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By Captain George P. Watt Jr. '73, USNR (Ret.)

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CHAIRMEN'S CALL Admiral James L Holloway III '43, USN (Ret.) Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr. '62, USN (Ret.)

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F A I R W I N D S A N D FOLLOWING SEAS Rear Admiral Ron Marryott '57, USN (Ret.)

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS C H A I R M A N OF THE BOARD ADM James L Holloway III '43, USN (Ret.) Former Civief of Naval Operations PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD C A P T George P. Watt Jr. '73, USNR (Ret.) President & CEO, USNA Alumni Association

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Chief Operating Officer H.J. Hafliday '69 Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired)

MR. Michael R. Bonsignore '63 CEO, Honeywell, Inc.

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The Honorable Beverly Byron Former Member U.S. House of Representaavi Chair, Naval Academy Board of Visitors ADM William J. Crowe Jr. '47, USN (Ret.) Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Ambassador WilUam H.G. FitzGerald *31 Former Ambassador to Ireland

Director of Strategic Programs Lawrence Heyworth III '70 Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) Director of Alumni Affairs Harry A. Seymour Jt '65 Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired) Director of Alumni Services David E. Church '67 Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired)

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Director of Alumni Relations Tim Kobosko '80

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Dr. John J. McMullen '40 Owner, New Jersey Devils; Director, Norton Lilly International, Inc. "Reverend Father J. E)onald Monan Chancellor, Boston College The Honorable Robert Mosbacher Former Secretary of Commerce Gen Richard I. Neal, USMC Former Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine .'Corps Mr. John E. Nolan '50 Partner, Steptoe & Johiison :;Mr. Christian H. Poindexter '60 •Chairman, President & CEO, BGE Mr. Thomas G. Pownall '47 Tormer Chairman & CEO, Martin Marietta Mr. Kevin W. Sharer '70 President, Amgen Corporation The Honorable John E. Sheehan '52 Chairman, Rhome Management Corp.

Mr. Bernard E. Smith Jr. '47 Former Partner, Lawrence, O'Donnell & Marcus Co. ADM Leighton W. Smith '62, USN (Ret) Chairman of the Board, USNA Alumni Assoc.

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OFFICERS Chairman of the Board ADM Leighton. W. Smith J t '62, USN (Ret) Vice Chairman of the Board (Central Area) CAPT Neil Block '61, CEC, USNR (Ret) Houston, Texas Vice Chairman of the Board (Western Area) VADM Edward H. Martin '54, USN (Ret.) Coronado, California Vice Chaimum of the Board (Eastern Area) CAPT Donald Mason Wells '47, USN (Ret) Gainesville, Florida President & CEO CAPT George R Watt Jr. '73, USNR (Ret) Treasurer CAPT Paul A. Zambernardi '70, USN (Ret) President & CEO Emeritus CAPT William S. Busik '43, USN (Ret) TRUSTEES Past Chairman of the Board The Honorable John E. Sheehan '52 Annapolis, Maryland Superintendent's Representative CAPT Robert C. Parsons '71, CEC, USN

Gen Robert T. Herres '54, USAF (Ret) Chairman & CEO, USAA

Mr. J. Willard Marriott -.President, Chairman & CEO, Marriott Corp.

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Director of Finance & Administration Katherine C. Hite Director of Alumni Publications Mike Collins '84 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Mike Collins '84

A T LARGE (To serve through Spring Meeting 2000) RADM James L Abbot Jr. '39, USN (Ret) CDRJohn N. Christenson '81, USN RADM J. Bradford Mooney '53, USN (Ret) Col Bruce F. Ogden '53, USMC (Ret) (To serve through Spring Meeting 2001) CAPT Daniel B. Branch Jr. '59, USN (Ret) RADM Stephen K. Chadwick *62, USN (Ret) LtCol Victor M. Gardner III '77, USMC CAPT Roger R Onorati '61, USN (Ret) (To serve through Spring Meeting 2002) Mr. Anthony M. Marks '59 CDR Kerwin E. Miller '75, USNRR CAPT Jerome Rapkin '52, USN (Ret) CAPT Lynn H. Widener '70, USNR t^W A PTPRS

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CAPT Paul D. Hurst '62, USN (Ret), Atlanta M r Peter W. Grieve '77, Boston M t John G. B. Howland '64, Chicago CDR Edward H. Conant '64, USN (Ret), Greater Washington, D.C., Area LCDR Robert W. Byles '69, USN (Ret), Hampton Roads CAPT Stephen M. Andres '67, USNR, Los Angeles M t lames R. Hocking '53. Metro New York M r Richard E. Jesmonth 78, Pensacola Mr. James J. Meehan '86, Philadelphia CAPT Walter S. Draper IV '61, SC, USN (Ret), Puget Sound CAPT Robert G. Stevenson '60, USN (Ret), San Diego/Coronado CDRJohn L Potter '58, USNR (Ret), San Francisco CAPT John B. Haynes '55, USNR (Ret), Sacramento (13th Chapter Representative)

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Captain George P. Watt Jr. '73, USNR (Ret.) Ihis is my first "President's Call," and I admit to a combination of excitement, great pride and deep humility. As I reflected on this first opportunity to communicate with some 40,000 alumni, many of whom are friends, all of whom are esteemed graduates and colleagues, I thought of the psalmist, who wrote: "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you.

Oh Lord... ." So this is from the heart and is dedicated to my friend, Ron Marryott. In fact, much of this edition is devoted to Ron and to his unselfish service to our country, our Navy and our Naval Academy. Short of a 40,000 all hands meeting. Shipmate is the next best way to say "Thank You" to Ron and Carol.

I am excited and delighted to be here and to relieve RADM Ron Marryott. Ron took over the helm of a goorf Alumni Association. He tirelessly worked and navigated through some difficult storms and is leaving us with a great Alumni Association. But, he is leaving before any of us, including Ron, intended.

I will always be mindful of the circumstances by which I came here and always grateful for Ron's stewardship and passion for the job. He guided the Alumni Association into a more active, engaged, vibrant and "wired" organization. Under his direc-

tion and through his vision, the Alumni Association and the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation provide immeasurable benefit to our Naval Academy and alumni. Ron was mission focused and purposeful. He knew that what we are about is supporting the ability of the USNA to continue to graduate young leaders of great character and technical competence.

And he did it all with grace and dignity...and with an incredible sense of humor. I wish everyone could have seen Ron doing a "hula dance" on the stage in Honolulu last November, while Carol and some 150 alumni watched in sheer amazement (and he's not that bad, either). If it were about alumni, then Ron was for it. If it were about the U. S. Naval Academy, then Ron would do it. If it were about service before self, then Ron stood for it. We are so much richer for having Ron as the leader of the Association, and Peg and I are richer for being able to call Ron and Carol our friends.

As the new President and CEO of the Alumni Association and as President of the Naval Academy Foundation, I wish to speak on behalf of our entire Naval Academy Alumni family, and extend our sincere, heartfelt gratitude to Ron and Carol Marryott for all they have done for all of us. Although Ron is retiring, he assures us they are not going far. They will remain in Annapolis and will also remain members of the President's Circle. Let's join together in wishing the two of them our best wishes for every success, good health and happiness. And Ron, once again. Thank You!

Bdgf Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott '57, USN (Ret.), and Carol Marryott were honored at a special dedication parade by the Brigade of Midshipmen on April 19,2000.

In attendance were Vice Admiral John R. Ryan '67, USN, Superintendent, Captain Samuel J. Locklear III '77, USN,Commandant of Midshipmen, invited guests and stafT. Admiral Marryott retires for the third time after 46 years of public service.

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CHAIRMEN'S CALL

From the Chairman of the Board ofTrustees, U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr. '62, USN (Ret.) s I write this, Ron Marryott is serving his last day as our President and Chief Executive Officer. He departs quietly without fanfare or the public accolades he so richly deserves because that is the way he asked it to be. So, with his lovely lady, Carol, at his side, Ron moves on to another chapter in a singularly successful life filled with accomplishments that few can even hope for, let alone attain.

Just a few years ago, in August of '96, our Association "recruited" Ron. We asked that he leave his new home and environs in Florida and come north to take the helm of the Association. We needed his knowledge, his enthusiasm and his energy. But most of all, we needed his visionary leadership. Ron has said numerous times since then that the only things that could have lured him away from his comfortable retirement and an easy life on a beautiful golf course were Annapolis and the Naval Academy Alumni Association. It is our great fortune that he felt that way.

Challenge and change have characterized Ron's tenure as our President and Chief Executive Officer. But his course and purpose wavered not a degree as he led us through the most dynamic period the Association has ever experienced. Likening the number one real estate priority (location, location, location) to his priority, Ron pushed for "communication, communication, communication." In this regard he ushered in the results of an Association-wide survey then convened and co-chaired a sizable group of volunteers, the Long Range Planning Committee, that developed a Strategic Plan reflective of the desires expressed in that survey. He has overseen the development and continued expansion of electronic communications capabilities (who would have thought three years ago that we can communicate a message to 30,000 of our alumni within 15 minutes of it having been drafted?), made numerous trips to speak to alumni chapters literally throughout the U.S. (recall the "road show" following the Long Range Planning Committee's concept of our new Strategic Plan) and written hundreds of personal letters answering individual concerns. Throughout, he has maintained his one guiding principal:

to represent the desires, interests and concerns of the members of our Association. Nothing, in his view, was more important.

Ron has done so much, certainly more than I can possibly elaborate upon here. But perhaps his greatest challenges were to orchestrate fundamental changes to the structure of our Board of Trustees and die amalgamation of all of the fundraising entities into the Naval Academy Foundation. These changes, and the process by which they were implemented, were not always understood, and most certainly were not universally accepted. But importantly, they did reflect the desires and concerns of the great majority of the Association. Ron's tenacity in representing their views has resulted in a Board that best represents our alumni and an organization that has continuity and a focused sense of purpose. Not only was he a key participant in the development of the mechanisms that brought about these momentous changes, he has served as the President and CEO of both, thus ensuring a successful transition to an organization that will, with great effect, serve our membership and the Naval Academy.

I once met with a group of very distinguished senior retired flag officers. Somehow we got onto the subject of how each desired to "be remembered." One of them, who by the way boasted one of the finest combat records of anyone I have known and one of the most notable careers both in the Navy and in civilian endeavors, post retirement, said: "I hope I am remembered as a gentleman." I hope Ron Marryott feels exactly the same way. If he does, I am confident his hope will have been realized for above all that is precisely the way I, and so many others, will remember him. That is the way he performed, it is how he communicated and that is exactly what he is.

I am rarely certain when I say, "I know I speak for us all," that I am, in fact, speaking for all. But in this message I can state, without hesitation or concern, that I do speak for us all when I extend our profound thanks to Ron and his lovely wife, Carol, for all that he, and they, have given and done. We wish for them health, happiness and God's blessings as they begin yet another journey together.

I can also state with certainty that I know Carol and Ron join with me, and the Association, in welcoming George and Peggy Watt. They come to us having served with great distinction both in the Navy and in the private sector. I am confident that our future remains bright and that the challenges of change will be met tomorrow as they have in the past; with the full reaUzation that our Alumni Association is an association of alumni whose desires and needs are the number one priority.

From the Chairman of the Board of Directors, U. S. Naval Academy Foundation, Inc. Admiral James L. Holloway III '43, USN (Ret.) ew Alumni and even fewer naval officers have done more for the U.S. Naval Academy, in terms of a lasting contribution, than Rear Admiral Ron Marryott. His devotion to this great institution is exceptional. His service as one of its most progressive and professionally competent Superintendents generated a deep seated appreciation and understanding of the Naval Academy that drew him back to serve his alma mater again in a new capacity, where his experience, wisdom and personal vision created a powerful and enduring pillar of support for the Academy in the position of President of the

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Alumni Associafion. He has established a new and loftier set of standards for this influential assignment, which will serve the Naval Academy well as it moves into the third millennium and toward a third century of its service to the nation. Ron Marryott's legacy to the Naval Academy will continue to grow with the expanding eminence of this institution.

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omething strange happens to people when they attain flag rank. Once they are called "Admiral," too many of us forget the person that existed before. Many of us know Ron Marryott as the President and CEO of the Alumni Association. We simply call him Admiral. We know he was the former superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. Some know that he was president of the Naval War College, and fewer still may know him as the former deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

But the Ron Marryott who has guided the Alumni Association for nearly four years was forged in a lifetime of service ... service to his friends and nation that preceded his matriculation into the Naval Academy, and continues long after he has left active duty.

Ronald F. Marryott '57 was bom 18 February 1934 in Eddystone, PA, and raised in Prospect Park, PA. He had a year of study at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, PA, before entering the Naval Academy in 1953. While at the Naval Academy, Ron was known for his prowess on the basketball court, and the ease with which he mastered Navy's tough academics. His Lucky Bag says, "He was one of the few men who has successfully mastered the art of working hard and playing hard." This is an attribute he brought to the Alumni Association that made it a better place.

During June Week 1957, Ron married the former Carol Westendorf of Elmhurst, NY. She would prove to be an invaluable asset to his long and varied career.

A "man of liberal education," Ron holds a bachelor of science degree in naval science firom the U.S. Naval Academy, a master's degree in international relations from American University in Washington D.C., and is a graduate of both the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA, and the National War College in Washington, D.C. Designated as a Naval Aviator in 1959, Admiral Marryottflewantisubmarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas. He also served as assistant Project Mercury recovery officer for the first three manned space flights, with responsibility for airborne search and recovery operations. He has been a commanding officer of a patrol squadron, the Naval Air Station at Moffett Field, CA, and commander of the Iceland Defense Force in Keflavik, Iceland.

Admiral Marryott was a faculty member at the U.S. Naval Academy, served in the Department of State in the Bureau of PoliticoMilitary Affairs, and served three separate assignments with the Navy staff in Washington, D.C. In August 1985, he was named the 42nd President of the Naval War College and in August 1986 he became the 52nd Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.

Admiral Marryott retired from active duty on 1 September 1990 while on assignment as Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the George C. Marshall Foundation from June 1991 to May 1995, and was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association on 1 September 1996.

As President and CEO of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Ron Marryott has been a tireless advocate of our Alumni and the Naval Academy. You have seen some of his many accomplishments extolled upon in previous pages, and it is hard to embellish them.

Ron Marryott may be retiring from his position as President and CEO, but he is not leaving the Alumni Association. He has left an indelible—and positive—mark on the Association, the Naval Academy, the Navy, and the nation. We are proud to call him our leader, our colleague, and our friend. We look forward to seeing him and Carol often, and for many years to come. vL Shipmate, June 2000

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USNA Seapower Lecture Series to be Established in Honor of Distinguished Graduate John McMullen *40 able Pioneer Bill Daniels, was a man known not only for being an innovator in the cable television industry, but 5 also as a patriot and a generous individual who sincerely ' cared for the well-being of others. He was also a steadfast advocate of the Naval Academy who greatly respected and appreciated its value to the Navy and our nation. Upon his death last March, Daniels left $1 million to the Naval Academy Foundation to establish a Seapower Lecture Series in honor of his good friend and distinguished Naval Academy graduate. Dr. John McMullen '40.

"Bill Daniels was a good friend and frequently a business associate," said Dr. McMullen in reaction to this gift. "Many consider him to be the father of cable TV and a very generous man. He loved the Navy and remembered fondly his days as a Navy fighter pilot during World War II. I am honored he chose this endowment gift to remember me and the Navy."

Robert William "Bill" Daniels was born 1 July 1920 during the Depression in Greeley, CO, and grew up in Hobbs, NM. He attended the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, graduating in 1941 as Cadet Captain of the Corps. He was voted Outstanding Athlete and for two years was the undefeated Golden Gloves Champion of New Mexico. As a young man he held various jobs as bellhop, short-order cook, pipeline laborer and oil field roughneck. He went on to Navy flight training and graduated two weeks after Pearl Harbor. As a fighter pilot, Daniels served in both World War 11 and the Korean War. He was awarded the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star. He retired in 1952 as a commander.

Daniels was widely regarded as the father of the cable industry. He started with a community antenna television system, otherwise known as CATV, in Casper and Rawlings, WY in 1952. It was designed to serve communities unable to receive television because broadcast stations were too far away. While this was not the first of its kind, it was the first to relay a broadcast signal using microwave technology.

In 1958, he founded Daniels & Associates, a cable television brokerage firm and investment bankable system. He was one of the first cable pioneers to focus the industry's attention on sports programming and give momentum to the growth of popular regional sports networks. He made an impact on professional sports through his long record of professional sports ownership along with his vested interest with several sports networks.

In March 1989, Mr. Daniels, Dr. John Malone, president of TelCommunications Inc., and Dr. McMullen formed Prime Network, a partnership to produce and market regional sports programming in selected areas of the country. Prime Network became, and is still, the largest independent sports programming company in the nation, serving more than 40 million subscribers.

His entrepreneurial zeal and generosity made him one of Colorado's most respected citizens. He devoted a large amount of his time to create new civic enterprises and to helping those less fortunate than himself. He helped establish Cenikor, a non-profit rehabilitation center for dmg addicts, alcoholics and people with criminal behavior problems.

The organization named him Humanitarian of the Year in 1973.

In 1987, Daniels founded the Young Americans Bank, investing more than $7 million to provide a full range of banking services to children and young adults, providing hands-on learning experiences in financial management. The bank has over 30,000 customers under the age of 22 in all 50 states and ten countries. The following year, he established the Young Americans Education Foundation. He also helped finance the University of Denver's graduate school of busi-

above: Bill Daniels (right) is pictured in March 1945 while receiving the Bronze Star for heroism in action dtiring World War n. Then-Lieutenant Daniels was honored for saving the lives of naval personnel aboard an aircraft carrier that was hit by bombs near the Philippine island of Luzon 25 November 1944. right: Dr. John McMullen

ness by presenting the University with an $ 11 million matching grant.

He continued to make sizeable gifts to the school. Because of his commitment and support, the faculty and university trustees agreed to rename the undergraduate and graduate business schools the Daniels College of Business in his honor.

Bill Daniels died on 7 March 2000, due to respiratory failure. While achieving legendary status through courage and foresight to build a multibillion-dollar empire, Daniels successfully integrated his industry stature with his humanitarianism through charitable donations, sponsorship of educational programs and institutions, and other civicminded endeavors. He left behind a vast fortune, which will go to his newly established Daniels Fund, providing educational opportunities for those less fortunate and financial aid to the handicapped and elderly. Daniels' philanthropy will also leave a lasting impression on future generations of Naval Academy graduates.

"The Naval Academy is extremely grateful for Mr. Daniels' generosity and endorsement of our mission," said Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Admiral John R. Ryan '67. "The Seapower Lecture Series, in honor of our Distinguished Graduate Award winner. Dr. John McMullen, and made possible by this gift, will enhance the professional development of the Brigade of Midshipmen and is a superb example of the tremendous value of private support to the Naval Academy."

The Naval Academy envisions this lecture series being a broad, interdisciplinary look not only at the lessons of history but at the challenges of seapower in the post-Cold War future. Mr. Daniels' gift has generated excitement among Naval Academy faculty and staff who see clear benefit to the education and training of midshipmen and presently are developing a program, which could be initiated by the fall of 2001. J. Sources for content and photos: Daniels & Associates and The University of Denver Builders' Series, 1997.

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By Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) rons. For the fiscal year beginning in July 1951 he directed that the number of battalions be reduced yet again, to six. His aspirations were plain. He intended to diminish progressively the fighting units of the Corps and, ultimately, to transfer what remained to the Army and the Air Force.

Johnson's plan, where Marine Corps aviation was concerned, was far advanced. In an off-the-record speech at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, he declared that he was taking action to do away with Marine aviation and that papers to accomplish the Marines' transfer to the Air Force were on his desk.

This was too much. Major General C. C. Jerome, a respected Marine aviator, alerted Representative Carl Vinson, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, a staunch Navy/Marine supporter, and a firm believer in the National Security Act in its original form.

The following is an excerpt of Chapter 8 from General Krulak's book, Vinson made short work of the heavy-handed secretary. He called First to Fight, (Annapolis, MD. Naval Institute Press, 252 pp. Bib. Johnson to his office and delivered a lecture on those provisions of the National Security Act that expressly forbade such transfers of Und. Notes. Photos.) major combat functions. Then he obliged the secretary to write him a he 28th of March 1949 was a melancholy day in the his- memorandum saying (albeit untmthfully) that no such step as transtory of the Marine Corps—and no cause for rejoicing by fer of Marine aviation to the Air Force was under contemplation and, the other services either. On that day Louis A. Johnson in any event, that he would consult with the appropriate congreswas sworn in as Secretary of Defense. The Corps had not sional committees before even considering an act of this sort. been altogether pleased with James Forrestal, his predecessor, but it Johnson worked his will on the Marines in other ways, however: in came to regard the Forrestal regime with nostalgia compared with curtailment of appropriations for equipment, anmiunition, supplies, and the stewardship of Johnson. people, and through a policy of exclusion in various aspects of tactical An attorney who had been moderately successful in West Virginia training and planning. He approved the action of Admiral Forrest politics, Johnson had formed a friendship with President Tmman when Sherman, the chief of naval operations, in assigning the bulk of the the latter was in the Senate, based on their Army service in France in Navy's amphibious ships to train the Army, thus precluding the Corps World War I and their association with the American Legion. Later from practicing at its statutory specialty. And in strategic planning by he served as finance chairman for the Democratic National Commit- the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Marines were allowed no part at all. Comtee. He was appointed to the Defense position with the understanding mandant Gates persuaded Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan to interthat economy was to be his watchword. At the time Traman was sur- cede, asking that the Marines be permitted to take part in JCS discusfeited with the Navy and Marines, and Johnson's appointment was sions when their interests or operational employment were involved. preceded by a general understanding that the president wanted the Sullivan, for his pains, received a rebuke from Johnson: "I cannot see any justification for giving the Commandant of the two maritime services brought to heel. Johnson's attitude is characterized by a conversation he had with Admiral Richjird L. Connally Marine Corps a special role not accorded to the chiefs of various other arms and services which are integral parts of the Army, Navy shortly after his appointment: "Admiral [he said], the Navy is on its way out. There's no reason and Air Force."

This is another way of saying that Johnson saw the Marines on a for having a Navy and a Marine Corps. General Bradley tells me amphibious operations are a thing of the past. We'll never have any par with the Army Nurse Corps or the Navy Bureau of Supplies more amphibious operations. That does away with the Marine Corps. and Accounts.

These were major matters, but the secretary was not above some petAnd the Air Force can do anything the Navy can do, so that does tiness too. He crossed the Marine commandant off the list of those Washaway with the Navy."

President Truman was dissatisfied with the provisions of the Na- ington officials authorized a chauffeur and a limousine and off the list of tional Security Act of 1947. Even with the 1949 amendments that service chiefs for whom a special gun salute was prescribed on ceremocreated a JCS chairman and enlarged the functions of the secretary of nial occasions. He forbade celebration of the Marine Corps birthday.

Taken all together, Johnson's erosive actions where the Marines defense, the modified law had still not gone far enough in concentrating military authority at the top, certainly not far enough to please were concerned had an effect for which he has never really been Truman's most trusted military advisor. General Marshall. On the brought to account. Largely through his actions, at the outset of the basis of the 1949 changes, the president undertook to curb the Navy Korean Conflict, the Fleet Marine Force, the expeditionary element and Marine Corps through administrative and fiscal actions. This was of the Corps, was pitifully anemic, having shrunk from its World War what the new defense secretary was busy doing until war and II peak of more than 300,000 men to only 27,656. Of these, some 8,000 were serving in a greatly attenuated 1st Marine Division (war Congress intervened.

The secretary had starved all of the services—and very nearly had strength 12,000) at Camp Pendleton in California. Its companion 1st killed the Marines—by a program of severe budget cuts. When he Marine Aircraft Wing, at only 3,700 men (war strength about 12,000) took office, Johnson found a very austere Marine Corps, which in- was at El Toro, forty miles away. Things were little better on the East cluded eleven infantry battalions and twenty-three aircraft squadrons. Coast. The 2d Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, NC, had 9,000 men He decreed that in fiscal year 1950 the Corps' fighting forces would and its companion 2d Marine Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point a few be reduced to eight understrength battalions and twelve aircraft squad- miles distant had only 5,300.

In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War we have collected several stories from our Alumni about their wartime experiences. These include surface gun duels at Inchon, aviation feats like those depicted on our cover Marine combat operations, and a view of the war from the Yard. To set up the perilous state of U.S. forces at the outbreak of the Korean War we have excerpted first to Fight below.

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In the basic combat units this pitifully small figure equated to three infantry battalions and three tactical aircraft squadrons on the West Coast and three infantry battalions and four tactical aircraft squadrons on the East Coast. All of these formations, plus units of supporting artillery, engineers, tanks, air control, and supply were gravely understrength. Despite the Johnson austerities, however, the Marines had managed to attain a respectable state of training. The officers and noncommissioned officers were professionals—many with World War n experience. Their air and ground equipment—almost all of Worid War n vintage—was often threadbare, but they had kept it in good repair.

At the time (1949-1950), I was in command of the 5tii Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton, CA, the only infantry regiment in the 1st Marine Division. We felt the dead hand of starvation everywhere.

War strength for the regiment was 3,900 men. We suffered along with 1,800. Each infantry battalion was short one of its three rifle companies, each of which had two instead of the prescribed three platoons.

Artillery and other supporting elements were correspondingly reduced, and service troops had been even more severely curtailed. Training presented a real challenge because of the limitations on ammunition, repair parts, and gasoline. But there was nothing Louis Johnson could do to prevent us from maneuvering up and down the brown hills of the 120,000-acre Camp Pendleton reservation. Supported by 1st Marine Aircraft Wing planes (to the extent that they had fuel tofly),we trained at length and with much intensity. Indeed, we spent so much time in the field that the wife of one of my men reproved me, "My kids have forgotten what their father looks like."

WTule training ashore presented few problems, training in landing operations was a different matter because the Navy's meager amphibious shipping resources had been assigned mainly to work with the Army.

One stroke of fortune came in early 1950 in a directive for the 5th Marines to stage an amphibious demonstration at Camp Pendleton for the Army Command and General Staff College. We were given an array of precious resources, most important, sufficient amphibious shipping to embark the regiment. With the understanding assistance of the Navy commander involved. Rear Admiral James H. Doyle (later to distinguish himself at Inchon), we were able to parlay our programmed one-day demonstration into three rehearsal landings and a five-day amphibious exercise. But that was our only taste of saltwater in a twelve-month period, and the same unhappy situation prevailed on the East Coast.

Put in other terms, on 25 June, when the North Korean blitz of some 75,000 men drove south across the 38th Parallel, the Marines' existing air/ground expeditionary force was tiny and emaciated. But what there was of it was ready to go.

The Korean crisis became a reality for the Marines just five days later. On 30 June, the Fleet Marine Force Pacific headquarters in Hawaii received a cryptic message query from the chief of naval operations. Prompted, we later learned, by Commandant Gates, it asked: How soon can you sail for combat employment in the Far East: (a) A reinforced battalion: (b) A reinforced regiment?

I had reported for duty as force operations officer only two days before, having relinquished command of the 5th Marines on 15 June.

After studying the message for a moment, I drafted a reply and took it to the chief of staff. Referring to the JCS message, it read: "(a) 48 hours, (b) Five days, including a Marine aircraft group."

The chief of staff read the proposed reply and said, "How do you know we can do that?" I answered, "I don't, but if we can't, we're dead." He released the message, -l-

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BRIDGES AND DAMS

1 H t sWfcOt CAHLSON W A T Photo courtesy of R.G. Smith

by Captain John Lacouture '40, U.S. Navy, Retired

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lthough best-known for his pilot status, upon graduation from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1940, Commander "Swede" Carlson was assigned to NASHVILLE. In those days, all Academy graduates had to be "black shoes" for two years before assignments to flight or submarine duty.

After participating in several colorful events during the start of the war, including the Doolittle raid on Tokyo, Swede returned to the United States and went through flight training in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He specifically received his operational training in torpedo planes.

Then, as executive officer of VC-11, he flew 22 combat flights in the Marianas and received an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.

But it was during the Korean War where Swede Carlson became renown while serving as commanding officer of VA-195, flying AD Skyraiders off PRINCETON (CV-37). After arriving in Korea in December 1950, VA-195's mission was to support the U.S. ground troops.

They were particularly helpful in assisting the Marines in their withdrawal from the Chosin Reservoir and their subsequent evacuation from Hungnam. The excellent close air support of VA-195 undoubtedly saved many lives.

While retuming from a strike on the Kilchu bridges on 2 March 1951, Lieutenant Commander Clement M. Craig, commanding officer of VF-193, made an important discovery. He reported seeing a long and high bridge, with three rail lines connecting to it through two tunnels. Upon landing on PRINCETON, Craig personally reported the find to Rear Admiral Ralph A. Oftsie, Commander, Task Force 77. Rear Admiral Oftsie was impressed that a vital target had been found and ordered an attack on the bridge that very afternoon, but only minor damage resulted from the initial attempt.

The next morning, Swede Carlson led eight pilots from his squadron in an attack against the bridge, where they dropped one span of the bridge and damaged several others. The bridge was again attacked on 7 March and Carlson and the other members of VA-195 successfully dropped another span.

The North Koreans immediately started frantic efforts to repair the bridge, working mostly at night, using interlocking wooden beams to replace the missing spans and to support the damaged ones. By this time, in honor of the strike that had destroyed the bridge spans, the canyon that the bridge traversed became known as "Carlson's Canyon."

On 14 March, reconnaissance by PRINCETON'S photo pilots indicated that the bridge would be back in commission soon, unless further attacks were made. So on 15 March, Air Group 19 again struck the bridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this time, using both bombs and napalm to bum the new wooden support structures. As a result, they not only destroyed the new constmction, but also dropped a third original span and seriously damaged a fourth.

Undaunted, the communists continued to work steadily to repair the damaged bridge. In a matter of only two weeks, the bridge was again nearing completion. And, once agedn, on 2 April, Task Force 77 struck the bridge again in two large raids. Swede Carlson and his squadron were key participants in these raids. This time, none of the original spans remained and the communists finally gave up their repair efforts. James Michener's book, and subsequent movie, "The Bridges of Toko-Ri," is based, in large part, on the saga of Carison's Canyon.

But Swede Carlson and VA-195 were not yet done in Korea. In April 1951, the North Koreans were using the gates of the 250-foothigh Hwachon Dam to their tactical advantage. They would open the gates to flood portions of the Han and Pukhan rivers in order to block the northward advances of U.N. forces. They also used the dam to 12

help their own advancing troops.

They would close the sluice gates to lower the water level in the rivers, making them easy to ford.

Photo courtesy of CDR Swede Carlson Early high-level B-29 bomb attacks were unsuccessful in destroying the dam, so the Eighth Army requested that the carriers attempt to destroy the sluice gates. Task Force 77 assigned the job to Swede Carlson and VA-195. On 30 April, six Skyraiders were launched, carrying 2,000-pound bombs and Tiny Tim rockets with 500-pound warheads. In this initial attack, the bombs only chipped the face of the dam and the Tiny Tims bounced off. At this point, Swede Carlson and his air group commander. Commander Richard Merrick, proposed an innovative plan to Admiral Oftsie and Captain William O. Galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;use torpedoes to destroy the dam. The plan was approved.

After considerable work getting the torpedoes up from the depths of PRINCETON, they were loaded onto eight Skyraiders, and the attack was scheduled for the next morning. Leading the strike and one division of Skyraider was CAG-19, Commander Merrick. Leading the second division was Swede Carlson. The strike required experienced flying because there were high ridges on either side of the river leading up to the dam. The raid also demanded precise speed and altitude at release for the torpedoes to ran effectively and hit their target. Fortunately, they did not encounter too much antiaircraft fire en route.

Of the eight torpedoes launched, one was a dud, and another ran erratically. The other six scored direct hits, exploding against the dam.

Two completely smashed one floodgate, and another destroyed the bottom half of another flood gate, resulting in torrents of water rushing down the canyon. The mission was a complete success. As a result of this mission, VA-195 changed its name from "Tigers" to "Dambusters."

For his combatflyingin Korea, Swede Carlson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals for outstanding services.

At the naval aviation museum in Charleston, South Carolina, the Skyraider displayed on the hangar deck of the YORKTOWN bears the name of Swede Carlson, with an accompanying photo and summary of his Korean War exploits. His daring and ingenuity have contributed to the rich history of Naval Aviation, and helped change the face of the Korean War. J/ Captain John Lacoumre '40 was at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and participated in most of the naval actions until his destroyer BLUE sunk off Guadalcanal. He returned toflighttraining and remained a carrier VSA^A aviator until retiring in 1970. Captain Lacouture commanded more actual flying commands than anyone else in the Navy; three squadrons, three airwings and two aircraft carriers.

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By Lieutenant Colonel William C. Holmberg '51, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

' It was a small operation. I was commander of a platoon attacking a fortified position of the Chinese lines. Got caught in a trip wire that led to a "bouncing Betty" nunc. An increase, or decrease, in pressure on the wire would send "Betty" bouncing in the air to rain shrapnel down in a cone that would cover several Marines. A Chinese machine gunner had spotted me and was shifting his fire. Options: cut the wire, or jerk it free. Odds: 50-50.

A black Marine PEC beat those odds by getting to "Betty" and disarming it, setting me free. A few minutes later, after we had established a defensible position, he stepped on a buried land mine. I watched a boot and a black foot roll down the hill. A quick tourniquet, a field dressing, a shot of morphine and down the hill we went, with him over my shoulder, to recover the foot. Nonsensical—but we just had to do it.

I dropped him to the ground, got the foot/boot and brought it over to him. He held it and said, "I always wanted to be a tailor and now I can't—1 won't be able to peddle a sewing machine."

"You dumb ass," 1 said. "We have electric sewing machines now."

We hugged each other and laughed a bit.

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barytent, an oil heater, a light bulb, a turn at the shower, a swap of clothes, two hot meals a day, no fire fights, no incoming—that's what being in reserve for a few days is all about. There is another important dimension—new friends. I shared a tent with a doctor and five other Marines. Neither the doctor nor 1 had a mustache, the only two in the tent. We decided to give it a go. Five days later, as we departed company, we were both equally pathetic with a few scraggly hairs. Somebody took a picture of us in our cold weather gear, including the "bunny cap." He reminded me of Gengis Kahn, who had passed through those parts some centuries before. I told him that, and nick-named him, "Yee Fungus Kahn," which was appropriate and enjoyed by all.

A few weeks later, I was badly wounded and helo-lifted back to "Charlie Med." It was a bad night, and triage was in action. Never mind that 1 was a frontline Marine in a Navy "Collecting and Clearing Company," and the bulk of the casualties were from an Army artillery unit that had not been properly dug in when the Chinese brought up some long range guns and blasted their position. I ended up in the wrong third of the triage process. What can you do? Whining about the process is not Marine-like. Prepare for the end.

A quality control check. A flashlight beam reflects off my red status card into the face of the doctor doing the rounds.

"Yee Fungus Kahn, is that you?"

"Holmberg, is that you?" The next step is counting back from ten as the sodium pentothal does its work as good old "Yee" is scrabbing up for the life saving operation.

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We were in reserve for a few days in the late winter of '52. Platoon leaders drew lots to lead a one day patrol into a "closed area" to destroy anything that could support guerrilla activity—anything. We got tracked into the area, were dropped off with coordinates for the pick up, some ten miles out the other side of the area; tough terrain.

First few hours we made good time, blew up a few cooking pots and stomped on a few half-rotten tubers of some sort—thin pickens. Decided to split my force to cover more territory. Squad leader took a dozen men off center course by a few degrees and I took another reinforced squad on a course that would separate us by 500 and then a 1,000 yards when we reached our pick-up point. We had good visual and radio contact and we had doubled our "killing zone."

Bingo. Out of no place, about 5:00 p.m., a raging blizzard. No contact. Six miles to go to reach the pick up point at 8:00 the next morning. Push on. Day break. Clear skies. On a high side of a cliff.

Look down, adjust field glasses. There, beside ariver,three huts stuck together. Fires had been started, people moving, kids romping. Carefully check the map. They are in the "killing zone"—orders. Guerrillas: Hardly—survival, of course.

Look off to the right, about 1,000 yards. The other squad. Setting up their machine gun to carry out the orders. No radio contact. Voice would not carry. Set up 50-caliber machine gun. Fire overhead of the squad. Flail around with signals calling for a cease-fire.

We join up. Make it to the pick up. No one ever reported the fact that I did not carry out my orders. ^1Lieutenant Colonel William C. Holmberg '51, retired from the Marine Corps in 1970. He was awarded the Navy Cross, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. He is a dedicated advocate of environmental, renewable energy and youth-at-risk programs (Young Marines and others), and is a proud parent and granddad with 13 grandchildren.

Photo courtesy of The U.S. Naval Institute Photo Archives

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By Colonel James W. Hammond Jr. '51, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

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t has been 50 years since the North Korean Army crossed the 38th parallel to invade their kinsmen to the South. And it has been almost 50 years since the Korean Service Medal was designed.

The U.S. military has issued campaign medals and ribbons of all stripes and colors dating back to the Civil War. Probably because Korea was a United Nations (UN) endeavor and because the UN flag is powder blue, that was the color chosen for the Korean Service Medal with a wide white strip in the center and two narrow white stripes at each end. By the time the medal was designed, there were many veterans who had eamed the right to wear it and who had thereby earned the right to be irreverent about it. Thus, the medal was nicknamed "The Pabst Blue Ribbon."

The Korean Service Medal was just being issued to those ehgible by the time I graduated and reported for instmction at The Basic School (TBS) in Quantico. Quantico was filled with Reserve officers, veterans of World War n, who had been recalled to active duty. In the five years since the war, many had lost a lot of their military bearing and knowledge.

I was walking down the company street in TBS when I saw a tall, slender major approaching. He had his light blue ribbon in the wrong

i i j h e gunfire duel brought the first Inchon—U.S. Navy losses. The gunfire the war home to me personally:! I place. Instead of following the World War II Victory Ribbon and the Asiatic Pacific, as was the proper sequence for the Korean Service ribbon, he had his alone in a row above them. I thought to myself, "Another dumb Reservist who has forgotten how to wear his uniform!" Then as he came closer, my jaw dropped. His light blue ribbon had a bevy of white stars on it. It was the Medal of Honor. The major I quickly saluted was Louis H. Wilson Jr., who had won the Medal as a company commander on Guam. He was later to become Commandant of the Marine Corps.

The Class of '50 graduated from the Naval Academy on 2 June.

They took off for 30-days leave and then reported to their ships or stations. The Marines went to TBS for an almost-nine-month course.

The next day, the Classes of '51 and '53 either embarked for summer cruise or went on the first increment of summer leave. Many of '51 went to smaller ships to serve as junior officers on what was called "fleet cruise." The rest of us with half of '53 and a contingent of NROTC, embarked in either MISSOURI or her accompanying destroyers, with such demanding duties as port calls in Boston, New York, Panama, and the Caribbean. As we were en route to Panama, something was to occur halfway around the world, which was to impact the lives of everyone on board. Just as everyone of a certain age remembers where he was and what he was doing when they heard news of Pearl Harbor or the Kennedy assassination, I vividly remember Sunday morning, 25 June 1950.

We were sunbathing on the broad fantail. C A P T T.I. Duke '24, U S N came up on the IMC and announced that the day before. North Korean Army units had crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded South Korea. American aircraft were evacuating U.S. civilians. Aircraft from U.S. Air Force bases in Japan and Navy planes from Seventh Fleet 18

carriers were supporting U.S. Army ground troops who had suddenly been plucked from occupation duty in Japan and committed to combat in Korea. Navy warships were conducting shore bombardment to stem the tide of the North Korean advance along the roads on the East Coast. One was ROCHESTER ( C A - 1 2 4 ) . One night when I had the Midshipman bridge watch, C A P T Duke mentioned that just a few months earlier he had commanded ROCHESTER. He had been suddenly reassigned to command of MISSOURI after a classmate of his had mn her aground on Thimble Shoals off Norfolk. What seemed like a step up was depriving him of commanding a craiser in action.

Two days later, MISSOURI and her four destroyers tied up in Colon, Canal Zone. As we entered port we found the harbor filled with merchantmen of all nations waiting their turn to transit. The crews peered at the ships through binoculeu-s. We could imagine the speculation on board each. Were we going to move through the Canal, cross the Pacific and bring the only remaining 16-inch guns in the Navy into action in Korea? Alas, it was not to be—not just then. After a few days liberty in the Canal Zone, the five ships of the Midshipmen Training Squadron departed for Guantanamo.

At the end of training, we sailed up the Chesapeake for Annapolis.

When '53 saw the sun's reflection off the Chapel dome they were officially Youngr^aci i^iitioc r»f sters. We languished in Bancroft Hall CaSUaiX-ieS Ol (separated from the Plebes of'54) for a also brought couple of weeks. We were occupied "playing boats in the bathtub" with YPs before shoving off on summer leave.

In the meantime, the second increment of Summer Cruise had been abraptly displaced from MISSOURI so she could prepare for WestPac. C A P T Duke was going to have his day after all. Meanwhile, MISSOURI'S three sisters, IOWA, NEW JER-

SEY, and WISCONSIN were hastily being put back in commission for service in WestPac. Over the summer, several things happened. The U.N. Security Council approved the commitment of forces to defend Korea when the Soviet Union boycotted the session. The South Koreans were rolled back by the North Koreans. The hastily committed and ill-trained U.S. Army troops from the occupation forces in Japan, likewise got their tails kicked and were herded into a defensive enclave in the southeastern comer of Korea, known as the Pusan Perimeter. The 1st Marine Brigade, "The Fire Brigade" had been rashed from Camp Pendleton, California, to the Pusan Perimeter. There, under the close air support of Marine and Navy aircraft from carriers, the Fire Brigade badly mauled and stopped the NKA at the two battles of the Naktong River.

Stateside, Reservists, both organized and individuals, were being called up and incorporated into existing regular formations and ships' companies, which had been operating at bare bones manning under the economies of Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson. Johnson soon was replaced by the wartime Army Chief of Staff and former Secretary of State, General of the Army George C. Marshall. Simultaneously, General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur, was planning a major strategy to end the war on the peninsula. MacArthur was going to trap the NKA in the south by an end run landing amphibious forces on the West Coast at Inchon, the gateway to Seoul. It was a bold stroke and, although there was an Army division involved, it was mainly the Navy-Marine Corps at its best.

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I returned to the Academy after the Marines had landed at Inchon on 15 September at dusk, taking advantage of the high tide inasmuch as Inchon has one of the greatest tidal swings on earth. The landing was preceded by a close inshore bombardment from cruisers and destroyers almost under the guns of the shore batteries. The gunfire duel brought the first casualties of Inchonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;U.S. Navy losses. The gunfire also brought the war home to me personally.

My Plebe Summer, 1947, was overseen by a Plebe Detail of new ensigns of '48-A. (The Class of '48 entered in the summer of 1944 under the wartime three-year curriculum. The war ended in 1945 and it was decided to retum to the normal four-year course. At the end of Plebe Year, '48 was split. The top 500 became Second Classmen and were known as '48-A. The remainder became Youngsters and were graduated in 1948 and known as '48-B. About a dozen years ago, they rejoined as an entity and are known as '48.) The oificer for my Cutter Crew (14 of us like the current squads) was the affable ENS David H. Swenson '48, U S N . He was second in his Class and was admired and liked by all Plebes. He seemed destined to go places in the Navy. Upon my return from leave, I learned exactly where Dave did go. Then-LTJG David H. Sv/enson '48, USN, was in the gun director of a destroyer off Wolmi-do, a headland dominating the left flank of the Inchon beaches (See "Sitting Ducks," p. 34). A round from the shore batteries found Dave's ship, LYMAN K. SWENSON ( D D 729), and he was ripped by fragments. He was buried at sea. LYMAN K . SWENSON (DD-729) had been named for Dave's late uncle who as skipper of JUNEAU ( C L - 5 2 ) , had gone down with his ship off Guadalcanal.

Another member of '48, whom I never met, but with whom I was to become professionally connected, also died that day at Inchon. 1st Lt B a l d o m e r o Lopez '48, USMC, led his platoon over the seawall and was killed while leading an assault on an enemy strong point.

For his "conspicuous gallantry" he received the Medal with the light blue ribbon and bevy of stars.

During the advance inland, 2ndLt John X. Guild '47, USMC, was killed as the 1st Battalion, First Marines assaulted a hill before Yongdung-po. He was awarded the Navy Cross. When Guild graduated in 1946, he had missed the quota for the Marines. He went to sea as an ensign and resigned after two years. He applied for a Marine commission and was accepted.

Inchon had been boldly conceived and had been executed under extreme difficulties. Commander, Amphibious Task Force (CATF) was RADM James H. Doyle '20, U S N . The G-3 of IstMarDiv was Col Alpha L. Bowser '32, USMC. When MacArthur called for "his Marine Division" (the first Marine Division had been under his Southwest Pacific Command for the assauh and capture of New Britain in 1943-44), the IstMarDiv was a shadow of its former self at Camp J.H. Pendleton, CA. The camp (named for MaJGen Joseph H. Pendleton 1882, USMC) which had been the training site for four of the six World War II Marine divisions, was the 1950 home to an emaciated IstMarDiv hobbled by budget cuts and economies.

(See "First to Fight," p. 10) When MacArthur's call for "his Marine Division" came, the staff wheels of the entire Marine Corps began to turn. Marine Barracks all over the country were stripped to man the IstMarDiv. The 2ndMarDiv in Camp Lejeune, NC, (named for LtGen John A. Lejeune 1888, USMC), itself suffering from the vertical cut manning levels was hit hard for Marines. Its Sixth Marines, along with an influx of Reservists, practically became the reconstituted Seventh Marines at Camp Pendleton. The third Battalion, Sixth Marines, at nearly full strength was deployed on amphibious ships in the Mediterranean. They made the transit of the Suez Canal and in a highspeed ran to Japan, joined the other two battalions of the Seventh Marines as the renamed third Battalion, Seventh Marines. The Fifth Marines were pulled out of the Pusan Perimeter, boarded amphibious Shipmate, June 2000

ships and were ready with the rest of the now full strength 1 stMarDiv to assault the beaches and seawalls at Inchon. They did, and drove to Seoul and then north.

Several Army divisions from CONUS reinforced the initial lodgment and the Marines were re-embarked to shift to the east coast of Korea to make an assault landing at Wonsan in North Korea. Any such landing had to be preceded by extensive mine clearing of the dangerous approaches to Wonsan harbor. The Navy came through, but an assault was not necessary. The surprise Inchon landing had caught the NKA with long exposed supply lines. Lest they be cut off and trapped, the NKA rapidly retreated north along the coastal road chased by the South Koreans who were supported by U.S. naval gunfire. The Marines made an administrative landing and were greeted by a USO troupe. IstMarDiv began its trek north to the Chosin Reservoir and climax in its ultimate "advance in another direction" and evacuation from Hungnam in December. he move north was to give another Marine of '48 a blue ribbon with white stars. During my Plebe Year, there was a girl who worked behind the counter in the Midshipmen's Store. She was a Navy Junior who lived in the Yard, who called all Mids, "Sarge." She was engaged to a First Classman who had come to the Academy via the Marines. He was Robert D. R e e m known to one and all as "Bullet" Reem. They were married after graduation.

On 6 November 1951, Company H, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines (the old 3/6) was in action against NKA forces near Chinhungni, North Korea. Thrice "Bullet" R e e m led his platoon against the position only to be repulsed. As he led a fourth charge, a grenade landed among his men. He pounced on the grenade and absorbed its impact. The remainder of the platoon, unhurt, took the objective.

"Sarge" got "Bullet's" Medal of Honor.

Although the Pabst Blue Ribbon had not yet been approved for issue, veterans of the Korean War were beginning to come home, mostly the wounded. After a football game in Baltimore, we were having a small party in the Lord Baltimore Hotel. One of the surprise attendees was ENS John M. N o o n a n '50, U S N . He wore a Purple Heart ribbon, and his head and parts of his face were still in bandages. Johnny had been on one of the destroyers in the gun duel off Wolmi-do. He had been barely three months out of the Academy before he was in action.

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D. Beeler '49, U S M C , was killed in action. " B i m b o " Beeler had been a tackle on the team that tied Army 21-21 in 1948. He was awarded the Silver Star for action in Korea. he end of November brought a drastic change to the fighting. While MacArthur was talking about "getting the boys home for Christmas," there were "volunteers" from the Chinese Communist Forces staging north of the border river of the Yalu to come to the aid of the NKA. The U.N. forces were advancing through North Korea in two powerful columns. In the west.

Eighth Army was moving north. On the East Coast, X Corps spearheaded by IstMarDiv was heading toward the Manchurian border.

There was no physical contact between the columns since the high mountain range traversing the central spine of the peninsula, separated them. The Chinese struck with surprise and in force. The South Koreans and the soldiers of the U.S. Eighth Army "bugged out" and in full flight headed south. On the right, the Marines and soldiers of the U.S. seventh Infantry Division reeled under the outnumbering Chinese, but managed to form defensive positions and remain intact. Calls went out for firepower reinforcements.

Clearly it was a j o b for air and naval gunfire. Carriers and surface warships responded.

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"bilged" out academically First Class Year. Still the Marine quota held at 49, 7% of 700, not 52, which was 7% of 752.

Priorities for Marines went to former enlisted Marines and to sons of career Marines. There were exactly 49 of those in '51. In addition, over the years about two dozen more had expressed a decided interest in going Marine. I kept a personal roster of all those who expressed interest in the Marines, as well as those with priorities. I wanted to know whom I would be associated with during my career.

Then there was a subtle change in direction by many on my roster.

Former Marines expressed an extraordinary desire to fly. They felt that they had a better chance of doing so in the U.S. Air Force than they did as Marines where the requirement was two years in a ground component before applying to fly. Several with no previous Mjirine affiliation stated that until they took fleet craise they never really appreciated what a junior officer did aboard ship and were now looking forward to going to sea. One Classmate who made the original quota changed his mind, and Frank Perrin took his slot. 2ndLt F.G.

Up to that point many, especially future Marines, felt that the war was going to end before we had our chance. How wrong we were! ?

VALLEY FORGE (CV-45) had been the

first carrier in action in early summer of 1950. She had been reinforced by several fleet carriers, as well as smaller escort carriers carrying Marine aircraft. BOXER (CV-21) had been about to go into the yard during the summer when she was immediately diverted to Korea. In late October, with more fleet carriers in the Seventh Fleet, BOXER was ordered home to the West Coast for her overdue overhaul in the yard. Subsequently, as other carriers joined the fleet in WestPac, VALLEY FORGE and her worn-out aircrews were also en route home.

Few of us in Bancroft Hall realized the import of the new situation.

Up to that point many, especially future Marines, felt that the war was going to end before we had our chance. How wrong we were!

After a stunning upset of Army 14-2, a group of us went with Classmate Charlie O'Brien to his parents home in Lansdowne on Philadelphia's main line. It was a festive occasion for about two dozen of us. Among those present was Charlie's sister-in-law with her children. Her husband, LCDR James M. O'Brien '43, USN, had commanded a squadron in BOXER'S air group and was back on the West Coast. He was expected home shortly for Christmas. There was a telephone call. It was Jim for his wife and mother. There had been a change of plans. VALLEY FORGE had been ordered to make best speed to the West Coast, drop off her tired aviators and pick up BOXER' s Air Group. Then she was to msh back to WestPac. Jim would not be home for Christmas. War became real to about two dozen Mids.

The Marines fought their way south out of the Chinese trap to the port of Hungnam. There an armada of transports and LSTs waited to embark them and thousands of Korean refugees. Under a steel curtain of naval gunfire the Chinese were held at bay as the evacuation proceeded.

We Mids in Bancroft Hall went on Christmas leave, and returned to exams and then the "Dark Ages." For '51, a highlight would be duty and service selection. It was a lottery done by preference numbers. The lowest number gave the holder his choice of ship or service. In addition to the Navy and Marines, since the Class of '49, the Air Force had vacancies for 25% of the Class. The Marine quota was 7%. Before hostilities broke out in Korea, it had been determined by "the powers that be" that the Class of '51 would graduate and commission 700. Final exams at the end of Second Class Year were rigged to make it so. But the emergency of Korea made the powers rethink their false economies. Several members of the Class were saved by re-exams. We came back from leave at a strength of 752. We lost three during First Class Year for conduct infractions. Nobody ever 20

Perrin '51, USMC, was to be awarded four Purple Hearts to go with his Pabst Blue Ribbon.

The war in Korea rambled on into 1951. President Truman fired General MacArthur for political improprieties in the spring. Navy ships were still off shore, sweeping mines and shelling enemy targets. Carriers launched their aircraft against enemy targets. Marines were ashore hunting guerrillas in the south and the Army had started a limited offensive to regain ground given up in the great "bug out" after the intervention of the Chinese.

The Class of '51 got ready to graduate: We had a war to go to.

Many Classmates admonished us Marines not to get cuiy bullet holes in our new green uniforms. The day finally came. Friday I June 1951, '51 assembled in Dahlgren Hall for the last time together. There were 749 of us. The speaker was Defense Secretary and former General of the Army, George C. Marshall. His sonorous tone lulled many of us to sleep. Then came commissioning time. The Supe, VADM Harry W. Hill 'I I introduced "The Major General Conunandant." Gen. Clifton B. Gates, USMC. General Gates looked at the four stars on his shoulders and smiled. He began, "Repeat after me ..." and spouted the oath of office from memory. After a low response to the first phrase, he said, "Speak up, you're Marines now!" We did.

RADM James L. Holloway Jr.' 19, USN, ComCraLant and Supe our first three years, swore in the Navy. LtGen R.E. Nugent, USAF, did the honors for the Air Force. The last and lone officer corrmiissioned was 2LT Robert A. Renneman '51, USA. "Ish" Renneman had been a second lieutenant in the Army before coming to the Academy.

Caps flew in the air. Mothers and girlfriends pinned on shoulder boards or gold bars. Some of us went out Gate 2 and across the street to Carvel Hall to belly up to the bar. The "four-year wait" was over.

We could legally drink in Annapolis. A Wes Hammond is an active iconoclast. He commanded a rifle platoon in Korea and an infantry battalion in Vietnam. He has two advanced degrees: Catholic University (Int. Law) and University of Nevada (journalism) but thinks the Naval Academy is the world's best education (he was "tutored" on several occasions in front of the desk of the 'Dant) despite all that academic garbage. He styles himself a double "three time loser"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;three Purple Hearts and three tours as an Aide. He is not sure which was the most painful. Wes Hammond was Editor-in-Chief of S'/!j;7mare from 1983-1994.

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By MIDN 2/C Lauren Majchrzak '01 ummer always means freedom from the monotony of school, and the summer of 2000 has finally arrived. Having survived the Dark Ages, the long haul after Spring Break, finals and Commissioning Week, the remaining Midshipmen of the Brigade have set off to the four comers of the world to experience first-hand life in the United States Navy.

For the first time in eight years, 30 First Class Midshipmen will have the opportunity to participate in summer foreign exchange cruises. From Brazil, to exotic Australia, to the African coasts of Tunisia, from Canada to Germany, these Midshipmen will receive personal experience in dealing with foreign navies. As future leaders in the world's most powerful and versatile navy, it is important to conduct sea exercises with our counterparts to help promote stability and thwart aggression. The adventure they are about to embark upon can only produce more qualified officers to lead the U.S. Navy into the 21st century.

Sea life is not for all though, as some two-hundred and fifty Midshipmen will participate in Leatherneck at the Quantico Marine Base.

They will spend a month in a training atmosphere similar to the field exercises young second Ueutenants undergo while at The Basic School.

For those undecided in service selection, this is an excellent opportunity to see what the Marine Corps has to offer. First Class Midshipmen can then spend another month with a Fleet Marine Force (FMF), engaging in various operations, as well as being forward deployed on amphibious assault ships and flying with some Marine aviation squadrons.

For the majority of the First Class, the heart of the summer lies in the surface, subsurface and aviation cmises, in which we will have an opportunity to partake. Sununer Cruise can take you all over the world, and entice you with port calls in lands that you have only dreamed. Some will even have the oppormnity to earn their Shellback pins, drop Marines in Kosovo, or sit watch in the Persian Gulf. For

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those holding onto their 20/20 vision, an aviation cmise offers first hand flying experience from fighter and helicopter squadrons, to P-3s and EA-6Bs. All the excitement of the fleet does not belong to the First Class though. The Class of 2002 will be reared up and ready to go as they lead the Class of 2004 through their Plebe Summer, preparing them for life as Midshipmen and the retum of the Brigade. Second Class grey hull cmises provide the insider view to dealing with the enlisted as they work alongside a first class petty officer for their month at sea. Understanding your people, their needs and their environment is the invaluable lesson learned on this cruise. Never again will you have the chance to be on the other side of the khaki storm, and running with a first class petty officer is a key factor to success as a junior officer.

The Third Class will be yet another class to spend their summer with the infamous yard patrol craft that have served the Naval Academy so well over the years. They have added another port call to the New York and Boston route-Newport, RI. For those lucky enough to be underway in late June/early July, they will have the opportunity to train with Operation Sail 2000 which will be lead by the Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE. EAGLE, a tall ship captured from the Germans during World War II, serves as a training vessel for their swabs (fourth class) and about twenty first class Coast Guard cadets. They will join the Navy's finest in NYC for Fleet Week and the fourth of July. It promises to be exciting and exhilarating for everyone.

As for myself, I am off on an aviation cruise in the month of June.

It seems I have waited my whole life to leam to fly, and this summer I am being tempted and teased with my first taste of aviation life in the Navy. I am sure that the summer of 2000 holds rewarding and promising experiences for all Midshipmen as we are given the opportunities of a lifetime. <!'

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7\s we strive to serve our members better, we often get questions about the benefits we offer. One program that gets a lot of inquiries is our Alumni Travel program. Why do we offer travel? Who is eligible? Is it designed to make money or is it really a benefit? How do we determine a price? Is it a good deal?

The Alumni 'Travelprogrum has been in existence for more than 20 years. During that time thousands of alumni and supporters have traveled throughout the world with us and have had all kinds of adventures. Our goal for the program always has been to provide a service for our alumni; to give Naval Academy alumni unique travel opportuiuties at good prices, and the chance to travel with like-minded people who have shared similar life experiences. Most of our alumni have seen the world on active duty, but now they have the chance to go back and see these places again, this time on ships with no hull numbers and no watch standing, and to share this opportunity with a spouse or friends. Some of our programs are cruise based, others are land only. Recently we have added both football trips to see the Navy team play, plus some quick get-away trips designed for younger alumni with less time to travel.

Choosing which trips to offer is a time-consuming and detailed process. We work only with tour operators, not travel agencies because we want full service companies that specialize in dealing with groups of alumni and their specific needs. We also want companies that understand what our alumni want and who are willing to help us ensure that they get it. The company handles all the marketing and customer service before the trip, although we would love to do it all in-house, our staffing at Alumni House does not permit this. We choose trips that offer unique itineraries, a good travel value and features we feel are important to our alumni. These include: Ail" - It can be included in the package price or not. Many travelers prefer to make their own arrangements or use frequent flyer miles, and we want them to have this option whenever possible. However, using group or included air arrangements can save money and ensure the tour operator will be there to help should any problems occur. It also means all transfers to and from airports and all luggage porterage are included. This is the best way to have a worry free trip where someone else carries the bags and any last minute glitches are someone else's concern.

7-(otefs - Our tour operators choose only first-class and well located hotels. They often have wonderful long term relationships with some of the best hotels in the world, and can get great prices and availability, even during peak times. This allows our travelers to stay in the best places at affordable rates.

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Skhs '^tps - Most of our craises are on small or specialty ships. Because of the competitiveness and volatile market of big ship cruises, we find it hard to create a unique experience for our alumni on these types of trips and generally will not offer them. Our alumni have also told us they love small ships, with amenities they expect and the unique ability to visit sites they want to see up close. Our CLIPPER trip to Alaska can pull up next to an iceberg, not just view it from a mile away. Our river trips in Europe are always popular because they are like floating hotels—you unpack once, and still see hundreds of miles of the finest rivers in the world. Our longest cruise on three European rivers goes all the way from Amsterdam to Budapest! The tour operators we use often have chartered the entire ship, and even put their own staff aboard, so control and quality assurance are guaranteed.

ToiAr Directors/Gjuides - Every trip we offer is fully staffed by a professional tour director with extensive experience in the area you are visiting. They will be supplemented by local "step-on" guides who have a special area of knowledge about the city or specific site you are seeing that day. This helps make the trip experience like no other, and the companies we use have always gotten rave reviews from our travelers in this area. 'fymrsions - Depending on the trip, some or all of the shore or day trips will be included in the trip price. We try to find the best balance and give our travelers enough free time to explore on their own, while not letting them miss the must see sites in a given area. All our brochures spell out what is included in a trip. Any optional tours travelers wish to take are all purchased before departure, so everything is all set upfront before departure. Our wildly popular Alumni Campus programs are all-inclusive and everything is included in the tour price.

Our equally popular Escapade trips offer maximum flexibility and let you choose and pay for exactiy what you want to see, or let you explore entirely on your own.

Treats - Depending on the trip, meals may be with the group or own your own, but it will clearly state in the brochure what is included. Cruises have all the meals included on the ship, and many land programs include most meals as well.

Special features created just for us - whether it is a private tour of the Vatican while it is closed to the general public, or a private wine tasting party at a French winery, our alumni see the best features of a destination in a leisurely, intimate setting that allows maximum flexibility and time to really explore an area. We add as many special features as possible, and try to create a memorable trip for every traveler. We also attempt to give every alumni as much chance as possible to get to know the other members of our group. Our groups Shipmate, June 2000

often feel like a big family after just a few days, and many travelers keep in touch long after the trip is over. We have even had two marriages from couples that met while on one of our ti-ips! <>mallarouf) atmosphere - Many people have a hard time imagining group travel until they have experienced it. Our groups are small, usually 20-40 people, so we never take more than one motor coach to a site. This combined with our tour operators ability to schedule our visits during non-peak times, ensures us the best possible experience.

Small group travel means you get a great experienceti-avelingwith other alumni, the best service and tour staff to answer any question or provide assistance. vrice - We pick trips based on many things, but always keeping in mind the pocketbooks of our alumni. Travel is not cheap, but when you add up the components of a trip, the special features and services, we are sure you will find our trips to be an excellent value. We do not mark up our trips to make a profit, and so our trips will often cost less than similar trips offered by another school. Depending on whether the trip is all-inclusive or has different categories of accommodations, there often will be a range of prices. The brochure will clearly state the price differences, so travelers can decide which package is best for their needs. We are now also starting to offer quick get-away trips aimed at younger aluitmi with different needs and less time to travel.

T^osb - We send hosts on as many of our departures as we can, usually a Director or other executive from the Association. We do not mark up our trips to pay for hosts from the Alumni Association, as these are offered to us by the tour operator. We feel the presence of a host can really add to the group, bringing information about the Academy, the Alumni Association and additional resources to help ensure the best possible trip for the group. They can be invaluable in working with the tour operator or resolve any problems or finding ways to add special features that will be of interest to our group. They are also great fun at leading the singing of Blue and Gold at the cocktail party!

Alumni Travel can be a wonderfully rewarding experience for all involved. We invite all alumni and their families to give us a try. If you want to try one of our trips and bring some non-alumni friends along, they are welcome too. Surviving spouses of alumni are great travelers with us—come by yourself or bring a friend! Brochures for our trips mail throughout the year, and we have extra copies to send from Alumni House as well. Our travel schedule is also on the web site www.usna.com/programs and on the travel page of Shipmate as well. We welcome questions and inquiries, and would love to talk about any or all of our trips. For more information, please call Bobbi Collins at 410-263-4448, ext.139 or bobbi.coIlins@usna.com. <L

Anchors Away Alumni Travel 2001

/Ve are pleased lo preview our new itineraries for theyear 2001. Prices are tentative and may vary slightly in the final brochure. Dates are listed where known, but should be in the month listed.

'Eastern Sz. Orier}taf'Ef(firess(fehxmry 11-25, 2001) This amazing journey through Southeast Asia will allow you to see the beauty and majesty that are Thailand. IVIalaysia and Hong Kong. IS days. ($5,295 including air) (Alumni Holidays) 'Rpme 'Escapade (Februaiy 25-March 4. 2001) The perfect winter get-away and the perfect hotel—the five-star deluxe Excelsior Hotel. Day trip options include St. Peters SQuare, Florence, the Vatican, Naples and Pompeii. 8 days ($1,695 including air) (Alumni Holidays)

Irans-'Panama Canal Cruise (March 21-31, 2001) The six-star Crystal Harmony offers elegance and sailing amenities like no other ship. Visit Puerto Rico. Barbados. Curacao. Costa Rica and Mexico. II days (From $2,595, plus air add-ons) (Alumni Holidays) Leqenasoftne 74ile (March 12-22, 2001) an amazing adventure to the land of me Pharaohs; including a 5-day Nile cruise on the deluxe SONESTA NILE GODDESS. See Cairo. Aswan. Luxor, Abu Simbel and all the sites. II days ($3,595, including air) (Alumni Holidays) Antehedum •South (March 24-April I, 2001). From Charleston to |acksonvilie—The NANTUCKET CLIPPER sails leisurely down the coast, exploring Charleston, the Intercoastal Waterway, Beauford, Savannah, and others. 8 days (From $1,950 plus air) (Clipper Cruises)

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(April 2001) An all-

incluSlve journey througn the waterways of Holiaflcl and Belgium, featuring a 7-night cruise aboard the M.V. Prussian Princess. 9 days ($2,495 including air) (Gohagan & Companj') "Mandarin Cnina (April 2001) A l7-day journey featuring a 5-day Yangtze River cruise through the Three Gorges aboard the M.S. VICTORIA, plus visits to Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai. ($4,995 including air) (Gohagan & Company) Osfands oftfie Qod (May 25- |une 2, 2001) A Yacht cruise aboard the 30guest CALLISTO, with her wonderful amenities and ability to visit all the wonderful Greek Isles up close. 8 days (From $2,995. plus air) (Travel Dynamics)

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Afumni Codeae in 'Portuaaf{May 7-15, 2001) Evora, Portugal, is home whileyou expl<5re the beauty and history of this wonderful region—with its Pousadas and castles, Roman walls and Moorish influence. 9 days ($2,195 includes air) (Alumni Holidays) IPassaae on the Efhe (May 30-|une 13, 2001) Exciting capitals and historic treasures of Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland with a cruise along the River Elbe behveen Berlin and Prague, aboard the IWS EUROPA. 15 days ($3,995 includes air) (Alumni Holidays)

Afumni Codeae in 'Provence (june 12-20, 2001) This program spends a week in Aix-en^rovence, with day trips to many surrounding areas. A repeat of our 2000 sell-out. 9 days ($2,295 includes air) (Alumni Holidays) Afumni Codeae in Tuscany duly 8-I6, 2001) The Chianti region has much to offer, and we will see it alF—from its history, food, and wine, to its amazing people. 9 days ($2,295 including air) (Alumni Holidays) 'Rfiine andJAosefl^ver Cruise (August 9-19, 20OI) From Amsterdam to Strasbourg, travel aboard the newly renovated Switzerland II to discover the beauty and history of Europe's most beautiful rivers. II days (From $3,355 including air) (INTRAV) Afaskds Onside IPassaae (September 1-9, 2OOI) A third departure of our sell-out; the YORKTOWN CLIPPER brings small ship elegance to an area you've always wanted to see up close (from $2,200 plus air) (Clipper Cruises) Afumni Codeae in Orefand(Kmsz\t) (August 19-27, 2001) Learn about this historic area. With its role in Irish emigration, plus tour its wonderful gardens, castles and cottages. 9 days ($2,195 including air) (Alumni Holidays) Autumn in 'Ruraundtj and'Provence (September 2001) lourney through France's loveliestTegion, with three nights in Paris and an 8-day cruise along the Saone and Rhone rivers aboard the M.S. Ce27\NNE. 12 days (From $3895, including air) (Gohagan & Co.) E^hforina the Sea ofCortez (November 14-21, 2001) Explore the Natural History, beautiful scenery and abundant wildlife of the islands and bays of the Sea of Cortez, aboard the yacht-like YORKTOWN CLIPPER. 8 days (From $1800 plus air) (Clipper Cruises)

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Lieutenant General Charles G. Cooper '50, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

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e never knew when Operation Mousetrap ended and another counter-offensive began. Not that it mattered. The real issue was how much longer we could go on doing the things that had to be done.

The Communist Chinese continued to attack, but in smaller units, and they continued to surrender, but in larger numbers. The North Koreans remained unchanged. They fought until they died.

We received new battle maps imprinted with a new symbol of hope called the "Kansas Line." The line followed commanding terrain features across our front from southeast to northwest. The dominant mountain peak in our area, named for its height in meters, was Hill 907. Nearly 3,000 feet high, it looked to us like a smaller version of Mount Fuji. Hill 907 not only looked down our throats, it also overlooked a huge basin to the north named, "The Punchbowl." At this writing, almost 50 years later, the general trace of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas follows the Kansas Line. Hill 907 is barely inside the Republic of Korea. The Punchbowl is in the noman's-land between the two countries.

In 1951, most of the enemy long-range, anti-tank and mortar fire came from Hill 907. It was a heavily fortified redoubt. Our forces also believed that Hill 907 housed the command post of the North Korean division defending the area.

Sometime early in June, Lieutenant Kerrigan let us in on the general campaign plan. We would continue to attack until we reached the Kansas Line; then we would stop. Hill 907, dominating the surrounding area, was designated the Fifth Marines' regimental objective.

Our battalion commander. Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins, was anxious to reach the Kansas Line. He was scheduled to be relieved of command, and had sought to have that change delayed so that he could conduct the attack on Hill 907. He was running out of time. To make matters worse, he had lost his operations officer. Captain Jack Jones, who had suffered severe wounds from a booby trap. He was no longer available either to control our operations or to give calm, professional advice to the battalion commander.

Several days before the actual attack on Hill 907, we heard that the Fifth Marines would be launching a coordinated two-battalion assault when the time came. Since the hill mass had at least a half dozen large finger ridges leading to its summit, and because a determined enemy who knew how to use terrain was there in strength, a coordinated assault by several companies seemed absolutely essential. We expected the Third Battalion, by virtue of its location, to conduct a flanking attack down the ridgeline from west to east. Either we or the Second Battalion would have to carry out a frontal assault, because there was no way to get to a flanking position from our locations.

Except for where the six or so fingers led down from the summit, the sides of the hill were almost sheer drops down into the valley. As we moved closer to 907's foothills, fighting all the way, the enemy continued to bring mountain gun and mortar fire down on us night and day. It was remarkably accurate.

The soldiers of the American Civil War called battle casualty lists "the butcher's bill," and that's as good a term as any. Everyone from the newest rifleman on up knew that the butcher's bill to be paid for taking Hill 907 was going to be high. The only real question was which names would be on it. Marines will undergo almost any combat danger or hardship if they believe that similar units share the peril reasonably equitably. But when one unit gets thrust into harm's way more than others, its leaders can expect a decline in morale and com28

bat effectiveness. In fact, if they are not strong, the leaders will suffer these same effects.

But there are truly two sides to the issue; otherwise, it would never come up. In critical situations, a commander may have to go with his best, regardless of fatigue and other results of recent batties. Sometimes it is simply a matter of geographic location, which is why, for example, we were certain that the Third Battalion would be part of the assault on Hill 907. At other times, changes in leadership might affect the assignment of units to a tough task. However, after all the thinking and talking are done, commanders who have a tough nut to crack usually hit it with their best hammer. As we fought our way to the base of Hill 907, the Baker Bandits got squeezed in one of these decision vises.

Early in June of 1951, the Fifth Regiment was attacking northward, just west of the Soyang-gang River. The Third Battalion was on the regiment's left, and our First Battalion was on the right, with its right flank stretched out to the river bank. The Second Battalion, following in the tracks of the other two, was in regimental reserve. B Company was more than busy. Before he was wounded. Captain Jones had identified fourteen intermediate objectives leading to Hill 907, the regimental objective. Of the fourteen, ten had been assigned to the Bandits.

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The company had been attacking cross-compartment—from one ridgeline straight across to the next. Just the climbing itself would have been exhausting, but that paled in comparison to the fighting.

Each of the objectives was stoutiy defended. The Baker Bandits had ten heated firefights and conducted ten casualty-producing assaults before reaching the base of Hill 907. As we had done for weeks, we attacked during daylight hoius and defended ourselves at night against the waves of Chinese soldiers sent to destroy us. Baker Company was wearing out. n June 6 we received two lieutenants and several en' listed Marines as replacements. This infusion of new blood helped. First Lieutenant Dave Gaily was assigned to lead the First Platoon, and Second Lieutenant Ray Fagan was assigned the Second Platoon. Typical of the company's trials was the June 16 deatii of Lieutenant Ed Fisher, the mortar section leader. Ed and several others were killed by mortar fire just as we reached the base of Hill 907.

Our arrival at the foot of the 907 fortress was to have marked an end to the daily routine of attacking into the teeth of well-prepared enemy positions. We expected A Company to relieve us and allow us to get at least a brief rest. As planned, A Company joined us on June 16 and took over our defensive positions of the previous night. We moved to a nearby place and established new positions. That night, A Company took a heavy attack and had one of its platoons overrun. It was a close thing, but they held on and finally ejected the enemy force. In the process, the company took many casualties and lost a Ught machine gun to the Chinese who had penetrated their lines. B Company was not called on to assist, but after it was over, the air was heavy with foreboding. We could all feel it. A Company had been hit hard—probably too hard. It had fought most of the night and in the

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process had lost something. We were no longer certain that A Company was going to replace the Bandits and take over our assault duties. Hill 907 loomed even larger in the foreground, both geographically and psychologically.

Sometime during mid-moming of June 17, battalion ordered Lieutenant Kerrigan to conduct a company-level patrol to Hill 578. This hill, a prominent knob, was the gateway to the maze of climbing ridgelines that culminated in Hill 907. Hoping to lighten our load, or perhaps trying to get a better feel for our future, the skipper sought battalion's permission to leave our packs behind, since we would be returning once we were relieved by A Company. The response came quickly—an ominous "negative" that was a strong clue to future possibilities. With Dave Gaily and the First Platoon in the lead, B Company moved to Hill 578 and climbed it without incident. Reporting no enemy in sight, we took up tactical positions and waited for A Company to appear and relieve us.

The wait gave us an opportunity to look over Hill 907, above. A wide, well-used path led up the nearest finger. Large trees along the path formed a canopy that filtered or screened out entirely a bright sun that beat down with increasing intensity as it climbed the midday sky. The enemy had cut most of the underbmsh away, a sign that it had cleared fields of fire for defensive positions somewhere on the slope. Using binoculars, I finally picked out at least ten of them— well-camouflaged bunkers some two hundred yards up the hill. It looked like a Gibraltar!

Compared to the previous several days, this day was quiet, almost peaceful—so much so that the troops relaxed and began to doze in the hot sun. Fighting the temptation to do the same, the officers studied what they could, silently examining the terrain and defenses in front of us. Shortly after noon, a stirring around the company command post announced that the battalion radio was demanding attention. It was the battalion commander and he wanted to speak to Lieutenant Kerrigan. The conversation was brief, its message unwelcome, but in some ways not unexpected. Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins told the skipper that the Fifth Marines had given the First Battalion permission to seize Hill 907. He ordered B Company alone to get it done. All thought of a coordinated, carefully planned, and heavily supported, two-battalion attack floated away into space—to the nevernever land of tactical plans that should have been executed, not discarded. None of us ever learned why.

It was late in the day to start an attack of this magnitude without either planning or advance preparation, but that is exactly what was expected. To make matters worse, the battalion commander totally preempted the company commander by specifying that "Charlie Cooper's Third Platoon will lead the attack."

The terrain held by the enemy dominated the area, and there was no doubt that, having observed our climb to Hill 578, the enemy knew our strength and the nature of our weapons. Soon they would know our intentions as well.

We, on the other hand, would be moving directly into the enemy's main battle position with no more information than what we had gleaned from our limited view up the hill. The Third Platoon, followed by the rest of the Bandits, would have to attack on a narrow front with no planned fire support, with both flanks exposed, and with no reinforcements: just move out and attack. The concept was almost overwhelming, but there was no alternative. It was time to remember that, as a Marine officer, the one thing worse than dying is failing your troops in battie.

When confronted with an operational problem in combat, an officer must suppress personal fears and concentrate on the professional things that can and should be done. The problem was simple enough to describe: in many respects, our situation and mission bordered on the suicidal. What we had to remember was that there were positive

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aspects as well. First and foremost, we were Marines, a point that may seem trite or even juvenile to the outsider, but one that meant much to usâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and of at least equal importance, it also meant much to the enemy. The Marines of this platoon had been through a great deal together; they were experienced, they knew what they were doing, and they were like brothers. They had never failed me or the company, and they understood the meaning of "orders" just as well as I did.

If those factors were not enough, and they might not have been, we also had a potential hole card. Marines have a penchant for taking combat souvenirs; as a result, we had our own stock of captured enemy ammunition and weapons. Their hand grenades, while not as good as ours, were good enough for us to use at night for booby traps and to use as a reserve whenever we ran short. More to the point, we also had brand new, mint-condition burp guns, not especially accurate at distance, as the enemy had so often proved, but handy for close fighting. The troops had been intrigued by these sparkling new weapons ever since we had captured them, and although we had turned most of them in (too much to carry), we had managed to hang on to a dozen, along with sizable amounts of ammunition. It was time to do something different. We might confuse the enemy by using their own weapons against them. If we did, we would be saving our own limited ammunition. More important, our using his weapons against him would give the platoon a definite psychological boost.

Agreeing with that rationale. Bill Kerrigan approved the idea of arming the two lead squads with burp guns. He also said that battalion had just informed him that 907's defenders were North Koreans, and probably an old enemy, the Tenth Division. We knew what to expect. There would be no surrendering, and there would be a lot of dyingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all of the North Koreans, and maybe most of us.

There was little time to make a reconnaissance. Staff Sergeant Reiman, the platoon guide, the machine gun section leader, three squad leaders, and I moved forward to a large boulder to leam what we could. It wasn't much, but it helped. The cut undergrowth had left the area open, but there were boulders and folds in the ground that we could use to mask tactical movement. We developed the plan, then explained it to our men. Hiding behind the terrain folds and boulders, the two lead squads would work their way around the bunkers and take them from the rear. Unlike the procedure in most other attacks, the machine guns would move with the assaulting squads, constantly changing position and always furnishing support. The plan may not have been the best way to deal with what appeared to be mutually supporting bunkers, but it was the best we could do. n my final conversation with Bill Kerrigan, I expressed confidence that we would be able to penetrate through a number of the bunkers. The problem was that each penetration would leave us more vulnerable to enemy fire from both flanks. It was clear that our frontage and maneuver room would narrow as we moved upward. If the assault went as planned, we were going to need impressive quantities of accurate fire support on both flanks.

We finished making preparations. We had issued the orders, and everyone understood them, down to the newest rifleman. Glancing up the hill as they listened to squad or fire team leaders explaining how we would operate, the troops steeled themselves for what they knew would be, at best, a long afternoon. At worst, it could be the last afternoon. We issued burp guns and ammo to the two lead squads, an action that had helped divert their attention from the coming ordeal. To lighten the load, the men had removed their packs and put them in squad stacks for retrieval after the attack. It was time to go.

Once I had informed Bill Kerrigan that we were moving out, the lead troops started forward in a series of fire team rushes that produced early successes. In the first half hour we took four bunkers from the rear and destroyed them without meeting any enemy resistance. Then the North Koreans began reacting. They had us pinpointed.

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Scattered rifle fire gave way to persistent and accurate firing. Suddenly, when we were halfway up the hill and fully deployed, a murderous fire erupted on three sides; from directly ahead and the two flanks. We were in real trouble. Only the rear was secure. We called in air strikes and artillery fire without letup. We used everything that was available, and there was plenty. No one else was fighting that day, so we had it all.

In spite of the continuous curtain of supporting fire to our front and on the flanks, we were taking casualties. The North Korean machine guns were relentless. My platoon radio operator took a round through the neck, and appeared to have died instantiy. A Marine sprang forward, removed the radio from its dead operator, started moving toward me, and was killed before he could get to cover.

Inexplicably, Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins's voice suddenly came over the company radio net, screaming obscenities at the enemy. He knew they were listening. Maybe he was trying to rattie them. Whatever his intent, he was clearly getting out of control and his tirade was having no visible effect. The well-concealed North Korean machine guns chattered the language of death, and Marines were dropping in increasing numbers when Hopkins decided that he wanted to talk to me. It was a short conversation. We had to have him call in additional air support on the crest and more heavy artillery fire on the flanks if we were to continue to move. I hastily gave the proper map coordinates for both.

The ground shook under our feet and red hot machine gun shell casings dropped on and around us as strafing aircraft swooped in overhead, hosing down the area to our front. But each of the platoon's successes in the tortured progress upward brought more difficulties.

As we moved deeper into the North Korean defenses, our location and tactics became more obvious, and our maneuver room shrank to almost nothing.

We had used confusion, maneuver, envelopment from the rear of their bunkers, and the shock effect of massive supporting arms. I remained with the two assaulting squads and kept the two machine guns close, because a counterattack could come at any time. With all we had done, the volume of enemy fire did not reach its maximum until the ground began to level. We were nearing the top, but could move no fartherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Marines were dying. The noise, smoke, confusion, killing, and increasingly fanatical enemy resistance were almost overpowering. The issue was in doubt.

During our move up the hill, the skipper had sent Lieutenant Dave Gally's First Platoon up an adjacent finger on our left flank with orders to suppress enemy flanking fires that were hurting us badly. At about the time we assaulted, the First Platoon uncovered and destroyed an enemy outpost that was causing our problems. In turn, they began receiving fire from slightly ahead of both flanks, losing one killed and three seriously wounded in the initial exchange. They returned fire, and received orders to hold their ground. Sooner, rather than later, they and their casualties would have to be removed from that exposed position.

While this was going on. Lieutenant Ray Pagan's Second Platoon had been sent forward to assist in moving our dead and wounded.

Ray became one of the assisted when he went down with a hit from a machine gun burst that eventually resulted in the loss of a leg.

About 4:30 p.m. we seemed to be on the military crest, just short of a final assault position. There weren't many troops left, but we still had the machine guns and we couldn't stay where we were. If we stopped, the North Koreans would pick us all off in short order. There was no turning back. It was move forward or die. I asked for one more air strike. Hopkins radioed to state that two Air Force F-80s armed with napalm tanks were orbiting overhead. Eavesdropping on our tactical air support radio net, they had checked in to offer help.

We agreed that I would mark the target area with my last white phos-

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phorous grenade. The cloud of white smoke would rise through the trees, the pilots would see it easily, and all they had to do was drop on the smoke. The pilots "rogered" the instmctions and reported themselves ready to turn for the "hot" run to the target. I signaled what was left of the platoon—12 to 15 Marines—to move forward with me, then pulled the pin on the grenade. We were moving forward, screaming madly as the volume of fire swelled, when I heaved the grenade as far as I could.

The grenade had flown some thirty yards between the trees when a massive blow on my left side flattened me. It was like being hit with an ax. A large ax. It spun me around completely. The senior corpsman. Doc Broderick, moved like a flash, trying to plug the hole in my left side. I looked up to see enemy troops forming on line beyond where the grenade had exploded and apparently confused them. They seemed to be milling around in the grenade's smoke. Considering the F-80s on their inbound mn with the napalm, from our viewpoint there was no better place for North Korean confusion. The platoon, or what was left of it, was on the ground, firing at the line of North Koreans.

The machine gun section added its weight and I was able to continue firing my carbine. The North Koreans were feeling the punishment.

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s the smoke rose, the shadowy figures of the enemy became more visible. It was a long line of North Korean soldiers, dressed in camouflaged uniforms, each with leaves and twigs added for additional effect. They looked much like clumps of bushes. Armed with burp guns, they were firing from the hip; had they been more accurate, they would have killed us all. We took them under fire with everything we could muster and couldn't miss at that range, particularly with machine guns. It was the North Koreans' turn to fall like bowling pins. But they kept on coming. The yells, the screams, and the noise of chattering automatic weapons, all hemmed in by the trees, shut off outside sounds.

We couldn't kill them fast enough and, heavily outnumbered, were about to take on the North Korean counter-attack in hand-to-hand combat. As they started moving, my carbine was hit on the stock and literally blown out of my hands. Conscious but unable to move my legs, I drew my fighting knife. It would be the last resort. There was nothing else left.

We never heard it coming. Hell exploded through the trees. The napalm bombs burst in the branches directly over the North Korean troops, not thirty yards away. Fire and flames were everywhere. The heat was unbelievable. We had bums and almost suffocated, but the North Korean counter-attack had been incinerated, en masse. It was no more. Hanging by our fingernails some 100 yards from the peak of HiU 907, we were no longer an effective fighting force. Our courageous machine gunners and that lucky, perfectly timed napalm drop had saved what was left of the Third Platoon. We could go no farther.

"Doc" Broderick had violated all medical protocol by stuffing a kidney back into the large hole in my lower left side and doing everything possible to plug it up. He asked me what time it was. (Corpsmen were trained to ask their patients the time as a means of getting their minds off their wounds and avoiding combat shock, which was often as fatal as the wounds.) I told him it was 5:00 p.m., and that I was not going into shock. He told me not to worry about it: he wouldn't let that happen, but he had to get me out of there before I bled to death—which he then did. I wasn't the only one he saved. He was the miracle man of the day, saving lives by the dozen as men dropped all around him. Broderick should have received the Medal of Honor for his courage and his selfless devotion to duty that afternoon.

The next day, 18 June, elements of the Third Battalion approached Hill 907 from the left flank and occupied the regimental objective without firing a shot. The enemy had pulled out, having apparentiy held at all costs until the headquarters of the Tenth North Korean Division could move out. Ironically, our assault was the last action

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undertaken by United Nations forces in Korea during the summer of 1951. A three-month ceasefire followed almost immediately.

Two days later, on 20 June, the Tenth Corps Commander recognized what B Company and the rest of the Fifth Marines had accomplished since early June. There were other forms of recognition as well, but General Almond lent special meaning to the sacrifices of so many when he sent the following message: Please express my appreciation and high commendation to the officers and men of the Fifth Regiment, U.S. Marines, and its supporting units, for their valor, persistence, and combat effectiveness in the fighting of the past ten days. Today I made an aerial reconnaissance of the near impossible mountain peaks east ofTaem-san captured by the Fifth Regiment. I have nothing but admiration for the dauntless men who scaled those peaks and now remain on their assigned objectives.

But late on that afternoon of Father's Day, 17 June, the Third Battalion's success and General Almond's message were yet to come.

There was still work to be done on the forward slope of Hill 907.

The dead and wounded of what was left of the Third Platoon had to be evacuated. The battalion commander had dispatched a single rifle platoon from A Company to reinforce B Company. That force might have helped somewhere, but the meager reinforcement reached the Bandits only after Lieutenant Kerrigan had moved the company halfway back down the mountain.

It was time for me to go back down the hill. As they half carried, half dragged me to a safer place, the machine gun section leader ran forward to the spot where I'd been hit.

Risking sniper fire, he retrieved my helmet and returned it to me.

He knew that it held a picture of my wife.

Earlier in the day, we'd cut saplings in an attempt to clear firing lanes for the company's 60mm mortars. The 60s were never able to make a real contribution, but the saplings now came in handy. Our men used them and ponchos to rig improvised stretchers that took the dead and wounded to the bottom of the mountain, where the jeep ambulances waited. As carefully as possible, the sad procession started slowly downhill. It was a trip that we had seen so many others make.

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by C a p t a i n Harvey Headland '35, U.S. Navy, Retired

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t was near the end of June 1950. Destroyer Squadron Nine, along with the light cruiser JUNEAU, was deployed in Japanese waters, while the major portion of the U.S. Seventh Fleet patrolled off Indo-China (later called Vietnam), where a combat situation was in progress between France and the local communist rebels.

Squadron Nine, Division One, looked forward to a flag-showing cruise at various Japanese ports. But on 25 June, just as Commodore Halle Allen and I were about to visit the local culture-pearl farm near Sasebo, news arrived of North Korean forces crossing the 38th parallel into South Korea.

As part of the plan to locate enemy gun positions on Wolmi-do, the destroyers of Squadron Nine would be sent in first, to tempt the gunners on the island to disclose their positions. The destroyers were required to enter the harbor at flood tide, anchor at the short stay, and be ready for anything. Thus they acquired the name they have held ever since; "The Sitting Ducks."

We soon learned that the United Nations (U.N.) organization intended to counter this invasion with military forces. Hence, we also soon found our ships interdicting traffic routes on the coasts of Korea as well as conducting shore bombardment of industrial sites in North Korea. This action continued through July and August.

On 13 September, the augmented Seventh Fleet navigated its route through the very limited waterway of Flying Fish Channel en route to Inchon-Seoul. In the lead was Destroyer Squadron Nine, composed

Then came news (secret) of plans for an amphibious landing by U.N. forces in the southern part of the peninsula near Pusan, as the North Koreans had overmn most of South Korea. However, General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the U.N. forces in the area, and military govemor of Japan, proposed a strategy that would create an ambush by deploying U.N. forces in the rear of the enemy.

Robert A. Schelling), COLLETT (Commander Robert A. Close), GURKE (Commander Frederick Radel), and HENDERSON (Commander William S. Stewart). The latter two were not regular members of Squadron Nine, but were added for this operation.

His altemative plan was to enter Flying Fish Channel on the west coast of the Korean peninsula with an amphibious landing at Inchon, the port for the capital city of Seoul. The enemy could be cut off from its line of supply and forced to retreat. This deployment was chosen over the frontal attack first planned, and on 10 September, aerial bombing of the approaches to Inchon began.

The hazards of approaching and attacking Inchon are considerable, if not miserable. The tides there reach 30 feet, with resulting tidal currents of 5 knots. The tides determine the date and hour of entrance to the port. An amphibious invasion could be attempted only a few days a month.

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Another hazard was the pyramidal island of Wolmi-do guarding the inner harbor. Its location gave it command over the sea approaches in every direction. It had to be neutralized before a landing could be done.

Wolmi-do was called "the cork in the bottle" for this operation.

of MANSFIELD (flag-Commander E. Harvey Headland), DEHAVEN (Commander Oscar B. Lundgren), LYMAN K . SWENSON (Commander

The six destroyers broke away from the other elements of the fleet and proceeded up the narrow confines of Flying Fish Channel that led to the port and planned landing beaches. They were in column, led by MANSFIELD. AS the approach continued for about four hours, a Korean interpreter aboard MANSFIELD reported hearing a broadcast, warning the Wolmi-do defenders that we were coming.

The next hazard encountered was the sighting of enemy mines, not yet submerged by the rising tide. HENDERSON was detached to destroy these while the remaining ships advanced up the channel. Now the 350-foot mount of Wolmi-do appeared dead ahead, and soon the vessels all reached their assigned position in the inner harbor and anchored, without any exchange of fire. It was an eerie silence in a combat situation.

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COLLETT and GURKE were the nearest to the fortified Wolmi-do, only some 700 yards away. With the hauling down of the flag hoist to execute the assigned mission, firing of the destroyers' 5-inch guns commenced. At first the shore batteries did not respond—but only for a few minutes. Then the shore batteries concentrated their fire on the ships closest; COLLETT, GURKE, and SWENSON.

CoiXETT was hit five times, with five men wounded and her firing computer damaged. She moved out of range. GURKE was hit three times and sustained two men injured. SWENSON was not hit, but Lieutenant Junior Grade David H. Swenson '48 fell from a shell or fragment (See "The Pabst Blue Ribbon" p. 18).

Thus the "Sitting Ducks" accomplished their mission of causing the enemy to disclose tiieir position and power. All this required less than an hour and, conscious of the now-falling tide, the destroyers began their retirement. Fortunately, none of the ships were damaged in its propulsion machinery.

As MANSFIELD, the first ship in and now the last one out of the inner harbor, passed close by the shore batteries, I cranked up flank speed.

From the wing of the bridge, I actually saw shells flying over the ship.

"Some kind of miracle," according to some accounts of the action.

the first YAK recovered by our forces, becoming a valuable object for intelligence study.

With the enemy now driven from the beaches, the Marine landing from LSTs and other landing craft proceeded, placing thousands ashore at ihe next high tide the following day. For the destroyers of DesDiv 91 and its two sister ships, our "Sitting Duck" episode was finished.

We went on to other duties, primarily shore bombardments, such as the siege of Wonsan on the east coast of the peninsula. Except for short periods of three months for stateside repairs, the destroyers remained in Korean waters for the three-year duration of the war. I, for one, had 22 months in MANSFIELD, and eventually became "Papa Duck" as senior CO. In retrospect, this operation of placing destroyers as targets to tempt the enemy to disclose its positions was an audacious undertaking. Its success (at die sacrifice of Lieutenant (jg) Swenson and injuries to eight men) was a great credit to the U.S. Navy's aggressive spirit and courage, -i^ Harvey Headland '35 began his career with a five-year tour in QuiNCY (CA). During WWII, he was CO POPE (DE) and DivCom in BUCKLEY (DE). After shore duty at Mare Island, he was CO MANSFIELD (DD) for action in Korea, followed by duty in the MA AG program in Paris. More shore duty stateside, a tour as CO PONCHATOLTLA (AO), and a second career in the academic world. He picked up two MBAs and began teaching for the University of Puget Sound in 1963. In 1968, he went overseas for 11 years with the University of Maryland, teaching at various U.S. military bases in the Far East and Europe, then returned to teaching in Tacoma, WA, retuming in 1990.

Upon reflection, one can deduce the ship was passing under enemy guns close enough to be below their depression limits. This is exactly what happened on MANSFIELD, to my consternation. Naturally, I felt defenseless in the midst of battle. (My guns' firing was cut off by depression limits—to avoid blasting personnel nearby.) At this point neither the gunnery officer nor I recognized the cause. To cease firing would have been my last possible thought.

FIRE SUPPORT Not receiving any sensible response from the telephone talker, I went outside the pilot house and climbed above the bridge where the gunner director was located. By this time, the cause of our gun silence was understood.

Then, to display some sort of counter battery, I ordered the 40mm antiaircraft guns to open up. These mounts were not restricted by depression cams, and with bright red tracers on all shells, a good display of offense was created, if not greatly destructive of enemy gun positions.

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Thus we exited the iimer harbor, last in the column, without any damage to ship or personnel. I have been thankful to God ever since.

Besides events like the unexpected ceasefire of the 5-inch guns while under attack, there were other events that MANSFIELD encountered not reported in all battle reports.

One was the boat tour of General MacArthur in his barge, circling the destroyers following the silencing of the enemy guns. We made no attempt at honors, such as manning the rail in this battle scenario. Another was an attack by an enemy YAK propeller plane on the cruiser ROCHESTER, when its missile hit the aircraft crane on the stern, exploding and injuring two personnel. A second YAK plane strafed the Royal Navy cmiser JAMAICA, killing one British seaman. This plane was shot down by JAMAICA'S antiaircraft guns and recovered by our allied forces nearby, still in near-perfect condition. We understood it was

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Personal Experience in Korea A Memory from Dick Clas '48

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n early 1950, my wife, Joanne, and I met Bill Goggins—a Marine first Ueutenant, in Marblehead, MA, while my ship, WINSTON ( A K A 94) was going through rehab in the Boston Navy Yard. The Goggins, Bill and his wife, Peggy, were neighbors and we became close friends.

Eventually WINSTON got underway and headed through the Panama Canal to the West Coast and on to Korea. On the way, we loaded supplies, vehicles, and a contingency of Marines. I happened to be OOD the day the Marines came on board and to my unbelievable surprise, there was Lieutenant Goggins leading his company up the gangplank to hitch a ride with us to Korea.

I was one of the three qualified OODs underway—standing 4 in 12—and we arranged to have Lieutenant Goggins stand AOOD with me on the way across.

One night, on watch, Lieutenant Goggins suggested to my skipper, Captain Jack McGinnis, an outstanding gentleman and commanding officer, that it would be a great experience for me if I went ashore with the Marines when we landed in Inchon. My captain agreed— probably an easy way to get rid of me. Nonetheless, he assigned one of my chief gunners (1 was gunnery officer) to join me in the landing.

On the appointed day about 4:00 a.m., I climbed down the cargo net into the LCVP, along with Chief Murphy, the gunners mate, and Lieutenant Goggins and his Marines. The landing was just like we see in the movies with all the confusion and screw ups—I got half soaked, but later managed to dry off by a huge fire on the beach.

The Marines were moving forward and I said goodbye and good luck to Bill Goggins. Because of the heavy landing craft traffic that was expected, Murph and I were told before we left the ship that we would not be picked up until near dark.

So Murph and I spent the day scrounging for "deserted" rifles and small arms to bring back to WINSTON. We managed to collect four cases of abandoned new Russian Mosin-Nagant 7.62MM rifles—24 rifles in all. We were both gun nuts—so this was a great find. I remember we also picked up several cases of what we thought was 7.62MM ammo, but when we opened the cases on board our ship, we found most of the "ammo" was small, dark green hand grenades without the trigger mechanism, which we had to toss overboard.

The chief and I started to be a little concemed that, in the confusion of the landing, the guys on WINSTON forgot about us and set sail. But about 10:00 p.m. an LCM—a beautiful sight—pushed onto the beach, dropped the ramp. Murph and I were on our way back to our ship.

When I climbed on board, a steward handed me a cup of coffee and asked me if I'd like a sandwich. I sat in the wardroom getting warm, with the white table cloth and all the thought, about Lieutenant Goggins. I love the Navy, but from that day on, my admiration and respect for the Marines has been absolutely the highest.

And, as things happen in the service, I never saw Lieutenant Goggins again. We were all so busy with our own concerns that we just lost touch. What a shame. I did write to Chief Murphy and heard from him several times but again, lost touch.

My last memory of WINSTON was that while on board for roughly two years, the bos'nmates taught me how to "pipe." When I left the ship, with orders to New London, our Chief Bos'n Hightower piped me over the side and gave me his pipe which I cherish to this day.

With this new computer age, I'm setting out to try to renew contacts with these wonderful people. Hope I have some luck.

Dick Clas '48

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"Where's Our Air Cover?" t was D-Day for the invasion of Southern France in August 1944.

My destroyer lay 1,000 yards off the beach near San Tropez, France, prepared to lend support fire for the troops going ashore. Though events taking place were exciting, there were moments of inactivity when we just watched what was going on around us. During one of these periods, the captain, who was observing the action from the bridge wing, began asking some rhetorical questions that no one really had any answers to, such as, "Where is that landing boat going?" or, "Where is our air cover?" It was during one of these open question periods when a fresh-caught, 18-year-old seamen assigned as a bridge messenger found himself alone on the bridge wing with the captain. Looking around, and seeing no one else nearby, he felt compelled to provide some kind of answer to the captain, and so he responded with: "I don't know, captain, I don't know any more about this stuff than you do!" The captain looked at him in amazement, shook his head in disbelief, and quietly walked through the pilot house to the other bridge wing and continued his observations.

CDR Arthur Major '44, USN (Ret.)

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ack in 1949 as Second Classmen, we were in high spirits preparing for the Ring Dance during June Week. I had another reason to rejoice. My OAO had said "yes" to my proposal and we planned a wedding upon graduation in 1950. However, I had as yet no inkling of the resolve with which my fiancee viewed proper behavior.

We entered Dahlgren Hall for the dance splendidly; me in starched whites and my drag in an adorable pink evening gown with rear bustles. I left her with friends while venturing to the punch table for refreshments.

As I pondered selections, something cool and wet ran down my right leg. Stepping back, I exclaimed, "That helps." and turned to see a Navy captain juggling his pink punch cup. His response was, "Well, if you wouldn't stand so close to the table, son, those things wouldn't happen."

What could I say! When I returned with drinks she exclaimed, "What happened to you?" I proffered that the evening hadn't started well, and related my mn-in with the captain. She immediately excused herself and was gone, in his direction. I followed, but too late!

As she approached the captain and his wife, she pretended to trip and all but fell. In the process, she flipped her cup, and alas, the captain tumed wet and pink. Excusing herself, she fled the scene.

I beat a hasty retreat and caught up with her safely out of sight of the captain's commotion. We quickly decided to skip the rest of the dance and lie low.

I determined this was the right young lady to spend the rest of my life with. Yes, we have had memorable moments along the way, though none with the dramatic "punch" of this incident. We enjoyed a career in the Air Force (I didn't care to run into that Navy captain again) and now look forward to our 50th wedding anniversary on 4 June, 2000.

Jack Akin '50

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am the grandmother of Jake Zweig, Class of 1995. His Shipmate comes to his home address in Steilacoom, WA, although Jake lives in Virginia Beach, VA. I read it then send it on to him.

In the April issue, the column from the Class of 1981 ended with a part of the poem by Masefield (not John Mansfield). I think he should have used the whole poem. It is a great poem and is published in many books of poetry. My copy of One Hundred and One Famous Poems, An Anthology, compiled by Roy J. Cook, is where I read it.

Maybe you would like to print the whole poem.

I do enjoy reading Shipmate.

I grew up in Port Angeles, WA, and in the 1920s we used to have the whole Pacific Fleet come in during the summer. Port Angeles has a huge harbor and the Fleet at that time was not as large as at is now.

Nor were the ships as large. There was one problem, the ships had been to Hawaii and the people could swim in the waters of the harbor and the Straits of Juan de Fuca, they were in for quite a shock. We were kids and knew no other water, so we swam in the cold water.

Thank you for letting me remember.

Beret Zweig

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am the daughter of Dixie and Clifford Tiby Corbin '26. I seek assistance in two projects I have undertaken. I wish to create an archive of American Samoa from 1900 to 1951, the period it was governed by the Navy.

My family lived there prior to World War II when my father was aide to two of the naval governors. During that time, the whole Pacific was searching for Amelia Earhart; the maiden and only flight of the Pan American SAMOA CLIPPER ended in a tragic crash imme-

diately after take off from Pago Pago; and the notorious Sea Devil, Count Felix von Luckner, was our guest during a goodwill mission distributing Bibles (filled with Nazi propaganda) to the Samoans.

Later, the Japanese would fire one shell, which ironically, hit a store owned by the only Japanese resident.

Life is now very different in American Samoa, thanks to World War II and the Department of the Interior. The pristine harbor is now polluted by two tuna canneries and is cris-crossed by cable cars. Our welfare system is leading to the extinction of craftsmen, boat builders and fishermen. Whereas there were no cars when we were there, the island now sags under piles of junked cars. Commercial television is taking its toll with soaring crime and alcoholism.

The Navy years were an exciting, dignified period of our history and a way of life that is gone forever. Soon, everyone who was privileged to experience it will also be gone.

For this reason, I am soliciting memorabilia of the Navy years of Samoa. Photographs, old newspaper clippings, event programs, communications and most importantly, memoirs, no matter how brief or trivial. Anything remembered is worth recording for posterity. The young Samoans deserve to know how wonderful their country used to be.

Furthermore, if anyone knows the whereabouts of any medical, dental, enlisted or civilian personnel who served there, I would appreciate this information as well.

The second project is the formation of a Society of 26 Juniors. We have a small group of interested Juniors, including Ward and Linda LaHardy (children of Diz ) Sally Craig Larson (daughter of Kenny Craig) and Pat Stroop (son of PD.) Please help us locate others.

Please send any information to: Judy Corbin Housley, 125 E. Lake Drive, AnnapoHs, MD 21403

ALL HANDS Midshipmen of the Class of 2001 Meet Governor Jeb Bush. his photo was taken in the State Capitol in Tallahassee, FL on 15 March 2000. Submitted by Michael Spinelli, father of Joseph Spinelli '01.

