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MARCH 2008 Glee Club Winter Musical performance @ Mahan Hall, 8 p.m.

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

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Greater Washington, DC Chapter candidates luncheon with CAPT Margaret Klein '81 as guest speaker @ Army-Navy Country Club, 1130 a.m.

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Glee Club Concert;—Annapolis Music Festival @ Mahan Hall, 7 p.m.

Men's Lacrosse—Navy vs. Army @ West Point NY, 12 p.m.

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WmSmnBOAT T H I R D TIME IS THE CHAIUVI After two attempts at writing an entry for the Class of 1949 memoirs, the twopart article on The Log inspired Lieutenant Colonel Fred Grabowsky '49, USMC (Ret.). Here's his letter to Shipmate: The inspiration came from reading of the demise of The Log in Shipmate. It was that little magazine that came monthly most times that showed Academy Ufe could sometimes be fiin.We definitely needed that.

The Log published all of the good stuffâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;satire, cartoons, complaints and an abundance of good humor. I wiU never forget the Joe Tagliente story about his efforts to become the new Tarzan. It brightened our days and at one time saved the day for me.

My family urged me to submit this memory to Shipmate so it could be shared.

An upperclassman, who has gone on to his reward, was making my PlebeYear miserable. Coincidentally, his passing was noted in the same issue of Shipmate as The Log story, and it made me think back.

He was not in my company, but lived nearby. He asked me the most obscure questions and contrived the nastiest punishments I encountered. One day he asked me, "What's a Double Petunia?" I gave him an "I'U find out, Sir" and he said "one week." No one I knew had the answer, but a friend of my first classman thought he read it in The Log. My research brought me to its collection of Lo^i in the Battalion Library. It took hours, but I found it. Finding the answer was not enough, however. I had to memorize and

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recite it at chow, and I did. It has stayed with me. It was a lot easier to learn than "My name is Ozymandias" or "Why didn't you say 'Sir'" and a lot more fun.

The answer is deserving of preservation for posterity. And, my family has had fiin reciting it so I hereby forgive the upperclassman that gave me the hard time.

In grateftil memory of The Log, I give you a family favorite: What is a Double Petunia? Well, a petunia is a flower like a begonia. A begonia is a meat-like sausage. Sausage and battery is a crime. Monkeys crime trees. Trees a crow^d.A rooster crowd in the morning and made a noise. A noise is on your face Uke your eyes. The eyes are the opposite of the nays. A horse nays.

A horse has a colt.You go to bed with a colt, and you'U wake up in the morning with Double Petunia.

Editor's Note: Shipmate is sad to report that Lieutenant Colonel Grabowsky's died on i 5 January. We are grateful he shared his Double Petunia story with our readers. To read his obituary, please turn to page 142.

MICHELSON'S CONNECTION TO THE USNA. OBSERVATORY Thanks to Captain Charles K. Roberts '60, USN (Ret.), former Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory (1982-86), for providing more information about Albert Michelson: I read with interest the article about Albert A. Michelson, From USNA to Nobel in the December issue. Last month I gave

a presentation to the Monterey County MOAA and Navy League chapters about the U.S. Naval Observatory In that talk, I mentioned Michelson and his work with Professor Simon Newcomb in measuring the speed of light in 1880. It was not mentioned in the Shipmate article that Michelson spent some time at the U.S. Naval Observatory. There in 1878 Professor Newcomb began planning for a precise measurement of the speed of light, which was needed for many astronomical constants. In 1879 Michelson was assigned to the Nautical Almanac Office to work with Newcomb.

In 1880, Newcomb was assisted in his initial measurements of the speed of light

by Michelson. For those measurements they used instruments located at the Naval Observatory and Fort Meyer.

By the time Newcomb made his second set of measurements between the Naval Observatory and the Washington Monument, Michelson had left to start his own project. Newcomb became Michelson's mentor, and Michelson later revised his own calculations of the speed of Hght closer to Simon Newcomb's calculations, - i

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More than a Numbers Game A Career Decision Nearly Four Years in the Making

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he intent of Service Assignment, now called Community Selection and Orders Assignment, hasn't changed much over the years, according to Commander Craig A Doxey, chairman of the department of professional programs at the U.S. Naval Academy. What has changed are the numbers of men and women graduating

and the junior officer requirements set out by the Navy.

The process of Service Assignment begins much earlier and information about the Navy's needs and the service communities is shared throughout a midshipman's career at the Academy.

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HRIffiLiRE the indoctrination and education cruises and into the first class immersion cruise, midshipmen have the opportunity to see firsthand the many career options available.

"We are a nation at war and everybody has an important part to play," said Commander Doxey.

Through meetings and forums throughout their nearly four years and officer interaction and unit visits, midshipmen not only form their preference, but form a better understanding of the Navy requirements.The process is much like what midshipmen will experience in the fleet with detailing.

While midshipmen explore their options for community selection their first three years, the fall semester of their first class year is decision time. Our goal is that "midshipmen are able to make well formed, rational selections," said Commander Doxey.

While the Naval Academy is just one of many accession sources for the Navy it's important to note that the Naval Academy is primarily an unrestricted Une officer source, explained Commander Doxey The staff in professional programs works direcdy with the Navy and the leadership on the Yard to meet the mission critical requirements.The shared information between the Naval Academy and die Navy helps to fine tune die process, but the most critical aspect is to educate the midshipmen.

"We work not only with the midshipmen, but the service communities to provide the best information," said Commander Doxey. "Our challenge is to enhance education." Commander Doxey mentioned the importance of breaking stereotypes related to service assignment as essential in the education of midshipmen.

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w^hoie rather than leaving the

decision to an arbitrary system or computer program."

Because the process is stretched out over years rather than months, personnel in the professional development division are able to work through a number of issues including medical and academic qualifications with individuals and their leadership. A midshipman's individual preference for a community is weighed with multiple factors including order of merit and aptitude for the area of service.

However, the first factor is the Navy's requirements of its junior officers.

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Lieutenant JG Will Lewis '04, USN, explained

that the process continues to evolve.

"The process is better for the midshipmen because it allows them more time in a training environment to sharpen their skills for the fleet," said Lieutenant Lewis.

Because midshipmen know their community assignment in November, they are assigned a practicum in their specialty in the spring semester. Rather than waiting until two months before graduation, midshipmen are able to take advantage of training

About the Department Professional Development at the Naval Academy, directed

by Captain Cindy Thebaud '85, USN, encompasses sailing, seamanship and navigation, waterfront readiness and professional programs which includes summer training, career information programs and service assignment.

However, all aspects of the Professional Development are integrated and integral in providing the opportunity for midshipmen to learn and train outside of the classroom and to ultimately transition successfully into the Fleet and Marine Corps.

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Surface Warfare Officer Submarines Navy Pilot Naval Flight Officer (NFO) USMC SEALS Special Ops Supply Corps Medical Corps Information Warfare Intelligence Civil Eng Corps Naval Reactors Engineer Medical Service Corps

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opportunities to be better prepared for the Fleet and Marine Corps. Aviators, for example, are able to complete the Initial Flight Syllabus (IFS) program to get hours before flight training in Pensacola.

