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ALENDAR OF EVENTS IT 2 0 0 6 USNA Band Summer Serenade Concert @ Annapolis City Dock, 7:30 p.m.

USNA Electric Brigade Band @ USNA's Radford Terrace, 7:30 p.m.

Service Academy Career Conference—San Diego @ Sheraton San Diego, San Diego, CA Class of 2010 Parent's Weekend Parent's Weekend Parade ©Worden Field, 9 a.m.

Reaffirmation Ceremony @ Alumni Hall, 11 a.m.

USNA Band Summer Serenade Finale Concert @ Annapolis City Dock, 7 p.m.

Men's Soccer vs. George Mason (Exhibition) @ Glenn Warner Soccer Facility, 5 p.m.

Brigade Reforms Men's Soccer—Navy vs. James Madison (Exhibition) @ Glenn Warner Soccer Facility 4/C Color Parade @ Worden Field, 5 p.m.

Classes Begin @ USNA Men's Soccer UMBC Soccer Classic @ UMBC Soccer Stadium, Baltimore, MD Women's Volleyball—Navy vs. St Francis (PA) @ Macdonough Hall, 6 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 2 0 0 6 USNA Aiumni Association and Foundation Tailgate @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Football—Navy vs. East Carolina @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 5:30 p.m.

Labor Day Parents Club Officer's Conference @ /^umni Hall, 7:15 a.m.

30 Years ofWomen at USNA Conference (see page 29) Formal Parade ©Worden Field, 4 p.m.

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Class of 2007 Parenfs Weekend USNA Alumni Association and Foundation Tailgate @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 11:30-1:30 p.m.

Football—Navy vs. Massachusetts @ Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 1:30 p.m.

Water Polo—Navy vs. Ait Force @ Colorado Springs, CO, 12 p.m.

Water Polo—Navy vs. Air Force © Colorado Springs, CO, 1 p.m.

Oregon/SW Washington Chapter luncheon with Terry Murray '68 as guest speaker @ Old Spaghetti Factory, 715 Bancroft Street Portland, OR, 11:30 a.m.

Presidenfs Circle Weekend © San Francisco, CA Sprint Football—Navy vs. VMI © Virginia Military Academy, Lexington, VA, 1 p.m.

Women's Volleyball—Navy vs. The Citadel @ West Point NY, 2 p.m.

Hampton Roads Business Breakfast Group with ADM Carlisle A. H. Trost '53 as guest speaker @ USAA Building, Hampton Roads, VA, 7 a.m.

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By Vice Admiral Rodney R Rempt '66, U.S. Navy

Finding Future Leaders An important part ofour mission to develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically as combat leaders of character for the Navy and Marine Corps is bringing the right people to the Naval Academy. Producing leaders of character begins with exceUence in admissions and recruiting the kind of person who will succeed—not only here at the Academy, but in the Fleet and Fleet Marine Force.

Streamline Admissions is one ofthe goals in our Strategic Plan, which is intended to help the Academy move forward at flank speed into the 21st century. Our Strategic Plan, and its 12 associated goals, empowers all hands to move out and raise the bar of exceUence in aU we do.

Our goal involves developing a more streamlined process which includes attracting qualified people to apply, and selecting the best qualified through comprehensive evaluation. The purpose of this article is to discuss our ongoing efforts to maintain admissions exceUence by finding the right fiature leaders for the Navy and the Marine Corps.

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Admissions Process The Academy's admissions process remains comprehensive and highly competitive. In fact, many Alumni of prior classes could not get in under today's standards—the bar has been raised much higher. We continue to look for weU-rounded, talented individuals who are seeking a chaUenge and want to serve our country as leaders in the Navy or Marine Corps.

Our admissions process consists of three important elements: attracting candidates; evaluating candidates; and your important role as Alumni.

Attracting candidates—Becoming a midshipman is a chaUenging process. Applying to enter the Naval Academy requires time and effort, and competition is keen among the very best high school students nationaUy. We want our apphcation process to be user-friendly, and our admissions office helps guide candidates through the many steps required to obtain a nomination. To compete for an appointment an appUcant has to: • be found scholasticaUy qualified; • be medically qualified—e.g. no disquahfying prior condition; • pass the Academy's Candidate Fitness Assessment; and • apply for and receive an official nomination, normaUy from a Senator or congressman.

Applications are now taken on-Une, which is easier for candidates and aUows for electronic processing, resulting in increased efficiency within the Office of Admissions.This electronic processing has reduced the time to fuUy evaluate applicants from nearly two weeks to less than two days. Presendy, we are the only service academy to have an electronic application process.

Evaluating Candidates—We want to bring in the right candidates with the potential to succeed at the Academy and develop into the very best junior officers.

Applications are carefuUy evaluated by members ofthe Admissions Board who review candidate records.This is a demanding job because ofthe breadth and diversity of our candidates' backgrounds. Each class of future

officers admitted to the Naval Academy reflects the ethnic, gender, geographic and socio-economic diversity of American society as weU as our Navy and Marine Corps.

What we're looking for: • We Uke our midshipmen to be weU-rounded.We look for candidates who demonstrate character, academic smarts, physical toughness and potential to excel both as a midshipman and as an officer.

• The Navy and Marine Corps are demanding, technicaUy-oriented services, so we're looking for demonstrated success in math and science-related subjects.

• We're also looking for indications of high moral character and the ability to work as part of a team.

• We're looking for athletes—men and women who can succeed in our demanding physical environment.

• Although the mean SAT score for the class of '09 was greater than 1,300, the NavalAcademy values more than just SAT scores in its fiiture midshipmen: • 91% ofthe most recent class were varsity athletes.

• 85% were involved in dramatics, public speaking or debate.

• Nearly half held leadership positions as school officers.

• Most participated in variety of activities ranging from Eagle Scouts to school newspapers.

• FinaUy, we're looking for students who can speak another language or who have experienced different cultures overseas.

Every man and woman admitted to the Academy has been found quaUfied by the Naval Academy Admissions Board through a "whole person" assessment.

This whole person concept takes into account teacher recommendations, writing samples, official interviews, extra-curricular activities, athletics and leadership

positions as weU as any exceptional experiences or personal chaUenges they've faced. The bottom Hne— we're looking for fiiture leaders who can succeed both here and in the fleet.

Role of Alumni—Alumni play an important role in helping us find these future leaders. Blue and Gold Officers and other Alumni provide invaluable support by finding us good kids.You seek out, inform, encourage and assist outstanding, quaUfied young men and women to pursue careers in the Navy and Marine Corps through the Naval Academy. We rely heavUy on your outreach efforts to build interest in the Academy and provide guidance to help appUcants through the admissions process. Make sure you foUow proper procedures.

We must foUow strict rules and procedures, especiaUy those estabUshed by the NCAA for athletes. Always contact the local Blue and Gold Officer and the Academy admissions office.Your background and personal experience make a tremendous difference

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weU-rounded men and women who are service-oriented and looking for a chaUenge. WhUe we strive to streamline our admissions process to make it as easy as possible to apply, it remains necessarUy comprehensive to ensure we have enough informaFarewell to Dea^^ v ^ t t ^ r tion to continue selecting The United States Navai the best ofthe best. As Academy Dean of Admissions, Alumni, you are crucial to Colonel David Vetter '67, USMC our success. I encourage (Ret.), is retiring after nine distinyour continued active guished years of service superbly support in finding fiiture leading our effort to attract and leaders, and helping us admit future leaders for the Navy provide the best and Marine Corps. His inspiring leadership possible young officers resulted in the induction of more than 12,000 for our Navy and highly qualified candidates into 10 incoming Marine Corps. <1> classes—^the finest young men and women our

when discussing the value of a naval career with these young men and women and the leadership opportunities avaUable to them. In fact, we could not continue to recruit the quaUty of individuals we need :tv.^^,:,.^,.-^a,amsHf^^is-:^i>su,^».,u» without your help.

Conclusion Our mission remains to provide combat leaders of character for the Navy and Marine Corps. The Academy's success in this mission is largely dependent upon the success of our admissions process in finding these fixture leaders—talented.

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nation has to offer. Dean Vetter significantly enhanced diversity within the Brigade by increasing numbers of women and minority applicants, and transformed the Academy's admission process from a paper-based system to one fully utilizing the latest advances in digital technology, resulting in improved efficiency and ease of application. The entire Naval Academy family will miss his fellowship, wise counsel and good humor, and wishes him "Fair Winds and Following Seas."

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Navy on the Big Screen An Historical Perspective

By Captain Sherman G. Alexander ' 5 6 , USN (Ret.)

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he recent appearance ofthe movie Annapolis in theaters across the nation and the associated critical reviews could lead to the conclusion that HoUywood launched another bombâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^while taking advantage ofthe NavalAcademy as a stage for the film.The movie, described by The NewYork Times critic as,".. .a reheated boxing drama borrowed from Rocky.. .with protracted boxing sequences and an undernourished romantic subplot that culminates in a single tepid kiss," opened in late January 2006 in more than 1,600 theaters v^dth reported ticket sales of $7.7 miUion. Despite other such reviews from critics rating the fikn anywhere from two stars to a C+, by the end of its three month run in theaters, Annapolis reportedly earned box office receipts of $17.1 miUion against a reported budget of $16.5 miUion with television, rental and DVD earnings yet to be added. Annapolis cannot be termed a big money-maker for the producers, but it was a film with an apparently attractive setting that drew miUions of moviegoers into theaters expecting to be entertained by a story about the NavalAcademy and the Navy.

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Whether a HoUywood production turns out to be successful or unsuccessfiil, it can be argued that the Navy stands to benefit when images ofthe service (or, images ofthe NavalAcademy) are kept in fixint ofthe pubUc. In the book Sailing on the Silver Screen: Hollywood and the U.S. M J I 7 , author Lawrence Suid points out that "the Navy learned firom An Officer and a Gentletnan that more often than not a producer wiU make a movie with or without military assistance.. .and that a film wiU present the Navy in a more positive light if it supports the production."

A look back across the years can offer a perspective on why the movie industry has produced films featuring stories involving the Naval Academy and how attitudes about cooperation between HoUywood and the Navy have changed.

firsts: the first sound movie to feature the Naval Academy, and the first talkie with John Wayne, playing a midshipman.

In his chapter on the "Golden Age of Navy Movies," Author Lawrence Suid characterized the Naval Academy's appeal to HoUywood: "The glamour ofthe uniforms, the perfection ofthe parades, the utter sincerity and patriotism ofthe midshipmen, and the highly romanticized boy-girl relationships.. .give the AnnapoUs films an appeal that transcended their stories."' Suid writes ofthe several movies featuring the Naval Academy that appeared in the 1930s. Midshipman Jack (1933) became "an AnnapoHs recruiting poster" after fidl assistance was provided to the filmmakers. In return, "the service obtained a sympathetic fUm ofthe Academy." HoUywood remained enamored ofAnnapoUs and continued to produce Academy stories during the rest ofthe decade.

Shipmates Forever (1935, with Dick PoweU and Ruby Keeler) deUvered a "message of patiriotism and selfless devotion to the nation" despite the portrayal of "the rigid routine, under which midshipmen Uved, might make viewers wonder why anyone woidd want to become an officer."

Annapolis Salute (1937) the next Academy portrayal, was judged by The NewYork Times as "pretty feeble and uninspired."

Two more films appeared in 1937 both featuring Navy footbaU, Hold 'em Navy and a major M G M release. Navy Blue and Gold (with Robert Young, James Stewart and Lionel Barrymore). The NewYork Times found Navy Blue and GoW, "one of the more agreeable entertainments the screen has provided this season.. .a good show, swiftly paced.. .and easy to sit through."The reviewer even stated his opinion that as long as people Uke those portrayed in Navy Blue and Gold went to AnnapoUs, "we need not fear for our Navy at sea or on the footbaU field."

Since 1916, the NavalAcademy has served as a setting for HoUywood productions, both movies and television. Of the 17 (and now 18) movies that have "Appearing in 1935, Annapolis used the NavalAcademy as a stage, few— Farewell inspired The NewYork Times critic The production of films involving the now including Annapolis, the second to admit he had 'long ceased wondering' NavalAcademy slowed during the 1940s. movie with the same tide—have received where the Academy had found its midNavalAcademy (1941) and Hello,Annapolis favorable critical review. (The first shipmen 'before HoUywood took up its (1942) used farruliar dramatic themes in Annapolis, released in 1928, dramatized a pious burden of glorifying it'." the Academy setting—conflicts between romantic triangle between two midshipmidshipmen from different backgrounds men and a girl. The critic for the show and two midshipmen rival for one girl.

"The glamour of the business journal Weekly Variety wrote then After World War II, only two films feathat it was "a pretty duU picture.") u n i f o r m s , t h e p e r f e c t i o n o f tured stories about midshipmen, Saturday's Hero (1951) and An AnnapoUs Story In 1925, the Weekly Variety reviewer t h e parades, t h e u t t e r (1955), both starring John Derek. more favorably concluded that the movie The Midshipman "wfll be of general sincerity and p a t r i o t i s m o f According to The NewYork Times, people who Uked Academy fdms would find interest simply on the strength ofthe t h e m i d s h i p m e n , and An Annapolis Story a "perfecdy legitimate NavalAcademy setting." He predicted little recruiting poster for our Naval that anytime producers wanted to make a t h e highly romanticized Academy." UntU the 2006 release of service-academy film, "it shoidd be boy-girl relationships...

Annapolis, 51 years have passed since Ufe financially profitable as weU as a boost for the schools. The Cadets and Middies are give t h e Annapolis f i l m s an at the Naval Academy was last portrayed in the movies. surefire subjects, always have been and always will be." Subsequendy, in 1929, the movie Salute estabUshed two significant

appeal t h a t t r a n s c e n d e d t h e i r stories,"

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appealing setting for HoUywood drama.

In 1955, the management of ZIV Television Productions presented a concept to the Department of Defense (DoD) seeking support and cooperation for two weekly half-hour dramatic programs, one based on the Mditary Academy (tided West Point) and another on the Naval Academy (tided Men of /lw«(3pofc).Authenticity was a key word in the proposal for both series.

Subsequendy, DoD agreed to cooperate subject to approval of each Men of Annapolis script by the NavalAcademy Superintendent and final review and acceptance by the Navy Office of Information. In October 1956, the president of ZIV emphasized his company's intentions for the series in an internal memo:"It is essential that we capture in this series the youthful virUity, drive, action, conflict and enthusiasm that exists at AnnapoUs." At about that time, then Superintendent, Rear Admiral WilUam R. Smedberg '26, commented on the Navy's expectations: "MiUions of Americans wdl learn more about their Naval Academy. They wiU learn of its high educational and disciplinary standards, of its character-budding and honor concepts, of its dedication to the production of leaders. Reahstic portrayal ofthe virtues ofthe Academy regimen wdl serve to mditate against today's tendency to embrace the 'easy' and the 'immediate' rather than the worthy and the enduring." Broadcast ofthe series began in 1957 and continued in 1958 untd aU 39 original programs and 13 reruns were aired. ZIV succeeded in syndicating the original series for

broadcast on several other stations throughout the country, commencing later di 1958.The series was initiaUy lauded by Naval Academy officials but lost support when the stories became less reflective ofthe image sought by the Navy.

A TV Guide reviewer wrote: "Where AnnapoUs could be a great Navy show... it's just not the show it should be."

Television documentaries have also featured the Naval Academy in an apparent effort to take advantage ofthe appeal ofthe setting and the "surefire subjects."

In May 1999, the Discovery Channel aired a three-part documentary series caUed Inside America's Military Academies

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induction day to graduation day With fidl cooperation between the Academy and the documentary producer, fdm crews spent many hours in AnnapoUs duruig 1998 taping every aspect of a midshipman's Ufe. Anticipating strong aucUence interest, the management of programming for the Discovery Channel scheduled the showing during "sweeps week" to enhance Discovery's appeal to advertisers. The series can stdl be seen, on occasion, on pubUc broadcasting stations around the country.

By Captain Gordon I. Peterson '68, USN (Ret.)

Much like the giant ape he created in 1933 for RKO Pictures and the silver screen—King Kong, "the eighth wonder of the world"—Merian C. Cooper, a nongraduating member ofthe Naval Academy's Class of 1915, was a larger-than-life character delivered straight from central casting. Regardless of his role—adventurer, combat pilot, documentary and feature-film director, screen writer, producer; cinematographic innovator— Cooper's lifetime achievements are the stuff of legends.

Last December's popular remake of King Kong, a more faithful storyline than a second remake produced in 1976, revived ^Cooper's creation for a new generation of 1st century movie goers. The original film epic, described by reviewer Tim Dirks as "the greatest and most famous classic adventure-fantasy (and part horror) film of all time," helped keep RKO solvent during the Great Depression and landed Cooper an

executive position at the studio during Hollywood's golden age.

Cooper, born in Jacksonville, FL, In 1893, took a serendipitous route to the motion picture industry. Departing the Naval] Academy during his senior year, he joined the Georgia National Guard and participated in the U.S. Army's pursuit ofthe Mexican bandit Pancho Villa. The allure of aviation was strong, however, and before World War I ended Cooper was flying with U.S. aviation forces against the Germans. According to The Washington Posts Dennis Drabelle in 2005, Cooper was shot down over Germany, treated for burns by German doctors and released following the Armistice.

From 1919 until 1921, according to his biographical entry in Wikipedia, Cooper was a member ofthe volunteer American Kosciuszko Squadron, supporting the Polish army in its war with Soviet Russia. Again shot down, he spent nearly nine months in a Soviet POW camp and was later awarded Poland's highest military decoration, the Virtuti Militari, the encyclopedia states.

Cooper's transition to the film industry took place during the 1920s, beginning with the production of such documentaries as Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (filmed in

beginning and up through the 1950s, HoUywood had requested Navy and Naval Academy cooperation in the making of movies. As far as the Navy was concerned, cooperation with HoUywood provided the opportunity to approve or disapprove requests for access to the Academy as weU as leverage to ensure that a favorable image w^as presented.

Since the 1950s, however, there has been a change in HoUywood's attitude about cooperation with most institutions, including the mditary, at the expense ofauthenticiD,-.

In 1952, when the s\Tiopsis for the film An Annapolis Story was presented, NavalAcademy Superintendent then

Vice Admiral C.Turner Joy '16 objected to the antagonism between the main charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an Academy instructor and a member ofthe First Class:"It is difficidt to conceive that areas of conflict in such a situation could be presented in either spoken or visual form in such a marmer as to be considered typical of or in harmony with the discipline and tracUtions ofthe NavalAcademy." As it turned out, the producer needed more than two years to create a script acceptable to the Navy and complete production ofthe film. Times have changed. In 2004, in contrast with the working relationships that existed some 50 years previously, the Naval Academy was rebuffed by the

the Creator of King Kong remote regions of present-day Iran in 1925) and Chang: A Drama ofthe Wilderness two years later.

King Kong, recognized by film historians for its remarkable special effects and unique stop-motion and rear projection camera techniques (filmed, in part, using an 18-inch moveable model), was one of more than 60 films Cooper produced, wrote or directed during his lifetime.

"He has been more familiar with bullet holes than with buttonholes," an October 1934 article in Fortune magazine related.

That article credrted Cooper's role in helping to develop the new three-color "Technicolor" film process used to such spectacular effect in his friend and technical collaborator David Selznick's Gone with the Wind five years later.

Cooper maintained an active association with aviation throughout his life. As David N. Rosen noted in his 1975 assessment of King Kong, the filmmaker invested heavily in aviation stock in 1927 and later was elected a director of Pan American airlines. Rosen also credits Cooper as an eariy supporter of General Billy Mitchell's campaign for air power.

Worid War II interrupted Cooper's distinguished career in the motion picture industry. Despite his age, he volunteered for

military service and, as a colonel in the U.S. Army Air Force in Asia, served as chief of staff for General Claire Chennaulfs famed Flying Tigers. At war's end, he was promoted to brigadier general.

Cooper returned to Hollywood, teaming again with director John Ford in 1947 to form Argosy Productions. The two produced a number of acclaimed films, including Rio Grand, The Quiet Man and The Searchers. At this time, Wikipedia documents, he helped pave the way for wide-screen Cinerama.

Time magazine ranks King Kong among its listing of "all-time 100 best films," and Cooper, nominated for an Oscar for his production of The Quiet Man in 1952 (but losing to Cecil B. DeMille for The Greatest Show on Earth), received an Honorary Oscar the same year. He died of cancer in San Diego, CA, in 1973.

Cooper's life was chronicled by Mark Vaz in a recent biography appropriately titled. Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong.

"A man living his own movie," is how Vaz described Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a fitting description for one ofthe most unusually accomplished individuals to have attended the U.S. Naval Academy, i.

producers of Annapolis after offering "suggestions for ways the script could realisticaUy portray Academy Hfe, our mission and the Brigade." In his message to the Brigade just prior to the release of Annapolis, the Commandant of Midshipmen continued: "We provided research, facditated visits to the Academy, afforded contact with the Brigade and provided extensive script notes. Our objective was to help the filmmakers develop a script that we could support and be proud of Ultimately, the fikn makers made the decision to shoot the film elsewhere and forego further contact with the NavalAcademy."

With the advancements in graphics and technology in the film industry, HoUywood is able to make movies without the personnel, guns, tanks, ships and planes formerly provided by the miUtary.

It has become the exception rather than the rule for HoUywood to cooperate with the mditary; and, lacking any compromise from the movie-makers, the services have decUned their support. The evolution ofthe movie Annapolis is a prime example. O n 27 December 2005, the Chief of Naval Information commented: "This picture was made without the support ofthe Department ofthe Navy and the Department of Defense... the story depicted in the script did not accurately portray the Academy, its standards for training, and its methods of shaping midshipmen mentaUy, moraUy and physically for service in the U.S. Navy. Based on this, the producers were not aUowed ffirther access to the Academy grounds or provided with any other support for the filming." In effect, HoUywood has essentially declared its independencefixDmcooperation except on its own terms.

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ISREiftjRE In an earUer time, and with a different attitude then existing in HoUywood, the NewYork Times 1937 review o(Navy Blue and Gold had concluded, "The old virtues are glorified again: the good old Navy spirit, the good old Navy fight, the good old Navy girl. There are also the good old parades, the good old prayer to Tecumsah [sic], the good old retired seadog ... and aU the rest ofthe good old good olds."

Whatever the motives for making movies Hke Annapolis, HoUywood's interpretation of what the pubUc wdl pay to see may continue to result in movie images that are considerably different firom the images the Navy would prefer:

"high educational and discipHnary standards.. .character-budduig and honor concepts.. .dedication to the production of leaders" and "all the rest ofthe good old good olds;" which raises die question, are movies Hke Annapolis beneficial for, or damaging to, pubUc relations? The past offers a useful perspective. HoUywood puts the NavalAcademy on stage—critics (usually) pan the production—^but, audiences are attracted by the setting and entertained by the story. And, even though the movie industry substitutes dramatic Hcense for authenticity, the Navy stands to benefit when images ofthe NavalAcademy— preferably favorable images—are kept di front ofthe pubUc. ^±'

Captain Alexander '56, USN (Ret.), graduated as an Ensign and was assigned temporary duty as technical representativefor the Men ofAnnapoUs television series in Hollywood. He went on to a submarine career and commanded COBBLER (SS-344).

He also commanded the Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes,from 1980-82.

He retiredfrom the Navy in 1986 as military assistantfor Strategic and Theater Nuclear Systems, Office ofthe Under Seaetary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

He resides in St. Petersburg, FL. 'This article includes several quotes fiom throughout the book Sailing on the Silver Saeen: Hollywood and the U.S. Nauy (Annapolis, IVID: Naval Institute Press, 1996), by Lawrence Suid, particularly from Chapter Two.

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Terry: Definitely, I would say being on SMtviVor. Though the rigors of Plebe Stimmer afibrded me a head start over everyone else, it was the day-to-day uncertainty of Survivor that made it worse.

The unexpected challenges, the timing of certain events, the production process and interviews occurring at the worst time of the day; all of those things coupled with the weather and elements, made it infinitely harder than Plebe Summer.

Shipmate: Which leadership qualities that you mastered at the NavalAcademy helped you get as far as you did in the game?

T e r r y : The leadership qualities I exhibited the most were teamwork and inclusiveness. These were learned and inspired by the Naval Academy; trying to get everybody on board with the mission and to focus on the task at hand is a big thing with the Navy These ideals are

encouraged especially in the relationships between enlisted men and their officers.

Shipmate: Which is more criticalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; leadership or communication?

Shipmate: Were the varied value systems Terry: Communication was the key on Survivor. As you saw when it was the other of tlie other players dffiadt to deal with? tribe and only myself left, a lot of things Terry: The values that all the other were going on behind my back.They [the players took into the "game" preny much tribe] never let me in on their penonal started on the high road. They only conversations.That was part of their game, dipped below that level when they were to keep me on the outside and they did a backed into a comer or couldn't see a very good job of that. As I watched the way out. Or, if it got to the point they show, I was intrigued with the communiwere threatened and had to fiirther cation between their tribe members; how themselves in the game. At that point, they tried to keep everyone together and they would do anything necessary to not have anyone flop over to my tribe. win. Fortunately, when I was put in that Without a doubt, communication was position, I chose the high road at every much more important than leadership. course along the way.

Because the leadership flowed amongst Shipmate: Did your leadership ability three diferent people within their tribe, play a role in managing and upsetting the there wasn't one particular leader. I think, otiier tribe's plans? eventually, communication broke down Terry: Yes, it diAThe leadership role I and one by one their members started chose was basicalK' to maintain my tribal getting voted oft". cohesi\'eness, build teamwork and spirit and Shipmate: How does one characteristic to upset the other tribe. Initially, we were impact the other? sq)aiated into two tribes, and each tribe Terry: Ybu can have two almost identical demonstrated a total team efibrt. But, persons who are really strong leaders. What when you get to the "merge," the game sets them apart is communication and how often becomes an individual game in their messages are delivered and received. which you [individually] are tr\ing to align Yju've got one leader who doesn't put out yourself with other people. My hope was to his message very well, simply because he's keep my tribe unified and to entice lacking in communication skills.The other members fiom the odier tribe to come leader can put out his message in a better over to us to strengthen our position. fashion; a style that the listeners can either Unfortunately, getting them over to my side understand or they are motivated to follow, didn't work, but I was able to keep my tribe or just even wiUing to listen to. And that tcgethei; nobody flopped fiiom my tribe. leader is going to get things done. So, yes, a

good leader is able to communicate and perceive who his audience is and how his message will be received.

Shipmate: in closing, Deitz touched on hoiv his training and instruction at the Academy and in the Navy was essential in helping him to overcome competitors half his age, and becom one of thefinal three on the show.

Terry: One ofthe questions a lot of people ask is: "How does a 46 year old guy beat up on all those 24 year olds?" Basically, it camefirommy ability to focus on the task at hand and my competitive nature. And, that stems fiom the way I grew up and was then nurtured at the NavalAcademy. Not only did I have 20 extra years of life experiences, but I'm married, I have kids, I have a mortgage, I've got stresses I have to manage, I have a job I go to every day; my fellow tribe members did not have all that to fall back on. And that doesn't even touch the naval training I had; fiom being deployed at sea for months at a time, and all the hardships and sacrifices you make going to the NavalAcademy and then by going into the Reet.That, on top of a normal life, enabled me to deal with the added stresses and to focus on the task at hand whether it was winning a challenge, building a shelter, or whatever I needed to accomplish.

My motto: don't worry about what other people are going to think, here's your job and do it. Go Navy! And good luck to the Class of 2010! cb To directly contact Terry Deitz, visit www. terrydeitz.com.

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gold tie, or a Navy shirt that identifies you as a Naval Academy graduate. Your Hampton Roads andfrom Dallas to presence wall be not only boost the Dulles, the worldwide Naval Academy Alumni image ofthe Naval Academy, but will be Assodation Chapter network provides a geographic bond between Naval Academy graduates noticed by the student participants.

Furthermore, students who are involved and the communities in which they live and serve. As advocates for today's NavalAcademy in science and math fairs are frequendy and the Brigade of Midshipmen, Chapter attracted to the service academies. members play a critical role in extending the Other school-related activities also reach and message ofthe NavalAcademy. have an impact on future midshipmen.

The 100 Chapters work to support Naval For example, the Montgomery County, Academy recruiting on a local level.

MD, school district holds a meeting with coordinators of all of 23 high schools.The Captain Steve Andres '67, USNR (Ret.), ofthe Los Angeles Chapter, and meeting introduces students and school Commander Ed Sullivan '68, USN (Ret.), administrators to the Naval Academy and ofthe Greater Washington DC Chapter, a midshipman's life. The meeting is provided Shipmate with best practices from a conducted in conjunction wdth both the number of Chapters to help enhance recruiting Parents' Club of Maryland and the efforts for the Naval Academy. Additionally, Annapolis Chapter. The meeting is also irformation and best practices shared at panel an opportunity to promote the Parents' Club discussions during the recent International activities and the role of family in a service Chapter Officer's Forum were incorporated into academy education and in the military this article.

The Philadelphia Chapter holds an annual open house for local eighth, ninth Get involved with and 10th graders at NAS Willow Grove. local schools.

About 10 midshipmen attend the open Volunteer as a judge, exhibit qualifier, house through the cooperation ofthe sponsor or organizer for the local high Parents' Club. The event is held on a school math or science fair. These events Saturday morning with Parents' Club are frequendy in need of qualified members and Blue & Gold representatives members ofthe community to fiU such contributing to the agenda. The open roles.And,NavalAcademy graduates are house attendees are treated to shows and well qualified to do so. Wear a blue and music from the NavalAcademy rom Tokyo to Turkey,from Honolulu to

"To serve a n d s u p p o r t t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , t h e Naval Service, t h e Naval A c a d e m y a n d its a l u m n i by...seeking Use ties with local schools to enhance recruitment.

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brunch followed by presentations and discussions led by m e n a n d w o m e n t o p u r s u e careers as USNA admissions staff; BGOs, Parents' Encourage Alumni officers in t h e Navy a n d M a r i n e C o r p s Club members and to foster relationships midshipmen.The with guidance count h r o u g h t h e Naval A c a d e m y . . . " Washington Chapter selors in the schools also has an established and to provide them â&#x20AC;&#x201D;excerpt from USNA Alumni Association tradition of holding a with talking points mission statement minority candidates and backgroimd luncheon in information so that December.

They also hold a more formal candidates and parents. At a Blue Angels they are able to articulate the admissions recognition event at the Army-Navy demonstration in Gainesville, FL, process to students and parents. Given the Country Club in the spring. youngsters were attracted by a USNA multi-dimensional admissions standards

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for USNA and its sister academies, advice on taking the right courses, participating in team sports and extra-curricular activities, and other school leadership opportunities is critical. Once interested students are identified for the local Blue & Gold Officer (BGO), the student may be referred for follow up.

NavalAcademy parents and Alumni can also support the B G O program by serving as mentors. Mentors assist BGOs and extend their reach by sharing information between students, candidates and parents. Mentors also provide a great service to prospective candidates by leading ship visits and base tours, outreach to middle or junior high school students, making campus visits, handing out USNA brochures and checking that the school library has a current USNA catalog.

Another opportunity to reach students is through a military support event celebration such as Heet Week or a Blue Angels show. These events, along with Navy publicity and a USNA info session, can be great opportunities for outreach. The most efiective way to make use of these events is to obtain the services of an appropriate spokesperson to be the guest speaker at a session for students.

t-shirt giveaway. Two TAD Ensigns from C G O attended and identified many junior and sophomore prospects.

Become involved in the community.

Most Alumni have specialty knowledge and experience.There are many ways Alumni can provide these skills for the Naval Academy Information Program (NAIP). Business, political and media contacts can be used to market the Academy. Those with computer skills could establish a local web log or web site for students to learn about the local Blue & Gold network and interface wdth the www.usna.com and www.usna.edu websites. The Nashville Chapter assists the local congressional staff" in conducting a federal service academy information session and improving the congressional communication network with area counselors and schools.

The Greater Washington D C Chapter hosts two candidates forums using the U.S. Navy Memorial as a theme.

Maryland andVirginia sessions are held on consecutive weekends with District residents and candidates invited to both. The forums offer a welcoming

Several Chapters host a spring cookout or picnic for appointed candidates before they report to USNA for Induction Day. Blue & Gold Officers and the Parents' Club of Maryland participate and speak to new Plebe parents.This is a family event and often siblings, who may be fiiture candidates, attend. Ifthe event is scheduled after USNA graduation, USNA midshipmen and recent graduates can be invited through the Parents' Club and serve as speakers. Also recommended is Chapter fiinding for Naval Academy Summer Seminar (NASS) for attendees who may not be able to afford the program, or financial assistance for Candidate Visit Weekends to theYard.

Spring festivities also provide the opportunity to kick off" the next recruiting cycle wdth high school juniors. The Greater Washington D C Chapter holds a forum in late spring for local candidates.

Because ofthe location, a distinguished speaker from the Naval Academy is often available to speak and inspire the candidates.

The Chapter uses the admissions office database to send out invitations to supplement the members publicity. As with other Greater Washington D C

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Organize a major "swarmed" Information Day for entire region, involving more than one BGO region.

This event should be held at an appropriate venue, perhaps one that is an attraction in itself The area coordinator is the most important participant in such an event to ensure that the BGOs are involved and that correct information is provided to the prospective candidates. USNA parents and Alumni can describe the general process to the candidates' parents and help wdth getting the word out to local high schools. Alumni may host the event and also help wdth running the event as well as provide financial support.

Some Chapters are fortunate to be located near active or Reserve Navy or Marine Corps bases that are able to "sponsor" ships or units. The official civilian support organization for the U.S. Navy is the Navy League ofthe United States, wdth local groups across the coimtry. The Navy League has access to ships for underway periods so Alumni who are also Navy League members may be able to invite other Alumni or USNA candidates to accompany them aboard Navy ships. Geography isn't a showstopper. With a litde creativity. Chapters far firom the nation's bases can also support active or Reserve units by establishing a relationship wdth the ship named for the area or by sponsoring a local Marine Reserve unit called up for the War in Iraq.

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Chapter events either as honored Order online at guests or as www.slgnaturewines.com/usna featured speakers. or phone toll-free 1-888-968-7946 Active units are grateful for such support and Performances such as the USNA recognition, and wdll often reciprocate by Glee Club or Gospel Choir can also inviting the Chapter aboard for ship make a tremendous impact in local tours, dependents cruises and other short regions.The Greater Washington D C underway periods. Use these events to Chapter arranges for the USNA Gospel invite candidates working through the Choir to perform at a Wizards NBA Blue & Gold Area Coordinator. game, usually billed as an Armed Forces These examples are summaries of celebration night. Tickets for local kids successfid activities that Chapters have are provided by Chapter and corporate pursued based on the opportunities and sponsorships. The Chapter also uses a resources available locally. Local Alumni minor league baseball team for a summer know their communities best and can outing with midshipmen stationed at figure out how to turn a local monuUSNA in the summer. ment, a restored historic area, a visit by a

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Welcome Aboard, Class of 2010

2006 INDUCTION DAY Ofthe 10,747 applications received by the Naval Academy for the Class of 2010,1,228 were chosen for entrance to the Academy. On 27-28 June, the new Class arrived on theYard to begin four years of training and education at the Naval Academy in prepararion to become Navy and Marine Corps officers.

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As the culminating event of Induction Day, the Oath of Office Ceremony in Tecumseh Court At the "Welcome Aboard" picnic held in Halsey Field House, more than 3,000 family members of officially marks the transition ofthe Class of 2010 the Class af2010 had the opportunity to meet one another, as well as staff from the USNA from civilians into midshipmen.

Alumni Association and Foundation, and members of the Another Unk in the Chain counterpart, the Class af I960. Also, representatives from the Parents' Clubs were present to greet the families.

Thirty years have passed since the first female Plebes entered the Academy on Induction Day in 1976 after Congress authorized the admission of women to all ofthe service academies. Since then, more than Z700 female midshipmen have graduated from the NavalAcademy Photo courtesy of Special Collections & Archives Division, Nimitz Library, U.S. Naval Academy

Today, with women numbering more than 19 percent ofthe Class of 2010 and 17 percent of the graduating class, female midshipmen are involved in every aspect of die Naval Academy.

Uve from Alumni Hall, Go Navy! Radio provided first-hand coverage ofthe Class of2010's Induction Day Host George Watt '73 spoke with several guests including Colonel David A. Vetter '67, USfAC (Ret), dean of admissions (pictured above); Elaine Brye, who has raised three midshipmen; Greg Zingler '83; as well as Ueutenant Cody Sinclair '97 and Midshipman Hunter Parden '07, both members ofthe 4th Class Regiment leadership. The show is archived on vwjw.gonavyradio.com. Photos by Debbie Latta

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T H E NAVAL ACADEMY'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP MIDSHIPMEN MORALLY, MENTALLY AND P H Y S I C A L L Y T O BE COMBAT LEADERS OF CHARACTER F O R THE N A V Y AND M A R I N E CORPS.THE

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exual harassment, misconduct and assault are unacceptable behaviors, and are detrimental to mission accomplishment at the Academy. We want to develop combat leaders who can instill unit cohesion and teamwork, and encourage personal accountability and responsibiHty among their Sailors and Marines. As a restJt, the standard we set for aU midshipmen is simple: zero tolerance for acts of sexual harassment, misconduct or assault. Our goal is to prevent these unacceptable behaviors through a program of comprehensive education and awareness training, and the consistent enforcement of standards.

Our ongoing survey trends suggest the climate in the Brigade is improving, but we stiU have work to do on improving how midshipmen treat each other. We also want midshipmen to have the courage and confidence to intervene and stop behavior that is out of line with our standards.

Over the past several years, significant effort has been expended to improve the effectiveness and relevance of sexual harassment, misconduct and assatilt prevention trainino-.

Midshipmen receive this training throughout their four-year development. Basic training is provided during Plebe Summer orientation and then throughout dieir course curriculum and specffic seminars as midshipmen progress in seniority and responsibility—ultimately emphasizing a leader's responsibffity in ensuring a safe and cohesive shipboard or company envirorunent.

As could be e>q>ected, the vast majority of midshipmen meets or exceeds our exacting standards of professionalism each and every day of their four years at the Academy. However, those who fail to meet our expectations are held accoimtable through counseling, punishment through the administrative conduct system, remediation or, in a small number of these cases, legal prosecution and separation fixjm the Academy.

Prevention and Response for Sexual Assault Sexual assault is currendy the most under-reported \dolent crime in the nation.The Naval Academy seeks to encourage reporting of sexual assault so we can pro\dde support to the victim, hold perpetrators accoimtable and preclude rumors and re-victimization.

We have maximized reporting avenues and options in the belief that accessibility and confidentialit\" wdll fiirther encourage \dctims to come forward and access support servdces.

Sexual assault includes a range of unacceptable behaviors, and the majority of sexual assault allegarions at USNA involve tmwelcome or inappropriate touching. Few involve direct violence or a forcefiil assault such as rape. Since 2001,41 accusations of sexual assault involving midshipmen accused have been reported to Academy leadership and eight of these allegations were referred to court martial or a civffian trial. Typically, sexual assault cases that are reported at the Naval Academy reflect national characteristics of alleged sexual assault cases: perpetrated against an acquaintance, involving two people behind closed doors wdth no wimesses, and often involving the use of alcohol.

These factors often compHcate the legal

case taken to mffitary or civffian courts, where the standard of proof is "beyond a reasonable doubt"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a purposefiiUy high constitutional standard. As a result, some portion of accusations lack sufficient evidence to take the case to a mffitary or civffian court.

There are various reasons why sexual assault cases may not be prosecuted. In many cases there is an insufficient amount of evidence, confficting reports fix)m those involved, a lack of wimesses and the involvement of alcohol. It is also common for alleged victims to decline to participate in an investigation or prosecution. Reasons for this decision vary widely, but may include the desire

to end an emotional and traumatic investigation, or a desire to shield themselves from a legal proceeding involving embarrassing and intimate details, or simply because the accused is a friend. Still other allegations of sexual assault, when investigated, though they lack sufficient evidence to prosecute criminally, they reveal sexual misconduct by the alleged off"ender that is dealt with through the Academy's administrative conduct system.

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HRlRlURE to victims, thoroughly investigate the allegation, and if appropriate, hold the off'ender accountable. In order to maximize reporting, the Department of Defense (DoD) has expanded reporting options to include "restricted," or confidential, reporting for aU DoD personnel.

At the Naval Academy, a variety of officers, civilians and midshipmen—to include the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC), officer and enlisted Sexual Assault Victim Intervention (SAVI) Haisons, midshipmen SAVI representatives, victim advocates, health care providers, psychotherapists and chaplains can receive a restricted report

of a sexual assault without releasing any personal identifying information to the victim's leadership. This process allows the victim to seek medical and counseling support without triggering an intrusive investigation, a common deterrent for victims of sexual assault.

Fostering a cHmate of dignity and respect is a leadership issue that Academy leaders take very seriously.

Our programs and processes to deter and respond to incidents of sexual harassment, misconduct and assault are sound, and we have every indication that they are working. Sexual harassment, misconduct and assault are complex

issues, but the Academy will continue to do the right thing—without bias—to maintain our high standards, hold individuals accountable for their acrions, and graduate those midshipmen who have demonstrated the character to serve as combat leaders in the Navy and Marine Corps. Preventing and deterring sexual harassment, misconduct and assault, and creating a command cHmate which fosters dignity and respect—and thus teamwork—between our midshipmen remain among our highest prioriries. ^±' Captain Pasko is the director of officer development at the U.S. NavalAcademy.

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owing is America's oldest intercollegiate sport, which began on 3 August 1852 with Harvard defeating Yale in an eight-oared race on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

Some time after 1852, Navy Crew was organized wdth intramural crews rowdng in crafb similar to whale boats, and by 1869, Navy crews were rowdng in four-oared racing boats with Navy challenging outside crews to races. However, Navy crews did not compete every year and raced only intermittendy until 1892 when Winston Churchill, Class of 1894, took charge and decided to make crew a permanent Navy sport!

once again rowdng against outside comperirion.Ten years later Navy made its first appearance in the PougJikeepsie Regatta and finished third in what is today's Intercollegiate Rowdng Associarion Championships (IPJ^).

Churchill organized the purchase of Navy's first eight-oared shell in 1893 with funds contributed by the Brigade of Midshipmen; in 1894 two more eights were purchased; and by 1897 Navy was

Nineteen-twenty also marks the year that men's Hghtweight crew was first introduced to Navy; however, the program was discontinued after the 1936 season and then re-estabHshed in 1954 as

In 1920, Navy's heavyweight eight won gold at the VII Olympiad in Antwerp, Belgium. Navy's eights remrned to the Olympics twdce moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;wdnning again in 1952 and finishing fifth in 1960â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and along wdth the University of California at Berkeley, Navy is the only other American college to represent the U.S. in the eight-oared sweep event at three Olympic Games.

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Hi3lffiuR£ today's men's Hghtweight crew ofthe modern era.

In 1978 women's crew was introduced to Navy's intercollegiate sports program, and Navy's women rowers captured the Division II narional championship in 1992. In 1995 they moved to Division I, and in 2005 swept three boat rides and the overall championsJiip in the Patriot League. And, battaHon crew was an intramural sport at Navy unril 1989. Although battaHon crew is rowed no more those midshipmen athletes now have the oppormnity to row in the varsity and freshmen programs, and today the varsiries seat up to four and five eights wdth the freshmen seating up to three and four eights—the depth of Navy's rowdng programs has become unequaled in the nation!

AU of Navy's rowdng programs have a rich and mteresting history with stories that deserve to be told. This article is about men's Hghtweight crew, and the author encourages rowing Alumni in the other programs to teU their stories.

century would have been considered Hghtweight rowers with most oarsmen weighing less than 160 pounds. But, by the early twentieth century, as nutrition, health and trairung improved, people were growdng taller and heavier, and bigger rowers had a competitive edge over smaller rowers—all other factors being equal, i.e. strength, conditiorung, and technique, etc., a heavier crew moves a sheU faster through the water.

Lightweight crew was first estabHshed in 1906 in Canada and introduced in the U.S. ten years later by Canadian coach and professional oarsman Joseph Wright.

Tlte Eastem Sprints The Eastern Association of Rowing CoUeges (EARC) was estabHshed in 1946 foUowdng World War II. An armual sprints championship was immediately estabHshed wdth boats rowing over a straight course.The distance was 1-5/16 mUes for Hghtweights and varied between 1-3/4 mUes and 2,000 meters for heavyweights until 1960 when the racing distance

About Men's Lightweight Rowing Rowing is organized into Hghtweight and heavyweight divisions.The men's Hghtweight division has weight restrictions wdth individual oarsmen not allowed to weigh more than 160 pounds (72.5 kg in international competition), and the average weight of all oarsmen in a boat is not allowed to exceed 155 pounds (70 kg in international competition).

Heavyweight crews have no weight restrictions.

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was standardized and fixed for aU at 2,000 meters.

From 1946 through 1959 the Hghtweight and heavyweight championships were rowed at different venues. Of note to Navy fans is that the 1946 and 1950 heavyweight sprints championships and the 1957 Hghtweight sprints championships were aU rowed on the upper course ofthe Severn River in Annapolis.

In 1960 the Hghtweight and heavyweight sprints championships were moved to the same venue and have remained together ever since.

The EARC annual championships are often referred to as the Eastern Sprints. Until a Hghtweight eight event was added to the I B ^ , the Eastern Sprints was considered Hghtweight crew's de facto national championship.

Tlie IRA Champiomhips The IntercoUegiate Rowdng Association (IRA) was estabHshed ui 1895 by Columbia, CorneU and Pennsylvania wdth Syracuse joining in 1901 and Navy joining in 1907. Each year these five schools invite crews to race in the IBJ^ championship regatta and are responsible for the regatta's organization along with the Eastern CoUeges Athletic Conference (ECAC).

The IRA is the oldest coUege rowdng championship in the United States. Since the 1920's the IRA has served as a de facto national heavyweight championship; however.

Harvard andYale and some of the best western crews were not always present on race day.

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Harvard andYale began rowing in the event, and the ERA is now credibly considered the national rowdng championship for hea\'\-weight crew^ in the U.S. In 1990 the IRA added a men's Hgjitweight eight event, and Hghtweight crews now also consider the IRA to be their annual U S . national Hghtweight eight championship.

Navy Lightweight Crew In the spring of 1954, former Navy hea\'\"weight oarsman John "Buck" Herzog '-16 was an assistant coach to Navy Varsity Heavyweight Crew Coach Rusty CaUow. Buck convinced Rusty to let him use a cox and eight ofthe Hghter heavyweights to organize a Hghtweight eight for the 1954 Eastem Sprints in Princeton, New Jersey, and on 15 May 1954 Navy lightweight crew ofthe modem era was officiaUy bom.

The first Hghtweight eight was made-up of Second Class and Youngsters, and Jack McNish '55 was the team captain and stroke. The crew only had a few short weeks to practice and did not qualifi' for the grand finals but Hghtweight rowdng returned to Navy to stay!

Today, Nav)' Hghuveight crew is one ofthe nation's most dominant programs.

And, this past spring yet more stellar performances were added to Navy ligjitweight rowdng history.

Earlier this summer members and coaches ofthe USNA crew teams gathered with the Superintendent Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt '66, USN; George R Watt Jr. '73, president and CEO ofthe USNA Alumni Association and Foundation, USNA Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk and Alumni for the dedication ceremony ofthe Class of 1965 Memorial Crew Shell.

The shell was donated in honor of three crew oarsmen from the Class of 1965 who were killed while serving the nation: Bill Boles, Dave Driver and Dick Pierson. The memorial shell will be maintained in Hubbard Hall for the foreseeable future by a fund established by the Class. A brass plaque on the stern ofthe shell marks the significance of the shell, as well as the sacrifice of these three men.

The 2006 season began on 25 March with Navy's clean sweep of Princeton in four races on the Severn. Navy and Princeton have rowed each other in fortyeight match races since 1956 and in aU that racing ffie only other year that Navy rowed to a sweep of Princeton was 1961.

In the weeks that foUowed Navy towed to sweeps over Columbia, Rutgers, Georgetown and Harvard. In fact, the only match race ofthe season that Navy did not sweep was against Yale wdth the Bulldogs taking home one wdn on the day in the varsity Eads Johnson Cup race, which was Yale's first win over Navy in that annual match series.

In May, Navy entered the Eastem Sprints seeded number one in aU events and rowed to two gold medals and four silver medals wdth the season's capstone achievement being Navy's first ever wdn ofthe Ralph TJope Cup as the Eastem Sprints Hghtweight team champion!

Navy's varsity eight went on the foUowdng week to row in the IRA national championship regatta finishing sixth in the grandfinal—^perhapsa disappointing finish for Coach Rob Friedrich's rowers but only because they are the past narional champion from 2004 and enter every race wdth the expectation to wdn.

Navy's Hghtweight eights return as the crews to beat in 2007!

Navy Crew Alumni News The oarsmen of Coach Jon VanAmringe's Hghtweight crews. Classes of 1974—1978, remain close and in 2003 and 2006 met for reunions at Hubbard HaU. At their last reunion on 25 March 2006, they presented and christened the J O N ERICVANAMRINGE eight and were joined by Hub Davidson '45, the second Navy varsity Hghtweight crew coach in the modern era, and three of Navy's first modem era Hghtweight oarsmen Jack McNish '55, Ben George '56 and J. Darrow Kirkpatrick '57.

The new eight is an Intrepid manufactured by Resolute and purchased

by NavyLites74-78 Alumni. A Naval Academy Foundation fund endowment is Hubbard HaU for the foreseeable fumre—this is the first sheU established by Alumni rowers for men's Hghtweight crew.

The Academy is planning to renovate Hubbard HaU in the next several years.

Any alum who ever puUed an oar for Navy—^Hghtweights, heavies, women or batt crew—should be excited about the prospects for a state ofthe art crew facffity on CoUege Creek. A fiiUy upgraded boathouse and Navy rowdng programs that continue to fulfill the legacy of exceUence estabHshed long ago by past Navy crews, promise a bright fiiture for Navy Crew. R o w Navy! <i>

Bravo Zulu, Navy!

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A Salute to Our Oldest Alumni R A D M Aubrey J. Bourgeois '30, U S N (Ret.) 98 years old, 7 December 1907 R A D M John E. Kirkpatrick '31, U S N R (Ret.) 98 years old, 13 February 1908 CAPT Albert K. Romberg '31, U S N (Ret.) 98 years old, 27April 1908 Mr. Joseph L. HarweU '32 97 years old, 21 September 1908 CAPT Frederick O.Vaughan '32, SC, U S N (Ret.; 97 years old, 1 October 1908

WefeWy ive happy feWy ive hand of brothers...

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E . Alvey Wright '31, U S N (Ret.) 97 years old, 27January 1909

CAPT Arnold H. Holtz '31, U S N (Ret.) 97 years old, 3 February 1909 R A D M Leland G. Shaffer '31, U S N (Ret.) 97 years old, 28 February 1909

CAPT David H. Byerly '21, U S N R (Ret.) 106 years old, 7June 1900

C O M O J o s e Francisco '31, P N (Ret.) 96 years old, 27July 1909

R A D M WiUard M. Sweetser '26, U S N (Ret.) 104 years old, 9 June 1902

R A D M Otto A. Schenm '32, U S N (Ret.) 96 years old, 19 August 1909

VADM WaUace B. Short '24, USN (Ret.) 103 years old, 18 May 1903

R A D M Ernest B. EUsworth Jr. '31, U S N (Ret.) 96 years old, 15 September 1909

R A D M Richard A. Larkin '25, U S N (Ret.) 102 years old, 12 January 1904

L C D R Samuel S. Labouisse '32, U S N R (Ret.) 96 years old, 10 October 1909

CAPT WilHam A. Burgett '30, U S N (Ret.) 98 years old, 23 August 1907

VADM John B. ColweU '31, U S N (Ret.) 96 years old, 26 November 1909

This Hst is as of 29 June 2006.This Hst is based on upon date of birth and vaHd address, as weU as response to recent inquiries by the Shipmate staff If you wdsh to update your record, please contact the Membership Department at 410-295-4027 or alunini@usna.com.

Editor's note: Shipmate is sad to report the loss of two ofour oldest Alumni since this Hst was compUed. Captain Wesley H. Randig '27, USN (Ret), died on 5 July 2006, and Rear Admiral Joseph E. Dodson '30, USN (Ret.) died on 30 June 2006. Both obituaries wdU be printed in a future issue of Shipmate.

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Same Hull, NcAv Missions 2006 is a banner year for the submarine community as ffie new SSGN "tactical Tridents" roll out of shipyards and rejoin the fleet.These "new" submarines are actually converted Trident strategic missile submarines (SSBN) that sailed the oceans on strategic patrols through much ofthe Cold War. Their Hfe cut short not by design Hmitarions but by strategic arms Hmitation taUcs (SALT I/II) with the former Soviet Union, the Navy was faced with retiring four Tridents soon after the mrn ofthe century.

Despite having many years of service Hfe left in them, four SSBNs were headed for the moffibaU fleet. Some innovative thinking and new requirements to meet ffimre warfighting demands—^both in the War on Terrorism and as a bit of insurance against the unknown— led instead to a plan for convertmg SSBNs into SSGNs, carrying conventional missiles instead of nuclear missUes. The fleet is now seemg the fruits of those wise choices. OHIO (SSGN 726) returned to the fleet in February 2006 and FLORIDA (SSGN 728) completed sea trials in April 2006. MICHIGAN (SSGN 727) foUows at the end ofthe year and GEORGIA (SSGN 729) wiU round out ffie coUection of four SSGNs when it finishes conversion late in 2007. Serious testffig and evaluation of aU SSGN systems wdU begin late this year and throughout next year to ensure the new systems are fLiUy operational.

The arrival ofthe SSGNs in the operational fleets is eagerly anticipated. The submarine commumty retains four tactical submarines while the Navy is excited to have new and much needed capabffities to offer our narion's leaders and the combatant commanders. It is easy to see why the SSGNs wfll be in high demand— their new capabffities are indeed impressive.

SSGNs carry the same exceUent undersea weapon systems as traditional SSBNs, including sensitive sonars, speciahzed quieting, advanced torpedoes and improved surveiUance systems.They wiU remain dual-crewed to accommodate the high operational tempo that SSGNs are expected to have. The differences, however, are more strikffig: numerous tactical cruise missUes and special operations support. SpecificaUy, instead ofthe 24 intercontinental baffistic missUes onboard an SSBN, the SSGN wffi carry up to 154 precision Tomahawk missUes. Put another way, that is about an entire carrier strike group's inventory of Tomahawks.

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SSBN to SSGN conversion: from strategic patrol to tactical warfighting.

The SSGN wiU absolutely excel in covert operarions. Each SSGN is capable of transporting 66 special forces for extended periods or about a 100 for shorter periods—that is five to 10 SEAL teams!

Inserting such large numbers of special forces is an order of magnitude greater than previously possible. There is also room for unmanned underwater vehicles as that technology matures and the vehicles become avaUable.

Such comprehensive covert capabUity gives operational planners tremendous flexibffity in executing the War on Terrorism, where covert action is at a premium.

To coordinate these complex operations, the SSGNs wUl also feature a state-of-the-art command center, critical to both its overt strike mission and its covert operations. Importantly, the command center was designed and buUt to support not just unit operations, but to fonction as a Joint Command Center. In other words, mffitary operations can be planned, coordinated and executed from SSGNs, wherever they are employed across the globe. In a world where complex operations are conducted in remote areas and every base ashore is threatened by baffistic missUes, the SSGN command center at sea gives the combatant commander an important and new command and control capability.

For today's submariners, deHveries of the SSGNs in 2006 mark a sigmficant new milestone in submarine warfare as weU as naval and joint warfare. To top it aU off for 2006, the second ViRGiNiA-class submarine, the TEXAS, wffi also be deHvered to the Navy this year. As AnnapoUs Alum, we can certainly share in a measure of pride as weU, with a number of feUow Alum serving in important submarine leadership positions.Vice Admiral Charles L. Munns '73, USN, is serving as commander, Naval Submarme Forces with Rear Admiral DeLoach '78, USN, serving as his deputy and Captain John R. Daugherty '81, USN, serving as his Chief of Staff. In the Pentagon, Rear Admiral Joseph A.Walsh '77, USN, is serving as director. Submarine Warfare Division (OPNAV N77). •i' CommanderTom Druggan '89 is the prospective commanding officer of O'KANE (DDG 77) in Pearl Harbor, HI. The ship's namesake. Commander Richard O'Kane was a World War II submarine captain in the Pacific and awarded the Medal of Honor

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Halfway through the 2006fondraisingyear, the foUowing Classes have stepped up to meet the ChaUenge of'77 (the Class of'77 is currendy at 20 percent participation): Class of'57 Class of'53 Class of'60 Class of'54 Class of'59

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39.8% Participation 35.6% Participarion 30.5% Participation 29.6% Participation 28.6% Participation

Class of '56 — Class of'71 — Class of '70 — Class of'43 — Class of'61 —

26.7% Participation 25.8% Participation 25% Participarion 24.9% Participation 24.8% Participarion

M E N ' S GLEE C L U B BIDS FAREWELL T O DIRECTOR On 13 October, Alumni, midshipmen, family and friends are invited to attend Dr. Tailey's farewell concert at Alumni Hall at 8 p.m. A highlight of the concert will be former Glee Club members joining the current members on stage for special selections. The overall program for the concert will include arrangements

For every one percent increase in Alumni donor participation in 2006, a member ofthe Class of'77 wiU donate $200,000 to the NavalAcademy Foundation (up to $1 miUion); and an addirional $5,000 for every class that can beat the Class of '77 participation percentage.

Contact the Office of Annual Giving for more information at 410-295-4160 or visit www.usna.com.

that have been part o f t h e Glee Club's repertoire for the past 35 years.

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THE 2006 HALLOWEEN CONCERT The annual HaUoween Concert, whose sold out performance last year attracted more than 4,000 listeners, wffi be held in the main Chapel on 27 and 28 October. The 2006 Concert wffi feamre an eclectic selection with pieces from Tlie Phantom ofthe Opera, The Addam's Family and Tlie Munsters. More than 100 midshipmen wiU participate in this Broadway-style show, involving special effects, smoke and lights, and celebrating the triumph of good over evil on HaUoween.

This year's concert wffi also feature a special performance by NavalAcademy Organist Monte MaxweU on the Chapel's newly enlarged pipe organ.

For more information or for tickets, contact the Naval Academy Music Department, or visit www.usna.edu.

3 0 Y E A R S OF W O M E N A T U S N A : H O N O R I N G THE HISTORY FORGING THE FUTURE The U.S. Naval Academy is proud to announce a

Brigade of Midshipmen. The conference will also include

conference scheduled for 7-10 September to celebrate

a memorial service and a walk/run event, and attendees

30 years of men and women successfully training

are invited to watch Navy football take on the

together in the Brigade of Midshipmen.

Minutemen from the University of Massachusetts as part

This conference will commemorate 30 Years of Women at USNA by honoring the history of our women graduates, and by forging the future through lectures and

ofthe festivities. This conference is open to all Alumni, their guests and the Brigade of Midshipmen.

Please join us as we honor and celebrate the

discussions focusing on professional development and

accomplishments of 30 Years of Women at USNA.

character issues that affect today's officer corps and

More details will be available soon.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE MAKES VARSITY InJune, USNA Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk announced the women's lacrosse program would become the 31st varsity sports program at the Academy, making the Naval Academy's varsity athletics program one of the largest in the country.

WhUe ffie women's lacrosse team wffi play a fiffi club schediUe (which wdU mclude games agaffist several varsity teams) throughout the sprmg of 2007, the team wffi officially become a member ofthe Patriot League in spring of 2008.

In 2008, women's lacrosse wffi be ehgible to compete for the league championship and quaHfy for the NCAA Tournament, and aU ofthe team's home games wUl be played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

5H7PA^TE APOLOGIZES F O R THE TACTICAL E R R O R After getring swept up m the excitement of Commissiomng Week and Graduation, Shipmate ran an image ofthe Blue Angels Dedicarion Ceremony wiffi the mcorrect caption m the Jime-July issue. Below are the images with the correct captions.

Ueutenant Commander Shaun Swartz, USN, events coordinator; Ueutenant Commander John Allison, USN, opposing solo; Major Matthew Shortal, USMC, slot; Ueutenant Anthony Walley, USN, right wing; Hank Nothhaft; Vice Admiral Rodney Rempt '66, superintendent; Commander Steve Foley, USN, flight leader/commanding officer; Ueutenant Thomas Winkler, USN, left wing; Ueutenant Kevin Davis, narrator; and Lieutenant Commander Garrett Kasper, public affairs officer Photo by Debbie Latta

Ueutenant Commander John Allison, USN, opposing solo; Major Mattiiew Shortal, USMC, slot Ueutenant Anthony Walley USN, right wing; Chet Gladchuk, USNA athletic director; Ueutenant Commander Shaun Swartz, USN, events coordinator; Commander Steve Foley, USN, flight leader/commanding officer; Vice Admiral Rodney Rempt '66, superintendent Ueutenant Kevin Davis, narrator; Hank Notiihaft Ueutenant Thomas Winkler, USN, left wing; George Watt '73, president & CEO of tiie USNA Alumni Association and Foundation; and Ueutenant Garrett Kasper, public affairs officer.

Photo by Debbie Latta

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Lieutenant Commander Frederick W. Kacher '90, USN

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mii '46: R A D M R o b e r t H . W e r t h e i m , U S N (Ret.), was honored as the Distinguished Submariner at the June 2006 Naval Submarine League Annual Symposium.

msi ' 6 6 : V A D M Albert H . K o n e t z n i Jr., U S N (Ret.), is the new president of the West Valley Nuclear Services Company.

'68: J a m e s F. Barwick is the new director of San Diego's Real Estate Assets Department.

'69: Charles C. Karlan has been elected to the board of direaors of Midland Care Connection, Inc.

ma '72: R A D M Patrick W. D u n n e , U S N (Ret.), has been nominated by the President to be assistant secretary ofVeterans Affairs for policy and planning. C D R Louis F. Terhar Jr., U S N R , has been elected to Pike Electric's board of directors. Dr. Phillip A . B i s h o p has been named the first Coach Paul W. Bryant Professor of Education at the University of Alabama.

'73: R A D M T h o m a s J. Kilcline Jr., U S N , has been assigned as director, Warfare Integration and Assessment Division, N8F, ofEce ofthe chief of operations. R A D M T h o m a s J. Wilson IH, U S N (Ret.), has started up a new firm, CIVIW Consulting, LLC. '76: R A D M D e r w o o d C. Curtis, U S N , has a new assignment as commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Adantic Fleet.

'77: C A P T W i l l i a m C. H a r t m a n , U S N R (Ret.), is the new president and C E O ofthe

Rear Admiral Robert H. Wertheim '46, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Robert H. "Bob" Wertheim '46, USN (Ret), was recognized as the Distinguished Submariner by the Naval Submarine League. Wertheim also received the Distinguished Graduate Award from the Naval Academy Alumni Association in 2005 and was recognized by the American Society of Naval Engineers, who awarded him a gold medal in 1972 for his critical role in the development and support of POLARIS, POSEIDON and TRIDENT fleet ballistic missile systems.

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Micromanipulator Company, a leader in test equipment for semiconductor, MEMS and Nano-scale devices.

'78: R A D M V i c t o r G. Guillory, U S N , has been assigned as deputy director, Surface Warfare Division, N86B, office ofthe chief of naval operations. R A D M (Sel) Alan T. Baker C H C , U S N , has a new assignment as deputy chief of chaplains.

'79: C A P T Kevin P. Sinnett, U S N R (Ret.), has left his position at NAAA as assistant director of athletics and has retired to Maine.

C A P T Peter A . Husta, U S N , is the chief of staff joint task force Guantanamo. He has completed a three year tour as Navy mission chief, Bogota, Colombia, where he was awarded for Distinguished Service to the Colombian Coast Guard, the Colombian Naval Air Force and the Colombian Submarine Force. H e was also inducted into the Sociedad Almirante Padilla.

iMi '80: C A P T G e o r g e G. Galyo, U S N , assumed command of Sealift Logisrics Command, Atlantic.

'81: Col William D . Beydler, U S M C , has taken command of Marine Aircraft Group 31. C D R Michael G. G e o g h e g a n , U S N R , has been promoted to vice chairman at CB RichardEUis. '82: S. Gregory Fisher has been named vice president of sales for Stanbio Laboratory, L. P. Col J o h n C. Kennedy, U S M C , has received a Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious performance during his second tour of combat operarions in Iraq.

Lieutenant Commander Frederick W. Kacher '90, USN, has been selected as a White House Fellow for 20062007. Fellows are 1 chosen based on remarkable achievement early in their careers, leadership skill and potential, commitment to public service, and the skills to work at the highest levels of government. Kacher also served on the staff of former Secretary ofthe Navy Gordon R. England. He also contributed to the Naval Safety Center's publication. Fathom, and was a longtime contributor to Shipmate magazine.

Employer Support ofthe Guard and Reserve for a three-year tenure beginning in October 2006.

'90: L C D R F r e d e r i c k W . Kacher, U S N , has been selected as a White House Fellow for 20062007. J o h n J. D r i s c o l l Jr., a vice president in Genworth Financial's Institurional Retirement Income Group, received Genworth's Compass Award for exemplary performance in 2005.

'91: D r . D . D o u g l a s Gilbert has received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree firom Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

'93: LT Jeflfrey W. E g g e r s , U S N , has been selected as a White House Fellow for 2006-2007.

'84: JeflS-ey A . Conklin has been appointed chief informarion officer at the U.S. Cirizenship and Immigrarion Services.

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'85: L C D R M a t t h e w F. Schatzle, U S N R , is the new director of development at the Naval Insritute Foundation.

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'86: Peter T. D i e t r i c h is the new site vice president of the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Starion in Scriba, MA. C D R D a n i e l C .

Grieco, U S N , completed a successful tour as commanding officer. Sea Control Squadron Two Four. LtCol D o u g l a s T. Edwards, U S M C R , has been promoted to vice president of business development at ARCADIS, an internarional civil engineering firm. He was also selected for the ARCADIS'Advanced Management Program (AMP) in which he will study abroad in the Netherlands in late 2006.

'87: Jason D . Hardebeck is the new execurive director ofthe Maryland Business Council.

Joseph P. Van H e l d e n has accepted a posirion with Exit Real Estate-Jones & Associates as an agent C D R H . E . " T e d " Mills, U S N , is the new commanding officer. Sea Control Squadron Two Four.

'88: LtCol Paul J. R o c k Jr., U S M C , is the first commanding officer ofVMM-263.

'89: R . Brent Samuels is a semor consultant with First Annapolis. J o h n C. Lowrie has been named chair ofthe Colorado Field Committee for

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Class of 1960 attendees atthe USNA Alumni Association and Foundation "Welcome Aboard" picnic

As you are working your way through this month's edition of Shipmate, several events wdU be underway (or imminent) at the Naval Academy. The members ofthe Class of 2010 wiU formaUy affirm their commitment to the Brigade honor concept in fix)nt of their parents, loved ones and members ofthe Class of'60 (aka Super Sim) as they wTap up their first summer in Armapolis.

The Brigade wdU re-form on 16 August as midshipmen return firom ports of caU and summer assignments aU over the world. Members ofthe Class of 2008 wiU become upperclassmen as they formaUy commit to two more years at USNA and at least another five years after that to "the fleet." They wdU also reaffirm their commitment to the honor concept and they too wiU do it alongside members of their 50 year predecessor class ("Another Link in the Chain"). Academic year begins for the entire Brigade on 21 August wdth the opening home footbaU game scheduled for Saturday, 2 September (Beat East Carolina!). And, I would be remiss ifl didn't mention that the Class of 1976 wdU return for its 30th reunion that same weekend. Having been a part ofthe first-set Plebe Summer detaU that brought '76 aboard, it wdU be nice for me to see how weU they have responded to the "caring and nurturing leadership" provided them by '73 some 34 years ago.

Q: How many women were admitted with the Class of 2010?

A: 272

As it is healthy for those ofus who once walked the bricks here to occasionaUy pause and "get the gouge," I thought I would offer, as a pubHc service, answers to frequendy asked questions. [You are reminded that aU of these are fair game at noon meal. "I'U find out" wdU not be an acceptable response.]

Q: How many women have graduatedfrom the Naval Academy since 1980?

A: 2,774 Q: Who is in charge ofthe Fourth Class Regiment?

A:AU ofthe regimental leadership comes firom the First Class (2007).

Q: What exactly is "Plebe Summer"?

A: "Plebe Summer is a seven week, demanding, fast-paced orientation which marks the transition from civilian to military life as a midshipman serving in the United States Navy." (source: USNA PubHc Affafrs Office) Q: How would one desaibe the Plebe Summer experience in 1969?

A: "Stimulating" (source: Class of '73) Q: Do Plebes still wear "white works"?

A:Yes (note to "White Works Al": but oiUy during Plebe Summer).

Q:/ÂŤ the Alumni Association program, "Another Link in the Chain," who benefits the mostâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the midshipmen or the members ofthe 50 year predecessor class?

A. Both benefit.. .but the old grads have the most fun!

Q: How many bricks did it take tofinishT-Court?

A: Just one.

Q: How marry candidates were admitted on 1-Day this year?

And with that. Welcome Aboard to the Class of A: 1,228 2010; Welcome Back to the Brigade of Midshipmen; Q: What was the total number of applications for this class? and,Welcome Home to aU ofyou planning a reunion and/or Homecoming visit to your alma mater this faU. A: 10,747 Please stop in at Alumni House (Ogle HaU, on the comer of King George Street and CoUege Avenue). We Q: When were the first women admitted to the always enjoy the oppormnity of seeing Alumni, spouses Naval Academy? and thefr famiHes. A: In July 1976, 81 women first joined the Brigade of Midshipmen wdth the Class of 1980.

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The Alumni Association received a sad letter from Ruth C. Bushara, regarding the passing of her mother Eleanor C. Cone: B My father, whose name was James Ingham Cone, was always known at the Naval Academy as "Red." He was, of course, the Class of'31.1 certainly appreciate your putting this in the alumni magazine. The Navy was such a large and wonderfiil part of their Hves. • Along wdth her letter, Ms. Bushara included an image of her parents, as weU as a copy of the obimary that appeared in the Lake City Reporter. Funeral services were held on 5 March 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church in Lake City, FL. She was interred next to her husband at the ArHngton National Ceremony at a later date:

• Mrs. Eleanor Custer Cone (excerpt from 4 March 2006 Lake City Reporter obimary) Mrs. Eleanor Custer Cone died peacefuUy in her sleep on February 28, 2006 at her home in Lake City Florida, at the age of 96. A resident of Lake City for over forty years, Mrs. Cone was acrive in the First Presbyterian Church and the A.A.U.W. Born in Adanta in 1909, Eleanor was the fourth chUd ofWUHamVance Custer and Ruth Scott Custer ... During the Depression, she taught high school history and coached basketbaU. She remembered when the county could not afford to pay the teachers. The cirizens gave them free room and board to finish out the school year.

In 1935, she married James Ingham Cone, an AnnapoHs graduate and Naval officer, wdth whom she traveled to Trinidad and Panama as a young wdfe.

Eleanor was often interviewed by the newspaper about her experience as a Navy wdfe in Honolulu with her infant daughter after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During WWII she spent many months in White Springs, FL, with her in-law^s. Dr. and Daniel Newnan Cone.

As a Navy wdfe, she moved so often that instead of counting sheep to get to sleep, she would count the kitchens she had cooked in. Eleanor and Red raised three daughters in many different states prior to setding in Lake City in 1964, when Captain Cone took a teaching post at Lake City Community CoUege.

Eleanor was known as a lover of Uteramre, a charming and wdtty friend, and loving wife and mother. She is survived by, her daughters, Ruth Bushara of MarshaU,Virginia, Sallie WeddeU, and Susan Talgo, both of Adanta, GA, five grandchUdren, and five great-grandchUdren ... H

J. I. "Red" Cone and Eleanor Cone — 1940

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Your scribe has defimtely slowed down since he has moved to a life care residence.

The Jefferson in ArHngton,Vfrginia. Life is very pleasant but definitely differs from Hving alone in one's own house. There are a few house rules that everyone has to foUow particularly as to regard to dress on certain occasion. Like the requfrement that one must wear a coat to dinner. As a result, it seems to me that I am forever changing clothes but it is actaaUy a good requirement. It makes a nice break in what could otherwise be a very duU day. There is always something going on so it is up to the individual how much they wdsh to participate. My Siamese cat does also keep me company but I am afiraid that she misses getting out occasionaUy. I have noted in past columns the problem of lost classmates. In the case of Scotty CampbeU it occurred to me that since he was retired wdth pay, the Navy dispersing office should have a record of him. It mrns out that I was correct but the news was not good. Scotty died on 6 February 2006.

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Scotty started his active duty in battie ships, NEVADA, as so many of'32 did.

He made an unsuccessfiil try at being an avdator and duty in REILGH foUowed canydng refugees fiom Spain during the Spaiush civU war. Then he did duty on the oU tanker SALINAS. After a tour of shore dut\' at the NAS Pensacola, he was ordered to the commissioning of the WASHINGTON and served on her throughout World War 11. The usual tours of sea and shore dut>'. In between sea and shore dut\' he raised a farruly of three boys and two gfrls. His last tour of active duty was as in command ofthe naval schools on Treasure Island.

After retirement he wrorked for the Blackmer Pump Company. Then he worked for the state of Miclugan. Scotty married a second time to Loraine Gov in WiUow Springs, Missouri. He occupied his time as wdth square dancing and tracing his ancestry. He finaUy setded in Lansing, Michigan.

He is survived by his five chUdren and sis grandchUdren.

I am stiU trsdng to find out what happened to Tom Warder. The last information I had he was H\dng in Louisiana and I am afimd hurricane Katrina forced him to move. He had three sons and a daughter and I am sure that I wdU be able to trace him. However if anyone can help me locate him I would appreciate it.

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Captain Merrill recendy sent a note inquiring about his Classmate Bob CroweU to Earl S. Piper: I Dear Ed Piper, I want you to know that Bob and I were fidends for many years and I appreciate your maintaining this Hnk between us.

Both ofus face a muster at the Pearly gates so teU me what he is like today.You must be a progeny that knows! How does he spend his day? Does he do emaU so we can correspond? Would he be wiUing to compose a "Sea Story" for posting on the AA's web site (with your help)?

Log onto wrww.usna.com and cHck on "History &Tradition."The "Sea Stories."

Class 1934 to learn about them.

Between the two ofus can we get him out ofhis armchafr?

CordiaUy yours, / s / Grayson MerriU • The foUowdng reply was sent to Captain Merrill in May by Earl S. Piper '57: • Dear Grayson - thank you for your very dUigent and faithful attention to the Class of'34, its history, and its ongoing events. As you probably know. Bob CroweU is Hving at Fleet Landing in JacksonviUe, Florida. Bob wiU be 95 this September and he is doing remarkably weU. PhysicaUy, he stays in good shape by walking 4 mUes every other day and then rides his bicycle about ten mUes every other day.... that's a fact! He takes no medications at aU and I am amazed at his stamina and great sense of humor - no rocking chafr for Bob. His memory is faUing but not enough for him to need help with routine matters. He stiU drives his car to church on Sundays. His wdfe of 67 years (Beth) died in December, 2003; Bob had a tough transition to widower stams but he is a tough old character and not one to feel sorry for himself. He does not OWTI a computer. He Hkes to communicate by telephone and that is how he stays up-todate on aU his famUy. I do e-maU for him when necessary. I beHeve you know that I am a USNA grad (Class of'57). I married Nancy (Bob's oldest daughter) and am retired from the Marine Corps Hving in Beaufort, SC. As for sea stories - Nancy and I wiU visit Bob next week and I'U be sure to teU hfrn of your request. He holds you in high regard and I think I'U be able to squeeze a story or two from his vast coUection of Hfe experiences. Incidendy, his phone number is 904-249-6528 if you'd Hke to talk to him sometime. God bless you - Sincerely, / s / Earl Piper. • An old Navy yarn was contributed by Marion Smith, wddow ofJohn Victor Smith for the '34 Class column: • Litde known facts about our Navy: On 23 August 1779, the USS CONSTITUTION set saU from Boston. She left with 475 officers and men, 48,600 gaUons of fresh water, 7400 cannon shot, 11,600 pounds of of black powder, and 79,400 gaUons of rum on board. Her mission was to destroy and harass English shipping.

Making Jamaica on 6 October, she took on 826 pounds of black powder and 68,300 gaUons of rum. Then she

headed for the Azores, arriving there on 12 November. She provisioned wdth 550 pounds of beef and 64,300 gaUons of Pormgese wdne.

On 18 November she set saU for England. In the ensuing days, she defeated five British men-of-war and capmred and scutded 12 EngHsh merchantmen, salvaging only thefr rum. By 27 January, her powder and shot were exhausted.

Unarmed, she made a raid up the Firth of Clyde. Her landing party capmred a whiskey distillery and transferred 40,000 gaUons aboard by dawn.

Then she headed home.

The CONSTITUTION arrived in

Boston Harbor on 20 February 1780 wdth no cannon shot, no powder, no food, no rum, no whiskey, but wdth 48,600 gaUons of stagnant water. H ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES, SEC'Y/TREAS, AND AND CORB-SECY: RADM Ed Keats, USN (Ret.) 3704 N. Charles St. Balrimore.MD 21218 H: 410-235-3803; F: 410-243-1960 E: edkeats@comcast.net

The election Ida Mary DetweUer Boyd, who kindly assumed the responsibUities of being our teUer for the recent election, has reported that three quarters ofthe members ofthe Class returned the postcard baUot.The voting result was unanimous to elect Ed Keats President and Secretary/ Treasurer.

Sad news Albert Heritage Bowker died on 15 May in Oceanside, CA. (His obituary has been written and sent in. It either is in this issue or wdU apper in an upcoming Last CaU.) Ofthe letter recendy sent to aU class wddows the one to Babette Walker, wddow of Francis D. Walker, who died in 2003, was remmed marked "deceased." (What foUows comes from the research efforts of the Obimaries Editor of Shipmate, Timothy Elizabeth Woodbury.) Babette died a year and a half ago on 28 January 2005 in Phoenix, AZ. She was born Babette Klein on 30 AprU 1917 in Winnetka, IL. She graduated from Lake Forest CoUege in 1939. She was married for thirty years to H.J. Bendinger who died in 198l.They had a son and a daughter plus a granddaughter. In 1988 she and Frank, then a widower, were married in Longboat Key, FL. They moved to Phoenix in 1999. She was interred in Arlington next to Frank.

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The Class has just learned, from her daughter's reply to the letter sent to aU class widows, that Amy Margaret "Margot" Doukas, widow of Nicholas Doukas who died in 1991, died last year on 21 July at Rancho Cucamonga, CA. She was born on 15 August 1914 in San Diego. She attended a variety of coUeges to enhance her abUities as a flautist. She and Nick were married on 9 May 1938 in National City, CA.They had three chUdren, Penny, Mike and Nick, plus four grandchUdren and one great grandchUd. The years go by Exacdy three quarters of a cenmry has passed since we entered the Academy in the summer of 1931. President Herbert Hoover then cut the pay ofthe U.S. mUitary; the depression was affecting people and business throughout the country; the aftermath ofWorld War I was stiU evident in a Europe engaged in rebuUding whUe struggHng wdth debts; Adolph Hitler was creating a noisy disturbance in Germany but had not yet gained power; the Japanese overrunning of East Asia was generaUy being ignored in the U.S.; and the U.S. Navy was smaU and getting smaUer. Our minds and energies, however, reacting wdth happiness to becoming the new USNA Class of 1935, were focused on the rigors of Plebe Summer. With the abandonment of youth we ignored the sinister acriviries of the outside world that would so gready take over our Hves a decade later.

Congratulations The class notes that Bradley Bennett wdU become ninety five on 29 August and sends good wishes to him for that achievement.

Rain, rain go away In response to a request for information about acriviries of classmates in California for pubHcation in this column Lew Schock wrote, "We sriU have our Wednesday lunches, but we cancel if it's raining or if rain is predicted. (Does this make us fafr weatherfriends?)"This column takes a sHghdy different approach by recaUing the opening Hne ofthe song A Hubba, Hubba, Hubba made popiUar by Perry Como in 1945, "It's always fair weather when Hep Cats get together."The present day Hep Cats are those Lew identifies as the luncheon regiUars in Coronado-San Diego. They are -I^ou Bauer, Ralph Baum, BiU Hazzard -and- himself, with Nave Nash as a semi-regular.

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Missing addressees The letter informing classmates and widows ofthe death ofJesse Gay was apparendy received by aU but one member ofthe Class, Bruce T. HemphiU. On the other hand, fifteen ofthe ninetyfive maUed to widows using their latest known addresses were remrned as undeHverable. It is regrettable that they have not provided the Class wdth their current addresses and we wdU reluctantly need to drop them from our maihng Hst unless someone teUs us of their whereabouts or (we hope not) advises of their deaths. They are: Mrs. John W. Bottoms, Mrs. Clark. R. Carter, Mrs. Stephen H. Gimber, Mrs.John N. Gruger, Mrs. Fred J. Harlfinger II, Mrs. Gordon. E. Hendricks, Mrs. Harry. I. Kintz, Mrs. Clement E. Langlois, Mrs. Dennis. C. Lyndon, Mrs. RhodamY McEfroy, Mrs. Arthur. M. Purdy, Mrs. Frank M. Smith, Mrs. Frank. A. Spencer, Mrs. Benjamin. G. Wade and Mrs. Richard. G. Weede A note on behavior The annual Blue Angels Commissioning Week flight demonstration over the Severn River on 24 May brought a throng of more than a thousand Navy people, acrive and retired, with their famUies plus many Midshipmen to Hospital Point, the premier viewing spot in the Yard. The crowd was notably weU mannered, friendly to each other, and mericulous in clean-up after picnicking.

There was no one "in charge" and no poHce, MPs or Shore Patrol in evidence. An attending observer could not help but compare thefr behavior with that reported in the Baltimore Sun of those in the infield at the Preakness four days earHer — throwdng half consumed cans of beer on the ground, using the outside rather than the inside of portable privies, and women exposing their upper bodies to the cheers of spectators, among even more anrisocial acts. AU this despite the patroUing of hfred guards and Baltimore poHce. A reasonable conclusion is that we can be proud of having been able to spend much ofour Hves within the civilized Navy society, and be pleased to learn that even two generations later the same attimde prevaUs. Family photos encouraged The picture accompanying the column is run for the purpose of soHciting simUar — or better — ones from classmates. This example vwU, perhaps, encourage many classmates to send in photos of themselves with members of their famUies so that others wdU have the opportunity to see them.

Luke Baker and his great grandpa

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From the President WC2017 I am dismrbed by the accusation that the marines in Iraq deHberately kUled a number of men, women and chUdren to avenge a faUen comrade. Marines don't do that. They are imbued wdth a discipHne, just as we were, not to do so. I hope that economic and poHtical forces wUl not triumph over justice.

Remembrance The years between W W I and W W II were challenging ones for the United States Navy. The misconceived national poHcy of isolationism aggravated by the Great Depression reduced the Navy to its lowest state of readiness. The Washington Naval Arms Treaty of 1923 tried to Hmit capital ships of Britain, United States, Japan, France and Italy.The U.S. did not buUd to its quota, but scrapped ships.

Funds for operarions and pay were severely cut, promorions were slowed.

Most Navy ships were obsolete but less than one ship a year was authorized.

