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;something about a possible pre-tailgate to the Reunion West for any '91ers around. Send feedback to the Fish.

Mike has sent me a couple ef bulletins, taking on the role of a liaison for a squadron with a lot of Classmates. If you're at a command with a let of '91ers around, follow Fish's lead! Thanks, Mike.

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Another first-time writer is J o s e " M a n n y " Rodriguez, who wrote to shew off his first baby, born on the 28th of December, weighing in at 7 lb 9 oz. Norma, Victoria, and Manny are all well, residing now on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico.

Manny is with the Aviation Support division Officer on Naval Station Roosevelt Reads, supporting H3s, P-3s, and (would you believe they're still flying?) A-4s. Manny reports having run across Jeff Uhde, who is working at TSC, and Toby de Mier, who is OIC of Vieques. J i m Gancayco has been helping Manny out with disaster-preparedness for the base. If there's not a picture of Manny with his new baby in this article, we premise ene in the next issue!

Another picture I owe you is ef Wally Hokett and his lovely bride. Wally recently was married and is currently working at STRATCOM in Nebraska. We wish you and your wife years of happiness, Wally!

Wally asked to update his email for those ef you keeping track; that would be Walnuth@ael.com.

Andrea Lemon mails in from up here in the beautiful Northwest. Andrea is working as the Aviation Support Division Officer up at NAS Whidbey Island, loving the mountains and ocean here in Washington (as do I!). Andrea is here until September, when she'll be rolling te Department Head School at Athens, GA, enroute to O'BRIEN ( D D - 9 7 5 ) out of Yokosuka, Ja-

pan, in December. Until she rolls, you can reach Andrea at lemena@naswi.navy.mil. Andrea reports having seen C h r i s T h o m a s , J D M c C r e a r y and James Baca on Whidbey in recent months.

Okay, new a download frem Rob Gaucher, who's a littie further down the Nuclear Coast, in Orlando: Renea and 1 are doing great out here in Orlando.

We both enjoy teaching, me Nuke school, her at a local high school. Jim (JT) Earl, with his wife Desi and their Iwo kids, reported aboard recently and works in the same office as me. John Spencer is also here, and we are usually the lone nukes at happy hour. He is also probably the first NPS instmctor to get "wild manned" in Class (it was Army week...). 1 talk to my former roommates. Matt "Bug" Lattig and Jim (Rimrodt) Houston quite . a bit. Matt is doing well at the US Patent Office and plans to attend law school. He and his fiancee.

Heather, just bought a new condo in Arlington, VA. They will be married at USNA in October. Jim is teaching ROTC al Berkeley but looks forward to getting back behind Ihe wheel of a submarine. Spent New Years Eve with Kenn Bruley, JT Anderson, and Diego Hernandez, then we all went to the Gator Bowl the next day. Kenn just moved back East from Bainbridge, WA and will attend UGA Law School in the Fall. JT came back from a 6 month Med Cruise in December, and he and wife Lisa bought a house not too far from JAX NAS. Diego is the Flag Aide for Admiral Chuck Beers '67, and he and Lisa are doing well up in King's Bay. Got email from Brian Debruin a couple weeks ago. He and Liz were heading out to Vail, CO to do some skiing. CC and Pete Young are out in San Diego. Pete is teaching ROTC at SDSU/ USD. Dan Thorsfeldt is doing the same at University of Nebraska. Brett Fillmore and Pete Ryan are both at Monterey pursuing their master's degree. 1 ran into Al Matthews' mom in Orlando and heard that he is pursuing a law degree at Georgetown. Hope that everyone is doing well!

You can reach Gooch, appropriately, at gooch91@ael.com.

Andy Stewart, an old roomie ef mine, checks in from Monterey, where he's pounding out his thesis here (lots of programming in Java), but more importantly is expecting Baby Boy #2 along with his wife, Katherine. Alex and Katherine are looking for orders in Rota, Spain and can be reached meanwhile at knastew@mbay.net. Andy's been talking to Mike McAneny, who is said to be excited about Tony Lott playing hoops for the Blue DevUs.

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Anybody out there eat Wheaties? Well, Dave Holdsworth would appreciate it if you did. He got out last May, sadly leaving behind Hawaii and BLUEFISH, and moving to the Twin Cities. It is there with General Mills that Dave filled the job of Assistant Marketing Manager on Wheaties. He will be applying te the University of Minnesota's MBA program and hopes te start classes part-time this Fall. Dave's wife Janet was kind enough to forward this to us, with a return email address of hold0062@tc.umn. edu. Thanks, Janet!

Harvey Berman let us in on his latest. Harvey left the Navy in 1994 after working in Public Affairs in Newport, RI. After too many cold winters (and a medical discharge from two knee surgeries), he moved back to San Diego and was married to his wife Tracy in 1995 in Point Loma. He is currently working as an electronics manufacturer's rep for a small company in Southem Califomia, seUing all that stuff he was trying to figure out six years ago in EE! Harvey and Tracy can be reached at voltman@ix.net com.com or 926 Camino De La Reina #65, San Diego, CA, 92108; 619-295-0451.

A BZ is in order for Philip Sobeck. Philip received the USNA Class of '66 Award for Superior Leadership and Professionalism for 1996, recognized fer his performance as CIC Officer and as Precemmissioning Detachment Officer-in-Charge aboard GONZALEZ (DDG-66). For his efforts, Philip receives a nice check, but more importantly our Atta-boys (which can be sent te pks@olg.com). Good job, Philip! For more information, see the Class of '66 column.

A fellow survivor of Plebe Year in Stalag Seventeen, Craig Robinson, wrote to give me the synopsis of his p o s t - g r a d u a t i o n affairs. Craig robinsoc@erols.com did the normal Nuke pipeline, pausing during prototype to marry his girlfriend from the Naval Academy in a Chapel wedding. Craig served with Jamie Kalowsky in the wardroom of TENNESSEE (Blue) out of Kings Bay. Craig reports that Jamie is recently married and is doing a stint at the Naval Observatory, and I've also heard that Jamie is recently a dad. After forty months on board, Craig left TENNESSEE to fill a slot in DC at the National Reconnaissance Office with Jeff Faga and is working meanwhile on a master's degree in Project Management at GWUâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sounds like a deal.

I had the honor this past week of being in the wedding party for the marriage of the former Ms. Pam Porter and George Dyer, near Huntington, WV. The ceremony was beautiful, the reception was a blast, and other '91ers in attendance included Erich Heinz, Marc Lucas, Eric Lowell, and Christian Wortman.

Erich Heinz is a Navy doctor, doing rounds at the Naval Hospital in Pensacola. Marc is loving his job teaching Math at USNA, and Christian is also at the Academy, serving now in the office of the Academic Dean. Eric Lowell is instmcting submarine tactics at the training facility on the Bangor Submarine Base, here in Washington (I've had the privilege of enduring a lecture or two of his, and I will be joining Eric at his command this coming Summer). George has recently reported aboard at USNA as 30th Company Officer. He and Pam would love te hear your heartfelt congratulations, and can be reached (following their Jamaican honeymoon) at 1189 Highview Dr., A n n a p o l i s , MD 2 1 4 0 1 , and 410-626-8998 or gdyer@nadn.navy.mil.

Pam and George Dyer

Dyer Reception: John DeVine, Marc Lucas, Erich Heinz, George Dyer, Christian Wortman, Eric Lowell

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Lastly, I am proud to report that I, too, have recentiy achieved the title of Pop. Laurel and I had a son, "Jake," on 22 May. He weighed 9 lb 14 oz, and I couldn't be more proud. Laurel, Jake, and I will be around the Bangor area for at least another year, as I'll be reporting to the Trident Training Facility here this Stmimer. Laurel is continuing her swimming and her marketing work for PowerBar.

the 105mm Howitzers to provide marks for Matt and all his friends. AU four wUl be met again in May in Vieques and Puerto Rico as part of their predeployment workups. Les Pritchett is out at Fort Sill as a Gunnery Instractor at the Officer Basic Course. Les will be joined by TVey TXimer when he completes his tour as Battery Commander, Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines. Ed Plott is at Fallon now and will soon be heading to Jacksonville, FL. Eric Eldridge will be going to 2D ANGLICO by July. Thanks Tom. Mei-Ling Marshall writes from San Diego, CA. Mei-Ling is on COMSTOCK ( L S D - 4 5 ) . Mei-Ling and

Aundrea Taplin got picked up for the Law Education Program. They will both be attending law school this Fall and should enter the JAG Corps sometime in 2000. Andrea Lindenberg, Leo Albea, and Derek Nisco are all on BENFOLD ( D D G - 6 5 ) . TVavis Done is onboard JOHN PAUL JONES. Jen (Anderson) Ellinger

Laurel and John DeVine, with John C. DeVine IV This past Winter, I put in my pitch for more mail; and since then, it's been pouring in! Thanks'to everyone who submitted this past month. Keep it coming. My goal is to respond to everything I get (either by email or letter), so you'll know I've received it, and to print everything you send me. I've also accumulated a good database of addresses; so if you're looking for somebody, let me know.

Watching these NBA Finals...! swell with pride each time I see Dennis Rodman's jersey '91!—^JD

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Pres: LTJG Matt Amy, USN Sec'y: LTJG Vinny Smith, USN 208 Post Canyon Rd #204, VA Beach, VA 23451 Hello again '93. Today is 2 June and all is blessed here. Nothing much really to report. I'm checking out of VAW-121 at NAS Norfolk today and am on my way to the Intelligence School in Virginia Beach.

Word has it that I wiU be teaching the TAMPS system. Jeff Register and James Borghardt are now pilots here at the squadron. Jeff has been here for about two months and James for one month.

Pete Olsen writes from Spring Valley, CA. Pete got out of the Navy in early January due to a knee injury while aboard HARPERS FERRY precommissiong.

He is now an executive with a large Fortune 500 company, and he is loving life. Pete and his wife Katie have three children: Jesse, Nikki, and Joey.

Thanks Pete.

Tom Welbom writes from Camp lejeune, NC. Tom is with 2D ANGLICO, touring the country, getting ready for the 24th MEU deployment in October. Tom retumed from NAS Fallon, NV in March where he worked Close Air Support with Air Wing 1. WhUe there, Tom ran into Matt Amy. Matt is with VF-102. Tom also saw Anthony Baker who is with SEAL Team 8. Anthony and Tom spent a couple of days and nights on the observation post with their respective teams. They were visited on the hill by Kelly (Eubanks) O'Conner. Kelly is going to be working in the Supporting Arms Coordination Center of 24th MEU. Kelly and Tom took tums firing

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recently reported to BENFOLD as the Navigator. They are currently on workups. Cyndi (Viemes) Tinder is doing well. Kirsten Krawczyk just retumed from deployment onboard THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Laura B ^ o r is also onboard. Melanie (Magee) Butler is on a amphib in Virginia. Thanks Mei-Ling.

Jeff Stevenson writes from McAUen, TX. He is currently stationed in Harlingen, TX as the Inspector-Instmctor of a Marine Corps Rifle Detachment since November '96 after two and a half years in Camp Pendleton doing the grunt thing. Jeff got married 26 April in Richmond, VA. He and Jennifer are all settled in Texas. In attendance were: Val Naftali, Joe Santomauro (with his bride-to-be), Mike Gravitt, Jen Thorp (getting married in July), John Faxio, Roy Kim, Dan Baxter (with his newborn son. Hunter), and Tim Talbott '92. Kevin Boykin is in Hawaii. Thanks Jeff.

That's all for another month '93. Catch you in September. God bless. Vin.

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Pres: ILt. Scott Horabuckle, USMC Sec'y: Ens. Jim Keck, MC, USNR 11305 Woodson Ave., Kensington, MD 20895 h: 301-933-7358 Hello, '94! Well, this article comes to you from the sunny shores of Virginia Beach, where I've had the opportunity to mn into a number of Academy friends, some not seen since graduation. But before I dive into my mail bag and tell about my encounters with you all, let me take care of some business.

As many ef you are painfully aware, the May issue ot Shipmate had a glaring omission: this always stellar Class News Article. The day after the magazine arrived, the issue was promptiy brought to my attention while enjoying a beer at the Hot Tuna in Virginia Beach (ahem, thanks Kerri!) It seems that despite my faithful service and the dedicated hard-working staff at Shipmate, the information highway decided to take a detour with our Class article, and it got lost in cyberspace. However, in case you feared the loss of word from dear friends, I managed to archive my back-up, and I will include all of that information in this article. So, with that behind us, let me get down to the business at hand...

First, I wiU tap into my electronic mailbag and puU out an emaU message.. .Eric Lednicky took time to tap away at his keyboard to let us know a little bit about his life in Jacksonville, Florida.

Things are going fine down here in Jacksonville.

I am about 2/3 of the way finished with the RAG and am looking forward to going down the road here to VP-45 in a few months. My class graduates in May, we'll go lo SERE school, and then check back in here at Jax sometime in June. We'll be deploying in August to Sig for six months.

Robin and I both have some big news. We are expecting our first child to arrive sometime in September! ! We are very excited, but also busy getting everything ready. We haven't quite decided about any names yet. We're still going around and around on that one.

Other than that, things are normal. I haven't seen too many of the guys from 23 around, but I've heard from several. Did you know that Chris Caudill got married in January? Garth DeVries and 1 were there to keep him from mnning away (or to at least slow him down enough). Garth told me that Matt Wukitch is transferring to Mayport and that Ihey might room together. Chris Horakfinishedup here in the RAG and is now out in Whidbey Island somewhere. I've heard from Dan Sameit, as you know, since you gave me his email address. I've been writing back and forth lo Mark Perrault, who is working out in Dallas, TX. I've somehow managed to lose track of Kevin Glathar, since I can't get through lo his email address. Do you know if any of the 23ers have email accounts?

There are a bunch of other USNA grads going through VP-30 right now, too numerous to mention, unless you want a novella.

Thanks, Eric, and on behalf of myself and the Class of 1994, congratulations and best of success on your journey into parenthood. Next email is from Dave Dermody. He writes.. .(18 April '97) Every month 1 get my copy of Shipmate and look to see what my close friends from school are doing. After searching for several minutes, I remember that they're all just as lazy as I am and haven't written in to the Class of '94 column.

I got picked up for lateral transfer from SWO to Air last year and left ANCHORAGE (LSD-36) in October. My wife, Jennifer, and I and our son Austin are in Corpus where I'm in primary. We're expecting another baby in October of this year. When it rains, it pours.

Now more importantly, on to my lazy friends. If I don't remember some details, I'll make them up as I go.

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Bryce Whiting is in Newport at the moment. He left PRINCETON (CG-59) last month and is going to be the Communications Officer for a PHIBRON out of San Diego. He has been living at Ihe San Diego Marriot Marina on a 51' sport fishing boat that he and Jeff Clark bought together. Last time we spoke, he was engaged in the usual debauchery. Joining Bryce in Newport at Commo school is Ed (Bundy) O'Neill. He and his wife Erin are going to be moving to Ingleside, TX where Ed will be on the rotating crew of a minesweeper. I'm sure

he and Bryce are making a mockery of Newport.

We're looking forward to having the O'Neill's close by. Jim Christie and his wife Jennifer had a beautiful baby girl named Madelynn in Febraary before they left Kingsville. They are now at El Toro MCAS where Jim is in the F-18 FRS. Jim should be finishing a fun week at SERE right about now.

Neil Keegan and I have been playing phone tag.

He is now back in the continental U.S. after leaving LASALLE in Gaeta, Italy. 1 understand he's staying with Jason Hedberg in Virginia Beach. Neil's

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going to be the navigator on MOUNT VERNON in San

Diego. He sold his Harley before leaving Italy and is going to be touring the U.S. strictly in his new Jeep. I ran into Fred Regan in Massachusetts of all places while on leave. He's back from Okinawa and is stationed in California 1 believe. Adam Musoff is at Whidbey Island training as a Prowler NFO. He and Brian Murphy once again are stationed together. I think they go to Cherry Point after that. I last saw Adam at his house for a Christmas party where he was somewhat incapacitated.

Brian Rivenbark and I crossed paths at Tomfoolery's in Corpus a while back. He was going to school in Corpus and would then be going to Ingleside to be on a minesweeper. He made me drink too much. In May of last year, I saw Rick Cuenca through Ihe big eyes of my ship as we were leaving the Arabian Gulf; and he was coming aboard MERRIMACK. I haven't heard from him since, but I'll assume he made it home. Todd Brill and Katie Pruitt were married last September ( I believe) in San Francisco. Todd is stationed at a Special Boat Unit there. Katie is out of the Navy pursuing an advanced degree. Jason Maurer recently emailed me and said that he and his wife Stephanie are, in Groton finishing Sub School. From there, they'll be going to Bangor. Well, it's taken just about all of my motivation to write this column for submission. I'll try to write again in another 3 years.

Thanks Dave, and good luck with your new baby.

If anybody wants to contact Dave, here's how: 15125 Leeward Dr. #22, Corpus Christi, T X 78418; dermody@Earthlink.net; 512-949-7716.

My last email message is just a blurb from Rudy Quiles, who's in Okinawa with the Marines. Rude promises to write again with some stories, so I'm gonna hold him t e it. He can b e reached at quUesr@mwr.kic.or.jp Dan Sameit is in frem the Mediterranean. He eamed his SWO pin, and then left PENSACOLA behind for a new assignment out of Little Creek, VA. Kevin Glathar is still hard chargin' with the Marines, now stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC. He's itching to get seme time in the helos: His wife Malinda and daughter Hannah are keeping Daddy Glathar busy when his head isn't in the clouds. The whole Glathar clan recently made a trip to Annapolis to attend a wedding at the Naval Academy Chapel.

More details to foUow in another issue.. .(hint, hint, LT Glathar!) I received indirect news about a winging in Kingsville on 10 January. Class of ' 9 4 "wingees" are captured in a photo of the event: Will Reynold, Peter McArdle, Jim Christie, Earl Young, Rob Moore, Kendra Williams, Scott Miller, and Paul Prokopovich. Congratulations to aU! Grant Goodrich wrote me a letter in the beginning of April, and I'm finally getting to print it for him: On 2 Febraary, my battalion retumed from a six month deployment to Okinawa. "The Rock" was not nearly as bad as everyone said it would be, but there are a lot of restrictions on live-fire and training. I commanded a Weapons Platoon all through the deployment and managed to conduct several live-fire exercises despite the limitations. A lot of thanks lo Tom Koloski '95 who is with engineers at Camp Hansen for helping me with a big demolition exercise in December. Tom and I watched the Army-Navy game along with Mike McGurr. Mike and I have been the sole '94 reps around 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines for the past year. We do have a few '95—Justine Dunne, and Don Orlandoni (Sec'y note: ask this guy to do his Full Metal Jacket routine!) We also had Mark Peters '93 will) us as our Intelligence Officer. Mark just left 2/7 to become an instmctor al the Army's intelligence school at Fort Huachuca. The second day on the island Ihe officers of the regiment went South to the Camp Butler O'Club for a reception for the commandant.

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General Kmlak ("94-30!). I also ran into a few other Classmates and friends from school on beautiful Camp Schwab. Jason Gordon was with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines and spent a lot of his time at the dive locker working on his divemaster quals.

Jason also informed me that he has just been married to ILt Wendy Taylor right before he headed oul lo Ihe rock. Ethan Smith '95 and I had Thanksgiving dinner together in the 4th Marines chowhall, talking about good old 23rd Co. Doug Zembiec '95, another former Companymate, showed up on the island with 1st Battalion, 5lh Marines. Doug was picking up a Weapons Platoon just as I left.

I'm convinced that Okinawa, not Quantico, is the crossroads of the Marine Corps.

Grant Goodrich, Mike McGurr, and Pat Turner in Hokkaido, Japan.

Our battalion did manage to get off island for a few weeks, as we went up to Camp Fuji for some live-fire training, and then journeyed way North to the island of Hokkaido for bilateral training with the 25th Regiment of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces. It started out looking like a Pennsylvania autumn; but on the first day we stepped off for the field, it started to snow and didn't stop until we left. When we pulled into the Camp, the service support group was already there with most of our "Tent City" constracted, and the lieutenant in charge was none other than Pat Ttamer. The high and tight still looks the same. Back in Twenty-Nine

Palms, things seem the same, but there have been a few changes. Lewis Rhodes has not changed a bit— except that he is seriously in love with a young lady he met while stationed in Quantico. Chris Claybome, Dwayne Smile, Sinclair Smith and Chris Lovell are all doing well—Sinclair is now the XO of a battery over at 3rd Battalion, Uth Marines, while Dwayne and Chris continue to be busy with their supply accounts. And me? I just found oul a few days ago that 1 have to report to EISENHOWER in Norfolk as the new Marine Detachment Commander no later than 1 June 97. Back to the Navy side of things—I never could have imagined. SEMPER FI! Grant.

Thanks Grant. I managed to mn into Grant at a mini 23rd Co. gathering here in the Hampton Roads region. Sean Kranick was our gracious host at his bachelor pad (though it looks as though his Mommy helped him decorate. Ha Ha.) Also in attendance were Dan Sameit, Phaedra Haussler '96, Paul and Erin (Nickles) Urbine, and Tara Careselli. Tara is Dan's neighbor, and we managed to stop one moming while she was having a garage sale!

Tara's Garage Sale The next letter from the mail bag is from. ..(drum roll, please).. .Ann Pugh, wife of eur former Brigade Commander, Randy Pugh. She writes from Hawaii to say "Aloha", but more importantly, to announce a new edition te their family. Savannah Marie Pugh

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was bom on 9 January 1997 at Tripler Army Hospital. She weighed in at an even 8 lbs and was 20 inches long. As fer the proud Papa, he's taken off yet again on another 6 month deployment, this time to Okinawa. He is with the 31st MEU, heading up the Radio Bn Pit. Their son, Nicholas, just tiuned 2 years old on 1 May.

The Pugh Family: Ann, Randy, Nicholas, and new baby Savannah Marie.

One of my main contributors makes another entry into our column. Morgan Paul writes to announce her engagement te Doug Hoopen.(sp?) Doug is an '87 Grad and helo pilot who is heading to HSL 44 in Mayport. Morgan is en PORT ROYAL (CG-73), and is scheduled fer deployment in the Fall. Congrats, Morgan! My last letter comes in the form of a request from Mike Kim. He's attached to CYCLONE (PC-1) out of Little Creek, VA. He's looking for an extra copy of our graduation picture booklet which has all of eur (probably now obsolete) addresses.

Anybody know where to find a copy? Mike can be reach at: CYCLONE (PC-1), Little Creek, VA, FPO AE 09566-1960.

That's it fer my letters. 1 did run into J a s o n Hedberg on the beach. He was wearing a speedo, selling sun umbrellas, listening to reggae music and juggling for spare change while his pet poodle growled at the seagulls. Oh, and I can't forget out my mn-in at Busch Gardens with some grads...we all managed to get something stuck in our noses on the Lochness Monster roller coaster. While in the hospital here at Portsmouth, I ran into Max Luter.

He's currently stationed aboard COLE. Well, I've got more to talk about and pictures that are promised to be en their way. So, stay tuned for the next issue of Shipmate. Write and tell me about your Summer. It doesn't have te be long. Just a paragraph would be great, telling everybody where you are and what you've been doing. Include your address and phone number (and email if you have one), and eld friends will be able te reach you. A postcard is aU you need to get your name in Shipmate. Or, if you have access to email, take advantage of cyberspace. I'm still composing a list of addresses, but it is far from being complete. So, until next time, may God keep you and your families safe. Keep up the great work, and I'll keep you informed. Cya...Jim. (P.S. Isn't everybody glad that I didn't mention Kelly Shekitka in this issue?)

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1 actually just returned from Austin, where Dave Faehnle married the former Annette GuUey. The wedding was really nice, and a good weekend was had by all. Swordsmen included Jim Fabiszak, Kevin Doney, Ken Schneider, myself, and Jerry Froehner was in the wedding party. Dave recently got his wings and was selected for the F-14D. Congrats to both!

Ryan Christopher writes from San Diego. Ryan left HTs for NAS North Island and winged with Chris Erskine and Sara Santoski on 17 January.

Jim Fabiszak winged on 31 January and is in Mayport on SH-60Bs. Chris flies SH-60Bs in Hawaii, and Sara wiU fly MH-53s out of Norfolk. Ryan got CH-46s out of Guam. Ryan has mn into Debbie Roberge (SH-60F) and Katie Dooley (SH-60B).

Ryan provides a pretty good update on 2nd Co.

Chandler Comerford is in the San Diego area with the SEAL teams and recently left on a six month deployment. Tom Westhusin is doing the sub thing, and Steve Quayle is off to Vance AFB to fly T-ls then E-6s. Ryan supposes he wanted to be closer to Darin Hunter, USAF. J. Smith isfinishingprimary, Frank Shone has just^selected jets and will join Chris Ognek and Chris Hanshaw in Meridian. Jim Detwiler and Greg Pritchard are doing the P-3 thing, and Erik Kristensen is ironically on CHANDLER in Washington. Joe Greeson is finishing HTs in Milton and should be winging in the next few months. Jarret Roth is now in Hawaii. Ryan adds that if any 2nd Classmates want to write he would enjoy hearing from them. Ryan's address is 6514 Ambrosia Drive, Apt 5106, San Diego, CA 92124.

Ryan finaUy adds that Chris Cox, Mike O'Hara, and Jerry Froehner are in VS-41 (S-3 FRS), and Erica Gompers is the Maintenance Officer in HC3. Thanks Ryan.

More San Diego news. Kara Kouloheras is happy to have her old partners in crime in town, namely Katie Dooley and Debbie Roberge. Rachel Medrano is temporarily off OLDENDORF due to a SWOS skiing injury. She'll recover in a couple of months but is sure she'll miss her TAD job. Carolyn Wisner is on SAFEGUARD out of Pearl and leaves for WESTPAC soon. Returning form WESTPAC are Kurt Kyle, Mary Moore, Caroline Magee, and Christa Richardson/Karen Flaherty. Evidently Kurt received some interesting maU while on deployment. Penny Donnelly and Kara had a five month retreat from SWOdom as members of the U.S. Naval Pentathlon team. They trained for the competition in Coronado. Penny is in San Diego as COMMO on JOHN YOUNG. Also on the team were Jon Sanchez and Brian Gilhooly, members of SEAL Team 3. The team went to Pakistan in March for the World Championship. The men came infirst,and the women came in second. Kara is now switching from Electrical Officer to DCA and is excited to be spending another year in engineering. Thanks to Kara for the info.

Dean Wakeham writes from San Diego on CHANCELLORSVILLE. Tom Dickinson, Drew Carlson, and Dean just returned from a counter-narcotics cmise in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. They had a blast in Panama, Aruba, Ecuador, and Acapulco. Dean says their Shellback ceremony was a Uttie kinder and gentler than some, but he wiU never enjoy fish oil in the same way. Dean says hi to Jon Townsend, Yosh Lehman, Brian Eriksen, Jimmy Choi, Chad Froelich, Bruce Schuette, Chris Hodrich, Jimmy Mill, aU the old Navy football players, and everyone else he forgot. Dean wants to let all the women know that Jon Townsend is going off the men list in December as he will wed Jeanette Brady, and rumor has it that Brian "Rookie" Ericksen is not too far behind.

Anyway, that's all we have for now. Take care and try to keep cool. Later, Don.

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Pres: ENS Bart PhUlips Sec'y: 2LT Tonya Barz, USMC 1928 Lyndale Ln., Billings, MT 59102 HomePage: usna96.digiweb.com NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: barzt@okinawa.usmc.mil Greetings, 1996! Though I am convinced that toe many of the Class are out there raising havoc in the Fleet, I will do my best at fiUing you in on all this "good stuff' that members of our Class are doing!

Gma Foltz-Payton writes on her departurefromThe Basic School. Gina's group graduated from TBS with Echo Co. in March and, after being forced to painfully retire the ol' LBV and buttpack, have headed

their different directions within the Corps. Gina, who is up at Logistics School, will venture over here to Okinawa under the 1ST MAW. Of 3RD Platoon, Gina reports that Pat Boyd, Chris Abraham, Todd Ferris, Darren Fox, and Owen Voelker have all headed down to Pensacola. Micheal Stevens and Kevin Mulligan also headed to flight school. Allan White went ground supply, and Jehn Jackson and Paul Deveaux went to IOC and then te Ground Intel School. Chad Reynolds has already graduated frem Adjutant School at Camp Johnson, NC, and Becky Dengler remained in Quantico's "backyard" to attend Cemm School. Thanks for the update, Gina!

The next note of correspondence arrived from the new Kristine (Moore) Matthews. Kristine, from the 31ST Company, was married on 8 March to Steve Matthews (USAFA '96). The maid ef honor at the ceremony was Julie Wilhelmi. After the wedding.

Back Row(L to R): Kim Mitchell, Larry Edell, Jenna Campion, Mark Dunbar '97, Jeff Cabana, Bart Marsh '94, Andy Marcelis '94. Front Row: Karin and Lee Marsh

the mUitary again took its course as Kristine headed to Bremerton, WA, where she is stationed on CAMDEN, and her new husband reported to Columbus AFB, MS, for flight training. Best of luck to both of you.

Lee Marsh became a marital bliss believer, as well, when he married his wffe Karin a year ago (no problem about the tardiness, Lee, but I guess the gifts may be a little late!). Participating in the festivities were ENS Kim Mitchell (DCA on STUMP in Norfolk), 2LT Jenna Campion (flight school), MIDN (now ENS) Mark Dunbar '97, 2LT Jeff Cabana (newly married in May), 2LT Larry Edell (Army Signal Corps, South Korea), LTJG Bart Marsh '94, (SH-60B detachment in Hawaii), and ILT Andy Marcelis '94, (Pensacola). Lee also includes that, although many "bubbleheads" would consider reluming these good el' Service Assignment Night "bonus bucks" (if given the chance!), they are all alive and well down in Charleston. Thanks for the update, Lee! Ever wanted to share all ef those memorable "character-building" experiences you remember from your four years at the Academy? From chow calls to rack races to bracing up in the Hall...there is without a doubt a special bend shared between those that shared these unique times. Well, two motivated Alumni (Richard Zino '67 and Paul Laric '49) are compiling a reference book—on all of these character-buUding experiences that shaped our attitudes te overcome hardship and persevere through USNA and into eur military careers and lives as Americans.

Some of the questions include: most memorable FUNNY character-building experience? most PAINFUL? had the biggest impact on post-Academy life? resulted in the greatest change in your outlook on life? other experiences/Plebe indoc/attitude adjustment activities would interest others in reading? If you are interested in being a contributor and being quoted truthfully, write: Richard Zino, 249 HamUton Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. EmaU: Rzine@AOL.cem. Fax: 516-764-9509. Jet me a line, and I can provide you with some information, as weU. We do not get many opportunities like this, '96, so let us take advantage of the fomm te share our memories!