Lieutenant Lewis works closely with the midshipmen in professional development and throughout the service assignment process.

"We're interacting with the midshipmen and their leadership to ensure that we're doing the best we can do for the Navy as a whole rather than leaving the decision to an arbitrary system or computer program," said Lieutenant Lewis.

Both Commander Doxey and Lieutenant Lewis are confident in the process and are proud of the results. Similar to recent years, 2008 numbers show 95 percent of the midshipmen receive one of their top two choices and 98 percent receive one of the top three.

"The nation needs junior officers," stated Lieutenant Lewis.

"Our job is to support our nation and to do everything we can to ensure that these officers are put in the best position to take care of all of the Sailors and Marines out there." d>

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If you've already cast a ballot in die 2008 Board ofTrustee election, then we thank you.

Through your vote you have engaged in your United States Naval Academy Alumni Association and expressed confidence in an important part of our governance process—a process that's worked for many years and one that will continue to serve us well into the fiiture.

If you are a regular member of the Association and you have not yet voted, then let me encourage you to do so today. We are a private non-profit corporation and as such we depend on the volunteer Trustees who serve on our board to provide the necessary direction and oversight to keep us all working together in support of our mission while achieving our long and short term objectives.We seek board members who are willing and able to serve and who have the requisite experience, skills and leadership qualities to advance our organization and the Naval Academy.

For the 2008 Board of Trustee election, the Alumni Association contracted with VR Election Sen/ices to offer additional voting options for regular members. See the ballot package mailed for further information. If you have not received your ballot, please visit vwvw.vres.us/usna.html to e-mail a representative or call 1.800.218.4026 to receive a duplicate ballot.

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Mail In January, ballots were mailed to all regular members as of 31 December 2007. Simply fill out the form as directed and drop in the mail. Please note, the ballot must be postmarked by 18 April 2008 for the vote to be counted.

Please carefiilly review the following candidate biographies and visit www.usna.com for even more information. Do your homework and then thoughtfidly vote for those candidates who will help us maintain the course we've steered for the past several years. Please contact your classmates and shipmates and ask them to do the same.

Phone With your ballot information in hand, call 1-800-240-9132. You'll need your member number and pin to vote by phone. Follow the automated instructions and cast your vote.

This year it is easier than ever to vote—especially for those of you still on active duty—through an electronic voting process (see the sidebar). Ballots have now been mailed throughout the world, throughout the fleet and throughout the Heet Marine Force.

On behalf of our entire staff, I would like to thank all of the candidates for being a part of this process. It is my hope that all of them, whether eventually elected or not, wiQ find ways to continue their support of the Alumni Association, the Naval Academy Foundation and the alma mater.

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Internet Visit vwvw.vres.us/usna.html to cast your vote electronically. You'll need your member number and pin from the mailed package to vote online. Follow the instructions on the screen to vote.

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2008 Board of Trustees Candidate Biographies For V i c e C h a i r m a n : Captain Neil Block '61, USNR (Ret.)

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am gready honored to be considered for further service to our Association and its members. Like all of my fellow Alumni, I owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to the Academy which I strive to repay.

1 was an active member of the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter for 20 years serving as an officer and Chapter Trustee. I am a current member of the Adanta Chapter.

I have been an elected Central Region Vice Chairman and an elected Central Region Trustee, serving on many committees, as a member and chairman, including Nominating, Governance, Strategic Plarming and Admissions, and chaired the ad hoc Governance Study Group of 1998.

My military service includes 28 years of duty, active and Reserve, in billets in CONUS, Japan and Chile: as a staffer, department head, on independent duty, and as commander of a SeaBee Battalion and commander of a SeaBee Regiment.

I have been a Blue & Gold Officer for more than 25 years and was Texas Gulf Coast area coordinator 12 of those years and Area Coordinator of the Year in 1989.Three percent of each Plebe class during that era was fi"om that area.

I am a life member of the Association, a plank owner in the President's Circle and have been a major donor.

I will work hard to serve our Association and its members, being informed, knowledgeable and actively involved to make it a collegial assembly in its governance, treating all trustees and members as peers and accommodating all voices, perspectives and points of view, with mutual respect and ftdl consideration.

In my own businesses I regionally engaged in real estate development and general contracting construction, retiring in 1990.

I live in rural retirement,fiolltime engaged as a community volunteer in many different and diverse service organizations.

For Vice C h a i r m a n : Lieutenant General Jack W. Klimp '68, USMC (Ret.)

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ieutenant General Jack KUmp '68, USMC (Ret.), has been a member of the Alumni Association since graduation and a life member since 2005. He served in command and staff billets worldwide during his 33 year career as a Marine, including commanding general of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command and as deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

Lieutenant General KUmp also served tours as a USNA company officer and assistant midshipmen activities officer from 1972-1975. During this time he coached the Rugby Club and was officer representative of the Parachute Club, Cannoners, Cheerleaders and the Scuba Club.

Lieutenant General KHmp was nominated by the Superintendent and served on the Memorial Hall Restoration Advisory Committee. Today he serves on the Distinguished Graduate Award Nominating Committee, as a volunteer member

of the Alumni Services and Membership Committee and as a Trustee for the USNA Foundation.

Lieutenant General Klimp has always been an advocate for USNA. He has served as a Blue & Gold Officer and he sponsored two NAPS cadets, who both graduated USNA. As commanding general of Marine Recruiting he proposed a Scarlet and Gold Program supporting the Blue and Gold Program and encouraged his recruiters to provide USNA applicants.

At his Memorial Hall retirement ceremony in June 2001, Lieutenant General KUmp received the Class of 1968 Leadership Award. He then served as senior vice president for Phoenix House, a New York drug rehabihtation organization, were he was responsible for the daily treatment of about 2,800 drug addicts.Today he is chief executive officer ofAHRI, a manufacturing trade association and is an active member of the Washington, D C Chapter of USNAAA. He also serves as a trustee on the board of the Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Residential Facility (NMCGRF) Retirement Home.

Lieutenant General Klimp resides in Alexandria,VA, with his vwfe, Cathy.

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^•alRlURE For Central Region Trustee: Captain Steven R. Ingram 73, USN (Ret.) ' teve Ingram brings to the Board of 'Trustees a breadth of leadership experience built on more than 20 years in the Submarine Force followed by 10 years in the corporate environment.

A life member of the Alumni Association and a member of the President's Circle, Steve has been an active member of the North Texas Chapter since relocating to the Dallas area in 1997. He served as Class President during his first class year, continuing to serve for the first few years following graduation. Between sea toun Steve returned to the Yard where he taught calculus and differential equations, served as the officer representative to the Swim Team and endeavored to recruit the best and brightest into the submarine service.