Even in the depression, when jobs were hard to come by, some officers chose to resign; some with a technical specialty were adjured with offers of monetary rewards. For instance, after the war LCDR Nimitz visited Germany to smdy the new diesel engine. On his remrn he was one of a smaU eHte group that knew any thing

Our Classmate GU Slonim entered the about diesel engines. A manufacturer 1944 Personnel: (Marine and Navy mysterious world of Cryptology just offered him a salary eight times his naval combined): Tonnage before W W II. pay. He refused and appHed his broader Officers: 301,116:5,299,480 (Includes talents toward improving the Navy. In the The mission of cryptology is to amphibious and other types of smaU craft) early stage of electrification ofthe navy, acquire, evaluate and disseminate Officer Candidates: 129,102 Lieut. Spruance earned a degree in elecenemy radio traffic. OriginaUy the EnHsted Men: 2,970,428 trical engineering. He had tours in navy mission was in the office of InteUigence.

Admiral Spruance wrote of transition shipyards overseeing electrical instaUations (ONI). But it overiapped the Office of from peace to war. Looking back over WW and on engineering staffi. He too was II, I am impressed with the necessity for having Communications (ONC) and (ONI). pressed with offers of money which he officers in time of war who are willing to fight.Between the war years a feud developed refused. He chose not to remain an between these two offices resulting in With the United States this starts with the engineer officer for his interest was in sea President, and goes on down the line. Some interdepartmental rivalry about which duty and command wrhere his broader officers are good at public relations, some goodwoiUd control Cryptology. The C N O talents developed. as exeaitives, administrators or planners and gave custody of this infant to O N C some are natural leaders andfighters.Some because he did not trust ONI. It is interAdmiral Spruance wrote about his pre fighters and leaders are not good as administra-esting that the C N O ofthe time war experience (His words wiU be itaHcondoned feuding with in his staff instead tors or planners. Tliey may not be useful in cized.) Making war is an art in itself, and I have always been thankfid for the six years times ofpeace, but in war they become essentialof ordering the fenders to come down spent at the Naval War College between the out in the combat areas. The combination of wdth a joint position that the C N O could years 1926 and 1938 studying and thinking able administrator and fighter are what we needapprove as naval poHcy. Those who place in the higher echelons of command. What both-their personal interests above the interests about the art of war Tliese years were of ofthe United States endanger the security ers me is how in times ofpeace, we can tell tremendous value to me when it came time to ofthe Nation and adversely affect the whether or not an officer unll fight in time of practice the art. I must say that making war is a Navy. Before Midway another rivalry war, as well as fight intelligently.

We were fortumost interesting ocaipation, and,ifwe had to nately in WW II to have King in Washington erupted when the office ofWar Plans liave war, it was for me a privilege to have been joined the O N I - O N C feud. If it had not and Nimitz as CincPac — both very able a participant in it. been for the strength of Admfrals King intelligent men who had the fighting edge as The question is: did the dismal times and Nimitz the Midway batde would well as great administrative talents. ofthe pre-WW II years affect the effechave been compromised. tiveness ofthe Navy? No, for officers and The foUowdng is Part 1 of a thumb enlisted men did the best they could wdth Interdepartmental feuds have infected naU sketch ofthe contribution of radio the Htde they had kept the Navy afloat. In the Navy since time immemorial. It's not inteUigence to Fleet operations; part II spite of resistance by some batdeship offiwdU be in the September issue. Because of the system; it's the people. cen, naval aviators wdth a long view of closely held security few senior officers (Consider the ratdesnake, a creature aviation, kept development aHve. As the understood radio inteUigence and held it jealous of its territory. If a passerby stays force ofthe winds of war increase the in disdain — thinking of it as a chUdish clears ofthe ratder's domain he wdU be safe; Congress and the people became play thing. In the early stages ofWW II but if he enters it the snake wdU strike.) concerned for naval readiness. Ship btiUdsome taskforce commanders did not listen The key to naval radio inteUigence is a ing resumed at a modest rate in 1932 to thefr mobUe inteUigence team. network of Hstening stations covering the when theVinson-Trammel Act authorizes During the doldrums ofthe 1920s a Pacffic located for triangulation of inter200,000 tons of ships and exploded wdth hand fuU of naval cryptanalysts worked to cepts. Message receiving evaluation and the Vinson-Walsh Twro Ocean Navy bUl of penetrate Japanese codes and ciphen.The dissemination centers located in Op-20-G 1940; autiiorized 1,900,000 tons of ships breaking ofJapan's WE WE cipher, used station Negat in the Navy Department, and afrcraft. In a few short years the U.S. in the former German islands in the station Hypo in Hawafr and station Navy was the most powerful in history.

Central Pacific mandated to Japan by the Belconnen in AustraHa. MobUe radio The foUowdng statistics trace the history League of Nations, disclosed that Japan InteUigence Units were assigned to fleet ofthe Navy in its struggle from decHne was fortifying the islands. Later the code and task force commanders. to renaissance. breakers uncovered Japan had penetrated I am confused by the lexical of the Navy's war plan Orange. inteUigence for it was derived from the 1938 Personnel: Navy: Marine Corps: Cryptography non-beUevers Greek word kryptos "hidden" and logos Tonnage began taking notice of these accomplish"word" (It's aU Greek) were originated Officers: 10,336:1,359:200,000 ments — some wdth control in mind. by pioneer cryptographers and vary EnHsted men: 105,599:10,336 from dictionary versions.The foUowdng definitions are to keep me sane.

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Cryptography: Encoding messages intended to be decoded only by addressee.

Cryptanalysts: Code breakers Cryptographic Section — code breakers headquarters I When an intercepted message cannot be read by cryptanalysis, it can yield important information by traffic analysis, not perfect but helpful. By analyzing radio traffic the foUowing deductions are possible: sender and receiver of messages, locations of transmissions (radio direction finding), transmission length, routing, traffic volume and precedent.

GU Slonim was a language student in Tokyo in the late thirties but was sent home in 1941 because ofthe threat of war. He was trained by the remarkable Joe Rochefort for Mobile Radio InteUigence Unit duty. When Joe thought him ready he was transferred with his mobUe team to VADM Halsey'sTF 16 in time for the raid on Tokyo and duty in the Solomon Islands. When VADM Halsey took over the South Pacific Command in October 1942, RADM Kinkaid became CTF16. It was in time for the carrier actions of the Eastern Solomons where Enterprise was damaged (GU lost a man and he might have been kUled had he not been with the admiral), and of Santa Cruz Island. His team was transferred to Saratoga that was torpedoed. Next the team transferred to Wasp via destroyer. Before they arrived Wasp was torpedoed. GU's team was ordered to Pearl Harbor. He got a flight to Pearl. But his crew had to hitch hike; with their heavy gear, they moved some twenty six times.This ends Part I. In Memorial Capt. AUen RusseU Faust, USN (Ret) died 12 February 2005 in Driftwood, Texas a very smaU viUage. Services were held at St. Stephen Episcopal Chapel, Wimberley, Texas on 15 February.

Shipmate's Obimary editor did not receive an obituary but returned maU stating that Captain Faust was deceased. A bobtaU obimary was found on Hne that gave Htde detaU. I found Russ's telephone number in the Alumni Register and dialed; and spoke to his wife Margie but got Htde information.

After spending five years in the surface Navy Russ became a submariner with a busy wartime career. On retirement in 1963 he earned a master degree and taught in the Marine MiHtary Academy in HarHnger,Texas. During his tenure he

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steered over fifty plebes to the Naval Academy. On his final retirement the famUy moved to the smaU viUage of Driftwood in the HiU Country ofTexas.

RADM Richard R. Pratt, USN (Ret) died 25 May 2006 at Fleet Landing in JacksonviUe, Florida. A funeral Mass was held at the Naval Academy Chapel on 20 June; foUow by a processional to Hospital Point and burial. A reception was held at the Officer's Club. Dick's son John sent me information on a beautiful example of love. The famUy kept a vigU for three days for Dick that included Roscoe, his Httle dog. A Navy Cross wdth star was placed on his chest and a Rosary in his hand.

With his family beside him family Dick passed away peacefiiUy. I new Dick weU.When the Class of 1936 was fleeting up to command Dick was the first to get a destroyer (I think). I was one of the early ones to head a department. Dick dispatched congratulations to me. The last time I saw him was in Fleet Landing and was shown a ship's beU from one ofhis commands that one ofhis sons located. He struck it and the noise raddled the windows. As ComServLant, Dick converted Diego Garcia, the British island in the Indian Ocean, into an air base now in the War on Terrorism.

Capt. Alexander K. Tyree USN (Ret) died 10 May 2006 at SHELL Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers, Florida. He is survived by his wife Ethel "WUH" and three chUdren from his first marriage. Alex was a former resident of Fredericksburg,Virginia. During the War he was a submariner and commanded three submarines, one of which Bowfin is a national historic land market Pearl Harbor. He engaged in the Navy's successful submarine campaign that destroyed Japan's merchant Marine, a major factor in the defeat ofJapan; for which he was awarded the Navy Cross wdth a star.

After retirement he settled in Fredericksburg,Virginia where he was awarded a master degree by Duke University and taught at Mary Washington CoUege. He and his wife buUt a summer cottage in Maine.

After his second retirement in 1979 they alternated between their homes and traveled. Susan died in 1984. WhUe Alex was visiting the Sherbys in Spain he met Gloria Clark a widow they were married.

Gloria died in 200I.Alex married Ethel "WUH."

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Recent Memorial Services ofthe Class of 1937 Monday 19 June 2006 there was a Protestant Committal Service at the Columbarium for Mrs. Granville Meredith Adams. Mrs. Adams was the widow of retired Navy Captain Thomas M. Adams, Class of 1937, who passed away in December 1995.

Wednesday, 14 June2006 there was a Protestant Funeral Service in St Andrew's Chapel foUowed by a burial service in the Cemetery for Rear Admiral Paul Christian Huelsenbeck , USNR (Ret.).

The foUowing report on a Celebration of Life for Mary Soucek was submitted by Captain Slaughter recendy.

• Bess and Jack drove to FrankHn,VA for the service celebrating Mary Soucek's Hfe. It was weU attended by his chUdren Archie & Claudia and Howie & Linda, a number of grandchUdren, friends and of course Zeke. For classmates, in addition to B &J,A1 & Leola Carr came from the Tidewater Area. Howie spoke covering wonderful memories ofhis Mother and the many things she had taught her famUy.Jack had recendy purchased a new ceU phone with aU those fancy extras and had been checked out (at least so he thought) on it by a grandson. WeU, to make a long story short, a number of pictures were taken which he intended to show off his skills by including in this report.Yes, they're on the ceU phone, the grandson a senior in coUege has left for a summer job canning fish in Alaska and Jack has stiU been unable to download the pictures to emaU! One of these days? • Keep Revin with '37

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This month we wdU let the numbers talk for us. Several ofthe classes senior to us have pubHshed stories covering their attrition from arrival at our beloved home on the banks ofthe Severn to the present. We wdU give that a try; and wdU have a request at the end ofthe column to which we here and now caU to your attention.

First: let's talk about the oldest warrior in the class. Jake Ready sent us several picmres ofhis visit to the MIDWAY Museum. Here, you see him in his trusty chariot about to laimch, although he does not seem to know where the bow is.

Jake has long claimed that he is the oldest '38 member of '38 with a birth date of 04/16/14. He contends that Cal Calhoun (dob 10/09/13) was a '37 member ofthe class of'38. We welcome further repartee from those involved.

Jake Ready attiie MIDWAY Museum

Second: A tale about submariners in WWII. A best estimate is that of about 465 WWII skippers, 36 were from our great class. Ofthe 24 current survivors, five are from '38:Vince Schumacher, Jake Reed, Ralph Lockwood, Herm MUler and JVIike Rindskopf Now, we get to the piece-deresistance ofour numbers. Some ofyou may be able to break out our 45'-" Reumon Lucky Bag. There, you wiU see on page 243, a chart prepared by Nate Sonenshein which showed the "victims of the system" for whatever reasons: 1934 entered: 607 1935 AcYear; 541 1936 Ac Year: 482 1937 AcYear: 450 1938 Graduation: 438

Commissioned: 414 (388 Ensigns/ 26 Marines) 1948 Active duty: 320 (302 Navy/ 18 Marines 1958 Active Duty: 299 (283 Navy/ 16 Marines) 1962 Active Duty: 234 (220 Navy/ 14 Marines) 1968 Active Duty: Flag and General Officers only and Captain Jack Bogley* — PhU Beshany was the last to retire in 1974.

Using information provided by Paul Schultz, we can construct another table of survivors (6 no information and presumed dead are included in Deceased) 1958: 58 Retired/81 Deceased 1968: 306 Retired/97 Deceased 1978:306 Retired/132 Deceased 1988:247 Retired/191 Deceased 1998:164 Retired/274 Deceased 2003:103 Retired/335 Deceased 2006 (current): 55 Retired/ 383 Deceased We cannot conclude this without information about our beloved and supportive spouses and widows. Paul has provided that informarion, too. We beHeve that there are 33 spouses and 140 widows, which added to 55 classmates, makes our total fanfrly 218.

Next, we report that as of 30 June 2006, only seven out ofour remaining 55 classmates are under 90 years of age.

Finally, we can assure you that the Class has enough money squirreled away at the Alumni Association to ensure that we wiU be able to send a memorial gift in honor of every classmate and lady.

As we promised up top, here is your chaUenge. Anyone who can add to, comment upon, but not refute our numbers is welcome do take a crack at it!

So, enough numbers. We are saddened to report three more losses in our ranks.

Less than two months after Bob Nelson's passing, we have learned that Annette, his wife of 68 years, left us on 16 May 2006 in Phoenix. Ann met Bob whUe she was studying nursing at Johns Hopkins. She was an active golfer, a judge in flower shows, an antique appraiser and lover of golden retrievers. She is survived by four chUdren, two grand-chUdren, and four great grandchUdren. Don, her oldest, has been Assistant Dean of Admissions at the

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Academy for many years. Our other casualries on the West Coast are El Ogle who passed away quickly on 8 June 2006; and Dan Harrington of flu on 10 June 2006 Their obituaries wUl appear in the next SHIPMATE. We are pleased to have received notes of thanks for the class memorial contributions from Harriet Shaw for Bob; from Gid Boyd's son for his Mother; and from Jake Reed for Barbara.

To conclude on a happy note, we can report that our two active class authors are touting their memoirs. Herb Mandel continues to speak, especiaUy to submarine veterans, about his "Submarine Captain and Command at Sea". He says he has copies left for his grandchUdren — and that's it.

On the other hand, Wick Alford is just reaching the public with his destroyer story "Playing for Tfrne —War on an Asiatic Fleet Destroyer". He suggests you look in your local bookstore because he talks about several classmates from days long gone.

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We appear to be in the summer doldrums. No one seems to be going anywhere or doing anything exciting — or else they're not talking about it. By the time you read this the Castine Caperers should be back home and rested up. And again, if John Clagett comes through with a report and pictures you should be reading about it in next month's column.

MeanwhUe, I can report that the great state of Maine is stiU as enjoyable as ever.

I have recent first hand knowledge after a trip to Pordand over Memorial Day weekend to attend the wedding of my granddaughter, Elizabeth. She was, of course, a beautiful bride, and the groom, whom I met for the first time, got my approval (not that it matters).

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Richard "Stormy" Karl's 9(f^ birthday party which his family and friends attended in May 2006 atthe Karl's home in Charleston, SC

Bill Carpenter got a picture of Betty and Stormy Karl, taken on Stormy's 90 birthday, which he forwarded for inclusion in this column. This brought back some thoughts from long before Stormy's 90'- when some ofus were back in school after W W I I in the late '40s. I was headed to Harvard Business School, and we found a lovely new apartment development in Watertown, Mass., within commuting distance so we signed up. We discovered that we weren't the only ones who found these apartments. D o w n at the corner were Betty and Stormy, w h o was going to MIT, and in the next block were Rose and Mike MichaeUs, also going to MIT. That was a pleasant two years (we were worried that we had to sign 3-year leases when we knew we'd be there only two years), but what the heck.

I was in a ride pool to Harvard with two Air Force officers, an Army officer, and a Navy supply corps officer, aU ofus enroUed in the same class at Harvard.

O n e ofthe Air Force officers and I were the only academy graduates — he was in the class of'42 at West Point. And interestingly, he and a W P classmate ofhis also in the same B-school class were LtCols whUe we from U S N A were sriU LtCdrs.

We aU kept in more or less touch thereafter, but the "it's a smaU world" finale is that the wddow of the Air Force LtCol now Hves in the same retirement complex as B e n Frana and Betty and Pat Clancy.

However, Stormy's 90 raised the quesrion about how we're aging. As a guess, our median age must be 89 or 90.

With Ralph Gerber's departure the disrinction of youngest remaining graduate has not been claimed, but at the reunion last September B o b Kaufinan made the claim without any chaUenge, although Pat Clancy was considering it. N o n e of these claims can be verified since, for some obscure reason, the Register of Graduates no longer includes birthdates. I'd be wUHng to receive nominarions by or for youngest and oldest graduates in the class, and I'U 38

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keep track. And if someone has an old Register wdth birthdates he might calculate a median.

Unfortunately further considerarion of age and longevity leads to the inevitable catalog of those w h o have left us. We received word from the obituary section at the Alumni Association of the death of Lon Wellman last December, presumably in Carmel, CA. A copy ofhis death certificate was sent to the Alumni Association wdth no other information.

H e never managed to make it to any of the BAG brunches but we heard from him, and I visited him, occasionaUy. He'd been pretty much sidehned by arthritis for a number of years. With Lon's passing the number of remaining graduates drops to 103. The Alumni Association also provided informarion on the death of Cis, widow of Lee Sw^epston, in Charlotte, N C , 21 May. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery in Charlotte. J i m Elkins caUed to report that he lost his Carol on 25 May in Athens, GA. Her burial was in her old home town of Blackshear, GA. Then Warren Lowerre forwarded an obit on Patricia (Pat), wddow of AUen Skinner, 31 May, in Denton, T X . (See another note about Warren below).

This has been a pretty skimpy report, so keep those cards and e-maUs corning for a longer and more informative column next time. I wonder whether anyone else with a tendency toward a weird wandering mind noted that on 0 6 / 0 6 / 0 6 we celebrated the 6 6 * anniversary of tossing our old caps away.

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A particularly nice thing about reunions Hke ours is that I get to hear from people that I have not heard from before and I learn of unusual Classmate activities and experiences. O u r 65*-" was no exception.

V i c Blandin started things out by teUing me how disappointed he and Bettie were to have to miss the gathering but a sprained left leg and a new right hip were not up to it. He's working to get ready for the 70™. He was deHghted to hear that the Observatory plaque is in place and he wrote me the foUowing:

I have always considered the Observatory as the finest gift of any Class, before or since. It is an ageless gift which fiUs the mariner's eternal rehance on the heavenly bodies to see us to safe harbors.

It is of special interest to me in that it is a Hnk to my grandfadier w h o I never knew, Lieut. John Blandin, Class of 1882, w h o died July 4,1898 of injuries received in the explosion of USS Maine on February 15,1898. His mentor was Lieut.

Alexander Michelson w h o inspired him to attend Johns Hopkins to continue his smdies, which he did for two years, at his own expense.

Vic also expressed the hope that the Observatory shoiUd be protected by a trust fund which he hopes the Execurive Committee wiU look into. At present we have a fund set aside for the Observatory and I expect to be receiving a proposal from Prof. Albert — now a fiUl professor — on some Observatory work that needs funding. O n e attendee w h o wrote to teU me what a good rime he had was V i c N i e m e y e r , attending his first reunion since leaving us at the end of plebe year. Nevertheless he stayed a 41er by graduating in May from the University ofTexas. H e was hoping to see his r o o m mates. Bill Jones and Sherman Naymark and he, Hke the rest ofus, regretted that they did not make it. After graduation, Vic attended the reserve officers' school as a "120 day wonder" and was commissioned in January'42. H e was assigned first to the R - 1 8 (SS 95) and then to USS Sea Cat (SS 399) which he put in commission and made 7 war patrols, winding up in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945 for the surrender. In 1953, he entered the Foreign Service and served, among other countries in ChUe, where he met members ofthe Delano fanfrly w h o had settled there years ago. We were happy that Vic made it to the reunion and now let's hope he keeps in touch.

V i c R o w n e y was another w h o had planned to be present but was stopped by what was diagnosed as "congesrive heart faUure." H e reports that he is stable now and at h o m e trying to lose weight and get stronger. Like some ofthe rest ofus w h o have tangled with heart problems, he is taking a bucket of pUls which seem to be doing the right job. H e was parricularly appreciative ofthe care and service given to him by dieVA hospital in San Francisco. He, too is buUding up strength for the 70*-". G e o r g e H a g e r m a n provided one the "unusual Classmate activities and experiences" that

1 mentioned earHer even though he and Ruth could not get to the reunion.

George had conunand of USS Hyades (AF-28), a C-2 huU refrigerator ship.

WhUe at sea the summer just before the Cuban nfrssUe crisis. Hyades was ordered to act as a blockade runner merchant ship tr\dng to get to Charleston SC. George stopped the ship, painted out the huU numbers and name; replaced the latter wdth M.S.Fink, the name of a real German ship, and painted the appropriate blue shipping Hne stripe on the stack. The German national flag flew at the mast and aU hand on deck shifted to whatever ci\dlian clothes they had. I understand it was quite a sight. En route to Charleston, some afrcraft looked them over but said nothing. Shordy before sundown with Charleston just over the horizon a Navy Reser\'e destroyer checked them out but lost interest when the M.S. Fink dipped her colors which the destroyer returned and then departed. When darkness feU, Hyades was to assume the role of a Russian Komar MissUe boat and attempt to sink two afrcraft carriers in an exercising task group. Using a variety of tactical chicanen,: Hyades wrorked her way to wdthin eas\- signal Hght range and flashed to the carriers that she was a missUe boat and they were sunk. AU heU brook loose.

Search Hghts and afrcraft sw ooped low over Hyades wdth more search Hghts aU of which pro\dded a good laugh aboard Hyades where morale was high. It was certainly early preparation for some ofthe acthdt\- during the Cuban crisis. For those of us in the Washington and AnnapoUs area, it was disappointing to leam that at the end of May we were going to lose LesHe and Mac Nicholson who have now moved to Pasadena CA. Mac was a loyal attendee at Navy footbaU games and both of them got to our Class activities in the area. Mac used to keep me weU posted on happenings in AnnapoHs and both of them wdU be sorely missed.

As a final reminder ofthe 65'-" affafr, here is a picmre ofthe gathering that attended the fiiU dress parade at which our presence was honored.

41's Full Dress Parade Group

Now for those hot August birthdays. Here they are: Beatty, Costaghola, Cuccias, deLatour, Hudgins, Koecher, Marquardt, Parr>; Shutt and Strieter. I almost forgot the stones that honor these Augustians are the sardonyx and peridot, signifying married happiness, and their flowers are poppys (freshly cut and not processed!) and gladioluses.

OrUy one change for your rosters this month: LesHe and Mac Nicholson, 985A Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena CA 91105.

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We wround up our spring series of luncheons on Flag Day wdth our armual AnnapoHs gathering arranged by Ann Beale,Vera Schoenfeld and Ginnie Smith.

WhUe Alfredo had threatened to drown us out, the day stayed dry and friendly RegretfiUly, Ann suffered a broken leg in May in a faU into a sunken Hving room whUe visiting an Annapolis friend and was unable to attend as she slowly mends.

Joining the hostesses were JoAnn & Jerry MiUer, Martha Jane & CharHe Smith, Hap Day, Peggy & Ed Herndon, Peggy & Ken Haynes, Muff & Norm Nash, Marion & BUl Montgomery, Kieran & Jack MitcheU, Edie & Frank O'Brien, Anne & BUlWUHs, Joan & Richard Curris, Irene & Mac MacKowan, Betty & Jack Crawdbrd, Peggy SmaU, Barbara & Dale Reed, Rene Griffith, Bett>' King, Liz & Bob McWethy Rufe Porter, Charlotte & Ken Simmons, P e ^ y Bergin Huble, Ed Freighmer, AngeHque Kidd, Pat & Art Rawson, Frank Andrews and a guest LT Brian Fort.

President Jerry Miller provided a recap of aU the various contributions classmates had provdded for the welfare of the class and concluded by presenting Marion & BUl Montgomery each with a bouquet of roses in recognition of the eight years they had co-hosted the Washington Class luncheons.

Pat & Art Rawson traveled to Jackson, MS early this year on the occasion ofthe wedding of thefr grandson, LT Geoffry Bent '01 to CoUeen Moody, daughter of C D R Jack Moody '70. C D R Rex Bent '76, is the father ofthe groom.

John Marocchi conrinues his mvolvement with the Vfrginia War Memorial Educarional Foundarion in Richmond,VA. He serves on thefr

Ward Miller serves on John Mica's 7'-" Congressional {Florida} District Service Academy Nominating Board "which he takes very seriously." The board is composed of successfiil men and women throughout his district. They look for weU-rounded scholar - athlete â&#x20AC;&#x201D; leaders wdth emphasis spHt about 60% on academics, 20% on leadership shown in major activities such as varsity athletics, and 20% on planning, organizing and participating in other extracurriculars.

Ward notes that the quality of appHcants he interviewed has been uniformly high, wdth SATs averaging 630 verbal, math 650, and high school grade points averaging 3.5. National Honor Society membership has been weU over 50%. One thing struck him, however, that whUe aU appHcants met the minimum scores in science and math, most did not show zeal in trying to pursue engineering as their prime educational objective. But he wrote further "that when his grandson graduated from Georgia Tech with a desree in Economics, he should have become aware that things have changed.. .But what else is new?"

Mac Duncan retraced his steps of 38 years ago and vdsited Viemam early this year where he served as Commander Naval Support Activity Saigon from March 1968 to March 1969 and wanted to see for himself the changes during the intervening years. This is his report.

H "NSA Saigon provided support to aU Navy Units in the II, III and IV Corps and included 16 Bases scattered from Qui Nhon (halfway bet%veen Saigon and Da Nang) to Phu Quoc Island in the GiUf of ThaUand. My Headquarters were in Saigon for the first six months and Nha Be thereafter on a Base we buUt on the Saigon River 15 mUes south of Saigon. I Hved in a VUla in Saigon with Admiral WUHe House ('40), Deputy COM NAVFORV, and on die Base in Nha Be. ' During my tour, I spent at least three days August 2006

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"My tour group formed up in Bangkok and we flew to Ho Chi IVlinh City (Saigon), new a busding city of eight mUHon people—it was about two miUion in 1968.The motor bike has replaced the bicycle—at least a mUHon of them and traffic is continuous. The hotels are as modern as in any major city in the world.

The Rex Hotel, a major BOQ in 1968, is stiU going strong. There are many new high rise glass buUdings and much new construction.The stores and shops are privately owned and are weU stocked with goods from around the world.Visitors and tourists are very welcome. The official designation for their economy, used by our Viemamese Program Director, is "market economy."We might caU it PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.There is an abundance of labor as you notice in the hotels, shops and restaurants. Foreign investments are very active. WhUe there, an article in the paper announced that INTEL was to buUd a 700 mUHon doUar plant near Saigon.

"During our Saigon City tour, we visited the Reunification Palace (the former Presidential Palace). In the Command bunker beneath the Palace, used by President Theiu, there was a chart that was of personal interest to me—it showed the American in country strength on 29 June 1968—1 WAS THERE— 541,933 total Americans including 33,664 Navy.

"A very special day for me was a tour of Saigon with Hoa Luu, nephew of a Vietnamese lady who has Hved in AnnapoHs for 36 years and who worked for me in Saigon in 1968. Hoa was 30 years old when he came to the US in 1992, got his educarion, became a US resident and is back in Vietnam on aVisa operating a ceramic factory. Hoa knew aU the streets in Saigon by their old names— the Communists changed the street names in 1976. He took me to 161 Tran Qui Cap, theViUa where I Hved—stUl there My Saigon Headquarters buUding was 9 stories taU and is now an apartment buUding. COMNAVFORV Headquarters and the VUla where he Uved are stUl in good shape. The NSA Saigon Base that we buUt in Nha Be is now aVietnamese Army Base with metal gates—couldn't see much.

"In Saigon, we had a most interesting talk by a former North Vietnamese Army Officer, who now is a very successful TV

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documentary producer. He participated in the attacks on Saigon during Tet 1968 and said they were badly beaten each time they attacked Saigon. He said they didn't wdn we left!

"From Saigon, we flew to Da Nang. It is the third largest city in Vietnam and stUl benefits from the fact that it was not attacked whUe American forces were there China Beach is stiU a beautiful beach, now being developed - hotels and condos.

Marble Mountain has a thriving Marble Stone workshop. We stayed two nights at Pafrn Garden Resort on the South China Sea in Hoi An, a vUlage 30 nfrles south of Da Nang. PaHn Garden Resort is as luxurious as the resorts in BaH. "We next bussed over the mountains to Hue. This mountain road, as weU as the Kudzu vine that is estabHshing itself, renfrnded me of western North CaroHna in my youth. The Citadel at Hue is a most imposing area and was a very tough batdeground for the Marines during Tet. "The one hour fhght from Hue to HaNoi was smooth and included a very nice fuU meal. In HaNoi we stayed at the HUton HaNoi Opera Hotel — they have torn down the prison HaNoi HUton where American POWs wee kept, but have retained a marker by West Lake in HaNoi where John McCain was captured.

They do not acknowledge any harsh treatment of PWs.We visited Ho Chi JVUnh's Mausoleum, waiting in a three block long Hne, the President's Palace, buUt by the French, and the house where Ho Chi Minh Hved. The party Hne is that aU Ho Chi Minh wanted was an independent, unified Vietnam. They say he asked for United States help at the end of WWII to gain independence from France and the US backed France, so he had to mrn to China and the Soviets for help. The party lone is that Ho Chi Minh embraced Communism in 1954, not in the 1920's, as history records. WhUe they have a communist form of government, the elements of the government are not mentioned in the EngUsh language newspapers.

"We spent a day going up to HaLong Bay, an archipelago of 1600 stony islands that UNESCO officiaUy recognized as a natural heritage that needs to be preserved — a beautiful Bay. We also went to a very remote tiny vUlage to see the Folk Water Puppet show. The puppeteers are below the surface of the water and move the puppets around on the surface of the water - a most unusual performance. The show dates back to the 18'' century.

"My overaU impression ofVietnam is that they are doing today what we tried to get them to do 40 years ago. I'm glad I went!"H The usual taUgate area for the 2006 footbaU season has been procured thanks to an anonymous donor. This could be the final year for '42 to raUy round as the reduced interest in this minor social event may no longer justify the price the Athletic Association hopes to coUect. So, if you have tickets for the home games this year, plan to pack a basket and join the group before each game.

For some rime, Capt Robert A. MaxweU, USN (Ret.), a neighbor of Dorothy Howard in Coronado, has served as the Class point of contact with her. She had been in poor health for months and so it was not unexpected when she passed away on 3 June 2006. Her daughter, Cheryl, who Hves in Washington, DC, had visited her mother as frequendy as her work permitted and was with her when she died. Her ashes were inurned next to Hal's at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Grif Stokes left us on 16 AprU 2006.

His fanfrly has provided a loving obit for Lasr CaU. His was a truly remarkable Hfe in which he thoroughly enjoyed his years in the Navy and shared his many talents with aU whom he came in contact after retirement.

Jack Gommengenger passed away on 3 June 2006 after a brief Ulness. He and Ruth had retired to the CoUington Episcopal Life Care Community in MkcheUviUe, MD, where Ruth died in 2005, after Hving in AnnapoHs for 25 years. He was born in Rochester, NY, a veteran ofWWII he retired from the Navy in 1962 as executive officer and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma. He attended the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University and received a MBA degree from the University of Oklahoma. During WWII,Jack served in both the Atlantic and Pacific and was awarded a sUver star and two bronze stars. After retiring from the Navy, he worked for Marine Midland Bank in NewYork and National Bank of Washington, DC. Subsequendy, he was a real estate agent at Giddings in Annapolis.

He enjoyed fishing, golf and bowHng and was a cHent advocate at CrownsviUe Hospital Center. He is survived by three daughters and 14 grandchUdren.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 14% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% PRES: CAPT EJ^. Robie, USN (Ret.) 2111 River Crescent Dr.. Annapohs, MD 21401 H: 4UV224-0850; E: edrDbie@aol.com SEC'Y: CAPT Leslie R. Heselton Jr., USN (Ret.) 7101 Bay Front Dr., Apt. 611, Annapohs, MD 21403 H: 410-216-9629; E: Heselton43@1943.u.sna.com

Remembrarue Nelson Coates Woodward of Nanmcket, MA, died Wednesday, 17 May 2006 at Our Island Home. His ashes were scattered at sea and a memorial service was held at St Paid's Episcopal Church on Friday, 23 June.

Robert Maynes Dampier of McLean,VA passed away on 15 May 2006 ftom a brain hemorrhage. A memorial service was held 3 June 2006 at his church-St Dunstan's Episcopal Church, McLean. Bob's wife, Jean, whom he married in 1942, predeceased him in Dec 2005. Survivors include triplet sons, Lt Cdr Kenneth of San Diego, retired C D R Craig ofWoodland Park, CO, and Dr Carlton of Chester Springs, PA, seven grandchUdren and two great grandsons.

Sue Hogshead, devoted wife of Stanley Hogshead, passed away 18 May in RosevUle, CA. Memorial Services were held 27 May at the PLEASANT Grove Community Church, RoseviUe, with internment at the Chapel ofthe HUls, Citrus Heights. In addition to Stan, Sue is survived by two daughters, Jan Powers of Loomis, CA, and Jeanne Ashe of Monument, CO, a son Jerry of San Gabriel, CA, five grandchUdren and a great grandson.

Trident Scholars Bud Carter attended the Trident Scholar Conference on 28 Apr and found it an eye opener as weU as a pleasure. He reports that this program which started in '63 gives a few selected Midshipmen an oppormnity to engage in independent study and research during their First Class Year. At the end ofthe first semester.

Second Classmen in the top 10% ofthe class are invited to submit proposals for research projects. There were seven scholars selected in the Class of 2006.

Research and a related thesis constitute a major part of each scholars academic year.

Each scholar presents the research results in a report and by lecture at the Trident Conference. The presentations by the scholars were most impressive indeed!

Subjects varied extensively from "Design and Implementation of the Autonomous Surface Vessel", "Dynamic Computer Model of a StirUng Power Space Nuclear

Power System", to "Combined effects of Pulsed FUm Cooling on Upstream Wakes of Gas Turbine AirfoU Heat Transfer".

Based on the prenfrse that it is an important job ofNaval Officers during peace time to develop the new weapons and their tactical application for use when at war, these upconfrng Naval Officers can make a major contribution to the fiiture war fighting capabiHties ofour Navy. It was an added pleasure to sit with a number of these Trident Scholars and their famUies while at lunch at the Officer & Faculty Club.

It may weU be of benefit that this impressive program be expanded to include more Midshipmen, and even include teams of perhaps five.

Impressions of China I recendy visited China and was impressed wdth the path of change since I first visited in '45. The overaU culmre has been changing, gradual in areas and rapidly in others. On the early visits there was decided Class distinction, even aside from income. Even a short time ago there was great distinction between Party Members and others. Now wdth the emergence of a viable middle class everyone seems to feel as good as any regardless of their status of income.

The most obvious change has been in transportation. In the 40's the narrow streets were jammed with rickshaws, now the wide freeways are jammed with autos.

In the 40's most people traveled by bicycle, wdth rickshaws used by affluent and travelers. Later the rickshaws were replaced by trishaws (a three wheel Pedi cab) with a few saved for tourist pictures.

Now the trishaws are disappearing except to take tourists on sightseeing of old town. Automobiles were slow in acceptance, probably because of cost. OriginaUy only the wealthy and the government officials had them, now they are crowding out the bicycles which are being rapidly replaced by mopeds or scooters. At the same time, cities have freeways rivaUng Los Angeles.

Industry has expanded rapidly. Crafts and fine workmanship were once the featured products. Now smaU items are mass produced and heavy industries have mushroomed. Most major automobUe manufacturers have plants in China.

AutomobUes and industry have produced a noticeable change in the atmosphere. The smog is thicker than most American cities. One can hardly stand to breath the air and if you can see a buUding a block away it is caUed a clear

day! China is attempting to correct the situation by developing alternate sources of energy and reducing coal and oU burning. Many new nuclear plants are being constructed, wind turbine fields are blooming, the three gorges dam is already starting to produce power, and thermal energy use is becoming commonplace with 10% (30 nfrUion) households having solar hot water heaters.

China is into a massive building mode, particularly apartment buUdings.

Everywhere there are housing developments many of 65 story condominiums.

Most of which are not yet occupied.

BuUding costs paraUel ours even though workers get less pay because of wide use of man power rather than machines.

Newspapers indicate much fraud and abuse in Chinese financial activities, with reports of officials absconding with mUHons. Most ofthe banks required massive government help because of heavy loan defaults.

The most important aspect of change is the shifting to a market economy rather than a controUed economy. The state corporations are graduaUy becoming pubhc Stock Corporations and the government is graduaUy reducing the red tape and control of business.

Personal freedom is also graduaUy improving although the government stUl retains control of movement. It has become much easier to obtain travel permits but it is stUl difficult to relocate from one place to another.

President's Comments Lynn Hinds, one of Hal Kauffinan's daughters writes: • "Hal sends his best regards to aU and hopes you aU are weU and have a great reunion." Hal had Hved in Stuart, FL, for several years, but after many hurricanes passed through that area his daughters had to rescue him from a shelter. Currently Hal is Hving in a retirement center near AshevUle, NC. He recently had a stroke and lost mobUity but is mentaUy alert.

Those Classmates who would Hke to talk with him write a short letter with your phone number to Hal Kauffrnan, c/o Lynn Hinds, 90 Junco TraU, WaynesviUe, NC, 28785. Tel. #828-926-6114. • tin

65™ Reunion/Class Memorial project update—Progress continues on both projects. The reunion committee has met twice during the past month with emphasis o obtaining estimated costs for the various events, hospitahty room requirements, transportation cost, administrative August 2006

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43*45 CLASS NEWS costs and contingency costs. Hope to have a letter during the month of August to aU who have indicated their attendance.

FuU cooperation and assistance has been obtained from PubHc Works on beautification ofour Class Compass Rose Plaza. The original cost estimate was lower than costs of granite type benches have been received, i.e. rather that $25,000 k is up to $45,000. My thanks to aU who have donated and those who have not responded any donation wUl be greatly appreciated.

Dale Cox has suggested the need of a plaque to be added to the Compass Rose setting forth basic information on the Class Hke first three year class during WWII number classmates kiUed, etc. It wdU be easy to add a bronze plaque so anyone wdth an idea on the content send it to me no later than Jan 2007.

Homecoming wdU be held wdth the Classes of '44 and '45 at the Ginger Cove Rerirement Community on 14 Oct foUowdng the footbaU game with Rutgers.

More detaUs wUl be sent in late August to Classmates within the Washington, Virginia, Delaware region.

Anniversary Luncheon FoUowdng are a few more pictores from the Class Anniversary Luncheon held 19 June at the Bay Woods Retirement Community, w^hich was attended by nearly forty classmates, wives and guests from the surrounding area:

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But it aU came together to produce a total of 981 members for this Great Class!

Bobby Kitt reports a fine occasion arranged by his Villages Lakeland FL. retirement community. They bussed 36 of their Navy vets to Mayport, FL for a film occasion aboard CVA J. F Kennedy.

Boarding, they were 4-he]l'd,"Captain U.S.NAVYarriving". Ahourd, the O O D spotted Bobby's '44 jacket and queried if he knew RADM E.P.Yates, the JFK's first commanding officer. On being informed that Buddy was a Naval Academy classmatae, the ship was theirs!

This even included the sacrosanct skipper's bridge chair, which Bobby noted to be more heavUy upholstered than the destroyer version. Bobby duly reported his "inspection" to Buddy, who mentioned his plans to attend a JFK change of command, later in the month.

How about a report. Buddy, â&#x20AC;&#x201D; wdth picmres if possible.

We still have some photos left over from that fine Valentine luncheon our Prune Pickers had at the MCAS Miramar O Club.

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Art and Roz Battson

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 10% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 62% PRES: Fred Schnurr WASHINGTON REP: CAPT Charlie Rozier, USN (Ret) SECY: LCDR Prescott Palmer, USN (Ret.) 7450 Spring Valley Dr.. Crestwood Ct.,#227 Springfield.VA 22150-4939 H: 703-644-3180; E: spalmer_22151@yahoo.com

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This seems to be the time of year to remind you of one ofthe fine things that happened to the Class of'44. In late August 1940, after Plebe Summer, sixtythree years ago, '44 was augmented by another couple of hundred super guys! It made us the first Double-Bunk class, and those poor late-comers were worried whether Jakie Reed wotUd get them out ofWhite Works before the Army Game.

Jean and Gil Clark

Wayne Surface and guest Mary Ray

Jim Holbrook and ShufSwdt

Ralph Frame and George Watson

Applicants 11,259: High School Class Rank Adnfrssions 1,220: Firstfifth81.5% Women 235: Secondfifth13% NAAPS 229: Third fifth 4% From the Fleet 62: FourthfifUi1.3% USMC 14: Fifthfifth0.2% Alumni sons 53: Alumni daughters 16 The 9 June Class Luncheon at USNA Officers and Facidty Club was a seU-out: 53! So, HI may, I wdU skip the muster of the usual Crabtown mafia. We had superb crab-cakes, too! (And why not? Crab-cake qualitv- varies inversely wdth the distance trom Chesapeake Bay.) I must mention, however, that we had the mixed pleasure and sadness ofthe attendance of Neal "Mac" McGough and ten members of his fanfrly, from Alabama. They were at the Academy for the interment of Neal's beloved Doris in our Columbarium, whom they had lost back in May. I have the occasion to report the passing of uvo more ofour fine clasmates.

Bob Patch died 15 AprU 2006 m Sacramento, CA. Hector Rosso died 1 May 2006 in Torrance, CA. ANNUAL ME.MBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 6 5 %

Lois and Hugh Rosania

And now, here's a nostalgia photo wdth which your assistance is requested. It has been cfrculated at a couple of Class Luncheons for identffication.

But probably because the group was about -W years younger than we are now; there are a few unidentified.

Front unk. Bob Alexander, unk, Jim Heald; Middle: Mary Alexander, Nan Barbour, Agnes Walsh; Rear unk. Joe Grace, Henry Barbour, Tom Walsh, unk, unk

Back in May USNA Class of'09 conquered the Hemdon Monument (in record time I hear.) I thought you might find some of thefr statistics, compUed b\' the USNA Admissions Office, to be interesting.

PRES: BGEN D.H. Brooks, USMC (Ret.) 1212 Qmnc>- St. Alexandria,VA 22302 E; DHBROOKS2@comcast.net C O R R . SECY: RADM D.T. Poe, USN (Ret.) 2207 Ri\er Crescent Dr. AnnapoUs, MD 21401 H: 410-224-4544 C O R R . SECY: CAPT J.T. Cockrffl, USN (Ret.) 8107 Ri\er Crescent Dr. Annapolis, MD 21401 H: 410-266-3596 E: JTCBFC@comcast.net WEB SITE: ^^^Tv.usna.com/classes/1945

In Memorium When Dolan Hertzig's rime of inurnment has been ffrmly estabHshed at ArHngton Cemeter\; we wdU communicate that wrord.

CAPT Howard D. McPike SC USN (RET) died 27 AprU 2006. A memorial servdce was held 5 May 2006 at Holy Innocent's Episcopal Church in Vafrico, FL. Contributions may be made in his memor)- to the American Lung Association, 15438 N. Horida Ave, Stfrte 102,Tampa,FL 33613.

Chuck Priest's son MUce reports that CAPT C. Priest, Jr., USN (RET) died early on Memorial Day from compHcations foUowing a faU and hip replacement.

Funeral arrangements and more details wdU be provdded when avaUable.

Sarah Louise Hamburg, 86, died March 30,2006 in San Diego. Raised in the Midwest, she graduated fiom Rockford CoUege in IlHnois in 1941, and later became a devoted Naw (and the ci\dHan) wdfe, residing in San Diego in 1944,194748, and 1958-2006. She enjoyed her Hbrary wrork in the San Diego city schools.

Survdvors are her husband of 62 years, Jim Hamburg; son Geoffiey and his daughters Cambria and Alexandra; daughter PaiUa Louise HamUton and her daughter Kasey. An informal rememberance and celebration was held in thefr home on June 3 in San Diego.

Elizabeth (Betty) Briggs Nisbet died on Sunday May 28,2006 in Palo Alto, CA where she had made her home for over fifty years. After 27 years working department store floors as troubleshooter, Betty retired from active dut)' Born in JacksonvUle, FL in 1926, Betty attended Wesleyan CoUege and Conservatory in Macon, GA where she majored in piano. Remrning to JacksonvUle she met her futore husband, a recent graduate of the Naval Academy, on a bUnd date.

Grant Nisbet and Betty Briggs were married in Februar)^ 1945. Betty and her fanfrly eventoaUy setded in Palo Alto in 1953.Thefr three chUdren attended the newdy established schools nearby. Betty traveled extensively, taking trips to China, Alaska, Egypt, Italy, France and the British Isles on her annual vacations. Bedy leaves behind her husband of 62 years, daughters Susan (Briggs) Nisbet and Peggy Nisbet Brown, a son Grant Andrew Nisbet Jr., son-in-law Scott Brown, daughter-in-law Sue Nisbet and four grandchUdren.

Mrs. Leatha Louise Asman, 79, died Friday, June 2,2006, in Ocean Sprins, MS where she had resided for the last 30 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, CDR George Hardgrave Asman (USN), son, John Patrick Asman, daughter, Susan Kathryn Asman, step-grandaughter,Victoria Maria Felts and her parents James and Ola Rampey. She is survdved by her daughter, Sheri Asman Felts of Pascagoula and her sons Michael Richard Asman of Ocean Springs and Steven Hardgrave Asman, four grandchUdren. Louise attended Florida State CoUege for Women (now Florida State Universit)-) and then transferred to Duke University on ftUl academic scholarship to complete her degree in nursing. She was a member of the Chi Omega Sororit\- and several honor societies at both campuses. She was

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45*46 CLASS N E W S a member ofthe Episcopal Church ofthe Redeemer in BUoxi. , ASWEARE Jack Daly and Bob Williams are trying to work up alumni attendance at the Navy-Stanford footbaU game, Sept. 16, 2006 at 1900, in the new Stanford Stadium. Post game the Stanford players wiU be joining in Navy players for the singing of "Navy Blue and Gold."Then both teams wdU go to the Stanford section. When exiting the stadium both teams wdU acknowledge and honor fans in the stadium.

Pictured at the affair are left to right: Son Mr Bruce Collier McCulloch and wife Jenny; Doe and Bill McCulloch; son Major William F McCulloch USMC, Ret, USNA Class of 1977, and wife Sandy

Joe Moorer teUs us:

Seated on the left, Bob Polk PaulAlmendinger is on the right, standing.

From Paul AUmendinger: • Jo and I decided we were getting old enough that we should relocate (from our SC retfrement home) to a facUity with health care services as part ofthe package.

After some exploration we moved to Brandon WUde, a facUity in Evans, GA (Augusta area).Who should we find but classmate Bob Polk, afready here with Mary Ann. It's been great getting reacquainted. M On AprU 18,2006, Bill McCulloh received the Distinguished Service Award ofthe Army & Navy Club ofWashington, D.C. — the second such award given by the Club.The citation stated, in part: "In recognition of our superb leadership and outstanding management during your Presidency, the Club completely reversed its financial performance.You assumed that position foUowing several years of negarive flow.You successfuUy reversed that trend through personal skUl and courage, and set a standard of leadership for aU who foUow you.The Club's sustained positive financial performance is in large part based on your singular efforts at a key juncture in Club history. This outstanding performance reflects our exceptional leadership, personal concern for the Club's welfare, and prudent management..."

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• "We have controversy here in the JacksonvUle area involving the Navy.

The 1993 Base ReaUgnment and Closure Commission directed that because of excess capacity, NAS CecU Field be closed and that NAS Oceana be the one master jet base on the east coast. CecU closed in 2000. The 2005 BRAC then directed that NAS Oceana be closed because of encroachment of civiHan housing into the potential aircraft crash zone and that consideration be given to reopening NAS CecU. The Navy understandably wants to remain at Oceana because of budget consideratins. There are factions in the JacksonviUe area including the mayor and city councU who are against reopening CecU. So the Navy has a terrible problem.

Oceana cannot remain open and some strong factions in JacksonvUle do not want CecU reopened. Since I had three tours of duty at CecU and know it as the finest of bases, I am aU for reoperung. I am trying to throw in my two cents worth, probably to no avaU." B The Naval Institote awarded the prize money to this year's winners of the CDR William Earl Fannin Class of 1945 Capstone Essay Contest which our class sponsors in perpetuity. Awards for each of the four service fields: Surface Warfare, Submarine, Air and Marines are given $1,000 each, as the winners ofthe essays submitted in each of theirfields.At the award ceremony which was held at the Crown SaUing Center the class was represented by Lando Zech, Dick Van Orden and Dick Wilson.

George Hughey is progressing after his faU downstairs last October. His left lung was punctured. George has been receiving diuretic treatment for plural effusion. He is on supplemental oxygen.

He gets the best care of home wdth Ann, which she continued even whUe herself recovering form a hernia operation.

George and Ann would enjoy contact with '45 friends.Thefr address: 11208 Spur Wheel Lane, Potomac, MD 20854.

Phone:301-983-0241.

Suzy and Jerry Rester ofVero Beach.

FL, are trying to pack in aU ofthe travel they can whUe they stUl can. 2005 trips included: eastern Caribbean aboard CARIBBEAN PRINCESS in January; rivers of HoUand & Belgium in AprU to see thetoUps;Blowdng Rock, N C for their thirtieth anniversary in August; and a cruise on the smaU ship PAUL GAUGUIN out of Papeete, Tahiti, over Christmas. Jerry took videos on each of these trips, and they wUl watch them when they can no longer travel. So far in 2006 they spent three weeks traveHng Italy, and have booked a cruise in September to -visit Nantocket, Marthas Vineyard, etc. out of Providence. They have Hved at Indian River Estates 3.5 years, and find it convenient to lock their apartment door and go Their retirement complex is one of eighteen, including Azalea Trace in Pensacola, owned by ACTS, Inc. When not traveHng, Jerry is active (and on the boards) in the Indian River Esates Residents Association and the Florida Life Care Residents Association and the Florida Life Care Residents Association as weU as MUitary Officers of American local chapter.

Administration Whether or not to hold a class of '45 sixty-fifth Reunion is the question. The Washington Chapter voted yes.

LOOKAUVE WITH '45!

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PRES: VADM C.H. GriflSths, USN (Ret.) 429-Mth St. Unit 8N, Ocean City, MD 21842 H; 410-289-1158 E: chuckgriffidis01@comcast.net VICE PRES.: CAPT A. E.White, USN (Ret.) E; WHIZZER0923@AOL.COM TREASURER: CAPT Wils E Engel, USN (Ret.) 6807 Rosewood St.,Ann.-mdale,VA 22003 H: 703-256-5832; E: wengel@belladandcnet SECY: Clete Kennelly 7911 Sleafoid PI.,Bethesda, MD 20814-4625 H: 301-654-7315; E: budkenneUy@aol.com C O R R . SEC'Y: CAPT Ed EDis, USN (Ret.) 5229 Barstow St, San Diego, CA 92117-2202 H: 858-278-8665; F: 858-576-0979 E: thirteen22ed@aol.com WEBMASTER.: CDR A.C. HANSMANN, USN (Ret.) E: hansmarm@alum.mit.edu WEB SITE: ww^v.usna.com/classes/1946

DEFENDI RESPUBUCAM ADOLESCENS, NON DESERAM SENEX The latest from Bob Gautier (7) indicates that the foUowing people in

addirion to those listed in the June/July Colunm have indicated a strong interst in participating in the 2007 Reunion/Cruise on the Columbia River: Carol and Gran\dUe Dutton (1), DaUas,TX; Pris and Jim Foust (7), AnnapoHs, MD; Melba and Dick Scott (4), Pratt, KS;June and BiU Simpson (4) AimapoHs, MD; and, ToiUa and Lee Zeni (3) AnnapoHs, MD. 25 First Class Category C Staterooms have afready been reserved. For reservations caU SheUey GeUman (CAR FFR FF VACATIONS) at (619) 299 - 4379 or (619)224 - 2961. Before 1 Februar>^ 2007, we get a 10% discoimt and for Group Bookings we get an additional 5% discount. Costs for First Class Category C are $2890 plus port charges of $149 per passenger. However, other categories are a\-aUable. Currendy, the over 70 people who have expressed an interest in this event have been sent a brochure on the cniise. If you re interested and have not received a brochure contact Bob Gautier (7) at (619)224 - 3928 at die earHest.

Clete KenneUy (10), our Class Secretary, received a letter firom Ardi Burke (6) nominating Al Kelley (9) as a Distinguished graduate. However, Al does not quaHfy because the nominee must be a H\dng gaduate. (Al passed away December 8,2004.) Clete then proceeded to ask Classmates to nominate someone else to join Bob Wertheim (7) in this great honor.

Ardi's letter contained much news.

First: Barbara and he are in good health and enjoying Hfe in WUton, CT. Upon graduating firom Sub School in December 1945, he was sent to Minesweeping School in Yorktown, VA. So many submarines were befrig decommissioned that there were no bUlets for JO"s. After a few years of sweeping wdth John Dwyer (3),Vic Fmos (17), Lucky Jordan (16),' Fred Koch (9),Ted Mouton (15), Buzz Pearson (4),Jocko Sutherland (7), et al, he appHed again for Sub School, was accepted and graduated and served several years in submarines. Before retfrement in 1965, he coached footbaU at the Academy, had dut\' in BuPers and served in the ALBANY, a Guided MissUe Cruiser. After positions wdth several jewelry and watch companies, one of which was Ronson Co, where he knew the President, our own Lou Aronson (15). (Arde says its true - its not what you know but whom you know), he began to write articles and books. One article "Strategic FaUures of Admiral Yamamoto" was pubHshed. He's now wrorking on a book, "Submarines in

the Pacific in World War II". He recoimted one fiinny incident on Guam duing nfrnesweeping days. The guys had simulated playing footbaU on the dance floor.

Next, there was a jitterbug contest won

by Dwyer and Koch. The prize was a botde of booze. However, they were tood to retorn it because they were not a couple and were too rowdy They said " N o " and voices were raised, whereupon JOcko stood up to intervene to quiet the sitoarion. It didn't work and soon they were escorted back to thefr minsesweeps by the Shore Patrol.

Scotty Parrish in his '46 cap

Scotty Parrish (8) reported that the Class of 46 struck again. The Class of'46 USNA 60th Reunion baUcap is very evident in the photo in the Jacksonville Florida newspaper recendy. The occasion was the annual reunion of Scotty's first ship USS COFFER (APD 62). A great Navy town, the paper featored the visit of shipmates to the COFFER's decomissionfrig site at Green Cove Springs on the St John's River. It also covered the many cancer cases among shipmates attributed to an in-port visit only weeks after the A Bomb. The Reunion Group also visited USS J O H N F KENNEDY (CV 68) on the coast at Mayport, FL. Scotty's group was led on a tour ofthe ship by a ffrst class petty officer cryptologist, proof that he (Clete and Scotty) are no longer "spooks" on board but an integral part of ship's company. How about that 1610 Carl Duberg (11)?

A few photos from the '46 San Diego AprU Luncheon:

Lily and Dan Walker 11}

tl to r) Bob Gautier (7), Dona Decker, wde of Bert Decker (18), and Ted Dibble 118)

II to r) Herk Camp 17), Harry Watson (7) and Harriett Ellis, wife of Ed Ellis (7)

Here are a few address changes: Norma and John Dugger (13) have moved to 4970 Senrinel r, #106, Bethsda, MD 20816. Bernie Heesaker (18) has moved to 3045 Monaghan Drive, Ormond Beach, FL 32174. New phone is (386)672 - 2947 I deeply regret to report the deaths of the foUowdng firom the Class FamUy: James Crawford Bellah (15) passed away in his sleep on May 25,2006, after a long and vaHent batde wdth Alzheimer's. In addirion to his wdfe Phyllis, he is survived by one daughter, 3 sons and 3 grandchUdren. Memorial contriburions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Phyllis may be contacted at 7423 Chipping Road, NorfoUc,VA 23505 - 3105.

HaUie P. Rice (15), died suddendy of a heart attack on June 3,2006. He is survived by his wife Virginia, 7 chUdren, 7 grandchUdren and 2 great grandchUdren. His services were attended by the foUowing 46ers:Joan and Lou Aronson (15); Mary and Larry Baldwdn (15);Ann and John CoUms (15) ;A1 Glenon (4);Jean and Hank Ortiand (14); and Joe Winslow (5). He was laid to rest in the Dulaney VaUey Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Timonium, MD. In Heu of flowers, contriburions may be made in his name to the St Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 475 43rd Avenue,Vero Beach, FL 32968 or the Maryland School for the Deaf PO BOX 250, Frederick, MD 21705-0250.Virginia's address is 155 Anchor Drive,Vero Beach, FL 20816.

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Barbara Schultz, wife of Henry (Hank) Schultz (20), who died on September 4,2005 in Phoenix, AZ, was inurned at the USNA Columbarium wdth fuU mUitary honors. She was a Navy nurse during World War 11. Hank's address is: 411 Harriet Club Dr #101, Edgewater, MD 21037.

Fred AUen Stevenson (2),whose death on January 4,2006 was previously reported, was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, June 9 wdth fuU mUitary honors. His internment had been delayed so that two ofhis grandchUdren could finish thefr stodies on the West Coast and then come east free ofthe burden of school work. Classmates paying thefr last respects were: Clete KenneUy (10); Ernie Lowen (2); CamUle Metzger, wddow of Bob Metzger (2); and Marc Pitz (11).

Jean S. Sutherland, wdfe ofJohn A. Sutherland (7) died on AprU 5,2006 m Fort Smith, AR. In addition to her husband she is survived by a daughter and two sons. Jocko's last known address is 1409 Charmont Drive, Charleston, AR 72933.

MUes Demey James Turley (1) who died on May 7,2006 was inurned in the USNA Columbarium on 20 June 2006.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 7 1 % PRES: VADM James H. Doyle Jr., USN (Ret.) SECY: Chester H."Chet" Shaddeau Jr. 1972 Scott's Crossing Way.Apt. #002 Annapolis, MD 21401 H: 410-224-5890; F: 410-224-7613 E: stadir@erols.com TREASURER: CAPT Francis J. Readdy, USN (Ret.) 6251 Old Dominion Dr.Apt. 153 McLean,VA 22101 H: 703-534-5154 E: readdy§@msn.com

THE PARTY'S OVER The Fat Lady has sung. "Good Night, Sweetheart" has been danced. "Taps" has been sounded; and aU the other marks of finality have been invoked, but don't think this one is over yet! There's a lot to be said and reported.

First a warning: Our Sixtieth Reunion ran too close to deadHne time for a representative selection of photos to be made, so there are none of them here this time; we thought it woidd be best to attack them with a Htde peace and quiet — Hke next week — and devote this month's column to the accumiUation of items afready on hand plus a few words about The Big Show.

First of aU, two big bows — one to the Weather Man who provided

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incredibly good weather, sunshine, and decent humidity (in Crabtown, yet!!) for the whole period. And second, to our skUHul and hard-working contractors, who carried out our plans so weU. From the neady - landing YP's to the classic beauties ofthe Levy Center, from the on-time buses to the sonorous brass quintet at the Memorial Service — from the shining sarcophagus in John Paul Jones' Crypt to the crisp, glossy Cruise Ships (and their exceUent Martinis!) — from the deHcious food ofthe caterers to the snappy service of the valet parkers, and from the cool, peaceful hush of Memorial HaU to the gUttering green of the footbaU field at the Memorial Stadium — every single aspect ofour Reunion experience was toned to its finely-honed peak, and shown at its very best by servers, SaUors, drivers, docents, musicians, custodians, and the host of others who worked hard to carry out the plans laid out by your Committee, and frequendy added their own ideas to make things even better.

The staff of the Alumni Associarion deserves a BZ for their support and wisdom, and at the top of the Hst, we are truly indebted to both the President and CEO of the Alumni Associarion, George Watt, and most assuredly to the Superintendent, VADM Rodney Rempt, for their thoughtful addresses at the Class meering, and for their frank and direct answers to audience queries.

A final note about your Committee: The group of 16 Classmates Hsted below, and headed by John Geary, has been deluged wdth emaUs, notes, phone caUs and other expressions of thanks and praise. We could not possibly answer them aU, so here are their names and jobs one more final time; be sure that each one appreciates the kind words and good wishes aU ofyou have sent in or offered during and since the Reunion: Jim Anderson — Dinner Dance Al Barnes — Security, ID Tags Dixon Caine — Sports Pete Cummins — HospitaHty Room John Geary — General Chairman BUl Johnson — Dinner Cruises CharHe Kiser — FareweU Luncheon Mike Larkin —YP cruises Bob Marmet — Legal John Prehn —Yard Tours Frank Readdy — Database & Finance Lou Rossi — Ashore Dinner Chuck Schoman — Gifts, Sales Chet Shaddeau —Transportation Platt Talcott — Memorial Service Chan Von Schrader — Dinner Dance

And a message from our officiant at the Memorial Service. The Rev. Dr. Tom (Tiger) Teply, after giving credit where due to Platt Talcott, went on: • "1 want to express my personal appreciation to aU those who attended the Sendee in the Chapel on Tuesday mornuig. I was deeply gratffied to see so many classmates, spouses, wddows, other loved ones and friends who took the time to attend. I'm positive more ofus attended than there were at the simUar service ten years ago. 1 hope everyone who attended thought it was worthwhUe in some way." • And hopefuUy there wdU be a few pictores in this space next month to remind us aU ofthe great time at our Sixtieth.

ENTRYFROMTHE STAR LOG M.R. (Clem) Clement and Navigator/First Mate/wdfe Susan, making warp speed through New England whUe retorning from the Reunion, paused overrught to epiklooge thefr Subframinal Ion Flux Converters whUe at Manchester, NH, and docked at The Marriott KHngon Inn. The foUowdng is quoted from CAPT Clem's Log: H "Star Log Entry, 9 June 2006, star time.

Bags packed, and after much coffee, ready to face six hours driving in rain aU the way home. Paused to ask robot at desk for coordinates of nearest fuehng facUity, then retorned to our room to pick up baggage.

Consternation. Neither electronic door card would work. Front desk clerk reprocessed both cards. No joy.

Clerk came with her master card.

No joy.

Manager interrupted pubhc relations work in the lobby. Came wdth his card.

No joy.

It was determined that the maintenance person had the day off. Manager phoned for help. Came back wdth a cloth-covered card impregnated wdth substance guaranteed to clean detector in the lock. No joy.

Energetic bosun-type female (in charge of cleaning crew?) reminded front desk of emergency device stored behind desk. Came to room wdth batterypowered device, plugged it into bottom of the lock and entered override code.

No joy.

As a former member ofthe BrookHn (Maine) Volunteer Fire Department, CAPT Clem suggested caUing the local fire department and asking for a fire axe.

Since the room was on the ground floor, he offered to demonstrate its use on the

outside window; Manager looked wrorried. Desk clerk suggested getting someone to break in the door. Ignored

by Manager.

Decision made to replace batteries.

No batteries avaUable. Desk clerk phoned a super emergency number somewhere in another galaxy. Obtained super secret code to use, and wrote it down.

Bosun type plumed in override de\dce and clerk read new four digit code from Headquarters which torned out to be 1-9-4-7!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Door opened.

CAPT and Mrs. Clement stood there in amazement, not knowing whether to laugh or shout About 1245Z, Uberated luggage and departed.

Lessons learned: Stay only on ground floor of motels using electronic room keys; keep a gjass cutter and a 20 pound mason's hammer in the car; remember the Class number. (And Clem's laundry number too, for that matter.)

And — when in trouble, when in doubt, run in cfrcles — scream and shout." • FAMILY PARTY Mrs. Cassie King, the daughter ofVfrginia and Dan Bafley, sent us a whole passel of good photos made at a party hosted by her brother WiUcox Bafley '74 and his wdfe Karen at thefr home in Northern Vfrginia, for Washington DC area friends ofthe '47 BaUeys. Space and other considerations aUowed us to use only one, but it's a good one ofthe two of them, so we trimmed out Ken Sears, BUl Crow^e, and Chan Von Schrader (the suits you see behind the guests of honor!), and just made it of Dan andVfrginia.

See photo nearby.

go. Then the powers that be got smart, and after a whole page of whereases passed a Resolution, sent to us by several Classmates, that ends up as foUows: • "Whereas Director and Treasurer Kent J.Weber was instrumental in locating and envisioning this CouncU's facUity as a training center site Therefore be it resolved and known to aU persons that on this day, 20 AprU, Two Thousand and Six, the Board of Directors hereby memoriaUzes the Center at 6353 Center Drive in Norfolk, Vfrgiiua, and in any futore location as may be determined, as the Kent J.Weber Emergency Response Training and Simulation Center " • In short, they named the place in his honor.

We, too, honor our Classmate. Way to go. Curly!

FINAL HONORS We are sad to announce the painful loss firom our ranks of Richard BuU SouthwreU, Charles Wesley Causey, Jr., Robert Payne Gatewood, Nathaniel HeUer, Arthur Howard Paris Barlow, Verne H.Jennings,Jr.,Joseph Norfleet Eagle, Charles Tumer Joy, Jr. and Robert Charles Van Osdol.

FuUer obitoaries either appear in this issue or wdU appear as soon as possible in LAST CALL .Always check that page carefiiUy. FROMTHE LEFT COAST...

Lunch at BaH Ha'i on Shelter Island in San Diego was the site of a recent gathering of'47's SoCal Irregulars. The occasion served to welcome Rupe Brooke back after his Ulness, as w^eU as to mark the end of Maggie and BiU Patton's year as program chafrmen ofthe group. Margo and Walt Krstich have taken up those reins. The tornout size of 28 was a distinct uptorn from recent affafrs. As usual. Hank Ruppel provided a nice bunch of pics, one of which you'U see close by.

headed by ADM Chuck Larson '58, as weU as one photo of a later get-together wdth West Coast friends. The travel pix were of rows of Alumni and wdves, of whom only the Kiehls were '47, so we are pubHishing the more interesting snap you wUl see close by; that, unformnately, means we don't get to see The Flag. The traveHng group, after checking seniority of Classes represented, named '47 as the Oldest and Highest in Dignity — which made Elmer S.O.P.A. — and so he was awarded the Blue and Gold N * flag they had used in group photos , to designate him thereafter as "SenUe Officer Present Africa"! Just think, almost any ofus could quaHfy, these days!

At the Bivins'lunch. LtoR: Dick Bivin, Dee (Apthorp) Norton, Nancy Apthorp, Jean Metzel, Joan Bivin, Jed'Metzel, Dar Kiehl, and Elmer Kiehl (in this group, Elmer is no longer SOPA!)

Retired Wycliffe Associates Chaplain John Cowles (L) presents a certiticate to Bill and Doris Metzger (Center and R) for their 14 years' service on Wycliffe's International Linguistics Center Staff, on the occasion of their recent retirement from regular service at the Center ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: LIFE MEMBERSHIP:

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SECY: CDR Sumner K. Moore, USN (Ret.) 11 Seastones Dr.. Portsmouth, RI 02871 P: 401-846-2875; E; Sk48moore@aoLcom

LtoR: Virginia and Dan Bailey at their son's party

OUR "CURLY" Kent "Curly" Weber has been so long and so deeply involved wdth the development of emergency response in the Tidewater Area around Norfolk, Chesapeake, andVfrginia Beach that one had assumed there was no fiirther way to

L to R: Pat Nicholson with Fran and Mai Jester at San Diego's Irregulars luncheon

ONTHE ROAD AGAIN One of my favorite pairs of correspondents, Dar and Elmer Kiehl, provided several photos of the Alumni group wdth whom they recendy traveled in Africa,

The issues this year have been switched by the SHIPMATE staff for arcane reasons, such that this is a June-July issue wdth an August issue to foUow, rather than the usual double July-August issue foUowdng a single

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48*49 CLASS N E W S June issue. Of much more import is the fact that Jane and I have switched north to the summer quarters and for aU communication with us use the above Portsmouth RI address and phone untU 1 November 2006.

As this is written, the San Diego Class Reunion, the 58 , is under fuU saU.Jane and I were signed up and everything laid on for the trip out and back,finaUyusing some of those frequent flyer nfrles garnered for so long, but we had to cancel due to Jane's gouty arthritis acting up. The Reuruon wdU be a banner affair, organized and engineered by Rhona and Chuck Gorder, wdth the help of a sturdy comnfrttee of Classmates. The Moores are sorely disappointed not to be there. I hope to have some detaU for the next column, and Dave Carruth wdU surely bring back some pictores.

Navy basebaU, never the headUner footbaU, lacrosse, and some of the other notable sports are, has always had the faithful support of those who played the game at Navy. They have stuck together and have over the years managed to gather from time to time. This year, in honor of the basebaU coach of our era.

Max Bishop, for whom the newly improved and renovated Navy basebaU stadium is named, a basebaU reunion was organized, and an attempt was made to gather the team captains of the era and as many players as could be dug out.

Our Andy Frahler, Jack GaflBgan, AG WeUons, and Jim CaUahan made it.

Pitcher, Ron Burton, who has been on the Class long-lost Hst, was actuaUy located Hving in Fairfield CT, by Ed Sutter's daughter by probing the internet. Ronny is glad to be among the Hving again, but could not make the party.

The big Satorday event, a double-header with Army, with Andy as team captain in '47 and '48, throwing out the first baU, was thoroughly rained out, but they went on to a splendid banquet in Alumni HaU. Sunday, Army and Navy moved to the Baltimore Camden Yards stadium, and played a double-header. The pre-designated for the record Army-Navy game unfortonately was taken by Army. That night, there was another dinner at the Navy FootbaU stadium in the new Jim Carrington room (see photo below), which is the site ofthe Lacrosse HaU of Fame, dedicated this Spring. Andy reports that space is wonderful, and worth a visit.

The AprU 18 inurnment at the USNA Columbarium of Herb KUne, who died 11 March (see the AprU

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column) is reported by Bob Styer. It was an impressive service attended by herb's wife, Patricia, fanfrly, friends and Classmates, foUowed by lunch at the Officers Club with camaraderie, toasts and speeches. Bob and Herb were roommates for four years and close friends. Bob says his short speech went through 62 years of circHng the globe wdth our paths frequendy crossing from Japan to Hawaii, CaHfornia, Texas, Florida and several encounters in Europe and the Med, and up and down the East Coast.

Reunion Committee. L to R: Harvey Humphrey, Jay Vermilya, Troy Stone, Rhona Gorder, Chris Christoph, Chuck Gorder (not pictured: Bob Neely, Dick Hoffman, Turbo Styrtevant)

We are most sad to report the death of EUis M. Zacharias, Jr. (10™ Company) on 17 AprU 2006 in Tulsa, OK. A navy junior, son of a 1912 rear admiral, with a brother, Jerry, Class of 52, Zach's fanfrly moved about from CaHfornia to the PhUHpines and Hawaii. He graduated in 48 and served in USS Missouri off Korea, opring for subs and serving in Redfish.

He resigned a few years out and spent the next 20 years in New Jersey, picking up a masters at Stevens Insritote ofTechnology and working for BeU Telephone Labs. He held 19 patents, none of which matured into marketable products. 1975 saw the Zachariases settUng in Tulsa where they remained. He spent 35 years in ultrasonics, leading a number of companies. EUis was a fanatic photographer, being named one of the top 25 amateur photographers in North America by the Photographic Society of America. He frequendy traveled about the country showing fotos and speaking on photography. He lent his boundless energy to many worthy organizations and activities in the Tulsa community. He is survived by his second wife. Patsy, 3 sons, and 4 grandchUdren.

He supported the Tulsa chapter ofthe Alumni Association. He wUl be missed.

Over the years, Ed Meyers has not hesitated to switch homesites as the need suggests, in the last few years leaving Block Island RI, where he holds cemetery plot, to Sanibel, and now, closer to fanfrly, back north to 14 Liberty Dr., Mansfield Center CT 06250. He and Lois, after

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The Meyers plan lots more travel.

On 28 AprU, a large fanfrly contfrigent from CaHfornia and the East Coast gathered at the Academy Columbarium for the inurnment ofthe remains ofJohn R. McMahon, Jr. Included were a brother and sister, chUdren, grandchUdren and close friends. The ceremony was foUowed by a luncheon at the Alumni House.

I am sad to note that Bob Hemmes (6"^^^ Company) died 21 March 2006 in MerUo Park CA. Bob although smart and educated, was basicaUy Hght-hearted.

Classmate J.B. Ferris notes that Bob was not only a connoisseur ofthe grape, but was one ofthe more non-reg Classmates 6 decades ago.JB says, "I write as one of the smaU group of (USNA) oenologists who made the wdne in an old pickle barrel." Bob joined the US Department of Transportation when Jim Beggs was Secretary under President Nixon and Carlos ViUarreal was Director of Urban Mass Transportation. I excerpt an obitoary by the San Francisco Chronicle for interesring detaUs. Bob's 20 years in the Government included a stint wdth the Bureau of Indian Affairs. According to Carlos, whUe wdth DOT Bob accompHshed more in four years for transportation than any previous R&D administrator, using advanced technology.

After the USNA, Bob took a master's from MIT and a doctorate from Stanford.

His fields of interest included industrial engineering, fluid dynamics, programming, budgeting, and decision making.

These fields he taught at George Washington and Stanford. His wdfe, Adelaide, remarked that someone who is reaUy smart and funny attracts a lot of people, and that she came along at the right time. He is survived by Adelaide; daughters Linda Griffith of LA, and Keira Alexandra of Brooklyn; son, Robert, Junior, of Baltimore, and 2 grandsons.

Bob Slater ruminates from Charleston about South CaroHna Hcence plates, where they now have one for WWII vets. Wanting to apply, he though back to 1948 when he tried to apply for die Ohio WWII bonus ($5 a month for domestic service, $10 for overseas service).

He goes on: "I appHed on the basis of my USNA time. The only sticky issue was that they asked for my service number. I gave them my file number, but they turned me down, saying that the file

number was not issued untU 1947, and they were exacdy right. The only number we had at the USNA was our laundrynumber, so 1 reappHed using that, and was prompdy approved. That $65 or $70 bonus was reaUy welcome, as it just about doubled our net worth! I always wondered whose file number was 1710.

He probably graduated about 1870 or so.

When I told my wdfe, Claire, I was going to apply tor one of those WWII Hcensce plates, she had only one question. Did I remember by laundn,- number?"

Bob finally took his USNA Association register and showed the state DMV officials his enny therein, and they gave hfrn the benefit of the doubt. At least it appeared authentic.

WeU, the Washington area Classmates May luncheon fielded on the 12*^ at the Army Navy Country Club. Our featured speaker, Al Van Metre, was due to expound on the upconfrng Newport to Bermuda race, in which he was to participate, and about which he has a long historical background. Sadly, he was on the binnacle Hst and could not make it.

So, the foUowdng folks enjoyed a nice day wdffi sea stories and companionship, anointed wdth spirits and good chow.

The next luncheon wdU be the second Friday in September, and Carol\Ti and Geoige BaU wUl open house with the traditional Summer Splash Party the last Sunday in August. On hand wdth wdves were BiU Reed, BaU, Buhrer, Bartow, Deeley, Carruth, Cab Davis, Corley, Rasmussen, Beggs, O'Connor, Conable, and Tony Duncan. Widows Diana Keenan and Rosemary Hogg were there. Singles were Graham, Ghormley, Prichard, Morgan, S. Moore, Borlaug, Andrus, Ed Welch, Olson, and Nick Castruccio, w ho was in town aU the way from St. Croix, looking tan andfit.Anne, although wdth him could not make the lunch.

YEARBOOK, here are three samples as generated by three classmates.

SAMPLE I.John Bacon â&#x20AC;˘ Life can be simple or compHcated. By this stage it is clear to me that simple IS better.

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Wood's cap with address AU hands received a letter from Bob Ghormley requesting tax-deductable donarions for the Class fund which pro\ddes for flowers and memorials for departed Classmates, and also fiinds in Tom Woods witti cap support ofthe 24th Company USNA Wardroom at Bancroft HaU. Response has been OK, but not overwhelming. If you are deHnquent, please send as check made out to "Class of 48 U.S.Naval Academy", and maU to C D R R. L. Ghormley Jr, 5408 Christy Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816.Thanks. g^

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SECRETARY NOTE; For those ofyou who asked for a sample of what you should write for the 60*^

I have learned a few things I'd pass on.

Ffrst, have fun.That sounds vacuous and superficial. If, however, one reflects on it, having fun is no easy matter.Yet it is the guide to a successfiU Hfe for it directs one, if fortonate, to the happy choice of a mate, a satisfying occupation, fulfilling hobbies, a positive outlook onfriendsand associates, and, I beHeve, a balanced life that maintains good health.

There are some words I don't Hke because of what they imply. Control is one. Many spend thefr Hves trying to control thefr associates, the outcome of employment, fanfrly, the envfronment.You name it. What can we reaUy control?

Perhaps nothing, but certainly not much more than ourselves. Doing that is quite an accompHshment. So control should be banished from the tongue except as a self-discipHne. Reform is another such word. 1 am usuaUy nauseated when "reform" appears on the horizon. It is generaUy a signal that something has gone wrong and the wouldbe controUers of society have to do something to demonstrate they are on top ofthe problem. The outcome has generaUy been less than satisfactory in my experience.

Then there are good words.

ResponsibiHty. I Hke the concept of personal responsibUity. After aU, we are responsible in great measure for the way we have Hved and the Hfe choices we have made. If we take credit for the great things in our Uves, why not take responsibUity for the misfortones.

Luck is a good word, too. It is too easy to dismiss luck for much ofour good fortune. Make no mistake, though, luck is part of life, ffwe embrace it we wdU generally find we have more good luck than bad. And as a matter of responsibUity, we have to be ready for luck when it appears.

FinaUy, our generation has been the fortonate generation. Oh, yes. We've had our share of war and most ofour classmates have been participants.We have also had the most vibrant economy in history.

We have not had to worry about jobs because they have been avaUable throughout our wrorking life. We have had the chance to be greedy. Our bequest to the futore may have been that we have been too greedy in our quest for goods; our August 2006

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At the end, God Bless America! • SAMPLE 2. PETER S. SWANSON • As I write this, (May'06) DeEtte and I have been happUy married fifty-three years.

After a sarisfying Navy career, some years in the private business sector, and now ftiUy retfred, I am humbled by and grateful for the rich life I have been granted ffius far.

The joy ofour Uves is our two generations offine,patriotic, hard-working famUy members who Hke I, honor, on the whole, our great country. The nation stumbled badly going into Iraq.

Looking back, I've learned that my approach to Hfe for deaHng with people that has worked best is: always work to get along, show respect, and always have something to do. It hasn't meant compromising principles or avoiding hard choices, it's meant granting every person his/her due esteem. I think our great creator's central message boUs down to just these tenets: work to get along with each other and treat others as one would want to be treated. By so doing, my Hfe has had real meaning because the philosophy works—at least it has for me.

Wrapped in the context above is one more thing that I've learned and worked at for a Hfetime and that is to nurtore a sense of humor. We aU need it; we aU respond to it; it is the simple lubricant that makes Hfe livable. But humor doesn't always jump out at one; it manifests itself differendy with different people. Some think a sense of humor means always having a joke ready to teU. Some think wearing a clown nose does the job. WhUe aU those approaches help, I think humor mostly is having the abiUty to look at a situation, see its absurd points then quietly enjoy its unstated impHcations—that is, try to have a laugh before being too serious. Example:Tourist to old timer, "Have you lived here aU your Hfe?" Old timer, "Not yet."

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Lasdy and profoundly, Hfe is luck. I should know because I have had more of it than most men could hope for—twice in Korea. I'm humbled and thankfiil for the Hfe granted me, the Class I graduated wdth, my fanfrly, and aU the friends one could wish for. BEAT ARMY!!

Pete Swanson H SAMPLE 3 Paul Laric • I am writing this on my 80*-" birthday -a good time to look back at the journey that has brought me to this unbeHevable age. What comes to mind first is that, when I fist looked in the mirror this morning, I could barely recognize the face. (If truth be told, I saw my father.)

Then my thoughts in quick succession were that I was standing up, that I have no chronic pains, and that I had a good nights's rest and — altogether, a very good Hfe. So, 81, here I come.

In considering my eight decades of upswings and downtorns, achievements and disappointments, two major factors stood by me along the way: good luck and forritode. Luck is something you can't acquire. But you can lay ffie groundwork and, more often than not, it wdU come your way. Forritode is the result of being molded and shaped into the person you are. And for this, I must credit the Naval Academy.

We came from aU over the 48. One classmate was from Peru. Another was born in Germany and stUl another in Scotland. Some haUed from Hawaii and Alaska, before statehood. I came from Slovenia. Some had fought in the war and some were barely 18.Then came four years of molding and shaping — much Hke assorted ingredients in a food processor — and out came the finished product.

Whether destined for briUiant or less than briUiant careers in the mUitary, in science, in business, the professions or the arts, we aU shared - besides enduring friendships in some valuable basics.

We were honorable. We made good husbands and fathers. Our divorce rate, I'm sure is far below the nation's average.

We were reHable. We could be entrusted wdth sensitive mUitary, poHtical, technological, and business information. We had a strong sense of duty, both in the service and in our civiHan pursuits. We loved America. Having visited and resided in other countries, we placed a special value on the freedoms, fairness, opportunities, and faith in the future which our country provides.

My one personal regret is a navy career cut short by my being denied a top

secret clearance due to my background. It seemed more prudent at the time for the miHtary to avoid any sUngs and arrows from an outrageous and misguided Senator from Wisconsin.

A word of advice, ifl may. A couple of years ago, I wrote a book, "My Bowl of Cherries."Written primarUy for fanfrly and friends, it contains stories and anecdotes that have punctuated my Hfe. Happy events only Nothing sad. Dear reader, please consider writing such a book for a truly upHfting and fulfiUing experience. • LOSSES Capt Emmet S. Iverson, USAF, died of a heart attack whUe suffering from lung cancer at Corona Del Mar, CA, on 28 AprU 2005. His primary address had been Gleneden Beach, O R for 17 years after his retirement from Ford Aerospace in Crystal City.

CAPT Samuel Richard Chessman, died 23 March 2006 at his home in Coinjock, NC. He had been preceded in death by his wdfe, Helen, on 18 Dec 2005.

He was a Naval Aviator who served wdth distinction (SUver Star) in Korean andVietnam.

CAPT Thomas Patrick McGinms died 29 May 2006 in Orange Park, FL. He is survived by his wdfe, the former Mary Louise Gue. After graduation he became a fighter pUot and served in Korea andVietnam before taking a Masters in International Relations from George Washington University. He retired as CO NAS Whiting Field in 1975.

CHANGES Boughton, Ace — E-MaU: aceusna49@verizon.net Branch, Lou — E-maU: loubranch@earthlink. net Brown, Wes — E-maU: cdrwes@verizon .net Davis, Chet — Postal: % Calvert; 1770 WUHams Rd, MUlersvUle, MD 211082228;Tel: 410-923-0923 NOTHING CAN BE FINER THAN TO BEA FORTY-NINER

HOMECOMING 2006 Thursday, 12 October through Saturday, 14 October

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 67% PRES: VADM Thomas J. Bigley USN (Ret.) 1329 Carpets FarmWay,Vienna,VA 22180 H: 703-759-2996 E: vadmtjb@aol.com CHIEF FUND RAISER: J. Richard PoweU Jr. 8123 Dunsinane Ct. McLean.VA 22102 H: 7aVÂŤ3-}583 or 866-859^362 EXEC. SECY: Larry Hawkins 3916 Lmdi Ln..Annandale,VA 22003 H: 703-573-4256; F: 703-573-1661 (call fot) E; llha\vkinsl@juno.com CORR.SECY; CAPT Wayne L.Jensen, USN (Ret.) 499 Sks'hill Ct.. Chula Vista, CA 91910 H: 619-421-6756; E: wayneljensen@cox.net WEBMASTER: Col John C, AMn, USAF (Ret.) E: bojac@earthhnk.net WEB SITE: http://usna50.8k.com

Jim Oberholtzer continues to provide incentive for classmates to get out and about and see more ofthe world before we get too advanced in age to do so. For example, Jim retorned in June from two weeks in China where he cHmbed the Great WaU, walked onTienanmen Square, saw ffie Forbidden City, visited the terra cotta soldiers and toured Chunking on ffie Yangtze River. He foUowed the Yangtze to several pagodas and to the Three Gorges Dam. Then it was on to Wuson and Shanghai which are huge modem dties. One section of Shanghai had been converted from a manufactoring complex into a modern city the size of Chicago inffielast 15 years. One can get from Shanghai to the international airport

by Meg-Lev train in 8 minutes at a speed of 250 MPH. Jim assures that throughout ffie trip ffie Chinese troops remained hidden untU needed. He saw only a few guards at tourist spots such as the Forbidden City. His travels aren't ended yet, perhaps to Egypt next year.