Well, kids, the moment has finally come...no, sorry, the Plebes still do not brace in King Hall; but I did finally get hooked up on email! For those of you that find it difficult for the pens to find the paper, hopefully you can find a couple minutes to let the rest of the Class "in" on what is going on in your part of the world—air, sea, bush, etc. I really appreciate all the notes, pictures, and letters. Please keep them coming—it makes this all possible! Until next month...driving on the wrong side of the road and trying to remember to use my blinker instead of my windshield wiper.. .Tonya

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Chapter News ALABAMA Alabama Chapter T. Morris Hackney '53 40 Country Club Road Birmingham, AL 35213-3625 h: 205-871-7940; w: 205-871-5731

Huntsville Chapter Thomas Hartline '81 112 Crestview Circle Madison, AL 35758 h: 205-464-0410; w: 205-544-0052 e: tom.haTline@msfc.nasa.gov

ARIZONA Arizona Chapter CAPT Dennis M. McComb, USNRR (Ret.) '65 1146 E VUlage Circle Drive N Phoenix, AZ 85022 h: 602-863-6313; w: 602-947-2282; f: 602-863-7655 e: mccomb@kelIerwiIliams.com Our meeting was held on 24 AprU 1997 at The Midtown GriUe, Hilton's well-kept secret for great Italian food. Our program was the change of command from Denny McComb '65 to Phil Moulton '58 as our new President. A hearty "Well Done" was extended to the past crew as we moved on at Flank Speed. The festivities were somewhat dampened as we observed an appropriate memorial of our recently faUen comrades: Van Van Patten '37, Jim Reaves '43, and Tom Melis '46. The recent Shipmate indicates we will enjoy a posthumous message from Jim Reaves, our Army chaplain, in a coming issue.

In attendance were: Sally Geodale honorary member '34 drag. Bud Newhall '40, Diana and Jim Seamans '42, Jane and Art Kinneberg '46, Doris and Fred lacobelli '46, Jack Fisher '47, Art Mehagian '48, Bob Bames '53, Chris and Pooch Davies '53 and Helen and Deek Harrison '53, Blue and Gold Officer Pat and Diane Flood, New Pres.

Phil Moulton '58 and Jan Westcott, Pat and Pete Reiniger '65, Pete Lumianski '65, Karen and Denny McComb '65, Elizabeth and Ron Stoll '67, Rob Flick '75, Alex Ospina '86, and Dulcita and Scott Love '89â&#x20AC;&#x201D;both.

The Chapter met at 1130, Thursday, 29 May 1997.

The incoming president, Phil Moulton '58, presented a Naval Academy study lamp to the outgoing president, Denny McComb '65. Denny had been Chapter president since 1988, doing an outstanding job during his incumbency.

Phil reported on his attendance at the USNA 1-3 May meeting for Chapter presidents. The Commandant of Midshipmen, CAPT Randy Bogle '68, reported that the military mindset had been successfully reinstituted, and both leadership within the Brigade and ethics training were being successfully pursued. "Excellence without arrogance" is the Academy's theme.

The San Diego West Reunion on 4-6 September 1997 was discussed.

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'53, Chuck Horowitz '54, Ed Howard '63, Pat Flood '58, Pete Reiniger '65, Rob Flick '75, Scott Love '89, Art Kinneberg '46, Ruth and Bob May '45, Chad Joplin '91, Karen and Denny McComb '65, John DeGoede '48, Pete Lumianski '65, PhU Moulton '58, Audrey and Roy Hejhall '56, Don Demko (guest of Denny McComb.)

Regular Chapter meetings have adjourned until after the Summer.

D. K. "Deek" Harrison '53

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Chapter Mr. Michael J. Wray '85 18881 Von Karman-Suite 800 Irvine, CA 92612 w: 714-833-5868 MCAS El Toro Air Show The last MCAS El Toro Air Shew was held the weekend of 25-27 April 1997. The Los Angeles Chapter had a tent in an excellent viewing area on 25 April, with food and drinks ananged by Mike Wray '85. Over 250 Alumni (too numerous to name everyone) and guests participated in this great event under suimy skies to watch the Blue Angels plus many others perform for their last weekend at EI Toro. In future years, the closest Blue Angels air show will be at MCAS Miramar in San Diego.

Orange County Business Exchange Luncheon The monthly Orange County Business Exchange Luncheon was held at the MCAS El Tore Officers Club on Tuesday, 13 May 1997. The guest speaker was Tim Kraft '83, who gave an excellent presentation on the work he is performing on behalf of Jim Webb '68 to get Jim's book. Fields of Fire, made into a motion picture. Hopefully, everyone will have a chance to see this film in the not too distant future.

Alumni in attendance included: Stan Weisberg '46, Don Behrens '48, Mort Richardson '50, John Snyder '50, Simon Kitfler '53, Jack Schilpp '55, Tony Crowell '57, George Watts '58, Dick Weisenbaker '59, Dave Wilshin '64, Bmce Stevens '70, Craig Williams '79, Tim Kraft '83, Michael Seaver '83, Mike Wray '85, David Lopez '89, and Joe Mandichek '89.

Chapter Officers for the Year Commencing 1 July 1997 Elections for the three vacant Chapter Director positions were recently held with Robert Johnson '66, David Simon '75, and Susan Cowan '81 being elected to three year terms commencing 1 July 1997.

The following Alumni wUl continue in their terms as Chapter Directors: Joe Koch '57, Dave Wilshin '64, Rene Pili '78, Lee Cohen '82, Jeff Hallin '83 and Jeff Nordstrom '92. The outgoing board selected the following to serve as Chapter officers for one year commencing 1 July 1997: President-Mike Wray '85, Vice Presidents-Lindsay Kough '89 and Jeff Nordstrom '92, Secretary-Dave Wilshin '64, Cortesponding Secretary-Joe Koch '57, TreasurerBill Johnston '48, and National Trustee-Steve Andres '67. Danny Musselman '60 will also serve on the Chapter Board as immediate past president.

The installation dinner for all new directors and officers is being held at the California Club in downtown Los Angeles on 28 June 1997.

San Fransisco Chapter CDR Edward F. Cotter, Jr., USN (Ret) '73 ULasPalomas Orinda,CA 94563 h:510-253-8260 e: edward.cotter@kp.org

Monterey Bay Chapter CDR John J. Branson, Jn, USN (Ret) '50 1281 Sylvan Road Monterey, CA 93940-4942 h: 408-375-8603

Sacramento Chapter CAPT John B. Haynes, USNR (Ret.) '55 132 Oak Canyon Way Folsom, CA 95630-1850 h: 916-989-2947; w: 916-988-2547

San Diego/Coronado Chapter CAPT Robert G. Stevenson, USN (Ret) '60 1060 Calle Mesita Bonita, CA 91902-2406 h: 619-475-1926; W: 619-475-1824 e: tobac@cts.com Chapter Elections Under the direction and guidance of Chapter Director Bill Lloyd '60, the election for 1997-1998 Chapter officers was held during the April Luncheon.

The Washington quartet of Newt, Trent, BUI and Al could leam a few things about approving appointments and passing legislation swiftly from Bill Lloyd. BiU never actually threatened that there would be campaign speeches unless we voted by acclimation and quickly. Things went smoothly in minimum time. Elected and reelected were: President: Bob Stevenson '60; 1st VP: Bob Rubin '82; 2nd VP: Bill Ulrich '64; Secretary: Jeff Clough '64; Treasurer: Chris Newcomb '87; Network Coordinator: Jack Gavin '77; Conesp. Secretary: Don Grinnell '61; Tmstee: Mike Midgley '85; Directors: Tom Boucher '55, Charlie Carey '70, Myron Fleming '62, Chet White '63. â&#x20AC;˘The new slate of officers was swom in at the May Luncheon under the capable leadership of Terry McKearney '73, the outgoing Chapter Tmstee and former Chapter President, l ^ y has been most active in the Chapter's organization and operation for many years; and for that commitment and service, we all are most appreciative. On behalf of the entire Chapter, "Thank you, Terry."

April Luncheon We were pleased to have Dick Couch '67, the senior SEAL Officer in the Naval Reserve, soon to be retired, and former platoon commander of SEAL Team One as our speaker. In addition to SEAL/UDT billets, Dick served as a maritime operations officer with the CLA. He has written several action thrUlers since 1990. Among his publications are Rising Wind, Silent Descent (which receive wide acclaim for its credible scenario of nuclear proliferation in Russia and the US response to that proliferation). Pressure Point (which details the capture of a Trident submarine), and Seal Team One. Dick discussed the me-

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chanical aspects of novel writing, including time management and the development of plots and scenarios. Dick is an excellent luncheon and dinner speaker, especially when he recounts his own thinking regarding plot generation. Dick lives on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound and takes a ferry boat to work. He recounted that one day as he was riding the ferry he noticed that the pilot house was wide open and completely unguarded. His comment, "If I had an automatic weapon, I'd own this boat." brought down the luncheon crowd as well as being a great story line. Dick was avaUable for book signings following the luncheon and was ably assisted by the new US Naval Institute's West Coast Representative, Mary Beth (Straight) Kiss, daughter of Bill Straight '61 and wife of Tom Kiss '88. Mary Beth is also an associate member of our Chapter.

Attendingtiieluncheon were: Bill Ayers '48, Larry Becht '34, Ed Behm '45, Rich Belser '64, Skeet Bemis '39, Tom BiUings '59, Lee BoU '51, Tom Boucher '55, Chic Bowling '46, Bill Broughton '49, Rita Buffington '89, Bob Byme '60, Chariie Carey '70, Eari Chinn '52, Fred Clarke '39, Jeff Clough '64, Stan Counts '49, Jack Coye '33, Dick DePrez '44, Kevin Delaney '79, Tom Dietz '84, Bob Eriy '37, Randy Fariey '80, Art Fischer '39, Tom Fleming '58, Myron Fleming '62, Ned Floyd '55, Don Grinnell '61, Lou Guertin '47, Phil Guy '67, Tom Hammons '71, WUl Hayes '53, Dave Henderson '44, Bill Hoefling '63, Art Holz '64, Mike Keeney '77, John Kelly '62, Bill Kraus '61, Andy Kremm '51, Corkey Lenox '52, Vince Lieggi '65, BUI Lloyd '60, Frank Luongo '93, Dave Lynn '85, Jim McNeal '86, MUce Midgley '85, Bob Morris '53, Bob Neely '48, Carl Nelson '56, Ed Oleta '61, Chris Pierce '90, Aide Ray '80, Jack Robinson '51, Jim Rodgers '53, Bob Rubin '82, John Schmidt '60, Jim Schwertman '68, Frank Shamer '37, Jack Shaw '60, Tom Short '91, Tom Sloan '80, Rick Smith '71, Beb Stevenson '60, Steve Streightiff '80, Doyle Thomas '79, BUI Ulrich '64, Dutch Vandivort '67, Jay Vermilya '48, Stan Waid '53, Chet White '63, MarkWiUiams '82, Andy WUson '82, Chuck Wright '53, Mary Beth Kiss and Father Cy Rotridge.

Class of 2001 Welcome Aboard Dinner On Thursday evening, 8 May, the Chapter hosted the prospective Midshipmen in the Class of 2001, and their parents at The Admiral Kidd Club. With nearly two hundred in attendance, the evening was most enjoyable. In addition to the prospective Mids and their parents, attendees included representatives of the local parents club Chapter, Blue and Gold Officers and, of course, many Chapter members.

President Bob Stevenson '60 welcomed the group and introduced Myron Fleming '62, the San Diego Blue and Gold Area Coordinator, who then introduced and recounted the achievements and qualifications of each of the eighteen "seen to be" Plebes.

The Class of 2001 certainly appears to have the qualifications to continue our tradition of exceUence.

May Luncheon The 15 May limcheon was primarily an administrative session. Once the new officers were swom in. Bob Stevenson '60 presented Iferry McKearney '73 and Mike Midgley '85 outgoing president, with plaques in appreciation for their long hours and hard work for the Chapter There were many annoimcements, including the Reunion West '97 schedule that follows.

Terry McKearney as Chapter Tmstee and representative to the Tmstees Meeting held at Annapolis the preceding week was the principal speaker. Terry discussed some of the more important agenda items from the Annapolis meeting. We won't pre-empt the full report of the Tmstees Meeting here. Terry did report though, that we can expect to be asked to complete a long-range planning survey which will be used to facilitate the Association's stiategic planning.

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should be soon seeing the introduction of an Editorial Board for Shipmate.

Attendees included: Danny Archer '80, Jack Barrett '43, Larry Becht '34, Ed Behm '45, Skeet Bemis '39, Jim Boland '69, Tom Boucher '55, Chic Bowling '46, Bill Broughton '49, Bob Byrne '60, Beb Campbell '67, Charlie Carey '70, Jim Cartwright '59, Chris Christeph '48, Fred Clarke '39, Jeff Clough '64, Bill Corroum '59, Del Cummins '44, Kersus Dastur '90, Ed Dempsey '80, Paul Dudley '53, Ben Furgurgur '79, Art Fischer '39, Myron Fleming '62, Ralph Frame '44, Chuch Gorder '48, Don Grinnell '61, Tem Hammons '71, Dick Hoffman '48, Chuck Janes '71, Jerry Johnson '60, Joe Keeley '59, Mike Keeney '77, BiU Kraus '61, B.B. Lane '50, Bill Lloyd '60, Ed Martin '54, Bmce Maxen '61, Terty McKearney '73, Joanne and Mike Midgley '85, Robair Mohrhardt '49, Rufe Moore '53, Bob Morris '52, Bob Neely '48, Nick Nicholson '47, Dave Orr '72, Chuck Piersall '83, Jim Rogers '53, Craig Smith '82, Bob Stevenson '60, MUce Szeka '72, John Tepley '72, Jay VermUya '48, Sam Walker '52, Cathy Weiss '90, Chet White '63, Mark WiUiams '82, Andy Wilson '82, Ray Zoeller '39 and Father Cy Rotridge.

Business Networking Forum Our business networking fomms are held on the second Friday of every month at The Munchie Emporium (formerly Marie Callender's Restaurant) on Miramar Road at the 1-15 interchange (Miramar Road and 1-15) and adjacent to the Holiday Inn. There is plenty of parking available within The Munchie/ Holiday Inn complex. We are working together with the San Diego West Point Alumni Group. AU are eager to share ideas both professionally and personally. Bring a friend along. Academy ring net required.

The fomm is open to all types of opportunities, from employment to increasing business share fer service providers. There is no need to make reservations, but do check the Hotline (619-279-USNA) for any possible or unexpected changes. There is a charge of $5.50, which covers juice, coffee, muffins and assorted fruits. Please bring the exact change (cash-no checks).

Our Networking Coordinator, Jack Gavin '77 has been buUding a work search/networking database and requests the following information especially if you are looking for a new job: Name, Occupation, Company, Address, Phone (Work and Home), email address, and What kind of work you are searching for!

E: gav77@msn.cem, or mail to Jack at: 1425 Crestview Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056 Reunion West '97 Based upon the rescheduling of the Navy-SDSU kickoff from Saturday afternoon to Friday moming, here is the schedule: Thursday, 4 September 1997 1830 Welcome Reception, San Diego Aerospace Museum. Balboa Park, ($30.00/person) Friday, 5 September 1997 0830 Game Day—Pre-game Tailgate party, Qualcomm Stadium/Jack Murphy Field (Formerly San Diego Stadium for out of towners) 1130 Kickoff for the "Beat SDSU" game.

(Tailgate and football game tickets $50, Tailgate only $25) Saturday, 6 September 1997 AM Golf & Tennis Toumaments (Tennis: Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) 0830 Shotgun Start for golf at the Sea and Air Course, NAS North Island, (Green fee, one half cart, barbecue lunch following, prizes, $40) 0900 Alumni Assembly with ADM Larson, Holiday Inn on the Bay ($15) Sunday, 7 September 1997 0930 Farewell Bmnch, Holiday Inn en the Bay The Tennis Outing will be held Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at the Geerge E. Barnes Family Junior Tennis Center in Mission Bay Park. The cost is $10 per day.

Please see the REUNION WEST '97 Flyer for complete detaUs. NOTE: While this schedule appears to be a "lock," the time delay from column preparation to Shipmate publication may include changes. All Hands should check their local Chapter newsletter or contact Bob Stevenson '60, Chairman RW '97 at 619-475-1926, for the latest information on game and event times.

Or, you may call Cenlin-Dodds, Athletic Tours at 800-553-5527.

SACC West Coast Plans are taking shape for the 27-29 October '97, Service Academy Career Conference in San Diego.

Look for more information in the newsletter, on the hotline and homepage, and in future Shipmate columns during the next few months.

Hotline (619-279-USNA) and Homepage (http://www.sandiege-online.com/ alumni/) Please check out both the Hotline and Homepage.

The information isfrequentlyupdated. They are convenient and time savers. The Hotline/The Homepage, check them out. Make your limcheon reservations via either.

Don Grinnell '61

Santa Barbara Chapter CDR William J. Stewart, USNR (Ret) '63 1617 Las Caneas Read Santa Barbara, CA 93105 h: 805-962-0703;w: 805-963-1863

COLORADO Colorado Chapter CAPT Daniel Branch, Jr., USN (Ret) '59 555 Apollo Drive Boulder, CO 80303-5002 h: 303-499-0337 The Colorado Chapter of Alumni Association welcomed RADM Ron Marryott '57 at a social hour and dinner at the Wellshire Inn on Saturday, 5 April 1997. Chapter President, Dave Govan '53, introduced Admiral Marryott, who brought us up to date on recent events at the Naval Academy and the state of the Alumni Association.

Attending the April dinner were: Wayne Brown '37, Penny and Joe Shoemaker '48, Norma and Dave Govan '53, Robert Babbin '57, Sheila and Dan Branch '59, Betty and Terry Camilleri '59, Lucy and Bob Morgan '59, Barbara and Arland Kuester '61, Richard Life '62, Andrew Sosnicky '66, C. Pierce Crabtree '66, Diane and Jerry Crawford '68, Gary Francis '68, Kate and Pat Maley '69, Steve Brown '74, Gary Roberts '74, Marcus Fisk '78, Matt Coleman '79, Liz Stemaman '80 and Andrew Zakem '91.

New Slate of Officers fer the Colorado Chafter (effective 1 July 1997) Pres—CAPT Daniel B. Branch, Jr., USN (Ret) '59 Vice Pres—CAPT Arland Kuester, USN (Ret) '61 Secretary—M. Steve Brown '74 Treasurer—FrankA. Brame, IH'54 Membership—Timothy J. Brunn '88 Upcoming events for the Colorado Chapter events are: FamUy Picnic 24 August 1997 in south Denver; Diimer with the Navy League 18 September 1997; Navy Birthday Balls 10 October 1997 and 25 October 1997; Dinner with the Navy League 20 November 1997; Army-Navy game viewing with West Point alumni 6 December 1997.

Just a reminder: Colorado Alumni are requested to remit their $10.00 membership fee to Tim Brann.

Thanks very much.

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CONNECTICUT Connecticut Chapter Mr. Robert R. Figura '58 Five Crescent Court-Box 3292 Groton Long Point, CT 06340-8112 h:860-536-2206 e: mdbr24A@prodigy.com

COSTARICA Costa Rica Chapter Claudio Pacheco '64 PO Box 4307-1000 San Jose, Costa Rica w: 011-506-224-43-25; f: 011-506-224-20-17 e: ctvsa@sol.racsa.co.cr Our Chapter President attended the Spring Chapter's Presidents meeting at USNA. Besides this meeting, he also was present as a guest ef the Board Of Tmstees meeting held on the next day. After his retum, we held a luncheon meeting where a summary of items covered were discussed. The general impression was that affairs at the Academy had taken a tum for the better and reflected in summary of the Superintendent's remark "what a difference a year makes." Our President volunteered to Admiral Marryott te try and contact those Alumni living in Latin America and provide them with a summary of the spring meetings. Besides this, our Chapter will initiate a communication project with these Alumni.

We feel that this initial step could lead te mere participation in Alumni activities from those residing in Latin America and perhaps the Caribbean.

During recent months, we have had communications from several Alumni for various reasons. We would like to encourage this in a more active way.

We all have our jobs to do, but we would like to be of assistance to Alumni coming to Costa Rica for any reason. Besides this, we can provide them with local information, etc. The type of contacts we have had is varied: from holiday assistance, concemed parents who want a local contact fer children studying Spanish, help in finding missing children, business intelligence, real estate questions, retirement help, etc. Costa Rica is attracting a lot of interest and visitors—remember our Chapter, we would like to help if we can.

Join us fer Army-Navy game celebration in Costa Rica. In 1995, we did quite a bit of recmiting to have a joint gathering here. Four Alumni from the US came with wives and most of us went to the US Ambassador's residence to watch the game. He was a great host and at half-time changed attire te route for Army. That seems to have worked on the field also. By the way. General MaCaffrey and a delegation from the Panama Canal came se we were also outnumbered. We will host a South of the Border Army-Navy event again this year. Details yet to be finalized. Please help us plan by letting us know what you would like te do in Costa Rica en your visit. It is easy and inexpensive to get here. There are lots of things to de from a tourism point of view and who knows—perhaps business. We also feel that the Woopoos very lucky streak will be history, so there will be plenty to celebrate.

Contact Chapter Pres. Claudio A. Pacheco '64 at the above addresses. Note—emaU is reaUy good and fast.

FLORIDA Gainesville Chapter CAPT J. Michael Smith, USNR (Ret.) '61 10424 SW 41st Place GainesvUle,FL 32608 h: 352-376-6611 158

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CAPT Charies A. Pendleton, Jr., USN (Ret) '43 5212 Antares Court Atiantic Beach, FL 32233-4583 h: 904-249-6683 e: LPG3@aol.com

LCDR James R. Knight, USNR (Ret) '76 4465 Madura Road Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 h: 904-932-1147; w: 904-479-1183 This is being written in June but, by the time you read it, it'll be football season. As much as I love Summer, I still look forward to footbaU. With the fall season approaching, our Chapter activities begin again. I hope what follows will interest you in becoming part of the fun in the sun of Northwest Florida. These of you in the zip code catchment area of the Pensacola Chapter will be receiving a third class mailing. For those of you that might want to be on our mailing list, this is what you missed.

Chapter membership is $10. This is a bargain at a price that has not changed in the last 3 years. For that price you get first class treatment. That is, you receive announcements of Chapter activities by first class mail. For paying members, we try very hard to keep you informed. Besides postage, your money goes to our efforts towards Chapter growth, especially active duty participation. Since we have a very transient group of flight students, we offer free membership to active duty Alumni. Just provide us your name. Class and address and you'll be added to the list. Widows of Alumni are also offered free membership. To keep your name on the list, please keep us advised in writing or attend our Chapter activities. Of course, you can be assured of your name staying on the list always ff you send us money. If this good deal still has not impressed you, keep reading and you will learn what we have done since March. You maybe missing some good fun.

March's meeting was skewed by conflicting events. The Tiger Bay Club had James Webb '68 as their guest speaker. Several Alumni are members and many more were, as I was, a guest. A local TV reporter commented how young Mr. Webb appeared te be. AU boyish charm was laid aside by the riveting tmths Mr. Webb shared with us. The historical prospective he gave was eiUightening and a reminder of how liberating the tmth is.

The regular Alumni luncheon was held at Scenic Hills Country Club. Angela Brady '83 was most junior. Ken GuUedge '42 was most senior. Angela, our secretary/treasurer, was completely responsible for the great success of this event. She plaimed everything and was the main speaker. She spoke on the Sea Cadet Program that many of you are famUiar with through the Navy League. April's meeting was most interesting and entertaining. Our guest was Giles Thompson, a retired Naval Aviator and maker of exotic fumiture. If you have ever been to one of those big city fancy offices and seen a piece of furniture shaped like a wild animal and wondered "where did they get that?!?" well, probably from Giles Thompson. Leopards, parrots and alligators shaped into benches, tables and decorations carved out of wood. He had a slide show. Had he brought some of his art work, it would have been too much.

Giles came to us courtesy of Lou McMillian '52, neighbor and "bridge" partner. Mr. Thompson spoke highly of an Alum not clearly identified, Frank Butler '61 or '62. Apparentiy, Mr. Butler provided cover for Mr. Thompson in Viet Nam when a unscheduled rough landing had to be made in a remote area. Mr. Thompson can be found in Destin. Lany Suter '91 was most junior at the meeting. As I requested, he wore his flight suit and made us jealous.

Dutch Duerfield '26 was most senior. I was lucky to sit next to Admiral Duerfield. We said good bye to my soulmate Worth Scanland '34. He and Dorothy wiU be moving out of the area. Captain Scanland represented us at last year's Chapter Presidents meeting. He touched a nerve in the Association when he

The Jacksonville Florida Chapter of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association held a luncheon meeting on Tuesday, 10 June 1997 at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville Officers Club. The guest speakers were CAPT Robert D. (Bob) Whitmire '74, Commanding Officer Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and CAPT John F. (Jeff) Wellings '53, the Jacksonville areas Blue and Gold Officer.

CAIT Whitmire provided a first hand report on the May 1997 USNA Alumni Association Board of Trustees Meeting held in Annapolis and showed a very impressive video tape which was produced for the Naval Academy for use in recmiting future Midshipmen. CAPT Wellings provided some history on the Navy Blue and Gold Program and an update on its activities in the Jacksonville, FL area. To sum it up, it was another enjoyable Chapter event which included fine dining, camaraderie and first hand information on what is curtently happening within the Alumni Association and the Blue and Gold Program.

The 40 attendees included the following members, spouses and guests: John (Jack) and Wyn Berle, associate member; Anne Brown, widow '34; Elynor Browne, widow '31; Joseph (Jet) Browne '65; Gladys Cogswell, widow '45; George Comelious '43; Douglas Falconer '61; Donald Fisher '49; Patricia and Thomas Fortson '47; John Gillcrist '70; Jan Gaudio, honorary member; Thomas (Tom) Heilmann '68; Margorie Hess, widow '37; Clarence Hill '72; Millie and Searle (Si) Highleyman '51; Betty and Jack Hinman '40; Anne and Larry Larson '46; Tommie and David McDonald '28; William Mcllvain '57; Pete Miller '76; James (Jim) Moore '54; Bill Payne '44; Norma and Charles (Chuck) Pendleton '43; Robert (Bob) Phillips '46; Kate and Robert (Bob) Shaufller '45; William (Bill) Smedberg '51; Katie and Charles (Chariie) Styer '41; John (Jeff) Wellings '53; Neel Witschen '41; Robert (Bob) Whitmire '74; and Alexander (Zeke) Zechella '43.

For planning purposes, the remaining two scheduled meetings for this year are 27 September 1997 (to be held at the Naval Station Mayport's Ocean Breeze Convention Center (OClub)) and 8 November 1997 (to be held at the Fleet Landing Retirement Community's Dining Facility in Atlantic Beach).

The Chapters goal is to increase the participation ef the Jacksonville area Naval Academy Alumni in the activities of their local Chapter. There are approximately one thousand Alumni in the area and all are encouraged to join the Chapter and participate in upcoming functions and events. For information on becoming a member of the local Chapter, call Chuck Pendleton '43 at 249-6683, Pete Miller '76 at 212-7995, John Gillcrist '70 at 354-6000, Bill Payne '44 at 247-7904, or Tom Heilmann '68 at 285-2756.

Orlando Chapter CDR Donald E. Smith, USN (Ret) '68 438 River Drive DeBary,FL 32713 h: 407-668-2030

Palm Beach Chapter Lt Col Kenneth J. Duckworth, USAFR '62 5201 SW 163rd Ave Davie, FL 33331 h: 954-434-6634; w: 954-522-2830

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spoke strongly in support of Bob Stumpf'74.1 wonder what mischief we could have created had Worth and I not been 42 years apart.

May's meeting was a Happy Hour event at Angus Steak House. Sam Newman '48 and Bob Jacobson '72 presented some interesting information on the Pensacola Regional Airport. It appears that the airport is controlled from the unelected City Managers office. Although nothing looks to be out of order, there is little opportunity for citizen involvement from the region the airport serves. The growth of tills area is outside the city limits, but the city is able to maintain control. One week later city councU elections were held. The 20% tumout mattered littie because most incumbents were unopposed. Although apathy and indifference seems endemic, I note with pleasure the interest and dedicated efforts of our Alumni to be informed and involved. I forgot to record the most senior and junior attendees.

We had to cancel our June event to honor Academy appointee. Too many things start happening once school is out. We hope to have other events during the year to include Midshipmen. We'll take July and August off. Pray for us during hurricane season. '96 was safe but we still remember '95. Despite the storms. Northwest Florida is a great place! Come down and see us. Cheer, JR

Space Coast Chapter CDR Howard E. Blum, USN (Ret) '45 1310 Mayflower Avenue Melboume, FL 32940-6723 h: 407-255-6534 April Chapter Events The Space Coast Chapter held its April luncheon at the Suntree Country Club, Melboume, FL. The foUowing new members to our Chapter were introduced by Howie Blum '45: MG Howard Estes '50, USAF (Ret), and his wffe Claudia, CAPT Edward McManus '48, USN (Ret), and his wife Debbie, and VADM Red Wagner, USCG (Ret), and his wife Sally. The list of attendees and their guests are contained at the end of this report. Also during this period, MG Bob Milligan '56, USMC (Ret), Florida's Comptroller, addressed TROA members at the Pattick AFB O'Club.

Blake '49, Howie Blum '45, Winnie and Stu Bowcock '45, Marge Carr, Ray Chamberlin '47, Dory and Ted Clark '46, Lacey and Frank Clifford '45, Nancy and Russ Croft '44, Vera Cmmpacker ('31), Carolyn and Stan Dodd '48, Ginny and Joe Elmer '47, Claudia and Howard Estes '50, Gebby Fellows ('36), Raymond Harrell '27, Nancy Hart ('53), May and John Heintz '44, Betty and Dick Jeffrey '39, Cynthia HoUey ('30), Thelma and Dick Jones '31, Jo Ann Jortberg ('45), Anne and Frank Keith '47, Martha and George Leventen '54, Debbie and Ed McManus '48, Sam Major '39 and guest Mim Sitko, Gene and Tom Murphy '39, Babs Myers ('38), Catherine and Ed Peresluha '57, Jody and Sam Powel '50, Jerry Rester '45, Kak and Vemon Rose '47, Christel and Bob Russel, USCG, Merle and Tom Schwartz '56 and guests Dr Bob Josephs and Dee Solomon, Betty and H. A. Spanagel '53 and guest Susie Kelly, Donna and Ted Speaker '50, Marilyn and Bob Strieter '41, Becky and Chuck Sueur '46, Betty Sullivan ('27), Joan and Harv Tkffet '54, Jean and Warren Taylor '45, Norma and Joe Taylor '49, Brigit and Don Toohill '47, Fricky and Roger Vaughn '40, Helen Ward ('42), Sally and Red Wagner, USCG, Fran and Bill Young '58, Lois and Zeke 2^llmer '44 and guests Joyce and Russ Petersen.