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"The'Old Master' of the Sky"

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n Friday, 24 March, the National Air and Space Museum unveiled a spectacular aviation art exhibition by award-winning artist R.G. Smith. Smith's collection entitled "The 'Old Master' of the Sky" features 25 elegant paintings and drawings and is scheduled to mn through 5 September. R.G. Smith is an Honorary Naval Aviator and most of his paintings are of naval aviation. For additional information, visit the National Air and Space Museum Web site: www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/exh/NASMexfea.htm. The cover photo of this issue is an example of his work, "Hwachon Dam." A n o t h e r June W e e k Wedding n Saturday, 3 June 2000, Rear Admiral Larry B. Franklin '59 will be wed to Judy K. Bidwell at the Naval Academy Chapel at 1:00 p.m.

This date also happens to be the same date that ADM Franklin graduated from the Naval Academy 40 years ago. Congratulations!

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The purpose for this book is to allow the spouses of those who have served in the past and present to look back, laugh and remember fondly their memories of military life. The book is also for those spouses who are currently dealing with the demands of life as a NavyMarine Corps spouse. I also hope that this book can be beneficial for those spouses yet to come.

Stories must be from a spouse of a USNA graduate and cover any period from Plebe Year to retirement. Stories should include the graduate and spouse's names, class year, and an approximate date for when the story occurred. Spouses may request to have names changed. Stories can be sent to my email address: p_newsome@hotmail.com, or to my home address: Mrs. Paula Newsome, 9238 Phillip Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23503. Spouses with questions or who wish to speak to me personally can also call me at 757-587-6568.

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Friday, September 29, 2000

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A N O C E A N AWAY

RES VECTORS NAVY AND MARINE CO^S VECIPRS _

By Captain George Galdorisi 7 0 , U.S. Navy

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here are enormous challenges ahead for the nation and for the Navy and Marine Corps as we begin this century.

The demands placed on the Navy-Marine Corps team increased dramatically in the decade following the end of the Cold 'War, and the geo-strategic landscape gives every indication that these demands will increase—perhaps dramatically. In light of this daunting scenario, it is logical to ask if the nation's 911 force has the vectors it needs to prepare it to meet these challenges.

In our last issue, we talked about the ways in which the Department of the Navy's 2000 Posture Statement provided over-arching direction for the Navy and Marine Corps fumre and the ways in which it articulated the priorities that must guide the decision making apparatus of the Department of the Navy. For the Navy, those priorities are addressed in much finer granularity in Vision...Presence...Power: A Program Guide to the U.S. Navy. It addresses the Navy's vision of the Navy and Marine Corps, serving as America's naval expeditionary force and providing the nation with a flexible and effective instrument of security policy.

This important Navy policy guidance addresses maritime operations in the information age by noting that forward presence and knowledge superiority are the two pillars that make the Navy-Marine Corps team tmly unique and make this team the force of choice for immediate and sustained worldwide crisis response across the spectram of conflict.

No other force can respond the way that rotational and surged naval expeditionary forces can across the full spectmm of conflict.

These naval expeditionary forces dominate the battlespace through the littorals and impact the battle ashore through four key means.

First, these forces seize the initiative through dominant battlespace maneuver. Then, they provide full-spectrum defense though battlespace control. After this, control is established, naval expeditionary forces take the offensive through battlespace attack, marshalling the capabilities of often widely dispersed units to conduct preci-

sion strike, amphibious assault or any of a number of offensive operations. These actions are sustained by a focused logistics network that provides in-stride resupply to forces.

Vision...Presence...Power addresses the ways in which the Navy and Marine Corps accomplish the warfighting goals laid out in both the National Security Strategy and the National Military Strategy, and then goes on to make the connection between the Navy and Marine Corps strategy for warfighting and the progranunatic needs of the services. One vehicle for this connection is The Navy Strategic Planning Guidance which provides a prioritized set of capabilities to the Navy planning, programming and budgeting process which helps translate strategic guidance into program guidance for the people programs, procurement, modernization, readiness, infrastmcture and technology programs that require sustained funding. Collectively, these publications give the services a clear vector for the immediate years ahead.

But what of the years beyond? What about the 'Navy After Next?'

Exciting changes are happening throughout the military that promise to take advantage of new strategic insights, new operational procedures, and new technological breakthroughs. Joint Vision 2020 will provide this long-range vector for all the services, while Network Centric Operations: A Capstone Concept for Naval Operations in the Information Age will address the ways in which the services will leverage emerging technologies and procedures to take advantage of the Navy and Marine Corps' information dominance to use information as a source of combat power. These are just two of the new publications which will guide the services well into this cenmry.

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BRAVO ZULU

'45: RADM Merton D. Van Orden, USN (Ret.), joined the Sanguine Corporation as chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors. '59: Lt Gen Donald L. Cromer, USAF (Ret.), has been elected to the grade of Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. '60: James R. Kinney has been elected to the board of directors of RWD Technologies Inc. '62: William A. Owens has been elected to the board of directors of IDT Corporation. '65: Dennis J. Johnson's company. Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc., has been awarded a second contract from NASA for GPR system for a future Mars Rover project. '66: VADM John S. Redd, USN (Ret.), has been named chairman of the board of NetSchools Corporation. '68: RADM Donald A. Weiss, USN's hometown airport in Jamestown, ND, will be named in his honor. '70: Daniel J, Callahan has been appointed to vice president of quality deployment at Capstone Turbine Corp. '71: George W. Perkins Jr. has been appointed vice president of Space Systems at Northrup Grumman's Electric Sensors and Systems Sector '73: Craig B. Dawson joined the Naval Academy Athletic Association as head squash coach. CDR Edward L. Price, USNR (Ret.), has been named to the board of directors of Progressive Asset Management, Inc. '74: Patrick J. Sullivan has joined Mosaic Technologies Inc. on its board of directors. '76: Bruce E. Hinkley has joined Altran Corporation as a vice president. '80: Daniel J. Frawley has been appointed to the board of directors of Agiliti, Inc. Michael T. DiMercurio's latest novel, Threat Vector, is in production by SoundWorks International for release as an AudioBook. '81: Theodore E. Dumbauld's company, Redstone.com, has formed a strategic partnership with Priceline.com. '82: CDR Jeffrey M. Hughes, USN, has taken command of WYOMING. Edward M. Carroll has joined Electron Economy as the CFO and executive vice president. Brent A. Hagenbuch has been named CFG of e-Chemicals Inc. '83: Geraldine W. Santos has received a master's of science degree in business administration from The Crummer Business School at Rollins College in Winterpark, FL. James F, Whitesides has been named one of 40 overachievers under age 40 in Missouri. '85: CAPT Daniel J. Holzrichter, USMCR, has been promoted to vice president-investment officer at Dain Rauscher Inc. '84: CDR Thomas D. Deitz, USN, has taken command of SEAL Team Five. '88: Mark E. Mercer has been named vice president for Commercial Services with Road Runner '89: Richard J. Brennan was profiled in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette on his successes as a basketball coach, â&#x20AC;˘i.

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Moored to No. 15 Buoy, in Sasebo, Japan, With 15 fathoms of our port chain on deck, to make the span.

True bearing of Benten Shima is 009, And bearing 254 degrees, we have a Tower fme.

The island of Taka Shima bears 100 true.

And through the night, its bright red light we always have in view.

Ships present are many units from the fleets of the U.N., Plus SCAJAP ships and merchant ships, that come and go again.

SOPA's Commander, 7th Fleet, embarked in the "MIGHTY Mo".

Boiler # 2 is on, for auxiliary, steaming low.

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We pray that God will grant us the Happiest New Year yet. ^ ENS Theodore A. Curtin '49, USN

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This chair is available in three styles: The Standard Captain's Chair, the Executive Swivel Chair and the elegant Boston Rocker. Perfect as a gift for a birthday, retirement or Change of Command. Place your order now and treasure your chair for years to come.

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NAVY ATHLETICS

Army-Navy N A A A , Midshipmen,Alunnni, FacultyStaff Ticket Allotment Sold Out ue to overwhelming response for tickets to the 2000 Army-Navy football game, the ticket allotment for Naval Academy Athletic Association members. Midshipmen, USNA Alumni, and faculty-staff has been sold out. A limited number of Army-Navy tickets will go on sale to the general public on 8 August at Navy-Marine CorpsMemorial Stadium. Season tickets remain on sale by visiting the Ricketts Hall Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY. Season ticketholders will continue to be permitted to purchase a corresponding number of Army-Navy tickets as long as the supply lasts.

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Army-Navy Update 1999-2000 Record Against Army: 22-7-1 (.750) 1999-2000 N-Star Record Against Army: 16-4-1 (.786) Last Three Years Record Against Army: 72-19-1 (.788) Last Three Years N-Star Record Against Army: 49-14-1 (.773) 1999-2000 N-Star Victories Over Army: 1999-2000 N-Star Victories Over Army: Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Rifle, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming, Men's Indoor Track and Field, Women's Indoor Track and Field, Men's Outdoor Track and Field, Women's Outdoor Track and Field and Volleyball.

Golf Team Claims Title ith a little believing and a whole lot of hard work, the Navy golf team came back from a 12-stroke deficit after the first day of action at the Patriot League Championship to claim the tournament title and earn an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Golf Regional Tournament, 16-20 May in Scranton, PA. "What a great comeback," said head coach Pat Owen. "The guys did a great job of staying focused on what they came here to do. Joel [Almquist] just had a great toumament and Ryan and Marty played strong for us, as well. We're very excited to represent the Patriot League at the NCAA East Region."

Navy straggled through the first day of action, shooting a fourthplace tying 465, 12 shots behind Bucknell. However, Navy was able to shoot a scorching 145 on the back nine in the second round and clinched the victory with a third and final round of 299â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the only team to shoot under 300 for the afternoon. Navy, though, was not matched up with the top group of teams, rather it was among Lehigh, Holy Cross and Lafayette. It was nearly 90 minutes after the Midshipmen had completed their action before they found out the heralding news.

The Mids paced the field with a final score of 911, while Bucknell fell in behind with a 914. The Bison had a disastrous final round in which they shot a 310 and found themselves out of the hunt for the automatic NCAA Toumament bid. Arch-rival, Army, finished third (95), Colgate (920) beat out Lehigh (920) for fourth thanks to its final round of 305, while Holy Cross (967) and Lafayette (986) rounded out the field.

Individually, Youngster Joel Almquist claimed the tide with a 218â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the second-straight year a Midshipman has conquered the course with the best score. Almquist gamered toumament MVP honors for his 2stroke victory over Bucknell's Ken Kosteva. The second-year starter for the Mids shot an opening-round 68 before "straggling" a bit in the second with a 77. But when the chips were down, Almquist came up big, hitting a 73 in the final round, which included a 34 on the back nine. On a side note, Almquist was nearly deadlocked with

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Photo courtesy of Phil Hoffmann '73 Bucknell's Nick Leibowitz in the individual standings. Leibowitz, however, was disqualified after signing an errant scorecard in the second round.

MIDN l/C Ryan Dranginis, winner of the Navy Spring Golf Invitational, placed fifth, registering a 227 (79-74-74). His 35 on the back nine of the second round helped rally the Mids back into contention.

Second Class Marty Keogh also had a fine showing with a 233 (8175-77). He, too, shot a 35 on the back nine of the second round, as well as the final round of play. Youngster Drew Craig shot 237 (8181-75), saving his best for last, while Firstie Pete Lauder, the 1999 Patriot League individual winner, finished with a 239 (77-83-79) and team captain Stu Usry rounded out Navy's field of six with a 246 (82-82-82).

Water Polo Players Named to All-Academic Team IDN 2/C Andrew Sause (Salt Lake City, UT), Youngster Barry Shaw (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Firstie Andrew Ceniseroz (Whittier, CA) were named to the American Water Polo Coaches Association's 1999 Men's All-Academic Team Wednesday afternoon. The athletes are awarded achievement on three levels: excellent, 3.20-3.40, superior, 3.41-3.70 and outstanding, 3.71-4.0.

Andrew Sause, another outstanding-level honoree with a 3.84 grade-point average, was also recently named to the GTE/CoSIDA Academic District II FallAVinter Men's At-Large First Team District II. Like Shaw, this marks the second consecutive year he has been named to this team. During the 1999 season, Sause tallied a teamhigh 44 assists and 65 points while leading the Midshipmen to a 1913 record.

Shaw earned outstanding recognition with his 3.86 grade point average, while majoring in history. Like Sause, this marks the secondconsecutive year he has been named to this team.

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Baseball Players Honored pair of Navy baseball players eamed player of the week honors based on their performances 21-22 April in Navy's four-game series sweep of Holy Cross.

Left fielder, MIDN l/C Luke Braham (Atianta, GA) was named the Patriot League's Player of the Week after batting .692 against the Crasaders. Braham had three hits in games and had an on-base percentage of .714 in the series. He recorded a pair of triples, five RBIs and scored five rans, including a career-high three runs in game three of the senes.

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MIDN 4/C Rich McDevitt (Albany, NY) was named the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Association's Pitcher of the Week after recording his first career shutout. McDevitt allowed four hits and one walk to go along with six strikeouts in Navy's 13-0 victory over Holy Cross. Crasader hitters had a batting average of just .167 against him.

A - N Split Doubleheader, Series rmy and Navy opened up a four-game weekend series by splitting a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Max Bishop Stadium. Army won the first game, 6-5, while Navy captured game two, 4-1. In Monday's doubleheader. Army won game one, 11-6, while Navy won game two, 4-3.

In the opening game. Navy scored single rans in the second and third inning to take a 2-0 lead heading into the top of the fourth.

Army would score three times in the fourth inning to lead, 3-2, but Navy responded with three rans of its own in the bottom of the fourth taking a 5-3 lead. Army pitcher Buck Adams loaded the bases by hitting three of the first four batters in the inning. With two outs, Andy Mild, who was hitting .211 on the season with two outs, doubled to score two rans, with the third ranner also scoring on the play after a fielding error by left fielder Kyle Norton.

Army responded by scoring three more rans in the top of the fifth inning. A single, a hit batter and an intentional walk loaded the bases for Army shortstop Buddy Gengler.

Gengler bounced out to the shortstop to score one ran, and on the throw from first base to the plate to try and get therannerfrom second, the ball bounced out of Navy catcher Mitch Eliason's glove allowing the ranner to score.

Navy put the tying ran on base in both the fifth and seventh innings, but were unable to drive him home. In the fifth, David Brister tripled with two outs, but was stranded when Rusty Heam bounced out to the pitcher. In the seventh, Tony Moore walked with one out, but a foul out and a groundout ended the Navy threat and the game.

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Rich McDevitt (2-2) took the loss for Navy, pitching a complete game and allowing four earned runs. Buck Adams (3-2) had five strikeouts and allowed three eamed rans in the victory.

Navy shortstop Jake Miller saw his 12game hitting streak end in the game as he was 0-3 at the plate. David Brister had a pair of hits in the game while Andy Mild had two hits and set a career-high with three RBIs. Bobby Brown had two hits and two RBIs for Army.

In the second game. Navy pitcher Robert Burris raised his record to 4-0 by pitching a complete game two-hitter. Burris, who was named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week following his eight strikeout performance last Saturday against Lehigh, had eight strikeouts and allowed just one walk against the Cadets.

The Mids scored all of the rans they would need in the bottom of the fourth inning when three Navy players crossed home plate. Luke Braham led off the inning with a single to centerfield, and moved to third base when Mark Zematis followed with a single to left field. Braham scored the first ran of the game when Mark Zematis hit into a double play.

Rusty Heam singled and was able to advance to third when Cadet centerfielder Shaun Salmon misplayed the ball. Hearn would score when Jitke Miller tripled down the left field line. David Woolsey drove in Miller for Navy's third ran of the inning on a single.

In Monday's game one. Navy scored three rans in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 4-1 lead. MIDN l/C Tony Moore (Jackson, MO) hit a two-ran home ran in the inning for the Mids. Army scored four rans in the top of the sixth to lead, 5-4, but Navy tied the game in the bottom of the inning with a single ran.

The Cadets put the game away by scoring six rans in the top of the seventh inning.

MIDN 2/C Brad Deafenbaugh (1-3) (Chesapeake, VA) took the loss for Navy, allowing five eamed rans in just 0.2 of an inning. Navy managed just six hits off of Army hurler Matt Cini (2-2), who strack out nine Mids in recording the complete-game victory.

The Navy offense was helped by four Cadet errors and five wild pitches by Cini. Shaun Salmon, Craig Mattox and Brandon Boyce each had two hits in the game for Army.

In game two. Navy scored single runs in the first, third and fourth innings to build a 30 lead. Army scored single rans of its own in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to extend the game into extra innings. In the Navy eighth. Cadet pitcher Mike Erwin hit the Navy lead off batter, Tony Moore, then was unable to field a sacrifice bunt by Firstie Luke Braham (Atlanta, GA), which put ranners on first and second with nobody out. Erwin loaded the bases by hitting the next batter, MIDN l/C Mark Zematis (North Canton,

CT). Navy scored the winning run when Erwin threw a wild pitch that got past catcher Brandon Boyce.

MIDN l/C Shane Groover (4-3) (Chappell Hill, TX) pitched all eight innings for Navy and tied a career-high with 12 strikeouts in the game. Groover improved his career record against Army to 7-0 and now has a career ERA of 2.23 against the Cadets. Erwin (2-2) took the loss for Army.

Mark Zematis had a pair of hits in the game, including his seventh home ran of the season. Navy catcher Youngster David Woolsey (Columbia, SC) set a career high with three hits in the game. In the four-game series, Woolsey had a batting average of .556 (5-9), while Zematis batted .357 (5-14) with three extra-base hits.

Men's Track Beats Army he Navy men's track team elevated its dual record to 8-0, as they defeated rival Army on Saturday (8 May) 108-95.

The men were led by senior indoor captain, MIDN l/C Torrance Chaplin (St. Helena Island, SC) who craised to a pair of victories in the 200 and 400-meter dash. Chaplin crossed the line in a personal-best time of 21.08 to win the 200-meter dash, as well as qualify for the IC4A Championship. He also set a new personal-best and IC4A qualifyingtime in the 400-meter dash in a time of 46.32.

Another standout for the Midshipmen on the day was MIDN 2/C Josh Stewart (Dowington, PA), who jumped 15.66m to qualify for the IC4A Championship and win the triple jump.

In the victory Navy won 13 of the 19 events and had the top three finishers in four of the 19 events.

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Outdoor team captain Chantelle Nagbe (Detroit, MI) won four individual events for the Midshipmen and indoor captain Joanna

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Helm (Baltimore, MD) tallied a pair of victories on the day.

Nagbe, a sprinter and a jumper swept the sprints by winning both the 100 and 200meter dashes in 12.49 and 25.38, respectively.

She also jumped 5.50m to win the long jump and 11.24m to win the triple jump. Helm won both the 100 and 400-meter hurdles in 15.21 and 1:01.54.

Another standout for the Midshipmen on the afternoon was MIDN 4/C Amanda Hasenauer (Sebastian, FL) who cleared 3.75m to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championship in the pole vault. The mark by Hasenauer gives her both the Navy indoor and outdoor pole vault record.

Despite finishing second in the meet.

Youngster Liz Adams (Morton, TX) set a new Navy school record in the shot put with a throw of 12.59m.

The Midshipmen dominated the meet as they won 14 of the 19 events.

Navy Wins USA Gymnastics Meet oungster Dan Finnegan claimed an individual event championship at USA Gyirmastics meet held 8-9 May on the campus of Arizona State.

Finnegan claimed first place on the high bar scoring a 9.50 defeating University of Santa Barbara's Israel Alatriste who scored a 9.40.

Firmegan also placed second on the still rings (9.52) and fourth on the pommel horse (9.1).

Youngster Tripp Glasgow took sixth on the pommel horse (9.0), seventh on the parallel bars (8.45) and third on die high bar (9.35).

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floor exercise with Levi Torkelson of Air Force scoring 9.25, and finished third on the parallel bars (9.12).

Andy Helchinger took fifth on the vault (9.25), while teammate Dan Levy tied for eighth (8.95).

As a team, the Mids finished first out of the six-team field with a score of 217.85.

Santa Barbara was second followed by Air Force, William & Mary, Springfield and Vermont. This action was the last of the season for the Midshipmen.

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Savane, who averaged 16.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game for a Navy team that finished 23-6, was one of three Patriot League players drafted. He is the first Navy basketball player to be drafted since the 1987 NBA Draft when David Robinson was the number one pick overall to the San Antonio Spurs.

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Williams signing with the Packers continues a trend by the Packer organization to draft or sign service academy football players. Green Bay drafted Navy defensive tackle Bob Kuberski in the 1993 draft and signed quarterback Chris McCoy as a free agent in 1998. Army quarterback Ronnie McAda was also signed as a free agent again in '98.

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Fukushima guided the Mids to a 6-1 dual meet record and took three individuals to the 2000 NCAA meet. Navy began its season with victories over Springfield, MIT and Temple, with its best dual meet win over archrival Army, 214-211. Navy also defeated William & Mary and Southern Connecticut, with its only loss coming to Massachusetts.

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Durlacher, who is ranked sixth in the 54-kilogram weight class of Greco Roman competition, defeated Enrique Montiele of the Sunkist Kids Club in a 5-4 overtime decision at the Eastern Olympic Regional Trials in Brockport, NY. Approximately ten wrestlers per weight class will be in competition at the Olympic Trials with the top two making the team. The winner will represent the United States at the next Olympic Games in Sydney, AustraUa, while the mnner-up will serve as the alternate.

The Arlington Heights, IE, Photo courtesy of Phil Hoffmann '73 native was a two-time All-America at 118 pounds at Illinois and was a four-time NCAA qualifier.

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An excellent teacher of the game, as well. Price joins Navy's coaching staff after serving as an assistant at Towson during the 1999 season. In addition to her coaching responsibilities at Towson, she also worked in the compliance office at the university. She, too, will serve in that same capacity at the Naval Academy Athletic Association.

Alarie Resigns aval Academy head basketball coach Don DeVoe announced that assistant coach Mark Alarie has resigned. Alarie plans to reenter the business world after a one-year hiatus in coaching.

"Mark has made a professional decision to return to the business world and we wish him the best of luck," said DeVoe. "He did a great job in his one year, but unfortunately coaching wasn't for him."

Alarie was the vice president for the Institutional Equity Sales and Trading Division at Alex Brown in Baltimore before joining the Navy staff last spring.

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Rugby Champs! he Men's Navy Rugby team started the season with lofty goals.

The senior class led by captains Josh Wynn and Nick Kalt had been to two consecutive final fours and was looking to make it three.

The fall season started out with the traditional Labor Day Weekend game against the University of Westem Ontario. This year's UWO team featured five players that wear the maple leaf on the Canadian national team. The game was back and fourth with both teams giving it their best shot, but when the final whistle blew, UWO had won by two tries. The game was highly contested and the Navy side learned a great deal from the loss.

The rest of the fall season consisted of the Potomac Rugby Union conference schedule. The Navy side rolled through the conference undefeated and ran away with the conference cheunpionship trophy. Navy outscored their opponents by a combined total of 372-52 in six games.

These opponents included Georgetown, George Mason University, University of Maryland, Towson, and then #2 ranked Penn State.

The spring started in much the same way that the fall ended. Navy played in the President's Day toumament in Charlotte, NC. They walked through pool play by beating Maryland 35-0 and Marshall 45-5. In the championship they played the University of North Carolina, who had just won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship.

The North Carolina game was hotly contested initially, but the Navy side stepped their play up a level and won the game 44-0.

The next step in the season was the first weekend of the national championship. In the wild card game Navy beat Towson 90-0. They then faced Princeton, who had recently won the Ivy League. The Princeton team was quick and crafty, but the Navy side prevailed 4913. In the regional championship Navy faced a Virginia Tech side that boasted 3 All Americans. Navy came in focused and played their best rugby of the season, winning the championship 39-3. With that victory Navy secured a #1 seed in the region and a #2 seed nationally.

Next stop, Annapolis, for the sweet 16.

It was an exciting weekend of ragby for the Navy side as they hosted the sweet 16 national toumament. The collection of great teams lived up to the hype and all of the games were well contested.

In their first match, Navy battled the Huskies from the University of Connecticut. The game was a defensive struggle with Navy holding a precarious ll-O half-time lead. As the second half kicked off the U-Conn side got on the board with a beautiful drop kick for 3 points. The veteran Navy side boasting 13 seniors was not phased.

They quickly responded and took the score to 21-3 with the second of two tries from wing Pat Marvel. The Huskies made it a game by

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scoring two tries making it 21-16, but the Midshipmen quickly smashed that rally with a try by Scott Scheutter on the ensuing kick off. When the final whistle blew the Navy side was in the final 8 with a 26-15 victory.

In the second game of the weekend the University of Wyoming mggers stepped to the plate. The Wyoming side was well coached and came out ready to play. They quickly scored two tries and a kick for points taking the score to 13-0. Navy was forced to play from behind for the first time all year. The Midshipmen responded with vigor and scored 27 points in a 15-minute stretch. Josh Wynn broke through the back line and scored on a 60-meter try during this stretch.

The second half brought new life to the team from Wyoming and they fought hard. Senseless penalties cost the Midshipmen a number of points and with one minute left Navy held a 40-38 lead. The Wyoming kicker put a kick through the uprights and the Navy side could just watch as their hopes for a third straight national final four were dashed by a 41-40 loss. The Navy side finished with a record of 15-2, a wonderful season for a tmly great senior class.

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Pres. and Sec'y: CAPT Gordon Campbell, USN (Ret.) 3848 Somerset Drive, Durham, NC 27707-5017 h: 919-489-2520 Vice Pres: RADM Ben Scott Custer, USN (Ret.) It was sad to see in Last Call of the March Sfiipmate that our Classmate CAPT Barron Gray "Begum" Lowrey, USN (Ret.), had died on 10 January 2000. No other information has reached the Secretary.

Begum and I served in Atlantic Fleet destroyers in ' 3 0 - ' 3 1 . When he was courting "Teeny," 1 very much enjoyed a double date with her sister, Liney. After retiring from the Navy, Begum became general manager of Hardie-iynes Company in Birmingham, AL, making air compressors and forced draft blowers for the Navy. He became president of the company in 1970.

Begum's son. Bill Lowrey, graduated USNA in 1955, entering the Marine Corps. Begum wrote in the '26 book, "Aloha: After a short but brilliant career, when a major, he died in 1970."

Begum's daughter, Katherine married David J. Lewis. Hope she will join the Society of USNA '26 Juniors and attend their get-together to celebrate the 75th anniversary of our graduation.

The '26 column in May was blank as I had no news. Sorry! Hope to hear from some by 22 May, in time for the July-August issue.

Does anyone still hunt, fish, golf, hear of others, enjoy cocktail hour, bowl or just walk for exercise? (If so, you've got me beat!) Tell me about it.

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Pres: CAPT WiU I. Bull, USN (Ret.) 1725 Oak Lane, McLean, VA 22101 Somewhere I read some good words about how much our country owes to a few of its outstanding men who did so much to help their country. So, in this column today, I want to have you share the pleasure we all feel in reading about Midway and thinking about these three heroes. 1 took excerpts from a book to write the story below. It fails to mention Dick Best, skipper of VB-6, who put the first 1,000pound bomb into the Japanese carrier AKAGI. Because Dave Shumway wrote a battle report, many of the words below came from him.

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Youthful faces The three pictures all go back to Academy days. Can you see outstanding ability in their youthful faces?

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The book, U.S. Carriers at War, by Peter Kilduff, gives us details re: VB3 and VB5, the squadrons in which Dave Shumway and Wally Short served: The position report placed the enemy fleet 156 miles NW of Midway. Then, after computing various travel times, 17 SBDs were launched from YORKTOWN with orders to intercept the Japanese.. .DAUNTLESS had many fine features: it was steady in a dive, carried a 1,000-pound bomb, had good range, good machine guns, automatic flight control, leak proof fuel tanks, good power and speed.. .At 12:05 p.m. we saw the wakes of ships 40 miles ahead...Soon it was apparent that the Japanese attack force was in sightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;12 ships, including three or four carriers, all zigzagging at high speed.. .SBDs from VS-5 commanded by LT W.C. Short, was following VB-3...We came down with the sun at our back, aiming at a large carrier with a fulllength flight deck (KAGA?)...Our second plane dropped his bomb and it exploded in the midst of a pack of aircraft spotted just aft of the superstmcture, turning the deck into sheets of flames...Seconds later, there was another terrific explosion on deck and then a near miss on the starboard bow; the flames and black smoke made aiming difficult but then three or four more explosions followed...

None of the other ships seemed to be in distress; at 12:28 p.m. there were three to five huge explosions in quick succession, followed by flames and smoke on each of two carriers; ten miles from...our target (ENTERPRISE or HORNET planes)...All of the

17 SBDs rendezvoused and started back, arriving at YORKTOWN (two planes only went to YORKTOWN) at 1:20 p.m....Since another attack on our ship was imminent, we (two planes) landed alongside ASTORIA. (YORKTOWN was ready to abandon ship after two more torpedo hits.) (The other planes went to ENTERPRISE.)

On 6 June, the captain and 170 volunteers returned to the crippled carrier in an attempt to save it, but an enemy sub fired four torpedoes giving YORKTOWN another underwater blow and it then rolled over and sank.

HAMMANN, a defending destroyer, was also hit, broke in two, and sank in four minutes with heavy loss of life.

In the meantime, Dave Shumway and most of VB-3 had landed on ENTERPRISE. Dave assumed squadron command, since Leslie, on ASTORIA, was assumed missing.

Dave's report: At 5:30 p.m. VB-3, now 14 SBDs, was launched as a result of a new contact by VS5 scout planes. The enemy was reported to consist of one carrier, two battle ships, three heavy cmisers, and four destroyers. The group started climbing for attack position.

The enemy was first sighted NW about 30 miles at 845 on westerly course, speed 20 knots. Their formation was widely spaced with little screening. We swung wide to the SW to approach from the sun. Weather conditions ideal with excellent visibility. By 6:58 p.m. the group was in attack position.

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our dive and 3-B-12 and 3-B-16 was shot down. There were four direct hits on the carrier (HiRYu) by our planes and it was burning furiously. Thus, VB-3 single handedly put two of the four enemy carriers out of action. Three fighters, both during the dive and retirement attacked three B-13 (my plane); they made sweeping passes from the rear. Two more lost in the clouds. My plane was hit by several 20-mm shells, damaging right diving and landing flap, right main gas tank (all fuel lost), right elevator and stabilizer. One exploded in baggage compartment, throwing fragments, which injured the gunner.

The squadron returned to ENTERPRISE between 8:08 p.m. and 8:34 p.m.; two planes failed to remm 3-B-13 was damaged enough to render it inoperative for combat.

On diird day, 6 June, ten SBDs at VB-3, in company with 16 planes of VS-5 under command of Wally Short. The group made contact with the enemy at 2:00 p.m. distance 30 miles, consisting two heavy cruisers (MoGAMi and AFAGO) and two destroyers. At 2:45 p.m. the group attacked a MOGAMI class cmiser...After attacks were completed, the topside was burning heavily; the ship, a complete shambles, slowed to a stop. An AFAGO class cruiser was also hit twice. The ten planes of VB-3 returned undamaged at 3:45 p.m.

Our Golden Anniversary Book commends both Wally Short and Dick Best for their outstanding work of Midway. Dick was hospitalized due to an oxygen mask accident. His early retirement in 1944 possibly helped him to achieve his good health today. We are glad to take this opportunity to also commend Dave Shumway's fine contribution to winning this crucial battle in the Pacific War. Over Christmas, I received a nice letter from Christian Myers, the son of Jack Myers. Jack lived an exciting life in Rhode Island and North Carolina. Ruth has now moved to Blenheim M a n o r , A p t . 1 0 8 , 3 0 3 Valley R o a d , Middletown, RI; 401-847-6482.

Otto Scherini, fresh from his recent victories in the Senior Olympics, sent me a great letter at Christmas. I will quote the second paragraph: I can't help feeling a great sadness for our Classmates who can't make it to the new millennium; those who lost their lives defending our freedom and those who subsequently joined the staff of the Supreme Commander.

Otto also said that the Championships are going to be held on the West Coast this year; with his shoulder deteriorating, he plans "to j u s t enjoy w a t c h i n g Navy clobber A r m y again!"

Otto hopes that you all enjoyed the Mayrant story. He found that the skipper's job was a "wonderful experience."

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Otto Scherini, 90, won the gold medal for men 90-andover, at the National Senior Games at Disney World for javelin, shot-put and discus While reading some of the stories in our Golden Anniversary Book, I noted the short one about Frank O'Brien. To quote: A suspicious D.O. noted him returning from liberty ashore where we were supposed to meet the belles of Norfolk and put him on the report for having too much of the "bubbly." He had to resign on 14 September '29.

This sad incident reminded me of something similar in Cadiz two years later. Seeking more sophistication in liqueurs, I had done a lot of sampling; the D.O. from Arkansas noticed me and hollered, "Hey, you, come here!" With many Mids around, I decided a fast exit was best. Then, after emptying my over-loaded stomach and a few miles fast walk, I returned and caught a liberty boat back to the ship. Penaltyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;loss of liberty in Gibraltar, but no questions, no report. Now I'm wondering what has happened to Frank; these two incidents certainly changed our lives.

We had a nice letter from Deirdre Witherow telling us that Joe Witherow died last November. His wife, Dorothy, had passed away in April 1998. Joe was a big man at the Academy and spent his war years on the cruiser PHOENIX (CL-46). He retired in '58 and spent many years teaching languages in various schools. He retired for good in Kentfield, CA, and from there he and Dottie were free to travel. Joe enjoyed his vacation home in Nevada, where he did a lot of woodcutting to keep in shape.

The Unsinkable MAYRANT (Third and last installment): The Last Battle of World War II Not much has been said on this. It was a sporadic action but it was real and I was there.

It happened at Okinawa on the nights of 12 and 13 August 1945. On 12 August, General MacArthur flew into Okinawa and discussed surrender negotiations with a Japanese delega57

tion. He received a solemn assurance there would be no further attacks on our ships.

1 was OTC of a convoy from Saipan and had just brought the ships into Buckner Bay. Late that night a Japanese plane torpedoed PENNSYLVANIA lying at anchor. The next morning she was towed to shallower water where salvage operations were started.

That night, 13 August, about 8:00 p.m., while I was on the MAYRANT's bridge, a Kamikaze came screaming in from the hillside and made a run at the ships in the harbor. This time everyone was on the alert and the bay was lit up with a criss-cross of A A fire from the ships.

PENNSYLVANIA trapped the Japanese plane by radar, got off 13 rounds from their secondary batter and 30 rounds from their 40 mms. The Japanese crashed in flames on the deck of a cargo ship 1,000 yards off PENNSYLVANIA'S starboard beam. This was the last action of WWII that could be classified as an engagement with the enemy.

The following day, Hirohito notified MacArthur that Japan was really surrendering and that he had instructed his forces to stop all attacks on MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay. About this time, Admiral Halsey came out with his famous message, "If you encounter any Japanese aircraft shoot them down in a friendly manner."

Surrender at Marcus On our retum to Saipan, we were told to refuel immediately and proceed to Marcus Island to help arrange for its surrender. Marcus lies in a hne between Hawaii and Japan and was a strategic base for the Japanese. Despite extensive bombings from our task forces, the Japanese had stubbornly held on.

We were accompanied by DONEFF (DE-49) and Coiiunodore Vernon Grant was embarked in MAYRANT as the task unit commander. It was a two-day trip and we were supposed to be informed of Japanese intentions while en route.

On the dawn of our arrival we still hadn't heard. Finally, when almost within sight of the island, a privateer plane reported sighting the surtender signal: two white crosses on the airstrip. But remembering the fierce defense of the island and the treachery at Okinawa, we took nothing for granted. Since their 165-mm coastal guns out-ranged us, I brought the ships in at high speed on violent zigzag courses until our five-inch batteries were in effective range.

On arrival at the island, we remained at general quarters and kept a watchful eye on the coastal batteries. I received the Japanese delegation on board and led them to the wardroom where Commodore Grant presided. During negotiations the senior delegate, LCDR Nakamura, suddenly reached down in his brief case, laid a round object on the table and looking straight ahead, started unwrapping it. Our knee jerk reaction was Japanese self-sacrifice, and Nakamura was going to carry his enemies with him. But Nakamura was merely unwrapping a "papaya" which he presented to Commodore Grant!

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In enforcing the agreements, Nakamura proved cooperative, but the Army colonel in charge of the island troops was arrogant and treacherous. He failed to remove the breechblocks from the coastal guns and lied about the hidden mines, which they had laid on the beaches. So we put him under house arrest and put Nakamura in charge of all the Army troops.

Nakamura was delighted. He immobilized the coastal guns and cleared the mines from the beaches. He even had the troops polish their rifles before turning them in to us.

The island was in bad shape; short of food, the water was contaminated and most of the troops sick or emaciated. MAYRANT and DONEFF provided as much food, fresh water and medical supplies as possible and the medical personnel helped tend the sick and wounded.

Nakamura was deeply touched. He said he had come to Marcus to defend it and die for his country. Commodore Grant responded, "We Americans think it is better to live for our country."

On 30 August, ADM Whiting arrived in BAGLEY and accepted the formal surrender of Marcus Island by Admiral Matsubaru who had gotten out of his sick bed. Before signing the documents, he wanted to be assured that his men would not be forced to eat spam, but could have rice and fish!

ADM Whiting had to retum to Saipan immediately after the surrender, so Commodore Grant and I went ashore to conduct the final ceremony. As we approached the flagpole, he suddenly handed me the colors and said, "Here, Otto, you hoist them; after all, I got a sword."

A few moments later, the Stars and Stripes were flying over Marcus Island for the first time in history. As the clarion notes of the bugle died, I secured the halyards and glanced over towards the sand dunes. There stood Nakamura, in front of 2,000 tattered Japanese troops, all at attention, saluting our colors!

There may be newer, larger and faster destroyers, but there were no destroyer sailors who took more pride in their ship. She was finally retired from service at Kwajalein Atoll, battered and weary, but still proud and still afloat. She was "The Unsinkable MAYRANT!"

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Pres: ADM Thomas H. Moorer, USN (Ret.) Acting Sec'y: CAPT Gary Coleman, USN (Ret.) 925 Leigh Mill Road, Great Falls, VA 22066 h: 703-757-9572 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 14 March at the Chevy Chase Club. Attending were Carrie and Tom Moorer, Charlie Blick, Earnie Campbell, Lee and Gary Coleman, Tuddie and Jim Elliott, and Ginnie and John Oren. In the months ahead we will welcome

Smoke Strean and Joe Cobb back from California and Florida, respectively.

Tom Moorer brought us up to date on the simmering international and domestic situations. Tom was concemed with the fact that in addition to China's potentially dangerous control points at the Panama Control, China was now establishing a base at the Bahama Islands in the West Indies.

Virginia Rakow Frank (wife of George Frank '57) wrote in from Woodbridge, VA, to give us the saddening news that Dottie Rakow, her mother, and widow of our Willie Rakow, had passed away on 28 February of lung cancer. In addition to Virginia and George, Dottie is survived by her son Bill Rakow '61 and her daughter, Mary Tanner, and six grandchildren, including Steve Rakow '87. Our condolences to all.

LaVerne Hawkinson, former wife of our Wallie Sherrill, wrote in from San Luis Obispo, CA, to greet all Classmates of Wally's, particularly Gary Coleman, who was in their wedding party in Beverly Hills in 1935.

LaVeme is now very active in civic affairs, particularly in her letters to the editor on national security matters.

The Washington, D.C, Group met for the monthly luncheon on 11 April at the Chevy Chase Club. Attending were Carrie and Tom Moorer, Lee and Gary Coleman, Renee and Ernie Campbell, Ginnie and John Oren and Charles Blick. There were also three widows and two members of the Class of '31 present.

All attendees enjoyed a delicious luncheon at the Club amidst the Washington, D.C. April splendor of blooming dogwoods, red buds and cherry trees.

Charlie Blick will be off to AustraUa this month to visit his son and family. He intends to remain there until the end of the year. We wish Charlie a bon voyage in his trip down under. He will be missed and we eagerly await his retum. His position as secretary has been temporarily passed on to Gary Coleman, whose address is 925 Leigh Mill Road, Great Fahs, VA 22066; 703-757-9572.

During the luncheon Tom Moorer and Ernie Campbell discussed the problem of getting more graduates to support the Naval Academy Foundation and the Navy League.

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Pres: CAPT Hugh Q. Murray, USN (Ret.) 6310 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA 22307 Sec'y: CAPT Roy C. Smith III, USNR (Ret.) 1310 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-224-4060 West Coast Correspondent: CAPT Robert W. Leeman, USN (Ret.) 1611 Chatsworth Blvd., San Diego, CA 92107 Janet (Mrs. "Racehorse") MacLeod hosted the March WB&A luncheon on the 16th at her residence, Vinson Hall, in McLean, VA. There Shipmate, June 2000

were 17 attendees: Anne and Ed Batcheller, Dorothy Bunevich, Jane Condon, Verna (Hyde) and John Craven, Mary Crutcher, Isabelle Fleck, Lois Hoffman, Betty and Bill Keller, Lisa Lawson, Janet MacLeod, Fid Murray, Lady Ours, and Rose Williams with Dorothy Wright. From previous experience there I'm sure the lunch was very good and that all hands thoroughly enjoyed the day.

For those who keep a WB&A roster handy, Janet's telephone number is 703-237-3247.

Quite a few times lately I've been asked, "How many of us are left?" I just checked the Class roster to be sure and find 107 living Classmates with known addresses. There are eight on whom we have had no information for many years and have assumed that, if alive, they don't want to be found. Most of the known living have wives but we also have 172 widows of known addresses. That will account for the gender off balance aboveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which I will not attempt to explain here.

Among those who have left us came recent word tiiat CDR Robert K. Johnston, USN (Ret.), died of complications from Alzheimer's in Bloomfield, CT, on 27 August 1999. He was buried in Frankfort, KY, next to his wife, Dorothy, who died some years ago. Whitey was retired for physical disabilities but continued his expert work in electronics until forced into a second retirement by ill health.

Some will remember our non-grad Classmate Junius "June" Hobbs, who died several years ago. Now we have an obimary for his son, CDR John K. Hobbs '67, who died in Annapolis on 2 April of a stroke. He served a full career in the Navy, retiring from active duty in 1990. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, a son and daughter and also by his mother, three brothers and a sister.

Keith E. Taylor

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Charlie Henderson, Allen Schnable, Bill Deragon and Ed Tilbume This great "mug shot" of Keith Taylor came with a note identifying the four Classmates at the rifle range in the April Class News. From left to right they are Charlie Henderson, Allen Schnable, Bill Deragon and Ed Tilburne (who sent it in). The four made up two sets of second Batt roommates at the time.

A simple dicho this month: Mejor solo que mal accompanado. (Better alone than in bad company.)

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Pres: CAPT Jefferson D. Parker, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Jesse B. Gay Jr., USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y: RADM Ed Keats, USN (Ret.) 3704 N. Charies St., Baltimore, MD 21218 h: 410-235-3803; f: 410-243-1960 e: edkeats@aol.com Finding the Hard to Find We all have had the experience of obtaining the phone number of a Classmate or friend through our phone system's directory service, where we have only to provide the city of their residence. The Internet is another way to obtain the number quickly and even without cost.

Neither our phone system nor the Internet, however, can come up with an unlisted phone number or one reachable solely through a switchboard. Recently, the phone number of a Classmate seemed unobtainable. Fortunately, not only his street address but also his unit/ apartment number appeared in our Class roster. A reasonable assumption could be made that he lived either in an apartment building, a condominium, a retirement community, or a nursing home. The phone system continued to be of no help. But, the Internet has Yellow Pages with a complete listing including phone numbers for every category-all the apartment buildings in a particular city, for example, appearing under the heading "apartments."

Searching a hundred or so entries of the four potential categories in the Internet's yellow pages of our Classmate's city, revealed that he

and one retirement community had the same address. A call to the retirement community's switchboard brought, without delay, a connection to his phone and his voice answering it.

Get-togethers Ann and George Powell hosted the Washington area group's 1 March luncheon at their home. Present were: Rod Badger, Chet Briggs, Clagg Claggett, Ruth (who assisted in serving) and Slade Cutter, Jesse Gay, Doyen Klein, Wy Packard, Jeff Parker, Bobo Thomson, and Tip Tipton.

The 22 March luncheon of the Northern California group, had Virginia and Bill Germershausen, Pat and Bill Samuels, and Frank Wheeler in attendance.

The Coronado/San Diego Group held a Valentine's Day luncheon on 16 Febmary in the Sky Room at the Naval Air Station. Those present were: Nona Atkins, George Baker, Lou Bauer, Katie and Ralph Baum, Nellie and Al Bowker, Beryle Felta, Mary Joe and Bill Hazzard with their daughter, Suzanna Hernandez, and friend, June Geiss, Jerry McCormick, Norie and Dave Nash, Margaret Robertson, and Fred Steisberg.

Ralph had returned, just the day before, from a cruise down the coast of Mexico. Bill likens the cmise ship STATENDAM'S embarking and disembarking of wheelchair bound Ralph in San Diego to that of "a roll on, roll off ferry."

More info on our offspring In the letter containing the report on the luncheon. Bill Hazzard continued his stories involving his children: son Alan of Grand Forks, B.C., "after having successfully raised three children of his first wife and three of his marriage to his second wife, who divorced him," was living alone when asked by a friend if he would marry again. He replied that he would provided he could find someone with his religious beliefs, who was not a divorcee, and had no children living at home. "Presto," said his friend, according to Bill, "I have a lady you should meet." He introduced him to a widow, Casy Salnikem. Bill says the marriage has been successful and they are soon "to make a trip to Scotland to see her son, who is an architect and married."

Sad News Shirley Hobbs Scheibla, widow of Lou Scheibla, who was with us for some of our Midshipman days, died on 18 March. She was born in Newport News, VA, and graduated from the University of North Carolina. She was a joumalist and author, having worked at the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and the Financial Times of London, as well as having had a book published. The Washington Post said in her obituary. An informal funeral service was held at her home, according to Jesse Gay, who, with Gwen, attended as did Bobo Thomson.

One War Story Brings on Another When Bob Hinckley read the account of the rescue of a Japanese pilot who attacked CALLAGHAN in May 1945, written by J.V. Heimark '40, in the January-Febmary Shipmate it brought back memories of his activities 59

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destroyer converted to a fast minesweeper, was operating off Okinawa. Bob writes: In the early morning of 30 March, an unidentified plane dropped a bomb astern and flew by the ship. One of my excellent gunners splashed it with his 44 mm canon. It was too dark to see the remains of the plane.

Later that day, while patrolling the same sector, we spotted two men in the water, hanging on to some flotsam.

Bob put out a boat to rescue them. He notes how war makes men cautious.

The boat officer who picked them up made them swim a few yards from the flotsam to his boat to insure they were not armed. The ship's doctor examined them after they were brought on board and found they were sunburned from exposure, but otherwise unhurt except for one with a slightly cut upper lip.

No one in the ship's company spoke Japanese, so we were unable to interrogate them to ascertain if they were, indeed, the crew of the plane shot down. Several days later.

Bob tumed them over to the authorities who handled POWs. Bob concludes his account: I recovered a 50-yen note from one of them as a souvenir. When we stripped him, the only other possession he had was a condom.

I have always wondered what he had in mind widi that!

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Pres: CAPT John S. Slaughter, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas: RADM D.G. Baer, USN (Ret.) Com Sec'y: CAPT Frank N. Shamer, USN (Ret.) 7112 Lewison Drive, San Diego, CA 92120-1248 e: FShamer@aol.com On 18 Febmary 2000 I changed my life. I wrecked my Satum automobile by either falling asleep at the wheel or suffering some sort of syndrome. This was on a straight, one block long street within one half block of my home.

I awakened as the car hit a telephone pole. The resulting roll-over totaled the car and left me with a slightly mutilated left hand, several nights of hospitalization, and a mounting pile of medical bills.

On 29 Febmary, Bess and Jack Slaughter met at the Marine Corps recmit Depot Club with the San Diego Lunch Bunch for a buffet lunch set up in the Henderson Room. Bess and Jack were out here attending a gathering of World War II Asiatic Station survivors held in San Diego. Jack seemed faithfully to make all of their meetings. ' 3 7 in attendance in the Henderson Room were: Ed Arentzen, Ginny and Claude Bailey '34, Donnie Bringle, Bebo Carroll, Mel Cooper, Lois and Bob Erly, Bud Hall, Bob Lander, Margie and Walt Phaler, Eloise and Gene Rankin, Tory Harper and Frank Shamer, Jack Whistler and Vic Wildt.

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Pres: CAPT William N. Price, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas: CAPT O. M. Butler, USN (Ret.) 1101 S. Ariington Ridge Road Arlington, VA 22043 Corr. 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 Bob Lander and Bess Slaughter

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The shining light in all this is the support of Tory Harper who was my houseguest on that date. Besides typing this column, she is Jack Whistler and Tory Harper straightening out my widower's "pad" and preparing delicious meals and tid bits. With her help and that of my West Coast daughters, Kay Keith and Gayle Hombeak, I think I will work my way out of this mess successfully.

Local Classmates and fellow church parishioners are offering transportation to ensure necessary shopping and medical excursions.

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Bud Hall and Margie Phaler Jack Slaughter brought along draft copies of his annual letter and explained its contents to us. John Simpson's Millennium Fix input was discussed. I do not understand the slow compliance with this project. Mine has been in John's hands for months.

I reported on my accident. As of this writing, on 10 March, my plastic surgeon is pleased with my progress in healing and manipulation.

I won't see him until two weeks from today.

The next gathering of the San Diego Lunch Bunch will be on 4 April at the Brigantine Restaurant in Coronado. Eloise and Gene Rankin will host it.

Our George Street passed away on 26 Febmary. His interment in Arlington Cemetery has not been scheduled. His widow, Mary Martha, lives in an assisted care facility; she suffers from emphysema. Her address is The Heritage, 708 Chickering Road, North Andover, MA 01845.

George had suffered a severe stroke a few weeks ago. He passed away at the Academy Nursing Home in Andover, MA. As ex-govemor Endicott Peabody was the gunnery and fire control officer in TIRANTE, George's submarine, detailed accounts of her exploits tiiat led to his award of the Congressional Medal of Honor were spread through the Massachusetts media.

On returning home Jack Slaughter emailed me this: Today we had our monthly luncheon and the prime subject was Jack's and Bess's report on the San Diegoans—collectively and Shipmate, June 2000

individually. All were so interested and "time out" for mid-career officers. The idea thanked San Diego for the warm greeting we would be to give young officers a one-year shot Annual Membership: 32% at information age or cultural skills that they extended to them on their behalf. We had, Life Membership: 53% really need to work alongside non-military thanks to some delightful daughters who graced us with their presence, a larger crowd organizations in hot spots, e.g. relief and poPres: RADM M. H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.) than normal, still not as good as San Diego's. licing. The need is arguable, a trial by ten mae: mrindskopf@earthlink.net Present were Curly Adams, Nancy and jors for a start. Why not some Navy officers Chairman, Washington Area: Morgan Baldwin, Paul Hartman, Elsie and too? Our switchboard is open.

CAPT J. M. McDowell, USN (Ret.) Bill Mack with daughter Meggan, Mary and Swede Olsen reported on the San Diego h: 703-751-6144 Charlie Minter, Bess and Jack Slaughter meeting the same week counting: Finn, Foley, Sec'y: CAPT D. K. Ela, USN (Ret.) and daughters Anne and Mary Frank, and 3260 N. 12diSt., #3329, Grand Junction, CO 81506 Gayle and Tom Foster, Henry, Dolores and Jean and Chuck Stein. Nancy and Bill are h: 970-256-7174; f: 970-256-9120; e: dkela@gj.net Randy Klippel, Jan and Swede Olsen, Ratliff, doing well after their knee surgeries. and Ready. They solved Academy ethics, VA The report on our binnacle list was mixed. President's Corner hospital rights for the disabled, but for reasons Leaders' Fomm revisited. We have received Dave Bell is doing fine after his hard work undisclosed, thankfully did not elucidate on and should be with us the next time. Don Baer a significant letter from ADM Hank Chiles the jokes. It had stopped raining. They antici'60, Distinguished Leadership Chair, in which is still having his back problem and a recent pate their June second lunch in the new and hernia operation is not healing as fast as he he assesses the 2000 Leaders' Fomm as one plush Admiral Baker Golf Club. of the most successful, from his observation would like. Jim Cruse has given up his apartMary Anne Schelling reports that grandand from the feedback from the Midshipmen ment in the continuing care facility and moved into assisted living. Barbara Shupper has the and Cadets who attended. He has offered some mother, Connie O'Neill, reports that her flu and reports Buimy's not doing well. Fran suggestions for improvement, and made avail- youngest daughter, Collen McCoy, reports the reports that Walt Stencil's OK but not up to able to us for a discussion at our 20 April lun- arrival of baby Courtney Margaret and the first cheon in Washington, CAPT Lee Geanuleas bom in 2000 in the F>uget Sound Northshore. coming to our meetings.

The 62 72 cmise looking good. This is cov- '77, Director of Professional Development, We pause over who gets the kudos for this ered in the aimual letter, which everyone will and CAPT Mark Clemente '79, his number record eventâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;best stick with all of the above. two. He heaped lavish praise upon the Class We're into great-grandchildren, now four, and have received before seeing this. of 1938 for its foresight in funding the Fomm, don't quite know how to handle the birthdays.

Jack read from Ann Blasdel's letter: and for the spirited Class attendance at this However, we've been assured by the responsible I wish to thank through you, the Class of parties that great-grandpa is "covered," not to year's meeting.

1937, for the gift to the United States Naval worry.

62-plus Cruise Academy Foundation in memory of my darUnk Alford notes that Margaret and Charlie ling husband. It was a very thoughtful thing By the time you read this, the 39 Classmates, to do. spouses, widows, and children who took this Pond are planning a move to retirement in She further advised that with the assistance historic voyage up the Columbia and Snake Irvington, VA, address later. Ray Berthrong of her daughters she was making good progress rivers will be giving each other Bravo Zulus, is swelling our numbers retired in Virginia on the paper work and, although devastated and expressing regrets that more did not come. Beach; we should have a lunch bunch beached by her loss, gradually readjusting.

They will tell their tales of daring-do by word there. Hugo Robinson will be taking over The Reunion was great, we had 230 for our and picture in forthcoming issues of Shipmate. from McDowell in October in the Washingbanquet and the principal speaker was VADM 65th Reunion ton group.

Kenneth Wheeler SC, USN (Ret). He was a We have read two more books, a singular Your Class officers plan to spend some of POW on Bataan and became a very close their waking cocktail hours on the cmise dis- achievement worth noting, even if they weren't friend of Shields Goodman. I, working with cussing the 2003 Reunion in Annapolis. There relevant to our past and future. Shadows by a number of others from that Fleet, have been are two inputs they request from you out there: Bob Wooward of The Washington Post, traces working for three years to have the president first, a volunteer to chair the event; and sec- the shadow of Watergate, the problems of inissue a proclamation declaring I March 2000 ond, easier gotten, suggestions for inclusion tegrity in the Oval Office, through all the sucas a U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day. or exclusion in the program. ceeding presidencies. It probes in hindsight to Congress has passed a law requesting the presi- Class Comer reveal the complexity of that office and its dedent to issue a proclamation commemorating We have a note from Herb Mandel on see- ceptions. It is relevant to our perspectives and the Fleet, SecNav has prepared and SecDef has ing Sylvia and Mike Rindskopf after more judgments in an election year. It is relevant to approved the proclamation but the White than a year when they came by for a swim, the interface between officers trained in integHouse says we are not entitled to it and renice visit, and lunch. They were heading south rity and politicians. The integrity of former fused to sign. Nevertheless we conducted with on the west coast of Florida, after an military career presidents is outstanding. Noththe complete cooperation of the Naval Station, Elderhostel in St. Pete. They visited Paul ing said mitigated the current trashing of the a most appropriate commemoration on 1 Schultz in Bradenton, Ro Brown in Bonita White House. The other volume. Dereliction March. This was followed by an enlightening Springs, and us at Marco Island. To cap it off, of Duty by H.R. McMaster, West Point '84, is visit to the MILLENIUS, an ARLEIGH BuRKE-Class Beth and Steve Mann drove down from Punta of the lies that led to Vietnam. Even in his apoDestroyer. Those old "China Hands" were very logia, McNamara still can't get it right, i.e. the impressed with the capability and readiness of Gorda for their 23rd annual winter reunion.

Son, Matt, and granddaughter, Laure, were difference between saving money by forcing the modem navy. here for a few days. He has relocated to all services to wear the same color shoes or "Speed" Carrie's ashes were scattered at sea Stockbridge, MA. (Tanglewood for the music flying the same aircraft versus the importance off Key West from son Mike Currie '67 's charbuffs); and she is completing the first year of of constmctive team building. But of more and ter boat TAIL-HOOKER. Present were Gloria, son a three-year master's degree program in occu- continuing importance to us, was the distmst Mike, son Duncan and daughter-in-law Ehzabeth. "Speed's" reporting for his last sea duty pational therapy. Some excitement in Herb's that existed in fitting the Pentagon peg in the Oval hole and the tragedy of uninformed dewent in this order, ashes and bouquets then a otherwise calm life, and he keeps smiling. cisions in the latter. (We won't ask about the The Washington Class lunch in March bottle of Merlot that Speed liked so. level of distmst by the general public of anycounted a thin roster: Fleps, Jones, McDowell, Phoebe and Don Bauer's new address is: thing in the whole beltway oval.) The internal Raymer, Dwyer, Arthur, Carter, and Mike.

Goodwin House, 4800 Fillmore Ave. #755, Amongst items discussed were those in the bickering between Service branches was an Alexandria, VA 22311; 703-575-7640. comer and the new Marine initiative of a year's obvious contributing factor to distmst and lack Keep Rewin'with '37!

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of confidence. Is it any less today? Is our own Navy house really a team or is it divisive camps for the competing demands for ships, subs, aircraft, and expeditionary forces? From our recliner, we can't see the devil in the details.

Should there be some "time out" for Navy officers to leam some practical political science?

There is a White House Fellow program, and the Moreau scholarships. Wow, sorry, we'd better stick to Class lunches.

Salutes Bob Schelling passed on to us the Winter 2000 issue of Underseas which carried articles on the passing of VADM Eli Reich '35. Wartime submariners knew him for record tonnage sunk including the only battleship. Nearly all of us who were in anyway connected with the post war missile evolution/revolution encountered Eli: always rewarding, always can do, always emulative. We can't pass without observing that the two key post-war developments, missiles and nuclear power, were so successful with two radically different management styles. Which do you?

RSRH (Reefed Sail Retu-ement Home) Notes Falling is the fundamental failing among us institutionalized individuals. In multi-syllable government terms, an occupational hazard.

The Y2K bathtubs are the same millenniumold unyielding design as in the home, but we do have comfort in the aftermath: an emergency pull cord is within relatively easy reach.

How thoughtful. However, 911 will only pick us up a maximum of three times; then it's off to assisted living. Do you know the easiest way up from the floor or tub, roll over onto hands and knees, then crawl to a fixture where you can help the old knees by pulling up. Try it, you'll like it. For future comment we're studying dentures and also how to keep a martini dry in a hot tub.

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Pres: CAPT Paul Loustaunau, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT William J. Ruhe, USN (Ret.) 1310 MacBeth Avenue, McLean, VA 22102 e: docabbot@aol.com In a previous Shipmate I promised another anti West Pointer put-on. How about: "The majority (by a small margin) of West Point cadets do not wipe their mouths on their sleeves."

Just when it was decided to make Ned Beach the icon of the USNA Class of 1939-due to his great track record of getting his many books published by reputable printersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;along came Grant Rogers' announcement that on 18 March he left his home in Sedona, AZ, "for astronaut training at the Star City, Russia, training center near Moscow." Grant says: Our head instructor is Colonel Grennady Manakou who has ventured in space twice; as first, the commander of the Soyuz TM flight, and then the recent MIR orbiting station. Colonel Manakou has received Russia's highest awardâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the "Hero of Russia" award.

Grant also noted: I did pass the Russian physical and blood test required. All tests done by the Mayo Clinic.

Then he significantly added: They didn't give me a mental test.

Oh? Shall we forget Ned Beach as our Class icon and make Grant the non-pareil icon of the Class of 1939? The Class Executive Committee will check this out, soon.

Grant Rogers carrying Olympic torch on his 6-mile leg as it, in 1960, was carried across the U.S. to Los Angeles

Grant Rogers' sly, smiling face peering through the Plexiglass faceplate in his astronaut space suit, with the insert of weightless astronauts floating around the space capsule

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is: Rogue Valley Manor, 1200 Miramar Ave., Bedford, OR 97504 and he would enjoy hearing from his shipmates.

Dick and Mary Gould Bob Gulick's wife, Sally, brings me up to date on Bob's condition.

Healthwise, Bob is status quo except for normal and fmstrating loss of memory, taste and strength. In May 1999 he was taken off 24-hour oxygen, but still has a male nurse 30 hours a week to chauffeur him about or just be with him, while I do my thing.

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An email from John Howland's widow, Danny, to Bud Gore, says: Dick Gould was unhappy that there was no mention of his wife Mary's death on 17 October 1999, from Alzheimer's. She'd had it for several years. During the last two years she was in a health center. Also, Danny says that she had just gotten out of the hospital, having tripped on a loose mg and broken her leg.

Bob Border's wife, Joey, adds: We had a call from Dick Gould yesterday with the disturbing news that a stroke had left him paralyzed on his right side. He wanted this known so that his Classmates would be advised via Shipmate. His address Shipmate, June 2000

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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 Shetiand Court, McLean, VA 22102

Bud Gore and Eraie Schwab Atley Peterson's widow, Mitzi, writes: I finally got my copy of the 60th Reunion book. It took a bit longer to reach me since I wasn't able to attend the event; I was in Canada at the time (counting polar bears for the National Geographic Society). After thoroughly reading the beautifully prepared rendition, I feel compelled to write and express my profound appreciation for the magnificent efforts on the part of Bud Gore and Ernie Schwab, especially Bud, whose elegant and loving touch is evident throughout the book. From the artistic cover and artwork, to the personal stories and special vignettes, it becomes quickly evident that there was a tremendous amount of work involved. The end product of the prodigious labor on the part of Bud and Emie has given all of us a memorable and treasured gift of the outstanding men and women of the Class of 1939.

John Hodapp sent a short note that accompanied his new address: 1104 Sixth Ave. North, Great Falls, MT 50401-1583; 406-452-4099.

His note says: We are moving to a retirement complex (72 apartments) in Great Falls, MT, to be near Shura's niece. She and her husband live in town, but own a small (by Montana standards) 65,000 acre ranch 20 miles from Great Falls, where they maintain a herd of more than 5,000 cattle. We will be right near Malmstrom Air Force Base. I'll do my best to uphold the Navy's dignity when associating with the "fly fly boys." Sorry my health prevented attendance at the 60th. Tell Claypoole that my cane arrived and it's a useful beauty.

Below his signature is a footnote: "One-time literary assistant to C.S. Forrester" (of the Hornblower series).

Paul Adams sent: Betty and John Guerry won first place in the Stack duplicate bridge toumament, a tournament that involves five southeastern states.

Bob and Sally Gulick Also noted is that Earl Compton Moore, a non-graduate, died in 1999.

Bing Gillette, with a heavy patch over his right eye, revealed that he had a detached retina. It was being reattached with laser surgery. Bing expects his vision will soon be restored to "like new."

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It is not often that people in their 80s are given special honors or awards for what they are now doing. So it is news that one of ours, Gordon West, was so honored.

On 21 March, at a dinner attended by about 500 members and guests of the World Affairs Council of Orange County, Gordon was cited for his singular contribution to Intemational understanding and enhancement of the economic, social and cultural hfe of Orange County.

How nice it is to see any person live each day as Gordon is doing, not worrying about what tomorrow may bring.

To our West Coast Marine who continues to do his best every day, we of '40 are mighty proud of you as you continue to set an excellent example for all your Classmates.

If God had meant for us to touch our toes, he would have put them on our knees.

From North Carolina, D'Arcy and Ned Bent report that they are both well as they continue to keep active while enjoying their children and grandchildren who live nearby. Here is a good picture of them taken during the Christmas season (following page).

A real British phone call. Caller: Fdlike the phone number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff, please. Operator: Fm sorry, there is no listing. Is the spelling correct? Caller: Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the 'B'fell off.

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company of their daughter, Karen and her son, George Moraitis '92, who had just retumed to the states from Naples after spending three years there with Submarine Group 8, attached to NATO. What a nice Christmas present for the grandparents that was.

Betty and Stormy Karl

There was a caller who asked the operator for a Knitwear Company's number in Woven, Scotland. The operator asked if she was sure.

The caller replied: Yes that's what it says on the label, "Woven in Scotland."

Phil Eckert alerted me to a book that recounted the tragedy of the sinking of JUNEAU in 1942 during the time the U.S. was doing its best to block Japanese advances into Guadalcanal. When JUNEAU exploded, only 140 survived, with LT John T. Blodgett the senior survivor. Before a rescue group eventually found them, only ten were still alive.

Johnny was not one of them.

We tend to think of Guadalcanal as a land battle where our valiant Marines ended Japan's land conquests in the Pacific with a very important victory. While supporting them, many surface ships were lost, with very heavy casualties. From '40, besides Blodgett, killed in action on ships in the South Pacific were: William L. Guice, William F. Greene, John C. Hanna, Raymond J. Murray, Thomas M. Roddy and John P. Spears. Not as many as the ten we lost at Pearl Harbor, but seven comes close.

A caller: I'd like the RSPCA, please. Operator: Where are you calling from? Caller: The living room.

The D.C. area Febmary Luncheon was supposed to be a joint one with West Point '40,

but they missed getting the word out so none of them came. 18 of the '40 family who did come were: Betty Bowell, Betty and Julian Burke, Mary and Bill Carpenter, Eloise and John Chase, Helen D'Arezzo, Julianne and Ted Hill, Helen Longino, Helen Maulsby, Bill Scott, Betty and Harv Seim, Harry Stirling, Bette Ann Taylor and Dee Winters. With the wives and widows there, a most enjoyable time was had by all.

A day without sunshine is like a day in Seattle.

When George Kittredge was in Florida shopping for an ultralight one-passenger plane, this picture of George with his two helpers, Lucien Hunt and Dick Laning was taken.

Lucien Hunt, Dick Lanning, and George Kittredge

Audrie and Jim Lockwood

This picture of Audrie and Jim Lockwood was received from Audrie to add to the Lockwood story in the April issue.

L to r: bacic row: Son, Peter, D'Arcy and Ned Bent, daughter, Melissa and her husband, Tony: front row: Esther, Kevin, Natalie, Alexandra and Laura '.nV

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Here is a recent picture of our own Professor Charles Arthur to fill out his story in the May issue.

One last reminder to '40 to not miss Castine after the Reunion is this shot of Ted Rodgers Shipmate, June 2000

taking Bill Bryan and others for a sail on Penobscot Bay.

Professor Joe Weber

The last two are pictures taken of attendees at '40 affairs in the D.C. area.

The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing, "Break Forth Into Joy." To continue showing the wide range of experiences '40 members have had since Annapolis days, I feel it is most appropriate on this, our 60th anniversary, to featiu-e the career of the only one of us who, after graduation, first served at sea before deciding to shift to the army. This is the story about one of '40's highly successful Army generals, Ed Donley.

After but two months on RANGER, Ed married Marion Lortaine "Jo" Miller of AnnapoHs, and he submitted his resignation, which was accepted. He then obtained a commission in the U.S. Army Reserve.

In August 1941, Ed was called to active duty in Washington. A year later, he was ordered to join the 76th Infantry division at Ft. Meade, MD. During that 25-mile move, the tmck hauling their household effects didn't clear a low underpass. Then in 1943, in Tomah, WI, where the division was getting Arctic weather training, just after moving into an apartment containing their possessions, but not yet the family, it caught fire. That's when they learned that three moves equal a fire.

Finally, a nice Wisconsin lady heard of their phght and rented her comfortable three-bedroom home to the Donleys.

When the 76th deployed to England in 1944, Jo, and son, Steve, moved to Annapolis. Meanwhile, Ed got his next tour of sea duty when he was on board an LST bound for Normandy.

There, the 76th helped win the Battie of the Bulge. Ed's role was managing and distributing the ammo available to their division. With so many German tanks in the area, every unit wanted unlimited amounts of anti-tank ammo.

Ed got their requests down to reason when he required them to return all ammo not used.

As the war came to an end in Europe, with the 76th Division meeting the Soviet forces at the Elbe River, our 26 year old lieutenant colonel joined the 30th Division to retum to the States to prepare for Pacific deployment. However, World War II ended before the division was ready to deploy. After celebrating the end of WWII with Japan's surrender, Ed, Jo and Steve then moved to Ft. Jackson, SC, where he helped deactivate the 30th Division.

That job done in 1946, the Donleys then retumed to Washington where Ed spent a year working for the State Department's Office of Foreign Liquidation, disposing of wartime leftovers.

Next came two years of graduate training which led to a master's degree from the University of Michigan. Living in Ann Arbor, the Donleys enjoyed many new and different experiences.

In 1949 Ed was assigned duty in Panama.

Since family could not accompany spouses to Panama unless they had housing, our ingenious Classmate reserved a room in the old Panama Canal Hotel on the Atlantic side so his family could accompany him. After a few days in that hotel, Ed then leased the home of a Canal employee who was going back to the States on extended vacation. By the time the employee got back, the enterprising Donleys had gotten quarters at Ft. Kobbe on the Pacific side until a house at Albrook Air Force Base came available. Ed, and his family, too enjoyed this pleasant, low-pressure job at this world's crossroad.

In 1952 Washington wanted our Ed back for what was his third D.C. assignment. His position in Ordnance Personnel kept Ed busy while his family found living in Arlington enjoyable.

After three years there, during which time Kevin, number two son arrived, it was time to move on, this time to Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.

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With this assignment came promotion to full colonel in 1956, well before his Navy contemporaries received four stripes. He and his family lived in a beautiful mansion that was built almost 100 years ago, using stones quarried from the arsenal. His most challenging job involved research and development of army ammunition, including atomic explosive projectiles. During this interesting assignment time passed much too quickly.

The Donleys then retumed to Washington, D.C, in 1957 for his fourth (and final) duty assignment inside the beltway. While there, Ed was back doing ordnance personnel. They lived in a nice Arlington house where their third son, Douglas, was bom. This time they bought, insuring, as has happened to so many of us, that house ownership blocks retum to D.C. duty.

In 1962 Ed was given overseas duty in Korea.

Fortunately for the Donleys, his family was able to accompany him to this thriving, interesting country. It helped that housing was good and help was plentiful. The whole family enjoyed traveling in Korea and particularly found the east coast area to be most interesting. On one such trip, Jo learned that she was only the third American woman to visit that part of Korea since South Korea became a nation.

One day, Ed came home to find that his Korean counterpart had delivered a field dressed deer to their home. Neither the Naval Academy nor Army training taught Ed how to butcher a deer. Ed did his best, which enabled the Donley family to enjoy venison steaks, roasts, and probably stew too, for some time.

Since son Steve, had so enjoyed their earlier trip to the east coast, he, with the company of a friend, headed for the east coast. At one point, when they had to cross a stream, they managed to float their car to the other bank. Here is further proof that Volkswagens can do most anything.

When this tour ended in 1964, Redstone Arsenal in Alabama was their next duty assignment. There, Ed was ordered to take over the Pershing program as project manager. After the Pershing missile proved to be a very successful weapon, in 1966 Ed was promoted to brigadier general. Our nation has Ed Donley to thank for his contributions to our military readiness.

After this "best" tour for the Donleys ended, from Redstone they moved to St. Louis where Ed took over the U.S. Army Mobility Command. Following this short tour, in 1967 the Donleys were ordered to the Army Coimnand in Europe.

After reorganization, Ed became the first commander of its materiel command. He found this to be a most interesting assignment. It involved about 26,000 people and 26 installations that ranged from nuclear storage sites to depots, tank rebuilding sites and many more.

This involved considerable travel in Europe.

As a collateral duty, he frequently flew as the Army general in the European Airbome Command Post. At that time, the NATO com65

mand kept staff teams continuously airbome tiiat could take command of NATO forces in the event the NATO Command centers on the ground were suddenly wiped out by the Soviets. Each eight hours a specially fitted Air Force plane with key NATO personnel and a full set of the best communication equipment would take off, so in the event of a nuclear war, experienced commanders could take control and respond to orders from the U.S. and associated govemments.

In 1969 Ed was selected for promotion to Major General and soon after was brought back to be the commanding general of the U.S. Army Missile Command. This second tour of duty in Huntsville, AL, was one of the finest in his distinguished Army career. Like in all jobs where one enjoys the work and the challenges, time went by very fast. As a good indicator that he was doing a superior job, he was kept in this choice command for four years. At that point in his life, Ed chose to retire while "on top of the world," so the Donleys might enjoy retirement.

As Ed looks back on his career, he never had a bad assignment. He served with many outstanding people, while encountering very few, who, because they were not, only gave him greater appreciation of those who were among the best.

Thanks, Ed, for sharing your many interesting experiences with us all. You have broadened our understanding of what life was like in our worthy sister service.

I know I speak for all in '40 when I say to you, "Congratulations on having such an outstanding career in the United States Army. We are all very proud of the significant contributions you and your family made while serving our wonderful country."

Why is it called the tourist season if we can't shoot them?

Farewells March was not a good month. It is my sad duty to report that two more Classmates and the wife of a third left us in March.

On 2 March, Barron Wallace Chandler died after a long bout with cancer. He was buried on 6 March at West Lawn Hill cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, PA. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Kathryn Hammer Chandler; daughter, Kathryn; a son, Barron Wallace Chandler Jr.; and four grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his brother, Robert A. Chandler '34, and his stepfather, Kinchen Hill '08, who married Barron's widowed mother when Barron was one year old.

After the funeral, Kay wrote the following to the Class: I can't begin to express my appreciation for all the attention you gave Barron. He always loved the Navy and the Naval Academy. He would have been so pleased with the beautiful flowers. I took them to the grave the morning after the service. Please express my thanks to his Classmates. Also, many thanks to you and Louise Walker for attending the service and the reception.

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The Class of '40 extends our heartfelt condolences to Kay, their children and grandchildren. Barron will be missed by many. Kay, you honored his Class by placing '40's flowers at the service in the place of honor immediately in front of Barron's ashes and his flag.

On 9 March, cancer claimed the life of Miles Augustus Libbey Jr. On 15 March he joined his first wife, Anne, his mother, and his father, CDR Miles A. Libbey '07, at the Ariington National Cemetery.

To Rosalind, his wife of 17 years; children Miles A. Libbey HI '67, CAPT USN (Ret.), Kent, Dr. Caryn A. Libbey, M.D., Marna Libbey Jones, Meryl G. Libbey; two stepchildren, Michael Thomas and Ethel Page; and 14 grandchildren, the Class sends our heartfelt condolences.

In attendance at the services at Arlington, besides the entire Libbey family, were Bill Carpenter, Phil Eckert, Chris and Mike Hanley, Ted Hill, and Harv Seim from '40.

In his naval career. Miles left a lasting mark on our Navy as he pushed forward new technology which sttengthened and enhanced the Naval Service.

To you, dear Miles, thanks for being part of our lives for almost 64 years.

On 19 March, at their home in South Thomaston, ME, cancer claimed the life of Gayle Clark Kittredge, beloved wife of George Kittredge for nearly 56 years.

While burial plans are not yet complete, her ashes will be placed in the Naval Academy Columbarium.

Because Gayle was such a highly effective and supportive helpmate, George was able to be a real participant in many significant accomplishments. The latest of these happens to be a beautifully written, most interesting autobiography that spans the last 60 years of George's busy life.

Gayle will be missed, not just by her husband, but by her many friends as well. To you, George, your many '40 friends send our deeply felt condolences.

On 29 Febmary funeral services were held at the Naval Academy Chapel for William Cleveland Bryan, followed by inurnment at the Academy Columbarium where he joined his beloved wife. Penny.

In addition to Bill's two brothers, Francis Bryan and Stuart Kennedy, and their families, representing Bill's Classmates were: Betty Bowell, Julian Burke, Bill Carpenter, Phil Eckert, Chris and Mike Hanley, Loretta Hechler, Donald Banker Heimark, Betty and Jake Heimark, Ted Hill, Bill Lamb, Helen Longino, Ed Muhlenfeld, and Bob Pauli.

Still no details on the death of Daniel O. Blevins Jr. on 17 Febmary.

Only in America can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

Moved Barbara Brayley to: LaJolla Village Towers, Apt. 1205, 8515 Costa Verde Blvd., San Diego, CA 92122. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jake Only '40 is 4.0

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Chmn & Sec'y: CAPT Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 5610 Wisconsin Ave., Apt # 1409 Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4439 h: 301-215-7532 e: Vdelano@aol.com For those of you on the Internet, our Class Web site can now be reached through the Alumni Association listing. At www.usna.com, click on "classes" and then on the underlined "1941." Eventually this procedure will become simpler, but negotiations with the Alumni Association have not yet been completed. Maybe by next month. In the meantime, I eamestiy hope that the number of email addresses will continue to grow even more than it has so far.

This is an excellent way to keep in touch with one another. And it really isn't hard!

The San Diego area group has had to change its luncheon location to the Oceanview Club at the Submarine Base. Bill McReynolds says that the Oceanview Club has "a nice menu selection and an inexpensive buffet, and best of all, a fantastic view across the San Diego Bay entrance channel." If you are anywhere near San Diego on the third Tuesday of any month, starting 20 June, I urge you to go. Just let Bill know that you are coming.

I received a nice letter from Joanne, the wife of Leon Grabowsky, with news of Leon's ailing health. I am sure she is giving him the best of care. She says that Leon would enjoy hearing from Classmates. She also told about the rest of her family as follows: Daughter, Jeanne '87, is in Stuttgart with husband, Dave Taylor '85, and twin girls, Krista and Caroline, who were one year old in Febmary. Son, Paul '86, is an AIG consultant, with wife, Christina, Dasha, Katerina and Jake. They live a mile away in Danville.

Daughter, Lori, works with senior handicapped and lives 15 minutes away in Concord and is a great help with her dad. Son, Steve, who finished a master's degree, visited sister Jeanne in Stuttgart and is now traveling in North Africa deciding what he wants to do with his life. Ah, the travails of the actor/writer!

Joanne also enclosed a picture (on the following page) of the Bay area football group enjoying last year's Army-Navy football game.

How many of you remember that Leon was assigned to ARIZONA when we graduated? He was not aboard when the ship was lost at Pearl Harbor because of a medical appointment ashore. He was therefore spared to serve later aboard LEUTZE (DD-481) where his heroism and leadership won him a Navy Cross. Thank you, Joanne, and please keep up your good work.

Some late pictures have come in from the Ponte Vedra Reunion in Febmary that are too good not to include (see the following page).

Incidentally, according to my count, 46 people attended that reunion.

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Herb Weyrauch wrote that he recentiy became a life member of the USNA Alumni Association and is happy to be back in touch. He included the sad news that his wife, Anne, died in September 1998 after a three year battie with ovarian cancer. I know that everyone joins me in extending our belated but sincere sympathy and understanding in his loss.

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received a nice note from Omar's daughter, Marjorie Brinegar, in which she said: Daddy was so proud of his affiliation with the Academy and even prouder that, though he did not graduate, his Classmates thought enough of him that they included him as a member of the Class. He would often shake his head and comment, "I don't know why, but they treat me as if I had graduated, too."

Marjorie added that this meant the world to her father and she thanked all the members of the Class. We thank you, Marjorie, for such a thoughtful note and please be assured that we join you in missing Omar.

Now for those inevitable birthdays. June has three possible celebratory stones: pearl, moonstone and Alexandrite which are supposed to signify health and longevity so all you guys hang in for a long mn! Here you are: Ackley, Blandin, Hadler, Dreyer, Jamison, Don Kirk, Lockhart, Maxwell, Molitor, Moore, Nicholson, Price, Dick Smith, Starkey and Stewart. Happy Birthday to all and see you at tiie 60th.

Here are this month's changes for your rosters: George Brandt's email address is georgebrandt@home.com; the Grabowskys can be emailed at Jgrabowsky@earthhnk.net; HerbWeyrauch's address is 5430 34th AVS Apt. 207, Minneapohs, MN 55417-2151; 612729-2714; e: heweyraunch@gateway.net.

Enjoy your summer.

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Box 3102, St. Augustine, FL 32085 (not in the box, of course, so his actual address remains a mystery.)

Ed Gallagher has forwarded a selection of photos taken at the West Coast Sweetheart Luncheon on which we reported last month.

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Pres: CAPT James D. Small, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CDR R.S. Day, USN (Ret.) 2426 Chestnut St., Falls Church, VA 22043-3052

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JT Hill and Rita retumed to Quantico the

first week in April in time to ensure that the annual golf toumament went off on schedule and we'll feature the details next month. While in their winter digs in Florida, JT kept stirring the fire to enlist the attendance of as many of the Class as possible. Among those with whom he was in touch was Dick O'Brien, who will join the players from his home in Denver, CO. Dick and JT got to be close friends when JT went to Kiski in 1937, after being recmited to play football for Navy, and Dick needed some extra help in preparing for the qualifying exams we ah had to take in April of 1938. Dick has been using oxygen for several months, so making this trip is particularly important for him even though he may find himself limited to about nine holes. In the exchange of correspondence, Dick provided JT with a copy of the cover of the National Geographic Video (Deluxe Edition) for "The Battie for Midway," subtitled, "The Discovery of the USS YORKTOWN." Featured in the center of the cover is none other than our Dick O'Brien. He also provided a second copy of a photo verifying that the face on the cover was indeed his.

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Frank Andrews (fandrews@annapohs.net) continues to update our Class Web page and to add to the list of Classmates with email addresses. At the end of March, we had only 44 addresses, which 1 submit is ridiculous. Frank has put a great deal of time and effort in establishing and maintaining the Web site. It is a remarkable and very worthwhile project which I am sure is visited by large numbers of Alumni. Again, I plead for those of you who have email addresses to let Frank know via email.

The value of having collected email addresses goes well beyond utilizing the Web site. Buck Catlin picked up Dick Werner's address and knowing that Dick had lived in

Fullerton, CA, as a young lad, enlisted him in a street naming project. Buck is chairman of a city committee to name streets in a residential area of 420 acres in West Fullerton, the fonner site of a Hughes Ground Systems now abandoned. The developer wants to name the stieets after Fullerton residents who figure in the history and tradition of the town rather than the typical California tracts named "Avenido del Taco," or worse. The developer has asked for 100 names and Buck's coimnittee has already identified about 300 covering a wide range of disciplines. Not surprisingly, Fullerton was home to and the birthplace of a great many distinguished people nationally and internationally over the years. Buck is covering the military area and asked to include Dick's name in the list under consideration and to complete the roster of World War II Fullerton veterans.

Will be interesting to see how this works out!

The saga of Scroggie Wiley continues and he is now happily settled in a wonderful assisted living community with beautiful surroundings, community rooms, wellness (fitness) center, library, trading post, restaurant-style menu dining, resident physician (board certified in geriatrics and intemal medicine), and the list goes on. He has a tworoom apartment that overlooks a lovely courtyard and from the apartment balconies he can watch the spectacular sunrises over the Superstition Mountains. Of course, when we last reported on his travels he was headed for San Mateo, a view of the ocean, and life near daughter Lisa and family. While the facilities had been thoroughly checked and sounded ideal, they soon discovered that his requirement for the bed which had been specified to accommodate his 6-foot-4-inch, 250-pound frame had not been met, while the staff was predominately female; 5 foot 2 inches and about 120 pounds, and in short supply. The solution was obvious and he happily retumed to the warm Valley of the Sun with its half million snowbirds to establish a permanent residence.

Lydia and her family are 20 minutes away and his granddaughters work only about ten minutes away. He has two full-time caregivers and companionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a young woman who is with him four days and a young man who is there three days to take care of his daily activities of living. His progress has slowed, which was expected, but his health is good. His new address is: 310 S. 63rd St. Apt. 126, Mesa, AZ 85206; 480-854-4526 with message machine; and e: Scroogie4@aol.com which he checks daily.

Diane and Jim Seamans are alive and well in Phoenix, where he has retired several times and is reduced to a few individual income taxes plus a hundred as a volunteer. Diana is working too hard as a specialist in dyslexia. Their son, his wife and college son were in Florence for spring break from Colgate. Oldest grandson is a rocket scientist at Orbital Sciences.

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be targets for the anti-missile system in Kwajalien. Granddaughter, Kate, is going for her Ph.D. in neurology at Duke.

Bill Vose followed up on his report on the Tidewater Classmates' monthly luncheons at NAS Oceana by announcing that as of the 29 Febmary luncheon the Class of '43 contingent had requested to join forces and were warmly welcomed as permanent members. This brought together Bob Brown, Frank Dunham, Roy Werthmuller, Dick Lowe, Bill Simmons, Ted Balis and Bill with Al Galvani '43, Jack Jackson '43, Bill Gray '43 and Harry Clark '43. Regular '42 attendees who were missing included Ace Mullen, Hank Field, Bob McGrath and Gene Barnhardt who formerly had been a regular but has been confined to a respite house for the past 18 months.

Understand that Marie and Hal Harwood intend to be in attendance for the graduation ceremonies of the Class of 2000. Grandson, Ben Alaxpom 'GO is a member of the 9th Company.

When Chet Lee passed away it set in motion an unprecedented flow of tributes across the country from Time Magazine to the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and countiess large and small newspapers from the east, south, north and west. Coordinated by Maureen Ryan, director of government relations for Chet's company, SPACEHAB, she was able to work with Sen. Warner (R-VA) in developing his speech before the Senate, an unprecedented event. The speech was drawn from the Distinguished Graduate Award nomination lovingly and meticulously prepared by John Davis and Dick Sewall. Very few of the Class have had access to their work and I was stmck by the breadth of his contributions to the country in his years of naval service, his remarkable career with NASA, his valuable contributions to ending the Cold War, and his involvement in intemational cooperation in the utihzation of spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;work that continued untO the day of his death.

I was honored to be asked to deliver a eulogy on behalf of the Class, as I had been for Jerry Clarke. In this case, I was joined by GEN Tom Stafford, USAF (Ret.), of NASA, and Dr. Shelley A. Harrison, Ph.D., president and CEO of SPACEHAP, to provide a full spectmm of Chet's life. Our lives were linked in 1937, when we were recmited to play football for Navy and sent to the BuUis Prep School in Silver Spring, MD. We remained close thereafter. Upon graduation, we were among the 25 ordered to MIT in the first week of 1942 for radar engineering instmction at their radiation laboratory, rooming in an apartment overlooking the Charles River with Dave Bunting and Hank Field. In April, we were ordered to the Naval Research Laboratory in Anacostia for instmction on fire control radar then under development. That month also gave Chet and Rose the right to marry, which they did on the 18th, at the Navy Chapel with most of our group of radar fanatics on hand. Thereafter, we parted company. Chet went to SALT Shipmate, June 2000

and I went into submarines.

At this point, let's pick up Sen. Warner's tributary speech. He normally does not give these types of remarks, but had made an exception for Chet due to his amazing public service record and the fact that Chet was a constituent and the senator is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a former Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Warner: Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a truly incredible American and resident of McLean, VA, for the past 25 years, who has passed from this world. Chester M. Lee, known as "Chet" to family and friends, was bom on 6 April 1919. After gradating from the U.S. Naval Academy with the Class of 1942, Chet Lee went directly into service in World War II. Chet was involved in a number of battle engagements during World War II and survived a Japanese kamikaze attack on his ship, DREXLER, off the coast of Okinawa in 1945. Chet Lee spent 24 years in the U.S. Navy, serving his country with great honor both in and out of battle. Chet helped pioneer the Navy's use of ship radar, which was instrumental in development and testing of the POLARIS missile program and commanded two Navy destroyers and an entire destroyer division. Chet Lee moved to Northern Virginia in 1964 to serve the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon and achieved the rank of Captain before retiring from the Navy in 1965. He continued to be affectionately referred to by Navy and nonNavy colleagues as "Captain Lee," and remained an avid Navy football fan throughout his life!

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In 1965, Captain Lee requested to be retired from active duty in order to answer the call at the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, which was deeply involved in the Cold War space race. At NASA, Chet spent 23 years providing instrumental leadership during our nation's most exciting and pivotal space years. Captain Lee served as assistant mission director for Apollo Missions 1 to 11 and then mission director for Apollo Moon Missions 12 to 17. He was director for the ApoUo/Soyuz space-docking mission, perhaps one of the most significant precursor events leading to the melting of Cold War barriers between the U.S. and then-Soviet Union. Captain Lee's impressive NASA career continued as he played an integral role in the development, operation and payload management for the U.S. space shuttle program.

In 1987, Chet Lee continued advancing U.S. aerospace leadership in the private sector, joining SPACEHAB Inc., a company dedicated to pioneering U.S. space commerce. He ascended to the position of president and chief operating officer in 1996. Chet was instrumental in guiding the company's participation in the joint U.S.-Russian ShutdeMir program, and his tenure at SPACEHAB included 13 space shuttle missions including the mission that retumed Sen. John Glenn to space. Captain Lee became chairman of SPACEHAB's Astrotech commercial satellite processing subsidiary in 1998 and served on SPACEHAB's Board of Directors. At the age of 80, Chet Lee continued to work fulltime on SPACEHAB and Astroteh projects up to his last days here on Earth.

Chet Lee was a tireless public servant, a devoted husband, father and grandfather and mentor to countless in the aerospace community.

I am proud to have had Chet as a constituent, and my blessings go out to his family and friends during this time of mourning. I ask my colleagues to pay tribute to Captain Lee's memory and to honor him for his contributions to this great country; Chet Lee was a very special Distinguished Naval Academy Graduate! (His obituary appears in this issue's Last Call section.)

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Pres: CAPT E. A. Robie USN (Ret.) 2111 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-224-0850; e: edrobie@aol.com Sec'y: CAPT "Jack" Van Ness Jr., USN (Ret.) 7108 Broxburn Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817 h: 301-320-4564; w: 202-357-3762 e: Jvanness43@aol.com Americo James Vescovi Just as this column was in the final stages of preparation your writer leamed that our Classmate Americo Vescovi had died on 15 March 2000. Additional information will be in the July-August 2000 column.

Margaret Scott Woodward Margaret Woodward, beloved wife of our Classmate, Horace Woodward, passed away peacefully on 23 Febmary, after a long iUness, in Williamsburg, VA, where she and Horace had lived since 1972. In addition to her husband of 56 years, Margaret is survived by their six children and four grandchildren. She was known for her enjoyment of music, the arts and drama, and her culinary skills.

Margaret was buried in the churchyard of the historic Bruton Parish Church, where Horace was well known for his faithful discharge of duties that made sure that the many activities of the church were conducted in flawless fashion.

Their daughter, Jennifer, remembers her mother with these words: My mother was creative, a perfectionist with superb taste in clothes, fine food, interior design. She was quite idealistic about how people should behave, how the world should be. She had a sensitive empathy for those less fortunate and in need. She laughed easily and often. She was to me a warm, understanding, supportive friend.

Daughter, Lisa, said of her mother: I loved to hear my mom laugh. Her laugh was raspy and high pitched. Ultimately there would be no sound at all, just a twinkle in her eye, a big grin, and a squinched-up nose to indicate she was laughing.

My mom loved the arts: classical music, opera, plays, paintings. She would turn on the radio, turn off the lights, light some candles, and listen to the wonderful sounds of Chopin, Schumann and Strauss.

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Fran Moulin COL Fran Moulin, USA (Ret.), husband of Dian Holmes, son-in-law of Squidge and Dave Holmes, and thus a member of our '43 Family, passed away quite suddenly in Annapolis on 11 March from a heart attack. Fran was well known to many of us in ' 4 3 , as well as to the Midshipmen whom Squidge and Dave sponsored. He always visited the '43 tailgate site before Navy home games. We will greatly miss him and his friendliness, good spirit, and m g ged cheerful presence.

TYPHOON! (The Westem Pacific/18 December 1944) This story was suggested to me by Classmate Charlie Robison, who sent me his copy of last fall's publication. The Tin Can Sailor.

In this issue of the publication was a story of the Third Fleet's encounter with a giant typhoon, properly labeled Typhoon Cobra, in December 1944. The story in Tin Can Sailor was written by CAPT C. Raymond Calhoun '37, U S N (Ret.), c o m m a n d i n g officer of DEWEY (DD-349), assigned to the Third Fleet.

It is a summary of his book, Typhoon: The Other Enemy. What a story! What a book!

Some of our Classmates were there. Here is what happened: On 10 December 1944, the Third Fleet sortied from Ulithi to provide air support to General MacArthur's Army forces on Luzon.

Because the support of the destroyers of the several carriers required the destroyers to steam at speeds of 30 knots almost constantly, by 17 December the fuel states in these destroyers was mnning critically low.

Refueling was ordered for the morning of 17 December, but the weather was becoming worse by the minute, and refueling became essentially impossible due to the wind and high sea state. Refueling operations were cancelled, and rescheduled for the morning of the 18th. Aboard DEWEY, the officers and men worked well into the night securing for severe weather. Gun ammunition, depth charges, fuel, water and everything possible was moved to storage as low in the ship as feasible. Similar preparations were made in other ships, including ballasting with salt water in order to compensate for low fuel states.

The weather became more ominous in the early hours of the 18th. Course changes during the morning hours, made to avoid the worst of the storm or at least reduce its effects, were ineffective. The barometer continued to drop rapidly; waves were now 60 feet tall; the wind was over 50 knots; reports of man-overboard were heard from other ships; aircraft aboard the carriers ripped the padeyes from the decks and slid overboard or into other aircraft; visibility was down to 300 yards; the rain became horizontal.

By 10:00 a.m. things became even worse aboard DEWEY. Steering was almost impossible, and now the fight began for DEWEY'S survival. With the wind on the port side, the ship's roll to starboard became greater and greater. The ship's return to an upright position took longer and longer. DEWEY was now rolling as much as 72 degrees to starboard!

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Electrical systems were shorting out; the lube oil pumps were losing suction during the rolls and main engines thus had to be stopped to avoid wiping the bearings.

At one point serious consideration was given to cutting off the mast to reduce the rolling moment. In midday the forward stack was blown over, carrying away the whaleboat. Shortly thereafter the wind increased to about 125 knots, and the barometer dropped to an estimated reading of 26.30.

But by 2:00 p.m. the worst was over, and by 6:00 p.m. DEWEY emerged from the storm.

But what a price the fleet paid! MONAGHAN, HULL, and SPENCE had capsized and sunk,

with very heavy loss of life. The fleet lost 778 men and more than 100 aircraft.

The story is told much better, and in much greater detail, in CAPT Calhoun's book. Call him at 910-799-4503 and order a copy, ft is fascinating reading! Mention that you are from '43 and you will receive a 20 percent discount.

We had Classmates who were aboard ships on that fateful day. One was our Classmate, Don Reed, gunnery and senior watch officer on DEWEY, who unfortunately passed away on 29 November 1995. When asked about Don, CAPT Calhoun said: I was very favorably impressed with his military bearing, positive attitude, command of the gun battery, and performance as OOD. I liked him personally, and thought highly of him professionally. By 18 December 1944, we had been shipmates for about four months, and I knew he was dependable auid competent.

An incident a few weeks later was indicative of Don's initiative. In CAPT Calhoun's words: We were called alongside the flagship to receive guard mail. The powder can in which it was enclosed dropped into the drink as it was passed to us, and before anyone could react, Don Weed dove into the water and retrieved it.

Other '43 Classmates have reported their experiences in this climactic event: Custer Woodside said: My service in HULL (DD-350) was short, from 4 August 1942 to 1 October 1942, a long 57 years ago. HULL, of the 1,300-ton FARRAGUT Class, one of the first "two pipers" built between World Wars I and II, was as stable in normal conditions as any other destroyer and more stable than the old "four pipers."

Charlie Cooper said: I was not in that hurricane, but experienced the long swell that it produced. We, in SPIKEFISH, left Midway in late November for our patrol area in the Sea of Okhotsk. A few days later, we began roller coaster rides up and down the really long and enormously high swells from the south. I have never seen anything like them and always wondered about the hurricane that produced them.

Years later I found out! The long, low swell is said to be the first indication of an approaching hurricane. The swells we encountered were certainly long, but anything but low! Now that we know the powerful hurri-

cane that spawned them, it is not surprising, but it was at the time.

Tom Smith commented: I served in YORKTOWN, C V - 1 0 , under

FADM William Halsey '04 when he took the Third Fleet through a killer hurricane, turned back, and led us through it again.. .then known to us junior officers irreverently as "Halsey's Hurricanes."

Bob Adrian remembers: I was gun boss of BOYD (DD-544) in the Westem Pacific when the typhoon hit our operating area, but in a separate task group and, fortunately, had just finished refueling and could take a favorable course torideout the storm. Unfortunately, the task group that included HULL, SPENCE, and MONAGHAN was

seriously low on fuel and had to keep its fuel tanks empty in an effort to replenish and didn't have sufficient ballast to ride out the storm.

Lou Tuttle said: I was serving aboard BENHAM (DD-795) as gunnery officer at the time of the referenced hurricane. BENHAM was in the middle of the hurricane and only 5 to 10 miles from the three ships that capsized. I was OOD during the major part of the storm and served for 14 hours straight without relief as no one would come up to relieve me. The skipper (Fritz Keeler), the chief signalman, and I were the only ones on the bridge for the major part of the storm. The Chief Signalman manned the helm and the engine order telegraph. I stayed as OOD and the skipper and I did all the lookout duties and everything else that needed to be done.

BENHAM had ballasted the fuel tanks—the three DDs that rolled over had not—and we survived with some major topside damage.

All of the lifelines were wiped off, as well as most of the deck gear, including the 20mm ready service lockers and such things.

We rolled quite extensively—some so far that recover was problematical—but we made it.

Gal Galvani reported: I was in that killer typhoon aboard BURNS (DD-588) operating, as I recall, with the fast carriers. BURNS was a FLETCHER class flushdecker, with no inside passageway from the aft crew quarters to the bridge area or the mess hall which was in the forward part of the ship. Even though we always rigged safety lines inboard of the lifelines in heavy weather, our chief concern was in losing a man overboard, especially at night during the changes of watch.

Our task group had been scheduled for refueling the day of the typhoon, but the operation was postponed because of the weather. No skipper in his right mind would have deballasted the fuel tanks the night before in preparation for a dawn rendezvous with the oiler group.

Our task group was kept headed directiy into the seas, avoiding the dangerous troughs, which might easily have capsized a ship. In spite of that, we still rolled about 30 degrees, and thanked BuShips for being so stringent and ungiving in matters affecting the ships center of gravity.

As we climbed over the crest of those huge waves, our bow plunged into the face of the

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succeeding wave, cascading tons of water over the bow with green water smashing into our two forward 5"/38 gun mounts and into the forward deck house. The ship would shudder and hog and sag, and I'm sure that there were many, including myself, who, at that time, wondered whether she could survive such punishment, or whether she might suddenly snap in two.

We lost a few fire hoses and hose applicators which were swept off the exposed bulkhead of the deck house, but the gun mounts, amazingly enough, came through it unscathed. One wave smashed into our motor whaleboat, which was kept swung out on the starboard side for rescue purposes, and tore about a third of its hull away. Other than that, and the shattering of a number of dishes and coffee cups, and the scattering of some books, papers and personal belongings, we were fortunate in coming through the storm relatively unscathed.

As executive officer, I breathed a big sign of relief each morning when we mustered on stations, and the report came in from each division saying: "All Present or Accounted For." By the time of that typhoon, our crew was well seasoned, having endured a number of storms. Very few became seasick. The worst part of it was the fatigue it caused on the body, having to continually hang on to some standing part of the ship's stmcture, as well as bracing one's legs to counteract the continual heavy rolling and pitching. Even sleeping was difiicult. On top of that, our nourishment changed significantiy, with cold sandwiches taking the place of nice hot meals.

Even the enemy took a back seat to the storm, which in itself amounted to a fight for survival. What a reUef when the seas finally subsided!

Dave Shonerd sent this report: I was a junior officer in the F Division aboard MIAMI (CL-89) in December 1944.

We were assigned to FADM Halsey's Third Fleet and specifically to Task Group 38.2.

The following are entries from the Ship's Log: 17 December 10:26 a.m.-Sighted fueling group. Fueling course 145 T. 12 noon-Fueling Discontinued.

18 December 7:12 a.m.-All hands not on watch instmcted to stay below and particularly to stay off of weather decks.

10:25 a.m.-Port plane carried away. Four men sustained injuries due to heavy weather.

12 noon-Approximately 480 miles east of Mamla. Sea state 5. Wind force 9 firom 322 T. 12:30 p.m.-MiAMi requested to go to the assistance of CAPE ESPERANCE (CVE).

1:05 p.m.-Maneuvering to stand by CAPE ESPERANCE.

1:15 p.m.-Rain reduced visibility to 100 yards.

2:25 p.m.-Sustained stmctural damage to bow, consisting of buckling at frame 21 and 22, with secondary buckling at frame 19.

Bow area is being shored. Starboard plane reported badly damaged by pounding. Wind force is 12 from 300 T. Seas are state 5. Visibility is zero.

7:17 p.m.-Proceeding with CAPE ESPERANCE to rendezvous with task force.

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19 December I a.m.-Left CAPE ESPERANCE to take station witii CTG 38.2.

7:59 a.m.-On Station.

8:05 a.m.-Commenced approach to tanker group.

10:50 a.m.-Alongside ATACOSA for fuel.

12:50 p.m.-Fueling complete.

Dave then added this personal comment: This was the first time I had witnessed horizontal rain. I can still remember seeing a shipmate, Warren Montgomery '44, being thrown bodily across a wardroom table and landing on the other side, shaken but not injured.

Had we not been asked to assist CAPE ESPERANCE, I'm sure we would not have sustained damage to the bow. This task required us to change from a southerly course, with the wind on the starboard quarter, to an easterly course with the wind on the port bow.

Of course, with an undamaged bow we would not have gotten back to the States in May 1945, and I would not have gotten married to Amette in June. So I shouldn't complain. I didn't even get seasick.

Harv Huber reported the following: It was an otherwise normal morning in late 1944 when our task force first sighted our replenishment group on radar and prepared to conduct a routine re-fueling. Overcast perhaps, but safely out of range of Japanese aircraft and hoping that no enemy subs were nearby. My ship. MOBILE (CL-63) was in the first relay to the tanker. We topped off at about 95 percent, even as the wind grew stronger and the swells grew in size and strength. Then the awful truth became known—we were heading into a typhoon!

We immediately cleared the weather decks and prepared as best we could for bad weather.

The re-fueling plan was scrapped and all "little boys" were directed as soon as possible—one from each side of the tankers and one alongside each CV. Wind and seas were building so rapidly that it became impossible to fuel all the DDs. We were into a full typhoon later that day.

Because the wind knocked off the tops and tended to flatten the waves, the raw power of the sea was not immediately appreciated.

I realized it when we took green water over the bow and up to the #1 turret, time after time. Later, the one-quarter-inch-thick elkhide "bloomers" on our #1 turret were torn off completely by the wind and the sea.

The bow 20-mm gun mounts were a mass of cmmpled and twisted metal.

While attempting to maintain rough position in the task force, our inclinometer registered a 53-degree list—the ship shuddered and hung there before righting herself back to the wind induced list. Our Task Group commander then directed all ships to disregard station keeping and take whatever course and speed that would best enable them to ride out the storm.

In the wardroom, fiddle-boards on the table were useless. Most of us had an arm wrapped around a stanchion with a sandwich in one hand and some kind of drink in the other. Three shipmates elected to sit on a wardroom couch which then broke the welds

to the deck and proceeded to slide over to the bulkhead—passengers and all.