Marian and Jacques TreviUyan motored up to Cambridge, Mass. in June for his 50th reumon ofthe 1956 class of ffie Harvard Business School. ExceUent programs with a wide range of lectures were avaUable with the most interest demonstrated in attendance in classes on "Healthcare" and "China" Do these subjects suggest opportunities for investments in the ffitore? Entertainment foUowing dinner included a presentation of "Evemng at POPS" wdth Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra.

Much emphasis was placed on the theme, "The world our grandchUdren wUl face and what we must do for them."To complete the programs at the reunion they had a digmfied Memorial Service for departed classmates, but as Jacques hastens

to add, "It is very difficult to compete â&#x20AC;˘with the Gold Standard for Memorial Services set by our Academy Class at ffie Punch Bowl in Hawaii at our 55ffi."

1950 baseball players; Bill Hawkins, Deke Forbes, Pete Boney and Roger Buck

Bruce Buck '77, Muriel Buck, Joe Bellino '81 and Roger Buck '50

The Army/Navy basebaU game in June of 1950 went into extra innings whUe at the same time the wife to be of your C.S., Dorothy Jackson, was waiting for me at the bus stop at Carvel HaU.We laughed about that many times but not as the event took place. Many from 1950 played m that game and now they know how close they came to causing me to lose my wdfe of 50 years. And now those basebaU players ofthe class of 1950 plus other former Academy players held a reunion at AnnapoHs during AprU. On the 22nd of AprU a doubleheader was scheduled between Army and Navy at which the former players were to be honored.You guessed it, rain canceUed both games! The honorees from '50 would have been BUl Hawkins, Deke Forbes, Pete Boney and Roger Buck. The Athletic Association sponsored a dinner at the Memorial Stadium for aU former players and their wives with Deke Forbes as the Emcee and Chet Gladchuck and Paul Kostacopoulos as speakers. Fourteen team captains were present including Roger Buck '50 and his son, Bruce '77 as the only father and son Captains of any NavalAcademy varsity team. NOTE Pictures ofthe basebaU group forwarded by U.S. MaU.

Corky Angleman writes from Georgia and his subject is the War on Terrorism, and more particularly, the importance of the movie "Umted 93." He considers that we should aU view it and reflect on the fact that as George WiU puts it, "We aU may be, at any moment, at the war's front, because in this war the front can be anywhere." In that movie a passenger speaks, "No one is going to help us. We've got to do it ourselves."

Retired USNA Faculty member, Craig L. Symonds, has won the 2005 Theodore and FDR Naval History Prize for his book. Decision at Sea: Five Naval Batdes That Shaped American History.

The book is written in superb fashion in which those battles describe the ascendance of the United States to the position ofWorld Power. AU with whom I have discussed this book agree that it should be required reading.

Regional Meetings: In the San Francisco Bay area the 1950 group met at the Pleasanton Hotel on 1 June with: Maury Conffit, Martin Hardy, Jim Kennedy, Dick Landes, Jim Lytde and Joe Pausner plus wives and Dori Davi. In AnnapoHs on 2 June marking the 56th anniversary of the day we departed the Academy, they assembled at the USNA Officer and Faculty Club,John Henderson, Rex KUbourn, Ed McLean, Jim Oberholtzer,Tom Ross, PhU Ryan, Wayne Snfrth and Daryle Tripp. They were looking forward to welcoming the class of 2010 Plebes and the class that wiU greet us as we celebrate our 60th reunion in 2010. In San Diego, also mindfol ofthe sigmficance of that 2 June date, we got together: Carol and Birch DeWitt, Dick Smith, Marjorie and Frank CassUy, Faye and Don EUiott, BUl Grimm, Dick Marrin, Helen and Gene Wisenbaker, Florence and Martin Katcher, Mark Frudden, Wayne Jensen, Dean French and Debby and BUl Martin. And in the Washington D.C. area they had: Larry Hawkins, Bob OHver, BiU Rockey, Daryle Tripp, John McNaUy, John Greenwood, Tom Ross, Frank Sterner, BiU Kiehl, Law Kivlen, BUl Smoot, Jim Lisanby, BiU Simons, BiU Diehl, CharHe Cooper, Tom Rogers, MUt Schultz, John CoughHn and Tom Bigley.

Loss As informed by his son, Lyle G. Davis, LCDR Robert L. Davis passed away on 14 AprU 2005 in Denver This is the first we have know ofhis death.

Beat Army, Wayne.

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A critique sheet was left with those of you attending that sought your comments-both good and bad and how PRES: VADM EJ^."A1" Burkhalter Jr., USN (Ret.) we can do better next time. I'm happy to 206 King George St..Annapohs,MD 21401 P: 410-263-3055; E: eburkh@aol.com report that the vast majority ofthe VICE PRES: CAPT Thomas A. Boyce, USN (Ret.) comments received were very favorable.

3717 Carrige House Ct., Alexandria.VA Only one reaUy negative report was 22309-2709; P:703-780-7525 received. Many ofthe specific comments C O R R . SEC'Y: CAPT H.T. "Beau" Dietrich, tTSN (Ret.) centered on the costs on some ofthe 9508 Woody Ln., Great Falls,VA 22066 P: 703-759-5006; E: Beau9pnt5@aol.com events. In most cases estimated costs had TREAS: CAPTJohn L. "Jay" Woodbury Jr., USN (Ret.) to be used in the planmng for certain 7515 Cornith Dr.,Alexandria,VA 22306-2503 events and as can be expected we estiH: 703-768-3848; E: jaywoodl@cox.net mated on the high side to play it safe.

WEB SITE: www.usna51.com WhUe bus transportation was weU appreA note and photo from Nancy Dean. ciated - thanks to BiU Marin, the fact that some of us may have increased in girth H "As promised, enclosed is a photo taken on 11 November 2005 for the occasion of over the years could account for the comment that the seats were too smaU on Veterans Day.The President ofthe Umted the buses. Specific praise was given to the States extended an invitation to veterans, "TAILGATE" Brunch on Satorday in the famUies of POW/MIAs, and mUitary BUly Lawrence " N " Room at the representatives from aU services for break- , stadium.

The only sour note was the last fast prior to attending memorial services minute loss to Hopkins in lacrosse. at ArHngton Cemetery.

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1 was invited to attend as a representative ofthe Korean War POW/MIA famUies.

My Father, Coloneljohn LoveU, USAF (West Point Class of 1927) was declared MIA on 4 December 1950.

It was a memorable event to meet the President who acknowledged the dedication and sacrifice ofthe miHtary men and women and their famiHes It took nearly three months to receive a copy from the White House, hence the delay in forwarding to SHIPMATE" — Nancy LoveU Dean I

A Bravo Zulu to Guy and the Reunion Committee for their hard work in making our 55 a great success.

If you did not submit a critique sheet or would Uke to make any additional comments, it is not too late.

Color Parade.

The attached photo needs no explanation.

Fredda was our color girl — way back when.

Naples-Fort Myers Chapter offfieAlunrni Association. The Barbazette's have Hved fri Fort Myers sfrice August 2004 - one week after Hurricane CharHe hit. Hope this finds you m good health." B Ray Lessig writes • "On 9 June, PhU Pahl and wdfe, Ruth, stopped to visit with Becky and me. They had been traveUng through the Midwest and on their return to their home in New Hampshire visited with us in Dayton, Ohio. We shared many memories ofour days in Bancroft HaU as members ofthe Sixth Battalion, as weU as our simUar USAF careers in Air Force Research and Development. It was as evemng we wdU both long remember." • We have had a Class Web Page for several years, but its usage seems to be Hnfrted. In an effort to rejuvenate it, Sam Ginder has undertaken the responsibffity of bringing it back to Hfe. First and foremost, it is now easier to access (www.usna51.com). Most importandy , it provides a more tfrnely way to get the word out. Using the Class Column, one can anticipate a four to six weeks or longer delay from time of receipt untU actual pubHcation in SHIPMATE.The Web Site can get the word out immediately. This is particularly helpful in the case offfineralsor other time sensitive events. Lasdy, photos can be pubHshed and there is no restriction on the number of words. Inputs can be sent to Sam direcdy or to me.

L to R:Jim Wennefeld, Fredda Wennenfeld, 2006 Color Girl

Visit by Andy and Ray. An E-maU from Anne Barbazette.

L to R: Dick Dean, The President and Nancy Dean

What Nancy didn't say in her note was that she had undergone hip surgery three days prior to the White House visit. She said the President provided good support during the photo op.

Reunion Wrapup.

Most ofthe biUs for Reumon have been received and paid. We can be relieved that we ended up on the positive side. The surplus was not enough for the Board to have a cocktaU party, just a comfortable feeHng. Many thanks are extended to Joe Bray and his son in handHng the financial part of Reumon.

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I "Andy Maloney and his wife, Carol, spent the weekend of May 12-14 wdth Anne and BUl Barbazette in Fort Myers, Fla.. They were joined by Ray Lessig and his wdfe, Becky at the Heron's Glen Club for dinner Sorry that there are no pictores to send you. Andy and Carol were on ffieir way to visit Andy's brother in Clearwater before retorning home to HoUister, CaUforrua after a week in Alabama playing goU". It was great to see them afier so many years. Ray and Becky Lessig were geffing ready to go back to Dayton where they spend hafr" of their time. They are in Florida the other half. Ray is acrive in the

LtoR: Phil Pahl Ray Lessig

Two happy 'Slers

A note from Chet McRorie, • "Marty and I do not get down to MaHbu very often, but my granddaughter's graduation from Pepperffine Umversity in AprU seemed Hke a good excuse to go. It was a beautiftU event." •

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The months of May and June have not been good to us as a Class. We have lost three Classmates, Eppy Clark, Bob Hauser, and Bob Urban. John Magufre, who did not graduate, also ffied. Gene Balderston's wdfe, Beny; ffied in May. Our smcerest condolences are offered to ffie famUies.

Cards and Letters.

Perhaps Reumon and seemg classmates drained aU ffie iifformation out ofus.

There has been scant informarion received from you aU this monffi. If you want to read about classmates or share informarion wdffi ffiem, please let me or one offfieoffier Class column auffiors know. We can't print itffw^e don't receive it. Bob Dunn has jomed us as a member for ffie Class Column WTiters.The revised schedule for ffie column is: Issue Due to Shipmate Author July/Aug.06 6/15/06 Beau Die&ich Sept. 06 7/13/06 Jack HamUton Oct. 06 8/16/06 Al Raithel Nov. 06 9/14/06 Bob Dunn Dec 06 10/16/06 Walt Boyes Have a good summer — BEAU

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There they met Mary Lou and Jack Blackwood who were seeing their second granddaughter attain tffis notable acffievement at Pepperdine. Mary and Chet joined them for brunch before the ceremoffies. Chet sent along ffie pictore of Jack and him. Thanks, Chet.

PRES: RADM William J. Ryan, SC, USN (Ret.) E: \\jr52@comcast.net SECY: CAPT Leigh Ebbert, USN (Ret.) 9100 Fort Belvoir Park\ray #218 Fort Belvoir.VA 22060-2714 E: lebbert@verizon.net WEBMASTER: P.D. Sierer E: pdsierer@earthlink.net CLASS WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/class52/Defeult.htm

Thanks to ffiose ofyou who mcluded a note in your baUot compHmentmg the EXCOM work.Your feedback and expressions of appreciation to the Comnfrttee and to inffividuals are rewardmg for us, and help us stay in touch wdth each other. In adffition to this column, ffie e-maU Hst, the class web page and the President's annual letters are the formal links between and among us. Regardless of how you do it, keep the news confrng.

At ffie EXCOM meeting ki June, the agenda mcluded near — and far — term objectives, assignments and responsibffities, as weU as finances and statos of class projects and comnfrtments. I wdU have a report on ffiat meeting in ffie next column.

I assume that many ofyou have traveled or are traveHng tffis summer.

Mary-Hn and Bill Ryan attended a grandson's graduation m SigoneUa High School, SicUy in June, and m July traveled to San Diego and expect to retorn 1 September. BiU's grandson, CoHn, wUl be attenffing Notre Dame Umversity on an NROTC scholarsffip starting tffis September.

BUl Ryan reports from Lonnie Stein, that the '52 October trip to San Antomo is completely sold out. Sorry ffyou nfrssed the bus! The "usual suspects" wdU make the trip joined by newcomers Helen and Lou McMillan, Dick Pohli, DoUy and Ed Leonard, and MarUyn and Chuck Federico. Ron Hattin wUl be the tour guide in Austin, Dave Ackerson's daughter wUl entertain the group in San Antomo, and Peggy and Bill Hippie wiU act as hosts m Kerrville,TX.

Chet and Jack at Pepperdine

Dick Denfeld reported that the Starks and Derffelds had a great three week Florida sojourn in late winter. They played lots of goff and met wdth the class contingent in Cocoa Beach.They had ffinner wdth Esther and Vince Manara, Francoise and Al Bress, and Dick Winters.

Plannmg for ffie 55 reimion continues, wdffi Doug Payne workmg out detaUs wiffi his seasoned comnfrttees. We are anticipatmg taUgating, ffie aforementioned trip to San Antomo m October, and ffie November Hawau rendezvous.

More on Hawau. A planrung comnfrttee comprised of Harvey Gray, Lee Holmes and Bill Ryan has organized a CLASS OF 1952 HONOLULU RENDEZVOUS '06.

This special class event is schediUed for November 1 through November 5 of this year... no home footbaU games, great weather, and reasonable rates.

The cost per person is $478.00 for the basic package, wffich mcludes lunches, tours, ffinners and ground transportation to and from events. Attendees must make thefr own afr and hotel reservations. A special rate of Sl 99.00 per ffight at the HUton Hawauan VUlage, the primary venue for the Rendezvous has been arranged. The schedule of events looks great, and leaves plenty of time for goff, shoppmg and sightseemg.

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52^54 CLASS NEWS A special defficated web site wrww.mcahawaii.com/usna52 is on Hne. The site covers detaUs such as the schediUe of events, hotel registration information, side trips, golf, optional services, etc. and provides for on line registration for the basic package as weU as for optional packages. Information on HONOLULU RENDEZVOUS '06 is also posted on the class web site for ffiose ofus who have access to the website.

Harvey Gray says that it's time to get your reservations in.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7%.

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It is almost summer time in Virginia and the weather is mosdy good. Hart Sebring and I played golf last weekend- Our first round was so terrible we had serious thoughts about giving up the game. But, the second round was much better and we intend to keep golfing.

The sad news continues: Edffie Best lost his beloved wife Bea after a long Ulness. Bob AUer ffied at Beebe Meffical Center in Lewes, Delaware, not far from ffis home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on May 17th. BUl Deale ffied on 21 May and we recently learned that Jim Burgess ffied on 5 October. In addition, Don (DD) Snfrth was seriously injured when he feU whUe working as a Christian Volunteer at the International Shipping Ternfrnal in Norfolk. FinaUy, Judy Platt has advised us that her husband Al Platt is seriously Ul and could use our support and prayers. We wUl nfrss Bea, Bob, BUl and Jim and wiU hope that Don and Al do weU. Don's address is 1032 Windjammer Dr, Hampton,VA 23669 and Al's address is 738 Kent Dr, El Cajon, CA 92021.

Joe GUdea reports that Sheila ffid very weU at the Virginia State Senior Championships at Virginia Beach. She won four Gold Medals and State Championships in the Shot Putt, Discus, JaveUn and BasebaU Hitting events. She threw her best ever in the Discus and quaUfied as a Senior Age Group AU American in the Discus. Joe says "Just tffink if she took more time to practice?"

SheUa says "She now wiU practice for Nationals in LouisviUe, Kentucky next year."WeU done Sheila!

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The Umversity of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi recently honored Ross Perot as its Entrepreneur Ross Perot with George of the year. Ross gave an outstanffing Hall in Hattiesburg talk to the Faculty and students, emphasizing among other things. Help Others, Take care of your troops, and Never, Ever give up. Sitting wdth Ross at the function was his USNA Classmate and Hattiesburg Resident George HaU.The picture shows the two classmates.

I'm not sure ifl have mentioned this before but Dean Snfrth has recently written a book. It is entitled "The Fire That NASA Never Had" and relates Dean's work in the early days ofthe Space Program at The Eastern Test Range at Cape Kennedy. InitiaUy Dean flew supporting nfrssions in his speciaUy instrumented C-54 (the old Douglass DC- 4).

Later he was picked to participate in a test of a mockup space capsule operating on the ground but pressurized to repHcate altitudes expected to be flown by the real capsffies.The test wffich lasted a number of days was conducted in a 100% oxygen atmosphere. Near the end of the test an accidentaUy generated spark ignited the pure oxygen in the capsule and it became a terrible fire.Very luckUy Dean and his partner in the capsffie were rescued, but it was close and they both could easily have died. As this test was run by the Air Force and not NASA Dean gave a complete debriefing to the NASA engineers working on the Manned Space Program.

Imagine his surprise when several years later NASA lost three Astronauts in a very simUar fire erupting in a simUar capsule running a sinfrlar test. There was no mention of Dean's accident, or ofthe fact that he had debriefed NASA about it.

I was checking our class web page and came across a message from Stan Waid to Libby Ford, the wddow of Bob Ford. Stan told Libby about ffis search for the daughter of classmate Dick Nein. Stan and Dick had grown up in the Reaffing, PA area and were good friends. Dick had been kUled in a plane crash not long after he had married PhyUis. Stan, had met Dick and PhyUis at Scotty and BiU Ramsey's wedffing. Stan then visited PhyUis and Dick at their home in Las Vegas near NeUis AFB. He then went to his new duty station in San Diego where he received a caU teUing him that Dick had been kiUed. Nine monffis later

PhyUis gave birth to Nancy Ann Nein. Stan and ffis wdfe Cora visited PhyUis and Nancy Ann when Stan was transferred back to Mechamcsburg, PA in 1956. PhyUis had moved back to Reaffing and Hved a block away from Stan's mother. Nancy Ann was a beautiftU baby and was growdng Hke a weed. Stan lost track of PhyUis but a few years ago he decided to try and locate her After lots of telephone caUs he was able to locate both PhyUis and Nancy Ann. PhyUis married Jerry Trupp, another near neighbor of Stan's and had several more chUdren.

Nancy Ann, now Dunn, is an R N and works at a Retirement Commuffity caUed the Highlands and has several chUffien of her own. Tffis is of great interest to me as Dick was a very good friend as weU as a 10th Company mate—as were Bob Ford and BUl Ramsey I had gotten a letter from Dick written witffin days offfiscrash and I StUl have that letter. Some years back at a '53 party wdth our Albuquerque group I was taUdng to Jerry Swan about Dick's accident and he told me it was a plane maUunction not an error by Dick that caused the crash. In fact Jerry said the F-86 fleet was grounded for a whUe to get the defect fixed. I had not known about Nancy Aim and feel Dick probably was not aware that he was going to become a Father either. Perhaps it is coincidental that I went to our Web Page in the week of Faffier's Day. Whether it is or not, I wUl wish Dick a Happy Father's day on Sunday. PhyUis's emaU adffiess is Gjerryphyl@aol.com.

Thanks, Stan, you fUled in a lot of blanks in my memories ofour early AF days. And lots of love to Libby Ford as weU— we hope she wUl come to our Tenth Company Miffi-Reunion in Pensacola in November That is aU for tffis month—wiUfiUin the rest wdth some pictores. The first is a big shot taken in Albuquerque with Barbara Cole and Joe Sue and Max Zebrowski Wakitsch, SaUy and I, Gerry and AHce Weinstein, Steve Schoderbek and Kay and Don Fisher. Picture 2 shows the Kauderers, Bacioccos and the FeUows. The tffird shot is ofJim Westermeier, Nick WaUnerandjoe Zebrowski.The next shot is of Barbara Cole andjoe The bird watching Zebrowski. Old Southerlands in Japan

Dinner with the Albuquerque group

fidends Ruffi and Irv Boeskool are shown dimng wdth Barbara and Oz Dixon in ffie next shot. Picture 6 shows five of ffie 12ffi Company's best: Conrad, EzeU, Dudley, Kitder and Cuccias. Next Margot and Tom Souffierland are seen properly amred in ffiefr Japanese inn.The last, and possibly best shot, shows our esteemed photographer Ed Chase wiffiout ffis camera. FmaUy, don't forget Class Luncheons are on the first Tuesday of each monffi at the Fort McNafr Officers Club at 1130. The football season is near—^lets aU hope for anoffier good season where we beat both Afr Force and Army! Dave

Company Stalwarts: Conrad, Ezell, Dudley, Kittler and Cuccias

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Jim Westermeier, Nick Wallner and Joe Zebrowski

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A Wife's Story This comes from Dora BeU and was first pubHshed on the Class Web Site back in May. I thought it most deserving of wider distribution to aU Classmates who read Shipmate.

The Boeskools and the Oz Dixons

• "For some time now I've been writing a book about my husband, Jim Bell, and my first husband, Jim GriflSn (Third Company, Class of 1955, captured and died in a POW camp in Vietnam), and my book has now been pubHshed! I have just received my "compUmentary" copy, and if

you or anyone else from the Class is interested the book is now avaUable from the pubHsher.You can take a look at it on authorhouse.com.

I got inspired to do this book when reading the John Adams biography a few years ago... the book contained a lot of letters written by John and AbigaU, and I reaUzed that I had two boxes of Jim Griffin's letters kept for some 40 years and that they reaUy are historical documents.

At least, because they teU the story ofhfe as a pUot during the Vietnam War, I think so. And I also wrote the book because 1 feel it rffight be of help to the young people in the mffitary today going through the Iraq War. The book, of course, also contains my story and the story ofJim BeU's imprisonment..

Here is some off the material that may be appearing in press releases that wUl go out from the publisher in a few weeks."

The Heroes'Wife (Note:Two heroes, one wife) Dora Griffin Bell This is a non-fiction aaount/memoir of a young military wife who waited almost six years for her husband, who had been shot down in a navy jet over Hanoi and captured on Ho Chi Minh's birthday in 1967, only to learn he had died within days ofhis capture.

Jim Griffin had been an exemplary leader in his reconnaissance squadron, RViH-13 out of Sanford, Florida. He was thefifthplane lost by the squadron during two years in combat, and letters he wrote during those deployments to the South China Sea — saved by Dora for some 40 years — chronicle those events. His letters arefilledwith daily events on the ship, both hilarious and sad, and his determination to be a good parent and husband from a distatKe. During her long wait for her husband's return, Dora and her children relocated with the reconnaissance wing from Florida to Albany, Georgia. She wrote a newspaper column and then became hostess of a television talk show, hut she continued to hope for her husband to return at the end ofthe war. Her vigil ended when Jimmie Griffin's remains were reburied in Arlington Cemetery in 1974.

Other American prisoners did come home from the war, and among them was Jim Bell (Class of 1954), who had also beenflyinga navy reconnaissance plane when it went down over Ha Long Bay in 1965. Shortly before the prisoners were freed he learned, as did a number ofthe returning POW's, that he no longer had a wife.

Before Jim Bell became commanding officer of a squadron in San Diego, he was married to Jimmie Griffin's widow. Memories of Jim Bell's captivity are recounted in The Heroes'Wife, August 2006

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54*55 CLASS NEWS and, together, Jim and Dora visit Hanoi to facethat takes place down there in Pensacola Read photos from left to right. ghosts of their past.

Tffis book should be an inspiration to aU those facing combat situations today, and it wdU appeal to aU those who love a romantic story wdth a happy ending. B

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The Heroes' Wife

Dora and Jim Griffin

Joan Daniels, Mary Sue Wilmer, Marcia Brendel, Marti McKnight, and Libby Woodward

54^"^ Reunion Everyone received the Reuffion Comrffittee's May 25'' commuffication and response sheet some time ago so tffis is just a gentle renfrnder. The comnfrttee, Dick Alger, Dick Damico, Ernie Evans, BiU Land, and Jess Ow^ens, has put together a most attractive agenda of events and gatherings for the 8-11 June 2008 reuffion. Make sure you keep it in your sights in the months to come.

Gallery Photos In order to fUl out this month's Class column I browsed WiU Groom's peerless 54 Net GaUery and came up with the foUowing five shots that are representative of what Classmates are up to.

January 2006 Class Luncheon: BiU Oberholtzer and John Lyding; Jess Owens and BiU Montgomery; Ned Shuman and Jack Keating.

Birthday Boys: Jim BeU, May 2006; Stan Houghton, February 2006, Stan's wife and Jack Anderson, Mac MacLeay, and Jim Austin surprised ffim wdth a gathering in Colorado Springs .

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Stan, Jack, Mac, and Jim

짜 Dora and Jim Bell

Rotating Pensacola Party Libby and John Woodward were the hostess and host on 9 AprU for the rotating party of Classmates and wives

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Bill Oberholtzer and John Lyding

Remember or Honor a loved one in Alumni Hall.

Call 410-295-4163 for more information.

Honor Chairs

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 53% PRES; VADM Henry C. Mustin, USN (Ret.) MCE PRES: CAPT Tom Kiefeber, USN (Ret.) TRE.AS: COL Cal Wearer, USA (Ret.) SECY: Hardey O, Holte P . a Box 5910..-\nnapohs. MD 21403 H: 410-280-9799; E: h-holte@att.net •'S'EB S i l t ; www.usna.com/classes/1955

Ned Floyd reports in fiom ffie left coast.

On Wednesday, May 11,ffie"55 conmiuffit\- m ffie San Diego area sHpped into ffiefr jeans to enjoy a western BBQ at ffie Jamaica Village Clubhouse in Coronado Ca\"s. Attendees mcluded Donna and BiU BaU, L\Tuie and Ned Floyd, Phyffis and Paul Grozen, Barbara and Charles Hagee. Lavon and Dick Jones, EvehTi and Don Knepper, Penny and John Nyquist, TuHa and Bob Clear, Carol Schrader, and Pat and Tom Shine, wdth Bob and TuHa helpmg wdffi clean-up. In talkmg wdffi Ned, I found ffiat he had recendy returned fix)m ffie East Coast wffiere he was sharmg experiences wdffi a group of Hke-mmded people wdffi an mterest ffi Quantum Mechaffics/Physics.

Of note is that he reports ffiat he is recovering weUfiTomhis ffip operations.

Jim Masters and ffis wdfe, Barbara, invdted me over for lunch earher in suburban Maryland, and I was deHghted to find ffiat tffis retired Marine is now an extraorffinar)- artist. The waUs of ffis lower level are covered wdffi ffis works and he teaches art to a nmnber of stodents at ffis home.

His works mclude portraits for the Prince George County Sports HaU of Fame.

Barbara is an accompHshed orgaffist and was kmd enough to play some pieces on her own organ.

This photo is a late entry to supplement the item in the last Sffipmate about Charlie Edson's \dsit to AnnapoHs.

Hattley Holte, Denny Sullivan, Charlie Edson

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Pete Eller, Pat Sutiierland Dee Filer, Paul Sutherland atthe Filer's lovely home in San Diego

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H Greetmgs from the mountains of western Norffi CaroHna wffiere ffiere is laid back Hvdng and N O TRAFFIC! We recendy retorned from a Mexican Raviera cruise startmg and endmg m San Diego. r- s i.; t^^M Had no idea that there woffid be a classmate on ffie same cruise,but there he w^as.

A feUow passenger came up to me one evenmg as we were entermg ffie dinmg Tom Shine, Bob Dlear, Paul Grozen room. He said ffiat he had been m ffie navy as a pUot and asked ff I had been m the navy too. 1 said yes-surface navy. He said that he was a 1955 graduate of AnnapoUs, and 1 said,"heUo, classmate!"

Did not recognize hfrn, but it was Justin MiUer. He and his wffe, Chris, are cruisers as we are. We had a deHghtful time talkmg over old times. After ffie cruise, we spent several days ffi San Diego seemg navy John Nyquist Charles Hagee, Don Knepper fidends. We especiaUy relished ffie time George Davis checked m to mfficate ffiat wdth Dee and Pete EUer. Pete was my "I like to keep a low proffie (and roommate for four years and is a Marine.

Columbia, SC pro\ddes good cover). I do Dee had been Pat's roommate in contmue working wdffi ffie nuclear power Wasffington prior to graduation. Tffings industry ffi a v-ariety of ways, but prmciworked out that we kept the two rooms palK" as an ad\dsor on nuclear to the Board together-but wdth different roommates!! of Directors of ffie ENTERGY Fifty years plus and countmg for boffi Corporation, a holdmg company for ten couples — and stiU counting. We are nuclear plants; also as Chairman . Nuclear enjo\dng our new Hfe at Tr%'on Estates Engmeering Ad\dsory Comrffittee at ffie and, as always, welcome any classmate ffi University of Souffi Carolina. The typical ffie area. • local boards and comnfrttees occupy most of ffie remainmg time, but ffiere has always been an opportuffity for an annual trip somewhere overseas—this year, Panama." . ._ *

Justin and Chris Miller, Pat and Paul Sutherland embarked on Celebrity's Mercury off the Pacific coast of Mexico

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Peggy Zipf and Otto Zipf

Peggy and Otto Zipf reported on: H The trip of a Hfetime! Peggy and 1 just recendy retorned from ffie WWII South Pacffic Campaign crffise zoffiac trip. The trip covered most ofthe signfficant Navy and Marme Corps action sites for WWII ffi the South Pacffic years of 1942-1944.

A prelude to the trip was a 3-day stop m Sydney, AustraHa. The actoal tour and cruise, wdth several guest lectorers on board, started in Port Morseby Papua, New Guffiea, the area wffich is the gateway to the famous batde of Coral Sea. The Cruise sffip has a capacity' of 120 guests. We offiy had 80 on board, among whom was Ben Braffiee ofWasffington Post and Watergate fame. He was along, wdth ffis fanfrly, as a veteran, ha\dng served as a boot Ensign on USS Phffip, a Hetcher Class destroyer There were a good number ofWWIl veterans from the Navy and Marine Corps along, who related their personal experiences wdffi respect to the areas and sites we \dsited.

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55Âť56 CLASS N E W S The major geograpffical area that was covered concentrated on the Solomon Islands and "Slot", including "Iron Bottom Sound", Guadalcanal, Purvis Bay, Tulagi Island, Savo Island, New Georgia Island, Rendova Island, Plum Pudffing (Kennedy) Island,VeUa LaveUa (Pappy Boyington) and Rabaffi. We departed the sffip in Guam. We made lanffings on aU the islands from zoffiacs, most of wffich were wet lanffings. First was at Red Beach, Guadalcanal where we "ffit the beach" with 9 zoffiacs, aU in a Hne abreast and loaded with "troops". We visited Henderson Field, now a "thriving', albeit a somewhat deserted international airport.

The traffitional wreath laying ceremony was observed as the sffip came to a stop in Iron Bottom Sound.

introduced to Barry's penchant for making forniture wffich is of very high quality and craftsmanship. The major talent on the goff course was resident in the form of Alex ChmeHk, grandson of Joe Chmelik who leads his ffighschool goff team with a hanfficap of 6! and is a prodigious driver ofthe baU. Needless to state, the team of grandfather Joe, Monroe Hatch and Norm Harper were the team winners. Other parricipants included Martha and Tony Bracken; Jack Renard andjoe Dunn up from the Wintergreen area, golf coordinator Ray Hine andVirgiffia Wyman, Mai MacKinnon and host Barry Hatrulton.

Liz HamUton put on a very ffice meal for aU and the evemng was a most pleasant end to a wonderffil day.

The zodiacs made lanffings on Plum Pudding Island, wffich now bears the name Kennedy Island, in commemoration ofJFK's swdm ashore to that island with members offfisPT 109. WhUe approaching the beach in the zoffiac, we were offered the opportoffity to repeat part of JFK's swim to the beach. I was the only one in our zoffiac of 10 people who made the swim!

There were not many USNA members aboard and we were outnumbered by both Harvard and the Umversity ofTexas grads. To mention a few, that I can remember, there was Joan and Bob LoweU ('53), Tom Lewds ('66) and Ted Lyster (non-grad). â&#x20AC;˘

We regret to advise of the passing of classmates; Larry Ware, foUowdng heart surgery on 13 May 2006; Donald Hamlin, (non-grad) peacefoUy on 12 May 2006; John Thune, Pneumoffia on 29 May 2006.

Otto Zipf at Guadalcanal

Ray Hine reported on: On May 17, the Washington metro area classmates gathered together in Faquier county, the town ofWarrenton, to play goff at Faquier Springs Country Club, hosted by classmate Barry HamUton. We managed to get a mix of rain which ended with a partiaUy clouded day and a lovely view from Barry's fanfrly farm in the roUing hUls. A view from their hiUtop home extends some 60 nfrles on a clear day and captures many ofthe hundreds of acres that comprise the property. We were

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

"5(^^ Reunion" Update The 50 Reumon package was maUed on 9 June. Based on the hotel reservations through 15 June, it looks Hke we'U have a record crowd. If you delayed for some reason beyond the 31 July deadUne you may stUl register, as you don't want to rffiss tffis one! Our second hotel, Carlson's Country Inn & Suites, stUl had many rooms avaUable at this writing (410-571-6700, www.countryinns.com/ AnnapoHs_West). Sheraton AnnapoUs was completely booked for Friday-SaturdaySunday but had avaUable rooms for the shoulder dates. If Carlson's is booked caU Doug Hayman (11) (410-268-0740) for another hotel that we wdU then use near the Sheraton AnnapoUs." 2006 Merrill Francis Collier Award At this year's Prizes and Awards Ceremony on May 25th, MerriU's daughter, SherrUl CoUier DeGenova, presented the MerriU Francis CoUier (15) Award. SherrUl and her husband, Michael, Uve in Fleiffington, New Jersey with their four chUdren: Dorothy, a ffigh school senior, Therese, a ffigh school freshman, John, a fifth grader, and Maria,

who is a second grader. Sherrill is a speech teacher in Flerffington schools and Michael teaches there as weU. SherrUl presented the award once before, when she was a coUege student and she was very excited about returning to the Naval Academy and having the chance to meet some of her Dad's classmates. She and her mother stayed wdth their good friends, EHzabeth and Worth Hobbs (23), in Easton, Maryland.

Memorial Service for Duane Heisinger (07) A beautiful and toucffing memorial service was held for Duane on 11 May at the Church of the Aposdes in Fairfax,Virgfrua with over 200 in attendance, including about 15 classmates and several wives.

Carl Nelson (10), a close friend, flew in from Chula Vista, CA .Vivian and Ken CostUow (07) came from the Norfolk area. Friends rising from the congregarion made many personal tributes about tffis deeply reUgious man who was defficated to ffis wife Juffith and their chUdren and grandchUdren. Some spoke of Duane's "Herculean" effort in getting the HeUsffips W W II Memorial buUt in the Phffippine Islands. Others focused on ffis book "Father Found" which was aU about retracing the Japanese POW traU and camps in the Phffippeans as weU as Hfe on the death sffips taking POWs to Japan. AU of tffis effort was to better understand the Hfe and fate of ffis father. Tffis increffible undertaking was very meamngful to those, who also lost fathers from the inhumane treatment experienced as Japanese POW's m the early days ofWWII. Several attendees gave tribute to Duane's work in the church and especiaUy ffis work as a counselor helping so many people through troubled times. His courage and deep faith in the face of a ternfrnal illness, as ffie rffiffister emphasized in ffie effiogy, serves as an example for aU ofus. His personal character and the way he led ffis Hfe make us proud to have had ffim as a classmate. In the face of ffis progressively weakeffing conffition, Duane, through courage and deternfrnation, not orUy came to our class luncheon on 21 March, but insisted on personaUy giving the presentation on the PhiUppines trip himseff.

But as it torned out, it was more of a fareweU to his classmates.

A quick sketch of Duane's nfrUtary career is summarized by his close friend Carl Nelson: "an honorable and heroic destroyer officer who fought in the Vietnamese War ffirecting long range projectUes in support ofthe of troops ashore; dasffing in and out of the Tonkin

Alumni Who Teach T o m Sch\A^artz, ' 5 6

Tom Schwrartz '56, born in December 1930, in Brooklyn, NewYork where he attended pubhc schools incluffing ffie Manhattan High School of Aviarion Trades. In 1951 he erUisted in the U S Navy and won a "Fleet" appointment to ffie U S NavalAcademy. Upon graduation, Tom served in the US Air Force wffiere he spent most of his 27 years in the Research and Development area. After retiring from the Air Force as a Lt. Col., he wrorked for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) as a Program Manager. Tom now resides in Melbourne, Florida, where he conrinues to work for CSC part time, and writes nature stories for elementary school chUffien.

Tom visits the elementary schools in central Florida and talks to the chUdren about the importance ofthe environment. He began doing this in 2000, when he w rote, "How Mother Nature Flowered the Fields of Earth and Mars (Reagent Press, ISBN 1-57545-102-6)" for ffis grandchUffien. Since then, Tom has been to over sixty schools and has

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spoken to approximately 19, 000 chUffien. The theme ofhis stories center on Mother Nature and her goal to keep everytffing on Earth, and wherever mankind chooses to go, in balance. She looks to the human Bfe to be the caretakers, as they are her most inteffigent creatures. When

Guff. He was one of the Navy's finest and most respected inteUigence speciaUsts.A man with a great sense of humor and a forgiving nature - truly a great friend. He wUl be nfrssed by aU." Burial wffi be at ArHngton Cemetery in late summer More on Duane's Hfe wUl be included in ffis obituary to be pubHshed soon in Shipmate."

56W Celebrates 50Years Since Graduation On 1 June 06, 56W celebrated the actoal 50 anffiversary of our graduarion and comnfrssioffing. It started at 1500 wdth the Murdands hosring at thefr lovely home in Esconffido, CA.The party was poolside, but included a commencement ceremony under the trees, lengthy sociaHzing, a remarkable buffet meal, and more poolside sociaHzing with 24 classmates and wdves attenffing.

The commencement ceremony repUca started wdth a march-on! We remembered how, even ff the tffiee squads were margmal on parade precision. We marched onto the lawn under the trees, sat in the prearranged chafrs. The ceremony started wdffi the Pledge of AUegiance and an invocarion by "ChapHn Murdand" foUowed by the awarffing of diplomas. Our SOPA 56W, Roger Box, ffid the honors wdth ffis two star flag on ffigh. Each classmate was caUed forward, and Rog presented ffis diploma wdth a handshake and both posed for a picture (see photo below).

they go astray, she finds interesting ways to get them back on-track.

Tom's goal is to reach out to the chUffien while they are in their formative years. He states that the stories reinforce what is taught in the elementary schools; but does so in interesring ways that msures retention

, as the chUdren mature. In ffis words, "Had my generation been made re ofthe importance of taking care ofthe environment in our early , the world may not have deteriorated so baffiy in the first place."

Dr. Richard Di Patri, Superintendent of Brevard PubHc Schools, i Florida has said of Tarn's stones: 'In the traffirion of estabHshed folk and fairy tales, Mr. Schwartz has I created a variety of engaging characters in tffis imaginative envfronmental trUogy.The message of preservation of humans and their ronment is an important one for our youth."

Tom's book has been nominated for the Sunsffine State Young Readers Award Program, and is mcluded in the Renaissance Learffing Accelerated Reader Program.

This year Tom has expanded his volunteer services to mentor Stodents on the stories they have written and to discuss ffis experiences in getring pubHshed.

Host Jim MurtlandfW] receives Diploma from SOPA Roger BoxlS]

Jim Murtland (10) then gave each "graduate" a piece of crystal with the appropriate service seal and the occasion etched ffi. Each classmate then regaled aU, wdth a compffisory sea story and equal rime offered to the wdves. As luck would have it, we fiffished by nfrdffight! Two friends ofJim and Liz Murdand judged the sea stories and awarded the wdnners wdth a botde of wine. The ceremony ended wdth a toast offered by Roger that honored the occasion.The ffiplomas were created and prepared by the very talented

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56»57 CLASS N E W S John was an impressive feUow. One story that some in the Class wdU probably remember: When John got to the Academy he was proficient in Russian, having learned via an immersion program in the mffitary. He signed up for Russian as a foreign language at Navy, and when his Russian language Professor had some doubt about the language, he woffid ask John for ffis advice! I have always thought that was amazing. Neeffiess to say John ffid weU in the class. John graduated from GaUia Academy High School, Syracuse University, and the Offio State Uffiversity Law School. He practiced law in GaUipoHs and in Cincinnati. His greatest interest was in the facffitation of joint ventores between American and Russian L'&Zta^itf'^ ^'1^^ i$libsii)ii)inan businesses. He was the first American Diplomas (partial view) awarded 58Won 1 June 2008 lawyer adnfrtted to the Russian Bar Associarion. John also taught construcrion A joyous rime was had by aU 56ers. law at Texas A&M Uffiversity and facffiClassmates drove or flew in from aU over tated conferences in construction and it was one nostalgic and superlarive management in ThaUand, The Sudan, reumon. A few graduates went in for a Jordan, and Indonesia. John seemed to voluntary sub-squad swdm and survived. make a sigmficant contriburion to whatWe have had some wonderfol social ever enterprise he chose. He is survived events in 56W, but the Murtlands have by wdfe Martha EpHng of Cincinnati, raised the bar by several ratchet levels. four daughters, one son and one Come West and enjoy the fon! daughter-in—law.

Attenffing classmates included: Jenffifer & BUl Auer[24], Roger Box[5], ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% Bonffie & Jim Brunner[23], Helen & LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 57% Bruce Dolph[9], Helen & Jim Egerton[l], PRES: CAPT David S. Cooper, USN (Ret.) Eleanor Fourmer[l], Carol & Jerry SECY: LCDR. R O. Behrends, USN (Ret.) FuUc[9],John Karas[6], Mel Klein[17] & 143-A East Lake Drive.AnnapoUs, MD 21403 guest, Kay & Dave Minton[18], Liz & Jim E; pobehrends@aol.com Murdand[10], Dolores & Cari CORR. SEC'Y: CAPT EN. Howe Jr., USN (Ret.) Nelson[10], Jody Nelson[16], Dale & Jay 1 Walter Cir. Fredencksburg,VA 22405-2363 E: fhhusna57@cox.net Ransom[21], Peggy & Ned Roberts [7], WEBMASTER: Fred Dammann Patsy & Don Scovel[l 1], Liz & Dick WEB SITE: www.usna57.org Shigley[9], Lyn & Bob Sffinn[17], Lyffia & Steve Soltesz[10],AHce &Walt Regffiar readers here wUl doubtless Stammer[l 5], Em & Joe Talbert[2], remember a couple months back when George Textor[l 5] (Bonffie had Jury we passed along a group shot ofthe '57 Duty!), Martha & Jim Thomas[9], and members ofthe KnoxvUle chapter. Sadly, Faye & RichThomas[l].

Ed Whiting, who authored the earUer Classrruitejohn Epling (22) - Remembered report, now reports that Bob Barrett, one

by Bill Simpson (12) of those earHer featored, was lost on 3 May after a brief Ulness. Bob had spent one year John A.EpHng, age 74, of Cincinnari, and with the Third Company and then graduformerly of GalHpoHs, died Wednesday ated from UT, moving on to early local eveffing on AprU 4,2006 atffisresidence.

TV news and ultimately spenffing 38 years Even though John was wdth us for offiy on the staff of the KnoxvUle NewsPlebe Year, who can ever forget ffim? With Sentinel. Bob is survived by wdfe Anne, ffis large, barrel chest (54", I beHeve), he a son and daughter and two grandsons. had a boonfrng, singing voice that he Having taken a month off we're right exercised often in Chapel. Even though he up to the gunnels wdth hot dope about a and I were not in the same company and host of big events wffich we'U endeavor to the fact that I had notffing but a nodffing shoehorn into the meager space aUotted acquaintance wdth him, I have rememus. Since there is a veritable plethora of bered him and have been wondering dandy photos in the quiver we'U try to go about ffim in the last several years. To me.

Bonffie Brunner.They were exact repHcas ofour originalffiplomas,smaUer — yet on parchment, and with suitable old-EngHsh word-snfrtffing taUored for the event. AU had the rank of "Past Midsffipman" and are truly "a tffing of art to behold." A parrial view ofthe 50 Years Diploma below shows the perrinent reworffing.

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Hght on the chatter and use our space for as many ofthe beautifol faces as possible.

Awffile back we became aware that our man Sam Trippe, in addition to being the man in charge of much ofthe heavy Hfidng for the Class Gift Committee, had played a pivotal role in the formation of a new Alumffi Chapter over on the Eastern Shore. Unfortunately what with Sam's ongoing efforts at conversion into the next Six MiUion DoUar man through the upgrading of ffis various parts ("parts is parts" and is big business on the Eastern Shore of course), we've been unable unffi now to get the detaUs. At long last, here they are: • The recovery from the neck surgery took longer than I anticipated and about the time I was beginffing to reaUy feel good, the knee became an issue, resffiting in a total replacement in March. Tffiee major surgeries in 14 months - 1 do not recommend tffis but the end resffit is that I am much better off than many of my Classmates.

When I retired, I ffid not see suffering though more MN winters as an option.

After considering a number of locations, we settled on the Eastern Shore, an area I first put on my retirement Hst 2/C summer when we flew N3N's over the area. I also wanted to be near the Academy so that 1 coffid get involved and give back to an institotion ffiat had given me so much.

Over the last few years, I have met a number of USNA graduates who are in the area for much the same reasons, one of whom was Rick Heaton '70, who is a dentist in Easton. It developed that we were both thinking the same tffing: maybe the time had come to form a chapter on the Eastern Shore. We approached George Watt and he agreed.

The formation meeting was held in AprU '05 as a preHminary to a Navy League board meeting wffich Rick and I also serve. Through the Alumni Association we sent out invitations to about 200 people on the Eastern Shore and about 40 attended the iffitial meeting.

It was clear that there was considerable interest in fornfrng a chapter - wffich we did on the spot - nfrnus the necessary paper work which was completed later.

George then soHcited volunteers for officers and I ended up as President, Rick ffie VP and Frank GunsaUus '85 as Secretary/ Treasurer. We have now had four meetings and the fifth is scheduled for early May We currendy have 52 members and are growdng. •

For ffie record, Sam's servdce as Chapter President brings to a total of seven the number of Classmates who have served v-arious chapters in this capacity.

BZ, gendemen!

Rosemary and President Sam

Speakffig of ffie Class Gift here's ffie latest pronouncement on ffiat subject firom ffie Chafrman, Bruce DeMars: I We have great news! We are now over our goal for ffie Class of '57 Chair in Na\-al Heritage. The finisffing kick was provided by a Robert Means Thompson Societ\" grant fix)m a classmate wffio reffied from the Air Force. So we now have S3M ffi money and pledges and a fine professor ffi place. We mtend to -^ffi contmue ffie fimd-raisffig unffi the 50'' reuffion next year. Why? For tffiee reasons —first:ffiatis what we have always said wasffieplan, second: we want to provide an opportoffitv' for ffie aHnost fifiy per cent ofour class wffio have not yet contributed, and thfrd: more fonffing provides flexibffity to enhance and extend ffie Chair.

Contributions continue to come m as we near ffie 50 and more ofus recognize what ffie Academy has meant to us mdrviduaUv' - a great start ffi Ufe and long lastingfidends.We have set a Naval Academy record for contributions for a 50™ campaign and last year had the largest donor percentage of any class. We beHeve our dollar amount wdU stay a record for some time but need a more robust donor percentage to memorialize ffie true spirit ofthe Class of'57.

At the 50'-" reuffion, the Class wdU be lauded by the Supermtendent and thanked by the History Department Head and Professor Murray Every one ofyou wdU want to be part of tffis acffievement.

Pledges should be adffiessed to: U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, 291 Wood Road, AnnapoHs MD 21402 Attn: Class of 1957 Heritage Chair Many thanks to aU ofyou wffio have afready contributed. •

And thank you, M r Chairman.

Last month we featored a visit report from Dave Isquith on a recent swmg ffirough Sedona by Phil Papaccio with Val (Cox) Gibbons on ffis arm.WeU, you do have to move fast these days and apparendy "ffie stoff was reaUy there," as they say, because on 7 May in downtown Coronado PhU and Val were married.. .to the deUght of a whole gang of friends.

Classmates and wdves, heavy in attendance from the Fightin SIXTH of course.

Because the happy couple had the foresight to invdte Bart CampbeU they have a serious grunch of terrffic pictores through wffich to sort, forther excerpts firom wffich grunch we'U include over the confrng months. Congratffiations.

AwhUe back, you may remember, we had a note from Don MiUer announcing ffis AprU marriage to Jean. Now we have ffie photograpffic goods together wdth a note infficatmg that the newlyweds wffi Hkely rotate between Barstow and North Las Vegas for a year before setffing ffi the NV ffigs. Congratolations and good luck MUlers - especiaUy on the commute.

Cake-cutting in Barstow

Phil and Val Papaccio

CharUe HaU comes down from "West by God" to the FaUs of the Rappahannock from time to rime toflaUffisflyat the poor shad who're just trying to get upstream to do thefr duty. Sometimes he offiy gets sunshme and fresh afr but on tffis trip in AprU, demonstrating that perseverance wdU out — VoUa! —A fish.

CharHe is known to be an accompHshed photo manager but, no matter wffiat you're thinkmg, we have it on good authority that this was aVfrgiffia fish.

Rockie and BiU TruxaU have been gassmg around agam and, between National Parks, stopped by to seeTrink and Jon Howre down m JacksonvUle, kmdly sendmg along the obHgatory evidence of a successful rendezvous. BUl and Jon's fathers were sffipmates m the 30s and the further report is that Dr.Trink teaches sociology at Norffi Horida Uffiversity and Jon is stiU ffip deep m eleemosynary management as Executive Dfrector ofthe Arthur Virfrng Davis Foundation.

Lto r Truxalls and Howes

Charlie the Fishing Machine

And fmaUy - we thought that the lads who play regularly wdth the Wasffington Chapter's goff squad were reaUy into the game. It torns out that they have notffing on the Fightin FOURTEENTH doggers from the ffinterlands. In May, Dick VosseUer managed a Wiffiamsburg (VA) event wffich ffiew ffis mates from FL (1) and CA (2). Ray Fazzio says what coaxed ffim across country were "Voss' magnetic personahty the east coast oysters - not necessarUy ffi that order." And honest - the faces below were not suppHed by central castmg — these are the real tffings.

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Have you noticed your dog's tongue hanging our forther than usual? Have you seen the cat sleeping offiy under the air conffitioner register? And do you have aU L tor seated Holt, Baker (standing) Fazzio, Vossellorthe energy of a Plebe having just completed his swim to Baltimore on top So that's it. We're out of space. Please pay of a locker? It must be August, the month attention to the Class ProfUe nearby skiUthat is enjoyed offiy by folks who live in ftUly crafted by Pete Boyne. It's a terrific Maine, but calendar and weather story. And we'U see you here in a month notwithstanffing, the maU and class news for more of the same. Carpe ffiem. must go through!

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Ever dreamed of going to the Kentucky Derby? Just Hsten to tffis story from Harry Hurst (7^^): • "Peg and I enjoyed a tour to Kentucky that included the 132nd Running ofthe Kentucky Derby The attached photo shows us at the Finish Line of ChurchUl Downs on Derby Day. It was a wonderfiU day - the weather was perfect, the nfrnt juleps flowed aU day and we had the winner! The first day ofour tour, I was wearing a '58 crested jacket and I heard someone say,'"58 is Great". I turned to find one ofthe tour directors, BiU Serues, who was in the Class of'74. Another inffication ofthe Class of'58 being weU known. Harry" •

Remembering One ofour Own Richard "Dick" Hartman, '57 On Memorial Day 2006, several classmates and I were part of a recognition ceremony honoring one our own, C D R RJchard "Dick" Hartman, USN '57. Dick was shot down over North Vietoam on 18 July 1967 flying wdffi VA-164 (Ghost Riders) off ORISKANY (CVA-34). Despite a heroic rescue attempt, he was captured and ffied whUe a POW. BiU Dufiy Uffion County (NJ) American Legion Commander,ffiscoveredthat Dick had spent most offfisleave tmie at ffie home of relatives in Clark Townsffip. BiU, a retired poHce Captain in Clark, investigated the connection, contacted famUy members—^ffis moffier Ann Hartman (91),ffisbroffier Edward - and ffie Class of'57, in order to organize a tribute to Dick at the annual Clark Memorial Day parade. As a restUt of Duffy's efforts, a new street m Clark wiU be named Hartman Court and Dick's name wUl be inscribed on the town's memorial honoring Clark residents who have made the supreme sacrffice for thefr country —^from the CivU War to Iraqi Freedom.

The opportoffity to participate was uffique. Attenffing the parade wdth me were: Larry Ingels,Ted Kramer, Ebe McCabe, and Peter Neumann, aU '57. Dick's mother andffisbroffier along with nephews,ffiecesand grandnephews/meces attended ffie event and provided us with a chance to talk to them about Dick as we knew him.

WhUe preparing for the ceremony, offier facts came to Hght. Several classmates, mcluffing LCDR Stan DuiUap, were overhead on that day m 1967 momtoring rescue attempts wlfrch were caUed off after a rescue hehcopter was shot down with ffie loss of its four man crew. Dick was captored about two days later When ffis body was retorned to ffie US through ThaUand in 1974, LCOL Eari Piper, USMC was in Bangkok and contacted Dick's mother At ffie ArHngton Cemetery burial later ffiat year, CDRTom Marnane presented the flag to ffis mother and famUy The opportoffity to honor Dick after almost 40 years was even more special since Dunlap, Marnane, McCabe, Neumann, Piper and I were not only Classmates but were aU in the 6th Company with Dick in the Class of 1957. We truly remembered "one ofour own."

Captain Peter Boyne '57, USN (Ret.)

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Hursts at the Kentucky Derby

WhUe '58 was recogffized in Kentocky, ffie StUl Crffism' group of traveUng '58ers was domg its best to get us recognized m China. The trip report isfix)mDiane and Massey Hughes (3"^),ffiecruise organizers: • "It's very hard to describe ffie Cffina ttip by our StiU Crffism' Gang. As we aU would agree—^it was a fantastic, educational voyage. But, more ffian that, our enUghtenment and enjoyment of ffie NEW Cffinese cffitore was certaiffiy an awakerUng. Ten to fifteen years ago, our trip would not have been possible. As 1 have been told, the people were downtrodden, and would not look at you m ffie face.

Today, ffie Chmese people appear happy and more comfortable. We encountered many who wanted to meet Americans and enjoyed being able to say "heUo" in English. Technology is probably the most important aspect of thefr mcredible development. But ffie orffinary everyday person is not equipped wdth that. The Cffinese government has made huge strides in usffig the educated nfrnority and the extremely large popffiation of uneducated workers to thefr benefit. No longer Commuffist, they describe it as a "sociaUst free market", yet the government controls everytffing.

We flew into Shanghai from the U.S. AU our hotels on the trip were ShangriLa's, an upscale chain in Asia and many other locations around the world. Our first two days we toured Shanghai, and attended an extraorffinary performance of the Shanghai acrobats. The next day we flew Cffina Air to Wuhan to embark upon the Viking Centory Sky, our riverboat for 7 days. Our vessel saUed upstream the Yangtze through the Three Gorges and ffitimately to the dam project, wffich has been underway for 15 years at a cost of $30 bilHon. The descriptions ofthe dam construction and the relocation of about one and a haff mUHon people were certaiffiy beyond beHef. We watched the river banks being moffified and fortified and could see the level the water would

eventuaUy rise. The water wiU go up 375 meters. Whole cities had to be moved, but to see dfrs actoaUy in progress was an astounffing sight.

We ffisembarked the seventh day in Chongqing, made famous by DooHtde's Raiders. On to Xian, the capital of China through many reigning dynasties, the Tang Dynasty being the most advanced culturaUy. It was here that we visited the famed Terra Cotta Warriors. Trffiy a sight unimagined, even in the National Geographic pictorial renffition. One pit is restored, two others opened; but they beHeve there may be 20 altogether. The archeological work was astounding!

Onward to Beijing, a visit to the Great WaU of Chma, the Forbidden Palace and ffie infamous Tiananmen Square.

Classmates on the trip included Pat and "Doc" Dougherty (18*^1^), Diane and Massie Hughes (3'-"), Cindy and Mike McLane (6*- ), Bev and Paul McLeUan (6'^'^), Neta and Stan Sharp (l^"-) and Mirffi Welch, widow of Brad WeUes (3'^'^).We had with us several past cruisers, some friends and fanfrly members, and even a West Point graduate.

Anyone interested ffi Cffina, give me a caU. Diane" •

'58 on the Great Wall

Patty and Wayne Scott (16;tffi) prouffiy announce that the youngest Scott,John, has graduated from the Umversity of Maryland. John became a '58 junior at the time most ofus were getting our own chUdren out ofthe nest, so he represents the late arrivals who are finaUy reacffing the age where they leave the nest. In the photo a proud Mom and Dad, with their last coUege grad!

Wayne, John and Patty Scott

Barbara and Ray Landrum (14'-'^) had a great trip to Southeast Asia. Here is Ray's story: • "Barbara and 1 retorned June 1 from a 15-day tour to Bangkok,Vietnam and Angkor Wat, Camboffia. Our initial plan had been to just visit the temples at Angkor Wat, but since you have to invest in a considerable amount of travel time just to get to that part ofthe world, we decided to find a tour that included Vietnam as weU. 1 had spent a year in Saigon in 1968-69 and wanted to see how much it had or hadn't changed.

In Bangkok, we ffid the usual tourist tffings - visited the Royal Grand Palace and the ancient capital, Ayutthaya.

In Vietnam, the main stops were in Hanoi, Halong Bay, Danang, Hue, and Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City. Just the thought of visiting Hanoi was a Httle unsetffing, one of those "am I supposed to be here" tffings. Because ofthe monsoon, the visit was a Httle soggy, but enjoyable.

Saigon is reaUy busffing, wdth lots of new hotels.The landmarks I remembered were stiU there and looking a lot better than they ffid 38 years ago. The one tffing that hadn't improved was the traffic.

Must be at least one motorbike for every resident.

The former US Embassy buUffing, made famous in the 1975 photos, has been torn down and replaced by a smaUer consulate. One ofour photos was taken in front of another recogffizable buUffing, the former Presidential Palace, now the Reumfication Palace.

Angkor Wat was, as expected, spectacular as you can see in the pictore.

Camboffia is counting on a lot of tourist corffing to visit because new hotels are going up aU over the place. It was an enjoyable and worthwhUe trip! Ray"H

Landrums at Angkor Wat

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58*59 CLASS N E W S John "Bruce" Bradley (16*^^) has been on the Binnacle List wdth prostate cancer for a whUe, andfiUsus in on how the treatment is progressing.

• "Hi AU, WeU I am back from my first trip to see my Doc at Loma Linda (LL) Uffiversity Meffical Center. I got great news whUe there. My cancer was caught as a stage 1 so I •wUl not have to go through regular raffiation, hormone treatments and the Hke. Instead I get 44 workday's sessions of about 10 nfrnutes to get Proton raffiation. My first session was on 30 May and ifthe gantry doesn't have mechafficalffifficffity,I should be finished by 31 July and be home by the first weekend in Aug. LL had just fimshed a study on patients ofthe last 8 - 1 0 years. Those that had a PSA of less than 4 going in had a 95 percent success rate to 10 years.

Higher than 20 or 40, one would be lucky to survive 5 years.

Key tffing for aU you men, just because your PSA is normal by being below 4.0, that doesn't mean that you could not have cancer lurking. Mine was 2.0 and a physical exam found no problems but I had cancer.You have to track what is going on and if the PSA is going up, get a biopsy to make sure you don't have it. If you do, it wUl catch it early and you wdU survive. Proton raffiation avoids the many bad side effects of surgery, seeds, cryo or regular raffiation.

We wUl have our laptop and hope to have an Internet connection while there and if aU else faUs, the LL MC has free computers to get our emaU. Feel free to emaU and we wiU try to get back to you as soon as we can. Regards to aU, John Bradley" • Lasdy, there is a special request from Dr. Jay GaUa (14'-'^) out in Cincinnati, who is looking for some specific information.

• "1 write hoping that many ofyou wiU recaU our successful BAC project to pipe Brigade cheers from the new Field House to the sideHnes at Notre Dame Stadium in 1957 when our footbaU team trounced the Irish on their home turf One ofthe members ofour Cincinnari Alumni group is a serious student ofthe history ofthe Navy-Notre Dame footbaU rivalry. He had never heard of tffis enterprise and feels that we should consider it as one ofthe signal events in tffis storiedffistory.He would dearly love to have us '58ers put together the story of the project not offiy for his history, but also perhaps to pubHsh the renfrniscence.

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That enterprise involved lots of folks the Juice Gang, the Cheerleaders, and many others who helped in the fund raising. If you remember some aspect ofthe event or can supply me with information, please e-maU me atjohn.gaUa@uc.edu. I wiU puU the recoUections together, try to put it aU into a narrative on behaff of 58, and get back with aU ofthe respondents.

Thanks, Jay " • That's our lirffit for this issue. See more on the Web site!

JJ

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Link in the Chain Events in May Marty Finerty (10), as Coorffinator for the Link in the Chain program, leads off our column tffis month with a fine summary ofthe events with the Class of '09 during May, the largest Class participation activity since the 45 Reunion.

• "16-18 May saw many classmates attend various activities in theYard associated wdth "Plebe Recognition Week" as the Class of '09 completed Plebe year and received their Third Class insigffia.This is a new routine in which the Plebes are recogffized before graduation week to acknowledge their successful end to that stiU difficult year. The initial event was "SeaTrials," which is a grueHng aU day (5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) test of endurance and teamwork - including the jump from the high ffive into the pool. No need to climb to the rafters of the natatorium now as we did with the construction of the first rate pool and ffiving complex in Lejeune HaU. Crawling through mud, rowing inflatable boats around Hospital Point, cHmbing over obstacles, and forced marches wdthfoUback packs were just some ofthe events. There were no major injuries reported, although several Mids did cramp up at various times from the strenuous and continuous activity. A barbeque picmc with the parents foUowed the day- long activity. The next day was highlighted by a parade on Worden Field foUowed by a reception in Buchanan House (Supe's residence).The last day saw the Herndon climb begin at 9:00 a.m.,

foUowed by a Class lunch in the USNA O'Club.The final event was a ceremony in Alumni HaU in which our Classmates presented the Third Class coUar device to each member ofthe Class of'09. Where possible, presentations were made to "our" company, i.e., the same company in which we were assigned as Mids 50 years ago. I served as the speaker for the event and tried to teU the Class of '09 about some of the chaUenges we experienced during our Plebe year and how proud we were of their achievements. For example, they entered the Academy with an average SAT score of over 1300, had numerous outstanding athletes, and offiy lost about 50 Classmates the entire Plebe year. We probably lost more than that before Christmas our Fourth Class year.

Attendees at various events were: Ray Art (5), Nikki and Robin Battaghni (17), Bob Beaton (2), Norm Bednarek (22), Ruth and Jack Brons (21), Pearl and Gary Brown (8), Don Chonfrcz (7), Betsy and CharHe Dobbs (10), Frank Donovan (13), Art Emmerson (6),Joan and Marty Finerty (10), Mary and Paddy Ford (15), Jane and Gerry Garbacz (23), Linda and Griff HamUton (12), Marylou and Jim Harffin (6), Ginny and Rick Johnson (17), Rod Johnston (24 ), Hayden Leon (20), Jonda and Bud McFarlane (14), Bob Michael (6),Van Nield (1), Greg Nolan (24), Linda and Dave Osburn (10), BUl Palmer (7),Joanne Palmer (Les/12), Sandie and Bob Reifsnyder (5), Suzi and CharHe Pease (10), SaUy and George Simmons (15), Ann and Gary Snfrth (21), Pete Stout (10), Caroline and Walt Szczypinski (18), Barbara and Tim Tinsley (17), Ona and Dan Truax (6), Sue and Doug Volgenau (8), Buddy Wynn (11) and Patricia and Ray Yenchko (24) - the last two Classmates confrng from Florida to attend the activities. One ofthe former Plebes hadffisThird Class shoffider boards on backwards and who do you think was the first person to notice the error - our own Bob Reifsnyder - ever the model Mid during our days at USNA. Our next formal interaction with '09 wiU be a picffic at the end ofYoungster year and a dinner at the beginning of Second Class year. Bud McFarlane is our planned speaker for the dinner. Thank you to aU who have supported the events and have made financial contributions to help fund this project. Anyone desiring to make a contribution can make a tax deductible donation to the USNA Foundation marked for the Class of 1959 Link in the

Helga and 1 are happy and healthy and of course the welcome mat is always out for Classmates. Aloha, Stan." H

Chain project; we need about $3,000 to complete our financial requirement.

Marty"B Marty's keynote speech for ffie presentation of ffie coUar devices was superb-on point, punctuated with entertaiffing and relevant experiences from our own Plebe year, and extremely weU presented. At the Class luncheon that day Jerry Garbacz and Frank Donovan presented Marty wdth a Class plaque for ffis terrific leadership and busy, detailed coorffination ofthe Link in the Chain program. Deputy Commandant of Midsffipmen Colonel Dave Fuquea, USMC '85 spoke at our luncheon, provdffing a comprehensive insight into ffie ffigh quaHty ofthe Brigade, its activities, and current chaUenges in theYard.

Some offier observations. Midsffipman Brian Richards '09, a strapping 6'2", stretched to place a Midsffipman cover atop Herndon Monument after one hour and fourteen rffinutes of attempt after attempt by the Plebes to overcome 200 pounds of lard and a continual dousing down wdth water hoses by the Thfrd Class. It took the Class of '98 over four hours! Trivia questions:Who in '59 placed the cover on Herndon and how long ffid it take?

There was a very special "good feeHng" about ffie day's events among the Plebes, thefr fanfrUes and friends, and ffie large contingent of '59ers. Patriotic,ffia word. The day was punctoated by robust smgmg of "God Bless the USA" (accompaffied by Lee Greenwood's recordmg), "Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight for the Navy" and "Navy Blue and Gold". FinaUy, the Superintendent, Commandant, and Alumffi Assodation were aU most appreciative and complimentary about how the Class of'59 has supported the Class of'09 from Inducrion Day on, buoying the Mids and thefr famffies, and very visibly demonstratUig the strength ofthe bond between NavalAcademy classes.The photos with the column give a glimpse of these May events, wdth many more to view on the Class web site ffi the Photo GaUery.

Marty Finerty Receives Class Plaque

Stan Cobb and Gordy James

Marathon runner Vince Obsitffik (3) provided a photo of his strong finish at the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon on 7 May. He reports:

Proud to be an American

From across the Pacific comes news fiom Helga and Stan Cobb (14) on Maui of shared good times wdth several Classmates, Gordy James (16) and Noel Flynn (14).

H "Gordy and Linda met us in Europe.

We bicycled and hiked through three countries around Lake Constance-that's Bodensee to aU but us Americans. We took ten days to do what some do in sbc, but most don't eat and drink nearly as much as we ffid. I can report that Gordy is in great shape. He just torned 68 and stiU has afoUhead of hair-yes, it's white. I tffink he is the youngest member of our Class. We had a great rime and are going to do it again.

Noel and Brooke just spent a day with us at our home on a stop over during their cruise around the Hawaiian Islands.

Noel hasn't changed. He stUl has that same innocent baby face, a fuU head of hair, and 32 inch waist although you have to measure a Httle bit lower than normal.

We had an evening of dinner and drinks, a morning of fun tenffis and a whole lot of laughs.

trr-Fff-r^

â&#x20AC;˘ "My goal was to come in under sbc hours, but not tffis precisely. However my personal net time was 5:55:09.The rime was not the fastest in the world, but I was held back in speed due to a medication I was taking. Tffis wiU change in the future.

It was my sixth marathon and I plan a few more. Suzie and Kent Clark (3) Vince Obsitnik atthe Finish Line Hve in Cincinnari and we had a fun time visiting with them. Kent was also good enough to shepherd my wdfe, Annemarie, around the course to meet me at MUe 16." â&#x20AC;˘ The Class held its last WasffingtonAnnapoUs area luncheon for the summer on 8 June at the Army-Navy Country Club. Kevin Meiners, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Mffitary InteUigence Program, provided a very interesting briefing on unmanned vefficle (UMV) systems, with particular appHcations in Iraq noted. A couple of threesomes formed for golf afterwards.

The next luncheon in ArHngton wiU be on 14 September.

As you read tffis column we wUl be gearing up for another Navy footbaU season, with the opportunity to come together with Classmates for winning footbaU, great pageantry, and Hvely Class taUgates. It aU starts on 2 September against East CaroHna at home. Hope to see a lot ofyou in Annapolis this year!

Rise and Shine, Tim.

Classmates in Alumni Hall for Collar Device Presentation

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AND remember: CLASSMATES, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO BEAT THE WINTER BLUES AND JOIN US IN SUNNY SAN DIEGO IN LATE FEB/EARLY MAR 08 FOR O U R SUPER SIXTY 47 AND A HALF YEAR REUNION!! WE ARE CONSIDERING A MID WEEK 3 DAY REUNION (TUES-THURS) ATA BEAUTIFUL HOTEL O N SHELTER ISLAND IN POINT LOMA -THE SHELTER POINTE HOTEL-KONA KAI P^SORT.VISIT THEM AT THEIR WEB SITE AT www.shelterpomte.com. O U R TWO MANDATORY EVENTS WOULD BE A COCKTAIL PARTY TUES NITE AND A CLASS BANQUET ONE OF THE REMAINING NITES (BOTH AT O U R HOTEL). EiVLA.IL JACK SHAW ATJShawl4@aol.com O R JOHN SCHMIDT AT jschiffidt@score.com TO TELL US WHETHER THE CLASS HAS SUFFICIENT INTEREST IN THISE'VENTTO COMMIT TO THE HOTEL AND MAKE THIS REUNION HAPPEN!!

From Thom Moylan (22): • "HeUo great people! I recendy got back from Charleston, SC ,so 1 have not seen Jim McCusker (14), but I taUc to ffim almost every day. He is good, reaUy very good. He has a nfrnute tear wffich is too Htde to even attempt to repair He probably has not gotten any E-MaU as ffis computer is inffisoffice and (as per the Doctor,) he has not been there. His chUffien say he is fine. He has been warned to reduce strenuous acrivities for a whUe, especiaUy the matinees. I look forward to getting ffim on the goff course for some easy money. Regards to aU. Thom Moylan •

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Hampton Roads Founders birthday celebration

From Dave Harden (23): • "Folks, I beHeve our class can be proud ofthe '60 team at the Hampton Roads Chapter best baU goff outing yesterday.

The team was able to birffie the last ten holes to post a 62 for second place in the seffior ffight and (I beHeve) a sixth or seventh place overaU in the tournament.

The best score in each ffight was 59. In adffition, yours truly acffieved the closest to the pin award on the 17th hole.

I'm attacffing two photos taken at ffie award ceremony and one taken at the Founder's Day buffet ffinner foUowdng goff. The team included Jack Greenhalgh (9), Henry von Koliutz (23), Dave Harden (23), & MUce McCuUough (14) "After the goff last week, there was a Navy Birthday Dinner. As is traffition, the youngest and oldest graduate cut the cake.

What a shock it was for '60 to be the oldest in the crowd and to participate in the cake cutting.

Jack Greenhalgh (9) added: 'Seems Hke I remember the oldest graduate going up aU humped over with a cane. When ffid we get SO OLD? Jack'

Seattle Mids 60 and 10

From CoUn Saari (4): B "On 4 June the Puget Sound Chapter had a ffinner at the Naval Station Everett for the Washington canffidates for the USNA Class of 2010 and the NAPS and Foundation Prep Class of 2007.13 were in attendance (photo attached) wdth 13 others that were unable to travel the ffistance. Dean Angel (16) and Colin Saari (4) are holffing the "Super Sbcty" banner. The main speaker was LT Steve Draper '99, (son of Walt Draper '61) an EOD Officer and Spec Ops type who had spent a tour over in the Afghaffistan and Iraq War Zone. He gave a good exciting talk about being a warrior and also about how to survive and enjoy Plebe year at the Academy The canffidates were impressed and the parents excfred. I made a presentation to them on "Another Link In The Chain" that was weU received. As a Blue & Gold Officer, I had one 2010 canffidate in attendance so that made my night. Once again, the new Plebes are impressive and USNA is getting the cream ofthe crop. I woffid hate to compete wdth these young enthusiastic new nfrdsffipmen. Our Navy is going to be in great hands in the fotore. CoHn" • From Gaeton Long (3): • Life here in Florida is good. We have Hved in Florida for 27 years - 24 in St. Petersburg and 3 in The VUlages wffich is a very uffique retirement community in

Central Florida - souffi of Ocala and weU norffiwest of Orlando - guaranteed to keep one active no matter what ffieir area of activdt}'. There are almost 40 Academy alumffi Hvdng ffi or near The ViUages wdffi three from our class - ffie other tvvo being John Ruhsenberger (8) and Doug Morgan (15). In any given monffi 25+ ofus meet for lunch. There are approximately 60,000 people in The Vffiages as opposed to 32,000 wffien we moved here three years ago. When completed (201013), ffiere wdU be over 100,000.These are residents and it is nfrnd boggUng. PS Hope you are feeHng better and recuperating weU.Very much appreciate aU you do wdffi ffie Class of 60 news in Sffipmate, Gaeton" • Bob Gamba (11) passed on information to Ed Clexton (10) ffiat he had received iiom Barbara Kolbe, wddow of our classmate, LCol Frank (Bud) Kolbe, USMC, also llffi Co., about a program ffieir daughter, LtCol Kaffiyrn Kolbe, is helpmg wiffi m Iraq. It is to obtain adffitional school suppHes for several hunffied chUdren she is working wiffi ffi Iraq. Our classmates ffi Hampton Roads, wiffi added support fijom Office Depot in WUUamsburg, were able to assemble over $600 worffi of school suppHes, weU over one hundred pounds, wffich were sffipped to Iraq this week. 1 think our guys stepped up to the plate to show ffiefr appreciation for what our nfrUtary is domg over ffiere and I expressed ffiat appreciation on behaff of ffie class to Kathryn.

• "On AprU 7, Jim McKinney (11) was mducted mto the Severn School Atffietic HaU of Fame from ffie school's Class of 1955.Jim's USNA roommate, Glenn Coleman (11), mtroduced Jim to the assembled guests and stodent body. USNA classmates attenffing the mduction were Gloria and Bob Antonio (14), Ginny & Don DeLude (12),Joanne & Bob Gamba (11),John Michalski (6), and Carl Mott (4). Sidebar: Jim was inducted for his prowess as a Severn School footbaUer rather than the wrestler who went on to such a fine career at USNA! A celebratory dinner at the Fleet Reserve Club that everung wdth Jim and Betty mcluded Jan & Ron Brandquist (15), Jim's son, BracUey, and two grandchUdren, m adffition to the ceremony attendees. CONGRATS to Jfrn!"

Bob Gamba • From Sam Ward (8) after the Bowd Game:

• "The game was great, but was never a slam dunk unffi the last five rffinutes, because the CSU guys showed that they coffid score so quickly. The staffium looked to be about 2/3 fuU - very respectable for the first game.

We set up ffie '60 blanket at ffie main entrance to ffie taUgate. We used cinder blocks (70# each) to anchor ffie vertical posts. Fortonately, we got ffiere early, and were able to park near that entrance. The blanket attracted about 14 classmates for a group picture at 6 PM. 1 don't know vvho has the pix — perhaps a broadcast message nfrght ffiaw it out. I have the blanket, and wUl retorn when you are back in Coronado. Sam • We recendy lost Bob AUison (1) in an automobUe accident retorffing from a fisffing trip. Bob was a great guy. I knew ffim as a fencer "way back when" and never saw ffim without a smUe on ffis face. We wdU have a write up in Sffipmate in a fotore effition.

CocktaU Party and the '60 Dinner are difficult to make at this time because we do not have a foU complement of attendees and the number of attendees wUl ffictate the size ofthe meeting spaces we need for those fonctions and the type and price ofthe food. However, we need to make a deposit to hold the meeting spaces (that we have selected at the present time), so we are requesting an inffividual deposit from aU ofthe attendees to hold the meeting spaces and then apply that deposit against the food costs once we have made the final selection. That wiU aU be reconcUed this summer when the food selection has been made and the costs are known. We need to do it tffis way because none ofthe hotels around here can accommodate a group our size so we have to lock tffis one m with the immediate comnfrtment. • ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 55% PRES: RADM Arlie CampbeU, USN (Ret.) C O R R . SECY: CAPT Roger Onorati, USN (Ret.) 1756 Point-No-Point Dr. Annapohs.MD 21401 H: 410-849-3812; W: 410-849-2600 F: 410-849-2600 E: roger.onorati@1961.usna.com or rtrogero@comcast.net WEBMASTER: Howard Winfree E: winfi:ee@1961.usna.com WEB SITE: www.USNA61.org

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From Jack Greenhalgh (9): • "Cffiisty andjoe Jaap (13) are wmtering over m Key West Florida ffi thefr RV. Muriel and Jack Greenhalgh (9) and Sandy and Tom Wishart (22) flew down to vdsit them there ffi rffid-Feb. We aU ffid the town together whUe there. In the pictore, it's Sandy, Tom, Joe, Christy, Jack, Muriel left to right, taken on the balcony ofthe condo we rented, looking out over the Adantic. Jack G • From Ray Burkley (2): • "Super 60 Classmates! We currendy have a total of fifty (50) Super '60 Classmates signed up for the weekend and are looking for more in ffie next few weeks.

Here are the current instructions for making reservations for the USNA '60 Navy-Stanford Game weekend activities.

The information for makmg the individual room reservations at the hotel are provdded below.The specffics for the '60

Howdy CeU mates! Hot off ffie press of the AnnapoHs Crab Wrapper! A local woman stabbed a man recently promptmg ffim to ffit her wdth a basebaU bat. Both were taken to the hospital along with a ffiefighter who was bitten by a dog wffile trying to help them. The woman was charged wdth attempted 2 degree murder, l^' and 2^^ degree assaffit and reckless endangerment. The man was charged wdth 2 " " degree assaffit, and reckless endangerment. An older pohce spokesman said that ffis swdng looked exacdy Hke a former Navy basebaU player who graduated with the Class of'61 and added that ffis use of a bat went way beyond seff-defense. Tffis aU took place during a weekend when our classmate.

Chuck Davis, was m town for a vdsit.

By the way, the firefighter who was bitten by the dog inside the house was not severely hurt.

UPCOMING CLASS EVENTS. I find it hard to beHeve that in one short month I'U be talking in person to some of you animals Hke Hank "Teddy Bear" Hahn, Tim "Pigmy" DeGavre and Bob "The Bear" Sheridan at our great August 2006

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61«62 CLASS N E W S 45''" Reuffion.Your Executive Committee and Reuffion Guru, Joe AUegretti, have put together a great weekend from 2 1 - 2 4 September. We think we'U have more than 300 classmates in attendance. For those ofyou haven't yet signed up, it's not too late. Be forewarned that if you don't show up, we'U aU teU ffirty stories about you, so it's best you be in attendance in your own defense, or be subject to a conduct report.

By the time you read tffis, you should have received the last letter for our 45™.

Included in the maffing was a baUot for our next Class president who takes the rein at our reuffion that we ask you to retorn. During the past year our Executive Comrffittee made a decision regarffing our Executive Comrffittee terms. We felt that having term limits for our president and ExCom members were no longer appropriate since most classmates in the area don't move around as much as we did when we were younger. Accordingly, we have put together a slate of volunteer classmates in the greater AnnapoUsWashington-Baltimore area to run our Class in the foture. Jerry Smith, a former Class president who now Uves in Crabtown, is our canffidate to be "President for Life". Our slate for the ExCom members wUl be presented to reumon attendees for confirmation at our Class meeting during our 45'' .They are: Executive Vice President: Tom Corboy Adrffiffistrative Vice President: Jerry Rosenberger Development Vice President: Mike Roth Communications Vice President: Howie Winfree Treasurer: BUl Hartman Recorffing Secretary: Bob Sherer THE LATEST NOOZE. Mike Pestorious: In response to your wffining about no input in the last Shipmate, I wrote a short update on our adventures. EUeen and I have now been back in Austin for over two years foUowing my four year hitch as The Office of Naval Research's technical director of their International Office in London.

NeecUess to say, Hving in London close to aU the good parts (London has plenty of the other kind, also) was a great experience. We also had offices and people in Tokyo, Melbourne, Australia, Singapore and Santiago, ChUe. TraveHng to these offices and around Europe let me rack up enough frequent ffier nfrles to last for a

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wffile. I'm now back working in a senfrretired status for the AppHed Research Lab at the University ofTexas. I'm also involved in ONR's Counter lED program. We have four chUdren, aU grown and out ofthe nest and 10 grandchUdren.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.

Larry McEwen:The 21^'- Company S&A convened its 4 annual goff and adventurers gathering at HUton Head Island from May 18"^" to the 21^"^. On the Hnks, Chuck St. Laurent's Marauders, consisting of Dick Norman, new ringer Pete Sheridan and anchored by Bob Davis, reclaimed the goff trophy (a footbaU signed by Joe Bellino) from last years' champions, Darrel Gonyea's Cannons, made up of Bob WestfaU, Bob O'NeUl and anchored by Jack Sheahan.

Tffis year's competition was again enhanced by the return of the tffird entry.

Team 61, consisting ofTom Markley, John Demas, Justin Ryan and Dennis Moore, wffich, after a strong start, ended up in second place after the two day competition. The adventurers, consisting of Rick HoUy, Larry McEwen, Hank Ochel, Jack WiUiams and Doc White, took part in hiking and birding and some ex-Marines also retorned to Paris Island to witness the graduation ceremony for the latest class.The festivities included a memorial to those classmates who are no longer with us and prayers were extended for Nancy Mattiace. Jack Mattiace, whUe largely responsible for orgamzing the event, was unable to attend due to ffis wife's serious health problem.

Gardner, Buzz Galbraith, Ed Hux, Norm Pigeon and me.

Bob KUne: Here's a note from a feUow black shoe who played underway games with C O DD 1054 in 77-79 in WestPac. I was C O DDG 8.Those were good times indeed. Long tfrne no see but I'm sure our paths wUl cross again in the fotore, most probably at our 50th. Enjoy your wimcisms in Sffipmate. Gary Carlson and BiU Krause have been reporting and coorffinating San Diego area activities. More news to foUow, I'm sure.

Dave West: After reading your last entry in Shipmate, I have taken pity on you and decided to send some class maU and photos. One photo shows me with my son David (USNA '87) and David III. His grandpa would be nfrghty pleased ff David III entered the Naval Academy with the Class of 2027.The second photo shows me with the final project of my career in aviation — the HondaJet.That project began in earnest in January 2004.

I was ffired as a ffight test consultant by Adantic Aero, Inc. of N C to assist in the testing ofthe aircraft.The Hondajet is a twin-engine entry-level business jet and is currently in the proof-of-concept stage, although it was on ffisplay at the Oshkosh Fly-In (July 2005). After more than two years of Hving away from my home in Adanta, I thought it was time for me to hang it up.