During 10 years with Perot Systems, Steve led their Global Recruiting,Training, Facflities and Security teams before he was assigned the role of chief operating officer for the Global Financial Services Division. At the request of the company Founder and Chairman H. Ross Perot '53, he implemented a recruiting and training program targeted at the junior officers leaving the military. He was a strong supporter of and routine participant in the Service Academy Alumni Career Conferences (SACC), and fiiequendy called upon to sit on the panel discussions.

Steve earned his Masters Degree (Nuclear Engineering fix)m Georgia Tech and has participated in Executive Education programs at both Harvard Law School and MIT's Sloan School of Management. He is currendy a partner in the Dallas office of the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, where he is active with their chief information officer and Business and Professional Services practices. Steve and his wife of 34 years, the former Linda Magness of Pensacola, live in the suburbs of Dallas.

For Central Region Trustee: Captain Robert D. Jones '64, USN (Ret.)*

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am asking for your vote in the upcoming election to be your Central Region Trustee for the USNA Alumni Association.

Platform: Plank 1—I pledge to seek your advice on serious matters facing our Association and carry them forward.

I will remind other trustees of their legal, moral and fiduciary responsibilities to our members and demand they exercise the moral courage and leadership learned in Bancrofi; HaU. Plank 2—I pledge to exercise the honest careflil oversight of our Association demanded in the current Bylaws and Operating Manual.The problem we face is that these Bylaws are on the verge of being changed in such a way that members will be disenfi:anchised fi'om their few remaining votes for trustees. I will work to restore the Bylaws to give memben a strong voice in their Association.

Plank 3—I pledge to tell you what I think about matters facing our association in a manner devoid of guile, hedging, parsing, and sea-lawyering, and to do so in a cheerfU, factual and professional tone. I will bufld on the foundation of clarity,

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honesty, completeness and factual content estabHshed by Len Wass '64, our outgoing Regional Trustee.

Plank 4—Finally, I pledge to work to make our Alumni Association one to be envied by all schools; one that supports the Naval Academy in all its endeavors as you, its Alumni, see fit to support by your actions, your fimds and your influence among others.

Qualifications: Served a fioll career in destroyers after graduating in 1964.

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For Central Region Trustee: Ueutenant Colonel Alex Plechash 75, USMC (Ret.) ieutenant Colonel Plechash graduated I ieu Lfio]jm USNA in 1975 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and was the number one ranked Marine in his class.

He was honored to have been nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship and although he didn't win one, he did win a Gu^enheim Fellowship, later earning an MBA fixjm the University of Chicago.

In the FMF, he served as a fighter pflot during which he was selected for early promotion to captain. Although preparing to apply to the astronaut program, he left active duty for family reasons and served out his career in the Reserve during which he held a command billet, earning several personal awards.

He has held senior executive positions with companies including Exxon and Oracle, before switching to investment banking. With the combination of his financial and technology

background, he was recruited to become a senior vice president for FOLIOfii Investments where he has been since 2003.

Lieutenant Colonel Plechash has been deeply involved in Naval Academy-related activities and the community at-large.

As a Blue & Gold Officer, he was twice awarded top recognition in the area. As a USNAAA Chapter President for the Upper Midwest, he has overseen a dramatic up-tick in Chapter activities and participation which has been well-documented in Shipmate.

Principally due to his effectiveness with the Chapter, he was asked to lead and was subsequendy elected president of the Twin Cities Council of the Navy League. He also serves on the Board of a charitable organization called Tee it Up for the Troops, which has raised nearly a miUion dollars in support of veteran initiatives around the coimtry.

Habitually service-oriented, he is a church Deacon and a Governor-appointed board member of the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Minnesota. Lasdy he and his wife Denise Kozojed, of Hillsboro, ND, are both volunteer firefighters.

For Eastern Region Trustee: Mr. Richard Giickman '49

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he len Giickman's term ended in 1981 19 as USNA Alumni Association Chapter Trustee, BiU Busik, the then Association's executive director asked him to serve on the Finance Committee. Before entering the Academy, GUckman graduated with a Bachelor ofArts degree in accounting firom the Pennsylvania State University.

While serving in the Supply Corps after graduation, Giickman earned his Master of Science degree firom the Columbia University Graduate Business School. After serving as supply

change, he has been asked to write dozens of articles for professional journals such as the American Bar Association Journal, Journal ofAccountancy of the AICPA and Journal of the N Y State Society of CPA's. At the Academy, in the 1980s, he assisted the late Dr. Karel Montor in teaching an accounting course. Finding a need, Giickman founded INTEGPJ^ International in 1996, a CPA and CA association dedicated to exchanging professional information. He was its first president.

Now 2,200 members belong worldwide. GHckman served as president and trustee of the Naval Academy Association of New York, also as a trustee of many non-profit organizations and corporations, life member of the Association and a Golden officer of ROBERT H . M C C A R D (DD822), he served at the Knight of the Washington, D C Army Navy Club. GHckman is a Shipyard in Brooklyn, NY. Changing careers, he became a parmer registered investment advisor, founder and a principal of Family in a CPA firm serving cUents in 29 states.The AICPA awarded Office Advisors, LLC, a wealth management counsel firm. him the designation Personal Financial Specialist. In 1979 Family: wife Barbara, daughter Suzanne, son Andrew, daughterPrentice-HalL, Inc. published his book (still on Amazon.com) in-law Julie Cohen, grandson EU. Complete Guide to Accounting and Financial Methods and Controls for Click on Google: "Richard GHckman, CPA" for Service Businesses. Because Giickman is proactive and an agent of GHckman's thinking.

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For Eastern Region Trustee: Mr. Teimo w. Ortega '59'

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orn 24 May 1934 in Quito, Ecuador.

Entered the U.S. Naval Academy as a foreign national in June 1955. Graduated in June 1959.

Recipient ofAlumni Association Cup for excellence in Varsity Soccer with N*.

Returned to Ecuadorian Navy to serve next four years aboard destroyers as engineering officer. Resigned as Heutenant and migrated to the USA, taking the oath as U.S. citizen in 1967.

Professional Experience: • 1963 joined Bechtel Corporation as electrical engineer for the design of steam and nuclear generating plants for Horida Power and Light, with high voltage switchyards and transmission Hnes to connect to the power grid.

• 1967 appointed director of Latin America by Sola Basic Industries, Milwaukee, WI, to manufacture, market and sale of equipment for distribution, control and use of electrical power.

Base Bogota, Colombia, with subsidiaries in Mexico, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Ecuador.

• 1976 appointed global director of International Operations

by Saxon Industries, Inc, New York, widi subsidiaries in London, England, Frankfiirt, Germany and Miami, FL, to market, distribute and sell copien and fax in Latin America, Canada, Europe, Far East, China and AustraHa. • 1998 appointed director of Latin American Operations by Hitachi HKIS, Simi Valley CA, for marketing and distribution of high voliune digital printing systems.

USNAAA/Navy/Other Activities: • Lffe member of USNAAA, Naval Institute and Navy League. President of the Fort Lauderdale Chapter. Board member of BC Navy League. Fundraiser for commissioning of diree DDG Burke Class desttoyers. Host of LANTPAT Midshipmen Summer Training Courses and U.S. Navy ships visiting Fort Lauderdale.