May Chapter Events The annual Army/Navy Alumni picnic for the Space Coast was hosted by the West Point Alumni on 17 May 1997 at Patrick AFB. Over 60 people attended this function, with about equal representation from each Academy. This outing gave us the opportunity to once again meet with our counterparts and discuss how Navy would prevail at the next confrontation in Philadelphia. Those present were: Phyllis and Richard Banks '43, Kate and Tom Blake '49, Howie Blum '45, Rhoda and Don Bosley '49, Dottie and Gene Branson '46, Janet and John Callaway '47, Lacy and Frank Clifford '45, May and John Heintz '44, Betty and Dick Jeffrey '39, Jo Ann Jortberg ('45), Marty and George Leventon '54, Jean and Tom Murphy '39, Tom Ogden '66, Suzy and Jerry Rester '45, Tom Schwartz '56, Donna and Ted Speaker '50, Harv Taffett '54, Fricky and Roger Vaughn '40.

Tom Schwartz '56

Suncoast Chapter (Zips 33571-73; 339; 342) LCDR Susan R. Welch, USN '80 5310 Foxwood Drive Sarasota, FL 34232-5612 H: 813-923-2771; W: 813-923-2771

Tampa Bay Chapter TROA members (I to r) Ed Peresluha, Tom Murphy, (Bob Milligan), Tom Blake and Pete Peterson The Space Coast Chapter members were extremely pleased recently when it was annoimced that former member Kay Hire '81 was selected to serve as flight engineer on shuttle COLUMBIA when it blasts off in March 1998. Kay was the first woman to serve in a Navy combat air squadron while flying P-3 Orion aircraft and later as a Reserve officer flew ASW flights from NAS Jacksonville while working at Kennedy Space Center. It was during that time that Kay was selected from among 2,962 applicants to enter astronaut training.

The list of attendees at the April luncheon were: Liz and Vince Anania '45, Dorothy and Henry Amold '36, Phyllis and Richard Banks '43 and guests Helen and James Tucker, Jayne and Emie Barrett '45, Bobbie Bergeson ('45), Kate and Tom

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CAPT John E. Gantley, USN '69 9040 St. Andrews Drive Seminole, FL 34647 H: 813-397-7652

GEORGIA Atlanta Chapter CDR James S. Murphy, USNR '73 798 Masters Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30087-5286 w: 770-613-5606 WhUe we have not quite reached the summer solstice, we have in fact officially opened our Summer here in Atlanta with our world famous Lobster Fest, 7 June. As with everything else associated with our Chapter, this event continues te grow; and this one was the biggest and best yet, with over 200 guests

and over 350 lobsters served. The Atlanta Waterworks Recreation Area where we held the event had been spmced up and looked terrffic, the weather was cool for this area and overcast, but very comfortable. Our new officers were elected and the administration for next year includes the following: President-James S. Murphy '73; Vice President for Operations-John M. (Mike) Donohoo '65; Vice President for Information Systems-Stephen E. Frederick '72; Treasurer-Robert R. Schultz '71; Secretary-William A. Wood '66; Directors at LargePeter V. Dabbieri '67, Dirk P. Mosis IH '73 and Bill Bollwerk '91. Congratulations to the new officers, and the incumbents (until July 1) wish you fair winds and following seas.

Our luncheons continue to be great events, although the location of the venue has gotten a bit unreliable over the course of the past few months.

We received word that Paisano's, our reliable eatery for the past few years, would no longer be able to accommodate us in the style to which we had become accustomed, and so we have begun a search for a new place. We tried our first new place in May, will go to another in June and another in July. We have not settled on a final place yet, but you will see it here as soon as we select one. In the meantime, check with our new President (770-413-6167) for the location if you plan to be in town and would like to attend on the third Friday of the month.

The attendance at our last few luncheons has been gratifying given our moving location. In AprU our attendees included: Charlie Hill '42, Jack Cumberland '44, Jim Ravenel '45, Joe Grantham '46, Hap Walker '46, Jim Hatch '47, Duane Young '49, BUI Wright '50, John Stark '51, Glenn Brewer '51, Gil McCuUen '53, Jim Todd '55, Wayne WiUs '56, Carl McCaUum '60, Doug McDaniel '61, NeUBlock '61, Bob Vogel '61, Art BuUer '61, Paul Hurst '62, Dick Fitzgerald '62, Tony Womble '63, Lorie Moore '64, Mike Donohoo '65, Bob Bush '65, Steve McDonald '65, Jim Slemenda '66, Pete Dabbieri '67, John Donovan '69, Steve Dmetruk '71, Denny Desmond '71, BUI Donges '71, Robert Schuhz '71, Dirk Mosis '73, Gehrig Wiles '74, Brad James '78, Bob Selik '79, Skip Krause '79, E. A. Matacotta '82, Mario Maddox '85, Brad Edenfield '87, BUI Bolwerk '91, David Alexander (Assoc), John Challen and Harriet McDaniel. In May the attendees were: Charlie Hill '42, Jack Cumberland '44, Jim Ravenel '45, Hap Walker '46, Jim Hatch '47, Jee Gibson '47, Tommy Tift '49, Bill Wright '50, Walt Sheffield '51, Perry Stephens '51, Jerry Malament '52, Jim Walker '53, J. Michael MUler '56, John Stark '57, Cari McCaUum '60, Roy Buehler '60, Bob Vogel '61, Paul Hurst '62, Teb Bowman '63, Lori Moore '64, Bob Bush '65, Jon Barton '66, Chip Joslin '69, Robert Shultz '71, Jim Murphy '73, Jehn Cory '73, Dirk Mosis '73, David Igyarto '74, Paul Wright '79, Bob Solik '79, Andre Swoope '81, Bill Jeffries '82, Brad Edenfield '87, Debbie Cuffe '89, Russ Shaver '99, David Alexander (Assoc).

We expect a significantiy larger crowd at our Jime luncheon as RADM Ron Marryott '57 is scheduled to be our guest speaker. Hope you can join us (although I realize that it wiU be long over by the time you read this.) In any event, oiu' new Secretary wiU surely report on die event in our next columnfromAtianta.

Steve Frederick '72

GUAM Guam Chapter LCDR Noel M. Enriquez, USNR '84 Box 26849, GMF Barrigada, Guam 96921-6849 h: 011-671-477-4382; w: 011-671-647-9629 f: 011-671-649-8870

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HAWAD Hawaii Chapter CAPT Harvey Gray, Jr., USN (Ret) '52 1117 Akumu Street Kailua, HI 96734-4012 h: 808-261-9722; w: 808-423-1341

ILLINOIS Chicago Chapter CAPT C.S. Bradley, USN (Ret) '48 403 E Westminster Road Lake Forest, IL 60045-2267 h: 847-295-5269; w: 847-405-7356 The next Chapter breakfast will be on 28 August (fourth Thursday of every month) 0700 to 0830 am at the Midland Hotel on Adams just west of LaSalle.

April's breakfast included Jim D'Orso '52, John Howland '64, Roland Marquis '64, Jim Murphy '73, Fred Weber '75, Dave Beemer '83 and Brian Corcoran '83. In addition, Dave commandeered a gentleman who came down to breakfast wearing a KrrrY HAWK ballcap complete w/scrambled eggs.

Turned out he was from an ALNAV family and was in town on business. Claire and Jim D'Orso are soon to depmrt Chicago after 25 years here in River City.

They are bound for Roseville, CA, 25 miles east of Sacramento. In time-honored Chicago Chapter tradition, Jim has found his own relief in George Dempsey '57 for the project of bringing a Navy football game to Chicago. It is fitting to note that Jim has, over the years, served the Chicago Chapter in a variety of capacities, including President and as a National Tmstee. The Chapter is going to miss Claire and Jim and hope that they wUI find occasion to retum to visit from time to time. Roland reported that Classmate, Marine Commandant Chuck Krulak '64, made a stirring speech to the Class of '97 last January on the occasion of the presentation of the Class of '64 Ethics Book to the soon-to-be JOs. Jim Murphy was to be in Annapolis for the June Week (in May) graduation of his oldest son in the very same Class of '97. Dave is new to CIVWORLD and has just gotten underway with Dean Witter in Riverwoods. He has also agreed to become our new Membership Secretary. Brian is Provider Relations Administrator at Rush-Pmdential Health Plans in the Loop. Dean French '50, Wayne Lockwood '59, Greg Serwich '70, Fred Weber '75, Rick Salvadore '78, Fred Aalbue '79, Dave Beemer '83 and John Sewell '90 all made the May regular monthly Chapter breakfast on 22 May. Future breakfast dates are 25 September, 23 October (breakfasts are suspended for the holidays in November and December).

From the Chapter President September is approaching again and that is the time when officers and directors tum over for new two year terms. I have appointed a Nominating Committee to be chaired by Daryl Rabert '63 to come up with our next set of nominations for officers and directors, including a new president, membership secretary, etc. Volunteers are always gladly received. If you have an interest, be sure to let me know. Get involved and volunteer for a bitesized piece of the action!—Tim Bradley.

We may have a Chapter picnic on tap for early September at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Check the Chapter newsletter for details. The ever grinding U-505 TDC is locking in a solution for Thursday, 30 October. Set aside that date now. (Also pencU in Friday, 31 October, as a backup target of opportunity.) The event will be billed as the gala kickoff dinner for the U-505 Renovation project. It will be open to all sorts of other interested folks in addition to members of our Chapter. It will, of course,

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take place at the Museum of Science and Industry and the U-505 will be open for tours conducted by some of the original US and German sailors involved.

In addition, the new Navy Exhibit will be open for touring during the evening.

We are expecting to have several headliners on hand, including COMSUBPAC, RADM Jerry Ellis '64, in from Pearl. So set aside those target dates of 30 October backed up by 31 October, and stand by for more flash alerts as we approach a firing solution. In the meantime, would you be interested in helping spread the word about the Museum of Science and Industry's project to restore the U-505 Submarine? Then consider hosting a presentation by the Museum's U-505 Speakers Bureau. The Speakers Bureau is a group of Museum volunteers who are presenting a slide and audio presentation about the U-505 in order to generate financial support for the restoration of the U-505. The slide show includes historic photographs of the German submarine U505—the first enemy man-of-war captured in batfle on the high seas since 1815. The presentation also includes photographs of the submarine's move to the Museum of Science and Industry and plans for ensuring its future safe-keeping. The money raised through contributions from these presentations will go toward the $11.45 million being raised through both the public and private sectors to restore and relocate the U-505 to an enclosed part of the Museum, where it will be protected from the outside elements and preserved for future generations. U-505 Speakers Bureau presentations are scheduled to start 1 September 1997. If you know of a group or an organization (service clubs like Rotary and Kiwanis come to mind as examples) that would be interested in the U-505 presentation, please call Joan Heinze at 773947-3744.

Business in Chicago? Before you lock in your itinerary, check out our Chapter Intemet page at http:// users.mwci.net/~fullart/usna/ch-l.htm to find out what activities the Chicago Chapter has coming up.

Catch up with old (or young) Classmates and shipmates in the Chicago area. Interested in membership?

(Ask about our out-of-town rates.) Call Membership Secretary Dave Beemer '83 at 847-831-7867.

John G.B. Howland '64 Money Minds@aol .com W&F: 847-998-6688

INDIANA Indianapolis Chapter LT Thomas M. Ryan, USNR (Ret) '80 617 Ramblin Wood Greenwood, IN 46142 h: 317-889-1103; w: 317-230-6710 A Chapter picnic was held on 26 July and all those who attended felt that this was one to remember for the Summer. I would like to express the Chapter's gratitude to Don Steel '75 who hosted the event at his home. There are more events planned for the Summer and Fall so mark the following dates on your calendar. On 14 August the Chapter will be hosting MGen Jack Klimp '68 who will speak at the Hesslar Naval Armory. Dinner wUI start at 6:00 p.m. MGen Klimp is the Commanding General of the Marine Corps Recmiting Command. Attendance, which is open to other interested associations, should be heavy. A Service Academy Golf Outing is to be held on 12 September at noon at the River Glen Golf Course in Fishers. Let me know soon if you plan to participate. Finally, for those who would like regular contact with other Alumni we have begun holding a Chapter happy hour every third Thursday of the month at the Hesslar Naval Armory Bar starting at 5:30.1 look forward to seeing you at one or all of these events.

Chuck Rainey '84

KENTUCKY (see also Ohio)

Louisville/Southem Indiana Chapter CDR WilUam T. Toutant, USNR (Ret) '46 3513 Graham Road Louisville, KY 40207-4371 h: 502-895-9828

INDIANA Indiana Chapter CDR John T. Haizlip, USN '72 15246 Longford Drive Granger, IN 46530 h: 219-273-2939

LOUISIANA New Orleans Chapter LCDR Bryon Q. Iverson, Jr. USN (Ret) '76 4744 Music Street New Orleans, LA 70122 h: 504-288-4477 It's been too long since the New Orleans Chapter has had a get-together. If anyone in the area would like to assist with ideas and organizational talent for the upcoming 1997-98 membership year, please call me for details at 504-288-4477. I'd like to see Chapter members meet not long after summer vacations end, or sooner if there's enough interest.

Byron Q. Iverson, Jr. '76

MARYLAND Annapolis Chapter LtCol William R. RoU, USMC (Ret) '62 18 CoUege Avenue Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-268-9287

Baltimore Chapter LCDR Steve G. Young, USNR '84 c/o Legg Mason 600 Washington Avenue #200 Towson, MD 21204 w: 410-821-7700

MASSACHUSETTS Boston Chapter Peter W. Grieve'77 51 Asbury Street Topsfield, MA 01983 h: 508-887-2873; w: 800-343-9120 If you went to the Boston Chapter's fabulous dining out on board CONSTITUTION last 7 June—you didn't get the word! We weren't there! That's because we had to postpone it to early September, probably the 13th. One of the reasons we postponed was to give all you shirkers and bilge rats more time to sign up! Remember—this event is a dining out (spouses and/or significant others included) which includes cocktails on CoNSTrruxiON followed by dinner in a private room above the CONSTITUTION Museum overlooking Boston Harbor! Plus very high profile mystery guest speaker! Only due paying members of the Chapter may attend! Prospective attendees should contact our Secretary/Treasurer, Michael L. Mowins '79 at 508-281-5707.

Shipmate, July-August 1997

Meanwhile, back at the wardroom, at our regular monthly networking luncheon on 30 April, held at the upscale Fort HiU GrUle for a change of pace in downtown Boston, our guest speaker was Burt Logan, USMA '76, the Director of the Museum at tiie Charlestown Navy Yard. Burt gave a very informative presentation on the history of both CONSTTTUTION itself and the museum. Attendees included MUce Grove '50, Cari Buzzell '51, Jim Leach '54, Dan O'ConneU '57, Shi Freeland '61, Jim Masella '62, Pete Seibert '65, Joe Graul '70, Peter Grieve '77, Sam Sichko '79, Jim Staudt '79, Jim McKeon '83, D.R. Dugan, Jr. '84, Peter Bishop '85, Lino Covarmbias '89 and Daryl Woodworth '89.

These limcheons are held the last Wednesday of every month at 1200 in the conference room of the law firm of Nutter, McLennen and Fish on the 16th deck of One Intemational Place, Boston. The next three meetings wiU be held on 27 August, 24 September and 29 October. The September meeting will feature a high level presentation on the "Big Dig" in Boston. Anyone interested in attending these limcheons should contact Sam Sichko '79 or his secretary, Cathy Carchidi, at 617-367-2202, ext. 224, at least one day before the luncheons.

The Boston Chapter along with the Air Force Academy Association of Graduates were co-sponsors with BENS (Business Executives for National Security) at a luncheon discussion with BGEN Robert T. Osterthaler, USAF, at the Parker House in Boston on 15 May. BGEN Ostertiialer, a 1969 graduate of USAFA, is currentiy Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, European and NATO Affairs, and has been deeply involved in the formulation of US policy on NATO expansion. The BGEN's remarks on the topic "The Implications of NATO Enlargement" were insightful and most timely as the historic breakthrough agreement between Presidents Clinton and Yeltsin on NATO expansion was just making the news.

RADM Luther F. Schriefer '60, USN (Ret.), Senior Vice President, BENS, hosted the luncheon and, in addition to introducing the speaker, presented information on the new BENS "Tail-to-Tooth" Commission (BTTC) of which he istiieDirector. The goal of the BTTC is to actively promote to Congress, the Pentagon and the White House a business plan to reverse the tail (70% of defense dollars are going into overhead or "tail" expenses such as infrastmcture, archaic business practices and support staff) to tooth (30% into operations, modem weapons and combat forces) ratio. USNA attendees at the limcheon were Carl Buzzell '51, John Devereaux '53, Mike Mowins '79 and Bill Malloy '80.

Peter K. Seibert '65

MICHIGAN Detroit Chapter Arthur W. Bryant '66 1811 Hollywood Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1311 h: 313-885-2174

MINNESOTA

MISSOURI

NEW MEXICO

Kansas City Chapter

Albuquerque Chapter

LCDR Lynn A. Thomas, USNR '83 1404 Stonecreek Drive SW Blue Springs, MO 64015-8838 h: 816-228-6766

Col William Schuler, USAF (Ret) '54 1428 Catron Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87123-4216 h: 505-292-1851; w: 505-848-0509

St Louis Chapter

NEW YORK

Terrence Councilor '70 1516 Towne Drive EUisvUIe, MO 63011-2040 h: 314-394-2880

Buffalo Chapter

Central New York Chapter NEBRASKA Omaha Chapter CAPT Richard E. Westcott, USN'70 911 Michael Drive PapUIion, NE 68046 h: 402-593-1477; w: 402-294-2146

NEVADA Las Vegas Chapter CAPT William C. Lewis, USNR (Ret) '45 7043 Big Springs Court Las Vegas, NV 89113 h: 702-368-7774 The Las Vegas Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association held its May '97 meeting on TUesday, 20 May, at the Holiday Inn, Flamingo Road. If you are traveling for recreation, business or professional reasons in Las Vegas, be sure to give us a call to confirm meeting time and place; and please attend. You are more than welcome. Meetings, except July, August and December (BEAT ARMY!!), are on third Tuesdays.

The main thrust of our meeting was directed toward formulating long-range plans for our Chapter.

It is time to tum over the reins from the founders of the Chapter, which formed over 10 years ago, to those who will be here to lead us into the next century. We will survey our members for ideas as to how improve attendance at meetings, discover new projects and so on. A new slate of officers is our first requirement. The June meeting, the last until we meet again in the FaU wUl address these and other issues. We expect a good turnout.

Shipmates attending and setting fundamental goals were: (again SOPA pool-side), 'Dutch'Harmuth '37, Bob Border '39, Ken Ruiz '43, BUI Lewis '45, Pat Dowling '46, Jack Pavelle '47, Jack Raftery '47, Ken Schiweck '49, Bob Titus '49, Hal Lewis '52, and Dwight Crevelt '79. We had an emaU from Dewey Struble '67 in Reno, NV that he hoped to attend— missed it—keep in touch, Dewey.

For those who were there and those who missed it, see you at the next one. Any questions, please contact Pat Dowling '46 at: 702-876-5594, F: 8762960 and e: oIpatdow@accessnv.com.

Old Pat Dowling '46

Upper Midwest Chapter Barrel Gonyea '61 16495 Kingswood Drive LakevUle, MN 55044 h: 612-435-7274 e: GONYEALAND@aol.com

Shipmate, July-August 1997

No Point of Contact

NEW JERSEY Monmouth County Chapter

Edward A. Alberts '85 1028 Co. Rt. 20 Oswego, NY 13126 H: 315-342-1930; W: 315-448-3373

Metro New York Chapter Mr. James R. Hocking 'S3 300 Park Avenue, Suite 1700 New York City, NY 10022 w:212-572-6260 Chapter HotUne: 1-800-234-USNA

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Chapter Brian Dolan '76 5629 Laurium Road Charlotte, NC 28226 H: 704-364-6451 The following activities are scheduled for the Charlotte Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Monthly Luncheons Monthly luncheons are held at the Govemment House Hotel, 201 South McDowell Street (between Third and Fourth Streets uptown), in Charlotte, The luncheons start at Noon, third Friday of each month.

No reservations are required, buffet lunch along with informal Chapter meeting. CaU Ken Johnson '82 or Compie Newman '82, at 704-332-0162, if you have any questions.

August Event On Friday, 22 August is the Tennis Social, at Olde Providence Raquet Club in Charlotte; 6 pm-'tU, $10/ person, $20/couple. POC: Bryan Dolan '76 at 704364-6451.

September Event Navy vs. Duke, in Durham, NC—see Trident Chapter for info or POC: Steve Burt '83 at 704-376-1228.

October Event Golf Toumament. The Chapter is planning an Alumni golf outing at TPC-Piper Glen for the FaU. AU handicap levels are welcome. Although our plans are for a Veteran's Day event, George wUl be contacting the interested parties in late September to confirm the day, teams and tee times. POC: George Watt '73 at 704-383-1804 (w) or 704-543-9787 (h).

December Event Army Navy game, POC: Bryan Dolan at 704-3646451.

Ken Johnson '82

LtCol Robert L. Vogt, USMC (Ret) '59 50 PoUy Way Middletown, NJ 07748-3189 h: 908-671-9330; w: 908-842-8647

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IViangle Chapter

Toledo Chapter

PENNSYLVANIA

GeorgeF. Mitchell'64 4647 Edwards MUl Road Raleigh, NC 27612-4401 h: 919-571-8930

Robert Lauer '45 3825 Sulpher Springs Toledo, OH 43614-3309 h: 419-536-4462; w: 419-475-2061

Philadelphia Chapter

At its May luncheon, Chapter members elected officers for the upcoming year and discussed plans for Chapter activities. Elected to serve for 1997-98 are: President—G. F. "Mitch" Mitchell '64, Vice President—Steve Beminger '84, Secretary—Chris Heath '72, Treasurer—^Jon Hensley '87.

Additional board members elected were: Al Burkhart '67, Dave Caccamo '73, Frank Davey '89, Mike Hodges '88 and Brian Van Metre '61.

In addition to several of the above, present at the lunch were Pete Bledsoe '86, Joe Czopek '90, Dick Field '67 and Dean Harris '69.

The Chapter will hold a membership drive this Summer—contact Mitch Mitchell for information.

Highlighting the fall event schedule is the NavyDuke football game and tailgater on 27 Sept. Mike Hodges is the coordinator—919-387-8593.

In personnel news, Dick Field '67 will retire this Summer from his Piedmont Consortium NROTC post. Dick hopes to stay in the Triangle area but hasn't finalized his future plans. Frank Davey '89 is also leaving active duty—he enters the MBA program at UNC in August.

The next Chapter luncheon is Friday, 5 Sept., at noon at Newton's Southwest, Harrison Ave. in Cary.

Contact: Chris Heath '72, Chapter Secretary, day phone 919-875-1188

Piedmont Triad Chapter John Anthony '60 709 Longbow Road Wmston-Salem, NC 27104 H: 910-765-3804

OHIO Akron Chapter George B. Garton '59 1616 Pauli Sti-eet Canal Fulton, OH 44614-9333 H: 216-854-3501; W: 216-794-9770

Cincinnati/Northern KY Chapter CAPT D.R. Freese, USNRR '63 3092 Arbor Lane Edgewood, KY 41017-2355 H: 606-331-0449

Cleveland Chapter CAPT A.O. Rule HI, USNR (Ret) '50 68 Water Street Chagrin FaUs, OH 44022-3148 H: 216-247-4379

Columbus/Central Ohio Chapter CDR James H. Cowardin, USN (Ret) '66 2812 Pickwick Drive Columbus, OH 43221-2924 H: 614-488-3873

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OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Chapter CAPT Charles C. Coley, USN (Ret) '34 411 NW 14th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73103-3510 h: 405-235-0234

OREGON Greater Portland Chapter Jack E. Kohl, Jr.'65 471 SW Riverbend Drive West Linn, OR 97068-9416 h: 503-655-4205 The May meeting saw the election of the Chapter's new officers and council members. Bob Stevenson '65 is the new President. WhUe trying to bring some sense of order and decomm to our unmly lot. Bob continues in his battie with cancer. Doug Bomarito '68 is the new Vice President and President Elect for next year.

Gavin Arnold '66 and Skip Phipps '73 continue as Secretary and Treasurer respectively. Continuing as councU members are Jack Barrett '43, Jim Leiser '51, Ike Eisenbach '67 and Alex 'Tfex' Harkins '67. Brace Thompson '73 is newly elected to the councU. Doug Bomarito and Tex Harkins have artanged for us to join RADM Bill Center '68 on his flagship in June as it cmises from Longview, WA to Portland for the city's Rose Festival. This should be a real kick, especially for those of us who haven't been on a Navy ship for quite some time. Admiral Center, Commander Seattle Naval District, will be our guest speaker at the June luncheon.

Dave Lutes '63 moved to Portland within the last year and joined us this month for the first time. Dave was trying te find a sponsor to participate in a membership drawing to the Multnomah Athletic Club when he found out about our monthly gatherings.

He StUl may have to wait years to get into the MAC, but at least he can come out and play with us every month. Welcome Dave.

A point of fmstration in this area is the prohibition of any form of military presence in the area's public schools. Not only is recruitment banned, any presentations that simply inform the students of the opportunities available to them at the MUitary Academies is prohibited. There is now a bill pending in Oregon's House ef Representatives that would remove these bans. Keep your fingers crossed that the politicians will recognize the need to allow our kids to have the opportunity to make a more informed choice about their futures.

Please visit the USNA Alumni Association WEBSITE at http://www.usna.com

Rob Bender '73 45 Grove Avenue Flourtown, PA 19031-1906 h: 215-836-7652 Webpage: http://USNAPHIL.COM Wilmington 'Blue Rocks' Baseball Game Phil Ferrara '65 organized a USNAAA family baseball outing. Saturday, 26 July 1997.

Happy Hour aboard MOSHULU Don't miss the aimual USNAAA Summer Happy Hour Social, Peims Landing, Phila, Thursday, 21 August, 6 PM-8 PM, cashbar. Additional $10 per person to be charged to cover cost of hors d'oeuvres. Please contact Pat Hoffman '86 by 14 August at 215-3931797. Independent personal diimer anangements in the city could be made by individuals or groups as desired following the Happy Hour. Depending on weather, we wUl meet either in the topside main deck lounge or inside in the Winter Garden lounge.

Upcoming events for the Philadelphia Chapter 21 September 1997,1800, MOSHULU Happy Hour 10 October 1997,1200, Navy Day Luncheon 10 October 1997,1200, Navy Day Regatta 6 December 1997,1200, Army-Navy Game.

The above events and others are in the planning stages and will be proceeded by a notice ff you are on the current USNAAA of Philadelphia mailing Ust. Any member wishing to chair an event or help mn an event can contact Rob Bender '73 at 215-8367652. Annual dues are $20. Mailings of events must be limited to dues paying members only. MaU your check for $20 payable to "USNAAA of PhUadelphia" addressed to Mike DeLorey '70, 505 S. Lenola Road, Suite 211, Moorestown, NJ 08057-9896.

WEB PAGE The PhUadelphia Chapter now has a web page which will provide members with an up-to-date calendar-of-events, an on-line muster, links to other world-wide-web sites, maUing lists, and much more.

The Internet address is HTTP://USNAPHIL.COM. This web page has been prepared by Art Vossberg '77, President of AWOLART, Ltd., an Intemet presence provider. For more information, visit our site or emaU Art Vossberg at Master@USNAPHIL.com.

Philadelphia Chapter Luncheons and Job Networking 1130-1300, Chart House, Penns Landing, PA on die first Wednesday of every month with the West Point alumni. Guest speakers are planned every month. West Point would like USNA grads to network job opportunities with their group. They have had great success to date: 71 job placements in three years. The cost is $22 paid at the door for a complete lunch with salad, entree and desert. You must call Julian Toneatto te reserve a seat, 609-573-9797 or Paul James '81 at 610-828-0545 witiiin 2 days of the event.

Southeastem PA Parent's Association AU SPPA members are asked to please pay their '97-'98 Annual Dues as soon as possible. The Club would appreciate your check in the amount of $15.00.

Make check payable to SPPA and mail to Elaine Watters, 1939 Armstrong Drive, Lansdale, PA 19446.

Parents of Alumni with questions may contact the '97-'98 Parent's Assn. President, Jo-Ann Skubin at 43 Jones Avenue, Flourtown, PA 19031 or call at 215233-9278 or the Newsletter Editor, Joe Bartish '93 at 609-722-4182.

Upcoming events are as follows 8-10 August 1997, Plebe Parents'Weekend 12-14 September 1997, Firstie Parents'Weekend Blue & Gold Officers New BGOs include Phil Ferrara '65, Ken Buddenbohn '77, Rob Cissel '85 and Halsey Spuance. Fer your planning purposes, we will host Blue & Gold HUB training at NAS Willow Grove Shipmate, July-August 1997

on a Saturday or Sunday during Febmary or March, 1998. This HUB training is for those beyond 5 years in the program that need the update to be property certffied. We do HUB training every 3 years. Anyone interested in becoming a Blue & Gold Officer can contact Don McRae in PA at 610-449-9674 or Al Burr in NJ at 609-387-9202.

News Input Philadelphia Chapter news input for Shipmate should be emailed to Paul H. James '81 at USNA81PJ@beUaflantic.net

Pittsburgh Chapter William E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Court Murrysville, PA 15668-1045 h: 412-325-4281; w: 412-856-3500

PfflLIPPINES Philippines Chapter COMO Carios Agustin PN '60 22 Muelle de San Francisco Suite 200, South Harbor AS865 Manila 1018, PhUippines h: 632-801-9320; w: 632-527-4844 f: 632-527-4853

RHODE ISLAND Newport Chapter CAPT James M. Conway, USN (Ret) '55 50 Ayrauh Street Newport, RI 02840-2728 h: 401-847-5039 April Chapter News Our 30 April meeting focused on the world of oceanography and geography, in the form of Project Marco Polo (PMP), sponsored jointly by the Oceanographer of the Navy and the National Geographic Society (NGS). Our guests were RADM Paul Tobin '63, Oceanographer of the Navy; Lyn Malone, wife of Pat Malone '64, and a teacher of geography and a cartographer; and Cate Oswald, a Barrington, RI High School freshman who participated with Lyn in PMP '96 in the Mediterranean Sea aboard WYMAN. Paul Tobin is a sterling Surface Warfare Officer who is no stranger to Newport and has been Oceanographer for over a year. He reviewed the services (Oceanography, Meteorology, Aerology and Time Standards) which have increased significantly in relative importance to such things as navigating with Global Positioning Systems and targeting with very sophisticated weaponry; some of the oceanographic-related partnership programs the Navy supports (such as Bob Ballard/Wood's Hole expeditions); and the increased focus in conjunction with the UN declaration of The Year of the Ocean. PMP originated witii Dale Qeere in Oceano's office in 1990, as an effort with NGS to get students, faculty and other educational coordinators more involved in hands-on oceanography and geography—^including travel, surveys and intercultural relations—and to get them excited about science. The project was named in honor of Marco Polo because of his cmises to Indonesia after he established overland h-ade routes to China. Paul also used selected slides to review the oceanegraphic fleet, various scientific activities they perform and their practical application to fleet operations.