Dave's West fl, 2, & 3

21^^ Company Golf Tournament attendees

AUen MiUer: Ed Hux and I attended a luncheon in Adanta where Adm. Rempt gave a state of the Naval Academy presentation to members of the Alumni Association, Navy League, local parents club and members ofthe inconfrng class.

As usual, he was quite impressive. On Saturday, June 3, the Adanta chapter ofthe Alumni Association held its 32nd lobster Fest at a local state park north of Atlanta.

Our class was ably represented by CharUe

Dave West with the HondaJet

DIDYOUKNOW? l.The Class of 1961 leads aU classes in the number of members in the President's Circle. 36 classmates contributed at least

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S2500 (restricted or unrestricted gifts to ffie USNA Foundation) during the past year. (Let's try to get thb up to 100 during our major reumon year.)

2. Class of'61 participation is 4â&#x201E;˘ overaU wdffi 44.1% ot our classmates making contributions. (Let's try to get this over 50% this year to be #1) 3.48 classmates are among ffiose who participate at ffie ffighest levels of giving to ffie Foundation.

Supermtendent's ($1 miffion) - 1 George Bancroft ($500 ffiousand) - 1 FrankUn Buchanan ($100 ffiousand) - 5 Trident ($50 ffiousand) - 4 Blue & Gold (S25 thousand) - 8 Leadersffip (SIOOO)-29 Your parriciparion is necessary for ffie progress ofour great insritorion. Tffis is a record m wffich we can aU take pride.

Recogffirion for giftmg is a bonus. The feeling of contmumg to work toward a goal greater ffian seff is ffie good part.

4. By ffie way, your Loyal Scribe has been honored by The Foundation when ffiey asked me to take ffie hehn as ffie Chairman of ffie Robert Means Thompson Society (Planned Givmg) fixDm BUl BusUc vvho passed away tffis year.

The RMT Society vvas estabHshed to recognize and honor alumffi and friends wffio have made a planned gift to benefit Naval Academy programs, and has grown to -K)0 membersffijust 10 years. Planned Giving is ffie process of making a charitable gift that requfres thoughtfiU plannmg between ffie charity's professional staff and/or volunteer, the donor, and the donor's tax and legal advisors ffi Ught of ffie donor's overaU estate, financial and philanthropic plannmg needs. We now have 13 classmates as members ofthe Robert Means Thompson Society. (Call me if you are interested.)

THOSE WHO LEFT US. Larry Dishon, 68, ofWUnfrngton, NC, and formerly of Newport Beach, CA, ffied May 22,2006.

MarshaU Clary sent the foUowing: My wffe Sharron and I vvere able to visit wiffi CarolvTi and Chuck FUley on June 1st, and 1 had three good hours with Chuck. Two days later, ffis condition wonened drasticaUy and he was moved to the HOSPICE facility tffiee days after we were wdth him. He passed away on 9 June 2006 m the Houston, TX area.

I appreciated Chuck's efforts to get me re-connected with my USNA classmates at the reuffion ffi 1991. Sffice then, we

have been able to spend time wdth Chuck and wdth Carolyn several times and I have been in contact with Chuck frequendy over the past five years. I am very thankfiU for the time that I was able to share with Chuck last week. We prayed together, we hugged each other, and I told ffim that I loved ffim as a friend and brother. He showed me that he felt the same towards me, and ffiat is what I carry with me as I remember ffim each day.

I received word ffiat two of our non-grads passed away; AUan Zensius in August 2001, and John Evans in Jffiy 1995.

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GREETINGS FROMANNAPOUS The dog days of summer are here, but vvho cares. The yard, with its many physical improvements, and the town, is stiU beautifiU. During tffis month you wUl be receiving our class annual summer flyer with information and reservations for our 44th reuffion ' O ' Club buffet ffinner on Satorday, 16 October 2006, after we beat Rutgers. Also, mark your calendars for our 45th reumon weekend, 19-23 September 2007. DetaUs to foUow. Now for our class news.

INMEMOIUAM It is with great sorrow that I inform the class ofthe passing ofour friend and classmate, ED ARCHER. After a vahant effort, E D lost ffis tough batde with cancer on June 13,2006 atffishome ffi Newtown, Connecticut. A wake was held on June 18th, Fathers Day, and the foneral Mass was on Monday,June 19th at St. Mary's Church, 24 Dodgingtown Road, Bethel, CT. Contributions are suggested m Ed's memory to the Regional Hospice ofWestern Connecticut, 405 Main Street, Danbury, CT. 06810. The class extends it's sincere sympatffies to Ed's widow, MAUREEN, and thefr girls, Jenffifer and Suzanne.

FoUowing up on the death of coach HEINZ LENZ, I heard from ffis son.

Chaplain Alan Lenz, USNA '83. As most ofyou are weU aware my father vvas privileged to spend 35 years offfisHfe (1957-1992) investing m the Hves of Midsffipmen. Over the course of those

years, he touched many Uves in a variety of ffifferent ways. In an effort to honor the Hfe work of my father and to continue ffis investoient in the Academy, as weU as m the Hves of Midshipmen, we have estabHshed a memorial scholarsffip fond at the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation.

I have taken the Hberty of writing to the leadership of each class from 1957 through 1998 in the hope that you wUl forward this information to the other members of your respective classes.

Contributions to the Scholarship Fund may be made as foUows: Heinz W Lenz Memorial Scholarsffip Fund, USNA Foundation, Inc., 25 Maryland Ave., AnnapoHs, MD 21401, Atm: Ed WaUace To ensure correct processmg of contributions, please infficate "Heinz Lenz Scholarsffip Fund" on the memo Hne of checks or on an enclosed note. Thank you for your servdce to our Navy and to our Nation.

CLASS NEWS GREG CHAUNCEY writes that he vvas in Phoenix with 105 temperatore last week, and now knows why there are so many AZ Hcense plates ffi San Diego ffi the Summer.

The class of 62 (West or SW) Party for 2006 wdU be on August 19, Satorday ffight. Start time 6 PM. Brian and Gerri Monaghan have graciously volunteered to host the party at their house in Point Loma, 305 San Antoffio Ave, San Diego.

Maybe he wUl arrange for another "Manffing the RaU, SaU-By" with an afrcraft carrier agam. DetaUs yet to be worked out - cost, with newly comnfrssioned sffip to do the SaU-By, etc. So mark your calendars. I also need a yes or maybe, so Gerri can start grinffing out the hamburgers. Any classmate from around the country planffing to be in the San Diego area that Satorday, August 19, and wanting to attend tffis party, caU or e-maU GR^G. JOE BENZING, from up in New Hampshfre, suppHes us with tffis monffi's "Flashback Article". Joe just retorned from Normanffie, France and visited wdth our proHfic author classmate PETE HUCHTHAUSEN, whose learffing French among ffis other language skUls. Peter has a ffice home with three B&B rooms. Joe says it's a great place wdth great people to vdsit. Joe's article from 1966 was when he was servdng as the Executive Officer of USS PLUCK (MSO-464).

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62ÂŤ63 CLASS N E W S A BOAT WITHOUT A RUDDER 19 September 1966 USS P L U C K ( M S O 464) South China Sea Market Time Patrol is many long, tedious, hard hours, hours of detect, intercept and board sea going traffic in the South Cffina Sea off of the South Viet Namese Coast. Hour after hour, day after day, week after week, personnel from Market Time ships man the motor whaleboat or bring junks alongside the sffip and clamber over heaving gunwales, across sHppery decking, through coUed up fishing mats, and into rancid bUges searching for arms, ammuffition, medicine or food that nfrght be headed fro the Viet Cong on the beach. It is a j o b that through repetition, becomes commonplace, yet occasionaUy a Ughter, more humaffitarian aspect of the patrol presents itseff.

O n e ofthe sffips currently employed in the Market Time Operations is USS PLUCK, an oceangoing rffinesweeper home ported in Long beach, CaUf. and commanded by L C D R . Robert K Leopold, U S N of San Pedro, CaUf WhUe on patrol 19 Sept. 1966, Pluck was ordered to proceed to the assistance of a disabled junk 75 mUes off the Viet Namese coast. En route. Pluck talked by radio with the U.S. Navy patrol aircraft which had spotted the ffisabled junk. The pUot described the junk as a cargo junk about 60 ft. long, drifting dead in the water and recounted that on his first pass over 15 -20 people had appeared on deck waving wUffiy. H e also quoted a sign scrawled in English that had been seen from the air - "boat is accident".

U p o n arrival alongside the junk, Chan Hung, it indeed proved to be "accident": it had lost it's rudder four days earUer and had been drifting ever since. "Passenger is hungry" proclaimed another handwritten sign, and tffis too was so; the passengers and crew (19 men, 6 women, 7 chUdren) of the junk had been out of food for three days and out of water for 36 hours. AU on board were brought aboard Pluck, whose cook P O l Gordon L. Hauser, P 0 3 James W Hatton and SN Joseph F. Cavanaugh, Jr., prepared a meal for the hungry Viet Namese. Meanwffile the junk was taken undertow toward a South Viet Namese port.

FoUowing the meal, the wonders of HoUywood unfolded for Pluck's guests as men, women and children joined the ship's crew watching the movie on the fantaU. Although the Viet Namese could not understand a word ofthe movie, they sat mesmerized by a Techfficolor DeMiUe

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HaU".The large regulation track in front ofthe building is to be named in honor of WUly McCool, the Columbia astronaut, and U S N A '81 graduate, lost in Feb. 2003. Although no one asked me beforehand, had they done so I would have recommended Frank Reasoner HaU for our great Medal of H o n o r classmate w h o attended Army, and is stUl a '62 classmate.

T h e dedication and narffing ceremony wUl take place on 13 July 2006, at Newport. John was a NAPS '58 graduate and recaUs that he had a N A P S '58 classmate w h o didn't make it into U S N A '62, but into '63; BiU Fitzgerald. H e would later serve in Swift Boats, I beHeve where he was KIA in an action and earned the Navy Cross. They named the buUding where Navy Surface officers are schooled at Newport after BUl -"Fitzgerald HaU", as weU as a ship. So this is something pretty uffique for the NAPS Class o f ' 5 8 ; two major buUding in Newport!

Congratulations to John and his fanfrly on this weU deserved honor.

D I C K H A Y E S writes that as Class President, he attended the Board of Trustees meeting on May 4th and 5th.

O u r class was weU represented. Besides myself, S N U F F Y S M I T H , C O R B I N McNEIL, CHARLI N O R T O N , H A N K S W A R T Z , BILL H E I N E , BILL MILLER A N D J E R R Y P O P P W A R D W I N T E R was in town this were at the B O T meeting. T h e foUowing past spring and sent us a photo ofhis 4th is a synopsis of the meeting. company classmates, JIM A G A M A I T E The Board ofTrustees convened m and A R N I E HAFNER.Ward and Arnie Alumffi HaU on 5 May with a caU to order are married to sisters and were in town to and remarks by the Chairman, A D M C. A. celebrate their mother-in-law's 96th H.Trost, U S N (Ret). A D M Trost thanked birthday. Ward says that now that his flying A D M Larson, Chairman ofthe Board of career is over he is enjoying myself. Have the Naval Academy Foundation, and gas in the tank of the motorcycle and goff George Watt, President and C E O ofthe clubs at the clubhouse.

Alumffi Associarion, for their great efforts in leaffing the just completed Capital Campaign -Leaders to Serve the Narion.

He commented that "many can steer a course but few can set one.

President and C E O , George Watt, summarized his senfr-annual report. H e thanked the volunteer leadership including the Class and Chapter Presidents and the stanffing committees for their support.

He discussed the Capital Campaign. T h e Agamaite, Winter and Hafner In front of McGarvey's original goal was $175M, subsequently on April 20,2006; just a friendly get together raised to $225M, and the goal was exceeded with a grand total of $254M in O u r classmate, J O H N RIPLEY, received contriburions. T h e Capital Campaign wdU a caU from the Commanding Officer, support the Superintendent's strategic Naval Academy Prep School, Newport, plan in the areas of Academic, Athletic, R I , with the announcement that the new Admissions, Character and Leadership and buUffing at Newport be named "RJpley Unrestricted Funds. H e also said that for the first time in the 120 year history of

epic. FinaUy the strain ofthe past days took it's toU and one by one the passengers of "boat is accident" feU asleep on the wooden deck.

Several hours later an RVN Navy ship arrived to tow the junk to Saigon. A sleepy, weU fed group returned to their junk which was then turned over to the RVN Navy. Although the two ships' compaffies could commufficate in offiy the most basic terms and sign language, the appreciation of the Viet Namese was obvious. For Pluck's crew it had been an experience in assistance, sharing and friendsffip. WhUe Pluck was back to her routine of board, visit and search the next day, memory ofthe rescue Hngers stUl. Despite the urgency and usual impersonaUty of routine patrol, images ofthe reHef and gratitude of feUow human beings at being found and rescued 75 nfrles at sea wUl remain with Pluck's crew. T h e gratitude for food and water by those rescued together with their fascination with the to-US-common place movie are now images of another people deeply engraved in the rffinds of the men w h o rescued them. HopefoUy, when the passengers and crew of Chan H u n g recaU their five day ordeal they wUl remember the men and ship of the U S. Navy w h o substituted their HospitaHty for the cold, unforgiving hospitahty ofthe sea.

ffie Alumm Association, ffiere are now 100 chapters.

Next, the Vice Chair, CORBIN McNEIL, covered ffie Joint Finance Comnfrttee report. The Alumni Association is in good financial condition.

Hank Sanford, Cffief Financial Officer, noted continued investment growth, currendy the Alumni Association has net assets of $152.5M. He also said ffiat after a ffiorough search. The Investoient Fund for Foundations (TIFF) was chosen to manage these assets.

The Membersffip Comnfrttee chair, Dan Lear, reported an association growth to 51,394 members and the efforts to find and enroU alumffi not now active.

The Commuffications Comnfrttee chair also reported that there was a new contractor for SHIPMATE, and there was a good transition.

The House Comrffittee chair. Bob Stevenson, covered the major repairs and improvements to Ogle HaU (Alumffi House). Bob covered the process and statos of ffie Americans wiffi Disabffities Act improvements to Ogle HaU wffich wUl provide elevator and bathroom facffities for ffie ffisabled. At the same time tffis project is beffig worked, a new heating/air conffitiomng plant wiU be instaUed. There are tffiee new Chapters recogffized and approved by the Board of Trustees. The new chapters are Arkansas, Southern Arizona and Western North CaroHna. Captam Zeberiem provided the results ofthe 2006 Election of Board ofTrustees.

There were a total of 5418 baUots received. 2112 baUots had "Write-ins".

The results are as foUows: For Chairman ofthe Board, CarUse A.H.Trost '53 received 3088 votes or 59.4% and Writein BaUots (mostly for BG Tom Draude) were 2112 or 40.6%.

The new Board ofTrustees was then convened and the Chairman ofthe Board thanked the departing members for their volunteer services to the Board.

That's our class news for this August 2006 issue of SHIPMATE. Keep your classmates informed. They need and appreciate it. Keep in touch.

Unffi next time...

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 54% PRES; CAPTW. Spencer Johnson FV, USN (Ret.) SECY; Michael H. Shelley 25 Sweetwater Ln., Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 H: 828-862-4245; E: nstar@citcom.net WEB SITE: wvnv.USNA63.org

This difficult year for the Class of 1963 continued with the deaths of three more of our classmates witffin 16 days in May and June.

Al HellaweU passed away on 22 May fixjin pancreatic cancer He wUl be inurned m ffie ArUngton National Cemetery Columbarium on 21 August. His widow, EUen, can be contacted at 338 Hart Road, Gaiffiersburg,MD 20878-5457.

Vince GUroy ffied on 1 June from compUcations relating to lung cancer.

He was interred at the Sahsbury National Cemetery, SaUsbury NC.Vince's widow, Robin, Hves at 6 Pine KnoU Lane, Lake WyUe,SC 29710-9200.

Ted WUlandt died suddeffiy from a heart attack on 7 June. He wdU be inurned in the ArHngton National Cemetery Columbarium on 13 September. Ted's widow, Lorraine, resides at 4211 Harbour Island Drive,JacksonvUle, FL 32225.

The Class extends its sympathies to the famffies and friends of these good men, aU retired Navy Captains.

Here's part of a note I received from Ben Cole with news ofhis recent relocation to northwestern South CaroHna. See the foU text at USNA63.org.

• On this 43rd anniversary of the graduation of the great USNA Class of '63,1 thought I would get in touch to let you know that Sue and I have landed in the upstate of South CaroUna, and three months after our move are beginning to feel like we are almost natives here. We are reaUy enjoying the mountain scenery and our new log mountain home in the upstate, wffich is eight nfrles from the nearest grocery store! After 27 years in wonderfol SummervUle, SC, near Charleston, we made the big move to be closer to our two daughters and four granddaughters and their fanfrhes, aU of whom are in the GreenvUle, SC, area, less than an hour from us.

I hope that any classmates who nfrght be in the area will let us know and try to stop by and see us or stay if they have time.We are at The Rock atjocassee off the "scenic Highway 11" and our new address and emaU are on the class web site, so please let us know if your travels bring you this way. •

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Sue and Ben Cole at home in the South Carolina mountains

It was a real treat to see Martha and PhiUip Marsden when they visited the North CaroUna mountains at the end of AprU. After returning to Coronado, PhUHp promptly submitted photos and this note: • On a recent swing tffiough the colonial south Martha and I looked up some resident classmates. Lou and Mike SheUey hosted us to a wonderful afternoon tour of Brevard, NC, that included a visit to their lovely home. Mike and Lou made us feel Hke visiting royalty — they even purchased a new car for our visit and arranged for a sighting of a rare white squirrel (a local phenomenon)! Later, Donna and Dave DeHoU joined Martha and me for dinner at the BUtmore ViUage in AshevUle, NC. Donna and Martha were close friends and classmates in high school in ArHngton,VA. As the photos show we enjoyed visiting with friends and classmates and catching up on old times." •

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For aU of us who have dreamed of vacatioffing m the tropics, here's an account of a saUmg expeffition taken by several of our classmates and their wdves.Thanks to Jim Ring for preparing an envy-inducing August 2006

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account of their time together. Some of it is printed below; see the foU text at USNA63.org.

• Last FaU at a Navy footbaU game, Lynn and Lew BlackweU told me that they were going saffing in AprU in the British Virgin Islands with MiUer Detrick and Ian Sargent and spouses. I became good friends with Lew and Lynn whUe we were at Business School. On a wffim they said "Why don't you and Kate join us?'

WeU, I haven't done much saffing since plebe summer, except a trip from Newport to AnnapoUs over 20 years ago. I remembered being asked to go saffing a number of years ago by my old buddy, Mike Cronin, but unfortunately had to decHne. Mike has a saUboat on Cape Cod and has completed saffing trips in the Caribbean three times before. Mike said he and Jackie would love to do it again So we rendezvoused in the islands and, as these pictures show, a great time was had by aU. In the back row ofthe group photo are Miller, Lew, Mike, Jim, and Sarge; in front are Lynn BlackweU, Conffie Detrick, Jackie Croffin, Kate Rang, and Fern Sargent.

It sure is ffice to get together wdth classmates and spouses, 43 years after graduation, and share food, wine, and sea stories. Time is wastin', boys — go to that Class get-together, reunion, or luncheon, caU the guys in your company and have ffinner, or better yet set up a rffiffi reumon for your USNA Company. There are too many good times that we need to share with special people with whom you spent four years together growing into manhood on the Severn. Do it today whUe you stUl have the chance! •

See much more of Peter's text at USNA63.org.

So ends another very good month for our news exchange. I look forward to hearing from you, classmates. Please don't disappoint me.

QUAUTY- '63 Sargent Detrick, and BlackweU ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 55% PRES: David Tuma H: 703-549-8068; dftuma@aol.com CORR. SEC'Y: Jim Shanahan 3313 Leritz Ln., Edgewater, MD 21037 E: shanahansj@comcast.net WEB SITE: www.usna64.org

Miller and Connie Detrick

My neighbors Judy and BUl HoUenack traveled to Albuquerque, NM, in May to visit their son and ffis fanfrly and to attend their granddaughter Anna's first communion. BUl and Judy dined with companymate iVlike Blackledge, a longtime Albuquerque resident. BUl suppHed several photos from their trip, wffich included stops at the Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, and Petrified Forest National Parks. See USNA63.org.

Mike Blackledge (center) dines with Judy and Bill HoUenack

Peter Featherstone wrote to teU us about some big changes he is making this summer.

Sailing party in the British Virgin Islands

Lew and Lynn BlackweU

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• I'm reriring from teaching this June, wffich frees up Chariotte and me to move to anywhere we want (within reason).We Hve in a great home on Norwalk (CT) harbor, which was worth a huge amount of money last year. So last faU, we decided to buy a nice yacht and a new home in Easton, MD (apparently not far from Steve Duncan's place in Oxford).

The house we bought wUl be a great place, once it is renovated. A late 1800's

Greetings to the Great Class of 1964!

Here it is rffid-June so Graduation week is over and aU went weU. Herndon got scaled and the new Youngsters quaUfied.

The Blue Angels were magffificent as always. In ffis address,Vice President Cheney adnfrred the comnfrtment of those about to serve and chaUenged the class of 2006 to take on the new threats from terrorism facing us now and for ffie foreseeable fotore. Lacrosse ffidn't progress past Georgetown in the NCAA tournament but they, and the BasebaUers, crews, and most spring teams can look back on fine seasons. In fact aU Navy sports ffid weU tffis year with a 299-150-5 overaU record and 12 AU-Americans.

In health news, Charles Heath asb for your thoughts and prayers for ffis wffe EHsabeth who has been struggHng with cancer.

In the class fonction arena, byffietime you read this we should have had the Lanny King Leadership award presentarion aboard USS Carney at the end of June. John Palombi and Pat along with Carney officers are again seeing to it and the Palombis always host any 64 types in town for it. Tffis is the first such award ceremony held at sea as Carney is deploying within days ofthe award presentarion.

The ceremony wffi be conducted during a Carney farffily day cruise.

Memorial Day was celebrated in many ways by many ofus but one tradition close to the class is that of Diane Cameron.You wiU recaU that VirgU (King) Cameron was shot down and kiUed over Vietnam in 1966. In a Washington Post Memorial Day arricle, Diane Cameron was mentioned. "Diane Cameron 59, said it was her 15th year to make the journey from Texas. She has sat

through simUar (Presidential) speeches by Ronald Reagan, Bush's father and BiU CHnton."You don't come here for the poHticians," she explained. "Our nfrhtary gets us out (of wars)".After ffie ceremony, she planned to vdsit the grave of her broffier, a Navy pUot whose jet had been shot down over Vietnam in ffie 1960s."This is the right vv'ay to celebrate Memorial Day," she said. "It's something I can offiy do here in ArHngton".

As reported in our last column Heinz Lenz passed on. His son Alan (USNA 83, a Navy Chaplam) is buUffing a memorial scholarsffip fond through the USNAA Foundation to honor ffis faffiers 35 years toucffing ffie Hves of many at Navy. The fond wdU be used as a scholarsffip fond.

Details from Alan, ffi case you are interested are as foUows: "I have taken ffie Hberty of writing to ffie leadersffip of each class from 1957 through 1998 m ffie hope ffiat you wdU forward this emaU to ffie offier members of your respective classes. Contributions to ffie Scholarsffip Fund may be made as foUow3: Heinz W Lenz Memorial Scholarsffip Fund,USNA Foundation, , Inc. 25 Maryland Ave, AnnapoHs, MD \ 21401 ATTN: Ed WaUace. To ensure correct processmg of contributions, please mfficate "Heinz Lenz Scholarsffip Fund" on ffie memo Hne of checks or on an enclosed note."

Classmates making news: Jack Dempsey, is working for the State Department domg energy infrastructore and restoration consffiting m Iraq, Jack has acffieved success ffi gettmg the avaUable power from about 50-60% of capacity up to 85% now. But this has not been easy or safe. Bernie Maguire sent the above estimates and the foUowmg (to Berffie from Jack himseff, excerpted):"Another day in Iraq.Tffis project is not a US Government project but an Iraqi Miffistry of electricity MOE project. It involves 10 LM 6000 combustion torbines, a miffi refinery, water treatment plant, switchyard, 16 inch - crude oU pipeHne, 10,000 ton chUler umt and a tank farm... Since my retorn from R&R, I have been ffit in convoy once with a suicide car bomber and once with an LED. No American deaths either time.

The suicide bomber kUled four young - Iraqi school girls who were standing on the sidewaUc....I went to the triangle of death (Youssifia) last Monday to survey a Russian plant that vvas beffig buUt. My personal security detaU was unusual. We had two Black hawks, two Apaches, two

F-15's, two M-1 tanks, 17 Humvees, a large "Pope mobUe" type vefficle, three Special forces platoons and an unmanned aerial vehicle. We flew down to the site in the two Blackhawks wdth 13 nfrhtary and three civilians from the Embassy including me. The pictore is me entering the power plant.We came under smaU arms fire, mortar and RPG's shordy after arriving and four hours later just prior to being picked up by the Blackhawks we came under another mortar and RPG attack.

We were out in a field and had to jump in an irrigation ffitch... Your classmate and friend. Jack". Hang in Jack, we are aU pulhng for you.

may be refreshing to read about tffis in August around here. Jerry Dunne sent the foUowing on a winter trip toVaU:" WhUe I am late in senffing you a couple of photos of some 64 skiers atVaU last March. Mike Murray & Bonnie, Roger Granere and Susan and Sue & I joined up for a week of great skiing. We had a great time reliving aU ofthe USNA and Navy sea stories ofthe last 40-1- years.The fireplace photo shows Roger & Susan, Mike & Bonnie, and Sue and me. The second photo also includes Roger's daughter Jennifer and husband Mark Loonfrs at the top ofthe mountain".

Skiers at the mountain top> Jack Dempsey in Iraq

Wayne Arny sent an update as foUows: "Just a quick note to forward a photo to you. Dave Tornberg, John Stanley and I gathered with our wives at Dave's house in Naples, Florida tffis past winter for a Htde sunsffine and Ubation! Dave and Diane Hve there during the wdnter and John Hves there fiUl time. Sydney and I came down to escape the cold. We had a great eveffing catchmg up with John, and we didn't drink too much! Must be getting old...In the photo,John's on the left, Dave's in the nfrdffie, and I'm on the right. John works for Coffier County, which includes Naples, Dave is stUl a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at OSD Health Affairs, and I'm stUl doing Navy real estate, housing, and BICAC as a Deputy Assistant Secretary ofthe Navy."

John Stanley Dave Tornberg, and Wayne Arny

WhUe we are on the subject of vacations, we should catch up with some old business wffich ffidn't fit in the last colunm. It

Ole Olsen sent the foUowing on vacatioffing "Motorcycle style". He hooked up with Ron Sanders who was on a on a cross-country trip."..Thought I'd pass on some potential "fodder" for your Sffipmate "sea bag". Ron Sanders contacted me last month wffile planffing a motorcycle trip along the ffistoric old Route 66 from Cfficago to Santa Monica, CA in May '06. He took off on ffis Harley from Adanta, GA and rode with a couple guys from the Atlanta area to Cfficago, IL. There he Hnked up with the AMA (American Motorcycle Association) tour group and they headed west on old Route 66. He/they were to be in Santa Fe, NM on 19 May 06 and had a free day Satorday, 5/20/06.1 rode my Goldwing from Albuquerque, NM to Santa Fe and met Ron at their hotel (the ffistoric St. Francis Hotel) on Friday eve, 5/19/06. We then rode back to my place in Placitas, NM (about 45rffi South of Santa Fe) where PhyUis (my wife) prepared a great dinner. We shared old stories, got caught up to date, drank far too much and crashed at my place that ffight. Saturday, Ron & I took a 150 nfr tour of thejemez Mountain region. Southwest of Santa Fe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there are quite a few National Monuments in tffis region - beautifol country! We ended up back at the St. Francis in Santa Fe late Satorday afternoon. After a few beers, I retorned to Placitas, NM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ron had a big dinner August 2006

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gathering with the rest of the tour group there at the St Francis. Sunday, 5/21/06, the AMA tour group continued on west on R o u t e 66.They'U spend a few days at the Grand Canyon, AZ, then press on to Santa Monica, CA. R o n intends to retorn to Adanta vda Lemoore, CA (to visit ffis son & fanfrly —ffisson is an airdale out of U S N A 1998. He'U be riffing with a couple guys also retorffing to the East coast. They'U come back to Adanta by way of Fort Worth, T X (visiting some friends of one ofthe other guys there). AU in aU he'U be on the road 28 days! Talk about an "Iron Butt"! HA! I've attached a few pics o f o u r 5/20/06 adventure — feel free to use any of them. At any rate, we had a great time. IncidentaUy, Shel Zane and Bruce Runberg plus wives (both our classmates and old Seabee/CEC cronies of nfrne) are confrng out to Placitas/Santa Fe, N M the week ofthe 4™ of July for a visit. We'U spend some time at our place in Placitas and some time at our place north of Durango, C O . That shoffid also be a great time." In both photos, Ole is on the right.

Olsen and Sanders on their bikes

Olsen and Sanders In New Mexico

That's it for tffis time. Take care classmates, and remember those in harm's way.

S/Jim Shanahan

Your gift in 2006 could be worths million!

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 57% PRES: CAPT Jim Minderlein, USN (Ret.) 1080 Carriage HiU Pkwy, Annapohs.MD 21401 E: jimm65@comcast.net; P: 410-841-6644 F: 410-897-0411 C O R R SECY: CDR Dave Anderson, USN (Ret.) 1600 Alamoana Blvd. #2208 Honolulu. HI 96815 E:daveand65@ear thUnk.net P: 808-942-9234; 0:808-477-0338 F: 808-257-1609 WEB SITE: http://home.earthlink.net/~daveand65/

We heard from Tim Woodbury on 24 May that one of our non-graduates, Guy Brandberg III, 62, of SimpsonvdUe, SC, husband ofJuffith S. Brandberg, ffied on 18 May. Born in Butler, SC, he was the son ofthe late Dr. Guy A. Brandberg Jr. and EmUy R o w e Brandberg. Guy attended the U.S. NavalAcademy in AnnapoUs, Md., and graduated from Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie MeUon Uffiversity, with a degree in electrical engineering. H e was employed by Westinghouse Electric for years. H e was a member ofthe Maulffin Uffited Methodist Church and was an avid tenffis player and enjoyed vacationing wdth ffis fanfrly. In addirion to his wife of 41 years, he is survived by three sons, Douglas, John and Jeffiey, eight grandchUdren; and a brother and a sister.

Dave Schlesinger checked in on 16 May to rerffind us that he is the honcho for our 1965 alums located in San Diego County and parts of Orange and Riverside also. Dave retired (for the 3rd rime!) on Jul 1 and ffis famUiy is planmng an island vacation. If you're in the San Diego area, get in touch with Dave at DSchles960@aol.com to find out about '65 events there.

Sim Pace noted a 21 May Wasffington Post article, written by John KeUy, about the toss-the-caps-in-the-air ritual at U S N A graduations. In the article JB Doherty (how'd he get found fro tffis?) is quoted as saying,"I am sure that HteraUy hundreds of my classmates took the Httle name cards out of their hats and wrote in Roger Staubach's name on new cards so that when the kids ran in to coUect souveffir caps, hundreds of them came away smffing and confident that they had gotten that very special cap."We need an eForum poU on who in fact did this 41 + years ago; Zoo, can you set that up?

O u r first meering ofthe '65 Executive Comnfrttee, the recently elected members and class officers, was held in AnnapoHs on 2 Jun. Go to our website (see link above) for minutes from this meeting.

T h e eForum had several postings from classmates on ffieir ffioughts on Memorial Day at the end of May Dee Gibson found ffimseff tffinking of episodes and events he shared with Al Jones and BUl Granmiar, two of ffis roonfres at Mother B. H e also recaUed some fon times had in BUl Boles's room with ffis projector (please see Class website for more info on Dee's memories of a couple faUen roommates). D e e proposed some type of class fond for the last living classmate to donate to U S N A .

Dave Schlesinger said a Mass on Memorial Day for aU o f o u r classmates w h o gave the last foU measure of devotion. In particffiar he remembered his best friend and classmate, BiU Covington. Jim Minderlein attached to an eForum posting a list of our 23 classmates on the OPSLOSS panel in Memorial HaU. H e wants us aU to know that each one of them has a memorial seat in the N a v y / M C Memorial Stadium in the N o r t h end zone. They are grouped together in the last two rows.

Also from Mike Goodwin, on 29 May, reporting on Memorial Day activities.

• Yesterday, John Bishop and 1 rode ffi the Roffing Thunder motorcycle parade in D C . O n e whopper of a Memorial Day weekend event! We rode to the staging point wdth a group of about 100 Marines — a group impressive enough in itself. We sat in the North Parking ofthe Pentagon and watched and Ustened to cycles arriving for over four hours. By the time the fist bike was out ofthe N o r t h Parking, every parking lot at the Pentagon was fiiU. T h e route went G W Parkway to Memorial Bridge, left around the Lincoln Memorial and then down Constitotion Avenue. At the end of Constitotion we cut across the back ofthe Capital and back down Independence. People Hned the route aU the way. 1 am looking now for the official count, but estimates are that the number of riders was in the hundreds of thousands. I know what RoUing Thunder was in our day, but yesterday, the ffistance sound of thousands of cycles was Hke the low rumble (loud rumble if you were street side) of thunder for over five soUd hours.

With aU of that, the most impressive sight, and one that reaUy brought the meaning ofthe day h o m e was a young Marine w h o was in the nfrdffie o f t h e street just before we turned on to Constitution. H e had made a smaU stand and had an M-16 stuck bayonet first into

ffie ground, emptv' boots at ffie base and hehnet resting atop the butt ofthe rifle.

He was at rigid attention infriUffiessblue unfform rendermg a perfect salute to ffie svTiibol ot ffis taUen broffier and to every rider in ffie parade. Over ? of ffie riders passffig by acknowledged tffis young Marine wdffi a wave, shout of appreciation and respect, raised fist or retorned salute.

The young man returned everv gestore wiffi ffie sHghtest nod of ffis head. He retamed ffiat position, never wavering, throughout ffie entire parade (at least 5 hours).This w-as a humbhng and emotional day and a far better tribute to ffiose vvho have not returned and who have given us ffiefr ultimate gift ffian any rousmg poHtidan's blast of hot afr. WhUe ffie ride was a thrUl, cruismg down ffiose streets thinking ofour classmates and fiiends and ffiose who have gone before and after and ffie why of this evTent was sometffing else. 1 am not good enough wiffi words to adequately convey ffie mearfrng and ffie feeHng. An enduring ffianks to John wffio coaxed me mto tffis. •

Goodwin, Bishop and Gness i

And from John Bishop, m response to MUce Goodwin's 29 May postmg: • It was a great day to say the least and 1 want to thank you and Lmda for making ffie trek up here from San Antoffio to be a part of this annual Memorial Day event!

Although we ffid not make a big deal out ot it our ride vvas for aU vv ho have paid ffie ultimate sacrifice but especiaUy for our Classmates. Next year wiU be the 25ffi anffiv'ersary of theViemam Memorial and the 20th anffiversarv" of RoUmg Thunder. I'd Hke to begm now to encourage any of our other Classmates who ride to come be a part of Roffing Thunder on Memorial Day weekend 2007. The ride produces a lot of "thank you's" for ffie service we have rendered and an amazmg number of folks specfficaUy say "thank you" when they fmd out my servdce was m Vietnam - a recogffition that is gready appreciated! Looking forward to next year! Semper Fi.JB •

Andfix)mRich Harden who was also ffiere: • Mike and John, sorrv' I nfrssed seeing you guys. I vvas in north parking lot aU mormng and rode the parade route also. It vvas an impressive crowd - orderly and respectfol. The Marine stanffing over the M-16 and emptv' boots humbled a lot of people ffiat day Rich • And in tffis vem, fiom Denny Moritz, 29 May: • Perhaps ffie greatest gifts that we receive fiom our years of servdce to our countrv- are the moments of pride and the hours of sadness that we feel each year at special times. Dee Gibson and Dave Schlesinger relate the sadness; then Mike Goodwffi shares one of ffiose special moments wiffi us wdffi his story ofthe young Marine celebrating Memorial Day wdffi the riders...Those wffio have never served cannot imagme ffie feeHngs that surge through our hearts and soffis when we stumble on an experience Hke that.

Lots of ffiousand doUar barbecue grUls purchased at Sears or Wal Mart for tffis weekend - none can make the weekend as special as ffiat young Marine ffid for thousands of strangers on motorcycles just there to remember the faUen. Sometimes I actoaUy feel sad for those who never served — huge parts of ffieir souls wUl alw-ays be empty.....

Tffis w-eekend, I had some smaU business to do north of Cfficago, near Great Lakes. On the ffight to Cfficago I sat next to a young man wffio had just been comnfrssioned as an Army Second Lieutenant after about 10 years as an enlisted in the Special Forces, and wffio was just deHghted to be able to continue on as a Special Forces Officer - after afready doing two tours ffi Afghanistan, aU he wanted vvas to get back ffiere and contribute to the rffission. I can honesdy say that I vvas jealous of ffim - and told ffim so. I ffidn't get my busffiess done as planned on Friday, and opted to spend the mght in an inexpensive motel nearby.. .lots of young saUors and thefr famffies there — it was graduation weekend at Great Lakes — agam, it felt GOOD to see these young folks happUy staking their fotore on the USN and congratffiate ffiem then at about 11 pm we had an actoal ffie m the motel...we aU pUed outside to let the ffiemen and pohce do their tffing - and I struck up a conversation wdth an Hispaffic fanfrly — probably because thefr 20 somethmg year old daughter would catch the eye of a bhnd

man — anyway — they had used most of their savings to drive up from San Antoffio to be there for thefr son's graduation — more pride than you'd see in parents of a graduate of Harvard... thefr story resurrected my behef in the American Dream — and got me to thinking about the pettiness (and importance) of most of our poHtical wrangUng over imnfrgration laws....then at the free continental breakfast that travelers love, I spoke with a young lady vvho made the Navy uffiform look very fasffionable indeed — her Mexican-American parents had flown from San Diego for the graduation and were also proud beyond beUef in their daughter's accompHshments — 1 felt happier and more in tone with those two Hispaffic famffies than I ffid with my doctor peers at HS graduation the week before as they mused over whether Brown or the U of Cfficago was the better choice for their gifted cffild — I made a stopid business trip and on tffis Memorial Day weekend and was treated to several "Mike Goodwin" moments.

Denny • From Anson BurUngame, 6 Jun: • Anson BurUngame checked m on 6 Jun to report ffiat he and Janet and Bud and Karen Gaston vvere the "firsties" (hosts) for the Alumffi Association RV Chapter National "Come Around" (RaUy) held in Branson, M O in May of 06. Classes represented ranged from '44 thru '67. Anson and Bud created the banner shown to make sure that aU the older folks attendmg woffid understand exacdy wffich class put it aU together. Anson and Janet are stUl homeported in JopHn, M O and travel 5 or 6 months out ofthe year in thefr RV. Bud and Karen spUt tfrne between Wisconsffi, Tucson, AZ and points m between. •

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-y The Burlingames and the Gastons at the Alumni Association RV Chapter National "Come Around"

AU there's room for this month. Keep the gouge on your acrivdties a confrn'.

Aloha, Dave August 2006

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PRES: VADM Michael D. Haskins, USN (Ret.) SECY: CDR Mike Baird, USN (Ret.) 63 Frankhn St.,AnnapoUs,MD 21401 E: pmbaird@veri20n.net WEST COAST SECY: Robert G.Johnson Jr., Esq. 30131 Town Center Dr., Suite 147 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 WEB SITE: ^v^v^v.usna66.org

We're about eight weeks and counting for the major celebration. Please note the included Reunion page in tffis issue. I hope you are aU as excited as we who've been planffing tffis are. It pronfrses to reaUy be a memorable event. If you haven't registered, please do so. Go to the Class web site, usna66.org for aU the info.

If you have problems contact me at the emaU adffiess in the header or Chuck Grutzius at elexsys.cg@att.net.

Dave Lovelady provdded an emaU with ffie foUowing news about Al Konetzni. â&#x20AC;˘ WEST VALLEY, June 1 -The Energy & Environment Business Umt ofWasffington Group International has named retiredVice Adm. Albert H. Konetzffi president of the West VaUey Nuclear Services Co. Konetzni replaces RusseU MeUor, who led the ffismantUng and decomnfrssioffing of some ffighly contanfrnated portions of the West VaUey Demonstration Project facffity during the past three years, incluffing the vitrification facffity. Konetzffi, a graduate ofthe U.S. NavalAcademy who later served as the academy's deputy commandant, served as commander at aU levels in the nuclear Navy and was responsible for operational reactor reaffiness and envdronmental stewardship. He retired as deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces and the U.S. Adantic Fleet. Recently, Konetzffi served as senior vice president with the Energy & Environment Business Uffit, overseeing aU the operations, programs and projects ofWasffington Group International's Narional Nuclear Security Adrffiffistration. â&#x20AC;˘ Congratffiations and best wishes for success to Al in what pronfrses to be a chaUenging job. Thanks, too, to Dave Lovelady for the input.

Jim Flerffing sent an emaU to announce that the annual 32nd Company Spring FHng was held on Figure 8 Island, near WUnfrngton, NC, 18-21 May. Attenffing were Jack Drake, Paul Rasmussen, BiU Geib, Tom Blount, Jim Fleming, and CharUe Cronan.

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iVIike Chandler, Alan Judelson and Tom Murphy had wanted to come, but weren't able to make it. As usual, notffing was organized, but everytffing worked out (for a group that's aU cffiefs and no Indians, we don't do too baffiy!).The main order of business was simply hanging out, enjoying each other's company, and being grateful for havdng such greatfriends404years out. The wives, despite Irma Geib's broken ankle (a story weU worth the teUing, but space does not aUow!), came up with some superb meals as they always manage to do, so no one went hungry.

We're aU confrng to reaHze that tffis is our favorite weekend ofthe year. The time flew by, as it always does, but we look forward to seeing each other again in the faU for the 40th."

32"" Company Spring Fling

I received a mce emaU from Susan McCoy, our 1966 Color Girl. She provdded a pictore of tffis year's Color Parade for 2006, with the current Color Honoree, Rose Schnfrtz. Sometffing to add to our 40 Reuffion celebration.

Many thanks to Susan.

'68 and'08 Color Girls

On Memorial Day, 29 May, my son, Michael Baird (89), his wife, Kristin (Fritz) Baird, my daughter Kimberly, and I ran the Bolder Boulder lOK race in Boulder, CO. We had a great time and decided to make tffis an annual event.You can't beat the weather and the accommodations they provide for the race. We captured the post race group, incluffing, my grandson. Tanner, in the next photo.

Bolder Boulder Bairds'

I am pleased to announce ffiat Dorffimque Marrinet and Andre Simonpietri were married on 28 AprU, 2006. Okay you say, but that's just the tip ofthe iceberg. It seems that these two have been starcrossed lovers since 1960. They met at a Red Cross Hfesaving class in Wasffington, DC. After two years of dating, they decided to go their separate ways. Jim to USNA and her to Georgetown. He tracked down there in 1963 and asked her to ffie Army-Navy game, wffich because ofthe assassination of President John F. Kennedy, was postponed, and so thefr date.

Both married and assumed their Hves.

Momque's first marriage was annuUed after a brief period. Jim lost ffis wdfe, Veroffica to lymphoma in 1999. Jim was overwhelmed by Veroffica's death and considered beconfrng a Roman CaffioUc priest, but instead entered the Peace Corps. In 2002, Jim wrote to Dorffiffique's ffigh school asking for information on here location. The ffigh school sent her a letter wdth Jim's request, which she iffitiaUy threw out, tffinking it was a soHcitation.

On a wffim she opened it and found ffis request. She left a message onffiswork phone, and eventoaUy ffiey arranged a date in Manhattan. Though it took a couple of more years,JimfinaUyhatched a plan to propose onffis63'-'-' birthday.Trouble is, she had planned a surpise party forffim,so he had to conceal the ring unffi everyone left. Her response was an immeffiate yes.

They were married ffie day before her 62"" birthday, and her 92-year-old moffier attended. After a reception in Souffibury CT, they also planned six more receptions in NewYork, Montreal, and Paris. Qffite a story, as I said. Good tffings do come to those who wait.

Many thanks to Gary Blinn and Clay Spikes who sent the news clipping to me. A fuU story is available on the New York Times web site under Weddings and Celebrations. The date ofthe issue is 7 May 2006.

Class of'66

40th Reunion 21 - 24 September 2006 Sign Up Now at our Class Web Site at uniw.usna66.orQ Thursday, 21 September 2006 Registration at Annapolis Marriott Hotel No-host Cocktail Party Friday, 22 September 2006 Memorial Service in the USNA Chapel Superintendent's Briefing in Alumni Hall P-Rade on Worden Field Reception at Buchanan House Saturday, 23 September 2006 Prayer Breakfast at AnnapoHs Loews Hotel Football Game and Tailgate Dinner Dance Banquet Sunday, 24 September 2006 Class Brunch in King Hall Departure August 2006

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66»68 CLASS N E W S And that wraps up August. I hope you aU enjoy the rest ofthe summer. In parting, I received an emaU regarffing a goff tournament honoring deceased Classmate Steve KowaUck.The event is for charity and is being held on 29 September 2006 at the Mountain View Goff Course in Fairfield, PA. If anyone is interested, I have the flyer and registration info that can be emaUed. UntU September—AU the best—^Mike!!!

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Right after my deadHne for last month's column, I received this sad news from Ted Stearns: • Just heard on Monday that Tom Stevenson had ffied on Sunday morffing (14 May 2006) of a brain aneurism. He was in great health, working actively at USAA and was lookmg forward to rerirement in a few years. He is to be interred at the Academy in the confrng weeks. Wish I had better news —Tom was a wonderful guy - had had ffim and Susan overnight at our home about 3-4 months ago — wUl remember ffim for his big toothy smUe, beanfrng face and hearty laugh. He was a definite asset to our country in the Air Force, at USAA and in his church.

Please pray for Susan and fanfrly during tffis ffifficult rime. • We heard from Mike Farlow that a memorial servdce was conducted in Boerne,Texas (about 20 nfrles outside San Antonio) on 18 May and, at ffis request, Tom wUl be cremated and buried at USNA. We've since learned that Tom's foneral service wiU be on Wednesday, 21 June 2006 at 1130 in St Andrew's Chapel.

Comrffittal at the Columbarium wiU immediately foUow the church service.

Tom and I were in the same BattaHon at Navy and while I did not know him weU, Ted Steam's description ofhis big smUe and hearty laugh are exacdy the tffings I remember about him.

And another death, tffis of a man who influenced us aU and about whom we each have a story, Heinz W. Lenz. I received an e-maU from his son. Chaplain Alan Lenz '83, Deputy Command Chaplain at Coronado. Coach Lenz ffied on 27 March 2006 and was interred in the

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columbarium on theYard. Contriburions in his memory can be made to: Heinz W Lenz Memorial Scholarsffip Fund; USNA Foundarion, Inc.; 25 Maryland Ave.; AnnapoUs, MD 21401; ATTN: Ed WaUace (please annotate checks "Heinz Lenz Scholarsffip Fund").

Last month, I ran out of space with a bunch of stuff left on the table. Here we go, first with a note from Tom Moore: • Once again,John Ohlinger '69 got it wrong.

I StiU Hve in JacksonviUe, Florida and wiU untU they carry me out. I met John a few years ago through an old submarine shipmate who is retired in Nashvffie. We get together in NashvUle or JacksonvUle several times a year to go to Titans/Jaguars footbaU games, play some golf and teU Hes. I wiU be in NashvUle next week (8 May) to go on an excursion with the NashvUle guys to ChurchiU Downs for some races.

Not the Derby, but it wiU be fon. They were aU here last month for the Tournament Players Championship golf tournament at Ponte Vedra. John and I worked together as volunteer Laser Operators. So when Johnny MiUer up in the booth announced that Tiger was offiy ten and one half feet from the pin, it is because we measured the ffistance and sent it to the computer. A great way to watch golf because you are inside the lines, often close enough to the goffers to teU what kind of goffbaU they use. We had a great time.

Otherwise, not much new. My older son is a Lieutenant Commander Doctor at Kings Bay. He spent eight months in Iraq last year. He meets my definition of hero. The younger boy is a Regional Manager for Castrol North American in Chicago. Barbara is a Special Agent with NCIS. She thinks that she may finaUy retire later this year and then we wUl probably increase the amount of travel we do. I wiU be at the 40th reunion. See you then if not sooner. • Dave Church sent a raft of stuff (as he is wont to do). I'U get it aU off the back burner • The Class of '67 set new lane records (we won't teU you which ones) in early March at the Third Annual '67 Annapolis Ron Holcombe Bowling Open (even though Ron & Terri are now in Phoenix) as Sharon and Jim Schear, Missy and Pat Thompson, Kathleen and John CraighiU, Beth and Ed Blackwood, Susanna and Ken Tuttle, Susan and Jim Goebel,

Carol and Wayne Wilson, Pat and Jim McNeece, and Chariotte and Dave Church met to roU a few Hnes, ffiink a few beers and just enjoy a quiet(?) winter afternoon. After bowling aU retired to Dave and Chariotte's for ffinner and an evening of friendship! We are already looking forward to the 4th Annual AnnapoHs RHBO! If there are any groups ofyou '67ers out there looking for something neat to do (remember, we were aU taught bowling as a carryover sport in RE. on the 3rd Wing lanes during our 1/C year) put together a bowling party! • I have to add that the evemng at Church's included not only food and friendsffip, but fireworks and excitement as they tried to incinerate us aU by torching a canffie in their Hving room! No damage done, just some soot in the corner, but it goes to show they'U go to any lengths to throw a memorable party! Now this about the St. Patrick's Day gathering: • The Class of'67 celebrated St. Patrick's Day at the Officers and Facffity Club at USNA. Gathering for corned beef and cabbage were Von and Chuck Pyetzki, Sharon and Jim Schear, Royce and Dave Vetter, 'Nita and Jack ParryJoyce and Gary Detter, Beth and Ed Blackwood, Kathleen and John CraighUl, Carol and Wayne Wilson, Sid Mohsberg (Carol had school business!), Naffine and Rene Chicoine with son Jason Chicoine '94 (on the way to USS Mason , DDG 87), and Charlotte and Dave Church. Dave wore the BIG green hat and sat at the head ofthe table, kept everyone in Hne and insisted they used their knives, forks, and spoons instead of their hands. • Dave had also seen Curt CowgiU. Curt was a featored photographer at the Koffica-Minolta booth during the Photo Expo East show in NewYork in October 2005. Theyffisplayedeight ofhis images in the center of their booth. Curt said it was a real "kick to have this happen to me."

Poor BurUe Brunson! I've been taking advantage of ffis good nature for months now slipping his photos from one column to the next. FinaUy! • Here are pictures from a recent Joint Academy Travel-sponsored trip to Rome, Pompeii, and Sorrento, Italy The trip lasted from 5 - March 2006.Three members of'67 and their wives were in attendance. Lois and Burhe Brunson, Nicky and Gene Zaiser, and Cassie and

Mike Martin. With the help of USNA Alumffi Association President and CEO George Watt "73 and his wife Peggy we were able to earn an N-star for consuming ffie most wdne at the Army vs. Navy ffiinking match at a local trattoria in Rome. A great time was had by aU, and we heartUy recommend tffis way to travel wdffi folks of Uke interest. Beat Armv!! •

Tfte Martins, the Brunsons, the Zaisers in Italy

John Sheldon has soUdified ffis position m as a mover and shaker among the ffiggen and ffie fUlers on theYard. I don't think he went ffirough with the wdld man, but he may have asked for a free shot.

• Just inked my deal with PubHc Works at USNA. I am on board as a fiUl time construction performance consultant and wUl be part ofthe NAVY teams for the Wesley Brown Field House and the renovation of Kmg HaU.We are eating with the Brigade on 24 AprUffiKing HaU. I have been dared by someone from '00 to wUd man ffie Supe. • Ken Ptack sent me an article about the dedication of the A-6 display aircraft at Cherry Point 1 AprU 2006. He said he and Mike Langston were there representing the Class of '67. Ken saw a bunch of folks that he had not seen since 1969 - 1970 in DaNang. I'U not reproduce the article he sent, but I did note that it started off: "In the mind's eyes ofthe aging men who flew them, an old warbird like the A-6 Intruder wiU never die" foUowed by mention o f t h e grizzled Marines who gathered for...(the) dedication ceremony." I tried to get Ken to rise to the bait by commenting how weU he fit those descriptions. He wouldn't bite, though!

I'm sure many ofyou saw the Happy Birthday note Dave sent around to mark our graduation day back in June. WhUe we often focus on the things us guys have seen/done/experienced (Bruce Springsteen's song "Glory Days" may come to rffind), sometimes a story surfaces from the women who have put up with

us aU these years. This is from JuHa Henry, the one who keeps Wayne in Une, and it takes place 40 years ago just before the Ring Dance in 1966. It's pretty funny!

She actoaUy told it to her daughter first whUe ffiscussing Mother-of-the-Bride dresses during wedffing planffing, then she shared it with us.Thanks,Jffiia.

• .. .1 tffink she should pick whatever style, color, etc. she wants to wear. What's the big deal if we even end up wearing ffie sameffiess?Did I ever teU you about Wayne's Ring Dance in 1966? Four girls staying in one June Week cottage. Me and tffiee others. Henry Heffler's girlfriend (fromTexas, a key point), Dick Deuter's girlfriend, and I dressed at the cottage. No problem. Bob MoeUer's girlfriend Betty ffies in from Boston at the last minute. He picks her up, and they arrive at the Ring Dance after it's already started. Bob introduces Betty to the rest ofus. Problem!

Betty and Henry's girlfriend are staring stone-faced at each other. They are wearing the exact sameffiess— one bought in Boston, one bought in Texas. What are the odds! The four guys are saying,"Isn't that great! "After aU, 1000 of them are wearing the exact same uffiform to the dance. The two girlfriends are tffinking it's not so great. AU the other girls understand and sympatffize. WeU, here we are 40 years later - StUl laugffing about it. What a ffight!

Wayne says to teU you ffis Graduation was exactly 39 years ago today. Just got an e-maU from Dave Church — as if anybody needed reminding. For four years they counted the months, the weeks, the days, the hours, the rffinutes. A gorgeous, sunny Wednesday morffing -just Hke today. I get butterffies tffinking about it. Imagine how your dad must feel! Love, Mom • That's it.. .Goodffight!...Jim ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 50% PRES: James Niehus 1422 Pennington Lane South.Annapohs.MD 21409 P: 410-349-2361; E:jim.niehus@viasat.com EXEC SECY: Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Rd., AnnapoUs, MD 21401-1061 E; leo.kuehn@1968.usna.com P: 410-266-6821 C O R R . SECY: CAPT Gordon L Peterson, USN (Ret.) 7994 Hidden Bridge D r Springfield.VA 22153 P: 703-913-5404;W; 202-475-3023 F: 202-267-4020; E: gpeter5621@aol.com WEB SITE: vnvw.usna68.com

Marines past and present top this month's news, beginning with the expected announcement by the Department of

Defense of Gen. Mike Hagee's retirement after an incredible four-year assignment as Commandant of the Marine Corps. DOD announced in rffidJune that Lt. Gen. James T. Conway has been nonfrnated for appointment to the grade of general and for appointment as the Commandant. Conway is currently servdng as the Joint Staff's director of operations at the Pentagon. He is a veteran of two combat tours in Iraq.

According to an article in the New York Times, Mike is scheduled to retire in January after a standard four-year assignment, but the Times said that, if confirmed. Gen. Conway could take command by November. We wiU look forward to the opportunity to give SUke and Mike a richly deserved send off upon their retirement and career transition after nearly 40 years of faithfol service to the Corps. BZ and SF! Denny Young visited AnnapoHs in May to attend ffis daughter Brittany's Plebe Recogmtion Ceremony, and he forwarded tffis photo with Barb and Dave Myers taken with SUke and Mike at the Evening Parade at Marine Barracks.

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I am indebted to retired LCDR Lawrence Peter for forwarding the news that retired Marine Col. Jack HoUy, stUl serving in Baghdad after more than two years to ensure aU logistical requirements are met for coaUtion forces, was voted by the readers of the Stars & Stripes newspaper as MiUer Brewing's "May's Unsung Hero of the Month" for being "... the definition of the Great American Patriot."The narrative accompanying the photo ofJack said, "His exterior demeanor is one of a rough combat-hardened Marine with whom the average person would perhaps avoid eye contact. But this would be done at their nfrstake, a nfrstake which would deprive them offfiswarm srffile and firm hand shake, bear hug and paw slap on the back with a word or two from his quick wit.

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68*70 CLASS N E W S Col HoUy is lauded by many workmg m Iraq as one who has touched more Hves, assisted more people, and provdded more advice on every level."

Lawrence met Jack two years ago when he reported to the CPA as a poHtical advisor for the Ministry of Interior and Jack was working as Director of Logistics for the Program Management Office. He told me that he was reliably informed by a MUler representative that Jack was MiUer's first-ever unanimous selection.

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Jim Webb won ffis Democratic Primary election June 13 against a weU-financed opponent. He wdU now face incumbent Sen. George AUen in the general election in November. I had the good fortune to accompany Jim on the campaign traU for a weekend in June. It is a grueHng and eye-opeffing experience. I encourage those who are interested in Jim's campaign to learn more about the primary election and outlook for the Nov. 7 election by visiting Jim's campaign web site: www.webbforsenate.com.

MILLER BREWING SALUTES

Jack Holly was named by the readers ofthe Stars & Stripes newspaper and Miller Brewing as "May's Unsung Hero of the Month " for his outstanding performance in Baghdad directing logistics and reconstruction projects for coalition forces. Photo courtesy of Stars & Stripes and Miller Brewing Co.

"I can teU you from close personal involvement with the man over several years in Iraq," Lawrence wrote, "that I have met none better. His servdce in Iraq, not to sound trite, reflects weU on his country, the Corps, the naval service, and ffis fanfrly" He said that Jack has been through at least four change-of-office locations, at least three over-arcffing orgaffizational reconfigurations, at least five (maybe seven) ffifferent "bosses" (both civffian and mffitary). "Jack has, in many way," Lawrence reported, "forgotten more about how we got to where we are in the reconstruction effort that these various 'bosses' ever understand. Tffiough it aU, he patiently continues to encourage, explain, direct, lead, manage, and succeed. He is a friend to aU who come into contact ... he remains true to ffis country and to ffis assignment as Director of Logistics for the reconstruction of Iraq."

On behaff of aU of your classmates.

Jack, we salute you for your faithfol service and wish you a safe return home when your nfrssion is completed.

Speaking of ffistinguished Marine veterans and a former Secretary of the Navy in the Reagan adrffiffistration.

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Jim Webb on the campaign trail for the U.S. Senate, pictured here in Richmond in June with Virginia Del Donald A. McEachin of Virginia's House of Delegates

Steve Haines forwarded the news in late spring that Jim Barwick has been appointed to serve as ffirector of real estate for the City of San Diego.

Congratulations!

Katherine and Lael EasterUng reported in June that their five-month odyssey in AustraHa was, as Katherine said, "... simply a trip of a Hferime. This is one ofthe most beautiful places on earth, and we have been privUeged to share it with the uffique wUdUfe, the colorful birds, and yes, even reluctandy with our feUow campers."The pain of separation, Katherine wrote, makes their return to home to Horn Harbor and "Painted Skies" aU the sweeter. Welcome home!

Lael and Katherine Easterling, shown here in Australia in ApriL returned to the States in June.

During my research for a foture feature article for Shipmate describing alumni who have transitioned to careers in

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educarion, I had the good fortune to regain contact with a number of classmates incluffing Mitch Browm, Larry Purdy, and Chip Emery.

For the better part ofthe past six years, Larry (larry.purdy@maslon.com) served as a volunteer "reaffing coach, mentor, help-with-the-homework" person for under-privUeged tffird-grade stodents who attended a MinneapoUs pubUc elementary school. At the same time, he reported, he was devoring the better part offfislaw pracrice to Hrigaring the contentious issue of using race preferences as a factor in the adnfrssions process to selective coUeges and uffiversities. "1 was one ofthe lawyers who represented the plaintiffs who sued the Uffiversity of Michigan for racial ffiscrimination (relating to the separate and ffistincdy ffifferent adnfrssions poHcies foUowed at both its undergraduate uffiversity and its law school, winffing one and losing one at the U.S. Supreme Court)," Larry wrote.

When Larry closesffislaw practice, he hope to devoteffisreffied years writing about these issues and continffing ffis volunteer efforts wdth the goal of helpmg young kids of aU ages reach thefr fiiU potential. "RJght now, that am't happening," Larry said. "It's heartbreaking, and it must change."

Having totored myseff for the past three years in an inner-city program for homeless chUffien in Wasffington, D.C, I also can attest to the critical need to improve basic education and provide more affordable housing for many lessfortunate members of our society. Here in the nation's capital, the number of citizens seeking emergency shelter services is cHmbing steadUy. Tffis is not right.

Chip (Cffip.Emery@mts.com) reported that he was in Shanghai last faU meeting with the presidents ofthe techffical departments of three major uffiversities with whom ffis company does business.

"The quantity of stodents is ffigh," Cffip said, "but that's not what worries me, especiaUy since the education system is not geared in any way to commerciaUze their ideas. Rather it's their tffirst for knowledge and their wdUingness to invest what it takes to learnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both students and the central government that caUs the investment priorities. It's an exciting global world we Hve in."

Cffip said he has four chUffien spread across the country and eight grandchUffien.

He has been runffing a technology-based company for the past eight years. "MTS

Systems (Nasdaq-MTSC) exports two diirds of its products to customers outside Norffi America, and we compete based upon engmeering exceUence wdffi some of ffie best techffical talent in ffie world— ftom Stottgart to Shanghai," he vvTOte. Chip has comrffitted much ofhis outside work toward ffiiprovdng education.

Vicki and Chip Emory.

"1 now chafr ffie board of governors for ffie School of Engmeering at the Uffiversitv- of St Thomas in St Paffi, MN," he wrote, "and was one of ffie foundmg board members m creatmg an enffiely new; accreffited school of engmeermg ffiere wiffi ffie approach of brmgmg appHed, hands-on, practical engmeermg skills to a widely ffiverse base of stodents."

Cffip vvent on to describe a wide variety of offier successfiU educational iffitiatives—a true example ofthe spirit of "paving it forward" ffi our society.

Dick EUiott of ffie 21^'- Company also wrote to say that after 28 years in industry, lasdy wiffi General Electric, he retired m July."l have taught several courses m busmess at Norffiwestern CoUege m St. Paffi, MN, as an adjunct professor," he said. "Startmg this faU, I wiU be a fuU-time professor at Northwestern, teachmg courses m strategy, entrepreneursffip, and operations management." Dick said he plans to conrinue m this role for at leastfiveyears.

Mitch Brown also contmues ffis teachmg profession at the Naval Postgraduate School, joiffing alumffi there as weU as others at the NavalWar CoUege and Naval Academy-ffiretaiifrng an affffiation wiffi ffie naval service tffiough its instimtions of ffigher educarion. Mitch only regrets he has no access to the VaUey Forge beer we enjoyed during our postgraduarion TDY assignment together at ffie Academy as we awaited our ffightschool class to convene in 1968.

I was saddened to learn m June that our former Class President Joe Conway's faffier and a baby grandchUd ffied recendy;

I jom ffie entire Class m extenffing our sincere sympatffies to Terri and Joe. In closing, Denny Young sent news of plans onffieWest Coast for another gettogeffier for the Class timed to the Navy-Stanford game in September. He said he had talked to BiU 'Mick' Taylor; Bill's youngest daughter, MicheUe, vvas married recendy. He also reported that Sandy and BiU Paine's daughter, Lt j.g.

Robin Paine '02, reported aboard as the flag Heutenant at the Space and Warfare Systems Command in San Diego recendy.

Denny also said that Chris O'Banks has relocated to join him in Belmont, CA, and Bev and Gary Jensen are stiU in Hawaii where Gary works for the Office ofNaval Research.

I hope you aU are enjoymg your summer.

Keep plugging, Gordo "g^

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Greetings feUow 69'rs! Have had a busy summer with vacations and aU the good fanfrly stoff that happens every year.

Heard from Jim Gierucki who informed us that ffiey were closmg ffie Kris Kringle Haus m Geneva DHnois after 15 years of defficated fon and hard work. His announcement made the front page of three ofthe local papers. Jim said it was a bittersweet experience to have so many customers come m and lament thefr closmg. But he said that there just weren't enough customers to counteract the negative effects offfiemassive over development of retaU m the growing area. There is tffiee times ffie square footage of retaU space per

person m Geneva ffian ffiere was 10 years ago! So, Merry-Merry everyonefromJim as he continues to heal from ffis knee replacement and strides off towards new horizons!! Best of luck Classmate!!

Joey Chopek wrote in to teU us that young Joe is on board the USS Ross (DDG71) making their recent WestMed deployment in a joint task force with Greeks,Turks and other NATO aUies. Its been exhUarating for former Marine Joey to get so involved in the Black Shoe Navy. Its Uke he's staying awake in Luce HaU Pro Classes!! Proud Papa!!

Most ofyou should have received a letter fijom Class President IVlike MichaeUs detaffing the Class of '69 Chapel Project and asking you to generously support tffis Major Class Gift for USNA. Our efforts in the Chapel are the cornerstone of a major Chapel BuUding Program being championed by Superintendent Rod Rempt.With your combined generosities, we wUl be able to participate in a deffication ceremony for the Class of'69 at our 40'- Reuffion, recogffizmg our contributions for generations to come. Please consider maximizing your participation ffi tffis Class Gift.

Beat Army - Often!! — steve ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 50% PRES: CAPT Lynn H. Widener, USNR (Ret.) SECY: CDR Royal Connell, USN (Ret.) 1978Valley Rd.,Annapohs.MD 21401 E: njrotc@usna.edu WEB SITE: http://usna70.org

Greetmgs aU, I hope your summer is going weU, and that you're lookmg forward to a great year of Navy FootbaU. Last time I prorffised you an update on Rick Gurnon, RADM, U.S. Maritime Service and President of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Rick has been at MMA for 27 years,ffivarymg positions and, after serving two years as interim President, was named President

'89 attendees plus George Watt '73 at '06 Gavel Presentation. L-R: Hunt, Creekman, Blish, Comiskey, Michaelis, Midn 1/c Lukich, Gianotti, Stroop, Hudock & Ohlinger

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70*71 CLASS N E W S last Summer. It seems last December, the MMA's trustees, six months after hiring him and without any sort of pubHc or private prelude, voted to fire him. After a firestorm of meffia interest, and a series of hearings and deHberations, the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education wffich oversees MMA, reinstated Rick.

The upshot of the decision to reinstate was that the initial removal was totaUy without basis or documented support.

Rick has been trying to get the meffia to move on and get MMA back to concentrating on its nfrssion and foture as evidenced by several arricles in both local and School magazines. As a totaUy uffinformed and ffistant observer, the best I can offer is that the trustees got their noses out ofjoint because Rick wanted to apply sound leadersffip practices to help move the school into a bright futore. His work has been bearing fruit, enroUment is up, graduarion rates are up new physical plant is schedffied for complerion and morale, other than that associated with the pubUc scrutiny, seems to be up as weU. Let him know of your support.

Doug LaMartin wrote that ffis son, Frederick, wUl enter the Academy tffis summer with the class of 2010. From 32nd Company, Tom Gutierrez's son, Patrick, is already there now with the class of 2007.

From ffie Government Leader Magazine, May/June 2006 issue, in an article on Succession Planrung by Trudy Walsh, ffie foUowdng: • "As a Retirement Wave Nears, Agencies Look for Ways to Find New Leaders.

"Young Americans by the thousands foUowed President Kennedy's inaugural advice in the 1960s and asked themselves what they coffid do for their country.

Service in the federal government seemed Hke the perfect way to heed the president's raUying caU. Stoked by passionate rhetoric of service to humankind, ideaUstic twenty-sometffings signed on for federal employment in droves.

"Back then, federal service did not conjure up DUbertesque visions of office workers tapping on keyboards in windowless pods or swimnfrng in bureaucratic red tape. On the contrary, federal workers were at the helm of some of the century's most exciting and important work, waging war on poverty and landing on the moon.

"Now the baby boomers are getting ready to retire. Born between 1946 and 1964, the oldest ofthe generation turn 60

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this year, and the federal government wUl be losing huge labor and knowledge resources.

"Michael Novak, semor analyst with IRS' Office of Research, thinks it's interesting to compare the approaching brain drain as federal employees retire to the Year 2000 computer crisis.

"TheY2K issue was recogffized as an issue early on. Leaders in aU sectors were proactive in addressing it. And the problems that coffid have occurred never materiaUzed," Novak said. "But Y2K was mainly a technical issue and could be addressed using primarUy techffical means. The brain drain is a cultoral issue and needs to be addressed through means that work witffin the context of each organization's uffique culture. Techffical fixes wUl not work." And cultural changes take longer than techffical fixes, somerimes as long as seven years, he said."

"Lack of outreach is not the problem, the IRS' Novak said. "Most organizations now have sopffisticated systems of outreach," he said. "But achieving and managing ffiversity in the workplace does not stop once an orgaffization has completed its outreach efforts."

"Some agencies are using social network analysis—a technique of mapping and analyzing people witffin groups and their interactions with each other—as a way to improve ffiversity in the workplace, Novak said.

"Using social network analysis, managers can map how knowledge flows in and out of their organizations—who the connectors are, who is on the outskirts of the group. Managers can then more clearly see vulnerabffities in the orgaffization's knowledge base.

"It's important not just to hire women and nfrnorities, but to develop and retain them after they are ffired, Novak said.

"Mentoring, career planning, employee support organizations can go a long way in keeping new Photo by Drake Sorey employees from beconfrng the 'outUers' in an organization's social network." • Timothy EHzabeth Woodbury who handles the Obituaries & Death Notifications, for Shipmate, forwarded the sad news that James A. Hundertmark of Denton, MD, died in May. After

attenffing NAPS, he entered USNA with us. InJune 1969, after sustaiffing several knee injuries whUe playing footbaU, he was honorably ffischarged from the Navy no longer physicaUy able to pursue his career as a Naval officer. After having a Uver transplant in May 1996, he became a devoted advocate of organ donarion and was instrumental in obtaining the charter for the local Transplant Recipients International Organizarion, a support group for transplant recipients. During the next several years, he ffid volunteer work for the narional TRIO orgaffizarion in Wasffington, D.C. and became a commuffity Haison for the Transport Resource Center of Maryland. In May 2004, he became a Hcensed realtor and worked briefly for Champion Realty before a series of iUnesses prevented him from continuing. He was a lifetime member of the Vietnam Veterans of America and Disabled American Veterans. He served for several years on the Talbot County Comnfrttee for Inffividuals with Disabffities. Mr. Hundertmark is survived by ffis loving wife, the former Ann Haffiein, whom he married January 1994; two sons, Lee Hundertmark and his wife Candace of Omaha, Neb., and Joseph Hundertmark ofWinston-Salem, N . C ; and a brother, Clyde Hundertmark of SUver Spring, Fla. In adffition to ffis immeffiate fanfrly, he is survived by ffis "donor fanfrly" Angelo Mazzei and ffis chUdren of Havre de Grace, with whom he formed a loving bond.

Ring-A-Ding-Ding.

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So here goes. I was privUeged to attend the Class of 2006 graduation to witness the comnfrssioning of 980 new ensigns and first Heutenants. I was the guest of Adam Moffit '06, the son ofRADM Matt Moffit, a career long A-7 and F/A-18 friend. During Adam's midffie and high school years I served as Boy Scout Troop 408 Chairman. Adam often rode with my son and me to the troop meetings. During those rides, Adam talked ofjoining the Navy from the time he was an 8th grader. So, his decision to pursue an appointment was no surprise. Adam

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Class of 1971 TIME IS RUNNING OUT! ALL HANDS ON DECK! BLOCK THESE DATES: OCTOBER 12-15, 2006 yC Lt. Gen. John Sattler, USMC/Adm. Tim Keating, USN - Dinner Speakers TC Class dinner on Friday at the new stadium banquet room ^

Tailgate party in the '53 Pavillion (must have ticket to attend: go to www.navysports.com: see class column for further instructions)

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Homecoming Football Game - Navy vs. Rutgers

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Qass golf tournament. Company parties...FUN!

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The Fabulous Bel Airs will play 60's/70's music after dinner 4 ^ .

Register early and book your hotel It's the boat show and Homecoming Weekend Read t i l details and REGISTER TODAY at: ,Ittp://www\usna35threunion.com M Any problems/questions?

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CLASS N E W S has an aviation class date of 7 November and he hopes to be a helo pilot. H e is foUowing the footsteps of ffis father and ffis grandfather, PJUDM Lloyd Moffit, a retired World War 11 naval avdator.

At the graduation,Vice President Cheney spoke about the chaUenges facing these young officers. Most noteworthy about the Class of 2006 is that they are the ffist class appomted to U S N A after September 11th, 2001. These bright, young men and women accepted the caU to servdce at a time when our nation was in the early years ofthe Global War on Terror. They are the fotore o f o u r service and our great nation.Vice President Cheney commented that most of their Hfetime wUl be spent in tffis global struggle. May theirs be a Hfetime weU spent and one in wffich freedom triumphs tyranny.

Only two more months unffi our 35ffi reumon! I know many ofus are makmg plans to attend and from the notes I receive, tffis prorffises to be a very weU attended event. Here's the gouge on the reumon: By now, you shoffid have received an emaU with a Hnk to the website where you can register for the events. Tffis is separate from registering for your lodging.

Some ffighUghts ofthe weekend of events: a class meeting wUl be held in Alumni HaU on Friday, October 13th from 1500-1600; ffinner is on Friday, October 13th at the new FootbaU Stadium Banquet Facffity from 6:30 p.m. untU Midffight. Happy H o u r wiU commence at 1830 foUowed by ffinner at 1930 and then after ffinner speakers. O u r very own LT. Gen. John Sattler, U S M C and Adnfrral T i m Keating, U S N wiU do the honors. Afterward, we can spm a few yarns as weU teU our sea stories whUe enjoying the world famous "BelAirs" perfornfrng 50's, 60's and 70's music.

A special visit from " T h e Blues Brothers" is included.

T h e gouge for the 35th Reunion/Homeconfrng Weekend footbaU tickets is as foUows: buy tickets for the game (our taUgate is actoaUy inside the stadium). We have a block of tickets avaUable in the end zone adjacent to our taUgate. Use the foUowing procedures to order the tickets: 1. Go to www.navysports.com 2. Select "Buy Tickets —Ticket Info" 3. Select "Buy Tickets OnUne" 4. Select "Group Tickets" 5. Sign in ID: reuffionl971 6.Passworffil971

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Let's make tffis one the standard for those to foUow! Say, wffile you're making plans for the big weekend, take a few minutes to become a Life M e m b e r T h e Alumffi Assodation has a superb offer for us tffis year - $371 for Life Membersffip. Tffis is a savings over the current rate for our age.

Also, ffyou are Hke many most folks w h o Hke to budget such expenses, the Alumm Association offers several easy payment plans! You can pay monthly or quarterly for one year. H o w easy can tffis be? I became a Life Member when the monthly payment plan was offered as it was so easy on the budget. I'U adrffit that I Hke not paying the annual dues. So, what excuse can you have that keeps you from becorffing a Life Member? For now, you'U need to caU the associarion at (410) 295-4026. Just let the receprioffist know you want the Hfe membersffip special rate for '71. If you have any quesrions, emaU me and I'U get an answer soonest!

So, here's the chaUenge: every current Life Member encourage an annual member or "non-member" to join the Life Member ranks. We are currendy at 48% Lffe Members. As a class, let's shoot for 7 1 % for '71! By the way 100% is the ultimate goal! W h y not join now? I have talked with two annual members w h o comrffitted to Life Membership tffis year.

These two anonymous (for now) classmates know who they are, so they probably know I'U be foUowing up wdth them. Let's bring the class into Hne wdth the newly comnfrssioned classes and have 100%! See the note below!

I received several notes just before the column due date. These are superb notes! Here's the first note from Jim Hergenroeder: H "HeUo Perry & other Classmates, Great news re: the Mieneke Bowl. I was at San Diego for Poinsettia Bowl and hope to be in Charlotte Dec 30 '06 to see Navy beat Maryland, Mianfr, or whoever else shows up! But that's not the offiy reason I'm writing.Thought I'd pass on some good news re: two 'Hfelong-type' decisions I made recently good way to get word on the street.

First is that I'm n o w a U S N A A A lifetime member (Duke - your marketing promotion hooked me). Second decision is a bit more important - some ofyou have already heard this news - I'm reaUy hooked, that is engaged! Kathi & I are

planning to marry early tffis faU. M a n y o f y o u have met Kathi - rest wffi meet her during our 35th R e u m o n .

"To help round-out the Hergemoeder news, aU five of my chUffien (Alaric, Heiffi, Gretchen, Ericka, & Hans) n o w have coUege degrees, decent jobs, good health, and reside in M D and PA area.

Plus, I now have 2 grandsons (by Alaric & ffis wffe).Thanks,Jim." B Nice note Hergy Say, ffyou and Katffi marry at U S N A durmg Homeconfrng Weekend, you coffid have a reaUy large wedffing party! That sounds Hke a great idea! Let me know what you think, Hergy!

T h e next note is from J o h n BaU and is dated 9 June: • "Duke, O n Friday eveffing, June 9ffi, 17 classmates, joined by fanfrly and friends, gathered ffi San Diego to celebrate the 35th anffiversary o f o u r graduarion. Thanks to Tom Hammons, our pork chop here, a total of 34 Navy fans ffined on basebaU cuisine on a special terrace section in the ouffield at a San Diego Padres game. Class o f 71 members were T o m H a m m o n s , J i m Ward, B r u c e McClure, J i m Carlin, B r u c e Linder, BiU Meyers, John BaU, J i m LoiseUe, Pat D o y l e , R i c k S m i t h , Jeff Smith, H u g h Butt, Joe Anthony, Gene Baker, Mike Marks, T o m Schlax, and Russ Stahlak. O u r package deal included plentifol food and ffiink, and we ffiscovered that the more hot dogs you ate, the cheaper they got. " T h e first surprise was w h e n J i m LoiseUe remarked that it was also his and Marilyn's 35th wedffing anffiversary. MarUyn explained that they had been married at 3 p.m. on Graduation Day, the first wedffing in the main chapel. Congratulations to Jim and MarUyn, w h o also announced they were new grandparents. T h e second surprise was w h e n Jim introduced classmate J i m Carlin and explained that Jim LoiseUe's son Jim is married to J i m Carhn's daughter, making our two Jims both father and father-in-law to young Jim. WiU a grandson be named Jim? Are there any other classmates with that ffistinction?

"We aU caught up on vacations and work, showed pictores of chUdren and grandchUffien, and shared sea stories about summer cruises, the Cubi O'Club, Olongapo, and other memorable times when we had more hair. To top it aU off, the Padres won that eveffing.

"SmaU world: Recendy, I took my car in for servdce, and ran into His Honor BiU Nevitt, who is a judge ffi San Diego Superior Court. BiU looked great, is doing fine, and is a regffiar at our local Army-Navv' game celebrations.

"There wdU be a strong contffigent of San Diego alumm at ffie big reuffion in October. See you ffiere! John BaU." • Nice note, John.

Here's the foUow-on note from Jim LoiseUe:

• "Duke, now that John BaU reported ffiat we have a marriage berween ffie famffies of two "71 classmate, let me provdde some adffitional frfformation.

Attached is a picture taken of ffie LoiseUeCarUn farffily. It was taken by ffie Ferry Landmg m Coronado lookmg across ffie bay at Downtowm San Diego on Mothers Day this May. From left to right are: Jim LoiseUe. Marilvm LoiseUe, Lori LoiseUe, Betsv CarHn, Ramona LoiseUe (CarHn), IsabeUa Rose LoiseUe (bom 31 Dec 05), Jim LoiseUe, Jim CarHn, Jimmy CarHn and Cody Carfrn.

"A qffick update on aU our status, againfix)mleft to right: Jim LoiseUe, retired fiom ffie Navy m 2000 after serving 29 v-ears, last job m Navy was Program Manager at SPAWAR for Navy Commuffication SateUites. Currendy,Vice President at Maxim Systems ffi San Diego.

"Marilyn LoiseUe, wffe of 35 years, married on graduarion day at the Main Chapel. Currendy works with cffildren with special needs at the La Mesa Dale Elementarv- School. Lori LoiseUe, just graduated ffi May from the University of San Diego school of Law, graduated Magna Cum Laude and Order ofthe Coff. Graduated from the University of San Diego m 1992 with a Bachelors of Busffiess Adnfrffistrarion Degree and vvas thefr Class Valedictorian. Starts work later on this summer after the bar exam at Marks, GoHa and Fitch, LLP here in San Diego.

"Betsey Carlin, wffe ofJim CarHn, currendy is a Dfrector at the Barbizon

School of Modehng here in San Diego.

Former Miss Coronado; Ramona LoiseUe (CarHn), graduate of San Diego State Uffiversitv; teaches at Coronado Midffie School, and mother of IsabeUa; IsabeUe Rose LoiseUe, newest center of attention, born on 31 Dec 05. IsabeUe is the first grandchUd for both famffies.

"Jim LoiseUe, Director of Contracts for a defense oriented company here in San Diego, just graduated wdth honors from San Diego State wdth a Masters of Science Degree ffi Business Adrffiffistration m May, six years as a Navy InteUigence Officer, graduated from the Uffiversitv" of San Diego in 1995 wdth a Bachelors in Busmess Admiffistration and was ffiefr Class Valeffictorian (one haff of the offiy brother — sister combmation to become ClassValeffictorians at USD), and father of IsabeUa. "Jim Carlin, retired from the Navy after 20 years of servdce and now teaches math at Our Lady of Peace High School here in San Diego. He also teaches coUege math courses in the eveffings; Jimmy CarHn, attends Grossmont CoUege in San Diego; and, Cody CarHn, graduated in June from Coronado High School and wffi be attenffing San Diego State University.

"The above is a qffick summary of my 35 years smce graduation smce tffis is the ffist time I hav-e sent anytffing mto Sffipmate. Thanks, Jim LoiseUe." • Wow, ffiat is success defined! I think ffiere are sev^eral "firsts" m the Hst of fanfrly members. WeU done, classmates!

The next series of notes is from mv' 36th Company classmates and is about a company mate wffio ffidn't complete ffie course and a current nfrdsffipman. Garry Hohnstrom got this strmg of emaUs to Jim Barron and Mark Horgan rolUng: • 'Jim,Thanks for the message. Read about theVA loss of veterans information but have not received a letter to date.

How's lffe mVfrgiffia lately? Lookmg forward to seeing everyone again at the reuffion. Is Biz Bizjak showdng up tffis year? I'd Hke my sons to meet Biz so they can see the man beffind the great stories, humor and fon. Thanks, Garry." • "Garry I'm glad I'm not the offiy one teUmg Bizjak stories to thefr kids. John gets to put some context around ffie stories starting tomorrow when he checks into USNA for the five-day Summer Session, wffich looks like a lot of fon.

Garry, is Anders (Garry Holmstrom's son) on cruise? Mark."

Garry repHed, "Mark, Anders fiffished his second year and flew to San Diego shordy after graduation day in May. He spent the ffist week on a sub ride out of Point Loma, the second week on Norffi Island flying T-34s, helos, etc. He is now fiffisffing at Camp Pendleton before flying back to AnnapoHs for about 3 weeks ofYP ffiUls, etiquette, speech preparations and presentations. We hope to be with Anders on 28 June to see CharHe begm ffis USNA adventores. Does that date sound fanfrhar to anyone out there? Garry."