Sleeping was a problem, but we did find out that if you slid your lower leg between your mattress and the side of the bunk you would probably not roll out—a sensible precaution for upper bunk sleepers. By now, however, we were all so tired that we could sleep anywhere, anytime, under any conditions. On the mid-watch as OOD, I had to stand clear of everything so that I would wake up when my knees buckled.

During the typhoon we saw SAN JACINTO (a CVL) on fire—a huge plume of black smoke and none of us could come to her aid.

Aircraft on her hangar deck had broken loose, ruptured their tanks, and spread avgas that found a spark. The worst news came later when we leamed that the destroyers HULL, SPENCE, and MONAGHAN were sunk and

most of their crews were lost.

We had just mastered a new set of "sea legs" for navigating on rolling, pitching, and heaving decks when the seas abated, the wind fell, clouds lightened, and we finally exited the typhoon, four or five days later.

Dick Phelps made the following report: I was in the 18 December storm aboard MOORE (DD-747) 2,200 tons. We were in the screen next to SPENCE, the 2,100 DD lost.

She was there at sunset, but not at sunrise next morning. We helped search. No luck.

We broke fueling hoses twice, and finally pulled away.

I was on die bridge later when the CO gave the order to ballast. We were down to less than 10 percent fuel. The chief engineer came up to the bridge to argue that order with the CO. He only shut up when the captain gave him a choice: "Do it now, or go to your room while I prepare charges."

He ballasted and we rode out the storm OK. Wow! What an experience! If you were there you are sure to remember those days forever!

The writer thanks Cal Calhoun '37, for writing this gripping account of a never-to-beforgotten storm, and I thank and congratulate our Classmates who "were there," and survived, and now have sent in their personal accounts of their experiences.

Naval Officer, Engineer, Artist Classmate "Knobby" Norton recently reported in with an update on his activities. Right after graduation Knobby served in destroyers and cruisers—the destroyer ROPER and the cmiser PASADENA, but when he found that his hearing was reduced by the noise of the ships' guns his dream of becoming a Navy pilot faded, and he left the Navy and became a sales engineer in the pump business.

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He became an expert on pumps and their design, writing articles on pumps for McGrawHill, and pioneering in the design of pumps made of fiberglass instead of metal.

After an illustrious career in industry, Knobby retired and tumed his talents to art.

He currently has a show of his work titled, "Abstract Art for the Young at Heart" in the Activities Building gallery of Heritage Village, Southbiuy, CT. And if this was not enough to keep him busy, he is an avid tennis player.

Knobby with his art on exhibit Our Man On MetroRail Everyone in the Washington, D . C , area knows how important the MetroRail System (aka "subway") is in providing transportation services to those workers both inside and outside the Beltway. So when the managers of MetroRail proposed an extension of the evening hours of service, this is big news.

The Washington Post newspaper carried a sizeable story last year about this important subject, and interviewed and photographed daytime MetroRail riders as a part of the story.

And the photograph of one of those interviewed highlighted the articleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was '43's own Frank Ault, looking handsome and particularly dapper in his cap!

Well, the copies of Shipmate had hardly reached your mailboxes when zooming in came an email from Bob Stark stating that he was the Midshipman, followed soon thereafter by a phone call from Doris Carter that the beautiful girl was Doris Hamilton from Baltimore.

And a follow-up check confirms that Doris Hamilton was the girl in the photo!

Send Bob a Message Our Classmate Bob Kackley (rkackley@ dol.net) is battling with major medical problems that have confined him to his home. He would greatly appreciate hearing from members of our Class. Send a note or card to Bob at: 210 Atianta Court, Elkton, MD 21921, or send him an email.

Please write to Bill Doyel Classmates of Bill Doyel will be interested to know that he is recovering slowly but steadily from a protiacted illness. He would like very much to hear from his Classmates.

Please send cards and letters of support to: CAPT Wilbur T. Doyel, USN (Ret.), c/o Chris and Vema Doyel, 5505 North Rosedale Circle, Beveriy Hills, FL 34465.

President's Comments Our Class President, Ed Robie, has this message for you: Our 19 June Graduation Luncheon Celebration will be held at the Army-Navy Country Club on Wednesday, 21 June, starting with a social hour at 11:30 a.m. Cost of the luncheon is $20 per person, and there will be a cash bar. Your check will be your reservation. Send it to CAPT Robert L. Hansen, USN (Ret.), 7106 Tyndale St., McLean, VA 22101. Flyers containing this same information should be in the hands of all Classmates and widows in the area by the time you receive this issue of Shipmate.

This is a reminder, please plan to attend.

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Mystery Couple Revealed!

You are sure to remember that we had a mystery photo of one of our Classmates dancing with a "drop dead gorgeous" young lady in the '43 column in the March 2000 Shipmate.

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Europe comprising an annual reunion of many old friends. After six weeks of all the wind, sand and water they can stand, they will return home for a summer of tennis and enjoying the bug-free dry climate of New Mexico with the cool high mountains in their back yard. In the summer of '99 the Hortons RVed 4,000 miles through Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.

En route they visited, feasted, and hiked with friends and family, taking in four national parks and all the associated spectacular scenery. Beaver sent a photo of the famous "Going-to-the-Sun-Road."

Beaver and Bonnie Horton on tour At home again, they entertained family at the incredible Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. It was quite a show to see 900 hot air balloons from all over the world in the many events over 10 days. Irv "Robbie" Robinson, our Classmate and Beaver's prep school roommate, whose son, Shannon, lives in Albuquerque, was there for a visit in November with his lovely and enchanting Irish bride, Noreen. It was a time for sea stories and war tales, which seem to get better with the passage of time.

Beaver passed us a picture of the Hortons and Robinsons taken after lunch one day during the visit.

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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 Mail Bag Beaver Horton checked in again with a nice newsy letter. He and Bonnie are in relatively good health with the usual aches and pains, which they ignore or endure with a minimum of grousing. They still ski at a fairly high level of proficiency even though the Rockies have been in a snow drought for two years due to whims of La Nina or El Nino. Switching their interest to windsurfing, they were planning to leave their enchanted land and head for the northern end of Padre Island off Corpus Christi, about the 1st of April, in their modest RV. There they will park on the beach 10 feet from the water's edge with windsurfers from all over the U.S., Canada and several from

The Hortons and the Robinsons in Albuquerque After the Robinsons left to retum home in Spain, the Hortons took off for 15 days of windsurfing in Bonaire and Amba, retuming home in time for Christmas. Thanks to Beaver for checking in.

Art Battson gave us an excellent report with photos of a '44er get-together in San Diego at the Bay view restaurant (formerly the Officers' Club at the Marine Corps Depot) in Febmary. To accomplish this grand assemblage, Art and Dick DePrez attempted to locate every Classmate in the area. Some phones had been disconnected, but they did the best they couldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which tumed out to be not bad. There

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were 48 '44ers, wives and widows in attendance, including Roz and Art Battson, Lois and Blackie Blackburn, Barbara Biewer, Ramona and Ray Burk, Pat Cameron, Gil Clark, Mary and Bob Coogan, Pat and Del Cummins, Bee and Dick DePrez, Mary and Ralph Frame, Dale and Howie Greer, Annalee and Moe Henderson, Barbara and Jim Holbrook, Betty Hollyfield, Alma and Jack Laney, Margaret and Lynde McCormick, Daloris and Jack Reynolds, Lois and Hugh Rosania, Betty and Dick Rudisill, Doyen and Budd Salsig, Ruby and Wayne Surface, Ahuf Swift, Jeannette and Art Thompson, Ev and Gov Ward, Jean and George Watson, Mickie and Strat Wentworth. The Papageorges were "noshows" (he forgot) and the Hil Shermans and Lillian Etter were last moment cancellations.

The plan is to make the luncheon a quarterly event, and Art said that they did get a couple of volunteers to mn the next one. We are printing about half of the good photos taken at this luncheon for your edification.

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Art also informed us that Joan and Hap Perry had sold their home and were in the process of moving to their new digs in West Air Force Village at March AFB—no address or phone number available yet.

Bob Rubel was in the Washington area for a visit and attended our March Luncheon at the Navy Yard. As usual, he snapped a bunch of fine photos which we will have to save for the next issue, due to space required. Bob sent a summary of his impression of our guest speaker's, Jerry Miller '42's, presentation.

The theme of Jerry's talk centered on the current course of Ethics and Leadership at USNA and the associated stmggle to prevent liberal arts from prevailing over engineering in the Navy and Marine Corps undergraduate warrior training. Jerry characterized the past— WWIl-Korean War military—as having forceful direction, few awards, combat victories as the main aim, and "bullets hitting the target" as what counts; whereas, today in the aftermath of Vietnam, Desert Storm and the Balkans, political correctness, cheapening of awards, POWs are the heroes vice the combat fighters, not walk the walk but talk the talk as a modus operandi, acceptance of defeat (stoicism) and lowered standards seem to be the norm. In essence, the trend has been toward liberal arts, and administratively withholding USN designation for grad ensigns for up to 12 years, despite the law requiring acceptance as 73

"regular" within two years. Jerry Miller observed sagely that possibly the greatest contribution of the military to national defense is as the prevailing stronghold of high moral character amidst the relaxing moral stmcture of the civilian and pohtical sectors.. .i.e., holding the moral line because character does count! We offer a photo by Rubel of Jerry Miller with Scott Palmer, who sponsored and introduced Jerry as speaker.

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Scott Palmer and Jerry Miller '42 As our historical offering for the month we offer an ancient picture sent to us by Nancy Barbour of Charley Miller, Jeff McVey and Hank Barbour in the summer of 1941 taken in Mississippi (the hood of an auto dates the shot rather well!).

Miller, McVey, and Barbour, summer of '41 In Memory Sam A. Dressin died on 24 Febmary 2000 in San Diego, CA. Sam was a retired colonel USMC and lived in Rancho Bemardo. We send condolences to his widow, Deborah, and the entire family. No services were held. His remains were cremated.

William C. Campbell died on 14 March 2000 at Belvoir Woods Health Center after a long illness. Services followed by interment were held at Arlington National Cemetery on 5 April 2000. Bill was predeceased by his wife.

Candy, some years ago. We offer our sympathy to his companion, Jean Casey, and his surviving family.

Secretary's Corner As a reminder to all who contribute to the '44 news, all photos used must normally depict one Classmate at least to be printed in Shipmate. Only rare exceptions can be made for extraordinary cause. Thanks to all of you...WVW //./

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Pres: CDR Everett Parke, USN (Ret.) Secy: CDR Robert O. Sherman, USN (Ret.) 1110 N. Pegram St., Alexandria, VA 22304-1928 h: 703-370-5867; e: rosherm@aol.com In Memoriam Martha B. Merrick of Irvington, VA, passed away due to pancreatic cancer on 3 March 2000. Babs was predeceased by her husband, Robert H. Merrick. Plans are being made for Babs to join her husband in the Naval Academy Columbarium.

Mary Hannifin, wife of Pat Hannifin, was scheduled to be inumed at the Naval Academy Columbarium 15 May 2000.

Barbara Moul sent: I got the healthy, lovely plant you sent in honor of Cornelius F. Moul. It was beautiful and very enjoyable to receive. Thank you for sending it.

Earlene Hilson wrote in appreciation for the k i n d n e s s and concern offered by R a l p h Hilson's Classmates.

It's friends like Ralph's Classmates that have been a real help to us. Ralph was a wonderful husband and father. It's really hard to believe this has happened, even though he was ill for a long time—diabetes and heart problems were just too hard to fight. The '45ers here in Pensacola have been wonderful for us.

Association Business A meeting of the Association was held at the Ft. Meyer Officers' Club on 7 March 2000.

President Everett Parke discussed Andy Kerr's current medical situation, noting that Andy is the oldest man to undergo an operation on the larynx to excise cancer. Andy has suffered bouts of despondency, but has rallied with the help of many Classmates and friends who have sent email and telephone messages.

All Classmates are encouraged to continue support.

Ray Bates continues to be available and is a fund of knowledge regarding Virginia medical facilities and is happy to assist Classmates in availing themselves of that care.

Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, addressed the Class and discussed the current controversial subject of gays and women in the military.

The Way We Are From John Hicks we leam that each year for a two-month period the Charlotte Observer editor, Ed Williams, conducts a limerick contest. "This year (I don't know why I didn't think of it before) I contacted our renowned limerick author and Class President Everett Parke, and suggested that he submit an entry.

He did so and, out of hundreds that are received, Everett's was published. Just shows, I know how to judge talent." Everett's limerick: Smart investors claim they know how To account for the slump in the Dow: Each time Greenspan frowns.

The "ups" turn to "downs"We're all buying NASDAQ stocks now!

Ellie, wife of Jack Barron, who writes for the peripatetic pair, reports on their last trip.

Well, Jack and I had our annual vacation in Hawaii and it was great. This time we spent a week in Molokai at the Kaluakoi Golf Resort. Jack played the only two golf courses on Molokai—Kaluakoi on the ocean and Ironwood in the hills. Molokai is quiet and not yet developed. We drove all over the island and were taken with its beauty. It is here that Father Damien ministered to the lepers and one can see his church and colony. In contrast we spent two weeks on Maui—very developed and covered with golf courses.

Jack played some courses with wonderful names: Pukalani, Waihea, Waikapu, and Silversword. We became typical tourists and went whale watching. To my surprise, we actually saw many whales. One very interesting thing that we did (other than golf) was a side trip to the island of Lanai. We stayed there two days and enjoyed the beautiful resorts, Manele on the beach, and Koele in the hills. This island is the least developed and we enjoyed a trip around the island in a Humvee. Back on Maui we drove everywhere, including surviving the road to Kahakuloa.

Why a Humvee? Jack couldn't find a tank to rent We had already survived the more famous road to Hana several times. We still love traveling. As long as our dentists and doctors keep us in good repair, we'll continue.

From Dick Hardy: The best part of our trip to Florida in Febmary was a visit with dear friends Liz and Vince Anania, pictured here with my wife, Phyllis, and I. Also, we are all grateful that'" our friend Andy Kerr is winning his battle with cancer.

The Hardys and Ananias in a convivial moment Upon return to beautiful Pensacola, John Chappell wrote: Peggy and Gene Masica are on a roundthe-world voyage of the Rotterdam, HollandAmerica Line. Billie and I were aboard for two segments of the cmise. The enclosed photo was at lunch in the dining room overlooking the fantail. Peggy and Gene are still aboard the 97-day cmise. They arrive in Los Angeles about 12 April.

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The Chappells and Masicas go nautical once again but not Navy Johnny Price writes from the far Northwest: Joyce and I just retumed from a seven-day Mississippi River cruise on the Mississippi Queen out of New Orleans. It was a big band

cmise featuring Guy Lombardo and Sammy Kaye bands and the Ink Spots. Needless to say we did a lot of dancing. Also enjoyed visiting many old plantations along the river—the grounds were outstanding and they have reconstructed the homes as they were during the antebellum period.

From the great group in Southern California, we leam of a get-together on Valentine's Day at the Aviara Four Seasons Hotel in Carlsbad, CA. Bob McCrary states that the photos, as usual, are by BillTraynor, and adds, "1 wish they were in color so you could see the b r i l l i a n t red b l a z e r s w o r n by H e r b Poorman and Max Thompson."

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Pres: VADM Charles H. Griffiths, USN (Ret.) Vice Pres and Annapolis Factotum: CAPT Jim W. Foust, USN (Ret.) 1914 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Annapolis, MD 21401 w: 800-334-5701 Treas: CAPT Wils E Engel, USN (Ret.) 6807 Rosewood St., Annandale, VA 22003 h: 703-256-5832 Sec'y: Clete Kennelly 7911 Sleaford Place, Bethesda, MD 20814-4625 h: 301-654-7315 Corr. Sec'y and Chairman 55th Reunion: CAPT Ed Ellis, USN (Ret.) RO. Box 921117, San Diego, CA 92192 h: 858-278-8665; f: 619-576-0979 e: edmhe@aol.com Perry Taylor tells me that there was a minor reunion of '46ers in sunny South Carolina, courtesy of hosts Louise and M o n t y "Billy Bob" Montgomery. Labeled as the Ninth Annual Montucky Benefit—named after Classmate Bill Montgomery and Tuck Huey. The scene was at Fairfield Ocean Ridge, Monty's Hospitality Condo, and present were Bill and Louise, Jean and Tuck Huey (1), Jean and Hal Hamberg (7), Art Morrow (16), Perry Taylor (19), Dick Wilson (2) and Lee Zeni (3). On 21 and 22 Febmary, Monty arranged a golf scramble at this favorite course— The Links of Stono Ferry—where he holds the title as "ambassador" (read ranger). Included in the celebration (read Party) was a fabulous catered spread that lasted over two days. Regrettably the supposed beneficiaries—Bill and T u c k — d i d n ' t get their share of the prize money. They're looking forward to the 10th Annual.

Jean and Tuck Huey have hosted a Kentucky Derby party, complete with mint juleps, etc. for many years. Hailing from Louisville (pronounced Louie-ville), this was a natural. If memory serves me right, both he and Jean are

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from Louisville. When 1 found out where they moved to, I just had to call. Of all the places in Colorado that he could have moved to—to be closer to the children—where did he pick— Louisville, pronounced with the "s." Now that's a planned natural. Just can't get the old stompin' grounds out of him.

We had a fantastic day for the Washington annual Mid-Winter/Sweethearts Brunch on Sunday, 5 March. We have it every year at the Naval Academy Officers' Club. We only had 42, but two couples had to cancel at the last moment or we would have had 46. Those making it were: Marilyn and Bruce Althoff (1), BG and Ash Ashley (13), Mary and Larry Baldwin (15), Lou and Bob Baylis (3), Barbara, widow of Bob Clark (11), Ev and Bob Disc (9), Bob Ellis (9) (nice to see again), Sally and Wils Engel (4), Pris and Jim Foust (7), Jean and Hal Hamberg (7), Chuck Hansmann (9) and guest Elsie, Jean, widow of Buck Herzog (9), Alice and Jack Hull (18) (strangers no more), Sally, widow of Leroy Jackson (14), Ann and Clete Kennelly (10), Audrie and George Klug (1) (come on out to more functions), Pav and Joe Meyer (9), Sidney and Stu Savage (14), Patsy, widow of Ed Skidmore (13), June and Bill Simpson (4), Bob Welander (1) with guest Joanne Wright Widmeyer, Renee and Al White (6), Lee Zeni (3) and guest, Toulo. Pictures are comphments of Bob Baylis.

We are grateful to Jim Foust for arranging the room, the food and the service, and to Pris for the lovely clover plants as centerpieces.

Several announcements were on the docket, but when we were thanking Pris for the centerpieces and she stated that under one chair at each table was a picture of a plant and the person with that chair could take home the plant at that table, the chairs and people went everywhere. I don't know that we even finished the announcements. And thanks to Patsy for agreeing to be a caller to the widows inviting them to all the Class functions.

Received a nice letter from Barbara McConnell albeit of sad content: I am writing to let you know that my father, Robert Mitchell McConnell, died on 6 January.

Since we received this information from another source and it appears in the April issue, I'll say no more. I, however, did want to thank Barbara for thinking of us during this sad time in her life.

The Greater Washington Area Luncheons are on the third Friday of each month. As it tumed out, the March lunch was on St. Patrick's Day. We had quite a tumout of "Irishmen." The Irish were: Marilyn and Bmce Althoff (1), the Rev. Al Anderson (11), Ash Ashley (13), Bob Baylis (3), Ev and Bob Disc (9), Carl Duberg (11), Cliff Duncan (15) (been away for a while), Sally and Wils Engel (4), Pris and Jim Foust (7), Al Gennon (4), Barbie and Chuck Griffiths (6), Chuck Hansmann (9) and guest Elsie, Sally, widow of Leroy Jackson (14), Lucky and Jerry Jordan (16), Al Kelley (9),

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Ash Ashley, Chuck Griffiths, Clete Kennelly (catch the hat), Jim Foust, Perry Taylor, George Kelly and Al White

Rod Wingo, Lucky Jordan, Bob Baylis, Bruce Althoff, Chuck Hansmann and Joe Meyer

Barbie Griffiths, June Simpson, Clete Kennelly, Sally Jackson, Perry Taylor and Patsy Skidmore George KeUy (14), Clete Kennelly (10), Ernie Lowen (2), Dick Lyons (15), Joe Meyer (9), Bill Searle ( I I ) , June and Bill Simpson (4), Patsy, widow of Skid Skidmore (13), Perry Taylor (19), Renee and Al White (6), Rod Wingo (19) (been absent for a while), and Gordon Yeo (4). Thanks to Perry Taylor for the corned beef and cabbage and for arranging through the Bishop (or was it the Pope) for a dispensation for all of us Catholics so we could eat the beef on a Friday during Lent.

And you should have seen the green. Unfortunately the pictures are black and white and you can't appreciate the sea of green, especially on the ladies.

1 am writing this on 1 April (no joke). But since this input is for the June issue of Shipmate, I'll say it was good seeing so many of you again at the 55th.

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Pres: VADM John "Jake" G. Finneran, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: Chester "Chet" H. Shaddeau Jr. 343 Prestonfield Lane Sevema Park, MD 21146-1512 h: 410-647-5868; f: 410-647-2453 e: stadir@erols.com U S N A - T h e Hard Way Classmate Malvern Hill Lash Jester, the pride of the Old Dominion, provides us with a few memories from his days as a Mid: I am writing this as a follow-on to Roberto Leon's excellent article in the March issue"The Hard Way." I was in basic Army training when my Congressman sent a telegram to me at Fort McClellan, AL, notifying me that the three people ahead of me as a third alternate had all failed to enter the Academy. At the time I

had been told it was a Court Maiiiai oifense to communicate with your Congressman, but my Sergeant gave me a week's leave to try, and suggested that I leave all my gear with him. (I assume he later sold the gear and pocketed the money).

While still in an Army uniform, I was invited to eat in the Academy mess hall. I was enjoying the food very much, when I was ordered under the table. I made a big decision on this 13th day of September, 1943— I would swallow this indignity, because the Navy was far better than the Army! Anyway, 1 passed the physical after fudging the Ishihara color charts (which were never properly administered for the next 23 years.)

My first morning as a Midshipman, I was placed on report for not turning my bedding back properly. This was the first of an endless series of fraps.

In addition, the men of '45 were continually telling me to quit, because (they said) I was not cut out to be in the Navy. Then the Class of '46 was mnning me from one end of Bancroft to the other. This lessened after I broke down the door to one tormenter's room in an effort to be on time.

The real test came when I was ordered to wear the heavy wool sweater under the blue wool shirt for a very hot parade. The idea was to make me faint so the upper class could carry me off and get out of the p-rade. I didn't faint but I did wring a bucket of sweat out of the sweater at the end of the parade.

There was the "ghost" Commander who put me on report for non-reg shoes. They were wide but they were regulation. He really nailed me with a class "A" for drying myself outside the shower. I was only visible if he went to the edge of the colonnade and stared in the upstairs window!

Then, I was messenger for the "action" Commander, who had me write up quite a few infractions. As he dismissed me, he told me to write myself \rp—for needing a haircut!

For some reason, some Plebes were laying for me on hundredth night. I think they confused me with my roommate. At any rate, I was really fully blooded, and could not sit down or lie on my back for several days.

I figured I finally had it made when the O.O.D. let me slip back into Bancroft during Graduation Week although I was 5 seconds late one evening(—no report filed).

I could not believe it when I found out years later that one of my Classmates graduated without having received a single demerit. I am not so sure it wasn't better for me to have had it "the hard way." Mal Jester Tripoli Repairs Started Warren "Johnny" Johnson, in spite of his supposed "retreat from the battiefield" of some months ago, is still at it. Here's his latest report: A contract has been awarded to the firm "Conservation Solutions" in the amount of $58,723 to provide preservation and repairs to the Tripoli Monument. Testing has been substantially completed, and work has started with the removal and repair of the four funerary urns located at the comers. In addition, three additional optional items have been exercised, thanks to the extremely generous recent donation of one Classmate, which will complete all the work authorized 77

by the Superintendent at this time.

The options cover repairs to the wings on "Fame" and on the necks of the urns, gilding of the four flames, and identifying the large orange stains and testing biocides for their removal.

The ultimate solution for protecting any marble monument is of course to enclose it, i.e. move it indoors. This remains a future possibility, and some progress is being made in that direction.

I want to express my most sincere appreciation to all those Classmates, alumni, and others who have contributed to the Tripoli Project over the past 19 years. It has been a long struggle, but I believe that the cause has been just, saving the oldest U.S. military monument—to men who fought in the first United States war—an action which swung the balance of public opinion (as well as that of President Jefferson) toward the creation of the United States Navy.

Final Honors The Class is lessened once more by our loss of Daniel Lester Hollis Jr. Our sympathy and condolences go out to Patti in Hattiesburg, MS. An obituary appears in Last Call.

Memorial Services were held on 30 March at Fort Myer for Eli Karin Tumer, wife of Stan Turner, with subsequent interment of her ashes at Arlington National Cemetery. A large contingent of Classmates were present for the touching service, and to express the Class's sympathy.

The Mail Buoy From George Grove in Vermont: ...I was always interested—in fact, fascinated—by life on the China Station as well as all the Far East before WWII. My father (George Grove '15) used to sing the "Zamboanga" song as well as "The Armored Cmiser Squadron" and others.

When I pulled a low preference number in Mem Hall, I asked for the China Station and was assigned a ship which in 1946/47 was in and out of Tsingtao—loved that beer!

But of course it wasn't the same, though I did get what I had asked for. So thanks for keeping me posted on those childhood days of yours and Dune Packer's. By the way, ADM Francis S. Low mentioned in the article, was a ' 15 Classmate and friend of my father's.

As a sidelight; Just this past week I was over at the hospital having a few discrepancies checked (!), when a young woman doctor, whose nameplate said "Pennoyer" came over to check the damage. I asked if her grandfather happened to have been an admiral in the Navy. She said yes—her husband's actually—and he was '15 also!

And by the way, I finally got over to Tunisia to visit my father's grave there. He was killed in a plane crash at Basra, Iraq, in June of 1941. He was buried there, then his body was removed to Teheran and finally to the American Cemetery at Tunis. I'll send a picture or two when I can find the photos...

Regarding your "Dissension in the Ranks" bit in the column: I am just coming off a very unpleasant and unsatisfactory experience after making a properly-placed criticism in this area, but I was unaware that so many of us were upset with what is happen78

ing! And don't you just love all this "strategic planning," "mission" and "vision" nonsense? My old high school in New Hampshire is doing the same sort of thing. It really is unnecessary and ridiculous. We need a humorist to beat it down—that's the best way, because surprisingly they are serious about how wonderful it all is! Best wishes, George.

Fred Bouwman writes in to say: Ethel and I just returned from a South American cruise around Cape Horn and had the latest copy of Shipmate waiting for us, with the request, "What have you been up to?" So here is the saga of our latest trip.

Flew to Buenos Aires, then to Iguazii Falls for a couple of days, then back to Buenos Aires where we boarded the MS NORWEGIAN CROWN for a cmise around Cape Horn and up to Valparaiso, Chile, then flew home from Santiago. Great sightseeing along the coast of Chile, but also included visits to the Falkland Islands, Ushuaia (the world's most southern city), a penguin colony, and tours in several other cities along the way. We lucked out in having nice sunny weather for rounding the Cape, the Beagle Channel, and part of the Straits of Magellan. All in all, a great three weeks, pleasant company and a beautiful ship. I enclose a picture of Ethel and myself at the penguin colony, as you might judge by the onlookers. Sincerely, Fred.

Fred and Ethel Bouwman, on the southern tip of South America, are a source of interest for the penguins, or vice versa Our persistently moving target. Bill Dillen, writes: We have been on the move, literally, since seeing the new year in. Haven't seen a Shipmate since we left Minnesota in October.

This is just a shorty to let you know that Jean and I are still alive and skiing! The snap was taken at Steamboat Mountain, near Steamboat Springs, CO. On this day, about 1 March, it was one of those clear, you-cansee-forever days. Elevation is about 9,000 feet, and you're looking west toward Craig, on US40. It sure is great that in Colorado you can ski free after 70! Wish some other states' ski resort associations would adopt Colorado's mle—we'd visit other locales if they did! All for now, Jean Syme and Bill Dillen.

Jean Syme and Bill Dillen relax at the topmost warming station on Steamboat Mountain, Steamboat Springs, CO And a few words from Ike Metzger in Texas: I saw your note in the March issue about lack of news, and figured it was time to write again. This year, for the first time in many, I don't anticipate any major medical activities. Every year since 1995 I've needed some kind of surgery, and people around here sometimes refer to me as "The Bionic Man." When rheumatoid arthritis struck in 1994,1 was headed for a wheel chair or a hospital bed, but the Lord has been good, and I now have new hips, knees, and eye lenses, with partial but functional use of both hands and both feet. Last year on vacation I was able to take a couple of 1-2 mile hikes and I am able to go up and down stairs without a railing. That may not sound like much to those in good health, but for me it's a fantastic change from the summer of 1994.

Regardless of the technical arguments about the millennium, next year promises to be a big year for Doris and me. 2001 will mark our 40th wedding anniversary, my 55th USNA graduation anniversary, and my 75th birthday. We are looking for a cmise that would take us through the Panama Canal (I grew up in the Canal Zone) and would also like to revisit the Yucatan area of Mexico, where we spent our honeymoon.

My ballot for USNA AA went into the mail a week ago, and I hope there will be a high response by all hands.

And yes, we already have our reservations for the Class of 1947's 55th Anniversary in San Diego, and anticipate a great time there.

Most sincerely. Bill (Ike) Metzger.

A last item from John Jahant in Ohio: I went to Naples FL about a month ago as part of a two-week vacation, but after only two days, I was hospitalized for intestinal blockage. While I was in. President George Bush checked in. He had a fibrillating heart, but primarily, I think, he was there to see how I was doing. Unfortunately, I was otherwise occupied, so he flew back to Texas the next day, without our meeting. I came back to Akron after discharge, so I missed seeing Lou Marckesano and the Melbourne group at the monthly Alumni luncheon. Lou mentioned my plight to Frank Clifford '45, who called me afterward to express his sympathy. This set me to wondering; where was all that concern 56 years ago when Clifford and his Classmates were putting "Smug" Winans, Bob Barker, and me through the Shipmate, June 2000

wringer? He and his tablemates had great fun at our expense. Funny thing—so did we!

All the best. Silky.

L to r: Ted Davis and Ward Byington brave the Virginia Beach breeze in their snappy '47 tennis shirts Navigation P-work Paul "PG" Miller provided tiie following by email: At a '47 luncheon at Fort Myer last year.

Bill Crowe invited me to attend one of the classes he is now teaching at the Academy.

It's a Political Science class for First Classmen.

Bill wanted to set a date when he thought the class subject matter would be of interest to me, and to make a long story short, we set the date for 10 Febmary. Bill called me the day before to give me instmctions on how to find the classroom. He told me to go to the back of Rickover Hall, and the class was just inside on the ground floor; that I'd see the Political Science signs on the classroom doors.

Well, another story made short: I couldn't find it. I finally gave up the search and found a Navy Captain from Rickover to lead me to it—and of course, I was late arriving. When I walked into the class, Bill stopped the proceedings and introduced me: "This is my old friend and Classmate PG Miller. He never could find his way around the Yard when he was here, and you can see he hasn't changed much!"

I quietly sat down and enjoyed the discussion. The subject was the treaties entered into by the U.S. following WWII. And the most important of those agreements, NATO, was the principal item of discussion. It was great to see Bill share his insights with the Midshipmen, and great for them to hear first hand from the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs his views on the significance of NATO. As soon as the class was over, I waited for a private moment, then said to Bill, "I'm sorry I was late, but you sent me to Rickover, and your class is in NimitzV "Yes, he said, I got mixed up when I gave you the directions."

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We then had a delightful lunch at the O' Club, and I hope to do it again, now that I know where he teaches.

But who is it that can't find his way around the Yard?

Reminiscence—and Dissension The following letter, somewhat edited, is from Fred Jewett: ...Appreciated your card. (Unexpected!

Feedback's a rare thing these days!) 1 was most sorry to hear about the confirmed death of Bob Lusk in the '47 news of the March Shipmate. He was one fine gent, and one of the finest officers with whom I have ever been associated. In my view, he deserves a little tip-of-the-hat, and not just being allowed to fade away like simply another statistic. I've enclosed copies of a couple of old snapshots which I took, and since facts are few, I have added some comments below:

L to r: Bob Lusk and Bill Lampman absorb the local scene (and the local beer) at Kingston, Jamaica, in 1948 Bob and I served together (with other '47s) in COMPTON (DD-705) during tiie 1948-50 time frame; we even shared the same stateroom in after officers' quarters—the miserable one that

always got .; •.,..•...: . . --.^ .w,!^^..^ -, t..i:y seas! We went thiough ictresher ti-aining at G u a n t a n a m o Bay, Cuba; a Mediterranean cmise; and a Caribbean cmise while we were still Ensigns. We kept in touch after he left.

The last time I saw Bob was July of 1960 in Las Vegas while I was on the way back with #1 son from Monterey PG. He had resigned from the Navy, had earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and was involved in real estate in Las Vegas, where he lived with the two of his children of whom he had custody. We had dinner together and I overnighted before continuing east. I lost track of him a few years later.

On a new subject: Your "Dissension in the Ranks?" comments in the Jan-Feb issue of Shipmate. I have always made it a point to go directly to the appropriate authorities (like I did a couple of years ago, when 1 refused to contribute to the big wastes of funds like USNA's PhD ethics courses and civilian contractor surveys!). The problem, however, is that with increasing frequency, you don't get any answer at all—not even an acknowledgment! The addressee just falls back on the old and tried solution: If it's too big to handle, just ignore it, and it will eventually go away! All the best, Fred.

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Earle Forsthoff and Larry Bilder took time out to create and mail in biographical summaries last month, in response to my repeated requests for them in this column. Getting them provides me with a rhetorical peg on which to hang the perpetual plaint: Where Is Yours— and a photo to go with it?

Quick Takes George Grove sent along a clip from the '42 Class Notes of Phillips Andover's "Bulletin" which tips us off that Tom Hudner has become the first-ever Honorary Member of the Society of Colonial Wars, composed of descen-

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dants of civil or military officers who held their position prior to our Revolutionary War... The Capital, which some of you will remember as the evening paper in Crabtown, recently announced that the St. John's croquet team would on 29 April attempt to again wreak havoc on the Navy squad. That expectation was not unreasonable, since the Johnnies are National Collegiate champs, and going into this meeting, hold a 14-3 lead over Navy since inception of the meetings in 1982! The special reason for our interest is that their Imperial Wicket (Captain) is a young man named Bob Dickson, who, it tums out, is the son of our own Jim "the Bird" Dickson, and who Jim and Nancy tell me will graduate in May. The outcome?

At this writing, we still don't know, of course, but because of the class/family link we reserve the right to celebrate, whichever way it goes!...Lou Renz notes from Northem Cahfomia that like your scribe, he has tried over the years to contact Joe Brower with no luck.

He does, however, see Tom Hartigan and Bill Spencer at Sacramento Alumni Chapter luncheons, though other contact with Classmates (except for John "V2" Van Velzer by email), is rare.. .Ben Park Terrell reports that his hip replacement has healed well, the home nurse and physical therapist are out of a job, and he, Ben, is now driving his car, though still using a cane...Ben Johnson, drafted into the '4755 Reunion planning group to help corral the 18th company's strays, has joined our online CYBERSEVERN47 group, as have Jim Farley, Jack Bellan, and Bob Howe...We regret to report that George Brungot was recentiy hospitalized for high blood sugar, but at this writing he is recuperating in a rehab center in Annapolis. By coincidence, we also discovered that that same center is also serving as a recovery site after joint surgery for Bob Taylor...Faithful reporter Robert Leon advises that since one granddaughter will work on research in Chile and the other will take full courses through the summer, while snowbirds Sam Frock and Bob O'Shea are heading north, the Florida summer in Weston promises to be very lonely!...That does it for this time. Never mind what the other guys don't do-let's hear from you\ Until next time, CHS

membered the good and the bad. We came from all parts of the U.S., as we did in 1944. It was a perfect four days, and recommended to all.

Annual Membership: 28% Life Membership: 47% Thanks, Henry. Short letter, but I think we all can fill in the gaps.

Sec'y: CDR Sumner K. Moore, USN (Ret.) By the time you read this, the event de308 Mansion Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302 scribed will have taken place, successfully, I h: 703-549-8739; e: sk48moore@aol.com trast. 1 received from Chuck Gorder, sent in 11 Seastones Drive, Portsmouth, RI 02871 time to catch this column, a letter he wrote to 1 was reflecting back on 34 years of writing Classmates in the San Diego area inviting them this column for the Class, and for the fun of it to join him in the 7th Annual 5-K walk on 13 I pulled a file of back columns to see what May through the U-Cal-San Diego campus to was going on 18 years ago in 1982. I quote benefit melanoma cancer research, and spethe first paragraph of that year's June issue: cifically, the Bmce Bmnner Gorder Memorial Not much going on in 1948's world, or so Melanoma Fund, and the UCSD Cancer Cenit would seem from my mail basket. There ter. I sure hope all of you out there particihave been some communications in response pated.

This fund was established by Chuck in to my recent letter on behalf of Alumni Asmemory of his son, who died of melanoma in sociation giving, with individuals sending 1992 at the age of 37. Free skin cancer screenme addresses of "lost souls" listed because ing, suncare products and a scenic walking tour their whereabouts is unknown to the Assoof the campus were offered to all participants. ciation. Everyone gains from this exchange.

And, oh yes, I would add that even if you don't People seem to move and forget to inform live out there, you can send in a contribution, Bill Busik and company in Annapolis.

Now that fascinating "column starter" cer- c/o the USCD Cancer Center Foundation, 9500 tainly shows that things haven't changed Oilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093. much. No one writes, the Alumni Association Rose and Jim Ahern, wintering as usual is still digging for money, and Classmates are down there around Naples in Florida fell in still lost out there. From the body of that colamong the usual bad company, but had the umn, we also learned that SecNav John presence of mind to take some pictures and Lehman had appointed George Ball to his Advisory Board on Education and Training, send one along. Jim says: As promised, here is my report of the fact and there was a long dissertation on what that more and more '48ers seem to be winturned out to be the final illness of Don tering in Southwestern Florida, as evidenced Crawford, and his heroic efforts to keep goby the get-together at my place in Febmary ing, sent in by Zeb Alford. Also, I related the for bloody marys and screwdrivers, followed difficulties I'd had shooting tailgate photos by a delicious luncheon at the Naples Yacht with my Argus C-3, purchased from the Mid Club, arranged by Dave Marder. In the atStore in 1947. tached picture, from left, are Don Hall, Jim Ahem, Mike Ames, Gene Spalding, John This month, on a piece of "Littie America Holland, and Boyd Seibert, pausing long Hotel" stationery (Wyoming, not Antarctica), enough for a snapshot between drinks and Henry Johnson, who lives in Chula Vista, CA, sea stories. I am sorry a picture of our writes: spouses and Marianne Schenkel, who joined From the 10th Company problem group, us, did not develop well.

Ahems are due back in Arlington 7 April for Marvin McKinley, Jim Cox, Richard the summer.

Henderson, and Henry Johnson. We all had talked of dedication to old fellowship for I am most distressed to report the passing of over a year. Settled for a mid-November Fred Nelson in San Diego of heart complicaweekend at Richard and Jean's home on tions on 29 Febmary. I heard variously from Marco Island, FL. Jim arrived from Boston; Willie Ayers, Chris Christoph, Zach Marvin came off the ranch in New Mexico; Zacharias, and Howard True, with copies of Henry crossed the U.S. from California. Jean the obits from area papers. Zach, in an inforwas just wonderful to four old sailors who remative email to Howard:

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You may recall that Fred and I were roommates for three years at the Academy and, because Fred's home was distant Petersburg, AK, he would spend Christmas and other holidays with me and family in Washington.

I was able to contact Fred's eldest daughter at Fred's home in San Diego, and also speak with Fred's son. Bill Nelson, who is an MD in family practice in a town on the Oregon coast. During our conversations, I leamed that Fred had driven himself to the hospital on 25 January, because he was having symptoms of a coronary. It was a false alarm, but three days later, he was diagnosed with an aorta problem for which he did undergo open heart surgery. Fred didn't recover, lapsing into a coma and passed away on the 29th. I was unable to speak with Fred's wife, Elsa, whom I met at the 50th, or his youngest daughter, Willa Marie Tubb.

Willy Ayers, my ol' ex-wife, who has lived in Coronado since the flood, provided bits of information, along with an obit.

Fred used to live in Coronado way back in the '50s, but since we all retired, I've only seen him once or twice. He did call me once to inquire about getting a teaching job. Fred's fust wife, Willa, who died in '91, used to live in the same apartment building as Fred before they were married. Her older sister was married to Willy House '40. You may remember him as one of our juice profs.

Brother Ayers goes on to relate that he and Fran fly back to Dulles in the spring and fall to see their two daughters who live in the D.C. area, and that their oldest grandson is an NROTC mid at Ohio State, and wants to be a Marine aviator.

As you will recall, Fred Nelson was a naval aviator who flew 98 combat missions in Korea and 139 in Vietnam. He had a Distinguished Flying Cross, a Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars, a Meritorious Service Medal, and 21 Ah Medals. He had three combat tours in Vietnam, two of which were in Coral Sea and the third as CO of the supply ship REGULus. Fred eamed an M.B.A. from GW University, an M.S. in computer science at the PG School, and after picking up his teaching credentials after retiring, he taught high school math and business courses at numerous San Diego County schools. There will be an article in the Shipmate Last Call section, but probably not until next month. His wife, Elsa, can be reached at 12363 Grandee Court, San Diego, CA 92128.1 know all hands join me in expressing our most sincere condolences to Elsa and the family.

There was a luncheon on 10 March at the Army-Navy Country Club, and the usual inside dope on what is really going on in and around the Nation's Capital was shared, along with the usual sea stories. Also, Hoss Graham filled us in on the status of the Class Endowment Fund. Most importantly, the Class D.C. Area Organization held its annual meeting and elected officers for the coming year, as is necessary to maintain our tax-exempt status. There was no astonishment exhibited as the railroad roared through the station and the incumbents.

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Graham, president. Ball, VP, Ghormley, treasurer, and S.K. Moore, secretary, were unanimously re-elected. Present were R.C. Smith, Graham, O'Keefe, Ghormley, S.K. Moore, Prichard, Morgan, McKechnie, Edelson, Andms, Welch, T. Duncan, Martenson, and with wives. Reed, Sprince, Fry, O'Reilly, O'Connor, Conable, Bartow, Arnold and Harkins.

Concerning the administration of the Class Endowment Fund, it is worthy to note that the Committee is remaining in very close touch with the Alumni Association, and exerting considerable influence on the what, how, and where of the incoming pledges and money, and its conservation and ultimate use. The accompanying graph (following page) illustrates nicely our current status. The Committee will keep the Class informed as things develop.

There has been some concem among various Alumni, including some '48s, as to the emphasis at the Academy on ethics, and its formal instmction in that subject. I have been aware of the program since its inception, largely through attending Class President meetings and Alunmi Tmstee meetings, and reading articles and pronouncements appearing from time to time in Shipmate. To fiirther my understanding, last week I attended a couple of classes with the Youngsters with CAPT Mike Kehoe '71, the head of the Character Development Division (rates quarters on Porter Road), who also teaches a section. He also works closely with the Commandant of Midshipmen in the oversight of the Midshipmen Honor Committee. The course title is, "Moral Reasoning for Naval Leaders." It has a comprehensive textbook, locally produced, full of readings from historical ethical giants, and selected case studies. Third Classmen take a semester (15 weeks), three classes per week.

The first day is a lecture usually by one of the profs. The second two days are class sessions revolving around the lectured subject. Each week is a specific topic. For example. Relativism, Utilitarianism, Kantian Duty Ethics, Tmth-TeUing, Virtue, Just War Theory, Conduct of War, and Moral Leadership. The Mids write weekly papers and a big term paper. It's serious stuff, and after hearing that they "hate" it, I found that they seemed not only to tolerate it, they appreciated the need in this curtent world.

Each Class has a heavy exposure. In the Academy's world of ethics and leadership, there are two Distinguished Chairs. These are visiting, in that the incumbent is there for a couple of years or so. Current ethics chair is Dr. Doug McLean, who was the lecturer I heard on my visit. The curtent leadership chair is retired ADM Hank Chiles '60. The Plebes get a semester of leadership, half of which is human behavior. The Second Classmen have a semester of leadership, and the First Classmen have Naval Law and a Junior Officer Practicum, which is focused on Mids' service selection, i.e., marines, aviators, etc.

My exposure to this controversial subject is expanding, and 1 will be in touch. Stay tuned.

Whilst attending classes, 1 checked in with the 24th Company and invited myself to lunch in the Mess (King) Hall. A nice, young, female Youngster picked me up at the Main Office and escorted me to the mess and the table, where I faced an array of peanut butter jars, cans of Sprite, bread, salad makings, and was shortly passed the platters of mashed potatoes, fried chicken, canned com, and the scrapings of the ice cream bowl after the Plebes had at it. I eat slowly. After chow, my escort took me up to the Company where I peeked in the Ward Room, occupied by a bunch of Plebes being given a leadership talk by an Upper Classman.

Again, things seem to be well in hand, with the Company standing well in the Brigade competition.

As has become their custom, in January the 24th Company hosted a group of '48 Classmates and their wives at their annual dining in. Carlquists, Rardins, O'Connors, and Carlos Villarreal and June McElroy attended and it was the usual delightful party, carried out with gusto according to the ancient rituals guiding such events.

Jack Gafilgan has sent some more lasercopies of old photographs, which we will attempt to print depending on quality. He writes: The good news is that I do not have to clear the snow from the drive, but I do start cutting the grass this weekend. The photo in a recent Class column of 13th Company 2/C got me plenty of Christmas cards. So, I went to work to have laser copies made of other old shots made at Navy. They are collectors items of the days before mid-terms, January '46, what 2/C drills were about, Camid, Farewell Parade '47, l/C Cmise, O'Hare, New Jersey. Joined Lou Boland with Carlos Villarreal for the recent St. Pat's Friendly Sons dinner. Carlos and I "reviewed" the program for the night. I speak weekly with Lou as well as Willie Langone. He is in his ninth year of cancer and he is alive because his doctor is Head of Oncology at Harvard Med School. Harvard Oncology has the largest grant ($500M) from NIH for cancer research in the world. Bill's doctor has kept Bill at the cutting edge all through his treatment. Cost would spin your mind.

Jack sent some 20 snapshots, all great to look at, but some print better than others, and we sure can't print 'em all. It is remarkable how well the laser process reproduces those old shots. He also provided an article from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette touting Clyde Scott as the State Athlete of the Century. He was all-American (second team) at Navy and at Arkansas in two sports, holds a silver 1948 Olympic medal, high-hurdles, He attended Bullis Prep in D.C, '43-'44, Class of '48 in '44 and '45, and Arkansas '46-'48. He played three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, was traded to Detroit, where a tom ligament sidelined him. Jack Gaffigan says that in 1948 he recommended Clyde to the owner of the Eagles, Jim Clark, through Jack's brother, who was a personal friend. So, Clyde remains a highly revered citizen in Littie Rock, where he is retired.

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Pres: John F. Barrow Sec'y: RADM Ralph Ghormley, USN (Ret.) RO. Box 10262, McLean, VA 22102-8262 p: 703-351-0964; fax: 703-351-5864; email: rmghonnley@aol.com Secy: CAPT Pete Swanson, USN (ReL) OOeparting) RO. Box 10262, McLean, VA 22102-8262

First, business. The email database has been pretty well purged, but if you haven't sent yours in, please take a minute and do so. In the event of hot news or news, on which you may wish to take some action, email is far quicker than anything else. We set up a telephone tree for the Washington area several years ago, and trying it nationwide looks irtational. Even in our present condition of relative immobility, email remains the best fast reporting scheme, and I have to rely on those of you who get the messages to pass the word in your locality. I now read non-delivery notices, and see that some ISPs will not deliver if your queue exceeds a certain number. I haven't figured out a way around that. In response to a Classmate's request, I asked the USNA Alumni Association about split mailing addresses (for those who live in the desert Camid '46: Carson, Douglas, Boland, Gaffigan, Langone, Frahler 82

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in the winter and the coast/mountains in the summer). They advise that if you tell tiiem your winter and summer addresses, and give them both shift dates, they can program the computer so Shipmate will be at your current residence, as long as you follow the schedule you gave them. They keep trying. For those who might be inclined to send material for the Shipmate column, 1 use Microsoft Word 97 as a word processor, and have so far been able to download most email submissions.

Reports Washington The Washington group met at the ArmyNavy Country Club on 14 March. Attendees included Bill Black, Bih Bryan, Bob Coontz, John Draim, Ralph Ghormley, Fred Grabowsky, Bill Guthrie, Charley Haskell, CMC Jones Jr., Pete Klein, Graham Leonard, Jim McVoy, Mort Neely, Andy Nelson, Gene Reiher, Paul Riegert, Pete Swanson (who wrote under "news" "Free at Last"), and Barkley Wood (freshly recovered from siu-gery).

Fred Grabowsky and CMC Jones recalled a Practical Joke. Plebe autumn, Val Schaeffer, who ate at the training table with the rest of the football team, carefully removed his partial denture before eating each meal and replaced it after finishing. One evening the steward cleaning the table inadvertently removed the tooth along with a napkin. By the time Val realized it was missing, the scullery had finished dumping garbage and getting the linens and dishes in the appropriate washers. Val spent some quality time searching through the garbage cans to no avail. The Dental Clinic fixed him up with a new tooth. Now fast-forward nearly 50 years. Val Schaeffer is at National Orthopedic Hospital in Arlington recovering from a hip replacement, when his friends Fred and CMC pay him a visit. On the way out, they decided he needed a practical joke to cheer up. The next day, CMC had a dental appointment and noticed on the dentist's shelf a replacement tooth much like the one Val had lost. The dentist finally agreed to lend CMC the tooth. Fred created a letter to himself from Pumell Thomas, (chief baker for the USNA galley at the time of the original loss, and a friend to most of the deiuzens of the training table) stating that during a total rehab of the galley, they had found this tooth wrapped in a napkin under one of the bins and he was sending it to Fred in the hope that it might be the tooth lost by Fred's friend. Fred and CMC brought the letter and tooth to Val, and his reaction was appropriately rewarding. After the joke was revealed, the tooth went back to the dentist.

Fred also reported that he and Laila took their camper south when the snow hit Washington in January and had their eyes opened as to what many military retirees do in winter.

They stayed at campgrounds at Patrick AFB, McDill AFB, and Key West NAS among others. Key West was the real surprise. As soon as they arrived at one of three military campgrounds in the area, they were welcomed by many folks "our age" (geezers) who told them Shipmate, June 2000

the routine. First thing was to check in at the Naval Hospital. They did, and both had the most complete physicals ever. Apparently the hospital serves as the facility handling the throngs of retired folks who are remote from military care and snowbird in Florida.

On 1 April 2000, Jack Benoit celebrated having been retired from the Navy for 50 years.

Annapolis The Annapolis group met at the Heritage Harbor Club House 21 March. Attendees included Mickey McDonald, Warren Vosseler, Gene Shine, Ralph Murphy, Chet Davis, Eli Venning, and Keatinge Keays. The pictures will show that all was well (Keatinge has a digital camera and gets superb results).

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but if you send me an email including the electronic pictures, I can set the captions and when you send me the disc and hard copies of the pictures, Shipmate will have what it needs. One of these days we'll all get into the 20th century. (Ed's note: Shipmate accepts digital photos that meets the specs listed at: www.usna.com/publications/ DigitalPhotoSpecs) The Annapolis group has decided to add variety to their "watering hole" sites. They will not meet at the same place every time, but will rotate days of the week for meetings. Those of you who have weekly commitments on a certain day each week can make at least some of the meetings. They advise anyone interested in joining them to get in touch (Mick at 410-571-9569; USNA1949@aol.com or Gene at 410-9230297) to get the date and place.

Hampton Roads The Hampton Roads group included ladies for the 16 February luncheon, in honor of Valentine's Day. Don Trueblood made the arrangements. The tumout was good and the ladies not only livened up the proceedings but also substituted funny jokes for the usual raunchy ones. The food and drink were consistent with the high standards expected by all. (Well, nearly all. What kind of sandwich does Arch Roos order at Uncle Louie's?) Present were Margaret and Don Dahlman, Wanda and Marvin Frazee, Jane and Bob Fellowes, Nancy and Jack Magee, Nancy and Bob Kesler (VMI50), Carolyn and Ed Dennis, Lou and Red Tolbert, Doris and Carlos McCullough, Fran and Jack Huenerberg, Cecile and Don Tmeblood, Boo and Malcolm Thiele. and Alyce and Tom Parsons.

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uled flight that didn't get to JFK until we were long gone.

Istanbul was rainy all three days there but highly interesting. (The Hyatt Regency in the Taksim area had excellent rooms and facilities.) We visited mosques, palaces, museums, etc. Lou now knows how to shop in the Grand Bazaar and prices in the millions of lire don't scare her a bit (dam it!).

We were renown in our group as the people with lost luggage and no clothes. However, our bags showed up the second day so we retumed all of the deodorants donated by our traveling companions and became unrecognizable in different clothes. (Fame is so fleeting.) We spent our last day there aboard a ferry crisscrossing the Bosporus between Europe and Asia up to the Black Sea. Negotiating a ride back by car with a non-English speaking Turk was an experience. No "tahsi" on the Black Sea on Asian side.

The RI five-day cruise portion of the trip was great with a superb cabin, excellent food, and good but chilly weather at all stops.

We toured everything offered and are now well versed in the antiquities and mythology. I overate so much there was a move afoot to use me as the new Colossus of Rhodes! I'll never get our pictures of the mins sorted correctiy but no one will be able to question my titles if I avoid mentioning the Bronx.

Athens was good for three and a half more days of touring while staying at the InterContinental. We are now convinced that if a statue is nude it's Greek and if it's headless it's Roman. When at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, I asked the Oracle where to find the answers to all my questions. He said, "Ask Lou and read Ann Landers." That'll work for me!

Best to all from. Red and Lou

Lou and Red Tolbert, Doris and Carlos McCullough In response to a toast to them (reporter is sure there should have been, and probably was one), Carolyn Dennis responded by graciously noting how great it has been over the years to have been a '49 wife. The gentlemen modestly agreed. On that note, they are planning to make such a luncheon an annual affair.

H e r e and T h e r e Dear All, We're back!

Lou and I got back before the weekend and were happy to see no snow on retum from this trip, as we did returning from French Polynesia at the end of January. The 18 inches of snow wasn't here but the mail and email did stack up.

We left here a day earlier than planned (17 Febmary) when daughter Jane reported a winter storm expected in D.C. for the early morning of the 18th. Going a day early and being two miles from Dulles was much better than 200 miles in msh hour traffic on ice and snow. Yes, the storm hit and many commuter planes to JFK were delayed for weather and mechanical reasons. I managed to work us onto a delayed earlier plane that got to JFK in time for our flight to Istanbul, but our luggage was still aboard our sched-

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Marge Kirk and Mac and Ann Adams Marge Kirk celebrated her first trip to the West Coast since 1961, stopping in Seattie.

From Seattie she went to Portland, saw the Pacific at Cannon Beach, hit a quarter machine at an Indian casino for $400, then retumed to warm and sunny Gulf Shores.

C u r r e n t Necrology LTJG Donald Clyde Pantle, USN, DOB 22 August 1926, DOD 07 January 2000, of cancer. He was interred, Monday 10 April 2000 at the USNA Columbarium. His widow's address is P.O. Box 1022 City by the Sea, Arkansas Pass, TX 78335-1022.

CAPT Robert William Bulmer, USN, DOB 30 October 1926, DOD 27 Febmary 2000. He

was memorialized in a service on 4 March 2000. A memorial service will be held in the Naval Academy Chapel at 11 a.m. on 1 June 2000. His widow's address is 2060 Grantham Ave., Berwyn, PA 19312-2120.

Address U p d a t e s Frithiof Sagerholm e: j35racer@earthlink. net; Alice Kraus e: Alice29888@aol.com; Charles R. "Dick" Johnson: 757 Beach Road #112, Sarasota, FL 34242; 941-349-2033; fax: 941-346-7083; e: an70di@aol.com; Al Balch e: abalch49@earthlink.net; Rudy D'Ambra e: R F D 2 3 5 @ j u n o . c o m ; B e t t y Whiteside e: kraftave@aol.com; Tom Blake: 205 Towne Ridge Dr., Woodstock, GA30188; 678-445-3685; Lundi Moore e: landlmoore@earthlink.net.

Note: Last month's updates for Jim Scott s h o u l d h a v e r e a d " c o m p u s e r v e " vice "coupuserve" (sorryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;bad, old eyes).

Extract of the month: "This officer is depriving some village of its idiot."

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Pres: RADM Roy Snyder, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Wayne L. Jensen, USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhill Court, Chula Vista, CA 91910 We had reported in the March Shipmate that Bill Sharpe was alive and well, but now he reports that he is not as well. He had his left hip replaced in 1998 and his right hip replaced last year due to the ravages of osteoarthritis.

Then he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer for which he is undergoing external beam radiation therapy. The long and rigid treatment schedule regrettably precluded his attendance at the 50th Reunion in Annapolis.

Bill adds that he feels like an era is ending with the passing of Louis P. Spear '39. Louis Spear was the skipper of Bill's first ship, THOMPSON (DMS-38), and an outstanding ship handler.

George Irish writes and calls from Florida with a new address and telephone number.

George is now residing at 819 Island Club S q u a r e , Vero B e a c h , F L ; 561-234-0650.

George expressed regrets that he was unable to attend our 50th Reunion, but he refers to the Class of '50 as the greatest and best fraternity the world has known.

As promised, and continuing on with the third in a series of paragraphs on what every newsworthy Christmas letter should contain: Daughter, Ann, was made senior partner of Lines and White last spring while finishing her dissertation on Juan Sebastian de el Cano and helping mom in her back yard. She took time from her hang-gliding and glassblowing (Grand Prize at the Leipziger Festival) to vacation in Cap d' Antibes and Lac Leman, where she redesigned the Pratt & Whitney fan-jet engine, wrote her third novel, and "met lots of new friends." In July, she was named Archbishop of Canterbury (the first American to receive the honorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Congrats, Ann) but turned it down in favor Shipmate, June 2000

of the Conductorship of die Vienna Philharmonic. Where does she find the time? She conceived a child in October through frozen semen said to be donated by the Duke of Wellington and if the sonograms bears this out and she finishes recording Parsifal for the Deutsche Grammophon by the end of next March, she'll go through with die birth, but not if it means missing the Masters (she led all amateurs last year) and dropping her yoga class.

More next month.

It is with deep regret that we must report the death of our Classmate Robert L. Ringhausen who passed away on 1 March 2000 in his residence in Virginia Beach. Bob had a 30 year career in the Navy followed by a ten year career with Raytheon Service Co. He received his M.B.A. from Stanford in I960. Bob was a member of First Landing Chapel at Fort Story; president of Kiwanis Beachcombers; member of tiie Alumni Association and vice president of Friends of First Landing Seashore State Park. He is survived by his wife, Yvoime; three daughters, Kathryn, Lisa and Nancy; two sons, John and Mark, his mother, Dora; two sisters, three brothers and 12 grandchildren. A Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at First Landing Chapel at Fort Story with burial at Arhngton National Cemetery.

John Cavanaugh reports from Annapolis by saying that the picture of the Midshipman, circa 1950, in the March Shipmate column was how we all looked then and no, we hadn't changed much over the years. The attendees at the 3 March luncheon meeting were: Wayne Smidi, Phil Ryan, Ed Greenberg, Don Fraasa, Tom Noble, Rex Kilboume, Byron Lee, Ed McLean, Daryl Tripp and John Cavanaugh.

Attending the Washington Class luncheon on 2 March were: Bill Diehl, Bob Oliver, Larry Hawkins, Daryle Tripp, John Cavanaugh, Jack Ryan, Charlie Hirsch, Marsh Treado, Jim Lynn (moving to Fairfax Army retirement community at Ft. Belvoir where his address will be 9000 Belvoh Woods Parkway, #303, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-2705. This will be the address where dues will be sent). Bill Kiehl, Frank Stemer, Bob Shultz, Milt Schultz (attended the final video presentation at Empire Video, the firm which has made most of the USNA presentations). Law Kivlen, Earl Halpem, Ray Bowers and Dick Powell.

Out in San Diego on 3 March we gathered at the Naval Station Mariner Club: Gene Wisenbaker, Wayne Jensen, Mark Fmdden, Dick Martin, Don Elliott, Frank Cassilly, Dick Thurston, Stan Neander, Dick Smith, Bill

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Grimm, Hank Hancock, and Bob Muck. We spoke of politics, any new administration's moves on the defense budget and of our relations with China in the coming years. All thought that since we are part of the Pacific Rim tiade region we should engage China in a more constiuctive manner. And all were enthusiastic about Beating Army, Wayne

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Pres: Lee Doggett 1201 Black Walnut Lane, Annapolis, MD 21403 h: 410-263-5613; f: 410-263-3317 e: leedoggett@aol.com Vice Pres: John P. Sullivan 866 N. Kensington Drive, Arlington, VA 22205 Rec. Sec'y: Jack Grace 3812 N. 24th St., Ariington, VA 22207 e: jackgrace@earthlink.net Corr Sec'y: CAPT H.T. "Beau" Dietrich 9508 Woody Lane, Great Falls, VA 22066 h: 703-759-5006; e: beau9pnt5@aol.com Class Fundraiser: Guy Shaffer 344 Martins Cove Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-757-9086; f: 410-974-4553 e: ghbs51usna@aol.com Web site: www.usna.com/classes/class51/51a.htm President's Comer The new President was, of course, elected in the first week of May, but as I write this in the last week of March that has not happened, so the winner is unknown. The new President will quickly become very busy leading the final preparations for the 50th Reunion! Whoever it is, I know that he will greatly appreciate the assistance of everyone in planning and attending the Reunion to make it the best we, or any other Class, has ever had. The 50th Reunion is now (as you read this) only 15 months away!

Class Web Page Ross Williams has the Web page working smoothly and everyone should visit it and participate. The volume of news items, exchanges, and information on it is rising and that is good. I would remind everyone, however, that fewer than one third of our Classmates participate in the Internet and probably not more than one half ever will. We still need to put out news and the good word through these Class columns in Shipmate so please do not forget to write to the Corresponding Secretary and to send in items and pictures.

Special Reminder John Redfield is working very hard at rounding up and preparing all of your inputs to the 50 Year Book. There has been a good response but about one third of you have not responded. It is not too late! Please dig out the package or request a new one from John. You will not be the first to do so!

And send it in. And as a gentie reminder as you work your biography, it is a very great benefit to all involved for us each and all to have on file with Jack Grace a pre-prepared obit saying anything, everything and whatever you might want.

Sixteenth Company Wake Stometta reports some news from the 16th Company which I quote inpart: With good food and good laughs, as well as the Academy lights reflecting off the Severn River in the background, the great Class of 1951 recently shared with USNA 16th Company one of the oldest and most revered traditions of the warrior. The

16th Company dining in, which took place on 25 February 2000, was a chance for current Midshipmen to interact and learn from their predecessors.

The night began with a chance for Midshipmen past and present to exchange stories and laughs about life in the hall as well as out in the Fleet.

Following dinner, the speaker, CAPT Todd Bruner '72, USN (Ret.), inspired all present with his words on valor and honor.

Wake reports that the 16th Company is participating actively and widely in community activities and is doing very well in the Brigade competitions.

Perhaps they will be in the running for the Color Company this year?

From the Mail Bag (From the Web page really) James Miller submitted a lengthy, thorough, educational and amusing trip report of his and Arlene's trip touring Australia and New Zealand in Febmary. I wish that I could report or quote more of it here, but that is not possible. I believe that any of the others of us going there now would do well to appoint James and Arlene as arrangers and tour guides. I hope the following picture comes out OK, in color the koala appears slightly green?

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Last Call It is with great sadness and regret that I must report the passing of two more Classmates: Ford J. E. Schultz died on 19 March 2000 after a long illness. Ford was buried in Arlington on 6 April. William P. "Bill" St. Lawrence died in Key West, FL, on 18 March 2000. Bill's ashes were to be spread at sea, followed by a memorial service in the Virginia Beach area at some later date.

Our prayers and deepest sympathies go out to the families.

That looks like about it for this time. Please keep those cards, letters, and pictures coming and have a great summer. All the best and thanks, Trent Shaver

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Pres: CAPT Jacob C. Brown, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Leigh Ebbert, USN (Ret.) 2514 Culpeper Road, Alexandria, VA 22308-2133 e: J-L.Ebbert@worldnet.att.com Members of the Class of 2000 are en route to first duty stations. Still hard for me not to think of graduation in terms other than June Week. Change is part of my everyday life, so why do I have a problem converting to the notion of graduating in May?

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South Carolina with the Hunters Maybe there are too many changes for me to keep up with!

"The Dark Ages have never been so much fun," reports George Berry. The Northwest Chapter met on 12 February at the home of Bee and Jim Niederkrome for the celebration with games, libations, and dinner. "A grand time was had by all.

Bee and Jim were great hosts and had everyone involved in the activities." Thank you, George. The picture shows Vera and Ron Campbell, Linda and Bruce Gair, and Fred Adair in the back row; and Bee and Jim Niederkrome, Mary Jane Adair, Wendy Berry and Angela and Glenn Driver seated.

What a story! Francis Gary Powers Jr. told the attendees of the March Washington, D.C, luncheon 86

about his journey to discover details of his father's life and work as a U-2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1960. This journey took him to the Moscow prison cell occupied by his father, and a parts display in Moscow of his father's U-2 shot down 40 years ago. He included in this Cold War story a brief video of a NBC TV interview that included Gary and David Eisenhower sharing recollections of being children in the late '50s and early '60s. Bill Ryan brought Bruce Olmstead who was shot down in his RB-47 about the same time period and, was in the same prison as Francis Gary Powers Sr. Gary continues to build a Cold War Museum.

Currently it is a traveling display that exhibits historical artifacts associated with the U-2 incident of

May 1960. This exhibit acts as a catalyst for the creation of a permanent Cold War Museum Web page: coldwar.org. Attendees: Gamett Bailey, Ed Leonard, Dick Denfeld, Jim Troutman, Mel Meltzer, Joe Wilkinson, Vince Manara, Demp Jackson, Jerry Rapkin, Walt Locke, Jake Brown, Charles McDonald, Pat Lockwood, Tom Thawley, Harry Spencer, Bill Laux, George Lester, Vince Argiro, Bill Ott, Chariie Brown, Bill Roberts, Allyn Bress, Howard McCollum, "Red" Stein, Bill Ryan, Mike Sorrentino, Jerry Hyndman, Jack Young, Jim Nunneley, Art Thompson, Sheldon Drew, Phil Case, Dick Smith, Doug Payne, Paul German, Frank Hannegan, Leigh Ebbert, Hork Dimon, Bob Johnson, Larry Skantze, and Dick Fleeson.

Vince Manara announced nominations for the Executive Committee: Toxey Califf as Executive Vice President, and "Red" Stein as Administrative Vice President. In the event that I am your next President, Jack Young has graciously agreed take over the role of Secretary. Red told us that the research for Class bus trip around the Southwest U.S. was continuing for a tentative date of September 2001. Bob Rositzke showed us examples of videos being prepared for the Naval Academy Museum.

Shipmate is accepting digital photos for Class and Chapter columns. Hard copies are still acceptable.

Send your photos to me and I will send them along with the column. The magazine staff prefer black and white (if possible), resolution of 300 dpi, format Tiff or JPEG and, if the photo is less than 2.5 inches wide, an original hard copy is required. To insure we have the appropriate software in place I will let you know if I can handle your picture, or if an original is needed.

Harry House and Howard McCollum identified the Classmates in the March Shipmate picture: Roy Dickey, Scotty Hamilton, and Harry House.

I goofed by referring to a Tom House—of course, it was Harry. Thanks, Harry and Howard.

Bob Compton offers us a "Seaman's Epitaph:" A Rose will not grace the Sailors Grave, Nor white Lilies grow in Ocean Waves.

Many will Serve and Proudly Rest Here— Touched by the Tide and a Sweetheart's Tear!

God's sky will ensure that Sea Gulls fly— The "Soul of a Sailor" still Alive R.E.L. Compton, 8 March 2000 Bob's thoughts reflected in the above came from two sources: (1) World War II German U-Boat sailor's poem to his family before he was lost at sea during the Battle of Atiantic Ocean, and (2) USNA '52 Roommate Joseph W. Rafalowski Jr.'s favorite thoughts about "The Soul of a Sailor." Bob continues: Joe selected submarine service after graduation and so did I. Joe's Dad was a life-time aea captain who enchanted me and others First Class with "Tales of the Sea." In his letter Bob tells of his father's (Phillip Compton '25, a submariner) WWII service which included command of SHARK (SS-174) (1939-1941) which was later lost, and his father's role as a technical advisor in the making of the first WWII feature movie, "Destination Tokyo," a Warner Brothers production starring Cary Grant. Thank you. Bob, for a fascinating story.

Vince Manara received a thank you note from LT Saxton, 17th Company Officer, extending their dianks

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for being invited to the Sweetheart Brunch. Additional Brunch picnires show MIDN 3/C Fahey '02 presenting a carnation to Nancy Avallone, and Red Stein, Esther and Vince Manara and Lonnie Stein.

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Pres: CAPT A.E. (Gus) Hubal Jr., USN (Ret.) 6449 Johns Road, Falls Church, VA 22043 h: 703-533-3041; work fax: 703-534-8005 Sec'y: LCOL David B. Jones, USAF (Ret.) 6708 Pageland Lane, Gainesville, VA 20155-1513 h: 703-754-4492; e: djlocker@earthlink.net Webmaster: Paul Dudley e: pauld53@earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pauld53/usna53 The Steins and the Manaras

The Presentation of the Carnation Doug Payne writes: Eloise and I recently (March) retumed from a three week stay in Coronado. We had a chance to get a few Qassmates together on a Sunday afternoon.

Muffie and Jim Nunneley were also visiting.

The picture shows Doug, Jim along with Jim Organ, Tom Duckett, Chuck Moore, Dick Dietz, Mo Morris and Virgil Moore. Nancy Stangl was also present. Thanks, Doug.

During a visit to San Antonio to spend Spring Break with their granddaughters, Esther and Vince Manara had a mini-reunion with June and Tom Reedy hosting the Manaras, Wendy Rivers, and Cleary and Vic Vine. The Reedys are retired executives from USAA, Wendy has retired from owning and driving a 16-wheeler around the country, and the Vines are very involved with their nutritional supplement company. Vince notes, "All looked great and are enjoying South Texas." Thank you, Vince.

I hear diat the St. Patrick's day expedition to Oglebay, WV, was a wonderfiil weekend. The Wevs, Baileys, Rapkins, and Manaras represented the Class.

The Baileys and Manaras visited Ed Moser, Tom Hunter, and Karl Friedman during a Hilton Head visited. The picmres show them with Maxine and Tom Hunter and Vince and Gamett with Ed Moser.

Gamett, Ed and Vince We were saddened to hear from Wendy Cosner that John W. Crockett had died on 28 February in Helena, MT. Shipmate, June 2000

We had been doing too well. Jerry Weinstein notified me last month that Phyllis Morgan, the wife of Howard Morgan died after a sudden stroke.

Howard, who had been the ABC TV weatherman in Albuquerque for over 40 years, had just retired and he and Phyllis were looking forward to a long and active retirement. Jerry remarked that: Howard was a very well known and loved personality in this part of the country and Phyllis's death has saddened all of Howard's many friends.

As I have mentioned before Howard was my Plebe Summer roommate and was the one who taught me to tie a neckerchief, put on leggings, spit shine shoes and stencil my clothes. He probably put himself to sleep at night mumbling what a doofus. Well, I want Howard to know that he has friends outside of the southwest that are saddened

by Phyllis's death also. We grieve for you and have you in our thoughts and prayers.

Still on the bad news front, Dick Albright emailed me last week with the news that our Classmate CAPT Richard "Dick" Maxwell Gowing, USN (Ret.), died on 22 March from cancer in Murrells Inlet, SC. Memorial Services were held on 25 March and inurnment will be in Rhode Island at a later date. Dick had absolutely no trouble with academics standing nine in the Class. He had been in the Navy for four years before entering the Academy. Jerry Weinstein says he spent about a year and a half with Dick and Jim Harris at the Naval Barracks in West Potomac Park in Washington in '47 and '48 when they all applied to go to NAPS. Jim was lithographer's mate 2/C, Dick was a Radioman 2/C and Jerry was an electronics tech 2/ C. Jerry goes on to say: Jim and I, as well as others who went to NAPS, have some amazing and unforgettable stories about Dick. He was a real genius as well as a very unique character, but always a good friend. We'll miss him.

That is not a bad epitaph for anyone, Jerry.

Thanks. We send Irma and the rest of Dick's family our most sincere condolences.

I had almost finished typing this last night when a message came in from Fuzzy Knight. He reported that our Classmate CDR Donald Eugene Lovell, USN (Ret.), died in his sleep about 1:00 a.m. on Sunday 2 April. Fuzzy who lives about a block away from the Lovells was awakened about 4:15 a.m. by a next door neighbor of Don's who told him that Jean wanted him to come over. When Fuzzy got there Jean told him that she awoke about 3:30 a.m. and noticed Don had not come to bed. She looked for him and found him in a chair with the TV on.

He was gone. The undertaker estimated that he had died about 1:00 a.m. Tentative arrangements are to have a memorial service in Charleston on Thursday, 6 April, with burial later. Don had resigned on Friday as the Treasurer of the Charleston Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association after serving for nine years. Fuzzy had talked to him then. Don had

been in the Third Battalion and was well known to all of us. He was very active in Class affairs in the Charleston area and was an attendee at most big reunions. We send our most sincere condolences to Jean and the family and know that all who knew Don will truly miss him.

John Stuges has just informed me that his good friend and Companymate Frank Rixon Stafford died on 1 April from complications caused by diverticulitis. John got this news from Frank's daughter, Christine, who also told him that Frank was cremated and his ashes will be scattered at sea. John and Frank had gone to an Army-Navy game party together last December and he said Frank looked in good shape. Hopefully I will have more details for the next column. I did ask John to pass our sorrow and condolences to Frank's family.

Jerry Weinstein also had some regular news. He and Alice recently retumed from a three-week trip and cruise from Valparaiso, Chile, through the Straits of Magellan, around Cape Horn, to the Falkland Islands, Montevideo, Umguay, and disembarking in Buenos Aires. They spent three days in Buenos Aires sight seeing before retuming to Albuquerque. The cmise was on Princess Cmise Lines ROYAL PRINCESS, which is a lovely ship. Jerry found one other Navy grad on the ship, Dennis Conrady '54, another USAF retiree. Jerry notes that it seems like all us old Air Force USNA grads are just now getting in our sea duty, the Air Force way, and he likes it. They saw lots of Chilean fjords, glaciers, and small ports, as well as thousands of penguins and sea lions in Tierra del Fuego near Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost town in the world. They had a great time and Alice even danced the Argentine national dance, the Tango, with a gaucho at a working cattie estancia where they were fed wonderful barbecued Argentine beef and local cerveza and vino. They highly recommend the trip and report that Ginny and Hank Hukill were to do the same trip in March. Jerry also talked about his grandson, Casey, son of Mike Weinstein, USAFA '77. Casey has already been oifered an appointment to the USAFA, as well as the Coast Guard Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy. However, his goal is to get into the USNA and they won't announce their appointments until 15 April. Further, the admissions people at USNA have told Jerry that having a grandparent who is a USNA graduate does not give the applicant any legacy points towards admission. Jerry and I feel this mle should be changed because grandparents of this caliber kid have a strong bond with their grandkids and maintain it for a longer time nowadays. I hope Casey gets in, as one, I hate to think we would let a well qualified candidate get into the USAFA when he really wanted our school, and two, having Casey at the Academy would probably get Alice and Jerry to come to some of our football game tailgates.

Good luck to Casey and thanks, Jerry, for all your inputs this month.

Frank Lammers decided it was time he sent in some news for the column. He retired in 1992 from a very active business life to a subdued leisurely life of consulting. When he retired he stepped down from the presidency of Peabody Engineering Corporation, Stamford, CT; the presidency of Chentronics, Inc. in Norwich, NY; the presidency of Peabody Engineering Corporation in Toronto, Canada; the vice presidency of Ingenieria Peabody, a joint venture in Mexico City, Mexico; and a nonpay position as chairman/president of The American Boiler Manufacturers Association of Arlington, VA, which consisted of 115 companies both domestic and foreign. He lived through four takeovers 87

The Frank and Pat Lammers Clan when the hectic grind started to take its toll healthwise. The last takeover was unfriendly, so he decided to retire. He truly feels that if he had stayed on the job he would be pushing up daisies now.

Fortunately, he now is spending some quality time with his OAO, Pat, their six children and nine grandchildren. He sent us a picture of the entire Lammers clan at their traditional Christmas gathering. Frank and Pat are on the couch almost hidden by grandkids. He concludes by saying they have been at the 40th and 45th Reunions and God willing they wiU join us at our 50th. Thanks Frank, that is a goodlooking family.

Richard P. "Dick" Stevens sent in some biographical data to be used by Mike Nassr '54 in his book on USNA Grads in the USAF. Stealing a littie from Dick's bio I found that he flew as many different types of aircraft in his mixed active and Reserve career as I have noticed for pilots that were not in the test pilot field. He flew B-17s, T-33s, F80s, C-45s, C-47s, B-26s, B-25s, T-6s, Piper Cubs, C-54s, L-20s, T-28s, KC-97s, SA-16s, C-119s, C124s, and C-130s. He was qualified in all and in many was also an instmctor pilot or a flight examiner. That is a lot of planes to have flown. How many of you old fighter types or transport pukes can top it? Let me know. Dick retired as a Colonel USAFR, and had a civilian career with Pratt and Whitney, United Technologies. He is married with three children (his daughter married a USMA '77 Grad, but he says you can't win them all and besides the son-in-law is a good guy) and four grandchildren. Thanks, Dick, I got a little weepy when I saw you had been a Flight Examiner in a C-124 "Big Shaky." That brought back some real old memories.

Eddie Best just sent out one of his status reports on Carl Trost. He says: Chatted with Carl this morning. He is doing great! I noticed no speech impediment. He goes to Bethesda tomorrow (28 March) for a final checkup. He has completed his speech therapy and the only medication he is on is an aspirin a day.

He told Eddie that the doctors said had he been taking aspirin he might not have had the stroke.

(Eddie notes that with the spinal arthritis he has, he has been living on aspirin for 40 years and that is why he is still so young, vibrant, bright eyed and bushy tailed!)

Thanks Eddie, we surely are glad to hear that Carl is recovering so nicely.

Fred DeGeneres reports that a year ago he and Kathryn moved from Roswell, GA, to Slidell, LA, to be closer to family. The local Alumni Association Chapter told him that there were three other Classmates in the area. Unfortunately, all they gave Fred was the names. Fred asked me if we had addresses to go with the names of George Hall, Jeb Hemdon and Bobby Hammett. 1 told him I had addresses that were current as of the 45th Reunion and sent them to him. I also asked him if he would send us a status report on Jeb and Bobby if he runs them down as we haven't heard from them in a while. Fred's new address is 418 Applewood Drive, Slidell, LA; 504-726-0887. Thanks, Fred, and a big hello to Kathryn.

Tom Soutberland forwau'ded an interesting message from Carol McClelland, the wife of his best man. She has become a serious birdwatcher through Margot and Tom's instmction. In her message she says she was watching a great horned owl near her house outside of Savannah, GA, when a man she did not know came along and wondered what she was doing. She let him look at the owl through her binoculars and he then asked if by any chance she knew Tom and Margot. The strange man was our Joe Malone who had been a Companymate of Tom's through our four years at Navy and knew that the Southerlands were among birding's elite.

Carol concludes, "It's a small world. I found the nest with two young, and mom sitting on the same branch. Kind of a good find." She obviously is a birder through and through. Thanks Tom and Carol.

Shortly after I got this message I got a call from Joe himself wondering if I had any info or memorabilia on the 14-2 game, or other memories of the period, particularly when a large number of Army footballers were dismissed from the Academy. 1 told Joe I didn't have much, and what I had was still in Virginia, which wasn't any help. He needed whatever goodies he could find because he had been invited to a 1 April luncheon of all the ex ' 53 USMA Cadets that were still alive and that could make it to Savannah. Joe's close friend and neighbor, Gil Reich, hosted the luncheon. Gil was the quarterback on that great Army team that we beat in 1950 and had also been one of the dismissed Cadets. Joe says Gil went on to Kansas State where he made "All Everything" in football, basketball and baseball. After graduation from KSU he went on to become the CEO of a major insurance corporation.

Sorry I couldn't help out Joe, but please let us know how the luncheon tumed out.

I think I told Joe that there had been some information on the 14-2 game in the sports pages prior to this year's 100th Army-Navy Game. Jim Baldinger sent me a sports section that had synopses of all the games and a nice write-up on that lovely 1950 game, but I'm sure Gil knew all that.

Jim is doing well and is still in Las Vegas. Anyone visiting there might look him up. I'm sure he can advise one on what is worth seeing and what is not I got a nice email from Ted Morse '81 (Tmorse@compuserve.com), the son of our Ed Morse and Ann Withrow and stepson of honorary Classmate John Withrow. Ted retired from the USNR as a commander after flying F- 14s on active duty and C-9s in the reserve. He had nothing but great flying tours and enjoyed them all. He is now a 767/757 first officer with United, flying out of Dulles. His father, Ed, died in a Spad crash when he was very young and Ted and his siblings have very few memories of him. Ted is hoping we can help him out by sending him whatever stories or memories we have of Ed, be it at the Boat School, flight training, cmises, liberty, whatever. Ed's duty stations included Seamo and Nav after graduation, then Training Command, getting his wings in December 1954. He then served in VS-30 in Norfolk flying S-2s until 1958. This was followed by an instmctor tour at Whiting. Then he went to D.C. for a Naval Air Intel tour from ' 60-'61, then CarDiv at Alameda. He joined VAW-11 in 1963 and was killed in El Centro in 1964. If anyone can help Ted out, send your info to him at 3117 Basin Court, VirginiaBeach, VA23451; 757-496-0967. IbeUeve Paul Dudley has put the complete text of Ted's message on our Web page if you want to check it out.

The real captain of the Art Gilmore Fan Club

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son ticket applications in now and remember the Army-Navy game will be in Baltimore this year. If you want to go to this game get your application in immediately. We will be off to Australia and New Zealand with the Southerlands, the Morrisons and the Boyds for most of June and July so don't be worried if I don't reply to your emails and letters right away. Have a great summer and please stay healthy. Cheers, Dave

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Mr. Bright Eyes and A Bushy Tailâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he still has IT

Otto Will

Jerry Muench and friends

Living well on Florida's best coast

Ilona and Milt Tolman

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Earl Hill Other pictures this month include a shot of Betsy and Dave Wagner with Sally on the beach at Bonita Springs, FL; a shot of Ilona and Milt Tolman with their cool license plate; a shot of Lida Muench, Ginny Hukill and Glenda Mumford with Jerry Muench; the football shot shows the real president of the Art Gilmore Fan Club laying down the law to Arthur; Jerry Weinstein is shown posing before receiving the Bright Eyed and Bushy Tail Award; and finally we have two more of Ed Chase's great informal portraits with shots of Otto Will and Earl Hill. I thank Ed and the rest of our talented photographers.

Don't forget Class luncheons are on the first Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Fort McNair Officers' Club. Chris Zirps is working on the first letter for the 50th Reunion; in fact you should have it before this gets to you. Start serious planning for this now. It will be in Annapolis at the Loews Annapolis Hotel from 18-21 September 2003. On a more immediate schedule we have our Annual Pavilion Summer party on 17 June 2000. Look for a flyer on this shortly, if not sooner. Our pavilion tailgate party is still being worked on and a final date for it will be sent out later. Get your football sea-

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Pres: COL Fitz W. Woodrow, USMC (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Oliver Shearer Jr., USN (Ret.) 9615 Podium Dr., Vienna, VA 22182-3338 h: 703-938-5211; e: ovshearer@erols.com Webmaster: Will Croom e: willyaye@hotmail.com Class Web site: http://www.usna54.net Class President's Message (Fitz bytes in March) Thanks to Les Huffman (4), things are really looking good for the '54 Mini-Reunion in Orlando, FL, in October. This will include the football game between Navy and ND. All necessary information is also on our Web site, so contact Les if you can be a part of this great event. As a follow-on to Les' initiative, Mike Nassr has gotten into the spirit of things and is planning a '54 gathering in Atlanta on the weekend of the Navy-Georgia Tech football game in September. We are fortunate to have Classmates like Les and Mike whose actions are doing so much to keep us moving in a positive direction.

As you know, I keep talking about doing all that we can to keep in touch with Classmates, assisting when we can, but always passing on information that may cause us to make a phone call or write a note to a Classmate that would appreciate getting that call or note. At the last Class picnic that Tony Correnti attended before he retired for medical reasons, Tony told me that there are fewer and fewer picnics that we will attend. I didn't know what he knew then, but I have leamed how accurate his words were and are now. Last night, Simone Cane called me to say that Guy Cane had died of a heart attack about two hours earlier. We lost a Classmate, a friend, a hero, a great aviator and more; but, we also learned how quickly things can happen and how final they can be. Tony was right. We will have fewer and fewer picnics, but let's all use our time doing the right things with those around us, including Classmates.

Practice Cruise Our EXCOM Social Director, Herb Hope, reports that a number of those who cmised to Bermuda for our 45th had such a good time they are suggesting that sometime during the spring or fall of 2002 we do it again to get ready for our 50th.

Let Herb know how you feel about this at 703-5839239 or hhope@erols.com.

50th Reunion planning from Dick Alger and Herb Hope The dates for our golden anniversary will be 3-6 June 2004. Friday, 4 June will be the 50-year mark to the day we threw our caps in the air in Dahlgren Hall. Rationale for these dates is as follows: Mids are gone on cruise (or whatever quasi-nautical things they do these days), Plebes don't arrive until 1 July, the hurricane season hasn't started, no boat shows and Annapolis won't be filling over the brim with a football game. The town should be wide open for us. Couples who married during June Week 1954 89

will have the opportunity to renew vows. We envision a time for company/battalion parties perhaps on Thursday evening. We will retain the major Reunion event, a memorial service in the Chapel in honor of our absent comrades on Friday followed by lunch in the Alumni House. Friday evening could bring a dinner-dance in Alumni Hall. We will be working with the Academy, Alumni Association and local Chamber of Commerce to identify one or two meaningful events on Saturday. Among these might be a bus trip to Washington to visit the Navy Memorial and Air and Space Museum or the new Air and Space Museum at Dulles. We'll also check out the feasibility of a YP cruise on the Severn and the Bay. On Sunday there would be brunch at the Officers' and Faculty Club before we say farewell for the weekend.

More volunteers are needed The following have recently signed up: Denny Ager, Jim Couillard, Dick Hollenbach, John Lyding and Dave Fitzwilliam.

Reunion Reflections by Dick Alger During the last three major reunions we held court at the same Hospitality Room on the second deck of Loews Hotel. That room, if Poolie Watson and I are no shows, holds 30-40 people. However, 300400 have told me that they were in that enclosure when our football captain/anchor man Dick Olson stood on a chair and called for support of a Class action suit against the USNA. The charges against our alma mater would be for adding potassium nitrate (salt petre) to our food in the Midshipman Messâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the results of which are now apparent to those in the 2nd Regiment.

Our Class Poet Laureate, Dick Raymond, continues to provide us with original, timely and witty poetry each month on the Class Web site. Well done Dick! It's always a pleasure at the beginning of the month to be welcomed to the Web site by the "Pote."

Also, more kudos to Will Croom for Edward Demming-like continuous process improvement on www.USNA54.net. Whatever Will is usingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;pareto charts, cause and effect diagrams, mn charts or scatter diagrams, the site keeps improving with agelike good scotch whiskey and women.

Hope some of you had the opportunity to read the Naval Institute magazine Naval History's, interesting interview of Don Walsh (16) by writer Fred Schultz in the April 2000 issue. Don is a coholder with French copilot Jacques Picard for the deepest dive ever executed (which retumed to the surface). In 1960 they took the U.S. Navy's bathyscape TRIESTE down nearly seven miles into the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench southwest of Guam. Don talked about his historic achievement (with Larry Shumaker (6) who was assistant officer in charge of topside aspects), competition between sea exploration and the space program and salvage of historic ships. A photo in the article shows Don, Piccard and Larry receiving recognition from President Dwight Eisenhower. Don was scheduled to lead an expedition in April 2000 to HMS BREDALBANE, the world's northernmost shipwreck, 350 feet beneath the ice, off Beechey Island in the Canadian Arctic. However, recent aircraft reconnaissance in the Northwest Passage revealed sea ice to be too thick to tow skid-mounted cabins for the tourist ice camp there. In response to my email with some questions about the interview Don gave me an update on his exciting work. Don wrote an article for Shipmate (which you may have seen in the April Shipmate issue: "Going the Last Seven Miles." This is one of his contributions to the Submarine Force's 100th anniversary. Our

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Classmate who prowls around Davy Jones' Locker has been working with another tour operator, "Deep Ocean Expeditions" to develop a new product in France in August. Called, "Exploring Ancient Shipwrecks," they will use three submersibles to take expedition passengers to three wrecks: 500BC, lOOAD and 1760. This same company is operating dives to the TITANIC (12,500 feet) for 14 hours and $35,000 a ticket. I told Don that this was a littie expensive for a 50th Reunion cmise. He has been spending parts of northern summers in the Arctic and winter in the Antarctic and got to the North Pole in 1997 on board a Russian nuclear-powered ice breaker. Don works on these expedition cmise ships as a staff naturalist-lecturer.

Navy Homecoming 21 October 2000 planning information from Bill Peery The Class has made arrangements to start gathering about 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and dinner, after Navy's homecoming game, at the Naval Academy Officers' and Faculty Club on the yard. Details are not complete but the cost is estimated at $30 per person. More information will be published in Shipmate and "All-'54 emails" at a later date. Power Boat Show weekend will be competing with homecoming for lodging, dining and parking in the cramped Annapolis downtown area and as far out as Pau'ole too. If you are planning an overnight in Annapolis you should get reservations ASAR It was with profound sadness and a great sense of Class loss when we leamed of the death of Guy Cane on 1 March in Annapolis. Guy epitomized the very best of our Class. As an American, family man, superb naval officer and naval aviator, Guy was a distinguished gentleman. Our Class can be justifiably proud to claim him as one of ours. He and his lovely wife, Simone, characterized the best of what our Class offers. He flew an F-8 Cmsader from the carriers HANCOCK and BON HOMME RICH-

ARD off Vietnam and eamed a Silver Star and two Distinguished Flying Crosses for aerial combat.

After retirement in 1977 Guy founded and operated Cane Associates Inc., which provides evaluations and flight tests of corporate aircraft. He was a Naval Academy Foundation tmstee. Funeral services, attended by over 50 Classmates and wives on a rainy day, were at the Ft. Meyer Chapel on 21 March with burial afterward in Arlington National Cemetery. Guy's son, Maj John Herdrik Cane, USMC, an aviator, delivered the eulogy. Guy is also survived by another son, Peter Guy Cane of Annapolis.

Follow up on Jamie Deuel's millennium trip by Harry House '52: Thanks to Jamie, the millennium tumed into a reality. Jamie and Carol, my wife, Cherre, and I celebrated the millennium in Tonga. This was made possible because Jamie thought of the idea in 1997 and it kept dogging him until he took action. His tenacious drive and "bull-dog" approach to details created an out-of-this-world, 21-day trip not only to Tonga, but to the north and south islands of New Zealand. This jaunt included an almost complete round trip circling Fiji and to Bali Hai in Tahiti. The high point of this adventure was celebrating the millennium with a Tongan family.

Words cannot express this family's sincere, warm feeling while hosting us Americans. However, Jamie's low point was not being able to bungee jump while in Queenstown, home of the extreme sports since he is still recuperating from a knee replacement. Nevertheless, he did get in two scuba dives to highlight the millennium. You '54ers have a world Class traveler with Jamieson. Sign up whenever possible!

Bulldog Deuel doesn't jump from Bridge Charlie Powell sent a note about his 17 year old grandson Colin McKinney completing his first semester at the Texas Academy of Math and Sciences (TAMS) with a 4.0 grade point average. TAMS accepts 200 11th graders each year for the two-year program where students complete their 11th and 12th grades while concurrently completing their first two years of college. When they graduate, the students enter college as a junior. Colin aspires to a NASA internship this coming summer. His father is Jerry Bryan McKinney '77, USNA. In February Colin and five other students attended a NASA orientation in Houston. One of the presenters was George Abbey. Well done for the younger generation X, or whatever, coming along! And a BZ for the Texas educational system.

Dick Burns (24) from Reston, VA, reports that his daughter. Colleen, received the Army Commendation Medal for command of a company of troops.

She was promoted to major in January and is marrying U.S. Army Ranger Capt Kesselring.

The Class received a note from Barbara Merritt thanking us for the flowers for Ray Merritt's memorial service in February. She added that Ray cared a lot for the Academy and spoke often of his former Classmates.

Class Social Activities Our End of the Dark Ages Party was well attended on 26 March. Herb Hope arranged a Sunday bmnch at the Quantico Marine Base "O" Club. It was a gorgeous spring day. The food was delicious and plentiful and the Bloody Marys were tasty and priced right. Well-done Herb Hope in this change of food, time and venue. There will be photos in the July-August issue.

The Washington Metro Area monthly Class luncheons were held in February and March at Squire Rockwell's restaurant in Annandale, Fairfax County, VA. Starting in April, luncheons will be bi-monthly, second Wednesday, on the even month at Squire Rockwell's. This should dove-tail with the Annapolis Group bi-monthly luncheons on the odd month so that there won't be two meetings of botii groups some months. Here's a memory cmtch, or thumb mle for remembering which is where and when. Remember odd to starboard and even to port?

Well, just picture a map of the East Coast, with North up, and you'll see that Annapolis is to the right (or starboard) of Virginia, thus Annapolis meets on odd months.

Since there was a dearth of photos sent in for this month, I reached in my seabag for some 45th Reunion pictures. The 20th Co. was first with, 1 to r: Stan Keck, Delene Keck, Bill Harris and Fey Harris.

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Pres: LCDR Dennis Sullivan, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Thomas G. Kiefaber, USN (Ret.) 11814 Triple Crown Rd., Reston, VA 20191 h: 703-758-1077; e: KIEF55@aol.com http://members.aol.com/us55na/index.html A mighty fine Washington, D.C, area Dark Ages Party took place on 4 March at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA. Denny Sullivan hosted the affair in magnificent fashion, and the best turnout in recent memory attested to the superlative job he did. Doldmms sweep away by exquisite cuisine and titillating conversations! Attending were: Karen and Pat Taylor, Pat and Bob Freeman, Ray Hine, Martha and Tony Bracken, Anne and Ted Parker, Bemie and Jim Powers, Joan Hamilton (Dave Hamilton's widow). Beryl and Dan Ebert, Lucy and Hank Mustin, Nancy and Don Kellerman, Pat and Paul Sutherland, Angela and Demo Kolaras, Ann and Wes Saunders, Ginny and Dan Conner, Sheila and Cal Weaver, Betsey and Bob Fountain, Eileen and Fred Koester, Nancy and Bob Hinton, BJ Straub (Ed Straub's widow), Marlene and Al Dawson, Dotty and George Martin, Hartley Holte, Debbie and John Adams, Sandy and Ted Hyman, Tom Mclsaac, Fred Tolleson, Susie Gardner (Geoff Gardner's widow), Luz and Todd Meloy, Ursula and Tom Kiefaber, Sibyl and Charley Plumly, Margot and Gary Snyder, Mary Gale Buchanan, Jean and Darrel Westbrook, and Del and Chuck Senn. The Taylors, Plumlys and the Sutherlands came all the way up from tidewater area of Virginia, the Snyders came down from Pennsylvania, and the Fountains came from the northem neck area of Virginia.

The Drenkards, Al Freer and the Smiths

Schlenzig, Hope and Land Shown in Lowes were 1 to r: Carl Drenkard, Al Freer, Bobbie Drenkard, Marilyn and Jay Smith.

Caught by the lens at the Check-In Desk was Bob Schlenzig trying to talk Herb Hope out of another umbrella.

The 2nd Co. duo posing in front of the coat room are 1 to r: Bart Dalla Mura and Peer Lovfald.

The Kecks and the Harrises at 45th Next, the Wights and Couillards popped up; 1 to r: Jean Couillard, Pat and Roy Wight, and Jim Couillard.

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Dalla Mura and Lovfald Shipmate just put out some guidance about accepting emailed photos from corresponding secretaries only (that's me). As soon as 1 get Will Croom to help me figure out the specifications I'll give you the go on that with an "All Fifty Foh" and this Class column. In the meantime, please continue sending me photo prints straight from the negative plus some script to go along with them. Keep it comingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I like to print what you have to say.

Your scribe, OUie

We had a great D.C. area luncheon at the Portofino restaurant on 16 March. I missed it, but Denny Sullivan recorded the goings-on: Bill Anders dropped in and entertained us with stories of rockets, space, aircraft racing mishaps, and the great Northwest. Bill was in town for a meeting of the National Academy of Engineering, where he is a member. Bill had to take time off from his pastime of racing his P-51 and F8F. He plans to be at Homecoming on 21 October this year to attend the groundbreaking of the new soccer facility, which he was instrumental in getting started; he will also be honored as a Distinguished Graduate at the parade on 20 October. Bill will be sticking around for our Reunion the following week. Bill Smith gave us a briefing on some of the nation-wide events celebrating the 100th anniversary of the modem submarine. Bill is President of the Submarine League and has been very much involved in all the planning and direction.

The ceremonies began on 11 April with the opening of a large display of submarine history in the Museum of American History on the Mall.

Throughout this year there will be some sort of event or ceremony honoring this anniversary.

Jack Baldwin gave us a rundown on his work to identify a suitable gift to the Academy for our 50th Reunion in 2005. He interviewed Academy officials in athletics, administration and academics to get a feel for their views and priorities. At this time, we are forming a committee to take a hard look at some options. There will be more information in the next issue of Siiipmate and on our listserve. We plan to solicit input from all Classmates and to have a presentation at our Class meeting during the 45th.

The 2000 season D.C. Golf Schedule for the Class of 1955 has been set for the dates/times/courses as indicated below. Please contact the event host three

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days prior to each golf date so they can plan accordingly. We will continue to have competition between foursomes as we have in the past. Following the Bell Haven Country Club event hosted by Don Kellerman, we will continue the tradition of dinner on the patio—an event that is always enjoyed by all who attend. The 1955/57 shootout will be held for the fourth time and, as usual, hosted by Jim Poole '57. This year it will be held at the Gauntlet course at Curtis Creek, which is in Fredricksburg, VA. The awards dinner, hosted by Ray Hine, will follow our outing at the Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston, VA, with cocktails commencing at 6:30 p.m. The final event of the year will be the reunion function at the Naval Academy course. We have a limited number of tee times so advance planning is appropriate if you would like to play with former roommates/battalionmates: Date, Time, Course, Host: Tuesday, 13 June, 2 p.m.. Bell Haven CC, Don Kellerman, Alexandria, VA, 703-768-2442, Tuesday, 18 June, 11 a.m., Army-Navy C C , Denny Sullivan, Arlington, VA, 703-683-0733; Tuesday, 15 August, 11 a.m., Army-Navy CC, Tony Bracken, Fairfax, VA, 703-941-4614; Wednesday, 6 September, 10 a.m., The Gauntlet, Jim Poole, Fredericksburg, VA, 703-780-7351; Tuesday, 3 October, 1:30 p.m.. Hidden Creek CC, Ray Hine, Reston, VA, 703-860-0691; Friday, 27 October, 10 a.m., USNA, Ray Hine, 703-860-0691.

When it comes to travelogues, informative and frequent. Otto Zipf takes the prize (in our Class at least!): Peggy and I just completed a very enjoyable three-week trip to "down under." It started with five days in Auckland, New Zealand, right in the middle of the America's Cup finals, between NZ's Black Magic, the defender's boat, and Italy's Prada. The waterfront area in Auckland was in a high fever pitch about the races. Our first full day in the city saw the New Zealanders handily win victory number three. On next day, a scheduled race day with beautiful weather, Peggy and I went out to the racecourse on a spectator boat. There were 2,999 (newspaper estimate) other boats out there besides the one we were on. It was a gorgeous day afloat—lots of sun, food, drink, etc., but not enough wind. So, after about a two-and-a half-hour waiting period, the race was called off.

Before we left New Zealand, the defenders won the America's Cup 5-0.

We departed Auckland on board the Orient lines cruise ship, MARCO POLO, which headed for Sydney, Australia. Along the way, we made two other port calls in New Zealand (one on the North Island, and one on the South Island), plus some time in Milford Sound, the fjordland of New Zealand's South Island.

The transit across the Tasman Sea to Melbourne was a bit rough for most of the passengers. MARCO POLO rode like a destroyer in rough seas and stiff winds. I thought it was a fine transit. Our last night on board was a formal night. The photo of the four of us shows Peggy and me along with a wonderful couple from Australia.

We disembarked in Sydney, a wonderful city in a wonderful country, populated by great and very friendly people. One cannot visit Sydney without exploring the Opera House, probably Australia's most prominent landmark. Peggy and I took a tour of the Opera House, and it is the background for the enclosed photo, along with the Harbour Bridge.

"Class Cruiser," LEYTE GULF ( C G - 5 5 ) at the Nor-

Otto and Peggy Zipf in Sydney During our stay in Sydney, we also took a seaplane ride over the harbor, plus the usual city sightseeing bus tours. The picture of Peggy and me also includes our tour guide wearing his "akubra" hat, the typical headgear worn by the locals.

The Zipfs with tour guide in Sydney On our flight back home aboard Quantas, the magazine reading material was pretty much about/ from Australia. While flipping through the March issue of Business Class, I spotted a half-page ad with a familiar face looking at me. Our Classmate, Denis Waitley had scheduled a motivational seminar called, "The Psychology of Winning for Women," in Sydney on 27 March.

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Peggy and I, plus three Zipf siblings and two recent grandsons, are scheduled to head "down under" to Sydney for the 2000 Summer Olympics in September.

Pat Taylor filed a great report on our recent '55 award ceremony: The Hampton Roads-North Carolina contingent of Classmates and wives hosted the officers of our folk Yacht and Country Club for lunch, followed by the annual presentation of the USNA '55 Junior Officer Leadership Award. This year, Ensign Michael Krisman, the ship's First Lieutenant, was the selectee and recipient of the honor. A bright and energetic young officer, while graciously accepting the award, he gave full credit to his leading Chief Petty Officer for her firm guidance, and to his division mates for their hard work and support.

It was especially heartwarming to visit with these young men and women—twenty of their wardroom—to listen to their enthusiasm, to witness their pride in the uniform that they wore and the ship in which they served. We can report to the rest of our Class that every one of these young officers was most impressive! You all would have been as proud of them as we.

Charley Plumly, who put together a great luncheon as the host member of the Yacht Club, also was this year's Class Representative to make the Award presentation. Plum introduced Captain Bill Dunn, the LEYTE GULF'S commanding officer, who gave us a summary of the ship's operations since we last met with them. The ship retumed to home waters this last fall after a rigorous schedule in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf, where they were assigned as the strike coordinator in operations in support of our troops in Bosnia, and then, on the actual battle line in the Gulf. LEYTE Girt.F has received several fleet awards for their actions during this deployment. Only recently entering overhaul at the Norfolk Shipyard, LEYTE GULF is expecting to enter the active fleet again in late August-early September of this year. The skipper extended a warm invitation to our Class to join the ship for days' river craise late next summer as she exercises in her shakedown period. We can't wait!