Lyn Malone is a teacher in the Barrington, RI Middle School and is also a teacher consultant with the RI Geography Education Alliance in conjunction with NGS. She was the RI Social Studies Teacher Shipmate, July-August 1997

of the Year in 1995. She reviewed her selection ef Cate Oswald, who was a 14 year-old student ef hers, for participation in PMP '96 and the specffics of their cmise. They boarded WYMAN in Naples, made port visits in Sicily and Tunisia, and debarked in Souda Bay, Crete. Survey work was done in the Central Mediterranean/Ionian Seas, and included geology (bottom sediments), biology (plankton) and weather observations. Other activities included healthy doses of seamanship. Crew and accommodations were most hospitable—a memorable cruise.

Cate Oswald described her feelings of anxiety (first time away from heme—a long way), her experiences with fellow students and faculty, and the duty she felt to continue her education in these areas because of the contributions of the Navy and NGS. She made us all feel good about the future.

Enjoying the evening were Helene and Sid Merrill '34, Trina and Tom Weschler '39, Hank Hanssen '44, Cathy and Tim Moore '45, Benny and Ken Lyons '46, Dorothy and Fred Stevenson '46, Wirt Thayer '47, Earle Trickey '47, Ginny and Jim Mellencamp '48, Maggie and Frank Snyder '48, Muriel and Roger Buck '50, Jim Conway '55, Jane and Howard Burdick '56, Anne and Jim Hogg '56, Jo Ann and Bob Leewenthal '57, Peter Tarpgaard '59; guests of the Chapter Paul Tebin '63, Lyn and Pat Malone '64; Associate Marilyn and George Smith; Ray Wadleigh (Jack '37), Bushy Henry (Gene '39); West Pointers Jack and Mary Bumey '46, Jackie and Chuck Canhan '50; Betsy and Charlie Jauss, Mary and Herb Rommel, Ron Bogle; guests Jean Nett, Dr. Anne Petry, Donald Wemer, Cate Oswald, Vance and Ted Gatchel.

May Chapter News Our 27 May meeting featured a banner gathering, and our own Captain/Professor Frank Snyder '48, in revisiting the Israeli Defence Forces attack on LIBERTY in June '67. Frank was the communications officer on COMSIXTHFLEET Staff during that period, and has dene considerable additional research.

During his active duty, Frank served as a surface warfare officer in destroyers, cmisers, an aircraft cartier, and the mine force—in command twice. He is a genuine scholar and expert in communications, command and control—and held the ADM Raymond Spmance Chair of Command and Control at the Naval War College (now emeritus).

Frank reviewed the lineage and conversion of LIBERTY (ex-SS Simmons Victory) to a 'research' ship, and the period/events leading up to the Six-Day War—during which the National Security Council decided to move Liberty from West African waters to the Eastem Meditertanean (with a stopover in Rota for special linguists and cemm eqpt). Within a day of artiving in UHF radio range of Gaza, LIBERTY was strafed, napalmed, and torpedoed by IDF air and Naval units, resulting in 34 deaths and 171 wounded (817 hits, 3 fires, and extensive flooding). Frank did a masterful job in walking us through possible reasons/theories for the attack—including the incredibly convoluted communications methods and channels used by eur National (and Naval) Command Authority to order LIBERTY incrementally further out to 100 NM offshore, which were never received in time (messages routed and relayed through Naval Comm Stations in the Philippines, Ethiopia, Morocco, Greece, with too low a precedence or too high a classification for urgent handling—cumbersome decryption required).

He also reviewed what was available concerning IDF reports ef a ship possibly shelling El Arish, and other events potentially contributing to possible confusion (fog of war); including a Soviet Ketlin destroyer which stood by and escorted LIBERTY until DAVIS and MASSEY arrived en scene (this was the first time the US-Soviet 'Hot-Line' set up in 1963 was used by President Johnson te try and defuse things).

Many lessons leamed in damage control, message

routing, operational control (although PUEBLO incident occurred later that year), intelligence vs research activities. Frank reviewed several theories of what could (or may) have happened where and when, but the bottom line is attributed to ADM McCain (then CINCUSNAVEUR), who observed that decisions at the top aren't that important if the folks at the end don't knew what's going en.

Contributing to a near fuU house were Helene and Sid Merrill '34, Horide and Leroy Taylor '35, Trina and Tom Weschler '39, Hank Hanssen '44, Cathy and Tim Moore '45, Dorothy and Fred Stevenson '46, Gay and Brad Becken '47, Wirt Thayer '47, Mary and Earle Trickey '47, Lema and Chantee Lewis '48, Ginny and Jim Mellencamp '48, Jane and Sumner Moore '48, Maggie and Frank Snyder '48, Muriel and Roger Buck '50, Pud and Bob Connelly '52, Jane and Howard Burdick '56, Bobbi and Jim Wright '58, Pat and Dick Plotkin '66, Steve Grant '79, Patty and Mike Lancaster '84, Carol and Jim Loeblein '85; Associates Marilyn and George Smith; West-Pointers Mary and Jack Bumey '46; Mena O'Connor (Des '33) with guest Richard Parker, Benny Lyons (Ken '46), Mary Rae (Bill '47) with guest DeUy BaUey, Madeline and NeU Porter (sen Robin '69), Carol-Ann and Fred Lantz, Joan and Herb Leughery, Fran Meroney, Jean Nott, Jane Potter, Mary and Herb Rommel, Ellen and Glen Secrest.

Howard Burdick '56

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Chapter CDR James Beltz, USNR '73 1647 Sulgrave Road Charieston, SC 29414-5934 h: 803-571-4868

South Carolina Midlands Chapter Mr. George S. Hirsch '54 105 Shadow Pine Road Columbia, SC 29212 H:803-781-5325 Website:www.brickandivy.com/alum Belated news from a new Chapter! We have had a wonderful first year, with most of about 70 members attending eur monthly meetings. Our meetings are casual (almost no business, lots of fellowship, wives are very involved). Our highlight—a visit in April by Rear Admiral Ren Marryott '57, who brought a very inspiring message, and christened our fledgling Chapter. Begun in July 1996 by yours truly and our Vice President and Chaplain, Fr. Aris Metrakos '78 and many enthusiastic would-be members who contributed time, treasure and talent te our efforts, the Chapter continues te grew each month.

Our Fall 1996 meetings included several excellent speakers and culminated in a joint Army-Navy game party at Fort Jackson with the Woo Pee. We were able te reach out to the Navy League and the Parents Club of South Carolina, both of whom now share many ef our activities. The spring schedule included monthly luncheons with speakers representing the leadership of our community, and the highlight— RADM Ron Marryott. Chris Powell '92 started our excellent WEB page. Check it out at www. brickandivy.com/alum (roster password available on request). Kevin Monaghan '71 has begun eur Career Assistance program. Bart Fordham '55 publishes an excellent Monthly Newsletter. Special people who serve on our Steering Committee and others who make special contributions—Bill Andress '61, Bill Burch '52,0.W. Dixon '53, Alan Mangan '83 (eur Treasurer), Jack Skolds '72 and Robin White '62. There are mere who will appear in future editions. We have several very active mem163

bers in their "Golden Years," Bill Anderson '26, Eamest Castle '48, Warren Grafton '42, Ed Hoffman '36, Harold Jacobs '46, Marshall Mays '46, A.J. Peacock '47, Bob (The Terror) Pen-ich '47, W.D. Robertson '48 and Jim Wolfe '35. They keep us "youngsters" in line. We will be delighted to hear from any Alumni, and to help establish contact with friends and shipmates.

George S. Hirsch '54

This business oriented networking group has been faithfully coordinated by Jim Bethmann '77 for the last two years, and the group has grown to over twenty (20) active members. Reservations are not necessary, but when possible please RSVP Jim Bethmann '77 at w: 214-220-2033. The fomm is cordial and informal, and all attendees are eager to share their ideas both on the professional and personal level. Some would claim that much of the repartee sounds very much like "sea stories." Nevertheless, the forum is very conducive to employment Palmetto Chapter opportunities and increased market share for these who are willing to "seize the moment." Anyone lookLCDR Thomas E. Courtney, Jr. JAGC USN'81 ing to move to the Dallas area (demographers claim 306 PeUiam Falls Drive there will be 5,000,000 people in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Greer, SC 29654-7204 metroplex by the year 2000) should not miss this w: 864-240-5651 very important local resource. Also, Texas is second only to California in high-technology job opportunities (28,000 new jobs last month alone)!

South Carolina/Low Country Chapter Some of the more recent (and regular) attendees CDR Henry A. Morgan, Jr., USN (Ret.) '59 are: Jim Bethmann '77, Mike Bickel '61, Tom 36 Wexford Club Drive Chapman '74, Dennis Connor '66, Jon Dom '85, Jeff Fritts '86, Ray Garfield '66, John Gorman '64, Randy Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 Harper '71, Bruce Heitz '66, Mike Huber '78, Mike h: 803-686-2917 James '71, Jay Johnson '86, Rob Kunkle '60, Mark Lambright '75, Rick Lottie '69, Merrit Nicewander TENNESSEE '65, Sale Lilly '78, Dutch Royal '50, Steve Shigley '74, Edward Waigand '85, Dan H. Weaver '72, Mike Chattanooga Chapter Wimer '94 and Saul Zavala '74.

We welcomed newcomers Bill Hubert '82 and VADM Ronald M. Eytchison, USN (Ret) '58 Herry Stallings '86 at last month's 13 May break11 Prentice Lane fast gathering. Kurt Metcalf '91 (stationed out of Signal Mountain, TN 37377 Norfolk) was in town visiting his in-laws in Addison h: 423-886-2823 and dropped into the breakfast meeting held on the 10 June. We were all overwhelmed when John Dom '85 brought in cannonballs and hardsauce (Please, Knoxville Chapter John, not 0700 in the morning!)! John actually made the stuff himself after obtaining the recipe from the LCDR Rudolph Escher, Jr., USNR '78 USNA Web's page (sorry, if you really want the 601 Gulfwood Road recipe you'll have to surf-the-net and obtain the JCnoxville, TN 37923 specifications yourself since I don't have the URL). h: 423-531-2373 Monthly Business/Luncheon Meeting Events and Schedules The monthly luncheon is held every first Tuesday Memphis Chapter of the month. These luncheon's are held at the Harvey Hotel, 14315 Midway Road, Addison, TX, phone CAPT Walter C. Nix, USN (Ret.) '54 972-980-8877. The cost is $12-$15 for a complete 3758 South Lakewood Drive lunch, with salad and desert. Please RSVP John Memphis, TN 38128-4311 Gorman '64 to reserve a seat, 972-770-7501, f: 972h: 901-386-8258 770-7575, e: jgorman@jamesmartin.com. RSVP's can also be emailed to Saul Zavala '74 at either of the following email addresses: szavala@onramp.net Nashville Chapter or szavala@spd.dsccc.com 6 May 1997 Luncheon CDR John E Ohlinger, USN (Ret) '69 Our guest speaker was former Chief of Operations, 880 Lakemont Drive ADM Thomas Hayward '48, (CNO: 01 July 1978NashvUIe, TN 37720 30 June 1982). His topic was titled: "Reflections of h: 615-370-1441; w: 615-371-8596 a CNO in the 1980's." ADM Hayward discussed such items as the downward trend of expenditures spent on the national defense: from 6-7 of 1970's GNP to TEXAS the current 3% of 1990's GNR ADM Hayward indiNorth Texas Chapter cated that the US needs 4.5-5% to support the current military defense posture. Other items of discusCDR Don Hackett '64 sion were: combat readiness levels (i.e., CI to C5), 906 Wisteria Way ongoing Coast Guard/Navy dmg interdiction efforts, Richardson, TX 75080 percentage of high school graduates during the posth: 972-699-8171; w: 214-750-7277 Vietnam era (less than 50%) te current levels (more than 97%, but falling), moral attitudes and female f: 972-750-3991 roles in the military. e: http://Ourworld.Compuserve.Com/Homepages/ The following shipmates (and guests) attended this JonesDA/NAANTC.htm. luncheon: Alexandra and Herbert P. Bearce '24, Carl Monthly Business/Breakfast Meetings Benning '53, Jim Bethmann '77, Mike Bickel '61, Breakfast business meetings are held every first Steve Diamond '74, Harold Egger '39, Thomas Tuesday of each month at 0700-0800, at the UniverFelger '66, John E. Gorman '64, Donald E. Hackett sity Club of Dallas, 13350 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, '64, John W. Hamilton '68, Tom Hayward '48, ThoTX 75240, 972-239-0050. For those unfamiliar with mas J. Howell '65, Michael E. Huber '78, Doug A. the Westin Galleria, enter the Galleria Mall and take Jones '88, Robert E. Kunkle '60, J. Mark Lambright the elevator in front of Macy's to the University Club '75, William R Lavallee '55, Richard Lottie '69, Bob level. Please bring affiend.There is a charge of $10.00, Mackey '70, Andrew S. Massimino '57, David L. which covers juice, coffee, muffins and assorted fmits.

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Miller '65, Jim MUler '64, Menit Nicewander '65, Thomas A. Peacock '34 and wife, Mike Robertson '67, Rudy Saldivar '87, Jim Sauer '84, Stephen D. Shigley '74, Cathrine and W.A. Speer '48, Skip Stephenson '66, James C. Tipton '58, Cari Travis '46, Daniel H. Weaver '72, Mike Wimer '94, Saul Zavala '74 and incoming North Dallas Parents' Club CoPresident Russ Crawford.

3 June 1997 Luncheon The Annual Chapter Business Meeting and Election of 1997-1998 Chapter Officers took place on the 3 June 1997. After lunch. President Don Hackett '64 called the meeting to order, talked briefly about the Summer's approaching venues, declared a quoram and proposed the following nominees for the North Texas Chapter Officer positions: President: John Gorman '64 Vice-Pres: Mike Huber '78 Treasurer: John Dorn '85 Secretary: Saul Zavala'74 Board-At-Large: Jim Bethmann '77 - Don Hackett '64 - Doug Jones '88 - Bill Lavallee '55 - Darrell Page '83 - Ken Smith '72 All nominees were elected to their new posts by acclamation. A Brave-Zulu to the Chapter officers that preceded us! They did an outstanding job during their tenure in office. The new officers have been enjoined to do all they can to promote the Navy and the Naval Academy within our immediate sphere of influence ef North Texas. As national USNAAA President RADM Ronald F. Marryott '57, USN (Ret.), recentiy related to the NTX Alumni on 22 March, our Chapter's mission closely coincides with the National Association's charter. Our primary respective priorities are to support the USNA Alumni, both financially (focus on fundraising) and through the maintenance of a database of Alumni (including email and the establishment of a Web Page); increased membership; enhancement of the image ef USNA by seeking qualified Midshipmen; and secondarily, provide activities and opportunities for Alumni to bond socially.

After the Chapter's business program was completed, our guest speaker CAP'T Larry Meacham, USNR (Ret.), was introduced by John Marshall '64.

CAPT Meacham spoke on the following topic: "Unified Commands in Today's Environment Focus on Bosnia." CAPT Meacham talked about the following Unified Commands' history/stmcture/mission: 1.

Europe, 2. Atlantic, 3. Pacific, 4. Central, 5. Southem, 6. Transportation, 7. Strategic and 8. Space and their roles in light of the demise of the former Soviet Union. The former focus of the Unified Commands' mission was once based on a potential East/West confrontation, the present focus is aligned on a North/ South orientation. CAPT Meacham then discussed the US role in Bosnia: to keep NATO alive, coalition building and Force stmcture support.

The following Alumni were in attendance: Mrs. Alexandra Bearce (Herbert P. Bearce '24), Forrest Biard '34 and guest Jackie Heller, Mike Bickel '61, Bill Claybum '64, Bill Connell '67, Dennis Connor '66, John Gorman '64, Don Hackett '64, Mike Huber '78, Rob Kunkle '60, Bill Lavallee '55, Rick Lottie '69, John Marshall '64, Tom Peacock '34 and spouse, Lee R. Royal '50, Rudy Saldivar '87, Steve Shigley '74, J.C. Tipton '58, Mike Wimer '94, John Wroten '65 and Saul Zavala '74. It was a delight to see Tom Peacock and Forrest Biard, former roommates, together. It was bought to the attention of all gathered that Forrest Biard '34 helped in the breaking of the Japanese secret cipher in 1941.

Board of Directors Meeting The North Texas Alumni Board of Directors' meeting was held at The Princeton, 14651 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75240 at the offices ef John Shipmate, July-August 1997

Hamilton '68 on 24 April 1997. The agenda was as follows: 1. Nomination of Officers for 1997-1998 (results noted above), 2. Proposed additions to the Organization Chart, 3. Special Sponsorship for 1997 Army/Navy/Air Force Interservice Goff Toumament, 4. Review of 1996-1997,5. Unfinished Business for 1996-1997 and 6. For the "Good of the Chapter."

Other board meeting items discussed are as follows: -Upcoming Events/Activities/Schedules planned for the North Texas Chapter -New Membership drive -Social Events Chairman/Coordinator -Athletic Events Chairman/Coordinator -Community Action Project(s)/CAP's -Navy/SMU Football Tailgater Look Ahead -Last Call guidelines -NTX Web Page Conshuction; currentiy at die following address: http://web2.airmaU.net/daj 1/naantc.htin Some of the CAP's considered are: 1. More interaction/cooperation with the sister Service Academy Alumni in the North Texas area. I recentiy found out through fellow DSC Communications' co-worker Brian Briggman '94/USMA, after I invited him to our limcheon on 6 May,tiiatthe NTX USMA Alumni do not hold regular luncheons., 2. More interaction/ cooperation with the Greater Dallas Retired Officers Association, 3. More interaction/cooperation with the North Texas Parents' Club. The cunent (albeit, outgoing) Parents' Club Co-Presidents are Mike and Judy Leyman, w: 972-444-2405. The Chapter voted and agreed to donate $500 to Rick Amber's '67 nonprofit organization: Challenge Air (Web URL address: www.challengeair.com).

5th Service Academy Golf Classic Toumament History Sponsorship Information Schedule of Events The upcoming 5th Service Academy Golf Classic will be held at the Trophy Club Counhy Club on 1921 October 1997. The CC is located at 500 Trophy Club Drive, Trophy Club (Roanoke), TX 76262. Jim Rose (817-430-8096) is the country club's pro shop focal point. Don R. Hay '68, Bill Lavallee '55 and Howard Bacharach '69 are the local coordinators for this event. Coordinators can be contacted at the following: Bill—f: 972-293-0233, h: 972-291-8776 Don—w: 817-878-4119, f: 817-339-8664, h: 817-478-8754 Howard—w: 972-406-9760, f: 972-406-0428 This 54-hole goff tournament is a NCAA sanctioned event with golfers from the USNA, USMA, USAFA and US Merchant Marine Academies competing. This Golf Classic is the only NCAA sanctioned golf match featuring head to head competition between the four Service Academies. Cadets and Midshipmen will be paired with Alumni and friends to help raise money for the athletic departments of each academy.

Toumament History In 1993 BUI Reemtsma, USAFA '63, founder and chairman of the Service Academy Golf Classic, had a dream. His desire to create a unique NCAA sanctioned golf toumament featuring cadets and Midshipmen from the four Service Academies became a reality when he secured the backing ef USAA as the titie sponsor. The US Air Force Academy, US Military Academy and US Merchant Marine Academy accepted invitations and competed in the first toumament at the Four Seasons Resort and Club TPC Course. Army won the inaugural event in a blinding snow storm.

Graduates, friends and the participating golf teams enjoyed the event so much that Bill decided to continue the toumament the following year despite the loss of his title sponsor The second toumament was held at the Dallas Athletic Club with the help of donations from local businessmen and friends of the Academies. Hampered by rain. Army again won the toumament.

Shipmate, July-August 1997

On 18 March 1995, BUI passed away. Local graduates and friends of the Academies decided to continue with Bill's dream, hosting the third annual tournament at the Dallas Athletic Club. By now the US Naval Academy had joined the competition. Air Force emerged as the winner this year, once again in rainy elements. Increased donations generated $5,000 for each academy athletic department.

The fourth annual tournament was held at Trophy Club over the Arthur HUls and Ben Hogan courses.

Air Force prevaUed again, this year in beautiful Texas weather—until the last monung. There is no doubt, as we have improved through snow to rain to mostiy sunny, that this year wUl be perfect! Because of Bill Reemtsma's unseffish and tireless efforts in making the Service Academy Golf Classic a success, the Bill Reemtsma Memorial Trophy is awarded to each year's winning team for prominent display in their school. It was Bill's dream that this toumament continue in the years to come, and with your continued support, his dream will be reality.

Past Tournament Winners Winning Team Medalist 1993 USMA Trey Owen USMA'93 1994 USMA OwenShippler USAFA'94 1995 USAFA Trey Treadwell USAFA'95 1996 USAFA Sponsorship Information Level Fee Includes Player $ 275 Golf: 36 holes with cart Meals: Bmnch, dinner, breakfast, awards lunch Tee $ 500 Signs: On tee, in club house, in program Meals: Awards diimer for two Tour $2000 Two Player packages, One Tee package. Academy gift pack Ryder Cup$4000 Four Player packages, One Tee package. Academy gift pack, Preston Trailgolf outing for two including cart, lunch and dinner Tournament $7500 Ryder Cup package plus Tournament Titie recognition 1997 Schedule of Events Friday, October 17 Aftemoon - Teams Arrive DFW Airport, Delta Airlines; Flights met by each Alumni Group and Host FamUies Saturday, October 18 1200 Optional Academy Teams Vs Ex-Golf Team Members Skins Came at the Timarton Country Club 1900 Private Reception, Academy Personnel, Coaches and Teams Sunday, October 19 1000-1130 Toumament Registration, Bmnch Buffet 1130-1323 Academy Teams, Alumni and Friends Scramble at the Hogan Course 1900-2000 Reception, Maniott Solana Hotel 2000 Keynote Address, Adm. Jay L. Johnson, Chief of Naval Operations, USNA '68 2030 Dinner and Awards Ceremony Monday, October 20 0700-0800 Breakfast Buffet 0800-0845 Academy Teams NCAA Golf Competition 1st Round at the Hogan Course 0900 Alumni and Friends Best Ball-Shotgun Start at the HUls Course 1230 Academy Teams Lunch 1315 Academy Teams NCAA Golf Competition 2nd Round 1330 Alumni and Friends Awards Lunch 1445 Spectator following, NCAA Golf Competition 1745-1915 19tii Hole, Hors D'oeuvres at Trophy Club

Tuesday, October 20 0700-0800 Breakfast Buffet 0800-0845 Academy Teams NCAA Golf Competition 3rd Round at the Hogan Course 1300-1500 Lunch, Awards Ceremony 1500 Academy Teams Depart for DFW Airport A Golf Classic Committee was formalized te coordinate and host this Golf Classic shortly after BUI Reemtsma's death. The committee is made-up of approximately 15-20 various North Texas Service Academy Alumni members and friends. Don Hay '68 is our rep. Through the auspices of this committee, the Service Academy golf teams are provided with transportation into DFW with all of their expenses paid. An autographed football signed by the foUowing respective Service Academies' Heisman Trophy wiimers will be raffled off on 21 October: Roger Staubach '65 Joe Bellino '61 Pete Dawkins '59/USMA Glenn Davis '47/USMA Doc Blanchard '47/USMA The Heisman Trophy winners are the honorary hosts for the Golf Classic; Roger and Joe will be attendance. Tickets for the autographed football are $10.00 each ($25.00 fer three tickets) and can be acquired by contacting John Gorman at W: 972770-7501 or Fax: 972-770-7575. Please mail raffle/ ticket checks to: Service Academy Golf Classic, P.O. Box 1056, Grapevine, TX. 76099-1059. You are invited to play and asked to contribute what you can to help make this toumament a success!

USNA/USMA/USAFA Alumni Summer Golf Scramble The annual Alumni golf scramble will be held on 22 June at the Tangle Ridge Country Club with teeoff starting at 1200. Tangle Ridge is located at 8118 Tangle Ridge Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052. Chuck Young (972-299-6837) is the pro shop fecal point.

Tangle Ridge is 10 miles south of 1-20 by Joe Pool Lake. Take the Great Southwest Parkway Exit and go south on the pkwy; after 2nd bridge, turn right on Lakeridge Pkwy., then right on Park Ridge. Don, BUI and Howard are also coordinating this event; contact them for further information.

Upcoming Events/Activities/Schedules NAVY-SMU Returns to Dallas 20 September 1997—Navy football returns to DaUas to hand the Ponies of SMU their third straight defeat at the hands of USNA. Ken Smith '72 will be heading up the efforts for our celebration. AU hands who are willing to lend Ken a hand are requested to contact him at w: 972-398-5520.

Anniml SummerArmy/Navy/Air Force Softball Toum.

This year's Softball tournament was held at the Dallas Naval Air Station in Grand Prairie. Call Dan Weaver '72 214-739-4556 for details. I was able to catch the taU-end of the toumament and obtained the following: Attendees: Kent Densing (Father ef Matt Densing '99), John "Cannonball" Dorn '85, Doc Hemberger '73, Mike "I Want to Buy the Chapter's Outdated PC" Huber '78, Lisa (Thompson) "What An Athlete" Hugo '83, Rick "I Ran the Boston Marathon" Lottie '69, Kurt Metcalf '91, Val Smith '52, Dan "Want'a See My Right Knee Wobble ?" Weaver '72, Barry Wdcox '77 and Mike Wimer '94. Scores: Army—16, Navy—8; Air Force—9, Navy—8; I left at thebottomofthe6th inning when the Air Force Alumni's chUdren started playing (Army was ahead 16 to 4).

Annual Summer Pool Party The revival of the NTX Summer Pool Party has come to fruition. The pool party wiU be held at the Hackberry Creek Countiy Qub en 27 July. Hackberry Creek Country Club is located at 1901 West Royal Lane, Irving, TX 75063-3214, (972-869-2631). Please RSVP Jim Bethmann '77 or Saul Zavala '74.

Parents' Club Welcome Aboard The North Texas USNA Parents' Club Chapter wUl .host their annual "Welcome Aboard" Party for the 165

incoming Class of 2001 on Sunday, 15 June at 1400 at the NAS/Ft. Worth Joint Reserve Base, Carswell Field; Public Affairs can be reached at 817-782-7815/ 7816. All Alumni are welcome to attend. Call Don Hackett w: 214-750-7277 for more details. Babs Miller is the National Alumni Parents' Club Coordinator 410-263-4448, ext. 122. Mike and Judy Leyman are the outgoing Co-Presidents of the Parents' Club, and Russ and Susan Crawford are the incoming Co-Presidents, taking their new positions at this gathering. As of this writing (actually 20 May), there are 36 Plebes and 10 Napsters from the North Texas Area in the Class of 2001 that will be attending! That's 46 out of a total of 103 for the whole state of Texas!

We currentiy have almost 350 Alumni in the North Texas area. Annual dues are $25. Mail your check for $25 payable to "USNAAA ef North Texas" addressed to the new NTX Treasurer John Dom '85, 1201 Baxter Drive, Piano, TX 75025.

After a short three-month stint, I'll be relinquishing the duties of the NTX Corresponding Secretary and handing the baton te Tom Kim '91. As the new Chapter Secretary, I'll be focusing my efforts wherever they are needed, such as maintaining the Chapter's Database/Roster and keeping everyone informed on local venues. One of my short-term endeavors will be adding email addresses to the roster. If you have an email address, please be sure to forward this information. The cyberspace is the most expeditious method of keeping the membership informed on local Chapter news. The NTX WebMaster Doug A. Jones '88 will post this article into the local web site. All of this information will be made available two months prior to your Shipmate issue hitting the streets!

Again, since there is a fair amount of lead time required for these Shipmate articles to actually be published, it is very important that you provide an emaU address (if you have one) so that we can keep you up to date on any breaking news or events. You can also obtain USNA News directly by sending an emaU address to the National Alumni Association, which now has their own Web presence at www.usna.com. Emails are welcome atszavala@ onramp.net or szavala@spd.dsccc.com.

Last Call The thoughts and prayers of the North Texas USNA Alumni Association go out te the families and loved ones on behalf of two of our local Alumni: RickAmber '67 passed away 3 May 1997 and Tom TVempeter '67 who lost his wife in late April.

Saul Zavala '74

South Texas Chapter Roger E. Hopkins '62 PO Bex 311007 New Braunfels, TX 78131-1473 The Chapter meets the second Friday of every month at 12:00 Noon, at the Golden Corral Restaurant off of IHIO West (near USAA), the address for the Golden Cortal is 9451 West IHIO, just off of Wurzbach on IHIO West.. New people are always welcome—especially spouses and guests—Please come!

Point of Contact: CAPT Richard M. Trippe '59, USNR (Ret.) 7721 Intrepid Drive Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015 210-981-9001

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TEXAS Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Rich Bulger '69 6011 Ancient Oaks Drive Humble, TX 77346 h: 713-852-5222; w: 713-230-6527 May luncheon The following Shipmates attended our 2 May meeting: Kent Drummend '55, Rob Brown '65, Bart Jealous '65, Lynn Wegner '65, Richard Johnston '67, Tom Wojciechowski '69, Doug Bateman '70, Steve Chapman '70, R Eslinger '70, Dan'l Steward '74, and David Moore '85.

May's Program Michelle Blaine, a Houston attomey, described her experiences with four men on ene of the 74 teams that took the 1996 Eco-Challenge. It was a nine-day endurance race in the mountains and glaciers of British Columbia. They swam rivers, hiked through tough terrain, climbed mountains and glaciers, paddled canoes, rode horseback and on bicycles.

Only four teams finished the race with all team members. Michelle plans to take the '97 Eco Challenge in Australia in August and is looking for sponsors (it costs $10,000 to enter).

June Dinner As in prior years, our Chapter scheduled a dinner for Alumni and spouses, guests, and the USNA Parents' Club members. The dinner will be Friday evening, 13 June at Brennan's restaurant—shortly after this column was written. The guest speaker was ADM Leighton W. Smith '62, USN (Ret.). Prior to retiring in September 1996, ADM Smith commanded the multinational force that implemented the military aspects of the Peace Agreement en BosniaHerzegovina. ADM Smith was recently elected Chairman ef the Board, USNA Alumni Association.