Ah, those were the halcyon days. Biz Bizjak did some incredible stunts for us as 15th Company plebes. Biz took a lot of heat for guys hke me and I'm forever gratefffi for ffis friendsffip and his humor. There's a story about Girl Scout cookies that is weU worth teffing. Let's drink a beer or two and I'U teU the story as I know it. Rich ConnoUy vvas Biz's roommate and is most adept with tffis Dark Ages tale.

FmaUy Perry Martiffi sent the foUowmg note W'ffich I'U fficlude for ffie record: • "June 9 * , 2006 - 12:00 noon AnnapoHs, Maryland: To aU who shaU read these greetings and a hearty congratulations for at tffis very hour 35 years ago on a sunny Wednesday morning in Annapohs, 874 young men raised their hands and took a solemn oath to serve as comrffissioned officers in our great U.S. Navy and USMC!! Yes, harffiy seems possible that the years have roUed by as we celebrate together our actual 35th anniversary of our graduation and comnfrssioning.

"I'm lookmg forward to celebratmg wdth many ofyou tffis special day tffis faU at our reuffion weekend ... it wdU be nearly 40 years ago ffiat we aU bonded together as classmates as members of ffie great class of 1971! Duces Virum, Perry Martiffi, President '71."

Our numbers on active duty continue to dwdnffie. Tffiough the grapevine I'm told that Chris Weaver retired June l^*-. I'd love to hear from my feUow Missourian and classmate. I'm sure he's busy, but if any ofyou see Chris, please ask hfrn for a brief update.

With deep sadness I must pass along tffis last bit of news: our webmaster, John HoUand, passed away over ffie weekend ofJune 16'- . John's passmg is a renfrnder to aU ofus that Hfe is very fragUe. I covet your prayers for John's August 2006

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Good morffing and happy summer, mates! If'n it's not the "dog days" where you are, chances are it is in AnnapoHs. (fust tffinking about those stagnant, hurffid mormngs in the summer of '68 up on 3-4 is enough to make me want to go take a shower.) And when we thought tffings coffidn't get much tougher, the Brigade came back. I stUl remember the first time I saw a Youngster... I thought that guy couldn't be just one year seffior to me. Maybe it was those Service Dress Khakis.. .man, they made anyone look good! (It woffid sure have my vote as the unfform to bring back...)

Talking about the summer of '68, your scribe received the foUowing e-maU the other day from Reed Clark '70 that shoffid stimulate a few responses: • "Dear Scribe — I was back in the U.S. at the end of May for meetings in D.C. I came up the coast to see my son ('01 on a nuke boat ex Groton) before heaffing "home" to Beirut. He gave me my maU and somewhere over the Adanric I was reaffing the AprU issue of Sffipmate. Up came a miffi-trove from Dion Clancy about the career and retirement ofhis company/sffipmate RADM Pat Dunne.

The lads had a truly great group in their 28th Company, but it is largely through the kindness so earnestly extended by the Great Class of'70 summer detaUers, that these blokes made it through that wonderful summer of'68." • Ah, yes.. .but your scribe confesses that "kindness" is not exactly the term that came to ffis rffind. Nevertheless, thanks.

Reed, for the e-maU. (Form 2? Yes, Sir, I have one right here in my Plebe Kit...)

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Tffis and That Dept. Tom Hartley's at it again. Tffis guy spends more rime at ffigh alritodes than an astronaut. An excerpt from the Arizona Republic back in May noted that now he's cUmbed Mount Aconcagua in Argenrina (that's 22,841 feet, dear readers) and has "waved the Naval Academy flag" from the sumiffit.

(SaUy, we know Tom wiU never send us a photo...) Said arricle also menrioned that Tom has,"...cUmbed Mount Cayambe in Ecuador (19,000 feet) and has completed Mount Raiffier in Wasffington (14,400 feet) three rimes."The author was trying to generate sometffing of a comperirion between our Mountain Man and some lady from Scottsdale who has unforled a Uffiversity ofTexas flag on the sumrffit of Mount Kffimanjaro (a mere 19,340 feet).

(SaUy, we don't care that you also went to UT. Let's see some photos...!) Also, we were pleased to hear that the President intends to nominate Pat Dunne to be Assistant Secretary ofVeterans Affairs for PoHcy and Planmng.You wUl recaU that Pat most recendy served as Superintendent ofthe Naval Postgraduate School, was Commander of Uffited States Naval Forces in Marianas, Guam, was Deputy Cffief of Navy Legislative Affairs, and was an aide to President Ronald Reagan. Congratulations!

WeU, that's about it for tffis month.

Have a great summer, and send me lots of photos. More to come. D. O. Tried and True With '72.

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guide-ons at ffis ffirecrion; now I suggest we stand stUl, stand taU and salute a man who ffid so much for us. Thanks for everytffing you ffid for us. Coach.

Jack Pohlmeyer sent along some news ofJim Moseman and fanfrly Jim and EmUy Hve in Garnfrsch, Germany where Jim works for Nortffiop Grumman.

As I recaU ffie Mosman's have been in that area for some rime. Their youngest son is in the American School in Brussels where EmUy also volunteers her rime to the Hbrary. Two ofthe older sons are engmeers in the US and the tffird is a stodent at UCSD in ... that's right ... engineerffig.

Jack, thanks for the news and Jfrn best of luck to you and yours in Europe.

I received a very mterestmg picture and storyfijomDebra CarroU. Here's her story: • Kathy Stone sent tffis to me and as I know you are always in need of material for the class notes, I thought tffis nfrght deserve top bUHng as not often someone gets to host the President. She is just so busy that I thought I'd send it on for her (Kathy ... I can be your press secretary [I also do windows, Hke in PCs] ... AND I'm free). Doug Stone is Commandmg General of the base in Twenty Nine Pahns and I understand from Kathy that ffis tour of duty there just got extended beyond ffie original 6 months and they wdU be ffiere another year. Doug is a Marine Reservist and has been activated once again as a resffit ofthe IPJVQ conffict.Apparendy President Bush vdsited the base and as Doug was CO, he & Kathy hosted ffim wffile he was there visiring the troops. •

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Classmates, August! Being the scribe means a complete loss of perspective. I'm writing tffis in June and trying to figure out what wiU read weU two months from now. We haven't even had summer Hke weather yet but I'm sure in August the dogs days wUl be common place. Enough about that; let's get to the news.

By now you may have heard of the loss of a great American. In March of tffis year Coach Heinz Lenz passed away.

My earHest memories of USNA are of Coach Lenz leading us through PEP in what seemed Hke the nfrdffie of the ffight.

37 years have lapsed but as I reflect on those morffing sessions I now reaHze he was more dedicated to our success than perhaps we were. We bounced at our

Kathy Stone, President George W Bush, Doug Stone

Debra, thanks for helping out. I can see why Kathy and Doug nfrght not have spare time!

Jeff Grant sent in a great photo of ffis son's wedffing. Now normaUy I woffid devote several column inches to ffie bride; after aU it's her day But I hope she wiU cut me some slack. The caption Jeff sent along for the picture was too long to fit under the pictore but I wanted to ensure everyone got a chance to read it.

Those picture fiom left to right are: Jeff Gnmt, 73,Jefferv- Grant, U of FL 2004, AUison BaUey Grant, U of FL 2005, BUl BaUey "72,John J. BaUey"44 (BUl's Faffier), TomVerrengia, '69 and Pat Lee, '72.

health.Things are looking better for the faU footbaU season and the gang in ffie AimapoHs area are getting tffings prepared. As you see in tffis note from Skip Stocknick, tffings are looking up!

• "The new bhmp has arrived! It reaUy looks good. We're going to have to be careful with launcffing and recovery because the fixed fins have fisffing Hne tv-pe attachments to ffie vinyl, and a bunch of guys puffing in different ffirections coffid do some damage! It wdU fly in up to 25 mph wdnds! "Skip. • Thanks Skip for aU your efforts!

Now from feUow Marme Jim Diehl:

Jeff Grant at son's wedding

Prettv" impressive! That's a lot of USNA grads... and ffiey span 6 decades. Let me also say ffiat Affison is a storming bride.

Congratffiations to you Jeff and to the bride and groom and ffie BaUey fanfrly During Comnfrssioffing Week Admfral Bob WUlard. Vice CNO, vdsited ffie Yard for ffie 2006 Color Parade.

Pictured witti ADM Willard are his 13 Classmates, CAPT Mike Zimet USNR (Ret), CAPT George Watt, USNR (Ret) and honorary member of '73, Mr Chet Gladchuk

That folks is what 1 have. The maU bag is empty and it's time once agam for each of you to get somethmg off to me. Wives, the last rime I out a caU of desperation you came through.Your previous exceUence performance wdU now be considered minimum acceptable standards. Just kidding, but I need some mput. Take care and enjov- ffiose lazv; hazy days of summer.

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I hope your summer is gomg weU and that you aU remam m relatively good

• "Prompted by the AprU Sffipmate (and Steve's recent nudge), I thought I'd send along ffie foUowdng: Congrats to D o n Loren! Knowmg him, ffiat retirement ceremony was undoubteffiy a class act. And speakmg of Admirals, has anyone heard from Lou Crenshaw lately?

I had the opportoffity to have lunch recendy with Bert CaUand and Scott Wliite, and came away impressed and grateful ffiat the nation has such talented guys like them in key spots ffi the war agaffist terrorists.

In my world: my son is in ffight school at Ft Rucker, AL and loving it. It's a good feeHng, especiaUy at reffiements when you realize that the phalanx is losffig some reaUy good men, to see that there is a generation confrng along wffich isn't waitmg unffi they have to before pickmg up thefr spears and sffields.

Thanks agam to you, as weU as Steve Middleton and Steve Brookman, for the job you each do in helpmg us stay ffi touch. Semper fi,Jim" • FoUowmg Jim's note, I received this update from another Marme: • "Laffies and Gendemen: It is three years and time to PCS/Move to another location; ahead ofthe coUection agents. I wiU be working out ofthe MTC Quantico office support the US Marine Corps. My new emaU address is below: johffie.gombo@mtctechnologies.com.

Semper Fi. Johnie Gombo " • Kevin Butler sent the foUowmg update from the Tidewater area: • "I'm over on ffie old CINCLANTFLT compound workmg as the Deputy'J5/J5 Cffief of Staff. Keeps me hoppmg but is actuaUy fon...k is so busy that the days go by pretty fast...after the meetmgs and

taskers, I look up at the clock and it's 1800, the inbox is ffigher ffian when I started, and more is rolHng m, but ffiere's always tomorrow. Phone number ffiere is (757) 836-6043 home is (757) 548-2602 .. .though I'm usuaUy at work almost always, at least unffi about 6:30 or 7 each eveffing. Also - please note the typo in FORSCOM obviously one of my bram lagging behmd my fingers days. Had to undergo some major foot surgery on Feb 14ffi...no it wasn't an excuse to get out of Valentme's Day and I ffid actoaUy buy my gifts weU before hand...Marie said surgery was no excuse for not providing appropriate amounts ofjewefry and chocolate, especiaUy ff she had to hand around the waiting room at the hospital nearly aU day.

So after 6 hours of surgery and everything forward of ffie arch basicaUy redone, I know have bioffic knees and a foot...I'm StUl at the stage of wondering ff ffie pam after surgery is worse than ffie pam before, but I'm hopefiU that ffie end result and fixmg aU the broken bones wUl pay off m the end. In ffie meantime, havdng a cane has helped maintam my reputation m the office. WhUe my butt-kickmg is down, the cane seems to be an appropriate substitote AND I can practice my puttmg wiffi a sUght reversal ofthe cane!

Forgot to mention my old (yeah old is the key as ffi tenure) roorffie Tom LaTiu-no, stUl working for GSA in L'Enfant Plaza ffi DC. He's domg weU as always and enjoymg that commute to Spotsylvaffia,VA each day. AcmaUy he's got a wonderful home and ffis famUy is doing weU also. I hope to get up there to see Tom as soon as I'm up to traveHng agam and have some more mobffity Any and aU 74er's are welcome to stop by for coffee m your ffi the neighborhood. UntU then, best to aU. Kevdn aka the Gimp " • And to wrap up tffis month's mput, here is an update from yet another Marme, "West Coast" Harry Spies: • "Other news, 3 chUdren aU domg weU, Brian oldest engaged, Hves m VA and a chef Kate (dash-2) a.k.a 2ndLt Spies, USMC hehcopter pUot ffi traiffing at Wffitmg, USC '04, and Affison, freshman at USC, premed.

Jeaffie works for ffie Armed Servdces YMCA in San Diego at the Balboa Naval hospital responsible for aU the volunteers wffio support solffiers, saUors, airmen and marmes recovermg ffi the hospital I am in the process of leaving the Pacffic CouncU on International PoHcy

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(www.pacificcouncU.org) as the VP&COO to become the president of a new start up Shee Atika Technologies to provide engineering and technical services and products to commercial and government cHents." • That's aU for now. Roamer sends.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 53% PRES: RADM Craig Quigley, USN (Ret.) SECY: CAPT Larry Warrenfeltz, USN (Ret.) 5732 Tamarack Dr., Pace, FL 32571 H: 850-995-0051; E: usna75scribe@hotmail.com

Dear 'mates, I knew it was inevitable. The excitement and enthusiasm generated during the preparations for and the execution ofthe big 30 reumon in November 2005 have dissipated. The long Hne of guest Scribes with their pictures and company updates has completely dried up. The digital pictures of retirements, wedffings, births, trips to far-off places, and backyard barbeques are locked away in your My Pictures files.

Your Scribe's maU box isn't quite empty, but it sure isn't foU. Let's just say that I won't have to worry about keeping the column witffin the word-count Hnfrts this month. But that's OK. I was starting to develop a serious case of pontification withdrawal. Now I can abuse my office without feeHng guUty about bumping a classmate's news.

Sincerest condolences to Mickey and Paul Barreto and the Barreto family Son Sean was kUled in a motorcycle accident in Florida around the Memorial Day weekend. Mickey and Paul ask that contributions in Sean's memory be made to the St. Jude's ChUdren's Hospital or the charity of your choice.

More kudos for Jim Tenuto's murder mystery Blood Atonement. Jim won the Best Mystery/ThriUer category in the 2006 San Diego Book Awards. In other Tenuto news, Jim's son is in a band caUed Birdmonster. They toured the East Cost in June, hauling their gear in a U-Haul truck nicknamed The Whaleship Essex.

Zack Wilhoit is working with our class officers, the USNA Foundation, and Nancy Burd to determine the best way to memorialize Jamie Burd with a permanent addition to the Naval Academy grounds or facilities. I wiU keep you advised.

"AREYOU OUT ZERE SEVUNDZEE-FIFE?" If you have offiy one memory left of Plebe Summer 1971,

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my bet is that it includes Coach Heinz Lenz and early morning PEP workouts.

AUow me to forward this message from Hemz' son—Chaplain Alan Lenz '83.

• "Coach" stepped into eternity on 27 March 2006—just four days short ofhis 81st birthday As an active duty chaplain, I had the great privUege of conducting my father's comrffittal service. He was interred at a smaU, fanfrly service on 31 March 2006 at the columbarium on theYard. I can think of no more appropriate place for my dad's remains to be laid to rest than at the great institution that he loved so much and to which he gave so much of ffis Ufe. As most ofyou are weU aware, my father was privileged to spend 35 years of his Hfe (1957 - 1992) investing m the Hves of Midshipmen. Over the course of those years, he touched many lives in a variety of ffifferent ways. In an effort to honor the Ufe work of my father and to continue his investment in the Academy as weU as in the Hves of Midshipmen, we have estabHshed a memorial scholarship fund at the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation.

I have taken the liberty of writing to the leadership of each class from 1957 through 1998 in the hope that you wiU forward this email to the other members of your respective classes. Contributions to the Scholarship Fund may be made as foUows: Heinz W. Lenz Memorial Scholarship Fund USNA Foundation, Inc. 25 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 ATTN: Ed WaUace To ensure correct processing of contributions, please indicate "Heinz Lenz Scholarship Fund" on the memo Hne of checks or on an enclosed note. Thank you for your service to our Navy and to our nation. • At tffis writing, the Warrenfeltz house is deep in preparations for daughter Lindsay's wedding on July 8 . Nancy and Lindsay reserved the Lighthouse Point restaurant at NAS Pensacola a year ago for the reception. Three weeks before the big day, we got the caU, "Sorry Captain, but Lighthouse Point is going to be closed to instaU new carpets." Thanks, beloved Navy - even in retirement you continue to yank my chain. Fortunately, the Mustin Beach Officers' Club (which has been shut down since it was destroyed

by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004)

should be repaired just in time. I think we'U get to hold sea trials on the remodeled O-Club. HopefuUy we'U have a good fanfrly wedding picture to share in the September Shipmate.

7 5 Sir! Larry IJ

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PRES: Kevin Stone 928 Lynch Dr.Amold, MD 21012 H: 410-974-4313; E: kevin.stone@1976.usna.com SEC'Y: Mark Hubbard 5632 Tessie Court, New Market, MD 21774-2918 H: 301-865-4472 E: Mark.Hubbard@1976.usna.com

As I mentioned in the previous column, I was over the word count and had to carry over news to report, so I wiU start where I left off.

Nick Flacco represented our Class at the annual presentation ofthe Class of 1976 Awards aboard HiGGlNS (DDG-76) and was our "reporter at the scene" for the event:

• At 0800 on the ht of May I drove onto Naval Station San Diego at 32'^" street.

The only other time I had been there was along with 250 classmates to board BARNSTABLE COUNTY for youngster cruise.

I made my way to pier 10 and parked in the shadow of a sharply raked bow blazoned with the 10foot tall numerals "76". A crewmember escorted me through what is known as the "superfence" security system, and down the pier to the quarterdeck.

Tlie sentry was very inquisitive as to my business aboard until he understood I was representing the Class of '76, smiled broadly, and saluted my arrival. I was frankly surprise that this young sailor had ever heard ofus, bu later discovered one ofthe reasons. In the ma passageway, mounted most prominently amon a large number of mementos, are our two Cla of'76 Leadership Award plaques. Both are adorned with the Class seal and presentation engraving from Chuck Gorum. One has the engraved names of each year's top enlisted leader; the other with the top officer picks. A second reason for our notoriety is our gift of Poinsettia Bowl tickets last December. Even though the crew had just returned from a long deployment, many went to the game and thoroughly enjoyed it.

The XO, LCDR Dan Senesky, greeted me right away and took me to the mess decks where about 40 officers and chiefs were asse bling. Clearly evident in the middle ofthe gathering was the skipper, CDR Jesse Wilson '86. He has a booming voice and great rapport with the crew. The XO called the khaki-clad men and women to attention and

CDR Wilson invited me to join him in presenting the awards. Tlie CO had selected LTJG Nick Hennenfent '03 and Gas Turbine Systems ChieJ Ronaldo Ramos. Each received a certificate (signed by Kevin and the CO) and a check for $250.

To see these well-deserving aewmembers receive our recognition and a little bit of cash filled me with pride. We are doing absolutely the right thing with these fiinds. My hats' off to Chuck and those who helped him establish this connection to the fleet. I'd love to see us expand on this or create newfleetrelationships that help us make more direct and positive contributions to our active-duty patriots. •

Bob Jackson recently retired in Norfolk and writes: • Tlie retirement ceremony combined with my Change of Command took place on 5 May in Norfolk, VA, onboard the USNS LENTHALL,

Military Sealift Command ship that operated under my squadron command.

a at Bob Jackson's retirement ceremony

Since I have spent 15 of my 30 years on sea duty I thought it only appropriate that I go out officially and retire on a vessel ofthe sea. The Retirements seem to be popffiar ffiese entire day turned out beautifully from the days. Pete Varsanyi was present at the weather, to the crowd of approximately 200, to reffiement ceremony for Mike Seifert the ceremony itself. Admiral Rob Reilly, the and reports: airrent head of Military Sealift Command, • Mliat a memorable day. presided over the ceremony and officially transCAPT Mike Seifert retired 30 years to ferred me to the retired ranks. My good friend the day from our 2 June 76 graduation at the andfellow '76 grad, MikeYeager, also took Navy Memorial in D. C. the opportunity to speak, expounding on the His ceremony was not only marked by the great times he and I shared over the past 34 usual pomp and ciramistance, but his guest years. A polished speaker he had the guests speaker, the very eloquent and humorous laughing and enjoying every word ofour former Commander Military Sea Lift exploits. I truly appreciated having such a good Commander, VADM (Ret) David L. Brewer friend be able to share in my last day of what III, USN made it one ofthe best ceremonies I was 30 tremendous years ofNaval service. As have had the pleasure of attending in all my you can imagine the rest ofthe weekend was years. Ofthe many VIP's in the audience, reserved for parties and reliving all the great including the current Commander Military times the Navy provided my family and me.

Sealift Command, Rear Admiral Robert D. As I move forward and reenter the workforce Reilly fr, USN, the Vice Chief of Naval again this month I have decided to take a Operations, Admiral Robert F. Willard and his government job, continuing my association wife were also there. with the Military Sealift Command. I look Mike is not sure what he wants to do but forward to continuing in this field, as there most likely he will stay in DC Metro area area. remain many exciting issues to deal with in HopefiiUy Mr. Seifert will join the workforce in terms of logistics service to the military across August. In any event he will relax by playing the board. • golf in June, and then along with Vanessa go on an Alaskan cmise thefirsthalf of July, not to mention surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in midJuly. Life was tough at MSC. Mike wants to convey his personal thanks for everyone in '76for attending. He and Vanessa were joyful to have so many classmates there to share the moment with them. •

Jim Taplett, Mark O'Hare, Mike Yeager, Bob Jackson, Dick Feckler, and Mark Rupprecht

Mike Seifert celebrates his retirement with fellow 21^^ Company Classmates

My wife and I attended the retirement ceremony of feUow 26 Company mate, CAPT Mike WiUy, which was held 9 June in the auditorium ofthe Navy Memorial in Washington. Present for the memorable occasion were Mike's wife, Nancy, and their three girls, EUen,

Christina, and Cathleen, EUen's husband.

Nelson Ayers, Mike's mother and his brothers and sister. Frances Devereux and Greg Vaughn were in attendance along with the honored guest, Mrs. Hyman Rickover. Christina sang the National Anthem to begin the ceremony.

The guest speaker was Mr.Thomas Blann, Deputy Director for the Naval Warfare & Net-Centric Systems in the Office ofthe Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. He highlighted Mike's remarkable career as a nuclear trained submariner. Mike has a wonderful fanfrly He is a dedicated husband and father whose faith has been the foundation for his Hfe and career.

Greg & Susan Vaughn, Frances Devereux, Nancy & Mike Willy, Barb & Mark Hubbard at Mike Willy's retirement ceremony

Robert Deal sent me an update and picture: • Here is a photo ofthe Deal's and McGowan's taken in March in Breckenridge. Carolyn and I have been spending time each ski season in Breckenridge since 1997. We even made the trek to Colorado during my three winters stationed at the NATO HQ in Brussels. Since my retirement last year, I've had an easier time scheduling time on the slopes. Carolyn and I are now spending several months in Breckenridge working on our skiing and squeezed in 61 days and 1,050,000-i- vertical feet this season. Joe and Jane joined us in March for their Spring Break. Back row from left to right shows Robert Deal, Carolyn Deal, Jane andjoe McGowan. Joe and Jane's two children, Joseph and AUie, are the young ones in the photo.

My wife, Carolyn, also a retired Navy Captain, and I are settled out here in the Keauhou Bay area on the leeward side the Island of Hawaii. We are just a couple of miles south of Kailua Kona, the site of the Ironman Triathlon World Championships.

I'm still "between jobs. " Not sure how long that will last. However, for now, I'm enjoying life. •

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The Deals and McGowans in Breckenridge.

O n a sad note, I pass on the news ofthe passmg of a Classmate, David Cartwright, who ffied of compHcations from pancreatic cancer. David, a runmng back on the Navy footbaU team, left after Youngster year due to a neck mjury and went on to play tight end for Georgia Tech.

WeU I'm runmng into the Hnfrt again, so, I wUl have to continue in the next issue. Looking forward to seeing many of you at the 30*- R e u m o n !

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 67% PRES: CAPT Richard "Rick"White, USN 11 Porter Road.Annapolis.MD 21402 H: 410-295-0089; HE: rick.white@1977.usna.com SECY: Thom McKee 1202 Shady Creek Road, Marriottsville, MD 21104 H: 410-489-5080; F: 410-489-5071 C: 202-438-1541; E: raagool310@comcast.net ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 2% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 75% PRES: Glen Woods SECY; vince Balderrama 3402 Van Wie Dr. East, Baldwinsville, NY 13027 E: vince.balderrama@lmco.com WEB SITE: usnal978.org

D u a n e Lafont (dmlafont@first command.com]) checked in to say that he is StiU alive and weU in Bay Saint Louis, MS. H e is living the local motto of "Renew. RebuUd. Restore." as he and others stiU recover from Hurricane Katrina. By May he hadn't yet had a roof on his house but he was confident that "time heals all." His, Douglas, was comnfrssioned a 2/LT in the Army on May 6'-" upon his graduation from the University of South Alabama in MobUe. Duane was proud and privileged to adnfrnister the commissioning oath to Douglas. Douglas' was going into the Quartermaster Corps. After six months of training he'U be shipped out to the "big sandbox." We wish him (and aU those deployed) safe-keeping.

Steve "Suttie" S u t t o n sent a bunch of info. For the past 14 years, he's been in Washington D.C. working as the Chief

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of Staff to several Members of Congress.

Currently his boss is Congressman John Klein (a retired Marine helo bubba from the southern suburbs of Minnesota's Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota). Steve and Carol have 3 children - Eliana (age ll),Jenelise (age 8) and Gabriel (age 6). H e and Carol had been a match long in the making as they have known each other as chUdren. In fact, their parents were best friends when they were growing up and their fathers were each other's best men at each other's weddings! Being on the hiU does have its perks. O n e was Steve's being able to attend the presentation of the Commander in Chief's trophy by President Bush to our Navy footbaU team at the White House. Recently appointed to the U S N A Board of Visitors, R e p . Klein was invited as one of the front row dignitaries. As his Chief of Staff and a grad, Steve, as weU as their MUitary Legislative Assistant (MLA) Jeff M c N i c h o l s ('99) were also invited.

A member o f t h e House Armed Services Comnfrttee, R e p . Kline went to Iraq to visit the troops from Minnesota. O n e constituent of particular interest to '78 was our own Brigadier General John Wissler, U S M C . At the time he was the Commanding General of the 2d Marine Logistics Group. John is back now in D C as the Senior MUitary Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. O f course, since his boss was in Iraq Suttie had to stand in for him at one ofhis first U S N A Board ofVisitors meetings. H e reported that the morning briefings were pretty routine but it was when they broke for lunch on the Supe's barge that things got ironically interesting.

As Steve put it "So there I am, stanffing next to the Supe as he's steering around AnnapoUs harbor and the Severn River, pointing out landmarks and places of interest and explaining what plans the Academy has in the future for various sites as I'm slamming corn chips and guzzling drinks. What do you think any ofus would have said if 30 years ago someone had said, 'Suttie, in 30 years, I predict you'U be on the Supe's barge'? I think the general consensus reply would have been 'Hanffiing the lines fore or aft?'After the boat ride, we went into the bridge simulator in Luce HaU (very cool) and finaUy had another brief by the Supe and Dant with just the 3 new members o f t h e Board ofVisitors, where I was reaUy able to ask a bunch of questions

about what's going on... And the entire day's events were surreal... 1 mean, the last time I was in the same room with the Supe, the Dant, the assistant Dean, etc. I wasn't the one asking the questions!'"

Ah yes, Hfe has its amazing twists! Suttie and his famUy Hve near M o u n t Vernon and would love to host any classmates w h o want to visit our nation's Capital.

(I hear he gives a great insider's tour of the Capitol buUffing too!)

Suttie in shades, THE Trophy Jeff, Rep Klein

John Wissler explains things to Rep Klein

Jerry KatiUus [gerard.katffius@hp.com] just popped onto the screen. Jerry's stffi in the "-burg", as in Pittsburgh. H e works for Hewlett-Packard as an enterprise account manager of FedEx. H e said he occasionaUy gets to talk with D a n n y C o o k , w h o is stiU flying for FedEx. Jerry and Karen recently saw their son, Daniel, promoted to black belt.

It was especiaUy pridefffi as it's another example of Daniel's success at overcoming learning disabiUties and is the culnfrnation of 12 years of ffis hard work.

Jerry got to be Daniel's "partner" in the black belt exam - aka punching and throwing d u m m y Ouch! I hope he went easy on the old man as Jerry says Daniel is "bigger and better" than he is at American Aikido and the Fighting Arts.

Congrats to Daniel, best wishes for recovery from the bruises to J e r r y and lots of luck hanffiing two "boys" with black belts in the house, Karen! (of course we aU know m o m can kick both their butts on any day!) D o n ' t be a stranger, Jerry.

to see what the new job wUl be once he pins on ffie RDML star. Currendy he works in Counterterrorism at the NSC. Someone vvho afready knows what job he'U have is RDML(select) Alan "Blues" Baker. Blues is bemg assigned as the Chaplain ofthe Marine Corps/Deputy Cffief of Chaplains/ DeputyDirector of ReUgious Miffistries.

It"s the /ir.<r part of that mffiti-bUleted assignment to which you have to pay attention—Chaplain ofthe Marine Corps.

Daniel and Jerry Katilius witti their Black Belts I'U take some creffit for ffiat assignment as I was taUdng to the then-current John Gardiner [fohn_Gardiner@lonicom] Chaplain to the Corps at a MCAA diimer doing vveU. He and Beck)- have been a few monffis ago. It was then I suggested living m Cary (Raleigh), N C for a Htde to hfrn that Blues woffid make a great over nvelve years. John vvas with MCI replacement for him when he fleeted up to for 16 years and had some good times and be Cffief of Chaplains ofthe Navy. Guess a good move to Cary. He left ffiem for he took my recommendation to heart. ffie consffitmg world ffi 1999 just afier ffie Fred Butterfield reported that Rev. WoridCom buyout but before aU ffie scan- Kevin McGhee seems to be on the dal broke wiffi accounting and executive recovery from ffis bout of Lyme Disease. fraud —ffiecase ffiat made Sean Coffey Heard Craig CoAven continues to do famous. In any event, after consultmg ffi very weU.The last two MRI's have shown ffie engmeering and facffities world John continued shrinkage m the volume/area took a job at Lord Corporation four years of the Tumor. ago. He manages ffie facffities, corporate Latest reffiements: Paul Russo had services, and aviation departments and ffis ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial enjoys ffie company immensely. (He also m Washmgton, DC on May 26™. As tffis noted ffiat mv- 11 Company-mate, goes to print I don't have detaUs yet or Vince Sadd ('77) also works at Lord. photos but I do know that John He"sffiefrmarketmg and sales guy for "Newk" Newrcomb vvas among our aerospace and defense) He and Becky classmates who attended. I found that out have been married for over 25 years and when I attended Newk's reffiement on have three "kids." Geoff (22) just received June 9™ at Memorial HaU m Bancroft. his BSBAfi:omWake Forest UraversitvThe Supe,Vice Admfral Rempt was the and wUl go back ffi the faU for his MS m officiating officer. Attenffing from '78 accounting. He's accepted a job ffi were Russ Gordon, John Casey, Chadotte w-iffi KPMG. EHzabeth (20) wUl Frank Schraml,Tim Sprague, Glen be a juffior at Wake Forest m the faU Ives (Master of Ceremoffies), and yours alffiough she vv-frl be stodying abroad ffi trffiy. Newk andjuffi's chUffien played a Spam first semester. Thefr youngest, big role m the ceremony, as side boys, Matffiew; finished up his sophomore year ushers and presenters of gifts to mom and in high school. John's kept ffi touch with dad. Thefr daughter Consuelo (Epi) flew some folks. He says T i m Sprague is in from Stottgart with her husband and doing homeland stuff m an 0 6 twihght the son Enrique was there m unfform. tour m ffie Pentagon. Tim's a geograpffic Enrique is an Airman first class in the Air bachelor durffig the week and commutes Force workmg on F-16s ffi Italy. Son, out to Vfrgiffia Beach to see the famUy on Tommy ('08), a 2/C Midsffipman, was ffi weekends. Dave Mercer is stffi awaiting "choker" wffites and showed ffis brother the Senate conffrmation on ffis RDML Zach how it's done. As tffis goes to print selection. JohnYovmg is in Cfficago as Zach wdU be among ffie new Plebes of the CEO of Exelon.

2010 sweating out rates tffis summer in Here are some stray rounds— Kevin hot and hurffid AnnapoHs and eventoaUy Liddy received his RepubHcan Party being fitted for his own set of wffites. norffination to run for Connecticut State WeU, I am at the end of my word Representative from the 119th District count and have to shutdown the 'puter. (which represents about 1/2 of MUford).

More to come next month—even news It'U be a reaUy tough battle as he faces a of my own reserve retirement!

5-term mcumbent. Kurt Tidd is waiting UntU then, launcffin' Spot 4.

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PRES: LCDR Sean Cate, USN (Ret.) E: Sean.Cate@ 1979.usna.com SECY: LCDRJohn "Wiz"Withers, USN (Ret.) 22445 Bluebird Ct.. Leonardtown, MD 20650 H: 301-997-1980; W; 240-556-0637 E: JDWidiers@ 1979.usna.com WEB SITE: www.usna79.com

Greetings, 79ers!

If you've had the chance to read last month's column, you may remember that it was very ffifferent from most of my previous postings, for a couple of reasons.

Ffrst, I had to send it to Alumffi House before I had fiffished. I had a couple of very important — and unexpected — personal "sitoations" wffich coffid not be delayed. Karen and I, and everyone around us, are fine: and I appreciate hearmg from those who checked on us! The way my note was written conveyed a ffigher degree of seriousness than I mtended. Anyway, Hfe has retorned to its normal blend of routme and surprise, order and chaos (Karen usuaUy brings about the order, I'm sorta the cause for the other three!).

Seconffiy, last month was a major mea culpa (that's Latin for "the dude messed up") to aU ofyou for my complacency in putting these columns together over the last several months. I won't go through it aU again, but I ffid pronfrse I would clean up my act, and give these columns the effort they deserve. I also prorffised to keep better track of aU the inputs I had received, so that I wouldn't rffisplace any in that great black hole known as "my inbox". I figured I had confessed, I had come clean with you.

And so, with several lessons learned, I was ready to put that whole sordid episode behind me. The offiy thing remaining was to clean out my ffies.

Then, I made a few more unwanted ffiscoveries — a couple of "snaU maU" pieces in the bottom of a drawer, and a couple rffisffied emaUs, each several months old, and none of them ever appearing in tffis magazine. In a sitoation Hke that, the nfrhtary teaches us that the offiy thing we can reaUy do is get a complete pictore of where we currendy are, take responsibffity for it, put a plan together to get where we want to go, and immediately begin implementmg the plan. And so, with that ffi nfrnd, I'U open with several adnfrttedly dated entries. And once again, so I don't have to do it after every entry, I apologize to aU those who sent contributions that, tffiough errors on August 2006

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The Quinns: Don is the one in the "Hawaiian-Texan" garb

I start off with a letter that Jean and Don Quinn (quazzos@mac.com) sent at the beginning ofthe year. Don, as you may remember, was frocked to Rear Adrffiral last faU, right after the fanfrly moved from MUHngton, TN to Corpus Christi, TX. Jean says that, on 21 September 2005, "Don.. .was frocked at 1000, signed the HURREVAC Notice (for Hurricane Rita) at noon, and became Chief of Naval Aviation Traimng/Navy region South vda ceU phone at 1400. We were in the airport baggage claim area at the rime, picking up Jean's parents. After Matt arrived, we evacuated to San Antonio. A memorable day, to be sure!"

Matt, the eldest, Hves and works in Lemoore, CA, and is engaged to be married. Kevin is taking a break from coUege, Hving and worldng in Memphis.

Caiffin just fiffished her freshman year at University of Mempffis. That leaves Brian as the offiy one stiU Uving at home â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he'U be a ffigh school juffior in the faU.Jean is adapting to being a "senfr-empty-nester" and "The Adrffiral's Wife", and she remains a "Black Belt in shopping".

Thanks.Jean and Don, for the great letter and photo.

Another letter I received in early 2006 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;ffiedwith the Quinn letter (so I wouldn't lose it!) was a great note from Cindy and Pat Dennis (dennis.cindy@ gmaU.com).They're living in Northern VA (DC metro area) where Pat stUl works for Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) as a National security analyst for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (or at least he did when the letter was written!). Last year their son Rob graduated cum laude from Lehigh University, and was subsequently hired to work in the ModeUng & Simulation Division of the Army's Night Vision Goggle Directorate.

Mom and Dad are glad to have him close by at Fort Belvoir,VA. Daughter Christal

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Now, after a long absence, the muchheralded return of the Wodd Famous "Tidbits and Snippets" section!

A news blurb from DOD reported that back in February, the 3rd Marine Air Wing (Fwd), commanded by COL Jonathan Miclot, assumed responsibffity for control ofthe skies over Western Iraq.

The nfrssion of 3rd MAW (Fwd) is to support I MEF (Fwd) in areas such as assault support sorties; transporting personnel, equipment and suppHes to oudying bases; and real-time reconnaissance for uffits engaged in counterinsurgency operations.

Business Wire reports that Duncan Richardson was elected Executive Vice President of Eaton Vance Corp., where he also wiU continue to serve as the company's Cffief Equity Investment Officer. Duncan received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1987 and immediately joined Eaton Vance as an equity analyst. He has been an equity portfoUo manager since 1990 and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Since 2000 The Dennis Family (l-r): Rob, Christal, Cindy and Pat he has been Seffior Vice President of Eaton Vance Management, the Company's Now, working forward a bit. Back in principal operating subsidiary, and March I wrote about attending the frockChairman ofthe Equity Strategy ing ceremony for RDML Mark Comnfrttee. He became Cffief Equity Heinrich in Richmond,VA. In addition Investment Officer in 2001. to the cast of characters I wrote about, Congratulations, Duncan! there was one more 79er in attendance Not too long ago I exchanged a whose name I had forgotten. WeU, couple of emaUs with our "tffird" "forgotten man" Andy Brower came astronaut, Mike Foreman (mforemanl@ forward and very poHtely let me off the houston.rr.com). UnHke feUow classmates hook - after an appropriate amount of Dan Bursch and D o m Gorie, Mike groveUng on my part. Andy is married to wasn't selected as an astronaut untU 1998.

Peggy Feldmann '80, and they have two chUdren, Addie (9) and Cory (6).

His first chance to fly in space was delayed Peggy's retirement approval has finaUy by the COLUMBIA nfrshap, but he finaUy come through, and she should begin has been assigned to a mission. He's ternfrnal leave in October. Andy spent scheduled to fly in 2007, and currently is about 12 years in ArHngton,VA working 79's offiy active astronaut. In one ofhis in finance and accounting, but for the last emaUs Mike infficated that in February he 3 years, wffile Peggy has commuted to had the honor and privUege of swearing DC from their Richmond,VA home, he ffis oldest son,Jim, into the N U P O C has prouffiy been a "stay-at-home Dad". program up in Washington, DC at Navy Now that both kids are in school, he is Reactors. He has a year and a half to go in also a substitute teacher several times a Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M, week, and may become a foU-time and has decided to go Nuke Surface so he elementary teacher after Peggy retires. appHed and passed the interview. He has He's also a soccer coach, treasurer ofthe an OCS date m July 2007 and, in the PTA and recently helped out on a meantime, the Navy is paying him E-6 Habitat for Humanity house. Any pay to go to coUege. Mike's summary? classmates passing through the Richmond "Sweet!"Thanks again, Mike, for the area or plan to be in the Shenandoah update - and we aU wUl be watching for VaUey can drop him an email your upconfrng nfrssion!

(ATBrow@aol.com), or ring him at John Kaiser sent out a quick emaU 804-353-4533. alerting us that he had run into Nestor Camarino at a recent Naval Reserve driU. Nestor had previously been

just fiffished her juffior year at Liberty University, where she's pursuing an elementary education degree. In the spring of 2005 she parricipated in a 2month mission to Guatemala, teaching at a chUdren's orphanage, and also teacffing EngHsh as a second language at an agriculture and veterinarian school. In July 2005, Cindy and Pat celebrated their 25th wedffing anniversary in July 2005 in Honolulu, HI. Pat departed several days later for the MarshaU Islands (on business), wffile Cindy stayed a few more days to visit friends. Thanks, Cindy and Pat, for the note and the photo.

identified as a "nfrssing classmate" in ffiat we had no record of ffis whereabouts.

Both John and Nestor are currendy resiffing in Central Florida.

Jack Bruno ffid N O T ask me to pubHsh the foUowing (but he ffidn't say I couldn't do it, either!). Jack's wife Karla has announced that her first book has been accepted for publishing, and it could be out as early as tffis summer.

Tided Mischiefs and Miseries: a novel of Jamestown 1607, tffis is a novel set in JamestowTi,VA at the founding of the colony. Uffiike anoffier famous (or infamous) book, Karla freely states that her book is pure fiction, but she endeavored to be accurate in the historical setting.

More information about the book can be found at vv-w-w.kkbruno.com.

Congratffiations, Karla!

Kevdn Sinnett emaUed in May to say that, after five years of working wdth the USNA Athletic Assn., he and Doreen are packing up and movdng back up to their home ffi Maine. Tffis coincides with their new statos as "empty-nesters". Oldest daughter Rheanna Sinnett '03 received her Naval Avdator wings and is now at HSL-40 (the SH-60 hehcopter Fleet Replacement Squaffion). Daughter Jackie Sinnett '05 is currently undergomg Navy pUot traiffing atVT-6 in MUton, FL. Also going through the pipeHne is her husband Mike (never got the last name), who is also one of her USNA classmates.Youngest daughter Brittany is breaking tradition - she's headmg off to JacksonviUe Umversity in the faU. So aU three sisters wUl once again be in the same part ofthe country, but tffis time without Mom and Dad. Kevdn tormented us in ffis emaU with stories about fly fishing, kayaking and boatmg at their "cabin on the lake".

Kevdn, best of luck to you and Doreen in your new Hfestyle.Your presence around here wdU certaiffiy be rffissed. I mean, who else can Fred Gerheiser complain to about the location (or lack thereof) of the 79 taUgating site?

In wrapping up, about two weeks ago Karen and I caught a 2-hour documentary on the A&E channel about a recent expedition to the wreck of the Titanic.

Near the end ofthe piece was an interview with our own Parks Stephenson, who was part ofthe expedition. Parks actoaUy got to dive on the wreck last August, so he may be the classmate wdth the "lowest altitode" record. He's been part of three expeditions to the wreck site

so far and is having, in ffis words, "the time of my Ufe".

WeU, gang, I think I'm FINALLY caught up to date. Thanks for your patience these last couple of months. I was getting a litde concerned - the class leadership has been threatening to replace me.

Something about "an infinite number of monkeys with an infinite number of typewriters."The offiy "Infinity" I know makes an exceUent set of stereo speakers.

Anyway, gotta go. Stay cool, and we'U see you next month - pronfrse!

OmnesViri! —^Wiz...

May '79 column {Editor's note: the subnfrssion below ffid not make it into the May issue as intended. Shipmate regrets the error.)

Greetings, 79!

When I was a kid, I would occasionaUy try to match wits with my mother (usuaUy a losing proposition for me). One way I ffid this was by repeatedly asking for sometffing, in a fuffie attempt to turn a "no" into a "yes". After enduring tffis for several nfrnutes, she would usuaUy retort with, "You sound Hke a broken record."

Tffis phrase has Httle meanmg for those generations who never Ustened to scratchy, skipping vinyl records, but aU of us can relate to it. And that phrase is particffiarly appropriate at the start of this column, because for the second straight month I begin with a "broken-record" (in a good way!) emaU from Class President Sean Cate: • Greetings once again! Classmates, we have FOUR more Rear Adrffiral selectees, tffis time from the Reserve Selection Board. By popular request, I am adffing their emaU address (as avaUable on the Alumffi Association website) for those who wdsh to pass along personal congratulations. (I hope the four don't nfrnd.)

Navy Reserve Captain Patrick E. McGrath (7th Co), serving as deputy commander for Readiness Commander Southwest, San Diego, Cahf. (pmcgrath@san.rr.com) Navy Reserve Captain John G. Messerschmidt (2nd Co), serving as Reserve chief of staff for Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Adantic Fleet, Norfolk,Va. (imessers@nfrtre.org) Navy Reserve Captain Timothy D. Moon (25th Co), serving as commanffing officer for Navy Reserve Area Air Defense Command Atlantic, Norfolk,Va. (tdmoon@cox.net)

Navy Reserve Captain Michael M. Shatynski (28th Co), serving as deputy commander for Naval Coastal Warfare Group ONE, San Diego, Cahf (mshatynski@verizon.net) On behaff of the class, congratffiations!

A complete Hst of aU class Flags, with these adffitions, is avaUable on the class website. OmnesViri, Sean • Thanks, Sean. And congratulations again to Pat,John,Tim and Mike on their selections to one-star! ffyou're counting, that brings our flag total to 23!

-lates Joint Forces Comman >fointWarfiah

79ers atJWFC: Tom Brandi, Dave Frost Craig Grabowsky and John Green

On to more news. I received a great, informative emaU from Craig Grabowsky (craig.grabowsky@jfcom.mU) wdth an update from the Jomt Forces Command. Take it away, Craig!

H Wiz, here's sometffing we put together for you.The Joint Warfighting Center (JWFC) as part of USJFCOM supports both the Chairman of the Joint Cffiefs of Staff as weU as seffior commanders worldwide in meeting training objectives. In a coincidence of assignment, four members ofthe USNA class of 79 are integral parts ofjoint traiffing. The picture shows the four classmates and below are short descriptions of their efforts.

Colonel Tom Brandi is the Chief of the Joint Training Division, wffich is responsible for traiffing Joint Task Force Headquarters (JTF HQs) worldwide. Tffis includes JTF HQs operating in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa and those preparing to deploy to those areas.

JTD also trains JTF's during training exercises for aU the Regional Combatant Commanders.The training teams consist of personnel from aU service branches with expertise across aU functional areas of Joint Operations.

In this job Tom spends a lot of time traveHng to exotic places (and many not so exotic). He and wife Sharon Hve in Virginia Beach. Sharon is a Registered Dietician working with dialysis patients.

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Their son Matt just graduated fijom coUege and daughter JuHe is stodying to be a nurse.

C A P T Dave Frost is the first ffirector of the Joint Narional Traimng Capabffity (JNTC), the major effort of DoD's Traimng Transformarion iffiriarive.The goal ofJ N T C is to bring added reaUsm a n d ' jointoess" to Service and Combatant Command traiffing events by tying together major traimng sites around the world into a global network, to bring deploying Service uffits together in ffie same "batdespace" during ttaimng, prior to actoal combat. Leadmg the development of the J N T C , Dave's team rehes on an integrated and coUaborarive approach involving the Services, Combatant Commands, interagency commuffity and mulrinarional partners. Prior to tffis bUlet, Dave's recent assignments include command of destroyer B R I S C O E , duty in the Pentagon on the Joint Staff, and command of Navy recruiting in the Central US. Dave and ffis wffe SaUy Hve in Chesapeake wdth their three daughters, ages 13,12 and 9.

Colonel Craig Grabowfsky leads the Joint Inffividual Traimng and Education Division. His Divdsion provides Joint ttaiffing at the operational level through two means. T h e first is the Joint Knowledge OnHne website and the second is a monthly four-day course as part of an inffividuals traimng pipeUne enroute to his/her Joint Operational bUlet. Col. Grabowsky was activated in March of 2003 for duty in Operation OIF. H e completed a one year tour in the Midffie East in support of the J C O A Lessons Learned and then began his current duries.

His civdHan occupation is as a contract engineer with the MissUe Defense Agency. H e and his wife Tanfr sold their house in Maryland and relocated to Portsmouth VA as part of ffis activation when their son, Steve, began ffis duty as a 2nd Lt m the Marines.

As Chief ofJoint Exercise Division (JED), CAPTJohn Green supports Combatant Commanders by assisting with the design and execution of priority Joint Exercises, normaUy assisting wdth two exercises per year for each Combatant Commander. J E D is also responsible for the design and execution of the Mission Rehearsal Program which prepares our forces before they deploy to Iraq, Afghanistan, and H o r n of Africa. The Divdsion is ffivided into Servdce Program

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.MSm.j£»S. Coorffinators, Functional Support CeUs, and Geographic Support Sections. T h e Divdsion consists of 70 personnel, including Officers from aU the servdces as weU as Government Servdce personnel. J E D personnel team up wiffi the Joint Warfighting Center conttactor team to provdde top quaHty joint exercise support.

H e and ffis wdfe Margo and their two sons Hve in Virgiffia Beach. • Craig's emaU was so fuU of irffo that I had to do sometffing that I rarely do: effit it sHghdy to fit my aUotted space! But aU the great detaUs are stUl there. Thanks, Craig for the emaU and the photo.

A couple weeks ago, when it was my night to cook ffinner, I opted for some take-out Chinese food.At the end ofthe meal Karen and I opened our respective fortone cookies.

Karen's fortone said sometffing about being married to a taU, dark and handsome man (weU, she got one out of three!), but nfrne said, "You wUI see a DoughbaU in his Plebe message in the Year White Works (who heavens ."Tffis else even HAS theirs, fortone came true much less can fit in mere days later, them???) when I was contacted by our own official class stargazer, Alan "DoughbaU" "Whiting (abw@star.sr.bham.ac.uk). It seems that last faU Alan and some other companymates got together for the "Official 26th Co. 26th Reuffion." Here, in his own iffinfrtable poetic style, is DoughbaU's recount of that event:

ffire portent!) to the Canoffical Intervals ofTen or Five years, held the Inffisputably Meaffingfffi 26th R e u m o n of 26ffi Company known in ffie grammar-twisting form of 26th's 26th."Wherein were ffiscovered Moe, Klos, PK, M u n g , DoughbaU, H o g and Lief; knowm to the vulgar as Mavu-ice Montana, B o b Klocek, Paul Kaus, S c o t t Belanger, Alan W h i t i n g , D a v e M e e d e r and Mike Eriksen (nicknames are obviously much to be preferred).

"Wffich to prove, images are appended: one of aU there present in the order above named, (back row first), and another of your (insufficiendy) humble Correspondent, in regffiation White Works CharHe (tho' the mustache is not In Accordance With M I D R E G S , it balances somewhat the lack of for upon the Flying Bridge), wdth some Sweetoess upon the Occasion, recalHng indeed many Contents of Care Packages in years n o w long lost astern.

Mickle yarns were told, some of wffich (against aU precedent) had a germ of truth in them; much beer ffisappeared m unaccountable manner; and resolve was firmly laid, that ffie R e t o r n of 26th's 26ffi must come to pass mdeed in '06."WMch is intended to include an Ampffibious Operation upon Downtown AnnapoHs using such Shipping as comes to H a n d (PK'sYacht is in Hand already); but an occasion of Showing '10 How to do PEP Properly some fine summer morffing upon the asttotorf has been caUed into Question, as it nfrght result in Spilling One's Beer. Be ye assured that the 26th Company Operations Staff) even n o w staffeth the noble O p Order for such won'drous doings.

And Know, O much-connected one, that I am no longer to be found Souffi of the Tropic of Capricorn (wffich Tropic Heth now in Sagittarius; but I ffigress). I departed ChUe in October, attended the above 26th's 26th that same month, and arrived in England in November; wherein I confer and work with certain feUowastronomers at the University of Birmingham, and shaU continue thus unffi sometime this summer or faU. After that my crystal baU is cloudy (with occasional "26th Company's 28th": Back row: Moe Montana, wintry showers). But contact may be had Bob Klocek, Paul Kaus, Scott Belanger Front row: at abw@star.sr.bham.ac.uk.

Alan Whiting, Dave Meeder, Mike Eriksen

• Know, O Wiz One, that upon the Automnal Season last, the Indefatigable Party Animals of 26th Company, Class of 1979, unwiUing to be restricted (O word of

May Neptune and ffis watery miffions ever be of service and honour to ffiee, DoughbaU. • During the course of several foUow-on emaUs I learned Alan is at the University

of Bfrnfrngham, ffi what he calls an "unfonded sabbatical". He's not sure how long he'U be ffiere, but he wiU Hkely be elsewhere by ffie faU. In his words, "Uncertaintv- is famffiar."

Kevin Delaney (kdelaney@ sd.aetc.com) emaUed (several monffis ago!) to say he went back to sea for ffiree weeks last summer, participating in an oceanograpffic experiment in the EngHsh Channel. He rode a German Nav-vresearch vessel as ffie American subcontractor to ffie British ffivdsion of a French company. As ffie offiy American onboard, it \v:as qffite an mternational experience.

FoUowdng ffie sea voyage, he extended my ttip wiffi a w-eek's vacation in St. Petersburg:. Russia.

beHeve how far we have come at this point and how far vv^e stUl have to go.

We have a host of rerirements taking place whUe we have ffie next generation taking their place. An amazing cycle ofhfe.

I could certaiffiy go on nostalgicaUy — but enough of phUosophy — on to ffie MaUbaa.

Rich and his son Jess

Kevin Delaney at Peter the Great's Palace, St Petersburg, Russia

WeU, gang, m order to leave space for ffie photos, I have to caU it a day. Agam, congratularions to aU of our new flag officer selectees. Have a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend, and I'U see you afl back here next monffi!

Omnes Viri!—^Wiz...

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PRES: Tim Kobosko SECT: CAPT Joseph A. Grace Jr., USNR 15 AEard Bhd.. .New Odeans. L.A 70119 H: 504-486-9048; F: 504-t8»-9729 E joe.grace@ 1980.usna-com WEB SFTE: wvTO:USNA1980.org

Greetmgs Classmates! By ffie time that this isffiprint another Class of Midsffipmen wiU have joined our ranks includmg, as v-ou wiU read below; many of ffie chUffien ofour Classmates. Hard to beUeve ffiat it was 30 years ago ffiat we entered those halls to the screams and deHght of ffie Class of 1977. One ofour own is now ffie Commandant of Midsffipmen, one ofour own is soon to beffieJudge Advocate General, and we have Commandmg Officer's of Afrcraft Carriers, BatdeGroups, NAVSEA Commands and more. Pretty hard to

Rich Rogers, rich.Rogen@nasa.gov sent ffi a qffick update. He and ffis wffe Tamrffie HveffiSahsbury Maryland and he works for NASA as a pUot at WaUops Island. He sent ffi a photo of himseff with his son Jesse ffi front of Dahlgren HaU. He's attendmg ffie 2 summer serffinar and hopes to be a member ofthe class of 2011. (That's 31 years after we graduated m case anyone missed that!!!)

It seems that we have a lot of our classmates that are sendmg thefr offspring to ffie Boat School or working the process to get them there. Not a surprise, we're aU pretty nostalgic about the old place, we have lots ofT shirts and sweatshirts for ourselves, our kids, our spouses and we ffiess our daughters up as Cheerleaders. Not to mention it's free and it absolves us of any forther financial responsibffity! Shoffid be a few that ffiink ffie koolaid! No such luck ffi ffie Grace household. However, Tim and Sharon Hanley Disher, ffishfam@yahoo.com were recendy ffi ffie paper as a "Blue and Gold FamUy."Tim is '81, and of course Sharon, our Classmate, and now ffiefr twins, Brett and AHson are entermg USNA with the Class of 2010 on June 28*^. Scott Sanders, Robin Druce, and Brian Lair have son's vvho are headmg to

I Day. Amazmg! Good luck to aU! How's the Cow they do stUl need to know that don't they?

Joe Heil, jheU@spa.com wanted to make sure that we keep close tabs on one of our new Flags and have some leverage over him moving forward. He sent me tffis quick note and photo for our enjoyment!

• Joe - I'm sure you've seen the most recent Flag Hst, and that John Elnitsky was on it — he wUl be a great representative for the submarine commuffity and for 1980 weU deserving. I John and Joe don't have a big write-up, but here is a picture you might be able to use. Tffis was from the ffight before the Army-Navy swim meet our 1/C year, and John and I decided that we needed to shave our heads to add to the motivation for the event (we'd lost to Army the two previous years). LuckUy, we beat Army (it went down to the last relay), so afterwards it was easier to explam to everyone why we ffid it - back m 1980, a shaved head was not as common as it is today and there were some questions from our Adffit Leadersffip (but luckUy, no Form-2's). Anyway, for ffiose who don't know, that's me on the left (many pounds ago) and John on the right.

JoeH On one of my many travels I vvas out ffi Pearl Harbor and tried to get togeffier with Michael Zieser, nfrchaelz@ hawau.rr.com but for some reason it just ffidn't work out. It was certaiffiy my loss and hope we can get together on another ttip. It's always great to spend tfrne with Classmates! Anyway, he wiU be reffiffig tffis month after 26 years of service.

Unfortonately again, ffidn't get the note m time to rearrange Navy travel schedules.

Congrats Michael! He sent ffi tffis note!

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80»82 CLASS N E W S • Joe — It reaUy was too bad that we ffidn't hook up when you were here in HawaU. That said, I wiU be retiring tffis month after twenty six great years of service. M y retirement and change of command for Submarine Squaffion O N E wiU be held on the morning of 19 June (two separate events). Michael Peters, my four-year 14th Company roommate, and ffis wife Nancy, wUl be flying out to share in the festivities, along with about 30 ofthe Zieser clan. We have decided to setde here in Hawau, although no big job prospects have opened up yet. But, isn't that what ternfrnal leave is for? Sorry for the last nfrnute notice, but I pronfrse to forward a photo or two next month for the next sffipmate info caU. Michael I W i t h aU o f t h e changes going on and kids growing up. Penny and Pete Kilger, peter.kilger@gmail.com are moving later this summer N e w Hampshire to U t a h (and changing jobs too) to be closer to their older children. T h e y have four chUdren attending coUege in Utah, two of w h o m are married. Their oldest just had a baby on March 31st (weU, his wife did the hard part).AU good reasons to move — and they're expecting to be out there in August.

As is often the case for your aging secretary. Classmates are reluctant to send in an update and we are often rescued by their wonderful spouses. Steffeffie Andreasen, steff@san.rr.com sent in tffis note about her husband Pete: B HeUo Joe, my husband Pete Andreasen is your classmate. I see your pleas for info but he is says he'U get to it and doesn't! Anyway, here is a Utde info on him. Pete is stUl enjoying "retired" Ufe as a Certified Financial Planner,Vice President of Investments at the San Diego branch of UBS. We Hve in Coronado and recently fimshed rebuUffing our home thanks to a great arcffitect and conttactor (and we're stUl married!).We love the commumty and our two daughters. Amy and AbigaU, age 10 and 15, walk to the schools three blocks away. O u r youngest was so impressed with the "walk o n " at the recent Poinsettia Bowl that she announced the Naval Academy was now her goal for coUege! We hope so, since the coUege fond was drained during construction! We are blessed with seeing lots of other U S N A grads w h o Hve here in San Diego. Just had a cook out with David "Skip" Anderson and Jim GosneU and we get to hear Fred Cleveland sing at church

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each Sunday! R i c h Carlquist's wife,Tasna, owns the Thai restaurant down the stteet from us - our favorite place to eat on the island!

Thanks for aU you do as Secretary.

AU the best, Steffeffie • Sweeping back across the country and into the Adantic, Michael R e e d , nfrchael.reed2@navy.mU is retorffing from ffis days overseas: • Joe, H o p e aU is weU in D C these days.

I am back from my European tour ( E U C O M in Stuttgart, Germany and C O M F A I R M E D in Naples, Italy) as of October 05. A great six years overseas and I would recommend an overseas tour to anyone. I am now at Fleet Forces C o m m a n d in Norfolk as the Fleet Inspector General. May 6th a few of us from Company 31 got together for a ffinner here in Norfolk (attached). From left to right, C A P T Matt Peters, w h o was the C O of the H u m a n Performance Center here in Norfolk had by the time this is printed wffi be retired; Char and C A P T J R Haley, the C O o f t h e USS Theodore Roosevelt; me and at the time my fiancee CoUeen; Karen and D r .

B o b b y Chamberlain, Urology and practicing in North Carolina and; and Jeanette and C A P T Brian Lair, Delta PUot and in 777 training. Also pictured on the far right is Travis Lair, Brian and Jeanette's son w h o wUl be entering the Academy as a Plebe this summer.

A week later on 13 May I was married to CoUeen L.Jackson in Las Vegas (no not at the Litde Chapel but at the Canyon Gate Country Club as her M o m and Dad Hve there.) Fun occasion and pictore attached. Brian and Jeanette managed to drive up from Phoenix for the event. T h e photo is my groomsmen and me hoisting the new wife.

That is about aU the C O 31 news that 1 have for you. If you get this way don't hesitate to drop in. Michael •

Company 31 dinner

Michael and groomsmen hoisting Colleen

Alan PortUlo, gaijin@san.rr.com checked in from our very active San Diego group. They get together aU the time.

• Joe, — O n May 22, Fred Cleveland ( C O of N A D E P N o r t h Island) provided several San Diego classmates the opportuffity to see how ffis c o m m a n d contributes to the readiness o f o u r Navy and Marine Corps. Skip A n d e r s o n , D a n Archer, John Spencer, and Alan PortiUo learned how Hornets, Hawkeyes, Greyhounds, Seahawks, and Super Staffions go through depot-level maintenance at the hands of skiUed artisans, and then go back to the warfighter in the best possible conffition. B Z to Fred for leaffing such a great team! Alan • A few people have asked ff we're planffing on anytffing out west for the Stanford game tffis year K o b o is going to keep us informed as to what's cooking. We beHeve that Chet KoUey (San Francisco chapter President), has booked the taUgate site at the Maloney Practice Soccer Field (it fits about 1000).They are trying to combine the Monterey Bay and Sacramento Chapter's for the event. More to foUow. WeU Shipmates, that's aU the news ffiat I have to print for tffis month. I hope that this finds you healthy, happy, and wiser today than yesterday. Take a few moments to renew a friendsffip, caU a Classmate (send me an update!) and most of aU Beat Army AGAIN - A s always, Joe.

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AUffienews ffiat's fit to print is not a lot this monffi.

AHson & Brent Disher, chUffien of Sharon & Tim Disher, graduated fix)m NAPS.You can see ffie entire famUy's snuHng faces m this or an adjacent column of text.

actively mvolved in commumty service.

These are kids that are not tv-picaUy recogffized in ffie scholarsffip process.

Mike vvas very active in our communitvand church and this scholarsffip gives my fanfrly a way to recogffize values and beUefs that were mcreffibly important to him. We ffiought it fitting to do tffis wdth a day that brings fanfrhes together for an affordable day of fon. So far we have avv-arded four S5,000 scholarsffips.To donate to ffie scholarsffip fond you can send a check made payable to McGmty Scholarsffip Fund, P.O. Box 626 Foxboro, MA 02035 and for more information on ffie day or ffie fond people can reach me at m.mcgintv-@comcast.net.We woffid lov-e to see anyone ffi the area that day.

There wdU be lots of fon, food and games along with raffles, arts and crafts. We are hopmg for a reaUy good tornout to help fond more scholarsffips gomg forward.

I also want to thank the class of 1981 for thefr support during these last 5 years.

It always means so much to hear from Mike's classmates. It reaUy keeps ffis memory- aUv-e for ffis boys. •

The Dishers @ NAPS

Asffie5ffi anniv-ersarv- of 9/11 approaches, here are nvo pieces concernmg our classmates who were lost on that day.

Cindy McGmtv; vv-ffe of Mike McGinty, sent a note about ffie 3rd Annual Fanfrly Fun Day: • A s you may remember my husband Mike was a member of ffie class of 1981 and vv-as kUled on September 11,2001.1 just wanted to touch base and let you aU know that w-e are domg much better. This year has been a real tummg pomt for us especiaUy my older son Darnel. Daffiel has had a v-erv" difficult tfrne deaHng wdth the loss ofhis father and has made a real tornaround this year. He was 8 when Mike ffied and now- at 13 he is exceffing at school participating ffi w-restUng and drama. His younger brother David vvho is 12 is now- reaUzmg what the loss ofhis faffier means ffi a new- w-ay, but is managing to negotiate the torbulent waters of adolescence. Thev- are reaUy startmg to grow mto the young men that woffid have made ffiefr father proud.

"What I am reaUy w-ritmg to you about is that w-e are hav-ffig our 3rd annual FamUy Fun Day here is Foxboro, MA at Cocasset River Park on September 17th, 2006 at noon. The proceeds for the day go to fond a scholarsffip ffi Mike's name that honors tvvo local stodents vv-ho are

Jerry Carson attended the St. Mary's IVhddle School graduation on 05 Jun 06 along with Lisa Dolan who presented ffie Bob Dolan aw-ard. Tffis annual award goes to a graduate for his or her outstandmg work and acffievement ffi commuffity service during ffie past year.

By the tfrne you read this, we'U be about a monffi out from our 25th Reumon. At present, the hotel is fiUmg up, there's a waiting Hst for the goff outing, crabs at the bottom ofthe bay are bUthely unaware of thefr ffitimate fate on our plates at Mike's on a Friday ffi early September, our event and meals have crept onto ffie caterer's 90-day out calendar, plane reservations are beffig made as are phone calls between graymg friends to see who's up for what over those upconfrng four days.

The ritoal is timeless and fon... bumpffig mto someone you haven't seen ffi a whUe in the lobby of Alumffi HaU when you pick up your name tags, bumpffig mto another someone you haven't seen in a vv-hUe outside a shop downtown, shoppmg at the Midstore (sorrv; I can't caU it that other name) and, you guessed it, bumping into someone there vv-ho you haven't seen in a w-hUe, the view from the 6th (?) tees on Friday morifrng (I think it's the 6th, it's been a whUe, but it's the one where you torn to come back toward the clubhouse on the front 9 and look out

toward the bay, defimtely a 'grip it 'n rip it' driving hole), crabs Friday ffight, watcffing the parking lot fiU Satorday morffing vvhUe hearing the hoots and hoUers as someones see someone elses they haven't seen in a vv^hUe as they arrive at the taUgater, the taUgater itseff, yeffing 'Goooooooo Navv; fight!' at each kickoff, watcffing nfrdffie-aged men doing feet up, head dovv-n pushups ffi the stands whUe they secredy wish Navy doesn't score too many more poffits, getting choked up during Navy Blue and Gold, having one too many Satorday ffight, Hsteffing to the organ prelude as you sit waiting for Sunday mornmg servdce to begm, Hstening to the eternal and unchanging harmoffies of rffidsffipmen singmg the Navy Hymn, remembering lost classmates, goodbyes and wdsffing it ffidn't have to end.

Deb & I look forward to seemg aU of you there.

Later, Cffic ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: LIFE MEMBERSHIP:

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August 2006 How- 'bout that Terry Dietz? As I'm sure most ofyou television-watcffing classmates know, Terry fiffished thfrd m tffis season's "Survivor" reahty show on CBS. Way to go, Terry!

I ran mto former class president T o m m y Garrison and fanfrly at the Riv-er Concert Series here ffi St. Mary's County (home of NAS Pax River).

Tommy's doing weU workmg at NAVAIR as the CIO for Afr 6.0.

Current Goat One, Dan Proulx and wife EUeen came by the CarroU estate a few weeks back for a weekend of evenmg scotches and mornmg black coffees. As stated m an earUer column, Dan has aU kmds of cool tffings in vv-ork for the 25ffi Reuffion so stay toned and block your calendars.

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USNA CLASS OF 1981 25TH YEAR

REUNION

September 7-10, 2006

>et aside the iveeKend cj Septetnbev T-TO to attend this once in a lifetime event! iSCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change) Date Thurs, 7 Sep Fri, 8 Sep

Place Mike's Restaurant

'Event Crab Feast Class Golf outing Superintendent's Brie

Pf^de.lL^ Class Dinner

USNA Course Alumni HaU Worden Field Radisson Hotel

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Class Meeting Tailgater Navy Football vs. UMass

Radisson Hotel '53 PaviHon - N M C S Navy Marine Corps Stadium

Sun, 10 Sep

Brunch Memorial Service -

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Event R e g i s t r a t i o n , is open!! Hotel, Class merchandise and Football ticket information is available now!

Visit the Class website: www.usna.com/classes/1981/reunion.htm or the group web site (http://groups.yahoo.com/group^^a_1981/) and click the "Reunion" link.

For the latest details and post to messages, go to: usna_1981(^yahoogroups.com.

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Andy Shelter is vvorkmg for Joe Sestak. ffie retired adnfrral vvho is runnmg for Congress ffi Pennsylvama. At tffis vvTiting,ffieadnfrral is neck-and-neck wiffi his opponent, Kurt Weldon. We look forw-ard to Andys w-ar stories when it's aU said and done.

Mark Converse retired trom PMA-242 and ffie Nav-v- ffi late June.The retirement ceremony was foUowed by a loveh- ev-ent chez Converse on ffie Potomac. Mark is now working for "\^Tiimey, Bradley, and Brown, a defense consultant. MeHssa and he wiU remain m souffiern Marvdand.

Next monffi: TaUgate iiffo.That's right: August means footbaU season is approacffing. ^^Tiere does ffie time go, huh?

Short column, right? So what are you domg about it? EmaU me!

Cheers, —^Ward June-July 2006 [Editor's note:ffiesubnfrssion below- ffid not make it mto ffie June-Jffiy issue as intended. Shipmate regrets ffie error.)

We hav-e an admiral! Tffis just off the wire: "Navy Capt. MicheUe J. Howard has been nominated for appomtment to ffie rank of rear admiral (lovv-er hah).

Hovv-ard is currendy serving as Deput)' Director, Infonnation, Plannmg, and Securitv-. N3IPS1. Office of ffie Cffief of Naval Operations,Wasffington, D.C." Congratolations, MicheUe. MaU has been a tad U^t, eigo no column over ffie last few months. I stUl haven't received much but 1figuredffie disappomtment of anoffier Shipmate wdffiout an '82 column would be too much to bear.

I did get a short note fiom Lee Cohen: • "Caught Chuck Collins when he was on affigh-lev-elNAVSEA mission to Newport New-s ...ffi a local Japanese jomt where he pounded a few cold Kirins after a hard day designmg submarme heat exchangers." • Offier than that aU 1 have to report is '82er sightmgs over the last few months as I've ambled about the planet, eatmg when I was hungrv; sleepmg w-hen I vvasffied— your basic Kung Fu approach to lffe. (Yes, I'm stiU brimnfrng with spfritoaHtv; just like the old days.) Anv-w-ay I ran ffito Brian Gswne and Ken Perry at the Sea, Afr, Space convention m DC a fewweeks back. Brian's leaving the C N O staff and heading to George Wasffington Uffivenity- to head ffie R O T C umt there and Ken is on ffis way to Groton to take over one ofthe SUBRONS. Ken's been keepmg his drummmg chops honed m preps for the 25th Reuffion rock festival

and drink-ex that Dan Proulx has m ffie works. Stay toned for more news on that as we approach ffie faU of'07.

And, hey, I had another book come out just now. Militia KiU is getting dusty on a sheff near you, so if you're not going to buy it at least torn it so the cover faces out. Thanks, classmate. I had titled the book .4 Course of Honor but the pubHsher changed it. I'm not sure wffiat Mffitia KUl means but I'm sure the marketing gemuses at Penguin-Pumam picked it based on Google natoral search results or somethmg elegant Hke that.

Okay, we had a column. Happy now?

If so, send me an emaU and teU me about it. Thanks—^Ward ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: CDR James H. Fladey IV, USN 618Vanderbilt Ave.,Vii^inia Beach.VA 23451 H: 757-963-7353; W: 252-435-2488 HE: flamiingo5@3ol.com SECT: Angela Roth H; 713-432-0069; E: chrisangelarodi@sbcgiobal.net WEB SI"rE: www.usna83.coin

Great news from Henry Smith!

• Greetmgs aU. Just wanted to give everyone an update on my statos. I finished up my thfrd session of chemotherapy on Friday, May 26.

OveraU the experience was not too bad.

I have had some side effects, primarUy fatigue, some thinifrng hafr, etc. It usuaUy takes about five days after the end of a chemo treatment for me to regam my strength and for ffie side effects to dimmish. 1ffidfiffishup my chemo ffi time to watch my youngest son play voUeybaU Memorial day weekend ffi Richmond, VA. His team came ffi thfrd m the tournament and the whole fanfrly was ecstatic. I am also ffi my new job as Mffitary SeaUft Command Haison officer to Heet Forces command and I expect to be here at least a year to heal. Hope aU is weU with your fanfrUes. SaU safe. Henry • Lee Schonenberg and Steve Trainor are beffind the newest major at USNA. In keeping with the Strategic Plan, they are taking leadersffip up a notch. One of the most important etffics iffitiatives involves developing a major in leadersffip and behavioral sciences.Tffis major woffid go beyond the core courses. It woffid "get into the normative dimensions of leadersffip and the descriptive and scientific aspects of leadersffip in a mffitary context." Lee anticipates that the Class of 2010 wdU have the leadersffip and behavioral sciences major as one of thefr

choices when they select majors during the 2006 - 2007 acadenfrc year.

BZl-Angie

Chaplain Alan honoring Coach Lenz

Alan Lenz , the son of Coach Heinz Lenz, wrote to inform us ofthe passing of ffis father: • "Coach" stepped mto eterffity on 27 March 2006 -just 4 days short of ffis 81st birthday. As an active duty chaplam, 1 had the great privUege of conductmg my father's comrffittal servdce. He was interred at a smaU, fanfrly servdce on 31 March 2006 at the columbarium on theYard. I can tffink of no more appropriate place for my dad's remains to be laid to rest than at the great institotion that he loved so much and to wffich he gave so much of ffis Hfe. A photo taken durffig the comrffittal servdce is attached.

As most ofyou are weU aware, my father was privileged to spend 35 years of ffis Hfe (1957 - 1992) ffivesting in the Hves of Midsffipmen. Over the course of those years, he touched many Hves m a variety of different ways. In an effort to honor the Hfe work of my father and to contmue ffis ffivestment ffi the Academy as weU as m the Hves of iVhdsffipmen, we have estabHshed a memorial scholarsffip fond at the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation.

Contributions to the Scholarsffip Fund may be made as foUows: Heinz W. Lenz Memorial Scholarship Fvmd, USNA Foundation, Inc., 25 Maryland Ave., AnnapoUs, MD 21401, ATTN: Ed WaUace Please mfficate "Heinz Lenz Scholarsffip Fund" on the memo Hne of checks or on an enclosed note.You can contact Al at Alan W Lenz, Lieutenant Commander, Chaplain Corps, Uffited States Navy, Deputy Command Chaplam, Naval Base Coronado, RO. Box 357025, San Diego, CA 92135, Comm: (619) 545-9477; EmaU: Alan.Lenz@navy.mU • We received word of another loss.

EUzabeth Ann Dobecki, 24™ co., ffied at Exeter Healthcare in Exeter on Thursday mornmg, Dec. 2,2004, August 2006

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Though she left U S N A prior to graduation, she graduated from Oregon State in CorvaUis, Ore., class of 1983, with a degree in biology. In later years, she would study marine biology and ocean Hfe in an intense one-year program offered in Pordand, Maine. She was a world traveler and supported many charities, especiaUy WorldVision. She was happiest whUe visiting her famUy and friends scattered about tffis country. Her fanfrly and many friends wUl rffiss her.

Bret Scales wrote: • Tffis letter is long overdue for a few reasons, not the least of wffich is that I simply have not written anything to Sffipmate for our class column since we were aU at supply school together and Lisa Yustak was the secretary. In spite of the void, it is with eternal gratitude that I can write today and report that the spirit of'83 is aUve and weU. Recent events have brought about a change in heart and a greater appreciation than ever for the bonds we aU share as classmates and our inherent duty to each other and the Academy. For those w h o either ffid not read the AprU "last caU" section or did not make the connection when they did, we lost my father (class of'57) very unexpectedly at the end of December. My first caUs beyond the fanfrly were to church and commumty feUowship friends foUowed closely by caUs to the few classmates with w h o m I have kept in touch over the years and w h o knew Dad. WhUe my heart was being torn asunder by the loss, these friends, especiaUy Eric Reintjes and Alan Grace made it clear that as a member of'83, none ofus is ever alone in whatever we face. There was even an offer from a classmate to arrange dirtcheap airfare with his airUne for my younger brother and his famUy to fly to WiUiamsburg from Cfficago, truly a ClassAct of selflessness.

(Inspired by his father's eighteen years as his class seaetary, Bret would like to volunteer to help with our 25th reunion...whoever is in charge needs to let me know so we can channel volunteers your way-Angie) As for my own Hfe, 1 remain a bachelor to tffis day Hving vicariously through my brothers and their fanfrhes.

God wUUng, my nephew wUl join the ranks ofthe class of 2012 and hopes to participate in Cross Country and WrestHng. I have shared with him about WiUie and wUl beam with pride if/when he is racing on the WiUiam M c C o o l memorial course at the Naval Station.

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I'm StUl Uving in Manassas,Virgima and commuting daUy to Capitol HUl where I am thoroughly enjoying my j o b as a systems engineer contracted to support the House of Representatives Information Resources ffirectorate. Those w h o know me weU were as surprised as I was that I would ever be working in tffis environment but the folks here are great to work with and I have B o b Harris to thank for opeffing the d o o r If anyone is in the area, I would love to hear from them. I can be most easUy reached on my ceU phone at (703) 887-4237 or emaU (bhscales@toast.net or bret.scales@maU.house.gov). •

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recently has been working at J 3 in the Joint Staff. I (Mark Olson) am en route the J8 staff at U S S T R A T C O M in Omaha, N E , foUowing my tour in Peari Harbor as Deputy Commander for Traiffing at Submarine Squadrons O N E and SEVEN. Mike Poirier is en route to N87 EA after a tour on the O S D staff.

FinaUy Craig FaUer just completed his tour as Commanding Officer, USS S H I L O H and is en route to the P A C O M staff in Pearl Harbor. •

Brian Hinkley and Fuzz Harrison '81

TaUc about delegatmg up! C A P T Fuzz Harrison,'81, wrote in for Brian Hinkley.

Joint Forces Staff College

Mark Olson sent greetings from NorfoUc: • I am sending tffis to you on the eve of the 23rd anmversary o f o u r graduation from USNA. I am here with six of our classmates studying at the Joint Forces Staff CoUege in the Joint Combined Warfare School.The "arduous" pace of tffis school stUl aUows for some social activity. During one such opportonity, the seven classmates got together for a group shot. Pictured (L-R) are Captains Steve Marr (19), Kerry IngaUs (32), Hank JMiranda (29), PhU Saw^yer (16), Mark Olson (18), Mike Poirier (19) and Craig FaUer (11). AU ofus are in transition to new navy jobs. Steve Marr is confrng from a tour as the Pacific Prospective Commanding Officer Instructor (PCOI) and wUl relieve as Commander, Submarine Squadron O N E in Pearl Harbor in June. Kerry IngaUs recently completed a tour in Afghamstan as the Director for Pol-MU Integration at the Combined Forces Command in Kabul. H e wiU take over as Commander, Submarine Squadron N I N E T E E N in Bangor, WA tffis summer. Hank Miranda completed his tour as Commander, D E S R O N 50 in Bahram and wUl be reporting to Navy Staff in the N 5 shop.

PhU Sawyer is en rote to reHeve as Commander, Submarine Squadron FIFTEEN in Agana, Guam. H e most

• Here is a photo of Brian Hinkley and me when he reHeved me out here in Iraq in May. Hinks tookover the counterR C I E D electromc warfare rffission for Multi-National Corps Iraq, and in doing so, stood-up Joint Composite Squadron O N E . He's out here on a one-year tour. • (Thanks, Fuzzl-Angie) J i m NaU sent in ffis snail maU address with the caveat that it rffight take a long time to reach him: Jim NaU, Navy ETT, Camp Black H o r s e , A P O A E 09320.

(Anyone who is able needs to send him and his people a care package-its not hard and it would be a class act I-Angie) Clasmates, you rock! I n o w have more info than I am aUowed room, so keep it corffing and keep it short as possible. Pictures are a bonus, please remember to ' j p e g " them so we can aU enjoy them!

Take care and enjoy yourselves, Angie.

N o t enough room in last month's column, so here's the picture.

Brian Shepherd and his small world from last month's column

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Greetings Classmates! The end of ffie summer is here though, as I write this it is mid June, the start of school is but a ffistant ffiought and we are just two months mto our infernaUy hot 8 monffi Texas summer. If this article sounds more ffisjomted, Ulogical, or iffiterate ffian usual, please blame ffie Texas sized gin and tome I'm working through at this moment.

Now, on to ffie news.

of an infamous crime. West Point and Air force are more restrictive to their detriment. Some ofour most stalwart members are non-graduates who love the Academy but left for whatever reason. A classic example is Art Bryant '66, a senior executive at Ford Motor Company who has served as a Trustee and in several positions of responsibUity.

We have good friends Hke Kathy Hickman who ffid not graduate with us, but are stffi part of our Alumni fanfrly. If you keep in touch with some of our lost classmates, please teU them to update their record with Alumni House so their friends can find them. They may be the next Art Bryant. Or they may just be happy to hear from an old friend â&#x20AC;˘ Thanks for the information, Mike.

In adffition there are two more pictores from Mike after the Board ofTrustees meeting taken at ffie Sly Fox in AnnapoHs with Andy Laing (taU guy m wffite), Barbara Wujciak, Larry StovaU, and Harry Ward (after a stint at The Rams Head).

just wondering what kind of scientific analysis Steve was doing at the Yokosuka O-Club at the time? Right now I'm scientifically analyzing my G andT in my kitchen. Obviously, much less glamorous and exciting than Steve's work but stiU very satisfying.

That's it for this month. Hope you aU are enjoying your summer. Here's a thought for you. With the 4 Infantry Division deployed, a big part of my life has become visiting our wounded soldiers at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio and the Carl R. DarnaU Meffical Center here at Fort Hood. There is no shortage of wounded soldiers, saUors, airmen and marines going through longterm recovery at any ofour mUitary medical centers orVA hospitals. I recommend to any ofyou who feel so incHned and who Hve close enough to start visiting these amazing Americans if you haven't already done so. It takes but a Httle time and effort to bring some brightness into the Hves of those who may need it and I pronfrse you'U get a whole bunch out of it in retorn.

That's it for tffis month. Talk to you later. Karen.

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First, from Class President Mike CoUins, a pictore of Mike and old USNA roommate Lawrence StovaU. The picture was taken back ffi May when Mike and Lawrence were instaUed on ffie Board of Trustees for the Alumffi Association.

Lawrence is the Trustee representing the San Antoffio, T X chapter. He has also been named Chairman ofthe "Other Chapters Comnfrttee" and Mike is the Mid-Adantic Trustee. Other big news from Mike: he retired from the Navy Reserve on 6 May on board the display sffip BARRY at tlie Wasffington Navy Yard. Classmate CAPT Rebekah Barrish served as master of ceremoffies and ffid a great job. Also from Mike:

Mike Collins, Barbara Wujciak, Larry Stovall, and Harry Ward

MI recently spoke with Kathy Hickman '84. Kathy left the Academy as aYoungster and has gone on to a very successfol career as a doctor. She has fond memories ofthe Academy but found that her caUing lay elsewhere. Kathy had a common nfrsperceptionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;she thought that because she did not graduate from the Academy that she could not be in the Alumni Association.

Our Alumffi Association aUows you to be a member if you went to the Academy for one day, and have not been convicted

Tim Pence wrote with news of a trip to Yokosuka back in May. Tim was there for a weeklong conference and ran into two ofour classmates. WhUe conducting some business onboard USS BLUE RIDGE, Tim had a nice visit with her CO, CAPT Jeflf Bartkoski. Tim reports that Jeff's inport cabin is nicely appointed as one might expect from the Seventh Fleet flagship. WhUe at the Yokosuka O-Club, Tim ran into Steve Walton who is in the nfrdst of a tour as Science Advisor to the Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet. I am

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Not much from the e-maUs this month so I wiU try tofiUup some space with what I can. Matt Schatzle (28) has changed jobs once again and is working at the Naval Institute. His office is on Hospital Point andffiscommute is 5 rffinutes.