Platform: • Consulting with membership on an ongoing basis for inputs and expectations to present to the BOT, as a strong voice in the operation of the Association and reporting back regularly.

Promote the Association as a brotherhood of equals with due observance of proper governance and By-laws.

For Eastern Region Trustee: Captain William o. Rentz '55, USN (Ret.) kaptain Rentz, career Surface Warfare 'Officer, had sea assignments as chief of staff ComCarGruFour, embarked in KENNEDY, NIMTTZ, CARL VINSON and CORAL SEA. He commanded CALIFORNL\

(CGN 36) and GoiJDSBOROUGH (DDG 20), was executive officer of BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25), WALLER ( D D 466) and DASH

(MSO 428). He was engineer on ROWE (DD 564) and in the Pre-Commissioning Crew and plankowner in the Reactor Department of ENTERPRISE ( C V N 65). Shore assignments were deputy program manager Aegis Shipbuilding, NAVSEA, CNO's Executive Panel (OP OOK), Office of Secretary of Defense, and instructor at NPTU, Idaho. Awards include Legion of Merit (3), Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (2),Batde Efficiency Ribbon (4) and numerous area service awards, includingVietnam. He received the Navy League Stephen Decatur Award in 1980 for Operational Excellence.

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Power Operations in (1985-1988), was a management and engineering consultant forWilHams Power Corporation (19881991), and United Energy Services Corporation (1991-1994), and was vice president of Experimental Engineering Corporation, a small consulting firm for Department of E n e i ^ contractor Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, at Oak Ridge and Hartford (1994-1998).

He attended Georgia Tech one year prior to the Naval Academy, graduating in 1955. He completed Advanced Nuclear Power training in 1960 and Chief Engineer of nuclear ship quaUfication in 1965. He completed nvo years of night postgraduate study at George Washington University in Management in 1970 and graduated fiiom M I T Sloan School of Management Senior Executive Program in 1980.

Alumni Association Hfe member, elected Adanta Chapter president for two terms firom 1991 to 1993 and again firom 2003 to 2005. He served as Adanta Chapter Trustee 2002 to 2003, serving on other Chapter Selection Committee and Admissions Standing Committee. Started new Chapters and served as first Chapter president of KnoxviUe-Oak Ridge (1994-1996) and Hanford (1997-1998). Elected Eastern Region Trustee in 2005.

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3iTice 71 and Barbara Nichols ha\^ established a charitable remainder trust diat will provide an income to them during their lifetimes and a generous gift to die "^aval Academy.

Join Bruce and Barbara as a member of the R o D C r t M c a i l S T h o m p s o n S o c i e t y by including the Naval Academy m your wil' or trust, bv makino; a life-income mft or throui2;h other deferred iiift arrano-ements.These valued commitments are important to the future of the Naval Academy and the Brigade of Midshipmen.

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ince the lacrosse program was established at the Naval Academy in 1908, it has accumulated a rich and remarkable history, including 17 national championships. Now, a century later, the Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame stands as a testament to the lacrosse legends of the past and provides a source of inspiration to the midshipmen and Navy lacrosse players of today and tomorrow.

"A small but dedicated group of former playen felt that there should be some way of establishing a fitting tribute to the Navy lacrosse legacy and program," said Tom Hagan '69, a member of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame committee. "The goal was to provide a place to honor past teams, players and coaches, top notch faciHties for the current team, and an impressive venue for recruiting blue chip scholar athletes."

Located on the second floor of the banquet and conference fedHty at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the process of planning, fiinding and constructing the Lacrosse Hall of Fame set a powerfiil precedent for cooperation between the Naval Academy, the Naval Academy Foimdation, the Alumni community and the Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA).

"The Foundation and NAAA were there firom day one," said Hagan.

"There were many instances where one leg of the stool (Foundation, NAAA, Alumni) held up the other uvo in order to keep the project on track. It was a remarkably well run joint project supported entirely by private fiinding.The time and material provided by the Foundation and NAAA are incalculable."

"Chet Gladchuk provided great leadership and was a strong supporter of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame firom the beginning," said Greg Murphy '70, another Hall of Fame committee member."Most of the fimding was raised by Alumni,

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but the Foundation provided the infiastructure to collect and properly handle these fimds."

"We wanted the Lacrosse Hall of Fame to answer three questions for prospective Naval Academy lacrosse players,"continued Murphy. "Is there a championship legacy at Navy? Is Navy Lacrosse committed to competing for the National Championship? If you come to the Naval Academy, how does that help you succeed in life? I think the Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame answers aU three of those questions."

The first Alumni initiative to honor Coach BUderback and the Navy lacrosse legacy occurred in 2002 when Marty Mason '75 proposed a new locker room in McDonough HaU. But, it was not until an impiompto meeting of Navy Lacrosse Alunmi playing in the Navy's 2003 Old Goats team that competed in the annual Vail (CO) Shootout that the project concept subsequendy expanded, gained momentum and ultimately led to the Lacrosse HaU of Fame.

"This former Old Goat is indebted to those Old Goats, and the team's founder, Mike Gotdieb '70, for being catalysts..." said Brian Lander '65, another Lacrosse Hall of Fame committee member. "Our museum quaHty venue is named in honor of two legendary head coaches. In the last century, no coach other than Bildy led his teams to eight consecutive national lacrosse championships. In this century, if his remarkable record is equaled or broken, naturally we hope a Navy coach will do it while paying homage to the Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse HaU of Fame for helping him to recruit and inspire greamess," added Lantier.

The committee, formed by and of Alumni varsity lacrosse players, to carry out this endeavor included Greg Murphy 70,Tom Hagan '69,Jim Lewis '66,

Mike GottUeb '70, Brian Lantier '65 Jake Lawlor '75, Buddy Garland '84 and Glen Mfles '86.This committee, backed by an evergrowing group of supporters, began to work with both NAAA and the Naval Academy Foundation to create a faciHty dedicated to honoring WUHs "BUdy" Bilderback andWiUiam "Dinty" Moore and the championship tradition they created.

"As one of the most successfiil pair of coaches in lacrosse history, it was our duty to make sure their accomplishments were recognized," said Marty Mason '75.

The committee began meeting with members of NAAA and the Naval Academy Foundation, to include athletic director Chet Gladchuk and George Watt '73, president and C E O of the USNA Alumni Association & Foundation.

"We sat down as an^teurs, but 1 of passion and coiffidence that we'd achieve our goals.The Foundation was understandably skeptical when I summarized our determination to utiHze the individual efforts of decades of varsity lacrosse team captains," said Lantier.

"The participating team captains were instrumental in this appeal."

"We wanted a tribute to the 17 national lacrosse championships," said Murphy. "But the primary reason behind the project was to build a Navy Lacrosse HaU of Fame that could be used as part of an overall strategy to recruit aU star lacrosse players to the Naval Academy."

Gbdchuk quickly fiflfUled the committee's quest for an appropriate venue by offering the second floor of the banquet and conference faciHty at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The committee March 2008

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beUeved the location was ideal, but included construction of an outside staircase and central entrance to the HaU for easier pubHc access.