A very nice "extra" was extended to ENS Krisman by our Classmate, Bob Englert (www.htengrave@erols.com), in gifting a handsome glass pitcher engraved with our Class crest and '55 signal flag logo, along with the name of the recipient and citing the "USNA '55 Leadership Award 2000" occasion. Bob and his wife, Pat, owned and operate HiTech Engraving in Newport News, and have presented local Classmates with some beautiful engravings. Their computer aided and laser capability offers unlimited personal services. You can touch base with them at 757-2492408.

Our crowd included: Pat and Paul Sutherland up from the Outer Banks; Sarah and Larry Frost, down from the farm in Palmyra, VA; Carol and Carl Vogel; Dolly and Brent Streit; Karen and Pat Taylor; and Sibyl and Chariey Plumly; the stags, eager to re-up for another hitch, included: Al Vail, Hank French, Bill Stevens, John Roberts, Bob Miller, Jack Foran, and Frank Farino.

Heard it on the Grapevine ('55 Listserv) John Nyquist happily reported on a mini-reunion of sorts that took place at a Navy League breakfast held at M C R D in San Diego on 3 March. Bill TYircotte (Dr. Bill!) was in San Diego to preside over a strategic forum at the ASW School (yes, we still teach sailors about ASW). As I ' m sure many know. Bill is a distinguished professor at the Naval War College and has been since tiie '70s. Hugh Webster, a past president of the San Diego Council, introduced Bill as a member of the foremost Class in Naval Academy history. There were some s h o u t s from t h e b a c k of t h e r o o m , like, " N o ! . . . ' 4 6 . . . n o . . . ' 8 5 . . . , " but to no avail. Along with us, was Jack Morra, so, as Bill said, we had

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about a tiiird of our baseball team (Bill, die second baseman, who looks like he can still turn a double play, and die two pitchers, a rightie and a leftie) as well as one of Navy's stellar linemen. The nicest compliment Bill offered to us was that he still recognized us! All in all, it was a great get-together, and Bill, die main speaker, put his finger right on the pulse of today's defense issues: numbers count.

We don't have enough ships, submarines and airplanes to meet commitments. Bill's recommendation: call your candidate now, not after the election, to let them know how you feel. Good advice.

Joe Dunn reported that Pete Blair was inducted into the prestigious Eastern Intercollegiate Wresding Association (EIWA) Hall of Fame on Saturday, 4 March. It was fitting and proper that the welldeserved and long overdue induction ceremony took place at our Alumni Hall as part of the EIWA 2000 Championship Tournament. Margot Blair, surrounded by her children and grandchildren received the award. It was a very special moment as the presenter enumerated Pete's remarkable achievements including an overall record of 29 wins and two losses including a streak of 20 pins; Twice All American, Twice NCAA Champion, Helms Wrestiing Hall Of Fame, and culminating with a Bronze Medal at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. Pete was the last of the five inductees in the Class of 2000. Margot was radiant and the entire family so animated they received a standing "O" from the audience...a wonderful tribute. We are up to 268 Classmates on the listserv! Many welldeserved kudos have gone out to Carl Strang, our "Sysop," and to our long-time host, Ingram Leedy at ithink.com. Jack Tallman has been looking into air travel options for October (reunion). One looks promising. Called United Senior Travel Pack, 800633-6563, it offers four one-way coupons for $541.80. The coupons can be used to obtain United tickets to anywhere in the lower 48 plus Canada and are good for one year. Before the end of that year unused tickets may be tumed in for refund or towards a new book of four. This is not the United Silver Wings Plus program which doesn't seem to be a very good deal for coast-to-coast (Sacramento to D.C.) ttavel.

Potpourri For those interested, Les Guille (slguille@ erols.com) has information about Virginia's Prostate Cancer Compensation Program. You can write, call or email him: 13218 Tall Oak Turn, Sumerduck, VA 22742; 540-439-8066.

Does anyone know of the whereabouts of Catherine, the widow of James R. Snow (03)? If so, please notify Bill Smith at: 717-352-9597.

As to the 45th, plans are almost firm and we will be mailing a final letter in June with detailed information. We will ask for a firm commitment by 1 September. If you have not received this letter by the end of June, you should let Denny Sullivan, Tom Kiefaber or Tom Mclsaac know.

New Service!

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Class Executive Committee Co-Chairmen: CAPT Douglass R Hayman, USN (Ret.) (11) COL George Mushalko, USAF (Ret.) (15) Secy: Pete Randrup (3) e: hardhead@erols.com; h/f: 410-243-0552 4407 Atwick Road, Baltimore, MD 21210 Web Page: http://home.att.net/~US56NAindex.htm Email Status Change in Class Prime Email List—On 1 June 2000, the email list 56USNA-HotList was renamed 56USNA. The list continues to handle only messages that are on personal. Class, or Academy subjects.

Class Email Directory Note The member list for 56USNA is available via the eGroup's MyGroups Web page by clicking on the Change Profile item (http://www.egroups.com/ mygroups). It is in fact the Class of '56 Email Directory. This directory is maintained by the individual subscriber. The key is to make a timely submission of the change directly to your profile before any address changes are executed (in other words, submit the change while still using your old address).

The secretary shall insure periodic distribution of the directory is made to the few Classmates who do not have Web access. But others are requested to use the Member list for the 56USNA list.

Tip for the Month When posting onto the 56USNA list, always include a plain text. If you wish, add the HTML version to the message as well. But there are Classmates who are without the software to read HTML. Thus they would not otherwise get the word. Our lists try for a high degree of communications reliability and cover emtiil to the vast majority of the Classmates with email capability.

Subscribing Note Go to the eGroups Web page at http://www. egroups.com/subscribe/56USNA. Subscription requires that you provide registry information that is used to establish the member list with your personal email address. Those without Web access should contact the secretary for instmctions.

Did you notice?

Whereas our Class lists had been handled by the ONElist server, that notation has been altered in the above comments. Several months ago, the ONElist enterprise was acquired by the eGroups firm. As a consequence, the ONElist name has been shelved in favor of the eGroups name. Thus you are requested to repeat a Plebe Summer exercise— Cut-and-paste! Would you please make a cut-and-

paste change to your Bookmarks and/or Address Book, deleting the word ONElist and its address version, onelist. Substitute therein the word eGroups or its address version, egroups. Thanks for this consideration.

Last Call Unfortunately, the Class has suffered the loss of both Chanetta and Dick Terrell (1) in late April.

Traveling with another American couple in New Zealand, they were passengers in a helicopter.

Somehow, the plane hit a power line while desending, crashing, and killing all hands. The word was passed on by both Skip Furlong (3) and John Lynch (5).

As the news spread through the Class, some Classmates passed on their remembrances. For example, here is what Lloyd Kriner (8) passed on: What was the probability that three '56ers would find themselves attending the same church in Danville, CA? That's so far from the banks of the Severn, and what is more, Danville certainly isn't a Navy town. Well it did happen for Dick Terrell, Doug Ohmen, and myself.

Now at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, there is a tradition of having "foyer dinners" for four couples. These small gatherings for dinner at the host-of-that-night's home, were done over a year's time, for church members to meet others. Well out of the several hundred families, the foyer dinner coordinator chose to put us all in the same group— and it was by random selection!

Please see the photograph taken at one of our dinners, in 1998 or 1999, at Dick and Chanetta's house. Audrey Ohmen couldn't attend that evening because she was at that time a practicing Episcopal minister and had duties to perform at her church in San Francisco that evening.

At a Lenten Series lecture at St. Tim's, only a few days after their tragic death took place, our rector spoke about our loss. It has been a tremendous and shocking loss to our Class, and here in Danville, our church and community. Dick was a guiding leader and the greatest donor to our annual drive to collect Christmas gifts for the needy. He was more than a gentleman, he was an inspiration.

Class History is Made Much to everyone's delight, 1 am pleased to tell you that Herb Woods (6) is both alive and kicking! Please disregard the announcement concerning Herb's passing on in the April column. Your scribe's roomie for Second Class year. Gene Sullivan (3), with insight built up during that memorable time, came right to the point: Last week I got a call from Choppy Cusicks (5) who among other things asked if 1 had heard about Herb Woods. I indicated I had seen a note of his death on the Class list service (56USNA), but I doubted its accuracy as I had heard no follow-up.

Anyway, since I had been meaning to call him about another matter, later on I dug out his tele-

Foyer dinner brings '56ers together at the Terrell home in Danville, CA. Priscila and Lloyd Kriner, Doug Ohmen, Dick and Chanetta Terrell 93

phone number from my "last in, first out" filing system, dialed the number, and started the conversation with Mark Twain's line about the ramors of his death being a bit early! Before finishing the thought, a very alive Herb Woods completed it.

Seeing his death notice in my copy of the April Shipmate reminded me to send this note to you. I had intended to do that immediately after I spoke to with Herb. He is still at his Huntsville, AL, home, at least through this summer. He has plans to build a house and move to our area of Louisiana. The Beat Army gang has accelerated growth here! Best to everyone.

Lifeboat crew's motto has now been applied by your scribe: "Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative..."

The Lovedays pull off Alaskan trip. Joanie shows off her catch of the day, one very tasty Halibut!

Class News and Happenings Upstate New York to the Big Dipper Via the AlCan Highway— Last June, Joanie and Bill Loveday (18) took off in their version of prospecting for the National Geographic, doing theu- Westem Canada and Alaska trip.

Scenery that we had never seen before was abundant throughout our 11,000-mile trip using our RV and towing the Satum wagon. There were no burned out engines, flat tires, breakdowns of any kind over the two and a half months we were on the road. The key is to be prepared, have the equipment in top condition, and keep in mind that great Seamo advice: "Etemal vigilance is the price of safe navigation." We made some lasting friendships with the folks in rigs traveling with us and had great camaraderie throughout the trip on the highway with them.

We joined up with a prearranged caravan of 21 rigs making the Al-Can trip in Dawson Creek, B.C. (just west of Alberta) which is about 300 miles WNW of Edmonton. Looked around to catch Nelson Eddy but was not fortunate to find either that old Mounty or his Maire MacDonald love in town (how about the movie memory from the '30s). The trip went right through the Klondike region of the Yukon, with Whitehorse being the big town en route.

Probably the most interesting part of the trip was the coastal stretch of isolated fiord towns— Seward, Valdez, Haines, Homer, Stewart-Hyder, Skagway, and Kenai. The combination of glaciers, the fiord waters, the high mountains, and the abundant wildlife made for spectacular scenery in this remote comer of the U.S.A.

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The Kenai Peninsula was also very interesting— the salmon were mnning and the bears were hungry fishermen. Key was, of course, for us to beat the grizzlies to the fish! They were tasty. While there, we did the Whitewater rafting through the Denali National Park and took in the beauty of this endless inland scenery paradise.

While in Stewart-Hyder, we joined a fishing party. You can see what Joanie brought away from the outing—a 50-pound Halibut. We cleaned out the freezer in the RV, filled it with her catch, and we're still eating fillets from that fish in January 2000.

Late in August, at Smithers, B.C., the caravan disbanded, with fond Sayanara being the word of the day. Our side trip was to head south for the Banff and Jasper region and take in the Canadian Rockies. With that in hand, the Trans-Canadian Highway beckoned. That took us back to neighboring Ontario, where we dipped south, arriving at the southern side of Adirondack Park to our Gloversville, NY, home just before mid-September.

In the aftermath of the trip, we had a big video project to do: Edit the shots taken into a 45-50 minute show so as not to put all our friends asleep!

The trip is recommend to anyone who likes the wide open spaces and tmly gorgeous scenery. We have bushels of brochures and "inside" information that we would be happy to share concerning the trip. "Happy camping...Wagons Ho!" There was a Joyous Boom on the Green— Out of the foothills of Appalachia, a.k.a. as Charlottesville, VA, John Lynch (5) passes on tiiese observations.

Golf is serious business. Just ask Jim Sikes (11) of the attention being paid to the Green Jacket in Augusta, GA every year. Well, Augusta, listen up.

The Class has its own distinguished golfing notable.

Seems that Alice and Jim Cannon (4) head west from their Virginia Beach digs on a rather regular basis to visit their daughter, Dobbie, and her husband. Bill Mouyer, and, of course, the grandkids.

In fact, Jim and Bill have season ticlcets to the UVA football and basketball games. (Hi to George Welsh (1).)

On many of these visits. Boom gives me a call, and we set up a golf game at our club, and his favorite course, the Farmington Country Club.

Friday, 10 March, Boom, Bill, and I played. On the sixth hole, James Rowland Cannon officially became Boom-Boom. He had his first ever holein-one! That hole is 153 yards uphill, a par three, we did not see the ball actually travel into the hole.

But when we arrived at the green, we searched all around until we finally looked into the hole itself, and there it was, Jim's ball. (Companymates think Ed Sechrest (4) may have helped in a special way.) That has to be a thrill when you consider how many par three holes Boom has played.

Other news: This coming September, a minireunion has been scheduled. Ryland and Skip Furlong (3), Jean and Law Groner (1). Actually, the Terrells were arriving as well, but their tragic deaths cut off rounding out the group.

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Left: Barb and Ken Godstrey; rear row: Carolyn and Frank McMullen;/ronr row: Joyce and Jim Sikes at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL, in Febmary Snowbirds Barb and Ken Godstrey (11) find themselves doing the winter trip to Alabama, FL, and usually a stop or two in the other southeastern states. This past winter was no exception: Maybe there is a touch of a hangover present as I write you today. It's the day after St. Patty's Day, and we did find ourselves at an Irish pub in Pensacola this year. And we did celebrate in good style! The coming of the green today doesn't make life beautiful...

On 17 April, we'll be at Cape Canveral for the Atlantis launching. Aboard as mission crew is a daughter of a family friend. We were there for her first mission, and this will be her fourth mission!

Best wishes.

Doc and Sammy Blanchard and Al and Ellen Reed at the 100th Army game Navy Indians Meet at Army Game 1999 Recall the player on Coach Dinty Moore's fine '56 lacrosse team who wore the '56 sweater number? Pride of Goat Court, our own Al Reed (5) wore that famed number. During the Army game last D e c e m b e r , Al met up with n u m b e r 36—Doc Blanchard (2), and a photo was taken of the duo and their wives.

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"You aren't on duty? Well, just who does?" Serious stuff brought to light by the likes of Billy Auer (24), Carl Nelson (10), Jay Ransom (21), and Gerry Fulk (9) this past New Years Eve Palm Springs brings in the N e w Year Palm Springs, CA, was the scene of the '56 "Once in a Thousand Years" New Year's Eve party. Tme to Class mles, they danced their what-you-call 'ems off. Actually the gathering was for the extended famiUes, including their children and grandchildren.

They reported that it was a great time had by all.

Now they are planning for the next one in 2999!

Our Seaburds Head N o r t h — After bobbing in and around Florida for the winter, Jane and Howie Burdick (1), aka Seaburds in email circles. We catch them as they are in Savannah: Sunday. 2 April: Underway about 9:00 a.m. with gray weather. Crossed the Savannah River to Hilton Head and took a slip at the Skull Creek Marina. Caught up with Sammy and Doc Blanchard (2). A plus was Jane retrieving the sweater she left behind in November as we were southboimd. Had dinner out with Blanchards and Muriel and Roger Lyle (4). Made a brief greeting to Nancy and Don Kennedy (12) who were at the same restam^nt. Nice getting together like that.

Monday. 3 April: Though the Small Craft Waming flag was two-blocked, we pushed across Port Royal Sound, past Parris Island, to Beaufort, where we anchored and took the horse and buggy tour of this historic town. With wind increasing to 25-pIus knots, we got underway around midaftemoon and went up Factory Creek on Lady's Island for a smoother anchorage. Found some Canadians who had been next to us in Georgia at Thunderbolt, and invited them aboard for cocktails.

Tuesday, 4 April: Gray day with high winds.

We got underway about nine-ish with following wind and current down the Coosaw River, where we saw three boats ahead of us nearly ground in turning off the river into the Intercoastal Waterway canal. The current had pushed them sideways.

One of the trawler yachts that had wintered at my brother's yard did ground there later in the day.

Finally decided to call it quits around 3:00 p.m. with head currents and still rising wind now at 30-plus knots. We anchored in Tom Point Creek, just off Edisto River—we had the creek all to ourselves for the night.

Sidebar note: From here on until we were well to the North of Charleston, GTE wireless managed to block all efforts to use our Cellular One phone. At one point, I had reps from both companies on phone suggesting codes to punch in (everything but mbbing frog skins and sifting tea leaves) to no avail. The service was back to normal upon reaching Georgetown.

Wednesday, 5 April: Temperature was down into the 40s; out came the turtle necks. We got cabin heater going again. Underway nine-ish for relatively short jaunt to Charleston with temperatures wanning and wind abating. Fueled and took a slip at City Marina. Went off for grocery shopping.

Later in day, we got together with friends from our Newport days who were either heading north themselves or who lived in the Bishop Gadsden retirement community (Episcopal). It was most impressive, as was the dinner that we all shared in the community's dining room. Most pleasant.

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Thursday, 6 April: Underway by 10 a.m. with a forecast of more high winds. About five miles south of McClennanville, the wind gusting drove us to anchor in River Harbor Creek. Soon we were joined by about five other boats as the afternoon wore on. We had a re-anchoring exercise when I thought we had dragged a little, but around 8:00 p.m., that drill became more than an exercise as one of the boats dragged and in attempting to reanchor, got his anchor rope wrapped around his shaft, and began dragging down onto a French boat. That caused some anxious moments! Fortunately, wind started to abate, and remainder of evening was peaceful, but cold.

Friday, 7 April: Underway nine-ish in warming conditions. We took a side excursion into the pleasant little shrimping village of McClennanville, then actually set our jib with a following and freshening breeze. Saw a big gator sunning in the grass beside Minnim-Estherville canal. This was the same area where we had seen our first gator on the way south last fall. Motor sailed into Georgetown Harbor, and anchored right off the town dock, rowed in, and took trolley tour of historic area. Splurged that evening at the Rice Paddy restaurant which is right on the waterfront.

Seems that in days of yore, Georgetown plantations grew over half the U.S.A. rice, and Carolina Golden long grain was a particular favorite. Crab cakes with Rice Paddy were a slight cut above those at Barbara Jean's in St. Simon's. They were sauteed a little more exquisitely. Perhaps this was our best restaurant meal yet!

Saturday, 8 April: Underway at 7:00 a.m.! Took breakfast on the way as we sailed up Waccamaw River. Past few days definitely brown water sailing, but Waccamaw has lots of tannic acid. Found an open slip at the Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, where boats can stay up to three days with no charge albeit there no marina facilities per se available. Lots of shops and restaurants, and good walking area.

Cheers to all—Jane and Howard Burdick of "Eventide."

Plans for the Army Game H e r e ' s an advanced notice on what is being worked on for those attending the Army game. This year the host city is Baltimore, first time since World War II. Essentially the plans are to hold our gathering away from the hustle of the PSInet Stadium.

There will be nice, convenient parking by Fort McHenry, and that affords drivers on 1-95 easy access to our place. The intention is to have a bus shuttle service to and from the game. The actual social and eating tailgate is a bit different: It'll be inside where it will be warm, in a facility that is really at ground-level (no steps) and there is even drive-in capability for those needing that. The pregame brunch and postgame eating will be catered by the Hull Street Blues Cafe.

Now is the time to pass on your serious suggestions and comments. A small committee is working on the gathering now, but if some souls wish to join in on the planning and implementation, please let the Secretary know ASAP! The number one objective will be the same: Beat Army... Again in 2000!

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Pres: CAPT Walter T. Meukow, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT W. H. Peerenboom, USN (Ret.) 1003 Rachael Lane, Vienna, VA 22180-6473 e: whpeerenboom@compuserve.com or 102424.577@compuserve.com or whp36@aol.com Greetings and welcome spring, and the end of the Dark Ages. Unfortunately, I believe we are be-

coming victims of our own success as far as the Shipmate column is concerned. We have so many Classmates exchanging news and views daily (and sometimes more frequently) on the "Onelist" that I have received little if any, e or otherwise! We need to correct that in the next few months, or I will atrophy from inactivity.

We did receive a note from N a d a and D a l e Hollabaugh, which tells of another Class mini-reunion, something at which the Hollabaughs seem to excel. Here is Dale's note: Sixth Company roommate Bob Beeler and I and our wives, Nancy and Nada, got together for a couple of days in late February in SoCal on the occasion of Bob's attendance at the annua! meeting of Corporate Finance Associates in San Diego. CFA is a merger and acquisition group Bob has been working with for several years. We had a day at the beach (see photo at the Marine Room La Jolla) and a day in the mountains (Julian)! Since the Beelers are in Kansas and we're in California, we hadn't seen each other since the 40th and so a good time was had by all.

L to r: Nancy Beeler, Dale Hollabaugh, Bob Beeler, and Nada Hollabaugh Bob's organization sounds very prosperous and interesting. And to think that none of us ever took "Finance" at the Academy! (That is just a "dig" at s o m e of the lively discussion on the Internet "onelist"—seems lots of folks have a variety of ideas as to the current course offerings at the old school. Suffice to say, there is not wholesale agreement on that score! But it has been a trip to hear the various opinions, facts and conjecture.)

Dick Scales, the Class elected Secretary, sent along the minutes of the most recent meeting of the Executive Committee (which took place on 23 March, to give a time reference) and here are the highlights of that meeting: Pete Boyne, who chairs the Nominating Committee for the 2000 Class election, reported that everything is "on track" for the election, and that the call for petitions to place names in nomination for President and Vice President is included in the latest Class Newsletter (Now Hear This, March 2000, vol. 8, no.l, p. 11). You should have that in your hands. Of importance is the fact that both jobs are up for grabs owing to the 'Term Limits" provision of the Class Bylaws. The Secretary (elected) and Treasurer positions are conjoint with the Washington Chapter, so they are not up for election or bound by the Term limit provisions.

The actual election is in June-July, so by the time you read this, it will be imminent (or just passed).

Illustrative of the dearth of news about and from Classmates this month, is the fact that I have room to pass along the newly received guidelines from Shipmate as they relate to Class column inputs.

Here are the mles: Column length-4,000 words; with each picture being equivalent to 150 words (a discount from the old adage that a picture is worth 1,000 words) and acceptance of pictures by electronic means—and that means you can now send me pictures by email (it doesn't necessarily mean I will be able to retrieve them, but I will let you know if that is a problem). Pictures submitted electronically need to have these characteristics-color: Grayscale; Resolution: 300 dpi; Size; Scan at 100 percent, minimum size 2.25 inches; Type: tiff or jpeg. You send them to me, and I will take care of the rest. Be sure and tell me who is depicted. I know lots, but not all of you by sight, 95

and my memory is every bit as challenged as anyone's of late.

Finally, in a bit of personal news, you may recall that a few columns ago I mentioned that there might be a good deal more comment on prostates in the future, owing to the prevalence of prostate cancer among our Classmates. Ron Marryott did all of us a great service by sharing a very candid and complete commentary on the disease. I now find myself a member of the group who has had to deal with it. By the time this hits print, I will have had the duty surgery, and will, I hope, be back in full battery. I'll keep you posted. The surgeon I have chosen is a Woop ('67), but operating in the civilian marketplace. Let's hope he doesn't read this while I am still under! Beat Army!

Worth repeating from the '57 newsletter: In response to various Class business queries, I got the following germaine and cogent thoughts from Pete Boyne (6) and want to share them with you: There are a lot of guys out there who cannot comprehend what has changed in the Navy let alone USNA. We all would like to think it was "pristine" in '57, but it wasn't. We are almost at a "two generation" gap/time warp with the reality vs. the memories of USNA. Bob Johnson (9) had equally cogent and eloquent words of wisdom: We graduated 43 years ago. Thus, we are essentially equivalent to Civil War era graduates during WWI, Spanish American War era graduates during WWII, and depression era graduates during Viemam. If we would question how relevant these Alumni and their views were to the social, economic, academic and military environments 43 years later, we must also question how relevant we and our views are today....The last 43 years far outstrips any previous equal period in terms of societal and technological 'rate of change.'...

While many of us bemoan the changes that have occurred at USNA, no one seems to mention the fact that most of the changes (re: general discipline, haircuts, civvies, cars, alcohol, 20-plus majors, etc., etc.) were instituted during "our watch." That is, during the 1970s and '80s when the Classes of 1954-60 were at the peak of their careers and supposedly mnning the show. It seems we had at least our share of Supes and Commandants during those years.

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Pres: Lt Col 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@mail.erols.com Web page: http://www.usna.com/Classes/1958/ There once was a newscaster named Gabriel Heatter who started his broadcasts with the words, "There's good news tonight!" Stealing from his words, there's good news in this column for those of you that have become the proud owners of digital cameras. The Editor of Shipmate has announced that digital photos will now be accepted for publication in the magazine. The constraints are that the photo must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi, preferably be in grayscale (color photos will come out in the magazine in grayscale anyway), and if scanned, should be from a photo that was at least 2.5" wide to begin with. If the photo is smaller than that, you must submit the original photo. Those of you that have been holding back on digital photos, launch them as attachments to the email that tells

your adventure. Send them to the column scribe at wwalters@erols.com, and they will be properly captioned, positioned in the column, and submitted by deadline. And if you still use a film camera, just send the photos in the mail to the address at the top of the column. Film or digital photos that don't get into the column will likely end up on the Class Web site, as '58 Class column central can scan them into digital. So time and technology march on, and in this column we will try two digital photos to see how it all works out. Now for the adventures as we continue our voyage.

The travel gang that goes with Still Cmisin', operated by Dianne and Massie Hughes (3), took off for Kiwi land in March. Along the way, the guys gathered with a group of Maori performers for the '58 flag photo. Gazing at you from behind the flag are Jack Adams (4), George Greer (17), Mike Neely (3), Mike McLane (6), and Dick Alexander (10). In back are Massie Hughes and Mike Moran (24). This was a retum trip to New Zealand for Mike Moran, who went a few years ago and sent in a photo of the 6-foot tall kiwi bird that he would have bought...but couldn't figure out how to get home.

Thanks to Mike McLane for the digital photo, which shall henceforth be referred to as a digipho.

the national organization for the sport under the aegis of U.S. Sailing (formerly the U.S. Yacht Racing Union). Our thanks to Bob Awtrey '44, who provides the windsurfing reports.

The world press gave great coverage to the Pope when he visited the Holy Land in March, but they completely missed the visit of Anne and George Ojalehto (24) in October of last year. The photo shows them at Masada, the fortress in Israel where the Zealots held out against the Roman legion for two years way back in 73 AD. Another '58 couple traveling in that hemisphere this past March was made up of Alicia and Pat Hanavan (24), who took the Alumni Association trip on a photo safari to Kenya and Tanzania. While at the Maasai Mara in Kenya, they took a hot air balloon flight over the national preserve. The digipho shows them with the Class flag in front of the balloon, getting its fill of hot air. No pictures of them in the air, holding the Class flag aloft over Africa, but it still counts as a first for getting the flag to Kenya.

The Ojalehtos at Masada, Israel '58 in New Zealand with the Maoris Still cruising on the Banana River in Florida are Linda and Dick Tillman (1), who hosted their 8th annual North American Masters Windsurfing Championships at Patrick AFB, Cocoa Beach, FL. There were 59 competitors, including 11 women, from 15 states and Canada. They sail in ten-year age groups, starting at age 35, and split the age groups into light and heavyweight divisions. There was also a 75 and over division. Not only an organizer, Dick sailed as a competitor and, as in the past seven masters competitions, finished first in his category, now the 55-64 heavyweights. Dick continues to serve as the president of U.S. Windsurfing,

The Hanavans in Kenya, Africa Two of the '58 ladies have been accomplishing noteworthy events. In the entertainment world.

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Danielle Westphal, wife of Pete Westphal (1), realized a life long ambition when she was hired to sing professionally as a supper club chanteuse at "Mama's" in Fairfax, VA. The Class first learned other singing ability when she won the grand prize at a St. Valentine's Day Massacre Karaoke party about three years ago. She literally put the rest of the competitors to shame and left us in awe. Now, teamed up with an accompanist, she is a pleasure to listen to, and sings the standards that we all grew up with. Meanwhile, down in the Annapolis area, Barbara Schwitzer, wife of Al Schwitzer (1) has retired as principal of Archbishop Spalding High School after 14 years in the job. During that time, she witnessed Spalding's recognition as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 1992, a high national honor. After all those years in education, Barbara is going to spend time with the seven grandchildren, and perhaps become a decent at one of the Annapolis historical sites.

A great photo from the glory days of the McCain campaign has been sent in by George Brenner (1), so just to let you see all the '58 faces assembled in East Greenwich, RI, last 18 January, here they are, left to right, standing, Paul Stiller (20), George Brenner, Tracy Kosoff (11), Sen. John McCain (17), Capt Vet Payne, USCG (Ret.), RI Chairman, Russ Mowery (21), Jerry Fraber (14), and JC Wright (8). In the front row, Joan Lipsitz, Diane Brenner, Shirley Kosoff, Nancy Mowery, Pat Fraher, and Bobbi Wright.

The Class Web site has been displaying some of the photos sent in by our technically advanced mates, and last April we displayed the pictures taken

by Marion Doss (10) during his ttavels in Romania. Marion teaches at James Madison University in Virginia, which has an educational agreement with the American University in Romania. As a result, he ttavels to a comer of the world that very few people get to, and has the picmres and stories to share. One that we did not put on the Web site, however, was taken a bit closer to home. Having studied his geography, Marion discovered that there was a town bearing the family name, so one of his travels was to check it out. The digipho says it all!

Doss in Doss...Texas, that is. He has yet to get to Doss, MO, and Dossville, MS.

(EBLIND123@aol.com), the widow of Gene Lindsey (23).

Pauline Grocki passed on the sad news that her daughter, Vicky, died in an automobile accident in March at the age of 33. Chet had lost his daughter, Elizabeth, about ten years ago at the age of 22, also in a car accident. Pauline and Chet Grocki (6) may be reached via email, usna58@hotmail.com.

John Gaither (9) has surfaced at the following address: 4415 Belleaire Drive South #202, Fort Wortii, TX 76109; 817-923-6549. John is a sometimes-lost sheep, but always manages to find his way back to the flock. Equally amazing was the turning-in of himself by Al Tinker (17), who showed up at a McCain rally in Washington State and was convinced by Jack Dittrick (17) to come clean. Al commissioned into the Marine Corps, left after the initial obligation, and tiien spent a 20-year period in computer hardware, followed by ten years in mortgage lending. Al lives at 3703 E. Alexandra Lane, Spokane, WA 99223-6192; 509-443-9541.

They are happily moved off the "No Known Address" list and on to the active members list.

Pat Moran, the widow of our Classmate Joe Moran (13) who passed away last Febmary, asked that the Class be told that due to the contributions received from Joe's family, friends and USNA Classmates, the Greenwich Boys and Girls Club Director notified her that a soon-to-be-completed Tutoring Center will be dedicated to Joe, naming it the Joe Moran Tutoring Center. A dedication ceremony will take place in the early summer months.

Pat thanks everyone for their contributions, as the Greenwich Club played a very important role in Joe's life.

Just to remind you how time flies, Chris Lovejoy '90, the son of our late Classmate Dick Lovejoy (10), used to hang around our tailgate area with Ken Mitchell (10) and Odie O'Donnell (7) when he was a Midshipman. That Midshipman was just promoted to Major in the Marine Corps last 8 March, with his wife, two children, and Polly and Ken Mitchell in attendance! How do they make Major so fast now?

On the really good news side, the Pacer company that Jack Rennie (22) founded, nurtured, merged into Averstar, has now been purchased by the Titan Corporation of San Diego. The financial article was throwing figures around such as $140 Million. Oh boy, in our Class! And he didn't even have to answer any of Regis Philbin's slow-ball questions!

Good work. Jack!

'58 Trivia: The oldest guy in the Class still tarryhooting around is Larry Polk (21), who was bom on 22 April 1932. A reward is offered for Larry Polk sightings, as we seem to have lost track of him! And the youngest? He will be just 63 on 22 June. You know, old Wbat's-His-Face, Boy Barber!

Come up with the name. Hasta Luego! â&#x20AC;&#x201D;WSW

Marion Doss in Doss, TX Just a couple of short notes to close out this month's column. Murray Blank (6) noted the mention of Dick Beam's (21) blood contributions, and let us know that he too is a generous giver, now up to 15 gallons donated. Congratulations on a selfless act that saves other people's lives.

This will be one of the "third time is a charm" efforts that sometimes show up in the column. My nimble fingers have provided the new email address for Pete Hekman (2) (phekmanl@san.rr.com) in two previous columns, and managed to mangle it both times. Now here is the correct one, so help me Gutenberg. If you doubt it, verify it with the email list provided on the Class Web site. There is also a correction on the email address for Beth Lindsey

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Pres: VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) Chairman Exec. Committee: CAPT Norbert H. Bednarek, USNR (Ret.) e: bednarek@annap.infi.net Exec. VP: Joe Flynn Admin. VP: Gary Geist Exec. Sec'y: Bruce Nordwall Corp. Treasurer: Dave Osburn Sec'y: CAPT John A. Butterfield, USN (Ret.) 1130 Sugar Sands #190, Singer Island, FL 33404 w: 561-840-1104; h: 561-881-7512 f: 561-863-8984; e: jbsgma@aol.com www.roanoke.kl2.va.us/Dave'sWorld/usna59.html Now is the time for all good men, and women, to pay attention to the good stuff your '59er "stringer" wishes to pass along. My hope is that you all have a super summer, and begin making plans for a fantastic fall, which includes some regular appearances at Navy football. This info from Marty Finerty may help you!

Forty-one years after our graduation, many '59ers still support Navy football. Plans are in place for our Class participation again this fall.

There are about 25 Classmates who are season ticket-holders and regularly attend our activities at the games. For the year 2000, afive-gamehome schedule will be played in Annapolis. As always, the Class of '59 banner and tent will be erected at Site 32 which is along Cedar Park Road (south of the Stadium), in the Stadium Blue Parking Lot area. As the keeper of the items, I, along with Norm Bednarek, Charlie Dobbs, Joe Flynn, Hayden Leon, and Dan Truax, raise the tent at about 8:30 a.m. each Saturday of a home game.

Flynn and I used to be able to do the job alone, but age has taken its toll and extra hands are now needed and greatly appreciated. Again this year the first game is a Saturday night event which begins at 7:00 p.m.; all other home games normally begin at noon. We begin tailgating about two hours before kickoff and resume tailgating after the game, for about another hour of socializing (Sec'y Note: and that is a great way to let the traffic dissipate immediately after the game and enjoy more camaraderie.) Winning games frequently dictate longer postgame activity with a commensurate greater consumption of beverage.

We eat the same amount of food regardless of the game's outcome, and this seems evident judging from the waistlines of the male members of the group. The wives are as beautiful and shapely as ever! (Sec'y Note: I think Marty wanted to say some nice things so that more guys would get their kitchen pass/their liberty card and be able to attend the games and all-important tailgating festivities.) Food and drink is brought by those attending and shared by all. For the out-of-towners, some local Classmate always has a space in a cooler to hold your drink contribution, and tables are available to hold any food. We generally have more food than we can eat, even when Midshipmen make their presence felt. For the homecoming game, the Class provides drinks for a small fee, but the attendees bring food. The Class is once again purchasing four spare tickets in the '59 seating block. Anyone desiring to buy those tickets can do so by contacting me at 410-849-2502, or mjfjef@erols.com. I distribute the tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. As best I can recall, I don't think we have had an unused ticket in about seven years. Tickets are $22 each this year. Those who attended the 40th Reunion know what a great time is enjoyed by all who come to the games and the tailgates. Our off-year tailgates are not of the scale of the 40th, but we are awarded a prize every time we are reviewed by the tailgate judging 97

spouses. It brings business faith, and family together in a powerful and rewarding combination. Tom writes that more than 1,000 members and spouses meet in monthly chapters around the U.S.A.

'59ers at Alumni lunch in Naples, FL. L to r: Ragan Phillips, Hank Morgan, Jim Mintun, and Al Ruth

'59ers and spouses at the Ruth's in Naples, FL. L to r: Anne Marie and Vince Obsitnik, Al and Ellen Ruth, Sally and Jim Lackey, and Sue and Hank Morgan staff. Since the '59 wives are the preparers and providers of the foodstuffs, you can readily understand why we are such consistent winners. With the Classmates who regularly attend, a winning group is always present. Why not keep the spirit of our 40th Reunion alive and well (and keep that spirit building!) and attend a game this year? I can guarantee a super time with great folksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;most of whom you will recognize even without a nametag. See you at a game!

Thanks so much, Marty, for continuing to stoke the spirit fire! And thanks to all that band of merry men (the local group of spirited '59ers) who get things set up so that Classmates, visitors, and friends enjoy the best of times!

Note and photo from good guy and Executive Committee Secretary Bruce Nordwall: Butter, here's one iox Shipmate. Griff Hamilton says it should be listed as the farthest east Class reunion...but I doubt it...someone will be closer to the International Date Line. None the less, imagine my surprise on walking into the big Air Traffic Control 2000 Trade Show in Maastricht, the Netherlands, hearing my name being hollered out, and seeing Griff Hamilton manning the ARINC booth. So in addition to attending a fine conference and show. Griff and I had a mini '59er reunion on 23 Febmary 2000. And Griff's greeting when he first saw me, but of course, "Rise 'n Shine!"

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I don't have a detailed report from the D.C. area monthly luncheon, but Norm Bednarek was to have Frank Gamboa '58 as his guest, and an update on Sen. John McCain '58's campaign was expected. Frank has been serving as one of the key aides in the campaign. Gary Geist was also trying to line up a speaker for one of the upcoming luncheons, an expert on ABM Treaties. We must stay up on Defense Policy and Foreign Policy, and insure that we have coherent, well-articulated policies.

and not tolerate a bunch of amateurs leading us astray.

We need the likes of Bud McFarlane to once again have a voice in our national security affairs.

Someone passed on a bit of very interesting trivia or naval history to me recently. Perhaps I just don't remember some of my Reef Points or Plebe knowledge. But do you know that Alfred Thayer Mahan was permitted to join his Class after it had completed its initial or Plebe Year. Mahan missed being a Plebe, and graduated in three years (for reasons, he had attended Columbia University for two years and made a brilliant showing in an entrance examination for the Naval Academy). And did you know or remember that he too was Class of '59? Okay so it was 1859, but we do share some similarity.

Tom Billings (billings@quixnet.net) sent me an interesting email. You too may want to contact him and get further information re his latest project in electronic commerce. Tom can be reached in San Diego, CA, area at 619-491-5614. Tom had sent me a nice note after thoroughly enjoying the Reunion. Tom, like so many of us, was completely taken with the unforgettable memorial service in the Chapel, and then the unveiling/commemoration of the Memorial Chairs in Alumni Hall. Great memories for all!

When you read this. Rich Madden and a super gang of Classmates will have enjoyed a Spring Fling in Pinehurst; Talamore Golf Club in Southern Pines, NC, was the setting for Dave Donovan, Don Smith, Ron Denney, Skip Yerkes, Joe Flynn, Norm Bednarek, Doug Volgenau, Rick Johnson, Tom Lukish, Bob Reifsnyder, George Lehmberg, and Rich Madden. They were to play at four different/ all fantastic golf courses (Talamore, Southern Pines, The Carolina, and The Legacy). Rich had it beautifully organized, almost like a Task Force Operation. Foursome Skippers, Cocktail Commodores, Breakfast OOWs (hope you all remember Officer of the Watch!) and Dinner Dudes (that's my term I just threw in) had their assignments. Rich made it easy for guys to pack and to bring the right things.

He made a complete list of essentials provided at the Talamore Golf Club Villas. But I am sure we will hear stories of who failed to follow the Op Order! Hope there is a good reporter amongst that fearless group assembled.

If some of you may be interested in Legatus, contact Thomas J. Lynch '82, USMA, the President of Corvus International (248-203-2300 or tjl@ corvusint.com). Legatus is an intemational Cathohc lay association specifically designed for Catholic CEOs, corporate directors and officers, and their

'59ers at the Ruthes in Naples, FL. L to r: Vince Obsitoik, Al Ruth, Jim Lackey, and Hank Morgan Well it was not a Chapter meeting, and it did not represent any formal organization or gathering, but a few '59ers and spouses who happened to be in the Naples, FL, area got together. Ellen and Al Ruth (2174 Anchorage Lane, Naples, FL 34104) were the hosts, and joining in the 26 January 2000 party were Sally and Jim Lackey, Sue and Hank Morgan, Anne Marie and Vince Obsitnik. Then on 22 March, at a USNA Alumni gathering, a photo of Jim Mintun, Ragan Phillips, Hank Morgan and Al Ruth was taken. Thanks to Al Ruth for keeping that West Coast spirit up (the Rorida variety of West Coast) and we have yet to do a little cross-Florida cross-pollination. We may include Larry Weaver and his new bride, that is if he gives us an update from Tampa way.

From glad to sad as I report the following: To Club 11 and USNA '59, it is my sad duty to inform you that my Carroll, my helpmate, the love of my life, suffered a massive heart attack yesterday (15 March) and is no more. In lieu of flowers please make any donations to the Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132, in memory of Carroll M. Russia-McDaniel. A requiem Mass was to be said by Father Jack Russia, OM (Carroll's brother), at St. Cecilia's Church, 2555 17th Ave. (across street Vincent), Saturday, 18 March 2000, at 10:00 a.m. Jerry McDaniel Cjpmcdani @ slip.net).

Our heart goes out to you, Jerry! Thanks to Fred Touchstone and others of Club 11 for passing the word.

If you did not get the word from Robby Robinson or others, or see it for yourself at die post office, there is a new commemorative stamp just out (Official roll-out date was to be 28 March). The stamp series honors tiie 100th Anniversary of Submarine Warfare. I am sure many '59ers have already made a run on those stamps, so share the wealth if a '59er who got the word too late comes calling.

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Dave Sullivan was thinking of retiring from the Roanoke, VA, school system this summer. He wants to devote more time to his love of Civil War History, and in particular visiting the many Battiefields, cemeteries, and historical places. AnoUier 2nd Company friend Dave Boyd shares that same interest, and those two guys may be hard to find in future months. Sully will never retire I am sure. He has too many interests and creative energies. I am sure he will continue to serve our Class of '59 exttemely well with his computer skills and his infectious spirit. If you do desire to pull the plug at Roanoke, Dave, well done, good and faithful servant, and best wishes for enjoying your next adventure(s)!

Dick Robinson exudes Class spirit also! He has been good to insure some connections have been made. He wanted all of us to be aware of Mary Lou Yeager's email address: ml@widowmaker.com; and Howard W Poxon's: h o w a r d . p o x o n @ e d s . c o m .

Also Mary Lou still has her travel service connections; you may want to email her for advice, good deals, and check out her site at www.royaltravelcenter.com. Robby, sounds like a new challenge for you is to get more info on Earl Snodgrass. Also, you or Trendy give us an update on what goes, please!

Another Classmate who is doing a fantastic j o b (and in many respects...business, family, alumni matters) is John Meehan! John is very involved in the plans and fundraising effort for the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. John shared some artist's sketches of the project and I am most impressed. It wiU be a super soccer facility, a memorial to a great Coach and human being, a photo gallery of some of Navy's scintillating soccer players of yesteryear (which would include A n d y M i s a i m i n g , John Meehan, et al), and a location where youngsters wdl come to appreciate the marvelous game of soccer for decades to come. Fund raising is going extremely well, but don't wait to do your part! Stay tuned for news about a possible "mock" ground breaking which could take place this summer, and quite likely an official ground breaking in October 2000. Completion of this classy facility is planned for August 2001.

Ray Art is another very active Classmate, and a regular attendee of events (including football games) in the greater D.C. area. Ray wanted us to know his email has changed to Arayart@aol.com.

Dave Johnson's widow Judith can be reached at JudithJohnson@aol.com. An important email address to always keep in mind, is that of our Class President, Frank Donovan: fdonovan@mindspring. com. Quite often I have to m n things by Frank, and I know there are others who do as well.

I get to go to another 40th Reunion, this one in June, at Elmira College where Priscilla went. I was bom in Elmira so it's a bit like a homecoming also for me. I may get to see a few '59er Classmates while on the road.

For now, Rise 'n Shine!

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Pres: Dr. Richard R. Pariseau Sec'y: Bill Lewis 14312 Cove Ridge PI., Midlotiiian, VA 23112-4337 h: 804-744-8808 e: bilewis@home.com Web site: http://navysfo.org/supersixty.html I appreciate the input over the Internet. It really helps speed up the ttansmission of information. The Web site is also an important place to log on and get up-to-date information and pass on the same.

That address is: http://navysfo.org/supersixty.html.

During the past month I've picked up a lot of new and corrected email addresses. More than half the Class has access to the Internet. This has been invaluable in tracking down Classmates for the 40th.

I hope that even those who do not participate in Alumni activities can keep in touch.

Jim Kinney recentiy retired from Kraft and noted that I was able to pick up his email change: Yes, and thank you for being so observant and helpful. The problem with changing your email address is that you forget all your connections and end up lost in cyberspace. Thanks again.

I also heard from Vance Fry: Some time ago you sent me an email and asked that I respond to let you know I received your message. I proceeded to lose your message. Just want to let you know that I have been receiving your periodic emails. I appreciate your keeping us informed. We are looking forward to the 40th Reunion.

I heard from a fellow former fencing buddyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mark Golden (susqeng@pcspower.net): Thanks for the note. Could I ask you to change my email address on your group address to susqeng @ pcspower.net, so I get this stuff at home instead of at the office? By the way, Jeanie and I will be staying at the Annapolis Marriott so we can walk to the Yard. See you at Reunion!

Email from Gene Gasser: My latest address for Shirley and Dave Gilbreath is enclosed. I believe this was correct at Christmas. June and I are still in Key West for another 16 days and then head back to Annapolis where we believe we have bought a home on the Severn in Eastport, to close about 1 May. I woke up this moming to a beautiful sight on the horizon. GEORGE WASHINGTON is anchored eight miles off Key West and we can see her from our condo.

She will be here for three days.

Merf Moerschel is due in down here any day.

He left Annapolis about 11 days ago after he retired from working for the Coast Guard. He is ailing/motoring down on SAGA with Capt. Tom Tollefson, USN (Ret.), the owner. They may be going to Cuba later, but Merf will have to tell you about that.

On the discussion about Bob Renner, I did the JAG investigation since we were both in RVAH-1 when he was killed. His tailhook broke when landing aboard RANGER. We were doing work-ups off the West Coast in preparation for a West PAC, Yankee Station deployment. I will clarify the story later, if you like. I wrote an article for our column in Shipmate, so it is in the archives. All my records, etc. have been in storage since the end of October '99, when we sold our house in Alexandria, VA. We had planned to attend the Vigilante reunion in Pensacola in June and I was going to tell Carol Renner about reunion plans. However, because we will be in the middle of moving to Annapolis, we had to cancel and I won't be seeing her, if she even planned to attend. She did attend the last one, about five years ago and had never remarried.

Hope the info above has been helpful. When I went up to Annapolis two weeks ago to buy the house, I ordered our season tickets, so we'll be seeing most folks at the games this year. Take care.

Beat um all!

And from Gaeton Long via email: Thanks for the quick reply. My mailing address is: 4300 10th St. NE, St. Petersburg, FL 337035212. We moved into this house 21 years ago in what became my last active duty tour. I am looking forward to the Reunion.

Paul Cooper sent me an email on a missing person: The only one I can help with from your list is: Raymond C. S c h r o e d e r , 531 Deseo Ave. Camarrillo, CA 93010. That's his current address.

Also I looked up Albert Ryder (I don't remember him) in the Virginia Beach phone book, since your list indicated his old address was in Virginia Beach, and there is no such person listed.

And a few days later I heard from R. Chuck Schroeder: Bill, thanks for the call and email note. I'll be there. Home email is: chucksch@west.net; work is schroerc@sverdmp.com; work telephone is 805-383-2699. Thanks, for all your help.

From Gail and Tom Doberty (gtdoher2308 @ hotmail.com) via email: Dear family, friends and associates, we hope you have not been trying to track us down. We have been busy obtaining a new computer and accessories. The fun and games have begun as we endeavor to figure out/understand the new machine and all its idiosyncrasies. We are well; had a wonderful St. Pat's Day. Our next adventure is to cheer Mark on at the Boston marathon. We have missed receiving mail, so get on the job.

Bob Byrne (bymera@aol.com) via email: At our San Diego Chapter luncheon last week Bill Lloyd told me there was info available for our 40th. Please send me whatever is already available and include me on all future correspondence.

PO. Box 21627, Bakersfield, CA 93390-1627; h: 661-663-7916.

Rod Potter (rhpotter@chubb.com) via email: Hi Bill, I am now monitoring the email address more regularly; I am now employed as a contract negotiator for Chubb & Son, telecommuting primarily from my home office in Maine.

Dave Cutcomb (davecut@flash.net) checked in via email: Thank you for your message. You may not have wanted my home address, but just in case, it is: 3606 Hill Top Circle, Rockwall, TX 75087. My phone number is; 972-771-4646.

I heard from Richard Gazlay via email: My current address is 2761C West 106th Loop, Westminster, CO 80234; 303-465-5205.

And Bob Griffin: If I stay gainfully employed the address will be good for at least two years. As soon as I get set up at home I'll send you that address. Nothing for the Alumni news. Same Old Stuff.

A short email from Leon Everman: The address still works. I have no Class news but would be interested in any that you have assimilated.

And Grant Plummer: Thanks. It's good. Karen and I are planning to attend the Reunion in September, and I will check with the Class Web site. Have a great day.

Sid Scruggs sent along an email: Bill, I am still at 698 Azalea Drive, Woodlake Country Club, Vass, NC 28394. Thanks for the reminder to make my reservation for the 40th. Judy and I plan to be there. I retired from American Airlines in November of 1998. Since then I have been very involved with Lions Clubs Intemational and working on my handicap.

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An email from Jim Howard: Hi, guys. Finally read the 40th Info Letter to completion. I'm Jim Howard, 15th Co. Accessed the Web site but unable to activate the link to Webmaster. Need the password. Re; the Reunion.

I probably won't be able to make it, but just in case, are there any RV facilities available in the area? I'm impressed with the work you all have done. Asideâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;If you need access to Bill Bringhurst he's my neighbor. Thanks. Good Sailing.

Jon Morrissey responded indicating that he was involved in Texas and San Diego as a bored retiree!

It sounds like it isn't too boring.

And from Pete Garfield: The email address is good. I am a new user so I am still learning. All the best.

And from Hap Peterson: Hi Bill, You have reached a late blooming computer user. I am pleased to know that we can reach our Classmates through such an easy medium. I am retired from flying with American Airlines now and I am devoting a great deal of time to golf. My wife, Jan, and I are living in a virtual golfing paradise called Hot Springs Village, AR. We love it here, and we would like to have any Classmates who may be passing this way to know that we have a large home with plenty of hospitality available. I am looking forward to our 40th, the golf outing and seeing as many of our Super Sixty Classmates as possible. We are arriving in Annapolis on Wednesday. Thank you to our Classmates in the Annapolis area who for years have done such a fantastic job of putting our reunions together. See you in September.

And back from my missing person's list. Cliff Schumann: Bill, thanks for staying in touch. Obviously, my email address still works.

After my retirement from the Air Force (20 years) I tried retirement for a second time from Bellcore after 18 years working there as a Telecommunications Engineer. Six months later, after being everybody's "gofer" I decided to go back to work (for the same company, now called Telcordia Technologies) as a consultant so that my family and friends could forget about me being retired. It's tme, I could not do what the hell I wanted to do in my retirement, so I went back to work. Now, I call the shots again.

My son, LTJG Mark Schumann '97, just passed through our home in Pittstown, NJ, on his way to Newport, RI, for five weeks of training, then proceeding to Mayport, FL, for duty aboard a Frigate (DOYLE). Mark just spent a little over two years on TARAWA, operating primarily out of San Diego, but he had been in the Gulf.

My wife. Lorry, and I will be going with our Class to Ireland (23 July-4 August). This trip is being coordinated by Jim Duffy. That's all the news from here. We'll be seeing you at the 40th.

We make the same offer that all our Classmates make: Anyone from '60 is always welcome at the Schumann residence in Pittstown, NJ. Our five kids are gone, and we have the room to host overnights, weekends, etc. Cliff.

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Bill, sorry I am so late in getting this to you. As you recall we had a "Dark Ages" party on 3 March at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA. We managed to get a very respectable tumout with 29 attendees.

Present to enjoy the camaraderie were Catherine and Ed Clexton, Ginny and Don Delude, Phyllis and Gene Gardner, Janean and Doug Johnston, Sandy and John Leahy, Sandra and Bill Manning, Kay and Jim Maxfield, Linda and John Paepcke, Tomi and Tom Solak, Joan and Willie Willenbucher, Sandy and Tom Wishart, Barbara and Jim Hancock, Shelly and John Willsey, Joyce and John Claman and Don Boecker.

Barbara Hancock and Sandy Wishart did a great job of administering to the necessary logistics functions. A great time was had by all. Good to see you at the planning meeting.

Planning meeting 19 March chaired by Jim Duffy will be covered in detail next month. The results of the meeting should be in the mail to you in early April. If you have not received the info on the 40th, check the Class Web site or contact me.

'60 Shines on the Eiffel Tower Kevin Warren, P St. Louis Rams, Mike Midas '60, Coach Frank Gansz '60 I received the following from Mike Midas: Dear Bill, Class news. Class of '60 Super Bowl Champion, Frank Gansz.

Frank Gansz, USNA '60 played center and linebacker at USNA, spent six years in the Air Force, 14 years college coaching, the last 21 years coaching in the NFL and achieved the ultimate sports victory with the St. Louis Rams as the Special Team Coach winning Super Bowl XXIV. Frank has been recognized throughout the NFL over the years as the leagues best Special Teams Coach.

Mike Ditka paid him the ultimate tribute when he told Pro Football Weelcly, just before playing the Rams this year, "The Rams special teams players actually like playing on the special teams, that's scary."

I attended Chapel Service prior to each game with Frank, heard his Saturday pre-game presentations to the entire team and coaches, and watched him coach on the sidelines at the Panthers-Rams game. I can tell you Frank's the same guy on the inside and the outside as he was when we went on our Youngster cmise to South America together.

He remembers shipmates, events and is focused.

He has the highest respect of his players, coaches, and Head Coach Dick Vermeil. He also remains a very modest shipmate. Every Class has their members who do things that make us proud as USNA graduates. Frank Gansz's performance and contribution to the St. Louis Rams NFL performance in 1999 and the Super Bowl Victory was one of them. His lady over all these years, Barbara, has always stood beside him and enjoyed this season's victories. Frank was also inducted into the Westem Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.

The picture of Kevin Warren, Vice President Players Programs, Mike Midas and Frank Gansz was taken on 8 June after 1 spent five hours with the 25 Rams Rookies (prior to training came).

They were focusing on the Leadership role in the '99 season and how the Rams can start the first game as the most together team in the NFL. I also spent two half hours with the Rams' coaching staff sharing my experiences in the private sector. (Apparently it worked!)

Janet and Ben Cote spent some time in France a few months ago and noted that the Eiffel Tower was honoring the Class of ' 6 0 . The picture, shows just that.

I received the following from my old roomie, Doug Johnston, shortly after the 39th Reunion: At the dinner following homecoming. Bob Gamba encouraged me to send an email to Shipmate describing what I am doing these days and Jim Duffy asked me to send something in on a couple of escapades I had with Jerry Montague, our now long deceased Classmate who was Jim's former roommate at the Big House.

Taking these in reverse order, Jerry and I were Classmates at Bullis Prep prior to entering USNA and we both had a yen for swimming. Bullis did not have, nor had it ever had a swim team of any sort. Therefore, Jerry and I formed a team and arranged a schedule for the season. Our practice facilities consisted of a 20-yard pool in a Jewish Community Center some ten miles away (to which we would hitchhike three times a week). We had a very tough schedule including a number of noteworthy opponents; NAPS, Catholic University, etc. Although we did have some individual successes along the way, as a team we never won a meet. But we had a lot of fun and gave Bullis the kick-start it needed to wax aquatic.

In a somewhat similar vein, Jerry and I loved to play water polo along with a number of other equally enthusiastic Mids. Navy had discontinued water polo as a varsity sport in 1948 when someone apparently lost an eye during a meet. At that time Harry Train was captain of the team and his father (also a former Admiral) was the coach.

To get something going, Jerry and I wrote a letter challenging the New York Athletic Club to a meet. They had represented the U.S. in the previous Olympics, so we were aiming pretty high, considering the fact that we didn't have a team, per se. Well, the NYAC accepted, so we formed a team from among those of us who could take a weekend and make the ttip up. Although we lost, the score was closer than we had any legitimate right to expect. The game itself was very interesting because we had to play in the buff (Club rales), the other team spoke almost no English (being

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mosdy fixjm Hungary, Switzerland, and Germany), and they played a very dirty game. 1 forget the exact score but the difference was only half the margin by which the NYAC had beaten West Point, which did have a varsity team and which had won the AAU championships that year. We all felt good about the game and went to Mama Leone's to cheer our audacity and near success.

The humorous part of the story came two weeks later when I was called into the Commandant's office. He told me that a dear friend of his wife had planned to visit the Academy to see her son and pay them a visit. She didn't make the trip because her son told her he would be away that weekend playing for the Navy water polo team. This understandably caused a raised eyebrow on the part of the Commandant who knew that Navy had no such thing. He then proceeded to tell me he had leamed that I might know something about this. I briefed him on what we had done and attempted to turn crisis to opportunity by regaling him with the many reasons water polo should be reinstated as a varsity sport. Not only did we have some world-Class players, who could do the Academy proud, but also we had conducted a Brigadewide poll on the matter and 83 percent had responded favorably for reinstatement. Although the Commandant bought the idea, we ultimately lost out because Slade Cutter, the then Director of Athletics, strongly opposed it (we assumed because it wouldn't be a moneymaker). Regardless, Jerry and I had yet another great time challenging our parent institution to get with it. He was a great swimmer and a wonderful friend. Like Jim, I still miss him.

As for my current doings, I finally figured out what I wanted to do when I grew up and opened a new International Center for Religion & Diplomacy, this past July. Although it is strictiy a wing and a prayer with respect to funding, we are up to our ears in substance, especially in the Sudan where we have already persuaded the government to take several new initiatives toward peace. With more than two million dead and four million plus displaced, the losses of that 17-year conflict are second only to WWQ in recent times (you can add Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, East Timor and Northem Ireland, and stiU be a distant second). Beyond that, we are looking hard at Kashmir to see what might be done there. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

The purpose of the Center is fourfold: To facilitate greater collaboration between diplomats and religious leaders in addressing confrontations where normal diplomatic tools are inadequate; To recmit and deploy multi-skilled, inter-religious action teams to trouble spots where conflict threatens or has already broken out; To recmit and train religious clergy and laity in the tasks of peacemaking; To provide feedback to theologians and clergy on interpretations of their teachings that are contributing to strife and misunderstanding.

The strategic premise is that religious peacemakers, properly trained and supported, can add a critically important dimension to the work of diplomats and non-governmental organizations in addressing ethnic conflict, tribal warfare and other problems of communal identity that are proving beyond the reach of traditional diplomacy. In some situations, this added capability could make the difference between failure and success by providing a transcendent environment for dealing with the secular obstacles and an improved ability to identify and deal with any deep-seated religious issues. These findings came out of seven years of research that culminated in the 1994 publication of Religion: The Missing Dimension of Statecraft (now in its tenth printing and second foreign language translation). I had also personally witnessed some of these same factors at play in the activities of the National Prayer Breakfast movement and those of other religious organizations.

Having now fulfilled my Gamba and Duffy commitments, let me close by thanking you for the great job you've been doing with Shipmate, Shipmate, June 2000

and Dick for his superb performance as Class Pres.

I know I speak for all of Super '60 in extending a hearty Bravo Zulu to you both. Beat Army.

From Jack Herbein: First, my thanks to Gene Chancy for his letter in the March Shipmate. It captured so much of what our four years at USNA, so long ago, were about. For a few precious moments he took us back in time and it seemed we were doing it all over again! Well, almost anyway!

Now, on to another item related to the fine tale (also in the March Shipmate) written by the 2nd Company's very own RADM Bob Traister. Bob's numbers need a slight correction (this could only be important to someone foolish enough to "deadlift" which is power lifting parlance)! On that fateful 5 November failed record attempt— you saw that awful geritol grimace in the Shipmate picture, the weight I missed was 542 pounds, not the 501 reported by Bob! Minutes before that I was successful with a 525-pound deadlift! Earlier in the day I was in the "oldfolks" bench press competition and took second place with a 270pound lift! I must say that Jan and Bob Traister were wonderful hosts while we were in Oregon and Washington—and they also cheered their hearts out for me at the WABDL world bench press/deadlift competition! Maybe next time I'll get the 542—since I already hold the AAU deadlift record at 550 pounds (for 60-64 @I98bdywt)!

On another subject, I found it interesting that everyone at the Fisherman's Marketplace we visited in Seattle seemed to know Bob! This included a most interesting "would be sheriff'—but that's another story!

Finally, my wife, Angela, underwent a successful heart valve replacement at the Cleveland clinic on 18 Febmary and is now on the mend in spite of a difficult bronchitis ijnfection and a tough cough! That's it for now—hope you all have a good summer!

Just when you thought that you had my correct email address, I go and change it.. .again. We have set u p the following email address for D a n n y Musselman (Mussnavy@pacbell.net). Yep! T h e Mussnavy "Lives"! The AOL address will be asleep for awhile until the move is complete, the sooner the better. Thanks, Danny! BeatArmy\ Correction: The following photo was errantly omitted from the April issue of Shipmate. T h e proper photo and caption for this '60 photo are reprinted here.

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Pres: R A D M Jerry Smith, U S N (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Roger Onorati, USN (Ret.) 1756 Point-No-Point Drive, Annapolis, M D 21401 h: 410-849-3812; w: 301-261-8862 f: 301-261-8669; e: rtrogero@ea.net http://www.jorge.coni/USNA61 Hi, Classmates (and any other visitors surfing through Shipmate scanning other than their own

Class columns for some decent prose). The big nooze of the month is that Ralph, my underworked and grossly overpaid mailman, has finally had it. I guess the ignominy of not having delivered a single Classmate letter to me during the past three months set him on a self destructive guilt trip and drove him into retirement. When he finally figured out that the government would no longer support his marginal aptitudes, he decided to take an early retirement and seek employment elsewhere. Rumor has it that Ralph has indeed found his niche in life as he was recently spotted on the fifth wing, fourth deck pushing a moke cart.

Due to the paucity of incorrung mail for the Class nooze this month, I tried to think of a very positive, upbeat, and non-controversial subject to write about that might inspire you to send mail. This immediately eliminated items I ' d like to write about such as the upcoming political campaign, gays in the military, John Rocker's attitude toward New York, the Atkins Diet, El Nino, Bill Clinton's book on ethics. Norm Pigeon's love life, and other equally controversial and thoroughly distasteful topics.

S-o-o-o-o-o, in view of the above and since there has been very little input this month, I thought I ' d give your aging eyes a break by submitting the shortest column of my tenure that began with the January 1990 column. Hard to believe isn't it? I only hope Egbert, my evil editor, will look upon me kindly the next time I go over his arbitrarily set word limit in future columns.

Cyberspace News Literally, just in time for my deadline, D o n Grinnell, our faithful San Diego Scribe, bails m e out with a timely report on the left coast Dark Ages Party.

San Diego's Dark Ages Party was celebrated outside on a balmy late Febmary evening. Betty and Tom Bailey were the gracious host and hostess at their home in Vista. Camaraderie and conversation were once again the hallmark in the quiet, relaxed and candlelit setting that Betty created. The evening was what one always wishes for following a week of days that seem to be too short and bleak, even in San Diego.

The hors d'ouevres were something from the best of Julia Child and Martha Stewart combined.

Steve Mayian and I pulled a magic act on the Sideline Supemachos for a few moments and ZAP, they disappeared. (Fortunately, Betty was willing to share her recipe. I tried the recipe about a week later and once again the Supemachos made red, white and rose wine all taste better.) They even made the dinner that followed worth that loosened belt post Thanksgiving dinner feeling. Those attending were. Jack Allen, Betty and Tom Bailey, Anita and Dave Brummerstad, Lee and Jim Cavanaugh, Don Grinnell, Melanie and Bruce Maxon, Carol and Steve Mayian, Pam and Mike Moore, Hanna and Jim Richardson, Ann and Dick Rothwell, Kathryn and Leo Willetts, and several of the Baileys' former Navy friends.

Thank you Betty and Tom. It was a great job and great fun for all of us. Another thank you to Bill Kraus, our area rep, for attacking the myriad administrative chores and tasks that make these wonderful events so relaxed and memorable. The job isn't complete until the paperwork has been wrapped up.

In closing, a reminder for all visitors. The San Diego WGNAC Lunch Bunch meets on the second Tuesday of the even months at the Casa de Bandini in Old Town State Park. The time, 11:30 a.m. for stories and jokes and noon for the story intermpting lunch.

Seen and Heard Around Town Here's a report from Don Evans on the March luncheon in D . C :

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We broke the record of recent memory with 30 attendees at our March luncheon today. It must have been my promise to not show the scars of my recent operation that brought everyone out.

We had seven Marines present and five representatives of the Color Company, 21 st Company, for you 11th Company guys. I tried to find someone from the 11th Company to count the members of the 21st Company present, but there was no response to the call.

The following stalwarts attended: John O'Connor (who came up from Richmond), Earl Diamond, Joe Kasales, Arlie Campbell, Jack Sheahan, Herb Mensch, Tom Hinton, Bill Hartman, Jerry Smith, Dick Garritson, Tom Murray, Jack Pappas, Howard Winfree, Jay Bower, John Morris, Bob Pelott, Ron Carlberg, Bob Zaikan (who agreed not to show off his scars).

Skip McGinley, Rich DeRose, Paul Umberger, Ron Campbell, Mike McMillan (of sub-standard pushup fame), Pete Smith, Tim Dugan, Jack Stevens, and Joe Allegretti (just moved back into the area). We had a very special treat as we were graced with the company of Jean George who is spouse and driver of our Classmate, Jim George, whom she brought along with her. And I was there to get stuck with the bill.

I got a surprise call from Bill Kraus in March.

He and Patsy were visiting their daughter and grandkids in Pax River, their last chance before their son-in-law transfers to Whidbey Island. Bill brought me up to date on the San Diego gang.

Upcoming Class Events • Washington area Class '61 luncheons on Tuesday, 9 May and 11 July.

• 17-24 June '00: Class Cmise to Alaska.

Major Events Scheduled for Year 2001 • 6-9 Sept ' 0 1 : 40th Class Reunion. Contact: Jay Bower Major Events for Year 2002 • Summer '02: Class Med Cmise, dates TBD Parting Shots Don't forget to check out our Class Web page at least once a month. We are going to update this during 2000. In case you have forgotten, the address is: www.jorge.com/usna61. If you want to get into the database to look up a Classmate, you'll be asked to log in. Enter "wgnac" in the first block, "plebe" the second.

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On behalf of the 15th Company, I would like to thank you and your Class for their charitable gift of $1,000. Thanks to your Class' generosity, we were able to purchase a large screen television for our wardroom. We plan on using the left over money on future improvements to our wardroom.

Your selfless contribution has greatiy improved the quality of life for every member of the 15th Company. Thank you very much.

As you can clearly see, the emails, post office and other forms of communications were not working this month. Your Classmates look forward to hearing from you and even seeing you in photographs. So please send in your cards, letters and photos to Shipmate. The Class of '62 depends on you.

Keep in touch—Until next time.

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Pres: Hon. Stephen M. Duncan Sec'y: Michael H. Shelley 25 Sweetwater Lane, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 h: 828-862-4245; e: nstar@citcom.net Web site: www.USNA63.org Although it seems like only a short time since many of us attended her commissioning in Newport, "our ship," FITZGERALD, now has her third commanding officer. Here is the text of a letter I received from her second CO, Jim Grant '80, this March: I just wanted to take a moment to let you know that on 19 April 2000 I will be relieved by CDR Al Collins as commanding officer, FITZGERALD (DDG-62). I would like to thank you, and the Class of '63, for all of the support you have given FITZGERALD during my tour. I believe that we have developed a special bond between the sailors who proudly sail in FITZGERALD and those of you who actually knew William Fitzgerald as a Classmate and a friend. I hope this bond will remain intact for many years to come.

It has been my sincere pleasure to command FITZGERALD and be associated with members of the Class of ' 6 3 . I would like to think that LT Fitzgerald is looking down upon this magnificent warship and smiling.

My response to CDR Grant's letter included this paragraph: We are grateful for your many courtesies to the Fitzgerald family and to members of our Class. It is clear that you understood the special place that FITZGERALD has in the hearts of the Class of 1963 and did what you could to nurture the bonds between us and the ship and her crew. Please assure

Pres: CAPT Richard J. Hayes, USN (Ret.) h: 703-461-3582; e: USNA62@erols.com Sec'y: CDR Howard S. Pinskey, USNR (Ret.) RO. Box 3380, Annapolis, M D 21403-3326 h: 410-974-1962; e: PINSK62@aol.com Class Web site: www.usna62.com

CDR Collins that he can count on continued support from Bill Fitzgerald's Classmates.

When I was talking with Brev Moore at a Navy football game last fall, he mentioned having completed a wonderful transcontinental railway trip. He has since provided a written account of his journey. It will make you envious, I ' m sure.

The transcontinental trip originated when a friend of my wife and her husband, Vem and Dave Banner '58, were socializing with Virginia and me one night. I brought up the cross-Canada railroad trip I had always wanted to make. One thing led to the other, and before you know it we were stepping on the train in Montreal last September after flying there from Baltimore-Washington Intemational.

It was a lot of fun, for I love to travel, to visit new places, and to experiment with new food. It was also very nostalgic for me, because my father was in the Navy during World War II and my maternal grandparents were in southem California, and I had traveled back and forth across the country several times on a train by the time I was eight—in addition to many other shorter rail trips through my high school years.

Anyway, Dave spooned me early on and gave me "carry on," so it was great all around. The Canadian railroad, VIVA, is nationally owned and mn. The main line goes from Quebec across southem Canada to Vancouver. We opted to go from Toronto to Jasper, Alberta, where we dismounted, rented a car, and took a trip to Banff for several days. That part of Canada is tmly beautiful, with Lake Louise between Jasper and Banff. There are some premier hotels built by the original railroad barons, and Rocky Mountain scenery abounds.

From Jasper, we traveled on a different railroad, the Skeena, which goes more northwest through King George and to Prince Rupert on the west coast of British Columbia. After a couple of nights in Prince Rupert, we caught a ferry for an 8-10 hour ride to the northern tip of Vancouver Island to Port Hardy, a quaint little town that reminded me a lot of Annapolis.

At Port Hardy, we rented another car, drove to Victoria at the southem end of the island and had the pleasure of staying—and eating—in a beautiful city. From Victoria, we took a hydrofoil across to Seattie, where we separated from the Banners.

They stayed to visit their daughter nearby, but Virginia and I caught a flight home right away, since the trip had already taken two full weeks.

We called it our "trains, planes, automobiles, ferry and hydrofoil" trip. The trip was not cheap, but with the value of tiie U.S. dollar, it made the trip not only a great journey, but a great value too!

The trains had great attendants and very good meals. I would recommend it highly.

(Secy's note: For the full version of Brev's report, with more information about routes, lodg-

Greetings From Annapolis We just celebrated Memorial Day in Annapolis with the annual parade and dockside ceremony. As always, at this holiday, I visited the Academy cemetery and paid respects at the Vietnam memorial plaque that lists our Classmates and all the Academy graduates killed in the war. The country owes a great debt of gratitude to tiiese brave Alumni and every other serviceman and woman killed in that conflict.

15th Company Wardroom As every Classmate knows, we sponsor the 15th Company Wardroom. The following note was received from the First Class Midshipmen of that Company.

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ing, and meals, see the June Shipmate column on our Web site).

In contrast to my wife, I personally like to experience adventure and to get close to the outdoors.

As a Boy Scout leader for almost 20 years, 1 have been on many campouts, canoe trips, backpacking trips, hikes, and high adventures. On other occasions. I grab my sons or daughter and we take off. since they share my love of the outdoors. My most recent adventure of significance was a weeklong rafting trip with my son, Robert, on the northem Colorado River in October '98.

I am still hanging in there as an outer beltway bandit in the defense contracting world, but there is no denying that since the Berlin Wall came down and defense spending went south, it has been a stmggle. I am still mnning, but I have to admit that my times are inexorably getting longer and longer! I ran my 15th marathon in Philadelphia last November and nearly died doing it. In fact, if you feel that bad when you die, avoid dying at all costs! Are there any other Classmates who are long distance runners?

For our historical files, Brev submitted this photo taken in December 1998 when four Annapolitans (Bob Harper, Pete Quinton, Brev, and Jeff Miles) and Centteville, Virginia's Terry Abell convened for a Beat Army pizza dinner. Thanks for the picture, Brev, and for sending such an interesting trip report!

Early last October, the city of Montpelier, VT, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the great homecoming parade for native son ADM George Dewey 1858, who commanded the U.S. fleet at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. (Classmates, of course you know all about him. You had a complete, old-fashioned Plebe Year and good Profs in the Bull department. I identified George because other readers of this column may not have this basic knowledge.)

Another Montpelier native who served his country with uncommon distinction was Bill Fitzgerald.

As part of the city's observances. Bill's widow, Betty, presented a portrait of Bill and a copy of Dick Whalen's lithograph of FrrzoERALD to the city. The Fitzgerald family also participated in the big parade that day, riding in a trailered boat which had been painted haze gray, had prominent hull numbers, and sported several flags. For color photos of the presentation and the boat, see the June Shipmate column on the Class of 1963 Web site (www.USNA63.org). Thanks, Jim Ring, for providing the info and photos.

Bob Harper reported speaking with Mark Crane recently. Mark is the comptroller at the Naval Academy. Again this year. Bob has been a major force in encouraging and coordinating our Classmates' participation in the bicycle ttek through Northem Virginia to benefit Multiple Sclerosis research. As of late March, he had gathered serious intentions from eleven Classmates for this year's ride. The prospective crew included Charlie Gosnell, Jay Gowens, Dick Williams, Denny Vaughan, Satch Baumgart, Mike Cronin, Brev Moore, Joel Gardner, Tom Morgan, Dave Robinson, and Bob. The trip will be from Manassas to Fredricksburg and bak.

The route reportedly sticks much more closely to the valley, without all the frontal assaults on the hills, which have been standard features in past years' events.

While exhibiting at the George Mason University Antiques Show in early March, Tom O'Brien enjoyed a chance encounter with Jim Killian, who is study director for the National Academy of Sciences in Washington.

Steve Coester reports that he and Yvonne bravely took their eight-year-old grandson skiing at Crested

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Butte, CO, in February. A great time was had by all; skiing in good powder and watching young Stephen develop into a fine parallel skier. Skiing has become the obsession of the Coesters who have to travel quite a distance from their Florida home to indulge. Steve also enjoys working with his personal Web and has posted reports and photos from all of their trips, plus lots of other goodies, on his home page at http://home.earthlink.net/~scoester/.

To give credit where it is certainly deserved, I want all of you to know that Steve is continuing to make important contributions to the development of the Class of 1963 site. Many thanks!

A steadily growing number of our Classmates have added current information about themselves to the Electronic Lucky Bag on our Web site. Among them are Jim Oakes (financial advisor with Paine Webber), Frank Hilton (an attorney in private practice), Mike Corgan (associate professor of International Relations at Boston IJniversity), John Morgan (retired operations chief of the Nuclear Effects Directorate at the White Sands Missile Range), Wayne Clarke (senior pastor of Sabre Springs Foursquare Church in San Diego), and Paul Sutton (engineer with Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego). Take a look at the Electtonic Lucky Bag, enjoy what these guys and many others have said about themselves, and add current info about yourself. Do it now!

That wraps up an unusually short column. Help me out with this, folks! Let me hear from you by phone, email, postal mail, semaphore, whatever.

Just do it. If you haven't contacted me within the past five years (and that's most of you), now's the time to clear your conscience.

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Pres: The Honorable Bernard "Bemie" A. Maguire Sec'y: Dennie Pignotti 10907 Wilder Point Lane, Reston, VA 20191 e: dpignotti@navalengineers.org Class Web page: www.usna64.org It is my sad duty to pass to those who have not heard that Rich Goolsby died on 2 March. Wayne Foshay, Rich's good friend from the P-3 community, passed this information on to me to share with you: To those of you who knew Rich was battling cancer and were interested in how he was doing during the illness, it was Rich's desire that his condition remain private. We all know what a proud, unassuming and private person Rich was conceming personal issues. He was determined not to dwell on his illness, but to get well. And he was looking forward to many more years of productive effort at CUBIC. I have spoken to Carol about the numerous emails I have received conceming Rich's passing, and she asked me to respond to your messages for her. Rich was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer approximately four years ago. At that time the cancer had already metastasized, so surgery was not recommended. He immediately began hormone therapy that worked quite well for over three years with the malignancies diminishing in all areas. But, in late spring of '99, the tumor activity reemerged, and in August, he was diagnosed with a significant tumor in therightfrontal lobe area of the brain. Again, however, the surgery and treatment were successful, with no complications, and he was discharged from the hospi-

tal within four days. Within a few weeks of that surgery, he received radiation treatment as a precaution remaining at home until he was admitted into Portsmouth Naval Hospital around the second week of February. Although the brain surgery was successful, the prostate cancer had spread into his bones, and after that, it was only a matter of time. Rich accepted some visitors at the hospital the first few days after his admission, but then requested only family after that time. Although he was very weak. Rich's mind remained sharp and alert until the end. He passed away last Thursday evening, 2 March, with Carol by his side. There was a viewing here in Virginia Beach last Sunday for his coworkers and friends in this area and then a private viewing and funeral service for his family and a few close friends in Northem Virginia.

For anyone wishing to make a donation in remembrance of Rich, one of the charities he donated most to is the Disabled American Veterans. We have lost a good friend and a great Naval Officer.

Pat Curtis also passed some sad news: I regret I must add to your sad news, although you may have heard from Tom Barnett about this.

My youngest daughter, Pamela (Curtis) Ganen, was killed in a traffic accident on 1-95 on 8 March.

She apparently blacked out, crossed the medium strip, and hit a tractor-trailer head on resulting in her being killed instantiy. Her mother and I are recovering from the shock fairly well, but we still have moments of pain.

I know I speak for the whole Class when I write that the Goolsby and Curtis families have our heartfelt condolences and prayers.

In his regular message to the Class, President Bemie Maguire writes: Classmates: As the baseball season passes idly through summer months and you ponder great thoughts such as how can you contribute meaningfully to the Great Class of 1964, consider signing up for the 2004 Reunion. We need a few more volunteers to take over Reunion '04 projects.

Connie and Waddy Garrett (SailGarret@aol. com) have offered to coordinate the weekend's events (29-31 October 2004), Bruce Newell will reward us with another super tailgate and Dave Wagner will take care of the high finance. We still need other Classmates to organize some of the other events and activities. If you want to volunteer, contact Waddy and Connie.

The 2001 Ethics Dinner has been scheduled for Monday, 8 January. Dave Carey, former POW and now a motivational speaker based in California, will be our after dinner speaker. Make your plans now to come to Annapolis for the 2001 dinner which promises to maintain our high standard of excellence.

Steve Claassen is dramming up interest in a Cmise Mini-Reunion for spring 2002. He is working with Yvonne and Karl Vogeler who own and operate a company which specializes in arranging group craises. I am confident that the craise will be a successful event and provide another grand excuse for Classmates to socialize in a magnificent setting. If you have not been on a cmise, this is your opportunity to sample one of the best ways to experience R and R. Please remember to continue praying for Hal Anderson and Roger Von Duzer and their families. Both Hal and Roger have been courageously battiing cancer.

As a final note, please thank the following Classmates for their continuous work for the Class over many years as members of the Class Executive Committee; Dave Tuma, Executive Vice President, Bob Gault, Administrative Vice President, Hugh Risseeuw, Secretary, Bill Sargent, Treasurer, and At Large Members of the Executive Committee, Steve Claassen, Gordon Clow, Grant Fulkerson, Ed Conant and Dennie Pignotti. These men are always on call and ready to support Class of '64 needs. BeatArmy\

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Len Wass wanted to update the Class on Hal Anderson's fight with a form of bone cancer, multiple myeloma. He reports: Hal had his bone marrow transplant last year, and developed shingles in his right arm in February. A side effect that is common. The shingles (are blisters on one's nerve ends) settled in his right arm, and are finally starting to get better. But Hal is still in a lot of pain. I would invite the Class to pray for Hal's full recovery. He has been valiant in his battle over the past several years, and with God's grace will defeat the disease. Thanks.

Mike Cbumer (chumer@scils.mtgers.edu and chumer@andromeda.rutgers.edu) who is a professor at Rutgers University provides this update: A bit of news to add to the 1964 archives. The past year has been a delightful one for our family.

From a philosophical standpoint, life is filled with so many ups and downs implying that when you are in an "up" situation embrace it with all your being and enjoy every part of it. 1 May 1999 was a beautiful, warm spring day in New York City, but most importantiy it was the day that my daughter, Maureen, was married. She married Kevin Shires, an institutional broker who holds the distinction of successfully completing the "Ironman Triathlon" in Hawaii. A cast of 250 witnessed the ceremony held at St. Ignatius-Loyolla on Park Avenue and then danced the night away at the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) on Central Park South. The closeness that both my daughter and I felt to each other just before the massive doors at the back of the church were opened prior to the walk up to the altar was beyond words. It was a moment in my life that I will never forget. The church presented an elegant setting and for those film buffs, it was the one filmed in the latest version of "Miracle on 34th Street." However, just prior to the church portion of the wedding I did one of my usual dumb things. That moming, I and one of the priests, who held the wedding mass, decided to get in several games of racquetball at the Athletic Club. During the games I pulled a calf muscle and for the rest of the day I had to really "suck it up" because of the pain and soreness. I dug deeply into that Marine training, but honestiy, it doesn't get easier to do so the older you get.

This aging thing really stinks.

A rational consequence of marriage is children and in the case of Kathleen and I, grandchildren.

On 23 March, at exactly 2:05 p.m., Kevin Matthew Shires joined our family (our first grandchild). He weighed in at nine pounds and stands 21.5 inches tall. Both mother and child are doing very well. Kathleen and I are tickled pink. The baby and mom are home now at their two bedroom apartment on East 75th Street and guess where my wife has been for the past three days (it is now 29 March)? That's right, she is there with them. We live in Morristown, NJ, which is 30 miles west of NYC, it is close, but not that close.

I think I am going to enjoy this grandparent thing!

As for myself, I am still with Rutgers University teaching graduate students how to think for themselves. Not an easy task in a world where prescriptions, and how to do something in X easy steps, take over as surrogates to original thought.

I co-authored a book which is being published by Macmillan (April 2000) called. Managing Knowledge: Critical Investigations on Work and Learning. It is "very" scholarly, but can be used as part of a graduate level management or organizational theory^ehavior curriculum. I have been asked to write a book that critically reviews the management fads of the 1980s and 1990s as well as some of their protagonists (the management gums). I guess that will be my next project.

My wife is with Atlantic Health Systems an organization which "holds" four major New Jersey hospitals. A feeble attempt to manage health care as a business in a highly capitalistic society. Nevertheless, she is responsible for the entire cardiology and ambulatory surgery "product" line.

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Julian Marx sends from San Francisco: My wife, Mary, and I have The Chocolate Bear—a great retail shop on Union Street in San Francisco that also specialized in corporate and wholesale accounts. Our Web site, www.chocolatebear.com, has been up and ranning for nearly four years now and is a very active, full shopping-enabled location. This was originally intended to be our retirement—her, after a long, successful career on Wall Street as an intemational trader for Paine Webber, and me, after selling my corporate stress management consulting psych practice. It has become far more than the "Mom and Pop" shop we envisioned.

We have two daughters, Jennifer and Jill, both living in the mountains—Jennifer in Lake Arrowhead, CA, and Jill in Mammoth, CA—both ski freaks with professional careers. Jennifer has two children, Samantha (5), and Jessica (4)—and we spend our leisure time visiting with our grandchil-

dren here or at their house, or skiing (snow and water) or both.

We are active members in the Marine's Memorial Association in San Francisco and the big annual event is the USMC Birthday Ball in November that we never miss. Pass the word to all resident and visiting Alumni in the Bay Area to drop in for some free goodies, including our USMC Chocolate Plaque (a pound of chocolate) and Marine Corps custom embossed chocolate coins that we make for the Marine's Memorial Association. A visit to the Web site will give all an idea of what goes on in "retirement".. .Semper Fi and with best wishes from Mary and Julian Marx at The Chocolate Bear.

George "Mitch" Mitchell sent me a photo of Ted Triebel, Bart Corgnati, Joe Preuher and himself that was taken on 1 March at Duke University.

Joe made a presentation at the Duke University School of Public Policy conceming U.S.-China relations. Ted, who is on the staff at the university, arranged the visit. Mitch passed that Joe specifically addressed hurdles that would have to be overcome to improve U.S. relations with China. Joe felt that at the top of the list were the cultural differences, U.S.-Taiwan relations, and human rights.

Mitch reports that Joe has taken on a real challenge as the new U.S. ambassador to China and we all should wish him the best.

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We've been doing spring yard work, and Rog is really enjoying his antique roses and growing tomatoes. Due to discovery early on, there is a good chance that it was caught in time and can be dealt with.

Please keep Roger in your thoughts and prayers.

Mitchell, Corgnati, Triebel, Praeher Sheldon Zane reports: Not much from out here in the Pacific, but last month Gwen and I were at Copper Mountain and met Ernie Blake, Hugh Risseeuw, and Ed Conant one Saturday night in Beckenridge. It happened to be my birthday and Emie treated the group to diimer at a wonderful restaurant in town.

The next night, I understand, was spent bar hopping and ended with three un-named '64ers making snow angels in Emie's yard which also fronts Main Street in Beckenridge.

Tom Stick was in town visiting Emie the week before, but we missed seeing him. The next Saturday I spent at the Officers' Club on Guam with Wayne Amy enjoying a Mongolian dinner.

Ole Olsen had his wife, Phyllis, pass some pictures from the Reunion. Phyllis passed that: I'm writing this for, my dear beloved husband who says he's too busy to write you himself. He did take the time to identify the people in the pictures, so he did contribute to the cause.

Ole forwarded several pictures taken at the Reunion festivities. I am including two in this edition (above). The photos are of the 9th Company—one with wives and one without.

Handsome looking group that seems to be having a great time at the Reunion dinner party! I count sixteen die-hards from the "Nasty Ninth"! Ole and Phyllis sent more photos that will be in the next issue.

Bill Dell reports that he and Sue were unable to make the Reuiuon this time so they don't have any pictures or good news to report. Bill also reported that Richard Goolsby passed away. Bill and Sue recentiy moved to Williamsburg, VA, where they bought an old house in the center of the city. They are now in the process of extensive repair and remodeling. In another year or so. Bill and Sue plan to be ready to receive guests. I hope they know what they are getting themselves in for!

Bob Bennett reports that he received an email from Diana, Roger Van Duzer's wife. Diana sends: Roger is imdergoing chemo and upon completion win have an operation to remove a kidney (in April). Cancer was discovered in his bladder with a tumor blocking one of his kidneys. Although the cancer was localized, doctors felt that chemo was necessary due to possible leakage of cancer cells through the thin walls of urethra. Roger is now a Jesse Ventura look alike, only more handsome. It's amazing how many people, especially women, are encouraging him to keep the shaved look even when chemo is over! It does look rather sexy. He continues to work four days a week for Shell Oil and has chemo on Fridays. He's down to one more month of treatment now—two more cycles, with 28 April being the last. It has gotten rougher, as the effect is cumulative, so he's exhausted and nauseous for several days after treatment. He has to drink a ton of water to keep "flushing" the system, to protect the liver and kidneys especially. May will be a recuperation month to build up immune and blood, then he'll have the right kidney out in June, with probably a month out of work. Then hopefully all will be OK. It feels like we've been going through this forever, but spirits are high and positive.

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Bamett, Taylor, McCain Tony Taylor sent a note and picture. His note said: I have enclosed a photo of three guys who spent several months this winter supporting the candidacy of John McCain '58, for the Republican nomination. In this photo are Tom Barnett, Joe McCain, and me. As many of us recall, Joe entered the Academy with the Class of '64 and remained throughout Plebe Year. Later on, he enlisted in the Navy and served on a carrier in the Tonkin Gulf. Most of his life after the Navy was spent as a newspaper reporter and as a radio and TV commentator. Although he attended med school for a couple of years and has done some acting, he now is a professional writer. Tom and I both volunteered to help out with the campaign within the "Patriots" group, a group of veterans, including many former POWs, who gave their time to support the campaign. Tom became a states coordinator working with other veterans within their home states. I became the "aide and handler" for Joe as we traveled throughout many states where Joe would speak before groups and be interviewed by the press. For all of us it was a unique and very rewarding experience. The people and the electricity among those working on the campaign were exciting. To hear some of the sea stories being told by a group of John's former POW cellmates sitting around a table was enthralling; but in almost every case the stories were told with humor and warm camaraderie. In closing, I might mention that Joe attended our March Class luncheon at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, where he had the opportunity to speak for a few minutes about the experiences of the campaign and some memories of Plebe Year. He remembered that as a Plebe we only lost one football game that year, and that was to Duke. Beat Army.

Finally, I want to pass some information to the 13th Company from Erek Jenstad (erek.jenstad@ mcione.com). Erek is trying to organize a 13th Company reunion in Reno, NV, in September 2001. He plans to have the reunion the same weekend as the Reno Air Races, so it will be important to book rooms at least one year in advance. Besides the air race, he is planning on a dinner cmise/show at Lake Tahoe on a paddlewheel boat, and maybe a visit to Top Gun at NAS Fallon. Erek has already signed up Butch Ballback, Mike Kenslow, Jim Hubbard, Bo Clark, John Oehler, Mitch Mitchell, Bill Sargent, and Jerry Anderson. He would like to have more participation from the 13th Company, so please contact Erek at the above email or write to him at 3435 University Green Dr., Reno, NV 89512; 702-322-0833.

I want to thank everyone for answering my call for some material for our column. I was overwhelmed and cannot put it all in this issue. The Shipmate editors limit our column size so the rest will be in the next issue, July-August. Keep the news coming in and Beat Army\ Dennie

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Pres: Pete Gness 410-757-4796; e: pdg@nrc.gov Sec'y: CDR Dave Anderson, USN (Ret.) 5 Strawberry Lane, Cariisle, PA 17013 e: daveand@planetcable.net Class Web Page: http://www.users.planetcable.net/daveand Hi, all. Hope you're enjoying a great Spring and looking forward to the Reunion in just a few months.

Pete Gness sent out a mailer on that in March. If you didn't get it, please contact him—his phone number is cited above. You may wish to check out the Class Web site (URL also Hsted above). Has several changes. Updated a whole bunch of email addresses therein. Wayne "Bull" Durham, with the indispensable help from Jeff Lewis has, in addition, updated a lot of new addresses and phone numbers in the '65 Web site directory, which you can link to from the '65 Web site or directiy via http://www. aoe.vt.edu/Dev/Dir_ToC.html. Now on to the news.

Received a first-ever letter for Shipmate from Lynn Wegner (lwegner@rectorseal.com). Will reprint it in its entirety here: I have been active in the local Houston Alumni Chapter where we have a very strong '65 showing. I am president, Bart Jealous is Vice-President and Rob Brown is treasurer. It is a lot of work but very rewarding for all of us. Everyone should give some thought to getting involved in your local Alumni Chapter. We all have fun planning and attending various activities. Last fall, we hosted a very successful tailgate for over 1,000 when Chip Seymour was in town for the NavyRice football game. All seated together at the game were Bart, Rob, Ed Hlopak, Jim Huff, Fred Schlemmer, Neil Duarte, Paul Marshall, Bob Sheperd and myself.

I bought a Harley several years ago and when I did, my son, Mike, said, "Well, it looks like I may be getting my inheritance a little sooner than expected." Fortunately for me, I've been able to keep the chrome side up and the rabber side down. Mike is finishing up his master's degree at SMU in Dallas (he turned out to be a lot smarter than I).

Not trying to outclass our most photographed Classmate, Steve McDonald, but here is a picture of me with a beard on my scooter, which I rode to the "Gathering" in Sturgis, SD, last August. It was a very relaxing and interesting 4.400mile biker vacation.

Lynn Wegner Any other Harley owners in our Class?

Lynn can be reached at 2205 Winrock, Houston, TX 77052. Thanks for the update, Lynn!

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''I? ' mMu ^ :! _ ^ mWr L to r: Pat Donnelly, Bruce Kenton, Vera Von Sydow, Dick Earnest, Bill Ulrich and Roger Staubach Missy Donnelly sent me a great photo of some of o u r r e n o w n e d football j o c k s t a k e n at the D o n n e l l y ' s h o u s e in San D i e g o when R o g e r Staubach was there in February to accept the NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award. Included in the photo are Pat Donnelly, Bruce Kenton, Vern Von Sydow '63, Dick Earnest '64, Bill Ulrich '64, and the Rog. Phil Ferrara sent a note and attached a clipping from the Sunday, 12 March Washington Post. The news article cites the large number of visitors to the Naval Academy and mentions the award-winning 12-minute video that our Class financed and produced, "To Lead and Serve," that visitors view in Bancroft Hall before setting out on a walking tour of the Yard.

Jeff Lewis' latest updates to the Directory are out.

I ' v e made the email address updates and Bull Durham has updated changes to our guys' phone numbers, addresses and what all. Will cite just a few job or status changes I noted in going through the Directory update: Larry B r a d y - P r e s i d e n t , Unova; Mike B r o w n - H o m e Rental Accounting for Coldwell Banker; Stew Caldwell-Retired and Coke Food and Beverage consultant; Hughes C m m p l e r Retired; Tom Dames-Senior VP for CH2MHILL; Joe Deitch-Northwest Pilot; Bill Diprofio-Station Director for Seabrook; Mike Donohoo-VP Sales for Cottrell; Andy Fahy-Senior Systems Analyst for S AIC; Norm Fluhrer-Innkeeper of Blair House Inn in Mendocino, CA; Jette B r o w n - V P Investments for Merrill Lynch in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; Bud Gaston-Business Manager for Butterfly Books; John Daly-Regional BIS Sector Executive in Finance Industry for Westem Region Integration Services in San Francisco.

I attended the March luncheon of our Class D.C. gathering, but don't have photos back yet. Will report on that next month. Meanwhile, on to the email: From Tim Kelley (tkelley@nethere.com) (to Jeff L): I continue to appreciate all of your efforts to hold our Class together and the updates. I have retired a second time, from Nielsen Dillingham Builders, and I am ranning my own consulting business in the development and constraction area with an emphasis in the design and constmction of fiber optic networks. I have a new email address, business and home information is now the same.

From Nick Paldino (npaldino@aol.com): I have decided to try "retirement" for a second time! My last day with Marconi/BAE was 29 Febmary. So, I am now on AOL, with a new email address. I plan to take the rest of the year "off" and play with my new boat. Will take a trip to south Florida in April, and perhaps to Key West, etc., later in the year. All the best, Nick.

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Tetrault '63, CEO of New Orleans' second largest companyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;McDermott Intemational. What a blast! Hence, I'm moving slowly this morning! I resigned from Peregrine Capital three years ago (just 18 months before its celebrated collapse).

After a brief stint with a domestic firm claiming to be the biggest valuation provider in the U.S. and most collegial investment-banking firm in the U.S., I found only the former to be tme...Hence, I resigned again to do as I please whenever the spirit moves me. In that regard, I'm a partner (on a deal-by-deal basis) with cross-border M&A advisor in San Francisco and Beijing: Galaxaco China Group, 233 Sansome St., San Francisco, CA941II; 415-291-9002, a senior adviser to Pacific Advisory Group, LA & Tokyo, and Chairman of a family-owned company, Lantier Frame & Fabric Stmctures, LLC, a small (about 140,000 sqare feet) coast-to-coast event tent rental biz which my kid brother and youngest son operate with my dough: www.lantier.tents.com or www.lantier.stractures.com! The latter's address is 235 S. 1st St., Richmond, CA 94804; 800-6007773. My msn email address remains the same despite the fact that I hate 'em! Keep up that super worlc.

From Tom Gatliffe (thosrg@earthliiik.net): Please change my email address to the following: personal: thosrg@earthlink.net, official: tom.gatliffe@rfets.gov. I'm still helping to get Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility cleaned up and tumed back into open-space high-plains scrab land overlooking Denver. As the last environmental statistician in captivity at the site, my days are full and my leisure time is precious. Eileen is working on a Ph.D. in education/psychology at the University of Denver and my three girls are keeping both of us proud with their endeavors (which I won't bore anyone with). No sons-inlaw yet, but Eileen tells me that they are still looking for someone who can measure up to Dad (love that woman). I asked Santa for a 28-year-old Swedish maid for Christmas, but the order must have gotten garbled in transmission because I ended up with a 28-year-old Swedish sports car instead. I now have a flame red 1971 VolvoPlSOOe with 56,600 miles on the odometer, leather seats that keep my butt only about 8 inches off the ground, and an eager dive into the canyon curves above Boulder with fat Pirelli tires clutching the road. Even so, Eileen tells me I will probably live longer with the sports car than I would with a Swedish maid. (Wonder what she meant by that? <G>) Well, gotta go. 5:00 a.m. reveille comes too often these days. Take care, hope to see y'all sometime if anyone gets out to the Denver/Boulder area.

From Ray Moore (to Bull Durham): A couple of corrections to my info in the directory: general engineer, NSWC Carderock Division, Industrial Liaison Point of Contact for DD21 Gold team, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD, 20817-5700, 301-227-1703, cell: 703-201-

8460. Also; LPD17 Program Office, New Orieans, LA, 504-437-3418. Email; w; MooreRE@nswccd. navy.mil; h: eszti@spectmm-intemet.com.

From Harry "Doc" Hoffman: We have 432 Classmates as subscribers to our Class email list. This message is being sent (recipient list suppressed) using Jeff Lewis' current information to remind you that subscribing is easy; Just send a blank email^om the account you want to use to this address; USNA65-subscribe@ egroups.com. If you are already subscribed, my apologies, and there is nothing further you need to do. Any questions, just reply to me individually. In the last few weeks the following people have subscribed and are now available for the same abuse we have all endured for the past year or so; Bill Cmmpler, Carolyn Kelly, Fred Vogel, Stan Zimney, Ted Finnigan, Fred Broberg, Moke DeMatta, CM. Wood, John Stein, Don Houghton, Lee Johnson, John Wroten, John Bloomer, Ron Baker, Lynn Wegner, Bob Starkey, and Steve Sharpe. Welcome Aboard! Cheers, Harry Hoffman From John Lazzeretti (to Jeff Lewis): Still plugging away at this, huh? Appreciate the work that goes into this. Thanks much. I have another email you can add for contact, JonL@colheli.com. That CHI's network email that will find me wherever. Still working in PNG, Pera and Ecuador. Still looking for Emie Alcivar. Just cranked up a new operation in southern Chile which we hope to see expand into long-term presence.

From Steve McDonald (on Doc's Class e-group): Us old aeroplane drivers fondly recall the GB2 and N2S...not modem day Spam Cans such as the B-52 (Arrgghhh!) and the A-6. One of these days, I'll have a Fokker DR-1 rebuilt and flying.

In current lingo, those aeroplanes are the GB-2 Staggerwing Beech and N2S Stearman (Yellow Peril). I presently have one of each in my hangar in Lakeland, FL. Any Classmate is welcome to come get a ride. Gayle and Bill Hancock, Connie and Ken Andrews, Nancy and Lee Rathbun, Ned Samo, Pat Donnelly Junior, "Flack" Logan '63 (when Flack was CO of LEXINGTON. He was uncomfortable as I made a low pass down LEX. Mumbled something in the intercom about you cannot do that), Wayne Hanson, and Terry Anderson have all had their ride thusfar. Apologies to any I missed.

From Bud Gaston (bflybook@netoet.net) (to Jeff Lewis): I am in NYC this weekend with some time, so I was correcting old messages. I have retired from ACE Baking, so now I am just the full-time business manager for my wife's children's bookstore.

New business address is: Butterfly Books, Business Manager, 118 N. Broadway, DePere, WI 54115; 920-339-1133 or 800-495-1600. Email at the store is; bflybook@netnet.net. Email for our laptop which stays with us is; butterflybooks@ earthlink.net.

From Gary Rezeau (to Murph and any Classmate who can help): Just wondering, who from '65 were A-6 drivers? So far here are the only ones I can think of: You, Me (pilot VA-75, VA-34, VA-42 (XO)), Mike Luecke (pilot VA-196, VA-75, VA-35 (CO)), Bruce Kallsen (pilot), Dave Driver (pilot VA196 (deceased)), Mike Concannon (pilot VA-75 then AEDO), Ron Voelkel (pilot VA-35?), Joe Favaro (pilot VA-115?). Seems like tiiere should be more, can you help?

From Bruce Kallsen (to Jeff L): I'm planning to move to Nashville this summer. Anybody have contacts for job prospects/ networking? Project or contract management are the closest civilian counterpart positions. The aviation industry would be especially welcome, but I'm open to anything. Does anyone have Hoot Gibson's (the astronaut) address or phone number in Tennessee? We were in flight training together (my second go-around). Thanks for the help.

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A bit light in the ol' (e)mail bag this month.

Sharpen those Crayolas and dash me off a note as to your latest doingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;job changes, retirement, trips, kid accomplishments, pet events, whatever. See you next month. Dave

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Pres: VADM John S. Redd, USN (Ret.) Sec y: CDR Mike Baird, USN (Ret.) 63 Franklin St., Annapolis, MD 21401 e: baird@toad.net West Coast Sec'y: Robert G. Johnson Jr., Esq. 30131 Town Center Drive, Suite 147, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Class Web site: www.usna66.org It's probably time for an attitode check on how 2000 is progressing for everyone. So far mine is progressing well. Others are not having as much fun, but things are looking up. Steve Kowalick continues his fight to heal his legs and avoid additional amputation. He is a marvel of patience and forbearance. The latest message I have comes from Steve through Sid Kilgore. The doctors noticed some healing from the latest operation and were holding off going higher up with the amputation.

That's good news. He's endured 15 surgeries (and more to come) and one setback after another.

Through it all, his great faith, perseverance and unbeUevable attitode, have carried him through some very rough waters. For him to maintain a lifestyle that permits him to retain some independence and capability of getting out and reaching out (which he is so good at), he will need a motorized wheelchair along with a hydraulic lift for a van that he will have to buy. The reason he will need these things is because until he heals sufficientiy to rehost the prostheses, he can't get around. That could be several months. Both of these items are very expensive and not covered by insurance. A WTieelchair Fund Raising Golf Toumament was held on 8 May at Quail Valley Country Club in Littlestown, PA. I sent a general message out to the Washington, D.C, area Classmates, and several participated.

The Class Executive Committee also considered this effort a worthy one to sponsor, and made a $250 donation for the Class. Anyone wishing to help can contact Joe McFann, who is mnning "The Wheelchair Fund" at 685 Boyle Road, Fairfield, PA 17320; 717-642-4288; bmcfann@supemet.com. I know you join me in wishing Dolly and Steve well and in praying for their health and perseverance.

Larry Fisb sent me an email and picture (in ".jpg" format). His message read: The picture I sent you was taken in January at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club in Newport Beach, CA, where Rusty McDonnell was kind enough to host us for lunch and a boat tour of the harbor.

In addition to Rusty and me, on the left you have Mark Campaigne (standing) and Costa Brovi-n (seated). In case you forgot, Costa started his career at USNA with another Class. It took him awhile before he got smart enough to transfer to the Class of '66. Mark was the only guy in our Class I know who drove a Peugeot. Are you surprised they both went USMC? Good looking group, isn't it!