Football Games We are planning to charter a bus in order to attend the Navy-SMU football game in Dallas on 20 Sept at 7:00 p.m. We have been invited to join the North Texas Chapter for a tailgate party. Please call Rich Bulger '69 for details. Also, we have purchased a block ef tickets for the Rice University-Air Force Academy football game at Rice stadium on 6 Sept at 7:00 p.m. We purchased tickets early—they are available for only $7.00 each. Please call Lynn Wegner '65 at 713-928-6423 for tickets.

Business Breakfasts Several of our USNA shipmates are members of The Academy Association (a Houston-based business network group consisting of graduates from Annapolis, West Point, and the Air Force Academy).

Our breakfast meetings are every Tuesday morning (7:15 a.m.) at the Metropolitan Racquet Club. Visitors are always welcome!! If you're interested, please call Ed Klein '72 at 713-750-8868 or Bart Jealous '65 at 713-655-1440.

Chapter Meetings Chapter meetings are usually held on the first Friday of every month at Brennan's Restaurant (11:30 am refreshments, and noon to 1:00 pm lunch). There will be no meetings in July nor August. Future meetings are scheduled for 1 Sept, 3 Oct, 7 Nov, and 5 Dec. Please join us!! CaU Rich Bulger '69 at 713852-5222 or Peter Van Deriofske '68 at 713-6909898 or send me an email for more information.

Ed Klein '72 KIeinl985@AOL.com

UTAH/IDAHO/MONTANA/ WYOMING Intermountain NA Alumni Chapter James R. Clark '66 5860 South HoUaday Boulevard Salt Lake City, UT 84121-1512 h: 801-340-7183

VIRGINIA Hampton Roads Chapter Col Edward (Ted) Y. Holt, USMC (Ret) '68 100 E. Ocean View Avenue, Ste 1103 Norfolk, VA 23503-1635 h: 767-531-0366 The annual Spring Fling heads the list of recent Chapter events. This black-tie dinner dance and fashion show was held 25 April 1997 at the Littie Creek O' Club and was attended by 56 Chapter members and their ladies. The evening began with a social hour followed by dinner at 1900. The traditional fashion show began toward the end of dinner and featured mens wear from Dan Ryans Mens Shop of the HUltop area of Virginia Beach and the ladies wear compliments of The Dress Bam in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake. The models who graciously agreed to shew off these fine ensembles included Eriine and Ted Holt '48; Barbara Muniz (Fred Muniz '68); Beb Byles '69; Joanne Bmnn (Bruce Brunn '70); Mark Rupprecht '76; Sue and Dave Paddock '77. Dancing followed the fashion show, which featured the music of the Satin Sound, a thirteen piece band with a-big band repertoire. During the festive evening, drawings were held for numerous door prizes, which Jim DiNardo '50, collected from local merchants.

Members and their ladies attending included: Greta and Henry Conger '41; Mary Lee and Richard Lowe '42; Lois and Lorin Hay '44; Connie and Dick Knight '46; Fran and Jim Weirich '46; Doris and Bill Chipman '48; Eriine and Ted Holt '48; Shiriy and Ed Levy '48; Audrey Kufahl and Karl Thiele '48; Boo and Malcom Thiele '49; Jeanne and Ray Barber '50; Mary and Jim DiNardo '50; Alice and Fred Edwards '50; Shirley and Richard Fox '50; Sue and Bill Grigg '50; Peggy and Ron Kelly '50; Sue and Bill Earl '51; Dottie and Peter Maloney '52; Karen and John Kilday '59; Barbara and Fred Muniz '68; Sue and Bob Byles '69; Joaime and Bmce Brunn '70; Dee and Jerry Rudd '74; Kathleen and Mark Rupprecht '76; Sue and Dave Paddock '77; Julia and Tom Crimmins '92; Jennifer and Sean Gillespie '92; Adriana and Pat GrUlo, Associate Member. On the whole, all hands enjoyed the resurrection of this traditional Spring Chapter event. Look forward to a grander affair next Spring.

The annual Chapter Plebe Recognition Diimer was held on 29 May 1997 at the NAS OCEANA 0 ' Club.

Thirteen incoming members ef the Class of 2001 and their parents joined us. At final count, over 100 people attended this Chapter event. VADM Hank Giffen '67, COMNAVSURFLANT, was our guest speaker. ADM Giffen's remarks addressed the challenges that these youngsters will face during Plebe Year and throughout their tenure at the Academy.

Moreover, he described the unique aspects of the profession which these new Plebes are about to embrace. He illustrated this by relating the trials which three Naval Officers had faced in the past, all of which required them te display the physical courage, personal integrity and professional devotion to duty which are the hallmarks of our Naval Officer Corps, and to which all of them meet the mark. His remarks were followed by a panel discussion during Shipmate, July-August 1997

which these new Plebes could ask questions of two new Youngsters, Class of 2000, who also attended the event. It was another successful evening. The Chapter particularly thanks Stevie and Hank Giffen for taking time from their busy schedules to join us.

The spring quarter Chapter luncheon was held 8 May 1997 at the Breezy Point O'Club. Jack Lengyel, Director of Athletics, was our guest speaker. Jack presented a most informative and lively review of the current state of Navy athletics as well as some initiatives that the USNAAA is pursuing to make Navy sports more accessible to the Hampton Roads area. Fifty members of tiie Chapter tumed out for this event.

The next quarteriy luncheon wUl be held on 28 August 1997 at the Breezy Point O' Qub. VADM Dick Mies '67, COMSUBLANT, wiU be our guest speaker. Chapter members wUl receive a flyer about this event.

As an aside, and in keeping with the Chapters objective of providing various and diverse events which appeal to aU of our Members; fuUy retired, retired but StUI employed and active serving; these luncheons are weU attended by active service officers. If one seeks the gouge about what really transpires in the Fleet, join us at these luncheons. Commodores to young department heads attend these affairs.

Chapter SOE 16 July, 0700. Business Breakfast. Speakers: Dona Galop and Dave Storey '71. Forming an 8A company.

24 July, 0700. Board of Directors Meeting.

Marriott Court Yard, Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach 14 August, 1130. Quarterly Luncheon. Breezy Point. Speaker: TBA. September (TBD) Goff Day 17 September, 0700. Business Breakfast.

Speaker: TBA. 11 October, 0700. Bus Trip to Navy-Air Force football game. Tentative. Teen-aged chUdren are welcomed to join us.

15 October, 0700. Business Breakfast.

Speaker: TBA. 25 October, 1800. Autumn Dinner Dance and Annual Elections. Nauticus Museum.

November (TBD) Quarterly Luncheon.

19 November, 0700. Business Breakfast.

Speaker: TBA. 6 December, 1200. Army-Navy Game Party, Breezy Point.

10 December, 0700. Business Breakfast.

Speaker: TBA. Please note that each of these events will be the subject of a flyer as the plans are solidified and each event draws near. Direct all questions about the SOE to Jerry Rudd, who wears the hat of Chapter Programs Director as the 2nd Vice President.

The Chapter Officers and Directors are committed to providing activities which appeal to aU of the Alumni in Hampton Roads. We invite your active participation in the events which best suit your situation and interests. Comments and suggestions are always welcomed.

Contact any of the Chapter Officers.

Jerry A. Rudd '64 Blackshoe@prodigy.net

Richmond Chapter Chuck Stevens '73 6113 Treybum Way Glen Allen, VA 23060 h: 804-360-1804 Greetings to all Richmond area Alumni! Please bring your spouse and join us for all Chapter events!

The 1997-98 activity schedule is being finalized to include some relaxed fun and camaraderie each Shipmate, July-August 1997

month, from September through May. But already here are some firm dates for your planner: 27 Sept, Caravan to Durham for no-host tailgater at Duke; 6 Dec, Joint Army game party; 26 Dec, Holiday Cocktail Buffet Party (cocktail attire) at home of 'Nita and Jack Parry '67; 14 Feb, Valentine's Day Party.

This is on a Saturday, so you and your sweetheart have plenty of waming.

WE WANT TO KEEP YOU INFORMED BY EMAIL!! Send your email address now to Steve Meyer '87 if we don't have it: steve.meyer@ signetbank.com. Or call him at 804-270-3996. If you don't have email, then Steve needs your fax number. Email and fax will minimize the time we must spend on the phone to keep you iirferined.

Did someone call you or leave a message in April during our last phone-a-thon? If not, please ensure Steve has your Class, address, and numbers. Special thanks to Steve and Melissa for all their work for this Chapter. If you paid $20 dues for the 1996-97 activity year, accept our sincere thanks and do not pay again for the new year. If you didn't pay, ensure that you are kept informed by sending a check payable to 'USNA AA Richmond' to Mark James '78, 12506 Lakestone Drive, Midlothian, VA 23113.

Our condolence to Betsy Carson and the family of Aubrey 'Mick' Carson '58, who passed away 14 Febmary. Betsy and Mick had just moved to Richmond last August to be near their grandkids. He was playing tennis and jogging in August despite his battle with cancer. Mick called just before the January meeting to RSVP that he could not attend but to please express his best wishes to Carol and RADM Ron Marryott '57. Mick seemed cheerful and never once mentioned the tremendous pain he was in at that moment. Betsy, our prayers go out to you and your family.

The Chapter is grateful to Marge Solenberger ('34). She continues to keep in touch with many of our widows. Marge reports delightful discussion and interest that they have in the Naval Academy. You ladies are always welcome at all our functions. And our best goes to Carrie Wuensch who is undergoing cancer treatment.

We have good news: Susan and Joe Kirby '90 became proud parents of Lucie Kirby on 20 May. Lucie was 8 lbs, 6 oz, and she and Mom are fine.

Congratulations!

Baseball Dinner Stuart Settle '63, Mark James '78 with 5- and 3-year old baseball fans in tow, and Melissa and Steve Meyer '87 enjoyed Navy's victory over the Richmond Spiders; and the team dinner hosted by tiie Central Virginia Parents' Club on 22 Feb. Club Presidents Ed and Nancy Kozink are parents of Navy pitcher Scott Kozink '99, who was just named to the All-Patriot League team.

Innsbrook Lunch Steve Hill '74 hosted an excellent luncheon at The Place at Innsbrook on 27 Feb. Thanks to John O'Connor '61, our guests included nine members of the local Navy League chapter, all WWII veterans, including chapter president Bob Moore and several past presidents. Attendees were Ada and Ordell Smith '52, John O'Connor '61, Paul Galanti '62, Richard Lee '62, Bill Ruch '68, Eric Sundin USMA '71, Mark James '78, Jim Wilson '80, Brook Schurman '83, and Melissa and Steve Meyer '87.

18 March Dinner Stuart Settle '63 hosted the festive event at Charleys Stony Point Grill on the Southside, which included a discussion of Robert Timberg's book. The Nightingale's Song. Many of the 24 attendees knew one or more of the book's five principal characters.

27 April Potluck 'Nita and Jack Parry '67 bravely opened up their gorgeous home with many breakable antiques, to our sailors and Marines. The fellowship and big spread of food were great. Bill Golden '43 challenged us to

recall our detailed knowledge of Naval history, and it's a good thing we weren't graded. We had no idea that someone hit Gordon Thomson's '82 car in the rain on his way to the party. He was OK but missed the whole thing. Attendees who anived safely were Connie and Bill Golden '43, Randi and Fred Wortham '43, Dottie and Dan Shockey '48, Linda and Bill Lewis '60, Kathy and Rusty Chain '60, Phyllis and Paul Galanti '62, Lynne and Richard Lee '62, Jane and Chuck Stevens '73, Connie and Mark James '78, Cindy and Gregg Nivala '80, and Melissa and Steve Meyer '87.

10 May M*A'*S*H Bash Jack Parry '67 invited our Chapter to the Virginia Aviation Museum for this great public event, especiaUy for Korean and Vietiiam veterans. Dressed in fatigues, scmbs and camouflage for a night of dancing and seafood, were PhylUs and Paul Galanti '62, Jane and Stuart Settle '63, and 'Nita and Jack Parry '67.

17 May BBQ It so happened that Lynne and Richard Lee '62 ended hosting their own farewell party! Richard left the following Monday to begin work in CaUfomia, and Lynne is selling the home. We'll miss them.

Somehow they found time to entertain us; and everything, including the food, sea stories, and weather was unbeatable. Also, the Thomsons arrived safely.

Party-goers were Dottie and Dan Shockey '48, Carlene and Walt Wagner '50, Ada and Ordell Smith '52, Ray Sisk '62, Phyllis Gaanti '62, 'Nita Parry '67, Kimberly and Bill Ruch '68, Connie and Mark James '78, Audrey and Gordon Thomson '82, Gordon's parents. Brook Schurman '83, and Melissa and Steve Meyer '87.

Several of you have asked about the next newsletter; but untU we find a new secretary, sorty, we won't have ene. Can YOU volunteer? Email is by far the fastest and most efficient way to communicate, but we may not even have your email address.

SEND IT IN please! And join us for another great season for this Chapter. See you at the Duke tailgater!

Mark James '78

Shenandoah Valley Chapter Nick Nerangis '63 125 West Boscawen Street Winchester, VA 22602 540-667-1322

Williamsbui^ Chapter Allen R Whitaker'60 2304 West Island Road WUliamsburg, VA 23185 h: 804-258-4628

WASHINGTON Puget Sound Chapter C. Lee Harshfield '53 2301 Fairview Ave E #316 Seattle, WA 98102-3361 h: 206-329-2423

WASHINGTON, DC AREA Greater Washington Chapter CAPT Victor A. Meyer, USNRR '62 8 Lockhart Circle Fredericksburg, VA 22401-2234 h: 540-371-2419 The Greater Washington Chapter had an outstanding year of luncheon meetings that featured Admiral Leighton W. "Snuffy" Smith Jr. '62 as the lead-off 167

guest speaker in September and Admiral Charles R. Larson '58 hosting our Annual USNA Candidates Luncheon in December. There were over 350 members and guests at the Candidates Luncheon and Admiral Larson presented a very upbeat message about the Academy. He's a great speaker and with Jack Renard '55 as his straight man, he kept the place rolling (turns out Chuck was Jack's plebe!). The success of the football team had everyone excited.

Just one month back from Bosnia where he was the International Force (IFOR) CINC, Admiral Smith's talk on the Bosnia left you proud to be associated with our Nation's Armed Forces. Truly a joint effort. Operation Deliberate Force took Desert Storm to the next level. The precision accuracy of the strikes and the lack of collateral damage will be the criteria for the future operations, if ever necessary. The political timing of the strikes was superb—the belligerents came tumbling to the negotiations table a short time later. Admiral Smith also made some very prescient predictions on the Bosnian situation— which have since come te pass. The spontaneous standing ovation at the conclusion of his talk was a tribute to the man and his heartwarming stories.

Admiral Smith has just been elected Chairman of the Board of the Alumni Association, so the leadership of our organization remains superb.

In October, Rear Admiral Ron Marryott '57 updated the luncheon crowd on the status ef the national organization. His message was threepronged—communications, communications and communications ! He pledged to continue the fine progress made under CAPT Ron Brandquist '60 and to redouble the Association's support to Admiral Larson and the Academy. He predicted a good year for the Brigade—and things have really come together this year on the banks of the Sevem!

Everyone in Washington is talking QDR (Quadrennial Defense Review) these days, so in November our luncheon group heard from its chairman, the Honorable Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Requirements, Dr. Ted Warner '62. He described the issue as the balance between readiness, force stmcture, modemizatien and infrastmcture— and the budget as perhaps a bigger driver than the enemy threat. Oh for the good old days of a monolithic, measured superpower rival—NOT!! With good people like Ted, we'll figure it out, but it's likely to end up costing us a few more good ships (you get into that death spiral of fewer and fewer ships costing more and more dollars).

We fiiushed eur QDR experience by hearing from industry giant. Norm Augustine, Lockheed Martin's Chairman and CEO. If you haven't heard him talk you've missed some great analogies and a couple of reaUy big laughs. As the head of the world's largest defense contractor, he passed on some very cogent examples and advice on defense research, development and acquisition—including "don't eat your seed com."

We had a meaningful change of pace in Febmary with our guest speaker CDR Patrick M. Walsh '77, Chairman of the Department of Leadership, Ethics and Law at the Academy. Pat is one of the tmly outstanding young leaders of the Navy—he flew combat missions in both Desert Storm and Provide Comfort, flew slot position with the Blue Angels, commanded VFA-105 (the "Gunslingers"), and completed a PhD in Intemational Relations (how do you do aU that?!). Pat described the revamped leadership and ethics curriculum and the positive acceptance on the part of the Brigade of the tightened mles on liberty, weekends and civUian clothes. The re=emergence of First Class leadership is one of the real bright spots to comefromthese many small but pragmatic changes.

The fomm-style discussion that followed Pat's talk was a lively ene that showed the deep interest that our members feel about this vital subject.

In a foUow-up te CDR Walsh's talk, he invited our Chapter to participate in a Leadership and Eth168

ics class at the Academy. In April, a group ef 40 Alums spent an "afternoon at the Academy," in which we sat in on L&E classes, nearly attended an afternoon parade (it was rained out at the last minute), ate evening meal in the mess hall, and attended the Army-Navy lacrosse game. It was a great day—everyone thought the leadership classes were the highlight event and the Mids appreciated the interest the Alumni had in them—and some ef their sea stories toe!

The March guest speaker was Bob Woodward of The Washington Post and author or co-author of seven #1 best-selling non-fiction books, including All the President's Men (1974), The Commanders (1991), and The Agenda, Inside the Clinton White House (1994). Bob is a former Navy communications officer having served five years en a DE during Vietnam—he clearly holds the Navy dear. He talked anecdotally about his new book on the presidential campaign. The Choice. His stories were hilarious, insightful, and non-attributable—the best analysis of the Clintons and the Doles that I have heard. We were honored by his presence and he talked to a packed audience.

The Honorable Bud McFarlane '59, was our guest speaker in April. Bud talked en the Asian-Pacific region—US interests and the prognosis for their advancement, including China in the post-Deng era.

The talk was brilliant, principled and pragmatic—a real tour de force in international relations in this vital region. Bud's unique perspective as a former National Security Advisor to President Reagan and his current position as President/CEO of his own company. Global Energy Investors, LLC, presented a perspective and policy en China that would serve our Nation well—now and in the future. He ended his talk with a testimony to the Naval Academy that is unmatched in its eloquence and commitment. We did not record his words, but with Bud's permission, I have included his letter te us regarding that moment. I hope you enjoy it and savor its meaning as we have done. It is an honor and privilege to know and serve in a service and school with a man like Bud McFarlane!

Thanks very much for your kind letter of last Thursday following the monthly meeting of the USNAAA/GW Alumni. I want you to know how much I enjoyed being there. Truly, as the years go by, the depth of gratitude I owe the Academy for the values it instilled in me, and the brotherhood of those who share those values, provide a certain vindication for my life. Each of us will face a summing-up someday. Increasingly it becomes clear late in life that how well we will measure up was in large measured pre-determined by how well we absorbed a sound understanding of right and wrong al an early age. For clearly, none of us changes very much in how we think and make judgments after the age of 21. Last Wednesday, surrounded by men and women who share those values and that sense of gratitude to the Academy, I was almost overcome.

What a blessing it is to be given "...the Special Trust and confidence..." of our country. It gives special meaning to each of our lives professionally, but it is also quite personal. For our success professionally rests on how committed we are lo others; to the concept of service—lo God, country and family. With that commitment, the journey, though often hard, is always worthwhile and at Ihe end of it all, is what provides meaning and worth lo our lives.

Please extent my thanks to the members of USNAAA/GW. I will attend as often as I can. Trying to build power plants in third world countries keeps me away most of the time but any time I can make it I will. Warm regards, Robert C. McFarlane On the administrative side, we finished the year with 1250 paid members and 1111 members who are both Chapter and national members. This restored our Chapter to its rightful place as the largest in the country and met our goal of 1200. Our speaker at the May luncheon is the Honorable Stephen M.

Duncan '59, who will talk on his book Citizen Warrior, America's National Guard and Reserve Forces & the Politics of National Security.

Vic Meyer '62

WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia Chapter James Daniel McQueen '67 Geary Plaza 700 East Washington Street Charieston, WV 25301 The West Virginia Chapter held its first luncheon with a luncheon speaker on 2 May 1997 at Cagney's Restaurant, Charleston, WV. This was thefirstChapter event since the organizational meeting was held on 1 November 1996.

Astronaut Jon McBride, pilot of space shuttle CHALLENGER, F4H Phantom jet pilot, test pilot, retired Navy captain, and father of the late Richard McBride '84, gave a wonderful after luncheon speech. The speech was punctuated by valor, honor, service, humor, humility, and dedication to Naval Aviation, the Navy, and continual exploration of space.

And even better. Captain McBride entertained questions from the USNA Alumni and guests in attendance. Questions were answered conceming missile attack while flying a Phantom; landing on different carriers; weightlessness in space; worldwide astronaut/cosmonaut affiliation; and ethers.

Everyone agreed that it was a great get-together!

In attendance were: Bill Heff '49, Joe Dailey '51, Frank Simpson '60, Dan McCague '66 (Chapter Secretary), Jim McQueen '67 (Chapter President), Pat McKay '74 (Chapter Vice President), and Phil Wright '81. Honored guests included Astronaut Jon McBride, Sheriff Dave Tucker, Attomey Joe Reeder, and Attomey Jeff Dunham.

Minutes of the 1 Nov 1996 organizational meeting were distributed at the meeting. Beautiful Navy sweatshirts with the Academy crest were presented te Astronaut Jon McBride (with the name, "Big Jon") and to the Alumnus who traveled the farthest to the luncheon. Bill Hoff '49, from Princeton, WV. Our numbers are not quite high enough to receive USNA Alumni Association Board of Tmstees' recognition since it requires 25 members. But, we feel that the seeds for greatness have been sown for our Chapter. After such a high quality speech, the trend has been set for eur Chapter.

We hope that those who missed this wonderful opportunity to meet and have fellowship with Naval Academy Alumni will consider attending the 7 November luncheon. We meet twice a year. It's a good time to take the day off from work and attend a West Virginia Chapter luncheon. I've traveled the state for several years and know you can make it to Charlestonfromthe Eastem Panhandle in approximately five and one half hours if you don't make too many stops.

In November, we wiU have election of officers: President, Vice President and Secretary. For those of you not familiar with the modern Charleston of 1997: Cagney's is within walking distance te the large Town Center Mall in downtown Charleston.

Dan McCague '66

WISCONSIN Wisconsin Chapter Winston C. Williams '46 13350 West Bluemound Rd #2 Elm Grove, WI 53122-2538 h: 414-782-6645; w: 414-782-9410

Shipmate, July-August 1997

Last Call Requiescat in Pace

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the moming, we will remember them."

Lawrence Binyon, 1914

Amber, Richard Owen'67 LT, USN (Ret), 3 May 1997 Atkinson, Clarence Leon '22 LCDR, USNR (Ret.), 27 May 1997 Bachman, Leo Adolph '24 RADM, USN (Ret.), 8 February 1997 Beaver, Bud Keams '40 CAPT, USN (Ret), 27 March 1997 Bernard, Lawrence Geoi^e '37 RADM, USN (Ret.), 29 March 1997 Black, Joseph Dean '31 RADM, USN (Ret.), 23 June 1997 Bogardus, Burton Willard '34, 8 September 1995 Bowell, John Howard '40 CAPT, USN (Ret), 18 May 1997 Bradley, Robert Reid '51, 26 May 1997 Brantingham, Henry Joseph '39 CDR, USN (Ret.), 24 March 1997 Brown, Donald Cauns '26 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 5 April 1997 Buchanan, Gordon Jr '22 LCDR, USNR (Ret.), 8 January 1996 Busey, Francis Lee '26 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 9 May 1997 Byme, Clyde Sanford Joseph Jr '61,27 May 1997 Carr, John Ellsworth '44,15 April 1997 Cecchini, Albert Livio '49,19 April 1997 Clarke, Gerald Weir '43, 16 May 1997 Cresap, James Barton '37 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 18 May 1997 Crommelin, Quentin Claiborne '41, CAPT, USN (Ret.), 28 April 1997 Dawson, William Lockhart '33 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 25 April 1997 Dickey, George Leon Jr '46 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 15 AprU 1997 Drane, William Mcclure '30 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 23 February 1997 Duff, Howard Carlton '33 CAPT, USNR (Ret.), 20 April 1997 Duquette, James Robert '48,18 May 1996 Everett, William Joseph '43 CDR, USN (Ret.), 19 March 1997 Fang, Owen Elkins '32 CDR, USN (Ret.), 5 May 1997 Foxwell, David Guy '48 CDR, USN (Ret), 29 April 1997 Frank, Hilton Railey '44,17 May 1997 Gano, Paul '39 CDR, USN (Ret.), 31 December 1996 Graves, Harold Monroe Jr '51,14 May 1997 Greene, Thomas Lawrence '27 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 12 May 1997

Shipmate, July-August 1997

Gregg, William James '39 LCDR, USNR, 18 February 1997 Harmon, J. E. '55,19 June 1997 Haworth, Merton Dale '34,18 March 1997 Hemenway, Henry Harold '36,21 December 1996 Holt, Herman William '30, 14 December 1996 Hombrook, James Moore '48 CDR, USN (Ret.), 20 October 1996 Hutchin, Stanley Kenneth '43, 30 October 1996 Jordan, James Stewart 'S3,24 January 1997 Keams, John W '34,16 April 1997 Kennedy, Marvm Granville '29 RADM, USN (Ret.), 9 February 1997 King, Stanley Robert '45, 24 April 1997 Kunhardt, Robert Manton '43 CDR, USN (Ret.), 13 May 1997 Larson, Harold Oscar '25 VADM, USN (Ret.), 7 May 1997 Lidstone, Nicholas Adair '30 RADM, USN (Ret.), 4 April 1997 Lyon, Peter Wauchope '53 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 18 October 1996 Mason, Harry Charles '38 RADM, USN (Ret.), 6 June 1997 McMorris, John Allen II '57 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 9 May 1997 Montgomery, Warren Garrett '44, 30 May 1997 Moody, Alton B '35 CAPT, USNR (Ret.), 25 March 1997 Mook, Joe '54 CAPT, USN, 7 June 1997 Moore, Waller Clarke Jr '39 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 4 April 1997 Motes, Jesse Hogan Jr '31 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 5 April 1997 Mulier, Walter Edward '44 CDR, USN (Ret.), 2 June 1997 Mumford, Charles Edgar '53 LCDR, USN (Ret.), 23 April 1997 Musick, Kenneth Floyd '35 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 31 May 1996 Parks, Charles Henry '32,11 January 1997 Patrick, William L Jr '49, 25 May 1996 Pyecha, Timothy Daryl '65 CDR, USN, 31 March 1997 Quigley,-Donald Francis '41 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 5 June 1997 Ray, Troy Gene '46 CDR, USN (Ret.), 19 March 1997 Reaves, James Muncaster '43 LTC, USA (Ret.), 13 March 1997

Robinson, Edwin Burton '27 CDR, USN (Ret.), 30 March 1997 Ruehrmund, Paul Lewis Jr '42 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 9 March 1997 Sandeford, William Hill '46 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 7 June 1997 Sarver, Ben William Jr '35 RADM, USN (Ret.), 13 March 1997 Selfridge, Samuel Woodworth Jr '45 CDR, USN (Ret.), 5 May 1997 Shake, Donald Murrey '48,16 January 1996 Skarulis, Alexander Vincent '42, 3 March 1995 Smith, Cari Ray Jr '49 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 19 April 1997 Stringfellow, Reid '49, CDR, USN (Ret), 23 April 1996 Taliaferro, Philip Boswell '43 CDR, USN (Ret.), 1 February 1997 Tamayo, Andrew Brian '77 CDR, USN, 16 December 1996 Taylor, Edwin Ashby '22 RADM, USN (Ret.), 24 March 1997 Thoureen, Thomas Howard '58 CDR, USN (Ret.), 25 May 1997 Tickle, Paul Amos '41 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 17 September 1996 Waggener, Vii^il Glenn '26,13 October 1996 Waring, Geoi^e Houstoun Jr '23,18 February 1997 Westin, Howard Severus '35 CDR, USN (Ret.), 26 December 1996 Whiteside, Richard Edwin '49,29 May 1997 Will, Prentis King '31 CAPT, USN (Ret), 1 May 1997 Wulzen, Don Wesley '35 RADM, USN (Ret.), 8 December 1996 Yelverton, Ivin Neil '22,13 March 1995 Young, Joseph Mack '50, 26 March 1997

I have tried to live my life as rriy rr\other would have wished. She taught me as a boy that service is the highest duty in this world. I believed her then, and I believe her now. I have tried to follow her teaching.

-Henry Ford

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HAROLD MARKELL '20 GEORGE HOUSTOUN WARING III '23 Harold Markell, a retired home buUder and maHoustoun Waring, known as "Hous," pronounced rina owner, has died at age 98. Harold Markell, a "house," by more than three generations of Littleton longtime stockholder in Buffalo, NY, died on 30 May Independent readers and the most honored weekly 1997 at Westminister Shores, where he lived for the newspaper editor in Colorado, died 18 February past two years.

1997. He was 95. He died at the Johnson Center nursWith former hydroplane racing champion Ray ing home in Littleton, where he had lived for sevGassner, Harold formed Eden Homes Corp., devel- eral years. oped Eden Isle on Snell Isle and built several hunWaring parlayed a lively intelligence, an abiding dred homes on sites that included Snell Isle, Para- curiosity about the world around him, a gift for writdise Island, Pasadena, Bethwood and Edenwood. ing with a "human touch" and a keen business sense, He and Gassner also owned the former Maximo into a 70-year career at the Littieton newspaper, the Boast Basin on Frenchman's Creek, a major covered first 40 as editor and 30 more writing "Hous's Colstorage marina. They bought the 215-boat facility in umn." Waring wrote more than 6,000 editorials and 13,000 obituaries.

1964 from Duncan Johnstone, a member of the pioneer St. Petersburg family that owned Johnstone "He went to work out of college at the IndepenBros. Fuel Co. Harold Markell concentrated on home dent and that was the only journalism job he ever buUding, working with designer Grant Wallin, while had, and the only one he ever wanted," said ColoGassner operated the marina. rado State University Professor Gartett Ray, who When Gassner died in 1971, both Gassner's succeeded Waring as editor.

Maximo Marina and Eden Isle Homes were sold.

"Most people in Littleton, and I suspect elsewhere Harold and his partner had agreed to close the busi- as weU, don't have ideologies," he once wrote. "They ness when either man died. raise a family and try to keep the roof from leaking.

They had met when Harold moved to St. Peters- The Independent is edited for them." burg in 1947 to take over management of US AirThe Independent and its editor won a string of lines, a cargo airline operating out of St. Petersburg/ honors during his tenure, beginning in 1930 when Clearwater Airport. Gassner was the airline's chief the paper won an award for community service. In of maintenance there.