Committee chair Greg Murphy assumed responsibiUty as the principal Haison for the construction and outfitting of the HaU of Fame.

"I can't teU you what a wonderfU experience it has been," said Murphy.

"A true journey of joy."

The Bflderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse HaU of Fame is composed of three separate rooms: the HaU of Championships, the HaU of Players and Coaches, and the HaU of Champions and Heroes. Each of the featured rooms contains displays that incorporate a variety of media, including interactive computer 11 of Fame- Frorn L stations, informative video and audio, historic memorabiUa, and n-cutting "^'t^dldG"'""" >I>^"S'2jirnCarn"^" plaques and display boards emblazoned R: Charlie fauy ' with the feats of players and coaches National individual Award Winners past and present.

At the 2007 Army-Navy lacrosse game, the National Individual GaUagher & Award Winning Alumni were recognized on the field at half-time.

Associates was Recipients of the Tumbull Award for best college attackman in the enlisted to design United States include Tom Mitchell '61, Stewart McLean '48, Mike the space for the Buzzell '80 and Jim Lewis '66. The Schmeisser Award winners for project.The firm has best defenseman include Mike Coughlin '64, Pat Donnelly '65, designed for the Greg Murphy 70, Jake Lawlor 75, Stanley Swanson '54, Charlie Smithsonian Guy '46 and Cari Tamulevich '68. The Markland-Kelly Award Institution, the winners for best goalie include Denny Wedekind '65, Mickey Jarboe '00, Jack Jones '55 and Malcolm Ogilvie '68. Not pictured University of North below is Glen Miles '86, recipient of the Lieutenant Donald Carolina BasketbaU MacLaughlin Award, presented to the nation's top mid-fielder.

Museum, the Univenity of Notre Dame Heritage HaU and other notable museimis. "[The HaU of Championships] was designed to honor From L to R: Tom Mitchell, Stewart McLean, Mike Buzzell, Jim Lewis, Mike the Naval Academy, Coughlin, Pat Donnelly, Greg Murphy and son, Jake Lawlor, Stanley Swanson, Charlie Guy, Carl Tamulevich, Denny Wedekind, Mickey Jarboe, Jack Jones, the Brotherhood, Malcolm Ogilvie. (Also pictured, Bill Hunter '541. Photos by Debbi Latta Commitment and

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championship Legacy of Navy lacrosse Alumni," said Hagan."I beHeve as completed it is both awe inspiring and humbHng at the same time. It is hard not to feel a special pride in being part of its design."

The James H.H. Carrington Room, which includes the HaU of Championships, is named in honor of the only threesport AU American in the history of the Naval Academy, Commander James Carrington '48, USN (Ret.). Carrington's daughter, Nancy Crown, and her husband Steve, were among the lead donors for the project and requested the room be named in Carrington's honor.

The room contains repHcas of each of the 17 national championship trophies. The walls are Hned with four display cases, highUghting the four unique elements of the Naval Academy lacrosse program: The Academy, Brotherhood, Legacy and Commitment. Another display recognizes the outstanding record that Navy lacrosse has against Army.

The HaU of Champions and Heroes is dedicated to Ed Gibbons '59, die 1959 Navy lacrosse team captain, as weU as a lead donor for the Lacrosse HaU of Fame.

A bust of the legendary fonner coach, Willis "BUdy" BUderback, is located at the entrance to the room. Gibbons was, in fact, BUderback's first team captain during his tenure as coach at the Naval Academy.

The displays in the room recognize the Navy lacrosse Alimini who have gained notoriety, including a Hst of aU Navy lacrosse AU Americans, inductees into the National Lacrosse HaU of Fame and a Hst of the National Award winners.TheWaU of Valor contains a list of all the Navy lacrosse Alumni who have been awarded the Silver Star, Navy Cross or Medal of Honor.

The HaU of Players and Coaches, dedicated in honor of CharHe Guy '46, another of the lead donors for the project and the team captain of the 1945 Navy

Welcome to Varsity! lacrosse team, pla\-s a \ital role in the recruitment of future Navy lacrosse plawn. Displax-s include information and statistics on the 2008 Na\y lacrosse team and its captain. Midshipman Jordan DiNola '08. as weU as Head Coach Richie Meade. As a testament to the foundation of leadership that today's team is buUt upon, a bust of legendary- head CoachWilHam • "Dint%'" Moore graces the entrance to the room. Of note, Jim Carrington, Ed Gibbons and CharHe Guy aU played for Coach Moore.

While the projects flmdraising goal ii%^ set at S3 miUion (spHt between support tor the stadium renovation and the design of the Lacrosse HaU of Fame), the committee hoped to raise as much as $5 miUion.

"Hindsight makes us look anything but overconfident given the generosity of our Alumni lacrosse players from the Class of 1938 to die Class of 2007 and our extended Navy lacrosse famUy, including Friends of Nav\" Lacrosse, midshipmen sponsors, parents, former coaches, trainers, officer reps and

equipment managers," said Lantier.

"Remarkably, our fourth largest pledge came firom an AnnapoHs faniUy having three generations of Na\y arch rival Mar\'land AU Americans, who wanted to honor Navy Lacrosse unsung heroes in memory of Louis 'Buster' Phipps, Coach BUderback's chief assistant coach during the 'Decade of Dominance.'"

The 2008 Navy lacrosse season marks the

To date, more than $4.5 milHon has been raised in support of Navy lacrosse. Navy lacrosse Alumni and friends wiU reunite on Friday, 18 April to celebrate the HaU of Fame's completion, inaugurate the Buster Phipps award, and enjoy a "Beat Hopkins raUy" prior to the next day's game versus Johns Hopkins.

inaugural season for the Navy women's lacrosse program as a varsity sport. In 2006, Naval Academy athletic director Chet Gladchuk announced that women's lacrosse w o u l d become the 31st varsity sports program at the Academy, making the Naval A c a d e m / s varsity athletics program one of the largest in the country. That was also the year Gladchuk announced that Cindy Timchal w o u l d be the new head coach of Navy women's lacrosse.