I agree Larry, and thanks for the email and photo.

Campaigne, McDonnell, Brown, and Fish in Newport Beach By the way. Shipmate will now accept pictures in electronic file format. In an 8 March 2000 letter, Editor-in-Chief Mike Collins '84 stated that pictures must be at least 300 dpi resolution, grayscale (black and white) if possible, and at least 2.5 inches wide. Internet photos can't be used as they only have 72 dpi resolution. Pictures less than 2.5 inches wide can only be accepted in photo form. You can zip several photo files, but don't embed photos in the document text. Submit the text and photo(s) as separate files. That way I can copy the text into my article and attach the photo with my article when I send it to Shipmate. The software the Shipmate staff uses doesn't work well with embedded photos, at least in MSWord. In the article I submit, I tdways indicate where a particular photo goes, and include a caption. If you want a specific caption, please include it in the text when you send it to me. I've had success with Andy Sosnicky and Larry Fish, so let's give it a go.

Al Bruggeman sent a letter and photo of his wife, Laura, and himself. They were married in September 1998 in Myrtle Beach during a hurricane. Laura and Al work together. She's the office manager for Al's law firm. They are trying to grow their suburban Chicago law firm sufficientiy to allow Al to spend more time doing enjoyable things like attending Class Reunions. Recently, they've been playing a great deal of golf and looking for a warmer place to spend some winter months. Their current address is 712 Misty Creek Drive, New Lenox, IL 60451. Thanks, Al, and congratulations on your marriage and best wishes for success in growing your business.

"RB" Adams provided some more photos from Homecoming '99 for our enjoyment.

Scott Redd and Clay Spikes

Pat Dennis, Bill Spadafora, and Mike Baird

Al and Laura Braggeman Former Companymate, Bill Birkmaier updated the happenings with his family from Lebanon, NH. He broke the news into two categories; Generation X and Generation X-hausted. For Generation X,

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younger daughter, Christina (20), finished her first year of college and decided she'd rather work. After temping as receptionist and office assistant for a local tmst company, she was recently hired on full time as a receptionist and secretary with the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission. She hves and works in Lebanon, so Laura and Bill are able to see her often. Sherry (25) finished her fellowship and practicum phase of her master's degree in intemational and intercultural management. She will spend the next year writing her thesis and paying off student loans. She has spent the last year and one-half in Italy, and was due home in January. Will (27) was lured away from a secure job with an international consulting firm by a big raise to mn the computer network for a startup Internet company. A couple of months after switching jobs, his new company was bought by BEA Systems, and they offered him another big raise and an assistant to remain. He has his eye on buying the Birkmaier Family Homestead in North Reading, MA, as Bill's mom is moving up to maintenance-free condo living. The property has been in the family for 175 years. Laura and Bill usually see Will every month, either in Lebanon or Massachusetts. Generation X-hausted has been working like dogs trying to keep up with too much work at work and chores at home. Their family fluctuates from two to seven, including them, two daughters, and three cats. They are also sitting on three and one-half sets of household goods. They have made time for travel. For Laura's family reunion, they were in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, and they spent their 30th anniversary in Quebec City, Canada, with Bill's sister, Lynne, and her husband, Ed, also celebrating 30 years. Another excursion took them to Alaska with Bill's mom in an RV. Thanks, Bill.

Hope things settie out for Generation X-hausted.

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John Posoli and Tony Zallnick That about does it for this month, except for several address and email changes, which I'll quickly announce. George Becker now lives at 58 South Road, North Hampton, NH 03862-2051. No word on whether he's still flying for Delta. Joe Metro now resides at 2440 Garland St., Sylvan Lake, MI 48320-1512. Tom Stouffer has moved within Lancaster, PA, to 18 Nortii Shippen St., 17602-2921.

Larry Bergen is at 3185 Country Club Court, NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144-3079. Bill Geib lives at 102 Newark Ave., Spring Lake, NJ 07762-1419. Joe Mobley's new address is 1553 Dillingham Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23511. Art Bryant checked in after retuming from his cmise. His new email address is lynorart@home.com. Jim Maniscaico emailed that his new address is 4706 Overton Cove, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302; 248-203-6520. He is now the general director for engineering for interior systems with Delphi Automotive. He says it's a great job directing over 1,200 engineers worldwide. Finally, I neglected to include Mike Dodge's new home address in Guam, with his email in the May issue. It will be his address for the next two years of active duty and into retirement, Mike says.

It's RO. Box 326356, Hagatna, Guam 96932.

Here's to a pleasant summer. Until August, all the best —Mike

I had breakfast in honor of this column this moming. The entree was a short stackl That's OK. I have some administrative stuff to pass on to you anyway, so a short stack of news works out just fine.

As I hope you know, we continue to search for "Lost Souls" among Classmates whether they be graduates or not, and it's fun when one shows up out of the blue. Al Guhl (crazyal@flash.net) checked in last week. He said he left USNA after first semester Second Class Year; said he'd probably never forget EE and CDR Bortner (EDO)! I never had the pleasure of the good commander's acquaintance myself, and maybe that's a good thing.

Al mentioned former 21st Company roommates Mike Glynn, Bob Patton, John Selmer, Ron "Hawk" Cometta, and Bob Hawthorne. Coincidentally and without prompting. Hawk mentioned Al at the March Slummers at the Army-Navy Country Club. He said that Al left Navy, wound up with a commission in the Marine Corps, went to Vietnam, stepped on a booby-trapped bomb, and he's now a paraplegic.

By the way. Hawk also said Dave Finney's second son got his gold wings in Febmary at Corpus Christi! Congrats! Wonder if that was the same time Jon Holzapfel's son also pinned his on? Did you guys cross paths and not tell me?

Rusty Baumberger's name passed through my field of view, too. He's going to be working for the next six months (until September, by my count) at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, VT, with Ross Barkhurst. Don't know exactly what their jobs are up there.

Joanne and Pete Nanos again played host to our Washington-Baltimore-Annapolis area Dark Ages party on 5 March. I don't have an exact head count, but it was greater than 60. A good tumout. Betty Moeller, Bob Moeller's wife, took top honors for coming from farthest away. They live in Portland, OR, where Bob's putting in the new airport. Betty said they're working on the terminal now, so Bob couldn't make it. Walt Elliott was another out of towner in from Rhode Island. It was a good evening, I declare!

A piece of information that came from that event: Looks like the annual Hospital Point 1-Day picnic won't be in June this year. It fell victim to dueling calendars and has been scheduled for 16 July. That may be later than we'd like, but maybe we can celebrate a memorable come-around that occurred on that day. OK, so maybe that's a pretty weak reason, but I'm stretching, here!

Dave Cburcb had a note from Lou Romano. Lou said he and Ann are planning to go to the NavyNotre Dame Game in Orlando on 14 October. They are currently living in Westem New York in the Niagara Falls/Buffalo area. They moved there a year or so ago for a new assignment with Praxair, an industrial gases company. They have a condo in Sawgrass, just outside Jacksonville and will be staying there for a week or so and go to Orlando for the game and festivities.

Along those lines, by now you've probably all seen correspondence about Navy-Notre Dame in Orlando on 14 October. The Class will have a dedicated area within the larger USNA Alumni party at MGM Studios on Friday night (the 13th, wouldn't you know) before the game. See www.usna.com and the link to Anthony Travel for the package deals (total, land only, event only). There are several options avaOable. Watch the Class Web site for updates on Army-Navy in Baltimore on 2 December.

To close out, I received a picture from Nita and Jack Parry taken at the wedding of Ed Meintzer's son on Maryland's Eastern Shore last August. Jack was Ed's best man when Ed and Kay married in June of 1967 in Chicago. Son, Ed, is a Northwestem University graduate, but did active duty time in the nuclear Navy.

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Shelly And just under the wire before my copy deadline comes Tom Knudson with a couple of photos of himself and roommies Chris Ward and Dix Wolcott on a recent reunion/ski trip in Park City, UT. "Old, tired knees," said Tom, "but you all would

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have been proud of us on the slopes and after!"

Peter, Chris's son, was also along in case the old ouys needed resuscitation.

ters, photos, and email inputs for this issue's column. Thanks a million.

Jon Mills dropped a line from San Marino, CA, to report that March brought a special time for his family. The Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps recruited his son, John, in 1998 during his second year at law school at the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He graduated last year, passed the California Bar examination, and in December, completed Officer Indoctrination School in Newport, RI. In March, Ensign Mills graduated from the Navy Justice School, and in April he reported to his first assignment with the Trial Services Office, Pearly Harbor, Hawaii. "The oncoming watch relieves the watch!"

Jon mentioned that his son's commissioning in the JAG Corps continues a Navy family tradition.

John's wife, Natalie, is a Medical Corps physician in the Naval Reserve and her father served in the Dental Corps during WWII and, later, in the Naval Reserve.

minated in the terrorists' release in Afghanistan.

Tensions between the two countries—both of which have nuclear weapons—remains high. Denny noted that he had visited India in January to improve working relationships on the military-to-military level. Indonesia also remained in the CinCPac's focus given the tremendous political, econonuc, and military change in that country. The referendum in East Timor, of course, saw the U.S. armed forces— including Sailors and Marines from BELLEAU WOOD Amphibious Ready Group—support a U.N. peacekeeping mission there in 1999 after the brutal repression of citizens in East Timor.

Chris, Dix, and Tom on the slopes Another late notice was submitted by Dave Church: Our Classmate John Hobbs passed away suddenlyfi-oma stroke on 2 April. He and Barbara were visiting in Annapolis at the time. A memorial service, with full military honors, at the Naval Academy Chapel and inurnment in the USNA Columbarium were planned. Memorial contributions may be made to the SPCA of Anne Amndel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Ave.. Annapolis, MD 21403.

So, to really close. Shipmate is now able to accept digital photos, so you can begin to send them to me that way if you like. Hard copies are still fine, though! Here are the specs. The digital photos must be at a resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch).

Typical Internet photos are 72 dpi and cannot be used. Scan the photos in their original size, but if they are less than 2.5 inches wide I still need to have the hard copy pictores to send in. File type may be eitoer "tiff' or "jpeg," although a "jpeg" file is typically smaller and toerefore faster to transmit. If you don't have a scanner or it won't do 300 dpi, send the hard copy to either Dick Meade or me: we have the technology! This should make it easier for you to hang onto your originals since we can send them right back to you as soon as the digitals are accepted by Shipmate. We'll post these numbers on the Class Web page so you don't have to write them down. (While I have to submit the photos in grayscale, send them to us in color so they look better on the Web.) 1 said it was a short stack today, and I'm at the bottom of it! That's it. Goodnight! —Jim

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Pres: Joseph V. Conway Exec Sec'y: Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Road, Annapolis, MD 21401-1061 e: lkuehn@arinc.com Corr Sec'y: Gordon I. Peterson 7994 Hidden Bridge Drive, Springfield, VA 22153 p: 703-913-5404; fax: 703-243-8251 e: gpeterson@navyleague.org Class Web site: www.usna68.com Several Classmates have picked up on my recent assumption of duties as Class corresponding secretary, and the result was a nice submission of let-

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ADM Denny Blair (right), CinCPac, receives a briefing from VADM Dennis McGinn, commander, U.S. Third Fleet, in March 1999 during Exercise Northem Edge 00

Jon and Natalie Mills flank son, John, an ensign in the JAG Corps Jon noted that Diane and Denny Blair were scheduled to visit San Diego in April. Jayne and Steve Haines sent out invitations to all Classmates in the San Diego area to attend a reception in their home. Jon commented that this social event was yet another example of Steve and Jayne's tireless support for the Class on the West Coast. Despite the many competing demands on their time and energy running their business, they always find time for a Classmate. Their 4th of July parties have taken on the dimension of mini-reunions.

Speaking of Denny Blair, he conducted a Pentagon press briefing on 7 March following his retum from a landmark visit to China in his capacity as the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command.

His briefing took place as he approached the first anniversary of his command of all U.S. military forces in the Pacific region. Denny offered his assessment of the political-military landscape during his opening statement, and it bears repeating.

North Korea, he said, is a continuing concem to all in the Pacific because of the continuing armed confrontation along the DMZ. Last summer's Northem Limit Line naval battie reminded everyone just how close we could be to a military conflict on the Korean peninsula. He noted that the North Korean armed forces recently concluded their heaviest winter training cycle that has been observed in the last few years. Despite their terrible economic and agricultural situation. North Korea continues to devote resources to its military capability. Denny underscored that his job is to maintain a strong military deterrence as the foundation for U.S. policy and for the diplomatic progress made in some key areas.

In Southern Asia—India and Pakistan have fought a war up the Siachen glacier during the past year, and the hijacking of an Air India airliner cul-

Denny also offered a firsthand assessment of his first visit to China earlier in the spring. He noted that his conversations with senior Chinese officials inevitably retumed to the status of Taiwan. He told Pentagon correspondents that he urged restraint and moderation on the Chinese leaders with whom he talked—noting that a White Paper that the Chinese had published three days before his visit was not helpful toward a peaceful solution that the United States sought.

Denny said that neither U.S. nor Chinese miUtary activity was out of the ordinary, and he stressed that the only way to resolve the issue is through diplomatic means. In this regard, he stressed that U.S. military engagement is an important part of reaching the right solution—an opinion shared by the Chinese military officials who hosted his visit.

I offer this extended review of Denny's opening remarks because they provide a telling insight into the great breadth and weight of issues that he faces day to day as the senior U.S. military officer in the largest area of operational responsibility in the world.

Closer to home, 1 recently leamed that RADM Craig Steidle dropped the hook following an illustrious 32-year career in naval aviation and acquisition management. Craig retired on 1 March and stepped out on the right foot by submitting his first input to our Class column! Craig was an A-6 Intmder pilot, a test pilot, and an instmctor at Test Pilot School at NAS Patuxent River before transitioning into the ADO (aeronautical engineering duty) that kept him flying almost his entire career. He concluded his program and acquisition management with such diverse and challenging work as the F/A-18 Hornet program manager, the director of the Joint Strike Fighter program, and the vice commander of Naval Air Systems Command in that order.

As Craig reports, the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet is in the fleet (having passed its Navy operational evaluation with flying colors), and the JSF concept demonstrators will fly this summer. Jeff Cook is in charge of tactical aircraft research, development, and acquisition programs as a program executive officer (PEO) at Nav Air, and Craig says that he will keep naval aviation moving forward. In characteristic manner, Craig said he had the greatest people 109

working for him, and he just stumbled into one good job after another. "Those that worked for and with me know that making flag was not my fault," he said.

Craig credits his wife, Marcia, as a great executive assistant for the past 31 years. His daughter, Gretchen—beautiful and bright, is completing grad school with an M.B.A. at Dartmouth. Craig commissioned his oldest son, Brian, as a 2nd Lieutenant of Marines last year after he graduated from Virginia Tech. He is just starting Infantry Officer School, and Craig will swear his youngest son, Eric Steidle '04, in as a Midshipman in USNA Class of 2004 this June. Needless to say, both Craig and Marcia are very proud of this group!

Craig has taken one of the more interesting career-transition paths that I have heard. He currently is restoring a 1946 Hinckley (wooden) sail boat.

The incentive for this project came after discussions with another Classmate of ours, George Moffett.

George is the captain of the Mystic Seaport schooner BRILLIANT and is currently sailing in formation with a fleet of square riggers traveling around the world. Craig hopes to do some offshore sailing with George if he can make his boat seaworthy. He also has started a custom woodworking business, which will be located in Waterford, VA, and he will be enrolled in a fine-woodworking school in Boston in September. If that's not enough to keep him busy, he also hopes to do some writing on the side and to have a shop that all can visit in a short time.

Craig noted the crucial contributions that RADM Jeff Cook is making to 21st century naval aviation as the PEO for tactical aircraft, so I gave him a call at Patoxent River to solicit his submission for this column!

Jeff Cook (right) confers with LCDR Eric Holmberg, a Super Homet Flight Test Pilot attached to the Strike Squadron at NAS Patuxent River Jeff has been working in engineering and program-management positions at NAVAIR for 17 years. He is currently a two-star, and as the PEO for tacair programs, he is responsible for the development and life-cycle support of tactical aviation weapons systems. There are 11 aircraft and weapon programs in his portfolio, including F/A-18 Hornets, EA-6B Prowlers, E-2C Hawkeyes, and F-14 Tomcats. The most exciting recent developments in his area have been the resurgence of the F-14 as a world-Class strike fighter, and the successful OPEVAL for the F/A-18 E/F Super Homet.

Jeff and Linda live in Quarters A at the Solomons Recreation Center, several miles upriver from Pax. The quarters are on the 12-acre Point Patience peninsula, which juts out into the Patuxent River. This site was one of the very early Maryland land grants from the King of England in the 17th century. Jeff reports they are thoroughly enjoying this once-ina-lifetime experience, where the crabbing, kayaking, and striped bass fishing are among the best in the country.

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Jeff and Linda have two children. Their daughter, Natalie, graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1996. She now lives and works in Denver, CO, where she enjoys skiing, snowboarding, and playing soccer. Their son, Jason, graduated from the University of Virginia in 1993, and he played minor league baseball for the Seattle Mariners for four years. He now lives and works in Atlanta, GA, with his wife, Lori.

Along with occasional social events involving Classmates in the D.C. area, Jeff and Linda have maintained close contact with his Academy roommates Bill "Boog" Powell, Lee Startt, and Jeff Dumas. They manage to rendezvous every year or so, most recently in D.C with Boog and Susan Powell, and in Boulder, CO, last winter on a ski trip with Jeff and Penny Dumas. Penny by the way, is Linda's childhood best friend, whom Jeff Dumas met at the Cook's wedding in 1969!

Jeff and Linda love to hear from old friends and Classmates, and entertain them at the Quarters on Pt. Patience. They will probably only be there for another year or so—so act quickly and give them a call if you get the urge to crab, kayak, or go after some of those world-famous Chesapeake Bay rockfish.

I'll close this month's column by noting that Jim Webb's script and Paramount's feature film "Rules of Engagement" premiered in April starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones. A Wall Street Journal op-ed column in March described the battie that Jim fought to ensure the screenplay would not misrepresent the Marine Corps and the Vietnamese community. The original screenplay depicts a U.S. Marine guard who is court martialed on charges of violating the rules of engagement during a siege of an American Embassy. As the Journal noted, ".. .the stmggle to get the film made and the bmising battles occur when a writer wants to lend authenticity to a film and the producers want to take dramatic license to make the film more 'commercial'."

Good on ya, Jim, and good luck with "Rules of Engagement!" If the movie-entertainment business had more people with Jim's integrity associated with the production of Vietnam War films during the past 25 years, we would not have been subjected to the many atrocious and insulting portrayals of the men and women who served in that bitter, bloody, and socially divisive conflict. We can only hope that Jim has as much success with his long quest to bring the best novel on the Vietnam War to the silver screen—his searing depiction of Marine infantry in battle. Fields of Fire.

Late report: I spoke with Jim during his April visit to Hollywood for the debut of "Rules of Engagement." He told me that the film's premiere on 4 April went off beautifully, and it will play at more than 4,000 theaters across the country. Jim also sounded upbeat with regard to getting his film treatment of Fields of Fire to the screen. "It's moving forward," he reported. "It's not a linear process in this business, but I'm making progress." I hope that there will be more good news to report on Jim's efforts in a future column.

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Pres: CAPT Edwin "Steve" Potts, USNR Vice Pres: F.H. Micbaelis Sec'y: A.L. Cipriani Tres: Steve Ward h: 703-864-1775; w: 703-620-2279 Corr Sec'y: Dr. Steve Hudock 6006 Woodlake Lane, Alexandria, VA 22310 e: shudock@erols.com Well, Hemdon is history for the Class of '03, Mother B prepares to host the Class of '04 in less than a month, and '00 just joined the Fleet. Time keeps rolling on.

Speaking of rolling on, Dennis Bussey wrote in with a worthwhile endeavor. As many of you already know, Dave Grove of 15th Company, has ALS (Lou Gerhig's Disease). His Companymate, Dennis, is involved in a fund raising event for the American Lung Association and this summer, in Dave's honor, Dennis will ride his bicycle across the United States in an event called the Big Ride.

This 3,250 mile 6-plus week journey begins 19 June in Seattle and finishes in Washington, D.C, 5 August. Check out www.bigride.com. The purpose is to raise funds for the ALA in their efforts to help people like Dave live and breathe better. This is a multi purpose request. First, Dermis needs your help in raising $7,000 to allow him to participate. Donations needed to be in before 1 May, however Dennis will accept anything anytime. Donations can be received in honor of David Grove, USNA '69, and credited to his rider #2199 until 30 September 2000. Pat Stroop has volunteered to accept donation forms, questions, etc., while Dennis is on the road.

The donations are tax-deductible, payable to the American Lung Association. Some suggested sponsorship levels: one week for $1,000; one day for $150; penny a mile for $32.50; any amount.

If you would like to do this, please email Dennis (dennis@tns.net) and he will send you a donation form. Second, send to Dave Grove, via Dennis, a letter, post card, or email, which Dennis will carry with him on his trip from Seattie to Washington.

Dennis will then personally deliver all the messages to Dave in Greensboro, NC, after the ttip. Third, anyone who wants to contact Dave directly can do so via his wife, Nancy, at: David and Nancy Grove, 5703 Landerwood Drive, Greensboro, NC 27405; 336-621-8383.

This is a great opportunity for us to support two shipmates. Please consider this very sincerely.

Bob Fawcett hung up his spurs in a retirement ceremony last fall tiiat sneaked by all of us. Bob's previous duty assignments include director of Ground Training Programs, Quantico, VA; head of the Joint Exercise Division, Norfolk, VA; and director of the Naval Forces Training Department, Little Creek, VA. Having served a full 30 years, Bob thought it was time to step aside and let some of die young tiger's move up. Congratulations, Bob! The Washington, D.C, Area '69 luncheon at The Four Comers of Ireland flushed out some old shipmates: Steve Ward, John Feder, Glenn Whaley, Bob Moeller, Bob Garner, Gerry Doempke, Rusty Jones, and Mike Micbaelis. A good time and a few stouts were had by all. Steve Ward continues to organize these events for us. Great camaraderie!

That's all the news that's fit to print guys. Get busy and write in while you're enjoying tiie summer! Beat Army-Oiten\ Steve Shipmate, June 2000

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Pres: Fred Hall Sec'y: CDR Royal Connell, USN (Ret.) 1978 Valley Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401 e: njrotc@arctic.nadn.navy.mil Greetings all and I pray that you have all now gotten your mailing, that the Class Web site works and that you have decided to register for the 30th, because the registtation deadline we need is 1 July.

Yes I know that's really early, but we have a lot of memorabilia to get ordered and that's the biggest time-sink in the process. This whole Reunion thing is generating mail, which is good, because I know that after the Reunion you all will forget how to write for another five years. Oh well, that's the breaks of Naval Air I guess.

Back in April I printed a report of the 14th Company reunion rehearsal in Seattle, now comes Bill Chambers with another perspective. He sent photos, but they'll have to wait. It seems toat the Shipmate offices have figured out a way to use ephotos...it's just that I haven't, yet. But I will and this looks to be a good test bed. Anyway, it all started when Bill Fetzer suggested a "rehearsal" reunion this year. They couldn't decide whether to join in D.C. for the USAFA game, or in Seattie with the west coast contingent for an Army-Navy game party. So they did both!

Bobbie and Bill Fetzer, Allison and John Hart, Debbie and Paul O'Dell, John Sullivan and Linda and Bill Chambers spent the AF game weekend dining, wining, tailgating and having a great visit despite the last minute loss to AF. Bill and Bobbie hosted a nice Friday lught party, and the group dined in Georgetown on Saturday evening. The Chambers' daughter Laura Chambers '02 also joined in die festivities. This was a warm-up for the main event in Seattle on Army-Navy weekend, hosted

by Laurel and Bud Granger, Anna and Spike McKinsey, Val and Mark Crisson, Mark Spong and other USNA players residing in the Pacific Northwest. Visiting attendees were Nute and Rick PurceU, Denny Ryan, Chet Strait, Paula and TR Brown, Gary Marvin, Marty Vandenbrook, Sharon and Greg Stiles, Bill Fetzer, Hank Prevette, Ray Gantbner, the long-lost Rick Nyburg and Bill Chambers. The Mukliteo Meeting provided three days of magnificent fun, great food, telling of old tales and alumni bonding. Fifteen of the 14th Company '70 players plus a number of wives and associate company members attendedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;quite a tomout for a practice 30th Reunion!

The hosts laid out a fantastic spread of freshly caught salmon from Bud's fishing trawler, roasted reindeer, a vast selection of salads, casseroles and other delicacies. Bud, who is a home brewmeister of some renown, created a tasteful batch of special Beat Army Beer for the occasion, including appropriate labels. Beat Army T-shirts were handed to each guest upon arrival. Lodging was arranged at a nice hotel, with everyone booked on the same floor for partying convenience. Spike McKinsey prepared a tasty bucket of Tall Country Bloody Mary's for the welcome toasting, and impromptu partying continued into the wee hours Friday night. A few hours later, all were present for an 8 a.m. muster at Bud Granger's. Dinner for 30 in a waterfront seafood restaurant really capped off the festivities. All went home Sunday with a clear understanding of what counts as a Boat Schooler grows older: family.

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friends and Classmates. (Secy's note: I'll bet that's not all they went home with on Sunday morning!)

There are also couple of photos of Gary Marvin and his family from Cody's Eagle Scout ceremony.

Mary and Marty Vandenbrook and Linda and Bill Chambers attended. Cody is a good student and fine young man. Kimberly recently graduated from Baylor and is teaching kindergarten in Waco. Jane is teaching in Kingwood, holding down the fort while Gary flies high-tech Airbus 320s all over Europe. He does some domestic flying as well, so he is home part of the year. Marty Vbrook is back to work full time in his executive post with a NASA contractor. His boss is a former USMC general Marty had flown with and worked for in the Corps, so he's being taken care of nicely as he recuperates from the nasty encounter with colon cancer The complications are healing, and Marty is completely clean in all recent scans.

Les Gable rose to the bait and sent pictures in of his exploits commissioning USNA and USAFA grads. More pictores than I can handle sez he.. .He's right. I'll only put in two.

Les Gable administers commissioning oath to Andy Kirby '99

Ryan Cappelli USNA '03, Troy Cappelli USAFA '99 and Les Lew Mclntyre sent news about his daughter Katy. As most of you know, his 17 year old daughter was in a bad automobile accident in September 1998. She suffered some damage to the carotid artery which was repaired, non-surgically, in December. She made a great recovery! Lew writes: Your prayers, emails and silent thoughts meant more to Karen and me than you can ever imagine.

However, now it seems that the damaged carotid has formed a blood clot, which is swelling and putting pressure on the brain, causing severe headaches. This clot will be removed surgically at Children's Hospital in D.C. on Monday, 27 March.

The carotid will be bypassed, then removed. Katy, "the Iron Maiden," is handling all this very well.

Mom and Dad and her brother Jesse are a bit ragged. Please continue to keep us in your prayers.

On Monday he wrote again: Great news guys! Katy doesn't have to have her head opened up after all. God is indeed pretty wonderful! Friday they did an angiogram on her and discovered that the balloon that was used to block off thefistulain her carotid artery (back in

December of 1998) has been deflating as it is supposed to do. The only treatment she needs now is to take it easy for a while, and go back in a month for an MRA to make sure there has been no change. Basically, her body has taken care of the problem itself. Seeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;prayer works! Thank you all for your prayers!

My old buddy and student Jill Votaw '80, bilged a Classmate of ours.. .actually it was her job to do so, she's the PAO. In a ceremony held on Thursday, 6 April at RONCADOR Submarine Memorial on the Submarine Base, San Diego, CAPT Charles Reigner, USN, was relieved as Commanding Officer of Naval Base Point Loma by CAPT Christopher Stathos, USN. The guest speaker for the ceremony was ADM Thomas Fargo, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Additionally, Reigner has served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Environmental and Safety for Commander, Navy Region Southwest. Following the Change of Command Ceremony, Reigner retired from the active duty Naval service. After commissioning in 1970, he attended Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, CA, obtaining a master's of science degree in computer systems management. He then completed nuclear power training and reported to JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620) (Blue) where he qualified in submarines. Reigner later had command of PUFFER ( S S N 652) and served with the CNO Strategic Studies Group. He assumed command of Submarine Squadron Eleven in June 1992. Following this tour, Reigner reported to the Joint Staff and served as the Chief of the Nuclear Arms Control Division in the J-5 Directorate. He reported as Chief of Staff, Commander, Carrier Group Seven in July 1996.

Reigner's personal awards include the Legion of Merit (two awards). Meritorious Service Medal (three awards). Navy Commendation Medal (two awards) and the Navy Achievement Medal. Chuck and Cheryl reside in San Diego.

Speaking of Tom Fargo, there was an extensive profile of him in the 6 March, Navy Times. He said all the right things for our SEiilors and as CinCPacFlt, he's in a position to do some of them. We wish him luck.

Neil Midkiff attended George Galdorisi's retirement at North Island NAS San Diego on 3 March.

George and Neil were roomates Plebe and Youngster years. Trip Beattie and Neil Finn and several others were there. RADM Kevin Green '71 was the speaker. Kevin was in 4th Company with George, Trip and Neil. The ceremony was very touching and wonderful things were said about George, all from the heart. The reception and party afterwards were first rate with great food and war stories, etc.

Frank Reifsnyder attended Jim Linquist's award ceremony at CinCUSNavEur on 14 January.

Jim did not want a full fledged retirement ceremony so this sort of doubled for that function. Jim received his second Legion of Merit for his work as Comptroller for CinCUSNavEur. He and his wife, Carol, were heading back to Virginia Beach and he claimed he didn't have any immediate job plans lined up. Diane and Frank continue to enjoy England. At the end of May they will have lived there for seven years. For the last five years he has worked at NavEur headquarters in London as a tmsted civil servant. Last year, he accepted a promotion as the senior civilian for Naval Security Group Europe (conveniently also located at NavEur headquarters).

Their daughter is a Ph.D. candidate and instmctor in German at the University of Wisconsin. If you think you feel old when your kids go off to college, think how they must feel with their youngest teaching college. Frank's son works in international marketing for Warner Brothers Records in Burbank, 111

CA. They expect to remain in England for three more years, and although they get a lot of company, with tiiree empty bedrooms, there is always room for Classmates passing through.

John Demlien took over as the executive director of the Submarine Force Library and Museum Association, near the submarine base in Groton, CT. He just finished up as the Association's capital campaign director. During that time they raised $4 million and built a 14,000-square-foot addition to the Museum that will emphasize the Submarine Force's and our industty partners' role in the Cold War. Grand opening was in April.

Capstone Turbine Corporation has announced that Daniel J. Callahan is being appointed as vice president of quality deployment. He comes to Capstone from Hewlett-Packard where he held the position of quality and reliability manager. He has also held managerial positions in quality and reliability assurance at Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor and Digital Equipment Corporation.

In addition to being a systems engineer at USNA, he has an M.S. in physics from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Capstone Turbine Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of commercial, ultta-low-emission microturbine power systems.

Ed Fahy finally got around to reading the December '99 Shipmate and had some input on Classmates killed in the line of duty. He sent three names, the rest of you get on it and update the memory banks as well. Ed alleges that he has a stack of magazines about six feet tall to catch up on. Things at TRANSCOM continue to go well. He enjoys the J-5 (Plans and Policy) job, but miss the fleet and the Navy way. Too much good living on an Air Force base will probably spoil him, but he claims not yet!

Ring-A-Ding-Ding!

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Pres: CAPT Perry Martini, USN Sec'y: CDR Brian Horais, USNR (Ret.) 11234 Cranbrook Lane, Oakton, VA 22124 e: bhorais @ schafercorp-ballston.com http://www.erols.com/horais/USNA1971.htm It's April as I write this article—so it will almost be summertime when you read it. Please note the new location for the Class of 1971 Web page. As a service to the Classes, the Alumni Association now hosts Class Web pages—so I migrated our page to their computers. Same information (updated!), new site.

John Ball (again living up to his reputation as the most prolific contributor to this column!) sent me a fax on Bill Shepherd from a recent (March '00) article in Air and Space magazine entitied, "The Captain, the pro, and the fighter pilot-the intemational space station's first crew is about to take occupancy." Bill is the captain and commander of the first intemational space station crew. The article starts off with a description of Bill's exploits as a Navy SEAL and lists an (off color) quote he made in a control center after deploying a reconnaissance satellite from the Shuttie. The quote, then leads into a discussion of how Bill will be spending four months inside a space station with two cosmonauts from the Evil Empire. The article proceeds to discuss how the space station partnership between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union was formed. Great reading.

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Dave Poyer was in the D.C. area recently for a book signing and author's lectore on his latest book, South China Sea. The reviews are great and if it is half as good as his previous books (it's probably twice as good), I highly recommend it. You can find it on bookshelves at Borders and other name bookstores.

BGEN Steve Cheney is the commanding general at the Marine Corps Recmiting Depot, Parris Island. Steve provided a short note depicting the activities at MCRD PI. I stood in the middle of the parade ground at MCRD Parris Island last Friday (in March) as 460 of our newest Marines were congratulated by their parents—it was great fun. I stood on the yellow footprints of receiving barracks at 1 ;00 a.m. Tuesday last week and watched 50 of our newest recraits arrive—with three TV stations, a dozen foreign reporters, and several educators watching (along with Steven Spielberg's production team from his upcoming TV series, "Semper Fi," being filmed at PI). It was a "normal night" at Parris Island; it was great fun.

Northrop Grumman recently announced four Sector-Level Executive appointments. Among them was George Perkins who has been named vice president-Space Systems. George was formerly director-Air Traffic Management Systems, a position he held when he joined Northrop Gmmman in 1997 after a 26-year Navy career.

That's all I have for now. Keep the inputs and photographs coming via email and regular mail.

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Pres: CDR Dave Hogen, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CDR Rich Robison, USN (Ret.) 12695 Catawba Dr., Woodbridge, VA 22192 f: 703-413-5376; e: robison_rich@prc.com http://www.charm.net/~bfant/usna72/72toc.htm There's something about a moming in June that brings back a lot of wonderful memories—June Week, P-rades, mnning to make taps inspection, convertible tops, cmise boxes and beautiful, sunny days. Oh, man, it doesn't get any better than this!

Once again, hats off to Ken Smith (swanrp@ airmail.net) for saving us from a no-letter month.

Well, it's been a while since I did this, and whenever I see an empty '72 column in Shipmate, I know it's time to drop you a note. All is well in Texas. Spring has spmng and the trees are budding out. Susan and I had lunch with some familiar faces Tuesday, at a Tri-Services luncheon to hear B.G. "Jug" Burkett talk about his book Stolen Valor. I chatted with our Classmates Dan Weaver and Joe Glover, plus G.W. Flinn '71, Dave Young '73, John Gorman '64, Ray Garfield '66, Mark Lambright '75, and others too numerous to mention. Roger Staubach '65 and ADM Tom Lynch '64 attended, as well. The crowd was about half Navy and half Woops, but no Zoomies.

On the home front, Melissa, our 25-year-old, works locally for Bearcom, a big Nextel franchisee. Our second oldest, Jennifer, is about to graduate from Texas Wesleyan with her B.F.A. in theater (our first college grad), and is off touring Italy on her last class trip. Jason (14), continues to be the premier percussionist in his 9th grade class and is chomping at the bit for high school. And Anna (10), just won first place with her school science project, so she'stickledpink. My wife is now assistant vice president for DEA Operations at SMU. (That's Development and Extemal Affairs, not the other DEA.) Susan and I were the

loudest of a small group of Navy fans who attended the Navy-SMU basketball game recently.

She and her colleagues are crossing their fingers as a long PeopleSoft project hopefully draws to completion. It's nice that she has a real job, as I am trying to get a .com startup off the ground.

A couple of months ago, Jim Labelle, Pat Keller and I got together for some brewskies and sea stories, while Jim was down here doing QA on some vendors for those black programs he still plays with. Pat's a free agent O&G consultant spending half his time on rigs in the Gulf of Mexico for Halliburton and half back here. Also had email with Mike Joyner, home ported in Duck, NC. He's a utility consultant and travels a lot. And Virg Bozeman, up in Augusta, ME, and I swap email jokes continuously.

That's about it from the Piano, TX, contingent.

Hope your year is off to a good and safe start.

BeatArmy\ Thanks for the note!

Whoa! Short column this month! Hope your summer is a good one—drop me a line and tell us about it. More to come. D. O. Tried and True with '72

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Pres: Tom Storcb Sec'y: RADM Tom "TJ" Wilson III, USN 8310 Gushing Court, Springfield, VA 22153 h: 703-913-0094 e: tjwilson@moosbmgger.navy.mil Classmates, I sit here at my keyboard in Halifax, Nova Scotia in late March. Today we had fog and a little rain followed by sunshine and warm temperatures, then cool to cold evening temperatures. The locals claim this spring weather is grand! Well, it certainly has variety.

I received email with a quick update from Pierre Vining. He's retired from the Navy now and working at a small engineering firm in Alexandria, VA. This firm will be taking over the old David Taylor facility across from the Academy and he happily reports he will be situated, "7 minutes from USNA, 5 minutes to the exchange, 6 minutes to work and 6.5 to the USNA golf course.. .Life is pretty okay."

Pierre, life is full of challenges, like knowing that when you're in your driveway the golf course is only 30 seconds farther than work!

Dirk Mosis reports seeing Laura and Paul Ryan recentiy in Atianta at die USA National Indoor Track and Field Championships. Their son, ENS Michael Ryan, came in second in the 3,000 meter and had the race been 10 meters longer would have won.

Very tough loss, but both parents were quite proud.

Dirk also passed on he would be seeing the Navy Crew at Lake Lanier, just north of Atlanta, for their spring training.

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Congratulations are in order to USNA's new squash coach, Craig Dawson. He was quoted as saying it was a lifelong dream to retum to USNA. Hmmm...I seem to remember a slightiy different refrain from times gone by. Craig is undeniably the best candidate for the job, as a past All-America squash player and an All-East singles and doubles tennis player. Additionally, he was captain of both teams our firstie year. Nice going and best of luck, Craig...and Beat Army.

I know the above report is short but that is all I have for you. I appreciate all the news that has been forwarded for submission and look forward to lots more in the very near future. Enjoy the beginning of summer and please stay in touch. Please help us all stay connected with each other by sending a quick letter or email to me.

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Pres: Steve Middleton 516 Green Forest Drive, Sevema Park, M D 21146 Con: Sec'y: LtCol John Brown, U S M C (Ret.) 15791 Edgewood Drive. Dumfries, VA 22026 h: 703-583-0385: e: jrbrown74@home.com Yo. (yo, ho, ho for you surface line types.) Time is flying by, and the email is starting to swamp me.

Did not realize that some of you guys could even read let alone type. The main theme in the ether tills month has been a Class project. I will let you serious guys figure it out and get back to the rest of us who stiU think it should involve something like a WASSSUPPPP commercial.

From Pete Venuto (pjvenuto@worldnet.att.net), I received the following large (forgive me, I did not include the photos) letter.

Greetings from Myrtle Beach, SC. Since you have reminded me so many times this month of the need for feedback, here is my first ever data dump to father Shipmate. I hope it doesn't clog the print press.

I guess that I should update my happenings since r ve never written one of these before. After graduation I spent three years on two destroyers and a two year tour at the boat school in Seamanship and Nav. During that time I married the everlovely Lynn Mathieu of Annapolis and we've been married ever since. 1 met Lynn in the O' Club after class one afternoon the spring before graduation when my best amigo and Classmate Amie Valdez and I were doing our best to improve the club's cash flow during a pre-formation happy hour. I think we single-handedly put the club in the black that month. Of course it was all a tune up for our graduation ceremonies and two month temporary duty teaching the Mid-sailing. Lynn arrived at the club with her parents to meet another Mid, but, 1 think it was a no show, so there was fate! Lynn's dad. Dr. Dick Mathieu, was director of research at USNA at the time and has subsequent stints as Vice Dean and now is winding up an illustrious 35-plus year career at Navy as a professor in aero, and several duties with the athletic board. Dick, and my mother-in-law, Doris, are the salt of the earth. I don't think there will be any more loyal people to the Naval Academy. They have devoted their lives to the institution and touched the lives of many of the graduates both professionally and personally. I have to say that they are really special people.

I retired from the Navy in 1979 and went with Coming in their Electronic Component Division, which made capacitors and resistors. Since that

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time, the division was sold to the company I now work for, AVX Corporation, and the business has flourished in to a $1.5 billion entity making 150 different types of electronic components for just about everything electronic. There is probably not a piece of gear in the commercial or military world that doesn't have one of our components on it.

We lived in Raleigh, NC, until 1990, when AVX, based here in Myrtie Beach, of all places, transferred me. I'm a VP managing the big global accounts for the company. If any of you Classmates need components in your lives—^just look me up. We live on the eighth fairway of the Dunes Club, but it's never helped my golf game. I think 1 picked up a couple of your balls in my back yard last time you were in town Brownie. I think I picked up a couple of Mick's balls too and he was playing the course up the road.

We have three children, Dan Venuto '02, Matt (15), and Kate (11). Dan was number 97 in your Navy football program this past year. A tiny 6'6", 270-pounder looking to make an impact on the team at defensive end. He had two good years starting on the JV team and made it in to his first varsity game against Tulane at our 25th!

Matt is about as tall as Dan and has a wonderful tennis and golf swing. In fact we call him "Country Club Matt" due to the amount of time he spends engaged in those two activities as well as basketball. Kate, the baby, is a speed demon in the pool and was ranked the number one ten and under in South Carolina last year. She loves the gmeling workouts!

I've seen a bunch of Classmates passing through this area. With over 100 golf courses it does have some attraction to those involved in the sport. Let me list those whom I've seen. Mick Halbreinner comes down with a large group of friends every year and was able to hook up with him for a few pops once, although I missed him the last couple times. Howie Bowell, Companymate, came down one year, but haven't seen him since. I saw Howie at the 25th and he had a little one mnning around, so his golf game may be at the young man's mercy.

Howie is flying for USAir. Bill "Wildman" Wilde. Just so happens I've seen Wildman more often than most of my Classmates. He married Elaine, a gorgeous woman, on or around his 40th birthday on New Year's Eve. Had a wonderful ceremony and reception at their home in Alexandria. Since that time Bill and Elaine, a VP with Xerox, have moved to Rochester, and now back to Northem Virginia. Wildman is Big Wig with MCI/Worldcom. I visited a couple years ago, they have a wonderful palace near the Potomac River west of D.C. Elaine's parents retired near me and I see Ray and Grace quite often at the health club (when I go). They keep me up to date on all the particulars of Wildman's life. I've also had the occasion to host Bill's mom and dad, the one and only "Blind Man Chitlin." We reminisced about the trips Wildeman's dad used to make with just his tooth brash and a bottie of whatever. Those were the days. We played golf one afternoon, and, I believe set the course record for lost balls.

Saw EJ Hayes several times when I was teaching at USNA. He flies for one of the big airlines and also saw him at the 25th. Wildman and I went to Amie Valdez's second wedding about 10 to 12 years ago, but lost track of him since. Was hoping to see him at the 25th. If anyone knows where Amie is, let me know.

I saw Rich Johnson a couple of times since both our sons were inducted in to the Class of '02.

Rich's son is doing fine when I spoke to him at the 25th and apparently is quite a good debater on the USNA team. Rich and I were also stationed at Navy in Seamanship and Nav with M a r t y Deafenbaugh '73. We all lived on Perry Circle together Marty's son is Class of '01 and a standout on the baseball team. Marty took orders to USNA as Chief of Orthopedics so look for him pacing the sidelines at football games.

Other people I saw at the 25th were, Jim Lyons (I still haven't recovered from his graduation party 25 years ago!). Bill "Blackie" Blackburn, Lenny May, Lew Alleman, Fred Stuvek, Tom La T^rno, Tony Silakoski, Steve Bartek (who also has a daughter in '02), and Dave Bennett. Dave is a fellow Vineland, NJ, high schoolmate, now a retired pork chop living in Northern Virginia, working at a defense contractor who's name escapes me now. Dave's wife, Lynn, is originally from South Carolina and a Navy JAG three striper.

She also happens to be the chief prosecutor for the Maryland/VA neck of the woods, so you all be good now—hear?

Others at the Reunion were the ever present Wayne " D " DiAmbrosio. I think this was the first time I've seen D when he wasn't with a different woman. Maybe he finally is settled down. He still can drink me under the table though.

Caught Donald "Montego" Montgomery at the Reunion and several other trips I've made to Annapolis to see Dan. Monty is in the Candidate Guidance office working in a special program on recmiting and promotion of USNA. I sat next to our Classmate astronaut at the game. Bill Readdy.

What an ultimate job. Of course commanding an aircraft carrier, ABE LINCOLN, is in the same category, so hats off to J J Quinn. Real sorry I couldn't make the '74 day at sea. If he could pull that boat up to the South Carolina coast, we'll have a crowd on board. Only rale is that we can't let any jar heads parallel park the boat—know any roamer? Caught up with Charlie Miletich at the JV game on Friday night homecoming weekend.

He is also retired and working for MCI in the D.C. area. Charlie was commenting on the Navy football program in general, when, Coach Weatherbie came over to say hello and say a few words on my son's ranback of an intercepted lateral for a touchdown. Then Charlie, unmercifiilly, and without waming, "attacked" the coach on his play calling techniques, which, I initially thought was being conveyed in jest, however, when I saw that look in Miletich's eyes I knew he was homing in for the kill. Coach Weatherbie got the message.

Charlie stuck another ran up the middle and left the ball carrier to lick his wounds. Still got that "take no prisoners" instinct, Charlie!

By the way, I ordered one of the old King Hall chairs that one of our Alum has bought up and offered for sale. It came promptly in the mail, with all the original knife marks, blood, and dried puke, and cannonballs, from years of hazing and disorderly conduct at Homecoming dinners in the mess hall since 1952, and a nice little commemorative plaque to screw in to the chair back. Lynn told me I have to clean it up before she will let me display it in the house. She doesn't realize that those "extras" are part of the character of this fine piece of memorabilia.

Well enough of a book here. I apologize for boring anyone, but since I do this once every 25 years I thought I'd do it all at once. If any of you Classmates are in this area look me up, come over for a few, and, if you need tee times at the Dunes I can make that happen. My phone is home; 843449-0115, office; 843-946-0645. Fair winds and following seas.

From Ken H u s t o n (a tme "Burger" unlike the rest of you sorry people) I received the following update: OK John, I didn't know that you were from Pennsylvania. Which end? I hope it's the Steeler end. I have to echo echo the great Reunion kudos

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I had a great time. Well what littie that I can remember. Right now I am nursing a Yeungling Black and Tan trying to force the sight of a victorious Bush in the Virginia primary from my mind.

What type of sadistic god would make us put up with this guy...whatever.

Anyhow, at our party Friday night we had poor representation as only a couple of us showed up at my house. Good, cause I really didn't have enough beer. Bill Lahneman and Leslie, Ken Pisel, Tom Luketich, Jim Boyer and John Yaeger showed up. I had, in house, gratis, free.

Bob Thome, Chuck Fessler, Tony Racette, Rick Mendenhall and Fred Dean. They had to be here so they don't count. Thome and Racette are buddy bidding together down in Atianta for the wedge brothers at Delta Airlines. Chuck Fessler is mnning/el presidento of a large lumber concem in central Pennsylvania. Rick Mendenhall is teaching finance at Notre Dame University—you know that place that got the good Spiratural spot last season. Fred is on a fast supply ship out of Oakland. I'm still in Annapolis, because that is where my wife says we are to be. I need crew—I mean sailing type people to help me in the spring and summer to help pull on lines and things. Look I'll spring for the beer—I'm in the book.

From Viz: Hey Roamer aka Brownie, I know I am late (as usual—never made it to a P-Rade), but I was thinking that Sully (Mark Sullivan) and I usually have a Beach Party for any '74ers in the VAB area—so if you want to put a plug in for that please tell people to email me. Rumor has it Branch and Loz will demonstrate the finer art of "break dancing."

Be good—it was a great reunion even if Gloria and I did a touch and go. Tell Mitch Bos well I will be down to weight by the next one.

Last of the email writers. Jack Hassinger who happens to live in the same development as we do, thus showing a large desire to live with little residential expense in order to save funds for the more appropriate things in life (e.g. Bud): I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw some Class news in Shipmate. I figured it had to be a typo. Then I was even more amazed to see that you live in Montclair. So do I, on Timber Ridge Drive. Karen and I have lived here for eight years but we'll be moving to Leesburg this summer. Anyway, thanks for taking on this job. It's nice to see that members of the Class of '74 actually do exist.

I think my Company might have the record for fewest people attending the 25th. Or maybe I just miscounted. I went looking for guys from the Class of '74, but all I could find were a bunch of oldlooking geezers. From our old 19th/lst/24th Company were my roommates Lou Crenshaw (now RADM Crenshaw) and John Phelan. Lou and Marilyn live in Burke at the moment but I know Lou is due to roll to a new assignment soon. John and Marsha live in Arnold, MD, and John works in the D.C. area, doing some of the same oceanography stuff he did when he was on active duty.

Also there was Ed Waller, now with MerrillLynch in Jacksonville; Jim Diehl (can't remember what he said he was doing); Dave Williams (making millions in Silicon Valley); Bill Blackburn and Bob Hogan—Blackie and Hogie are both retired and both live in Chester, PA. Paula and Mark Frost were also in attendance.

I hadn't seen them since we were stationed in Branswick together over 20 years ago. They live in Annapolis. Mark works for Booz-AUen. I think that covers the guys from my Company.

Other good friends I ran across at the Reunion were Jim Noonan and his wife, Cathy. Noons and I went through flight school together, were together in VP-10, and then were flight instractors in Corpus. He's been with IBM now for about 18 years and lives in Poughkeepsie, NY. My old carpool buddy. Bud Bamett, and Mary, were also there. Bud also lives in Montclair.

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Andy Scontras was one of the guitar players at the tailgate party. He's flying the Airbus for Northwestern. Another ex-squadron mate there was Tim Schnoor with his wife, Linda. They live in Springfield and Tim is still on active duty. I also saw Dennis Tate. I think Dennis and I might be the only two members of the Class of '74 flying for United. Dennis still lives in Atlanta and flies out of O'Hare. In fact, he was catching a ride with me from Atlanta to Chicago last week. He's an Airbus captain.

There were lots of other folks there, obviously, and I apologize for those I've forgotten. It was those margaritas, I tell you. The last time I wrote to Shipmate I mentioned that my oldest son was being treated for Hodgkin's Disease. That was almost three years ago and at the time, he'd only been given a 25 percent chance of surviving the chemotherapy. I'm happy to report that he made it through the treatment and is now two and a half years into remission. He's a junior in college now and is doing great. Thanks to all of our friends out there for their support.

Finally, a few short notes: Rodney Sams is the proud father of a new (as of yet unnamed) baby. Congrats from all of us. Rod. Mick Halbreiner and Nicole are expecting another baby. (This is another reason why the restaurant business is hazardous). Congrats to you both!

No word from Randy Seftas. As speculated by your scribe, he may be back in space polishing the Hubble space thing.

Saw Charlie Benway (CPA) at U S N A a few weeks ago. We are all heading for the Navy-N.D. game in Orlando.

JJ Quinn is heading to Pax River on his next assignment.

All for now. Pass the cow. Roamer sends.

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Pres: Steve Hubbard Sec'y: CAPT Larry Warrenfeltz, USN 21 Colony Trail Drive, Mandeville, LA 70448 h: 504-626-4964; e: highvolt_sid@hotmail.com Dear 'mates.

Wow. It's been 25 years since we gave three cheers to those we left behind and tossed our raggedy old Midshipman covers into the hot June air.

Tecumseh has seen a whole generation of Naval Officers and Marines pass down Stribling Walk since then. It's time for '75 to retum to our roots and make our 25th the biggest reunion ever! Mark Wydra (Class Veep and 25th Reunion honcho) and Prez Steve Hubbard convened a Class planning meeting on 4 March in Alumni Hall. About 35 Classmates and wives attended. According to Steve, they accomplished a lot of good things and farmed out all of the work involved in putting on the Reunion. If we have your valid email address, you should have received minutes of the meeting from Steve in April.

The Reunion hotel is the BWI Marriott, the same place we stayed and had our dinner five years ago.

They have reserved 175 rooms at $109 for us for Friday and Saturday nights (20-21 October). Many Classmates have already reserved their rooms. For early arrivals, there are also 40 rooms set aside for Thursday night. If we exceed those numbers, there are more rooms in the hotel at a higher rate, and we're negotiating with another nearby hotel to provide 25 rooms at the $109 rate. We will have buses ranning to and from Annapolis on a schedule to be

determined. Our dinner dance will be held at the hotel, Friday evening this time around. We will also be having a Class memorial service on Friday moming in the chapel at 11:00 a.m., and a Class meeting on Friday a t 2 : 0 0 p . m . Of course, we'll have a huge tailgate on Saturday before, during, and after the game!

Among the attendees at the meeting was Mark Satorius, now living in Shepardstown, WV, 100 miles up the road from Annapolis. Mark's son is a self-described "dirtbag Youngster" in the Class of '02.

Carl Klee and Dave Herbein at the Reserve EDO Conference Carl Klee was at the March meeting as well, and volunteered to lead the advance-planning efforts for the 30th in 2005. Carl sent this photo from the Reserve E D O Conference along with a note.

I ran into Dave Herbein who participated from the active side. Dave is currently the Deputy Director of the Submarine Design and Systems Engineering Group in the Integrated Warfare Systems Directorate of NavSea (05). In June, he will take command of Submarine Maintenance Engineering, Planning and Procurement (SUBMEPP) in Portsmoutii, NH. SUBMEPP, a field activity of NavSea's Submarine Directorate, performs engineering and planning required to deliver life cycle maintenance and modernization products and services to maintain safe, reliable, affordable, and mission capable submarine operations. Dave and Terry will move back into their home in York, ME, where they lived when Dave worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The Herbeins have three daughters (Cindy, a 1999 graduate of Ithaca College in physical therapy; Christina, a freshman at New Hampshire College in the culinary arts; and Patti, a high school freshman) and second grade twin sons, Daniel and Joshua.

Carl visited with Susie and Bruce Beemer during a Reserve trip to Houston in January. Brace emailed me with their new contact information.

Bruce and Susie Beemer, 11706 Canyon Bend Drive, Tomball, TX 77375; h: 281-351-6003, w: 2 8 1 - 5 9 9 - 4 7 0 5 , c: 7 1 3 - 8 2 2 - 6 3 6 0 ; e: Bruce bbeemer@monoflo.com; Susie - skbeem@aol.com.

The Beemers moved to Houston a year ago and recently acquired a house. Bruce is a CAPT in tiie Reserve and a general manager of Monoflo, Inc., a division of the Halliburton Company.

I know tills isn't USNA e-Bay, but we have a Classmate looking for a size five or six Class of '75 miniatore ring. If you have one looking for a good home, let me know and I'll put you in touch witii an old Classmate who will make a wife very happy!

John Nawrocki is the plank owner CO of Iwo JIMA ( L H D - 7 ) . T h e ship was commissioned in Pascagoula on 25 March. Congratulations, John!

Andy Howard sent a couple of pics our way from a visit he enjoyed at the Stu Richards household.

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Have the Flower children of USNA grown up?

All of you from 1975 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; come see for yourself at Homecoming 2000 and your

2 5 t h REUNION. Class of 1975!

Friday, October 20, 2000 Check in: 11 am: 2 pm: 4 pm: 5-7 pm: 7-midnite:

BWI Marriott Golf outing Memorial Service, Main Chapel Class Meeting Formal P-rade, USNA Reception for all classes, Alumni Hall Cocktails/dinner dance: BWI Marriott

Saturday, October 21, 2000 10 am: Noon: 3 pm-6 pm: on into the evening:

Tailgater N A W vs. Rutgers Tailgate continues Company parties

Sunday, October 22, 2000 USNA religious services Check out

Reunion Hotel H Q is the BWI Marriott.

Make your reservations by calling: 800-228-9290 (name 1975) If you have not received a full mailout on this Big Event, contact Andrea Campbell (andrea.campbell@usna.com)

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At the Richards home

At the Richards home The four active duty METOC '75ers got together on 31 March at a retirement ceremony at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Chris "CJ" Hall sang the National Anthem and "The Navy Hymn" while Tom Donaldson (deputy oceanographer of the Navy), Bob Clark (CO, Naval European METOC Center), and your scribe (now chief of staff to the CDR, Naval METOC Command) relaxed in the reserved seating section. After the ceremony, Debbie Donaldson, Sheila Clark, and Nancy Warrenfeltz took off for a full day of stimulating the south Mississippi economy. On the retirement subject, Chris honored me when he asked me to be his master of ceremonies when he leaves active duty in May. Tom Donaldson got great response from his latest publication in Proceedings, "Nobody Asked Me But..." column. It's in the January issue. Even a long-lost 82-year-old great uncle of Tom's read it and tracked him down! Having just filed a 22-page move claim, Tom is working on another installment that will fix the government move process.

Have a fun, safe summer and make your reservations for Homecoming (19-22 October) today!

Go Navy! Larry

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Pres: Chuck Gorum 146 Prince George St., Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-263-3337; e: cgoram@annap.infi.net Sec'y: Chuck Dirienzo 1014 North 300 West, Springville, UT 84663 h: 801-491-3497; w: 801-861-9219 e: chuckles@ipass.net or cdirienzo@novell.com

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Pres: CAPT Richard (Rick) White, USN 1404 Hunting Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21403 w: 703-605-5605 ext 145; h: 410-295-0089 e: (w) WhiteRW@navsea.navy.mil; (h) betwhite@erols.com Sec'y: Bob Sanderson 210 Autumn Chase Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-571-6267 e: bsanderson@anacomp.com From the Yard Since I'm still a littie new at this job of Class Secretary, I thought I might try out a few things to help improve our ability to communicate among ourselves. The Alumni Association has provided me with a copy of their demographic records for our Class (which lists the most recent name, address, phone number, and email address that they have for each of us), so I thought that I'd include the email addresses for any Classmates that are mentioned in the column each month. This gives you the opportunity to either confirm that we have your correct email address or realize that we don't have any email address for you, which should prompt you to immediately visit the Alumni Association Web site (www.usna.com) and update your email address (and any other pertinent information) under "membership."

I recently attended two events at the Academy that I thought might interest you. The first was the April luncheon of the USNA Alumni Association's Annapolis Chapter at which CAPT Sam Locklear (samlock@erols.com) was the guest speaker. He spoke of his experience so far as the 78th Commandant of Midshipmen, and related some of the messages that he's tjeen conveying to the Midshipmen as well as his priorities as the new Commandant (maintain accountability, avoid cynicism, focus on people, and leam how to have fun). He seems to enjoy the job so far and I'm sure he's got his work cut out for him.

The second event was the Annual Council of Class Presidents' Meeting that I also attended in April since Rick White was out of town. Many activities and issues were reviewed, but a few of them stood out for me. For instance, the Alumni Association is currently working to establish a lifetime email address system in which Alumni would be provided with a "usna.com" email address that would act as an alias for our current email address.

As a result, you could provide your friends and associates with an email address that would never change even if you changed jobs or ISPs (as long as you informed the Alumni Association of any changes). The other interesting bit of information was provided by the Superintendent, VADM John Ryan '67; namely, that one Company of Midshipmen will be housed in Ricketts Hall for two years starting in July 2000 until the 5th and 6th Wmg renovations to Bancroft Hall are completed. Sam gets

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to select the lucky Company, but I'm not sure if he's figured out whether it will be a good deal or a bad deal to live there. I'll let you know what he decides.

On a slightly more serious note, the editor of Shipmate, Mike Collins '84 (mike.collins速 usna.com), reminded us that he's always on the lookout for first person stories of real world experiences from Alumni to include in the magazine. If anyone has any interest, please let Mike know.

From the Mail Bag Dave Williams (williamsdt@hotmail.com) of 18th Company writes from Lexington Park, MD, (that's Pax River country). He departed active duty with the Marine Corps in September 1994, and has been participating in the Reserve for the past five years. He said it's been an interesting transition, and he's had a lot of fun, especially the 14 months of extended active duty in Tallinn, Estonia, with the Joint Contact Team Program. Now he's settled back into the civilian grind as a support contractor for Nav Air (PMA-208). According to Dave, "It's not an adventure...it's a job!" He's still doing the Reserve thing, and hopes to join another unit soon. Every now and then he rans into Doug Isleib, who looks like he'll be serving the Marines a little longer now that he got picked up for Colonel. Way to go, Doug!

Dave says, "Hello to all the 18thCompany guys!"

Here's an update on the last few years in the life of Mike Reed (Reed77960@.com) who got a master's degree at Georgetown, got out in 1984, and went directiy to CivLant. He married the former Susan Callahan of Mobile, AL, and they managed to "generate" two kids (Mike's words not mine).

Patrick is a freshman in high school, who's on the tennis team, getting good grades, and has his sights set on USAFA ("Where did I go wrong?").

Catherine is in third grade and wants to save the dolphins ("An Earth Day baby").

They settled in the Chicago burbs ("Fashionable Lake County") and have been in the area since 1988.

Susan works on payroll at a local office products company headquarters and Mike has worked for United Airlines for the last two years. He rans the U.S. branches for the United Employees' Credit Union, so he gets to travel quite a bit. He claims the Honolulu branch is especially nice! The travel benefits with United mean that he and the family get to travel on the cheap; they just got back from spring break in London and all Mike could say was, "What a trip!" He even got to play sailor in a couple of the local pubs. According to Mike, it was tiie kids' first trip outside the U.S., so it was a real eye opener. It made him realize why we fought the cold war ("Just repeat after me, 'There's no place like home...'").

Mike claims to have seen Steve Perris a couple of years back near Philadelphia doing weirdo computer stuff ("Figures!") with a really cute son ("It must skip a generation"). Mike's final note was his entry for our 25th Reunion t-shirt: Top 10 Reasons Why the Class of '77 is die Best: 10. (Too risque for Shipmate: send an email to Mike and let him explain!); 9. Never had a cheating/stealing/sex scandal involving our Class; 8. Last Class with no limit on "Bull Majors"; 7. Best concerts in their day (Fleetwood Mac: Rumors tour; Springsteen: Bom to Run tour); 6. Especially selected to indoctrinate thefirstClass of female Midshipmen; 5. Last Class to do window closing watches and actually have a Plebe Year; 4. Required only 48 minutes to climb Hemdon with both grease and an epoxied Dixie cup; 3. Placed a Dixie cup on the Chapel dome as Plebes; Shipmate, June 2000

2. Held the C-in-C trophy all four years (Navy 138-Army 16 combined score); and l.Navy 5I-Army 0 when we were in charge of spirit!

Oass Communication For those of you in 14th Company, Rick "Duke" Snyder (TWAMAJORDAD@woridnet.att.net) has volunteered to serve as your "email updater" despite the fact that he's new to the net and just figuring out how to make his IMac work (that's what I like, someone who's willing to assist in any way despite the odds). Rick retired after a wonderful career in the Marine Corps and is now working as a 767/757 First Officer at TWA, which he claims is another great organization.

Jack Gaillard (gaillardjd@navsea.navy.mil) also responded to the request for assistance and is willing to act as the 1 st Company point of contact to update email addresses and set-up a distribution list to keep the Class informed of upcoming events. He already has some email addresses for 1st Company Classmates but he's trying to locate information on the following guys: James M. Beaver, Harry P. Bolich, Larry Carpenter, Christopher W. Diller, David Filippini, David L. Hall, Ricky T. Hammonds, and Thomas S. Hill, so please let Jack know if you have any information on them. Apparentiy, several 1st Company members got together in March at the Capitol City Brewery on the initiative of Jess Schrum (jess.schram@aditech.com) and Herb Bracewell (hbracewell@erols.com).

Many of them had not seen each other since graduation. Jack said it was a lot of fun and generated a lot of interest in tracking down the rest of the Company.

Change of Command The following information was recently received from the Point Loma Naval Base Public Affairs Office about Chris Stathos (stathosc@aol.com): In a ceremony held Thursday, 6 April 2000 at the RONCADOR Submarine Memorial on the Submarine Base, San Diego, CAPT Charles Reigner '70, USN, was relieved as CO of Naval Base Point Loma

by CAPT Christopher Statbos '77, USN. The guest speaker for the ceremony was ADM Thomas Fargo '70, Commander In Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Additionally, Stathos wiU serve as the assistant chief of staff for environmental and safety for commander. Navy Region Southwest.

Stathos graduated from the USNA in 1977 with a bachelor of science degree in ocean engineering.

Following graduation, he attended Nuclear Power School in Orlando, FL; Nuclear Prototype Training in Windsor Locks, CT, and Basic Submarine officer Training in New London, CT. In March 1979, Stathos reported onboard TuixiBEE (SSN-597). He served as electrical officer, reactor controls assistant and as weapons officer.

After completion of the submarine officer advanced course in New London, he was assigned as engineer officer of RICHARD B . RUSSELL (SSN-687) in July 1983. During this tour, the ship completed a two year ocean engineering conversion, completed its first Pacific deployment and was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Battle "E." In July 1987, Stathos reported to Submarine Squadron Twenty Two in La Maddalena, Italy, as Squadron Engineer and Material Officer, where he managed refits for both submarines and surface ships deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. Following completion of Prospective Executive Officer School in October 1989, Stathos relieved as Executive Officer of GEORGIA (SSBN-729) (Blue) and completed three strategic deterrent patrols. In March 1992, he reported to the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff in Omaha, NE, and was assigned

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to the Provisional Staff in U.S. Strategic Command.

With the standup of U.S. Strategic Command in June of 1992, he assumed duties in the Operations and Logistics Directorate (J3/J4) as Chief, Current Operations Missile Branch.

Stathos commanded CINCINNATI (SSN-693) from October 1994 until the ship's decommissioning in July 1995. He was next assigned as Deputy Commander for Training on the staff of Commander, Submarine Squadron Eleven in San Diego, CA, from August 1995 to January 1996. Stathos commanded HAMPTON (SSN-767) from April 1996 until January 1998, completing the ship's first North Atiantic deployment. Stathos was most recently assigned to the Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command Atlantic, as Branch Head, Manpower and Personnel.

Stathos' awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), the Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), and the Navy Achievement Medal (two awards).

Stathos is married to the former Marylee McGee of Laurel, DE. They have two daughters, Shannen and Rebecca, and will reside on Naval Base Point Loma.

Closing Remarks Well, that's it for this month. I hope to hear from more of you as time goes on. Please note my new email address in the header above (my company just spun-off my division into a subsidiary and changed our email addresses). Fortunately, I won't have to worry about informing people of email address changes once we get lifetime email. See you in July! —Bob Sanderson

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Pres: Arch Griflln Sec'y: Vince Balderrama 45 Littie Fawn Drive, Shelton, CT 06484 e: VBalderrama@Sikorsky.com Class Web site: http://usnal978.org Merhaba Nastisiniz? No, that's not a typo, it's Turkish for Hello. How are you? That also means I'm still (well, back) in Ankara for part three of the negotiation game! I was fortunate enough to visit for a few weeks those people who live in that house I share ownership with GE Capital—my family. The good news—the dog recognized me. The bad news—Elizabeth and Michael didn't. I gotta get home soon! On to the news.

It's that time of year again. Alex Callas (cfl8ac@erols.com) will hold the Ninth Annual Peter G. Callas Memorial Golf Day for MDA on 21 June 2000 at Andrews Air Force Base Maryland. Once again, Alex will offer a moming and aftemoon start so he can accommodate up to 288 golfers. To date the event has raised over $106,000 for the MDA and the goals are set to raise $25,000 this year. Attaining this goal is ambitious, but with the support of so many good folks Alex feels they can get there. He's been very fortunate to have so many '78ers participate, donate and support the cause. The battle against neuromuscular diseases continues and as long as there is a battie going on Golf Day will remain in the fight. Some of you may not know it, but the Muscular Dystrophy Association does not receive any government funding. That makes many of the events that are conducted to support the cause vital to the MDA mission. Last year the Toumament raised over $21,500. That sum

actually funded a special MDA summer camp for 50 children. So, you can see that the fund raising efforts provide a very valuable retum. Here are the toumament specifics.

Cost to play 18 (AM or PM Start): $380 a foursome. Individual AM or PM Start: $110 per person. Cost to play all day (36 holes): $600 a foursome. Individual All Day (36 Holes): $185 per person (All play includes meals, beverages all day, gift bag, door prizes and more.)

Now I know that it is the month of June but you can never be too late. Besides, such a cause will never reject a contribution. With that in mind. Tee Box Sponsors are a great way to support the MDA and receive an advertising retum. Cost for a Tee Box Sponsorship is $250. That includes signage with your company logo (camera-ready copy please) indicating sponsorship (all day). Merchandise may still be needed for door prizes and the silent auction. They can use anything. Alex is the ultimate scavenger and can put anything to good use.

Corporate logo items are very much welcomed and useful. Larger items are used as silent auction items.

Merchandise for gift bag items is always the hardest task annually because they need items in quantities of 150 or 300 each. Corporate logo items are good fits here (i.e. pens, key chains, tee packs, golf balls, note pads, etc.). Last year Alex actually had a restaurant donate 300 bottles of Barbecue sauce so everything and anything is useful. Over the years they've had flashlights, CDs, bags of coffee, gift certificates, t-shirts, etc. in the bags. Cash donations of any amount are always welcomed. There are a number of opportunities for event sponsorship starting at $250 and going as high as $5,000.

Any interest in this type support is welcomed and the interested party can contact Alex for details. You can reach him at w: 703-416-9516 or h: 703-9684918; or by mail at 15115 Wetherburn Drive, Centreville, VA 20120 or even the faster email system at cfl8ac@erols.com.

On the personal side, Alex's brother continues his battle against the disease and he finally has had to resort to being in a wheel chair full time. It was a shock for the whole family but in his own special way he has turned it into a positive because he is now more mobile and safe. He has a trae fighter's mentality and amazes Alex with his spirit and determination. He attended the event last year and actually drove four hours in his special van to do so. He is planning on attending this year too. Will he ever walk again? Tough to say, but as long as there is hope and he continues to battle then I will too. With our help, we can keep that hope alive and, God willing, help find a cure.

"Boston" John Ehlers of "Good Times 10" checked in from Walter Reed to let us know that all systems are go following the "autologous stem cell transplant" he underwent on St. Patrick's Day. That followed his week of high dose chemotherapy for the previously reported Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma he suffers. John says the only thing he remembers being green that St. Paddy's day was himself. He's

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feeling much better now and getting stronger every day. Patty has been by his side throughout and both are sincerely grateful for all the visits and messages of support they have received from all in their extended Navy family. They would especially like to thank Al "Blues" and Maria Baker who hosted a reunion gathering at the Baker home a couple months back. The reunion included all the members of 10th Company living anywhere in the D.C. area. There was even a surprise phone call from far away Yokosuka when Bill "Yeags" Yeager called in to say "hi!" John says attendees included Wendy and Terry "OB" O'Brien, Sue and Joe Martin, Brenda and Larry McCracken, Steve Petri, Karen Yeager, Craig Diffie, and even John's roomie Gerry "Kat" Katilius (who found a way to get an HP boondoggle from P-Burgh to D.C. to coincide with the event). To all the other Classmates and Alumni who have called, written, prayed or even hoisted the occasional cool frosty one to his continued remission and recovery, John also expresses thanks. He also asks that for those of us who don't have a charity near and dear to their own heart to remember The American Cancer Society or the Lymphoma Society of America the next time we're filling out our CEC vouchers.

As we near the end of the 22nd year since graduation it's time for another batch of folks to make the pass from Navy Blue to CivDiv. Warren Krull (WSKrull@aol.com) was one of the next wave to drop me a line and announce that on Thursday, 27 April, at 10 a.m. aboard MITSCHER (DDG-59) in Norfolk, he joined the ranks of USN (Ret.). Joining Warren is Skip Bayes (HS Bayes@aol.com).

On 31 March, Skip retired out of Crystal City. By now he is should be settied into his new job, still in Crystal City, but for a civilian company. Charlene and their kids. Ken and Angela, are excited about the transition.

Paul "The Rock" Russo was looking at a recent issue of Shipmate (I know—not last month's) and the Class column reminded him that he should drop a note and let us know what's been happening with him. Paul left the staff of the Tactical Analysis Group of Submarine Development Squadron Twelve in September of '99. He then went through seven weeks of training (PCO Leadership at Newport and PCO/PXO Navy Recraiting Orientation in Pensacola) before he reported as the XO of Navy Recraiting District Richmond, headquartered in Richmond, VA. He and his wife, Lydia, were still trying to get everything unpacked back in March so they can receive visitors. They would expect to be ready with all their personal affects by now, but then you know a Navy move ("Are you sure that ain't your stoff, sir? But it says so on the manifest?

Russell, right? Oops, sorry. That must mean some of your boxes are in, lessee...oh yeah, GITMO.") Paul says, that assuming he doesn't "fall on his sword," he'll fleet-up into the CO billet there in about 18 months. He'll let us know when the Change of Command occurs. He also admits that the ramors are trae—recraiting is totally different from anything else a line officer does during his career. Paul solved the nniniature class ring mystery; or at least provided the most plausible explanation. The ring being auctioned on e-bay matched identically one that he gave his then-OAO at the end of "Segundo" year. Well, post graduation but pre-nuptial, they broke up. At least it was before wedding bells so he didn't have to "split the sheets", but the ring got away. Lo' these many years he figures the now married-to-somebody-else ex-OAO probably decided to finally get rid of it. (Let that be a lesson to you Classes at the back of this

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Shipmate—get the gold back!) Lydia's not bothered.

She has her miniature. (As I duck a blow to my head, let that be another lesson to you later Classes—buy your wife one! Whoa, here comes a combination!)

Unless someone comes forward with a better ring story, "The Rock" gets to be associated with this one. Thanks for clearing up the mystery, Paul, and good luck on the Recruiting tour.

Ty Glasgow (TyGlasgow@aol.com) provided a post graduation synopsis. After graduation and

(aetc.com), which uses, according to their Web site, "remote sensing technologies to locate and identify hidden objects, in the air, on or underwater and on or underground." Whew! Any guesses as to Kevin's background? Kevin responded to my request for photos with a couple from the 20th.

schools he was assigned to SAM RAYBURN ( S S B N -

635). From there he went on to LA JOLLA ( S S N 701). After that shore duty at SubDevRon 12 kept him occupied until he got out in '84. He worked for Raytheon's Submarine Signal Division as a systems engineer; then into Intemational Marketing and Program Management. He did that for about three years then went to Lockheed Sanders in New Hampshire to start up their intemational business.

For six years he ran the operation and then did a major career shift into high tech and Internet startups. He's been doing that for about six years now.

He's on his third start up and batting 1 for 2. An IPO scheduled for the spring. We'll see what happens. Oh yes, and in the middle of all that Ty and Melissa have been married for the last 18 years and have three great kids. Heather (13), Ryan (9) and Bridget (6). They're all living in Bedford, NH, for almost ten years now and loving it. Thanks for the update, Ty and good luck with your "batting average!"

In closing, I am passing on the sad news that Abby Seeger, Howard Seeger's wife, passed away on 11 March. There was a memorial service at the Academy Chapel, officiated by Al Baker. In lieu of flowers, Howie and his family requested that donations be made in Abby's name to the American Heart Association in care of The American Heart Association, Anne Arandel County Division, 7240 Parkway Drive, Suite 360, Hanover, MD 21706. At times such as this, the lasting friendships forged over the years at the Academy and since, offer comfort, strength and renewal. Our prayers and well wishes go out to Howard and his children.

Until next month.. .Launchin' Spot Four.

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Pres: LCDR Sean Cate, USN (Ret.) e: stcate@prodigy.net Sec'y: LCDR John "Wiz" Withers, USN (Ret.) 22445 Bluebird Court, Leonardtown, MD 20650 h: 301-997-1980; w: 301-342-4936 ext. 156 e: (h) WithersJ7@starpower.net; (w) WithersJD@navair.navy.mil Class Web site: www.usna79.com Greetings, '79!

Well, June is finally here. The kids are out of school, baseball is in full swing (no pun intended), and there are only 16 teams remaining in the NBA playoffs. I find it interesting that traditional winter professional sports (basketball, hockey) have their championships in the summer. I guess it's so that everyone can go straight to the golf course when the season finally ends.

Mr. Mailbox has been downright popular this month, so let's get right to it. First up is a great letter from Kevin Delaney. Kevin has been retired from the Navy for a year now and absolutely loving civilian life. He's involved in signal processing R&D at the San Diego-based firm of AETC

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Dave Krueger: "You just don't get it, do you?

He writes that Stacey and Henry Jones are heading to USNA this year. Henry will be a Permanent Military Professor in Oceanography. In Kevin's words, "That's an inspired choice. Henry's a really smart guy who can also understand the mid mind."

(Several comments come to mind on how difficult that is, but I'll refrain.) Kevin also saw Jean and Dave Krueger at the reunion, and mentions tiiat Dave is ranning the Navy at the Strategic Systems Program. Thanks, Kevin, for the great update and the photos!

Moving to "'79ers in the News," we hear from Dennis Reilly '78. Dennis was kind enough to refer us to an article in ContractorMag.com conceming another guy named Kevin: Kevin "Duke" Reilly. From Dennis: Kevin is the Executive VP of Project Management and a member of the Board of Directors for John W. Danforth in Buffalo, NY. He and his two brothers, Emmett and Patrick, and my father, Wayne, round out the executive team.

The article describes Kevin as the project manager for the building of two bobsled and luge tracks in Lake Placid, NY, for the 2000 Goodwill Winter Games held last Febraary. Kevin's company put in over 70,000 man-hours in six months to complete the project. Similar facilities have taken two years.

Kevin says that, because the money was late in coming, the project was "fast-tiacked." OW! Aside from that pun, the article is a fascinating read, and can be found at www.contractormag.coni/articles/0200/ ndanforth.asp. (If the link is no longer valid, let me know and I'll email a copy.) Outstanding job, Kevin!

I am continually amazed to find just how many of our Classmates have distinguished themselves.

I got a kick out of Sean Gate's comment: "I must have missed that day in Thermo when Bobsled tt-ack refrigeration was discussed." Me too, Sean. I just remember reading about heat.

Speaking of our Class President, Sean forwarded a brief email from Dave "Dino" Pryde: Shipmate, June 2000

Wish I could have been tfiere for the 20th but I was flying for American Airlines. I am a First Officer at AA on the A-300 based in Miami, flying around the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America. Laura, littie David (7), Andrew (4) and I live in Tampa, but have our house up for sale.

When we get a buyer, we will be moving to Dallas as I upgrade to Captain on the F-lOO and go back to flying in the States. Tampa has been great.

Lots to do with Busch Gardens, Adventiure Island, Bucs games, and the Devil Rays. We even have a world champion Arena Football team, but our hockey and soccer teams need help. Also, my golf game has gotten a lot better here. Sometimes I don't even lose a ball.

Congrats on the promotion, Dave. I guess those hours of Plebe boxing and wrestiing come in handy, with all the incidents of "influenced" passengers breaking into cockpits these days. Be careful up there!

In March, Karen and I attended the Seabee Birthday Ball in Crystal City, VA. Like any good dependent, I was consigning myself to an evening of making small talk, listening to a bunch of engineers talk shop, and hoping no one else was wearing my outfit. Lo and behold, within five minutes of our arrival I was "introduced" to fellow 4th-Batter Eric Womble and his wife, Wendy. We didn't get much of a chance to chat, as there was a line of one- and two-stars waiting to speak with him. During the ceremonies, Eric was introduced as the National Security Advisor to the Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Trent Lott (R-MS). I later had a brief opportunity to exchange business cards and a promise to get together for dinner. Hopefully, there will be more details in a future column.

I received a very brief email from Nick Harris (Cryppie79@aol.com). He's working on getting some reunion photos to me to get placed in the Web site. By the way, if you have contributions for the site, please send them to me or directly to the class Web master, Dan Vortherms. His address can be found at the site.

As you may have noticed, I've been trying to close each column with a mention of some event of Naval historical significance, which occurred in that particular month. (I guess all those hours of "ZPower" are paying off!) Many important events took place during the month of June, but in my opinion, die Battie of Midway ranks right there at the top.

This year the Navy is putting forth a major effort in recognizing all those who fought in the battie. In a recent Naval Admin message, A D M D.L. Pilling '65, Vice C N O , writes c o n c e m i n g the Battle of Midway: The courage, sacrifice, heroism and teamwork of every sailor in that pivotal battle for the Pacific during World War II warrants our study, emulation and reverence. Although we can identify equal acts of selflessness and bravery throughout our 224-year history, Midway is unique in that on the shoulders of the courageous sailors who fought there, rested the fate of the Pacific and possibly the entire world. Their victory was achieved through a synergy of efforts which included the breaking of the enemy's code, the untiring efforts

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of those who helped sustain our forces, and the sailors at the tip of the spear who defeated vastly superior enemy forces. The Battle of Midway epitomizes the warfighting spirit that on a daily basis we strive to demonstrate in the Adriatic and off the coast of Iraq.. .(It) is a shining example of sacrifice, service before self and a fitting vehicle through which to honor all who contributed to our Navy's proud heritage.

For those of you who are interested, much more information about this and other events in Naval history can be found at the Naval Historical Center's Web site: www.history.navy.mil.

Many thanks to all who took the time to write and say hi. Always look forward to hearing from everyone! Until next month, Wiz Omnes Viri!

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Pres: Tim Kobosko Sec'y: CDR Joseph A. Grace Jr., USNR 15 Allard Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119 h: 504-486-9040; w: 504-539-9255 f: 504-539-9257; e: jgrace@notc.org , Class Web site: http://www.USNA1980.org Greetings one and all. Daylight savings time just happened so that means that spring and summer are just around the comer! Jazz Fest is two weeks out and I can't wait. We've been working hard to gather all of the emails for the Class, and I wanted to personally thank Lyle B u m h a m who has done a great j o b of working through the list to make sure everyone is in touch. If you haven't sent him your updated email address, or if you haven't checked it out on our now w o r k i n g Web site w w w . u s n a 1980.org to see if yours is correct, please do. As a result of his efforts I have been able to send out requests for information to long lost Classmates and it's been great. This month's mailbag has some new names and stories. Hope you enjoy. What a treat to have mail too! Thanks Lyle.

On to the Mail Bag The first note came in from LtCol Frank A. Cassiano Jr., USMCR, who also sometimes uses InjuryAtty@aol.com as well as fcassiano@aol.com; 205 E. 5th St., Greenville, NC 27858; h: 252-7585339; w: 800-588-1849. He wrote: Thanks for all of your hustle with the Class notes over the years. I am embarrassed to finally realize why, when I have emailed, my updates never seemed to find their way into Shipmate: I've always emailed Kobo! You'd think that he would forward wayward info, etc. Oh well.

Well, how are things in the Big Easy for you?

I'm afraid that whether by virtue of going Marine Corps or WestPac or settling in North Carolina, I've lost track of most USNA ties. And while I regret that, if I look at the table from the other direction, the rest of the gang is missing a possible resource too. Please allow me the following attempt to catch up a bit: My role with the Corps has been colorful. I left active duty in September of '91; initially I skipped the Reserve and concentrated on establishing a law office, but more recently have been asked to fill in periodically and it must be catching someone's eye as I currenUy serve as liaison between the 4th CAG in Anacostia and II MEF at CPLJ. I managed to log 340 hours between the F-4 and RF-4 before they went away and I went to law school (Vermont). Upon graduating and admitting to practice in North Carolina and D.C, I went back to the Pacific as a defense counsel: Murder, espionage, rape, and bad checks.

but no drugs. I managed to assemble a staggering win-loss ratio I am proud to say. The experience steeled me for the duty I now pull in my civil practice. I married an angel from Yuma, AZ 15 years ago. My bride's name is Kelly; together we have a daughter, Morgan (11.5) and a son. Field (10).

We're into all kinds of things: swimming (State Times), scouts (Pinewood Derby-Overall District Champ/three years), soccer, academically gifted programs and all the hay that goes with the territory. As I suspect most folks understand, transition from active duty to civilian life can be a strain.

We did it on the spur of the moment, shall we say.

I left the Corps from Okinawa 17 days after Desert Storm. That was nine years ago. We bought an old fixer upper across the street from East Carolina University, which is located in Greenville, NC. These days, my law practice unravels the mysteries of crashes and explosions. We've exposed the secrets of medical malpractice and crashes where the evidence was buried as far back as 1974, 1989, and 1995 and as far away as Montana, New York, and Florida. The past two years, we've managed to "retreat" in Aruba and St. Thomas and next Sunday we're headed off on the Big Red Boat with Disney (our kids don't know it yet).

Surprises are fun. That applies in the Courtroom and at home as long as I am doing the surprising in the Courtroom...the performances have been memorable: our table is famous for leaning in and being heard saying, "Got him!" just before we drag a liar through his own briar patch. The blood letting is starting to stack up neatly: $3.67 million verdict last July (collected); $1.35 million settied this month already. Essentially, I pursue difficult or complicated crash cases, but I have been known to tackle dog bites and medical malpractice cases with success as well. So, if anyone you know or care about needs a pit bull for an attorney, please give them my number (800-588-1849) or send them to the office's Web site: www.truck injuryattorneys.com or access through Attomeylocate.com under the heading of Auto/ truck in Long Island, Newark, Paterson, D.C, Richmond, Atlanta, and a bunch of cities here in North Carolina.

If invited, we'll field a presence anywhere along that route (1-95 essentially) within 48 hours of a crash. Between the reputation we've developed for digging until the tmth is illuminated and our knowledge and accessibility to the archived data in Washington bodes well for success. Older cases are challenging, but, interestingly enough, the culprits rarely did a thorough job of burying the evidence and the archives are incredibly helpful.

Enough of me. There is a 20th year homecoming coming up. Let's all plan on making an effort to gather around the flagpole and let's make sure no one is left out. In addition, we all should know that the Annapolis Rotary Club(s) puts on a crab feast to die for every year the first Friday evening in August: All the steamed crabs (and dogs) and beer you (and the kids) can eat in three hours. That is a fun way to slip back to Annapolis if the bigger plans aren't convenient. This gathering takes place at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Our kids have grown up with that outing and we'd be delighted if some more of the gang would join us. Gotta' go. Again, thanks for all of your efforts.

There was some great news from one of our famous authors, Michael DiMercurio, last week Threat Vector was #97 on USA Today's Bestseller List. This week it is #89. He's now in the second printing. Threat Vector (Penguin Putnam 2000) is also # 2 3 on the n a t i o n w i d e B a r n e s & N o b l e Bestseller List and #89 on USA Today's Bestseller L i s t . You can c o n t a c t M i c h a e l at h t t p : / / www.ussdevilfish.com and 1 recommend checking out his submarine fiction novels: Piranha Firing Point, Barracuda Final Bearing, Phoenix Sub Zero, Attack of the Seawolf and Voyage of the Devilfish.

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them down. Great stuff, even though he sinks a lot of the U.S. fleet! Congrats, Michael, keep it up!

Jill Hawkins Votaw wrote in with a few of the promotions to 0 - 6 . 1 know that there are a lot more, so we'll check it out in the next column, but here are a few, Jill (herself), Brian Cosgrove, Earl Gay, Bruce Grooms, Bill Hoeft, Ann Stencil, Gerry Nies, James Gosnell, Chris Geving, and Katby Shanebrook.

We've had a flurry of activity since Lyle started calling people about their emails and since I finally got the Web site up and r u n n i n g again. M e l Meinbardt (melmeinhardt@bigfoot.com), 15th Co, checked in to drop off his emsdl and his phone numbers (h: 305-448-1290 and w: 305-285-2003). He promised me an update for the next column. Bill Bowen also sent in a quick note to give me his new email address: wbowenjr@prodigy.net. AB Cruz also sent in the corrected email: ab.craz@bet.net rather than the one listed on the Web site. There are more, but look to the site to see.

T h i s n o t e c a m e in from D a v i d C l e m e n t (ClementDB@clf.navymil; 757-836-6411): I was reading Shipmate and decided it was time for me to give you some material. I am in the third year of my tour at CinCLantFlt in Norfolk as the Deputy Fleet JAG and will be transferring to CivLant on 1 August. I am in the throes of the job search experience—it's exciting and scary at the same time which sounds just like a roller coaster which I suppose is a pretty accurate description.

I've been an SJA for the last ten years and have loved the variety of legal work that walks through my door every day. The closest thing to that is working within a corporate legal department and that's where my networking focus has been to date.

I am confident that some enlightened corporation is going to see USNA '80 and snap me up (smile)!

My wife, Jenifer, and our four children, Jeffrey (14), Maura (12), Stephen (9) and Claire (7), would love to stay in Norfolk but are prepared to relocate to wherever the job search takes us—looking hard at Raleigh, Charlotte, Richmond, Atianta, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas.

That's what is going on with the Clements. In other' 80 news, I just heard today that Jim Houck, currenfly SecNav's JAG, was selected for 0-6— no surprise there. I also will be attending Jon Sharpe's (31) retirement ceremony, which will take place at the Navy Memorial in D.C. at 10:00 a.m. on 15 May. Dan Herrscher (31) is in San Diego working as the plant manager across the border in a Mexican subsidiary of an Atlanta parent corporation that makes picture frames. Dan was a history major at USNA and finds it humorous that he's the resident engineering guru at this job and his last job. I guess that's why we all got B.S. degrees!

I got an email from John Link recently, which I've done a cut and paste from below: I have had two major surgeries in the last three years. The first was anterior cmciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction on the right knee. The second was repair of a ruptured Achilles tendon on the left leg. The Achilles is great. However, the knee still bothers me. Both injuries occurred playing soccer. The knee was indoors and the Achilles was the following season outdoors. I still play both indoor and outdoor soccer. One would think that at 41 years old I would give it up. I have a good friend in his late fifties who is still playing. We'll see.

Currentiy, I work for GPU Nuclear supporting the Three-Mile Island (TMI) and Oyster Creek (OC) Nuclear Power Plants. GPU is getting out of the generating business and selling all of its power plants, including nuclear. The sale of TMI to AmerGen (joint British and PECO venture) was completed just the other week. The sale of OC to AmerGen should be completed some time in April 2000. They are keeping us around to support the plants on an as needed basis. That should end some

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time the middle of 2000. Six of the employees, including myself, are starting our own engineering services company. The name will be something like Global Technical Solutions. We expect to be able to pick up some of the same work from AmerGen that we are doing now.

Contacts at other utilities indicate that our services are in demand because of the industry consolidation and downsizing activities.

That's all I have for now, Joe. I'll check in again in a few months once I land my first post-Navy job. And thanks for all you do to write the monthly column for all us ungrateful wretches.

An old friend who comes through sometimes, Emory Zimmer (EZimmer5@aol.com) checked in with a short note to say that he and Kim are planning on coming to our 20th. They made reservations last week at the Loews Hotel. They will also be moving to Dallas this July so, as Kim says, "They will be getting closer to New Orleans and back south!" Dan Nagao (dnagao@maximumhr.com) also checked in with this note: Thanks for the message. Probably no surprise, but I've decided to change jobs, but this time, it's to run my own company. Maximum Impact. MI provides human resources consulting, with a specialty in recruiting. We specialize in pre-IPO startups, but have also assisted large firms as well (e.g., KPMG). Currentiy, we're focused on several ecommerce start-ups. There's a huge need for recruiting assistance in Silicon Valley, so the demand for our services has been huge. We're only limited by our own intemal resources—which is a good problem to have. The greatest aspect of the business is the amount of flexibility and freedom.

The second greatest aspect is the elimination of corporate BS and politics. So no complaints thus far. I plan on staying with this as long as possible, so hopefully I won't be informing you of a job change in the near future. Our Web site is www.maximumhr.com. Look forward to seeing you and the rest of' 80 at the Reunion. Beat Army!

There were a series of letters that came back after I sent out the extended list that Lyle has been compiling. Here are a few of the notes. This one from A n d y " A J " M u l l e n ( a n d r e w . m u l l e n @ lmco.com): Quick update on me: I am working for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems located in Gaithersburg, MD. My actual work location is at the Bureau of Census computer facility located in Bowie, MD. For the last three years, I have been working on the Census 2000 Program. The team I'm on developed the technical solution to process all incoming Census forms (sorting, imaging, and so forth), and send the resulting data to the Bureau of Census. Since the decennial Census is going on right now, this job has kept me very busy! On the home front, I live in Mount Airy, MD, along with my wife, Judy, and four children, Kathleen, Deborah, Joseph and Michael. Great little town!

Keep in touch!

This note came in from our Coast Guard Classmate, Lionel Mew (lionel@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu or lionel@gwu.edu): I'm retiring from the Coast Guard on 1 June.

Right now, Anne and I are planning to stay in the D.C. area for a few years until I finish my Ph.D. in IS at GWU. I'm working as a systems analyst for Operational Technologies Services, Inc. (OTS), mostiy collaborating on FAA contracts.

A few weeks ago I went for my pre-sep brief at NS Anacostia, and was surprised to find Carol Thompson sitting next to me! She will be retiring in June also, and hopes to remain in the area doing contracting. When Rick Press sent an email urging us to get our room reservations for the Reunion, I got in touch with Frank "Howard" Hughes, my Plebe Summer roommate, who is now with an IT firm in NY. Haven't seen Frank since Squadron EW School in '85. Looking forward to hearing from other lost friends.

Ted Mikita Jr. (tmikita@ibm.net) also sent me a short update: I am a 747 pilot for Northwest Airlines and mn my family's Montana dude ranch on the side. Tell Classmates to visit lwranch.com if they're interested in seeing Montana, cowboy style. Thanks, see you at the Reunion.

From the west to the academic—this note came in from Dr. Bog Hodge (Robert.Hodge@phila.gov; Dept of Public Health, 500 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19146): Hello to 32nd Co. and Class of '80. Currently residing in the city of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. Eamed a doctorate degree in public health studies and epidemiology; currently employed with the Dept of Public Health mnning the city's tuberculosis control program by day. Adjunct Professor of Health Studies, Temple University, by night. (Married, divorced, almost married, single.)

Proudly claim to have the exact weight with the exact waistiine as Plebe year throughout the past 20 years...no kidding!

Mark Arnold (AmoldM@ndu.edu), also sent in an update, this one from one of the more unique origination points, as you will read: Never one to pass up a unique opportunity I thought I'd respond to your email. I'm answering from the Hotel Metropole in Bmssels, right off the Grand Place. I'm here working at NATO HQ to update materials for the course on NATO and European Security I teach at NDU in Washington. I just had a very nice dinner at a small Italian Bistro around the comer—Salmon Lasagna and a nice Italian wine followed by chocolate parfait for dessert...not too bad. Now I'm watching the Arsenal-Lens European Cup (soccer) match in French...don't understand much at all!

I also received my official retirement orders (by email) today. Effective 1 October '00 I'll be retired, so the 20th will be my first homecoming ever with long hair! The homecoming buzz is generating a lot of email among my I4th Company cohorts, looks like we'll have a large contingent at the festivities. So I guess I'm now officially looking for a job, any takers out there? To say the least, I'm looking forward to an interesting last half of the year 2000.

Derek Meek (20th Co.) (derekmeek® standardcorp.com) took time to send in this update: I'd like any email addresses you may have for fellow 20th Company'ers.

I am currentiy living in Lexington, SC, where I am a third party logistics manager working for Standard Corporation which is headquartered in Columbia, SC. I am the on-site transportation manager for Smurfit-Stone Container in Columbia. I married the former Connie Slagle on 10 November 1998.1 chose the Marine Corps birthday so I would never forget my anniversary.

I resigned my regular commission from the Marines in 1985 but was recalled for Desert Shield/Desert Storm where I was the Regimental S-4A for the 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division. I had always thought tiiat resigning was a mistake and tried to stay on after the hostilities ceased, but tiiey couldn't "deactivate" me fast enough.

Budget consttaints, I guess. I'm looking forward to the 20th Anniversary Bash coming up in October. See you there! Feel free to pass along my email address to all.

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Another treat m the in-box was a note fixim JJ Allen (770-668-9667; crownwaytech@mindspring.com): Hey, this is JJ Allen '80, of 10th Company...former Mech Engr major...went USMC...was companymate of Kobo (TJ Kobosko) until the late great eight incident... any way...

I saw you were President of the Louisiana Technology Council... was interested in what you guys do. I curtentiy reside in Atianta, and am the President of Crown Way Technology Resources, Inc., a permanent placement firm specializing in recmitment of Information Technology, Software Applications and Engineering professionals. We place professionals nationwide.

By the way, have you mn into Chris Edwards (was Class of '80, resigned after two years)? His uncle was Edwin Edwards. He's an attomey, formerly from Crowley Louisiana (near Lafayette)...I'm sure he's somewhere in the political circles, as both his dad (who is deceased now) and uncle were...When you have the opportunity, let's chat for a few...Beat Army, Sir! Take care.

Kathy Slevin Rondeau got her orders and will retire on 1 July. Her ceremony will be 7 April 2000 at Scott AFB (almost the day I ' m writing this)! She will start work as a contractor with DynCorp on 1 May 2000, so she'll continue working as a contractor for Transcom. K a t h y ' s r o o m m a t e , S h a r o n Hanley Disher (DISH5@aol.com) sent in this note: Just left Barcelona, Spain, where Tim and I met Nancy and Scott Bethmann for cava (champagne) and tapas. Scott is the supply officer on KENNEDY, which was pulling into Tarragona, Spain, for a few days on their way home from deployment. Was great to see them both! Scott was looking forward to getting home to see his three boys! We still love Spain and extend an open invitation to all!

Mark Wbitfleld (mark.whitfield@prodigy.net) sent in a note in early March that I wanted to include: OK. Hopefully I won't bore the heck out of folks.

I'm now a retired Reservist (CDR, SC,...). My supposedly outgrown asthma cropped up and I couldn't ran die aimual jog so the Navy threw me out with 15 years and two days of service. Luckily, because of the special mles in effect, I got a 15-year retirement. All-in-all a pretty good deal.

Surprisingly so given that it was Dave Kern who talked me into going with him to see the Reserve recraiter many years ago.

Also, Walt Poor reported the birth of his son, David Reese Port, and even sent the URL; http;// userzweb.lightspeed.net/wporr/index.html if you want to check it out! He is also gathering the emails for Lyle and me for 34th Company. If you haven't checked in, please do! Steve Huber SEHUBER@prodigy.net has his change of command, FIFE (DD-991) on 5 April 2000 underway while FIFE is headed westbound on deployment.

He was bummed and reported that there would be lotsof'80 invites in the mail if it weren't the case.

Another letter came in early march from Augi Flak (15) (rflak@smith.com): Here you go...thought I'd send you a photo of me with JCS while he was still in charge of the Joint Special Forces Command. The other "civilian" is 800-588-1849 retired General Beech.

Kristi and I hope to see some of your old faces at Homecoming this year. Ciao.

There has been a great deal of activity from the Class with regard to Homecoming. 1 am hoping that the minutes of the meeting that took place on 31 March can be added to this column. We are hopeful that one and all will attend this 20-year Reunion to re-kindle old friendships and renew ries with Classmates that have been neglected for too long.

It's been a lot of fun to get together and talk with people who have dropped off the charts for almost the entire 20 years to hear what they have been doing and enjoy the many stories of success and chaos.

I hope to see many of you also as you come through New Orleans. It's a great town, give us a call when you get here and we'll give you a welcome with southem hospitality. As Always, Beat Army â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Joe

Augi Flak, JCS, Gen. Beech Presently I'm in the Oil Patch as VP Manufacturing, Westem Hemisphere for Smith Intemational, Inc. (NYSE; SII), Smith Tool division. My lovely wife, Kristi, and I live in northem Oklahoma with two dogs and two cats. I gave up rock/ mountain climbing in 1994 (I just got tired of eating sardines from a can on the side of a cliff shivering my ass off). So for adrenaline I'm now an avid SCCA autocrosser ("A" Street Prepared) and occasional road course racer with the Viper Club of America.

I travel quite a bit, mostly north and south, but enough sideways to learn Russian and Italian.

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My wife and two kids (sixth grade and foiulh grade) and I are now living in suburban Detroit.

We got sick of that inside-the-beltway attitude about five years ago; and always taking vacations back to Michigan to see family, so we decided to move back to die Midwest. I left the Dept. of Agriculture and got a job managing a project to outsource all the computer applications for British Pettoleum in Cleveland. After almost five years witii Computer Task Group, I'm now in my sixth position. For the past eight months I've been the managing director for Michigan. I've got responsibility for sales and delivery of information technology services across the state. Anyone need anything?

The vacations have gotten much better since we've been back here. We've spent weeks in Canada, London, Alaska and Lake of the Ozarks.

About die only Classmates we see tiiese days are the Kems. They make an annual pilgrimage to see us the weekend tiiat the Packers play the Lions in Detroit. For some reason the Packers always seem to lose and the kids love robbing it in to Dave! We're looking forward to joining everyone in Annapolis this fall.

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Pres: Robert D. Ravener Jr. 190 Bennetts Farm Road, Ridgefield, C T 06877 h: 203-438-0867; w: 914-767-6127 e: T H E R A V 5 @ A 0 L . C O M Sec'y: Dave Ciccarelli 38484 Sorgum Court, Purcellville, VA 20132-3738 h: 540-882-4225; w: 703-416-0153 e: chicsan@aol.com No wackiness this month. More to follow next month. Still, there's news.

The Navy 0 - 6 list is out and four of ours are on it. Picking up a fourth stripe are Tony Kurta, Joe Murphy, Dave Thomas and Ken Walker. This is a major milestone. Assembled Eyes (yes, you are now capitalized), and we should all raise a glass to these Classmates for a job well done. Meanwhile...

As of 29 April 2000, Todd Malloy is the new CO of DAVID R RAY (DD-971) out of San Diego. As of 22 April 2000, Bob Bellitto is the new CO of BRISCOE ( D D - 9 7 7 ) out of NorVA. As of 5 May 2000,

James T. Stewart became former CO of DOYLE ( F F G - 3 9 ) out of Mayport and went to CNO OPNAV N81 in DC. Meanwhile...

A note from Ed Brownlee written on 5 December 1999 (Ed, Sorry about the delay): From aboard JOHN PAUL JONES ( D D G - 5 3 ) un-

derway in the Arabian Gulf, I send greetings and best wishes for a Happy Holiday season. Cturentiy, I am in my final hours of command. COC is 7 December 1999. A Classmate, Tom Carney, is relieving me and will assume command of this terrific crew and ship. I am headed to N864, Land Attack Warfare Branch, as Future Ship Section Head. I expect to arrive in early January for three years of riding a desk at the Pentagon. I have enclosed a photo of the eight USNA officers aboard JOHN PAUL JONES. From a place far and different

from the hallowed halls of Bancroft called the Arabian Gulf, these eight gentlemen, mariners and fine naval officers of the highest caliber have gallanfly lived up to the honor, traditions and reputation of the ship's namesake. In the photo, left to right, they are: Sam Haas '97, Mark Haney '98, John Gosebrink' 88, Ed Brownlee' 81, Bill Guarini '90, Omar Villegas '95, Dave Howe '97 and Anthony Graham '98.

Ship's motto, "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go.. .In Harms Way." Meanwhile...

There was a D . C - a r e a '81 lunch on 9 December 1999 at the Fort Myer O'Club. In attendance were Chuck French, Steve Komlo, Hutch Harber, Dave Mutzabaugh, Bill M c G u i n n e s s , Tim Fleischer,

Charlie Church, Fuzz Harrison, Nelson Moe, Jim Shannon, Mike Webb, John Hafey, Dave Dickshinski, Jim Ahlgrimm, Vince Hartmann, Ted Studwell, Tom Boyce, Chuck Chandonnet, Greg Denkler and yours truly. The guest speaker was Dino Avilas '83, a professional staffer with the House Armed Services Committee or HASC for you Hill groupies. Meanwhile...