Matt and I can typicaUy be found on the Navy golf course or the tenffis courts by Dahlgren HaU. We have started a monthly meeting for 85ers in the AnnapoHs area.

The fost meeting was held at Riordon's in May. The June meeting was at McGarvey's. Next up is ArmadiUo's.

Pretty soon we wiU be able to make up a guide to the local pubs and taverns in downtown Annapolis (Not Hke we couldn't afready do that, but it is as good an excuse as any to have a few drinks with classmates). John O'NeiU (35) has reported to USNA as the 3^^^^ Batt O. He and his wdfe, SheUey, are Hving on the P-rade field with their three chUdren.

On to the E-mails: Fuzz Harrison ('81):

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Andy's at JFCOM, and spent a couple months in Bagram running the show untU RFF personnel showed. Anyhow, I had to take a few pics for posterity sake.

Here are a couple of Andy in battle-rattle, and one in the CREW office (with me and my XO). Of note was that Andy was reUeved just days ago by Bette Bush. I met Bette the ffight she arrived, but, unfortunately, ffidn't get a picture ofthe two of them for you. Cheers! Fuzz. B

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Steve Trost (35): • Tony Kwon (35) and I received word that John O'NeUl (35) was having a change of command in Portsmouth, NH, on 28 AprU, where he was to turnover command of theJACKSOlSiVILLE (SSN 699) to John Kropcho ('88). We decided to drive from the DC area to the CoC since it had been about 21 years since our last road trip together and we thought it woffid be a nice change of pace. I stiU think Tony and I talked more on the 8 hour drive each way than we did during the last two years at USNA whUe rooming together. It turned out that Tony and I were the offiy'85ers to attend John's ceremony since the CoC schedule was accelerated and John did not have time to send many personal invitations (technicaUy, Tony and I crashed the party). John Pasko ('79) gave the remarks. John took the boat through the Panama Canal twice; conducted a deployment to the Southern Command AOR in support of the global war on terrorism; conducted several operations for submarine prospective CO training; and then took the boat to Portsmouth for an Engineered Refueling Overhaul. John obviously had a great tour and had earned the genuine respect of ffis entire crew and leadership I don't have enough space to write about aU of the kudos that John received, both formaUy at the ceremony and informaUy at the reception, but I wUl say that he did us aU very proud! John's great news continued into that mght when he received the news that he was selected for promotion to Captain. John, his wife SheUey and their three kids (Conner, Carey and CuUen) wUl be moving to AnnapoHs as John takes on his next assignment as a USNA 3 Battalion Officer. We sure are getting old! I have included several pictures from the trip and ceremony, and, as Bryan Caisse (8) so kinffiy pointed out, I need to lose a Httle weight (I hate standing next to two active duty guys). I live in Maryland (since leaving active duty in 1993) with my wife, GaU, and three kids,WUl (16), Haley (13), and Alexa (9). I have been working in the technology industry and was at a company recently acquired by IBM.. .nothing Hke going from a company of 900 to one of 340,000.

Tony is fimshing up ffis training and wiU be leaving for Japan in September with ffis wife Marti and their two kids Nathan and Sarah. Tony's next assignment is as the Assistant Naval Attache to Japan.. .not too shabby for the

entrepreneurial kid from NYC! Tffis should be another great adventure for Tony and his fanfrly • Mike Gannon (12): • Here is an item for the "It's a smaU worid" category: I was caUed to jury duty in the Frederick County,Virginia, circuit court and assigned to a jury pool for a wrongful-death civU suit. The judge introduced the opposing attorneys. The plaintiff's attorney was none other than Tom Plofchan (15). I recognized the name immediately but had no way of knowing if it was the same man with whom I had graduated. Nor could I bring myself to raise the question during jury pool questiomng. "Excuse me, your honor. Is the plaintiff's attorney by any chance a Naval Academy graduate?" The potential conffict of interest resolved itseff when the court seated the requisite number ofjurors and the rest ofus were disnfrssed. I never did have the opportunity to speak with Tom. I verified ffis identity by GoogUng ffis name and finding his law firm's web site in SterUng, Virginia, wffich included ffis bio. What he was doing in a courtroom 70 mUes west of there, in Winchester, is stUl a mystery to me. We are not lacking for local lawyers, even out here in the back country.

Postscript: according to a newspaper article that appeared a couple of weeks later, Tom won his case. Congratulations! • A N N U A L M E M B E R S H I P : 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98%

PRES: Daniel H.White E: dh\vhite@cablespeed.com; daniel_white@ml.com SECT: J. Eric Smith E: jericwrites@gmail.com WEB SITE: http://www.usna.com/classes/1986/

Happy Hot Months, everybody! I've got an empty '86 inbox this month, so no class news to report... but that's probably okay since by the time you read tffis, we wiU be within two months ofthe reunion and can catch up on news in real time.

(Which is not to say that you shouldn't send me news . . . you should).

The main point to make at tffis stage is tffis: go to the class website and register for reumon ffyou haven't! OnHne registration at the current rates runs ffirough August 31.

After that, there wUl be a $25 processing surcharge for registrants. AU the detaUs are on the class website, where you can purchase rickets to the footbaU game (a necessity to get into the taUgater), sign up for the Friday goff tournament and cocktaU reception, register for the Satorday taUgater, and order plenty of 1986 merchanffise.

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which wiU help us underwrite ffie costs offfiewhole reuffion.

I also encourage everyone who hasn't to go to usna.com and make sure your contact information (e-mail, phone, etc.) is current in your Hsting. We wiU be using e-maU extensively to get out instructions, ffirections, Hsts of attendees and other detaUs as we get closer to the reunion weekend. There's a six week lag between ffie time I wTite a Sffipmate article and ffie rime you read it, so ffiat's going to be ffie only wray we can commufficate in real time. I do not keep a separate class e-maU Hst anyTnore, but use the maU alumffi database for ffiese maffings. Please make sure your information is current so you can get ffie latest news related to ffie reuffion.

And ffiat's aU I got tffis month. Look forward to seeing everyone in October, and shoot some notes so I don't have to lecture you again next month.

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Greetings '87! 1 have a ton of news tffis month so raffier than rambhng on before I get to the good stoff as I tend to do, let's just jump right mto it! rU begm with a note from Class President Jim Matheson that was sent out to everyone on the class e-maU Hst a few weeks ago: • Classmates — I have said tffis before, but the best part of my job is witnessing aU the amazing things that our Classmates are doing around the world, in a variety of settings. So over the weekend, as I noted the ffineteenth passing of May 20'-'^ since our Commencement and Comnfrssioning, I thought I would share just a few of these highHghts as we prepare to gather for our 20th reuffion, October 18-21, 2007.1 know there are so many more ofyou out there changing the world locaUy, or more globaUy so please share your stories as weU, we want to hear about them: '87 in Space!

Congratulations to Suni WiUiams on being selected to be part of the next space station crew!

NASA ANNOUNCES 14TH INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW (Sunita L.WiUiams '87 and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria '80)

WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ — NASA astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and Sunita WiUiams and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin have been named as the 14th crew of the International Space Station. Expedition 14 is scheduled to begin this faU. WUUams wUl join Expeffition 14 in progress and serve as a flight engineer, after traveHng to the station on space shutde nfrssion STS-116.This wiU be WiUiams's first spaceffight.WUHams was selected as an astronaut in 1998. She also is a graduate ofthe NavalAcademy and received a Master of Science degree from the Florida Institute ofTechnology.

WiUiams was designated a Naval aviator in 1989 and graduated from the Naval Test PUot School in 1993. She has logged more than 2,770 ffight hours in 30 different types of aircraft. At NASA, Wiffiams has served as a Haison in Moscow supporting Expedition 1 and has supported starion robotics work.

'87 Change of Command — passing the baton from Classmate to Classmate!

VFA-37 "Ragin' BuUs" Commanding Officer C D R Wes Huey ('87) to be reUeved by his Executive Officer, CDR Randy Ferguson ('87) Wes and Randy invite any and aU Classmates to be part ofthe event where our very own Adnfrral Charles Larson wUl be the speaker. Details on the Change of Command foUow — please RS'VP as indicated below.

1100,23 June 2006 at Hangar 145, NAS Oceana,VA, reception to foUow ceremony at NAS Oceana Officers Club.

RSVP viaYN2 Tashana Randolph, tashana.randolph@navy.nfrl, or (757) 433-9367 Note also that Wes wUl next be heading to the University of Maryland where he wUl join classmate Dave Smith as both have been selected for the PMP Program meaffing they wUl get a PhD and then teach Leadership at USNA until statutory retirement. Rob Calhoun is currently finishing up ffis PhD in Chemistry at U T Austin and wiU be the first ofthe 3 to make it to the yard and begin teaching. This is a very competitive program so to have 3 of our Class included is a great honor. More '87 in the yard is offiy good news...

'87 Doing Good in Public Service!

Jason Hardebeck to lead Maryland Business Council (Balrimore Business Journal-May 17,2006)

Jason Hardebeck, for the last year the state's entrepreneur in residence, is the new executive director of the Maryland Business CouncU.The small-business advocacy nonprofit said Hardebeck would put his background as a technology entrepreneur to work pushing new ways to spur growth among Maryland companies.

He has become pretty fanfrhar with those chaUenges — among other tffings, access to capital, finffing talented people, and pubhc poHcy issues that impact business — in his role as the state's first-ever entrepreneur in residence. The position was created by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development in January 2005 to find and mentor startup compaffies.

Maryland Business CouncU Chafrman Edwm F Hale, CEO of 1st Mariner Bank, said Hardebeck's entrepreneurial background would enable him to be "proactive m identifying the needs businesses requfre for growth." Hardebeck is a graduate ofthe U.S. NavalAcademy and worked m marketing, operations and business development positions for Black & Decker, CargUl and RewardsPlus. In 2000, he launched WhoGlue, a software company.

I hope you are as proud of your Classmates as I am... please join me in congratulating Suni, Wes, Randy and Jason as weU as the rest ofour Classmates for aU their great work. Take care and ^ffi please mark your calendars for our 20'the Reumon Planning Team is putting together a wonderfol event and we want to make sure you are there! Class of 1987 20'^^ Reuffion, October 18-21,2007, AnnapoUs, MD. Take care, Jim • Some adffitions to the information presented in Jim's note. Suffi sent along a clarification regarding her International Space Station tinfrng. She wiU launch on the shuttle in December and join her feUow crewmembers who wiU launch on a Soyuz in September. Suni wUl join them in flight and stay on with the expedition untU next summer (approximately six months). Suni's husband Mike WiUiams will be moving to DC to take a job at the US Marshal's headquarters. And Wes, ffis wife Erica, and son Kyle recently welcomed two new fanfrly members, twins Evan Andrew and Enfrly Elizabeth.

Sticking with the change of command theme, I received several other notes this month about our classmates taking command. Jim Fisher took command of VT-28, the Rangers, in Corpus Christi, August 2006

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Grady Banister sent along the foUowing note about ffis recent ascension to the command chair: • Ken Inglesby took command at HSC-26 in Dec 04, served his entire stint, and transferred two months ago. He had a great tour and is now at JFSC en route to SAC T here in Norfolk. I'm in the big chair, but my XO (and the brains behind the operation) is Dan Brune '89. •

17 AprU in BUoxi, Mississippi. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. I haven't met ffim yet as I'm currendy in the nfrdffie of a six month deployment with my Battalion to Kuwait. First photo is with my daughter DanieUa holffing him and the second is with my wdfe, Nicole and our three ChUdren: DanieUa, David John, Jr. and CoHn. He wiU be four months old when we return in August. •

DanieUa Sasek with new brother Colin.

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The final bit of news on the '87 command front comes from Andy Lennon: •You already pubUshed a piece about how I saw D e n n i s White in Kings Bay last November. WeU, I saw him again.

Dennis came to Charleston tffis week to speak at a Submarine League lunch.

Dennis is CO ofTENNESSEE (SSBN 734). He stopped by our house for ffinner.

Here's a photo of my three kids (Timothy, Maigread, and Peter) with me and Denms. I'U probably see Robert Burns next week in Dam Neck, so maybe I'U have a photo offfisbeautifol fanfrly for you later. Stand by... •

Dennis White, with Andy Lennon and his three children Timothy Maigread, and Peten

On the baby front, Kimberly and Bob Misch now have three chUdren in their growing family Daughter Claire Grace was born on 6 AprU. She has two older brothers. Grant and WiU. Dave Sasek also has a new adffition to ffis fanfrly: • Attached are a couple of photos of my tffird chUd, CoUn George Sasek born

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need assistance. This is especiaUy important as regards email addresses as most of the communications for our 20-year reuffion next faU wiU be shared offiine.

And finaUy whUe it's hard to believe, another Navy footbaU season is just around the corner. Last years taUgater season for '87 by aU accounts was a tremendous success, and with Roy Ledesma at the helm tffis year another exceUent round of taUgating is sure to result. So if you happen to be in the AnnapoUs area for a game be sure to check in with Roy at ledesma@usna.edu or visit the class website for information on taUgaters.

As always, thanks to aU ofyou for your notes. As Jim said above, our classmates are involved in some truly amazing things aU around the world, so please keep senffing those e-mails so we can share those amazing things with the entire class!

PRES: Tucker Hite E: thite@lnc.com SECT: Eric Reinhold 1900 Sunmiit Tower Blvd., Suite 170 Orlando, FL 32810 W: 407-916-8530; F: 407-916-9501 E: ereinhold@academyplannin^roup.com WEB SITE: wTvw.usna88.com JJ

Dave Sasek's wife Nicole with DanieUa, David John, Jr., and Colin.

In closing I have a couple adrffiffistrative notes to pass along. First, a renfrnder to those with pledges to the Naval Academy Foundation for the '87 class project and/or the Annual Fund to please honor your comnfrtment to these worthy initiatives. If you have any questions about the status of your giving in support of USNA, please contact Tim Wolf at the Foundation — tim.wolf@usna.com.

There is a significant press to increase alumni donor participation in 2006, and at a nfrffimum, we woffid Hke '87 to lead the 80s decade in this area!

Second, as some of those on active duty are being promoted or retiring soon, and for those who may be making a career move in the private sector, please keep your profile (rank, contact info, etc.) with the Alumni Association updated by logging into the OnUne Community section ofthe www.usna.com website (formerly Alumni Offiy section). Again, either Veroffica Gibson at the Alumni Association, (veronica.gibson@usna.com), wife of classmate Mark Gibson, or Tim can help if you have any questions or

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HeUo 90, Greetings from the heardand! This month is a bit shorter than I would Hke, but I am hoping that as you see that I promptly publish, more ofus wUl make the effort to send in news. Let me say

ffiis, ffyou are curious enough to be sitting there reaffing this, then you reaUy owe it to your shipmates to send in an update every decade or so.

Our first and only subnfrssion for the monffi is from John Hartman.

• Hi Classmates: Greetings fixjm south ofthe border.

I'mfiffisffingup my last year down here at ffie U.S. Consffiate in Hermosffio, Mexico. It's been interesting to see ffie border and imnfrgration issues up close but we're looking forward to a change of scenery from tffis sleepy desert outpost.

We'U leave in December'06, spend a few months in the DC area for ttaiffing, and ffien report to ffie Embassy in Seoffi by AprU'07. Last month I vvas TDY out in Tijuana and met up with Rick Crabtree for breakfast up in San Diego. Enclosed is a pictore of (L-R) me. Rick, their daughter Grace,ffiswffe Missy, my wife Heiffi and our daughter Hannah. Pack is stiU working as a Physical Therapist for theVA and domg some teacffing at commuffity coUeges m the eveffings. He and Missy are expectmg Crabttee#2 tffis faU. Last November 1 met up with my old company mate Mike Peterson and we ttaded stories over a few beers. He's doing such a great job for N O R T H COM out there in Colorado Springs that they named the base after ffim. I'd love to hear what my other 32nd company budffies are up to. Drop me a Hne at hartmanjc@state.gov Later, John Hartman •

input nfrght be a bit less exciting. (Yes, the corn is off to a good start.)

The famUy and I visited the Academy in March. Below is the required photo in front ofTecumseh. My wife only gave me forty nfrnutes in the Mid Store which made for a high pressure situation.

Despite time consttaints, I stiU managed to find the King HaU peanut butter and buy my twentieth Navy sweatsffirt.

Kent Kathja, Johanna, Jannis and Finn Anderson

WeU 90, that is a wrap for this month.

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Thanks for the update John. Very impressive, one nfrnute in Mexico, the next you are off to Korea. It is great to see you servdng our fine country at the State Department.

Due to a lack of input, 1 am going to implement emergency procedure "Honesty". Apdy named after Carter Honesty, who in ffis day as class scribe fiUed our column with his exploits due to lack of input. (Yes, this is a threat.)

UnHke Carter, I am just hanging out here in the rffiddle of corn country, so my

Congratffiations on the new arrival and your recent graduation! Best of luck in your upconfrng move.

I also received an e-maU from Quinn Skinner who reports ffiat he recendy moved to Portland,Texas. Enjoy the sun, surf, and good weaffier! Beat Army! — Shogo ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98%

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The Hartman and Crabtree Families

returned to service in 2002 as a Navy Reserve chaplain, then transitioned back to active duty in 2005.1 am currently serving as Command Chaplain of Mffitary Sealift Command Far East in Yokohama, Japan. During our tour in Japan, my wife and I welcomed little Josiah Daniel CaUaham into the world on July 25,2005.

On May 5,2006 I graduated with my PhD from Southwestern Baptist Theological Senfrnary in Fort Worth, Texas. My next assignment wUl be to the USS J O H N C STENNIS (CVN-74) in August of this year. Keep an eye out for your chaplain classmate wherever you may serve! •

PF.ES: Maj Joe Moreno, USMCR VICE PRES: LCDR Kevin Klein, USN TREAS: Efi-en Mojica COBJ!.. SECT: Maj Shogo CottreU, USMCR 20902W 117th St.. Olathe, KS 66061 H; 913-782-8149 E: shipmate@usna93.com

Folks, I apologize. Apparently the shipmate e-mail address was rejecting inconfrng maU with a "maUbox fuU" error. I was able to find the offending hidden spam folder wffich had several thousand e-maU messages. So, send those updates my way.

Tffis month we do have an update for you from Dr Scott CaUaham. Scott writes: • HeUo classmates! I have a large helping of updates from the last few years. First, I

PRES: Scott K. Hornbuckle, USMC 1395 Caminito Capistrano #4, ChukVista, CA 91913 H: 619-934-4932; E: hornbuckle@hotmail.com VICE PRES/TREAS: Kirk Clermont 3110 Graystone Lane, Apt. 1207 Albany, GA 31721 H: 229-436-4153 E: clermonk@bellsouth.net SECT: Chris Wffliams 425 South St., #2104, Honolulu, HI 96813 E: chrisrian_b_williams@yahoo.com C O R R . SECT: Jim Keck 13714 SanViscaya Drive Jacksonville, FL 32217 H: 904-737-1633; E; JKeck@usna94.com ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98% PP.ES: John Fleet E: class.president@1995.usna.com SECT: LT Don Jamiola, USN 3229 Nansemond Loop,Virginia Beach.VA 23456 H: 757-301-7026; E: djamiola@yahoo.com WEB SITE; www.usna95.com

1995, what is going on? StUl looking for more Reuffion stories.. .1 received two tffis past month- one from Katie Kirsch, who teUs the the tales ofthe Kirsch fanfrly and one from Matt RusseU, who seemed to enjoy the gathering as weU. On to Katie...

• This is Katie Kirsch, wife to Jon.:) Decided it was time to send an update about Jon ...Here it is ...

Jon and I were married in May 1999 grew up in the same smaU town, but never knew one another - we were set up on a bUnd date by a fanfrly friend! WhUe Jon was stationed on West Virgiffia (SSBN 736) in Kings Bay we lived on AmeHa August 2006

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Island, FL - we loved it there! In January 2000, Jon was ttansferred to N T C Great Lakes in North Cfficago, IL.WhUe at Great Lakes, Jon worked toward ffis M B A at Northwestern University's KeUogg School of Management. H e got out ofthe Navy in December 2002 and graduated with his MBA in June 2003. H e now works as a Product Manager for Abbott Laboratories in North Cfficago. We recently celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary with a trip to AmeUa Island.

N o chUdren yet...but we do have a Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Anffie!

We attended both class reumons and Jon enjoyed catcffing up with Classmates. • Thanks Katie! Good to see you got back to the heardand. Wish you both the best m the Windy City (and Anffie as weU!) Now, let's hear from Matt RusseU...

• J u s t thought I'd say heUo quick. Lots happeffing here in N Y C . I am graduating from NewYork Law School on Monday.

(They put graduation at 5:00 p.m. on a Monday in N Y C . Right as rush hour starts. TeU me the sense in that.) After that, I start my monastic Hfe as I prepare for the N Y Bar exam. Sorta Uke being back in The HaU. N o idea what kind of job I'm going to have afterward; I'm looking at a few different types of firms and compames. Law school was a good experience for me. I was very fortunate to have an exceUent professor m Constitutional Law, Nadine Strossen, a.k.a. National President of the ACLU. She's a lot of fon to argue wdth. She mtroduced m e to a close friend of hers at our school's law review banquet: Supreme Court Justice Antomn " N i n o " ScaHa. Nino smUed when he saw the Marine pin on my lapel and said "Semper Fi." She'd also gotten some of her students (myseff included) tickets to watch oral arguments for the FAIR v.

RUMSFELD case in December. It was an incredible experience. Amazing coincidence was, as we were miUing about waiting to be seated, w h o do I run into except L C D R J i m GaUoday! I'd seen him at the reumon taUgater, and he said he rffight be there. • Too bad you missed the Reunion in November. It was reaUy awesome. T h e gang from 36th C o was weU represented.

Chris Akins and I text messaged each other every five nfrnutes or so, so he was almost there. Chris is stiU in England with RoUs Royce, but we talk every week.

R a n into teammates Pete Jensen and Jose Reta as weU; both look ready to hop back in the ring. (Jose suggested we

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could go upstairs and have our longawaited rematch. We were going to settle tffings during Comnfrssioffing Week, but he said he ffidn't want to make m e graduate with a black eye; we were talking trash again as if we'd never left.) AU in aU,John Fleet ffid a great job. WeU, I've gotta run.

Take it easy. Matt RusseU. Alright, exceUent work aU around on the Reuffion stories- how about some more catch-ups? I'U be stanffing by here- untU later, D o n .

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Mighty 1996! I figure that most are consumed with making their BIG PLANS for our BIG l O ^ H R E U N I O N (since the maU has run a Hffie dry agam!).

Please remember that the weekend of 23 SEP 06 is our lOYEAR R E U N I O N 'WEEKEND!!!!! Book your ffights & hotels, plan your road ttips, and subrffit those leave and vacation requests. It wUl kick off Friday with the parade on the yard and a Happy Hour to foUow. Prorffises of a Monster TaUgate at the Water Tower on Satorday for the game stiU abound!!!! We are eagerly awaiting adffitional detaUs from ffie R e u m o n Comnfrttee who are slaving away planmng.

We sure look forward to seeing everyone and swapping some good sea stories with one anoffier Keep those e-maUs and photos confrng as weU!! To close, I wUl include a favorite of many ofus by Theodore Roosevelt — "Man in the Arena". Its appHcation continues to be umversal.

• "It is not the critic w h o counts: not the man w h o points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The creffit belongs to the man w h o is actoaUy in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives vahantly, w h o errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortconfrng, but w h o knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, w h o spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he faUs, at least he faUs whUe daring greatly, so that ffis place shaU never be with those cold and tinfrd souls w h o knew neither victory nor defeat." • Unril next m o n t h . . . . Tonya

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Great ' 9 8 . . .Its certaiffiy been a wffile but we have some updates from around the world. I received tffis note from Jon Hager, '97: • I'm sorry to report that LT Raul J i m i n e z , '98 and E N S Jeremy Drag were kUled in a traimng accident on January 27, 2006.They were conducting lanffing pattern work at Walffion N O L F flying the T-34C "Turbo Mentor" when the crash occurred. Both pUots were members of the VT-27 "Boomers" at NAS Corpus Christi, T X .

Raffi was an insttuctor pUot for VT-27 for a year prior to the accident. Previously he served with H M - 1 5 . Raul is survived by ffis new wife, Laura. Jeremy flew ffis first student solo on ffis previous flight. H e is survdved by ffis parents.

I would Hke to write more, but I'U leave that up to their classmates w h o know them better. However I know they touched many Uves- over 600 people turned out to their memorial service wffich included a 21 gun salute, a nfrssing man formation and a stirring and inspirational speech by Jeremy's father. At the servdce,Jeremy's parents were presented with Jeremy's "Wings of Gold." Please keep their families in your prayers. — Jon Hager '97 • Gaby B o l t o n sends some ffighly entertaiffing notes about a recent wedffing: • HeUo, 1998! There was a wedffing last August in AnnapoHs of one o f o u r classmates. Pointer # 1 for other former donners of necktab: the need to stretch the truth about one's undergraduate affiliation to frequenters of Griffin's on a Satorday night loses its urgency once you look more like the mother of a nfrdshipman than a nfrdshipman...

Class of '96 10th Reunion 22-24 September 2006 We WTU be p l a p n g Tulsa on Saturday 23SEP06 at 1:30 P M at the newly renovated Na\y Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. (Be sure to check out our class arch, the first one as you walk firom the blue side to the south end zone seats).

How to register for the reunion...

Go to \v\v"w.USNA.com use the "onhne community" to login, update your database information and continue to the event registration pull down to class events where the reunion registration hnk will be.

Also, visit â&#x20AC;˘ww"W.USNA96.com for updates and running commentary on the reunion.

There is a one time per family mandatory registration fee of $196. This fee covers planned catered class e\"ents as well as transportation for you and your family all weekend and a goody bag with various class crest memorabiha items. (If there are two married Classmates, both should register, and one will be refiinded). Football tickets are not included in registration fee but you may choose to purchase tickets and sit in the class section if desired.. .more info w h e n you register onhne on how.

Class Merchandise - Please visit wrww.usnaclasstore.coni/96store.htrnl to order you Class of'96 gear.

Order now so you can have it dehvered prior to the reunion.

R e u n i o n Schedule o f Events: Formal Parade - 4:00 P M Worden Field '96 H a p p y H o u r - 5:00 P M R o b e r t Crown SaiUng Center, U S N A - Drinks and a happy hour menu will be available.

Continental Breakfast and " B l o o d y Mary Bar" - 8:00 A M to 11:00 A M at the Annapohs Radisson on Riva Road. Continental Breakfast, Bloody Mary's and a registration table will be set up for your convenience while you are waiting for our contracted bus transportation to the stadium. We encourage all to take advantage o f t h e firee parking at the Radisson and let the '"96 bus" drop you and your family off at the tailgater o n game day.

TaUgate - 10:00 A M until we run out of food and drinks... Navy Marine Corps Stadium (^ the Water Tower. Football game kickofi" at 1:30 P M . Food, beverages and entertainment (Our very own "Void W h e r e Prohibited" will be hve on stage!!!). Please feel free to bring the kids as well...so plan to stay a while and enjoy the day.

Memorial Service - U S N A Chapel Sunday 1:30 P M .

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Pomter #2: stay away from Griffin's. What happened to that place? Wffich leads me to my reason for writing to you: Asffiey's making me. Or, put another way, I thought I'd provide an update to aU of you who are curious as to what's happenmg with aU ofus offier than, weU, us. So, parents ofus, read on: Without a doubt ffie 2005 NavyMarme Corps Weddmg offfieYear (NMCWOY) was ffie blessed nuptials of Ashley Renee McCrea to Capt Brendan SuUivan last August. Many opposed ffie marriage because it fiirther entangled ffie incestoous 8 ffi Company web, because Brendan SuUivan is the Uffie brother of Mary Kate (SuUivan) BaUey, who is married to Jimi BaUey, of "BaUey's Triette" fame, and the former 8th company commander. More about them later.

The SuUivan-McCrea camp spared no expense to make this a fabulous affafr. It was truly an A-List only party. If you weren't ffiere, it's because you weren't mvited.

Every major newspaper covered the event: The Trident, The AnnapoUs Capital, Naval Institote Proceeffings,The Log, The Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, and Sffipmate aU had reporters present.

MeanwhUe, AFRTS provdded a Hve feed to sffips at sea and ttoops in the field.

Without forther ado, the juicy detaUs from the red carpet: Gaby Bolton arrived wiffi ffie official partyffiessedm David's Bridal. Gaby is a consultant m DC, and in keepmg wiffi ffiat Hne of work, she wUl charge you her hourly rate for any conversarion or part of a conversarion you may have wiffi her. As she stepped out of her Hmo,ffiepress immeffiately accosted her Gaby merrUy shouted, "Fuscffia isffienew black!" Everyone present was bUled for tffis statement.

Also in the official party was Jennifer (Seguin) Yuchasz, who wore David's Bridal as weU, wffich is very big tffis year.

On Jen's arm, was her husband ofjust a few months, Jake Yuchasz. When the paparazzi asked about her dress, Jen offiy said, "Paybacks are a bitch."

Becky (DowUng) Adams arrived via F/A-18, wffich she left conspicuously parked on StribHngWalk. Beck showed up in Vanguard with shoes by Bates Lite, but quickly changed before the ceremony ffito her matching DB ensemble. "I love ASHLEY!" she shouted as her cockpit opened. Becky reaUy Uves up to the old adage, "Always a bridesmaid and never get to wear the dress again."

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weighed in at just 7.5 pounds, which in DB, shoes by Asics. MK is ttaiffing for the Olympic Trials in the marathon, a ffistance my opinion is a Httie Hght for a W but Jen assures me she wUl teach her the imporwhich I'm told is sHghdy longer than a tance of snack macffines, CannonbaU mUe and a haff. MK was accompanied by Runs, and N O T SHARING FOOD. her long time sidekick and husband, Jimi On a related subject, our blusffing bride BaUey, who is in meffical school in DC. Ashley "Has It Been More Than 9 Rumors were swirUng that Jirffi Months?" Sullivan, is afready with constandy fiying up those Triettes was chUd. Said chUd is due in August. Stay starting to interfere with MK's ttaimng tuned to Sffipmate to find out if it's the and causing conffict. Remember, you pmk kind or the blue kind. • read it in Shipmate first.

Cori Thornton low crawled her way Tffis also in from Carlos Jativa: to the red carpet. Cori arrived wearing • I hope everyone is doing weU.The last Vanguard. Cori is a ternfrnal Marine. few months for me have been exciting as Correction: she is on ternfrnal leave from I have transitioned to the civdHan sector. I the Marines. Cori is currendy looking for got out ofthe Navy, graduated from busia job — you can check out her website at ness school and started my new job aU MarineCoriForHire. Com. witffin a few days of each other 1 work in Katy Evans arrived on the red carpet Ridgefield, CT with two other USNA in Isaac Mizrahi for Target. She kept grads, David Bryson, '90 and Scott saying how she was "stUl on L.A. time."

Jackson, '97. During that time, I have Katy has spent much ofthe last two years gotten a chance to catch up with several mourffing the loss ofthe CH-46 aircraft.

'98ers.Jeff Sowa, Arny Stankus, Blake She lets go of her grief by slapping Dorr and I attended Jonas and Georgia SERE canffidates.

Zikas' wedffing on March 4' .The Cristina Esposito showed up in reception was ffighUghted by Jonas enterKatffie Lee Gifford for Wal-Mart. Espo is taiffing ofthe crowd with ffis mandoUn. It fiffisffing up her cffiropractic stoffies in was great to see everyone again and we aU Adanta and wiU soon be known profeshad a great time celebrating. Jonas is close sionaUy as D O C T O R Espo. PersonaUy, to completing ffis second year at you can caU her Doctor Cristina Esposito.

U C O N N Law. Jeff is currendy Hvdng in A Htde birffie told me she was valeffictoFlorida and is working in a sales position. rian of her graduating class. And they said Arny Hves in NewYork City and is workthat soccer team woffid torn out no good. ing in commercial real estate. Blake is CaroUne Rodi wore Jacklyn Snfrth fiffisffing up ffis last semester at for the Big K and arrived vda smaU boat Wasffington and Lee Law School. from her sffip, the USS JOHN PAUL I had a chance to catch up with FARRAGUT HALSEY where she is Leighton and Kate Pitre on a ttip to doing her Dept Head tour as the Assistant AnnapoUs. Leighton is wrapping up ffis Weapons Control Liaison Operations tenure as a company officer and wiU be Fires Control Assistant. Roffi took a year heaffing to Groton to start SOAC in May. and a haff off to travel before going They are expecting the birffi of ffieir back into the Navy for Hfe. Her sffip is daughter Chloe in late AprU. Speaking of homeported in Albuquerque. newborns, I just got word that Jason and Last to walk the red carpet was Pam Weed have a new daughter, Shealyn Ashley "It's AU About Me" McCrea, Morgan Weed. Congrats to ffie Pittes and who wore affiessby Vera Wang and shoes Weeds. Jason is currendy assigned as the

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Navigator ofthe USS Mempffis. During Inside the chapel, there wasn't a dry that ttip to AnnapoHs, I also caught up eye in the house as the happy couple with Gaby Bolton. Gaby Hves in exchanged their vows. Nor was there a Washington DC and is working in dry eye OUTSIDE the chapel, where consulting.

I heard from Britton Smith legions of ex-Navy FootbaU players cried recendy and he is close to graduating aUigator tears as McCrea took her vows. from Harvard Business. He wUl be The after party was at the O-Club. moving to NJ and wUl also work in The After After party was at O'Brien's. consulting. Last but not least, I got to And the After After After party... weU, I hang out with Justin Anderson one last can't talk about that. time before he and his fanfrly head out to As this went to press, Jen "It's Been Washington.

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Education and Social Stoffies, wffile I am at stay-at-home mom to Luke, almost two years old, and Amy Grace, who was born on Valentine's Day tffis year. Mark also coaches varsity Cross Country and Track and Field. He continues to run competitively himself as weU.We hope everyone in '99 is doing weU...here is a recent fanfrly photo and pics ofthe kids... •

AlsofiromJake Schnfrtter: • Greetmgsfi^omthe Desert! A lot has happened since I last vvTote to sffipmate.

After tvvo deplovinents in ffie Prowler Commuffity, I decided to head back to Canoe U as a Company Officer.Yep,Jake Schnfrtter is/was a Company Officer (you can stop laugffing now). I ffid ffie one year Masters course, during wffich my wife Drew and 1 had our daughter Lainey (vvho is now a year old).

I actoaUy had a blast as ffie ALPHA company officer for plebe summer. After ffiat period, 1 became ffie 14ffi Company Officer. It vvas a great experience and truly one to remember. Unfortonately, I was told m Februarv- 2006 that I woffid no longer be spreaffing hate and ffiscontentffiBancroft HaU and instead get Happy Fim Time wiffi ffie Army for a vv hole year in Iraq (1 guess aUffiatMLT stuff vvdUfinaUycome m handy).That dam ol'"needs of ffie Navy" In case you haven't heard ffie term "Inffivddual Augmentee" - guess wffiat? You vvdU. Joining me m ffie desert is Mario WUson,'96, PhU Simpson,'97, Cisco Alsma, '97, Fisher Reynolds BUl Lehner, '99, C D R Greg 'Meat' EUison, '86 and my Duly Thirtv" Alum, Pete Codma.

1 also forgot- surfing tffiough channels I spotted Jany CoUaco on'Deal or No Deal.'That was ffie hardest S600 I ever saw anyone earn! I hope everyone is domg weU and staying safe.

Fairs wmds! —Jake • Pictures to share...

I hope tffis finds everyone weU. Carissa and I are doing weU in WUnfrngton. We're expecting our tffird baby in November- a girl. I look forward to geffing some more updates fixjm everyone!

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HeUo '99! Hope everyone is havdng a wonderfiU summer. I've got two updates and a couple of great pictores for tffis column. Here's a note from Jamie Conrad: • Tracey and I were blessed with the birth ofour first chUd, Abby, on 15 Feb, 2006.1 have attached a pictore ofTracey, Abby and me. We have recendy moved from Cherry Pomt, N C to Fredericksburg,VA and I wUl be workmg at Quantico. •

Tracey and Jamie Conrad with baby Abby.

And here's a note from Karen (Castle) and Mark Tompkins:

Jonas and Georgia's wedding

• Mark and I are Hvdng in Newport News, Virgiffia, with plans to move to WUHamsburg tffis summer. We both got out ofthe Navy ffi the summer of'04.

Mark is teachmg ffigh school Special

Karen and Mark Castle, with Amy Grace and Luke.

So that's aU I have for you tffis go-around.

HopefiUly everyone wUl have exciting summer stories and pictores for the upcorffing issues, or I'U have to start describing my day-to-day activities at the NASD in excruciating detaU for the next column. Enjoy the rest ofthe summer!

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and Hke it. — Russel Baker Minh-Tu ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 9 6 % PRES: J.V. "Murph" McCarthy VICE PRES: Art Terry TREAS: Nick Lalota SECT: T i m O'Connor 317 N. Pleasant Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450 E: ShipmateOO@yahoo.com

SffipmatesI figure tffis column coffid go down as the most anticipated in our 7 year ffistory of pubHcation. We had some pretty big news tffis month, and plenty of subnfrssionsffithe inbox. And since Murph had to bolt to tend to ffis neglected camel farm m the deserts of Iraq, I have the conn.

Everyone has been asking about a certain member ofthe Class of2000/USS IWO JIMA alum that has been seen gracing the tabloids with a larger than lffe female pop icon. I'm here to confirm that yes; Ryan "Biggie" Kennedy has been ttavehng as a back-up dancer on Madonna's recent US tour A talent scout saw ffis Cffippendale's bow-tie act at Anffiew Lynch's weddmg last spring and signed him up.

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Speaking of headUne stories, I received a last nfrnute update from Murph before he boarded a ffight for ffis tffird trip to the sandbox. He is engaged. He popped the question to the love offfisHfe and longtime girlfriend, Lauren Banasz. I'm having a Httle bit offfifficultywriting tffis paragraph. Lauren is the younger sister of one of my 8 Company roommates and buddy since NAPS,JeffBanasz. I tffink I went to her ffist commuffion as a Plebe back in '97. Oh weU, I coffidn't be more excited for the two of them as they prepare for a Ufe of tormenting Jeff and prepping to breed what wUl easUy be the dirtiest, most obnoxious DevU Dogs in the ffistory ofthe Corps.

Alright, time to change course before I'm rffistaken for the newest cast member on "The View"Ryan Drangiffis and Adam Tolk have completely revolutioffized the internet as we know it. They have taken it upon themselves to update and "Super Size" the class of 2000 website. When you get a chance, go to www.usna2000.com , check out the website and update your information. Ryan and Adam started an IT consulting / Website design company in San Diego. BZ! If you have any questions, suggestions, or know anyone who needs a website, please contact them at info@yooto.net .

They have added security measures and made the contact information database a secure and user-friendly way of getting in touch with each other.

AdffitionaUy, they had photographers foUow Murph around trick-or-treating last HaUoween and posted shots of our Class President dressed as a TeUetubby pusffing Httie kids out ofthe way so he can get more ofthe "King Size" candy bars. (Afright, that's not true either, but if it gets you to the site...) Seriously, check it out, it's amazing what these two have done. Oh, and they wUl continue to moonlight as two guys with a knack for kicking any kegs lying around after a party...

Here is a subrffission from the fleet we received, enjoyed, but could not necessarUy decipher-

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• Sffipmate, As I have had the astute honor of watcffing tffis young gendeman transform into a fine naval officer, I am attacffing an article recently printed in the local CoupevdUe Herald.

Thanks, CDR Bruce D. OrweU, USNA'85 Eric Little (Dec 7 7 - May '06)—In May, Eric "Alex P."Little '00parted ways with his VQ-2 brethren to become one of the greats.

After his packet was accepted, he was given the honor of reporting to VP-30 - the clearinghouse for all ofVP operations - and he did. "I always knew he was destined for greatness," said long-time friend and hallowed mentor Dan Arndt '98. Rob "Farva" Burns '00, fellow VQ-2 alum now stationed at NAS Whiting Field flying the mighty T-34C, recalls that Eric was his stiffest competition [for the] "30 nod" but in the end he decided the Pro's Nest was just a little too unprofessional for his taste. Friend, longtime confidant, and selfproclaimed King of Curacao, C. Patrick Smith '98 was extremely enthusiastic about Eric's selection to the Chode's Nest, and had this to say, "Bro, Bro, Bro, Bro, Bro, this is an outstanding decision by 30, but it doesn't make up for theirfailure to pick me. I'm glad Eric listened to me and turned himself into such a fme officer " LT Michael "The Whit" Whitfield was unavailable for comment, but apparently the Spikeage was high. According to Trey Batten '00, "I Love it, I Love it, TAAAAAAIIIIIIIINT!".

Eric Little is excited about what adventures lay ahead but is also excited about getting back to VQ-2 as a department head saying, "It is my life long dream to be a department head and XO of an operational squadron." •

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At the helm ofhis trusty steed.

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• Hey Guys, Greetings from Gaffinburg,TN. Here's a pic of me wiring one of the many rental cabins here in GatHnburg...love the pics, keep 'em confrng!

After reaffing the last issue of Shipmate, I wanted to send out a sincere greeting and warm thanks to aU of the 2000 guys and gals standing the watch around the Globe. In the last two years since returffing to civdHan Hfe, I've come to appreciate the Naval Academy experience more than ever, and am gratefol for the privUege of caffing so many extraorffinary folks friends.

I am currendy working as an electtician here in Tennessee and moonUghting as Operations Officer at the Naval Reserve Center in KnoxvUleTN. Props go out to my parmer in crime in K-town, and "Boat School" Alum, LCDR Pattick Byrne. The prknary focus in the Reserves now seems to be a more seamless integration into ffie Fleet, and ff tffings go right, I wiU be gomg back on active duty tffis winter.

It is also my pleasure to report that LT Frank Weisser is back in theVA Beach area after completing operational deployment, and He and Bethany are, as always gracious enough to share their greetings with friends abroad. BTW, putting out an APB for any 3rd Co. folks out there; would love to put together a contact Hst for any ofyou guys reading this.

As always, the cabin here in Gaffinburg is open to any and aU traveHng

dirough ffie Souffieast...the beer's cold, ffie water's brown, and ffie Hght's always on! Git "er Done!!

Good Luck to aU! Josh "Dizzy" GUlespie; airpirate25@aol.com • From Brian WUson• Just wanted some free press and to let everybody know Fm working for the Navy at Office of Navy Inteffigence. Just vvent on ternfrnal last Thursdav, drove ffie UHaffi on Friday, started work on Monday, good times. Ran into Affiian Thom.'00. dovvTi in Camp Lejeune, she's movdng dovvTi to Texas tffis summer for grad schooL I'fl be domg this gig for a whUe and am anenffing St. John's CoUege (yes ffiat one) m ffie sprmg. 1 afready ran into Dan Goodwdn,'01, here at ONI and am sure ffiere are a bimch of offier USNA alum around. So my emaU is brian. vvdlson.usmc@gmaU.com, and I'm Hvdng in NW DC, ffiat is aU. -Brian WUson • Anoffier update fix)m Erm Martm (Jasons wffe) • Eiin Martin here. Qay Martins best half).Thought I woffid update you on some new news here m ffie east. I'm sure you heard of ffie arriv-al ofJack Nicka. I woffid attach a picture but mom, dad, and baby have been m P-Cola at some school for somethmg (ffiat's officer wffe code for we just nod and srffile but rarely listen) .You shoffid hassel ffiem for a pictore of ffie big guy ffiough. We just returned from sffitrv" souffi Georgia fixDm ffie Davds weddmg. Brian and Lmdsey tied ffie knot Memorial Day weekend.

There was a handfiU of Naval Academy grads ffiere too. N o pictures from ffiat eiffier yet. I'm not much help guess. Jay just left on ffie Ivvo-Jima for 6-7 months.

Pia and I are keepmg busv- and waitmg for ffie Nickas to go back to Beaufort so we can get ffie babies together and not do any of ffie fiin tffings w-e used to do. Sorry I coiUdn't provdde some pics. I at least wanted to drop a Hne sffice you said your last sffipmate column w-as lackmg. Hope aU is weU! Take care. Erm • Offier than that, not much than location updates to report. GuUford Robinson checked m to update contact irffo, he's at ffie Anderson School of Busmess (UCLA's MBA program) HvdngffiWest HoUv-\v-ood. Zach Guerra updated his San Diego adffiess. Jarrett Davies is gettmg ready for UT's MBA program m ffie faU. AUan Rowe is movdng back to ffie states to teach his Harvard Busmess

School classmates how to rip up (hard earned) phone numbers of beautifffi vv-omen in front of their faces in Cambridge bars tffis faU and I am stiU trvdng to learn how to make responsible, adffit decisions in NewYork Citv* (in offier words, havdng a great time). I hope everv'one is stavdng safe and doing w-eU. Keep ffie subrffissions flowdng, tffis vvas a great monffi.

Take care-Tim O'Connor

daughter, MoUyJane on June 6. Karie barely batted an eye during the deHvery and vvas out getting her PT on the day before she gave birth. Notffing short of a PFT. Congrats to Morgan Jankowski Fielder and Aaron Fielder had a baby girl named Sasha Violet Fielder Nick Breeffiove writes,

• "Friends & Sffipmates, Greetings from beautifol Udari, Kuwait! The Notorious D.U.G. Hale and I (Nick "Plays WeU wdth Others" Breedlove) are out here ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% doing the Navy's fost Afr Ambffiance/ LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 9 5 % Medevac nfrssion smce Vietoam. HSC-25 PR-ES: Capt Aaron Fielder, USMC Det 5 left Guam last August and spent 3 VICE PRES: LT Dave Harrington, USN months m Jax, FL accepting new heUcop-fREAS: LT Andy Henwood, SC, USN SECT: LT Angela Karalekas, USN ters and trainmg with HS-15 to come out 35 Old Coach Cir.. Ludlow, MA 01056 here and do tffis rffission for the Army. We E: usna2001na\'>'@yahoo.com packed the birds up and flew out together WEB SITE: www.usna01.com m November and wUl be here at least Greetmgs'01, unffi June. The sand is beautiftU, the Five year reuffion October 13-15.

Sweffish Bikiffi Team makes frequent Check the class website vvww.usna01.com visits, and ffie Army is cool - so, neeffiess for detaUs. See you ffiere. to say there is no where we woffid rather be. ActoaUy none of those tffings are true but bemg some ofthe fost guys to do an important Hfe-saving nfrssion for Naval aviation is exttemely rewardmg. Other Academy grads out here with us are the skipper - CDR Todd "Big Daddy" Flaimery '89, XO - LCDR "MarUyn" Monroe HoweU '91, Megan "Einstein Hafr" Fuie '02, and Sam "MUton from OflSce Space" Mason '02.WhUe we have ffie pffipit, we woffid Hke to give Andy Hennwood and his 105 lb fish in Diego Garcia. a shout out to aU our Bubbas fighting Island Record!!! terrorism and hangovers around the globe -John "Best PUot Ever" Mikols is havdng a tough crffise m the Caribbean right now; Ken "Newly Handcuffed" Deppisch just got married to ffie lovely Hannah Grubb on New-Years Eve; Greg "Caveman" SUer is reaUy enjovdng ffis time at HS-TuffTeam ffi Japan and I hear is reaUy blendmg mto the cffitore weU; Pepe "Robbed FROM the Cradle" Davis is gettmg married m San Diego Navy Air Ambulance Grads from left Todd Flannery tffis sprmg; Jay "Superman" Russo is '83, Megan Fine '02, Dave Meissner '02, Doug Hale '01, gettmg married to ffis beautifiU Texas Sam Mason '02, Nick Breedlove '01, Token OCS guy fiance Marissa tffis spring also; Brian Chris Pisel (UNC Wilmington '00), Martin Howell '91 "Sqvush you like a Bug" Evick is out here domg some spec ops and ampffib I would like to give a qffick shout out to SAR in the Guff; Mike "Pregnant the members of 27 company, '06 vvho Pause" Fisher and Tim "Hair is ffid a fine job celebratmg thefr commisAlways in Regs" Topping are enjoymg siorung week. Hats off to ffie class of their time on Guam. Doug Hale here 1956; they were m ffigh spfrits as they wdth an update for several people: Mark passed ffie "56-06" bars to the graduates.

"Tedward" Kurtz is gettmg married It was a great moment to vvatch. tffis March to Ms. Anffie Robison, sorry Congratolations to Katie McCUntock I'm gomg to miss ffiat bud. He contmues GUUam and her woop husband. Josh to make Hsts of thmgs he won't do. Offier GUHam '00. They had thefr second August 2006

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Jacksonburg residents include Mike Sheedy, who made HAC a number of months ago and is stUl trying to reUve ffis lax days with Mickey Jarboe '00 on a club team. Ryan Beshany continues to make it as hot as possible leading pirate parties and Arabian Knight gatherings.

Spencer WUcox '00 is working on his real estate Hcense, an "Entourage" episode starring ffim in Jax Beach, and ffis conversion paperwork to become an honorary '01 grad. Pat Morely, made HAC at HS7 and is currently in work-ups for a November deployment. Mike Evans, remains bitter at HS-15, he'U be confrng out here in May to reHeve me and has been doing weU with his wife Anne.

Scott Krushinski and Brett MiUer enjoy the P-3 Ufe in Jax, both married and getting through those rough "deployments." From the West coast. Jack Kruse and Matt Luoto returned recently from deployment. Matt is expecting his first chUd any day now. Jack is planffing on taUgating for the occasion at the hospital with Tim Berthold andjoe SpineUi Tim wUl be out ofthe Navy shortly and is looking into graduate school options whUe Joe is looking at law school options.

Jack has been making frequent trips to Newport Beach to visit Hoot Stahl and company. Jack, Hoot and Josh HiU had an interesting encounter with Lindsy Lohan a whUe back. Jack wUl have to elaborate on the detaUs. Steve Weydert is now a PPC in the P-3 world. In keeping with the tradition of chest candy, he was awarded a NAM. for "being a real fonny guy." He met up with Patton HoUday recently in Japan toffiscusspatch trading and the benefits ofthe cross-stitch patch.

Fran Conole is starting his shore tour in DC, looking to buy a place in the city and continues to "TCB." Chad Huflfrnan wffi be getting out ofthe Navy shortly and heaffing up to Charlotte, NC with ffis wife Brina, best of luck to them.

Brandon Shafer wUl be done with his time in Jax tffis summer and wUl be moving to his shore tour duty station, possibly Washington. More from P-3's Beau "Procreate the Species" Hufstetler is expecting his second Httle boy soon;Jed "SWO Daddy" Magda has completed the transition from SWO to the P-3 world and quickly was sent out to begin coUecting his per diem check on a cush Air Force base somewhere. Marine grunt Josh "Golden Boy" Glover is the nation's newest SUver Star winner for gaUant actions in OIF

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One; Matt "Covered Wagon" Custance is also back to San Diego from a vaUant job-weU-done in the sandbox (several times over). Geoff "Sheppdogg" Sheppard is on shore duty in San Diego scamrffing the Navy out of coundess degrees, deployments, and doUars.

We hope everyone is staying safe out there. Take care and don't let the man keep you down." • Andy Henwood sent tffis in a few months ago, weUffine,but who's counting. I have been waiting for the precise moment to unveU Andy and his big catch. I wanted to time it as close to the reuffion as possible. Andy has left the island and is now stationed in PhUladelpia. He writes, • "Greetings from the Indian Ocean!

I've puUed a year tour out here on Diego Garcia and let me teU, tffis island is the best-kept secret in the Navy. I've been out here since and except for the lack of females on the island, I've loved every nfrnute. We are located in the tropics, seven degrees south ofthe equator. We reaUy lucked out and the tsunami missed us. The place is a mix between GUhgan's island and McHale's Navy. They have me running a bulk foel ternfrnal out here and to date, I've managed to avoid causing an environmental catastrophe. Being the glorified beach bum that I am, I am defimtely in my element out here. My office is out on the fuel pier and I have a panoramic view ofthe entire lagoon. The fisffing out here is absolutely unreal. I fish pretty much every day, so I'U have plenty of Hes to teU at the five year. I usuaUy hit the lagoon everyday for some waterskiing, saUing or snorkeUng. Let me teU you, it's a tough Hfe defending the country. Out here with me for a while with their P-3 squadron were Dave Harrington and Justin Kibbey. How the Navy ever let those two jokers fly aircraft I'U never know. Steve Ryan made a brief stop whUe his squadron participated in tsunanfr reHef ops. Dave has calmed down quite a bit since ffis marriage to Laura (thank God). I'm glad he'sfinaUygone though because having to Hsten to him sing Bohenfran Rhapsody for karaoke over and over again at the O-Club on Friday nights was driving me to an early grave.

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Giant TrevaUy I hooked at work the other day. Enjoy." •

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Hey everyone, 1 hope you are aU having a fantastic summer. As we get closer to our first class soiree (our taUgater at the Navy vs.

Rutgers game on 14 October 2006), we have estabHshed a blog to disperse information in a timeUer manner. The website is www.usna2002.blogspot.com . We're going to be using it to try to get as accurate a headcount as possible, as weU as a sign up forum for those ofyou who want to volunteer yourselves to help. Plus, we wiU be posting updates there for getting tickets and coordinating locations, etc. We don't have any hotel blocks set up yet, wffich we may do depenffing on the response we get, so let us know ASAP if you plan on confrng.

And on to the updates! I apologize to those who had to get bumped back a month due to the—what do you know!—volume of updates we had for the June/July issue.

Pete Scheu writes: • I wanted to write in one more time before I leave for deployment on the Big-E (ENTERPRISE) on Tuesday I'm headed off with VFA-136 and CVW-l...fr offiy took me four years to get to my first deployment! I had a few folks write in with updates, so here goes.

Mark Stearns sends his best from Norfolk aboard his newly converted SSGN: "After three long years in the shipyard, FLORIDA (SSGN 728) is heading out to sea! Sea trials are starting this week, which is pretty exciting. I am an officer ofthe deck and may be the one to dive the boat the first time. After that, the boat is changing homeports to Kings Bay GA, so I'U be TAD in GA for a couple of months. We just put in for our shore tour, so hopefuUy we'U be hearing about that soon (we're supposed to rotate in September). We are looking to either stay here or get back to the west coast. Our biggest news is that we are expecting our first chUd...surprise!

The baby is due in early September, and we are hoping that I wdU be here for the big day."

Kent Odgers says ffiat he's freezing out in Monterey at NPGS (how on earth... it's gorgeous out there!), alffiough he's enjovdng going to class wdffi O-5's who haven't been to coUege in years. He's run into Rob Laird '00 and an old brigade commander, alffiough he can't seem to remember ffis name. Funny how its ffie faces ffiat come so easUy but ffie names always escape us!

Leah Demberger wTites fixim Newport, RI: 'T left my second Div--0 tour on BONHOMME R I C H A R D in January (I ffid ffie extended 36 month tour on ffie same sffip). I'm setded up in Newport, RI teachmg Divdsion Officers Expeffitionarv- Warfare (ampffib stufi) at SWOS. And, after the world's longest engagement:), Cffiis and 1 are plannmg a May 2007 Newport weddmg. That's reaUy aU from me. Oh, one more tffingStephanie (TuUock) Widmann '00 and her hubby Mike Widmann '00 are stationed up here, too. I'm actoaUy rehevmg Steph as Schedffier (coUateral duty).

Mike is NAPS'AdnfrnO and Lacrosse Asst. Coach. Steph is pregnant and havdng a baby gfrl ffi June." Congrats to Steph and Mike!!—Leah Those were the only folks 1 heard iiom m my request for material to send m, although 1 have run mto qffite a few kids. Right now I'm Hving with Chris SUlman (my roommate from the Academy, fiinny how that happens four years later) as a good deal BAH tffing unffi I leave on cruise. He's engaged to be married to his favorite munchkm of five years, EHzabeth, m November; he's flymg SH-60s wiffi a reserv-e helo squadron that specializes m CSAR. Sean Holman just got back from Iraq for the second tfrne, I beHeve, and is explormg moving out to the east coast. After winrung a fantastic Pri-A slot and gomg from ffis last ffight m the RAG to a C O D out to the ROOSEVELT m the guff m tffiee days, George Schmnke is back from cruise wdth the Golden Warriors. Mike Stanfield finished up m Lemoore with me and is now with the Ragin' BuUs out in Oceana. Bob Foley was ffi our class as weU and is now with the Sidewmders out of Beaufort (him and ffis wffe just welcomed a new baby boy a few months ago!). He's m CVW-1 with me, along with a whole slew of kids. I'U put together

a Hst and send it out on cruise. Pritha Mahadevan wrote from her second tour in Iraq (she's there for 14 months tffis time!!) that she was eating ice cream with Erin KeUy, so at least they have some way to keep cool in ffie desert! I know that Laura Zarcaro was married to her long time Air Force boyfriend, and is an E-2 NFO here in Norfolk. Joey PetruceUi '03 and Gabe McCoUough '01 are both here in Norfolk as weU, doing subs and C-2 flying, respectively.

My hats are off to you SWO/Sub foUcs, ffiere's no way I coffid ever survive on that Httie sleep!! Love the crew rest/crew day..Oh, and last but most certaiffiy not least,VFA-136 Kffighthawk grads include our XO, C D R Steve McAlearney, M . Q ; LCDR Max Shuman, Adnfrn-O; LCDR Effiot Clemence,Traiffing-0; LCDR Dave PoUard, recendy detached from the squaffion; LT Jim AUen, who is soon to be detached; LT Mike Manfficffia; and LTjg Dave Tickle. HopefiUly that's everyone, I'm sure I'U hear about it ffit isn't. Ok, tfrne to go fiffish packmg for the great adventore! That's about it for now.

HopefiiUy I'U be able to send some pictores of boat schoolers on cruise. Oh yeah, I'U foUow up with a few pictores for ya. Have a great day, stay sffe. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Brandon Otto is out here as weU on ffis fast attack sub, based out of Norfolk. He Hves m WUHamsburg and does a crazy commute every day. They reaUy keep those sub guys busy! —Pete • «

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Leah Demberger and her fiance Chris

m Greetings '02,The March COWPENS write-up from Josh WeUe in Japan made me nostalgic. Before Josh reported as MPA, Steve Carter was Commuffications Officer, and he's now the Reactor Electtical Divdsion Officer on GEORGE WASHINGTON in NorfoUc. John Cabigon was COWPENS' Strike Officer, and he just fiffished ffis tour with DESRON 50 in Bahrain and reported to PACOM in Hawaii. John had an amazing tour with the DESRON, embarking on the oceanograpffic survey sffip HENSON throughout the AOR, working as the CTF 58 LNO, and ttaiffing Iraqi Naval Forces at Umm Qasr. I was COWPENS' R Divdsion Officer, and afterwards I reported to CENTCOM at Camp As SayUyah, Qatar, as Reports Officer for the Joint Security Dfrectorate. It was a blast, and m six months we deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, Baffiain, Afghamstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, and Egypt, conducting AT/FP vuHierabffity assessments of DoD and DoS facffities. In Qatar I ran into Jelani Hale '00, a SEAL who was one of 2 8 * Company's most laid-back plebe summer detaUers. Then I reported as Operations Officer to Afloat Prepositioffing Sffips Squaffion FOUR, under Mffitary Seahft Command (MSC) Centtal in Bahrain.

My X O was LCDR Paul Berthelotte '92, who is the same class as my sponsor father,John Casey '92. In Bahrain, I ran into John Cabigon andjelaffi Hale agam, along with CharUe Perkins '01 and Brooke Massie '01. NickYouidser worked as an engineering inspector for Bahram's nfrne sweepers/hunters, and we felt smart hanging out with Ben HeuieUse from CARDINAL ofthe MHC crew VALOR. After ffie threemonth vacation in Bahrain, I reported to MSC Kuwait, at the Port of Ash Shuaiba and Kuwait Naval Base (KNB). At KNB I ran mto John Cabigon and CharHe Perkms agam, and Ben Heineike dropped in for a quick port caU on ARDENT, of the MCM crew IMPERVIOUS. At Shuaiba, I noticed in our watch log that NickYounker's fost sffip HARPERS FERRY made a quick port caU back in 2004. Robin MarUng '01 was NAV at the time, and she recently fiffished a tour on ENTERPRISE. She's now on an Ampib-type shore duty in Quantico.

Sarah Bartek is working her taU off as a nuke SWO on the big"E," and Monica Hundt is doing the same as Reactor Mechaffical Divdsion Officer on EISENHOWER. Before I fimshed my

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tour in Kuwait, 1 retorned to Bahrain for R&R and ran into Roben Alfonso and Clayton Hergert '01, a couple of SEALs ttapped in office cubicles. Jason Hickle ffid some time in the Guff as DCA on CHOSIN, where he joined BIythe Oraker as NAV, before she departed to be an NROTC insttuctor at the Uffiversity ofTexas, Austin. Back in the states, Hannah Martin puUed chocks early and is now working and a foU-time graduate stodent in Oregon. My Pensacola partoer in crime James Lagasca has ttained and deployed throughout Alaska, Asia, and Iraq, and the last I heard, he was looking forward to being the Eng Det Commander for MEU Service Support Group 15. InJune I reported to Great Lakes IL, to be AOIC for the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) Learffing Site. I hope everyone had a great summer and is enjoying our weU-earned promotion.

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Surgery, Beffiesda then Hkely some fleet time; LeUe (Gregory) Vojta Transitional, Travis AFB Cahforma (married a USAFA guy and went mto the Air Force), ffien likely Emergency Mefficine Matt Moore (USU) and Brett Chamberiin (Umversity ofTexas Southwestern Meffical School) wUl be graduating next year after taking time off to have a fanfrly and do meffical research, respectively. Hope tffis note finds everyone domg weU.—Jon McDivitt •

Jon McDivitt writes:

PRES: LTJG Daniel BaUey VICE PRES: LTJG Dan Emmert TREAS: IstLt NoeUe Navas SECT: LTJG Rick Mui E: navyclass2003@hotmail.com

• A qffick note fiom Meffical Corps: ffie seven most juffior USNA grads from our class werefinaUypromoted to LT (or CPT m LesHe's case) after beings Ensigns for four years whUe in Meffical School at the Unfformed Services Uffiversity. We graduated on 20 May 2006 and the commencement was held at Constitotion HaU in Wasffington DC with the Surgeon Generals ofthe various services m attendance. After graduation, we have about a month off before reportmg to various ttaimng hospitals across the US where we'U begin our Internsffips and some of us wUl be given the opportoffity to fiffish our specialty before being sent to the fleet and where others wUI Hkely be sent to operational bUlets by rffid 2007 (the frony being that many of our classmates wUl be out ofthe Navy before any ofus "Docs" reaUy get into it!). The specialty choices and locations ofthe USNA grads in the 2006 USU class are as foUows: Mike Barna '95 - General Surgery, Bethesda (came to USU after being a SWO); Pat Barker - Transitional, Bethesda then Hkely Ophtho;Jason Bernhard — General Surgery, Bethesda; KeUy Gray - FamUy Mefficine, Bremerton; Derek MUetich — Transitional, Portsmouth, then Ukely FHght Surgery; Jon McDivitt — Internal.

Mefficine, Portsmouth, then Hkely some fleet time; Kate OUver '99 - OB/GYN, Bethesda (came to USU after stodying at Oxford); Scott Tintle - Orthopeffic

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That's it for tffis month. We hope to see lots of responses for the Navy/ Rutgers game—it'U be a great time.

Remember to check out the blog for updates on ticket sales and we look forward to seemg those ofyou who can make it! Enjoy the rest of your summer! ~Dam ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 96%

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Friends, I'm sorry to inform those ofyou who don't know that our friend and Classmate Michael L. LiCalzi passed away. Mike and tffiee of ffis Camp Lejeune Marines ffiowned on 11 May 2006 when ffieir tank roUed off a temporary bridge and plunged mto a canal in centtal Iraq.

Mike's friends in the 30 Company remember him with the foUowmg...

• "MUce leaves beffind ffis parents, Greg and Carol, sister EUzabeth, and brothers Greg and Luke in adffition to the many Hves he touched throughoutffisttagicaUy short, but fidl lffe. As anyone who had the privUege of knowing Mike can attest, he exempHfied everytffing someone woiUd want in a friend. His vigor and intensity was contagious and drove Mike to participate in everytffing from boxing to reaffing every type of book imaginable to everytffing in between. Above aU else, MUce valued mtegrity, loyalty, and compassion for others and served as an example of what we should aU sttive to

represent. Please keep the LiCalzi fanfrly in your thoughts and prayers. There wdU never be a person Hke Mike LiCalzi, he wiU ttffiy be rffissed." • We aU remember Michael L LiCalzi Mike for ffifferent reasons. Many ofus wUl remember Mike for ffis everiastmg abffity to make friends, or the way he always brought a smUe to any conversation, and even the way Mike always found ffie goodness m any sitoation. These moments we hold dear m our hearts ofour truly amazing friend wUl last a Hfetime!

Our hearts go out to the LiCalzi fanfrly for their loss and we thank those who wish our class condolences, as we have lost a great friend. Our Hves have been undoubtedly changed for the better as a resffit ofthe impact MUce had each and every one ofus. Mike wUl be nfrssed but never forgotten.

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Late last year a smaU group of alumm led bv- George Dolan and Ed Palanek, boffi '57, met for ffie purpose of estabHshing an Ahimffi Association chapter m Souffiern Arizona. There being sufficient mterest among graduates m ffie area to sustain a chapter, bv"law5 vvere prepared and approved, and officers and directors of ffie fledgling organization elected, on Januaiy 27,2005.We currently have 40 members, from classes ranging firom 1941 to 1999.

Our appHcation for official recogmtion w ^ approved on 5 .Vlay 2006, beconfrng ffie lOOffi A l u m m Association chapter (shared honor).

Officers are: President, George Dolan, '57;Vice President. Ed Palanek. '57: Secretarv; Jack Binns. 56;Treasiirer,

Bob Tims, '57; and Direaors, R o n Bishop, "57; Sev-mour Einstem, ' 4 1 ; Sofi Loomis, "99; Chris Pafrnenberg, '94; and Dave Stobbs. "58 T h e Souffiern Arizona Chapter and spouses met for ffie first time officiaUy 20 May '06. We met m an appropriately western settmg m a cottonwood grov-e at ffie Tanque Verde Guest R a n c h complete wdffi a smgmg cow-boy and western band.

We hav-e actoaUy been meeting regularly smce last faU. O u r member sffip continues to grow- as ffie word gets out. and ffiere are new- faces at ev-erv- meeting. -Attendees mcluded Marvlv-n and D i c k A u g u r '63, MicheUe and Steve Alexander '88, Joan and E d Biggers '57, Peggv- and E d Casey '75,Jane and Graham Clark '44, Nancv- and G e o r g e D o l a n '57, Kaffiy and R a y Green '80. Pat and BiU Greer '54, Sandra and T o m Johnston '62, Diane and A n d y Kish '65, lohn and Sofi L o o m i s '99, JuHe and Fred March '59, Solveig and E d Palanek '57, Bettv- and Jack S h e r w o o d '48, Pat and D a v e Stubbs '58. Demetra and B o b T i m s '57, Rita and T o m Watkins '49, Liliana and B o b Weibly '58, and T o m D o n a l d s o n '75.

We announced at ffie meeting ffie kickoff of planifrng for ffie Army-Navy game get togeffier m December at w-ffich our chapter wdU host ffie local West Pomt Society:We enjoyed w-atching Navy triumph last year at an ev-ent ffiey- hosted.

We wdU not meet agam until September, w^hen we wiU resume a monthly- meetmg on ffie thfrd Thursday; uffiess w-e are havdng some special ev-ent.

We have some mteresting programs m plannmg.Visitors are most w-elcome!

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY (PASADENA) LLNCHEON GROLT> T h e San GabrielVaUey contffigent of Los Angeles Chapter met for lunch at Minfr's Cafe m Monrovda on 28 AprU. Attending

vvere Bud HiU '59,Vmce Janfrson '57,Tim Mahoney '49, Mitch Marich ' 7 1 , Bob Rogers '54, and Glenn Sffindler '64. O u r group meets at 1130, ffie 4ffi Thunday- of each monffi (special schedffie Nov-Dec).

Contact Glerm Shmdler '64 (gsffindler64@ eanhHnk.net, 818-790-7475) for more details and to get on ffie announcement Hst. Glmn Shindler '64 MAY 2006 ORANGE COL^^TY LUNCHEON T h e Orange County- Luncheon w-as held on Tuesday, June 13 at ffie Santa Ana Elks Club at m Santa Ana. O u r speaker was C O L Stewart Navarre U S M C '76, vvho presendy- serves as the Cffief of Staff, Marme Corps Installations West, based at Camp Penffieton. H e prevdously- serv-ed as ffie C o m m a n d m g Officer of ffie 5 Marine Regiment deploy-ed to Iraq from Nov-ember 2004 to March 2005. H e commanded ffie 5 Marmes during ffie batde of FaUujah. Stewart spoke to us at lengffi usmg a PowerPomt presentation wdffi multiple pictures o n ffie batde of FaUujah, ffie elections ofJanuary 2005, and ffie ov-eraU situation m Iraq. It was very mterestmg to hear ffie e\-aluation of ffie situation m Iraq fiTom a regimental commander on ffie ground during one of ffie fiercest batdes of ffie campaign. H e described ffie present sitoation wdffi ffie citizens and why- he feels that we wdU succeed ffi bringmg democracy- to Iraq.

T h e classes wdffi ffie most attendees wdffi 4 classmates present were '53 and '57, closely foUowed by '47 wiffi 3 classmates present.We welcomed first time attendees Jerry Farrow- '69 and Jeff Bush '80 and hope ffiey- vvUl j o m us agaffi m ffie foture. We w-elcomed back T R Johnson '47. Bob LoweU '53, D o n Kennedy '56, Larry .Marr "56, Richard Lee '62, and Mike ^Tfrtmore "63 w-fro we hav-e not seen at our luncheons m qffite a vvhUe. Those attendmg ffie luncheon mcluded: BUl McRey-nolds ' 4 1 . Bob Rubel '44, R i c h Crane '47, T R Johnson '47, Jim Kfrkpatrick '47, John Sny-der '50, Al Enderie '52, Kim Bassen '53, Dav-e Grover "53, Bob Low-eU '53, Ed Petersen '53, D o n Kennedy '56, Larry- .Marr '56,Vmce Jamison '57, Joe Koch '57, Bob Lutz '57, Dav'e Stiller "57, John Cobb '58, George Watts '58, Joe Casasanto "59,Joe Keeley- '59, August 2006

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Army.The statos ofthe Corner Office venue is tenuous at tffis writing but hopefiUly they wUl be around to accommodate us for FaU 2006. Announcements wdU come via e-maU once our venue is confirmed. If you do not get the e-maU announcements, please ensure your membersffip and e-maU address are current with the LA Chapter. Contacts as foUows: Membersffip:Joe Koch '57 (jwkoch@pacbeU.net) E-MaU Disttibution: Lee Cohen '82 ("LCohen@lucasgroup. com") SIGNING OFF Having served my tour of three years as a director of your chapter 1 reluctandy step down as your LA Chapter scribe; primarUy to make more time for my increasing duties as Blue & Gold Area Coorffinator for the Orange County Blue & Gold Officers. I would Uke to thank Joe Koch '57 and Glenn Scffindler '64 for their always prompt and weU written luncheon recaps. Thanks guys you made this part of the j o b very easy.

The other person who works tirelessly on Sffipmate and helps make it the pubUcation we always open the second it arrives is Ms. Sandy Spadaro. She is the person w h o makes my sows ears into the sUk purses you see in tffis LA Chapter Column. Thanks Sandy for aU your help and patience.

I urge aU ofyou to keep your eyes peeled for quaUfied jumor ffigh and ffigh school stodents and encourage them to consider USNA as an option for their undergraduate education and beyond.

If you have an interest m helping us forther as a Blue & Gold Officer or an affiUate of our program please feel free to contact me ffirecdy.

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Monterey Bay Chapter President: John A. Alich '64 Corr. Sec'y: Jim Egerton '56 E: egerton@pacbell.net

Sacramento Chapter President: Mr. Dennis P.Joyce '61 P: 916-631-8110; E:djoycel961@hotmail.com

Vtce President: Dr. Terry Bnmm '67 P: 530-676-0327; E: rwbrown@innercite.com

Chapter Communications The Monterey Bay Chapter commufficates with aU area alumffi through emaU using the U S N A Alumni Association database and by posting information on the Monterey Bay Chapter website at USNA.com. AdditionaUy limited direct maffings on events are sent to known non-emaU users that have shown past interest in the events. If you haven't updated your emaU address at the U S N A Alumm association you are encouraged to do so. They do not share the data for marketing purposes. The Chapter maintains an up-to-date website incluffing information on planned activities, a local Chapter membersffip appHcation, and nfrnutes of Chapter Board meetings as weU as orgaffizational information. T h e Chapter website can be accessed through USNA.com or ffirecdy at: usna.com/ Chapters/US/CA/MontereyBay/ We recommend you incorporate the address in your browser favorites or Unks. It is the best source of current information on the Chapter.

Call for Chapter Board Participation With graduation ofthe current DLI and NPS classes, we have lost some ofthe representation from recent graduating classes. If you are interested or have a classmate that you would Hke to recommend to participate on the Monterey Bay Chapter Board please go to the Chapter website and cHck on "Contact Us".The Chapter is interested in expanding participation of aU classes and proviffing events of broad interest.

Future Activities A wine tasting and lunch is planned at the Chateau JuUen wine estate in Carmel VaUey tffis August.Tffis has been an enjoyable event in the past. Since it is a repeat for many tffis year, we wdU have a lunch and tasting with a tour avaUable for those that have not attended in the past.

We have a Hmited number of tickets for the Navy footbaU game at Stanford.

They can be obtained through the NAAA by going to: https://www.groupticket window.com/groupticket/coUege/ navy/group Use the sign in and password from the emaU you received. If you no longer have that information cHck on "Contact Us".

For more information on events go to the Chapter website.

Secretary: Mr. Steve Berg '66 P: 916-359-8811; E: reelberg@surewest.net

Treasurer: Stan Hogshead '43 E: stannsue@comcast.net

At ffie May meeting, tffirteen chapter members Ustened intently to remarks

by Chris D u n n '92 about ffis experiences in Iraq.In adffition, Larry Dr. Terry Brown '67 and Smith '62 (USMA) RAdm Ray Smith'67 fiUed us in on recent goings-on from West Point. Apparendy, the adrffiffistration was going to conduct a routine drug inspection but told the Corps they were not going to do so. T h e cadets considered this an honor offense and accused the Supe of violating the code. Further developments wUl surely foUow. Chapter vice president D r Terry Brown, conducting the meeting in the absence of Denny Joyce w h o was attending the chapter presidents' meeting at home office, pointed out that one ofthe finaUsts on the popffiar television show "Survivor" was Terry Deitz, U S N A '82.

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Attendees: Joe Drachnik '43, BUl G o o d e '43, E d AxteU '48, J i m D ' O r s o '52, Bruce Friederich '57, John Tait '60, Corky Guenter '61, Donna Bartholomew '61, honorary chapter member Larry S m i t h , U S M A '62, Steve B e r g '66, Terry B r o w n '67, Chris D u n n '92, and Brian G m b b s '92.

T h e speaker at the Rotary Club of Sacramento meeting on 18 May was Rear Admiral R a y m o n d C. S m i t h '67, w h o altered ffis prepared remarks in favor of offering a salute to American sendcemen on the occasion of Memorial Day 2006. Ray, w h o was a high school classmate of Conffie McKie (wdfe of Dave McKie '66) in VaUejo, spoke eloquendy, from the heart. H e asked us to stop and reflect on the commitment, the valor and the hopes and fears o f t h e young men and women in uffiform around the world, and particularly in the Midffie East. "What do you think goes through the nfrnd of a young avdator about to be catapffited from a carrier? O f w h o m is the platoon leader thinking as he stalks the streets of Mosol or Basra at ffight with ffis charges? What about the young saUor stanffing nfrd watch on a

rainy mght on a tin can m rough seas? O r an frrman servdng meals at a German air base,far away firom her fanfrly and friends?

Can you imagme h o w ffifficult it is to be a marine C A C O , vvho - along wdffi ffie chaplam â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has to caU on ffie moffier of an oveneas corporal and teU her ffiat he won't be coming home? R e m e m b e r ffiese brave voung men and women dfrs Memorial Day-, and be gratefiU for ffiefr deffication andbrav-ery."It vvas painluUy obvdous ffiat Ray vvas a saUor"s commander, and he rerired as a saUor's admiral. Those of us m attendance ffiat day vvere v-ery- proud to be graduates of ffie U. S. NavalAcademy-. ffi late May, several chapter members Qoe and Cay- Drachffik.John Haynes, Gerre and Steve Berg, Betty- Spencer, BiU Doddy and George Simmons) attended a heartw-amfrng and tender memorial servdce for Sue Hogshead, Stan (Hogshead '43)"s wonderfiU Hfe parmer tor almost 63 y-ears. Stan"s son Jerry- shared a beautifiU effiogy; and offier femUy members, mcludmg grandchUffien, spoke sv\-eedy and smcerely- of ffiefr love for Sue. She w-Ul be missed, and we wish Stan solace and condolences, knowdng hov\- much she touched aU ffiose vvho knew her.

O n 1 June, ffie foUowdng 23 memben sat m on Denny-Joy-ce's "State of ffie-Academy-'" adffiess. In order of semorio.-,ffiey-were: M O Slater '42, Stan H o g s h e a d '43, BUl G o o d e '43, T o m Hartigan '47. Steve Y o u n g '50, Jim D ' O r s o '52, G e o r g e Martin '55, John Haynes '55. T o m Langley '56, Bruce Friederich '57, J o h n Tait '60, Mel Nosal '60, D a l e F o r m a n '61, Denny Joyce '61, C o r k y Guenter '61, George S i m m o n s '61, Jack Everett '64. Dave M c K i e '66, Steve B e r g '66, Terry B r o w n '67, Frank Blake '68, Bob Gross '83 and Brian Grubbs '92.

Former-FBI-agent-torned-PI Denny Joyce opened the meetmg wdth the flag pledge and sound-off. H e pomted out that ffiere are 87 chapter presidents, most of w-hom vvere m attendance at the annual home office confab. "There are n o w 19 major fields," he iifformed us, "wdth 15 in sciences and 4 m humaffities.We are luckyto have ffie r m g and be graduates afready, 'cause these kids are amazm', and the competition is fierce. O n e nfrd asked what was my major, and 1 responded 'survival.'

The last set brigade commander was a Mormon, vvho - under current nUes was able to spend plebe and youngster years at U S N A , ffien folfiU his two-year church nfrssion and retorn for his final

two years.The academy wiU be institotmg random breathaly^zers on Satorday ffights, as underage ffiinkffig has become a problem. At ffie chapter presidents' meeting, we had pizza and beer; at the trustees' meeting at LeftAvdch Center, the fare vvas a bit fancier. T h e mcorffing class of 2009 is comprised of 19.3% females and 22% nfrnorities. AppHcations: 11,000; 4,000 wdffi nonfrnations; 1,800 quahfied scholasticaUy and mefficaUy; 1,500 offers vvere extended and 1,220 adrmtted. Thfrteen per cent were eagle scouts, 85% varsity letter wdnners, 85% pubUc speakers and 9% class presidents. Prior enHsted include 62 navy and 14 marme. Mids are harder on ffiefr peers than the adrffiffisttation regarffing the honor system, but now it's not automatic expulsion as it w-as for us.

They are presendy workffig on rehab options. AU m aU, we can contmue to be very proud of ffie current crop of nfrdsffipmen." T h e meetmg was closed wdth the smgmg of Nav-y Blue and Gold.

San Diego Chapter President: Chris Cooke '81 C: 619-972-4283: E: chriscooke@aol.com

Corr. Sec'y: Heidi Maley Gutierrez '89 W: 858-450-8422; C: 858-405-5819; E: h\v-idi.guderrez@heUerman.coin; Web site: www.usnaaasd.com

In ffie private sector, Mr. Watt held several important positions wiffi IBM, incluffing Principal, Busffiess Transformation Servdces for IBM Consffiting Group; Consultant to the Area General Manager; Account Executive/ National Account Manager; and Advisory Marketing Representative. Before assumffig ffis present role, he was Seffior Vice President and Managing Dfrector of ffie Enterprise Business Solutions Group for First Uffion Corporation.

Mr. Watt ffiew a big crowd to our luncheon. We vvere eager and pleased to learn ofthe activities of the Alumffi Association and Foundation and its plans to forther support the Naval Academy, the Brigade and alumffi. Many thanks to Mr. Watt for takmg time to joffi us.

NAVNET N A V N E T is a networking venue fr)r U S N A grads, as wreU as anyone else. T h e group convenes every thfrd Friday at TreUises Garden GrUl ffi the Town & Country Hotel & Resort on Hotel Cfrcle. It's "come as you are" and "pay as you go." They average 30 + for breakfast, so ffyou are m the market for a new career or a motivated "new- hfre," check it out. For information, contact T o m H a m m o n s '71, phone (858) 538-9824, emaU tjhammons@aol.com.

Chris Cooke '81 and Guest Speaker George Watt 13. LCDR Terry Allvord Chris Cooke CSI), Dr Carroll Land, ENS Pete Curnow COS) andAA Jarod Fincher

Monthly Chapter Luncheon In May; w-e vvere honored to be jomed byG e o r g e Watt '73, President and C E O o f the U.S. Naval A c a d e m y Alturmi Association and Foundation.

After graduatffig from ffie Naval Academy, Mr. Watt w-as a Surface Warfare Officer, servdng onboard U.S.S. Roark (DE-1053); and then he ttansitioned to avdation. H e became a Naval FHght Officer and served wdth VP-5, perfornfrng antisubmarine w'arfare missions tffioughout the Adantic. U p o n leavdng active duty, he remamed in the Naval Reserve, holdm g several command positions, and reffiffig wdth the rank of captam.

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San Francisco Chapter President: Chet Kolley '85 P: 650-678-5956; E: chet.kone\-@1985.usna.com

Vice President: James Ryan '86 E: jam es@peisales.com

Secretary:Jeff Petrie '89 W; 415-750-7648; E:jspettie@hotniaiLcom

Santa Barbara Chapter Pres: CAPT Homer F. Smith '63, USN (Ret.) 1925 Euc3l>'ptus Hill Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93108-1830 H: 805-695-0033; E: hohohosmidi@cox.net

Secretary: Gary Minar '58 P: 805-688-7957; E: gh58minai@verizoiLnet

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senting us during meetings in AnnapoHs, aggressively pursuing new activities and speakers for the Chapter or guiding the efforts ofhis Board of Directors, Dave's performance has been most impressive.

H e leaves the Chapter much better off for his having served as President. We have a vibrant, active and weU organized Chapter thanks in large measure to his agressive guidance. Thank you, Dave, for your inspirational leadership over the past two plus Colorado Chapter: Colorado Alumni In attendance included Dan Branch '59, Joe Procopio '62, Dick Life '62, years.

We are thoroughly in your debt.

J.J. Mackin '68, James Williamson '83, Jamie Arrison '92, Ray Hanson '50, John Ellis '62, Jim Engelking '62, Dave Govan '53, Jim Holbrook '62, Dick Sargent '57, Justin Aschenbrenner '79, Richard Sinley '91, guy Williams '81, and Associate Member Dick Zolman.

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CAPT Daniel Branch Jr. '59, USN (Ret.) 555 ApoUo Dr., 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

T h e May ffinner meeting was a great success with over 120 in attendance.The new Naval Academy and Kings Point Plebes and their fanfrUes were welcomed into the Colorado Navy Fanfrly. Shown with the canffidates are guest of honor and speaker Adnfrral WUHam Owens, U S N (Ret.), Class of 1962, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and currendy Chairman and CEOIof AEA Investments, LLC in H o n g Kong, and Chapter President Dan Branch '59.