1932, the Independent was named to the All-AmeriOriginaUy from Fall River, MA, Harold graduated can Newspaper Eleven. in the Class of 1920 from the Naval Academy. After He was named a fellow by the national professervice in the Marine Corps, he worked as a stock- sional joumalism society, Sigma Delta Chi, in 1960. broker in Buffalo until World War II service called Four former Colorado govemors signed a citation him away to head a Navy administrative command naming him "Citizen Emeritus of Colorado" in 1977. at Bainbridge, MD. He was Executive Officer at Pier The Waring name is on a Littleton street, a meadow 92 in New York City. After Worid War II, Harold at Roxborough Park, the theater at Arapahoe Comretumed to the brokerage business on Wall Street munity College and a computer writing lab at the untU his assignment to St. Petersburg.

University of Denver.

Harold's wffe, PrisciUa, died about 12 years ago.

Waring founded the joumalism department at DU, Survivors include a daughter, Marica Stroud, St. and he confounded the International Society of Petersburg; four grandchUdren, Leslie McKeon and Weekly Newspaper Editors. In 1944 he was one of Mark Sttoud, both of St. Petersburg, Cynthia Pitt, the first weekly editors in the Nation to receive a Leavenworth, KS, and Todd Stroud, Birmingham, Nieman Fellowship to Harvard University. In 1951 AL; and nine great-grandchUdren. the US State Department featured him and the IndeThe famUy suggests memorial contributions to the pendent in a film, "Small Town Editor."

JuvenUe Diabetes Foundation, 300 Third Ave. N, St., He found the Littleton Press Council, the Town St. Petersburg, FL 33701. and Gown Society at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton's Sister City exchange with the Australian town of Bega, and the Littleton summer celebration now known as Westem Welcome Week.

Waring was bom George Houstoun Waring III in CLARENCE LEON ATKINSON '22 Clarence L. "Peter" Savannah, GA, 5 October 1901. He entered the NaAtkinson, at the age val Academy at Aimapolis, MD, in 1919, but left after a bout of tuberculosis and moved to Colorado.

98,ofl05Hatherleigh Road, Solvay, NY, He took joumalism classes at the University of died 27 May 1997 at Colorado in Boulder, but left before graduating in St. Joseph's Hospital 1926 te work at the Independent. He received an Health Center after a honorary doctorate from CU in 1979. brief Ulness.

Waring became a minority owner of the IndepenA native of Defroit, dent in 1927, and he and publisher Edwin Bemis sold MI, he lived in Solvay, the newspaper in 1966. Waring continued with the NY the past 45 years. paper as a columnist and "editor emeritus."

During those years he He once wrote, "I have never taken home an issue worked as a self-em- (of the paper) and found it perfect. I strive a little ployed manufacturer's harder next week, and this is where the happiness representative. comes."

Clarence Atkinson was a member of the First PresWaring was widowed three times, with his third byterian Church United, a 1922 graduate of the Na- marriage lasting 55 years until 1990 when his wife, val Academy, member of the Bellevue Country Club the former Irene Fender, died. He is survived by two and an avid bridge player. sons, James J. Waring, of Lahaina, Maui, HI and He served on MEorrERANEAN at Pearl Harbor dur- George Houstoun Waring IV, of Carbondale, IL; a daughter, Sally Waring Atchison of Littieton; eight ing the attack of 7 December 1941.

Surviving are a stepdaughter, Janice Tavis of Se- grandchUdren and 11 great-grandchUdren. attle, WA; a niece; and several step-grandchildren.

Memorial Services were held on 31 May 1997 at Life offers no obstacles, only the John C. Tindall Funeral Home.

Contributions may be made to the Rescue Mischallenges!

-Unknown

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HAROLD OSCAR LARSON '25 Long-time Coronado resident, VADM Harold O. Larson, USN (Ret.), died in his home, Wednesday, 7 May 1997. He was 93. VADM Larson was bora in Manistee, MI in 1903 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1925. VADM Larson's 34-year service was followed by many years of volunteer civic involvement.

Early in his career he served aboard TEXAS and OKLAHOMA. In 1929 he was then assigned to ISABEL,

and was commended by the Commander in Chief, US Asiatic Fleet, for "acquitting himself very well indeed on the occasion of ISABEL dragging anchor in a storm at Tsingtao, China."

Retuming to the States he earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Naval Post Graduate School, Annapolis and the University of Califomia in 1933.

He saw extensive duty aboard destroyers including; LrrcHFiELD, RHIND, KALK and HAMILTON. He was

awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V for "meritorious service as Commanding Officer of PRINGLE... during mine-laying operations and the bombardment of shore installations against the enemy Japanese-held strongholds of Kolombangara, Shortland, and BougainvUle, Solomon Islands Area, on the night of 29 June 1943... (He) rendered gaUant service in the successful mining of waters used extensively by Japanese vessels, contributing materially to the effectiveness of our operations against the enemy in this vital war area."

Designated Commander Destroyer Division EIGHT in September 1942, he was transferred two months later to command of Destroyer Division FORTY TWO. He was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat V for "exceptionally meritorious conduct...as Commanding Officer of PRINGLE, as Commander Destroyer Division EIGHT, and as Commander Destroyer Division FORTY TWO .. .from May 1943 to April 1944..." The citation continues in part: Skilled and resourceful, (he) expertly directed his destroyer in carrying out brilliantly executed maneuvers against the enemy while operating in the narrow stretch of waters amid the Solomon Islands and, by his exceptional leadership and judgment, contributed to the outstanding record achieved by his units in the infliction of extensive damage...continuing his same daring tactics during the Gilbert and Caroline Islands Campaigns, he acted as Screen Commander of various striking and support groups and, by his forceful supervision was in large measure responsible for the security of the Task Groups and for the success of our operations against these vital hostile strongholds...

In June 1944, he retumed to the US for duty on the staff of Commander in Chief, US Fleet, and the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC. He remained there for two years, and in July 1946, reported as Commander Destroyer Squadron THREE. In July 1947 he joined the staff of Commander Cmiser Division THREE, as Chief of Staff and Aide.

Between November 1948 and April 1950 he served as Commanding Officer of the Service School Command at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, CA, after which he assumed command of the HELENA. He was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of the Second Legion of Merit, with Combat V for exceptionally meritorious service as Commanding Officer of the HELENA from 26 July to 23 October 1950. The citation states that he "Successfully and effectively directed his ship through twelve bombardment missions from behind enemy lines, conducted blockading duties against the North Korean coast and provided devastating Naval gunfire support for our friendly troops north of Pohang on the East Coast of Korea..."

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ficer of HELENA, Flagship of Commander Cmiser Division THREE, during operations against enemy aggressor forces on Korea from 18 AprU to 2 August 1951.

Exercising a thorough understanding of the complex techniques of modem Naval warfare, he applied the stiiking power of his vessel against the enemy with maximum effectiveness and was greatiy instmmental in the success achieved by HELENA in inflicting heavy damage upon hostile supply bases and lines of communication..."

In September 1951, he retumed to the Navy Department, where he served as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel for Education and Training. On 3 March 1954, he became Commander Destroyer Flotilla FOUR, and on 4 March 1955, reported as Director of the Office of Armed Forces Information and Education, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Personnel and Reserve), Washington, DC. On 20 November 1956, he reported as Commander Amphibious Group Three, US Pacific Fleet.

In March 1957, he reported as Commander Military Sea Transportation Service Pacffic with headquarters at Fort Mason, San Francisco. On 1 November 1959, he retired from active duty with promotion to Vice Admiral on the retired list.

In addition to the Legion of Merit with two Gold Stars and Combat Vand the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, Yice Admiral Larson was the Yangtze Service Medal; the American Defense Service Medal, Fleet Clasp; the American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacffic Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; the National Defense Service Medal; the Korean Service Medal; the United Nations Service Medal.

After retiring, Vice Admiral Larson engaged in many civic and humanitarian activities. He served for six years on the City of Coronado Planning Commission, for twelve years as Chairman of the Coronado Branch American Red Cross and as Vice Chairman of the county chapter. He served for six years on the Board of the Coronado Hospital, including three as its president during a critical buUding period. He was named a "Gentleman of Distinction" in San Diego in 1970.

He is survived by his wife Lucille Larson, his son Donald Larson, and three grandchildren.

Donald Larson

FRANCIS LEE BUSEY '26 Captain Francis L. Busey, USN (Ret.), died on 9 May 1997 in Annapolis, MD at the Ginger Cove Retirement Center of an aortic aneurysm. Inumment was on 28 May in the Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery.

Bom in West Virginia in 1904, he lived in California before entering the Naval Academy to graduate with the Class of 1926. After serving in NEVADA and commissioning LEXINGTON, he was in the first group of the Class to become a Naval Aviator. He served in VF-38 in LEXINGTON; NAS Coco Solo; Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, VA; Fleet Air Wing One in Tsingtao; NEW YORK; VP-12. AS XO of

CHENANGO, he participated in the attack on Morocco and later in action in the Padfic.

A graduate of the Ordnance PG School, he served in BuOrd and OpNav (OP-81). Captain Busey commanded CVE ROl, SHANGRI-LA and NAS Key West.

After retirement he settied in La Plata, MD and was Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Society of Colonial Wars and charter member of the Restoration of Port Tobacco.

Decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal as well as area and campaign medals for service in the Atlantic and Pacific.

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Captain Busey's first wife Harriet Harper Busey predeceased him. Mary Ann Busey, his second wife died in 1995. Eldest daughter Elizabeth Dudley Hoolhurst, died in 1996. Surviving are his son, WUliam Morse Busey; daughter, Frances Robertson; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchUdren.

Elected Class President in 1994 he retained the positions of Secretary and Treasurer, which he had helped for many years. The Class will miss his contributions toward keeping the members in contact and performing the duties of the Class officers. He will be missed for his good nature, common sense and sense of humor which he showed early in his Midshipman days.

Gordon Campbell '26

THOMAS LAWRENCE GREENE '27 Captain Thomas Lawrence Greene, USN (Ret.), died on 12 May 1997 at Fleet Landing Health Center, Mayport, FL. A memorial and burial were held at the Arlington National Cemetery. It was attended by a goodly number of friends and relatives.

Josh Cooper represented the Class of '27.

A native of Canton, PA, he received his early education there and was appointed to the Naval Academy from Pennsylvania to graduate witl; the Class of 1927.

On graduation, he served successively in ARIZONA, PENSACOLA and UPSHUR. He attended the Submarine

School, served in S-28 then attended the Navy Postgraduate School at Annapolis.

World War II duties included operations with the US Asiatic Fleet as a unit of Submarine Squadron 6 operating in the Philippines, Australia and Hawaiiâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; thence to the Submarine School. He joined Amphibious Group 13 in 1934-35 and Amphibious Group 2 in 1945-46. He commanded TACONIC in 1947-48. He then served in COMINCH staff and thence te Quarry Heights, Panama as a member of the Joint Staff. His last active duty was as PNS at Notre Dame.

In retirement he attended graduate school at Perdue University then taught mathematics for 15 years at Jacksonville (FL) University.

His wife, Eleanor, predeceased him in 1984. Survivors include: a daughter, Mary Jo Horan of Springfield, VA; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and two brothers.

Josh Cooper '27

HARRY SMITH '30 Rear Admiral Harry Smith, USN (Ret.), at the age of 87, Par Place, Lake Mary, FL, died Tuesday, 8 October 1996 at his residence. Memorial services were held en 14 October 1996 at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church of Saifford, FL. Rear Admiral Smith was bom 24 March 1909 in South Shields, England, he moved to Central Florida in 1966. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Retired Officers Association, Washington, DC; the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Annapolis, MD; a former trustee of Trinity Prep School; and Fleet Reserve Assoc. Branch 147.

Survivors include wife, Grace D.; sons, Thomas R, Brooksville, Harry D., New York City; two grandsons.

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Captain Will was bom at Perth Amboy, NJ on 20 November 1907, he was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state. On graduation he served in ARIZONA and BLAKELY. He then went to Pensacola for flight training which he completed in 1935. He served in LEXINGTON two and a half years, then as an instmctor at Naval Air Station, Pensacola during 1938-39. His next assignment was as Senior Aviator of HELENA. He was Executive Officer of UtUity Squadron TWO at Pearl Harbor at the outbreak of World War II, later becoming Commanding Officer. He took the Squadron to the South Pacffic, where he became Commander Utility Squadrons South Pacific (Guadalcanal) andfinallyCommander UtiUty Squadrons Forward Areas (Guam) in 1944. July 1945, just before the end ef the War he moved to the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1947 he became the first Executive Officer of CORAL SEA. His later duties included study at the Armed Forces Staff College; Head of Department at the General Line School, Newport; student at the Naval War College, from which he graduated in 1951. His next assignment was to the Canadian Naval Headquarters at Ottawa, en loan from the Navy, as its Deputy Chief ef Naval Aviation. In 1953 he became Head of the Aviation Department at the Naval Academy, Annapolis. From 1955-57 he was Chief ef the Naval Unit, MAAG, Paris. Then from 1957 to retirement in 1960 CO of Naval ROTC Holy Cross College.

After retirement he earned a master of science degree in education from Massachusetts State College. He joined the teaching staff of the high school in Bristol, ME retiring as Principal in 1972. Captain and Mrs. Will settied in Cape Elizabeth, ME, about 1981.

Captain Will's awards include the Legion of Merit, French Legion of Honor, and various campaign and area medals.

His wife Mary died in 1984. He is survived by daughter Ann Pearson, sen Richard, five grandchUdren and five great grandchildren.

A.B. Metsger '31

MERTON DALE HAWORTH '34 Merton D. Haworth died at his home in Tarpon Springs, FL on 18 March 1997. No further details are available.

On graduation from the Naval Academy, Haworth joined Standard Oil of New Jersey as a student engineer working en research and development of petroleum products, working up to responsibUity when the company took over War Department contracts in 1939-40. In 1942 he was transferred te the Manhattan Project, involved in the development, constmction and operation of a uranium isotope pilot plant associated with the Oak Ridge nuclear plant development. On completion of that project he moved into Special Weapons development and production, plus directing the training of Army and Navy personnel in that area. He was awarded an Army-Navy Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contributions to the work of the Office of Scientific Research and Development during the War years. He was also 171

awarded the Naval Ordnance Development Award from BuOrd. At War's end he retumed to his civUian duties with Standard OU as division head and staff administrator. He retired in 1976 after 42 years service. In retirement he and his wife Lilian enjoyed traveling, particularly Florida or Southern California in winter time, golf and bowling. In 1993 they moved from their home in Farmwood, NJ to Tarpon Springs, where Lilian died last year.

Merton is survived by three chUdren: David, Judy and Wendy; and two grandchildren.

FRANK MCELHANY SMITH '35 Captain Frank McElhany Smith, USN (Ret.), died on 5 March 1997 in Silverdale, WA. A Memorial Service with military honors was held at the Crista Shores Retirement Apartment Complex, with interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, WA. Smitty was bom in Stanford, KY, spent his early years in Bradenton, FL and Danville, KY, and entered the Naval Academy in June 1931 with the Class of 1935. On graduation he served a year en MARYLAND followed by two years each on DORSEY and CLARK. In January 1940 he entered Submarine School and upon graduation in June he joined the S-27 as Executive Officer and Navigator. After a three month tour on the staff of Submarine Squadron FORTYFIVE commencing in June 1942, he made two war patrols as Executive Officer ef the S-33 and S-35 and from Febmary 1943 until August 1944 commanded the S-11. As Prospective Commanding Officer of BERGALL, he participated in one war patrol, then commanded HAMMERHEAD during three successful war patrols before the cessation of hostilities, in which his submarine sank two Japanese destroyers, one tanker, a medium passenger ship, and two small freighters.

After the War, he commanded BECUNA from December 1945 until August 1947, then served en the staff of the commander ELEVENTH Naval District for two years followed by six months as a student at the Armed Forces Staff College. In June 1950 he became Gunnery Officer on the staff of Commander Service Force, Atiantic Fleet and in May 1952 assumed command of STATEN ISLAND, an icebreaker engaged in resupply of Arctic stations. This vessel reached a point further north than any US surface vessel under its own power while resupplying a weather station on the north coast of EUesmere Island. In June 1955 he reported for duty on the Joint Staff, Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, and in July 1957 was detached to command WYANDOT, engaged in the Antarctic in support of the Intemational Geophysical Year.

During the period October 1958 to December 1960, Smitty was assigned again te the Joint Staff in Washington, after which he served as Commander Submarine Squadron THREE until 1962 and then as Commander Submarine Group, San Francisco Bay Area and Commander Mare Island Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet, until he retired on 1 January 1965.

Upon his retirement, Smitty and his wife Edna, whom he had martied in 1937 in San Diego, moved to Port Townsend, WA, where he became involved in many community activities, including a term as mayor of Port Townsend commencing in 1967. He and his wife purchased and renovated a building and operated the Port Townsend Art Gallery Bookstore until 1985, after which Smitty retired a second time and moved to Silverdale, WA in 1994.

Smitty was a past president of the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce and an active member of the Kiwanis Club. He was also a member ef the Submarine Veterans of World War II and the Association of Naval Aviators. His decorations and medals included

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a Silver Star Medal, a Bronze Star medal with Combat V, and a Letter of Commendation with Ribbon and Combat V. He is survived by his wife, Edna, of Silverdale WA; sons Frank Jr. and Richard, both of Port Townsend; a sister, Vic Whitmire of Bradenton, FL; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

CAPT J B. Gay, Jr '35

RICHARD LOUIS MYERS '36 Retired Navy Captain Richard L. Myers, at the age of 82, of Sun City Center, FL, a 30-year Navy veteran, died 8 January 1997 at his home.

Bom in Annapolis, Captain Myers graduated from the Naval Academy in 1936. He served aboard several ships including TICONDEROGA during World War II. After his retirement from the Navy, he worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Harrisburg for seven years.

He lived in Annapolis for several years before moving to Florida in 1992. He was a former member of St. Anne's Episcopal Church and belonged to St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Florida.

He was a member of the Military Order ef the Worid Wars.

Survivors include his wife, Golda M. Myers; one son, Richard L. Myers Jr. of Crystal River, FL; one daughter, Golda Glenn Marlett of Severn; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

A Memorial Service was held on 11 January 1997 at the Freedom Plaza Retirement Home where he had lived. Burial will be at a later date in the Naval Academy Columbarium.

JAMES BARTON CRESAP '37 Captain James Barton Cresap, USN (Ret.), bom 4 March 1914 in Chicago to Emest and Clara Eastbum Cresap, died 18 May 1997 in Dallas, TX. Following services 23 May at the Church ef Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints he was interted with military honors in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Preceded in death by his first wife, Berta, who died in DaUas on 17 October 1984, he was survived by his wife Mary Carolyn; daughters Virginia C. Hinman of Toledo, OH and Connie C. Hinman of Charleston, WV; and grandchildren Robert L. Hinman, Boyd S. Hinman, Heidi M. Hinman, J. Peter Hinman, Rebecca H. Powell, Jennifer D. Hinman, L. Christine Hinman, Tanya K. Hinman, and Patricia L. Hinman; stepchildren Joanna U. Thomas of Midland, TX and Dr. Stuart A. Umpleby of Washington, DC; and four step-grandchildren.

Born in Chicago, Jim attended Morgan Park High School where he was President of the National Honor Society, then te the University of Illinois until appointed to the Naval Academy. On graduation in 1937 he reported (with Classmates Baer, Baker, Hale, Lake, Newell, Porter and Shea) to OKLAHOMA, and on a Fleet visit te Seattie that same year met his future wife Berta Bartlett Umpleby (Berkie) in Seattle.

The OKIE was transferred te the Asiatic Fleet, and Jim prevailed on Berkie to stmggle her way by Japanese ship te Tsingtao, China, where they were wed in the litis Huk Community Church on 4 September 1940â&#x20AC;&#x201D;only to have her sent home with all Service wives three months later Jim was then serving in PECOS, which on 1 March 1942, was sunk by enemy dive bombers in the waters between the Indies and northwest Australia. Picked up by WHIPPLE, Jim served the rest of the War in destroyers, including command of WICKES in the Aleutians, Marshalls invasion and the Okinawa campaign. After a shore tour with the State-Army-Navy-Air Force Coordinating Committee, he took command of STRIBLING in 1949.

In the interim, daughter Virginia (Dede) arrived in 1944 and Connie in 1948. Jim's postwar service included the Intemational Affairs desk in OpNav, Naval War College, CINCPACFLT staff, and command of CIMARRON, and in 1957 he took over as Commodore of DESDIV 92 in the Pacffic. His last tour was a three-year stint en the Joint Staff.

Jim retired in 1961, and he and Berkie went into thefinancialmanagement business. They made their final move to Dallas in 1973, where Berkie passed away in October 1984. Jim married Mary Carolyn Umpleby en 6 May 1987, and they made their home in Dallas thereafter. Mary Carolyn plans to remain in the Dallas family home at 3625 Haynie Avenue.

CAPT W. D. Brinckloe '37

JOHN SNEED SCHMIDT '37 Captain John S. Schmidt, USN (Ret.), died on 27 April at his home. Fleet Landing, Atlantic Beach, FL, where he had lived for the last six years. He was buried at the Naval Academy with fuU military honors on 2 May 1997. Captain Schmidt was bom 15 July 1913 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of Herman and Carrie Schmidt. He was a very popular member of the Class of 1937 and was known as 'The Flying Dutchman,' an All-American football player who scored the only touchdown in 1936 when Navy beat Army 7-0.

Following graduation he served two years in IDAHO prior to graduating from the Submarine School in New London, CT. Tours in several submarines followed, including six World War II war patrols, the last as Commanding Officer of ARGONAUT, where he finished the War. His submarine career included duty as Ordnance Officer, Staff Commander Submarine Force, Pacffic Fleet; Commander Submarine Division 42; Commanding Officer of NEREUS; Commander Submarine Squadron Two and Commander Submarine Flotilla Two in the New London Area.

Other assignments were: Fleet Logistics and Maintenance officer in Commander 1st Fleet Staff; Head, Harbor Defence Branch, Underseas Warfare Division in the Office of CNO; Naval Academy as Academic Aide to the Superintendent where he then became director of the Science and Engineering Department. In this position he served as a member of a three Dept. Head Board to design and implement a major curriculum change that provided opportunity for Midshipmen te major in specific fields, pertinent to a Naval Career instead of the "one size fits all" curriculum that had been in effect since 1850.

He retired in July 1967, following a four year tour in the Staff of Supreme Atlantic Commander Atlantic (NATO) where he served as Director of Technical and Tactical New Developments and later as Director of Plans and Operations.

Following his retirement from the Navy he was employed by Electric Boat Company in Groton, CT for ten years.

His combat decorations for bravery included the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Navy Unit Citation, Submarine Combat Insignia with Stars and various Combat Area ribbons. He was cited for evading torpedoesfroma Japanese sub, penetrating a mine field and rescuing a downed Marine Corps pUot. During his various shore assignments, Sneed furthered his academic achievements as a student at the National War College and as a graduate student of International Affairs at George Washington University. His love of sports and his athletic ability were

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demonstrated throughout his career whUe serving as Fleet Athletic Officer on the Staff, Commander 1st Fleet; Athletic Officer, Naval Training Facility Bainbridge and Assistant Football Coach at the Naval Academy for two years His wffe, Dorothy Oilman, died at age 57 in 1977.

She was active in the Stonington Connecticut community, an organizer of the Stonington Antique Show and a past president of the Garden Club.

Captain Schmidt is survived by six daughters, Alice Callistro of Stockton, CA; Letitia Becker of Virginia Beach, VA; Linda Krause of Port Gamble, WA; Christine Greenberg of Annandale, NJ; Mary Ellen Clark of Salem, MA; Dorothy Petre of Marblehead, MA; two sisters, Dorothy Shaw of Arkansas and Marie Austin of Georgia, and nine grandchildren.

RICHARD DANIEL GUNDERSON '38 Richard Daniel Gunderson died on 28 September 1994 in Portage, WI. Appointed to the Naval Academy from Wisconsin, he entered with the Class of 1938. After leaving the Academy, he spent a year at the University of Wisconsin where he received a degree in mechanical engineering. He was a registered engineer in several states. Upon graduation from the university, he was employed by the General Motors Corporation and worked as an engineer for several divisions, including Public Relations, Buick, and Chevrolet.

His General Motors employment was intermpted when he reentered the Navy during World War II and was sent to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a course in aeronautical engineering and then te the Bureau of Aeronautics in Washington.

In 1947, as a civilian again, he became a partner in an engineering and constmction firm in Portage, WI. In 1951 he became affiliated with another engineering and constmction firm in Minneapolis, MN. In 1954 he moved to the Chemstrand Corporation as manager of their $75,000,000 plant expansion program at Pensacola. In 1956, he joined with the Daniel Constmction Company where he held positions as project manager, division manager, and vice president buUding heavy industrial chemical and nuclear projects world-wide. He retired sometime after 1987.

For the benefit of the 55th Reunion of his USNA Class, Dick wrote that he had some new artfficial joints. Also, new eye implants permitted him, for the first time in thirty years, to see without glasses.

It was in 1939 that Dick married Gwendolyn Schultz whose picture graced his locker door at the Academy for four years. They had two children, Wendy and Tom, both of whom have followed careers in research.

ship in several invitations. In 1944 Admiral Mason became Executive Officer of BRUSH (DD745), operating as the first of the radar pickets for the force. In 1945, as World War II ground to an end, he became Commanding Officer of WADSWORTH (DD516), part of the invasion force of Okinawa. Wadsworth remained in Japan until November 1945.

Admiral Mason'sfinalNaval command afloat was as Commanding Officer of NICHOLAS (DDE449) during the Korean War. He considered that command his most rewarding assignment, and the ship's call sign, "Sandals," was the name given to the saUboat he and his wife saUed to the Bahamas every other year from 1978-1990.

Admiral Mason retired in 1972 from the Navy as Commanding Officer of the Naval Ship Engineering Center in Hyattsville, MD, a group which then encompassed the engineering talent involved in the design, building, and support of Naval ships. For the final half of his Naval career, he was an Engineering Duty Officer whose principal jobs were in research and development and in the management ef industrial or engineering functions of the Navy Bureau of Ships.

Admiral Mason's wife of nearly fifty years, Mary Elizabeth Mason, died in 1990. His survivors include his wife, Jean Coward Mason, of Durham; his son Larry C. Mason of Grass Valley, CA; his daughters, Jane Anne Poole of Davis, CA, Linda Murphy and Carol Mason, both of Annapolis, MD; his brother John L. Mason of Littieton, CO; two stepsons, Captain Asbury Coward IV, USN (Ret.) ef Annapolis, and Curtis Coward of Reston; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Gifts in memory of Admiral Mason may be sent to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 162 Prince George Street, Annapolis, MD 21401.

WALLER CLARK MOORE, JR. '39 Captain Waller C. Moore, Jr, USN (ReL), died on 4 AprU 1997 of pneumonia at the Chesapeake General Hospital in Chesapeake, VA. A Memorial Service was held for his remains on 9 April in the Virginia Beach Chapel with his minister stepson presiding. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors en 10 AprU. Bom in Portsmouth, VA on 15 August 1915, he was appointed to the Naval Academy from Virginia and graduated with the Class of 1939. On graduation he reported to SALT LAKE CITY and served in the

HARRY CHARLES MASON '38 Retired Rear Admiral Hany C. Mason, at the age of 80, died suddenly 6 June at the Duke University Medical Center of heart failure in Durham, NC. Bom in Omaha, Admiral Mason graduated from the Naval Academy in 1938 and was part of the crew that sailed Vamarie to Bermuda the first year the Naval Academy raced there in 1938. In 1949, he eamed his master's degree in engineering electronics from the Navy Postgraduate School then in Annapolis.

During his first 15 years in the Navy, Admiral Mason was a seagoing officer, principally in cmisers and destroyers. He joined NASHVILLE (CL43) as an ensign in 1938 and left her as a lieutenant commander in 1944. NASHVILLE was part of the task force that launched Doolittle's raiders to Japan, and General Douglas MacArthur rode NASHVILLE as his flag-

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gunnery department. In September 1941 he began flight training at Pensacola and received his Wings in April 1942. He was then ordered to Torpedo Squadron 27, based aboard SUWANNEE and participated in the invasion of North Africa at Casablanca on 8 November 1942. His torpedo squadron and SUWANNEE went to the South Pacific in January 1943 and for three months his squadron was based at Guadalcanal. On retuming to the US in September 1943, he was ordered to the Naval Air Operational Training Command at NAS Fort Lauderdale, FL. There he served as a flight instmctor, then as Flight Officer and finally as Training Officer of VTB-OTU No 1. In April 1945 he took his unit to NAS KingsvUle, TX and then on 5 August was assigned to Staff Duty with Cartier Division 17 at Saipan.

For his World War II combat actions he was awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, two Air Medals and the Presidential Unit Citation.

In January 1947 he reported to US Naval Schools, MIT Cambridge, MA for electronics training. In October 1948 he was ordered te the Staff of ComOpDevFor, Norfolk as Assistant Air Officer. In October 1951 he was ordered to OP-50 in the Pentagon and from there he went to Norfolk to be CO of Air-AntiSubmarine Squadron 22. Following this assignment he was Executive Officer of VALLEY FORGE for three years. He then spent two years in Key West as CO UX-1. He was then assigned te NATC, Patuxent River, MD, as Director Electronic Test Division andfinallybecame the Test Coordinator there.

He then took command of CURRFTUCK and later became CO of YORKTOWN in the 7th Fleet. Following three years in Washington and three years in Hawau, he retired 1 July 1969.

On retirement, he attended North Carolina State where he got a master's degree in teachingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mathematics. On graduation in 1971 he moved to Virginia Beach and taught mathematics at Tidewater Community College for twelve years.

He is survived by his widow, Gretchen K. Moore of 837 Winwood Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451; two daughters, Valerie M. O'Donnell and Margaret D. Moore and two grandchildren. His first wife, Helen M.D. Moore died in Febmary 1983.

Bill Ruhe '39

JOHN HOWARD BOWELL '40 Captain Jehn H. "Jack" BoweU, at the age of 81, organizer ef the first SEAL team and who retired from the Office of the Secretary of Defense as special assistant for counterinsurgency and special operations, died of congestive heart failure on 18 May at his home in Fairfax, VA. Memorial Services were held at the Post Chapel at Fort Myer and burial was in Arlington Cemetery.

Jack was a native of Oakland, CA, graduated from Oakland High School, and attended Drew Prep School in San Francisco before entering the Naval Academy. After graduation on 6 June 1940 Jack was assigned to NEW MEXICO (BB-40), operated in Hawaiian waters until early 1941, when the ship was assigned to the North Atlantic and the Neutrality Patrol. After the start ef Worid War II the ship retumed to the Pacific. Jack ended his tour as Signal Officer and Ship's Secretary in June 1942 and reported to Submarine School, with a stop in Washington to marry Betty Kregman.