Three months later to the day, there was another lunch, same place, same time, many of the same people and much the same menu (which is not a bad thing). In attendance were Jon Wall, Charlie Church, Jim Shtuinon, Hutch Heu^ber, Chuck French, Fred Reitzel, Ted Studwell, Jim Ahlgrimm, Randy Lovdahl, Bill McGuinness, Chuck Coughlin, Neil Kusumoto, Carlos Ayuso, Jim Wetzel, Nelson Moe, Dave Jason, Mike Dzieciolowski, Lilia Lovdahl and yours truly who took a picture.

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An email got to me that said: There was a COC held aboard REUBEN JAMES (FFG-57) on 18 Febraary 2000. Nothing so odd about that; there are COCs aboard warships on very nearly a daily basis. What makes this one special is that the incoming and outgoing COs are Class and Company mates at USNA. Carl Cramb relieved Steve Richter, both of 21st Company.

The ceremony was held off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii where REUBEN JAMES was involved in Week one work-ups with HSL-37. The bad news was that the Wardroom and Helo Det had to listen to Carl and Steve telling sea stories about the "good old days" at USNA. They seemed to enjoy the stories, but seemed to think that most of it was hogwash. Steve has finished his tour in Hawaii, having had command of CIMMARRON ( A O 177) and REUBEN JAMES. Carl will not be alone in DESRON 31. Rob Winsor has RUSSELL and Buzz

Sorce is PCO HOPPER. For Steve, the fun is over and it's off to see the wizard at N81 where he will be a pencil-pushing IWARS geek. Mahalo.

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Phil Wright (philipowright@usdoj.gov) wrote and said: Thought I'd write in to report on a recent gathering of' 81 ers at the wedding ceremony of Vicky and Tim Burke. The wedding took place on 12 Febraary 2000 in beautiful, but rainy San Diego.

Those who joined in the celebration included Steve Colon, Bob Cummings, Scott Billington, Jaime Navarro, Greg Dougherty, me, Tom Page '82 and Ray "Raybo" MacKown '72.

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Here's to us, Tim and Vicky Burke The wedding and reception were a lot of fun.

Vicky and Tim danced the night away and a good time was had by all.

The day before the wedding, a bunch of us played a round of golf which was marked by errant shots, lost balls, balls hit into trees, Tim nearly driving a cart into a pond, shouts of "Fore" until we were hoarse, many mulligans, some beer drinking, and Jaime doing a fly-by over the golf course as he flew into North Island. Later that night. Doc entertained us with his shot-making skill at the pool table and his unusual ideas on what should be done to Tim before he got married.

Claiming they're tired of traveling, Vicky and Tim have settled into a quiet, suburban, stay-athome lifestyle outside of Dallas where Vicky teaches elementary school and Tim flies domestic routes for American. Tom Page also flies for American out of Los Angeles while living in San Diego. "Raybo" MacKown flies for American (Is there a pattem here?) and is an ardent recraiter for the Old Goats lacrosse team which competes annually in the Vail Lacrosse Toumament in July.

Tim Burke rans at midfield for the Old Goats, trying to pick up ground balls without gasping for air and, I'm told, the team will see the debut of Tim Gavin this year. Raybo is still looking for other '81ers who can hold a lacrosse stick and ran, at altitude, 50 yards or so. Scott Billington flies for Delta and lives in North County. He is a new father. Scott's wife, Jessica, gave birth to a baby girl, Reese, in January. Doc and his wife, Julie, live in Bloomington, IN, where Doc entertains clients for a utility company (I think) and plays a littie pool on the side. Bob Cummings is a real estate developer in San Diego and is a good friend of the local environmentalists. He and his wife, Stacey, have two children and have assumed responsibility for the social as well as professional development of the future aviators of VT-31. Stacey also teaches line dancing at wedding receptions.

As reported in a previous column, Steve Colon lives in Dallas where he works for Pulte Homes.

As for me and my family, we live in Charleston, West-by-God VA, where I work for the U.S. Attorney's Office. My wife, Julia, teaches in a preschool program. She and I keep plenty busy with work and the various activities of four kids.

We miss being closer to friends and Classmates, but we try to get back to Annapolis every so often. Homecoming might be tough to make, however, Army-Navy in Baltimore in December sounds like it would be a blast. AH for now, Phil Wright, 304 20th St. SE, Charleston, WV, h: 304347-8564, w; 800-659-8726.

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The 2000 Class of '81 Golf Tournament is set for Friday, 9 June 2000, at Fort Meade, MD, witii a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. and lunch starting around 1 1 : 3 0 a . m . O n c e a g a i n , F r e d Reitzel ( m y t h r e e s o n s @ e r o l s . c o m ) a n d G r e g Denkler (denklerg@aol.com) are emceeing the thing and can

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be reached at 703-729-4809 (Fred) or 703-521 -2721 (Denk). Meanwhile...

Looking for more interest in Assembled Eyes wanting to take the Class Flag for a trip and a photo.

Any takers? Meanwhile...

How many not-so-hidden Led Zeppelin references did you count in the April column? There were 36 in all. What's that you say? Led Zep refs?

I must've been in a fog or a hurry. OK, so go back, fish it out of the powder room trash can and count and, for those among you who really have no life, email me the refs and the song names to which they apply and I'll mention you in a future column so that all may marvel at your prowess.

Meanwhile, got a note from Laureen Mahoney who reports that USNA is converting the parking lot in front of Mahan Hall into a garden with paths and benches and such and she thinks that it would be a great idea for our 25-year gift/project to sponsor the building thereof. Beats bricks and mortar and future generations of Mids could walk and sit on our work for eternity. See, someone's listening to my pleas for ideas, now how 'bout anotiier. Meanwhile, think elections 2 0 0 1 , many Class Officer openings, would you, could you, etc. Meanwhile...

Ah, there is no meanwhile, there is only the minutes we have now and they, like the days of our lives, are like grains of sand...as they fall through my open hand...and vanish upon the land. Alan Parsons, right! Dang, you're good. Shall we do it again in a month or so? WTiat say ye one? Wbat say ye all? Done deal.

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Pres: Maj T. Gordon Thomson, U S A F R e: tgthomson@compuser\'e.com; h: 804-360-8448 Vice President: Matt Moury e:MATTHEWM@DNFSB.GOV; h: 410-263-7640 Treas: CDR Terry Benedict e: SP273@SPHQ.SSPNAVY.MIL h: 703-913-7183; w: 703-607-1036 Business Sec'y: Dan Proulx e: proulx@nadn.navy.mil@ h: 410-280-5282; w: 410-293-6884 Corr Sec'y: LCDR Greg Eisman 2721 Buckhom Oaks Drive, Valrico, FL 33594-4202 e: Eisman82@aol.com; h: 813-655-9141 Greetings, ' 8 2 ! John F e m a n d e s here. As Greg mentioned last month, I'll be filling in until he gets settled. Lots of Class happenings. Stop by the Web site (www.usna82.org), where this column is posted, see our new look and read this column online. The redesign of our site is brought to you by Tom Pax. Tom has stepped forward and volunteered to assist witii the Web effort. In fact, he is the technical knowledge and design work behind our new look and feel. I will continue to maintain and update the site's content while Tom focuses on automating the maintenance and updating of the site. The general intent is to set things up so that each of us can provide updates directly to the site and the corresponding secretary through the use of online forms.

All of the personal notes this month arrived via email. Bill Rempe (14) (wrempe@home.com), way back on 27 Febraary wrote: I got out of the Navy in April of '90 after doing two craises with VFA-86 (one in the A-7 on NiMiTZ, and one in the F/A-18 on AMERICA). Got a job with Delta Airlines and have been living in

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Atianta ever since. Currently flying 767 domestic, but start international in April. I got married in '98 to Valerie Wallace (a former flight attendant), and we have an eight month old daughter named Amelia. Anyone can drop me a line and say hi!

Russ Luehrsen (luehrsen@aol.com) sent in a 9th Company update via Gordy Thomson: Wayne Hintze and Colleen [Wendy (15), Luke (14), Logan (U)] are living in Boonsboro, VA, since he got out of the Marine Corps in September 1993. He works for a company called Westat, Inc. in Rockville, MD, as Research Analyst/ Project Director. Doug Groters is assigned as the Deputy Superintendent at the Naval Observatory.

Doug and Judy bought a house in North Springfield and moved in around 30 December. Warren Hubler and Meg had a new baby boy. Hunter Eathen (Heath), in March '99. Meg indicates she is now part of the "My three sons" group. They still live in Oklahoma. Tim Bertch and Michaela (and Ben) moved to San Diego in December.

Russell Luehrsen and Ann bought a house in the Centreville, MD, area and have settied in with their three kids. Russ is still working off a three year tour on the Joint Staff/J5, specifically dealing with arms control negotiations. He is the 9th Company representative and asks fellow 9th Companiers to contact him at his email address. John Roberts, Jean and Jesse (7) are all at Laughlin AFB. John is flying T-38s in Del Rio. William Cogan (25) (coganw@aol.com) wrote from Chinhae, Korea, where he is the CO of Fleet A c t i v i t i e s . Visit t h e i r h o m e p a g e at h t t p : / / 143.138.74.100. He is accompanied by his wife, Juha, daughters, Stephanie (11) and Danielle (6), and son, Brian (8). Their mailing address is PSC 479, Box 1 FPO AP 96269.

From Bill Tbayer (9) (bthayer@apcc.com) via Gordy: I suppose (after 18 years!) it's time to update Shipmate on myself. My wife, Sara, and I and our two boys (Cody (8), Grant (5)) are curtentiy living in Sydney, Australia. I left the Navy in 1992 after a couple of sea tours and a stint at the Naval War College. I went to work for American Power Conversion (apcc.com) and was based at the corporate office (in Rhode Island) for about four years before moving out to Australia to help ramp up their Asia Pacific operations. The best way to get a hold of me is by email.

An update on the Greene Regime (Bob Greene, (9)) also via Gordy: My wife Beth and I reside in DeBary, FL, halfway between Orlando and Daytona Beach. We have four children; Matt (14), Tim (12), Carrie (10), and Kevin (7). They're all swimmers like dad, trying to keep up with the "old" man. I'm presentiy the Production Manager at a 1000 MW site with Florida Power & Light. I left active duty in '91 and started working at various Independent Power Plants from Coal to Biomass to Gas Turbine. I'm still active in the Reserve at the Naval Forces Central Command out of MacDill AFB in Tampa. Heard recentiy from Elliott Kugel (9) who is working for Merrill Lynch and doing quite well.

He handles CEO accounts; not bad for an Engineer. Also, Darrel Morben (23) is now the CO of an FFG. He'll be pulling into Port Canaveral the latter part of March.

Fred Lopez (fjjalopez@axs2k.net) wrote: Ended active duty in 1987. Drilled in Reserve in Tallahasee, FL, until 1994. Curtentiy work for Michelin Tires in Lexington, SC. Married to Jacqui, with two giris Jesse (13) and Ashley (11).

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availability's with EMORY S. LAND in LaMaddalena provided a mini '82 reunion. Jim Yohe (9th, CO of MAHAN), John Ferrer (30th, CO of MSP) and myself (7th, Repair Officer of ESL). John did not get a chance to enjoy die port. Like all good NUCs,

he was preparing for the next inspection. Jim and I enjoyed a couple of fine dinners.

From the 13 March Business Wire: Ed Carroll (22) joined Electron Economy (TM), the company pioneering Managed E-Business Services for the Internet economy, as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President.

Ed Carroll joins Electron Economy from DSC Logistics, a $250 million third party logistics company, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. At DSC, Ed was responsible for all aspects of finance, engineering, constraction and asset management for the 2,500-person company. Prior to DSC, Ed served as a management consultant in the Financial Advisory Services Practice of Emst & Young LLP, where he assisted debtors and creditors in determining business strategies for companies undergoing financial transitions. Ed also gained valuable experience as a credit analyst and relationship officer in the asset recovery division of the Bank of New York. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Cartoll holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the United States Naval Academy and a master's degree in finance from the University of Chicago.

From Matt Moury on our fund raising efforts: Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Class major project campaign. For those we could contact the response has been outstanding. Unfortunately, during our fund raising we were unable to contact almost 350 of our Classmates due to incortect addresses and phone numbers. We have posted the list of "missing" Classmates on the Class Web page. Please help us track them down and get good addresses to the Alumni Association. Also, if you were not contacted and would like to contribute or pledge to this worthy effort please contact Rich Clybome 410-293-1951.

Rich is now the Major Gifts Officer at the United States Naval Academy Foundation and is lending his extensive expertise to our efforts. We will post additional information on the Class project on the Class Web site.

That's all for this month. May you always have fair winds and following seas.

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Pres: CDR James H. Flatley IV, USN 8506 Crowley Place, Alexandria, VA 22308-1822 e: CGFLATS@aol.com Sec'y: LCDR Richard F. Woodford Jr., USNR 7329 Crestieigh Circle, Alexandria, VA 22315 h: 703-313-4170; w: 202-653-7188 e: (h) richard.woodford@abanet.org Class Web site: http://class-act-usna83.org Greetings, Classmates. For a change, no lengthy introduction this month: it's time to get the bar-bque assembled so I can spend more time outdoors instead of in front of a cathode ray tube. A note to the ladies: men will cook if it involves open flame, red meat, and a chance to critique the other guy's technique with a bar-b-que fork. Good job on get-

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ting the mailbag up to speed—please send me those vacation postcards!

A "bit of news" is better than no news Rich, I just read the January-Febmary issue. Your story about Bob and Mark Woods' dad was a class act. A bit of news: Fr. Ed Condon (USNA Chaplain) has settied in as pastor of Saint Denis Parish in Westwood, MA. Keep the faith, Bill Murray (bill. murtay @ mj h. org).

I'll see your bit and raise you a "Ping" Friends, Greetings from Quantico. This is just a quick note to tell you that I received the word that I've been bustin' my tail for four years to hear. The Ping Monster is out of here. I have a verbal commitment from HQMC that they are sending me to a 20 March Class date at the F-I8 training squadron for refresher training. The paperwork is yet to follow. Good Lord willin', I will be back in about 4-6 months—but only long enough to check out of my curtent job, pack my stuff, and move to my next squadron. LtCol John "Ping" Scanlan Marine F-18Ds.. .on time, on target.. .around the clock! (Last reported position leaving the Washington Air Traffic control area, passing 10,000 and cleared to Angel's 20, VFR.) Ping, don't forget to update those addresses with me once you're back in the cockpit full time.

W h o said that blind dates never work out?

Dear LCDR James Flatley IV, As you may have heard, CDR Craig Williams and I finally tied the knot as well. I am a former Dallas Cowboy's cheerleader and 5 years ago, Craig and I were set up on a blind date. It worked out and on 5 September, we were married in Irving, TX. He is now the CO of VFA-37 in Virginia Beach at Oceana. Sincerely, Jana Shepherd

Jana and Craig Williams' wedding dance Thanks Jana for the update, and welcome aboard the Class Act. Calling all Class Act Professionals Have you completed a professional degree, license, or accreditation? We're looking to compile a list of all the doctors (M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.), lawyers (JD/LLB/LLM), Professional Engineers (PE), "accountants" (CPA and/or MBA), and any other advanced degrees/certifications that you may have garnered. Also, if there are any holders of Public Office (city/county/state/federal/international), please check in also. Send your name, degrees or certificates eamed, and your contact information to my email address above. The same applies if anyone's made (or lost?) a million bucks or more.

Congrats to Benito Loyola, his Loyola Enterprises, is now a $5M engineering consulting firm.

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"Late" breaking news is still news to us 9 September 1999 The attached is an August photo of our crew, showing my wife of four years. Dale Faith, myself and two-thirds of our legacy (to date). All these months/years of reading those excellent '83 columns, seeing that 100 percent up there, and now, of all times, to break the silence. No, I didn't meet this wonderful gal through, in, or via the Navy (I get asked that every time). We were both too idealistic for that. Dale Faith was a college professor for nine years plus, prior to that special day, 30 September 1995. Which is more than I could say!

Jack Raynolds' Family (minus one) Being in the same town, the two of you Class officers might ran into my brother Ned (USCGA Class of '86). He's in Alexandria, VA, married with one son, and is now a policy-maker at the Environmental Protection Agency. What did they teach him up there? We both had the same mom, both had appointments to USNA, and now we're a civil engineer and a govemment regulator! How did that happen? Do you get the idea we're 180 apart on ideology?

Since leaving the Naval Service years ago with great memories and few regrets, I'm now transitioning from consulting engineering in favor of an Internet business. The Intemet! Has it been that long since '83? When PC's with 64K memory were state-of-the-art, and now the Web's dollar volume doubles every hundred days? Opportunities abound; and it's still as much who you know, as what you know. Can we predict with certainty the channels thra which those opportunities will confront us? Or more importantiy, do we even realize when one occurs? Most of us, accustomed to being the best at what we do, the "elect of the elect," are well fixed in life, with impressive artays of accomplishments. But this precisely ties in with why the Net had us curious in the first place! Kind of goes along with those three kinds of people—those that make things happen, etc.

If you're passing thra the Richmond-Petersburg, VA area, on the way to Homecoming, Army-Navy, etc., regardless of how long or short you have, by all means stop and see us. The number is 804861-6585. Our Net site is www.quixtar.com; the password is 1904889. A new site of our very own (sans password) is to-be-announced, under construction (like most of the bridges and roads around central Virginia! In part due to some overzealous civil engineers, perhaps?) I didn't want to miss another issue or turn down our Class Pres's September Challenge. The Pitch! Crack! TCGW! (Sec 'y note: The crowd goes wild even though this item was "stuck" in the bottom of the mailbag.)

Jack Raynolds

From Mike "S" (you know the name): Janie and Brian Hinkley are moving back to Whidbey Island, as he will start his XO tour of an EA-6b squadron this summer. Their new baby, Delaney O'Day Hinkley, bom 27 December 1999 is the third daughter, sixth child. I saw Yo Hoffner in Chicago Operations as he is now a 737 Captain with United Airlines.

Thanks Mr. Shippee.

An Update on a Memorial Hi Rich, I sent the update that follows on the Terry Preble memorial Crew Shell to Jim Wood for a posting on the '83 Web site...the "boat" is here at USNA! This has been a two-year process and you can see we're just about there.

We'll be leaving USNAat the end of May...I'm back to flying F/A-18Ds and an accompanied 3year tour to MAG-12 in Iwakuni, Japan. I'll be joining Joel Yourkowski and Johnny Rupp who are curtentiy there. Thanks for the great job you're doing. Regards, Bryan Riegel The Terence G. Preble, an eight-oared crew shell m a d e by R e s o l u t e , has j u s t been delivered to Hubbard Hall, home of Navy Crew. Friends, family, fellow oarsmen, and Classmates have raised nearly $12,000 in this effort, with approximately $4,000 more required to close the deal. If you would like to help us over the top, please send a check (with "Terry Preble Memorial" written on the "for" line) to: U S N A Alumni Association, 247 King George St., Annapolis, M D 21402.

Thanks for your tax-deductible contribution, and for being a part of Terry's legacy. Thanks, Bryan, for taking the lead on this effort—BZ! Stay on target.

Have we got a deal for you!

Hey guys.

Not a ton of material here for you. But I'll do my best. First I will say thank you for all the hard work you have done over the years. Next just a quick update on me: email: work: ecdyson® lbf.uspa-ira.com, personal: ecdyson83@aol.com I'm working for USPA&IRA in Chicago. Our office is in the North Suburbs, in Lake Bluff near the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. I live in Buffalo Grove, a little closer to the windy city. I have bumped into Don Holcomb once or twice at Marquette. He is the XO at die ROTC unit tiiere.

Not too much else to say other than we're hiring here in Chicago. Is anyone looking for a career change or knows of someone who is? Thanks again, guys. Eric Dyson Thanks for the update and the j o b lead—any takers?

DC Area Class Act Luncheons and Upcoming Tailgater(s) CDR Jim Beatty has graciously volunteered to spearhead the effort to revive the D.C. area Class Act luncheons, now all we need is a "quoram" of attendees. Jim also needs to hear from you if you're interested in one or two informal tailgaters this fall.

You c a n c o n t a c t h i m at: C D R J i m Beatty (Beatty.James@hq.navy.mil), Chief of Naval Operations, N812E3, 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350-2000; 703-697-8051; DSN 2278051; Beatty.James@hq.navy.mil; or Jim and Robin Beatty 2206 Basset St., Alexandria, VA 22308; 7036 1 9 - 1 3 0 4 ; cell: 7 0 3 - 7 8 6 - 1 1 0 3 ; robinbeatty® sprintmail.com.

Please take a minute to shoot an email to Jim (cc: ME) to let him know if you'd be interested in attending either the lunch or a tailgater this fall.

Where does the misdirected mail go?

How the heck do I know? Maybe the guys at the Post Office have a grievance against me? Maybe it got sent somewhere like Alexandria, VA? A popular misconception is that the Class column is little more than a few tired emails or letters randomly strung together with some of my ramblings and

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asides, a few Internet links, and a couple of borrowed quotes from some dead guys. Bunk! Nothing like the tmth—this column is a carefully crafted collection of news and analysis, packed with photos, insightful commentary, and a collection of wisdom handed down from the ages. I'll leave it up to you to decide which door of perception you chose to open. I do ask one thing: please send your comments, news, and photos (yes, we can accept jpeg's now!) directly to my door at the addresses above. It won't make it into the Column if I never get it.

site at http://www.niu.edu/depts/pubaffairs/RELEASES/99NEWS/DEC/collegefightsongs.htm.

See you here in the summer "Swimsuit" issue!

Ack! Speedos!

Ob, by the way...

After seeing all of your wedding pictures in Shipmate, I'm pleased to announce that I'll be tying the knot on 28 October to the ever mysterious and wonderful Charlene. Details to follow for those interested in the D.C. bachelor party; a three-mile safety area will be designated! More as it develops.

1983-A Class Act!

84 The Mailmen: Joe Smith and "Mr. Rasta" This month's Cyber-Plug Check out www.Alwaysonline.net—the future host of the '83 Class Act Web page, courtesy of Mark "Turk" Powell.

"IVIidsbipman Piroubian, lay to the Anchor" On 17 September 2000, my wife and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary. For many years we have sponsored Midshipmen. We are trying to locate Robert Pirouhian, one of your Classmates. We appreciate yom: assistance. If you have an email address, we will accept that. Sincerely yours, Joe Latchford. Director of Shoremate Rob—check in with me for Mr. Latchford's contact information. Anyone else?

Seen at the local Karaoke hangout (Fort Belvoir O'Club) Near St. Patty's day, it was none other than Joe "the Gambler" Spruill, who performed a good cover of the Kenny Rogers classic. It was a hard "Class Act" to follow, but follow I did with my own rendition of the Johnny Rivers' tune, "Secret Agent Man." Thank you, thank you very much.

I love this job—I can't believe they pay me to do this!

Just as I was fmishing up the column, a couple more emails came in from the last '83 "wave pulse!"

You'll get them in next month's chapter, or else I'll never get this one out. Meanwhile, chew on this: Army-Air Farce, where are you?

With football season coming in a few short months, here's a bit of Navy Pride for your consideration. The Best College fight songs as rated by Northem Illinois University Professor William Studwell (I am not making up the name). These are the top 12 college fight songs in the nation: 1. "Notre Dame Victory March," University of Notre Dame.

2. "The Victors," University of Michigan.

3. "On Wisconsin," University of Wisconsin.

4. "Down the Field," Yale University.

5. "Anchors Aweigh," U.S. Naval Academy.

6. "The Maine Stein Song," University of Maine.

7. "Fight on for USC," University of Southem California.

8. "Ramblin' Wreck From Georgia Tech," Georgia Institute of Technology.

9. "The Eyes of Texas," University of Texas.

10. "Across the Field," Ohio State University 11. "Minnesota Rouser," University of Minnesota.

12. "Indiana, Our Indiana," Indiana University.

Listen in to see the entire list of 25 fight songs, with audio links to many of them, go to this Web

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Pres: CDR Steven G. Young, USNR c/o Legg Mason, 600 Washington Ave. Towson, MD 21204; w: 800-368-2558 e: SYoung@LeggMason.com Sec'y: Robin Franke 304 Dreams Landing Way, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-573-9420; cell: 410-991-6642 e: refranke@mindspring.com Sec'y: Karen (Malloy) Halverson PSC 450 BOX 487 APO AP 96206-0487 commercial: Oil 822 7916 8342; DSN: (Korea) 736-8342; e: dkhalverso@aol.com Class Web site: www.usna84.com From Korea: Brian Goodrow passed along an email from Rick Muldoon. Rick is currently stationed in beautiful Monterey, CA, where he is studying Aeronautical Engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School. Rick's wife. Heather flies with the Reserve (HM-14) and she and their children Brian (10), Gordon (8), and Urmi (6) will be making the move to the peninsula next month.

Got a note from Tracey and Kevin Monaban announcing the birth of Claire Ellen Monahan on 14 March. Claire weighed in at 8 lbs., 15 ozs. and measured in at 18-3/4 inches. By Kevin's accounts, she is beautiful and her siblings, Chris and Julia, have adjusted well to her arrival. Congratolations!

That's it from me this month. Talk to you later, Karen.

From Annapolis: As I write this, the Dark Ages are now low on the horizon and the sunshine is becoming a regular visitor to central Maryland. This is the time of year I really appreciate living in Annapolis, because it heralds in things like June Week (now really called Commissioning Week—if you want to inspire looks of wonder and confusion, just ask a Mid about June Week), Hemdon, Blue Angels, and yes, crab season. Enough of my gobbledy gook, on with the news. Our first letter is from Charles Frederick who currently resides in Poland and is looking forward to tying the knot. From Charles: I think the last info in Shipmate had me going to Grad School in Monterey last September. Obviously that has changed. The wedding is planned for 1 July (all invited). My bride-to-be, Malgosia, and I are finishing a house that we hope to finish at the beginning of June. I continue to teach at one of the local (i.e. best) high schools; I teach English and hope to open my own private foreign language school this fall. The school will be on the groundfloorof the house and we'll live above it (it's a huge house!). Other than that, I'm enjoying living in one of the most beautiful places in Europe with weather that is ever changing. Two days ago we were bikeridingin shorts and t-shirts and today I had to clean two inches of fresh snow off the car.

Anyone desiring to take Charles up on his offer of hospitality can get his email address from me.

Stu McArthur took time off from bustin' bad guys to drop everyone a line. Here he is, in his own words: • My wife, Paula, and I adopted a baby boy in August. He came to us barely 36-hours old and we named him; Christian Gardella McArthur. We prayed for a child for years and he's a real miracle.

I'm in my tenth year with the FBI and I am now assigned as a Supervisor in the Drag section at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. It's kind of like a Pentagon tour all desktime—noaction.

Soon I'll be heading back to the field to lead a drag squad (probably New York).

Congrats to skipper Grip! You're my hero, keep up the good work with the newsletter.

In the "look who just made command" category, we have Tommie Deitz. Tom just took over SEAL team 5 in Coronado, CA, on 10 February 2000 (that's lOFEBOO for you military types). It was like coming home, as he has held just about every job

Class of '84 members at CDR Tom Deitz's SEAL Team Change of Comand; L to r: CDR Al Stubblefield (25). Al Grosskurth (20), Meg Deitz, CDR Tom Deitz (20), CDR Brian Caraveo (30), John Johnson (20), Jim Hannon (20), and Sandy Heyward (20) 125

there from platoon commander and up since 1989.

He says they just kept moving him into a bigger office every two years or so. Fortunately, '84 performed its duty and was well represented at Tommie's Change of Command Ceremony. Al Groskurth, John Johnson, Jim Hannon, Sandy Heyward, Brian Caraveo, and Al Stubblefield were all in attendance.

Dr. Tom Deitz (2D) with wife, Pam, son, Tyler, and daughter, Meg, at 10 Feb. '00 SEAL Team 5 Change of Command Prior to taking command, Tommie spent several months supporting PELELIU as she steamed the Gulf looking for oil smugglers. On PELELIU, he ran into Conrad Brown who was the AirOps boss. Tommie mentioned that other graduates from later, non-Plebeyear Classes (namely Gentry Jensen '93, Tom Donovan '96 and Jason Martin '97) got to do the fun work of pouncing on oil smugglers while he was stock doing the "keeping the brass informed" thing.

Tommie's wife, Pam, kids Tyler (6) and Meg (4) are all doing super. Pam is one of three partners at ExpoVision, an advertising company. The kids are tearing it up in first grade and day care.

Tommie reports that fellow SEAL Gardner Howe is the current OPS officer at Special Operations Command Pacific at Camp Smith, HA and SEAL Pete Oswald is XO at SBU 12 in Coronado.

Other Roarin' Twenty salty dogs such as J. B. Bowie (front office at N8 on CNO's staff) and Tom Meadows (Jax F-18 SQDRN XO) are continuing to serve their country with distinction.

On a much sadder note, I received a call from Wayne Fertitta on 14 March regarding the passing of a Classmate. Dennis Baker (16) was tragically killed on 10 March in a motor vehicle accident in West Virginia. Dennis was liked by everyone who knew him and will be sorely missed. As of deadline time, no further information is available. Expect to see an obituary in this or a later issue of Shipmate.

Wayne was Dennis' sponsor while he was at Annapolis and sent this letter: We were Dennis' sponsors during his four years at Annapolis and are extremely saddened at his untimely death. We were honored to have him share his brief life with us. He always made sure that, no matter where he was, he came back to Annapolis to visit us frequently, and share in our 126

important family occasions, the last being our daughter's wedding last May. Twenty years have passed since he showed up that first weekend at our Sevema Park home. He was soft spoken, quick witted and light years ahead in the brain department. He often shared his experiences with us from tours in Italy, Washington, Gulf Port, and back to Washington. His year at the University of Florida—the way Dennis tells it—had us laughing for hours.

We shared his good times, and bad times, and like the wake from a ship—he was gone too fast.

We will miss him tertibly. His photographs have been and always will be with our family album.

To the Class of 1984, thank you for sharing our dear friend.

We were able to notify some of Dennis' I6th Co. mates the day we received the bad news. Unfortunately, Dennis had already been laid to rest. If you have not registered with the Class at its Web site, or your entry is out of date, I urge you to log on and let us know where you are and how you can be reached. We are only able to do for each other as we know about each other. Ideally, it is my goal to be able to communicate news (both bad and good) at the speed of a click to anyone who needs to know.

If you are not registered with the Web site, then you may as well be on another planet. We do not have access to the Alumni Associations database.

Please log on today and register.

A special note for spouses and significant others: If you would like to share news with us about your husband, wife, or special someone, feel free to email or call me. About a quarter of the information I have received so far has been from spouses who took the initiative to contact Shipmate, sometimes with the intent of surprising someone.

That's it for now. See ya'll real soon. —Robin

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Pres: Joel Hanson e: hansonjr@erols.com Sec'y: Mike Casey 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030 w: 703-691-7768; e: news@usna85.org Class Web site: www.usna85.org Hello again. As I write this, spring is in the air.

I'm actually able to look out my window and see buds on the trees, bushes greening up—sort of like "Bambi" without the cuddly animals. It's a new window, by the way; this marks my first column from our new house (or, to use an expression from the urban planners, "McMansion") in pastoral Lorton, VA. You may have heard of Lorton; it used to be the home of the DC jail. Our neighbor in the back still has floodlights on his property, which simplified the process of detecting noctumal escapees.

I've found, though, that you can't refer to the former jail as "the jail;" the folks in these parts prickle at the expression (they prefer the more genteel term "Institution"). Now that the, um. Institution has gone the way of tailfins and poodle skirts, this area is supposed to become the most sought-after part of Northem Virginia. Well—that's what my realtor told me, and why would she lie?

Of course, all of this urgent spring greenery isn't affecting our "lawn," which is currently a vast, red sea of mud. Of course, by the time you read this, our builder swears that we'll have grass. No, really. If you've ever bought a new house from a builder, you understand the value of "trust but verify" as a philosophy.

But enough about me. Let's get to the news, starting with—you guessed it—our Reunion.

15tb Reunion Gouge Yes, the date draws ever closer when we can compare hairUnes and waistlines in the inevitable Race to Middle Age. Our Reunion is going to be over Homecoming Weekend, which is Friday, 20 October to Sunday, 22 October 2000. Uniform is, um, appropriate civilian attire—carry raingear. (Whoa, that was close—I ahnost felt a chow call coming on.)

I hope you saw the ad in the March Shipmate; by now, you've (hopefully) been contacted by a "Class Census-taker" to make sure your address information is current. (Remember, if you're not counted, you'll never get a library in your neighborhood.)

But in a search for ever-improving service to the Class, I think it'd be helpful for you to photocopy the following and put it in your wallet or purse for handy reference. You should check the Web site (www.usna85.org) for the latest gouge.

A quick word from CinC Reunion, Tina Higgins: Hey everyone. Reunion plans are well underway. A big thank you to all the impromptu company reps who are helping with the mailing list.

Your willingness to contribute to the quality of this effort is greatiy appreciated. The only major schedule change is elimination of the Saturday evening dinner dance at the hotel. Since CinCTailgate, Pat McPherson, has insisted that we stay at the tailgater as long as possible, we decided to leave Saturday evening open for private gatherings. Not that it is Pat's fault, really, the committee decided that we can have a dinner dance at the 25th, or when we are "older."

I don't know about you, but I am older. Anyway, here are the basics: Pre-Registration: Please pre-register through the Web site—ASAP. Your non-binding event elections will give us an idea of numbers and interest for each event. If you need to know how to get into the Web site, please contact me at the email address above.

Price: Check the Web site for this—we're still working on it as this Shipmate goes to press.

Memorabilia: Check the Web site for a link to our vendor. You can order items for delivery in advance. I can tell you that the vendor we've lined up has had some great ideas, and I think you'll find that their quality is pretty high.

Lodging: Contact the hotel directly to make reservations. Radisson Annapolis Hotel, formerly the Holiday Inn (800-333-333 or410-224-3150). Rate is $149/night, two-night minimum.

Less-Tentative (But Still Not Firm) Schedule of Events: Thursday. 19 October 2000 7 p.m.-9 p.m.: Early bird Check-In Radisson Annapolis Hotel Fridav. 20 October 2000 9 a.m.: Memorial Service (Chapel) 10:30 a.m.:Golf Event in the Annapolis area (Bay Hills Golf Club) 3:30 p.m.; Formal Parade 6 p.m.-9 p.m.; '85 Kickoff No-Host Reception (The Radisson) 9:30 p.m.-h: Business Meeting* (Upstairs at Riordan's—again!)

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Saturday. 21 Octoh^r 7nnn 9 a.m.: Transportation begins between hotel and tailgate site 9:30 a.m.: Tailgater starts (bring your appetite— we'll be serving food most of the day) 9:30-noon: Late registtation at die tailgate site (we are bidding for the corner spot by the Quonset Hut) noon: Navy vs. Rutgers 7 p.m.: Tailgate ends 7 p.m.-?: Evening free for private or company gatherings Sunday. 22 October 2000 9 a.m.-I p.m.; No-Host Bmnch (Radisson) U a.m.; Class Meeting at Radisson *This is less "business" and more "hanging out at Riordan's," but we had to call it something.

Points of Contact: Please check the directory on the Web site for email addresses, or contact me if you need someone's phone number and don't have Web access: Reunion Chair, Tina Higgins; Web site, Alex Kiefer; Friday Evening, Nancy and Mike Stepaniak; Golf, Paul Rosmilso and Troy Stoner; Tailgater, Pat McPherson; Saturday Eve Event, Tma Higgins; Election, Joel Hanson; Football Tickets, 800-US4-NAVY—ask for Section 303 or the '85 Reunion Lessons Leamed from Planning the Reunion In the interests of "process improvement," and as a participant in the Reunion planning process, I tiiought I'd offer some things I've leamed: 1. Provide free stuff for people on the Reunion committee. Hey, it's hard work getting together over beers to look at a vendor's merchandise. And, I think in most cultures it's commonplace for a supplier to give gifts to potential clients. Nothing extravagant, of course—but why wouldn't that darned sales rep let me keep all those T-shirts I put in my briefcase?

It's just imfair.

2. My "skeet-shooting at the Tailgater" idea was a dam good one that nobody appreciated. I think that we, as a Class, would've had a great time shooting clay pigeons during the TaOgater. However, some of the less-creative folks on the Reunion committee squashed this idea, rtitpicking about "safety" and "breaking the law." Sheesh.

3. What's the matter with a "steam" refresher course? This was where I think we really let the Class down. I suggested that we cancel the golf event and have a three-hour review of the theory and application of thermodynamics. Some of the comments I got from the other committee-members were really unprofessional, in my opinion.

Anyway, I'm sure the other committee-members have their lessons leamed too; maybe one of them is, "Never, ever, ever let Mike Casey onto another committee." Seriously though, the folks listed above have given generously of their time to make sure tiiat we have the right setting for this major event in the Yard. Without them, the Reunion just wouldn't be happening.

New Service!

Shop brand name stores and benefit the Alumni Association too. www.usna.com for info

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How to Make Sure You Stay Informed Please, please check your entry in the Class database on the Web site—we have got to make sure that we have updated addresses for everybody. If you're receiving this copy of Shipmate at the correct address, well, that's a start: that shows that the Alumni Association knows where you are. But if you have access to the Web, please take a moment to make sure your address is current there too, so that there's no question. If it's wrong, email me with your corrections.

And Now the News A full mailbag awaits, so I'll dive right in. First up is Ken Adams, who wrote in that Mike Graham is now in D.C. at "PEO Mine Warfare or something like that." Also, Ken writes that Bob Dill is "down in Virginia Beach, doing top-secret pork chop stuff, probably related to lowering his handicap."

Dan Boelscbe wins the "Family as Big as Texas" award this month. He wrote to me awhile back that Sue had their sixth child on 30 March at Columbia Reston Hospital in Reston, VA. Rebecca Catherine Boelsche bounced into the world at 7 pounds, 2 ounces, 19 inches. Rebecca's the third Boelsche girl.

Dan always did everything big...

Next up is Pat Dunn, always good for an acronym-studded synopsis of recent events: A note to let everyone know I am alive and surviving as XO in LASALLE (AGF-3) (Sixth Fleet Cmd Ship) out here in Gaeta, Italy. I am also surviving my seventh month of marriage. Yes for those of you don't know yet, I got married on 23 October 1999 to the former Stephanie M. Ross, of the Pittsburgh Rosses. We met in Washington, D.C. (Old Towne Alexandria, VA), while I was working at the Pentagon and she was an admissions counselor for Marymount University in Arlington, VA. She is doing well breaking into the Navy life style in Gaeta, with the company of Bandit the Cat. Dan Flint and Lynn (Casity) Flint wrote in from Tallahassee, where they've been for almost two years. Lynn says: We escape to St. George Island just south of town and rent a house on the beach when we can.

We've spent the last two Thanksgiving holidays building sand castles and playing in the surf.

After Dan earned his Ph.D. in marketing at the University of Tennessee, he accepted a position with Florida State University as an Assistant Professor in the College of Business. He also is developing his own consulting business. Lynn, meanwhile, stays home with sons Ryan (3) and Spencer (1).

Bob Walzer wrote in that he's still in Maine, where the license plates say "Vacationland" and the weather says, "I've got your vacation right here."

Bob was all excited about being up in Maine for the hunting, and then he bombed out this year. He saw one littie yearling buck that he just could not shoot, since the critter was just not worth it for where Bob was in the woods (although Bob notes that "a bigger animal would have been a heck of a lot more work to get back out"). Bob and Karen enjoy life there, with its low crime, slow life style, and other decidedly Yankee charms. (All I remember was the snow in winter and black flies in summer, but I'm jaundiced, 1 guess.)

Paul Rosmilso wrote in with some updates between Reunion meetings. First, Dale Horan sent him a quick bit of personal news, which he kindly forwarded to us: Sandy gave birth to the second Horan child on 10 March. It was a boy, Jonah Michael, 7 pounds, 5 ounces, 20.5 inches long.

Baby, mom, dad and big sister Kendall are all doing well. Next, Steve Debonis let Paul know that he's in Dallas, and has been since he got out in 1993.

Steve and wife Linda have a son, Camden (3), and

a daughter, Taylor (2). While Linda stays home with the kids, Steve toils at Quantum ATL, which makes high end network backup systems. Steve's current position is South-Central U.S. Channels Sales Manager. This month tiie Debonis family is moving to Irvine, CA, (Orange County) where Steve will take the helm of a new sales group in the Westem Region.

A Mysterious Message...

When I arrived at work one day recently, I found a mysterious voice mail. Left at some ungodly late hour, it was (I finally figured out) from Michael Moore, who was trying desperately to access the Web site. It tums out that this former diver's on the West Coast and works late, so the voice mail came to me about 3:00 a.m. my time. Anyway, he finally got in, looked around, and then fired off the following: I have surfaced! It has been a long dive but I have retumed to 1 atmosphere, diver on deck, diver OK. Greetings all, since visiting the Web site for our Class and getting a serious cramp from laughing at the Randies' wedding in Kuwait, I decided to write. I am now in the Silicon Valley working as a customer acceptance engineer for a company that builds tools to inspect and increase yield management for wafers (semi-conductor chips). Prior to that I was in Los Angeles pursuing acting, modeling and falling into stunt work.

(Be sure to catch the fall release of 20th Century Fox's Navy Diver—I did ALL of the underwater stunt work for Cuba Gooding Jr.) I separated from active duty way back in '91 in the Special Operations community; I went into the Reserve only to get moved to inactive 3 months later After that I got pulled back into drilling status again in 1997.

My last Reserve billet was in San Diego as OIC of an Ordinance clearance det. (EOD Mobile Unit 7). I've since transfened to Group Staff, which of course is a wonderful job—driving a desk! My family (wife of 6 years, Sonya, and son, Sean, 3 years) are still in Los Angeles; as soon as I can convince them that there is affordable housing in the Bay Area they will join me! (Actually, my wife is due to get her master's degree in graphic design in June.) I believe this is my first actual submission to Shipmate—maybe it will catch on and we will all have something to read in the Alumni column for our Class besides; Annual membership 3 percent and Life membership 93 percent! I have to thank Mike Casey for reminding me of the name of our distinguished Brigade Commander. (Was that 1 st set?)

Anyway, "I think I've forgotten more about the Navy than you'll ever know" is not a quote you will ever hear from my lips. More like "...I simply can't remember," to quote former President Reagan. On a last note for 32nd Company, I ran into Bob Loria in San Diego not too long ago and promptly lost his business card with all his info.

Bob? Are you reading me? See ya, Mike Moore Seventh Company Follies I got a great letter—actually, I got a newsletter— from Tony Delgado (actually, I think he's Dr. Tony these days). Tony sent me a copy of the "7th Company Salty Seadogs' Newsletter," a fine periodical that summarizes the doings of this noble band of brothers.

Tony Delgado is now at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda. After 7 years as a SWO, medical school looked good. Now Tony's finished with his pediatrics residency and is the Chief of Pediatrics Residents at both Bethesda and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. By the time you read this, though, Tony and Mary will be moving to Okinawa with kids Nick (3rd grade), Ben (1st grade), and 2-yearold Andrew.

Mark Fletcher calls Boume, MA, home—he's teaching high school science, when he's not coaching football or JV basketball. His wife, Martha,

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handles almost as many kids: the Fletchers had triplets in September! Leaving behind an editorial post with the magazine "Echoes," Martha now juggles Isabel, Sydney and Harlan.

Chris Williams is wrapping up his tour as XO in MIAMI, where he saw operations with Desert Fox and the Kosovo situation. Now Chris is off to the Pentagon this month as a new Commander; after two years, he's off to a submarine command tour.

Meanwhile, Helen home schools Jessica, Emily and Nat through 6th, 3rd, and preschool respectively.

Still active in the church, Chris maintains stiong ties to tiie OCF. Pat Sutton is at Airbome Express in the Flight Standards section, where he's able to stay sharp by making use of the flight simulators. Pat and wife, Josee, have four kids; Valerie, Francois, Jacqueline, and Alexander.

Tom Clyborne is a new employee at USIntemetworking that involves providing Intemet business solutions (that whole "B2B," "B2C" thing). Tom and Rhonda live in Severn, MD— Rhonda left her job with the airlines due to the imminent arrival of their first child.

Terry Howell is in south Georgia, and has a job typical of these merger-happy times: he started out with Davis Water and Waste in 1991, which was gobbled up by US Filter in 1996, which was then subsumed into the French multinational Vivendi in 1999. (I'd expect him to work for AOL in another couple of years if this keeps going.) Terry is VP for Marketing and System Operations for the Distribution Division. Jan Howell is a full-time mom to Ethan (8), Olivia (5), and Aaron (2). The Howells live close by the 16th tee at the country club in Thomasville, and so are waiting to offer you some golf and southem hospitality.

Ted Olt is a legal maven at Land and Wateman, the largest legal firm in Davenport, lA. He's been with the firm five years and hopes to become a partner in the next year or so. Since he doesn't do medical malpractice, he and Tony Delgado are still on speaking terms. Rosemary and daughters Ashley (10) and Meghan (6) are doing well amidst a whirlwind of girl scouts, dance class, violin, gymnastics and soccer.

Del Becker moved the family to Elizabethtown, PA, in 1998, where he works for Brinjac, Kambic and Associates (okay, so they're actoally in Harrisburg) on water and wastewater projects. Nancy plies her nursing skills at a local hospital, and son Aaron celebrated his third birthday earlier this year.

Jim Petrilla is now vice-president of National Accounts at Bristol-Myer Squibb, the gigantic pharmaceutical multi-national. (Perhaps you've heard of them.) If you watch the game show "Twenty One," you might've seen Jim help his brother-inlaw Andy win $235,000. While Jim's off earning (or winning) the big bucks, wife. Donna, maintains law and order at their home in Doylestown, PA, where Ryan (7th grade) and Brittany (6th grade) occasionally visit between school and athletic engagements.

Bob McArthur recently moved from the Marines to Hewlett Packard. He, his wife, Denise, and kids. Josh and Zach, live on a small ranch outside Colorado Springs, where Bob can sometimes be seen dabbling in rodeo events.

Finally, Steve Perry is alive and well as XO in SAN FRANCISCO. When last heard from, his boat was headed to the East Coast for some yard time.

One other piece of 7th Company news, which I didn't get from Tony: Bobby Armes and his wife, Indira, are expecting their second child in August.

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gift in a row: the birth of Gabriela in 1998, and for 1999 the conception of another baby." The Armes' are in Caracas, Venezuela these days...

One Final Word from Tina Higgins Nancy and David Hahn have surfaced in Northem Virginia! David is answering phones as the Navy Fellow in Senator Wamer's office. Nancy is leaving her mark on the Fairfax area. Glad to know we have another member of' 85 on the Hill and in Fairfax.

Thanks for the news, folks. Think Reunion!

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Pres: Daniel H. White e: dhwhite@cablespeed.com; daniel_white @ ml .com Sec'y: Paul Costello 4705 Grainger Trail, Ft. Worth, TX 76137 p: 817-485-8824; e: paulandkathie@compuserve.com Class Web site: www.usna86.org By now the Class Web Page is operating in full force. If you haven't visited our '86 e-community you are really missing out on a great resource. Our Classmates have donated a lot of hard work and valuable server space. Please make a quick visit, and show your appreciation by visiting and checking out the links or at a rrunimum by raising the counter another click.

On to the Class news: Received some nice notes, including one from Tom Marbois giving us some tips on running the Web site. Also received some cards and emails advising of address and phone number changes. At the risk of opening up a can of worms, I'll help you find a lost Classmate using whatever resources I have. The only fee I'll charge is a quick sentence or two from you on what is going on your life. Your Classmates are interested.

The day after my last deadline, I opened up the mailbox to find a letter from the famous Whitney Keith (wkeith@airstationmiami.uscg.mil). Seems Whitney has exchanged careers somewhat. He can tell you better that I: I noticed your plea for stories and pictures in the January-Febmary issue, so I thought that I would shoot you some material starting with me.

I recently made the switch from being an instractor pilot in the Naval Reserve to being an SAR pilot in the active duty Coast Guard. I applied to the USCG through the Direct Commission Aviator Program; and after getting a waiver for my age andtimein service, the Coast Guard selected me to fly the HH-65 Dolphin out of Air Station Miami. I have a picture of me and Klaus Barboza '87 after graduating from the USCGA Direct Commission Officer Class 2-99. Klaus is an engineer for the Coast Guard in D.C. after a few years of "civilian line." It was somewhat painful going from LCDR to LTJG, but I am thrilled to be back in active duty service, flying a neat and rewarding mission, and living in my hometown of Ft. Lauderdale. The only other info that I have for you is on two Classmates that never graduated with us. Mike Cutts (11) is a merchant mariner out of St. Petersburg, FL. He's happily martied with two children. When I last saw Dickie Knar (II), he was coaching basketball at Northeastern Illinois University. That's about it, Paul. I hope that this letter gives you some fodder.

The last grad that I know who participated in the Direct Commission Aviator Program was Dan Molthen '83. Last year he was honored with the Distinguished Flying Cross for making a particu-

larly hazardous rescue from his helicopter near Elizabeth City, NC. Keep the blue side up Whitney, and thanks for writing!

Also heard from Cheryl Price aka Mrs. Mitch Tumer, who enclosed a spectacular family photo: Mitch left the Navy in the fall of '98 and we decided to stay in northern Virginia—just couldn't pull ourselves away from the high tech and political opportunities here. He's managing Web development projects at Domain Technologies in Arlington. Cheryl is busy home schooling our five children, and expecting number six in July (next month—good luck!).

So Mitch is working on Web development projects, and the Class has a new Web site, and we need some help managing the new Web site, WAIT, six kids, no chance there! Guess we'll have to volunteer someone else. Congratulations on a beautiful family.

Linda and Chris Orwoll sent a great update on a number of Classmates, which I promptly lost off my hard drive when a tornado and bad electrical storm passed through Fort Worth; nothing like sitting in your closet with your family and dogs waiting for a tornado to pass. Once again the beauty of the Intemet showed itself when I emailed Linda for a copy. She emailed Chris who was down in Gibraltar, and voila, this great update on the 22nd Company crew is saved from extinction.

Greetings from Jolly Old England. I'm stiU happily married to Linda after a mere 12 years and still in the Navy. Been stationed here at Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe in the Intelligence Directorate as the Special Projects Officer (N25) for two and a half years now. Basically working U.S. and Foreign Submarine/USW issues for the European Command AOR. Lots of travel throughout Europe (rough places like Oslo, Copenhagen, Rome, Bonn, Stockholm, Gibraltar, Palma, etc.) and occasionally back to the U.S. I've got orders to go to PXO school and then on to DOLPHIN (AGSS-555) next August. It's a deep diving diesel (no kidding) research submarine out of San Diego. We should all be out there by November '00. We've gotfivegreat children (Elaina (7), Caroline (6), Nathaniel (4), Katerina (2), and Jason (18mos)). Lin home schools the three eldest and, as such, works way harder than I do! I've attached a photo of the "clan." Well, gottaran,hope to hear from some, if not all, of you. Cheers from London, Chris Orwoll Go Navy—We Beat Army!

From Wally Balch: (walter.j.balch® bankofamerica.com) Thanks for the update. I am living in Charlotte, NC, now and doing a littie investment banking for Banc of America. I got married to Jennifer, (the girl I dated most of First Class year in '92) and had our first child in San Diego on my shore tour in '93. I got out oftiieNavy in '94 and went to B-school at Chapel Hill. We ended up thinking Charlotte was better than New York and have been here since '96. We now have four kids: William (6), Andrew (4), Madeline (2), and Caroline (3 months). I keep in regular contact with Dave Long who is doing some consulting work in Tampa, as well as the McLeod's, Reed's, Donnelly's and Cruz'rs. I also ran into P. Morrissey in the airport in NYC a couple of months ago. Itiiinkthe above email is the best. To all, keep me in the loop.

Walter J. Balch, Banc of America Securities LLC, Syndicated Finance; 704-388-7726; f: x0209.

From Paul Simonsen: Good to hear from you! Sorry for missing the lOth Reunion—I was on his majesty's service in East Asia that particular year. For those I have not seen in a while—I joined the First CivDiv in '92 after retuming from the Gulf War and a brief stint at the School of Infantry in Pendleton. I still work for Uncle Sam, doing thosetilingsthat need to be done. Curtentiy, I am in San Fransissy. I recentiy got martied to an American Airlines flight attenShipmate, June 2000

dant. The wedding was 11 May 2000 in Napa Valley at Auberge Du Soleil. Hope you are all prospering and enjoying life. I'd enjoy hearing what everyone is up to! Cheers.

From Kassie and Tom Bachmann: Wow, was that a Mindblower! Great to hear from you! My first comment (for Chris Orwoll) is. of course being a dad myself, "five kids?!?"

Wow\ Now for my news—We've got four! Jordan (4). Cece (2). Elaina (14 months) (nice name, don't you think?), and baby Jack, due 25 March. Your record of five is quite safe, however, daddy's gonna get fixed after this one! Glad to hear about your exploits around Europe and your new gig in San Diego. I'm very happy for you that you are sticking it out. Kass and I left the service 1 April 1994 and moved to Rochester, NY. I did the Merrill

Lynch thing, ala Doug Stopkey, but hated it. I'm way too left brained for such a topsy-turvy business. I'm doing what I love now and that is corporate training. I work for Eagle International in Rochester, and we teach corporations how to manage their time and projects better, more productively, yada, yada, yada. Lots of travel, though, so I'm looking around at doing ttaining on a more local basis. We just closed on a house today, as a matter of fact. We had this fixer upper for five years and it was making us crazy, so we bailed.

Now we're in a four bedroom with tons more space for the kids (and mommy and daddy). Ahhh, breathing space. And most importantly, everything works in it! Hopefully, I won't have to turn any wrenches any time soon. Kass left her teaching job when our second was born (Cece), and is now a stay-at-home mom. Loves it. Probably won't go

The Turners: Jennifer, Rebecca, Sarah, Cheryl and Mitch, Mark and Rachel

back to teaching. (Tell us more about this home school thing when you get a chance. When did you start? How did you start? How do you spend time on the older ones schooling them if you've got two others pulHng at your pant legs?) She's joined a MOM's club (Stay-at-home club; Mom's Offering Mom's Support) and gets a kick out of it. She's responsible for the monthly newsletter too! Don't know how she does that, being pregnant and all. Right now I've got to get ready to go to Buffalo, then Chicago to do training. Gotta ran!

Give us another ring when you get a moment. Love to hear some good sea stories from old friends.

Good luck, Chris, and thanks for looking us up.

From Beth and Dave Hostetler (awg@ salts.icpphil.navy.mil - subj: Hostetier_David_L): I have forwarded all your emails to Dave. He's curtentiy deployed as XO of CURTS (FFG 38) doing Counter Drag Ops in the Caribbean. He's expected back in Febraary '00. I'm also active duty, LCDR also, a 1700 soon to be 1100 again—as best I can tell now. I'm Head of Human Resources at Naval Medical Center, San Diego. It's a great job but you try being one of only four line officers attempting to keep 1,300 medical officers (MC, NC, MSC) on the right track! A definite full time, uphill battie! We have three boys, Christopher (5 1/2), Michael (4), and Robert (2) and I foolishly decided to remodel the kitchen while Dave was gone. .As you can tell life is hectic, we miss having him around, especially with Christmas coming, although I'll make all the way from preseason to post-Super Bowl and not watch a single football game! Gotta remember the few bonuses of deployments! To reach Dave, send an email. They are having serious communication problems and only up/download about once a day—but he would love to hear from any of you. Take care; I'll keep forwarding any additional responses from this email address. Beth Hostetler A n d from D a v e H o s t e t l e r ( b e t h n d a v e h @ aol.com).

Greetings from the Caribbean. What's happening! Beth sent me the email from Chris Orwoll and some of the other guys. I'm the Executive Officer on CURTS ( F F G - 3 8 ) . I relieved Jim

"Short" Beatty '83 as XO in September (small world). A Naval Reserve Frigate, CURTS is deployed (that's right) to the Eastern (not Westem) Pacific and Caribbean Sea on Counter Drag operations. We've interdicted 5100 kilos of cocaine so far. There's far too much of that stuff. I'm having a great time as XO. Chris, it'll be fun. Looking forward to seeing you and Linda and meeting the kids. We've got three boys (Christopher (5), Michael (4) and Robert (2)). Lots of playmates.

Beth and I will be in San Diego until at least early 2001. Our email address remains the same regardless. Good Luck to those in zone for CDR. I missed it by three months (chemistry and calculus continue to haunt). I am really interested in hearing from all of you. Ted Huskey '86, is the Air Boss for the SH-60B det aboard. He was a scientist as well. Kathryn; Tell all the people from PG school that I said "hello." I think of them often. Saw Jon Houser '83 at XO leadership in Newport. He's a CDR and is doing fine. He said he saw T Howard about two weeks before I got there. Also saw Chris Hickey while he was doing his two-week AT. He's living back in Annapolis on—you guessed it—"puke bluff." My best to all for the holidays. I'll be deployed and not be home until Febmary. Go Navy! (We Beat Army!)

From Bill Finn: Chris, great job contacting everyone—certainly can't depend upon Shipmate's updates (although pleasantly surprised to see a column in the last issue). Kristi and I have been married since '93 (started dating at my first duty station in Jacksonville, FL) and have a great two year old son. Will (went to Cambodia and adopted in May '98). Just finished up a tour as the Aide to OpNav N4 in the Pentagon (surprising how decisions are made at The globetrotting OrwoUs: Elaina, Katerina, Nate, Jason and Caroline with proud parents Linda and Chris Shipmate, June 2000

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that level—Ha ha) and recently transferred to Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA, as the contracting officer for constraction, maintenance, repair and service contracts. Still enjoying the Civil Engineer Corps and plan on hanging around while it is still fun! Received my master's in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida in '93 (Go Gators—no, I don't want to talk about the SEC championship game). We should be in Alexandria, VA, until 2001 so give us a call if you're in the area (703-971 -9711). Happy holidays to all!

PS. Ed Olenick (COAustin@wt.net) is the CO of the Naval Reserve Unit in Austin, TX—he's a skipper and stationed in Texas—so you know he's HAPPY! From Bill Finn's Christmas letter: Bill transferted from the "puzzle" palace in June and is curtentiy stationed at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA. His time as the aide was very rewarding and informative but we were all ready for the change. He is curtentiy in charge of all the constraction, maintenance, repair and service contracts for the base in an office of 25 officers and civilians. The commute is about 30 minutes but time flies when you can drive the speed limit (reverse commute!). We have some outstanding news to share—Kristi is pregnant with twins who are expected 13 May 2000 (although we hear twins have a tendency to artive early)! We are thrilled and looking forward to our family increasing in size and love? If any of you ever come through the D.C. area, please give us a call. We plan on staying here until Summer 2001. Happy Holidays.

From James Reed: Hey Chris, It's great to hear from you. I am living in Yuma, AZ. Just got here about three weeks ago. You probably didn't know but I am married now. My wife of five years is Roxanne and we have two lovely children: Madeline (3) and James III (1). Started in Beaufort, SC, went through 29 Palms for a year and then to San Diego. I have been flying F/A-18s all these past years and enjoying it a lot. I've been fortunate enough to spend all but one of those years in the cockpit. Terry McElroy stops by on occasion when his job brings him in town. That's all of the news from the dry southwest. Look forward to hearing from you and getting updates.

And Chris, being a smart guy pointed out to James that there aren't any F/A-18s in Yuma. This is James' reply: Hey Chris, no you are cortect. The USMC doesn't have F/A-18s here in Yuma. There are AV8Bs here though. I am here as part of the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1) instmctor staff. I don't know if you have ever heard of it. It's the USMC version of being a Top Gun instractor. More importantly it still involves flying whenever and wherever the opportunity presents itself. I should be here for about three years and then who knows what the gods have in store for me. Take care and give my best to Linda and the kids.

And now from Greg Cruz, who, back in our W R N V days, mentored me on such things as which "Flock of Seagulls" song really made a difference in his life, and why Oingo Boingo was going to make it big some day (he was right): Hey everyone, Chris, great idea getting a hold of everybody's email. I've been living in St. Louis (just west in St. Peters, MO) for the last two years and working for TWA—flying right seat on the 727. Also, still doing the Navy thing with VR-54 (Nawlins, LA) flying hercs. Been martied for nearly seven years to Kim and have two boys (Cayse (5) and Calvin (2)). I've seen a few of you around but been too long for the rest of you. Saw Jim and Cici and the clan as they drove through town a few months ago. Hope everyone has a great holiday season and happy millennium. Lets get together soon.

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From David Opatz: Just a quick note of thanks for the Christmas card and our hope that you've enjoyed all the mayhem around the millennium! Write when you get a chance and I'll bring you up to date on the harem here [yes, still married to Lisa (thank God!)] and we are blessed with two girls. Take care, Dave O. (Opy in GA—thus the opyinga!)

Summarized from Doug Baugh's Christmas letter: Doug is working with PACCAR, where he's been for six years, most recently in the position of Assistant Plant Manager for Kenworth. He and Sheri have been married for five years. She's working as a Marketing Director for YourSchoolShop. com (an Intemet start-up). They have a 2-year-old named Peyton who loves to read, dance and go to music class with dad. "The three of us can really get jammin' with our bongo drams, tambourine and xylophone." Sounds like Doug's enjoying family life.

From Terry McElroy's Christmas letter: Things here are going well for the McElroy's for we are traly blessed! Austin is in first grade and plays all sports well. He is excelling in the classroom and reading at a third grade level. Darrin is in fourth grade and doing well in school. He is an awesome roller hockey player—skates in his sleep. Mary is the Director of NCAA compliance at Georgia Tech. She will finish her M.B.A. program in May at GT. I'm still an executive pilot for The Home Depot and was recently appointed a Flight Standards Captain. We all hope that 2000 is a happy and healthy year for you.

Summarized from Mark Magee's letter: They purchased a house in the Mantua neighborhood of Fairfax, VA. Their girls will attend the elementary school where Barrie was a Sign Language Interpreter. They're now spending a lot of time doing the "Money Pit" thing. "The big news of the past year happened on 16 Febraary. Two weeks after we moved into our new house, we welcomed our second daughter, Lauren Caroline.

Like Samantha, she arrived four weeks ahead of schedule and without waming." Their other daughter Samantha (3-1/2) is attending preschool twice a week. Still getting the hang of being a big sister and usually asking Barrie a thousand questions that begin with "why." Barrie is spending her time as a stay-at-home mom (Secy's comment: The toughest and most important job in the world by far!) She intends to eventually return to part-time interpreting. Mark is working at the Office of Management and Budget and serves in the Naval Reserve. Did a bit of ttavel to Germany and Austria for business this fall (Secy's comment: hopefully not economic advice I hope) and spends weekends tinkering around the house more and more.

From Pat Morrissey: I don't even remember what I last told you of my life, so here's the short form: left the Navy in '95 as chief engineer of HALYBURTON when Charleston shut down. The Navy left; I stayed.

Went to law school at USC (that's University of South Carolina). Finished in two and a half years and now practice in Charleston. We're civil defense trial attomeys—defending people who get sued. Julie and I, Joseph, Caroline and Catherine are still at our Mt. Pleasant address. Joseph's a freshman in high school, first chair clarinet and straight A's, Caroline's forte is basketball (she's about 5'-9" in seventh grade), and Catherine's in the third grade, loves art and gymnastics. Seriously, she's an exceptional artist. Julie spends the day ferrying the three kids about town and trying to reconcile irteconcilable schedules. I'll try to write a respectable letter soon, but my long silence called for something immediate. Email seemed the answer. God Bless. Is the (Orwoll) Partridge family bus tour going direct to the West Coast, or may the route swerve to the south?

When you get an update from that many people, you lick your chops as a Class Secretary. When you find it wiped from your hard drive, it's like losing

your dog. Thanks again, Chris for forwarding your 22nd Company update for our Class to read. It's great to see how Chris and Russ Lamb have gone to the effort to locate far-flung companymates around the world.

Finally, in the words of the immortal Coach Hans Lentz "R U Out Dere ' 8 6 ? ! " The submissions for Class news are starting to taper off a little bit. Give me the material! Otherwise I am going to have to start making things up about all of you. That would be really bad! If we could average about six submissions from Classmates a month, for ten issues a year, with 1,000 Classmates, that would ahhh— cover us for a real long time.

Have a wonderful summer and write prolifically!

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Pres/Sec'y: Tim Wolf P O . Box 87, Annapolis, M D 21404 h: 703-271-0907; e: shipmate87@aol.com Class Web site: http://usna87.com Washington, D.C. Greetings all! As spring progresses, the drive for the NBA playoffs is in overdrive. David Robinson wrote that the Spurs season was coming around as the team was trying to get healthy. In seeking to defend their NBA title, David was confident that the Spurs could do very well with the Twin Towers—he and Tim Duncan—on a roll. David added that his wife, Valerie, and their three boys—David Jr., Corey, and Justin—are doing great in San Antonio.

Recently, in reading an NBA.com story about David, I leamed about the magnitude of his comm u n i t y s e r v i c e , p r i m a r i l y t h r o u g h the David Robinson Foundation. His generosity has helped to better many lives in the San Antonio area, particularly disadvantaged kids. In 1999, David was awarded the Montblanc de la Culture Award, becoming the first athlete and only unanimous winner in the award's history.

Back to hoops—Lael and Doug Wojcik were in D.C. for Notre Dame's Big East matchup against Georgetown game in March. As the top assistant coach at Notre Dame, Doug helped to guide the Fighting Irish to second place in the post-season NIT toumament. Look for even bigger things out of South Bend next year.

Way out west (keep going, further, further), we have three Classmates on the Seventh Fleet staff: Mike Hill, Kirk Benson and Scott Herbener.

They've been visiting lots of interesting ports during their deployment. Kirk mentioned that Tom Belesimo finished his tour as an instractor at SWOS Department Head School. Tom is now a student at the Naval War College in Newport. Jeff Stec left active duty last year and is a commercial airline pilot in Michigan. Also, Jeff is getting married this spring. John Hair graduated from the FBI Academy last year.

Todd Buechs is busy with his M.B.A. studies at Dartmouth. He'll spend this summer with Goldman, Sachs in their Institutional Equity Sales group. Ultimately, Todd, his wife, Carla, and son, Donovan, hope to live in Boston. As for Classmates, Todd mentioned that Tim W h e l a n works for Merrill Lynch in New York City in the Fixed Income Department. Jay McKelvey works for Dow Jones as an analyst. Jay's wife, Maureen, gave birth to their second boy. Grant Alexander, last November.

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Vicki and Matt Sampson left the desert soutiiwest of Arizona for the more tropical climate of Hawaii. Matt is the Aviation Safety Officer for the Aviation Support Element at Keneohe Bay. In addition. Matt was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his efforts as Aviation Operations Analyst at MAWTS-1 in Yuma.

Kent Kirby sent in his email update. He's been wifli Merrill Lynch for seven years and is tiie Resident Manager of the Brentwood, TN, office. Also, Kent runs a team tiiat works with the high net worth market. On the personal side, Kent and his wife, Nora, welcomed a baby girl, Emily Sue, into their family back in Febraary.

Kent shared news on a few others: Julie and Erik Holtkamp live in Fairfax, VA. They have a littie girl, Georgia. Erik is flying for United Airlines.

Barbara and Mark Fox are in Ashbum, VA, and Mark works for Parametric Technologies. They have two daughters. Randy Packard is attending the Naval War College. He and his wife, Anne, welcomed a daughter, Emma, into their family recentiy. She joins brother Noah. Randy is slated to take command of an EOD group in San Diego for his next tour.

Mamie and Marc Gibeley have three sons. Marc was working for Kraft, but has joined an Intemet startap. Drew Ricciuti is flying for a private company in Permsylvania.

From Minnesota, where things are finally thawing out, Jim Swanson wrote that he took a new position as a project manager at the corporate headquarters of Northem Tool and Equipment.

In an email update. Bill McKinley (WPMcKmley@aol.com) wrote that he is currentiy on the Second Fleet staff in the exercises shop. Bill will be attending PXO School soon and is slated to be executive officer of GONZALES. Jill and Bill have

daughters, Megan and Kelsea, and the McKinley family lives in Chesapeake, VA. Bill added that Joe Cheneler is also on the fleet staff.

Another cyber update came in from Mark Gardner (mgardner674@earthlink.net). He left active duty in June 1995 and attended the University of Pennsylvania's WTiarton School of Business.

Between December 1996 and October 1999, Mark worked for McKinsey & Company. Now, Mark is the president of a small dot com startup called fusionphoto.com. His company competes in the field of digital photography by partnering with retailers to create a "clicks and mortar" print fulfillment network. Kirsten and Mark have two children, Olivia and Max. Back to those on active duty. Jim Morgan is nearing the end of his tour as Aide to the Under Secretary of the Navy. His next assignment will be executive officer of CARNEY in Mayport. Bill Byrne

is in the executive officer pipeline and will soon take over that position on LEYTE GULF. Amy and

Bill will move the Byme clan to Norfolk this summer Bob Kay is slated for the executive officer position on HEWTFT in San Diego.

Anotiier cyber update had Rudy Saldivar joining Objects witch as their Central Area Sales Director.

Bruce Shuttleworth is Director of Marketing for MicroStrategy.

By now, Janet and Ed Schofield should have set up camp in the D.C. area after their cross-country move. Ed will be working at the U.S. State Department on proliferation matters and Janet willflyout of Andrews AFB with VR-48.

Ted Kuziela has taken a job with Clare Remtech as their Marketing Manager. The company is opening an R&D center in San Diego, where Ted will work.

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Dave Berman dropped a note that he had hooked up with Tom Clark for dinner in Lake Forest, IL, at former Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell '52s restaurant. Tom works for Eaton in their semiconductor division in Massachusetts. Dave added that Tom is planning to attend Suffolk Law School's evening program. Also, Kathy and Dan Doberty, along with their two daughters, moved to the Seattle area. Dan is flying for United. For those who don't know, Dave is an attomey in Kenosha, WI. His wife, Jo, is a dentist and they have a young son, Ben. Lastly, I hope you noticed Michael Brandenburg's article in the April issue of Shipmate (pp. 14-15). If not, go back and take a look as he discusses his company's marketing plan and their Super Bowl ads. Michael is the Chief Operating Officer of OurBeginning.com.

Stay in touch—because no news is bad news.

TTFN, TJW

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As far as new news we'll start with someone from Maryland, Rich Culp. His wife, Jenny, writes: Rich was first stationed at New River, NC, as an Aviation Supply Officer followed by a tour at NADEP, Cherry Point where he served as CO, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. During that time on 25 May 1991, Rich and his wife, Jenny, were married in Winchester, VA. In 1994, Rich felt called to the ministry. He left the Marine Crops, and spent four years at the Dallas Theological Seminary achieving his master's in theology in May 1998. His first daughter, Abigayle, was bom on 12 December 1994 and his second daughter, Ellyse, was bom 5 November 1996. In June of 1998, Rich and his family were called to the Westminster Bible Church in Westminster, MD, to be the senior pastor. Shortly after that, daughter Lydia was bom. Rich is enjoying the challenges as a pastor and even with the pressures and responsibilities of overseeing a church body, he manages his workouts of biking, mnning, and swimming and has even squeezed in a few triatholons. His wife, Jenny, who is an R.N., is at home with their daughters and also enjoys mnning. Now that they're back on the East Coast, they hope to make it to homecoming.

Thanks Jenny and good luck, Rich.

More Marine Corps news. This time from Chris Snyder (Maj. Christopher Snyder; LPD-17 Marine Corps Liaison; 504-437-3388; s n y d e r c b @ l p d l 7 . navsea.navy.mil): My wife and mother-in-law have been hounding me to send in an update. Well, here is the latest as I know it. First off, Beth and I completed the basketball team on 23 October with our fifth son. Bobby Simi would be proud. I was not deployed this time, so I made three out of five in the delivery room. Beth has decided to take some time off from teaching. She is more of a part-time referee these days.

Dean Valentine is moving along with his second life. He graduates Harvard Business School

this spring and intends to move to Charlotte. He, of course, married my sister-in-law, Susan Oxendine '89, and they are expecting a boy in Febraary '00.

John Keeling is living the life of Carter from "ER." He is a full-blown doctor and enjoying his OB-GYN tour. Also, rumored to have a quite young girlfriend.

No one has heard from Tim Yanucil, but I believe he is still selling women's makeup in NJ. Tom Smith is a big shot lawyer like on the "Practice."

Apparently Dom Cipolla is doing well with his wonderful wife and two boys.

Have not heard much from other 26th Company folks. I still can't get over how many of you hard core guys punched out. Don't worty though, we still have "Big AL" Greenwood protecting us from his desk at Quantico.

I PCS'd down to New Orleans this summer to be the Marine Corps Liaison to the LPD-17 Program. After having spent the past three years in 2d Marine Division, this is certainly a change of pace. They definitely like to party in this town and are always looking for an excuse. Well that's about all for now. Semper Fi.

Thanks Chris, I guess Dean has probably had his baby by now—you'll have to send in a new update.

And again from the Corps. Don Bates (jpbates@starpower.net) writes: Hello, this is my first letter to Shipmate. Obviously, since graduation, much has happened. I spent ten years wonderful years in the Marine Corps, got to travel around Asia, and (while stationed at Camp Pendleton) managed to find a beautiful wife—Marianne—from Southem Califomia in the process.

Marianne and I have been married seven years and have a 5-year old son, Joseph, in kindergarten. I left active duty from Quantico, VA, about eighteen months ago and now work as a Department of Defense Civil Servant in Arlington, VA. I'm an Operations Analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Program Analysis and Evaluation (OSD(PA&E)). PA&E is the organization responsible (with help from the Services) for putting DoD's budget together. Specifically, I work in the Joint Warfare System (JWARS) Office. JWARS is a software development effort that will simulate Joint, Theater-level Warfare when complete.

I'm also a Major in the Marine Corps Reserve, assigned with the 4th Marine Division Headquarters out of New Orleans, LA. We live in Fairfax, VA, (off Braddock Road for those familiar with the area) and are enjoying our new stable, deploymentfree, life very much. We love our neighborhood (called Surtey Square) and like Northem Virginia very much. Our telephone number is 703-426-1768 for those who may be in the area or would like to get in touch. Thanks for the opportunity to stay in touch.

Thanks, Don. From Lisa (Gregory) Arato: I am home on matemity leave these days with baby number two—Anna Elizabeth, bom 7 December. She is doing awesome. Our two-and-ahalf year old is adjusting pretty well. The reason I'm writing other than to say hello is to submit the following news to Shipmate: Congratulations to Andrew Wickard who was selected for the Vice Admiral Robert F. Batchelder Award by the Navy

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League. This is a very prestigious award which was established to recognize outstanding supply officers who have made the most significant personal contributions to the supply readiness of operating forces. Andrew received this award for his tour as Primary Assistant for Logistics onboard JOHN C STENNIS (CVN-74). Andrew is curtentiy working on his master's at William and Mary. He and Sara (Salas) are doing great and have two beautiful children—Aaron (3 1/2), and Julia, who is a little over one year old. Sara is curtentiy staying at home with the kids. She got out of the Navy a few years ago after Aaron was bom. Thanks.

Congratulations, Lisa! And Andrew!

From Craig M c C a r t e r (Account Executive; Compaq Professional Services; 6406 Ivy Lane, Greenbelt, MD 20770; 301-918-5815; craig.mccarter@compaq.com): Got together with Wes Kaufman and Sam DLPaola recentiy. Wes and I planned to go to a Navy swim meet one Saturday. Tumed out that I had business in Richmond, VA, on Friday before the meet.

Wes lives in Richmond where he is an assistant vice president at Merrill Lynch. Rather than drive two cars back to Maryland, I took the ttain to my appointment and drove back up with Wes. We met up with Sam in Baltimore Friday night. Sam has recently retumed to his native city and has taken up quarters in Federal Hill. Sam is the Managing Director of the Baltimore office of Stanford-Keene, a high tech merger and acquisition firm.

I've been an Account Exec with Compaq's systems integration arm for a year based in Greenbelt, MD. My wife, Kristen, is expecting our third in June. We'll soon be living by the saying, "We're outnumbered, that simplifies our problem."

Thanks, Craig. Can I complain about my malfunctioning laptop to you?

It's time for email updates. I think the Treadways change email more than I move. Effective 4 March, the T r e a d w a y ' s new email address is: treadb_2000@yahoo.com or treadway4@juno.com.

David Clausell is now at clauselld@yahoo.com.

From Jim Gray (jim@grayplace.com): I just received the latest Shipmate and was surprised to see my email in print. I am anxious to see if I get any hate mail from the rogue Army guy who reads the Shipmate. The email address listed for me was only good while I was in Egypt.

My new email address is jimd'grayplace.com.

Roger, out.

Well, that's all the news for now. Look for Bob Strong's column next month. Hope everyone is enjoying warm weather, high tech stock prices and some time to "just be." KTJ

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been the correspondence dame for two months, and I'm already apologizing for screwing up! Anyway, the very first updates I got back in early March were accidentally omitted {vom my May article. So, without further ado, here are two notes I received from Scott McFadden and Andrew Wilson. First was Scott's: I left the Navy in Febraary 1995 after a split tour on the GUSHING, a Spraance class destroyer,

working as an independent financial representative and agent for USPA&IRA. I also plan to stay in the Marine Reserves to continue flying.

I just wanted to tell all of our Classmates that I had a wonderful time at the Reunion last August and hope the 15th Reunion is as good as the lOth was.

Take care and God bless, —Al Corcbuelo

and then on the ENTERPRISE. While on the GUSHING,

my wife Joanne and I had our first daughter, Sara, who was christened on the signal bridge of the GUSHING on 8 December 1991 in Hawaii, with the MISSOURI as a backdrop. Our second daughter, Morgan, was bom while I was serving on the 'Prise and was christened on her foc'sle! After working a year in hell at a chemical plant in New Jersey, I decided to get back into nuclear power, and have worked the last four years at KAPL, Inc. in West Milton, NY, training Navy officers and enlisted men and women how to operate naval nuclear power plants. One of the most enjoyable aspects of working at KAPL is seeing the new USNA ensigns cycle through and getting the latest gouge from the Yard. In general, USNA grads have been the better performers. We have a pretty active Alumni group up here and I participate as the Treasurer. Both my daughters are in school now and are busy with Girl Scouts, Indian Princesses, dance and swim lessons, etc. My wife of 11 years, Joanne, is a freelance writer for several local newspapers and parent's magazines and is writing a book on women who served in the Korean War. It was great seeing everyone at the Reunion and I wish it had been longer! Take care all. Keep up the good work, Ingar! —Scott McFadden Thanks for the great update, Scott! Next time it won't take so long to get your input to press, I promise. Ok, now an update I received from Andrew Wilson (underthesea@erols.com): I am living in Sterling, VA, (near Dulles Airport) operating a business called Under the Sea. I started it five years ago and specialize in school assemblies, festivals, and parties. Basically I am a traveling marine biologist who takes live marine animals like crabs, fish, sea stars, and sea snails around the Northern Virginia and Maryland area to teach about what lives below the waves.

Business is booming. I still do a lot of scuba diving and am planning a trip to Palau for the fall.

Who wants to go?! —Andrew Wilson, 16th co/ 7th CO.; 703-464-4768.

Thanks, Andrew. Keep us updated on your new venture—such awesome entrepreneurs we have i n ' 89!

1 only received a couple of submissions of pictores from the Reunion last fall, and one of them was from Al Corcbuelo. He also sent along this note: Dear Margaret, (Regarding the picture from the Reunion:) Our two other Classmates in the picture besides myself are, from left: John Drake and Mark Paterson. At the time of the Reunion, John was working for Microsoft in Phoenix, AZ. Mark was Director of Quality for Penske Logistics in the Netherlands. He told me that he loved it there.

John, Mark and I were 11 th Companymates during Plebe year.

As for me, I've experienced some important changes since last August. I was martied on 18 December to the former Peggy Alvarez in Bogota, Colombia. The majority of both of our families live in Colombia, so that was our main reason for getting martied there. We were martied in a beautiful church built in 1635. On our honeymoon, we went to Amba for five days and arrived back in Bogota on Christmas Eve night so we could spend the holiday with our families. Peggy and I presentiy reside in Stafford, VA. I attach two of our favorite pictures from the wedding.

Another big change in my life is that I'm leaving the Marine Corps on 1 August after over 11 years of service. Right now it looks like I'll be

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ing as Combat Systems Officer). Have ran into a couple of Classmates recentiy: Bill Parkhurst is living in Bahrain on DESRON 50 staff.

Tim Marichal is tiie SEAL coordinator/OPS guy on ComFiftiiFlt staff, also living in Bahrain.

Sean Duffy just got to tiie Arabian Gulf, he's OPS on LAKE CHAMPL.MN.

Bryan Brauns was OPS on THE SULLIVANS and just got out of the Navy. He's back in Jacksonville and making the ttansition to civilian life.

Hope this helps! â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dave The next update I received was from Eric Sherck (chpless@chplO.med.navy.mil) of 16th Company.

He sends a l o n g the f o l l o w i n g u p d a t e on the Sherck fantily: Well hello all out there. The Sherck family has been tteading water for the past 2 years with four Hurricanes since arriving here in eastern North Carolina at Cherty Point. So I guess when we move to Iwaktmi, Japan in 3 months we will get to try the Typhoon thing. Not much else has changed. Still with my wife, Staci (celebrating 7 years of marriage today, 27 March) and our two children, Sam (5) and Katherine (2). If you are in the Cherry Point area, look us up. Or if you happen to be in Mainland, Japan, be seeing you.

Thanks.

PS. Are any of the other members of 16th Company still alive out there?

Thanks, Eric. If any other I6th Companymates are out there, send a note along his way!

Next, I heard from MeUnda and Barry Gittleman with updates on their plans as well as some other Classmate updates. Here's Barry's input: Here are the updates I have: Melinda and I are finishing my tour as Weapons Officer in HONOLULU in Pearl Harbor this summer. Then I'll be getting out and attending Harvard Business School this fall.

Paul Haebler is the post-Department Head submarine detailer at BUPERS. Melissa and Curt West are finishing up his medical school at Michigan. John Cunningham finished his Engineer tour on Los ANGELES in Pearl Harbor and moved back to Virginia to work at the Pentagon. John Mohn is finishing his tour as Engineer on KAMEHAMEHA in Pearl Harbor and trying to figure out where he'll go next.

If I catch up with any others, I'U drop you a note.

Thanks, Barry...and Barry's wife, Melissa, adds: If anyone has any hints about going through an M.B.A. program or helpful info about Boston, send email to Barry at US89NA@aol.com.

Mark Springer also sent along the following note fuU of good scoop on Classmates: Here's a quick dump on the '89ers in the P-3 community that are cycling through Jacksonville, FL, en route to their department head tour; Pete Garvin, Drew Kenny, Steve McCormick and myself have been instracting at the RAG for over a year now. Pete and Drew will stay in Jax. I'm off to Whidbey Island this fall and will be in the same squadron as Greg Cozad. Other soon-to-be Whidbey DH's are Ray Art and Mike Scarry.

Todd Kousky and Cal Evon are bound for Kaneohe, HI. Other '89 LCDRs that are alive and well that we should see in the RAG this summer are Gary Deal, Brian Grimm, and John Hnnczak. Probably missed a few as I was writing this from memory.

Talked to Mike Goshgarian a few weeks ago.

He's in Monterey finishing his master's then heads back to Little Creek for another SEAL tour. He mentioned that Wayne Jeveli was out of the Nav and still in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Probably the shortest list in '89 is the F/A-18 drivers who are still around. All the Jacksonville (Cecil Field) squadrons moved but did spend some time with Steve McAleamey and Jeff Winter.

Steve (Varmie) moved to Oceana and Jeff (Chilly) just finished a cmise on the JFK and is home in Beaufort, SC. Shipmate, June 2000

Wow-thanks for the ran-down, Mark. Keep those updates coming! Dieter Jobe (dgjobe@aloha.net) was next to send along an update, after a long 10year silence, I might add! Here's what Dieter has to say: Hi Margaret, I have eluded Shipmate for the past ten years, so I figured it was time to provide an update.

My wife. Shannon O'Connor-Jobe, and I have been living in Hawaii for the past two years and ten months. Needless-to-say, we will be moving to the great state of Texas this summer. Let me back-up a bit and provide you some background info. I am a proud 15th Company '89 graduate.

Commissioned in the USMC and provided with plenty of Signals Intelligence schooling. Some of my duties have included 2nd Radio Bn at Camp Lejeune, NC; 2nd SRI Group at Camp Lejeune, NC; TEECG at 29 Palms, CA; Command and Conttol Systems School at Quantico, VA; and finally, my curtent duty at CinCPacFlt, Pearl Harbor, HI, working for the Director for Cryptology.

I met my wife in the beautiful paradise of 29 Palms, CA. We have been married for almost 5 years (in September). We are, in fact, DINC's (dual income no children). My wife works as the civilian PACOM Deputy Protocol Officer.

Hawaii has been great. Beautiful weather, plenty of sun and water activities. We have taken some great vacations to Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and the islands of Hawaii and Maui.

One of the highlights (soon to be) is my "extra" role in the upcoming movie, "Pearl Harbor," which will be filmed here in April and May 2000.1 will be a stunt extra on some airfield as the Zero's are bombing. Look for my torso and limbs to fly across the screen at a theater near you sometime in the future.

As stated earlier, we are moving to Texas, San Antonio, that is. I will be reporting aboard the Joint Information Operations Center (JIOC) onboard Lackland AFB. For '89ers out there, feel free to look us up while we are still in Hawaii or when we get settled in San Antonio. It has been awhile since I have met up with any Classmates.

I'll try to be better with the updates (check's in the mail, too). Aloha.

Thanks, Dieter, and good luck with the upcoming relocation. Not just entrepreneurs in this class, now we have actors and stunt men too!

Got an update and photo from Bret Pasiuk next and here's what he had to say: Just to catch everyone up, I married the former Melanie Ochsenknecht in '92 (unfortunately she would not hyphenate to Ochsenknecht-Pasiuk).

We had a beautiful daughter, India, in '93, a handsome son, Dylan, in '95 and transferted to the medical corps in '96. Once in the medical corps, 1 was demoted to Ensign, Medical Corps (reserve).

We are eagerly awaiting re-promotion to lieutenant and becoming a doctor on 20 May 2000. The Navy accepted me for a medical internship at Bethesda and we curtentiy live in Naval Academy housing outside Gate 8.

Thanks, Bret and congratulations on your Medical career! What's up with that "demotion" anyway-what were they thinking? \ Sometimes their logic is dizzying.. .Bret sent in his awesome family photo with wife, Melanie, and their kids.

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The Pasiuk family. L to r; Dylan, Melanie, Bret and India And finally, got a quick update from D a v e Shalikasbvili (dmshali@hotmail.com) with some CivLant news: I got out of the Navy two weeks ago (MidMarch) (last stationed in OpNav in the Pentagon); and have moved to Atlanta and started working for Covad Communications as Director, Process Design/Field Operations. My family (wife, Tracey, daughters, Kyra and Katerina) are looking forward to moving into our new house in a few weeks.

Thanks, Dave. It's always good to hear from you.

Ok, that's it for the updates.. .now my on-going plea for more updates, and especially from those of you who have successfully eluded seeing your name in print (well, in Shipmate anyway!) for nearly 11 years now! How 'bout some more updates from the awesome female contingent of the Class of '89?

Would love to hear from some of the gals that were not able to make it to the Reunion, auid even the ones that were able to make it! And I know there are many guys out there we are waiting to hear from, and see updated pictures of...so, get on it, ' 8 9 ! Ser i o u s l y , t h o u g h , feel free to u s e m y e m a i l mlmr89@hotmail.com for submissions, or you can always use the trasty USPS snail mail. My deadline is always the first of the month T W O months prior to printing, so by the time you are reading this, I'm probably completing the submission for August! Take care all-till next time, M L M R 8 9

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Also, I need to make a plea for material. I know that I was getting huge volumes of notes in the beginning when I first took over, but things have (unfortunately) slowed dramatically. This month I only have two notes. So please drop a line when you can. Everyone loves hearing the latest and greatest news from far and wide, after all, including me!

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Now on to die news for die month. First a letter and photo from Paul Cannon, actually forwarded to me by Rob Beauchamp: Hello everyone, here's a picture taken last week of a jet with me in it. Things are going well out here in die desert. I've made a few trips to St. Louis and Seattie in the past few weeks so it's been kind of busy. I'm going to spend about five days on a carrier in early April while we're doing some flying off of it. Can't complain. Hope everyone is well. Stay in touch.

their daughter home to Pennsylvania, following his Tennessee experience. Should see him at the next Army-Navy game. Rob Cannon is putting out fires and saving lives in Charlotte, NC, with his lovely wife, Michelle. Eyo Eyo Ita III left his position in the USNA Physics Department to retum to die fleet, apparently a fellow instmctor was schooling him in chess. Julie and Curt Renshaw are doing well, he is CSO of ANZIO, enjoying his second deployment since he has reported. James Ogawa just Commissioned O'KANE in Hawaii, as OPS. That's it to be brief, and honestly, lunch is over. Take care.

Thanks again for the submissions, Rob. I hope this finds all of you well and happy. Keep those cards and letters coming. Take care and God bless.

—Eileen

91 Paul Cannonflyinghigh And now from Rob Beauchamp himself this note and photo: Cheryl and I are doingfine,looking forward to die end of winter in Batii, ME. Sarah (2 1/2) and Matthew (1) are doing very well, while we are playing the part of exhausted parents.

Life in the NAV is a ball, only eight moves in ten years. OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG-79) commissions this summer in Norfolk, an extremely rewarding experience that I would recommend for anyone!

People update. 26 Company: Steve Williams, got out a few years ago, is working in the Scranton, PA, area with Merrill Lynch. He has significantiy helped Sarah's education fund. Jodie and Bob Liebe are still in Monterey, getting ready to retiun to the Corps. AJ and Steph Johnson are in Ohio, he was apart-time math teacher, full-time high school football coach. Mike Megeath left die most honorable community for a stint with the SEALS. After enduring BUDS as a 30-year-old, he chose to retire.

Now he is living large in San Francisco. Paul Cannon is designing experimental tactics, as the photo demonstrates, he is actually asleep in the cockpit.

Jeff Naglestad got out of the silent service and moved to Erie, PA. Jim Delaney has long been CivLant, now in his home New Jersey, I believe working in the banking industry. John Mustin has migrated back to Boston for his last couple months prior to retirement. Living in the same state as Kim may convince him to retum to active duty (just kidding Kim). Thought he would stay to XO MUSTIN, but his departure looks definite. 2000 will be the fu-st year since 1896 that a Mustin has not wom the SWO uniform, a sad day indeed. Jim Carroll, George Dennis and Randy Wootton are mildly busy at Harvard. Dave Haas isfinallyleaming the AEGIS handshake as CHENG of TICONDEROGA, home in Pascagoula, making Patrice a very happy woman! John Wade is the boss of FIREBOLT out of Littie Creek. He, Catherine and the kids are well.

Ed Devinney is working out in D.C, N86, enjoying his post department head shore job. Pat Liberaski has moved back north, bringing Kim and

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Following sea duty, he moved to VS-41 (the S-3 FRS) and has been a flight instructor for the last two years. That makes six years in Coronado-what a steal! With the closing down of the ES-3 community, Scott decided to make a transition in order to stay in the Navy. He was picked up for TAR and will soon be flying C-9s in Atianta. Scott and his wife, Katie, recently celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary. She resigned from active duty six months ago and now works with her own home business. We look forward to welcoming you into the growing Atlanta fold, Scott!

That's all for now! Hope everyone is well. —^JD

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try LT Rob Gaucher, OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723),

Pres: LT Scott Hottenstein, USN Sec'y: Robert Potbier 63 Ashland St, Apt. #2 Medford, MA 02155 e: rbpothier@yahoo.com Class Web site: www.usna92.com First off, Ed Lucio deserves a round of thanks for revitalizing this space. Kudos also to Pete Martenson, who established a Yahoo! Club for 1992—if you're on the Web make sure you check it out. Now it is my turn to take this space and Going After Cacciato it.

Since by now there are just over eight years in tiie rearview mirror, I'll begin with a reintroduction. In college I played five-hole on the hockey team for three years. Dan Stimpson, Ron Cochran, Drew Kettering, and I were all eligible, Plebe year, for AARP benefits. By Firstie year I distinguished myself as one of the Academy's original nine-tofive Midshipman. After graduation I left the service early (terrible move, by the way). In all tliis time I've developed a robust case of rose colored glasses syndrome (RCGS), and I can openly admit that the prescription on my lenses is dot-com geek-thick.

FPO AE 09581-2403.

I also received an email from Anthony Spinier (anthony@spinler.com). Anthony has accepted a new position at a small biotech company, called Sigma-Genosys, in north Houston. He'll be a project manager for their new processes to improve production operations. He and wife, Dana, feel that God has found the work for his hands, and they ask for your prayers as they make their transition. Dana can be reached at dana@spinler.com. Also check out their Web site, www.spinler.com. Thanks, Anthony, and good luck!

The rest of my news comes from Atlanta. I started the month by having lunch with Joe Pasquito who is working now for The Southern Company. JoPa is doing great, and we hope to hit the links soon.

His number in town is 404-885-9145. A few weeks later, I heard from John McVay (jmcvay@ixl.com), who has just moved here with his family from California. After finishing his business degree at UCLA, John is working for iXL, an Intemet consulting firm.

Finally, I finished the month sharing a dinner with Bill Bollwerk, who works in real estate development here outside of Atianta. Bill's as happy-golucky as ever, and is even happier as a newly wed (pictures to follow next month).

Piling onto the Atlanta scene soon will be (my fellow Plebe year Stalag 17 mate) Scott Edwards.

After graduation, Scott went to flight school and selected jets. After a year in the S-3 FRS, he flew the ES-3 A with VQ-5 at Nortii Island for three years.

In my hometown there's a drippy Cheers-like bar called Justins, and every year, on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, it's an unwritten tradition for all the kids who ever attended the local high school to gather at this bar and whoop it up. I've gone to this Drakar Noir choker a couple of times. The place is elbows-thick with people you knew you used to know, and most of the conversations go like this: Sullivan (hand gesture); "Mackie.. .is that you?

Whassup?"

McNeil; "SullIE?" (backslap) Sullivan: "Mackie!" (embrace) McNeil; "Sully, man, how's it going?"

Sullivan; "Mackie, what are you up to these days?"

Ad infinitum. This is something we call the Howaya Bowl. Professional salespeople are the best in the world at it. Quite frankly I'd starve as a professional salesman, but as a writer and professional observer of people I enjoy the Howaya Bowl. In this space every month we'll really go to town with it.

The first one out of the box for Howaya Bowl this month is Shelby Mounts. When I last saw Shelby, around May or early June 1996, he was entertaining the young maidens at Sean Murphy's wedding by eating the centerpieces, which were non-food items. Shelby reports: I am married to a great LSU girl, Leslie, and living in San Diego. After four years as a SWO, I went to flight school and I'm flying the mighty H-46 here at North Island. HC-11 is my squadron and we had a ton of '92 guys. Ig Lepe, Larry

Pres: LT Richard Brophy, USN Sec'y: LT John DeVine, USN 1701 Tyler Green Drive Smyrna, GA 30080 e: jcdevine99@aol.com Hi, all! Slow month for the mailbag, but here's what I've got.

We can always count on the (Rob) Gaucher (OCITY@sublant.navy.mil) clan to check in from time to time. It appears we can also count on the Gaucher clan to grow soon, too. Rob and Renea found out around Christmas time, that they'll be expecting a baby in August. Ever the professional, Rob's first thought was, "Great! That leaves just enough time for me to get in a quick six-month deployment!" Rob's expected to retum a week before the baby arrives. Renea is spending her spring as a travelling teacher and tutor. Rob and Renea have a great place near the beach and Renea would love some company. Call her at 757-412-4484. You can email Rob, put "GAUROB" in the subject line. Or

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Kistler, Andy Lynch, Kyle Taylor were all here but have rolled along. I still have about a year here.

Since checking in here I've seen Mark Kochalka in Hawaii, Matt Edic with his wife, Teresa, and their son, Will, and Kathy and Brett Stevens with their littie girl Nicole. They just had another girl a few weeks ago. Steve Newlund married my wife's friend, Kathy (another LSU girl), and he was my best man. They actually met at our wedding in New Orleans. Chris "Mouse" Maslowski was in the Gulf with me, he's dropping bombs on Iraq from his Homet. Mike "Moon-Dog" Mooney transitioned from Marine Recon to SEALs and is out here too. Dan "Buck" Gardner was out here about a year and half ago to visit his sister, Diane, who lived next door to us for a while. Small world.

Lou Palazzo and I were on BOXER together for craise, and he and I plus Bill Bensch will all be on TARAWA this summer. Not much else going on.

Kachicken, I'm sure, is still suffering PTSD from the now legendary Sean Murphy Incident of 1992.

Next up to bat is Matt Tomlin, who gives us this: Since I wasn't busy enough with grad school and a full-time job, my wife, Lonie, and I decided to have a second kid. Tyler Fischer was bom 20 January '00 to complement our 3-year-old Samantha. Since I still had too much free time, I decided to change jobs. SEALs are gluttons for pain, especially intentional inflicted self pain. Either that or we are not too [sic] bright, [sec 'y note: telling] Leif Mollo and his wife IVacy had a son, Leif Christina, sometime in the fall of 1999. Leif is deployed to "Europe" with his SEAL platoon, and recently became a certified Sky-Sniper. Teri and Greg Detwiler are down in Puerto Rico, and they have two kids also, both boys (Dirtlets).

[M]ore fuel to the fire.

A certified "sky-sniper"—he pops people on the way downl Lawd-a-mercy.

This month's Pen/Faulkner award goes to Rob Fulford, whose contribution, received via email, is downright Micheneresque: As you know, I am down in Fort Benning, attending the Infantry Captains Career Course, also known as the "Benning School for Boys." I am the only Marine in the Class, and am surtounded

by West Pointers. Prior to coming to Benning, I was up in Quantico as an instractor at TBS and IOC. As Quantico is the "Crossroads of the Corps," I ran into several of our Classmates. Jake Skala, Jim Marquet, and Vince Vertin were all out in Califomia as lieutenants, but have all since departed for the civilian world. I believe Jake is still in Califomia; I think Jim is in Pennsylvania; and Vince is working for JP Morgan in New York. Prior to getting out, Vince worked as a company officer at Navy and as the hockey coach. He was the coach of the year in '97. He and his wife, Lisa, have a daughter named Callahan.

Mike Davis served in Califomia and is now up at Navy. He was the rep for the football team, but is now serving as a company officer. I saw Malcolm Palmore, James Peaco, and Tony Orefice at Homecoming. They have all moved out of the Corps and are in the FBI. Tim Gutierrez finished the FBI Academy in November and is serving in El Paso, TX. Tim and his wife, Heather, have three beautiful children. Chris Stoddard served as an instractor at TBS before getting out.

He is now in the Secret Service in the Richmond office. Casey Pfluger is back on active duty serving as a Marine liaison to the Naval Research Lab in Anacostia. I ran into Rob Gibbs and his wife at a wedding a few weeks ago. He is out of the Corps and is working in Houston, TX. I had the pleasure of serving with Jason Morris at TBS and IOC. He is attending AWS and has orders for one fifth in Camp Pendleton this summer. Dan Greenwood graduated from Benning a couple of years ago as the Honor Grad. He just retumed from deployment with three sixths, and

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is taking over as the Weapons Company Commander. Virg Palumbo finished his tour on recruiting duty in Pittsburgh, and got out of the Corps last year. Pete Twining is out of the Corps and is in the State Department Security agency stationed in Virginia. He and his wife have a young son. Robin Dreeke is also in the FBI, and I think he is stationed in New York. Last I talked to Dave Jones, he was in Camp Lejeune. I believe he got married last year. Krista McKinley is a logistician, who recently served at OCS. I think she is in Okinawa working with the 31st MEU. Clint Chlebowski served as the Silent Drill Team Platoon Commander at Marine Bartacks, 8th and I. He graduated from AWS last year and I think is down in Camp Lejeune. I saw John Casey a few years ago. He is out of the Corps and was working in the Annapolis area.

I lost touch with most of the pilots, but I know Steve Godinho, Tim Fetsch, and John O'Donnell are allflyingCobras in Califomia. Jim Pietila is flying C-130s. Fred Schenk is also a pilot, not sure of the air frame, and is curtentiy attending AWS. Quite an epic, Rob—good stuff.

My brother Matt's former neighbor Dave Ramsey briefly checked in via email, promising me the "dump down on all the Bubba's [sic] I am in touch with," but trae to form, he didn't come through before this month's deadline. Thanks a lot, Wamsey. Perhaps some of you might have ran across my brother Matt. He flies Homets for the Golden Dragons in Japan, has a cheese-eating grin, and rather resembles Napoleon Bonaparte.

Some of my own first-hand news includes the following: Drew Kettering and his wife, Kristine live close by in Pleasant Valley Sunday, MA, with their son, Zack, and brand-new daughter, Hannah.

Drew drives a minivan and has long since abandoned his red-laced Doc Martens for a propeller head job with dot-com giant CMGI. Sean Murphy, my other former roommate, is a flight surgeon serving the needs of naval aerospace medicine down in sunny Puerto Rico, accompanied by his wife and two lovely daughters, who by now have grown to fear their father's strange fires down in the basement. Dan "Lumpy" Holsberg teaches the nation's best and brightest trast fund children how to fly Uncle Sam's helicopters down in the Florida panhandle. Evidently he is no longer curling Matt Caldwell's nor anyone else's eyebrows any longer, as he and his wife. Missy, have one son, Jake, and another child on the way. Every single Annapolis story I tell begins like this: "There was this kid we used to call 'Lumpy'..."

About two years ago now I saw Scott Kuykendall and Sam Meckey at Matt Berg's wedding. With information later culled from Jerry "Golden Boy" Deren's database, I and others now know, among other things, that: Meckey is on his third P-3 deployment, and was scheduled to rotate to shore duty at Pax River, MD, this March, where he'll presumably be flying P-3s and C-130s for some test programs.

Married...daughter...doing great.

Kuykendall...still "SWOtivated" after all these years according to J.D. (tough to believe) ...stationed on a Spruance class...Melissa, two little girls...master's degree from PGS...house in Jax. Dad's a lottery winner (no sh*tter).

Glen Viado (dim Video)—out, M.B.A. candidate living in Rochester, NY, where he works for Bausch & Lomb and is reportedly creating quite a brood for himself.

Jerry Rushing—married. Children.

Sean Murphy—1999's "Flight Surgeon of the Year"? This has got to be B.S.

Sam "Stretch" Cook—Married to die Big Green Machine, honeymooning in Guam.

As for the Golden Boy himself, he's living the Naval Aviator's Life of Domestic Tranquility while flying Homets out in Lemoore. Jerry's been married about two years, and he and his wife just had a baby girl.

Speaking of Matt Berg, he and I have stayed close over the years. He lives out in the Commonwealth's suburbo-hinterlands, and he and I go hunting each fall with a bunch of other friends of mine. This year, if (1) my wife-to-be gives me a healthy week-long bye after our honeymoon and (2) Matt's wife, Erica, lets go of the gimp chain, we hope to make it up to the Upper Peninsula come October for pahts, woodcock, and mallards. Berg's got a Great Dane named Sampson that's as big as a giraffe.

I've long since put myself on the "Pick-up Driving New Hampshire Hick" track. But my boy Pepe Porrata hasn't—the last I heard he recently posted the "I just got out of the Navy hat trick" (wife, child, M.B.A.) and was working for a very un-Mao-like financial institution in Miami where they practice outright capitalism. Further, Nikolai Mulligan, informed me via wire that he was working in Louisville, KY, for GE Appliances as a Black Belt, and working on an EMBA from Vanderbilt University.