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LCDR David H. Stryker '61, USN (Ret.) PO Box 670; New London, CT 06320-0670 H: 860-536-3636;W; 888-447-0512 E: ML8632@aol.com

To begin tffis month's article, I forward a plea from our parent U S N A Alumffi Association for aU computer literate alumni to go to www.usna.com, log onto the "Offiine Community" and update their individual profiles. There is much new information which can be added making the profiles much improved and more usefol. O u r Chapter now uses the internet as its primary means of communication. This makes the avaUabiUty of alumni e-mail addresses extremely important for the successful promulgation of information about aU aspects o f o u r Chapter activities and Navy News. Please consider updating you profoes if you haven't done so recently.

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June 22 Annual Meeting in CromweU. Their two year terms wUl begin on 1 October, 2006 and run untU September 30, 2008.The newly elected officers are: Chapter President, R a y B o y d , '73, Vice President, T o m H o d g s o n , '83, Secretary, Chris Pearson, '81, and Communications Director, D a v e B o y d , '59. T h e remaining members ofthe Board of Directors, as stipulated in the current Chapter By-Laws are: Treasurer, Ted Lovely, '56, and Program Chairman, John Feeney, '71. They wiU continue to serve in their offices untU 30 September, 2007, when those offices wiU stand for election in compHance with the By-Laws. WhUe these are the only elective offices witffin the Chapter, there are a number of other positions fiUed by motivated and highly dedicated alumni, without w h o m successful operation of the Chapter would not be possible.They are: Database Manager and Webmaster: John D e m l e i n , '70, Past President, Jerry Werner, '71, C T Blue and Gold Program Coorffinator,Tom MaxweU and Chapter Ombudsman, Bernadette Figura.

In adffition, there are Decade Representatives who synchronize and coordinate the dissenfrnation of Chapter information within their respective decades as necessary.These individuals are: 1950's - Mike McLane, '58,1960's Dave Candler, '67, 1970's - Sam Fox, '77,1980's - T o m H o d g s o n , '83, 1990's - Christine Salonga, '95, and 2000's Jonathan Bernard, '04. Kudos are extended to aU these foUcs for volunteering to make our Chapter go.

Having recognized the new Chapter officers, it is mandatory that we acknowledge the superior performance ofthe outgoing officers. Dave Stryker, '61, has performed adrffirably during his tenure as Chapter President. His dedication to our alma mater and Chapter have been superb. Whatever his tasking, be it repre-

O u r outgoing Secretary, Tony Marks, '59, has Ukewise, served our Chapter long and weU. He has been associated with our Chapter perhaps longer than any other current member. H e served as Chapter President back in the days when the outlook for increasing membership was bleak to say the very least. Nonetheless, Tony did whatever was asked of him in ffis usual effective way and nurtured our fledgUng Chapter into what we enjoy today. As Secretary, he has continued to provide support to the Chapter in any area required. We owe him a debt of gratitude as weU. Thanks Tony!

Plans for the TaUgate Party to be held in conjunction with the NAVY vs U C O N N FootbaU Game ig East Hartford on September 30 are in fuU swing. Representatives from our Chapter have met with people responsible for ticket sales, parking, proviffing tents and catering for the festivities and are busUy making plans accordingly.Volunteers are required in many areas and by the time you read this, hopefoUy you have already volunteered to help where you can.

Check our website at: www.usna.com/ chapters/us/conn for aU the up-to-date detaUs for this event. By the way, if you have not yet procured your tickets for the game, you may be too late. At last report, sales of these tickets were "brisk." Act now if you intend to be there to root on the "big Blue Team." It is reported that the Superintendent wiU make the trip to the game in East Hartford with a party of approximately 30 people. In addition, it is reported that the Brigade may send a contingent of 500 Midshipmen to East Hartford as weU.We need to make sure that this event a resounding success!

BEAT U C O N N !

Dave Boyd, '59

Delaware Delaware Chapter Mr. Frank S. "Nick" Carter IU '70 RO. Ba\ 462; Lewes. DE 19958-0462 H; 302-644-4838; E; nick.c;\rter@verizon.net

Miami Chapter RichardW. Ogden '66 5590 Hammock Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33156 H; 305-665-9641; B: 305-663-5860; E; billo 1 @bellsouth.net

Sec'y: Sergri Kowalchik '67 E; sergei@bellsouth.net

Florida

Greetings from Mianfr.

It's June; it's hot; the Heat are in the Fort Lauderdale Chapter NBA Finals for the first time in franchise President: Col Birney T. Pease '63, USAF (Ret.) history. Playing the Mavericks, after being 5555 N. Ocean Blvd.., Apt. 19 Laudeniile By die Sea, FL 33308-2352 blown out in games one and two (at H: 954-941-0561; E: rwopznpod@juno.com DaUas), with a true miracle fourth Secretary:Brian Kling '99 quarter c o m e b a c k at home, they are E: Brian_Kling@ml.coin 1-2 and stiU alive - hope springs eternal: G O H E A T ! G O SHACK! G O Summer has definitely arrived in Fort FLASH! G O E V E R Y B O D Y !

Lauderdale, but ffie activities have yet to T h e Dolpffins held a Mini-Camp tffis slow for our U S N A Alumffi Chapter. T h e past weekend. It was the offiy nfrni-camp/ third week in May brought our general team practice that wffi be open to the membenffip meering and instaUation of pubhc or press, period; the "Agency" coffid officen for 2006. Birney and Barbara use a few pointers from Nick Saban on Pease, Frank Martin, Tehno Ortega, their "leak problems".

Chuck BorteU, BiU and Karin WeUer, and Daunte Cffipepper was, in a word, Stefan Fatseas and ffis girlfriend, Libby, impressive. T h o u g h stiU recovering from a were on hand to enjoy the eveffing. triple knee Ugament repair last season, it is Shordy ffiereafter, a few o f o u r members looking Hke one of the aU-time deals for a commemorated Memorial Day by joinffig "second round draft pick". ffie Mffitary Officers Association of America in an elegant brunch honoring Joey Harrington was "orders of ffie departed servicemen and w o m e n of magnitude beyond sohd", also looking our Armed Forces.

Hke a steal for a "sixth round draft pick" ttade and prompting sports writers (not In June, we were greeted wiffi ffie just Miarffi ones) to make an argument news ffiat ffie"YP squaffion of that quarterback has become a Dolphin IVhdsffipmen woiUd be making a port visit strength (long time since Dan Marino...). to South Florida! In short order, Tefrno Many of the 2006 draft picks and offOrtega took the reigns and coorffinated a season free agent acquisitions also looked Latin-flavored beach cook-out for good, complementing an already sohd approximately 150 Midsffipmen and group; however, far too soon to talk Officers at the U.S. Coast Guard Station, " H o m e Field Advantage" for the 2007 Fort Lauderdale, on Daffia Beach. Pictores Super Bowl... wiU certaiffiy foUow in the next issue, but FinaUy on the local sports front, the we shoffid first thank aU of the alumffi 'Canes basebaU team quahfied for their that helped support tffis event, as weU as 22'^'-^ CoUege World Series. Winners of the local Blue & Gold Officers, Broward four National Championsffips, U of M County Navy League, and Broward Navy has quahfied for 4 out ofthe last 5 Days.We expect to have a great tornout CoUege World Series, and 10 ofthe last 13 and a great, relaxed Hberty event. As — not bad... ramor has it, there wUI be two more Staying with the local scene, also tffis squaffions arriving before summer's end! past weekend "Exxxotica-Mianfr Beach" Go Navy! Beat Army! was held at the Mianfr Beach Convention C e n t e r Per the Mianfr Herald: "a celebraGainesville Chapter tion of sexy"... "Exxxotica, said by CAPT J Michael Smith '61, USNR (Ret.) organizers to be the largest adult enter10424 SW 41st PL. Gainesville. FL 32608 H: 352-376-6611;W: 352-376-3301 tainment event on the East Coast...

E: niickey@accelerarion.net actuaUy, to be one o f t h e only events on the East Coast because 'there is a fear of Jacksonville Chapter letting a show like this in' but not so in CAPT Michael O. Borns '70, USN (Ret.) Mianfr Beach."

1185 Salt Marsh Cir. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082-2543 Because of previous schedule H: 904-273-4714; W: 904-285-3400, ext. 356 comnfrtments, your correspondent faced E: mborns@meridianmgmt.com the decision of choosing between

Mini-camp and Exxxotica. Miffi-camp won out; couple of reasons: not offiy was Mini-camp free (Exxxotica $25), but also I ffid not recognize the names of any of the current stars that were signing autographs at Exxxotica...

O n Chapter news, the Board of Directors met to plan events for the rest ofthe year Anticipate several "AU Academy Happy Hours", a fanfrly picmc, at least one luncheon with a featured speaker, the Army-Navy party at Hooligan's with West Point and of course, the "HoHday Reception/Founders Day Celebration" in December; stay tuned.

AdditionaUy, Chapter members were invited to the West Point Society of South Florida Speaker Series on Issues of National Security Luncheon, held at the Riviera Country Club on May 24 .The speaker was Major General Charles Swannack, USA (Ret), w h o commanded the 82'^'^ Airborne in Afghaffistan/lraq from October 2002 to May 2004.

General Swannack gave a far ranging, no-holds-barred, riveting talk on ffis experiences, and the situation in Iraq then/now. I'U attempt to summarize the ffighhght pomts wffich stayed with me: • T h e troops are doing a fantastic job, the best ever; in two years we went from liberators to occupiers, the responsibffity for that rests squarely on decisions by the "Provisional Authority"; the situation has since improved dramaticaUy; generaUy, the media is doing a lousy j o b of covering the war — almost none of the many positive things are reported; we wiU succeed — not aU d o o m and gloom; we need to estabHsh a proper rotation for the troops, otherwise, we are facing "burnout"; use a sledge hammer to crush a walnut • He explained this last to mean: use whateverforce available that gets the job done with the least risk to our troops. Two 5001b bombs on al-Zarqawi comes to mind...

Chapter members attending

L - R: Alfred Bunge '88; Mel Meinhardt '80; Bill Ogden '66; Sergei Kowalchik '67; Mark Mineo '90

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Secretary: Roger Rotondi '57 E: RROTONDl@SWFLA.RR.COM

Orlando Chapter President: LCDR Nick L. Peterson '86 USN 5679 Pond Pine Point, Oviedo, FL 32765 H: 407-365-6707; E: mck.peterson@1986.usna.com

Palm Beach Chapter CAPTWalterWhipple '57, USNR (Ret.) 1100 Marine Wy. West, #A3L Nordi Palm Beach, FL 33408 H: 561-624-3051; E:WalWhip@aol.com

PastYear: Last year was ffighUghted by a great footbaU season with meetings at Duffy's, a luncheon wdth G E N Albin Irzyk, a grand affair with the S U P T and President of the Alumffi Association and a joint dinner meeting in AprU with the Ft. Lauderdale Chapter.

President's Meeting: B o b Lees '69 attended the President's meeting as our representative to get a first hand update on aU the exciting events transpiring at our Naval Academy.

Chapter Officers: O u r current Chapter officers have served faithfoUy and have graciously agreed to serve again for 2006-2007, commencing in June.

Future: Members, it is up to you! "Ask not what your Chapter can do for you.

(You know the rest.)""What can we do to forther the nfrssion of the Alumffi Association (i.e. promote USNA) and have fon and enrichment in doing so?

Feedback is desired.

Schedule: T h e faU schedule wUl include football game meetings at Duffy's Sports Bar in North PaHn Beach, 11588 U S Hwy. 1, at Oak Brook MaU on the N E corner of PGA and US 1. First game wiU be with East CaroHna at 5:30 p.m.

A foU schedule wUl be pubHshed by maU. Keep us advised of your current e-maU address.

See you at the game.

BEAT EAST CAROLINA! Wah Whipple '57 Pensacola Chapter Mr. Dick Folga '70 2653 Del Mar Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 H: 850-934-1056; E: dfolga@bellsouth.net

National Trustee: CDR L. Lee Price '78 7387Wilkins Creek Ct., Spanish Fort AL 36527 H: 251-625-2474; E: orion781@mchsi.com

Greetings from the Florida panhandle.

O n 02 June, T h e Pensacola chapter of U S N A A A held its annual Founders Dinner at the Angus Steak House.

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The event was a smasffing success with alumffi from the classes of '44 through '06 in attendance. HighUghting the eveffing was the guest speaker, U S N A Athletic Director, Mr. Chet Gladchuk. Mr. Gladchuk regaled aU present with the success story that is Navy sports. From Navy's E V l . N E T Bowl wdn over Colorado State to the near 75% success rate in Army/Navy matchups, to the facUities improvements throughout the yard wffich help keep Navy a force in Div IA sports. In short. Naval Academy athletics, wffich have always been a cornerstone of Midsffipman traimng, is stiU producing superior atffietes capable not offiy of competing, but succeeffing in nearly any venue. In attendance were:VADM BUl and Scottie Ramsey '54,VADM Kevin & Linda Moran '74, R A D M & M n . BUl Daffiels '54, R A D M Pete & Carolyn Booth '56, R A D M & Mrs. Skip Furiong, '56, R A D M Lou & Mary Sarosdy ' 5 1 , R A D M CoUey '60,PJAdffison '05, Gordon & Maggie Snyder '43, Albert Arnold '04, Rick Atwood '80, Pete & Missy Baker '71, Skeeter Carson '52, Jeff CUtes '78, Hank Colburn '88,Tmi & AUison Daesler '84, Jason Doyle '05, Kris & Tracey Effiot '80, Ben & Jean Fay '97, MUce & Jackie Felber '05, Myles Fisher '69, Dick & Celeste Folga '70, Sterhng Hedaffi '05, Ray &Jean HUl '56,Tom Hoffinan '71, Rich Holznecht '78, Ian Hulsebos '05, Rich & Terri Jesmonth '78, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Kirby '69, Mr. & Mrs. John Klose '78, Fang & Patty Liberato '51, Mr. & M n . J o h n Mams '70,JT MarshaU '54, Mike & Beth McCrabb '78, Jerry McGaugh '57, Glenn & Suzy Montgomery '71, Bert & Stephame Oram '81, Hank Reeves '83, Jim Righter '82, Jeddy Ruiz '83, Mr. & M n . Mike R u t h '68, Nevin Schaffer '70, Dan &Teri Schenke '77, Kevdn Smalley '05, Fred & Patty Snfrth ' 8 1 , Fuchsia Spann, mother '06, Mike '67 & Pam '80 Svendsen, PB. WaU '44, Mr. & Mrs. Burke WeUborn '85, Kurt & Mary Woltersdorf '84, BUl & Karen Yeager '78 Also in attendance were several members ofthe inconfrng class of2010 incluffing.. .Mark Hlousek, Chris Murray, Brian Neri, KaUey Wyatt, and ffiefr parents.

T h e closing item for the eveffing was the passing of the gavel from outgoing chapter President Mike McCrabb '78 to Dick Folga '70. Mike has provided exceptional leadersffip as he led tffis chapter through the last two hurricane seasons, wffich included hurricanes Ivan, Cindy, and Denffis. As we say "ThankYou" to Mike, we look forward to Dick's steward-

sffip of tffis chapter as we progress into yet another hurricane season.

Space Coast Chapter LCDR Milton E. Burdsall '56,

USNR

1195 StarUngWy.Viera, FL 32955 H: 321-504-1050; E: patandmilt@hotmail.com

Suncoast Chapter Clifford P. Bermann '45 7979 S.TamiamiTrl., #338A, Sarasota, FL 34231 E: plcwec@aol.com

Tampa Bay Chapter CAPTJohn S. Kamen '77, USN (Ret.) 1105 Culbreath Isle Dr.,Tampa, FL 33629 H; 813-288-9548; E; kamenjl@socom.mil

Secretary/Communications: Steve Swift '87 E: sswift@1987.usna.com www.usna.com/Chapters/US/fl/tampabay/

Georgia Atlanta Chapter CDR Steve Frederick '72, USN (Ret.) 1031 CockreU Dr., N W Kennesaw, GA 30152-4766 H; 770-419-9224; E: stevefred@beUsouth.net

Secretary: CDR Paul Borer '70, USNR w: 770-364-4332; E: pjborer@mindspring.com Web site: www.usnaaaa.com

MONTHLY CHAPTER LUNCHEONS: "When: Tffird Friday of each m o n t h "Where:Jock's andJUl's Sports Bar and Restaurant in Brookhaven, 4046 Peachtree R o a d Phone: 404 816-2801 "What: Great opportoffity to spend time with feUow alumffi and to network in the Adanta area. Reglsttation begins at 1130 and the chow Hne opens at noon.

See the website for detaUs. FinaUy, the hot weather is here in Georgia, and that means two tffings: Army Navy Goff, and lobsters.

O n 22 May we met the Army team at Fort McPherson in south Adanta. WiU W o o d '66 does a great j o b of putting tffis event together every year, and each year for the last ten, the event has gotten bigger and better. If memory serves me correcdy. Navy w o n the first meeting.

Army the second, and Navy the next seven. Tffis year however, to give credence to the old adage that "even a bhnd pig finds an acorn occasionaUy", the Woops won a closely contested batde. W i t h 90 plus attendees, it was a great tornout, with vigorous competition between aU the teams.

The warm weather, specificaUy early June, also brings with it our Chapter's signature event - T h e Lobster Fest.Tffis year was no exception, as Cari McCaUum '60 and ffis bride MarUyn, coorffinated

the festivdties for our 32nd annual Lobster Fest at R e d Top Mountain. I had been to ffie preceffing twelve Fests, and can say wdffi no hesitation ffiat ffie weather tffis vear vv-as ffie best ev-er. As I mentioned, and MarUy-n are ffie ffiiven that make tffis dung happen every year. Mitch Rowland "71 and ffis wdfe Carole are always front and center firom the set up through ffie dean up, as are Stew CaldweU "65 and ffis wffe Arm. and Bob Schffitz "71 and ffis wffe Lmda. Paffi Borer '70 cooked lobsten aU afternoon, and ffis wffe Jody worked ffie mess decks ffiroughout.

Mike D o n o h o o "65 ffid ffis usual duty- at ffie griU. Paffi H u n t '62 and Nancy wrorked at ffie check-m table along wdth Jim Ravenel "45, D o u g Cutter '64 and Eric Busko "88.Terry- McElroy '86 and Mary- McElroy '87 coorffinated the decorations and ffiefr son D a r r m helped m sev-eral areas. BUl R e n t z '55 helped throughout ffie day; whUe ffis wffe Sue and her fidend Mary- Lou Blair w-orked ffie mess decks. Jim Slemenda "66 and ffis wffe Susan made arrangements to acqufre ffie sigruficant bar stock, and Jack Clay- '56 and his wffe Patticia tended bar. Smce 1 am so often prone to takmg her for granted, 1 want to especially thank my ovvTi wdfe Karen for aU ffie w-ork she contributes to tffis event every year.To aU of ffie w o r k e n (and to ffiose w^hom 1 may hav-e forgotten to mention), thank you for making dfrs ev-ent as special and enjoyable as it is. Wiffiout your efforts it couldn't happen.

Cad McCallum '60 and Stew Caldwell '65 at Lobster Fest

We also had our monthly luncheon m May, wiffi guest speaker J o h n Scaffion '83, a former U S M C F-4 R i o and current author H e inttoduced us to ffis book Dink GaDink, ffis fictional presentation of plebe year. His presentation brought back lots of great memories and eUcited much laughter. Attendees at the luncheon were: J i m Ravenel '45, Jfrn Hatch '47, Perry Stephens '52, Johns Jaudon '55, BUl R e n t z '55, CHnt Johnson '60, Carl McCaUum '60,

Hawaii Chapter: Beach Blast at Bellows Air Force Station May 21

Paul Hurst '62 and ffis wffe Nancy, Jon Barton '66, Bob Schffitz ' 7 1 , Lee "Wffiffield ' 7 1 , Steve Frederick '72, Ken Thomas '73 and ffis wffe Sharon, Lidden Pate '82, Brad Jones '83, John Scaffion '83, Bayly Taff '84, Mary McEfroy '87, Bob Ferrante '90.

BEAT A R M Y

Hawaii Honolulu Chapter CDR Alan B. Lerchbacker '74, USN (Ret.) 1350 ALimona Blvd.. Ste. 2203.

Honolulu. HI 96813-4618; H: 626-644-6452; E: .Alen:hbacker@aoLc

Sec'y: Erin Orlich E: erineorlich@yahoo.com

Aloha from paraffise! It has been a busy few months for the Hawafr Chapter If you ffidn't hear it on the national weather broadcast, Haw-afr vvas ffit wdth massive rainfaU for over 40 days and ffights! It put a damper on our March Happy Hour, but alas those w h o made it out dawned aloha shirts and "sHppen" — not snow shoes and jackets — a privUege we never take for granted! We had a good tornout, a mix of our reffied, civdHan, and acrive duty members. In force for this event were our Special Forces alumffi, 4 SEALs (incluffing Michael Martin '96, Mario Melendez '99). After ffie rainfaU, we took AprU off to prepare for our 21 May Beach Blast held at the magnfficent BeUows Beach at BeUows Afr Force Recreation Station. In adffition to our "regulars," we were happy to see lots of new faces at tffis kid-frienffiy event. We hope to have more beach parties in the fotore — the beauty of Hvdng ffi paraffise is that summer is never over (untU it rains for 40 days sttaight)!

O u r next event vvUl be a luncheon at the Pacffic Club in downtown Honolffiu, featoring guest speaker A D M (ret) Tom Fargo '70. AdffitionaUy, on June 29, Army is hosting another Goff Tournament. Happy H o u r at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Officer's Club is on tap for July — the first to be held on that side of the island — m an effort to reach the pUots and Marines w h o are forther

away from our usual watermg hole at Sam Snead's Goff Club near Pearl H a r b o r By the time tffis issue is out, our annual Founder's Day Dinner shoffid be on the horizon. We are ainfrng to out-due last year's — wffich wUl be a ttemendous feat.

T h e USS Bowfin Memorial was an exquisite venue that wiU be tough to top!

UntU next time, aloha.

Idaho Northwest Chapter Col. Kenneth WMoore '66, USMC (Ret.) 31048 E. Hayden Lake Rd.. EO. Box 2020, Hayden, ID 83835-7059; H: 208-772-7494; E; i35hawk@sisna.com

O n 24 May 2006, the Northwest Chapter held a planrung session for the upconfrng vdsit of Supermtendent o f t h e Naval Academy,Vice-Admfral R o d n e y R e m p t , U S N , to the Chapter on 24 July 2006.

The meeting vvas held at Ijina Restaurant m Spokane, a t n J y magruficent restaurant owned by WiUiam B o n d '62. If you are ever m the Northwest don't nfrss an opportoffity to dme m Spokane's finest!

Attenffing tffis event vvere WUUam B o n d '62, Charles W o o d '42, Mike Forester '90, R o b e r t Skerrett '53, D o n C o o k e '53, R y a n R i c h e y '87, Les & Ebba O s t r o m ' 5 4 , Pete Optekar '63, K e n n y & Lois M o o r e '66, WUUam H a f f ' 5 1 , J i m & G i i m y FuUer '52, WiUiam C r u m p Cnunpler '65, John & Kat Langenheim '56.

K e n n y M o o r e '66 presented a summary o f t h e "Trustee Election" and other "state of the Academy" info received at the Spring Trustee Meeting at U S N A .

P e t e Optekar '63 presented a effiogy for one ofthe Chapter "Plank Holder" M e m b e r s , J i m m y C a m p b e U '64; both played on the last Navy footbaU team to beat N o t t e Dame. Jimmy CampbeU vvUl be sorely nfrssed. Planffing then commenced for the Supt's Visit. Several options vvere developed that included the C o e u r d' A l e n e Resort, the August 2006

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Intermountain Chapter - See Utah

Illinois Chicago Chapter CDR Fredrick WWeber '75, USNR (Ret.) 2134 Evert Ct., Northbnjok, IL 60062-6612 H; 847-559-9381; W: 312-845-3444 E: Fred.Weber@lpmedia.net Website: www.usna.com/chapters/us/iUinois/chicago

Indiana Indianapolis Chapter CAPT Charles A. Rainey '84, USNR 12804 Double Eagle Dr., Carmel, IN 46033 H: 317-815-0575; E: crainey@flilbi.com

Michiana Chapter President: CDRJohn (ChrU) Haizlip '72, USN (Ret.) 15246 Longford Dr, Granger, IN 46530 H: 574-273-2939; E; CHaizUp@aol.com

Iowa Upper Midwest Chapter See Minnesota

International Costa Rica ClaudioA. Pacheco '64 Apt. 4307-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica H: 506-224-4325; W: 506-225 4239; C: 506 383 5824; E: cpacheco@1964.usna.com

Guam Chapter CDR Noel M. Enriquez '84, USNR PO. Box 26849, GME Barrigada, GU 96921-6849 H: 671-472-9629; HFax: 671-472-1966 C: 671-777-9629; E: NME@1984.usna.com

Philippines Chapter Jose "Roy"Roilo Golez '70 4/F Crowntop Condominium Orrigas Ave., Greenhills, San Juan H:726-8134 917-539-5095 (NSC) 927-6271; fax: 928-6029 E: gogo@golez.coni

Secretary: Vincent Sibala '93 O/N-l H Q Philippine Navy (pma92) 2335 Roxas Blvd.. Manila P: 919-354-5846; E: pasrilan@honnail.com

Got this interesting update on Benhur Batoon P M A / U S C G A ' 8 5 , from CaUforffia: 1 was bringing up some documents to our Disttict Office Engineer to get one of our projects ready for bidding. I looked around the cubicles and noticed a fanfrhar

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name hanging in one of them. B E N H U R B A T O O N . He's a new employee in our Environmental Engineering branch at Cahforffia Department ofTransportation (CALTRANS). â&#x20AC;˘ Apparently he and ffis fanfrly decided to nfrgrate in 2004, and now Uves somewhere in El Sobrante, CA. H o w about teUing us about your situation there, Benhur? Those interested in getting in touch with ffim may emaU to: benbat85@yahoo.com.

Anyone w h o gets a chance to vdsit the House of Representatives should not faU to say heUo to R o y Golez'70, Jim Abaya'88 and Etta Rosales (daughter of Rafael Pargas'35), our able members of Congress. Etta has recendy joined our maffing Hst. She's a firebrand and would be a good partner for R o y in any batde if they agree on a position. AU our three representatives are refornfrsts and a far cry from the average M C .

Last month's "surprise", the vdsit of long lost D o n Beatty'57's 19-29 May somehow ffid not come out OK. Chuck Agustin'60's proposal for a get-together did not materialize, for some reason.

Expect a Chapter affair on 19 JiUy 2006.Tffis could be at any of (1) ManUa Golf Club; (2) Asian Institute of Management; (3) PA Officers Club at Fort Boffifacio; (4) ManUa Yacht Club; and (5) National Defense CoUege.

Chuck proposes any of the first three because of the traffic going to Quezon City before 7PM. Chuck further suggested: â&#x20AC;˘ In the absence of a host, we can caU it "no host". If Uncle Bobby wUI not offer M G C as the place, I can arrange for the PA Officers Club at Fort Bonifacio. H e can bring the usual roast. The olffies can bring a botde of wine each.

However, please designate your comnfrttee to prepare the program and coordinate the attendance. Per stanffing suggestion of Uncle Bob, lets get the young 'uns worldng on t h i s . ^ V i c k y M e n d o z a (daughter of WUly Viray'56) promised to bring in some memorabilia that. Chuck suggests, may be sold and the proceeds to be placed in Roy's " U S N A P H I L C D F " (ActuaUy Chapter fund).Vicky wiU be leaving D C Jull arriving ManUa Jul 2 and leaving ManUa for D C July 25.

She is convening a meeting with Chuck Agustin and R o y Golez for a proposed P N hospital sffip project, together with the P N and some interested

P N resendsts and overseas Fffipinos led by a meffical doctor.

Here's a message for the elders: This coming week is National Mental Health Care week.You can do your part hy remembering to contact at least one unstable person to show you care. Well, my job is done!

Tokyo Bay Chapter CDR Nolan D.Vtllarin '82, USNR OffDSN: 315-243-8034; F DSN: 31-243-7143; Off Comm: 011-81-46-816-8034; Fax Com; 011-81-46-816-7143; SIPR: n63nv@c7fnavy.smil.mil; viUarin.nolan@cnrfe.navy.smil.mil

The USNAAA Tokyo Bay Chapter held a luncheon on Friday, 16 June 2006 at the Bamboo R o o m , Cffief Petty Officers Club, CFA Yokosuka.

The guest speaker Guest speaker CAPT was C A P T David David Dittmer '82 C7F N6AC0S Communications Dittmer '82, C7F Information Systems Assistant Cffief of (CIS) tells how life at Staff (ACOS) N 6 USNA helped prepare Commumcations him as a naval officer Information Systems. In attendance were: M o r i N i x o n '81, Nolan VUlarin '82, C D R Anthony Smith '82, L C D R Scott CoughHn '92, L C D R J o h n Robinson '93, L C D R Keizo Kitagawa '93, and L C D R Erik Patton '93.

C A P T Dittmer is due to ttansfer from ffis current position in early Jffiy and is on ffis way to become the Commanffing Officer of Commander U.S. Naval Acrivities United Kingdom in London, England. H e spoke of how ffis experience at U S N A helped ffim during ffis tour as C7F N 6 as weU as throughout his career, in meering new chaUenges. H e was awarded the Legion of Merit from VADM Jonathan Greenert '75 in an earHer ceremony onboard USS BLUE R I D G E (LCC 19).

L C D R Kitagawa '93 has a uffique place in U S N A history as being the offiy Japanese National to attend and graduate from the Academy since 1905. A Surface Warfare Officer in the Japanese Maritime Seff-Defense Force (JMSDF), he currendy attends the National Defense Academy Graduate School of Security Stuffies as a foU time student. There are ongoing efforts to place another Japanese National as a midsffipman.

Moriyoshi Nixon '81, also a new member ofthe chapter, is the Japan Operarions Manager for American

Engineering Corporation in Tokyo. H e travels e.\tensiv-ely throughout Japan and also irmntains an office in Okinawa.

LCDR Coughn '92, currendy serves as ffie Executiv-e Officer for Nav-al Computer &: Telecommumcations Starion. Far East and is due to rotate early next year.

L C D R Panon '93 currendy serves on ffie C7F staffas ffie N 7 2 Soudi Asia^Oceaffia PoHcy and Exercise Officer.

The next luncheon is tentativ-ely schediUed for 14 Jffiy-.

Go Nav-v! Beat Armv!

Maine Portland Chapter Jeffrey Peters '85 1 Sumac Dr., Brunswick ME 04011 H: 207-729-7306; W: 207-443-5576 E: jpeter5@preri.com

Maryland Annapolis Chapter President: CAPT Owen Thorp '77 1037 Baybern,- Dr. Arnold. MD 21012-lteO H; 410-626-7002; E: owen.diorp@1977.usna.com; thorp@usna.edu

Secretary: CDR Dave McDonnell '85 E: mcdonnel@usna.edu

Baltimore Chapter CDR Steve G.Young '84, USNR c/o Morgan Stanley 11311 McCormick Rd.. HuntVaUey, MD 21031 W: 410-229-8206 E: Steven.g.young@moi^aiistanley.com

Eastern Shore Chapter Ltor LCDR Erik Patton 93, CDR Tony Smith 82, President: Mr. Sam Trippe '57 LCDR Keizo Kitagawa 93 (JMSDF), and Mori Nixon 8585 Northbend Rd, Easton, MD 21601 '81 discuss Keizo s place in USNA history H: 401-763-8719; E: rktrippe@dmv.com

Secretary: Mr. Frank L. Gunsallus E:flgiii@liamptoiiroads.com

T h e U S N A AA Eastem Shore Chapter met on June 14, 2006 at ffie MUes River Yacht Club ffi St. Michaels, MD. Over 40 people attended the event, includmg: RusseU Flynn '42, Chandler SwaUow '45. D a v e M a n n i n g '45,Jean Losure, R e x K U b o u m '50, Chuck Lavin '52, Front (I to rl CDR Tony Smith 82, CAPT David DittmerBarbara Lavin, Samuel Trippe '57, 82, Mori Nixon 81, Nolan Villarin 82; back row (I to r) R o s e m a r y Trippe, Frank Fendler '57, LCDR Erik Patton 93, LCDR Keizo Kitagawa 93, LCDR Trudy Fendler, Harvey Altergott '57, Scott Coughlin '92, LCDR John Robinson '93 pose Mike A m b e r c r o m b i e '62, Joanna with the Tokyo Bay Chapter banner A m b e r c r o m b i e , Mike Bracy '63, EUa Turkey Chapter Bracy, B o b Cassady '64, Lynn LTJGArifCirtlik '98,Turkish Navy Cassady. Craig L. Etka '65, D o y l e Veliefendi .Mah. 75 6 Sok-No:51 '2 Winters '65, D a v e Lovelady '66, Mike Zevtinbumii, Istanbul; Tuike\' 34765; C u d d i n g t o n '66. Marlene Mervine, H: 212-510-58C6; E: acirtlik@hotmail.com Chris D o z i e r '68, R i c k H e a t o n '70, Keith Patten '73,John Kirby '80, Kentucky (see also Ohio) H e r b Frerichs '80. Frank GunsaUus Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter '85. Jamie GimsaUus. D a v e "Wheeler, Captain Gregory Reinhardt '79, USNR (Ret.) E d Evans, Harry Gleitz, M o n a Gleitz, 712Talon Place. LouisviUe. KT 40223.

Mack MackUn, Bormie MackUn, E: captaingreg@insightbb.com; H: 502-244-7707 John Von Kleeck. and L C D R Dennis Henman.

Louisiana

Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter Captain Gregory Reinhardt '79, USNR (Ret.) 712Talon Place. Louisville. KY 40223.

E: captaingteg@insightbb.com; H: 502-244-7707

New Orleans Chapter Captain Thmas F. NageUn,Jr. '74 ISMR 3510 .Mimosa Ct. Ne%v Orleans. LA 70131-8305; H: 504-392-2076; C: 504-352-7922; E: tom.nagelin@cox.net

It vvas a ttemendous honor to have the Commandant, R D M L (Sel) B r u c e G r o o m s '80, as our guest speaker H e gave an enhghterung brief on the current state o f t h e Naval Academy. H e spoke of ffis iffitiatives, wffich support ffis charter to ensure the Academy's mission is successfiU. Examples ofhis iffitiatives mclude mcreasffig the leadersffip opportoffiries for ffie 1/C Midsffipmen and mcreasffig nfrdsffipmen mvolvement in

the H o n o r Process. It was rewarffing to hear that interest in attending U S N A remains ffigh, with 10,747 appHcations received to join the class of 2010. Lasdy, he assured us that the midsffipmen are eager to serve and that the Academy's coUective efforts are preparing them effectively to be combat leaders.

O n an adnfrffisttative note, please maU your 2006 dues, made payable to USNAAA-Eastern Shore, to Frank GunsaUus at 401 Trippe Ave., Easton, M D 21601.

O n August 2, we vvdU have a goff-ffinner gathering at Hunter's Oak Goff Club in Queenstown, M D . Thanks to Keith Patten '73 for organizing tffis event. Specffic information for tffis event is forfficonfrng.

We are lookmg forward to seeing everyone ffi August.

BEAT A R M Y !

Frederick Chapter John M. Heiges '59 13502West Oak St., Mt.Airy, MD 21771 H: 301-798-0045; E:JMHElGES@msn.com

Secretary: Dan TAltomare '88 E: AltomareDT@worldkitchen.com

Greater Southern Maryland Chapter CAPT Michael Dougherty '73 USN (Ret.) 23585 Town Creek Dr. Lexington Park, MD 20653-6343 H: 301-866-0484; E; michaeLdougherty@navymil hctp://www.navyalumni.otg

Massachusetts Boston Chapter William R. Neill '75 p: 781-258-2882; e: wiUiam.neiU@1975.usna.com

Michigan Detroit Chapter Arthur WBryant '66 1811 HoUTO'ood Grosse Pomte Woods, MI 48236-1311 H: 313-885-2174; F: 313-881-2333 E: KTiorart@comcast.net

Minnesota Upper Midwest Chapter LtCol Alex Plechash '75, USMC (Ret.) 475 Highcroft Rd,Wayzau, MN 55391; p: 952-473-0011; m; 612-801-8222; e: AlexPlechash@mchsi.com

June's AU Academy Networkmg breakfast had another Hghter than usual tornout but there was at least one new face m the crowd. O f t h e 17 people m attendance, 10 vvere U S N A grads (there vvere also 5 from West Point and 2 from USAFA).

Representing U S N A vvere: Herb Weyrauch '41; Pat Kittler '50; August 2006

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CaUing AU Navy Goffers ... and Hackers too. O u r next AU Servdce Academy GolfTournament is scheduled for August 25**^ at the Bunker HUls Goff Course in C o o n Rapids, M N . Although Navy captored the inaugural event in 2002, Army has taken the trophy the last tffiee years in a row. Navy has come m a very close second in each case; losmg by one or two sttokes and we'd Hke to recaptore the tide. However, Army has had a big advantage by fielffing at least twice as many teams as Navy; not to mention stacking the deck by fornfrng teams with low hanfficap players. In a scramble format, that's quite an advantage to have. And, don't count Air Force out.

They have been confrng on strong the past couple of years by recruiting some good players. So, if you have a goff hanfficap, or Hke to play the game, or even ff aU you can do is swing a club, mark your calendar and caU m your reservation ASAP. It's always a great time.

Mississippi South Mississippi Chapter Pres: CDR E. Spencer Garrett IV '88, USNR PO. Box 1792, Gaurier, MS 39553 H: 228-497-5050; E: esgarrett@aol.com

Secretarry: Harry J.Rucker E: navynomad50@caldeone.net

Missouri Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter LCDR Bryan J Didier '91, USNR 13022 Carter St., Overland Pk., KS 66213-4636 P: 913-239-0327; E: bryan.didier@aquila.com

Secretary :John Williamson E: John, williamson@dfas.mil

St. Louis Chapter President: Tim Noonan '88 765 W Kirkham Ave., St. Louis, MO 63122 P: 314-963-7776; E: timnoonan@hocmail.com

Vice Pres. & Corrs. Secretary: Mike Broum '88 4207 Humphrey St., St. Louis, M O 63116 E: tarynb@swbeU.net Web site: usna.com/Chapters/US/MO/StLouis /default.htm

Montana Intermountain Chapter - See Utah

Nebraska Omaha Chapter CAPT Alan R. More '62, USN (Ret.) 2510 Notringham Dr., BeUevue, NE 68123-1959 E: alan.more@1962.usna.com

Secretary: LCDR ChrU Verdoni '88, USN 4605 Longview St., Papillion, NE 68133 H: 402-292-3230;W: 402-294-8309 E: cverdoni@email.msn.com

O n a Ughter note, i ran mto another '75 grad - Duane Bjorhn from USIMA - with a Hcense plate simUar to nfrne. I was presenting at Congressman Ramstad's reception for aU new servdce academy appointees whUe he was there as the father ofWest Point appointee. H e took tffis pictore and sent it to me. I thought you nfrght get a kick out of it.

Lasdy, I want to reiterate that we would Hke to get up-to-date records for aU alumffi in the Upper Midwest Chapter wffich currently includes Minnesota, Iowa, N o r t h Dakota and South Dakota. If you have not received an emaU from me in the past few months, or have not updated our records, please take a moment to do so. We are planffing to step up the activity in the Chapter with more events and value-added services but virtuaUy aU ofthe communication wUl be by emaU. Please contact me directly so we can update our local records. Also, contact m e to R S V P for the GoffTournament ff you have not yet done so.

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Nevada Southern Nevada Chapter James R. Koehn '63 2864 SumterVaUey Cir., Henderson, NV 89052-6876 H: 702-232-3317; C; 925-736-9642 E: jkoehn@mindspring.com

New Jersey New Jersey Chapter Mr. Patrick J Hurley '87 192 Ashland Rd., Summit, NJ 07901-3244 H: 908-598-0512; E: pan-ick.hurley@gs.com

O n June 10th the U S N A Parents' Club of N e w Jersey kicked off the summer with a welcome aboard picmc for the class of 2010. Did I type that correcdy, the class of 2010?!?! N e w Jersey alumffi and Blue and Gold officers were in good supply in Princeton to help welcome aboard our newest sffipmates.

The next chapter event is N e w Jersey Night with the Somerset Patriots at Commerce Bank BaUpark on Friday,

August 18th. Look for pictores in fotore chapter columns.

Sunday September 24 wUl see the Army and Navy sprint footbaU teams face off at Kean Uffiversity for the annual "Pride Bowl". Navy had a huge showmg during last year's victory - plan to come on out to support the team!

New Mexico Albuquerque Chapter Keith S. Jones '60 63 Woodlands Dr.,Tijeras, NM 87059-7826 H: 505-797-3578; E: casey)onesabq@earthlink.net

Secretary: Herb Richter '59 E: herbertrichter@msn.com www. usna. com/chapters/us/nm/

Hank Schwartz reHeved Casey Jones as President o f o u r chapter in early June.We owe a great vote of thanks to Casey for ffis leadersffip and hard work for our chapter, just as he has led the Blue and Gold effort in N e w Mexico to atttact "fotore alumffi.We wiU be holffing elections in the faU for Vice-President and any other vacancies that may arise. T h e VicePresident office is intended as the stepping stone to foUow as President as Hank has done. We look forward to more exciting times under Hank's leadersffip. We welcome expressions of interest in joirfrng the leadersffip team of the Chapter.

Tffis spring, we enjoyed a get togeffier at the Albuquerque Isotopes basebaU game, with the fine picffic offerings on the upper deck patio area. Attendees were Carol and Jamie D e u e l '54, Phyffis and D o n R o h r '55, LUa and J i m D i c k e y '56, Barbara and H e r b Richter '59, SaUey and Hank Schwartz '62, Mike Blackledge '63, Beth and Jeff Albright '71, John Kraus '73,Valerie and K e n Fladager '78,John Kraus, and new members George and MarUyn Green.

It was a deUghtfiU eveffing and no one left hungry.

WhUe our next event is not yet setded, we wdU certaiffiy look forward to a local celebration ofthe Air Force game on October 7th for those w h o don't make it to Colorado Springs.The location o f o u r sporting event viewdng is yet to be decided ffter the closing o f o u r traffitional Sky Box location.You can keep posted on our website u s n a . c o m / C h a p t e r s / U S / N M

New York Capital District Chapter GeneWGriesau '75 216 Woodlawn Ave., Albany NY 12208 H: 518-482-3370; E: gwgriesau@gocontec.com

Central New York Chapter President: CAPT Steve Erb '68 USN (Ret.) 16 Hurd Street. Cazenoxia. NY 13035 H: 315-655-595'; E: StewErbgaUtel.net

Secretary: Michael T. Keville E: niickvl@twcnyjT.com

Metro New York Chapter President: Robert Black '63

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N.\.\NT. PO Box 1812. NYC, NY 10185-1812 P: 212-551 -143-; E: _iblack.rbc@netscape.com

Vice President: Dave Ricci '97 C: 64(^—3-2829: E: dricd-591@aoLcom

Webmaster: Tom Williams '88 E:Tom_2500@insn.coni; Website; ww^v.naany.org; HotLine; 1-800-234-USNA (-8732)

2006 Inter-Academy GolfToumatnent Press deadHne precluded mcluffing detaUs of L^GT"06 at ffie Connecticut Goff Club, superbly- organized and run by Mike Krause '63. Look for a report m ffie next column.

Activities USN-A. and N A A N Y were weU represented at FLEET "\^TEK m N Y C over ffie Memorial Day weekend.

This column's photo w-as not avffilable in time for ffie June Jffiy- issue. A m o n g alumffi and ffiefr guests for v-arious activdties w-ere: T o m Seelye '49. J i m H o c k i n g '53. S a m Greenberg '60, Carol and R o b Black '63 wdffi guests Jaffice and Gary- Stem, Mehnda and B o b N o b b s '63,'Gary HaU '76 ( R . \ D M U S N , ComPffibGru II;.Jim B o y l e '81,Joe Sensi '80 (CAPT U S N , C O .

KEARSARGE). D o u g B o r r e b a c h '84 (CAPT U S N , departing SupO KE.ARS-ARGE), D o u g T h o m a s '84 (Col US.MC. Commander. SPMAGTAG),Dave C a m p b e U '86 (LCD, C O .

NYPD-FBI J T F Counterterrorism), Chris Perkins '97 and fiancee.

Unfortunately; we were unable to garner all ffie N A A N Y and alumffi names because of ffie large number of events that were w-eU attended.

The USS K E A R S A R G E (LHD-3) wias ffie Heet Week flagsffip and hosted many events. At a reception for the U . N .

MiHtary Staff Comrffittee, some of ffie alums present gathered m front o f t h e large American flag hangmg in her aft hanger bay for a memorable photo op.

Networkmg Night 33, held the tffird Wednesday- o f t h e month, wffi open for the season on 20 September at the Solffien, SaUon, Marines, & Airmen's Club wdffi a major season kick-off. Look for yrour snailmaU annotmcement sent byRoger Daisley- '70 to ffie M e t t o N Y C region toward ffie end of August.

T h e featore of the evemng, however, was a presentation by C A P T WUbur D. Jones, Jr. U S N (Ret.) on W W I I activities in Wilnfrngton, N C . C A P T Jones is a noted ffistorian vvho has written eleven books, incluffing two on wartime activities in our h o m e city. His ffiscussion covered matters he had included m books entided A Sentimental Journey: M e m o r i e s o f a Wartime B o o m t o w n , and a foUovv up book entided T h e L to R: Doug Borrebach '84, Dave Campbell '86, Joe Journey continues: T h e World War II Sensi '80. Doug Thomas '84, Rob Black '63 H o m e t o w n . Guests for ffie eveffing T h e Chapter is awaiting word for an early included two ffigh school classmates of FaU meeting wdth Montel WiUiams '80 C A P T Jones vvho had shared some of ffis and notice of same vv-Ul go out as soon as experiences, C A P T Jones described the we know. Assistant Secretary activities of each of ffie services stationed ot Defense Tom HaU '63 headUnes here mcludmg some of the submarine our Chapter meeting on T h u n d a y warfare participants from Britam. H e also 2 November at N Y Athletic Club described an instance m wffich a German luncheon. Further detaUs forthconfrng submarine fired tffiee rounds at a local oU as soon as known. Please note n o w on storage facffity. Smce most of our Chapter your calendars. members are ttansplants from other areas Western New York Chapter o f t h e country; ffie presentation was most CAPTNeUonA. BlUh '69, USNR (Ret.) informative and surprising. For example, 3840 East Ave.. Rochester. NY 14618-3729 we learned that there had been three H: 716-248-9739; E: nelson.blish@kodak.com P O W camps here; that the local sffipyard employed 22 000 people, 25% o f t h e popffiation, and that it launched 243 sffips, Cape Fear Chapter beginrfrng with the fost launch of a CDR Geoffrey'A. Losee '85, USNR Liberty sffip on 6 December, 1941, and 3128 Lantern Way Wilmington. N C 28409-8548; that the local ffigh school was the offiy H: 910-350-1516; E: ^osee@ec.rr.com ffigh school in ffie Uffited States w-ffich Two Chapter meetings have been held has tvvo Medal of H o n o r wdnners, both m smce ffie last report. T h e fost meeting, on W W I I . Quesrions and answers foUowed 24 AprU, continued to report progress on the formal presentarion. the chapter's support of ffie Sgt. Eugene T h e next event wdU be a Jazz concert Ashley Transition Center. Tffis support has at Airlee Gardens m Jffiy. been led by the chapter's founder, Stan R o m a n '61. However, Stan is mov-ffig to Charlotte Chapter President: Mr. Ryan Af. Stone '96 Norffiern Florida ffi the near fotore and a 17235 Georgian HaU Dr.. Charlotte, N C 28277-1775 replacement for Stan is needed. Several H: 704-540-4354; E: ryannistone@carolina.rr.com canffidates were discussed and suggestions soHcited. Stan wdU not be leavmg unffi the Eastern North Carolina Chapter end of the summer and a ttansitional plan President: Bill RiUhie '53 324 Plantaaon Dr.. New Bern, N C 28562-9507 is bemg developed. A social calendar vvas H: 252-633-2396; E: ntchiewh@alwaysonline.com; developed wffich mcluded a social on 6 Vice President: Rob Skrotsky '67 June, a jazz concert at Afrlee Gardens in

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Jffiy, a barbeque for local nfrdsffipmen and canffidates on BB N o r t h CaroHna m August, a j o m t effort wdth the Triangle Chapter for attendance at the Navy-Duke game, and ffie annual Army/NavTy game party.

O n 6 June, the chapter held a social at the Pme VaUey Country Club, T h e event was attended by 30 m e m b e n and guests.

It featored a report by chapter president, G e o f f Losee '85 on ffie several Chapter activ-ities and a report by- Mike v o n Radesky '61 on his attendance, on behaff ofthe chapter, at ffie International Officen forum.

PO Box 778. New Bem. NC 28562 H: 252-514-0299: E: crskr0t5ky@earthlink.net

Secretary:Tim Marvin '59 PO Box 731, Kure Beach, NC 28449-0731 E: tmar\in@earthUnk.net

Treasurer:Jim St John '53 601 Doral Ct.. New Bern. NC 28562 H: 252-636-1977; E: saintlink@aIways-oiiline.com

T h e monthly meering of ffie chapter was held on May 17 at the Wmgs GrUl, located above ffie Goff Shop, M C A S Cherry Pomt, President BiU Ritcffie '53 thanked LtColJohn Kane, U S M C and U S N A '82, for helpmg secure the locarion for today's meetmg, as the PeHcan Club August 2006

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O u r Blue and Gold coorffinator for Eastern North CaroUna, Mr. Rick Hine, reported that ten (10) canffidates from the ffigh schools from N e w Bern south to WUnfrngton have accepted their appointments. Five (5) stodents are going to U S N A ffirecdy, one (1) has completed NAPS and is going tffis year to the academy, three (3) stodents are heaffing to NAPS, and one (1) stodent is going to Northwestern Prep in Santa Barbara, Ca. A send-off pizza party for the canffidates wiU be held at the Officers Club, Camp Lejeune, at 1800 on Friday June 2.

The chapter secretary,Tim Marvm,'59, reported on ffie Naval Academy Alumffi Officers Meetmg and the Board ofTrustees Meeting held m AnnapoUs on 4 and 5 May. Mr. Ritcffie and he attended. Those present learned ffiat the U S N A Alumffi Association now has 100 chapters, mcludmg a new one ffiat is m western North CaroHna. The information provdded by the Acadenfrc Dean, Commandant of Midsffipmen, and the Supermtendent mfficates that ffie Brigade had a good year acaderfficaUy (3 Rhodes Scholars), winffing athletic teams, and nfrdsffipmen participating in numerous events. The Supermtendent ouffined ffis Master Plan, wffich mcludes constmction projects, upgrade of ffie flood protection for ffie Yard, improved security of Bancroft HaU, and re-emphasizing foreign language instruction for aU nfrdsffipmen.

Meetings alternate between Cherry Point MCAS and Camp Lejune at noon on the tffird Wednesday of each month.

Piedmont Chapter President: Col Gary L. Beaver '77 USMCR 10 Silver Oask Court, Greensboro, NC 27455-1481 H: 336-288-8792; E: gbeaver@npaklaw.com

Secretary: LCDR John Chilson '91 USN E: John_Chilson@eUiswinters.com

Triangle Chapter John M. Scott '67 836 Shadylawn Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514 H: 919-968-1337; E: pelorus@beUsouth.net

Western North Carolina Chapter Mr. Robert Cowin '69 23 Pleasant Ridge Dr.AshviUe, NC 28805-2621; P: 828-890-4246;; E: brcowin2@beUsouth.net

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Ohio Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter CAPT Gerald R Mod USNR (Ret.) 9825 Gateclub Dr., Cincinnari, OH 45241-3827 H: 513-769-4556; E; gerrymod@fiise.net

Cleveland Chapter CAPTA.O. Rule III '50, USNR (Ret.) 90 Pheasant Run, Chagrin FaUs, OH 44022 H: 440-247-4379;W: 440-247-5100 Ext328 EE: ruleIll@aol.com

Columbus/Central Ohio Chapter Russell A. Puppe '66 242 Crossing Crk., North Gahanna, OH 43230 H; 614-418-5024; E: rpuppe@columbus.rr.com

Toledo Chapter Mr. David B. Puckett '63 5051 ChadiamVaUey Rd.,Toledo, OH 43615-1107 E: dpucken@buckeye-express.com

Oklahoma Oklahoma City Chapter Col LE "Buck" Bonifayjr '60, USA (Ret.) E: BBONlFAY@COX.NET

Oklahoma has eight canffidates w h o were sworn in as member ofthe Class of 2010 on 28 June.

Leighann Lewis, Broken Arrow, Christian Peters, Oklahoma City, Alexander Risenhoover, Muskogee, Aaron TerreU,Tulsa, Charlene Warren, Duncan, Blake Carter, StiUwater, Wade Gregory, Tinker AFB, and Nathamal Asch, Moore.

Two Oklahoma Welcome Aboard ceremoffies were held for them. T h e Oklahoma City ceremony, held on 10 June, was sponsored by the Oklahoma U S N A Parents Club. Each canffidate was given a Letter ofWelcome on behaff of aU our Oklahoma City USNAAA Chapter members. Several Second and Tffird Class nfrdsffipmen home on summer leave were present to answer questions and provdde the canffidate attendees and their fanfrhes a preview of what to expect during induction on 28 June. An informative shde show was presented of the recent Class of 2006 Graduation Ceremony. A sinfrlar luncheon and ceremony was held on 16 June in Tulsa, sponsored by the Tulsa USNAAA Chapter Let us assist our Oklahoma Blue and Gold Officers in their recruiting efforts utffizing your personal and professional network connectioii^ in seeking worthy canffidates for next year's class. Get in touch with me and I wiU provide you forther contact detaUs. Check out the USNAAA@ U S N A . C O M website for detaUs ofthe annual USNAAA Board ofTrustees and

Chapter President's meetings.You wdU find numerous improvements in aU phases of our ahna mater, especiaUy in ffie fficreased ffiversity witffin ffie curricffium wdth special emphasis on mternational relations opportoffities and advanced language ttammg for mffividual midsffipmen.

I ask all retired and veteran alumffi members to take pro active time and effort to estabHsh closer personal contact with our active duty alumffi stationed at Tinker,Vance, and Fort SUl, and that you active duty alurrmi reciprocate the same effort. We have nfrssed too many Navy sporting events opportuffities to bond together in the past year. I rerffind you of the Navy vs Air Force game in Colorado Springs, 7 October, a great tfrne of year to visit Colorado. A big Navy taUgate is planned. We are also working hard on havdng the Navy crew teams retorn to Oklahoma City for the Tffird Annual Oklahoma River Regatta that was such a successfiU gathering of alumffi and parents last October when we beat Harvard!

Look forward to hearing from aU ofyou.

Buck Bonifay '60 Tulsa Chapter CDR Harry VRouse IV '77, USN (Ret.) 2623 East 33 PL.Tulsa, OK 74105-2334 H: 918-748-8650; E: HVRouse@aol.com

N o t much news to report tffis cycle. T h e Welcome Aboard Luncheon ofJune 16th faUs just ffter the deadHne for tffis month's column. If you rmssed it, you nfrssed it.

FuU report in next month's effition.

O n June 4*^^ jogjah "Joe" H e n s o n '45, was inducted in to the Wresffing HaU of Fame in StiUwater Local boy from TiUsa Centtal goes to the Naval Academy and wins a bronze medal in Helsinki.

Pretty impressive.

I have included a couple of photographs from the ffinner in March, honoring Medal of H o n o r recipient Thomas Hudner '47.

Thomas Hudner '47 and John Canvile 76 discuss important matters.

George '84 and Kasey '84 with guest at Hudner Dinner

Fr. ScheUer, George Jackson 79, John Carwile 78 and Dave Red'63

Oregon Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter CAPT R. Tim Myers '64, USN (Ret.) 3766 Lanewood R i . Lake O s w ^ ^ . O R 97035 H- 503-697-0865; E: tob\Tnaggiel@aoLcom \\ni>'J /usna-comy Chapters/TJS/OR

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Chapter UCol 17\L "Corky" Gardner HI '77, USMC (Ret.) 121 Qenn Ri.Ardmote. PA 19003 H: 610-645-5361; E: presidenE@iisnaphil com member5@usnaphiLcom: eveni5@usnaphil com webmasteT@tisnaphiLcom; www.usnaphiLcom

Shiptnate News Input: Brian Degtuin '98 E: degnanb^yahoo.com

Pittsburgh Chapter William E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Ct., MurrysviUe, PA 15668-1045 E figan>4105@aoLcom

Recreational Vehicle American Chapter CAPT James N. Roberts '59, USN (Ret.) 152 Springlakes Dr.. Martinez, GA 30907 R- 706-860-6430; E: jrDbe92528@aoLcom

Sec'y:Charlie Norton '62 E: cliaiies-norton@1962.usna-Com

Treasurer: Glenn Shindler '64 4530 Lasheart Dr.. La Canada. CA 91011 E: gshindler64@e3ithlink.net Shipmate inputs to: Terry Sutherland '54 1632A Firetower Rd.. Chiplev; FL 32428 E- terry.sutiieiland@1954.usna-com liIlp://hey_frankI6.tripod.com/rv/

The big news this monffi is a report on our National C o m e Around m Branson, M O 17-22 M a y Thanks to aU vvho were able to attend this annual event.

These 46 Alumffi and others were there for activdties and the business meeting: Jmi &: Marie Roberts '59, Walt & Chris Baskin '59, Frank & Marion C o n e r y '58, Karl & Gloria Keay '59, Cari & Truffi Petenon '55, BUl & Dee Bradford '62, Britt & AHce Brittmgham '44, Anson &; Janet Burhngame '65, Bud &: Karen Gaston '65, Dave & Lynn Cannon '53, BUl & Katffie C o r r o u m '59, Pete & Nina Dabbieri '67,Jerry &Treeby Flanmiger '59, Jack & Mary Glaeser '59, Larry & Dreda Grimes '55, Bob & Maryjane Metcaff'61, N o r m a n & Lynn Mims '60,Tom Monaghan '59 & Betty Hagan, J o h n & Kay Morgan '64, CharHe & Susan N o r t o n '62, Gordy- & Ginny Schaff'58,Vic & Faye Sharpe '48, Mike & Mary Lou Stevens '59.

Pot luck dinners, a goff competition, campfires, happy hour, and shopping were made pleasant by beautifid weather.

Activdties mcluded four shows and two ffirmen for attendees, so ffiere vvas plenty of opportoffity to get to know your feUow-Alumffi.

Two new- Chapter members vvere heartfry welcomed on this C o m e Around.

They w-ere Ginny and Gordy Schaaf '58 andTreeby and Jerry F l a m m g e r '59.

Finties for tffis big event were Janet and A n s o n BurUngame '65, co-hosts were Karen and B u d Gaston ' 6 5 . Hats off to them for puttmg on a fon event.

Unfortonately no photos were sent to your scribe, so maybe we wiU have some m a later issue. Bud and Anson created a Class of '65 banner that prouffiy welcomed aU to ffie C o m e Around.

Check out the RV Chapter web site or Class of '65 pages m Shipmate to see this beautifid display.

During the business meetmg, Truffi and Carl Peterson '55 were awarded Finty hats for gettmg togeffier ffie C o m e Around for the Navy-Rice footbaU game m Texas. An award token of appreciation was presented to Lynn Mims ( N o m i a n '60) for her extraordmary support of the Chapter.

Members were remmded that RV Chapter logos and logos shirts are avaUable on the U S N A Alurrmi web site. For name tags and decals contact Glenn Shindler '64. Chapter membersffip remams at about 100. Contact Glerm to become a member.You don't have to ovv-n an RV to be a member. T h e chapter roster wdU be updated by 30 June 2006 and the next update wiU be due by 30 January 2007.

Officer and Board M e m b e r selection and voting is approaching. Frank C o n e r y '58 vvUl accept nonfrnations from the membersffip for the foUowdng offices m February 2007: Secretary (CharUe N o r t o n '62) Board Member (2) (Jack Glaeser '59, BUl Bradford '63).

Nonfrnations for those positions wUl be announced 1 AprU 2007. EmaU votmg vvdU take place from 1 AprU through 30 AprU, and resffits o f t h e election vvUl be announced 5 May. Members wdU assume ffieir positions at ffie National C o m e Around in rffid-May 2007.

Here are some fotore C o m e Arounds that our loyal Firsties have offered.

Contact the ffiffividuals or a board member. See the Chapter web site for latest details: September 18-26 H e n h e y PA Margo and Gary Snyder '55 September Cahforffia Gold R u s h Country Jack Everett '64 October 24-28 Stone Mountam, GA Nancy and D e n n y Sloan '57 February 2007 Key West, FL Maryjane and B o b Metcalf '61 March/AprU 2007 Charleston, SC Lynn and D a v e C a n n o n '53 May 2007 Memphis, T N Gloria and Karl Keay '59 September 2007 Erie, PA Bev and D a r w i n Hatheway '54 October 2007 CivU War Caravan m VA, Frank C o n e r y '58/CharUe N o r t o n '62 October 2007 E n d of CivU War Caravan West Coast 2007

Rhode Island Newport Chapter ADM James R. Hogg '56, USN (Ret.) 2556 West Main Rd.. Portsmoudi, Rl 02871 H: 401-841-2625

Corn Sec'y: Ben Katz '57 E: becat57@insn.com

O u r May guest speaker was Mr.John Farley; Executive Dfrector ofThe Energy CouncU of R h o d e Island ( T E C - R I ) . T h e CouncU is a membersffip orgaffization made up of the largest users of energy m R h o d e Island and provides over 60,000 R l jobs.

Membenffip consists of manufactorers, coUeges & uffiversities, hospitals and offier major busmess concerns. For many years.

Chapter Member R o g e r B u c k '50 was the Executive Dfrector o f t h e organization. T h e objective o f T E C - R l is to lower

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Mr. Farley talked about our country's foreign relations and what is going on in the global economy when it comes to energy. H e also pointed out that whUe more and more Americans are aware of the econorffic impHcations of energy scarcity, relatively few grasp the strategic impHcations of what he described as the energy markets war. H e quoted Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice: "Nothing has reaUy taken me aback more .. .than the way that the poUtics of energy are warping ffiplomacy around the world. It has given exttaorffinary power to some states ffiat are using that power in not very good ways for the international system, states that woffid otherwise have very Htde power".

M r Farley described the growing shortage of natural gas in N e w England, mfficating that a recent stody for the N e w England Governor's Conference projects ffiat winter peak demand for natural gas wUl exceed supply witffin 5 years and that current resources wffi be insufficient to maintain the reUabffity ofthe electtic grid in parts of N e w England as soon as 2008.

H e went on in detaU about the worldwide competition for energy, exacerbated by the rapiffiy growing industrialization of Cffina and Inffia. Offering no sUver buUet, he suggested that improving energy efficiency and reducing consumption are a part ofthe solution. Other sigmficant parts ofthe solution include using renewable sources such as wind and biomass; more nuclear plants; LNG; clean coal; multi-foel vefficles; ffigher vefficle foel economy and greater use of pubhc ttansit.

It was an interesting and eye-opeffing eveffing.

Joining us for our AprU meeting were chapter members: Sid & Terry MerriU '34;Tom &Trina Weschler '39;Tim & Cathy M o o r e '45;Jack & Mary Burney USMA '46;Wirt Thayer and Earie & Mary Trickey '47; Frank & Maggie Snyder '48; Roger & Muriel B u c k '50; Bob ConneUy and Tom Lyons '52; Jim & Anne H o g g '56; Wayne Robinson'58; Peter Tarpgaard '59; Lou Sposato '76; and Associate Member Joyce Morganthaler (Wendy '52).

Special Event: VADM R o d R e m p t , Superintendent, US Naval Academy wUl be our Chapter Guest on Thursday 13 Jffiy 2006 at the Newport Officer's Club.

We wdU hear firsthand from the Adnfrral about the State O f T h e Academy; what

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significant acffievements have been realized in the past year, what is going on in the yard now and what the Adrffiral's vision for the fotore is.

South Carolina Charleston Chapter CDR H. Richard Stein '82, USNR (Ret.) 784 Preservation PL, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464-5196 H: 843-856-6591; E: rstein@sandlappergroup.com

Low Country Chapter CAPT Peter M. Hyers '77 75 Port Tack, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-5237 H: 843-842-6167; E: hyersp@cs.com

O n Monday 15 May, Low Country alumffi and fanfrly gathered at the River Club on CaUawassie Island for fon and camaraderie. In attendance were our cohosts Dave and Sondra Woodward '60 and Tom and Carol Anderson '60 along with Pete Hyers '77 and his mother Eve KeUy and son Patrick, Jim and Nancy Gay '79, Art M o r r o w '46, PhU Boyer '64, Rick and Lmda Wakefield '63 and Dennv TomUn '63.

Director (Okatie/Beaufort): Dave Woodward '60 Director HUton Head (South): George Stubbs '58 Director HUton Head (North): Jack WUson '56 O u r next assembly wffi be tffis summer in Savannah at an afternoon Sand Gnats basebaU game.The Annual FaU Picffic wiU be confrng in late September or early October.

Palmetto William B. Swent '88 Leatherwood, Walker,Todd & Maim, P.C. 100 E. Coffee St., PO. Box 87 GreenviUe, SC 29602-0087 W: 864-242-6440; E:WSwent@LWTM.com

South Carolina Midlands Chapter President: LCDRA. EdTilden '71, USN (Ret.) 4040 Bloomwood Rd, Colombia, SC 29205-2847; H; 803-254-0425; E: aedlden@sc.rr.coni Web site: www.usna.com/chapters/us/sc/midlands

Secretary: Katie Hirsch E: mkh5325@aol.com

South Dakota Upper Midwest Chapter - See Minnesota

Tennessee Chattanooga Chapter Mr.John R. Rodman '66 1302 Peter Pan Rd., Lookout Mountain, GA 96729 W: 423-756-0285; E: rodman@usit.net

Knoxville-Oak Ridge Chapter CAPT Carl N. Strawbridge, USN (Ret.) Gay, Woodward and Boyer

Although internfrttent rain showers put a damper on the goff outing, attendees had a great time at the sceffic River Club.

DeHcious snacks and Hquid refreshments were provdded by our Class of '60 cohosts and the Chapter.

During a brief business session, Pete Hyers gave us a report on the topics discussed at the annual U S N A Alumffi Assoc leadersffip meeting in AnnapoHs during May. It was also decided to buy a $100.00 remembrance paver to be placed at ffie HUton Head IslandVeterans' Memorial site at Shelter Cove.

Lasdy, we announced our 2006-2007 officers/ffirectors: President: Jim Gay '79 Vice President: Mike Rentz '91 Secretary: Rich Weidman '63 Treasurer: Pete Hyers '77 Director (Sun City/Greater Bluffton): Denny TomHn '63 Director (Savannah): PhU Boyer '64

17 Rivers Run Way Oak Ridge.TN 37830-9005 H: 865-220-8861; E: cns@ornl.gov

Secretary- Treasurer: CAPT Mark Kohring '73, USNR (Ret.) E: kohringmw@ornl.gov

T h e Navy alumffi were in fine form and continued their winffing ways at the fourth annual KnoxviUe-Oak Ridge chapter Army-Navy golf competition on 10 June 2006. Mary and Jerry Popp '62 hosted this annual fonction at their h o m e at the Rarity Bay Goff and Country Club. T h e old goats were led by medaUst Steve Crowe w h o shot his class with a 77.

Offier members of ffie team included Linda andjoe Solymossy '68, Pat and BUl Hlopak '81, Marsha and Mark Kohring '73, R i c h Snead '77,Jack Richard '52, Tom Seigle '65 and the Popps.The n o n goffers in the alumffi group were tteated to a cruise of nearby Fort Loudon Lake on ffie Popp's Queen Mary pontoon boat skippered by Jim Bibb '57. His crew consisted ofVal and Ed Whiting '57, Susie and Marc Catalffi, PoUy Hicks, Marty Ulmer, Linda Simcox, and Kay and

graduated Ensigns. Attendees at the picffic were B G O s Richard Boggs '83, Sarah Kovel '82 and Dave DriskeU '63. Other alumffi present vvere Anne and Jim Kiehle '62, Wendy Rivers '52.

KnoxviUe, Tennessee Chapter Front Row: Tom Seigle '65, Joe Solymossy '68, Jerry Popp '62, Mark Kohring 73, Bill Hlopak '81, Ed Whiting '57; Back Row: John Ulmer USMA '62, Bill Francy '46, Jack Richard '52, Steve Wendy Rivers '52 is honored by John McKeown '52 Crowe 77, Rich Snead 77, Jim Bibb '5 7, Tom Simcox 62 at Laredo, TX

Bin Francy- '46. T h e day ended wdffi a picmc at ffie Popp's and ffie smgmg of Navy Blue & Gold after ffie A r m y grads ([ohn Ulmer U S M A "62 and Tom Simcox USMA "62) led an Army cheer to h o n o r (?) ffie wdnifrng team. T h e chapter also presented Jerry- Popp '62 wdth a gift certificate to ffie Rarity Bay- pro shop as thanks for his diree yean of service as a member ot ffie U S N A Alurrmi Association Board ot"Trustees for a smaU chapter. Thanks Jerry.

Skd-~er u.Z: 3.cz 57gives instructions to members ofhis crew, Unda Simcox and Val Whiting.

T h e Alamo Chapter's May meetmg recognized Summer Semmar awardees (see Summer Semmar Awards proffie for attendees and photos).The chapter also took tffis occasion to celebrate the Jim Westermierer '53 pledges allegiance 103rd birffiday of V A D M WaUy Short '24. WaUy coffid not make ffie meetmg but several ofus took his cake to him at his residence. WaUy shared ffie cake wdth the other m e m b e n of ffie residence home. O n e matter of official busmess was conducted. T h e membenffip gave thefr approval to wordmg changes to the By Laws to bring them mto Hne wdffi the suggestions made by the I R S to complete our 501.(c).3 designation.

Memphis Chapter CAPT Jack Quinlan '67, USNR (Ret.) 3987 Lakewood Cv., Memphis,TN 38128 H:901-372-Âť423 E:JACK.QUINLAN@najnanpower-com

Nashville Chapter CDRJohn F. Ohlinger '69, USN (Ret.) 880 Lakemont Dr., Nashville. T N 37220-2124 H:615-370-1441;w: 615-594-7628 Ejolni.olilinger@usna.1969.com

Texas Alamo Chapter President: CAPT Ron A. Sandoval '81 USN 18010 Kev-stone Blf. San Antonio.TX 78258-34361

Please send Shipmate SuhmUsions and all correspondences to: Seaetary: Dave DrUkell '63 P.O. Box 461564, San Antonio. TX 78246-1564 E: info@alamogoaB.oig

Dave Driskell '63, Phil Meurer '56, Gerry Simpson and binhday boy VADM Short '24

T h e Alamo Chapter does not meet officiaUy in June and Jffiy but we ffid parricipate m ffie S T N A P C annual picffic for new plebes and Napsten. Tffis picffic mcludes briefings by Chapter President R o n Sandoval,'81, Greystone Prep School Headmaster Davdd BaUy ' 8 1 , Blue and Gold Area Coorffinarior Bruce Davds '85, area Thfrd Class Mids and newly

FmaUy Wendy Rivers was ffie guest of honor at the Laredo Chapter of Korean War Veterans Association Memorial Day Celebration. T h e ceremony was presided over by Chapter member J o h n McKeown '52.

Other schedffied events as of tffis submission are: August 18 - Regffiar meeting September 15 - Regffiar meeting. October 14 - Founders Day Dinner. November 17 - Regffiar meetmg.

Please note that we do not have regffiar meetings m June and Jffiy Please vdsit our website Alamogoats.org for ffie latest irfformation on our Chapter.

Austin Chapter RADM William A. Heine '62, USNR (Ret.) 8704 Blue Creek Cv.. Ausrin.TX 78735-1431 H: 512-327-5619; E: bheine@adtexas.com

Corresponding Secretary: Don McAlUter '63 H: 512-365-7068; E: don.mcaliscer@skyvueusa.com

Chapter meetmgs are held at 11:30 am on the fourth Tuesday of each monffi at Marie CaUender's, 9503 Research Blvd, # 4 0 0 ffi Austm.

We had 30 people plus our guest speaker at ffie May meeting. Attendmg were: Bruce Cunnffigham '45, J i m BurriU '46, Ken Petticrew '46, Frank C r m n p '48, Leighton Palmerton '50, John Tyler '57, Pete Baker '57, Mike N e e l y '58, George Denny '58, Chip Buerger '58, Dave Doelger '59, Gary Chapel ' 6 1 , BUl H e m e '62, Tony Breard ' 6 3 , D o n McAhster '63, B o b Jones '64, John R o g e n '70, Carl Inskeep ' 7 1 , Chuck Trahan '73, D o n Wettlaufer '74,John Peskuric '74, Mike Paczan '74, Gary Lundeen '75, Pat ConnaUy ' 7 5 , R o b Caffioun '87, R o b McLauchlan '88,JeffBlock '94, D a n Martin '98, Liz McQufrm '00, and BIythe Oraker '02,

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CHAPTER NEWS Alamo, Texas Chapter Summer Seminar Awards The Alamo Chapter made our Summer Semmar awards m our May meeting. General Robert Herres '54 was gracious enough to present ffie ceremomal checks to the awardees. Most ofthe photos are courtesy ofthe Navy PAO photographer, who accompaffied Assistant PAO, Carol Moore. Attendees were Davdd BaUey '81, Richard Boggs '83,Tom Colbourn '68, Chapter Secretary Dave DriskeU '63, Pat and Gene Flesher '61, LeRoy Haenze '58, Chapter Treasurer Jfrn Kiehle'62, Board Member MUce Lescffinsky '89, Jeanette and John McKeown '52 and grandaughter MicheUe Hinojosa, Butch Moldenhauer '67, WUl Morris '82, Dirk Mosis '73, Elame andjoe Pope '56,Tom Reedy '52, Board Member Wendy Rivers' 52,Vice President PhU Meurer '58, Board Member Carlos Rosende '77, Chapter President Ron Sandoval '81, Gerry and BUl Sfrnpson '56, Board of Trustees Representative Lawrence StovaU '84, Jim Westermeier '53, new members Brenda and Brad Rath '73 and South Texas Parents Club President Richard VUlarreal. Our honored guests were Summer Seminar scholarsffip winners Trent Melcher and ffis mother Anffiia, Cray Pack andffisparents Anffie and Sam, Chris Rogers andffisparents Pamela and Scott and ffis grandmoffier Pat Cubeta. Scholanffip participants were also recogffized with Certfficates ofAcffievement. Participants present were Brittaey Boucher and her parents Kathleen and Michael, David Flannery and ffis dad Terry, Jon Warncke and ffis parents Lmda and Brian.

Trent Melcher, Gen Herres and Capt Sandoval

Brittney Boucher recives certificate of accomplishment

David Flannery recives certificate of accomplishment

If you love the sea and the Navy and you haven't read "The Last Stand OfThe Tin Can SaUors" (2004 Bantam Books), you should immediately track down a copy. Its author, James D. Hornfischer told the Chapter about the circumstances leading up to the writing of ffis true account of the battle of Samar and the heroic efforts ofthe crews ofTammy 3.

He said he had not served in the Navy but was fascinated by aU the accounts in ffistoricalTV shows. After the Pearl Harbor 50 year celebration and after reading Tom Brokaw's account of "The Greatest Generation," Hornfischer came across the story ofTammy 3 and wondered why no one had written about it in depth. A Hterary agentffimseff,Hornfischer looked for someone to take the project on, then decided he could do it himseff.

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Cray Pack, Gen Herres and Capt Sandoval

Chris Rogers, Gen Herres and Capt Sandoval

After a great deal of research, mcluding personal interviews with the survivors of the Jeep Carriers and tin cans of Tammy 3, the author found himseff in an unusual position.

"I was a lay person â&#x20AC;&#x201D; non Navy. 1 knew more about that batde than anyone Hving," he said.

It is a story about courage, sacrifice and professionaUsm as the smaU force of escort carriers, 3 DDs and 3 DEs took on the most powerful Japanese surface force ofthe war Besides theYamato, the world's largest battiesffip, there were other batdeships, cruisers and destroyers trying to drive through the smaU American force to stop the invasion at Leyte Guff. Protection for the force had disappeared when Adm. Halsey took the Tffird Fleet north after a decoy Japanese carrier task force.

Jon Warnecke recives certificate of accomplishment

James Hornfischer, left, author of 'The Last Stand Of The Tin Can Sailors", visits with Gary Lundeen 75, center, and Frank Crump '48, prior to the May Chapter meeting. Hornfischer described the heroic efforts ofthe men ofthe Taffy 3 task force as they engaged a much more powerful Japanese fleet during the invasion of Leyte

North Texas Chapter LCDR James M. Bethmann '77, USNR ,>825 Marquette St.. Dallas,TX 75225 y/j. 214-754-1X119 ext. 222 E: Iim.Bethmann@highl.mdpartneri.com

LCDR Kuri Metcalf'91,

USNR

9718 Emnoie Ln.. Frisco.TX 75035 e: kurt.nietcaU@ 1991 .usna.com http://w\\'\v.usiia.u-ncx.com

May 11,2006 The USNAAA Norffi Texas Chapter held its monthly luncheon on May 11™ at the Hackberry Creek C o u n t r y Club in Irvdng, Texas. T h e monthly meeting vvas reschedffied to meet the schedffie o f o u r guest speaker, L C D R John EUzey '92, in tovv-n for NAS Fort Worth Air Show.

L C D R EUzey- shared experiences fiom a very mteresting Hfe ranging firom his emotions on September 11,2001, onboand USS USS Enterprise (CVN-65), to preparations tffis year for an upcorffing 180-day tour on ffie ground in Iraq.

LCDR EUzey- was raised m Perryton, Texas, and knew from an early age ffiat he w-anted to fly^ H e graduated from the Nav-al Academy m 1992 wdffi a BS m PoUtical Science and a m m o r m Spaffish language and headed to Pensacola to fly jets. Much to ffis surprise, he ended up flying hehcopten and w-as designated a Nav-al Avdator m October 1994. L C D R EUzey- spent ffis fost tour flymg SH-60s m HS-4. In a Hfe fiUl of coincidences, towards ffie end ofhis tour he found out ffiat ffie Navy w'as accepting redesignation requests. His thfrd request was a charm and he was aUowed to transition to F-14 Tomcats. John vvas assigned to Fighter Squaffion F O U R T E E N (VF-14) flying ffie F-14A Tomcat, and deployed aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65) May 2001.

L C D R EUzey shared great experiences in the underpowered F-14A incluffing three separate occasions m 2001 when he felt his jet was trydng to kUl hfrn.

Fortonately it ffidn't and he found himseff Inffian Ocean on September 11, 2001 going from worrying about what movie to vvatch that mght to watcffing ffis country under attack on the news. Life on the carrier changed immeffiately and witffin weeks he found ffimseff involved in the air war in Afghamstan. H e participated in Operation Enduring Freedom in the first stages o f t h e war, receiving the Air Medal wdth Combat " V " . Later, flying the F / A 18E Super H o r n e t , John deployed aboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in March 2003 and flew numerous combat rffissions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Today, L C D R EUzey serves on the O P N A V Staff and also as a "White House Social Aide. L C D R EUzey ended his talk by expressing a desire to enter poHtics someday, hopefiUly in his h o m e state of Texas. In ffie upcoming November elections ffiere are 13 veterans of Iraqi Freedom running and 10 of them do not support the war. L C D R EUzey said it was ffiat fact ffiat convinced ffim that more veterans needed to get involved in ffie poHtical process.

Later, Lt Gen Sattler mentioned that ffis U S N A journey started in 1967 when the Navy wresding team, including Peter VanDerlofske '68, stopped in Pittsburgh on a recruiting visit as they were retorning from the N C A A Wresding Championships. John Sattler said that, as an impressionable ffigh school wresder, the encounter with Peter (tworime AU American) was a huge factor in convincing him (John) to attend the Naval Academy.

In attendance: WaUy Anderson '54, Richard Cudhpp '59, Jim Bourn '61, John Gorman '64, John Wroten '65, Denny C o n n o r '66,John HamUton '68 and guest Mai Snfrth, Ken Snfrth '72, Steve Ingram '73, Bruce Marquardt '73,Tom Kapurch '75, Mark Lambright '75, Jim Bethmann '77, Keith Tibbits '77, Rusty C o n e '78, Matthew EHas '78, Dave R i c h '81, Brad Page '83, Ross Beaton '87, Mark Joshn '87, D o u g R h o d e s '90, Mike Walsh ' 9 1 , Jerry Deren '92, Reggie Skipworth ' 0 1 , Steve Macoffi U.S. NavalAcademy Foundation, and Debbie Pace, Chapter website at http://www.usnaaa-ntx.com/ Upconfrng events Jffiy—No Alumni Luncheon Jffi TBD—^Army/Navy/Afr Force Alurrmi SoftbaU Tournament Aug 1—Alumni Luncheon Sep 5—^Alumffi Luncheon O c t 3—^Alumffi Luncheon Oct T B D — U S N A Birthday/Founder's Day Dirmer O c t 21-21—14th Annual Servdce Academy GoffTournament

Lt Gen Satder spoke about the Navy/Marine Corps Team, specfficaUy the First Marine Expeditionary Force, in the context ofthe Battle of FaUujah. H e spoke about the heroism ofhis marines and saUors. Lt Gen Sattler sttessed that the inconfrng Midsffipmen would face many chaUenges as they worked to become fotore leaders in the Navy/Marine Corps team, but that they were aU capable o f t h e task, ff they put forth the effort.

Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Dan HoUberg '92 14406 Corktree KnoUs. Cypress.TX 77429-4818; H: 281-256-2643; E: Holsberg@eardilink.net Web site; usna.com/Chapters/US/Texas/GulfCoast /default.htm

micome Aboard Reception, June 8 Lt Gen John E Sattler '71, U S M C , Commanding General, First Marine Expeffitionary Force (I MEF), Camp Penffieton, was our special guest at the annual "Welcome Aboard Reception" for the area's inconfrng Class of 2010 and NAPS attendees, held at the Second Baptist Church in Houston.

Peter VanDerlofske '68, Blue & Gold Area Coordinator, introduced Lt Gen Satder and rerffiffisced about earHer days w h e n they had both been Naval Academy wrestlers.

Lt Gen John Sattler 71, Commanding General, First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and Peter VanDerlofske '68

Chapter Dinner, f une 9 O u r annual June ffinner for alumffi, spouses, guests, and U S N A Parents' Club members was held on June 9th. D a n Holsberg '92 opened the evemng by welconfrng everyone and introducing our guest,Jim Olson, former CIA Field Agent, and current Professor at T h e Bush School of Government & PubHc Servdce at Texas A & M Uffiversity. Jim rerffiffisced about his, and ffis wife's, 31 years of service as field agents and the ongoing need for a sttong spy agency.

Chapter News D a n H o l s b e r g '92 r e c e n t l y joined Vetco Gray, an oU & gas equipment and services company. H e is the Seffior Project Manager for the Capital DriUing Equipment Division. FoUowing a successfid Naval career and a Tffiane JMBA, Dan, MeHssa, Jake (8) and Emma (6) continue to caU Houston their home. Dan can be reached at 281-256-2643 or holsberg@ earthUnk.net. ... C h r i s Lankford '00 is back in the Houston area after six years of

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CHAPTER NEWS active naval service as a CivU Engineer Corps Officer. H e completed operarional deployments with Seabee units in Iraq, Korea, Guam, and, most recently, the Mississippi Gulf Coast foUowing Hurricane Katrina. He is now exploring foture employment opportunities. Chris can be reached at c_lank9@yahoo.com or 912-322-8670.