After Submarine School he reported to POLLACK (SS-180) in Pearl Harbor and served for two war patrols in the Japanese Empire area. Back to New London in June 1943, for the commissioning of ANGLER (SS-240) and then fer three war patrols in the Southwest Pacific. His next duty was in NAUTILUS (SS-168) as Executive Officer for her last patrol before coming back to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in the Spring of 1945 for decommissioning. After the surrender of U-858 and her arrival in New London via Philadelphia, Jack took over as Officer-in-Charge for operational testing of the German U-boat for a year on the East Coast.

From 1946 to 1949 Jack was instmctor and Head of the Reserve Training Department at the Submarine School, then was Executive officer of REMORA for six months, then as Commanding Officier of SEGUITOO (SS-398) until mid 1958. Next duty was on the staff of Amphibious School in Coronado until December 1959, when he became CO of POINT DEITANCE (LSD-31) out of Long Beach. In 1961 Jack was transferred to the staff of COMPHIBPAC in Coronado for three years as Training Officer and later as Operations Officer. While there he organized the first SEAL team, made it operational and was involved in unconventional warfare. Jack spent his last three years of active duty from 1963 to 1966 as spe-

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cial assistant for counterinsurgency and special operations in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

After retirement. Captain Bowell was an industrial advisor for the Exxon Corporation in Southeast Asia, residing in Singapore and traveling to several Southeast Asian countries in his duties for Exxon.

In 1979 he returned to the US and entered the real estate field as a broker, and later also owned and operated a janitorial supply business.

He served on ad hoc committees for the Fairfax Board of Supervisors and was active in the Republican Party. Golf was a hobby. As a submarine veteran he was member of the Sub Vets of World War II, Vererans of Foreign Wars, Naval Submarine League and Fairfax Community Concerts organization.

Survivors include his wffe of nearly 55 years, Clare Elizabeth Krogman BoweU of Fairfax; three children, Clare Elizabeth Ellis of Toms Brook, VA, Katherine Gay Ball of Colleyvill, TX, and John Howard Bowell, Jr. of Pittsburgh; six grandchUdren and two great-grandchUdren.

CAPT William Carpenter '40

QUETIN CLAIBORNE CROMMELIN '41 Quentin C. CrommeUn, a retired Navy captain who was the last offiveAlabama brothers who created a sibling sensation as Naval Aviators in World War II, died on 28 April 1997 at a hospital in Montgomery, AL, the cause of death was cancer. He was 78 and Uved on the famUy plantation outside Wetumpka, AL. The senior Quentin was the y oimgest offivebrothers in a famUy that had been serving in the Army in wars going back to the Revolution, but by the time he enrolled in the United States Naval Academy in 1937, he was not breaking an old Crommelin tradition, merely following a new one.

It was a fradition that had begun by accident almost two decades earlier when his mother concluded that his oldest brother, John, was having too much fun at the University of Virginia and needed the discipline of a military education. Her first choice was West Point, but when she leamed that John's birthday came two days too late for the enrollment deadline, she settled for Annapolis and so did he, as did each of her four other sons in their tura.

John, who graduated in 1923, was foUowed by Henry ('25), Charles ('31), and Richard ('38). By the time Quentin graduated in 1941, his older brothers were already making names for themselves in the Pacific as daring cartier pilots.

Before the War's end, at least one brother had seen action in every major Naval engagement in the Pacific. Quentin, who did sea duty at Guadalcanal, qualified as a pilot in time to lead a squadron in raids over Tokyo.

Charles and Richard were both killed in action toward the end of the War; Henry, who retired as a vice admiral after a 37-year career, died in 1971 at the age of 66. Ten years later, the guided-missile frigate CROMMELIN was named in honor of the three brothers who had died.

John, who had started it aU, died last year at 94, having acquired precious little discipline at Annapolis or anywhere else.

Quentin, by contrast, knew how to hold his tongue and enjoyed a long career that included command of several fighter squadrons and LEXINGTON. After leaving the Navy in 1973, he retired to Wetumpka to raise cattle.

In addition to his son, who lives in Wetumpka, Captain Crommelin is survived by his wffe, PriscUla; a daughter, Priscilla Ball of Montgomery, and two grandchildren.

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PAUL LEWIS RUEHRMUND, JR. '42 Captain Paul L. Ruehrmund Jr., USN (Ret.), Class of '42, died 9 March 1997 in Virginia Beach, VA. He was buried on March 14 in Hollywood Cemetary in Richmond, where 7 generations of his family are interred. A native of Richmond, VA, Paul attended St. Christopher's School, Thomas Jefferson High School and BuUis School in Silver Spring, MD prior to entering the Academy in 1938, where he was a member of the 13th Co. Following graduation he served in SAVANNAH ( C L 42), participating in the landings in North Africa (1942), Sicily (1943) qnd Salemo, Italy (1943). He entered flight training in 1944, and after receiving his Wings served in VBF5 on the West Coast. Subsequent assignments included a tour at BuOrd, and CO of VS-30 and VX-1.

He was also a graduate of the Army War College in Cariisle, PA. He retired from the Navy in 1967, and worked in Northern Virginia as an engineering consultant for ten years. He was an enthusiastic private pilot, operating his own acrobatic aircraft, and instracting in acrobatic flying.

He is survived by his wife, Marcelle Lash Ruehrmund, a son, Paul L. Ruehrmund, III, both of Virginia Beach, VA, a daughter, Shelley R. Kuhn of Little Meadows, PA, five grandchildren, and his brother, CDR James C. Ruehrmund, USN (Ret.), '48, of Richmond, VA. CDR Jantes C. Ruehrmund, USN (Ret.), '48

JAMES SAYLOR BARTMAN '44 Jim Bartman was bom at home in Royersford, PA on 11 March 1922. His birth certificate was recorded on the doctor's prescription slip! His father was a graduate of Ursinus College and became a Naval officer, retiring as a Captain. His mother was a 1917 graduate of Temple University. As a child, Jim lived and traveled all over the world. He completed third grade at Miss Tillie's American School in Tsingtao, China. WhUe his father completed Temple University School of Law, Jim graduated from Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA and entered the United States Naval Academy. He graduated with the Class of '44 in June 1943, married Jinny, and immediately saw duty aboard destroyers in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. He participated in the Crossroads Project including the atomic bomb testing at Bikini Atoll. After the War, in 1948, he joined Metropolitan Edison Company in Middletown, PA and retired as Vice President of Engineering on 1 April 1982. In 1954, they moved to Portland, PA, near the Pocono Mountains, where he managed the constmction of and later ran a stateof-the-art for its time electric generation station.

He was a member of the American and Pennsylvania Societies of Professional Engineers. While in Middletown he was president of the local Rotary Club. In Portland he served as Ruling Elder of the Community Presbyterian Church. While living in Reading, PA, he served for many years on the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries.

Jim and Jinny have two sons, David and John.

David lives in Edison, OH and is manied to Karen.

They have two daughters, Yvonne and Michelle.

Yvonne and her husband Randy Reed recently made Jim and Jinny great grandparents with the birth of

Eden Leigh nine months ago. MicheUe wUI be married next September. John is married to Debbie and they have two children, Andrea, 11 and Tommy, 10.

They live in York, PA. Sailing the Chesapeake Bay was one of his favorite famUy pastimes. They owned three boats, most recentiy an Irwin 38 named Jinny Lee. Relocation to the south and Arbor Trace in 1991 led to her sale.

Jinny, David, John and their families all have very fond memories of Mopsy and Popsy and saUing trips on the Bay. Just last Summer they chartered two boats for a week of sailing. A similar trip was planned for this August. As reported in the Class of '44, Lucky Bag, his "yen for a wet sheet and aflowingsea" never diminished throughout his life. Except for the crowds, which he hated, the Severn continued to be one of his favorite places to sail!

WhUe having dinner with former saUing and yacht club friends Saturday night, 22 March 1997, in Golden Gate, FL, Jim said he didn't feel weU. The paramedics were called. He was transported to the Naples Community Hospital where he died about an hour later from an aortic aneurysm.

Death is a part of life and when it happens so suddenly, it leaves the loved ones distraught. Jim would have preferred to go quickly and quietlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just the way he did. He was a very low key, shy, private and almost reclusive man. His final wishes include not making a "big deal" of his passing, but rather to focus on the memories of his life.

A Memorial Service was held on 26 March. USNA Classmate Jack Bailey happened, by chance, to be in Naples, FL on 26 March. Shortly before the Memorial Service, he bought a newspaper and saw Jim's obituary. Fortunately, he was close enough to the Memorial Chapel to pay his respects to Jinny and the rest of the famUy. Jim was cremated and his ashes were dispersed at sea in the Gulf of Mexico off Naples, FL. 'The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in his name to the American Arthritis Foundation, Florida Chapter, PO Box 4381, Pittsfield, MA 01202-4381 or to a favorite charity of your choice.

Jinny's address is 900 Arbor Lake Drive, #401, Naples, FL 34110. Phone: 941-592-0157. She plans to continue membership in the USNA Alumni Assn.

JACK ELZEY TINGLE '44 Commander Jack E. Tingle, at the age of 75, died on 14 November 1996 in Hollywood, FL whUe recovering from open heart surgery. Jack, a native of Dallas, TX was schooled in Tanytown, NY and the Marion Institute in Alabama. He entered the Naval Academy on 28 June 1939 and graduated on 9 June 1943 witii the Class of 1944.

After aviation indoctrination in Florida, Jack served in STEVENSON ( D D - 6 4 5 ) in World War II Pa-

cific campaigns. Subsequent sea duty assignments were; his first command, LST 1120; Gunnery Officer, MADDOX (DD-731); another command. DETEC-

TOR (MSO-429); Gunnery Officer, VALLEY FORGE (CBS-45), another command GEARING (DD-710); and still another command WILLL\M R RUSH (DDR-714).

As CO in RUSH he served with distinction during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Jack retired from active duty on 30 June 1966 as Senior Division Commander (DESRON 8) operating out of Mayport, FL. For shore duty assignments he had duty at the Naval Academy as a Company Officer and later as an Instractor of Leadership. He also served a tour as Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve Training Center, Fisherville, VA. Jack was living in Hollywood, FL after having also retired from the Dania Bank. He is survived by his wife, Jean, two sons and two daughters.

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STANLEY ROBERT KING '45 Captain Stanley R. King, USNR (Ret.), passed away 24 April 1997 in Tacoma where he had been a life-long resident.

Captain King was 75 years of age and succumbed to cancer. He attended WSU for one year and was commissioned in 1944 as a member of the Class of 1945. After attending submarine school he made 4 war patrols in the Pacific on RATON and then was on CORSAIR. In the Fall of 1947 he transferred to the Reserve and returned to the State of Washington.

After his joining a submarine reserve division in Seattie, he attended the University of Washington Law School, graduating 1950 as a Law Review member and of the Order of the Coff, awarded the highest five percent of the law school class. He received a Juris Doctorate degree in law.

Captain King was in the same Naval Academy Class as Emest J. King, Jr. and had a striking resemblance to the wartime CNO. When confused in this identity, Stan would then joke, "I did nothing to discourage it." In the Reserve he continued to associate with the Submarine Force retiring as the Commanding Officer of the submarine division in Tacoma after 21 years commissioned service.

Captain King practiced law under the name of Copeland and King. RADM Robert Copeland, the senior partner was the Commanding Officer of SAMUEL B. ROBERTS, the DE that "Fought like a battleship" at the Battle of Samar during the Leyte Guff campaign in the Pacific. RADM Copeland was awarded the Navy Cross and predeceased King. The two former Navy officers had a general practice and were weU known in the Northwest for their dUigence and integrity.

He was an active member of the Washington State Bar Association from 1950 until his retirement from private practice in 1992. He was a part-time US Magisfrate for the Federal District Court with reference to criminal and civil matters en Mount Rainier for a period of 12 years by reason of his appointment by the Federal Judges in Tacoma.

Captain King was a member of Firlakes Goff Club and attended St. Lukes Episcopal Memorial Church.

His famUy consisted of his wffe Audrey, son Jeffrey (Barbara) of Renton; daughter Patricia (Tim) Kelly of Bellevue; grandchildren, Peter, Megan and John KeUy and Brian and Jessica King; and sister Dorothy Pirie (Robert) of Tacoma.

RADM Horton Smith, USN (Ret.),

JOHN ANDREW SICKEL '46 John Andrew "Jack" Sickel was bom 23 January 1923 and died on 10 December 1996 at Piano, TX. His father was Horatio Gates Sickel, IV. '20. His mother was Frances Downing Ball Sickel. In June 1941, Jack joined the Naval Reserve as a Apprentice Seaman. He became a recmit Petty Officer Third Class in Platoon #178 at which time he went on inactive duty to attend Randle's Preparatory School.

In the Spring (21 May 1942), Jack won his appointment to the Coast Guard Academy and the Naval Academy. He accepted the latter and was swom in on 2 July 1942. He was second in a contest for the most improved of Class Standing Plebe, a tribute to his father.

His first call of duty was to the NAS in Jacksonville, FL for one month indoctrination prior to heading for Westem Pacffic to join SANTE FE (C160) as Assistant Navigator, junior officer ef the deck. From 26 Apr 1946 to 21 May 1947ti'avelingto Hong Kong, China, Jack reported aboard NORRIS (DD859).

From 23 May 1947 until 11 Nov 1948, Jack underwent flight training at Naval Air Training Bases at Corpus Christi, TX, Pensacola, FL and the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL.

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On 11 September 1948, Jack married his first wffe.

Sue Burkett. He won his "Wings of Gold" and was assigned to Fighter Squadron Sixty-two (VF62), a unit of Carrier Air Group Six (CVG6)flying the F8F2, "Bear-Cat." On 1 July 1949, he was detached having been especially selected for special duties concerning nuclear weapons. Orders detailing LTJG Sickel to the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, NM for temporary duty under instraction enroute to Composite Squadron Five were executed. The bomb Commander's/ Weaponeering Course for the "Littie Boy" and "Fat Man" was completed by 12 August 1949. Jack had been selected for thefirstNavy Atomic Bomb Squadron (VC-5).

In August 1951, Jack was promoted from LTJG to Lieutenant. After three months of temporary duty with Heavy Attack Wing One under RADM Paul Ramsey, Jack was detached and sent to the Naval Air Test Center (NATC), Patuxent River, MD for duty as a Naval Test Pilot. On Sept. 1953, LT Sickel was detached and ordered to the Commander 84th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Hamilton AFB, CA. In May and June, LT Sickel who had been placed in charge of "the rocket flight" deployed the team to Yuma, having won preliminary competitive meets with other units of the Westera Air Defense Force to participate in thefirstair-to-air rocket meet ever held.

After winning second place, the team returaed to HamUton AFB and resumed normal training and alert duties. During this tour. Jack became a recognized expert in the field of air-to-air rocket weapon employment, fire control and pilot techniques, a field he was to advocate some thirty years.

On 4 Nov. 1955, LT Sickel participated in operation Teapot which included flying over a nuclear weapon at 32,000 feet position directiy overhead at detonation Apple Shot with thirty-five kilotens. It jarred and hit the F9F and was followed by deep purples and dark blues against the desert background at Frenchman Flat-Indian Wells, an awesome sight!

On 14 December 1956, Jack reported to thefirstA4D squadron based at NAS, Alameda, CA. In July 1957, his squadron loaded up on TICONDEROGA (CVAl) andAirNine arrived at Atsugi, Japan on 25 Oct 1957. On 31 July 1958, Jack detached from the squadron. From Sept to June 1959 whUe attending the USAF Air University, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL, LCDR Sickel, USN was honored to be the only one ef only seven Naval officers and among some six te seven hundred AF officers.

The next tour of choice was in July 1959 to Edwards AFB, CA. He was promoted to Commander on 1 March 1961 and detached from Edwards AFB on 1 August 1961. From August 1961 until May 1962, he was requalified for "Fleet Operations" at NAS, Leemon, CA. On 4 Sept. 1963, he was detached and proceeded to Coronado, CA to report to Naval Air Forces Pacific for duty (CVA64) as Air Operations Officer.

During Nov. te Mar. 1964, CDR Sickel worked on the Staff of Commander Air Forces, Pacific Fleet at the North Island Naval Air Station as Assistant Air Wing Training Officer and Special Projects Officer.

After having made the decision to change careers, CDR Sickel transferred to the Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Training Center, Point Lima, CA in April 1964 which terminated his flying career. In March 1965, Jack accepted a position with Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX. Jack retired from the Navy 1 June 1965.

From July 1965 to July 1967, Jack worked in the Advanced Design Branch on the Target Signature, Infra Red Weapons System, to Lone-Some Tiger, Avionics System and the "Bolt" Laser Guidance System. Jack progressed to head-up the System Engineering Group as the Laser Guided Bomb Program moved from feasibility flight test program to a quick

reaction engineering development and Vietnam deployable system from Aug 1967 to May 1968 at which time he joined the Deployment Group.

From May through June, he worked with the original six USAF Tactical Aircrews to perfect the delivery tactics and employment ef the weaponsfromthe Royal Thai AF Base (RTAFB) at Ubon, Thailand.

Jack soon moved frem Marketing Manager of the Paveway Laser Guided Bomb to Program Manager in Feb. 1969. From 1969 to 1971, he progressed to become a Department (PCC) Manager (Tactical Weapons Department) heading-up, in addition to the highly successful Paveway Program, the Shrike and the BuUdeg.

As the Southeast Asia War intensified in the Spring of 1972, Jack retumed to Thailand to counsel Headquarters in Ubon and Headquarters 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Ubon, Thailand in addition to Naval Carrier Forces operating from Subic Bay, PhUippines to Yankee Station in Tonkin Bay. Results were very favorable as Paveway Smart Bombs were extensively eliminating collateral damage and restricting destraction to exclusively military targets.

During the period of 6 April 1972 to 30 June 1972, 8th TFW F4s destroyed 106 bridges including The Paul Doumer and Thank Hoa with the new laser guided bombs.

Jack married a second time on 31 Dec. 1972. Jack, Carolyn Chambers and her young sen, John David CecU moved to Piano, TX. Jack continued to managed the Tactical Weapons Dept. for the next five years while originating yet a second generation (Paveway II) Program in April 1973. The Southeast Asia War was completed with over 25,000 "Smart Paveway Bombs" being utilized in a most effective manner. Never before had so many guided weapons been employedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a new era ef precision guided munitions in tactical warfare was bom.

Jack transferred to the Equipment Group International Marketing Manager for the Missiles and Ordinance Division in 1 March 1976.

In Feb. 1977, Jack returned te the Missiles and Ordinance Division, Advanced Weapons Programs as the Marketing Manager of "A Company Visualized Program" the low-level Laser Guided Bombâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; a third generation. A successful execution was realized upon award of the contract fer Full Scale Engineering Development in May 1980. In Oct. 1980, Texas Instmments celebrated the delivery of the 100,000 Laser Guidance Kit of Vintage I and II. In June of 1980, Jack took up the hobby of family genealogy and with William Allen Sickel completed The SeckellSickel Family Heritage 1367-1984 which was published and copyrighted in 1984. He was an active participating member of Christ Episcopal Church in Piano.

Jack was then concentrating efforts toward product evolution and customer base expansion USN, US Marine Corps and NATO Countries as appropriate.

In Sept. 1987, Jack was awarded the prestigious Patrick E. Haggerty Award for his contribution to the development of the Paveway Laser Guided Bomb Program.

Jack is survived by his second wife Carolyn (Trudy) Chambers, son John Andrew, daughters Linda Sue, Kathryn Sickel, Brandy Michelle and step-sen John David Cecil; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.

The salvation of marJiind lies only in making everything the concern of all.

-Alexandre Solzhenitsyen

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JOHN SUMMERFIELD BRAYTON, JR. '47 John Summerfield "Jack" Brayton, Jr., died at his home in Westport Point, MA on 23 AprU 1997.

Born in Fall River, MA, Jack attended schools there and was appointed to the Naval Academy from Massachusetts. A member of the 22nd Company, he graduated in June of 1946 with the wartime-accelerated Class of 1947. He resigned his commission in 1949 and was recalled for service during the Korean War, from 1951 to August of 1953.

He was associated with the New York Trast Co. for a short time before returaing to Fall River to join the BMC Durfee Trast Co., which was founded by his family. He went on to become the fourth generation to be a director and President of the Bank, which subsequently merged with the Bank of Boston, and retired from that activity to deal in industrial real estate.

He was tremendously active in local civic affairs: a founder of and 40-year worker for the local United Way, a founding member of the Heritage State Park at Fall River, first President and Chairman of the Marine Museum at Fall River and one of those who initiated the location of MASSACHUSETTS as a museum ship in Battleship Cove, MA. He was a tireless worker with the Boy Scouts of America and a recipient of its Silver Beaver award, a founding member of the Greater Fall River Development Corporation, and a board member of the Fall River Chamber ef Commerce and Industry.

A conservationist, sailor, and outdoorsman, he enjoyed lebstering and fishing on his family schooner, was an avid omithologist and golfer, and a member of Ducks Unlimited.

Besides his wife, Jane, Jack is survived by a son, Benjamin, a daughter, Deborah, two sisters and a brother. He was predeceased by another son, Robert. Services of Thanksgiving were held at the Marine Museum in Fall River, and burial was private.

DONALD DUANE FOULDS '48 A product of Saginaw, MI, Commander Donald D. Foulds (1925-1997) was a standout as a teenager graduating in the top one percent ef his Arthur Hill High School class, lettered in varsity football, elected captain of the football team, became an Eagle Scout and eamed an academic scholarship to Michigan State University. World War II intervened and Den came out of the Fleet and the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) at Bainbridge, MD to enter the Naval Academy in the Summer of 1944 with the Class of 1948. Don's first desire was tofly.During summer leave from USNA in 1946 he took flying lessons under the GI bill and qualified for a Private Pilot's License to fly single engine planes under Visual Flight Rules. While at the Academy, Don would fly to Sunbury, PA to transport the future Mrs. D.D. Foulds te important events such as the Ring Dance and would transport Classmates in urgent circumstances. Don graduated in the top one percent of his Class, was Brigade Commander in the Fall of First Class Year, and was captain of the crew team that won the 1948 National Championship of

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the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) at the Poughkeepsie Regatta. The 1948 crew team also competed for an Olympic berth.

After Naval Academy graduation in June 1948 Don was ordered to JOHN R. CRAIG ( D D - 8 8 5 ) then in

the Western Pacific and two years later to BROWN (DD-546). Subsequently, Don attended and graduated from the Electronics School for Officers at Great Lakes, IL then was ordered to WASP (CVA-18). After another two year tour and Western Pacific deployments Don was ordered to the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA and Postgraduate School at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. From these schools Don earned master's degrees in ordnance engineering and industrial engineering. Don was ordered back to sea duty on RANGER (CVA-61); to the Staff Commander Destroyer Force US Atlantic Fleet, Newport, RI; then to CHARLES P. CECIL (DDR835) as Executive Officer; the Command and Staff Course, Naval War College, Newport RI; and then as Commanding Officer DESOTO COUNTY ( L S T -

1171). His next shore assignment was as Head, Missile Branch, Special Projects Office, Fleet Ballistic Missile Program, Washington DC. This was Don's final Navy assignment. He retired in July 1967 after twenty years accumulated service and early promotion to Commander.

Don joined Northrop Corp, Electrical Mechanical Division, Anaheim, CA with positions of Manufacturing Manager; Dir. of Procurement; Executive Vice President Olsen Laboratories (a Northrop subsidiary); Program Manager of the C-4 Trident Program; and lastly Director of Product Marketing. In 1978 Don joined the Northrop Corporate staff with positions of Assistant to the Vice President, Long Range Planning; Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Operating Officer; and Vice President Offset and Countertrade. After 20 years Don retired from Northrop in 1987 and joined Hardy Intemational, Inc. as President and then Foulds and Associates as President Both were consulting companies.

In furtherance of his interest in flying, Don upgraded his private pilot's license to include Instrument Flight Rules (IF) for single and twin engine aircraft. From 1978 to 1981 Don owned a general aviation facility and was President of the Board for the Fixed Base Operation (FBO). The FBO included a charter service, flight school. Piper dealership, and maintenance facility. Den's Partner-in-Life was Manager ef the general aviation facility and FBO operation during the last two years of ownership. In his last years Don was a Member of the Boards of Directors of the Western Museum of Flight, Hawthorne Municipal Airport, Hawthome, CA and the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, CA. Don married Doris Roberts in 1949 after she graduated from Bucknell University. They dated while Don was at the Naval Academy. Don is survived by his wife Doris and their three manied children: sons, Michael Kent Foulds and Donald Scott Foulds and daughter, Nancy Foulds Valett. Survivors also include Don's Mother, Mrs. Joseph W. Foulds; two brothers: James Foulds and Edward Foulds; one sister, Lois Foulds; one granddaughter, Brianna Foulds and two Grandsons, David Foulds and Michael Valett.

Don passed away at his residence, 23563 Indian Wells, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 on 2 May 1997 after a brief illness with cancer. A Burial Service with Full Military Honors was held 9 May 1997 at Loma Vista Memorial Park, FuUerton, CA. Don will be remembered for his high intelligence; dynamic leadership; strong competitive spirit and friendly and likable personality that marked his rise and great success in the Navy and at Northrop Corporation. To those who knew him well, Don was their hero. We miss you Don. Russell McKechnie '48

PETER NATHANIEL SHERRILL '48 Peter Nathaniel ShertUl, a communications expert and long-time technical director of the Field Poll, died at his Sausalite home on 9 April 1997. SheniU, who had been Ul for three years with pulmonary fibrosis, was 70.

An expert in statistical mathematics and market analysis, Sherrill was vice president of the Field Research Corporation for 20 years, where he was regarded as an innovator in survey methodology. In 1983, he co-founded the SL Corp., a computer software firm in Corte Madera.

He held a doctorate from Stanford University, where he was a guest professor at the Graduate School of Business. He was also a guest professor at the Institute for Communications Research. In 1977, he was named Distinguished Professor of Business at San Francisco State University.

Bom in Washington, DC, Sherrill was a graduate of the Naval Academy and served in the Korean War. A patron of the arts, he served on the boards of the San Francisco Museum of Modem Art and the San Francisco Ballet.

Survivors include his son, Nathaniel H. Sherrill of Los Angeles; a daughter, Martha L. SheniU of Washington, DC; a sister, Susan Cary of Tucson, AZ; and a brother, Stephen SherrUI of Pasadena. A private funeral service was held.

WILLIAM L. PATRICK '49 Former Laurel Mayor Wiliam L. "Bill" Patrick, at the age of 69, of Laurel, MS passed away 25 May 1996 of heart failure at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. Funeral Services was held on 27 May 1996 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Laurel, with burial in Lake Park Cemetery.

A native of Laurel, MS, Patrick attended the Naval Academy and Mississippi State University, where he lettered in football and graduated with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1949. He served in the Navy during the Korean War. After retuming to Laurel, he owned and operated Patrick Radio Supply for 25 years.

He then served as Mayor of Laurel for 12 years, leading the city in industiial development, providing recreational facilities and activities for all the city's youth and development of health facilities.

During his tenure, he hired the city's first recreation director and oversaw the building of the Cameron Center and Ellis Center. He was also responsible for the building of the Craven Police Training Facility.

Patrick was also a candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1976. He was active in civic and governmental affairs on the local, state and national level.

He served as past president of the Rotary Club, past president of the Jones County Alumni of Mississippi State University, past president of the Mississippi Municipal Association, and past president of the Elected Officials of Mississippi. He also served as the first chairman ef the Urban Renewal Agency, past director of the Chamber of Commerce, board member of the Laurel Country Club and member of the Bicentennial Committee to celebrate our country's 200th anniversary.

He organized and headed the 100 Club to recognize and help families of public safety officials who die or are disabled in the line of duty. In the Fall of 1971, he traveled to France for the Paris Peace Talks in an effort to get a list of the Prisoners-of-War in Viet Nam. Patrick was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was also a former charter member of the elders of Trinity Presbyterian Church.

He devoted much ef his time in recent years to organizing and supporting activities for charitable organizations. He was chairman of the Large Funds

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Division of United Way, a fundraiser for French Camp Academy. He served as campaign chairman of the Heart Fund 1967 and was serving in the same capacity in 1996. His recent fundraiser more than tripled the amount raised in the previous year.

Patrick's dream was to see a statewide Crime Stoppers program in place to work with local law enforcement. He started a Crime Stoppers program in Laurel when he was Mayor, and just recently was responsible for reactivating the program.

BUly W. Howard, President of Howard Industries, said "Bill devoted his life to his community, his church and his family. BiU's contributions to the industrial development and the youth of this are area wUI Uve on forever."

He is survived by his wffe, Evelyn McCraw Patrick of Laurel; three daughters, and sons-in-law, Patty and Freddy Rayner of Laurel, Julie and Bob Walton of Madison and Pam and Mike McKinzie of Saudi Arabia; six grandchildren, Pat and Ginger Rayner of Laurel, WiU and Jamie Myrick of Madison and Micki and Shelby McKinzie of Saudi Arabia.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Jones County Heart Fund.

city commissions, actively attempting to preserve the unique nature of the town. He was very active in Rotary, becoming club president and holding most of the club chairs during his long tenure in the club.

He was also a dedicated Didalion, a member of the Association of Naval Aviation and a strong supporter of the National Museum of Naval Aviation. He also devoted much time to working with a home for abused children and with a home for children separated from their parents.

He and Ginger, both avid golfers, took full advantage of the Myrtle Beach goffer's paradise, belonging to two of the top countiy clubs in the area.

C. Ray was a devoted husband and father. Following a moving Memorial Service at his home church, the North Myrtle Beach Episcopal Church, where he served as a vestryman, C. Ray's ashes were scattered at sea. The Memorial Service was well attended by friends and associates from the Myrtle Beach area as well as many Classmates from across the country.