He's got a 6-year-old daughter. Black Belt fever also evidently overcame Tom Sareeram of Winchester, VA, as well, as he recently accepted that position for GE Lighting. GE sounds bellicose.

Steve Schmidt, strange maker of bird sounds, is in Iceland with his P-3 squadron. He's also probably still pushing around that Porsche of his.

That's pretty much all the news. As for me, I'm a technical writer and Web master for SunGard Brokerage Systems. I'm earning a master's degree in journalism from Northeastern University. I'm also working on a dense novel and several historygeekish pieces of non-fiction, and I'm getting married this coming September. I'm actually thinking of voting for Pat Buchanan two months later.

Most of all, I'm looking forward to writing this piece each month. If you've got access to the Web, you should be checking out my '92 site, http:// members.tripod.coniyrbpothier/92site_home.htm.

Here you can (1) read this column every month, (2) submit a letter for inclusion in one of these articles, (3) discover the Shipmate deadlines for particular issues, and (4) find a whole list of '92 email addresses. Regular mail, including photographs, should be sent here: 63 Ashland St., Apt. #2, Medford, MA 02155.

For next month: Is Mike Tsutagawa a member of this nation's space program yet? Has Martha Dunne left the service to design for Calvin Klein?

Has James Joyce maintained his penny collection?

Is Julianne Gallina the president of anything yet?

Did Steve Godinho ever mellow die heck out?

Peace, all. RBP

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Shop brand name stores and benefit the Alumni Association too. www.usna.com for info Shipmate, June 2000

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Pres: LT Matt A m y , U S N VP/Treas: LT Matt Arnold, USN Treas: LT Efren Mojica, USN Sec'y: LT Jim Mills, USN Con^. S e c y : Capt Sbogo Cottrell, U S M C 1405 SW Highland Dr., Lee's Summit, M O 64081 h: 816-246-4489; e: shipmate@usna93.com Class Web Page: www.usna93.com Greetings ' 9 3 ! Summer's fast approaching and I hope tiiat everyone is enjoying the warm weather, outdoor barbecues, and fun times with friends and family.

I received the following email update from Roy K i m ( R o y . K i m . w g O O @ w h a r t o n . u p e n n . e d u or kiroy@wharton.upenn.edu) w h o is in graduate school in Philly: Just wanted to send you a note from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania here in Philadelphia, since there are so many of us here.

Including Dave Tandy, who graduated in December 1999, there were 13 USNA grads working on theirM.B.A.s here this year. Dave is currentiy working for Exelon Capital Partners. He and his wife.

Angle, were married on 18 August 1999 and reside in Ambler, PA. Stephanie and Joe Wiendl finish in May and will move to St. Petersburg, FL. Joe signed with the investment and merchant-banking department at Raymond James and Associates. Joe and I were assigned to the same study team during our first year. That's an interesting coincidence considering that there were six people on our team who were randomly assigned from our class, a group of about 750 students. Darren Anzelone and Kevin McCloskey wUl alsofinishup in May. Other USNA grads here with us are Jeff Zaun '84 of Gulf War POW fame, Tony Diggle '87, Mark JosUn '87, Tom Svoboda '89, James Gomez '91, WiU Graves '92. Jim Crimmins '94, and Eric Watson '94. I will be graduating in May and then it's off to Seoul, Korea, to do management consulting with Booz, Allen & Hamilton for the time being. If anyone's out that way let me know. Cheers. ROY S. KIM, MBA Candidate Class of 2000, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; 215-735-1686; mobile; 215-498-7915.

For those of you who are computer-savvy and up to speed on the latest digital gadgets, I am proud to announce that Shipmate will now accept digital photographs. Here's the skinny: They ask that the photos be in grayscale (black and white) if possible, with 300 dpi (dots per inch) resolution. Most scanners should have the option of scanning at 300 dpi.

The editors have said that they can not accept photos that are in any resolution less than 300 dpi such as photos that are used on the Intemet (72 dpi). They would also like the photos scanned at the original size (100 percent) however, if the photo is less than 2.5" wide, you must mail in the original photo.

Lastiy, you can use the following file/photo formats: Tiff or JPEG. I have a scanner here at home, so you can still mail me your photos and I can now submit them electronically. I'm excited about this for many reasons, but mainly because I can submit photos instantaneously and since it seems that I ' m always writing my article at the last possible minute, I no longer have to worry that the photos w o n ' t arrive in time through the mail (I email my article in, but had to use snail-mail for the photos).

So, gather up all those photos that y o u ' v e been meaning to send in, ran them through the scanner, jot down a quick n o t e and e m a i l t h e m to m e atshipmate @ usna93 .com!

Adios — S b o g o Shipmate, June 2000

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Pres: IstLt Scott K. H o m b u c k l e , U S M C PSC 556, Box 506, FPO AP 96386-0506 h: 011-826-11-737-0083 e: horabuckle@hotmail.com Vice Pres/Treas: Kirk Clermont 3991-117 Marine Lake Road Virginia Beach, VA 23452 e: clermont_kirki@msn.com Sec'y: Chris Williams 4314 Chippewa Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32210 e: chrisandmary@ibm.net Corr. Sec'y: LT Jim Keck, M C , USN 1735 Felch Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207 h: 904-396-4008; e: JKeck@usna94.com Class Web Page: http://www.usna94.com Hello, '94! Welcome to June's edition of the '94 Class N e w s . This m o n t h ' s correspondence has picked up some. I'll get to print some of those letters today. You might be wondering, "What do you mean somelV Well, with my computer crashing in February, a few messages were trapped. However, they are salvageable. Our Vice President and Treasurer, Kirk Clermont is helping me retrieve these files, and I should have them by the next Class news deadline. So, if you were one of those who wrote to me in January and Febraary, please be patient.

I'll have your news in print soon.

Well, let's get on with it. Pat Turner is up first: 26 Febraary: Thought I'd take a few minutes here while packing up the house to drop you a short note. After spending almost a year as an operations manager with AT&T Solutions in Durham, NC, I'm finally heading back home (where anyone who knows me, knows I belong!) to Philadelphia, PA, where I'm going to be the National Operations Manager for Comcast Online Communications. It looks like this former Marine Logistics Officer with a political science degree has found his niche in the telecommunications industry—maybe all of those EE and Systems Engineering Classes weren't so bad after all.

I've been in touch with a few members of the Class via the magic of the Intemet. Jeff Symons is still wearing Marine Corps green, finishing his M.S. in environmental engineering at the University of Illinois. I visited Scott Wadle and his family a few months ago right after he came back from his Med Float—ironically, the same weekend I was at Camp Lejeune helping AT&T Solutions at a career fair! Chris Claiborne is in the process of job hunting from Long Island. Sean Henderson is in northern Virginia with Perot Systems. I stopped off in Annapolis recentiy and couldn't believe what they've done to the Mid Store.

Anyway, let me get the computer packed up and once I'm settled in Philadelphia, I'll drop you another line. I'm hoping that the city will come up with the cash for a new stadium so that the Army-Navy game will remain there, now that I'll be back home. Semper Fidelis.

Thanks for writing, Pat. We look forward to hearing from you once you get settled in the city of brotherly love.

T h i s n e x t m e s s a g e is from D a v e D e r m o d y (dermody@yahoo.com). Dave wins the prize this month for the biggest contribution.

1 April; Since I took three years to write my first Shipmate letter, I now feel obligated to send along another what with us coming up on six years out of school. Once again, the dearth of letters from any of my close friends requires me to update the worid on their activities, be they illegal, immoral, or unconscionable.

I send this letter along from lovely Sigonella, Sicily, where I'm deployed flying P-3s with Patrol Squadron Eight. Our squadron is based out of Brunswick, ME. Jennifer and I are expecting our fourth (yes, fourth) child in August, hopefully after I return. A recent ultrasound leads us to believe that this one is finally a girl to complement the three very active boys that we have already.

Many have commented that they now know what causes this pregnancy thing and it's not the water.

I'm skeptical.

Old roomie Bryce Whiting is still in San Diego but now has a new employer that doesn't require him to wear a shiny name tag and steel-toed chukka boots. He is working for Orion, coordinating hiring conferences between large companies and former military members looking for civilian employment. He is engaged in the usual debauchery but has impressed all with his penchant for triathalons and marathons. I get tired driving 26 miles.

Erin and Ed O'Neill are back in Annapolis where Ed is the Conduct Officer working for the Commandant (no snickering please). They are both enjoying the area and "Littie Eddie" will soon be an established yard rat causing trouble for everyone. Erin's brother is a Plebe and Ed has about the only chance to steer him towards the Navy over the Corps. We plan on invading their home this fall for a couple of football weekends.

Neil Keegan is an offshore sailing coach at the Crown Sailing Center. He is very rarely at his desk so I assume he is dedicating himself to the Mids and their sailing skills (or something like that).

Neil lives in downtown Annapolis, not more than a few blocks from where he keeps WILD ROVER tied up to the Yacht Club pier. If he thinks I'm not coming down this fall to sail the Chesapeake and drink G&T's, he's got another thing coming. Neil is also involved in this insane ranning and biking kick. Stop the insanity.

Pat Growney and Steve Schairer both work in San Diego and are still in the Navy. Those two live in a beautiful shack in Point Loma with Bryce.

I can only imagine the things that take place in that house. I heard MTV's "Real World" was interested but were concemed with the amount of editing and censoring they'd have to do to air the show. I put those two in charge of watching my kids when we went to the Homecoming game last year. Aside from teaching my two year old Cal how to pump and pour a keg, they were very capable (see pics on Class Web site).

Jason Van Matre is in the final stages of his round the world voyage. He is virtually tracing the steps of Marco Polo but will continue across the Pacific to return to the U.S. At last check, he was in Vietnam probably going a long way towards normalizing relations with beer distributors in that country. Aside from nearly Ireezing to death in Nepal, he appears to have had a great trip. Very impressive.

Jim and Jennifer Christie are in Lemoore, CA, where he flies homets. Their beautiful littie girls are tall like their dad, but fortunately, look like their mother. Jim just got back from a WestPac deployment on CONSTELLATION and appears to be keeping busy with LSO duties and what not around his squadron. Jim purportedly loves flying the homet although I don't see how anyone could like flying a plane that doesn't have racks in the back and an oven to heat up burritos in flight. We don't see enough of the Christies but hope to meet up sometime soon.

Two Classmates, John Renning and Jim Carroll, are in my squadron. John is an instructor pilot in the squadron and makes me feel completely inadequate after having arrived here from my little SWO detour. Jim is the Tactical Coordinator on my crew and has the finest taste in wine and cheese. If nothing else, 1 consider myself a connoisseur of fine food and drink, so Jim and I get along quite well. Jim will be passing along some of his brilliance next year to the Midship137

men as a history prof at USNA. Once again, another friend whose home my kids can destroy during football season next year.

I was very glad to hear from Ralph Baja recentiy after a long hiatus. He is married and living happily in San Diego working in Coronado. Once again, I'm sure great things await him as he's one of the smartest and hardest working guys I know.

Companymate Mike Riordan is here in Sigonella where he's the OIC of one of the EOD mobil units here. 1 was lucky enough to catch him in town when I first got here and had dinner with him, his wife. Sue, and their two beautiful children. I look forward to seeing more of Mike when he's not blowing things up in far off lands.

Matt Keefe and his wife, Vannessa, live in Bmnswick, where Matt flies in one of our sister squadrons. Vannessa was last working as a news anchor in Bangor, ME, before I left for deployment. In any 18-month block, I'm deployed for six months and Matt is deployed for six months but we'll hopefully see more of them shortly.

I heard from Adam Musoff several months ago.

He and Brian Murphy are in die same Prowler squadron at Cherry Point. They are hard guys to get in touch with being deployed as much as they are.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the New Year celebrations of my favorite roving band of lunatics, Bryce, Neil, Steve, Pat, et. al. This bunch went on a New Years craise out of LA stopping in every hot spot in Mexico. Their various dress up themes included The Globetrotters and a Mariachi band making them the life of the party (as usual).

I honestly didn't think they could outdo themselves after last New Year's Hedberg-coordinated Scotland Trip. As usual, I was wrong. For a more explicit description of their voyage, please contact a participant.

Technologically, I have tried to keep up with the Jones's with my laptop, CD burner, digital camera, and Web site. I consider myself a closet computer geek (very interested but not smart enough to actually figure the gear out). All lost friends and Classmates, please send me an email, and I'll be sure to include you in the letter I write in 2003.

How's that for a contribution?! Thanks, Dave.

I'm promoting you to field reporter. If only I could talk you into writing more than once every three years. But then again, I'm sure with all those tricycle motors ranning around you have more than enough to do. Keep uploading those family and reunion pics to the Web site.

Seen Around Town I've managed to ran into James Hollingsworth (JamesnThao@aol.com) and his wife on more than one occasion around the hospital as their family grows. He and his wife, Thao (pronounced wow with a T), are going to have another boy (at least according to the ultrasound). If anybody would like to say hello to James and his family, he can be reached via email or, you can just log on to the Web page and check out the Class list for the most up to date contact information.

APB for this Month Peggy (Margaret) Dotolo, Lori Ann Foringer (nee Carlucci) (lori.foringer@f22ctf.edwards. af mil) is looking for you.

Web Update We now have 18,411 hits since our debut on the WoridWide Web in September 1997. The Class list boasts 656 entries, which is about three-quarters of the Class. Additions or changes to the Class list since 1 February include: Robert Treis, Dave Dutrow, Chris Palmenberg, Marc Alexander, James Harrell, Abdullah Zahri Ab Azizis, Jason Walker, Jen Whereatt, Brian Campbell, Edward O'Neill, Robert Pugh, Ned Biehl, Dan Emery, Brandon Dominguez, George E. Segredo, Anthony Miller, Jeff Block, Robert Koh, Chris Caudill, Mark Spen138

cer, Richard Vale, Morgen Ten Hoopen, Travis Greene, Chuck Puglia, Michael Oldman, Brian Rivenbark, Michael Nelms, Ed Ferguson, Ian Thomas, Michael Gardner, Anthony Arzu, William Murphy, Laura Kratz, Albert Angel, Michael Banaszewski, Adam Musoff, Craig Monroe, Rudy Quiles, Patrick Tumer, James Hollingsworth, Thomas Dixon, Jeff Leuenberger, Daniel Bilow, Michael Davila, Scott Vogt, Kenneth Graves, Frank Feeney, Dave Dermody, Wilson Marks, Katie (Praitt) Brill, Eric Taylor, Matthew Niedzwiecki, Rich Birmingham, Mark Johnson, Gregory Blake, Chad Hixson, Chester Hom, Tomas Carlos, Daniel Sameit, Edward A. Krak, P. Scott Miller, Michelle Pettit, James Pettit, Daniel Subia, Zach McMechan, Matt Paschal, Sean Valentine, Kevin Mattix, Steve Schairer, Don Chudzik, and Jamie McGann.

One last issue before I wrap it up for this month.

We had a small "incident" with our Web site recently. It tums out that somebody decided to upload a rather obscene image using our new photo upload program. I doubt very much that a fellow '94 bubba is the culprit. So, if you happen to come across another image of adults lacking necessary apparel, please let me know as soon as possible. If it does happen again, I'll have to password protect this area of the Web site.

Have a great summer, '94.1 look forward to getting your emails and letters. Take care and God bless. C-ya. —Jim

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Pres: John Fleet p: 301-263-0384 Sec'y: LTJG Don Jamiola, USN Twin Pond Road, Topsham, ME 04086 p: 207-373-1459 Greetings '95ers! Just retumed from a six-month deployment to Iceland and Puerto Rico. It was quite a difference coming from sunny Puerto Rico to the Maine winter. Also, now that I am back I have a new address, so please make a note of it.

So, the one letter I do have is from Ruben Ramos. Ruben says he started off his six-month deployment in an amazing way. Pre-cruise was spent in Jacksonville where Ruben lived with K.C. Williams, Mike Sbeedy, and Greg Roberts, who apparently are still holding on to the dream and doing it very well. Just one week prior to craise, Ruben and the HS-11 "Dragonslayers" went out with the JFK and ended up saving the lives of eight sailors adrift during Hurricane Floyd. By the time everyone reads this, the deployment will be over, and Ruben would have spent five months in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Not too much in the way of liberty ports, but great for the tax break. Some highlights were port visits to Jordan, Bahrain, Dubai, the beer tent in Jebel Ali, and of course when the CNO came aboard to award the rescuers with Air Medals.

Ruben came into contact with other '95ers on the "tip of the speju'," including: Quinn Fionda (SEAL Platoon OIC), Brian Delutio and Ed Kelley (VAQ137), Jay Hildebrandt and Jon Anderson (VF102), Gavin Duff, Scott Hockwald, and Chris Cook (VFA-82), Eliot Clemence (VFA-86), Dave Dull (VAW-123), Marco Trevino (Intel), and Jen Holden (Supply). Also, not to mention Manning Montagnet, who ran flies MH-53s with HC-4 and ran supplies to the carrier on a daily basis. Thanks

to Ruben for all the information, and enjoy some time off!

A brief note from Class President John Fleet came in under the wire: Hello, '95. Please plan to gather for Reunion 2000 in Annapolis on 17-19 November (vs. Wake Forest). Specific details regarding events will be published in coming weeks. Log on to usna95.com for related information on Reunion 2000 and other home football-connected fiestas.

It Was great to see many '95ers at the imprompm Army-Navy tailgater thrown by yours traly and the estimable Mo Curtan. Looking forwarded to a much bigger crowd this November. Cheers!

Well, that's it for now, note the new address and keep the letters coming! Later, Don

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Pres: LTJG Bart Phillips, USN 7980 Sevan Court, Unit D, San Diego, CA 92123 e: bartphillips@ibm.net; hm: 858-278-2739 Sec'y: IstLt Tonya Barz, USMC 6416 Sugar Maple Court, Fredericksburg, VA22407 h: 540-548-3344; e: barzt@yahoo.com Greetings, '96! Mark Debuse (debusem@ stennis.navy.nul) writes of wedding news from last summer. He and his bride. Heather, wed in the Chapel on 19 June 1999 and celebrated at the Wyndham Garden. The couple, now living in Thousand Oaks, C A, was joined by Ward Tom '95, Josh Hall, Hugh Winkel, Darren Wilkens, and Paul Crawford. Adam Spillane '95, Dave Hart, Nhat Nguyen, Chris Martinez, and Stepb Freccia joined the celebration as well. Last but not least, Dave Messman, Lou Camardo, Nick Russo, Pete Driggs, Matt Duffy, and Spence Ryan rounded out the Alumni crowd at the wedding. Mark is currentiy deployed on JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74) with VAW 112, Pt. Mugu, CA. Anyone wishing to contact Mark may reach him at the above email. (Mark did send some digital photos that we are unable to use at this time, so we hope to see some hard copies to use in a future issue.) Thanks and congratulations, Mark!

Andy Hayes (Samsoml996@webtv.net) is next on the hom from Oceana, VA, where he recentiy retumed from a six-month deployment flying F-14s with VF-102 "Diamondbacks" on the JFK. They weathered being gone through the holidays and brought in the New Year in the Persian Gulf (and has the t-shirt to prove it). Following a brief trip through the Med, they took up station near the Iraqui Bombing Range and spent close to four months there. Andy indicates that "to everyone who has been there—it has gotten worse, and for all who have not—imagine a monkey having his way witii a football." The crew got in a lot of flying but added that there was a lot to be desired at the port calls.

Flying with Andy are John Depree, TVevor Sterry, and Brian Downey. Other Alumni include Jay Hildebrandt '95 and Jeff Anderson '95. Finally, Rey Reyes '93, Ted Burk '93, Brian Fetter '93, and Matt Arny '93 complete the group. Matt left halfway through the deployment for VX-9. The seniors of the squadron were Dave Swenson '89 and their current XO, Mark Wralstad '82. The other big news in Andy's life is his marriage to his wife. Amy, in the fall of 1998. The two celebrated the birth of their first child on 8 January 2000 (halfway through Andy's deployment)—as they welcomed Ethan Andrew at 8 pounds, 14 ounces into Shipmate, June 2000

the world. Ethan continues to be a joy and is growing quickly. Additionally, their 90 pound boxer named Stetson rounds out their happy family of four.

Other Classmates in the area with Andy are former 29th Company's Bo Hanle and James Boomer (both flying F-18s witii VFA-37 "Bulls").

Luke Barradell is a RIO witii VF-31 "Tomcatters," deploying later this year. Jen Vratil is with VF211 "Checkmates," deployed on STENNIS with Keitb Schomig. Dave Aarnodt, Jim Flanigan, and TCollins are all with VF-143 "Pukin Dogs." Craig Bangor is with VF-11 "Rippers" deployed on EISENHOWER. Jeremy Andrew is with VF-14 'Tophatters" and was over in Kosovo last year.

Brian Olavin is in the area "doing the SEAL thing" and is doing a two year exchange with the French tills summer. If anyone wants to launch a note to Andy and his crew, jot them at the email above.

Thanks for the terrific update, Andy! (Hope there is not going to be a quiz on these squadrons!)

Mike Billok writes from Bangor, WA, where he is stationed in NEVADA with Tony Grayson and Chuck Spenceley '98. Shortly, he will be headed to be a Shift Engineer at Ballston Spa, NY. Mike shares all kinds of news to include his marriage to the former Kim Latta in 1997 (with most of his Sub School class in attendance). The two had a daughter, Madison Krystyna, in December 1998. As if all of this joy and success is not enough—Mike holds a "first" for our mighty Class. Mike adds that his "final answer" was winning $125,000 on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" on 16 and 19 March 2000. (Well done, buddy—hope Regis threw in a few bucks for having to listen to his "final answer" qiups for two days!)

Other news that Mike sends includes the birth announcement for Erin and Tony Grayson. The two had son Aiden Luc on 28 Febraary 2000, and all are doing great! Andrea and Teague Pastel (USMC, San Diego) are expecting their second child. The last news of little ones adds that Denise and Greg Sawtell (Helo Pilot, San Diego) are expecting twins.

Congrats to all of you proud parents!! Thanks for the wonderful news, Mike!

Teresa Elders is currently stationed on MOBILE BAY ( C G - 5 3 ) and experienced many new cultures and ports during 1999. East Timor, Singapore (which received Teresa's highest rating—where she would pay to travel), Thailand, Japan, and Australia were aU on her list this year. Another MOBILE BAY event was Turkey Bowl '99 where all of the USNA Alumni fend off those who are not. It was a

MOBILE BAY Turkey Bowl 1999 Shipmate, June 2000

close game, though, in disappointment, Teresa admitted a loss 9-8. Alumni include Nicole Stavros '98, Steve Peace '98, and Jon Schmitz. Additional folks participating were Suzanna Brugler '98, Kevin Campbell '89, Teresa and Brandon Halm (USCGA '95). Teresa noted that the honorary Grad is CAPT Ed Rogers and his pup Trophy.

Appreciate the note, Teresa!

To add to the "Will Wonders Never Cease" category—Adam Saperstein writes to announce his marriage to Lucia Morgan on 6 April 2000. The wonder of it all is that Adam met Lucia on a Glee Club trip to Virginia during our 2/C year, and the two have been together since! Two months after the wedding, Adam graduates from Tulane Medical School in New Orleans. He and Lucia will head to Bremerton Naval Hospital in WA for residency training in Family Practice. While excited to head back to the West Coast, Adam admits to that fact that he will miss the Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and the likes of New Orleans! Tulane Medical has been home to a few Alumni the last few years: Bob Miller '98, Paul Webber '90, Mike Fenton '93, and Jay (Chong) Choe '98. Brian Hogan '98 joined the group, and Brent Fulton '95 stopped in for an interview. Futhermore, during the course of the year, Adam ran across Jon Van Jaarsveld while doing a pediatrics rotation in San Diego. Jon is doing well and is a proud father. The last ramor was that Jon was awaiting a lateral transfer to aviation.

Other news arrives that Eric Wenschlag is currently deployed to the Med and hoping to make a port call in Tel Aviv (depending on the political climate).

Eric got married last summer, and he and wife. Amy, are living in Virginia Beach and doing well. The last word mentions that Red O'Laugblin is in St. Louis getting his master's degree in political science. Great note, Adam!

Congratulations to Michael McDowell (mpmcdowell@yahoo.com) who married Christina Trowbridge at St. Paul's Cathedral in Birmingham, AL, on 6 May 2000. Classmates in the wedding included JP Cretien and Sean McGratb. Several offered their services as swordbearers. Michael graduated from the University of Alabama Medical School in May as well. He heads to a Surgical Internship at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, VA, in June. For those of you wanting to wish him well, send an email to the above address. (Thanks to Peggy McDowell for taking the time to keep us in the loop with her son.)

Well, kids, that is "all she wrote" for another month! Stay out of trouble and happy promotions to you! Until next month...Tonya

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Pres: 1st Lt Tom Wagner, USMC h: 703-784-2036 e: towags@hotmail.com Sec'y: LTJG Mike McGreevy, USN 4053 Smokey Lake Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23462 h: 757-343-4438 e: groovel997@hotmail.com I hope all is well in your comer of the world. Bill Gallagher and Mike Ennor are united with the rest of the new SEAL crew of '97 at BUDS. That makes 22 SEALS and counting. If we get three more, the Alumni Association has agreed to give our Class a free set of steak knives. John "ROY G BIV" Perkins was working towards a SEAL billet until he found that his place was in his home, entertaining himself in a way that only Roy and a few of his closest friends could understand.

Our Classmate that has won the award for most years in existence, Larry Post, sends a message: Rob Sinram has fat anides.

Lysa "LBG" Stewart and Mike Shea send regards from their oasis in the middle of 29 Palms, CA, where they have spent the better part of the new millennium. Also enjoying the air-conditioned sauna of Southem Califomia is Patricia "Trixi" Dienbart who is celebrating her stay in the desert by training for an Ironman Triathlon this summer.

Brian "Pisan" Antonelli left the desert of 29 Palms, CA, for the desert in Yuma, fixing helicopters and watching Chris Messineo coach first base on his Softball team.

On a wrestling tour to Pensacola, I ran across some former members of the Silent Drill team, Danny Sarner, Travis Wells, Randy Staab, Aaron Shelley, Mark Franco, Jamie Bancroft, and Colin Keenan. Colin can't feel his pinky sometimes when he flies, so due to his condition, he is going to be spending the next two years as a Ground Supply Officer with 2nd FSSG in Camp Lejeune. In case any of you are wondering how many days you have until our 5 year commitment to service is up, feel free to call Colin as he can recite the number to you in his sleep. Travis Wells is in the Jet Pipeline in Meridian and spends much of his off time sharpening his skills on the Intemet.

Sky Road Webb is the Public Affairs Officer of Whiting Field, where Foster Carlile and Tom Shea recently picked up their wings and will be heading to the beautiful countryside of New River, NC. JennelleTimoney, John Marinovicb, and Lonnie Hay are getting married in August, October, and November, respectively. Eric Scbuchard got married in March to his wife, Robyn, in Chicago. Eric is still trying to leam how to sit still in the back of a P-3 in San Antonio after his master's degree completion program at the University of Illinois.

More inter-'97 love is happening with the upcoming wedding of John Choate and Maureen Moroney. Congratulations, kids.

William Thomas Scott began volunteering his time as the Camp Lejeune Blue & Gold Officer.

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for the candidates. He hopes he will be out of the cast before his September wedding in the Bahamas with fiancee, Rhonda Leverett.

Congratulations to Chance M i m s and Rick Ardolino on somehow convincing their detailer to send them to San Diego after their hardship tours in Ingleside and Sigonella respectively.

Send more info. Eat more mayonnaise.—Wags Since I arrived in San Diego back in Febraary 2000, I've seen plenty of Classmates, both intentionally and accidentally. I had dinner back in midMarch with Jaime Murphy, Mike Russ, Jon Bradley, and Mike and Jon's wives and sons. Mike is an F/A-18 NFO at a RAG in Miramar and Jon is a company XO in the USMC intelligence community at Camp Pendleton. I accidentally ran into Ben Frye, who's an aviation supply officer here. To name a few others, I've bumped into J.J. Puga, Jason Martin, Chris Irwin, Billy Gallagher and Steve Salata. I'm sure I've forgotten a few more who I'll try to remember for next month's column.

Until then, send me some word and I'll get some more news in the column. Take care and thanks.

Groove

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Pres: David For man e: DSForman@aol.com; h: 843-763-6458 Vice Pres: John Chau Treas: Daniel J. Martin Sec'y: Sbavni C. Gee Corr. Sec'y: Carrie Howe 44237 Webster, Canton, MI 48187 e: Ljohowe@aol.com Hello great ' 9 8 ! I hope everyone is doing great wherever they are. This article is full of good news, but as is too often trae, I have some sober news as well. From Ed Yealdball's mother: Ed Yealdhall, father of V. Edward Yealdhall, passed away on 2 March 2000. Our family extends love and gratitude to the officers and men of NavSpecWar Unit Four and the officer and men of Seal Team Four, as well as all the other families of Classmates and graduates of the Naval Academy who have consoled us by their expressions of love. The family of Ed Yealdhall (Mary, Edward, Mark, Marie, and MarcusOur sincerest condolences to Ed and his family Thank you to all of our Classmates who offere their support And now to shift to the good news from the fleet From Kaitan Gupta Just some news from the Greyhawks of VAW -120 a.k.a. The Mighty E-2C RAG. Tara Golden Brandon Warren, and Derrick Dudash becam the first '98ers to eam their Hawkeye wings i Febmary. They will all be staying in Norfolk. Pau Krumholz will be next followed by Matt Dodge Nick Ferratella, Ben Duelly, then finally myself then Nicki Maunder, and Jerry Schafer. Ben an Nick are particularly enjoying it here, although think Nick enjoys any place that isn't the Academy. Andy Newsome is also here waiting to go t Crypto school in Pensacola. In other news, Apri Goldsby is now April McBride (finally). Scot McBride and April got martied last month i Fairfax. April is starting the P-3 RAG at NA Jacksonville and Scott is on a frigate out o Mayport Thanks, Kaitan. Good to hear from you From Tony Bancroft On 2 March, Dustin Byrum and I selected jet Meridian. Jarret Strieker selected jets Kings ville 140

Seth Michaud and Brian Swanson selected helos. Other '98 Marines that already selected are; Steve McClune, Tyler Head, Doug Seich, Sean Williams, Bill Harvey, Greig Gehman and John Curtis went jets Meridian. Dererk Cousore, Bart O'Brien, Al Kagen, Ryan Shadle, Brett Allison and Jen Marino went helos.

Wow, lots of '98ers in the air, kind of cool, and kind of scary too!

From Jake Schmitter: Greetings and salutations from Pensacola.

Somehow I finally managed to finish flight training down here and I'll be off shortly to NAS Whidbey Island to fly Prowlers. A ton of our Classmates were also honored with their Wings of Gold: Ryan Abler, Lew "Burp" Callaway, Brad "MeSo" Homing, Sara Stires, Brian Taylor, Tony "the Body" Toma and Pete Weston. I'm sad to be leaving my roomies, Aaron Beattie and Dan Linbloom, but it's about time that I pulled chocks for the West Coast. Lastiy, I'm finally settling down and am getting married on 11 November. Look me up in Whidbey if any of y'all get a chance.

Best of luck on the wedding, Jake. I wonder if half of our Class is married yet? If we aren't there yet, we must be getting close.

From Don Hudson: This is Don Hudson here with the skinny on myself and Chris Scheidler. We recently got ourselves graduated from the communications and informations systems officers course in, you guessed it, the crossroads of the corps, Quantico.

This qualifies us as the last of the '98 Marines to leave Quantico. Our destinations for the "mythical fleet" we've heard so much about for the last year and a half are; Don "ebay" Hudson— Okinawa and for Chris "Dude, it's not that bad" Scheidler—Hawaii. Tell all our shippies if they should see any of us out there, try not to ask about Iceland...we're still bitter. Oohrah!

Thanks, Don, and I'll be sure to save the Iceland story for another time.

And now to hear from two of our Foreign Nationals: From Navin Gopal (gopes98@Hotmail.com): I've been in the Royal Malaysian Navy for 18 months now and life's been pretty good on the whole. I'll be starting on my second appointment on 27 March at the Ministry Of Defense—A job I'm really looking forward to. My last appointment was a real drag. I was a dignified baby-sitter for about 1,000 trainees in the RMN Technical Training School. The job could be summed up in two words—busy and easy. Anyway, bye bye Sahara, green pastures here I come.

I managed to meet up with the Thai wonder (Bob Tongchiew) in January. His ship was in Malaysia and we managed to squeeze in some quality partying his few days here. By the way Bob's hairline is receding fast and he's getting martied on 31 March.

Been in contact with Poh Keng Hian (Singapore) too. He's doing great. He's doing the SWO thing but I can't remember what ship he's on. He, like me, misses the good old days of a care free midshipman life. Okay, that's all folks.

If you'd like to communicate with Bob and Poh, email me and I'll send you their email addresses.

To Bryant Burke, John Gibson and Ron Valencia email me or you may receive a hex in the mail. Yutt! Yutt! '98.

Good to hear from you from so far away.

From Arif Cirtlik (acirtlik@hotmail.com): I always wanted to get in touch with you as to be aware of the things going on there and also let you guys know how I am doing over here, however, that just could not happen due to various reasons. But I received pretty much every single issue of Shipmate and heard of the news related to our great Class. Relating to the latest news, please pass on my best wishes and congratulations to Shawn Gee upon his marriage. Well, before I give

you a littie info about how I am doing here and my future plans, I first would like to confess to you that I owe a lot to that great institution. If I am still here and bearing the strain and pushing forward to pursue my career goals, that is due to the mental and moral strength that I developed over there. Without being aware of it, I graduated with a lot of high qualities that make me different around here. I am now onboard a Meko-Class frigate, TCG YiLDiRiM, as an electronics officer, which is a pretty demanding job for an Ensign; however, as you know, an Annapolis graduate likes the challenge. Everything has been great so far. I am still motivated and dedicated to reach my career goals.

I am planning on applying to a graduate school.

Possible ones include MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia or Michigan in the field of operations research. I will start the process in May aiming to be enrolled by spring 2001. That would be the earliest based on the procedure set by our HQ. You can't guess how much I want this deal. It would be great to be back in Annapolis and recall the memories. Well, Dave, sorry if this took so long, I just kept on writing. At this time I am temporarily in port, however, in a few weeks I will go on a deployment again. Please pass on my sincere greetings to anyone who still remembers me.

Thanks again for your time and looking forward to seeing you soon.

PS. Contact Info; Mail address: Arif CIRTLIK Veliefendi Mah. 75/6 Sok. No:51/2 Zeytinbumu— ISTANBUL/TURKEY 34765; phone; cell; 00 90 542 2553730; home; 00 90 212 5105805.

Thanks Arif I hope Grad school works out for you, and maybe you'll be in the States for our five year Reunion.

From Jody Smotberman: I got my wings in September at Whiting, and moved out to North Island for the CH-46 FRS en route to Guam. Soon to follow in the phrog community; Meghan Forehand and Paula Langille will be going to Guam and Jeremy Vellon will be going to Norfolk. I am sure there will be even more in the very near future, since I was starting to see more and more '98ers floating around the HTs. I have seen John Cremins around, but he deployed to Bahrain last month, so he will be gone for a while. That is all I have for right now, but there will be more next month since I will send pictures from my wedding on 18 March.

There you go with another wedding! Congratulations Jody.

From Dave Durkin: Things are going well in Philadelphia. I will finish up my master's degree in chemistry at Drexel University in September. The detailer said that I could expect to start API in mid-September. I'm really looking forward to coming back to being in the Navy. At grad school, I tiiink I have had to wear the uniform five times in two years! It was a big change from Annapolis. Anyway, I don't have news about others from our Class because no one really passes through Philly that much. I'm getting married to my "friend" Sarah (who was in the recent Shipmate picture) in July. Since May '98, I've been in touch witii Steve McClune, Doug Burfield, Bryan Shipp, and Nat Stusse. They're all still working their way through flight school and doing really well.

Congrats on grad school, Dave, and you have my sympathies on not being able to wear your uniform for two years, it must have been rough...

Well '98, that's all for the email letters for tills month. Bethany Schultz is now married to Karl Schmidt '97. She is currenUy in San Diego at tiie Regional Bachelor Housing Office. Here in Norfolk, I am completely surrounded by the military, and I would have to make an effort not to ran into Classmates. The day after I got here I saw Andrew McNiven and Tara Golden in I H O P Andrew said he was closing on a house with Joe Femenia. Andy Newsome lives just down the road, and his wife.

Shipmate, June 2000

Not quite Salty Sailors, but soon to be. Submarine Officer Basic Course graduates. L to r; Mike Breen, Brian Hogan, Carlos Jativa. Rob Ore, Sinclair Ahn. Jesse Balboa, Steve Blazejewski, Justin Anderson, Ed Hanley, Dave Forman, Dale Matheney, Brian Nowitzki, Dave Leather, Ian Schillinger and Sam McGowan gather for one last photo (after 15 months of training) before heading our separate ways out to the fleet Paula, is going to write a book about what it's like to be married to an Academy Grad. She would appreciate all kinds of input from whoever can contribute. You can call 757-587-6568, email p_newsome@hotmail.com or write to 9238 Philip Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503.1 ran into Dale Matheny, once again, this time at a stoplight. And he is rooming with Ian Schillinger, who took some of the JO courses with me, along with Terry Vanecek. James Jones and Justin Anderson are doing well. A few words from my roorrue: ""98, we are still number one! All others are number twoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or lower. By the way. Class of 2000, Congrats on letting the "LOG Magazine" die again. I want my five bucks back.

Rivers Delivers!" We are all tearing it up on L. MENDEL. Our engineer is LCDR Dale Minich (for those of you in 15th company.) Rivers Delivers!

Be sure to check out our Web page: www.usna98.org We're going to use this page to organize our five year Reunion. Best of luck to all you guys, keep up the good work. Fair Winds, DSF

Well the only pictures I have for everyone this month are from Jon and Jodi (jcsail99@ yahoo.com) (Polhemus) Beattie's wedding, but they sure are great ones. As everyone may or may not have known, Jon and Jodi were married 20 August 1999. The beautiful and elegant evening ceremony was performed at Kent Manor Inn, just over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Kent Island.

The first picture was taken right before Jon and Jodi went into the reception site.

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in. Which reminds me, I haven't heard from many of you in the past couple of months. I know everyone is finishing up schools, moving onto other schools or duty stations, so things are probably hectic. But now that you're all about settled in, it's time to write me and let me know how you all are doing.

First off, I'd like to send out a huge apology to Bobby Danzie. I ran into him the other day and Bobby very sweetiy and nicely reprimanded me for spelling his name B-o-b-b-i-e instead of the right way, which is B-o-b-b-y. Bobby made sure 1 knew the difference between the feminine "ie" and the masculine "y." Not to worry Bobby, your correction will be duly noted and I'll make sure not to spell your name with and "ie" in the future. Coincidentally, Bobby is at IOC right now with the April Class and they should be graduating the 30th of this month; Classmates who are in that Class with him include Matt Smith, Jeremy Graczyk, Ben Adeyemi, Brent Biniek, and Bill Marple. They should be really heavy into IOC right now and into the field all week, every week. Just remember to watch out for those chiggers. I got to catch up with Matt for a few minutes the other day and he tells me that it's great to be done with TBS and starting IOC. He tells me that Sarah Rhoads is doing great and having fun down in Pensacola. She was living with Debbie Beck and Sonia Barrantes, but Debbie has moved onto her P-3 follow-on school and Sonia has also moved onto her follow-on school, so now she's living by herself and having a great time. Best of luck to you and congratulations on your upcoming graduation. A belated congratulations to the March lOCers who graduated this past 12 May. Classmates included Todd Sanders, Ryan Gilchrist, Nate Sbull, Doug Solinsky, Dave Gustafson, Jon Hey, Buster O'Brien, Bret Bombacb, Pat Cantwell, Ben Hur, and Alex Gilbert. Good luck to everyone as they move onto their fleet units.

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Newlyweds Bethany (Schultz) and Karl Schmidt take a quick pose leaving the Academy Chapel Shipmate, June 2000

Bethany and Karl together on the dance floor

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Pres: Buster O'Brien e: firstcompany@hotmail.com Vice Pres: Ben Adeyemi e: nigeriansteele@hotmail.com Treas: Jason Mendenhall Sec'y: Minh-tu Nguyen 6716 Stonecutter Drive, Burke, VA 22015 h: 703-644-7924; e: minhtu99@yahoo.com Hi '99! Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day! Start pulling out your all white, linen clothes, sun dresses and toeless shoes because summer is finally here. With '00 hitting the fleet pretty soon and '04 on the brink of starting their Plebe Summer, I think we're starting to feel the saltiness set

Left side; Brien Croteau, Karen Castle, and John Waterston; Right side; Todd Greene, Kara MacPherson, Mike Edwards with Jon and Jodie in the middle

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The other two pictures were taken right after the ceremony behind the Inn (see next page). One photo has all the wedding party, while the other one has everyone who participated in the sword arch. During the reception, Jon and Jodi were serenaded by his former roommate, Greg Clancy. Greg pulled out his trasty bagpipes and played a traditional wedding song for the couple. Also at the wedding were Ben Elfert, Kelleigh Cunningham '00, and Jen Tietz '00.

Jodi wrote to me lately and gave me an update on our Classmates who were at or in her wedding: Karen Castle and Katie Bluemling left on Friday (31 March) for their first deployment on the FIFE (DD-991). They'll be back in Everett in late September. Jon and all the others at NPGS started their last quarter this moming. They all head to Florida in July. Paul TtiUy is in Corpus waiting

for the weather to clear up to do his first solo, hopefully this week. Todd Greene made it to Pearl and is on his ship CHOSIN CG? They just got back from a little underway after the yard period. John Waterston and Brien Croteau are still in school.

My administrative job is fun. I have things to do now, which is nice. When flag officers come to visit I am the one that plans this side of it. So it isn't a lot yet, but it is enough to keep me from getting bored.

Jodi is currentiy stationed up in Everett, WA. She says the weather, scenery and coffee up there are really great so if anyone wants to swing by and check out how the Northwestemers live, just give her a call. Also part of the wedding party was Greg Chesnut who is finishing up SWOs now and should be reporting to his ship, MCFAUL (DDG-74), which is home-ported in Norfolk. He reports in that

brother, Jeff Chesnut, is doing great as the DCA on board BUNKER HILL out in San Diego. Jeff's ship made a ran up to Los Angeles for several days and while they were there Jeff had the opportunity to teach some NROTC kids at UCLA. That's all the news for this month. Keep your letters, emails, pictures, gripes, complaints, and comments coming because I listen to everything you all have to say. Leaving you with this final thought before I sign off: "Among true and real friends, all is common; and were ignorance and envy and superstition banished from the world, all mankind would befriends." Percy Shelley. Take care everyone, and God bless. Until next time — Minh-tu

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ond Tuesday of each month except December. Anyone wishing to be sent luncheon notices, please contact Joe Koch '57 at 714-773-1090.

Future Chapter Events Installation Dinner for new Chapter Officers and Directors will be held on Saturday evening, 24 June 2000 at a venue in the vicinity of the Disneyland Hotel. Exact arrangements for this event will appear in a future Chapter newsletter.

A beach party for a Saturday in August is also being organized. Details for this will also be forthcoming.

As of now, only two 2000 Navy football games are scheduled to be televised on the West Coast.

These games are the Navy-Notre Dame Game on 14 October and the Army-Navy Game on 2 December in Baltimore. We will be at Dirty Nellie's in Costa Mesa with the Notre Dame alumni again this year on 14 October, and will have the two parties for the Army-Navy Game, one at the Jonathan Club in Downtown Los Angeles and another at Abilene Rose in Fountain Valley.

Mark your calendars for the above dates and plan to participate in Chapter events.

Joe Koch '57

11801 E. Juan Tabo Road Scottsdale, AZ 85255 h: 408-585-1867

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ALABAMA Alabama Chapter Dr. Roy A. Smitb III '73 530 Bayhill Ridge Circle Hoover, AL 35244-3338 h: 205-979-8070 email: RoyS5564@aol.com e: jnatter@gorham-waldrep.com

HuntsvUle Chapter CDR Robert J. Sampson '56, USNR (Ret.) 100 Bailey Station Madison, AL 35758 h: 256-881-9333 e: robertsampson@mindspring.com

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CDR John J. Branson Jr. '50, USN (Ret.) 1281 Sylvan Road Monterey, CA 93940-4942 h: 408-375-8603 e: JJBransnjr@aol.com

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March 2000 Orange County Luncheon The Orange County Luncheon was held on Tuesday, 14 March 2000 at The Revere House Restaurant in Tustin with Carl Nelson '56 as our guest speaker. Carl gave a very informative talk on his experiences in Vietnam as the last Senior Naval Advisor to the Vietnamese Commander of the Rung Sat Special Zone in 1972-73 which led him to writing a novel. The Advisor. Carl told how he decided to write the book and what it took to get it published. He highly encouraged us to consider putting our military experiences into writing, even if it is only for our children to know what we did during our military careers. Carl had his book available for those at the luncheon to purchase an autographed copy. Alumni in attendance included: Gordon West '40 with a guest. Ken Klofkom '43, Walt Stevens '43, Bob Rubel '44, Rich Crane '47, TR Johnson '47, John Snyder '50, Al Enderie '52, Bill Allen '53, Si Kittier '53, Joe Zebrowski '53, Harold Hussey '56, Carl Nelson '56, Joe Koch '57, Jim Paulk '57, Dave Stiller '57, George Watts '58, JackBundarin '59, Joe Keeley '59, Dick Banister '60, Jack O'Brien '62, Tim Hoffman '67, Pete Thompson '67 with two guests, Mike Koval '83, Steve Shatynski '83 with a guest, and Joe Mandichak '89. We welcomed Jack Bundarin '59 and Mike Koval '83 as first time attendees and hope they will continue to attend luncheons in the future. Our luncheons are open to any Alumni and guests who wish to attend and are held on the sec-

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Sacramento Chapter 10785 Penstock Trail Aubum, CA 95603-9556 h: 530-888-0860 e: gsim@aub.com

San Diego Chapter LCDR Robert L. Rubin '82, USNR 10214 Rue Touraine San Diego, CA 92131-2230 h: 619-695-1622 w: 619-271-5807 e: rabin@nosc.mil http ://w w w. san .rr.com/alumni/ March Chapter Luncheon Talk about a positive commander, ComNavAirPac, VADM Mike Bowman is that and more. Admiral Bowman delivered his state of NavAirPac with humor, facts and a guarantee that the fun is back in the fleet. The humor relates to what appears to have provided him with the nickname "Green Light," and those stories are best left to the admiral to retell. They certainly substantiate though that the fun is back. He discussed the leadership, respect, trast and faith for and of the individual unit commanding officer that the CNO has made a priority. From the substantiating evidence about his nickname, it is working. He pulled no punches in explaining the challenges related to optempo, logistics and recraiting. We would like to relate more of your presentation. Admiral Bowman, but the printed page cannot express your enthusiasm. Well done and thank you.

Those attending were: Bob Leeman '34, Art Fischer '39, Lee Scherer '43, Art Battson '44, Bob

Coogan '44, Dick De Prez '44, Dave Henderson '44, Ed Behm '45, Chic Bowling '46, Ed Ellis '46, Bob Gorton '46, Bill Ayers '48, Chris Christoph '48, Dick Hoffman '48, Lloyd Jones '48, Bob Neely '48, Henry Staples '48, Chuck Howe '49, Paul Dudley '53, Whip Whipple '54, Tom Boucher '55, Ned Floyd '55, Jerry Fulk '56, Jim Murtiand '56, Mike Chappie '58, Chuck Smith '58, Joe Keeley '59, Victor Krulak '59, Bob Byme '60, Bill Lloyd '60, John Lusignan '60, John Schmidt '60, Don Grinnell '61, Ed Oleata '61, Myron Fleming '62, John Kelly '62, Jim Fontana '63, Jeff Clough '64, John Lasswell '67, Dick Evert '68, Larry Brenner '69, Bruce Lawson '69, Charlie Carey '70, Tom Hammons '71, Fred Gorris '72, Tim Hallihan '72, Doug Leland '73, Tom Russell '73, Skip Anderson '80, Danny Archer '80, Rich Carlquist '80, Alan Portillo '80, Aldo Ray '80, Chris Cooke '81, Bob Rubin '82, Clem Segura '82, Mark Williams '82, John Kyle '87, Pat Wade '87, Tammy Adams '88, David Jensen '92 and many guests.

San Diego Crew Classic 1 April was a spectacular day on the Crown Point Shores of San Diego's Mission Bay. As John Kyle '87 and company arrived to set up the Chapter's tent, dawn was breaking and the golden sun sent sparkles to the navy blue waters just offshore. It would really prove to be a Navy Blue and Gold day. Chapter members, out-of town Alumni and parents of Midshipmen arrived at the tent all moming long to sign in and sample the refreshments that John had contracted and provided. The crowd included many of the active duty and working Alumni who are precluded from attending the monthly luncheons by their work week duties. It was great to welcome them all. The Crew, Navy's Men's Lightweight eight, in a shell, borrowed from Humboldt State of Areata, CA, distinguished themselves with a second best time for their class as well as heat.

Well done. Navy Eight! Following their heat, the crew arrived at our tent in their blue and gold warm up suits that matched the waters and the sun. If anyone present had any concems about the state of the Brigade, these young men would have quickly dispelled all of those concerns. They made all of us stand tall and proud.

The crowd ranged across seven decades, with Classes represented from '48 to the youngest crewmember in the Class of '02. For making this such a great event, we first have to thank the crew for making us so proud. Thank you to Humboldt State for their generosity and trast. Thanks also go to John Kyle for all of the arrangements, refreshments, etc., (including a Friday night recon mission to make sure everything was ready for dawn), and to our Chapter President Bob Rubin '82, for coordinating all of the crew visit arrangements, being the head cheerleader and greeter, working the check-in desk and making the day smooth. Last but not least, thanks to Aldo Ray '80 who not only provided photographic coverage but with the skill of a pro, set up the photo ops for Intemet display later.

You'll see photos on the Chapter Web page and in Shipmate. Well done and thank you all.

Late news on Sunday's finals. Navy's crew finished third of eleven lightweight eights. Well done. Navy.

Submarine Centennial Celebration in San Diego Please see http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ ships/submarines/sublOO.html for a complete schedule of events. Future events will include a

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reunion of NAUTILUS ( S S N - 5 7 1 ) sailors from 29 September to 1 October San Diego's Fleet Week, 1322 October will highlight the Submarine Centennial and we have been apprised that an SSN will participate in the parade of ships through San Diego Bay. SD Chapter Online For access to Chapter information and scheduling, please check out our interactive Home page at: http://www.usnaaasd.com. For last minute luncheon reservations, please call our hotline at (619)-279-USNA. Please note the change to the Web page identifier. We'll need to update our browser bookmarks.

Business and Career Networking Forum Forams are held monthly on the second Friday (7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.) at Amber's on Miramar Road at the 1-15 interchange just to the east of MCAS Miramar. Amber's is located in the Holiday Inn complex (9355 Kearney Mesa Road, 858-6897305) and parking is no problem. This is a joint service foram/network in comptmy with the West Point Alumni group here in San Diego. Air Force Academy grads are also participating.

The foram is a great place to drop off a business card or even a "flyer" describing your services. For $5.50 (cash, no checks, please bring the exact amount) you get all of the networking described plus juice, coffee, pastries, muffins and assorted fraits.

Our Networking Coordinator is Dave Fennell '87 (fennelld@mindspring.com). He is keeping up the work search/networking database for the Chapter and area. If you would like to be included send the following information to Dave: Name, Occupation, Company, Address, Phone (Work and Home), email address, and What kind of work you are searching for! Get in touch with Dave (Bradley-Morris, 4225 Executive Square #390, La Jolla, CA 92037) if you are considering a career change or looking for a new career or a new job.

Don Grinnell '61

Vied '60 , has been doing a spectacular job, and it's worth logging on just to see how good he has really become.

What a great time we had at the recent joint meeting with the Sacramento Chapter held at Travis AFB. For those brave individuals who endured the Bay Area traffic on a Friday night, we had a great meal and had ample opportunity to chat with fellow Alumni. Alumni attending the meeting from the Chapter were: Marco Juarez '91, John Potter '58, Bob Rawlins '48, Dennis Vied '60, Rick Voytek '77, Jack Battenburg '59, and Ted Pick '45. Attending from the Sacramento Chapter were John Haynes '55, Terry Brown '67, Vince Nahr '65, Corky Guenter '61, John Green '51, Shep Jenks '49, Jim D'Orso '52, Brace Friederich '57, Bob Johnston '57, Frank Blake '68, Bill Doddy '48, Jack Tallman '55, Tom Hartigan '47, and George Simmons '61.

Now, your quiz is to look at the photo and try to match the names with the faces For the latest in upcoming events or other news, be sure to check the Web site. If you don't have access to the Intemet, you can get on the mailing list for the Chapter by becoming a member. Hope to see you soon.

Santa Barbara Chapter CDR William J. Stewart '63, USNR (Ret.) 1617 Las Canoas Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 h: 805-962-0703; w: 805-963-1863 e: tenbears@silcom.com

San Francisco Chapter CDR Richard A. Voytek '77, USNR lOOWestElCamino, 61 Mountain View, CA 94040 h: 650-962-0622; e: mongov@aol.com www.navysfo.org Secretary: Linda Postenrieder '82 e: Post82@pelicanassociates.com h: 415-759-9413 Congratulations to the Class of '00 and welcome to the Fleet. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter would like to wish you "Fair Winds and Following Seas" as one journey has ended and the greatest adventure is just beginning.

The latest Chapter count for representation on the National Board of Directors is out and we're number nine among the 66 local Chapters of the Alumni Association. Congratulations to those Bay Area Alumni who have supported the Chapter. Now, call a friend and get them to join the Chapter, next year's goal is number eight. This standing is significant in that it allows the Chapter to have representation on the National Board of Directors and provides direct input into the functions of the National Association. So again, for those of you who have made this possible, congratulations on a job well done, and for those in the Bay Area who haven't joined the Chapter, it's now easier to do than ever, you can do it by logging onto our Web site (www.navysfo.org). Our Web master, Dennis 144

Pictured is the Colorado Chapter Board of Directors at the winter 2000 meeting to plan the year's events in Colorado. Left to right: Arland Kuester '61, Gary Francis '68, J.J. Mackin '68, Frank Brame '54, Joe Procopio '62, Jim Ryan '58, Dan Branch '59, andRoffVersluis'89.

Upcoming events include the Navy-Army-Air Force Alumni Golf Toumament in June; dinners in July, September, and November; the Navy Birthday Ball and Navy-Air Force Tailgate in October; the family picnic in August; and the Army-Navy game viewing in December.

For Alumni planning to move to Colorado, please visit the Web site for details about planned events. Please take advantage of our Business Network (BIZNET) which meets weekly in Denver to promote contacts and business related networking among Navy, Army and Air Force Alumni. It also helps Alumni find employment in Colorado. Contact Sean McCloskey '78 (seanm@phoenix3000.com) at 303-499-5472 for details. Please contact the Chapter President at any time for information about the Colorado Chapter.

Dan Branch '69 Chapter President

COLORADO Colorado Chapter CAPT Daniel Branch Jr. '59, USN (Ret) 555 Apollo Drive Boulder, CO 80303-5002 h: 303-499-0337; w: 303-966-4833 e: dbranchjr@aol.com Web site: www.usna.com/Chapters/US/Colorado/ default.htm

CONNECTICU Connecticut Chapter Robert R. Figura '58 Five Crescent Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Box 32^ Groton Long Point, CT 0634 h: 860-536-2206 e: Bob-Figura@prodigy.net http://www.usnact.org For the first time in many years, the Connecticut Chapter held a dinner meeting in the westem part of the state, in recognition of the increased membership residing there. The meeting was very successful, and the tumout encourages us to schedule more activities there to make it more convenient for these Alumni. Our speaker was RADM John B. Padgett III '69, Commander of Submarine Group Two, and Commander Northeast Region. We appreciate the time and effort it took RADM Padgett to make his way to the Stamford area from the submarine base in Groton, especially since there was quite a delay, with backed-up traffic in the Stamford area.

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RADM Padgett spoke glowingly of tiie state of readiness of the Submarine Force. He particularly emphasized the dedicated contributions of the junior officers and sailors who man the ships today.

He pointed out that technology is advancing at a rapid pace, and that these young people are creating tiie specifications and strategies that will define the ships of tomorrow. In fact, RADM Padgett speculated that the capabilities of the ships twenty or so years from today will be barely recognizable to those serving on the ships of today.

RADM Padgett also praised the leadership and self-determination that the current Chief of Naval Operations, ADM Jay Johnson, USN, has endorsed for Navy operational commanders. Initiatives such as the "Inter-Deployment Training Cycle" have focused on the elimination of burdensome and often unnecessary in-port routines and procedures. Increased family and personal time has resulted in improved morale within the Force. Although not yet achieved, the goal of the Submarine Force is to limit in-port watch standing to one day per week.

Attending this first "203" area code Chapter meeting were: Lu and Bill McCabe '48, Janet and Jim Botten '53, Ursula and Sam Connor '54, John Seacord '54, Nancy and Ted Lovely '56, Bemadette and Bob Figura '58, William Hale '58, Mike Bordy '65, Carl Franzoni '69, John Feeney '71, Ray Berard '72, Paul Hendrickson '74, and guest Eric Joosten, Ray Lincoln '76, Wes Johnson '77. Doug Wilson '77, Kevin Liddy '78, Diana and Alan Wiegel '79, Chris Pierson '81, Peter Brown '82, John Wiegold '84, Tom Hogsten '85, Brad Baker '94, Tom Maxwell (Associate), Coral and James Rawn, Connecticut Parents' Club, and Roxie and Larry Gordon, Connecticut Parents' Club.

The Connecticut Chapter is pleased once again to promote the involvement of our Naval Academy Alumni with the Coast Guard Academy Family Sponsor Program. This program is similar to the one that many of us experienced in Annapolis, and is an opportunity for us to "retum the favor" of the pleasant experiences many of us enjoyed during our undergraduate days at the Naval Academy. If you live within 30 minutes driving time of the Coast Guard Academy, and would like to become involved witii this program, please contact Mrs. Cary McNeil (cmcneil@cga.uscg.mil), the Coast Guard Family sponsor Program Coordinator at 860-444-8281. We had a terrific response last year to this program, and we hope that even more of our members will consider participating this year.

Our next dinner meeting will be held on Friday evening 23 June and will feature another prominent USNA Alum and Connecticut Chapter member, Glenn Arthur '55. Glenn is one of five commissioners on the Board of the Connecticut Public Utility Control Authority. He will describe the issues of setting utility rates, merger and a very timely discussion of opening the electric utilities to competition and how that will ultimately affect consumers in Connecticut. This June meeting is also our annual Business meeting. Among other things, we will hold biennial elections for the offices of President, Secretary and Communications Director. Look for further details on this meeting in the June newsletter, or on the Chapter Web site at www.usnact.org.

As usual, guests are welcome, and reservations should be sent to Tom Hogsten '85, at 33 Hollister Drive, Avon, CT 06001.

Dave Boyd '59

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Shop brand name stores and benefit the Alumni Association too. www.usna.com for info COSTA RICA Costa Rica Chapter Claudio A. Pacbeco '64 Apt 4307-1000 San Jose, Costa Rica h: 506-224-4325 w: 506-256e: cpacheco@sol.racsa.co.cr

DELAWARE Delaware Chapter Frank S. "Nick" Carter HI '70 Delaware USNAAA c/o Nick Carter PO. Box 266 Lewes, DE 19958 h: 302-644-4838; w: 302-645-2207 e: sunirtan@aol.com

FLORIDA Florida Heartland Chapter Steve McDonald '65 4900 Southwind Drive Mulberry, FL 33860 h:941-644-1332 e: navy65@bigfoot.com

Fort Lauderdale Chapter CAPT William J. Aston '51, USN (Ret.) 659 Coconut Drive SW Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 h: 954-463-3047 e: saltysam@bellsouth.net

Gainesville Chapter CAPT J. Michael Smith '61, USNR (Ret.) 10424 SW 41st Place Gainesville, FL 32608 h: 352-376-6611 w: 352-3763301 e: mickey@acceleration.net The Academy Alumni met at the Gainesville Country Club for a luncheon on 16 March. Our own member Dr. Lee Pardi, M.D., USMA '62 and University of Miami Medical School '72, graciously agreed to speak to the group on the subject of prostate health, screening and treatments.

Dr. Pardi served with distinction in the Army Medical Service, specializing in Ob/Gyn at several major Army medical centers throughout his military career. His final assignment, prior to retiring from the Army was as CEO of Keller Army Hospital, West Point, NY.

Lee provided us with a very informative discussion of how age, race, family history and animal fat in the diet contribute to prostate diseases, and how PSA and other screening tests have contributed to early detection and have drastically reduced the complications and incidence of fatal prostate cancer. Although Lee is not a urologist, he was extremely well prepared, was able to field several questions and competently led a spirited discussion.

The following USNA members attended: Ben Moriand '34, Al Vito '44, Mase Wells '47, Hart Stringfellow ' 4 8 , Leo Cannon ' 5 3 , John Smitherman ' 5 3 , Rick Childress '54, Jim Zimmerman '54, Jim Carr '55, Miles Mixson '58, Josh Dickinson '59, Mickey Smith '61, Tom Tucker '61, Joe Phelan '66, Skip Manasco '70, Sam Mutch '71, Ty Tyler '76 and Charies Baker '87.

And from USMA, we had: Bob Lutz '45, Charlie Hall '46, Tom McBryde '46, Dick Boe '54 and speaker Lee Pardi '62.

The USNA members were encouraged to vote in the upcoming USNA Alumni Association Board of Trastees election, and to support the candidacy of our own Mase Wells '47 who is on the ballot. Also, the subject of the Navy-Notre Dame football game in Orlando was introduced...the Chapter may schedule a group outing for this game. More on that subject at the next meeting, scheduled for 20 April at the Gainesville Country Club.

Jim Zimmerman '54

Jacksonville Chapter CAPT Michael O. Borns '70, USN (Ret.) 1185 Salt Marsh Circle Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082-2543 h: 904-273-4714; w: 904-693-5630 e: usnaaajaxchap@usa.net The April dinner meeting was held at the Fleet Landing O'Club in Atlantic Beach, FL. The guest of honor was Maj Gen John C. Fryer Jr., USAF (Ret.), Superintendent of Duval County, FL, Public Schools. General Fryer talked about identifying the strategies and implementing the action plans that have contributed to improvements in academic performance, accountability, school safety and high performance management teams for the school district. Those in attendance were: CAPT and Mrs. Dick Adams '48, CAPT and Mrs. Tom Barry '65, LtCol John Bauer '39, CAPT Mike Boms '70, Mrs. Elynor Brown, CAPT William Chapman '44, CDR and Mrs. George Cornelius '43, CDR Robert Crowell '34, LT and Mrs. Gary Deal '89, Mrs. Evelyn Decker, Mrs. Betty Ellis, RADM and Mrs. Thomas Faulders '46, LCDR and Mrs. Joel Febel '60, Mrs. Stephanie Febel, CAPT and Mrs. David Fischer '53, Mr. and Mrs. G Donald Fisher '49, CDR and Mrs. Eugene Ford '76, CAPT and Mrs. Pat Gray '40, RADM and Mrs. Norman Green '48, CDR and Mrs. Tom Heilmann '68, CDR and Mrs. William Holt '39, CAPT and Mrs. LesHe Larson '46, Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. John McCabe '59, CDR and Mrs. Robert McConnell '43, CDR and Mrs. Grafton McFadden '51, CAPT and Mrs. Charies Metzler '61, CAPT and Mrs. Don Miller '44, CAPT and Mrs. Griswold Moeller '42, VADM and Mrs. Joseph Moorer '45, Mr. Michael Mundt '83, RADM and Mrs. Leslie O'Brien '38, Mrs. Betty Omohundro, Mr. and Mrs. John Palombi '64, CAPT and Mrs. William Payne '44, CAPT Charies Pendleton '43, CDR and Mrs. Jack Ryder '48, CAPT and Mrs. Robert Schauffler '45, RADM and Mrs. William Smedberg '51, CDR and Mrs. Leonard Smith '43, CAPT and Mrs. Gary Stram

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'41, RADM and Mrs. Joseph Tibbets '34, Mrs. Frances Vissering, CAPT and Mrs. Edward Waller '74, LCDR and Mrs. David Ward '45, LT Travis White '91, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wirth '59.

The June meeting is being held in conjunction with the Battle of Midway festivities hosted by the Navy League in Jacksonville on Friday, 2 June.

Joel W. Febel '60 Secretary

Miami Chapter LT Douglas J. Ross '81, USNRR 16923 SW 79th Place Miami, FL 33157 h: 305-252-2379 b: 305-252-4904 e: rossfinl@concentric.net Sec'y: Alfred A. Bunge '88 e: aabunge@aol.com The Miami Chapter continues to be very active and, in fact, is setting the pace with new traditions that give Alumni in our area the opportunity to share in our rich history with camaraderie and a great deal of fun. I have been absent from the last few issues of Shipmate by virtue of the fact that I seem to miss the publishing deadlines, so here is an attempt to bring you up to date on all our chapter activities.

A new USNA tradition. Anchors Aweigh Day, which commemorates the founding of the U.S. Naval Academy 154 years ago, was splendidly initiated 16 October 1999. The 56th Superintendent of the Naval Academy, VADM John R. Ryan '67, USN, was our guest of honor for this formal reception and dinner. The happy hour had a well-stocked bar and wonderful spread of hors d'oeuvres.

Even though we were formally dressed in the beautiful Omni Colonnade Hotel in Coral Gables, you felt like you were back on the Yard when you heard the wonderful intonations of the Naval Academy Glee Club's Barbershop Quartet. Joining in the singing of "Anchors Aweigh" and the "Marine Corps Hymn" were two Alumni who live in Miami. Doug Ross '81 and LT IXirhan Hidalgo '93 demonstrated that at least their vocal chords were still in tiptop shape after many years after graduation.

The invocation consisted of the Naval Academy prayer and was eloquently read by Reginald Thompson '77. This was immediately followed by the traditional toasts reminiscent of the many Dining ins and outs many of us attended in the service.

A very touching part of the evening occurred when the Chairman of the Board for the West Point Society of South Florida, Bernal Quiros '57, USMA, former President and CEO of Costa Craise Lines, shared some insightful remarks about the importance of such an occasion. He demonstrated what kind of a class act he is by saying "... with the exception of 4 December (Army vs. Navy Game), Go Navy!" This brought a cheerful applause from all those assembled.

Alan Greer '61 gave an address on "What the U.S. Naval Academy has meant to me." Despite the fact that he had numerous accomplishments in and out of the service, Alan talked about the Academy as a "life defining experience that changed all of us. Annapolis turned us all into better people."

He talked about the many intangibles that many of us gained-qualities like honor, loyalty, integrity, will and pride. This was an excellent preamble to our guest of honor and keynote speaker.

Immediately following our elegant dinner and a musical presentation by the USNA Glee Club which

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included a Happy Birthday to NAVY, Dr. Paul K. Sugrue '67, Dean of the University of Miami School of Business and a Classmate of the Superintendent, gave him a warm introduction. Before giving up the podium. Dr. Sugrae, remembered how on 1-Day, 34 years ago, ADM Kaufman swore them in as Midshipmen, never thinking they would be standing as they were on this great celebration.

VADM Ryan talked about the progress the U.S. Naval Academy has made since George Bancroft founded our beloved institution on 10 October, 1845. CDR Franklin Buchanan was able to secure the seven buildings on 10 acres, that was then Fort Sevem, to create the foundation upon which 64,000 graduates later would forever establish the U.S. Naval Academy as a wellspring of leadership. A U.S. president, congressmen, 73 Medal of Honor recipients, the 1st Astronaut in space, the 1st African American Astronaut, and the 1st female Astronaut are among the leaders that have come from the Academy.

The Superintendent mentioned how the Academy was even better today than it ever was before. Aside from the better faculty, the larger Brigade is more talented than before. Average SAT scores exceed 1,300 and more than 90 percent of Midshipmen have lettered in a sport in high school. Despite these excellent statistics, ADM Ryan was concerned about the challenges before us. Recent data shows that only 25 percent of high school students today would consider a career in the military. This is a critical fact that impacts our volunteer services' ability to attract talented young men and women.

The keynote address concluded with some wise words from Emerson, "What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

Our Chapter President, Neil Sapp '62, presented VADM Ryan with a special gift in honor of such a celebration. Neil authored a poem titled. The Brigade!, which was beautifully framed and presented as a gift to the Brigade of Midshipmen. Ken Duckworth '62 read the poem to all those assembled. This poem accurately reflected the spirit of "deep affection and immense pride, on behalf of the Long Blue Line" that its author intended to portray. This was the first in what the Alumni Association hopes will be a regular tradition in all Alumni Chapters as well as the Naval Academy.

On 11 November, we hosted an All Academy commemoration of Veteran's Day at USCG Station Miami Beach under the good auspices of RADM Thad W. Allen, USCG, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District. U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum was our keynote speaker at the luncheon event.

The loOth Anniversary of the Army-Navy Football Classic tumed out to be a great win for Navy and an event we will never forget. Alumni from the Broward and Miami-Dade Counties showed up at the Ft. Lauderdale Country Club with friends and family in what was a great afternoon.

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Our second business social, GradLinks, was held on 15 March at the McLamore Center at the University of Miami School of Business. Our gracious host, once again, was Dean Paul K. Sugrae '67 who sponsored another delightful evening. In addition to socializing and networking with ourselves and other service academy alumni we heard very valuable information from a presentation by Jeffrey Dale Welsh '73, president of The Southem Companies, on Investment Banking 101 and related subjects. We will continue to produce more GradLinks events like this in the future. Don't miss the next one. Thanks again to Dean Sugrae.

Our plans for a possible Family Picnic, Downtown Luncheon, and another weeknight Happy Hour before the end of this Miami Chapter year (31 May) are still tentative. You will be advised as soon as plans are finalized.

As the end of this Miami Chapter year approaches, it's time to ask you to step forward and contribute your leadership to the organization. A new slate of Officers must be promulgated in about five weeks as we elect new leaders for next year (1 June 2000 through 31 May 2001). Please come forward and take your turn by letting one of your current officers or directors know of your willingness to serve.

For any details or information about our chapter or specific events, please don't hesitate to email or call us.

Naples-Fort Myers Chapter Mr. William H. Vonier '51 2065 Imperial Circle Naples, FL 34110 h: 941-514-4031 e: bvonier@mediaone.net The Vineyards Country Club was the venue for the 22 March meeting. Over 90 Alumni and their spouses and guests gathered to hear ADM Kinnaird McKee '51 recount his experiences during his tour as Director Nuclear Propulsion, and other stories.

We felt honored to have him as our speaker and ten members of the Class of '51 attended to support their Classmate. Notable in the group was Lee Doggett '51, President of the Class.

We also welcomed Jeremy Cox along with his parents. The Blue & Gold representatives of South Florida presented Jeremy with his official certificate inviting him to join the Class of '04.

An election of officers of the Naples-Ft.Myers Chapter for the 2000-2002 term was also held. The new officers are. President—Bill Vonier '51, Vice President—Ragan Phillips '59, Treasurer—Earle Forsthoff '47, Secretary—Jonathan Ogle (Blue & Gold Rep.).

Alumni in attendance: John Alburger '71, Roy Anderson '51, John Bailey '44, Bill Barbazette '51, Peter Bos '60, Floyd Bowedy '47, Heyward Boyce '57, Paul Caldwell '64, Lee Catalano '51, Paul Corrigan ' 4 8 , Jack Cummings '47, Allison Donalson '57, Lee Doggett '51, Harry Donahue '49, Robert Doragh '57, John Driscoll '44, William Dunseath '46, Dan Evans '51, Earle Forsthoff '47, Dave Ghysels ' 5 1 , Steve Guthman '58, Wally Hankins '46, George Hart '44, Grover Higgenbotham '35, Bill Jacobs '43, David James '51, Bob Knowles '45, Gene Lawler '47, Ray Lessig '51, Gene Madden '42, Herb Mandel '38, Thomas McCook '46, James Mintun '59, Henry Morgan '59, Robbie Nickolson '75, Ned Oldham '58, Ashby Reardon '51, Walter Rose '45, Tom Ross '50, Allen Ruth '59, Don Shelton '55, Allan Slaff'45, Edward

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Smitii '50, Joseph Spalding '48, Nocole Tonnessen '94, Bill Vonier ' 5 1 , Steve Wallace '54, Rick Warren '47, Henry Wilson '48.

The November 2000 meeting to be announced, tiie Army-Navy Game party is set for 2 December.

Gene Lawler President bvonier@mediaone.net

Orlando Chapter CDR Jeffrey D. Hall '83, USNR 33 Winsor Isle Drive Longwood, FL 32779 h: 407-805-9485 e: jhidl@fedsig.com The Oriando Chapter of die USNA AA met for breakfast at the Holiday Inn, Wymore Road and State Road 436, on 11 March. The next meeting was at the same location the second Saturday in April (8 April 2000) at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $9 per person, payable at the door. Please call our Treasurer, Bob Ibmage '47 (407-859-1869), in advance so we can have an approximation of the number of attendees.

Attendees were: Mary Agnes Sellars, widow '34; Brewer Dixon '35; Stuart Sadler '44; Harriet and Curt Cordell '46; Marilyn and Bob Sloan '47; Bob Smith '47; Bob Tumage '47; Art Herbert '48; Aurefia Nugent, widow '48; Eileen and Lou Branch '49; Shirley and Walt Marquardt '49; George Ruos '50; Bill Forbes '55; Eileen and John Long '55; Betty and Jerry Ball '56; Emie Lewis '62; Ken Wheeler '62; Les Christian '67; Jane and Don Smitb '68 with daughter, Elizabeth, and guest, Kathy Bell; Connie and Gary Wliasham '71 andJ.D.HaU'83.

The meeting was conducted by our Vice President, George Ruos, in the absence of the President.

The Navy-Notre Dame game this October in Orlando has had all festivities time taken by the USNA AA in Annapolis, thus leaving no time for us locals to welcome our shipmates.

George Ruos proposed a craise from Sanford as an outing. The proposal was favorably received by the members. Subsequently, he made an investigation of alternatives. Since the membership gave greatest support to a Sunday lunch craise, emphasis was placed on this. Remember Easter is 23 April and Mother's Day is 14 May, thus these days are out. Through the Navy, tickets are $26.50 per person, a $9 savings, over purchase at Sanford. George will pick up the tickets and make reservations, but he must have an exact count. At the April meeting, if the craise is acceptable to the membership, the number of attendees will be decided as well as the method of payment. Your Secretary intends on going and votes for 21 May. "Get Well" wishes to Anne and Jim Conger '42 and Bill Sims '45. We all hope you are back to normal and with us soon. Cards were signed to insure fliey know we think of them.

Thanks to the Holiday Inn. We reserved for 20 and 30 showed. They took the overage in stride.

It was proposed that a spray of flowers be sent to members who fall ill. It passed by unanimous vote.

The meeting closed with "sea stories," one of which follows.

Grandma's Bumper Sticker The other day I went to the local religious store where I saw a "Honk if you REALLY know Jesus" bumper sticker. I bought it and put it on the back bumperof my carandl'm really glad I did. What an uplifting experience followed.

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I was stopped for the light at a busy intersection just lost in thought about the Lord, and didn't notice that the light had changed. That bumper sticker really worked! I found lots of people who love Jesus. Why, the guy behind me started to honk like crazy. He really must love the Lord because pretty soon he leaned out of his window and yelled, "Jesus Christ" as loud as he could. Why, it was like a football game with him shouting, "Go, Jesus Christ, GO"! In a clear ringing voice, somebody behind him yelled, "move along for Christ's sake!" Then everyone else started honking too, so I leaned out of my window and waved and smiled to all those loving people. There must have been a guy from Florida back there because I could hear him yelling something about a sunny beach, and I saw him waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in the air. I had recently asked my two grandsons what they meant. They kind of squirmed, looked at each other and giggled and told me that it was a Hawaiian good luck sign, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back. A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and were walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray, but just then I noticed that the light had changed again and I stepped on the gas. It's a good thing I did, because I was the only one to get across the intersection. I looked back at them standing there. I leaned out the window and gave them a big smile, and held up the Hawaiian Good Luck sign as I drove away. Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!

Palm Beach Chapter CAPT John A. Butterfield '59, USN (Ret.) 1130 Sugar Sands #190 Riviera Beach, FL 33404 h: 561-881-7512 w: 561-840-1104 e: jbsgma@aol.com The Naval Academy Glee Club gave a marvelous concert under the direction of Dr. Barry Talley in Palm Beach during their South Florida Spring tour. Our March meeting was to attend this concert at Bethesda-by-the-Sea and after the concert to go to a restaurant close by. Many of our Alumni enjoyed the outstanding concert. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Bennett '43, Bill Brown '71 and son, John Butterfield '59, Anja and Walter Bums '65, Judy and Bob Colvin '50, Betty and Al Hawortb '57, Julie and Joel Jacobs, Sally and Dave Jones '53, Carol and Carl Keske '59, Chariotte and Bob Lees '69 and family. Art Osgood '44, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pidkowicz '52, Waverly and Jack Sberriffs '59, Margaret and Jack Steineger (members of Navy League of Boca Raton and Kansas City and celebrating their 50th Anniversary), Mamie and Don Welt '47, RADM Phil Whitaker, USNR (Ret.), Honorary Member '54 and his guest, Diana and Walt Whipple '57. There were probably more members in attendance, whose names do not appear here, as these are the only ones we could identify among the large audience of about 400 people.

The Glee Club's tour was well attended not only in Palm Beach, but everywhere they performed.

Ken Duckworth '62 reported there were 2000 in attendance at the Ft. Lauderdale concert. The program was most inspirational starting off with an "Anchor's Aweigh" medley, followed by Sacred Music, American Spirituals and Patriotic Music.

Our thanks to all those who made this tour possible as listed in the program, including Priscilla and John Butterfield '59, and Hal Pysher, music director at Bethesda-by-the-Sea. The dinner after the concert provided an opportunity for fun and fellowship. Those who attended were: Anja and Walter Bums '65, John Butterfield '59, Judy and Bob Colvin '50, Betty and Al Hawortb '57, Julie and Joel Jacobs, Sally and Dave Jones '53, Waverly and Jack Sberriffs '59, Margaret and Jack Steineger, Marnie and Don Welt '47, Diana and Walt Whipple '57. The evening was also special because it was John Butterfield's birthday.

Happy Birthday, John from all of us!

Pensacola Chapter CAPT Glenn H. Montgomery '71, USN (Ret.) 1152 Ceylon Court Guff Breeze, FL 32561-3214 h: 850-934-4757 e: monty4gb@aol.com Spring has sprang, the azaleas have come and gone, and as we are writing the Master's is underway. Having survived a mild winter in the cradle of Naval Aviation the Chapter was gratified to receive the news of achieving recognition as the sixth largest Chapter overall in the official count.

Our recent meeting was the largest turnout in some time for other than an Army-Navy party. Retired RADM "Doc" Abbot '39, a regional trastee, gave an overview of the nominating process for the national organization. Also providing insights to the group was CAPT Don Mason '74 MC, who has just completed a tour as the director of the Family Practice clinic at Naval Hospital, Pensacola. Don provided an overview of what it's like to deal with "Tricare" from the perspective of the medical professional and gave an update on the new clinic under construction at the hospital. A lively Q&A followed.

Our senior graduate present was retired RADM Jack Monroe '27 with our secretary Angela Brady '83 the junior Class represented. We were pleased to meet appointed Midshipman, Kevin White, of the Class of '04 who joined us with his dad, Kevin White '78. The most well represented Class was a tie between the Class of '45 and Class of '52â&#x20AC;&#x201D;each had four members present.

Joining us were: Phyllis and Jack Monroe '27, Rene Boyd (widow) '36, Margaret and Doc Abbot '39, Brace Johnson '39, Marcy Dupre '42, Doc Gulledge '42, Jim Allen '44 and Bridget Kenny, Sara and PB. Wati '44, Duffy and Hank Anson '45, Dean Axene '45, Billie and John Chappell '45, Carol and Bob Clancey '45, Al Pickert '47, Dorothy and John Bilderback '48, Roger Boh '49, Don Gairing '49, Frank Liberate '51, Lou Sarosdy '51, Lamar Dixon '52, Bob Fellingham '52, Judy and Dave Sperling '52, Mark Tuzo '52, Bill Ramsey '53, Bill Daniels '54, Dick Gaskill '54, Dreda and Larry Grimes '55, Jan and Jack Horsefield '57, Don Rhodes '61, David Hull '63, Judy and Glenn Jewel '70, Suzy and Glenn Montgomery '71, Don Mason '74 and daughter Amanda, J.R. Knight '76, Richard Jesmonth '78, Kevin White '78 and son Kevin White '04, and Angela Brady '83.

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As you are traveling this summer along the Gulf Coast don't forget to allow a few days to enjoy our pure white beaches and the simply awesome Museum of Naval Aviation. For those grads who started their careers as flight students here and haven't been back, you are missing a real treat if you have not spent a day or two at the Museum. Your youngsters will love the hands-on displays, the history is terrific, and you'll have a chance to ponder remembrances of Westpac with a sandwich and a San Miguel at the "Cubi O'Club Bar." Let us know you're coming and we'll try to hook you up with a Classmate in the area.

Glenn Montgomery '71

Space Coast Chapter CAPT Peter C. Peterson Jr. '56, USN (Ret.) 401 Third Avenue Melbourne Beach, FL 32951-2537 h: 321-952-2066 e: peteusna@aol.com

Suncoast Chapter Clifford P. Bermann '45 7979 S. Tamiami Trail #338A Sarasota, FL 34231 H/F: 941-921-3111 e: amorency@aol.com Chapter Officers and wives met at the President's home for the mailing of the next luncheon meeting which was scheduled for the Isles Yacht Club, in Punta Gorda on 13 April. Cocktails and a delicious dinner were served.

Roger Betts '56 will be hosting the luncheon.

Roger will also be the guest speaker and will talk about the Navy League.

The last luncheon of the season will be held on 8 June, at El Conquistador in Bradenton, FL. Please note Chapter President Cliff Bermann '45, change in address, listed above.

Dick Ambrogi '48 Corresponding Secretary

Tampa Bay Chapter Ms. Kristi W. Hendricks '92 3905 Rolling Terrace Lane Valrico, FL 33594 h: 813-662-7325 w: 813-301-2092 e: khendricks@kpmg.com The Tampa Bay Chapter had a busy spring. On 13 April, the Chapter hosted a luncheon at the MacDill Air Force Base Officer's Club featuring an excellent lecture and videos from RADM Leroy Collins '56 on Smart Cards and On Line Financial Systems in our deployed forces.

On 4 May, this year's Navy-Army Golf Toumament was held at Bardmour Golf Club in Largo.

Many thanks to CAPT Bud Alexander '56 who did a fantastic job orchestrating the toumament and follow-on activities.

In the near future the Tampa Bay Chapter will have its own Web site, thanks to the efforts of David Long '86. Our Web site will provide better communication and allow us to schedule events with shorter lead times. Additionally, for those members that are on line, we have begun sending our Chapter newsletters via email.

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RADM John W. Townes '72 III, USN GEORGIA Atlanta Chapter CDR Robert P. Busb, III '65, USNR (Ret) 4103 Madison Drive Atianta, GA 30346 h: 707-351-0008 e: bobbush65@mindspring.com *«=«''«,; Web site: http://members.aol.com/usnaaaayusnaaaa/ Spring has sprang in Atlanta and the entire Chapter is preparing to go to the Masters. An anonymous Alumni secured tickets and clubhouse badges for the entire Chapter—all 350 of us! April Fools— actually only a few lucky ones will be heading to Augusta, but life is still good with all the dogwoods and azaleas coming to life all over the place.

Mike White, a spokesperson of LifeLink (a nonprofit foundation with the mission of procuring and delivering organs and tissue for transplant needs in the southeast), joined us as our guest speaker in March. The following alums took time out of their busy schedule to join us at the March luncheon: Jim Ravenel '45, John Stark '51, Bill Wideman '35, Ted Bowman '63, Doug Guertin '70, Al Jones '67, Bob Bush '65, Bill Rentz '55, Hap Walker '46, Gil McCullen '53, Joe Cannon '46, Chuck Martini '84, Raley Thomley '54, Mike Nassr '54, Charles Hill '42, Dick Fitzgerald '62, Jim Hatch '47, Steve Frederick '72, Brian Pilger '93, Lorie Moore '64, Jim Slemenda '66, Pete Dabbieri '67, and Emie Mattacotta'82.

The Chapter is looking forward to the 4th Annual Army vs. Navy Golf Classic on 5 May at Fort McPherson. Navy looks to hold onto the trophy it won last year. If you are interested, contact Will Wood at 770-673-2746.

As always, any visitors from out of town are welcome at our luncheons, which are held on the third Friday of each month at noon. Our luncheon location is the Jocks N Jills Sports Bar and Restaurant at 4046 Peachtree Road NE, in Brookhaven, a few miles northeast of Buckhead. You can readily pull directions to the luncheon location, as well as other chapter information, from our Web site at http://members.aol.com/usnaaa/usnaaa/index.htm.

Bill Bollwerk '91

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Northbrook, IL 60062-6612 ^ T h: 847-559-9381; w: 312-750-8899 ^ e: fredrick.weber@rosshardies.com After a hectic second quarter for the Chicago Chapter, including Battie Stations at Great Lakes in April and the Dot Com Career Night at the Union League Club in May, things will be a little quieter over the summer months.

So, take advantage of the time and work on your golf game for the annual Army-Navy golf outing in September. Check the newsletter for details.

There will be lots of other activities in the fall culminating with the Army-Navy game in December so get ready.

BTW, NB that June marks the 58th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Special recognition events are expected in the Chicago area.

Of course, not to forget the regular monthly breakfast series: first Thursday in the North Burbs, second Thursday in the West Burbs and fourth Thursday in the Chicago Loop.

Meanwhile, some of the recent events included Peter Hucbtbausen '62 being in town on 21 March for a talk based on his book Poison Legacy— Hostile Waters about the loss of a Soviet missile boat off Bermuda (became an HBO movie). Those who made the early evening event at the Hubbard Street Grill, almost 20 of us, came away extremely satisfied. Great remarks from Peter covering ground that you won't hear anywhere else supplemented with some really interesting video. All with great camaraderie!

Peter's next stop was for a dinner with tiie Milwaukee Chapter. BZ to Tom Banfield '54 for setting it all up!

Then on Thursday moming, 23 March, the regular CLB came off. Matter of fact, the breakfasts have become so popular that we now draw Whoops.

Matter of fact #2, we were outnumbered this time around! Hey, come on! From the Big Blue Team were John Howland '64, Fred Weber '75 and Joe Wright '85.

President Fred Weber '75 reported on our participation in a major Navy League event: The Chicago Chapter did itself proud at the Annual Navy League Reception and Dinner on 11 March honoring fellow alum Jack Fisher '47, National President of tiie Navy League of the United States. In attendance for the event were: Nancy and Willis Denekas '38, Alice and Grady Zilligen '45, Nancy and Tim Bradley '48, Karen and John Howland '64, Jane and Neil Brennan '66, Phyllis and Lou Balestra '67, George Schmoll '69, Kathy and Fred Weber '75, Don Steele '75 (Indianapolis Chapter), Carol and Mike Browne '80, and Mike Isabelli '83. Commander, Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, RADM Edward Hunter was the guest speaker and he gave everyone an update on how he views the Shipmate, June 2000

Navy in 2000 and beyond. He spoke specifically about tiie young men and women entering the Navy through Great Lakes.

Jack Fisher was the honoree for the evening's ceremonies. He graduated from the Academy in 1946, but was a part of tiie Class of '47. He has an advanced degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. He commanded 8,000 Seabees of the 30th Regiment in Vietnam in support of the Marines in I Corp. He also commanded all Pacific Fleet Seabees and was responsible for construction of the U.S. Naval base at Diego Garcia.

After leaving the Navy, he joined Raymond Intemational Inc.; he then served as President of CHAMAInc. After more than 20 years in positions of leadership with the Navy League of the U.S., he is now serving as the National President.

It was a wonderful evening for all the attendees and a great big "Atta Boy" goes out to all the Alumni that came out to pay tribute to Jack.

Then on 9 March, Ken Smitb '73, reported on tiie West Burbs Breakfast: Today we had the best west tumout since moving to the Naperville Holiday Inn. Two whoops who are looking for a more active interchange were also present. We discussed many topics, including McCain, deer, alumni in sport (USMA NHL player as well as USNA NFL players), deer strikes, and why the Army has no comparable term to "shipmate."

Attendees included the following: Tom Banfield '54, Ken Smith '73, Jim Murphy '73, Dave Leather '73, Fred Aalbue '79, Mark Storto '84, Joe Long '84, Pattick Linnihan '90, USMA, and Todd Taranto '90, USMA. The class of '73 challenges aU comers to get more Classmates than ours at a Burbs breakfast!

Blue Angels in August And don't forget: the Blue Angels will be performing in Chicago on 19 and 20 August. More details to follow, but their entire 2000 schedule can be found at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/ Decl999^12071999_bt558-99.html.

John G.B. Howland '64 MoneyMinds @aol. com

INDIANA IndianapoUs Chapter LCDR Charles A. Rainey '84, VSiM 12804 Double Eagle Drive Carmel, IN 46033 h: 317-815-0575 e: crainey@fhlbi.com

Michiana Chapter CDR John T. Haizlip '72, USN (Ret.) 15246 Longford Drive Granger, IN 46530 h: 219-273-2939 e: CHaizlip@aol.com

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Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter CDR Gregory R. Reinhardt '79, USNR 712 Talon Place Louisville, KY 40223-5575 h: 502-244-7707 e: airlgxr@air.ups.com

c/o Legg Mason 600 Washington Avenue #200 Towson, MD 21204 w: 410-821-7700 e: SYoung@LeggMason.com

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CDR Rex A. Bent '76, USN (Ret.) 229 Blue Crane #1 Slidell, LA 70468 h: 504-847-9862 e: Rexuspa@compuserve.com CDR Joseph A. Grace Jr. '80, USNR 15 Allard Blvd New Gleans, LA 70119 h: 504-486-9040 e: jgrace@notc.org

MARYLAND Annapolis Chapter CAPT Stephen K. Laabs '64, USN (Ret.) 1937 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd.

Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 401-268-7709 xl04 e: stephen.laabs@usaa.com This spring has been busy at the Annapolis Chapter. We have had such distinguished guests as Dean William C. Miller '62, the new Commandant of Midshipmen, CAPT Samueal Locklear III '77, and we had our annual Spring Fling at the Robert Crown Center. We also had our chapter elections for the 2000-2001. The officers will be: Chapter Officers Pres CAPT Steve Laabs '64, USN (Ret.) VP CAPT Bill Ostendorff '76, USN Sec LCDR Mike Collins '84, USNR Treas CDR Rebecca Craig '80, USNR Chapter Council Members CAPT Tbomas H. Ross '50, USN (Ret.) COL Tom Sinnot '58, USMC (Ret.) CAPT Robin Bosworth '64, USN (Ret.) Mr. Phil Ferrara '65 MAJ Lou Jonske '86, USMCR We look forward to seeing everyone at our first meeting in September. As always, plan on meeting the first Wednesday of each month at the Officers and Faculty Club.

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160 Burkhall Street #609 Weymouth, MA 02190-3533 h: 617-337-3712; w: 617-572-4562 e: fsheehan@jhancock.com

MICHIGAN Detroit Chapter Arthur W. Bryant '66 1811 Hollywood Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1311^ h: 313-885-2174; f: 313-881-2333 e: lynorart@flash.net The March luncheon was held Friday, 10 March at Hogan's, with RADM Lee Landes, USN (Ret.), John Mebalas '51, Tom Cook '57, Joe Walsh, Michigan Blue & Gold Officer coordinator, Joe Metro '66, Mike Bennett, Michigan Blue & Gold Officer and Charlie Scbott '85 attending. This was Joe Metro's first luncheon, as he joins us from Minnesota, where he was the vice president for operations at a local college. Joe flew H-3s at Quonset Point from 1968-1973. He is now a manager at the Cranbrook Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;welcome aboard! At our luncheon, we discussed, of course, John McCain '58's bid for the presidency. Those of us who were at USNA at the time have our own impressions of that former Midshipman. Lee Landes' birthday was also celebrated, as he described his and his wife's participation with the Detroit Institute of the Art's Van Gogh exhibit. Other arts-related discussions covered the Riverdance style of dancing and why those dancers keep their arms straight at their sides, never raising them above their heads. Two-star Tom Cook also described the difference between flying-bywire versus flying with hydraulic controls; and he described his flying movie-star status with his son.

The Michigan Blue & Gold membership could use a few more USNA grads. If interested, contact Joe Walsh (office 248-473-0880).

Two U.S. Navy minesweepers will be touring our local waters this summer for the annual Great Lakes craiseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the schedule will come out of the Naval Recruiting District Detroit office. John Mehalas reminded us of the Greek Independence Day celebration this month on 25 March.

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The schedule for upcoming Chapter luncheons follows: 16 June 2000 Friday, Guy Hollerin's Bar Holiday Inn Ann Arbor 19 July 2000 Wednesday, Hogan's Telegraph N. of Maple 15 Mile 17 August 2000 Thursday, Deabom Inn 10 Eyke Tavem 15 September 2000 Friday, Detroit Club 13 October 2000 Friday, Guy Hollerin's Bar Holiday Inn Ann Arbor 16 November 2000 Thursday, Hogan's Telegraph N. of Maple 15 Mile 15 December 2000 Friday, H. Ford Fairlane Estate Pool Restaurant 15 January 2001 Monday, Dearborn Inn 10 Eyke Tavern

MINNESOTA Upper Midwest Chapter Darrel Gonyea '61 1053 Peninsula Point Road Shakope, MN 55379 W: 612-882-1112 e: GONYEALAND@aol.com

MISSOURI Kansas City Chapter LCDR Lynn A. Tbomas '83. USNR 1404 Stonecreek Drive SW Blue Springs, MO 64015-8838 h: 816-228-6766 e: LynnTW@aol.com

St. Louis Chapter CAPT Douglas K. Rush '72, USNR (Ret.) 9 Lenox Place St. Louis, MO 63108 h: 314-361-5262 jlohman@bspmlaw.com Please note that two members of our Chapter's Board of Directors, Greg Higbtaian '80 and Julie Zavodny '95 were not included in the list of Board Members that we had published in this column a few months ago. My apologies to Greg and Julie for the oversight.

For all members and any other interested Alumni who are new to the area, or just passing through, we have reinstituted the monthly "happy hour" on the first Friday of every month. We will meet at Schneithorsts, located at the comer of Clayton Road and Lindbergh Blvd. from 5-7 p.m. This is a great time to connect with old friends and shipmates, swap sea stories, and solve various world problems.

You can stop by just for a quick drink and hello, stay at Schneithorsts for dinner, or use it as a rendezvous point to then adjoum somewhere else for dinner Mike Dunham '70 and Ron Hill '70 have volunteered to be on hand from 5:00-7:00 p.m. each time, so that if you are ranning a littie late, then at least you know someone from Navy will be there.

During the spring through fall, when the weather is nice, we will meet on the topside beer garden deck on the south side of the restaurant; otherwise during inclement weather, we will meet in the bar

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This column had to be submitted before the All Academy Golf Toumament that was held in May at Sunset Lakes Golf Course, but I will go out on a limb and say that Navy took the trophy. We did something different this year from the Navy side.

We assigned Captains to pick their own foursomes, with two goals in mind: Beat Army and have fun!

In that order.

17 June is the incoming Plebes, Class of 2004, recognition dinner at the Sheraton-Westport Plaza.

Any Alumni are welcome to attend this dinner, and contact Mike Games '74, the local Blue & Gold coordinator, for details.

The May luncheon with featured speaker had to be postponed until July. Please look for Doug Rush '72's letter for details, or for the word in one of John Kane '44's "St. Louis ALLNAVs" via email.

The annual Chapter Member Meeting and picnic will be on Saturday, 9 September. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending. We have scheduled this after Labor Day in order to minimize any conflicts with vacations, etc. This is your chance to provide input for the Chapter's direction and events.

The Officers and Board of Directors volunteer and devote many hours to try to make this be a meaningful Chapter for all Alumni, however we need your input to make sure we are doing things that have meaning and benefit to the membership. Besides, Julie Zavodny and Ron Hill are planning this event and working hard to make it a great time for all. Alex Von Mueblen '90 is the games commissioner. As they say, "the more the merrier" and as we leamed at the Boat School, the more you put into it then the more you get out of it. So remember your roots, and come out to some of these events and help us all to have a good time.

The Navy-Army-Air Force women's soccer tournament will be Friday, 29 September to Sunday, 1 October. This event will be held at the St. Louis Soccer Park in Fenton. Dan Sullivan '56 is coordinating this toumament and proceeds from the tournament are used to benefit the Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign. This is extremely competitive and entertaining soccer and the Midshipman greatly appreciate any support that alumni and friends can provide during this toumament. Please mark your calendars and plan on helping to cheer Navy on to victory.

Our annual formal Founders Day dinner-dance will be on Saturday, 14 October. Please look for more details in upcoming newsletters. This is also the same day as the Navy-Notre Dame football game, and hopefully we will have another cause to celebrate.

Remember, the first Friday of every month is an informal happy hour at Schneithorsts. So, if you are not sure what is going on, then check in at the happy hour and you will be sure to always be in the loop.

NEBRASKA Omaha Chapter CAPT Dennis R. Fox '79, US 2113 Christine Street Papillion,NE 68133 h: 402-597-8862; w: 402-294-3722 DSN: 271-3722 e: DFox79@hotmail.com On 7 March '00, members of the Omaha Chapter met at the Offutt Air Force Base Officer's Club

to participate in the Omaha Chapter's annual election. Attending were Al Slepicka '54, Bob Boyle '59, Bob Smith '61, Al More '62, Roy Suberly '69, Paul Kish '76, Dennis Fox '79, Bob Beard '80, Jeff Currer '83, Bull Krueger '84, Steve Bishop '85, Chris Verdoni '88, Robin Tyner '88, and Rob Thomhill '88.

The following members were elected to ran the Omaha Chapter for the next year: President: CAPT Dennis Fox '79, who will take over from CDR Jeff Currer '83 Vice President: Mr. Al More '62, who was reelected Secretary: Mr. Roy Suberly '69, who was reelected Treasurer: LCDR Chris Verdoni '88, who will take over from LCDR Steve Bishop '85 Congratulations to our newly elected and reelected leaders of the Omaha Chapter and thanks to all of those Alumni who participated!

Chris Verdoni '88

The newly elected (and re-elected) leadership of the USNA Alumni Association Omaha Chapter; L to r; Roy Suberiy '69, CAPT Dennis Fox '79, LCDR Chris Verdoni '88, and Al More '62

NEVADA Las Vegas Chapter Mr. Bradley Carlson '91 2246 Darwin Circle Henderson, NV 89014-3105 h: 702-433-7248; w: 702-433-2100 e: BCarlson@goidc.com March Meeting: Las Vegas Chapter meets monthly at a luncheon, usually on the third Tuesday of the month, (11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.). Meeting place has been Landry's Seafood House, 2610 W. Sahara Ave. Attending the March meeting were: Bob Border '39, Ken Ruiz '43, Bill Lewis '45, Frank Sain '49, Bob Titus '49, William Shane '50, Hal Lewis '52, Denny Huff'58, Jerry Loveless '59, David Shapland '66, Steve Linder '69, Dwight Crevelt '79, Craig Mueller '83, Henry Mafloz '84, Julie Carpenter ' 9 1 , Brad Carlson '91 and Chris Walsh '94.

Bill Lewis '45 informed the group that Pat Dowling '46 was currently in the hospital, but had the chance of being out in a couple of weeks. Julie Carpenter '91 came to the luncheon with her son, Benjamin, and newest son, David, three weeks old (Class of '18). The Carpenters are getting a job transfer to Junction City, KS, shortly. President Carlson announced that nominations for Chapter officers would be delayed one month; however, one position, Treasurer, was filled, with tiie money bags, passing from Bob Border to Chris Walsh. Two new Chapter positions were announced: Membership Chairman and Program Chairman. The job of the former is to try and recruit Chapter members from among the 160 Alumni that the Alumni AssociaShipmate, June 2000

tion assures us are in the Glitter Gulch area. The latter position is an attempt to replace the well wom sea stories, we've heard so often, with something interesting. Against the old Navy adage, Jerry Loveless '59 volunteered for the Membership Chair and Craig Mueller '83 for the Program Chair.

President Carlson also announced that the Chapter social evening had been shifted to May, at the home of Hal and Betty Lewis, and the April luncheon would be at Landry's as usual. He also said that for thefinallimcheon meeting in June—before the summer hiatus—the Chapter would invite the parents of tiie members of the Class of 2004, from the Las Vegas area, to attend and meet the Alumni. For any visiting Alum, the sun is always over the yardarm at Landry's on the third Tuesday of each month, come join us; and that goes for the six score Flying Dutchmen who are in the Las Vegas area and haven't made contact with the local Chapter yet.

April Meeting: Las Vegas Chapter meets monthly at a luncheon, usually on the third Tuesday of the month,( 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.). Meeting place has been Landry's Seafood House, 2610 W. Sahara Ave. Attending the April meeting were: Bob Border '39, Ken Ruiz '43, Frank Sain '49, Bob Tittis '49, Hal Lewis "52, Denny Huff '58, Jerry Loveless '59, Ed Carlton '71, Craig Mueller '83, Biad Carlson '91 and Tessa Carlson '91.

Brad Carlson '91, representing the Class President of' 91, attended the 5 April meeting of all class presidents at USNA. He gave the group a summary of the briefing by the Superintendent on the status of the Strategic Plan and how it will impact the Academy as well as the Alunmi. Great things are in the offing.

Tessa Carlson '91 gave the group an update on the Chapter involvement in the USNA Summer Seminar Program. To date, three out of eight applicants have been accepted by the Academy. With specific Alumni donations of over $1,000, it is hoped that the Chapter can send at least two of them to the program and possibly all three. The Chapter Summer Seminar Scholarship Committee members are: Craig Mueller '83, Chairman, Henry Matloz '84, Steve Linder '69 and Mrs. Kitty Crawford (Parent Classes of '93 and '96).

As indicated previously, the May meeting wUI be a catered social evening, on Tuesday the 17th, with Hal and Betty Lewis as host and hostess at their lovely home in Henderson's Green Valley. June will be a retum to the luncheon at Landry's, prior to the summer hiatus. It is planned that invitations to join us will be sent to all of the locals, who have been accepted for the Class of '04 at USNA. Maybe we can even lure some of die local Alumni misanthropes out to let tiie plebes-in-waiting see what OLD salts reatiy look like.

One last thing. Las Vegas Chapter sends its congratulations and best wishes to George Watt, Jr. '73, our new President of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and CEO of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation.

Bob Titus '49 Corresponding Secretary nevadabob49 @juno. com

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Albuquerque Chapter Maj Donald Rohr '55, USAF (Ret.) 4804 Northridge Place NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 -2104 h: 505-294-4048; f: 505-844-5947 e: rohrdf@sandia.gov

N E W YORK Capital District Chapter LCDR Thomas M. Owens '84, USN 205 Colonial Avenue Albany, NY 12208-2404 h: 518-446-9278 e: owenst@bsk.com

Metro New York Chapter RADM Henry F. White Jr. '68, USNR PO. Box 800 Bronx, NY 10471-0800 718-549-2177 e: hfwhite@iicl.org Chapter Hotline: 1-800-234-USNA Web site: www.NAANY.org

Western New York Chapter CAPT Nelson A. Blish '69, USNR (Ret.) 3840 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14618-3729 h: 716-248-9739 e: NelsonAB@Kodak.com

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Monmouth County Chapter LtCol Robert L. Vogt '59, USMC (Ret.) 50 Polly Way Middletown, NJ 07748-3189 h: 732-671-9330; w: 732-530-8444 e: Bob.Vogt@telos.com Shipmate, June 2000

Nelson Bish '69, Katherine Owellen, COL Vetter '67

COL Dave Vetter '67, USMC (Ret.), was the guest speaker at a dinner hosted by the Westem New York Chapter of USNA Alumni Association on 24 February 2000. COL Vetter is Dean of Admissions at the Naval Academy. In addition to Chapter members, Blue & Gold Coordinators and members of the Parents' Club, also attended.