Timchal joined the Naval Academy f r o m the

"The first recruit that walked through the Bflderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse HaU of Fame signed up. So we are off to a terrific start," said Coach Meade. <t>

University of Maryland, where she established a legacy as the winningest coach in women's lacrosse history. While at Maryland, she led the w o m e n ' s lacrosse team through four undefeated seasons (1995,1996,1999, 2001), w o n eight national championships and seven-straight national titles, and coached 66 f,V All-Americans. She has been named the ACC Coach of the

2008 NAVY LACROSSE SEASON Men's Lacrosse

Women's Lacrosse

1/26—Navy vs. UMBC (scrimmage)* 2A)2—Navy vs. Virginia (scrimmage) 2/09—Navy vs. V M I * 2/16—Navy vs. Ohio State 2/23—Navy vs. Cornell* 2/29—Navy vs. Mount S t M a r / s * 3/08—Navy vs. Lafayette 3/11—Navy vs. Lehigh* 3/15—Navy vs. Holy Cross* 3/19—Navy vs. Bucknell* 3/23—Navy vs. Colgate 3/29—Navy vs. Georgetown* 4/04—Navy vs. Maryland 4/12—Navy vs. Army 4/19—Navy vs. Johns Hopkins* 4/25—Patriot League Tournament 4/27—Patriot League Tournament

2/19—Navy vs. Saint Francis* 2/23—Navy vs. Longwood* 3/01—Navy vs. Niagara* 3/08—Navy vs. Cincinnati* 3/09—Navy vs. Saint Mary's* 3/15—Navy vs. Holy Cross* 3/22—Navy vs. Colgate 3/25—Navy vs. Canisius* 3/29—Navy vs. Davidson 4/01—Navy vs. American* 4/05—Navy vs. Lehigh 4/09—Navy vs. Howard* 4/12—Navy vs. Bucknell* 4/16—Navy vs. Robert Morris* 4/19—Navy vs. Lafayette 4/22—Navy vs. Villanova 4/25—Patriot League Semifinals 4/27—Patriot League Finals

* Home Game For up-to-date information on scores and schedules, visit www.na vysports, com.

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National Coach of the Year twice. ' " Jariuary, Timchal announced the schedule for the 2008 season, a total of 16 games, 11 of w h i c h w o u l d be played at the Navy-Marine

Corps Memorial Stadium. Of the 11 h o m e games, three are against Patriot League opposition. As a varsity sport, the women's lacrosse team is eligible to compete for the league championship and qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

The Navy w o m e n ' s lacrosse team finished out the 2007 season, their last as a club sport, w i t h a w i n n i n g record of 18-5, including a victory against A r m y (19-2).

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The voice of a Hero Heard Through a CACO Experience

By Lieutenant Bradley D. Harrison ' 0 2 , USN

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alking through those hospital doors brought back distant memoriesfiromsix years before. I was a young midshipman then, eager to complete my pre-graduation physical, report to my first submarine and reaUy begin serving my country.

This visit was different.

I walked through the doors in a new and unfamUiar roleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as a Casualty Assistance CaUs Officer (CACO) for a traumaticaUy wounded Navy SEAL. At the time I had no idea what that meant. Our office was asked to provide a volunteer, my travel schedule for the upcoming month was Hght and I raised my hand.

WaUcing into the hospital, I was bombarded by the usual smeUs and sights, coundess babies and retired foUcs. I asked the front desk staff how to find Ward 5.1 hopped on the elevator and five seconds later the doors opened to ordered, Hfe-changing chaos. I was swiftly introduced to Courtney the wife of the injured warrior. She was beyond distraught. Chris had been medicaUy evacuated firom Iraq a few hours earHer. He suffered four gunshot wounds, was missing his nose and could not use his left arm. He had a strip of hair missing where another buUet had grazed his scalp; he was lucky to be aHve. He could not talk; he communicated via blank white paper and a roUer baU pen.

His mother, father, stepmother, sister, brother and aunt rushed up to me, asking for help. Questions came Hke a sandstorm.

"Can you find a speaker for his phone?" "How long wfll Chris be here?" "Wfll he be OK?" I was overwheHned but caHn; I knew I could help this farruly I methodicaUy approached the diverse issues and developed corrective courses of action. I found the IT department and requested a phone with speakerphone capabOity Chris could hear, but his famUy would read his written responses to caUers. I found the Personnel Support Detachment

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and processed paperwork to reimburse the famfly for their travel e}q)enses and future hotel stays; I made hotel arrangements, h a ^ e d with the phone company regarding Courtney's inflated ceU phone bill, maUed letters, wrote e-maUs, drove friends and famUy to the airport, bought groceries, took their chfldren to the zoo, drew simpHfied travel maps of the D C area, coordinated VIP visits and deHvered meals to the famUy and yet aU the whfle, over the course of three weeks, I had not heard his voice.

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He writes about his SEAL experiences, his chfldren, his childhood, his enlisted days and his time as a coUege man. In my Acinetobacter-proof yeUow gown gloves, and surgical mask, I asked question after question. The man fascinates me, yet I have not heard his voice. I pick his brain; he continues to motivate me to serve people and our country.

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A few days later as I inject water into his lock-wired mouth, we communicate again, but this time he talks! Chris talks through his tracheotomy, causing me to shed tears.Two naval officen: one hero and one volunteer, one hard-hitting SEAL and one nerdy submariner, coimected, communicating by voice.

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U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Athletic & Scholarship Progranns

Rog^r Staubach Ptesents Athletic Trophy

By Captain Ed Wallace ' 7 2 , USN (Ret.), Executive Director

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ROGER STAUBACH '65 RECENTLY SPOKE ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND T E A M W O R K AT THE F B I ACADEMY IN QUANTICO,VA, O N

15 NOVEMBER 2007.

Robert S. MueUer III, director of the FBI, was among the audience of gathered FBI Leaders Hstening to Staubach discuss how his experiences at the Naval Academy, in the mUitary and in professional football have helped him in his current professional career as executive chairman of the Staubach Company.

After his speech, Staubach made a special presentation of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation's Roger Staubach Trophy to Ensign Jeremy McGown '07, USN, an outstanding footbaU player whfle at the Naval Academy. Ensign McGown is currendy assigned as the Assistant Weapons Officer on board GONZALEZ (DDG-66), home ported in Norfolk,VA. Because the ship was conducting a weapons load nearby in Yorktown,VA, Ensign McGown was able to attend the event with his wife,Jasmine.

"My famfly is from Texas and we have long been DaUas Cowboys and Roger Staubach fans," said Ensign McGown when notified about the presentation."It is a real honor to receive this recognition and to finaUy meet Mr. Staubach."

The Roger Staubach Trophy is given to that varsity footbaU playerfiromthe graduating class who has contributed the most to the team's success over his playing career. The award is one of eight awards created and sponsored annuaUy by the Trustees of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, Athletic & Scholarship Programs. Also on hand for the presentation were Foundation Trustees including Lieutenant Colonel John A.Adams '55,

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USMC (Ret.), and Alan Ptak '71 of the Awards Committee and Staubach's teammate and leading receiver.

Skip Orr '65, currendy with the Staubach Company.

Whfle playing for Navy, Ensign McGown, was a defensive standout, earning three varsity letters. Originally recruited as a quarterback firom Houston, TX, he moved to wide receiver during his Plebe year. He also served as a kickoff return speciaHst in his first two years Roger Staubach '85 presents trophy to Jeremy Roger Staubach '65, Jasmine and Ensign Jeremy moving to safety the foUowing year and McGown '07, USN, with trophy McGown '07, USN as afirstclass midshipman played both safety and cornerback. A fast, versatile and hard-hitting player, he was base that woifld enable them both to pass the entrance exams consistendy one of the team leaders in tackles, pass breakups and and then compete academicaUy with their classmates. interceptions. He was motivational leader on the Navy team that Over time, the Foundation has evolved to reflect changes in won four consecutive Commander-in-Chief Trophies and the NCAA regulations and to complement the Naval Academy Prep first to go to four consecutive post-season bowl games. At School (NAPS). Today, about 25 percent of the prep candidates Navy, McGown majored in economics and service selected are recruited athletes from aU varsity sports. The rest of the surface warfare.