Steve Kause '49 and Roger Boh '49

WALTER DONALD STAPLETON '49 Walter D. Stapleton CARL RAY SMITH, JR. '49 d i e d e n l l AprU 1997 Captain C. Ray Smith Jr., USN (Ret.), Class of in Lanesboro, PA. He 1949, died in North Myrtle Beach, SC, on 19 AprU, was cremated and his after a ten year battie with lung cancer. His wife Ginashes will remain at ger, and their children: Jody, Hallie, Adeline, Trip, his home. Walter was and Susanna, were with him at the end. bora 2 August 1924 in C. Ray was bora and grew up in Florence, SC. He Akron, NY. Walt held graduated from the Marion Military Institute before many odd jobs during entering the Naval Academy with the Class of 1949. his youth in this small After graduation, C. Ray pursued his first love, country town. He was Naval Aviation. One of the first of his Class to go to proud to be a 13 letter Pensacola, he earaed his Wings in 1950. While in man during high Pensacola, he met and pursued his second and even school. During World War II he followed in the footmore abiding love, \Trginia Dyer, whom he married steps ef his two older brothers and joined the Navy in 1952. After receiving his Wings in 1950, he went as soon as he tumed 18. Following three years as a to Key West for AU Weather Flight School during white hat he entered the Naval Academy and graduthefirsthaff of 1951, and then to Atlantic City where ated in 1949. Walt was an officer on submarines and he joined VC-4. VC-4 provided night all weather destroyers. He was in the Battle of Inchon during fighter detachments for the Atlantic Fleet consisting the Korean War. of four planes (F4U-5NL's, F6F-5N, or F3Ds) and He left the Navy and joined IBM in 1954. Marfive pUots on each carrier type: CV, CVL, and CVE. ried and with 5 children, he was moved several times C. Ray deployed on LAKE CHAMPLAIN in March but most of his career was spent in the Washington, 1953 out of Norfolk. The ship proceeded through DC area. Walt was involved in the early space prothe Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal, Indian Ocean, gram with IBM, a project that he greatly enjoyed. crossed the equator south of Singapore, and on up to He retired at age 59 after 29 years at IBM. Walt Japan for deployment into Korean waters. After his martied his second wife, Mary Frances in 1975 and service in Korea, C. Ray's next assignment was as a became a father to her four children. After retireflight instractor at Pensacola. He then went aboard ment, Walt and Mary became wedding and sports RANGER as the Aviation Ordnance Officer. His next photographers (Stapleton Photography). They owned squadron tour was with VF-92, followed by a tour at a real estate office with Walt as the broker and Mary the Naval Academy as a Company and Battalion the realtor associate. They built two homes with Walt Officer. He was then assigned to a carrier air wing supervising. He also took up skiing, square dancing, as Operations Officer, followed by XO and CO tours continued golfing and they traveled as often as time in VA-56, flying the A-4. allowed. Walt retired December 1996 due to ill During this last tour, he made two deployments to health. \^etnam after which he was assigned as Air OperaSome of Walt's fondest memories are of the Acadtions Officer of CarDiv One. His succeeding tour emy. He enjoyed the 1996 Homecoming and was was as Wing Commander of Training Air Wing One. looking forward to the 50th. He became ill upon our His final tour was as Commanding Officer of the retum and the doctor told me he was on his final Naval Air Technical Training Center at NAS Mem- voyage but Walt never knew and passed away quickly phis. He retired on 30 June 1979. and quietly with little suffering.

His medals and awards included the Legion of Walt is survived by his wife Mary of almost 22 Merit, several Distinguished Flying Crosses, the years, his 5 children: Jill Stapleton of Boston, MA; Bronze Star, Navy Commendation Medals, and a Jack Stapleton, Washington, DC; Mike Stapleton, Presidential Unit Citation.

Washington, DC; Susan Fransen, Keymar, MD; After retiring from the Navy, C. Ray, quickly Christopher Stapleton, Oriando, FL; 5 grandchildren. settled down into a southem gentleman's partiaUy He entered the lives of his step-children when they retired life. He joined a real estate firm in which he were in their teens and made a great influence en served as office manager and part time realtor for their lives. He will be missed by Thomas Culnane, over ten years. He became deeply involved in North Lanesboro; William Culnane, Susquehanna, PA; Myrtle Beach civic affairs, serving on a number of Mary Culnane, San Francisco, USMMA Class of '79;

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and Charles Culnane, Hallstead, PA, US Coast Guard. He has 4 step-grandchUdren who have all attended Homecoming at USNA. He was grooming them for the Academy.

Walt was a member of the Lions Club, acting as Secretary-Treasurer for many years, and a member of the Masonic Lodge who also conducted his Memorial Service.

Many family members and friends spoke of Walt at the service telling what a loyal friend, dependable, reliable and good role model he was. A friend said "Walt was not an agitator in arguing but challenging others to think." I have lost not only my husband but my best friend.

In lieu of flowers, contributions were made to Barnes Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA 18847 or Susquehanna Fire Dept., Susquehanna, PA 18847.

Mary Culnane Stapleton

RICHARD EDWIN WHITESIDE '49 Richard E. "Dick" Whiteside, at the age of 72, of Annapolis, died 29 May 1997 after a five year fight with prostate cancer Dick was born 7 August 1924, in Oakland, CA. At the age of seven, he had made up his mind that he was going to the Naval Academy. He graduated from Fremont High School in 1942. With Worid War II in the background he shortly thereafter enlisted in the Navy and served onboard THOMAS (DE102) en North Atiantic antisubmarine warfare duty.

While on patrol, they located and rammed a German sub and brought back fifty-two prisoners. At the end of the War, he passed Fleet-wide tests and was accepted to NAPS which led to a Fleet appointment to the 'boat school.'

As a Youngster at Annapolis, he met his future wife Margaret E. "Betty" McCormick. After graduation, they married and had three children. For the next twelve years he was a Submariner, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander (One year in BOXER, Sub School, tours in STICKLEBACK and TUIWY, PG

School, SUBLANT Staff, Exec of TROUT, and again S U B L A N T Staff.) He resigned 1 June 1961 and went to work for Hughes Aircraft.

In the late sixties, he formed his own company.

National Business Consultants, Inc., and in 1976 moved back to Annapolis. The company has been involved in various business endeavors including: government contract work, health insurance, database development for Paramount Pictures, Inc., and most recently, software development.

Throughout my life, the single most defining memory is his singing. I know that during his Plebe Year former President Jimmy Carter used te make him sing at 'come arounds' and whUe dining. He loved Barbershop singing and his voice fUIed our lives. One of his Barbershop groups won the national competition and his quartets always performed well. He also enjoyed writmg and, although he was never published, he was a master at helping others write. He had a passion for goff and at thetimeef his death he was in the middle of developing a goff analysis program.

Surviving are his wife Betty; one son, Richard E. "Rich" Whiteside, Jr. of Studio City, CA; two daughters, Margaret "Margo" Whiteside, of Studio City, CA, and Leticia A. "Letty" Mehfoud of Richmond, VA; and three grandchildren. Also surviving is one sister, Dedie Duerksen of Grassvalley, CA. Rich Whiteside '75

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ROBERT REID BRADLEY '51 Robert Reid Bradley, died on 26 May 1997 at the VA Medical Center, Perry Point, MD where he was an Alzheimer's patient. Bob was born on 30 December 1928 in Newburgh, NY. He was appointed to the Naval Academy from Brooklyn, NY, graduating with the Class of 1951, and was commissioned in the Surface Line.

Hisfirstassignment was to FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

(CVA-42) as a Deck Division Officer and OOD Underway. In 1953, Bob then reported to FLOYD COUNTY (LST-762) as Executive Officer. FLOYD COUNTY, at the time, was supporting OPERATION CASTLE at Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls in the Marshall Islands.

Beb resigned from the Navy in 1955. He then held various marketing/management positions, on both coasts, with Sperry Gyroscope, Aerojet-General Corp., Ocean Technology, Inc., Honeywell, Computer Sciences Corp., and retired in 1991 from the McLaughlin Research Corp. in Alexandria, VA. After retirement, he lived in California and Annapolis before succumbing to the effects of Alzheimer's.

Bob was active in various community and civic projects including Catholic Youth Organization; Rotary; Foothill Presbyterian Hospital Men's Club (former President); and, the Glendora, CA Republican Club. Bob also served as a USNA Blue and Gold officer and as a Director of the Association of the Class of 1951.

Bob is survived by his five sons: Robert Jr. of Laguna Niguel, CA, Michael of Adelphi, MD, Thomas of Columbia, MD, James of Rockville, MD and John of Columbia, SC; and by his sisters Jane Beeman of Salem, NY and Alice Bradford of Pensacola, FL. His former wffe Betty, and the mother of his five sons, predeceased him in 1992. Interment was at Calvary Cemetery in New Windsor, NY with his parents and matemal grandparents.

Ross Williams '51

GEORGE WAYNE MILLER BROWN '52 Navy Commander George W. M. Brown died en 8 November 1996 at his home in Fort Myers Beach, FL. Following Brown's graduation from the Naval Academy, he served in cmisers, submarines, destroyers and amphibs. Commander George Brown commanded NOTABLE (MSO-460) and ROBERT H . MCCARD (DD-822). In

1967-1968, he was US Naval Forces Commander II Corp., Republic of Vietnam. Among his decorations are the Bronze Star with Combat V, the Vietnamese Medal of Honor 1st Class and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm.

Commander Brown retired from the Navy in 1976.

He spent three years with the Panama Canal Company as a master pilot. In 1980, he returned to the Washington area as Manager of Graduate and Undergraduate Admissions at the George Washington University, School ef Engineering and Applied Science. While at GWU he was instmmental in securing an NROTC unit for the Washington area consortium. He retired in 1989 and moved from Arlington, VA to Fort Myers Beach, FL where he was active in civic and community affairs.

Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Patricia Everett Brown of Baltimore, four sons, two daughters and eight grandchildren.

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PHILLIP FRANCIS GEHRING '55 Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Gehring, USAF (Ret.), was born 26 February 1932, te Phillip Francis and Elsie Jackson Gehring Sr., in Trenton, NJ. He received his undergraduate degree from the Naval Academy, his master's degree from Georgia Tech and a doctorate from Texas A&M University. Memorial Services were held on 7 December 1996, at CookWalden Chapel of The Hills Funeral Home.

Lt Col Phillip F. Gehring, retired after 25 distinguished years of service. He was a Vietnam veteran.

Lt Col Gehring spent 12 years with the Texas Education Agency, where he developed and implemented the Educator Laureate program. This program recognizes the top teachers in the State of Texas. Lt Col Gehring had a passionate concern for insuring the top educators in the state were recognized.

Outside of work and family, Lt Col Gehring enjoyed playing handball. His love for the sea was manifest through his love to sail.

Lt Col Gehring is survived by his wife Sandra; sons, Geoffery of Overland Park, KS, Christopher of Austin, and Nicolas of Austin; daughter, Nanette Goodwin of Richmond, VA; step-son, Justin Pratscher of San Marcos; step-daughter, Felicia Adams of Houston; sister, Carol Evans of Asbury Park, NJ; brother, Don Gehring of Bowling Green, OH; and five grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the Educator Laureate of Texas Scholarship Fund, RO. Box 9447, Austin, Texas 78766.

ROGER DAVID JOHNSON '55 Navy Rear Admiral Roger David "Spider" Johnson, USN (Ret.), died on 4 October 1996 at Fairfax Hospital from heart complications incurred two -^^WW. weeks earlier. He was ^jj^ ^T^• • • I I buried with full mili• ^ ^ ^ ^ A ^ ^ ^ H tary honors at Arling^^^^^^^^^^^^1 ten National Cem-

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was born near Montpelier, ND on 23 March 1932. He grew up and attended school in Willmar, MN prior te enlisting in the Navy where he served as an electronics technician. He graduated with distinction from the Naval Academy and reported to Flight Training where he received his Wings in 1956. Spider checked aboard VFP-63 andflewthe F9F-8 Cougar and F-8U Crusader while serving as the Squadron's Detachment Maintenance Officer.

In 1959, Rear Admiral Johnson served in the Power Plants Division of Fleet Air Service Squadron Nine and then reported to the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA where, upon graduation, he was awarded an M.S. in physics. In 1963, following postgraduate school. Spider served three years at Commander Fleet Air Western Pacific in Atsugi, Japan and then reported to Naval Air Systems Command in 1966 where he was a member of TF-34/S-3 Development Team and the early VFX/ F-14 Study and Specifications effort.

Assigned te Commander Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet in 1969 as the F-4 Fighter Class Desk Officer, Spider coordinated Fleet participation in the development ef the F-4B to F-4N Service Life Extension Program. In 1971, he reported as Executive Officer of Naval Air Rework Facility, North Island. Spider attended the National Defense University, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces where he was a distinguished graduate of the Class of "76,"

Spider reported to the Naval Air Systems Command and in 1977 became the Project Manager for the F-14/PHOENIX. In 1980, he was assigned as As-

sistant Commander for Systems and Engineering of the Naval Air Systems Command with a successive assignment as Deputy Commander for Plans and Programs in 1982. In 1984, he was designated Commandant of the Defense Systems Management College.

Spider retired from the Navy in 1985. He worked for Cypress International as\^ce President for Navy Programs and then as the Navy Systems Representative in Washington DC for Boeing Company untU his retirement in 1995. During his distinguished Naval career, Spider was awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit and Navy Commendation Medal.

Spider is survived by his wife Jean of 39 years, daughters Kim Frowein and Karen Plummer, son Scott and four granddaughters.

JOHN HALL SLOUGH '56 Commander John H.Slough, USN (Ret.), died on 13 December 1996 of pneumonia at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He was 65 and lived in EUicott City, MD with his wife of 15 years, Mary Slough.

John was born in Mansfield, OH, on 13 April 1931 and moved to Youngstown, OH where he graduated from Boardman High School.

He attended Northwestera University until the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, when John enlisted in the Air Force and two years later received a Congressional Nomination from Ohio and entered the Naval Academy in July 1952. During his Academy days, John was active as the editor ot Reef Points, served on the senior honor committee, was the 13th Company Representative, and a staff member of the Trident Magazine. He is fondly remembered for being outgoing and having a hearty laugh. As a Classmate recently said: "His trademark was his arm around your shoulder, closeup in-your-face, eye-toeye, with a drawn out guffaw that portrayed his enjoyment of the situation."

Upon graduation, he served aboard BON HOMME RICHARD, then received orders to attend the 105th Officer's Basic Course, at the Naval Academy. During this time period, John played the lead male part in The Chalk Garden, produced by the students at the Connecticut College for Women. Upon graduation from Sub School, he was assigned to GROUPER operating out of New London.

In 1961, while serving as the 6th Company Officer at the Naval Academy, John was detached to act as a Russian interpreter aboard a destroyer which challenged Russian ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He then went on to serve aboard VON STEUBEN, LAFAYETTE, was Executive Officer on DARTER, and

Commanding Officer of TROUT. He was then an instructor at the Submarine School for its Prospective Commanding Officer training course, attended the National War College in Washington, and served on the staff of the Joint Chiefs at the Pentagon. John retired on 31 August 1975.

After his retirement, John was general manager of several offices of the Texas Instruments and MacGregor firms in the ship repair industry for several years. He then worked as a marketing manager

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for several personal computer companies. In tiie last several years, he founded and operated Tudor Micro Systems, a business and government computer supply firm.

He and his first wife Sally had three chUdren: daughter Kelly Slough, of Brooklyn, NY, and sons David S. Slough of Minneapolis, MN and Stephen M. A. Slough of Alexandria, VA. Among his survivors are his mother Muriel Powers, and four grandchUdren. He had become very active in the work of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Glenwood, MD, a mission of St. John's Episcopal Church in EUicott City, MD. John had completed all but seven months of a four year program of Education for the Ministry (EFM) and was looking forward to exploring the diaconate beginning the Summer of 1997.

Memorial Services were held at St. John's Episcopal Church on 21 December 1996. Among those in attendance were many of John's USNA Qassmates and former shipmates from the Baltimore-Washington area. Those who may wish to do so may send memorials to the John Slough Scholarship Fund for Education for Ministry (EFM), St. Andrew's Church, Box 52, Glenwood, MD 21738.

Slough Family

Technical Direction. In August of 1978, he became Deputy and Assistant Chief of Naval Research. In 1981 Jack assumed command of the Naval Research Laboratory, in Washington, DCâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his favorite tour of duty with tiie Navy. He retired in 1987, following a final tour as Deputy Assistant Commander to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.

Following retirement. Jack was pleased to join Lockheed Martin in 1988, and settie in San Jose, CA. He soon became one of the most respected systems engineers in the company. He held various positions until his death, including Manager, Systems Engineer, Astronautics Division. Jack made several lasting contributions to the success of national priority projects during his time at Lockheed Martin. He strived to develop standards for systems engineering both within the company, and industry wide, serving on several national association committees. He was recognized as an authority on systems engineering throughout the aerospace industry. Jack's Navy awards include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. Those who loved Jack, will miss his rich, warm laughter.

Kate McMorris

JOHN ALLEN MCMORRIS II '57 Captain John A. .> >', i McMortis II died suddenly, of cardiac shock (from still unknown causes) on 9 May 1997, in Mountain View, CA. Jack or "Mac" to his Classmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;enjoyed a beautiful home, and second career in the aerospace industry, in San Jose, CA. He retired from the Navy in 1987. A final service with Full MUitary Honors will be held for him at Arlington National Cemetery, where he wiU be inumed.

Mac was bora in Manhattan on 7 AprU 1935. After graduating from the Naval Academy at the top of his Class, he reported to ALFRED A. CuNiflNOHAM (DD752) for duty with the Pacific Fleet. In December 1958, he was reassigned to the commissioning crew of MORTON (DD-948), where he subsequently served as Division Officer, Command Duty Officer, and Sea Detail and General Quarters OOD. In June 1960, he was ordered to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was awarded the degrees of Master of Science (naval architecture and marine engineering) and Naval Engineer in 1963, and Doctor of Science (electrical engineering) in June 1965. He was designated as an Engineering Duty Officer in 1963. In June of 1965, Jack was transfened to the Naval Ship Systems Command, where he managed the Submarine SurveiUance Equipment Program, and subsequently, various surface-force reconnaissance efforts. He was reassigned to the Naval Electronics Research Laboratory Center in August of 1969, serving first as a deputy department head, and then directing the NELC Planning Office.

Jack returaed to Washington, DC, in September 1972, spending a year in DDR&E (Navigation and Position Location Systems), 2 years with the Assistant Secretary of the Navy as Special Assistant for Telecommunications (Installation and Logistics), and one year with PM-4. From August 1976 to August 1978, he was assigned to the Special Communications Project Office of the Naval Electionics Systems Command, as Deputy Project Manager for

The greatest thing this generation can do is to lay a few stepping stones for the next generation.

-Charles F. Kettering

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THOMAS HOWARD THOUREEN '58 Commander Thomas H. Thoureen, CEC, USN (Ret.), at the age of 60, of Galesburg, IL, died on 25 May 1997, at his residence. He was bora 18 September 1936 to Ralph H. and Dorothy S. Thoureen.

Surviving are one son, Christopher T. Thoureen of Reston, VA and one daughter, Traci Lynn Thoureen of Brooklyn, NY. A 1958 graduate of the Naval Academy, Commander Thoureen received a bachelor of civU engineering degree from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY in 1960, a master's degree in civU engineeringfromPurdue University in 1968 and was a licensed Professional Engineer.

A Vietnam War veteran, he served in the CivU Engineer Corps of the Navy from his commissioning in 1958 to his retirement with the rank of Commander in 1982. After his retirement from the Navy, he worked at ManTech Interaational in V^ginia until his retirement in 1994.

Commander Thoureen was a member of the Moose Lodge, Soangetaha Countiy Club, American Legion Post 285 and the Rotary Club, all in Galesburg.

Burial of Commander Thoureen's ashes will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA with full mUitary honors.

CDR J. G.Marshall'58

CLYDE SANFORD BYRNE JR '59 Clyde Sanford "Bud" Byme, Jr., '59 of Annapolis, MD, died of cancer 26 May 1997 at Anne Amndel Medical Center after an illness of several months.

Bora in Atiantic City, NJ, Bud moved to Annapolis in 1949. He attended St. Mary's High School where he participated in many sports, and played on the varsity lacrosse and football teams.

After graduation he attended the Naval Academy and the University of Cincinnati in Ohio where he received a degree in engineering science.

For 15 years, he worked as a scheduling engineer attiieWashington Meti-opolitan Area Transit Authority. Previously, he was employed by the Bechtel Corporation in Saudi Arabia for two years, and also worked for the former Westinghouse Company as an engineer/technician.

He became involved with alumni associations both at St. Mary's High School and at the Naval Academy helping to plan reunions and keeping in touch with class members. He was also vice president of the board of directors of the Towns of Nanhicket community in Ocean City, MD, where he had a townhouse. He enjoyed cooking, reading and spending time in Ocean City.

Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Nancy WUson Byrae; one daughter, Kathleen M. Byrne of Annapohs; one son, Craig S. Byrae of Annapolis; his mother Catherine A. Catterton of Lake Wales, FL; his stepfather, Owen "Mac" of Catterton; a stepmother, CecUe N. Byrae of Fort Lauderdale, FL; and one brother, Thomas C. Byme of Fort Lauderdale.

He was the son of tiie late Clyde S. Byrae, Sr. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108; or to St. Mary's Alumni Association, 109 Duke of Glouster St., Annapolis, MD; or to the Naval Academy Alumi Association, 247 King George St., Annapolis, MD. Craig S. Byrne

RICHARD OWEN AMBER '67 Services for Richard O. "Rick" Amber, a Texas aviator and the founder of the children's charity group Challenge Air for Kids & Friends, were held on 6 May 1997 at Temple Emanuel in Dallas and his burial was at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Richard Amber died 3 May 1997 from cancer. He was 52.

Richard Amber, a longtime DaUas resident, graduated from Hillcrest High School and the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD with the Class of '67. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a fighter pilot and was highly decorated.

"He absolutely loved it," said his friend Sonny Friedman. "He was Tom Craise in Top Gun, just larger than life."

In March 1971, he was paralyzed in an air accident. Returaing to his cartier after the day's second mission, he realized that the lights that should have guided him in had faUed. He flew in too low, and tail of his plane strack the ship. After ejecting from the cockpit, he was thrown upward and into the carrier. His neck was broken, and he was paralyzed from the chest down.

He didn't fly again for 20 years. In the meantime he developed new interests. He married, took an interest in motorcycling and began teaching college classes.

Eventually, he flew again with the use of hand controls to operate the pedals, giving lessons at the Aviator Flight School in Addison. During off hours he did volunteer work with handicapped chUdren.

Soon he thought a simple 20-minute flight could be something special for the children, especially ff the pilot were handicapped, too. That was the beginning of his nonprofit charity group. Challenge Air. The Dallas pilot formed Challenge Air four years ago to give children burdened by disabilities and serious illnesses a few carefree moments among the clouds.

"The primary focus has always been to show the kids that the sky really is the limit," said Mr. Friedman, afrequentgroup supporter and volunteer. Challenge Air has grown over the past four years, he said.

Events have been held in other cities with the voluntary participation of other handicapped pilots.

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At an event in Oregon last Fall, Richard Amber broke his leg in a skydiving landing. When the swelling did not go down, a doctor's sonogram revealed a cancerous growth on his bladder. He underwent chemotherapy, but the cancer was deemed inoperable.

He is survived by his mother, Marjorie Steraberg of Dallas; and a sister, Paula Donovitz of CarroUton.

"I'm going to get out of this wheelchair, and I'm going to lie on a cloud up there, watching these kids laughing and screaming with excitement as they fly by," he told Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow shortly before his death. "I've been so lucky.

It's been a wonderful life."

JEFFREY ROBERT BEINBRINK '67 Captain Jeffrey R. Beinbrink, USN (Ret.), died of cancer on 27 March 1997 in San Diego, CA. Jeff retired from active duty on 20 March 1997. He became Ul while serving as Commanding Officer, Fleet Training Center, San Diego. He retained his command while undergoing treatment, but when it became apparent he could no longer fulfill his duties, he requested to be relieved in November 1996. Jeff's goal was to complete thirty years of active duty service on 7 June 1997, but he was unable to achieve that goal.

A Memorial Service was held at Fleet Training Center, San Diego with full military honors. Eulogies were delivered by: RADM Timothy Beard '66, USN, CAPT William Smith '68, USN (Ret), and CAPT James Turnbaugh '52, USN (Ret). Many former shipmates and Classmates, friends and family attended the service.

A native of Long Island, NY, Jeff was a member of the Class of 1967. WhUe a Midshipman, he played the position of goalie on the Navy Varsity Lacrosse Team. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer and served aboard FISKE (DD-842) as Damage Control Assistant untU December 1969. He subsequently attended the Surface Warfare Officer Department Head course in Newpert, RI graduating in June 1970. He then served as Engineer Officer ef WARRINGTON (DD-843) and as Material Officer for COMDESRON 10. In August 1972, Captain Beinbrink reported te the Bureau of Naval Personnel for duty within the Surface Junior Officer detailing section.

Captain Beinbrink was then assigned to ANTELOPE (PG-86), homeported in Naples, Italy as Commanding Officer from February 1975 to April 1977. Continuing overseas duty, he next served as Aide/Flag Lieutenant on the staff of Commander, Naval Forces, Korea in Seoul, Korea. Commencing pre-commissioning training in November 1979 for GEORGE PHILLIP (FFG-12), homeported in Long Beach, CA, he served as the ship's Executive Officer until October 1982. His next assignment was Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center, Pacific as Resource Management Officer (N3). Remaining in San Diego, Captain Beinbrink assumed command of ROARK (FF1053) in Febraary 1985. In June 1987, he reported to the COMNAVSURFPAC staff and served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Administration and Personnel (Nl).

Following this three year tour. Captain Beinbrink completed a year of study at the Naval War College in Newport, RI earning a master's degree in management and national security/strategic studies. Frem July 1991 te November 1993, Captain Beinbrink served as Commanding Officer ef Service School Command, San Diege. Following a temporary assignment to COMNAVSURFPAC staff, he reported to Fleet Training Center, San Diego in May 1994 where he served as Commanding Officer until November 1996.

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His decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal and other individual, unit and service awards.

Captain Beinbrink is survived by his wife Barbara, sons, Will and Andrew, his sister, Nancy, of Manhasset, NY, his brother Glenn of Charleston, SC and his parents Robert and Shirley of Manhasset, NY. Jeff's family always had his top priority. His Dad and Mom, his brother and sister, his sons. Will and Andrew, were always present at the milestones of Jeff's Naval Career. After he completed his overseas assignments to Italy and Korea in the mid-70s, he arranged his duty assignments to stay in the San Diego area (except for War College), which became his family's residence. He was devoted to his sons and went out of his way to provide a stable family life for them as they grew up.

Today Will and Andrew are fine young men who have great respect for their father. Will is an aspiring actor living in San Diego and Andrew just completed his sophomore year at Arizona State on a baseball scholarship. Andrew's athletic career was very important to Jeff and he negotiated several absences from Balboa Hospital in his final days to attend ASU games to see Andrew play. Jeff was physically tough himself and placed a high value on athletic excellence. Those of us who remember Jeff's own athletic career as goalie on the Navy Lacrosse team can appreciate the pride he felt in his son's athletic achievements.

Jeff and his wife, Barbara, were married in Newport, while at War College, in 1991. Jeff's 26th Company Classmates welcome her to the Company. Fair winds and following seas, Jeff.

A Personal Note from Barbara: "Heartfelt thanks for the kindness extended by all of Jeff's Classmates during this difficult time. We are all grateful to you for your kind words of sympathy, and in sharing your memories of Jeff with us."

Steve Andres '67

JOSEPH FRANCIS KING JR. '83 Lieutenant Commander Joseph F. King, Jr. was lost at sea on 13 March 1997, when his Seahawk helicopter went down while conducting night operations from JOHN F. KENNEDY off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts. A Memorial Service was held fer LCDR King and his crew at NAS Jacksonville en 26 March by his squadron, HS-3. On 4 April, a Memorial Mass was offered at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, VA, followed by a flag presentation ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. LCDR King's body, along with two of his crew, was recovered on 27 April during the salvage of his aircraft.

His remains were interred at ArUngton National Cemetery on 9 May 1997.

Joe, a Navy junior, was raised in Hampton, VA and entered the Naval Academy with the Class of 1983. He was awarded his Wings of Gold in Febmary 1985. In June of that year he married Bonnie Frank of EUicot City, MD. Joe's initial assignment was in HS-15 where he made two Mediterranean deployments. Following a tour as an instmctor pilot with HS-1, Joe retumed to sea duty in HS-11 where he participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After a Washington tour on the staff of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower and Personnel), LCDR King transitioned to the H60 Seahawk at HS-1. He then reported the HS-3 Tridents in October 1995, and was the Operations Officer of the squadron at the time of his death.

LCDR King's awards included the Air Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2), Navy Achievement Medal (3), Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation and other service medals.

Joe completed the Naval Academy with a perfect record in conduct to the amazement of his Classmates and family. He loved flying and he loved being in the Navy. He had zest for life and he brought that enthusiasm to every assignment. His positive attitude as well as his sense of mischief and humor were infectious. His Classmates from 25th Company will always have fond memories of Joe. It was an honor and a joy to be a part of his Iffe.

Of all his accomplishments, Joe especially took pride in his role as a husband and father. More than anything, he loved his family. He was the beloved husband of Bonnie, devoted father of five daughters, Brittany, Courtney, Chelsea, Sydney and Mallory; cherished son of Joe and Niki King (Class of 1959); and treasured brother of Kelly (Class of 1984), Stephen, Elizabeth, and Kathryn. He is also survived by a host of other famUy and friends.

A memorial fund has been established for the King children. Contributions may be addressed to: "The Children of Joseph F. King Jr." Jacksonville Federal Credit Union, PO Box 45085, JacksonvUle, FL 32232-5085.

PETER VICTOR OBNINSKY Associate Member Peter Victor Obninsky died in Walnut Creek, CA, en 2 April 1997, at the age of 95 as the resuh of multiple strokes. Peter Obninsky was bom in Moscow, Russia, and began his Naval Career as a Midshipman in the Imperial Russian Navy.

He saw active Naval Service in the Russian CivU War,fightingthe Bolsheviks in the Crimeafrom1918 to 1920. He later made his way to the United States and was accepted into the Columbia University School of Architecture in 1926. He was an honorary member of the Naval Academy Class of 1923. He was consulting architect for the Palace Hotel in San Francisco from 1938 to 1951, as well as a civilian architect for the US Navy from 1941 to 1970. WeU known to many Naval Academy Alumni, he was voted into the San Francisco Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association as the first Associate Member and then later became one of thefirstAssociates when that category was established by the Alumni Association. He was a former president of The Association of Russian Naval Officers, a member of the Russian Nobility Association, an avid water colorist and historian.

Peter Obninsky is survived by his wife of 28 years, Betty, of Walnut Creek, CA; his son Victor P. Obninsky, of Tiburon, CA; stepsons Ralph Lombardi, of Piedmont, CA and David Lombardi, of Boise, Idaho; and seven grandchildren, including LCDR Mari Obninsky, USN, on duty at NAS Whidbey Island, WA. Memorial Services were held on 5 April 1997 at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in DanvUle, CA, and on 9 April 1997 at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in San Anselmo, CA. Memorial contributions may be made to John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary Remembrance Fund, 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, or St. John Russian Orthodox Church, 1900 Essex Street, Berkeley, CA 94702.

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