Nelson Adrian Blish '69

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Chapter Bryan Dolan '76 5629 Laurium Road Charlotte, NC 28226 h: 704-364-6451 Well, we have some very big news this month, and you may already know it. Just in case you don't—our very own George Watt '73 has been named President/CEO of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and President of the U. S. Naval Academy Foundation, Inc. The selection is a great honor for George and I know you join me in sending our collective congratulations to him.

George and Peggy may have already moved to Annapolis by the time you see this in print. If you have not seen it, there was a detailed explanation of the process by which the selection was made and also includes a short biography of George. From all of us in Charlotte—GO GEORGE! Of no lesser importance to their family, Susan '89 and Dean Valentine '88 announced the birth of their son. Dean Jr. on 11 March. I wonder if this is the first bom of two Alumni; it certainly is among our Charlotte bunch. Congratulations to Dean and Susan!

The wine tasting party, hosted by Nancy and Andy Green '88 and Joan and Mike Musser '88 was a huge success. Twenty-two people attended and I understand that Mike Musser exhibited great knowledge as he introduced and explained some history of each of the two white and four red wines that were sampled. To the best of my knowledge the attendees included: Bryan Dolan '76; Dan and Lisa Teclaw '84; Peggy and George Watt '73; Daphne and Tom O'Brien '71; Claire and Mark Traenor '68; Mary and "Mo" El-Afandi '88; Barbara and Paul Gallentine '68; Bob Potter '79; Patty and David Smitb '73; and Cindy and H. B. Smith '83. As it was told to me, when the "tasting" of each wine was completed, the remains were dumped into a bucket. At the end of the evening, some former Marines thought what was in the bucket was the best of the wines sampled. I wasn't there so I don't really know, but that's what I was told and you know how tough Mjtrines are!

We're still trying to recrait a Membership Secretary and now, with George's leaving, we also need a VP. Anyone interested in stepping up to the bar?

Call Bryan or me.

By now you know we had to cancel our arrangement with "e-groups" because of some inappropriate information that somehow slipped through their "gatekeeper" process. Because this severely limits our ability to communicate with our whole membership we are investigating how to "piggy-back" on the Alumni Association Web site. I know several Classes (and maybe some Chapters) have done it, but the details are not known. When Bryan attends the Chapter President's meeting (actually

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before you read this) he will find out how we can re-establish a group email address book with safeguards against spam.

Don't forget the informal lunches at Sheraton Four Pointsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;third Fridays at noon.

Tom Hutchins cthmph @ bellsouth. net 707-375-9046

OHIO Cincinnati/Northern KY Chapter Michael F. Simon '73

OKLAHOMA ^ Oklahoma City Chapter CAPT Charles C. Coley '34, USN (Re

757 Maidstone Court Cincinnati, OH 45230-3827 h: 513-231-3174 e: msimon757@aol.com

411 NW 14th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73103-3510 h:405-235-0234 e: cccusn@aol.com

Piedmont Triad Chapter

Cleveland Chapter

Iblsa Oklahoma Chapter

LtCol Gary L. Beaver '77, USMCR

CAPT A.O. Rule III '50, USNR (ReL) 90 Pheasant Run Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 h: 440-247-4379; w: 440-247-5100 x328 e: raleIII@aol.com

CDR Harry V. Rouse IV '77, USN (Ret.) 2623 East 33 Place Tulsa, OK 74105-2334 h: 918-748-8650 e: HVRouse@aol.com

10 Silver Oak Court Greensboro, NC 27455 h: 336-299-4736 e: Gbeaver@AdamsKleemeier.com

Triangle Chapter CAPT William K. Gautier '67, USN (Ret.) 116 Birklands Drive Cary, NC 27511-8203 h: 919-233-7255 e: William.Gautier@jcbradford.com http://triangleusna.home.mindspring.com/ A few weeks ago I got a small package from our alma mater. Enclosed was a small lapel pin with the Naval Academy crest and the word "Volunteer."

I received that pin for the work I do on this column and for my other duties as secretary for the Chapter. I felt a small bit of pride at the receipt of such a gift. A few days later when the Chapter met for our monthly luncheon Tom Leiser '67 gave me an attaboy for a recent column. I must say that I felt a somewhat larger bit of pride at that comment. The feeting I had from this experience is something special that comes from not only being a part of the Naval Academy, but also from continuing to serve her and our Alumni. So when our Chapter president. Bill Gautier '67, comes calling, twisting your arm in the process...remember this short note. Put up some resistance, but not too much. You'll be glad you did.

As always, the faithful gathered at the usual rendezvous for lunch and good company on 3 March.

Those in attendance included: Chuck Adams '63, Milt Forsyth '57, Mitch Mitchell '64, Tom Leiser '67, Gary Lew '60, Vic Sharpe '48, Jim Mellencamp '48, Chuck Olexik '75, Bill Smith '51, Charles Hackeling '56, Greg Atchison '78, Steve Beminger '84, Bill Guatier '67, Gary Chapel '61, Joe Matza '85, Stan Bashaw '81 and Steve Wistener '89.

Steve Wistener '89 was one who heard the call and has been added to the ranks of Chapter board members.

Don't forget that on 11 June 2000 the Chapter will host our annual cookout to meet the Midshipmen and new Plebes from the local area. Check the Web site for address information.

The Chapter meets for lunch on the first Friday of the month at Newton's Southwest, at the Harrison Street exit of 1-40 in Cary. For the latest information on Chapter events, check out our Web site at http://triangleusna.home.mindspring.com. For membership information, call Mitch Mitchell '64 at 252-478-2850.

Columbus/Central Ohio Chapter CAPT Roy O. Girod '53 USN (Ret.) (Acting Pres.)

1505 Ramble wood Road Columbus, OH 43235 h: 614 451-3696 e: Roy53@aol.com The Chapter met on 21 March 2000, at The Hearth and Eagle Tavern, 7800 Olentangy River Road (State Scenic Route 315), located about a half mile north of 1-270 in the shopping center across from the entrance to Worthington Hills. The evening began with a social and attitude adjustment hour at 6:30 p.m. where war stories and Mid tales were related, and in some cases, significantly enhanced by some with the most green on their gold braid. An excellent dinner was then served, after which some time was spent on business matters. The election of Chapter officers was discussed; however, the election has been deferred to the next meeting.

Chapter dues of $20 was collected to offset the cost of printing/mailing, etc. Six decades of the USNA were represented by the attendees, who were: Deke Lang '49, Art Friedman '51, Jo Anne and Derrell Hauser '51, Pat and Roy Girod '53, Dick Robbins '53, Jim Ramsey '60, Jerry O'Donnell '61, Roger Kisiel '62, Dave Baker '63, Dick Elsworth '63, Debbie and Russ Puppe '66, Janice and Peter White '67, Karen and Mick Taylor '68, Howard Russell '71, Bill Fell '78, Dave Coins '84, Matt Lightner '89, and Jay and Pam Bomback, parents ofBentBomback'99.

Ed Tipshus '54

Toledo Chapter Robert J. Lauer '45 3825 Sulphur Spring Road Toledo, OH 43606-2325 h: 419-536-4462; w: 419-475-2061 e: rjonlauer@aol.com

Dark Ages Party of the Toledo, Ohio Chapter on 25 February.

Editor's Note: Due to timing, I was unable to include this great photo in the May issue.

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OREGON Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter^ Doug Bomarito '68 16667 Glen wood Court Lake Oswego, OR 97034 h: 503-699-0003; w: 503-223-8285 e: harkins@computer.org Web site: http://usnaaa-or-swwa.homepage.com

PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia Chapter Robert H. Bender '73 45 Grove Avenue Flourtown, PA 19031-1906 h: 215-836-7652; e: RBender@parkwaycorp.com http://USNAPHIL.COM Sand Castie Winery Tour: Sunday, 10 June, 2:00 p.m. We have scheduled a 45-minute group tour of the Sand Castie Winery nestled in the banks of the Delaware River, ten rrunutes north of New Hope in Bucks County, PA. (http://www.SandCasfle Winery.com). In the magic environment of the wine cellar you will leam about wine aging firsthand as you taste different vintages from the barrels and vats.

Diimer plans with other attendees are encouraged before or after tiie tour. Cost: $10, Tour and Wine Tasting (Dues-paid members: $7.50). RS'VP by 26 May to Kelly Salmons '93 at KSalmons@RWD.com or 215-321-2105.

Upcoming Events sponsored by USNA AA of Philadelphia 8 June Annual Election Meeting, TBD 10 June Wine Tasting Tour, Sand Castie Winery 18 June Air Show and Pool Party, WG NAS-JRB 15 July 1st Annual Navy-Army Tennis, WG NAS-JRB USNA AA of Philadelphia events will be preceded by a mailing. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please make sure you have mailed your $25 annual dues to Mike DeLorey '70,505 S. Lenola Road, Suite 211, Moorestown, NJ 08057-9896. Anyone interested in helping to ran events throughout the year, please contact Paul James '81 at PJUSNA81@yahoo.com.

USNA AA of Philadelphia Annual Elections Thursday, 8 June, 6:30 p.m. Annual Elections for Officers and Dkectors of the Association. All members are encouraged to attend. Nominations should be sent to Paul James'81 at PJUSNA81 @yahoo.com.

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5th Annual Air Show and Pool Party The Air Show and Pool Party are back tiiis year.

This is afree family event. Meet at tiie Officer's Pool to watch tiie Willow Grove Air Show from tiie pool.

Bring your own picnic. Pool admission isfi^e. Beer and soda will be provided by tiie Association. Noncommitted RSVPs requested for approximate head count. RSVP to Paul James '81 at PJUSNA81@yahoo.com or 610-666-1093.

First Annual NAVY-Army Tennis Challenge Samrday, 15 July, 11:30 a.m. Army would like Navy to whip tiiem in Tennis this summer We will have singles, doubles and mixed doubles competition. Tentative plans are to meet at the Willow Grove Orion Club to match up players. No fee to play or attend.

We will use tiie Orion Club for refreshments before, during and after the matches. Info: Paul James '81 at PJUSNA81@yahoo.com or 610-666-1093.

Job Networking Luncheons Monthly luncheons are held the first Wednesday of each month at the Chart House, Penns Landing.

These joint luncheons with West Point have had great job placement success to date. Come to our luncheons and support our program, which has placed 89 folks in the last 42 months. The cost is $25 paid at the door for a complete lunch with salad, enteee and dessert. To reserve a seat, email (call) Julian Toneatto '67, USMA, at Adler@fast.net (856-757-0070) wititin one day of tiie event.

Southeastern PA Parent's Association The USNA Parent's Association (SEPA) President is Dindy Liebert (215-233-3253 or LiebertCO@AOL.com) and the Newsletter Editor is Joe Bartish ( 6 0 9 - 7 2 2 - 4 3 3 6 or JBartish@quadnet.net).

Blue & Gold Officers Anyone interested in becoming a Blue & Gold Officer can contact Don McRae in Pennsylvania at DonMcl@AOL.com (610-449-9674) or Al Burr in New Jersey at Diamondl@BellAtiantic.net (609387-9202).

News Input Philadelphia Chapter news input for Shipmate should be emailed to Paul H. James '81 at PJUSNA81 @yahoo.com; 610-666-1093. biformation about the above events will be mailed throughout the year to dues-paid members. You are welcomed to send your email address to PJUSNA81@yahoo.com

RADM Virgil Hill '61 and Mrs. Kim Hill, VFMA&C Chapel Services

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Pittsburgh Chapter William E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Court Murrysville, PA 15668-1045 h:724-325-4281; w: 412-856-3500 e: Figaro4105@aol.comPhilippines

to Hawassee, or plan to go to Pensacola, Chambersburg, Pendelton, Orlando take a camera with you. Please, please, please help. Go through your files and send me any that you have and would be willing to share. Remember that each picture must contain a member (Shipmate rules, not mine).

Philippines Chapter CAPT Rafael V. Dacanay '76, PN Apt. F5E JOQ Bonifacio Naval Station Makati City, Philippines h:63-2-894-4121; w/f: 63-2-815-3420 x6458 rvd76@yahoo.com Sec'y: LT Vincent Sibala PN & Isquo '93 Hydrographic Center, NISF Bonifacio Naval Station Makati City, Phillipines 63-2-843-1833 and 812-7416 e: nomu@cav.pworld.net.ph

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President: CAPT James N. Roberts '59, USN (Ret.) 152 Springlakes Drive Martinez, GA 30907 h: 706-860-6430 e: jrobe92528@aol.com Sec/Tres: Mike Stroop '54 138 Canterbury Drive Madison, AL 35758 h: 256-461-0774 e: pstroop@earthlink.net Happy Campers I got these pictures from my files and thought I would share them with you. I call them Happy Campers since everyone is smiling. As we begin our new season of Come Arounds, with at least six scheduled for this year so far. I am on my knees begging those of you that attend to take pictures and send me some prints. Our Shipmate column new format, with the emphasis on the past tense, depends on inputs from those that attend and even those that do not attend Chapter events. If you went

Melinda and Royal Connell Melinda and Royal Connell '70 are my first Happy Campers. This was taken last September at our Chapter meeting held at the Naval Facility in Annapolis. Royal has been doing the leg work on the Chapter decal idea. So far we are not getting much interest from the membership. If you don't know what I am talking about check the Web site to see what has been proposed. We need commitments from many of you to buy two or more to make it practical. We must order in large quantities to get an affordable unit price. Order yours now so Royal and Melinda can keep smiling.

Pat and John Snyder with Pem and Sara Wall Pat and John Snyder '47 with Sara and Pem Wall '44 at one of the Happy Hours in Eufaula last October. I see John each month at the Huntsville Chapter luncheons. He is a happy guy, but appears more so in the campground setting. Pem is our Firstie for the Blue Angels Come Around this month (June 2000).

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Someone must have told a joke that went over my head or I told one that I had heard before! Whatever, here is Lee Hebbard '53, Mike Stroop '54,

By Byington '54, and Vic Sharpe '48. This was also taken at Eufaula last October after a Chapter meeting. Maybe President Jim Roberts '59 just told these guys about the dues increase and this is their reaction.

Now that I have very cleverly brought up the dues issue and have your undivided attention, I should announce that 1 am accepting dues for 2000. It is still just $3 and if you haven't done so please do it now. Make your checks payable to the Chapter not to me. More than one member can tell you the wisdom of paying by check. Last year I collected dues during happy hour and some that gave me cash were not recorded. The Chapter got the money but some were dunned unjustifiable.

Over the Horizon I must express my thanks and, I hope, yours as well to Terry Sutherland '54 for our online newsletter. "Over The Horizon" has become our main link to each of you. It is the place you need to go to keep informed and to get the directions to the next event. It is updated each month and copies are being mailed only to those who do not have Intemet access. Terry has done a great job and since I am one of his Classmates I can tell you that it wasn't easy for him to get up to speed in the world of dotcom. I only hope that USNA has replaced the "Magic of Stream" with an Intemet Class by now!

Habitat As of the end of March we have nine units signed up for the Habitat Project in Plains, GA, with Jimmy Carter '47. I was worried about this, but am very satisfied with the tumout to date. I'll get pictures, but you will not see them in Shipmate before December.

Mike and Anne Stroop

RHODE ISLAND Newport Chapter -JI^â&#x20AC;&#x201D;' CAPT James M. Conway '55, USIf (Ret.) 50 Ayrault Street Newport, RI 02840-2728 h: 401-847-5039 ^ ^ e: castleconw@aol.com BWw Our March meeting was held at the Newport O'Club, where we had the pleasure of listening to CDR Offer David Israeli Navy, tell us about the State of Israel and the Israeli Navy. Our guest speaker was accompanied by his wife, Einot, and his in-laws, Devorah and Mara Vilik.

CDR Offer David joined the Israeli Navy in 1977 and spent most of his career in patrol and missile boats, including 5 years in command and 2 years as a PT Boat Squadron Commander. Upon graduation from The Naval Command Course at the War College, he will retum to Israel and assume duties in the rank of Captain as XO of the Naval Base at Haifa. He is a chemical Engineering graduate of Technion (Israel's MIT) and holds an M.B.A. from Haifa University. Offer's talk was quite detailed, and I'll try to touch base on those aspects of which we may not be aware.

The origin of the name Israel is in the Bible. God named Jacob, Israel, after he proved his trast in him.

(Isra=trast, el=God). Due to a famine, Jacob and his extended family migrated and settled in Egypt where their descendants were reduced to slavery.

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After 400 years in Egypt, Moses led the Israelites to freedom (13-12 century B.C.). The exodus became a universal symbol of liberty and freedom, and is celebrated each year at Passover. Over the centuries, Israel underwent numerous periods of foreign conquest and domination. The Babylonian conquest in 6th century B.C. saw the destraction of the First Temple and Jerusalem and the exile of its inhabitants. This marked the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora, an event which is remembered in a traditional wedding with the recitation of Psalm 137:5-6. Occupiers included the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Crasaders, Mamlucks and finally the Ottomans, who raled for 400 years until 1917. Great Britain received a League of Nations Mandate for Palestine (a Roman name for the region), and governed until the State of Israel was proclaimed on 14 May 1948, in accordance with the UN Partition Plan. 30 Years of war ensued between Israel and her Arab neighbors until the cycle of conflict was broken by Anwer Sadat's visit to Jerasalem in March 1979 and the subsequent Camp David peace treaty between the two nations.

Israel has about six million inhabitants living in an area about the size of Vermont and climates range from winter snow in the northem mountains to hot dry desert in the south. (This past winter saw the most unusual occurrence of snow in Jerasalem). The population is a mosaic of different religions, cultures and social traditions. Eighty percent is Jewish (more than half are native bom and the rest from more than 70 other countries.) 17 percent are Arabs, mostly Muslims but also some Christians, and the remaining 2 percent Draze, Circassians and others. The resulting society is partly westem, partly Eastem European, partly middle eastem and mostly Israeli. Native Israelis are known as Sabras, after the frait of the prickly pear cactus, which is unapproachable, hard skinned and prickly on the outside, but soft and sweet on the inside. More than 90 percent of Israel's inhabitants live in urban centers, while the remainder live in villages and two unique forms of agricultural settlements called the Kibbutz and the Moshav. Most Israelis live along the Mediterranean Coast.

Israel is a Parliamentary Democracy consisting of legislative, executive and judicial branches. The parliament is called the Knesset. The system is based on the separation of powers, with checks and balances in which the executive branch (govemment) is subject to the approval of the Knesset. Judiciary independence is guaranteed by law.

Israel has a free market economy specializing in hi-tech industry including advanced aircraft components, R & D , computer software and medical research.

The Israeli flag consists of a light blue six pointed Star of David (David's Shield) on a field of white with a light blue broad stripe above and below the star. These stripes represent the sky and the sea.

Because of her geopolitical situation, Israel can be compared to an island, with access to open waters of the Mediterranean coastal strip, which is only 7-9 miles wide. This strip contains 90 percent of the industrial area, the intemational essential to the security, economy and welfare of the nation. 80 percent of the population is along airport and the harbors through 95 percent of the country's cargo traffic passes. These factors combine to require a strong and determined Navy.

In looking ahead, CDR David expressed hopes for a comprehensive peace in the Middle East and settlement of the numerous problems that still face Israel. He concluded his remarks by quoting a song read by former Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin at a

peace rally on the night he was assassinated: Don't say a day will come Bring that day forth Because it is not a dream And in all gathering squares Cheer loudly for peace Sing a song for peace...

As usual, we had a lively crowd to help usher in the spring season. Contributing to the exceptionally boisterous noise level were: Sid Merrill '34 and Brown Taylor '34; Floride and LeRoy Taylor '35; Trina and Tom Weschler '39; Dorothy and Fred Stevenson '46 and Benny and Ken Lyons '46; Bess and Doc Jex '47, Brad Becken '47, and Wirt Tbayer '47 and his guest Anstris Garcia; Maggie and Frank Snyder '48A and their guests, David and Susan Offer (David is the editor of The Newport Daily News); Roger Buck '50 and Phil Conley '50; Jim Conway '55; Ben Katz '57; Paul Stiller '58 and Wayne Robinson '58; Rick Frey '89; and associate members: Busby "Gene" Henry '39; Mary and Jack Bumey '46 USMA; Nancy Bredbeck (Bill Bredbeck '58); George Smith; Carol-Ann and Fred Lantz; and Betsy and Charles Jauss.

We also bid goodbye at this get together to LCDR Rick Frey '89, who will be heading to CinCEur staff after a stop at the Armed Forces Staff College.

Paul Stiller '58 will also be leaving our shores, heading for warmer North Carolina. We all wish you and your families' fair winds and following seas.

CAPT Dave Gove, a CNO Fellow with tiie Strategic Studies Group, NWC dropped me a line telling that he has available, at $20, Submarine Centennial Cook Books entitled Diving into Dolphin History. The book is sponsored by the Sub Forces Dolphin Scholarship Fund. More info is available at www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/submarines/centennial. Dave can be reached at goved@nwc.navy.mil or 841-4286 ext 178.

Our next meeting was to be held on Tuesday, 25 April at the Officer's Club where we will feast on broiled scrod with appropriate fixings. Attitude adjustment from 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:15 p.m.

Our guest speaker will be Nick Brown '56. Nick is the executive director of Preserve Rhode Island, the statewide preservation organization. He will tell us about how he failed "Retirement 101" and will then segue into "New Approaches To Saving Old Things". It should be a great session.

Our May meeting will be held on Wednesday, 31 May 2000 at the Newport O'Club. The guest speaker will be Pieter Roos, Director of Restoration for the Newport Restoration Foundation-the Doris Duke organization which has done so much to preserve Newport. Among other things, Pieter will discuss the soon-to-be opened to the public, Doris Duke estate Rough Point.

Ben Katz '57 Corresponding Secretary becat@bbsnet. com

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Chapter CAPT Joseph C. Gamboa '62, USNR (Ret. 1672 Seignious Drive Charleston, SC 29407-9661 h: 843-556-4544 http://members.tripod.com/~mitt2/navy/ e: ananda6662.aol.com

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March Meeting Our March meeting was held on the 20tii at tiie Omar Shrine facility adjacent to tiie Pauiot's Point Naval and Maritime Museum. Speaker for the day was retired naval officer and retired Post and Courier editor, Dick Schreadley.

Continuing the series of talks this year on the topic of the Vietnam War, Schreadley talked about some of the difficulties, political and otherwise, of fighting that ultimately unpopular war. He spoke of politics causing our allied forces to have to try to stop a North Vietnamese resupply train at the large end of the funnel rather than at the narrow end. i.e. along the broad Ho Chi Minh trail rather than in the very localized Haiphong harbor. He also readfromsome contemporaneous M ACV directives tiiat in this day and time seem very surreal. These included a schedule of practically daily round-theclock Vegas-type shows in officer and enlisted clubs; special procedures (including the use of field grade officers to act as roving currency police) to curtail the use of dollar instruments rather than MFCs in dealing with the indigenous populace, and so on. It was a very interesting talk that brought back bittersweet memories to the many members at the meeting who served in that war.

Attendees included Walt Robinson '42; Jerry Nuss '47; Dave Emerson '50; the usual large contingent from '53: Fuzzy Knight, Don Lovell, Al Baciocco, Tom Mayberry, Mac Cramer, and Dick Wright; Tim Taylor '54; Jim Kenney, and George Lisle '58; OUie Oliver '61; Joe Gamboa '62; Jim Welsch '67; Bill Nold '71; Bill Jordan '80; Deanna Adams '94; Robert deMoura '95; and associate member Bill Dull (who has a son in '01). Another half-century of tradition!

Meeting Schedule Chapter luncheons are usually held the third Monday of each month at the Omar facility adjacent to Patriot's Point in Mount Pleasant. No reservation needed.

In April, our lunch speaker will be retired RADM James B. Osborne '42. His was the class that graduated seven days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He should have some pretty interesting sea stories to tell.

Charleston Chapter Schedule for May-July 2000 In addition to our 17 April meeting the Charleston Chapter is scheduling a picnic, evening functions and luncheons. We compiled a list of potential speakers and guests. We feel certain that these speakers will provide to the Charleston area Alumni and potential Low Country visitors an interesting event. Mark your calendar for: 13 May (Picnic), 19 June, and 17 July. Call Joe Gamboa for additional details.

South Carolina Midlands Chapter Rev. Aris P. Metrakos '78 9 Baying Hound Way Blythewood, SC 29016-8743 h: 803-786-8100 e: colagoc@mindspring.com Web site: www.members.aol.com/usnaaasc

Palmetto Chapter William B. Swent '88 (Acting President) Leatherwood, Walker, Todd & Mann, PC. 100 E. Coffee Street PO. Box 87 Greenville, SC 29602-0087 w: 864-242-6440 e: WSwent@LWTM.com Shipmate, June 2000

Low Country Chapter Robert M. Hoskins Jr. '87 14 Sandpiper Road Hilton Head, SC 29928-6419 h: 803-686-4351 e: bobhoskinsjr@hotmail.com

TENNESSEE Chattanooga Chapter VADM Ronald M. Eytchison '58, USN (Ret.) 11 Prentice Lane Signal Mountain, TN 37377 h: 423-886-2823 e: RMEytch@msn.com Knoxville—Oak Ridge Chapter CAPT Jackson B. Richard '52, USN (Ret.) 13 River's Run Way Oak Ridge, TN 37830-9005 h: 423-483-8599 e: richardjb@mindspring.com

Memphis Chapter CAPT Edward A. Lyons '69, USNR 2557 Park Creek Cove Germantown, TN 38139 h: 901-755-1286

Nashville Chapter CDR John F. Oblinger '69, USN (Ret.) 880 Lakemont Drive Nashville, TN 37220-2124 h: 615-370-1441; w: 800-242-8613 e: johlinger@worldnet.att.net

TEXAS North Texas Chapter LCDR James M. Bethmann '77, USNR 2203 Creekside Circle South Irving, TX 75063 h: 972-402-9596 e: JIMUSNA@aol.com

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South Texas Chapter CAPT Michael Stoffel '54, USN (Ret.) 520 North River Seguin,TX 78155 h: 830-379-2373 e: mstoffel@worldnet.att.net

Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Lynn A. Wegner '65 2202 Winrock Houston, TX 77057 h: 713-781-9932; w: 713-263-8001 ext. 265 e: lwegner@rectorseal.com March luncheon The following shipmates attended the 3 March meeting: Ed Potter '41, Zeb Alford '48, Lee Wood '54, Jim Cameron '60, Neil Block '61, Jeff Hogan

'64, Lynn Wegner '65, Bart Jealous '65, Rob Brown '65, Paul Marshall '65, Neil Duarte '65, Peter VanDerlofske '68, Rick Miller '68, Doug Bateman '70, Rich Pollack '70, and Steve Chapman '70.

March's Meeting Russell Curtis, professor of sociology at the University of Houston, spoke about the "Sociology of the Military." He cited examples of societal issues being reflected, sometimes magnified, in the military. The audience, including spouses and guests, found the topic to be very thought-provoking.

April's Meeting On 7 April, John Nau, Chairman of the Texas Historical Commission (www.thc.state.tx.us), spoke about "Texas in the Civti War." Did you know that the last land battle of the Civil War took place near Brownsville, more than a month after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered? He described how battles were fought between forces composed of Texans, Native Americans, African Americans, and Mexicans. John Nau is president and CEO of Silver Eagle Distributors—one of the nation's largest distributors of Anheuser-Busch products. He also serves on the board of directors of The Civil War Preservation Trast and is a member of the Texas State History Museum Advisory Committee.

USNA Birthday Celebration-on TEXAS We are making plans to celebrate the Academy's 155th birthday this coming October. John Nau has offered to help us gain permission to use TEXAS (BB35) for that celebration. Before becoming the official state ship, she served as a powerful battieship in both World Wars for the U.S. Navy. TEXAS was decommissioned and moved to San Jacinto Park in 1948— becoming the first battleship to be made into a state shrine (www.governor.state.tx.us/texas/legends _battleship.html). More information will be forthcoming.

Chapter News Peter VanDerlofske '68 (pvanderl@houabg.com) has volunteered to head up the area Blue & Gold program as area coordinator. Peter has previously served as a Blue & Gold Officer from the mid-'80s untO the mid-'90s when Neil Block '61 had the helm. He has remained active in the program on an ad hoc basis since then. He also has been very active in our Alumni Chapter, serving in various positions including President, and Trastee to the National Association. He says that Susie and Jeff Loustaunau '71 are a tough act to follow but he has a great team in place: Marty Block '64, Babs and Rick IVIiller '68, and Tom Roscetti (parent of a Midshipman) have all agreed to help with the many administiative aspects of the program. Additionally, Susie and Jeff are helping out through this cycle from their new home in Maine. He has an excellent staff of Blue & Gold Officers that he knows will continue to do a great job. One of his objectives is to recrait additional BGOs so everyone's work load will be manageable. He specifically wants USNA grads to help out. Anyone who feels he or she wants to contribute their time to a worthwhile and satisfying effort please contact Peter at 713-690-9898.

Business Network Meetings Several of our USNA shipmates are members of The Academy Network (a Houston-based business network group consisting of graduates from USNA, USMA, and USAFA). Our twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first Tuesday and third Friday of every month at the Metropolitan Racquet Club. Visitors are always welcome.

If you're interested, please call Bart Jealous '65 (281 -362-8220), send me an email, or visit our Web site (newly re-named to http://www.eacademies.net). Visitors are always welcome.

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June Dinner As in prior years, our annual Chapter Dinner will be held on Friday night, 2 June at Brennan's Restaurant for Alumni, spouses, guests, and the USNA Parents' Club members. We are pleased to confirm that our speaker will be CAPT Samuel Locklear III '77, the Academy's 78th Commandant of Midshipmen. (Admittedly, the event may already have occurred by the time this column is printed.)

Chapter Meetings Chapter meetings are usually held on the first Friday of every month (8 Sept., 6 Oct., 3 Nov., 1 Dec, and 5 Jan.) at Brennan's Restaurant (11:30 a.m. refreshments, and noon to 1 p.m. lunch). As in prior years, there will be no luncheon meetings in June, July, or August. Of course, "lost" Shipmates, spouses and friends of the Naval Academy are always welcome at our monthly lunc^'^^'^heons.

Please join us! Call Lynn Wegner '65 (713-2638001 ext. 265) or Peter VanDeriofske '68 (713-6909898) for more information. For any additional information on any item in this column, please call me at (713-750-8868) or send an email to klein 1985 @ aol.com.

Ed Klein '72

UTAH/IDAHO/ MONTANA/WYOMING Intermountain NA Alumni Chapter James R. Clark '66 5860 South Holladay Boulevard Salt Lake City, UT 84121-1512 h: 801-272-7183 e: clarkfam@gateway.net

VIRGINIA Blue Ridge Chapter CAPT Roger C. Adams '70, USN 6609 Fairway View Trail Roanoke, VA 24018 h: 540-989-6198; w: 540-362-7389 e: radams3491@aol.com The Blue Ridge Chapter celebrates its first year of active membership with a dinner on 29 April.

Our guest speaker is RADM Dan Bowler '70, President of National Defense University.

Our first year has been an exciting one with membership almost doubling the original comrrussioning group. We are still looking for active members and welcome all interested Alumni to join us.

Our schedule for this year includes: 29 April-Anniversary Dinner 29 May-D-Day Memorial Ceremony 10 June-Class of 2004 Recognition Dinner 22 July-Picnic at Smith Mountain Lake 16 Sept-Luncheon 14 Oct-Tailgate luncheon at Roger Hendersons' 2 Dec-Annual Army-Navy Tailgate at Hidden Valley Country Club Several members have been supporting the establishment of the Naval History display in the Southwest Virginia History Museum. It is quite astonishing to see as it recognizes the contribution to the history of the U.S. Navy that residents of this part of the country have made.

Congratulations to the Class of 2000!

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Central Virginia Chapter CAPT Anthony A. Hastoglis '55, USN (Ret.) 102 Shawnee Court Charlottesville, VA 22901-1034 h: 804-973-7846 e: Ahastoglis@compuserve.com

Hampton Roads Chapter CAPT Peter K. Glasier '62, USN (Ret.) 1105 Glenside Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23464 h: 757-467-2064;w: 757-486-2410 e: pete62@erols.com

Richmond Chapter CDR William L. Rucb III '68, USN (Ret.) 5707 Maple Brook Drive Midlothian, VA 23112-6320 h: 804-739-3664 e: wlr68@sprintmail.com

Shenandoah Valley Chapter David V. Langfitt '74 125 Henrico Road Front Royal, VA 22630 w: 540-636-2138 e: davidlangfitt@netscape.net

Williamsburg Chapter Col Bradley Sutter '53, USAF (Ret.) 117 Pierce's Court Winiamsburg,VA 23185 h: 757-220-2929 e: sutwil@widomaker.com

WASHINGTO]^i Hanford/Tri-Cities Chapter CAPT Edward G. Scbwier '69, USN (Ret) 1196 Brentwood Richland, WA 99352-9448 h: 509-627-7288; w: 509-372-0176 e: egschwier@aol.com Puget Sound Chapter CAPT Colin H. Saari '60, USN (Ret.) 12503 Ninth Avenue NW Seattle, WA 98177 h: 206-361-1192; w: 206-543-1363 e: saari@apl.washington.edu Web site: www.usnaaa-psc.org The Puget Sound Chapter said thanks to outgoing Trastees Bob Hoag '61, Doug Cook '74 and Craig Husa '83 and welcomed aboard new trastees Terry Mahoney '57, Eric Anderson '72 and Conrad Smith '80. Colin Saari '60 became the Chapter's new President relieving a fine three-year stewardship by Walt Draper '61. Fred Triggs '61 continues as Vice President and Craig Bathgate '69 was re-elected as Treasurer; Eric Anderson '72 is now Secretary.

The Chapter looks forward to hosting Dean RADM Bill Miller '62 the evening of 4 May, at Husky Stadium in the Don James Center. We hope to have a guest appearance from Coach Rick Cloth-

ier and members of the men's and women's crew who will be out to humble the coach's alma matter, Washington, in the Windermere Cup that weekend.

These races traditionally cap Seattle's celebration of opening day for boating season with crews battiing down the Montlake cut for victory. Good luck Rick and crews! There is ramor of a tailgate organized by the Parents' Club prior to the Saturday races. June brings the traditional invitation to the new class and their parents. This year the even will be held at the Everett Naval Station on 6 June.

Please call Colin Saari 206-361-1192 or Conrad Smith 206-675-8252 for reservations.

Watch for information on our Chapter's Annual Alumni Picnic on Sunday, 23 July at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. Information on all Chapter happenings, plus the latest news from USNA is available on our Web site, www.usnaaa-psc.org.

WASHINGTON, DC AREA Greater Washington Chapter RADM Pierce J. Johnson '66, USNRR 13720 Greenbriar Drive Woodbridge, VA 22193-2516 h: 703-670-6355 e: johnsonp@cnrf.nola.navy.mil Our monthly luncheon meetings traditionally feature a speaker following lunch. For our 15 March luncheon we tried a different format. Our Chapter was honored to have RADM Craig Quigley '75, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, as our guest. What was different was that he brought along a civilian counterpart in order that we see how news is viewed from both the military and civilian perspective. Ms. Tamara Kupperman, an NBC News Pentagon producer, accompanied Admiral Quigley. Together they offered an honest insight on today's military and its relationship witii the media.

Tammy opened with a philosophical discussion on management of news, noting that with some stories the Administration puts out copious amounts of information for its own purposes (Kosovo), whereas with respect to the ongoing air operations over Iraq there has been a close hold on information. "Public debate is being stifled," she said. She added that the pace of information has increased dramatically, with little time to analyze prior to being put on the air. "It's a challenge to get information out quickly and accurately," she said, noting that the media is always trying to meet both criteria.

Tammy also remarked that it is hard to sell a military story these days. News is driven by events and so unless there is an event or the anticipation of a major event it doesn't make the nightiy news. "I was amazed," she said, "that we (NBC Nightly News) led the show last night (15 March) witii Kosovo (threat of U.S. troops becoming further entangled and potentially having to fight Albanians)!"

Admiral Quigley stated that die change in the pace of news since the '91 Gulf War is "absolutely staggering." Rather than being broadcast once or twice a day, there is now a continuous 24-hour news cycle over multiple mediums. The Internet is quickly becoming the global language.

Another challenge facing those trying to put out military-related news is that fewer and fewer Americans have served in uniform. He joked about a conShipmate, June 2000

versation with his mother-in-law before his first tour as an Ensign. "I'm going to be tiie DCA on an FFG," he said, leaving her totally baffled. The point was that we must communicate in plain English using terms that people with no military training can clearly understand.

The luncheon discussion was a great opportunity to get our Alumni involved with a top military public affairs officer and a knowledgeable media veteran. We were very fortunate to have the benefit of tiieir insight.

Our Chapter will continue to host monthly membership meetings the third Wednesday of each month, September through May. Local Alumni and visiting Alumni from around the world are welcome to join our Chapter for these informative and fun meetings at the Ft. Myer Officer's Club. We start at 11:30 a.m. with a cocktail gathering, which is followed by lunch and our keynote speaker.

For the latest on our Chapter events, visit us on the Web, at: www.usnaaagwc.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

Dennis Spurgeon '65 presidentÂŽ usnaaagwc. com

WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia Chapter Joe Dailey '51 1226 Mount Vemon Road Charleston. "WV 25314-2528 304-346-6193 Jdailey @ ne wwave .net

The West Virginia Chapter held a luncheon meeting at Cagney's Restaurant in Charleston at noon on Friday, 5 May 2000, the first Friday in May. The second luncheon of the year will be held the first Friday in November, which will be 3 November 2000, at Cagney's Restaurant.

Please call the Corresponding Secretary, Dan McCague '66, at the Bureau of Employment Programs, 558-1847, or at home, 744-1164, or email DanMcCague@aol.com to make reservations for any luncheon.

Chapter President, Joe Dailey '51, indicated at the last luncheon meeting, that he would call members who haven't made reservations for a luncheon.

Weather in Charleston is getting warmer as this is written so I know that Joe has probably been swinging his golf clubs in his home to prepare for the golf season.

If you are reading this, please send the Secretary and President an email. I hope to include some current news about USNA Alumni who live in West Virginia in future Shipmate columns. I just got on AOL at home.

In a previous column, I wrote about mutual fund Roth IRAs. Don't forget to get yours. If you contribute $2,000 per year for only ten years, you'll have $20,000 invested and all the growth in the mutual fund(s) will be tax free; and, you don't have to take the money out at age 70 and one half like a tt-aditional IRA! Dan McCague '66

WISCONSIN Wisconsin Chapter Winston C. Williams '46 13350 West Bluemound Road #2 Elm Grove, WI 53122-2538 h: 414-782-6645; w: 414-782-9410 e: winwill@execpc.com e: cook.phillip@milwaukee.va.gov

UNITED KINGDO Great Britain Chapter Susanne Saalau-Bethall '85 50 Aubreys Letchworth-Herts SG6 3TU England w: 0-1438-76-3419 e: ssb25133@GlaxoWellcome.CQvUl rbethell @ netcomuk.co.uk

LAST CALL Requiescat in Pace They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Laurence Binyon, 1914 Sheppard, William Eugene '57 CAPT, USAF (Ret.) 3 April 2000

Bason, William Hatchett '49 31 March 2000

Hobbs, John Kendall '67 CDR, USNRR 2 April 2000 Hughes, Joseph Woodrow '39 CDR, USN (Ret.) 25 April 2000 Johnson, Stephen Lobdell '39 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 22 April 2000 Kitterman, Warren Palmer '51 LtCol, USMC (Ret.) 7 April 2000

Bell, Bonner Robertson '48 31 March 2000

Laitner, Humphrey Louis '47 LCDR, USNR (Ret.) 6 April 2000

Stabl, Lawrence Edwin '46 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 7 April 2000

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Biggers, Earl Derr '43 LCDR, USNR 18 April 2000

Lovell, Donald Eugene '53 CDR, USN (Ret.) 1 April 2000

Stark, Harry Boger '36 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 15 July 1999

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Blattmann, Walter Conrad '43 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 10 April 2000

Mayo, Daniel Kenneth '50 31 March 2000

Syverson, Douglas Neil '39 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 12 April 2000

Brady, Francis Xavier '43 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 15 April 2000

Millar, Donald Bush '44 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 15 April 2000 Pallesen, David Conrad '70 6 April 2000

Toll, David Ross '47 30 April 2000

Purdy, George Irwin '31 LCDR, USNR 26 March 2000 Scofield, Edward Kellogg '37 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 11 March 2000

Weston, Jack Lane '57 CDR, USN (Ret.) 25 April 2000 Williams, Henry Jr. '31 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 15 April 2000

Alderton, Dickson Wellington '45 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 29 August 1999 Allen, James Anthony '50 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 30 March 2000 Bartholomew, John Lewis '51 LCDR, USN (Ret.) 25 March 2000

Braunstein, Wayne John '69 LCDR, USN (Ret.) 31 October 1997 Eason, David George '60 LCDR, USN (Ret.) 19 February 2000 Goolsby, Richard Edwin '64 CAPT, USN 2 March 2000

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Southworth, John Vanduyn Jn '54 16 September 1999 St Lawrence, William Patrick '51 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 18 March 2000 Stafford, Frank Rixon '53 1 April 2000

Wallace, James William '46 LCDR, USNR (Ret.) 19 April 2000

Gowing, Richard Maxwell '53 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 22 March 2000 Shipmate, June 2000

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HAROLD MELVIN BRIGGS '27 Rear Admiral Harold M. Briggs, USN (Ret.), a former director of Pan American Affairs and Commander Middle East Forces for the U.S. Navy and White House aide to President Roosevelt, died on 10 July 2000 at Hospice of Washington after a brief illness. He was 95 years old.

Born in Shelbyville, MI, Admiral Briggs graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927. Early assignments included posts on the battleship IDAHO as well as the destroyers FARQUHAR, ZEILIN and CLAXTON, and the cruiser

LOUISVILLE. While assigned to LOUISVILLE, he was

recognized for this part in the rescue of 550 passengers and crew from the grounded liner HARVARD and was commended by the Secretary of the Navy for attaining the highest merit ever achieved in a craiser torpedo practice.

A registered professional engineer, he took part in the naval aerial and hydrographic survey of the Aleutian Islands in 1934, that later enabled the defense of the Aleutians during WWII. In 1937, he received his master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. Assuming command of HAMILTON early in July 1940, he took part in pre-war Atlantic Neutrality PaQ-ols.

Joining the Bureau of Ordnance in 1940, he received one of the first Legions of Merit in recognition of his work as Assistant Director of the Production Division while simultaneously serving as White House aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In March 1944, he became executive officer of the craiser ST. LOUIS. He served on naval battlefronts at Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Iwo Jima, Leyte Gulf, the Philippines, and Okinawa. When ST. LOUIS was strack by a kamikaze near Ley te Gulf in No vember 1944, he directed repairs that enabled the ship to continue in action.

From June 1951 to May 1952, he acted as Naval Chief of Staff and Secretary of the United Nations Korean Armistice Negotiations team at Kaesong and Panmunjom. In gratitude for his services during the armistice negotiations, the Republic of Korea awarded him the Order of Military Merit, Eulchi with a Silver Star, and the U.S. Army awarded him an Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a second Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service.

After serving as Commander, Destroyer Squadron 12, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He was Deputy Commandant of the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA, from March 1955 until September 1957, when he became Commander Middle East Force. In this role, he was responsible for U.S. operations during the Ceylonese Relief Expedition, the Bagdad crisis of 1958, and the Lebanese occupation. In October 1958, he was ordered to duty as director of the Pan American Affairs and U.S. Naval Missions Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department.

Other awards and military citations received by Admiral Briggs include: the Silver Star Medal, Legion of Merit, Gold Star in lieu of second Legion of Merit, Gold Star in lieu of third Legion of Merit, Gold Star in lieu of fourth Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of second Bronze Star Medal (Army), the Order of Naval Merit (Brazil), the cross of Naval Merit (Pera), the Order of Abdon Calderon (Ecuador), the 158

Order of San Carlos (Colombia), the Grand Order of Naval Merit (Brazil), the Cross of Naval Merit (Mexico), and the Distinguished Service Medal (Chile). He also has the Navy Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Citation, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the China Service Medal (extended), the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Silver Star, the American Campaign Medal, the Worid War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia Clasp), National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal with two battle stars, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one battle star.

Admiral Briggs retired from the Navy in 1961 to become president and chief executive officer of Washington Technological Associates, Inc., a research, development, design and electromechanical engineering firm. In 1965, he became chairman of the board and one of the founders of Staff Services Inc., a firm providing specialized consulting services for the management of research and higher education. He served as a board member of the Govemor of Maryland's Science Advisory Commission and trastee and president of the Montgomery County Educational Foundation.

Admiral Briggs was a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers, American Ordnance Association, Advanced Management Association of New York, Navy League of the United States, Rockville, MD, Rotary Club (president 1975-76), Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (vicepresident 1964-65), and The Army and Navy Club.

Admiral Briggs is survived by his wife, the former Miss Helen J. Fadden of Newport News, VA; and his daughter, Helen Jane Briggs McNeal of Bethesda, MD. NORMAN HALL'31 Norman Hall died on 24 March 2000, of natural causes. He had resided at Luther Village in Arlington Heights, IL. His wife, Frances Charles Hall, preceded him in death in 1996. His son, Mark, a retired naval officer; his daughter.

Amy Hall Ward; his sister; and six grandchildren survive him.

Norman was a tremendous athlete competing in a variety of sports while at the Naval Academy. He made his mark in the field of boxing as the intercollegiate champion in the 145 pound weight class in 1930, and garnered second place in 1931. He tried out for the 1932 Olympics, where he placed second. As the Company "C" commander, he led his company to honors his senior year. After graduating from the Naval Academy, he served with distinction on a variety of ships throughout the world.

He left the military service, and went to work for Republic Aviation.

When World War II came along, Norman retumed to the naval service. He was assigned to help build the new IOWA at the Brooklyn Shipyard. After her commissioning, he continued serving aboard IOWA as a gunnery officer until the end of the war. He later joined the Naval Reserve at NAS Glenview, IL, and retired as a commander in 1969.

After the war, he went to graduate school at the University of Chicago earning an M.B.A. This was followed by a career in sales for local Chicago area

companies. He was active at the Glenview Community Church, where he served as a Sunday school teacher, usher, and deacon. He and Frances enjoyed a long retirement with summers in Long Island and winters in Chicago.

Mark Hall

HOWARD RICHE PRINCE '32 Captain Howard Riche Prince, USN (Ret.), died suddenly on Thursday, 23 March 2000, at Anne Arandel General Hospital in Annapolis, MD, after a stroke.

"Prince," as his family and many friends knew him, was bom on 4 November 1908, in Chattanooga, TN, and moved with his family to Chickamauga, GA, at the age of four. He attended a one-room school there, and then attended Georgia Tech for a period before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. After attending the Naval Academy Preparatory School, he entered the Naval Academy from which he graduated with the Class of 1932 He began his service in the fleet in TEXAS, followed by service in MISSISSIPPI, MCFARLAND, HATFIELD, SEMMES, BREESE, TAYLOR, BOGGS, PORTER (CO), ALBANY (XO), and MULIPHEN (CO).

He attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Annapolis, MD; the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA; and the Army War College in Carlisle, PA. He was stationed at the Naval Academy for a time, was later in the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C, and served on the staff of Admiral C. Tumer Joy, Commander Naval Forces in the Far East, Tokyo, Japan, during the Korean conflict. He later served on the Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. He commanded the test and evaluation unit at the Naval Amphibious Base, Littie Creek, VA. His last afloat billet was as commander of Service Squadron Four, home ported in Norfolk, VA. Subsequent to that, he served as commander of the Littie Creek Naval Amphibious Base, from whence he retired in 1962.

While on active duty. Prince eamed a Bronze Star with Combat "V" and Gold Star, a Navy Unit Commendation medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Theatre Medal, the Pacific Theatre Medal with three Bronze Stars, World War II Victory Medal, National Defense Medal, Korean Service Medal, and United Nations Service Medal.

He is credited with devising the "Hammerlock Moor," a method for anchoring a ship in rough weather in relatively tight quarters. He published his findings in U.S. Naval Instittite's Proceedings and Yachting Magazine.

After his first retirement, he taught mathematics at the Norfolk Academy in Norfolk, VA. He was known there as an effective and caring teacher.

Anybody who knew him at any stage in his life would attest to the fact that he loved to teach. When he retired from Norfolk Academy in 1974, at the request of the students, the school established an annual prize known as the Howard R. Prince Mathematics Award. In addition, he sponsored an annual prize for "The student in the upper school whose dedication and demonstrated leadership has contributed most significantiy toward the enjoyment

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of choral or ensemble music in the school."

While in tiie Tidewater area of Virginia, Prince indulged his great love for history and horticulture.

He kept and nurtured a stock of over 100 types of plants at his home in Thorogood and participated intiielocal horticultural society. He was instrumental, as a member of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, for the preservation of die old Cape Henry Lighthouse and for the construction of a monument to the French Admiral, deGrasse, whose forces prevented British reinforcements from reaching Yorktown at the end of the Revolutionary War. After retiring from Norfolk Academy, Prince and his wife retumed to the Annapolis area. He was a life member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association and was elected to Life Membership in the Lions Club Intemational in 1996.

He is survived by his wife of almost 67 years, the fonner Mary Brace Mackall, originally from Washington, D.C, and now of Ginger Cove in Annapolis, MD; his daughter. Marion Prince Moore, of Baltimore, MD: two grandchildren, William Hanson Moore V, and Susan Beall Moore Short; two great-grandsons, William Hanson Moore VI, and Bennett Mackall Moore, all of Baltimore, MD; and two nieces in Chattanooga, TN.

LEON HUGHES SAMPLE '34 Leon "Luke" H. Sample, retired vice president of Avco Corporation, Lycoming Division (now Textron Corp.), died from complications of Parkinson's disease on 26 January 2000. From 1977 until a few weeks before his death, Mr. Sample lived in his home overlooking the golf course on Marco Island, FL. Mr. Sample's 16 years as a Washington, D.C, representative for Avco resulted in the sale of the Lycoming gas turbine engines to the U.S. Army to power the Huey helicopters and later, the main battle tanks used in Operation Desert Storm.

Mr. Sample was bom in 1912 in Shelby, MS, to Edwin Hughes Sample and Maggie Waughdine Kelly of Clarksdale, MS. In June 1930, he graduated from Clarksdale High School and reported to the Naval Academy. A graduate of the Class of 1934, Mr. Sample served on active duty with the Navy until 1937, when he joined the Sears Roebuck Company.

He was recalled to active duty in 1940 and served as commanding officer of the U.S. Navy net and boom defenses in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D . C ; and later as executive officer of H.W. BUNTER in the Pacific area.

Mr. Sample was assistant to the executive vice president of NOMA Electric Corporation from 1946, until he became general manager for the Refrigeration Corporation of America in 1948. In 1950, he joined the Washington, D.C, office of Avco Corporation and remained with them until his retirement in 1977. In retirement, he worked as a consultant to Avco until 1982.

His marriage to the former Edith Wheeler of Long Beach, CA, resulted in a son and daughter.

In 1951, he married the former Virginia Hess Taylor of Forest City, AR, who had one son by her late husband. The Samples built a home near Falls Shipmate, June 2000

Church, VA, where they raised their three children.

They were members of the Munson Hill Presbyterian Church, the Army-Navy Town Club, the International Club and the Washington Golf and Country Club. They enjoyed several trips to the British Isles, Europe and the Holy Land before Virginia passed away in 1977, five months before his retirement.

He was a loving and thoughtful brother, father and friend. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was predeceased by his older brother, William Kelly Sample and his younger brother, Edwin Hughes Sample Jr. Survivors include his younger sister, Mrs. Margery Sample Grafton, formerly of Water Valley, MS. His oldest son, James F. Taylor Jr., lives in Littie Rock, AR, with his wife, Gladys. They have three children and six grandchildren. His son, Leon H. Sample Jr., lives in Mount Vemon, VA, with his wife, Jeannine. They have three children and one granddaughter. His daughter Sandra Sample Oglevee is married to Captain Donald Oglevee, a retired naval aviator. They also live in Mount Vernon and have a son and three grandsons.

Services were held on 14 Febraary at the Sample family gravesite in Clarksdale, MS. WILLIAM CONRAD ABHAU '35 Rear Admiral William Conrad Abhau, USN (Ret.), died on 28 January 2000, at the Keswick Multi-Care Facility in Baltimore, MD, after a lengthy illness. A memorial service was held at the Naval Academy Chapel on 5 April, followed by inurnment in the Naval Academy cemetery with full military honors.

Conrad was born in April 1912 and raised in Baltimore County, MD, graduating from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1929 and working for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad prior to entering the Naval Academy in 1931. He was a younger first cousin of the writer, H.L. Mencken, who gave him two bits of good information which he followed: join the Navy and have only daughters.

Following graduation in 1935, Conrad served six years in the craisers ASTORIA and QUINCY and the

destroyer TRIPPE, mostly in gunnery assignments, and then returned to Annapolis to complete the course in ordnance engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School. In 1942, he married Harriet Sanders, of Quincy, MA. She predeceased him in 1997.

During World War II, Conrad served in NEW JERSEY as plotting room officer, AA officer and finally as gunnery officer. Participating in nine campaigns in the Pacific, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for his services in successfully repelling over thirty air attacks. In the initial occupation of Japan, he was attached to Headquarters, Sixth Army, at Kyoto. In subsequent sea duty tours, he commanded the destroyer E.A. GREENE, fleet oiler WACCAMAW, and heavy cruiser HELENA. He also commanded Escort Squadron Sixteen, the first radar picket ship squadron dedicated to the defense of the continental United States.

In 1956, he was awarded the degree of master of science in operations analysis by the Naval Postgraduate School. While serving on the staff of the Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force, he developed techniques for measuring the

effectiveness of weapon control systems. From 1958 to 1960, he was the director, ASW Development, for BuOrd and BuWeps. Promoted to the rank of rear admiral in 1964, he was assigned as director, A/S Warfare Research and Development Programs, Office of CNO, and in August 1965, became the CNO Representative for Manned Space Flight Support, headquartered in Norfolk, VA. As Commander, Manned Spacecraft Recovery Force in 1966, he oversaw the Navy's sea recovery of the Gemini astronaut, and later developed the Navy's support plan for Project Apollo. During the period of August to November 1965, he served additionally as Commander Craiser-Destroyer Flotilla Four.

In May 1967, he became commander, ASW Systems Project Office, Naval Material Command, Washington, D.C, and "for exceptionally meritorious conduct..." was awarded the Legion of Merit.

He served as such until he retired on 1 July 1970.

After retiring, the Abhaus settled in Annapolis, MD, in the house they had purchased in 1959.

Conrad worked for the Institute for Defense Analysis in Washington, D.C, until 1985. His range of interests included travel and readings in geology, natural science, history, anthropology and English literature. He actively participated in his daughters' careers in horsemanship and painting. He was a patron of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, president of the West Annapolis Civic Association and a member of the Walters Art Gallery and the Mencken Society at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, MD. Surviving are two daughters, Elliot Abhau of Annapolis, MD, and Marcy Abhau of Philadelphia, PA; and one granddaughter.

Jesse B. Gay Jr. '35

ROBERT EMMETT RIERA '35 Rear Admiral Robert Emmett Riera, USN (Ret.), died peacefully at his home in Pensacola, FL, in the company of family members on 11 Febraary 2000.

He was buried in Barancas Cemetery on the Pensacola Naval Air Station in a private family ceremony.

Admiral Riera was born in Pensacola in 1912, graduated from Pensacola High School in 1931, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935. After tours of duty at sea in the battleship NEW YORK and the destroyer WORDEN, he returned to Pensacola for flight training and received his wings of gold in January 1940.

At the outbreak of World War II, then-Commander Riera joined the battle as executive officer of bomber squadron VB-23 aboard LEXINGTON, flying the Curtiss Helldiver dive bomber. From October 1943 until November 1944, he commanded bomber squadron VB-20 aboard ENTERPRISE, until his assignment as commanding officer of Carrier Air Group (CAG) 11, where he served until the end of the war. In CAG 11, Admiral Riera participated in numerous small enemy actions and two major actions in the Philippine Seas. During this time, his air group sank or heavily damaged two battleships, four heavy cruisers, two light cruisers and two destroyers. In the air, his fighters shot down 99 Japanese planes, with another 18 probables. For his heroic services, he was awarded the Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Legion of Merit with Combat V device. Presidential Unit Citation (HORNET) and Navy Unit Commendation (ENTERPRISE).

Following the war. Admiral Riera had major operational assignments as commander, CAG I in MIDWAY; executive officer. CORAL SEA; command-

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ing officer, GREENWICH; and commanding officer of the Navy's then-newest super carrier, FORRESTAL. Before his retirement, he had command-level assignments in Italy, Japan and New Orleans. In 1974, after having completed 43 years of naval service, he hauled down his flag for the last time, fittingly aboard the legendary "LADY LEX." The Japanese had reported sinking LEXINGTON several times, only to leam later that she was still fighting.

After his retirement. Admiral Riera moved back to his hometown of Pensacola, FL, where he spent the last 26 years overlooking Perdido Bay. For most of those 26 years, he remained active in the community, serving as a trastee to the world famous Naval Aviation Museum and as president and chairman of the board at American Fidelity Corporation, a position from which he just recently resigned. He was a member of the Association of Naval Aviation, New York Yacht Club, the Navy League, and was an ardent golfer.

Admiral Riera is survived by his wife, Mary Baer Riera; their four children. Penny and Dave Perault of Basye, VA; Robin and Jim Clinton of San Diego, CA; Gay and Bob Pewett of Annandale, VA; and Cindy and Captain Robert. E. Riera Jr. '69, USN (Ret.) of Annandale, VA; ten grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Robert E. Riera Jr. '69

DALLAS MORGAN LAIZURE '36 On 17 December 1999, Captain Dallas "Buzz" Morgan Laizure, USN (Ret.), died of cancer at his home in Charlotte, NC. A private service was held in Charlotte and burial will be at Fort Rosecrans in San Diego, CA. Buzz was bom in Caldwell, NJ, on 15 September 1914, the son of Captain Dallas Charles and May Laizure. Buzz's father graduated from the Naval Academy in 1908, and his son, David Laizure, graduated in 1965.

Buzz served his first duties as a comnussioned officer aboard battleships and destroyers, then entered flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1940. During World War II, he served in a dive bombing squadron in the Pacific theater aboard the SARATOGA, Cartier Task Group, and with the British carriers HMS VICTORIOUS and ILLUSTRIOUS.

He instracted at the Naval Academy in 1946 and served on Carrier Division Staffs in the Atlantic Fleet from 1946-1948. Buzz was commander Pattol Squadron 48 in the Pacific Fleet from 19481950; and was executive officer of NAS Miramar from 1950-1952. From 1952-1954, he served as Chief of Staff, Naval Air Forces, Japan. He attended the Naval War College from 1954-1956; was then assigned to the Programs Analysis Group in OpNav from 1956-1958. From there, he was served as Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, for Commander-in-Chief, Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, and for Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe 1958-1960. From 19601962, he served in the Development Plans and Development Programs Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. From 1962-1964, Buzz was Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief Pacific. His last

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duty was as commanding officer of the Naval Research Branch Office in New York. Buzz retired from the Naval Service on 28 February 1966.

His awards included the Bronze Star Medal; Navy Commendation Medal with one star; Joint Services Commendation Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with seven stars; American Campaign Medal; Korean Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal; and the National Defense Service Medal.

Captain Buzz Laizure was predeceased by his infant children, Michael and Consuela. He is survived by his wife, Louise; daughters, Dallas Williams and Kyt Stewart, who live in Texas; sons, David in Virginia; Clancy in North Carolina; Joseph in Georgia; Cassady in Califomia; and Casey in Tennessee; 11 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and his sister, Virginia Campbell in Califomia.

The family is grateful for the kind services of the Hospice at Charlotte during this difficult time.

David H. Laizure '65

GEORGE LEVICK STREET III '37 Captain George L. Street III, who won the Medal of Honor in World War II for directing a daring submarine attack that destroyed three Japanese ships off the coast of Korea, died on 26 February 2000, at a nursing home in Andover, MA. He was 86.

Serving as the skipper of the submarine TIRANTE, then-Lieutenant Commander Street, brought his boat into the Japanese anchorage off Quelpart Island, a high, rocky spot containing an air base, in the early hours of 14 April 1945.

The waters, about 100 miles south of Korea, were heavily mined and the Japanese had radar-equipped patrol vessels off the island in addition to five shorebased radar stations.

But, Commander Street was determined to find Japanese ships and sink them. He approached the harbor on the surface at night, gun crews at their stations. If the submarine was detected, it would have to shoot its way out of trouble because the waters were too shallow for it to dive.

At 4:00 a.m., TIRANTE fired torpedoes at a large ammunition ship.

"A tremendous, beautiful explosion," Commander Street would write in his report. "A great mushroom of white blinding flame shot 2,000 feet into the air. Not a sound was heard for a moment, but then a tremendous roar flattened our ears against our heads. The jackpot, and no mistake!"

The explosions lighted up the harbor.

"In the glare of the fire, TIRANTE stood out in her light camouflage, like a snowman in a coal pit," Commander Street would report. "But, more important, silhouetted against the flame were two escort vessels, both instantiy obvious as fine new frigates of the MiKURA class. Steadied to pick off the two frigates."

TIR/VNTE did just that, using two torpedoes to blow up one of the frigates and destroy the other with one torpedo. Commander Street then took TIRANTE out of the harbor at full speed and dived, eluding depth charges from a pursuing patrol.

While TIRANTE had been approaching the Japanese-held harbor, it had received word over its radio of the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the ascension to the presidency of Harry S Truman. A few hours after TIRANTE completed its mission, it sent a message to the Pacific submarine command reading: "Three for Franklin xxx Sank ammunition ship two escorts."

Commander Street received the Medal of Honor from President Truman at the White House on 6 October 1945, and was a recipient of the Navy Cross. He was decorated a second time by President Traman in December 1947, receiving a Gold Star in lieu of a second Silver Star for his actions in Worid War II. George Levick Street III, a native of Richmond, VA, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1937.

He took part in war patrols on the submarine GAR before assuming command of TIRANTE. After World War II, he held a variety of administrative and seagoing posts before retiring from the Navy in 1966 as a captain.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, of Andover, MA; a son, George L. Street IV of Portland, ME; a daughter, Kris Terry of Kingsport, TN; a sister, Melinda Ogiivy of Old Greenwich, CT; and four grandchildren.

Captain Street's executive officer on TIRANTE was Captain Edward L. Beach '39, also a recipient of the Navy Cross, whose best-selling novel. Run Silent, Run Deep (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1955) drew on his experiences aboard TIRANTE and other World War II submarines. Endicott Peabody, a future govemor of Massachusetts, was a lieutenant on TIRANTE.

Despite all his individual honors, Captain Street was exceedingly proud of a collective award, the Presidential Unit Citation, which went to TIRANTE for its overall combat record. As Captain Street put it, "I really treasure that more than the Medal of Honor because every man was there with us."

The New York Times 5 March 2000

BENJAMIN CLARK ADAMS '38 Ben Adams died in Knoxville, TN, on 2 Febraary 2000, at the age of 84. Ben was born in Manchester, NH, on 14 July 1915. He graduated from Pinkerton Academy in 1931, attended Bowdoin College and MIT, and graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1938, having been a member of the 3rd Company.

He was raised on a farm near Derry, NH, which had been in his family for six generations. He proudly carried the banner of his ancestors, presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

His ambition to become an aviator was thwarted by poor eyesight, but he did serve for two years in ARIZONA before Pearl Harbor, and then left to join his father in business in New Hampshire.

He spent a lifetime in politics in the Free State serving four terms as a state senator and many years as a commissioner of the state department of employment security after appointment by Govemor Wesley Powell in 1961. He worked tirelessly to keep govemment spending under conttol, and was famous for his frugality, according to his daughter, Janice Rioux. His family also noted that it was fitting that he died on primary day in New Hampshire.

He leaves his children, Judith Kraybill of Williamsville, NY; Jean Ricker of Kingston, NH; Janice Rioux and Jill Sonia of Derry, NH; and John Adams of Knoxville, TN; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held in April. Contributions may be made to the Ben Adams Memorial Building Fund through the Derry Historical Society at 33 Hillside Avenue, Derry, NH 03038.

RADM M.H. Rindskopf '38 Manchester Union Leader Lawrence Eagle Tribune Shipmate, June 2000

B.^RRON WALLACE CHANDLER '40 LCDR Barron W. Chandler, USN (Ret.), died of cancer on 2 March 2000, at his home in Gladwyne, PA. A memorial service was held at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, PA. He was a member of the Naval Academy Class of 1940, having attended Shang-Hai American School in China and Bullis Prep in Washington, D.C. Barron was assigned to PT boats in 1941, and after only about two weeks of training, was sent to command a boat in the Philippines. His boat was in tiie squadron commanded by Lieutenant Bulkeley, who took General MacArthur to Australia when the Japanese captured the Philippines. Just before this.

Barton had been wounded in the ankle and was in a hospital on Cortegidor, and thus did not go with the evacuation to Australia. He was captured by the Japanese and spent the years from 1942 until 1945 in Bilbid Prison in Manila. By the time he was rescued, his 5-foot 10-inch frame weighed only 80 pounds. Even after Barron recovered his health, he was not able to pass the Navy physical and retired for medical reasons in 1947. At this time, he took up his home in Gladwyne. He was active in the business world, as president and owner of MilliSwitch Corporation and A&C Associates.

In his spare time, Barron was active as a World War n veteran, notably as president of the Peter Tare Boat Veteran's Club for many years. He was the president of the Franklin Mercantile Chess Club for 22 years. He was depicted in the film, "They Were Expendable," with John Wayne, and he was mentioned in several books, including Sea Wo//and Devil Boats. His wife, Kay, was also active with Barton in his many veteran's activities. Barron kept up his sttength in his long Ufe, still swimming a mile a dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;up to the age of 80â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and he was playing chess with friends the day before his death.

Barron is survived by his wife of 54 years, Kathryn Hammer Chandler; his children, Kathryn Wallace Chandler and Barron Wallace Chandler Jr.; a daughter-in-law, Sabine Ilias; and four grandchildren, Joshua, David, Gabrielle and Kiera.

Memorial contributions may be made to Jefferson Hospice, Gerhard Building, 130 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.

MILES AUGUSTUS LIBBEY JR. '40 Commander Miles A. Libbey Jr., USN (Ret.), died in Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ, on 9 March 2000. After a memorial service at the Arlington Funeral Home, he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on 15 March.

Miles was bom in Brooklyn, NY, on 21 March 1917. He graduated from the Naval Academy with tiie Class of 1940. His first duty after graduation was in the craiser WICHITA. He served on board for three years until he was ordered to MIT, where he eamed a master's degree in physics in 1945. As an engineering duty officer. Miles served in many assignments related to engineering and atomic physics. He worked four years on the Manhattan Project, and the development of nuclear power for submarines. As one of the early information scientists, he tiien worked with Naval Research for three years and ran the first operational computer program on Shipmate, June 2000

the Navy's largest digital computer. As senior naval officer in the Radiation Division at NRL, Miles participated in the on-site instrumentation of the IVY test on Eniwetok and its analysis; he also programmed and ran the first non-test program on the NRL computer.

From 1955 to 1968, Miles commanded the Naval Ship Repair Facility on Guam, then became the shop superintendent at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. He then went to London to be executive officer of the ONR Branch Office in England, and concurrentiy Head of Division charged with technical monitoring of over fifty Mutual Weapons Development Program projects in eight countries After retirement in 1960, Miles served for many years in leadership positions in the American Society for Information Science, including national councilor and chairman of two chapters. He was the author of twenty published works on information science and was granted a U.S. patent for a computing and logic device.

Miles and his family lived in Bemardsville, NJ, for 40 years. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Rosalind; two sons. Captain Miles Libbey III, USN (Ret.), and Kent A. Libbey; three daughters. Dr. Caryn A. Libbey, Mrs. Mama J. Jones and Meryl G. Libbey; two stepchildren, Michael Thomas and Mrs. Ingrid McGinty; a brother, Theodore W. Libbey; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Page; and 14 grandchildren.

JOSEPH KNEFLER TAUSSIG JR. '41 (A biography of Captain Taussig appears in Who's Who in America, 1999.)

Captain Joseph Knefler Taussig Jr., USN (Ret.), died on 14 December 1999, after suffering an embolism at the Anne Arandel Medical Center. He was 79.

Captain Taussig had been awarded the Navy Cross for refusing to leave his battle station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, although very seriously wounded.

At the time, as a 21-year-old ensign, he was the senior officer in control of NEVADA'S anti-aircraft batteries. He was involuntarily evacuated from his battle station by his crew in the face of a fire which destroyed the station. He was hospitalized until April 1946, when he underwent the amputation of his wounded leg, and retumed to duty only three days later. He was ultimately retired from active duty for physical disability with the rank of captain on 1 September 1954.

Captain Taussig was bom on 28 May 1920, in Newport, RI. He attended public schools in Newport, Washington D.C, and Long Beach, CA, as he followed his father, the late Vice Admiral Joseph K. Taussig (USNA Class of 1899) who was serving on active duty. He was a 1936 graduate of the Westem High School in Washington, and entered the Naval Academy in June 1937, shortly after his seventeenth birthday. He graduated from the Naval Academy in the accelerated Class of 1941 on 7 Febraary 1941, and joined the battleship NEVADA based at Peari Harbor. At the Naval Academy, he was one of the four Midshipman Battalion Commanders, and was awarded the Military Order of the World War prize for showing the greatest improvement in his marks.

Following more than four years spent in hospitals, he went to George Washington University law school graduating in 1949 with a juris doctor and was qualified as an attomey and counselor of the Supreme Court of the United States. Captain Taussig instracted at the Naval Academy teaching administration and law and set up the first military law course at Annapolis.

In 1981, Captain Taussig was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Personnel/Equal Opportunity. Later, he assumed the post of Special Secretary of the Navy for Safety and Survivability. In this capacity, he was twice awarded the Distinguished Public Service Award, the Navy's highest award for public service.

Captain Taussig was instramental in many life saving efforts, including the introduction of the Helicopter Emergency Egress Device, a small compressed air bottle which has saved more than 140 Naval aviators' lives since it was inttoduced in 1987.

Captain Taussig was known and loved by his heroes, the Sailors and Marines of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, to whom he dedicated his every moment.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Camey Taussig of Annapolis, MD; a son Joseph K. Taussig III '66; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A daughter, Susan T. Graves, passed away in 1993.

LEONARD MATTHEW CULJAT '42 Commander Leonard M. Culjat, USN (Ret.), died on 6 January 2000, at the Wesley Homes Health Care Center in Des Moines, WA, where he spent the final seven months of his long battle with Parkinson's disease.

He was 80 years old.

Leo was bom on 26 April 1919 in New York City. He entered the Naval Academy in June 1938 with the Class of 1942 and graduated in December 1941. During World War II, he served in destroyers, in CUTTLEFISH, battleships and a carrier.

The latter led to a career in naval aviation, his real love of the Navy life. He married Margaret Whitney on 19 December 1942, one year after graduation.

In June 1962, he retired from the Navy at the Naval Air Test Center in Patuxent River, MD. He and Margaret spent that summer traveling around the United States in a 15-foot trailer with their four daughters, ending up in Seattle, WA, for the World's Fair. They fell in love with the Northwest and made their home there until his death.

Leo worked as a systems analyst for the Boeing Company until the massive layoffs in 1970 when he went to work as business manager for the University Congregational Church in Seattle. From 1972 until his retirement in 1980, he served as a state auditor with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.

He was an avid sailor and spent more than 30 years craising Northwest waters in his CAL-30 sailboat. He enjoyed hosting and visiting friends from all over the world. He spoke French fluently. He was a member of the Seattle-Nantes Sister City Association, and on a trip to Nantes, was presented the key to the French city in recognition of his activities with the association. He was also a member of the St. Madeleine Sophist Catholic Church and the Naval Academy Alunmi Association.

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His wife, Margaret, died in December 1993. He is survived by his daughters, Terry Litton of Califomia; Dorothy Culjat of Seattie, WA; Bonnie Culjat Collett of Bellevue, WA; and Christine Whitney Grimes of Redmond, WA; son, Robert Culjat of Bellevue, WA; sister Marilyn Bonnett of Florida; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

He was buried with military honors at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, WA, a Seattie suburb.

CHESTER MAURICE LEE '42 Captain Chester M. "Chet" Lee died on 23 February 2000, at the Washington Hospital Center, of cardiac arrest after heart surgery. Born on 6 April 1919, in Derry, PA, he entered the Naval Academy in 1938 with the Class of 1942, after having attended Bullis Prep in Silver Spring, MD. At the Naval Academy, Chet was a member of the football teams which defeated Army in three consecutive years With the U.S. entry into Worid War II, the Class of 1942 graduated five months early on 19 December 1941, and Chet was ordered to MIT for instmction in radar engineering at their radiation laboratory. In April, after instraction on the Navy fire control radar at the Naval Research Laboratory in Anacostia, D.C, he was ordered to duty in SALT LAKE CITY as radar officer. With a newly formed team of a chief and one enlisted man, he was given the task of getting the fire control radar operating.

This was accomplished just in time to make a difference in the Battle of Cape Esperance during the night of 11-12 October 1942. With this new equipment, Chet found himself not only keeping it ranning, but also educating his seniors as to its capabilities and use.

While SALT LAKE CrrY was undergoing overhaul at the Pearl Harbor shipyard in early 1943, Chet supervised installation of the first surface search radar, the SG. Intent on maximizing the use of the radars, he obtained a dead reckoning tracer (DRT) from another craiser, then out of commission, and with this and the SG radar indicator, set up an elementary CIC just aft of the bridge. The value of the radar and CIC concept under daylight, as well as night conditions, was proved in the engagement with a large Japanese surface force at the Battle of the Komandorski Islands.

In May 1944, after six months as an instructor at the Fleet Radar/CIC School in Peari Harbor, Chet was ordered as gunnery officer on the commissioning of DREXLER. He served aboard DREXLER until June 1945, when he survived a kamikaze attack off Okinawa that sank the ship in 49 seconds and killed all but 52 of the more than 200-man crew. He was awarded the Bronze Star and two Navy commendations for his wartime service.

After the war, Chet attended the Guided Missile School at Fort Bliss, TX, which ultimately led to his work with the Special Projects Office and the development and testing of the Polaris missile program and command of the Navy's first guided missile destroyer, GYATT, his second destroyer command. In the summer of 1963, he assumed command of Destroyer Division 132. One year later, he was ordered to the office of SecDef, where he was responsible for developing and obtaining approval for a test range in the Atlantic Ocean used

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for the conduct of operational launch tests of Polaris missiles.

As a result of his work with missile development, Chet was asked to join NASA as part of the Apollo program. In order to answer the call, he submitted his request to be retired from active duty in the summer of 1965. In the following years, he served as assistant mission director for Apollo Missions l11 and the mission director for Apollo Moon Missions 12-17. He was director for the Apollo/Soyuz space-docking, NASA's first space venture, perhaps one of the most significant precursor events in the melting of the Cold War barriers between the U.S. and the then-Soviet Union.

When that project was completed, Chet was named director of Shuttle Operations, which was to become the principal space program. He was assigned as director of shuttie utilization responsible for the development of pricing policies for the U.S. government, foreign govemments, and commercial payloads flying on the shuttle. He oversaw the first successful shuttle retrieval of two failed satellites in orbit, and briefed members of NASA's Teacher in Space program, including Christa McAuliffe on the potential risks of the CHALLENGER launch, in which she was killed in 1986. NASA, drawing on the experience Chet had acquired during his distinguished 22-year career with the space program, appointed him to the senior position of Assistant Associate Administrator for Policy and Department of Defense Affairs. He had attained the rank of SES-5, which equates to the naval rank of vice admiral. His honors from NASA included three Distinguished Service Medals, an Outstanding Leadership Medal and two Exceptional Service Medals.

In 1987, Chet left NASA to join SPACEHAB, Inc., a private company dedicated to pioneering U.S. space commerce, as vice president of operations.

He later became president and chief operations officer. The company designed and built pressurized modules and unpressurized platforms carried in the cargo bay of thirteen Shuttie flights, including the mission that retumed Senator John Glenn to space.

The modules carried scientific experiments and logistic items to the Russian MIR Space Station and to the embryonic Intemational Space Station. He became chairman of SPACEHAB's Astrotech Corporation's commercial satellite processing subsidiary in 1998 and served on SPACEHAB's board of directors. At the age of 80, Chet continued to work full-time on SPACEHAB and Astrotech projects until his death. He was honored with the Lloyd D. Berkner Award presented by the American Astronautical Society for his leadership in promoting commercial utilization of space.

On 8 March 2000, Senator John Wamer (R-VA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a former Secretary of the Navy, delivered a tributary speech to the Senate, honoring Chet both because he was a constituent and for his dedicated service to the country. In November 1999, his classmates honored him as the Class nominee for the Naval Academy Alumni Association's Distinguished Graduate Award.

Chet married Rose McGinnis on 18 April 1942.

He is survived by his wife. Rose; three of their children, Nancy Lee Gusher and Virginia A. Lee of McLean, VA; and LtCol David J. Lee '70, USMC (Ret.), of Springfield, VA; and nine grandchildren, including LTJG Michael D. Lee '97, USN. Adaughter, Suzanne L. Nosik died in 1980.

AMERICO JAMES VESCOVI '43 Commander Americo J. Vescovi, USN (Ret.), of Wynnewood, PA, died on Wednesday, 15 March 2000. He was 80 years old.

Bom in Chisholm, MN, he lived here as a young man. He also lived in Raritan, NJ, Silver Springs, MD, and Wilmington, NC. Americo was a devoted husband, father, brother and grandfather. His Navy career spanned more than 40 years. He was a system analyst, mathematics teacher, deputy A-7 aircraft project manager, systems analyst for Navy Air Systems Command Planning, ASW analyst for Anfi-Submarine Warfare Project, naval aircraft systems analyst/NavAir Systems Command, heavy attack project engineer/ NavAir Systems Command, staff officer/commander ASW Defense Force/Pacific Fleet, light attack project engineer/Bureau of Aeronautic, and project test pilot/Air Development Squadron Three. He received several honors and awards and published numerous papers while he was serving in the Navy.

He was a World War II veteran of the Battie of Coral Sea. He was a member of the Association of Naval Aviators. In additon to his Naval Academy education, he was a graduate of Georgetown University and George Washington. He obtained a master's degree in mathematics, teaching and engineering administration. He also obtained a bachelor's degree in aero engineering and electrical engineering. He loved to sail and play golf. He will be sadly missed by his family, friends and neighbors.

He is survived by two sons, Bemard Vescovi of Wilmington, NC; and Peter and his wife, Linda, Vescovi of Wilmington, NC; three daughters, Joann and her husband, Lalith, Gnanasiri of Potomac, MD; Elaine and her husband, John, Figg of Washington, D.C; and Diane Vescovi of Wynnewood, PA; sister, Anne Wilson of Richardson, TX; and three granddaughters, Aleta Reese, Indrani Gnanasiri and Chelsa Vescovi. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Ferretti Vescovi, in 1997. He was also predeceased by his brothers, Daniel and David Vescovi; and sister, Amelia Soriano.

Funeral services were held at St. Ann's Church in Raritan, NJ, with burial in Arlington, VA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Ann's Church, 45 Anderson Street, Raritan, NJ 08869.

EDWARD ELLIS HASTINGS II '45 Captain Edward Ellis Hastings II, USN (Ret.), a former fighter pilot who was also administrator of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, died of cancer on 25 December 1999, at his home in Bethesda, MD. Captain Hastings retired in 1974 from the personnel review council of the office of naval disability evaluation. Earlier, he served in light-attack and fighter squadrons, and was operations officer for the commander of naval forces in Korea and assistant chief of staff for personnel in the Pacific.

He was an assistant navigator during thefinalyear of Worid War II, and was posted to Korea during the war there. He later directed the intemational relations faculty at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

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Captain Hastings was a native of Fryeburg, MA, and a 1945 graduate of the Naval Academy in Annapolis. He received a master's degree in intemational relations from George Washington University and did graduate work in management at Harvard University. He also attended the Armed Forces Staff College and National War College.

He retired from the Bell Association in 1985.

He was a member of St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church in Bethesda and the Knights of Columbus.

His first wife, Anna Murch Hastings, died in 1961.

Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Dorothy Ann Hastings of Bethesda, MD; four children from his first marriage, Edward Hastings III of Jacksonville, FL; Elizabeth Pickett of Swansboro, NC; William Hastings of Flagstaff, AZ; and Martha Hastings of Windham, NH; three stepdaughters, Lynne Jackson of Salisburg, PA; Barbara Cuddington of Myersville, MD; Maureen Jackson of Silver Spring; and twelve grandchildren.

teacher in the Hattiesburg, MS, public schools, and a friend from the past, in August of 1986. They maintained homes in both Hattiesburg and Tuscaloosa, where in retirement he enjoyed the raising and culture of orchids until his health no longer permitted.

He was a member of the American Nuclear Society, the American Physical Society, the American Society of Engineering Educators, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and of Sigma Xi fraternity.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Daniel T. Hollis, a golf professional in Monmouth, NJ; a daughter. Major Ann S. Hollis, USAF, a meteorologist, of Tucson AZ ; his mother, Mrs. D.L. Hollis, of Biloxi, MS; two brothers, and two grandchildren.

His body having been donated to the University of Alabama Hospitals for research, memorial services were conducted on 1 April 2000, at Christ Episcopal Church in Tuscaloosa, AL. Chet Shaddeau '47

DANIEL LESTER HOLLIS JR. '47 ROBERT WILLIAM BULMER '49 Commander Daniel Captain Robert L. Hollis Jr., USNR William Bulmer, USN (Ret.), died on 18 March (Ret.), died of natural 2000, in Hatriesburg, causes on 27 February MS, after several years 2000, at Barclay Friends, of fighting Amyottophic a nursing home in West Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Chester, PA. He was 73 also known as Lou years old. Born on 30 Gehrig's disease.

October 1926 to George Dan Hollis was bom and Katherine Bulmer in on 7 March 1924 of Sterling, IL, Captain American parents in Bulmer spent his early Mexico City, Mexico. He was raised in Biloxi, MS, years between Sterling and graduated from Biloxi High School. He at- and Morrison, IL. He was active in Boy Scouts, the tended the University of Alabama for one year Episcopal Church, and marching band. He ran track before being appointed from Mississippi to the in high school. Following graduation from Sterling Naval Academy.

Township High School in 1944, he spent a year in As a Midshipman, he played Plebe, junior var- Naval ROTC at Penn State University before sity, and varsity football, but really found his niche entering the Naval Academy in 1945. on the rifle teamâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;where he won both numerals and Upon graduation with the Class of 1949, Ensign the N-starâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and captained the team during his First Bulmer was assigned to JUNEAU ( C L A A - 1 1 9 ) . He Class Year. He graduated with the Class of 1947 in served in the Korean theater from June to DecemJune of 1946, a member of the 4th Company. ber 1950. He married Joanne R. Talbert in DecemHe served at sea first in EARLE (DMS-42), and ber 1950, before entering Submarine School in New tiien successively in PCE-844. PCC-1169, and PCC- London, CT, in January 1951. His first submarine 1244, before entering Navy flight training. He be- tour was on SPINAX ( S S R - 4 8 9 ) , where he eamed his came a Naval Aviator in 1951. dolphins. His next tour was on TRUTTA (SS-421).

Dan was awarded the Air Medal while serving in He then served on staff at ComSubRon Four and at Korea with VF-821 and flew with experimental BuPers. Lieutenant Bulmer was then assigned to squadron VX-4 at Point Mugu, CA, before resign- TRITON (SSBN-586) as operations officer. He was ing in 1954 to take up an academic career. navigator during TRITON'S historic submerged cirWhile eaming the master of science degree in cumnavigation, following the path set by Magellan. physics and the master of arts in mathematics, both TRITON eamed the Presidential Unit Citation for this from the University of Alabama, Dan married the mission. Lieutenant Commander Bulmer was fonner Ruth Temple of Westboro, MA, in 1956, rewarded with a trip to New York to be the star guest with his Academy roommate, J.M. Balfe, serving on "To Tell the Trath." He succeeded in stumping as best man. He then joined the faculty of that Uni- the entire panel by admitting that he smoked versity as a nuclear engineer in 1959. during the voyage.

Dan eamed a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Lieutenant Commander Bulmer then entered the Texas A&M University in 1967, and retumed to Nuclear Power Program. Upon completion of trainhis teaching career at 'Bama. He continued to fly ing he joined the pre-commissioning crew of DACE as a reservist, and retired as a commander in 1972. (SSN-607) in Pascagoula, MS, as executive officer.

Both he and Ruth were members of the University Next, Commander Bulmer assumed command of of Alabama faculty until her death of leukemia in BARB ( S S N - 5 9 6 ) in Mare Island, CA, and proceeded 1985. With the exception of a six month stay with to BARB'S new homeport in Pearl Harbor, HI, where his family in 1976 as instractor in an Air Force she became the ComSubPac flagship. His many graduate engineering program in England, he taught achievements as CO included the Navy Unit Citaat the University until his retirement as a full tion (NUC) and the Navy Commendation Medal. professor in 1992.

Captain Bulmer then assumed command of He married the former Patti Fieri Kimbrough, a THOMAS JEFFERSON ( S S B N - 6 1 8 ) (Gold). Later, he Shipmate, June 2000

also assumed command of Blue crew for overhaul in Newport News, VA. Following another successful deployment. Captain Bulmer was ordered to the CinCLantFlt Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board.

His third and final command at sea was FULTON ( A S 11). During his tour, FULTON established a new submarine base at La Maddelena in Sardinia, Italy, before returning to New London, CT. Captain Bulmer's last assignment was as executive assistant and senior aide to VADM Wilkinson in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Submarines. He retired from active duty on 1 August 1974.

Captain Bulmer was honored with the following decorations and campaign and service medals: Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Citation, American Campaign, World War II Victory, Navy Occupation (European and Asia Clasps), China Service (Extended), National Defense (with Star), Korean Service (two stars). United Nations Service, Navy Expert Rifle, and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation.

After retiring from the Navy, Bob went to work for United Engineers and Constructors as a manager for a planned nuclear plant in California.

He then joined Baldt, Inc. (a chain and anchor manufacturing company) as engineering vice president. After leaving Baldt (with his professional engineer's license) in 1980, Bob went to Philadelphia Electric Company and took charge of nuclear power training. During his tenure at PECO, the department grew from 4 to 200 people. He married Mary-Louise Halpine Blackwell in 1983 and retired from PECO in 1991.

During Bob's retirement. Bob and Mary Lou served together as co-directors of the Retired Activities Office at NAS JRB Willow Grove. He enjoyed playing golf, ttaveling, and attending reunions with former shipmates. He was a life-long Episcopalian and a member of Saint Albans Episcopal Church in Newtown Square, PA. He lived in Berwyn, PA, from 1975 until his death.

He is survived by his wife of more than 16 years, Mary-Louise Halpine Bulmer of Berwyn, PA; daughter. Captain Sheryll Lynn Elston, USNR (Ret.), of Burke, VA; a son. Commander Gary Page Bulmer, NOAA, of Gaithersburg, MD; a cousin, Irene Livengood of Iowa City, lO; and six grandchildren. Also surviving him are two stepsons: Richard B. Blackwell Jr. and Robert M. Blackwell; a stepdaughter, Patricia H. Reeser; and four stepgrandchildren. His first wife of 27 years, Joanne Talbert Bulmer, predeceased him in 1978.

Services were held on 4 March 2000 at Saint Albans in Newtown Square, PA, and on 1 June 2000 at the chapel at the United States Naval Academy.

As per his wishes, his ashes will be scattered at sea.

Sheri Elston & Gary Bulmer

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EDMOND ANDREW CHEVALIER '49 Commander Edmond "Drew" Chevalier, USN (Ret.), a resident of Fresno, CA, left this life on 13 Febraary 2000, at the age of 72, to be with his wife, Jaquelyn S. Chevalier.

Drew retired from the Navy as a commander, after serving 25 years as an aviator. He graduated from Fresno High School in 1945, and with the Naval Academy Class of 1949. Drew retumed to Fresno and received a master's in education. He was a 32nd degree Mason and managed Westem Products in Clovis for the past 25 years. He was a member of the Naval Academy and California State Urtiversity (Fresno) alumni associations.

He is survived by his children, Teresa Anne Jordan of Annandale, VA; Edmond Andrew Chevalier of La Honda, CA; Laurie Scott Chevalier and Bradford Scott Chevalier, both of Fresno, CA; sister, Dorothy Chevalier of Oakland, CA; grandchildren, Michelle Chevalier Hobbs of Fresno, CA; Drew Jordan of Annandale, VA; Chad Duncan of Fresno, CA: and Randall and James Chevalier, both of Ohio.

Remembrances may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, 55 Shaw, Suite 105, Clovis, CA 93612.

DONALD CLYDE PANTLE '49 Don Pantle passed away on 7 January 2000, at "Hospice" at the Medical Center in Houston, TX, after a valiant fight with cancer. Don was a native of Buffalo, NY, and upon graduating from high school, joined the Navy in September 1944. In June 1945, after haunting the halls of the congressional office buildings (becoming a very young lobbyist, really) in Washington, D.C, Don got the much awaited phone call. He had his appointment to the Naval Academy. The certified document, hand-signed by James Forrestal, who was then Secretary of the Navy, started the most influential years of his life.

Even though he left the Navy in June 1954, he took with him "the intangibles that drift into ones persona" from that great institution. Demand the best of yourself, but never allow your drive, your ambition to override friendship, nor be a detriment to the hopes and goals of another. What do you like, where do you excel, where are your opportunities?

Goals should extend just beyond one's reach, so you stretch for attainment. Competition comprehends an honor code, integrity and understanding of one's self. Don said that though they were not verbalized, these traits were inherent in Navy life and he was the beneficiary, along with his family.

How many mornings I heard, "Good-morning.

Another day in which to excel."

Don was with Bell Helicopter for thirty five years, with the last eight being the managing director of Bell Helicopter Singapore. Upon retirement in 1991, the Gulf Coast beckoned. Who could resist a place named "City by the Sea"? There, the joys of retirement were lived to their fullest.

He is survived by his wife. Belle; two sons, Thomas and Denis; four daughters, Pamela, Lizbeth, Deborah and Cynthia; a sister, Grace; and thirteen grandchildren. Don's ashes were inurned with simple honors at the Naval Academy Columbarium on 10 April 2000 after a chapel service.

Belle Pantle

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PHILIP THOMAS RILEY '49 Philip Thomas Riley died of cancer on Tuesday, 2 February 2000, at his home in Des Moines, lA. His body was cremated, and a memorial was held at St. Catherine of Siena Student Center, of which he was a member. Burial of his cremains followed at Glendale Cemetery.

Mr. Riley had lived in Des Moines all of his life. He was the city attorney from 1966 to 1986 and had served in the Polk County and U.S. attorneys' offices. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and founder of Swords into Plowshares, which raises money for religious-oriented peace groups. He was a member of Talent Limited, a music group; Micah Corp., a prison reform group; Sunrise Over Bear Associates, a fly fishing and stream restoration organization; and Iowa and Polk County bar associations.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; son, Charles Riley of Jim Thorpe, PA; daughter, Kathleen Riley Young of Springfield, IL; brother, Richard Riley of Des Moines, lA; and one grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the St. Catherine of Siena Student Center.

NEWTON SAMUEL BURLEY '51 Newton Samuel Burley, an engineer, died on Saturday, 24 July 1999, at his home in Summit, NJ. He had suffered from prostate cancer.

Mr. Burley served as a deacon at St. John's Lutheran Church in Summit. He was active with the Summit Jaycees, the Summit Board of Elections, and the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of the Army-Navy Country Club, the Naval Institute, and the Beacon Hill and Summit Tennis Clubs.

Mr. Burley was bom in Zanesville, OH, on 22 July 1928. He attended the Bullis School prior to entering the Naval Academy in 1947. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1951. Following his commissioning as an ensign, he served in the U.S. Navy Office of Information, and subsequently attended supply school in Athens, GA. He served in FISKE as supply officer until leaving active duty in 1956. That same year, Mr. Burley moved to New Jersey and began working as an electrical engineer at Thomas and Betts of Bridgewater, NJ. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed rescuing and reading old barely used books, their subjects ranging from golf to engineering.

In addition to his wife, Marjorie; he is survived by a son, Newton Jeffrey Burley of Berkeley Heights, NJ; daughters, Marjorie B. Waltzinger of New Providence, NJ; stepdaughters, Susan C. Duffy and Jennifer C. Langan, both of Chatham, NJ; eight grandchildren; and his former wife, Dorothy L. Burley.

MARTIN WILCKENS KUNZE '52 Commander Martin W. Kunze, USN (Ret.), died on 26 June 1999, at Sunrise Convalescent Home in Poway, CA, after a very short battle with cancer.

Marty was born in Red Bank, NJ, and graduated from Rumson High School. Upon graduation at the age of 17, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in the China theater. While there, he received a nomination to the Naval Academy and after a year at Naval Academy Prep School, entered the Naval Academy as a member of the Class of 1952. Designated a surface warfare officer, Marty served in FRED T. BERRY, JOHN S . MCCAIN, JACK W. WILKIE,

LEAHY, BROUGH and MITSCHER. At the Naval Post-

graduate School in Monterey, he met and married Monique. He served two tours as Naval Advisor to the Guatemalan Navy, where he adopted his daughter, Maela. His final tour of active duty was with MSCPac in Oakland, CA. For his naval service, he was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Service Medal, China Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, European Occupation Medal, National Defense Medal with gold star, and Expert Pistol and Rifle Medals.

Upon retirement from the Navy, Marty took a civil service position with MSCPac, where he served until retiring again in 1991. He then went to Hawaii, where he was manager of a retail store.

While there, he married Crissie. Upon her death, he retumed to the mainland and was an active member of the Recreational Vehicle Chapter of the Alumni Association when he died. He was buried at sea with honors from LEAHY, one of the ships in which he served.

Marty is survived by his daughter, Maela KunzePerry; and one grandson, Jon. His mother was also a survivor of Marty's, however she died on 21 January 2000, at the age of 102. His family lives at 6460 Convoy Court, Space 51, San Diego, CA 92117.

GUY CANE '54 Captain Guy Cane, USN (Ret.), passed away suddenly on 1 March 2000, in Annapolis, MD. He was 70 years old.

Memorial services and interment with full military honors took place on 21 March at Arlington National Cemetery.

Bom in New York and graduating from the Bronx High School of Science in 1948, Captain Cane enlisted in the naval service. He competed successfully for a fleet appointment and entered the Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1954.

Designated a naval aviator in 1955, Guy joined Air Anti-submarine Squadron THIRTY (VS-30) deploying in carriers ANTIETAM, VALLEY FORGE, TARAWA and SIBONEY ASW Hunter/Killer forces in

the Atiantic. From 1958-1959, Guy flew with VRF31, becoming a command pilot in 18 types of naval aircraft. Next, he attended Test Pilot School Class 24 of Naval Air Test Center, Pattixent River, MD, with subsequent duty from 1959-1962 in the Service Test Division. Guy's projects included F-8, F-4, A-4, E-2, P-3 and C-130 aircraft.

In 1966, following a tour in Fighter Squadron Eleven (VF-11) and two years in London asflaglieutenant to Admiral Thach, who was CinCUSNavEur, Shipmate, June 2000

Guy joined Fighter Squadron Fifty-Three (VF-53) at Miramar flying F-8 Crusaders.

With battle groups HANCOCK in 1967 and BON HOMME RICHARD in 1968, VF-53 and Guy deployed

to Vietnam. He flew more than 212 combat missions. In one dogfight engagement over North Vietnam, Guy shot down an enemy MIG-I7. While leading an escort on a Hanoi raid, a SAM stiuck Guy, but he was able to nurse the F-8 back to the ship to complete the mission. Again, in a flak suppression sortie, with battie damage to his F-8, the wing incidence system caused loss of control below 220 knots and forced Guy to divert to Danang for a "wingdown," dead-stick arrestment.

Guy became Fighter Training Officer with ComFAirMiramar in 1968, followed by XO, then CO, of Fighter Squadron Forty-One (VF-41) (F-4 Phantom lis) at Oceana, VA. After a tour in OpNav (OP-96 Fighter Systems Analysis), he took command of Carrier Air Wing Six (C AW-6) for further deployments in FRANKLIN D . ROOSEVELT. Guy flew

from sixteen carriers in his career and made his 1,002nd carrier landing aboard FDR. After attending the National War College and obtaining a master of intemational relations degree from George Washington University in 1975, Captain Cane became CO of DETRorr (AOE-4) until his retirement in 1977.

Guy's decorations include the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and twelve Air Medals for combat over Vietnam. He logged 2,400 flying hours in prop and turbo-prop aircraft, 4,000 hours in jets, plus over 1,000 hours in airline and corporate jets worldwide.

In short order, Guy received FAA certifications as an airline transport pilot, flight instractor, plus ratings in numerous airline and business aircraft.

In 1980, he founded Cane Associates to provide support in the purchase, lease and sale of civil, turbine-powered aircraft. Support included technical evaluation, flight test, appraisal of inspection and maintenance procedures, aircraft value and providing expert testimony in legal proceedings. Cane Associates performed appraisals of more than one thousand aircraft.

Guy was a trastee of the Naval Academy Foundation, and member in the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association, and the American Society of Appraisers.

In 1959, Guy married Simone Rosier. Simone, her mother and step-father. Captain A.J. Bos, Royal Netherlands Navy, resided in the United States while Captain Bos was on CinCLant Staff.

Guy and Simone flew themselves trans-U.S., ttans-Europe, trans-Africa, plus numerous crossings of the Atiantic while ferrying aircraft for their clients. They rebuilt two sloops and a motoryacht for craising the Chesapeake, and have spent splendid years restoring their historic home in Annapolis, MD. In addition to Simone, his bride of forty years.

Captain Cane's survivors include their two sons, Peter Guy Cane of Annapolis (a private pilot), and Major John Hendrik Cane, USMC, (AV-8 Harrier piloOof Beaufort, NC.

DAVID CHESTER JOHNSON '59 David Chester Johnson, of New Hope and Aitkin, MN, died on 29 January 2000, of severe head injuries following a fall at the family's home in Aitkin, MN. He was 62 years old.

David was bom in Minneapolis, MN, to the late Chester and Hazel Johnson. He graduated from North High School in Minneapolis and received his appointment to the Naval Academy from the Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey.

David's career in the Marine Corps was cut short by a service-related injury and he was honorably discharged in July 1960. He kept his connection with the U.S. Navy by working at the Northern Ordnance Division of FMC Corporation for 26 years.

After an early retirement, he spent much of his time building his dream home on Hanging Kettle Lake in Aitkin. He loved northern Minnesota and became a ttue lover of nature while the home was under construction.

He is survived by his wife, Judith Oberbeck Johnson; sons, Eric D. Johnson, Kirby L. Johnson, Ph.D.; and daughter, Laura J. Minnihan and her husband, Robert. The joys of his life were his two granddaughters, Serena and Claire Minnihan. The funeral was held at Holy Nativity Lutheran Church in New Hope and interment followed at the National Cemetery at Ft. Snelling in Minneapolis, MN. David's friends from the 24th Company have purchased a memorial chair at the Naval Academy in his memory. The family wishes to thank his friends for a most fitting memorial.

Judith Oberbeck Johnson

THOMAS CHARLES GOODMAN '74 Tom Goodman died on 2 February 2000, at the age of 47, in Phoenix AZ. Tom fought a hard, short battle with cancer that was diagnosed suddenly and took his life quickly. He was a bright, articulate and talented man who made significant contributions to our Navy and the high tech corporations of Honeywell and AlliedSignal.

Tom was a member of the Class of 1974, in the Company which moved from 16th, to 31st, and finally graduated from 7th Company. A gifted athlete, enthusiastic sports fan and fierce competitor, he played varsity baseball, basketball and received the N-star for football his first class year. He eamed a bachelor's degree in operations research.

As an ensign, Tom was assigned as the damage control assistant aboard TURNER JOY (DD-951), in San Diego, CA, where he qualified as a surface warfare officer. Upon completion of this tour, he retumed to his home state of Minnesota as CO of the Naval Reserve Center in Duluth. It was at that point that Tom left the service to pursue his next career

For nearly 20 years, Tom served in the former Honeywell's space-related businesses as a sales and marketing executive. In 1993, he was promoted to vice president, marketing and contracts management, for Honeywell Air Transport Systems, where he helped that business grow from revenues of $450 million to more than $800 million. In 1998, Tom joined Hardware Product Group as vice president of sales, marketing and business development, where he spearheaded efforts to forge a marketplace identity for the HPG following the Banner acquisition. Working out of offices in Tampa, FL, and then Phoenix, AZ, he also attended Florida Institute of Technology, where he earned an M.B.A. and a master's in systems management.

A devoted husband and father, Tom is survived by his wife, Patty (the former Patricia Nichols), and his children Grant, 18, Brett, 15, and Anastacia "Stacie", 11. The members of 7th Company, Class of '74, share in this great loss.

Captain Douglas H. Rau '74

GEOFFREY T O D D GRIMARD '80 Geoffrey Todd Grimard was taken by our Holy Lord on 1 October 1999. Geoff was loved by all he knew. He gave 100 percent to his faith, family and friends. He lived a wonderful life of success and happiness. Geoff grew up near San Francisco, CA, and graduated from Palo Alto Senior High in 1975.

He later received a bachelor of science degree in physical science from the Naval Academy in 1980.

Geoff will be remembered as one of the best attack pilots in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of VA-22 out of LeMoore, CA, where he flew the A-7 aircraft. He was on ENTERPRISE on two extended deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. He later was a member of VT-25 in NAS Chase Field in Beeville, TX. There, he was a pilot in command/instructor pilot of the TA4J. Trans World Airlines was then lucky enough to have Geoff as a flight engineer on the 727, first officer on the DC-9, MD-80, 727 and 757/767. He recently completed captain training on the MD-80 on 15 August 1999 and started flying as captain on 1 September 1999. Everybody at TWA who knew him will remember his smile, laugh, charm and great sense of humor.

Geoff was preceded in death by his father, Paul Arthur Grimard. He is survived by his wife, Abigail; his 16-month old son, Thomas; mother, Nadine Grimard; sister, Gabrielle Flather; brother, Gregory Grimard; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and in-laws.

Each and every person has been blessed with Geoff's presence. His sense of humor will always be remembered. Not a day would have gone by without a joke or a prank. Geoff went above and beyond with every friendship he had. His angel wings are soaring above while he is looking down with a smile. We all now know that his son, Thomas, traly has a guardian angel who will always be guiding him in the right direction. Geoff is looking down on us knowing his legacy will always be remembered.

To submit obituaries for publication in Shipmate, please submit no more than two pages, typed and double spaced. If it is possible to submit the obituary in electronic format, whether via email or on disk, it would be greatly appreciated. One photo for publication with the obituary may also be submitted. To submit an obituary, please mail to Shipmate, 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21402, or email to obits@usna.com. We also ask that you contact the Class Secretary of ^ the deceased as soon as possible. Please see the Class News section for addresses and phone numbers.

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