Foundation's scholarships are awarded to highly-motivated young The U.S. Naval Academy Foundation has had a long and productive history. Founded in 1944 for the original purpose of identifying promising high school football players who had the academic potential to enter the Naval Academy, it then provided those young men with a year of post graduate schooHng in a prep school or coUege where they cotfld develop a soHd scholastic

men and women who are not necessarfly recruited athletes but who wiU benefit from a prep year before entering the Naval Academy. The Foundation also recognizes top performance in leadership and academics as weU as athletics with several additional trophies each year, such as the Roger Staubach Trophy.

Need-based scholarship support for Foundation prep school students is accompHshed by a reserve of funds raised over the years to create scholarships which are used to help sponsor these candidates to any of a number of affiHated prep schools across the country. The success of the prep program is measured by the accession rate of the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;95 percent of whom wiU become midshipmen the foUowing summer. Of that number, more than 85 percent graduate firom the Naval Academy four years later.

Further support to athletic exceUence is provided to the Academy through financial support of men's and women's athletic programs through a wide range of private grants for recruiting, team travel expenses, facflities, coaches' compensation, housing and radio broadcasting. The grants are not only for varsity teams, but many club and intramural teams as weU.The program is clearly a "win â&#x20AC;&#x201D; win" for these fine students, the Naval Academy and the Foundation.

Foundation Trustees Alan Ptak '71, Lieutenant Colonel John Adams '55, USMC IRetl, Roger Staubach '65 FBI Director Robert Mueller, Ensign Jeremy McGown '07, USN, Jasmine McGown and Trustee Skip Orr '65

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By CommanderTom Druggan '89, USN

Sailors Stand Vigilant The U.S. Navy has had an almost continuous presence in the Persian Gvflf for the last 30 years. Recendy, U.S. naval operations in the Strait of Hormuz were in the media, where Iranian gunboats aggressively maneuvered towards the U.S. warships. With much of the free world's oU flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, it is one of the most vital seaways in the world and this latest incident vaHdates our decision to remain engaged in the Persian Gulf. Of interest, the incident also exposed other recent cases where warning shots were actuaUy fired, highUghting how serious and, unfortunately, how^ frequendy such encounters occur.

Much of the pubHc discussion concerned the trust and confidence given to commanding officers of U.S. warships. As the video of the incident highUghts, the transition from non-threatening to threatening is situational and quick, and the commander on the scene is in the best position to make the caU. It is also important to know that U.S. ships have the tools and procedures to defend themselves, many developed after the CoLE attack and then accelerated by the September 11 attacks.

As a result, commanding officers have a large number of options avaflable for warning and defense at sea. First, friendly military units are often in company or in the area, including armed heUcopters, which can be caUed upon for assistance when a threat materiaHzes.

Second, every warship can quickly maneuver at high speeds, use speciaHzed haiHng systems to warn vessels away, or fire several types of warning flares.

When the commanding officer determines that a smaU boat or plane represents a bona fide threat to his or her ship and crew, they can turn to a number of gun systems, an effective defense against such threats.

These include 5 inch or 76 mm main batteries with ammunition that is particularly effective against smaU boats, trusty .50 caHber machine guns, Ughter machine guns and remotely controUed GatHng guns found in the Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CI WS) in a new, surface engagement mode.

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A Sailor assigned to the guided-mlssile destroyer BAINBRIDGE (DDG 96), stands force protection watch during a maritime interdiction operations exercise in the Indian Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent J. Street

In port, the Navy has made significant changes to ensure ships and their crews are safe in the face of many new threats. Some new systems are avaflable, but the real change has been increases in force protection in the form of pre-arrival preparations and armed sentries.

Warships are robusdy trained and assessed in their abflity to quickly implement several levels offeree protection.

Navy teams also conduct assessments and inspections before ships arrive in port. OveraU, U.S. warships are highly prepared to respond to a number of threats that were previously discounted, including smaU boats, swimmers, suicide bombers and car bombs. That's good news for crews and their famflies, but it requires a very significant effort to properly achieve and then maintain a high level of force protection readiness, especiaUy in the midst of growing requirements and shrinking crews.

Now more than ever, U.S. warships never sleep.

OveraU, the Navy has made a significant invesmient in both systems and tactics to ensure that commanding officers have the requisite tools to keep both ship and crew safe, at sea and in port. No defense is perfect and the threat remains both real and adaptive. The current requirements and focus, however, should reassure the greater Navy famfly and our feUow Americans that warships are truly combat ready. ^Âą' Commander Tom Dniggan '89 is the commanding officer of O'KANE

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DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARD C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S 2 0 0 8 D I S T I N G U I S H E D G R A D U A T E A W A R D RECIPIENTS The Naval Academy Alumni Association announced the 2008 recipients of its Distinguished Graduate Award (DGA).

This year's DGA recipients are: Mr. James W. Kinnear III '50 Admiral Frank B. Kelso II '56, USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral Benjamin E Montoa '58, CEC, USN (Ret.) Lieutenant General WUHam M. Keys '60, USMC (Ret.) Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. '60, USN (Ret.) Since 1999, the Alumni Association annuaUy presents this award to graduates of the Academy who have devoted a Hfetime of service to the United States and its armed forces, contributed significandy to the nation through their pubHc service and have supported the Navy or Marine Corps, as weU as the Naval Academy.

On 28 March, the ceremony recognizing the 2008 Distinguished Graduates wiU be held in Alumni HaU. For more information on the award it its recipients, past and present, visit www.usna.com's History and Tradition section.

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The players or we 2008 Navy Men's Basketball Alumni game. Photo by Phil Hoffmann

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More than 20 former Navy men's basketball players and coaches, representing 50 years of Naval Academy classes (1956-2006), gathered in Alumni HaU to face off in die annual Navy Men's BasketbaU Alumni Game in January.

The players divided into two teams, appropriately tided the Blue Team and the Gold Team. Jimmy Leary, assistant coach of the Navy men's basketball team from 1980-82, was captain of the Gold Team, whfle former Navy basketball player Dave Bethel '79 led the Blue Team.

Ultimately, Bethel coached his team to victory for the second consecutive year, beating the Gold Team, 44-36.

A HIGH FLYING TPJVDITION During the Naval Academy's Homecoming activities last year, the Alumni of the 30th Company, Class of 1982 presented American flags to the midshipmen of the 30th Company, Class of 2008. Each of the 36 flags given to the first class midshipmen of the 30th company was flown over the current commands of the eight members of the Class of 1982,30th Company stiU on active duty (except for the two company-mates serving overseas.

Captain Jeff Hughes "82, USN. and Colonel Peter Warker'82,USMC).