Fifth Annual USNA Foundation Golf Classic, Nov 13 T h e tournament wiU be held on Monday Nov 13th at the prestigious Raveneaux Country Club.

T h e proceeds from tffis tournament go to the U S N A Foundation. For informarion on tffis event, corporate sponsorships and individual tickets, please contact Peter Vanderlofske '68 at 281-315-8816 or peterv@polaris benefitshou.com. We have many non-goffers w h o attend the "Luncheon only" porrion ofthe day to enjoy the camaraderie, and conversation with our special guests.

Business Nettvorking There are three ffifferent business networking groups, for service academy graduates and other former nfrhtary officers, that meet monthly in the Houston area. Please check our Chapter website for detaUs. Chapter Luncheons Chapter luncheons are USUALLY (but not always) held on the first Friday of every month (Sep 8, Oct 6, and Dec 1) at Brennan's Restaurant, 3300 Snfrth St. (11:30am refreshments, and noon to 1:00pm lunch).There wUl be no luncheon meetings in June, July, or August. Plus, as in prior years, there wUl be no November luncheon at Brennan's due to the Golf Classic Luncheon on Nov 13.

For adffitional information, please visit www.usna.com/Chapters/US/TX/Gulf Coast/default.htm, or send an emaU to kleinl985@sbcglobal.net.

Ed Klein '12

Utah Intermountain

NA Alumni

Chapter

J Kevin Dolan '71 2415 East 10305 South, Sandy UT 84092-4416 H: 801-942-7240; E: kevin.dolan@1971.usna.com www.usna.com/Chapters/US/UT

Virginia Blue Ridge

Chapter

Richard "Dick"Raymond

'54

2794 Derwent Dr.; Roanoke,VA 24015 P: 540-344-0736

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Hampton Roads, Virginia: Plebe Recognition Dinner, Hampton Roads is well represented at the Naval Academy U. S. Naval Academy Midshipmen Class of 2009 pictured with and newly selected candidates fro the area who will be inducted on June 28th in Annapolis, Md.

Central

Virginia

Chapter

CAPT Anthony A. HastoglU '55, USN (Ret.) 102 Shawnee Ct., CharlottesviUe,VA 22901-1034 H: 434-973-7846; E: ahastoglis@earthUnk.net

Treas: Eric Lindenbaum '81 E: eric.Undenbaum@sperry.ngc.com

Dulles

Chapter

LCDR Eric C. Ruttenberg '88, USNR 20445 Needleleaf Wy.Ashburn.VA 20147-2389 P: 703-858-4404; E: eruttenberg@titan.com www.usna.com/chapters/us/va/dulles/

Hampton Roads Chapter LCDR Jack Kasiski '79, USN (Ret.) P: 757-631-2239; 0:757-753-5563; E: jack_kasiski@am.sec.com

Corresponding Sec'y: Dave Paddock '77 3833 Prince Andrew Ln.,Virginia Beach, VA P: 757-498-8060; E: dgpaddock@1977.usna.com

From the Quarterdeck, Jack Kasiski '79, Chapter President: The Chapter continues to be one ofthe most active and involved chapters. We have a diverse schedule of events consistent with our nfrssion, and a great group of defficated ffirectors. SoHd membersffip and sponsorship continues to feed our treasury, aUowing us to support a variety of events.

As the fifth largest chapter, we have representation on the national board.

Dave Paddock '77 wUl be taking over our trustee from D a n Lear '68, after completing two three-year terms. Dan has served Hampton Roads and the national board weU, and wiU continue to do so as helps chart the future of the alumffi association through the development of Plan 2010.

H o w are we doing with the local chapter? I think we do a pretty fair job, but I'm a bit biased. We are continuously working on improving our commuffications to the membership, and are using "flash maU" emaUs to pass the word. I tffink our schedule of events is just about where it should be, as I see a very representative demographic attending.

If there's something we could do better, let me or one ofthe directors know.

What are my objectives? First, I'd Hke to ensure we keep our more senior classes active in chapter events, because we need to hear of their stories and experiences.

Secondly, I'd Hke to increase our membership. I chaUenge every active member to find a new recruit!

Tffirdly I think we can improve our sponsor participation.

It wUl be my privUege to serve Hampton Roads for another term.

Thanks for your support.

Beat Army!

Jack '79 From Dennh Plank '69,2"^ VPfor Events Plebe Recogmtion Dinner and Confrng Events T h e premier event for the H R C members occurred on 1 June when the Chapter hosted the then foture Class of 2010 Midshipmen, and their fanfrhes, at a dinner at the NAS Oceana Officers' Club.

Among the honored guests was the Honorable Thelma Drake, 2nd Congressional District ofVirgiffia.

T h e eveffing's emcee was Capt BiU Daniels '77. Offering the Midshipman's Prayer was Midn Peyton Price '09. T h e senior alumnus present was Capt W i c k Harlan '46, the junior member present was. Ens Christine Parks '06, and SOPA (Ret) was R A D M R a y n o r "RAK"Taylor '60.

Chapter President,Jack Kasiski '79, welcomed and thanked aU for attending, conducted a vote for the 2006/7 slate of Officen for the Chapter Board of Directors.

Capt T i m Stark '78, Blue & Gold Program Area Coordinator, announced that T o m Cole '74, ffis predecessor as B&G Area Coordmator, had been selected as the winner of the Annual J i m Weirich '46 Award, wffich recognizes the most outstanding local B G O o f t h e year.

Capt B o b O s m a n '60 ffiscussed ffie continuing relationship that wdU e.xist between his class of 1960 and the Class of 2010 as a part of ffie "Anoffier Link in The Chain" (ALINC) program. D u r i n g the next four yean, ffie Class of '60 wiU be present wdffi ffie "Class of 10" at many acrivities beginffing wiffi 1-Day, 28 June, then Parent's Weekend.

R A D M Garry E . HaU '76, Commander Amphibious Group Tvvo, congratulated ffie members of 2010 and furffier chaUenged ffiem to excel whUe injecting ffis penonal and humorous viewpoints into a wdde range of ffis USNA and fleet experiences. H e discussed ffie careen facing ffie canffidates and thefr fotore mvolvement in ffie Global War on Terrorism. H e praised the parents for ffiefr mentoring of ffie fotore midshipmen and assured ffiem ffiat their sons and daughten wUl contmue to teceive mentoring from service leaden diroughout ffiefr careen.

The Busmess Breakfasts wUl retorn o n the dfrrd Wednesday; 20 September 2006, when ffie featured guest vvdU be A d m CarUsle A. H . T r o s t , '53, U S N , (Ret.), Chairman U S N A A A Board ofTrustees, and former C N O . B o b Byles '69 is POC and can be reached at busfriess@usnaaahrc. org.

An August social is b e m g planned; watch your e-maU for word on a no-host Happy Hour. SimUarly, ffiere may be some basebaU m our fotore; agam, watch your e-maU for more word.

As always go to www.usnaaaffic.org where you can j o m renew your Chapter membersffip onHne; check o n current Chapter events' time and place; read ffie latest Mam Mast (our Chapter Newsletter); Hnk to U S N A Sports, Blue & Gold Program and Parent's Club. Links to local Chapter Alurrmi Sponsors and busmesses, and more, so check by often! or contact our n e w Corresponffing Secretary C h a d Sain '79, at commumcations@usnaaahrc. org.

Richmond Chapter Mr.JohnJ. DrUcoll,Jr. '90 207 N Belmont Ave., Richmond.VA 23221-2811 P: 804-353-0165; E: john.driscoU@genworth.com

Corresponding Sec'y: Rich Polek 5543 Fox Vale Ct., Midloduan.VA 23112 H: 804-639-2860; W: 804-743-3239 E: richpolek@aoLcom

Shenandoah Valley Chapter CAPT George O. GlavU '61, USNR 3446 BrowTttown Rd., Front Royal,VA 22630 H: 540-636-3802 E; glavisgo@state.gov

Contact m e by emaU at Edward_G_Ed_Schwier@rl.gov or egschwier@aol.com.

Edward Schwier '69

Williamsburg Chapter Col. Paul E. Roush '57 USMC (Ret.) 140 Roger Smidi,WiUiamsburg,VA 23188 H: 757-229-9281 ;E: peroush@cox.net

WashinQton Hanford/Tri-Cities Chapter CAPT Edward Schwier '69, USNA (Ret.)

Puget Sound Chapter Pres.CAPT James N.AdkinsJr '58, USN (Ret.) 7304 N W Duckabush Ln, SUverdale, WA 98383; P: 360-662-1958; E: jadkins@wavecable.com

Corres. Sec'y: CAPT Walter S. Draper IV '61, USN (Ret.) 3725 Bahia Vista Dr., Bremerton, WA 98310 P: 360-479-3945; E; WSDRAPERIV@aol.com

1196 BrcntNvood Ave., Richland,WA 99352-8540 H; 509-627-7288; W; 509-372-0176 E; Edward_G_Ed_Schwier@rl.gov; eschwier@charter.net; egschwier@aol.com

T h e joint meeting o f t h e Mffitary Officers Association of America and Servdce Academy Alumffi meeting hosted at the Schwier's on Friday,June 16 was a huge success. We had alumffi from every Service or servdce related Academy, mcluffing Coast Guard and Merchant Marine. G o o d weather, good food, and good friends.

Start planmng now for the footbaU season. We wdU hold gatherings for the foUowing games wffich I expect wUl be televised: O c t 7—^Air Force O c t 2 8 — N o t t e D a m e (Baltimore) Dec 2—^Army (PhUadelpffia) As always, I offer our h o m e as a location but we are wiffing to explore ffifferent venues, either pubhc estabhshments that meet our standards (enough said) or private homes. Let m e know ff you want to take on the task of orgaffizing one of these victory parties.

Plan for elections of officers in the FaU with instaUation at the Army-Navy Game Party. T h e ranks have been tffinned by retfrements a n d / o r ttansfers out of the area, so we need several ofyou to step forward and offer your leadersffip for a year or two. Basic slate should include President,Vice President, and Treasurer.

We need someone to serve as the Sffipmate Chapter Contact (Secretary?), EmaU Broadcaster, and Web Contact.

Currently, I am fiffing these last three roles.

If you would Uke to host a foture meeting, either at your h o m e or an estabHshment in the Tri-Cities or surrounding area, please make the offer. We would aU benefit from involvement of more of our group in planmng and orgaffizmg social gatherings.

The Class of 2010 [and a few from 2011] ready to got

O n Sunday, June 4,2006, a great crowd gathered at Naval Station Everett to recogffize the inconfrng plebes of the Class of 2010 and the N A P S and Foundation Prep appointees from the Class of '07 [ they wUl become members of U S N A ' l l ] . W e were also pleased to host their parents and famffies. In aU we had twenty six outstanffing young m e n and w o m e n in attendance.The U S N A Parent's Club ofWashington joined our Chapter in welcorffing another outstanffing class to the local Naval Academy fanfrly Lt. Steve Draper '99, a Special Puget Sound Chapter President Jim Adkins Operations Officer '58 greets the attendees n o w attenffing the at the Plebe Dinner Naval Postgraduate School, spoke to the soon-to-be plebes about what to expect from Plebe Summer and Plebe Year, and about what is required from them w h e n they join the ranks of Academy graduates.

CoHn Saari '60 , recogffizing that the Class o f ' 1 0 wUl foUow his Class Of'60 by fifiy years, gave an inspiring talk about the importance of "another link in the chain."

AU in aU, it was a great evemng. Thanks are due to Bob Partrick '62 for arranging the ffinner and Katie T h u r m a n '84 for coorffinating the attendance of aU the inconfrng plebes and their fanfrUes.

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Greater Washington Chapter: Front Row: Peggy Hoag, Julie Niedermaier '89, Sue Wilkinson, Deborah Former CNO, Admiral Trost to Be Geanuleas, Samantha Bodley '03, Sarah Boulay, Minh-tu Nguyen '99, Laurie White, Back Row: Ted Santos '59, Tobey Bartee '98, Mark Lavoie '83, Pete Bouffard '83, Justin Jordan '01, Kevin Boardman '94, AnthonyGuest of Honor at WI Chapter's McKinney '86, Kylor Whitaker '86, David Johnson '91, Anthony Gomez '86, Don Wilkinson '91, Ryan White '03 Founder's Day Celebration Grant Moody '03, Ben Mathews '04, Anthony Gonzales '87, Lee Geanuleas '77

I'm writing tffis m advance of our Annual Chapter Picmc, wffich was scheduled to be held on Sunday, 16 Jffiy, at Camp Mckean on Kitsap Lake in Bremerton. I trust it Lt Steve Draper'99 tells it like it is about Plebe was another brUSummer and Plebe Year Handy sunny northwest day [or not] and that a great time was had by aU. Kudos to D o u g Cook '74 for handHng aU the detaUs of food, entertainment, and advertising.

Mark your calendars now for our next Puget Sound Chapter event, a cruise on the Royal Argosy to be held on Satorday evemng, September 9,2006. Watch you Chapter Newsletter and your e-maU for detaUs and for information on how to reserve a spot. Contact Walt Draper ' 6 1 , your Corresponffing Secretary, ffyou have any questions or need any irfformation.

We hope to see many ofyou there on EUiot Bay for a great evening's entertainment. Beat Army!

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Washington, DC Area Greater Washington Chapter Dr. Steve Hudock '69 6006 Woodlake Ln.. Alexandria.VA 22315 E: shudock@1969.usna.com; P: 703-989-4606

Our chapter has had a qmte summer whUe everyone enjoys ffiefr vacarions and transfen.

We working on a great Hneup of speakers for our FaU luncheons which we'U be pubUsffing shordy on our website, www.usnaaagwc.org First luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 Sep at the Army-Navy Country Club, so please mark your calendars and plan on bringing another alumffi along!

Would Uke to take nfrnute to salute the Yard D a w g s , our very own Alumffi SoftbaU Team that parricipated in the Captial Alumffi Network League earHer tffis summer B e n Mathews '04 got the baU roffing early in the spring and was able to field a team of defficated players w h o had a great rime represenring U S N A on the MaU. Hats off to: Erin MarshaU'03, Charles Fink'95, D a n Jent'OO, Megan Jent'Ol, Lee Geanuleas'77, Mrs. Geanideas, John O'Connor'83, David Johnson'93, Bruce VaUey'66, Anthony McKinney '86, Samantha Bodley'03, Ted Santos'59, Lee Meeks'76, Mark MiUiken'03, D e a n Wence'90, Skip McKenzie'82, BUl Herberger'77, T o m B a k k e ' 7 6 , T h o m McKee'77, Brett O d o m ' 9 2 , T o n y Gonzales'87, Tobey Bartee'98, Jason Gabbard'03, Justin Jordan'Ol, Ryan White'03, Darhyl HUl'Ol, Minh-Tu N g u y e n ' 9 9 , Jake B o w e n ' 0 2 , Chris Trigg'88, A n t h o n y G o m e z ' 8 6 , Peter Bouffard '83, Saraii Boulay'74, and Ben Mathews '04. Great example ofthe U S N A Alurrmi spirit!!

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T h e luU between our Spring and FaU events is fiUed by our l^' Friday of every month officer's caU at MUwaukee's coolest Irish bar: Paddy's Pub 2339 N . Murray St. on the ffip east side. We'U be in the beergarten in the rear during the summer and we start at 1630.

O u r next big, not to nfrss event is our Founder's Day formal, schedffied for Satorday evemng, 7 October, at the MUwaukee Yacht Club. Because he loves Marines and beer, and Wisconsin, U S N A Alumffi Associarion Chairman, and former Cffief ofNaval Operations, Adnfrral Trost ('53) is our comrffitted guest of honor for the eveffing. Please save tffis date on your calendar. We are anticipating our largest Founder's Day tornout. Seats wdU be Hnfrted as we want to keep it somewhat intimate, and we anticipate the event seUing out. DetaUs to foUow. If you need any information on our chapter to include contact irfformation on other alum in ffie state, or forther detaUs on our events, please do not hesitate to contact any of your officers at the irfformation above. If you just want to taUc ffien contact Chris Adams or Brad Eckerdt.

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LAST ,ALL 'They shall grow not old, as we that are lefi grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going doum ofthe sun and in the tnoming, we will remember them."

—Laurence Bittyon, 1914 ALLISON, ROBERT EMERSON '60

EAGLE, J O S E P H NORFLEET '47

O G L E , ELVIN CLINTON '38

LCDR, USNR (Ret.) 9 June 2eX)6

Maj, USMC (Ret.) 10 June 2006

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 7 June 2006

ARCHER, EDWARD CHARLES '62

E L U O T T , JAMES MEACHAM '33

PEARSCSM, GteORGE R O ^ K T MACKENZIE '47

13 June 2006

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 30 May 2005

CDR, USN (Ret.) 20 June 2006

FiLLEY, C H A R L E S C L Y D E ' 6 1 *

PEPPERDINE, JAMES '54

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3 June 2006

GARDNER, EARLE GRACE J R . '35

PLAUGHER, CHARLES EDWARD '61

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 12 December 2005

CAPT, USN 5 June 2006

GOMMENGENGER, J O H N A N D R E W '42

R I C E , H A L U E PALMER S R . '46 *

CDR, USN (Ret.) 3 June 2006

CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 3 June 2006

6 July- 2004

HARRINGTON, DANIEL JOSEPH UI '38 *

RICHMOND, PAUL DEMING '42

BiTNEY, RAYMOND HOWARD J R . '45

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 10 June 2006

LCDR, USNR (Ret.) 14 June 2006

LCDR, USN (Ret.) 8 June 2006

HELLER, NATHANIEL '47

SIEGENTHALER, JAMES PHILIP '57

15 June 2006

10 Jffiy 2005

HOLLAND, J O H N PHILIP J R . '71

SNEAD, WnxiAM OVERTON RADM, USN (Ret.) 19 June 2006

ASHTON,WILLL\M E '59

1 June 2006 BAKIUETT, JAMES V I N C E N T '41

RADM, USN (Ret.) 21 June 2006 BECK, J O H N L O U D E N '54

CAPT USN (Ret.) 31 May 2006 BiEN, D A R L D E A N ' 6 4

BUSH, EUGENE T,FF. '41

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14 June 2006 CAMPBELL, H E R B E R T J O H N '32

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 6 February 2006

LTUSN 21 October 1994

RADM, USNR (Ret.) 10 June 2006

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 6 June 2006

26 December 2004

JOY, CHARLES T U R N E R J R . '47

CUNUFFE, R O B E R T FRANCIS '69

CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 19 June 2006

CDR, USNR (Ret.) 28 May 2006 WILLANDT, T H E O D O R E AUGUST '63

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 7 June 2006 WOODWARD, NELSON COATES '43 *

LOCKWOOD, HAROLD RAYMOND '50

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 17 May 2006

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 14 June 2006

YOUNG, ERWIN PAUL J R . '46

L O N G , GLENN U L S H '61

LT, USNR (Ret.) 20 June 2006

LCDR, USN (Ret.) 31 December 2001

DEFORCE, BRLAN R O B E R T '03

Isd^t, USMCR 26 June 2006

URBAN, ROBERT '51

KLAUER, liONARD W A R R E N '42

DAVIS, ROBERT LEROY '50

LCDR, USN (Ret.) 14 AprU 2005

STEWAICT, JOHN JAMES '57 Col, USAF (Ret.) 25 June 2006

2 October 2005 DAMPIER, R O B E R T MAYNES '43

CDR, USN (Ret.) 15 May 2006

CDR, USN (Ret.) 28 May 2006

H U G H E S , J O H N GERARD '37

CLUT, A T H O L WILLIAM J R . '54

CDR, USNR 21 June 2006

SPEER, WILBURN ALBRIGHT '48 *

HUELSENBECK, PAUL CHRISTIAN '37 *

CLARK, EDWARD PAUL '51

Col, USAF (Ret.) 12 June 2006

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CHESSMAN, SAMUEL R I C H A R D '49

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 23 March 2006

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M C G I N N I S , T H O M A S PATRICK '49

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 29 May 2006

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THOMAS ALLEN PEACOCK '34

Commander Thomas A. Peacock, USNR (Ret.), passed away on 2 AprU 2006.

Born on 16 December 1910 in DaUas, TX, he was the son ofWUUam Nolan and Dorothy Hord Peacock. He graduated from Bryan High School and earned his bachelor of science degree from the Naval Academy as a member of the Class of 1934.

Upon graduation, he served with Reserve uffits in Houston, TX, and Detroit, MI. He was acting battaHon commander in Toledo, OH, when he was recaUed to active duty as commanding officer ofYP-62. He went to Argentia, Newdbunffiand; the Naval Hospital at Newport, RI; and then reported on the staffof Commandant, First Naval District.

During World War II, he was PCO and CO of PC-461 and PC-490, with convoy duty in the Adantic, Guff, Caribbean and South Adantic runs; CO of Brerman (DE-13); ampffibious training at Littie Creek,VA; commanded LSM Group 25; and operated in the PluHppines during the entire Okinawa Campaign.

Amongst ffis most memorable experiences were being present at the Roosevelt-ChurchUl Conference (1941); the Okinawa typhoon (1945); and being ghost navigator of YORKTOWN on "magic carpet" from Saipan to San Francisco, CA. The majority offfiscivdHan career was spent with the American Standard Corporation and also for shorter periods of time, at J.R. DowdeU & Company and Brown Engineering. He served as a volunteer and/or paid Reservist in several NewYork area uffits, havdng one tour of duty as CO of Staten Island Orgaffized Surface BattaUon 3-29. He retired from the Navy on 1 July 1957. He was an elder emeritos of Centtal Christian Church.

He is survived by his sons,Thomas AUen Peacock Jr. of DaUas, TX, Charles CampbeU Peacock of Boise, ID, and John Scott Peacock and ffis wffe, Patricia of Cheyenne, WY; stepdaughters, Grace McLaurin Steere and her husband, Mark Gregory Johnson ofWoodbridge, CT, and Lucy Duffield Steere ofWest Barnstable, MA; grandchUffien, Patrick Scott Peacock, Cheryl KendaU Peacock, Laurin Duffield Johnson and Kristin McLaurin Johnson. He was preceded in death by ffis parents; a daughter, Mary Beverly Peacock; his first wife, Mary Scott Mettenhefrner Peacock;ffissecond wife, Margaret Coke McLaurin Peacock; and four sibUngs.

Interment and a memorial servdce were held on Saturday, 8 AprU 2006 at Central Christian Church in DaUas,TX, with the Reverend Norm Stolpe officiating.

Memorials may be made to Central Christian Church or a charity of choice.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dante, Inferno

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ALBERT HERITAGE BOWKER '35

Captain Albert Bowker, USN (Ret.), generaUy caUed "Red" because ofhis hair color when he was young, died on 15 May 2006 in Oceanside, CA. He was born on 8 September 1912 in Chekenham, PA. He was a Hfeguard for three years on New Jersey beaches before entering the NavalAcademy in 1931.

After graduation, he was assigned to the cruiser TUSCALOOSA, attended ffight traimng at Pensacola in 1938 and served in the destroyer HOVEY before wirmingffisWings in 1943. He was then assigned to the newly buUt escort carrier, MANILA BAY, and as air officer, assisted in her comnfrssioffing. When the sffip joined the Pacific Fleet, its planes provided close air support during attacks against enemy islands. In 1944, he was assigned to comrffission another sffip. STEAMER BAY, wffich was a sister to MANILA BAY, first as air officer and later as executive officer. That carrier's airplanes also supported attacks on Japanese held positions. He received the Bronze Star Medal with CombatV for ffis contributions to the overaU sffip's efforts. After the war, he was executive officer of Mustin Field, PhUadelpffia (1946-1948), a student at the Armed Forces Staff CoUege (1948-1949), and commanffing officer of a utffity squadron (1949-1951). He was briefly the executive officer of another escort carrier, PALAU, and a stodent and staff member at the NavalWar CoUege (1951-1954). He was commanffing office of an air transport squadron (1954-1956), Navy representative to the Joint Component Command in Europe (1956-1958), and a member ofthe office ofthe Cffief of Naval Operations (1958-1960). He served as deputy cffief of staff to the commander, Iceland Defense Force in 1961 and was the semor naval officer at the headquarters ofthe Mffitary Air Transport Service (1962-1963). His final assignment was Commander of the Naval Air Transport Wing, Pacific where he was awarded the Legion of Merit.

He retired from active duty in 1965, settHng in Santa Barbara, CA, and engaging in real estate from then untU 1978. He Uved in Hawaii for several years, moving to Oceanside, CA, in 1989.

He and NeUie Burock of GUberton, PA, a former Heutenant in the Navy Nurse Corps, were married in Oceanside in 1952.

One of their sons. Dr. Alfred Bowker II ffied in 1989; she, their son Peter, and two grandchUdren survive him.

His interment wUl be at ArHngton on a date not yet set.

Ed Keats '35 JESSE BISHOP GAY J R . '35

Captain Jesse Gay USN (Ret.), president ofthe Class of 1935 since 2002, and its youngest member, ffied on 5 May 2006 in ArHngton, VA. He was born on 25 February 1915 at Hackensack, NJ, the son of Captain Jesse B. Gay '01. As a Midshipman, he won varsity letters in tenffis and wrestHng. After a few years of successful AAU competition, he gave up wrestHng, but contmued with tenffis throughout his Hfe, winffing the Navy semor singles and doubles championsffips twice and

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being ruimer-up in AU-Service senior singles twice. In the summer of 2005 he played in ffie U.S. National Championship 90-year age group singles.

His naval career commenced in the batdeship, MARYLAND, foUowed by ffie desttoyer, BARRY. He was selected for the Postgraduate School in 1941. His Worid War II experience was onboard the Adantic Fleet flagship, the cruiser AUGUSTA, which escorted troops across ffie EngHsh Channel and bombarded the French coast during ffie mvasion of Europe on D-Day. For that, he received the Bronze Star Medal. After the war, he was officerin-charge of ffie Catoctin Mountain presidential retreat, Shangri-La, and aide at the White House. As commanffing officer offfiedestroyer, STICKELL (1950-1951) he was awarded the Legion of Merit wdffi CombatV. He was a battaHon officer at the NavalAcademy unffi 1954. From there (1954-1960), he became commander of a destroyer ffivision, a command and communications sffip, and a ffivision of ampffibious sffips. His final assignment was Director of Sttike Warfare in the office ofthe Cffief of Naval Operations.

FoUowdng ffis retfrement in 1965 and unffi 1977, he was a management engmeer at Vitto Laboratories in SUver Spring, MD. He took on ffie task of being the effitor for the Class of'35's commemorative volume,"SOYear Rendezvous"published in 1985.

A week before ffis death, ffis neighbors at Westmoreland Square m FaUs Church, VA, m recogffition of ffis 30 year's efforts in beautifymg and carmg for the grounds in the nfrdst of their townhouses, defficated ffie garden at the center of their commumty as "Jesse B. Gay Park," placing an appropriate plaque on a boulder they located at its entrance.

He is survdved by his wffe, Gwendolen Moser; chUdren, Miriam Crawford, Jesse Bishop Gay III, Kaethe Gay and Thomas SUngluff; plus three grandchUffien from ffis first marriage.

Interment was at ArHngton National Cemetery on 28 June 2006.

Ed Keats '35 EDWIN HARVEY HEADLAND '35

Captain "Harvey" Heaffiand, USN (Ret.), ffied on 8 AprU 2006 inTacoma, WA, the birthplace of ffis late wife, Margaret McGinffis, the location of their marriage on 12 February 1942, and his home for the past quarter of a centory.

He was born on 15 November 1911 in LitchviUe, ND. He served at sea in surface ships from graduation with the NavalAcademy Class of 1935 untU after World War II. In 1943 when he commanded PoPE (DE-134) in the Adantic, his ship received credit for sinking one submarine and, on 4 June 1944, assisted in the capture of the German submarine, U-505, (now onffisplayat the Cfficago Museum of Science and Industry). In 1945, he commanded a division of escort destroyers credited with sinking another submarine. He was on the staffof Commander, Mine Force, Pacific and, later, on the staff of the commander ofthe San Francisco Naval Base. At the start ofthe Korean War, under ffis command, MANSFIELD ( D D - 7 2 8 ) supported the first commando raids on Inchon and Wonsan by suppressing enemy gunfire.

For his services in World War II, Harvey was awarded the Legion of Merit with CombatV twice, and for service in Korea, he was awarded both the Silver Star and Bronze Star medals. He was involved with the Naval Reserve before and after living in Paris whUe attached to the Military Assistance Advisory Group there. His last command was PONCHATOULA ( A O - 1 4 8 ) .

FoUowing his retirement from active duty in 1961, he received a master's degree in business and econorffics from the Umversity of Puget Sound and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington in Seatde. He then taught at the University of Puget Sound inTacoma (1963-1967). For the next eleven years, he was a factUty member in the University of Maryland's overseas coUege. During 1968 to 1970, he instructed members ofthe armed services and their dependents at Far East nfrUtary bases in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan and, from 1970 to 1979, in the European Divdsion he taught in Germany, Italy, Spain, Ethiopia, Iceland, Azores and Bermuda.

After reffimg toTacoma,WA, he was active m civdc orgaffizations.

Harvey is survived by his brother, Carl Heaffiand '53; and sisters, Winffifred Teeter and MarUyn Imhoff.

His foneral was in Tacoma,WA and interment was at ArHngton National Cemetery on 13 July 2006.

Ed Keats '35 RICHARD ROCKWELL P R A T T '36

Rear Adnfrral Richard R. Pratt, USN (Ret.), died on 25 May 2006.

Born on 17 October 1914, to Harold and Marguerite Pratt in San Diego, CA, he was a graduate ofthe Class of 1936 at the Uffited States Naval Academy. An accompHshed athlete, Adnfrral Pratt played varsity footbaU and was captain of the varsity basebaU team whUe attenffing AnnapoUs. Pratt was the quarterback ofthe Midshipmen during the 1934 Army-Navy game, where Navy won by a score of 3-0 to estabHsh the first win against Army in 13 years.

He met his bride, Ann Virgiffia Mecleary, in Hawau after graduation. After a six-week courtsffip, they were married in 1938.Their first duty station together was Shanghai with AUGUSTA ( C A - 3 1 ) , flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. Some of Adnfrral Pratt's assignments included executive officer of LANSDOWNE (DD-486), commanding officer of HUDSON ( D D - 4 7 5 ) , executive officer of N E W JERSEY (BB-62), commanding officer of NORFOLK (DL-l) and commanding officer of Destroyer Division 222 (ComDesDiv222). Upon selection to adnfrral, he assumed command of Amphibious Group Three (ComPhibGruThree). He was then assigned to European Command (EuCom) as the J6. He then commanded Amphibious Training Command (ComPffibTraPac) and served on the board of inquiry for PuEBLO (AEGR-2). He retired as Commander Service Force Atlantic Fleet (ComServLant). He also served at the Naval Academy for two tours, teaching Ordnance and Gunnery, and was the assistant to the superintendent and executive officer of Bancroft HaU. His personal decorations include two Navy Crosses, the SUver Star, the Distinguished Service Medal, four Legions of August 2006

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CALL Merit, two Bronze Stars withV and the Navy Conmiendation Medal withV. Upon retirement, Dick and Arm traveled ffie world and spent time in their beloved Tamworth, NH, where he could be found trydng to reel in any and aU varieties offish.A gende and impretenrious man, he was respected by aU and adored byffisfamUy. Richard RockweU Pratt is survdved by ffis wdfe of 67 years, Ann; chUdren, Richard R. Jr. ofJacksonviUe, FL, Pamela Pratt O'Keefe (George) of Bethesda, MD.John B. (Canffice) of Adantic Beach, FL, Arm Pratt Roy ofAugusta, ME, Davdd B. of Coronado, CA, Stephen H. (Tara) of BurUngame, CA; 11 grandchUffien; and sbc great-grandchUffien.

A foneral Mass was held at the Naval Academy Chapel on 20 June 2006, with mterment at the Naval Academy Cemetery at Hospital Point.

The Pratt Family

PhUippine Liberation Ribbon and the Meritorious Service Award Medal.

He was a Hfetime member ofthe U.S. Naval Institute, the Natore Conservancy and a member ofthe President's Circle of the USNA Alunmi Association. Articles he wrote were pubHshed in Proceedings and Shipmate.

Predeceased by ffis wife, Margaret Hicks, and son, PaiU Jr, he was interred with fiiU honors at the Naval Academy He is survdved by two daughters, Margaret Rich of Middletown, CT, and Roseanna PhUHps of Pensacola, FL; long-time friend Jane RusseU; grandchUdren, Eric, Andy Grace and Grier; brother, Karl Huelsenbeck of Florida; and sister, Doris Hoppe of New Jersey.

Memorial contributions may be ffirected to the NavyMarine Corps ReHef Society 875 Randolph Street, Suite 225, ArHngton,VA 22203.

HENRY JOHN BAILEY III

PAUL CHRISTIAN HUELSENBECK '37

Rear Adnfrral Paul C. Huelsenbeck, USNR (Ret.), ffied on 10 June 2006, four days short of ffis 92nd birthday.

He was a graduate of Newark Academy and the Naval Academy Class of 1937. In 1941 he attended ffieselengine school at Lehigh Umversity, served in ffie naval inspectors detaU at Point Pleasant, and then became engineering officer and executive officer of ELDER. He served as commanffing officer ofYP-421, a Navy-converted Grand Banks fisffingttawler,through ffie Guadalcanal Campaign. He was the executive officer of MCNULTY in the Adantic, Meffiterranean, Pacific, and Phffippines campaigns.

He assumed command of PABJCS in the Pacffic and in August 1945, was the commanffing officer at the Japanese surrender on Mffi AtoU. Released to inactive duty in 1946, he retorned to work with Texaco.

In 1946 he was one ofthe founders and executive officer of the Naval Reserve Surface BattaHon in EHzabeth, NJ. On active duty during the Korean Conflict, he was assigned as executive officer of TIDEWATER.

He served as Commander, Naval Reserve Surface BattaHon, Pittsburgh, PA, and commanffing officer of three mobffization teams in PhUadelpffia. In 1963, he assumed command ofthe Naval Reserve Group Command in Camden, NJ. His last assignment, prior to advancement to rear adnfrral in 1969, was chairman ofthe counseUng board. Naval Reserve Group Command, PhUadelpffia.

Adnfrral Huelsenbeck served as the commandant's representative for Reserve Affairs and then formed and was first commander of the Naval Reserve Reaffiness Command, Region Four, PhUadelphia.

He held the Naval Reserve Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Midffie East Campaign Medal with one Star, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four Stars, World War IlVictory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, the

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Major Henry J. BaUey, USAR, was born in Pittsburgh on 4 AprU 1916 and ffied on 28 AprU 2006 in Medford, OR. He entered the Naval Academy with the Class of 1938, but faUed to meet the eye standards at the end ofYoungsterYear. He was in the Fourth BattaHon, and was a good friend of your Class president. He subsequendy graduated from Penn State Uffiversity and, after duty in the Army,fromYale Law School.

"BiU" was one ofthe foremost authorities and writer on ffie law of bank checks. He dealt with banking and commercial law at every level incluffing as a law professor, as a private practitioner and as a consffitant. He worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of NewYork. In 1965, he moved his fanfrly from WeUesley, MA, to join ffie faculty at the CoUege of Law at WUlamette Uffiversity in Salem, OR. BUl remained at WUlamette, where he was one of its most proHfic scholars, unffi ffis retirement with emeritos statos in 1981. After 1981, he was a visiting professor at Umversity of Akron, Florida State, and Rutgers Umversity. He served on a number of bar association comnfrttees incluffing the drafong comnfrttee ofthe 1962 version of Article 4 ofthe Uffiform Commercial Code. Professor BaUey was the auffior of numerous books incluffing mtUtiple effitions of Brady on Bank Checks, v^/hich he co-wrote in later years wdth Professor Richard Hagedorn.

BUl was an avid reader, saUor and traveler; he adored his fanfrly and friends.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wdfe, Marjorie, after 49 years of marriage. He is survived by ffis four chUffien, Dr. George and his wdfe, Joanne of Medford, OR, Chris and ffis wife, Mari of Salem, OR, Barbara and her husband, Tim Carryer of Pittsburgh, PA, and Tim and his wife, Katie McConneU of Chatham, MA. He also leaves nine loving grandchUdren and ffis great friend, Betty Dench.

A memorial Mass was held on 3 May 2006 at Queen of Peace CathoHc Church in Medford, OR. American Memorials &The Class of 1938

DANIEL J O S E P H HARRINGTON III

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Captain Daniel J. Harrington, USN (Ret.), ffied in his sleep at the Renfrngton Club in Rancho Bernardo, CA, on 10 June 2006. He was 91 years old.

Born on 21 March 1915 in Springfield, MA, he received an appointment to ffie U.S. Naval Academy m 1934 after attenffing Worcester Polytechnic Institote. He was a member of the Fourth Company and active in mtramural soccer, basketbaU and tenffis. Upon graduation in 1938, he was temporarUy ordered to NASHVILLE, prior to permanent duty in PHOENIX. During ffis 34-year naval career, Captam Harrington flew a wdde range of afrcraft, incluffing seaplanes,ffivebombers and jets.

In World War II, he logged detaUs of 100 combat nfrssions in ffis journals, many of ffiem wffile servdng in the second aircraft carrier YORKTOWN as commanffing officer of BomRon Five The first YORKTOVOTJ was sunk during ffie Battie of Midway.

OveraU, he logged 3,000 ffight hours and 50 sffip landings. On ffiese nfrssions, he flew ffie Douglas SBD Daundess, a ffive bomber creffited wiffi bemg pivotal in tornmg ffie tide of the Pacific war. Accordmg to ffis son, Daffiel J. Harrington IV, "His favorite maneuver was gomg sttaight down on a target."

Captam Harrmgton made the transition to the Daundess fix)m seaplanes, wffich he flew as a seffior avdator aboard the battiesffip COLORADO. After ffie war and two years as ffight test instructor at Pax Pdver, where he was the 25th jet pUot, he stodied avdation ordnance and became an ordnance speciaHst fanfrhar wiffi nuclear weapons. Captam Harrington's final duty stations were m Hawafr, San Francisco and San Diego, where he was cffief of staff at what today is Mframar Marme Corps Air Station.

He reffied m 1968. His wartime decorations mcluded two Distinguished Flymg Crosses and tffiee Afr Medals, As a civffian, Dan, a longtime resident of La Mesa, CA, was honored m the late 1980s as Kiwaffian of the Year.

Survdvors mclude ffis wffe, Jessie; daughters, Bormie LaForest and Karen Bishop ofWffidbey Island,WA; sons. Lieutenant Commander Darnel IV '67, USN (Ret.), ofWaffiut Creek, CA, Robert ofJacksonvUle, FL, and Tom of Boffita, CA; stepdaughter; Vickey Nelson of Rancho Santa Fe, CA; 13 grandchUdren, one of whom is Lieutenant Benjanfrn Harrmgton '00; and six great-grandchUdren.

He was cremated without servdces.

Donations are suggested to the Naval Academy Foundation or the Kiwaffis Club of Lake Murray, CA. San Diego Umon-Tribune & 1938 Classmates GUSTAV A N T H O N Y N O R W O O D '39

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(Justav A. Norwood ofVancouver,WA, died at ffis home on 2 May 2006. He was 90 years old.

Born on 3 January 1916 as Gus Smeja of Cfficago, IL, he grew up on a smaU un-electrified farm, attended Elmhurst

CoUege on scholarsffip, and won an appointment to the Naval Academy competitive exanfrnation, graduating with the Class of 1939. He won a Rhodes Scholarsffip, but they were suspended due to World War II. He served in the Pacific on the cruiser, HOUSTON ( C A - 3 0 ) , aircraft carriers, LEXINGTON ( C V - 2 ) and HORNET (CV-8), during the DooHtde nfrssion and the batdes of Midway, Guadalcanal and Santa Cruz islands. He swam off the sinking HORNET, towdng a saUor who coffidn't swim, for a mUe to an awaiting aUied destroyer. He was cffief engineer and navigator of THATCHER (DD-514), wffich was damaged in the Batde of Empress Augusta Bay, and the batde cruiser ALASKA (CB-1), fightmg in the batdes of Okinawa and Iwojima. He received eight batde stars and six campaign bars, mosdy in the Pacffic and South Pacific. After acting as the inactivation officer on his last sffip, he resigned from the Navy as a commander m 1946.

He then went to Harvard on the GI BUl and received ffis masters in pubhc adrffiffisttation. He was the first manager ofthe Northwest PubHc Power Association, serving 131 consumerowned electric systems, and was involved in the buUding ofthe Columbia River dams from 1947 to 1967. In 1967, he became the fost Alaska Power Adrffiffistrator In 1972 he worked for the Atorffic Energy Comrffission. In 1974 he went to work at the BormevdUe Power Adrffiffisttation, where he authored many envdronmental impact statements and ffis first book since the war, Columbia River, Powerfor the People. He retfred from the federal government in 1981, and wrote eight more books, mcluffing ffis memoirs. Twelve Careers and several ffistories on electric power pohcy He served as the director of the Clark County Historical Museum. He received the Elmhurst CoUege Distinguished Alumffi Award and an honorary doctorate of laws (1983).

He is survived by ffis wffe, Jean EUeen Neander Norwood (former Vancouver City councUwoman); sons, Douglas and Eric; daughters,Valerie and Barbara; and eight grandchUffien. Gustav was predeceased by ffis daughter, EmUy. Servdces were held at Michael Servetus Uffitarian UmversaUst FeUowsffip on 8 May 2006.

Remembrances may be made to the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St.,Vancouver,WA 98661; (360) 993-5679.

GRIFFFTH PHILLIP STOKES '42

Captain Griffith P Stokes, USN (Ret.), ffied on 16 AprU 2006.

"Griff'was born m Watertown, SD, on 15 December 1919 to WUHam H. and Laurie Ann Jones Stokes. An ffitercoUegiate sabre champion. Griff graduated from the NavalAcademy in December 1941 with ; the Class of 1942. He served as a gurmery officer on the desttoyer GlLLESPlE at the Batde of Midway. When asked years later ff he'd been afraid, he answered, "The nfrnd of an ensign is a wonderful thing."

He married Suzanne Morrissey of NewYork City on 29 December 1945 and moved to JacksonvUle, FL, to begin ffis long sought-after ffight traiffing, foUowed by a tour in VA-153.

Sent back to AnnapoHs as part ofthe Navy contingent to try out for the 1948 Olympic fencing team, he ffid not earn a berth there, but did win the Maryland saber championsffip.

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ICALL For ffis 50-year Academy reuffion summary. Griff wrote of ffis next tour that, "Test PUot Training and command of VA-75 were the ffigh pomts of my active flying years." Griff also caUed ffis tour in CinCPacFlt in Hawau one ofhis favorites, not only for the location, but because he'd just been selected for captain and "we weren't at war." Sea duty on CarDivl7 in the Pacific foUowed, then two years at the Naval Air Reserve headquarters in Glenview, IL, before he reported to USMACV in Saigon in 1966 as part of General Westmoreland's staff. For ffis last three tours. Griff served as commanffing officer of NAS Meriffian, MS; NAS North Island, Coronado, CA; and the Commuffications Station, Ponce, Puerto Rico. FoUowing ffis retirement, he and ffis wife, Suzanne, ttaveled extensively throughout Europe.

Griff earned a graduate degree in Hbrary adnfrffistrarion from UC Berkeley, working in that field in San Francisco, CA, reriring again in 1977. However, he continued to write, pubhsffing in mffitary ffistory magazines, later earffing an MFA in crearive writing from Antioch CoUege, Oxford, England, foUowed by more travels and research in Afghanistan, wffich culnfrnated in the writmg offfisffistoricalnovel, Kabul.

He and ffis wdfe, Suzanne, spent the last several years in and around Tucson, AZ. He wiU be gready nfrssed by many, including ffis wife of 60 years, Suzanne;ffisfour chUdren, Griff Jr, Laura, Lynn and Peter; eight grandchUdren; and one great-grandson.

Services with nfrhtary honors were held on 28 AprU 2006 at the National Memorial Cemetery in Cave Creek, AZ. The Stokes Family NELSON COATES WOODWARD '43

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Captain Nelson C. "Woody"Woodward, USN (Ret.), ffied on 17 May 17 2006 at Our Island Home, Nantocket, IMA., after a long Ulness. He was 86 years old.

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Captain Woodward met and married ffis wife, Therese Paraffis, in CaUforffia in 1948.They traveled the world over as he was stationed in naval bases from Honolffiu, HI, to Ankara, Turkey, andVirgiffia Beach, VA. After almost 30 years of ffistinguished servdce. Captain Woodward retired in 1966. He spent a number of years working in inteUigence for various compaffies such as Raytheon, Sparcom, Pierce-Morgan and Stanwick.

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Captain Woodward is survived by ffis wife of 58 years, Therese; chUffien, Jeanne Woodward-Poor, Peter, Jay and Marie Gardner; rune grandchUffien; sister, Lois Spooner; and brother, Phffip. He is predeceased by his parents, Frances Webber Woodward and PffiUp Barclay Woodward; brother, Paffi; and an infant daughter, Marie Therese.

As a last salute to ffis abiffing love for the Navy and ffis island home. Captain Woodward's ashes wdU be scattered at sea. A memorial servdce was held St. Paffi's Episcopal Church on 23 June 2006.

In Heu of flowers, conttibutions may be sent to John Woodward-Poor, 29 Barker Rd. Plainfield NH 03781 to create a fond to recogmze the wonderfiil staff at Our Island Home.

RICHARD DOLAN HERTZIG '45

Captain Richard D. Hertzig, USN (Ret.), ffied on 10 May 2006 at ffis home in Stockton, CA. He was 83 years old.

Captain Hertzig was born on 10 May 1923 at San Anffieas, CA, and received a congressional appointtnent to the Naval Academy from there. He graduated on 7 June 1944 wdth ffie Class of 1945.

His duries in the Navy included Columbia during World War II m the Pacific. Avdation ttaimng foUowed in 1945 and he receivedffisWings in 1947. He served inVF-6A in San Diego, CA, andVC-5 in the Navy's fost heavy weapons squaffion at Moffett Field before entering postgraduate school in 1960. He received degrees at the Naval Postgraduate School and MIT in aeronaurical engineering. Between 1963 and 1968, he completed tours in VC-35, the Destroyer School, WILLIAM W O O D , the inspector of ordinance AppHed Physics Laboratory John Hopkins and the Armed Forces Staff CoUege before reporting as commanffing officer of PROTECTOR from 1959 to 1960. He reported for duty on the staff of Headquarters U.S. European Command in Paris. He assumed command of LLOYD THOMAS in 1963. After tffis tour, he was on the staff of CinCLant/CinCLant Fleet unffi retirement in 1968. After retirement from the Navy, he worked as an engineer for BurHngton Industries in Greensboro, NCfrom 1968 to 1982.

Captain Hertzig was predeceased by ffis wife, Ida Warren Hertzig;ffisson, Richard MikeseU Hertzig;ffisdaughter, Mary Warren Hertzig; and his second wife, Nancy McCambridge Hertzig. He is survived by ffis sister, Lora Jane Ostrum of Stockton, CA; his stepchUdren,WUson Levis of Syhnar, CA,John Levis of Lakewood, OH, Debra Strawbridge of Gaithersburg, MD; and ffine step-grandchUffien.

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H A L U E PALMER RICE SR. '46

Captain HaUie R Rice Sr., USNR (Ret.), ffied peacefifrly in ffis sleep on 3 June 2006 in GainesvdUe, FL. He vvas 82 years old.

Halhe vvas born in Pordand, OR, and nfrsed in Juneau, AK. He attended Reed CoUege (Portiand, OR) prior to entering ffie Naval Academy He graduated wiffi ffie Class of 1946,15ffi Company m June 1945. He later earned a master's degree from ffie Caffiohc University of America.

WhUe attenffing ffie Naval Academy HaUie began ffis Hfelong mterestfrisaffing: m 1951 and 1952 he skippered Navy yawls with midsffipmen crews in a number of ocean races. After graduarion, he served in ffie Pacffic Theater on mmesweepers and as commandmg officer of PASCAGULA.

After leavmg active duty m 1955, Captam Rice sold and servdced electrical instruments. In 1963, he acqffired Edgeriy Instruments Laboratories Inc. in Renfrngton, MD. He retired from busmess m 1994.

In 1974, he endowed a computer center to the CoUege of Notre Dame of Mary-land. He served the coUege as a trustee and w-as presented wdffi an honorary doctorate degree.

In 1976, Haffie vvas recognized as the SmaU Busmessman of ffie Year by- ffie state of Marydand. He vvas given this honor at a luncheon attended by- President Gerald Ford.

After servdng on ffie GoodwdU Industties board for rune years, Captam Rice was awarded its 1984 Humaffitarian of ffie Year Aw-ard. He helped found the Hospice Foundation of ffie Chesapeake.

After retirement he Hved near Annapolis, MD, on the Magoffiy- River, and later m Easton, MD. He moved to Vero Beach, FL,ffi1989.

HaUie is survdved by his wdfe of 58 years,Vfrgfrfra KeUy Rice ofVero Beach, FL; sons, Keith K. Rice of CockeysvUle, MD, Dennis B. Rice of AnnapoHs, MD, Timothy A. Rice and HaUie P. Rice Jr., both ofTimoffium, MD; daughters, Sharon L. Rice of Boston, MA, EUen Rice Eschenbach ofTowson, MD, and Kathleen R. McDonald of Cincfrmati, OH; sister, Betty Quist of Juneau, AK; seven grandchUdren; and tvvo great-grandsons.

Memorial servdces were held at Epiphany Episcopal Church in Timoffium, MD, a church he helped found, ffiterment was in Dulaney VaUey- Memorial Gardens, Timoffium, MD, on 9 June 2006.

Memorials m Haffie's name may be sent to St. Augustine of Canterbury- Episcopal Church, 475 43rd Avenue,Vero Beach, FL 32968 or the Maryland School for the Deff, PO. Box 250, Frederick, MD 21705-0250.

MILES DEWEY JAMES TURLEY '46

Commander MUes DJ.Turiey USN (Ret.), died of heart faUure on 7 May 2006 m Sarasota, FL. He was 83 years old.

Commander Turley, born in Effington, MO, graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1945, wdth the Class of '46. He served 20 years with the U.S. Navy, and retfred m July 1965.

Upon graduation from the Naval Academy, ffis first tour of duty vvas aboard BENNINGTON ( C V - 2 0 ) , one ofthe first carriers to enter Tokyo Bay after the arnfrstice with Japan. In 1949, he completed ffight ttaiffing and vvas designated a naval avdator.

Subsequent assignments included tours vvithVC-62, a carrier aerial photograpffic squadron; the Photograpffic Interpretation Center, as an insttuctor in radar mteffigence and special weapons; and Fighter Squadron 141, as executive officer He attended the Armed Forces Staff CoUege in 1958, and then reported for duty as executive officer (and later, commanffing officer) ofVF-213, earffing ffis command-at-sea insignia. During 1961 through most of 1963, he served in BuPers as the head ofthe Active Officer Promotion Plans Department and then as aide, special assistant, and personal pUot to the Under Secretary ofthe Navy. He attended the National War CoUege in 1963, and, in 1964, reported to the Headquarten, Support Activity, Saigon, Vietnam, as executive officer of ffiat uffit.

During ffis servdce wdth the U.S. Navy, Commander Turley was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries received in Vietoam, the Air Medal for more than 120 combat nfrssions in Vietnam, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Uffit Citation, and ffine campaign and service medals.

After reffimg from active duty, he joined the IBM Corporation ffi Honolffiu, HI. After 21 years m management, he retired from IBM in 1986.

He is survived byffiswffe of 60 years, Maryjane; sons,James of Saratoga, CA, Thomas of Damascus, MD, and RandaU of Livermore, CA; sister, Eloise of Portiand, OR; and mne grandchUdren.

Memorial services with nfrhtary honors were held at ffie Naval Academy, wiffi murnment m the Naval Academy Columbarium on 20 June 2006.

His compassion for others was unsurpassed. He was a role model forffiswffe, ffis chUdren,ffisgrandchUdren and for aU who knew hfrn. He was the fanfrly icon, by wffich aU standards were set. He always Uved by the ffighest moral and etffical standards for himseff, wffile understanding and forgivdng those who did not.

He was gready loved and wdU be sorely nfrssed.

The Turley Family ARTHUR HOWARD FARIS BARLOW '47

Arthur H.F. Barlow died at Newport Beach, CA, on 8 March 2006 after a series of sttokes. He was 82 years old.

A native of Garden City on Long Island, NY, Art was one of the very few whose appointment to the Naval Academy was one of five made each year by the vice president ofthe Uffited States to candidates at large who take the regular enttance exam competitively. He was active on the swimnfrng team, and graduated with the Class in June 1946, as a member ofthe 13th Company.

Comnfrssioned in the Supply Corps, he served first, after Supply School at Bayonne, NJ, m the Pffihppmes. He was then made supply officer of WiTEK (DDE-848), and served a year at

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L A S T CALLI the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard before resigffing ffis comrffission in November of 1949.

He accepted a position in engmeering sales with Combustion Engineering Inc. in 1950, but was recaUed for duty during ffie Korean War and served two years in DES MOINES (CA-134), retorffing when released from active duty m 1952 to Combustion Engineering. He woffid spend a total of 32 years wiffi CE and with Alston, who was its successor firm, retiring in 1985.

Art was a devoted goffer, and throughout ffis retirement years gave himseff over to the game and to widespread ttavel—often combinmg the two.

He is survived byffiswffe of 21 years, Martha "Marti"; and by ffis sons fi»m previous marriage, A.H.F Barlow Jr of MaHbu, CA, and Bruce Barlow of Port Charlotte, FL; and by four grandchUffien.

His ashes were scattered at sea in the Pacific off the shores of ffis home at Newport Beach, CA. Chet Shaddeau '41 ROBERT PAYNE GATEWOOD '47

Robert P. Gatewood ffied on 29 May 2006 at PaHn Beach, FL. He was 83.

Bob Gatewood was born in -^^•"1 .*.'

'-im • McCook, NE, movdng later to Las Vegas, " ' j S ^ ^ F fl NV, and to Los Angeles, CA. FoUowing ^^/^f ^ 1 ffigh school in 1940, he worked at a ^ ^ H A ^ H defense plant in Nevada, and in 1943, ^ ^ ^ • " ^ ^ * was appointed to the Naval Academy by Nevada Senator Pat McCarran.

Duringffisyears at Navy he was a member ofthe swimnfrng and water polo teams. He graduated wdth the 24th Company m 1946, was assigned to TURNER (DDR-834), and married MarUyn Wengert of Las Vegas. He then ffid postgraduate work in the Russian language, and was assigned to duty m Wasffington as a translator and mterpreter of Russian unffi ffis resignation in 1950.

He began a 50-year career in the lffe insurance business, based prmcipaUy in the Wasffington, DC, area, was an early pioneer m the development ofthe estate plarming concept, and a national leader in the CLU professional movement, eventoaUy serving as president (1975-1976) of the American Society of CLUs and ChFCs. He lectored m aU 50 states and a number of foreign countties, conducted hundreds of serffinars and spoke on the campuses of more than 50 coUeges and uffiversities. He appeared on raffio and television and was created a Knight of Malta in 1992, reflecting ffis busmess assistance to the CathoUc Church. He was an early pioneer in the ceUular telephone industry, buUffing and operating a CeUular One operation in the Midwest.

In 1992, he and MarUyn relocated to Florida, where he continued ffis business practice until fuU retirement in 1999. He was a patron ofthe arts, including the Kennedy Center, Woff Trap, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and the Palm Beach POPS. Bob is survived by his wife of 60 years, MarUyn; six sons; seven daughters; 36 grandchUffien; four great-grandchUffien; and ffis sister, Joan Gatewood MUler of Pordand, OR.

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A foneral Mass was celebrated on 2 June 2006, at Sacred Heart CathoHc Church, Lake Worth, foUowed by entombment at Queen of Peace Mausoleum, Royal Palm Beach, FL. The farffily suggests that memorial donations be made to the MarUyn and Robert Gatewood Foundation for UnderprivUeged ChUdren, c/o Commuffity Foundation of Martin and Palm Beach Counties, 700 South Dbde Highway West PaHn Beach FL 33401; or to the Class of 1947 Museum Project Fund at the U.S. NavalAcademy Foundation, Annapolis, MD 21402.

Chet Shaddeau '41 RICHARD BULL SOUTHWELL '47

Commander Richard B. SouthweU, USNR (Ret.), ffied from compUcations after surgery on 7 May 2006. He was 82 years old.

Dick SouthweU, a native of Middletown, NY, graduated from MidffietowTi High School and attended Offio Wesleyan Uffiversity and Rensselaer Polytechmc Institote prior to receiving a congressional appointment to the NavalAcademy from NewYork. He graduated with the Class of 1947 in June of 1946, a member of the 15th Company.

He served first in Pacific Fleet desttoyers HAMNER (DD-718) and OZBOURN (DD-846), then in LINNET ( A M S - 2 4 ) . He graduated from Naval Mine Warfare School before resigffing from active duty in 1949. RecaUed in 1951, he was XO of S c o u r (AM-296) and CO of MILLEDGEVILLE ( P C - 1 2 6 3 ) , school sffip of the ASW School at Key West, FL. After graduating from ffie Naval Postgraduate School in 1954, he served in the Office of the C N O at the Pentagon unffi retormng to civdHan Hfe in 1956.

He joined the General Electtic Company and served GE for over 30 years in various aerospace electtoffics marketing posirions. He acrively maintained his Naval Reserve statos to eventual retirement.

Dick was a Hfe member ofthe Naval Academy Alumffi Association, ofthe U.S. Naval Insritote, and of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was a member ofthe Navy League ofthe Uffited States, of Rotary International, the American Society ofNaval Engineers and the Narional Security Industtial Association. He served over 20 years as a board member and treasurer of the ChUd Guidance CUnic of Southeast Connecticut, and for three years was president ofthe Bishop's Cove Condorffiffium Association of Mystic, CT. His first wffe, Ann Herbert SouthweU, ffied in 1992. He is survdved byffiswdfe, the former Patticia Johnson ofVeffice, FL, and JamesvdUe, NY;ffisdaughter, Dr Marcia Dean of Princeton, MA; sons. Dr. Richard of Laraiffie,WY,John ofAlton NH, and WUHam of ManUus, NY; stepsons, Bruce Johnson of Romffius, NY, and Ron Johnson ofJacksonvUle, FL; stepdaughter, Ann Krawczyk of Tampa, FL; and 11 grandchUffien and step-grandchUffien.

His ashes wUl be inurned both at Middletown, NY, and, at a date to be determined later, at the Naval Academy Columbarium.

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W O B U R N ALBRIGHT SPEER J R . '48

Commander WUburn A. Speer Jr., SC, USN (Ret.), ffied in Grand Prairie,TX, on 28 May 2006. He had succumbed to mesoffiehoma, a rare cancer ofthe lung limng and chest waU caused by exposure to asbestos fibers some 30-50 years prior.

He vvas 81 years old.

Born in Duluffi, MN, BUl volunteered for ffie Nav-y- in May 1943; graduated from boot camp in Sampson, NY; ffie Naval Academy Preparatory School in Bainbridge, MD; and received a Fleet appointoient to the Naval Academy mJune 1944. A member of ffie Fifffi and 13th compames, he served on ffie Fourffi BattaHon staff in the faU set as a First Classman. He learned to play tenffis at ffie Academy, a sport he pursued avddly through ffis 81st year.

Upon graduation wdffi ffie Class of 1948, he served as supply officer of GEARING (DD-710). His offier sffips included ALBANY (CA-123) and K m Y HAWK ( C V A - 6 3 ) , of wffich he was a member of ffie comnfrssiorfrng crew m 1961. She saUed that year from PhUadelpffia, PA, to her homeport of San Diego, VA, vda Cape Hom. His shore stations mclude ffie Naval Station, Annapolis, MD, ffie Navy Regional Accounts Office, Pearl Haffior, HI; ffie Naval Special Weapons Depot, Las Vegas, NV; and ffie Naval Air Station, Pacffic MissUe Range Headquarters, Pomt Mugu, CA. His last tour from 1964 to 1967, was as a "whiz kid" m ffie Pentagon's Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis, where he vv-as responsible for estimatmg ffie number of afrcraft reqffired for replacement of fotore tactical afrcraft losses m Viemam.

BiU received his M.B.A. from Starfford University, Palo Alto, CA, m 1958. After 20 years of active duty, he reffied from the Navy m May 1967.

He ffien jomed LTV Aerospace m DaUas,TX, as a systems analyst and remamed there for ffie next 25 years m various engineering and administrative management positions. BUl also founded Capital Affiance Corporation, DaUas,TX, a major force m ffie mergers and acquisitions financial world. Its 25 professionals have closed almost 200 mffitimiffion ttansactions durmg the last 25 years.

BUl is survived by his wffe, Cathrine; six chUdren, Doug, Andrea, Kimberly, WUburn Jr., Alyson and MarshaU "Skip"; and four grandchUffien.

He was mterred at the DaUas-Fort Worth National Cemetery shortly after he crossed over the bar.

The Speer Family FT ITS M A R K ZACHARIAS J R . '48

EUis M. Zacharias Jr., died of cancer on 17 AprU 2006 m Tulsa, OK. He was 80 years old.

Effis was born in Wasffington, DC, the son ofthe late Rear Adnfrral EUis M. Zacharias '12 and Claire Zacharias, and Hved in a number of locations incluffing Calfforffia, Hawaii and the Pffihppmes.

He graduated firam ffie NavalAcademy ffi 1948 (10th Company), and served in the Navy during the Korean War aboard the battiesffip MISSOURI, and later aboard the submarme REDFISH.

After leavdng the Navy, Effis moved to New Jersey, where he Hved for 20 years. He earned a master's degree in electtical engineering from Stevens Institote ofTechnology and worked for BeU Labs for many years. In 1975, he moved to Tulsa, OK, where he spent ffie last 31 years, and was president and CEO of NUSONICS Corp., a manufactorffig firm.

EUis was an avid photographer who loved to ttavel in search of natoral beauty for ffis photographs. For several years in the 1980s, EUis was honored for ffis photograpffic sldUs by being named one ofthe top 25 amateur photographers in North America by the Photograpffic Society of America.

EUis lent ffis bounffiess energy to a number of worthy orgaffizations and activdties m the Tffisa commuffity He was an active member ofthe Boston Avenue Uffited Methoffist Church, where he was a leader ofthe Sunday School, and for whom he produced a photograpffic ffirectory of members. Effis was also a pillar ofthe Uffiversity Vffiage commuffity, where he frequendy lent ffis techffical skUl to entertaiffing ffis feUow residents, and for whom he also created a photograpffic dfrectory.

Effis was active m numerous offier local orgaffizations and capacities, mcluffing over 3,000 hours as a volunteer at Saint Francis Hospital, and as a member of the Green Tea Club, the Tulsa Chapter of the USNA Alumffi Association, ffie Photograpffic Society of America and the Tffisa Camera Club.

EUis is survdved by ffis wffe. Patsy; brother, Captam Jerrold Zacharias '52; sons, Mark, Jeffiey and Bruce; and four grandchUffien, Brandon, Lauren, Robert and Kimberly.

A memorial servdce vvas held on 21 AprU 2006 at the Boston Avenue Uffited Methoffist Church in Tffisa.

In Heu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718, or to the Memorial Fund for Saint Francis Hospital Auxffiary Samt Francis Hospital, Attn:Volunteer Servdces, 6161 S.Yale,Tffisa, OK 74136.

FREDERICK DAVID LEDER '50

Colonel Frederick D. Leder, USMC (Ret.), ffied on 5 May 2006 in Chapel HUl, NC, after a long batde with lung cancer. He was 78 years old. True to the motto of ffis beloved Corps, Fred was always faithfol to ffis many friends, famUy and country.

Fred was born on 2 November 1927 m Charlotte, NC, and grew up m ArHngton,VA. He was appointed to the Naval Academy, graduated with the Class of 1950 and was comnfrssioned m the Marine Corps, where he served for over 26 years.

After basic officer ttaiffing in Quantico,VA, and a short tour at Camp Lejeune, NC, Fred was deployed to Korea assigned to the First BattaHon, Seventh Marmes. Later, he served as the Second Company Officer in the Naval Academy Executive

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ICALL Department, then became the USNA Exchange Officer USMA in West Point, NY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; becorffing one ofthe few officers to have served at boffi acaderffies. From January 1965 tiiru AprU 1968, Fred was assigned to the G-3 Divdsion, HQMC in Wasffington, DC, where he earned the Navy Commendation Medal.

InJune 1969 Fred obtained ffis master's degree in management from ffie Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. In 1970, he was deployed to Viemam, where he was the Commanffins Officer, Second BattaHon, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division. For tffis service, Fred was awarded ffie Legion of Merit andffissecond Bronze Star Medal.

Upon ffis retorn to the Uffited States, Fred was assigned to HQMC again and served as ffie head ofthe Equal Opportoffity Branch, G-1 Divdsion. From August 1973 unffi ffis retirement in June 1976, he was assigned to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, SC. After retiring from the Marine Corps, Fred was active in real estate sales in Maryland. He then "retired again" and enjoyed the relaxed Ufe at Prospect Bay in GrasonvdUe, MD, unffi May 2002, when he moved to Norffi CaroHna and Hved wdth ffis son in Cary, and eventoaUy moved into the Cedars of Chapel HUl retirement commuffity.

Fred was predeceased byffiswife of 51 years, Janet Leder, m September 2001. Fred was interred wdth her at the Naval Academy Columbarium on 11 May 2006. He is survdved by ffis daughter, Debby Y. Grogan and son, Davdd G. Leder; their spouses; five grandchUffien; and two great-grandchUffien.

The Leder Family GORDON LEROY STEPHENS '55

Commander Gordon L. Stephens, USN (Ret.), ffied in Pensacola, FL, on 28 AprU 2006 of lung cancer and associated compUcations. He was 75 years old.

Gordon entered the Naval Academy via the Marine Corps and NAPS program. He loved doing gigs on the Academy Raffio and was always avaUable for a bridge game. Upon graduation, he pursued ffis dream of beconfrng a naval avdator After ffight school in 1956, he was assigned to VFAW-4. From then on, he flew many nfrssions in A4 Skyhawks. He was always joyful that he survdved lanffing upside down and backward during a night lanffing on TARJWA in January 1958. After a year in the hospital, he retorned to ffight statos and served four years at NATTC GLYNCO. FuUy recovered, he returned to the Fleet on SARATOGA (1963-1965). He flew withVA-94 (1965-1966) andVA-125 (1966-1968) in Vietoam, where he knew he was helping his three Marine roommates. He received nme Naval Air Medals for ffiese nfrssions.

In 1968, he was assigned to the staff of Fleet Air JacksonvUle foUowed by the Pacific MissUe Range, Point Mugu, NAS Saufley and NAS Pensacola. He became a member ofthe Chief of Naval Education and Traimng Speakers Bureau at Pensacola, teacffing students from local area high schools the values of Americamsm versus Commuffism.. He retired in 1975. He then enjoyed a

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Gordon had many hobbies. An avid model afrplane and electtic tram enthusiast, he coUected Lionel trains and was in ttam coUector clubs. His passion for British cars resulted in owming many Triumphs and Jaguars throughout ffis Hfe. He also worked wiffi ffie Voice of Democracy program sponsored by the VFW Gordon is survdved by ffis chUffien (and ffieir spouses), MarydeU Stephens, Cheryl Kramer (Steve), and Gordon Lowrey Stephens (Dale)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the chUffien offfismarriage to Rosemary Suits;ffisloving wdfe of 21 years, Jackie; stepson, Brian Gore (EHse), stepdaughter,Jennffer Lutz (Rob); grandchUffien, Sean, Meaghan, Bo, Avery, Garrett, Tyler and Justin;ffisfather, F Brooks Herman; mother-in-law and friend, Jackie Seiger; and close fanfrly friend,Jeaffie Sherman.

Gordon's spirit and joy ofhfe wdU Hve in the hearts of ffis fanfrly, classmates and aU he touched.

His remains were interred at the cemetery at NAS Pensacola on 2 May 2006 The Stephens Family, USNA Roommates & 11th Company Classmates GEORGE THOMAS KORTES SIMPSON '56

Captain George T.K. Simpson, USN (Ret.), ffied on 15 AprU 2006, at ffis home in FaUs Church VA. He was born in Virgiffia on 1 February 1933, the son of Rear Adnfrral and Mrs. Maurice Simpson Pental Corps), USN (Ret.), of Sedley VA. He served a short stmt in the Fleet before entering the Naval Academy. There, he was a Midshipman officer on ffie First Regimental Staff, and graduated with ffistinction with the First Company, where he helped many of ffis Classmates stay afloat acaderfficaUy George served first in the desttoyer DALY, before postgraduate work at ffie Umversity of Cahforffia, Berkeley, where he earned a master's degree in mechaffical engineering, and was designated an Engineering Duty Officer. Subsequent duties as an EDO were maiffiy in sffip consttuction, maintenance and repair; and included service in the fleet oUer MiSPiLLlON, fleet repair ship DELTA, sffip superintendent at Long Beach Naval Sffipyard, and staff, Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet. During forther shore duty, George earned an M.B.A. in financial management at The George Washington Umversity, and served on the staff.

Supervisor of SffipbuUffing, Conversion and Repair San Diego; staff, Cffief of Naval Operations in Maintenance PoUcy; and staff.

Commander Naval Sea Systems Command in several key management and pohcy positions in both the engineering and field activdties ffirectorates.

Among ffis awards were ffie Meritorious Service, Navy Commendation and Navy Acffievement medals.

FoUowdng retirement fiom the Navy in 1986, George immeffiately started work for Integrated Systems Analysts (ISA) in Crystal City VA, as Corporate Ship Systems Engineering Techffical Director, where he continued supporting the Fleet

wdffi great defficarion and imagmation m ffie areas of fleet maffitenance and introduction of new corrosion en<ffiieermw tecffiiology-. More recendy, George served as marketing and sales manager for Sffip Systems Engmeermg, and was honored as Governmental Sales Manager offfieYear for two consecurive years. He retired from lSi\ m 2002, but contmued work for ISA on an as-required basis as a consffitant.

George was predeceased by his wffe, Dorma, and is survived by ffis daughters, Debby of Enciffitas, CA, and Jennffer of Solana Beach, CA; broffier. Bffi of Aptos, CA; ffis compaffion, Georgianne Abbiati of MontpeHer,VT; and manv grateful shipmates, sffip captains and crews.

A grav-eside servdce of comnfrttal is planned for 5 July 2006 at ArHngton National Cemetery; Donations m his memory may be made to ffie Navy-Marine Corps Rehef Society.

Howard Burdick '56, with family and shipmates ^ ^ H H H ^ ^ ^ ^ B CH.\RLES CLYDE FILLEY '61 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B Charies FUley- of Nassau Bay; TX, passed ^^V ^ ^ ^ 1 aw-ay on 9 June 2006. He vv-as 68 years old. ^ H \^ H He w ^ bom on 2 May 1938 ffi ^^^^^ â&#x20AC;˘ ^ ^ H Washmgton, DC, to Ferris and Frances ^ ^ V W j ^ ^ l FUley;A graduate offfie U.S. Nav-al ^^^m W ^ ^ ^ ^ H -Academy- Class of 1961, Chuck w-orked as ^ ^ H B ^ ^ ^ ^ H an aerospace engmeer and manager for ^ ^ " ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ " NAS-A^s Gemiffi, ApoUo, and Space Shutde prc^rams unffi his retirement m 1982.

He is survdved by- his former wdfe and forever travel parmer, Caroly-n FiUey of Seabrook,TX; daughter, Kimberly- CampbeU and husband. Bry;an of Houston. TX; son. Dr. Mark "Tag" FUley and his wdfe, Ahcia ot"The Woodlands, TX;fiv-egrandchUdren, ColHn, Aidan, Alaina, Sav;annah and Angie; and a broffier, Robert FUley- of Show- Low-.AZ. A memorial servdce w;as held on Thursday, 15 June 2006 m \&'ebster,TX. In heu of flowers, ffie fanfrly asks that you please consider donations to eiffier Habitat for Humaffity or ffie American Cancer Society.

The Filley Family GREGORY PALX GAN-TZERT '64

Greg Gantzert, vvho ne\-er saw- a goff course he ffidn't faU in love wdth, ffied on 3 AprU 2006 after a lengthy strug^e wdffi cancer.

After graduatffig from ffie Naval Academy- wdffi ffie Class of 1964, Greg received his Wmgs m late 1965 and was assigned t o \ T - 4 5 ffi Jacksonv-iUe, FL, flying coastal patrol fiom 1966 to 1969, mcluding duty- m Vietnam. His next assignment w-as as an instructor m ffie Advanced Trairfrng Command m Corpus Christi, TX, ffrsm 1969 to 1970. He entered ffie Naval Reserve m 1970 after discharge fiom active duty and resigned fiiom the Reserves m 1972.

In 1970, he jomed Delta Afrhnes as a pUot and remamed wiffi ffiem untU his retirement in 1998. He vvas a captam for 12 years and an international captain for the last tvvo years ofhis career.

He had been resiffing wdffi his second wffe, Barbara Rae, in Duranso, CO, at ffie time ofhis deaffi.

Greg is survdved byffiswdfe, Barbara Rae; tvvo chUffien fiom his first marriage, son, Kevdn R Gantzert (age 37) and daughter, LauraA.Arouca (31); one grandchUd, Sebastma G.Arouca (3); and two daughtersfi^omhis second marriage. Reed S. Gantzert (16); and Cydney A. Gantzert (11).

Dick Burke '64 GEORGE WALTER IWASKO J R . '66

Our Dad has accompHshed many important tffings m his lffe...

He was a strong, gende man full of pride.

He vvas a faffier, broffier, grandfaffier and fidend to many.

My dad was Lieutenant Iwasko m ffie Vietoam War. ..an electrical engmeer who started his OWTI busmess.

A member offfie Knights of Columbus, grievance counselor and an artist. He was a man who coffid create a wooden chafr fix)m a piece of scrap wood ffiat looked absolutely- beautiful, and to me, he vvas an absolute gemus.

I've always looked up to him for bemg our Dad and admired him for havdng such an abimdance of wisdom. Among ffie things he has done m his Ufe, his greatest accomplishment vv:as putting his footprint onffiesegrounds, engraving great memories m our minds and leavdng his mark on aU ofour hearts. He used to wresde wiffi all of us as kids. I can remember when it w^as time to setde dow-n, he would Ue on his side on ffie couch and w-e wx)uld aU sit on top of him to watch a movde. I ahv^-s felt like 1 won ffie wrestling match.

My dad, bemg a naval officer, was big on discipHne and moldmg his kids to grow- up as strong responsible adffits. I'v-e often looked back at ffie lessons he taught us, unknowingly- as a chUd, but grateful for as an adult. My faffier passed away suddenly on Monday- morrfrng (4/17/2006). The onset offfie last few nfrnutes ofhis Hfe, unffi he was taken, was five mmutes. 1 w'offid normaUy think five nfrnutes was a short amoimt of time, but that must have been ffie longest five nfrnutes of my dad's Ufe. It takes two seconds to say;"! lov-e you." ff y-ou love someone, teU ffiem. 1 ffidn't have ffiat chance to teU my daffi The last time 1 told him was m ffie basement of a funeral home, lying ov-er his casket wiffi my- head m my- hands telhng him how- much I lov-ed him and I always have. I can offiyhope he heard me.

So,ffffiereis one thmg to remember, it is ffie precious value of time and ffie importance of showing y-our feehngs.That w;asffielast lesson I wiU ever hav-efiiommy- Dad, and ffie hardest one to leam.

So, in his honor, teU your lov-ed ones just that.. .that you love ffiem.

Rebecca Iwasko Goerke

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ICALL BRADFORD FREDERICK LEWIS '77

Bradford E Lewis ffied on 24 AprU 2006 of injuries he sustained in a singleairplane accident in Mount Pleasant, SC. Born in Seatde, WA, on 12 January 1955, Brad grew up in Avon Lake, OH. He graduated with the Naval Academy Class of 1977, earffing a BA in operations analysis. He was known throughout the class as someone of superior inteUect and keen work etffic, whUe possessmg a sharp and humorous wit.

Upon graduation. Brad reported to Pensacola for naval aviation ttaimng, earffingffisWings in 1978. WhUe in ffight school, he was named to the Captain's List for ffis ffigh degree of professionaHsm and scholastic acffievement. Brad then flew as a SAR station pUot at NAS Oceana,VA. He reported for sea duty at NAS NorfoUc,VA, in 1980. Flying the H-46, he developed a reputation as an outstanffing pUot and "go-to" guy for systems maffitenance and engineering questions. He flew multiple sffipboard deployments, including time with the UN Peacekeeping Force in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1982. For ffis aU-around steUar performance durmg tffis time, he was awarded the Navy Acffievement Medal.

Leaving active duty in 1983, Brad affihated with the Reserves, flying the H-3 with HS75 out of NAS WiUow Grove, PA. WhUe there, he earned ffis M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business, graduating with ffistinction in 1985. Brad then began ffis career at FideUty Investments in Boston, IMA, as a financial analyst, qffickly rising through the ranks and beconfrng a portfoHo manager witffin two years. In tffis role, he became famous as one ofthe early pioneers in the use of artificial inteUigence in professional money management. His many successes were widely chromcled m the financial press throughout the rdneties and many of ffis eariy proprietary concepts are viewed as the industry standard even today.

Brad reffied from FideUty m 2000. At that time, he was the vice president in charge of Fidehty's quantitative research ffivdsion and managed over 10 bUHon doUars in seven ffifferent mutoal fonds. He spent ffis remaiffing years in pursuit of hobbies such as flydng, golfing and spenffing quaHty time with ffis loving fanfrly He is survdved by ffis wffe of 27 years. Sue, and chUffien, Stephen, Matthew and Jenmfer of Isle of Pahns, SC. Funeral services were held wdth mffitary honors at St. Luke's Chapel, Charleston, SC. Memorial conttibutions may be made to the JuvenUe Diabetes Research Foundation (wwwjdrf org).

Dave Coss '11 &The Lends Family

JACK FULLER MACMUXAN JR. '86

Jack F MacMUlan Jr. ffied suddeffiy in Hickory, NC, on 20 AprU 2006. He was 41 years old.

Jack was born m Greensboro, NC, on 4 October 1964 and grew up in Hickory NC. He graduated fiom The HUl School m Pottstown, PA, and received his congressional nonfrnation to ffie NavalAcademy firam Norffi CaroUna. He was a member offfie Sevenffi Company and graduated wiffi ffie Class of 1986.

Upon graduation. Jack was comnfrssioned in ffie Marine Corps and completed The Basic School in December 1986. He then went to ArtiUery School at Fort SUl, OK,fiffisffingin June 1987 as a Commandant's Graduate, ranking second in a class of 150. His first assignment was with CharHe Battery, 1st BattaHon, 10th Marines at Camp Lejeune, NC. In 1989, Jack retorned to Fort SiU as an insttuctor. From 1992 to 1995,Jack served as the Fire Support Coorffinator on the staff of Commander Seventh Fleet. He then attended Ampffibious Warfare School m Quantico, VA, and in 1996 served as a battery commander at 29 Palms, CA. Jack left active duty in 1997 and obtained an M.B.A. from Wake Forest Umversity in 1999, graduating with ffistinction. He received the Operations Management Award for demonsttated acadenfrc and leadersffip skUls. He then worked for U.S.Trust, NA, in a variety of roles.

Jack was a tremendous atffiete, completing tffiee Ironman ttiathlons and numerous haff-Ironman races, along with other marathons and bike races. He was also an avid reader who especiaUy loved international relarions and world ffistory and sharing ffis opimons on current world events and pohrics.

Jack was a member of the Honorable Order of St. Barbara, the honorary nfrUtary society of U.S. Field ArriUery. He was a consummate professional who emboffied the ideals of the Academy, never resring unffi the nfrssion was accompHshed. He was also a great friend to aU those who had the honor of knowingffim.Jack always saw the potential in others and glaffiy gave of himseff to help friends acffieve ffiefr goals.

Jack is survived byffiswffe,Julie Story MacMiUan and thefr son, AUen of Cary, NC; andffisfaffier. Jack E MacMiUan Sr. of Hickory, NC. He was predeceased by his moffier, Harriet D. MacIVhUan. Memorial servdces were held on 24 AprU at Genesis Umted Methodist Church in Cary, NC. Jack's ashes wUl be scattered in the beautifffi mountains of AshevUle, NC. Mike Althouse '86 & Dave English '86

If you have any questions regarding submission of obituaries to Shipmate, please contact either your Class secretary, or Shipmate's obituaries editor,Timothy Elizabedi Woodbury (410-295-4064 or obits@usna. com) ::Y\'^^!'-i''^^w:i^^:m^i^^mmrM^sm'^>vc.-^-^&'^^^^fm^X'i-

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Real Estate Salesperson, Wife of Keith '89

BETH DUNDERVILL-RIPA REALTOR

I can arrange aflyingoverview ofthe Boston or Cape Cod areas. Call me!

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Realtors'

401-849-7000

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Moving to or from the DC, Baltimore or Annapolis metro areas?

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Looking for an investment?

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Integrity, Honor and Trust more than words... a way of life!

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Cheri Gavin & Jennifer Hincits

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can help you find your next home in Anne Arundel

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Planned Giving Business Operations Director, Membership and Business Operations: Bobbi Collins Merchandise:/WO//K Connors Corporate Relations and Marketing Coordinator: Linda Lee

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Corporate/Foundation Relations Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations: DoofifSa/cer ..410-295-4189 Coordinator, Corporate and Foundation Relations 410-295-4190

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Treasury/Human Resources CFO and Treasurer; Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration: Hanl< Sanford 410-295-4040 Comptroller: Gerrie Farmer 410-295-4050 Director, Treasury Operations: Lisa Strobel.

410-295-4051 Executive Assistant to CFO & VP IS: Joni Jones 410-295-4041 Human Resource Manager: Diana Vickerman 410-295-4042 Human Resource Assistant: Joanne Rennie 410-295-4043 Director, Investments: M//ce/Wundf 410-295-4045 Staff Accountant: M/c/7e//eSm/f/7 410-295-4052 Staff Accountant: Angela Berteaux 410-295-4053 Accounts Payable Coordinator: Jenny Bolton 410-295-4055 Accounts Payable:/./nda fleyes 410-295-4056 Investment Accountant Janet Oouff/as 410-295-4057

Communications Vice President: S/f/rfHeyw/ortft D\rector: Kristen Pironis Assistant Director: JoAnn Metcalfe Assistant: Cam Sosi/i/ort/7 Production Manager. Jackie Furton Assistant Production Manager/Classes Editor: Maria OShea Communications Spec\ai\st. Ashley Klimp Chapters Editor: Sandra Stansbury-Spadaro Obituaries Editor: Timothy Elizabeth Woodbury Editorial Assistant:/Ve//Worn Communications Manager: Anne Sharpe

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information Services Vice President: 77m Kobosko Network Engineer: Je/ffrante Network Administrator: Richard Thomas Database Administrator: Larry Rogers Database Quality Control: Tom Trueblood Online Services Coordinator: Kate Brasacchio Web Developer: 6arreff/Ceaf/ns

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Please visit our web site atwww.usna.com for email addresses under the "Contact Us" section.

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Director, Planned Giving: Melodie Turish Coordinator, Planned Giving: Holly Jordan

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Research & Stewardship Assistant Director, Research/Stewardship: Carolyn McCollum Research Analyst: Jen Jacoiy

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Gift Processing Associate Director, Gift Processing: Dawn Beach Coordinator, Gift Processing: Melodie Wahl Gift Processor: Mary Touhey Gift Processor: 6/yt/?e/Manoe/ Gift Processor: Elvira Reyes

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