The commands over which the 36 flags were flown included that of Captain Chris Paifl '82, USNR, at the Capitol of the United States; Captain Evin Thompson '82, USN, at Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR; Captain Matt Scassero '82, USN, onboard an Osprey at Pawtuxet River; Lieutenant Colonel Paul Yorio '82, USMC, at the American Embassy in Colombia; Captain John Ferrer '82, USN, at Naval Mine Warfare Command in Cahfornia; and Captain Steve Burris '82, USN, at Navy Training and Simiflation Command in Orlando, FL. To see the extended version of this article, and additional images, visit www.usna.com.

LEADERSHIP BEYOND BARRIERS In early February, 25 coUeges and universities, and eight miHtary coUeges (to include Canada and AustraHa) took part in the Naval Academy's 2008 Leadership Conference.

The theme of this year's conference, "Leadership Beyond Barriers" recognized the important role that leaders play in recognizing and fostering diversity whfle accompHshing the mission and achieving goals.

The conference, which is sponsored each year by the Naval Academy Class of 1938, was initiated 25 years ago at their 45di Reunion in 1983. Rear Admiral Bob McNitt '38, USN (Ret.) and Rear Admiral Mike Rindskopf'38, USN (Ret.), represented their class at the conference and shared the history of the endowment from the Class of 1938 that fijnds the conference each year.

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ACADEMY ENGINEERING G O E S G R E E N For their senior design projects this semester. Naval Academy midshipmen wiU be using the new Chrysler Global Electric Motorcar (GEM), in order to iUustrate electric-drive technologies. The midshipmen wiU be designing onboard systems for the GEM. The GEM can achieve a top speed of 25 mph and travels 42 miles per battery charge.This "aU electric" vehicle (no internal combustion engine) has a five horsepower DC motor powered by six 12-volt lead acid batteries.The motor is 80-90 percent efficient (gasoline moton are 25 percent efficient). It requires 6-8 hours to recharge the GEM, but a regenerative braking system aUows it to recharge its batteries while driving.

Currendy midshipmen are working to develop a ceU phone based remote control starting system and biometric

facial recognition system for the GEM.The midshipmen's senior design projects include inventions Hke an Improvised Explosive Device (lED) detection The new Chrysler Global Electric Motorcar (GEM). system for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) and die U.S. Maine Corps Warfighting Lab.The Electrical Engineering Department anticipates using the GEM for midshipmen design projects in the years ahead.

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rflfflE^tiZuLU 19.S0S ' 5 4 : V A D M E d w a r d H . Martin, U S N (Ret.), has received the Society of Cincirmati Award for Patriotic Achievement.

'55: Sir Knight Richard T. N e l s o n has been elected commander for 2008 of Fort Myers Commandery #32, Rnights Templar of Florida, an appendant York Rite body of Freemasonry in America. C A P T Alfred S. McLaren, U S N ( R e t . ) , P h . D . , has pubUshed a new book.

Unknown Waters,A FirsdtandAccount ojthe Historic Under-Ice Survey of the Siberian Continental Shelf by USS Qiieenfish (SSN-651).

'59: C A P T MitcheU L. Lathrop, J A G C , U S N R (Ret.), of counsel in Duane Morris LLP's Trial Practice Group, has been named a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

R A D M G u y H . Curtis IH, U S N (Ret.), has joined Triumfant's advisory board.

ism '64: D r . T h o m a s F. Hawk, professor of management, College of Business, Frostburg State University, has received an award for his article, "Using Learning Style Instruments to Enhance Student Learning," co-authored with his departmental colleague, Dr. Amit J. Shah, and appearing in the international journal, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, as the best article in the journal for 2007.

'67: L t G e n Michael P. D e L o n g , U S M C (Ret.), has been appointed to the AÂŁ Biofiaels board of directors. E d m u n d C. " G i T ' M u n g e r has been appomted chief technical officer for VirnetX Holding Corporation, a leader of secure real-time communications and collaborations technology.

'68: R o b e r t J. Gilleskie has been appointed director of engineering for California Center for Sustainable Energy. T h o m a s D . Pestorius has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Michael J. T k a c h has been appointed interim president and chief executive officer for Northstar Aerospace Inc. '69: C D R William F. Clifford, U S N (Ret.), has been appointed president of BAE System's Ship Repair business.

mm '70: A D M E d m u n d P. Giambastiani Jr., U S N (Ret.), has been named to SRA international board.

'72: A D M H e n r y G. Ulrich IH, U S N (Ret.), has completed a successfiil tour as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe.

W i l l i a m W. Collins has been appointed to Konarka Technologies, Inc.'s board of directors.

Saul D . Klein has been appointed chief executive officer of Point2 Technologies Inc.

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Commander Shawn W. Lobree '87, USN Commander Shawn W. Lobree'87, USN, became the first commanding officer of MESA VERDE

(LPD 19), the newest San Antonio class ship, and will lead a crew of approximately 360 officers and enlisted personnel and three Marines. The ship will ultimately join the fleet in its home port of Norfolk, VA. "With this ship the United States will take the fight to the enemy forward from the sea with capabilities never seen before," said Lobree.

"The crew before you today-they are aggressive, dedicated, salty, engaged, educated, physically and mentally fit, and most of all, ready to go to sea."

'76: C A P T Isaiah 'Dee' H . O w e n s Jr., U S N R (wide receivers coach) and L C D R Daniel R.TovarJr. '97, U S N (head coach) of the SoCal Scorpions, were the 2007 Champions of the Women's Professional Football League. They coached a group of 47 women to become the first women's pro team in San Diego to win a championship tide. Gary G. Greenfield is the new chief executive officer for Avid Technology.

R A D M Garry E . Hall, U S N , is the new commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

'77: D a n i e l F. B u s c h has been named president of Constructors & Associates, a member of the Sti'ucture Tone organization. D r . Chris L. Pashos has been elected president of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.

'78: C D R R o g e r E . Kaplan, U S N (Ret.), is the new chief engineer for the Tomahawk All-Up-Round. R A D M Cecil E . D . Haney, U S N , is the new director, Submarine Warfare Division N87. J o h n F.Young has been named president and C E O of Energy Future Holdings.

'79: D o n a l d C. Hubbard Jr. has joined the Invesmient Banking Department of Ladenburg as vice chairman, senior managing director and head of corporate finance, and will be based in Ladenburg's New York City office.

'79: R A D M Michael K. M a h o n , U S N , is being assigned as deputy director, Surface Warfare Division, N86B, OPNAV, Washington, DC.

'81: R A D M D a v i d M . T h o m a s , U S N has been assigned as commander, Joint Task Force Guantananio, U.S. Southern Command, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

'82 C. M i c h a e l Fetters, president of the Newport News yard, will lead the new and larger shipbuilding sector, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, in a major re-organizadon at Northrop.

'83: J o h n F. C e r a s u o l o has been named president & C O O ofADS Security in Nashville.TN. '86: E d w a r d D . Hassi has been promoted to partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP. '87: J o h n H . L o e s c h has been named deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy C D R S h a w n W. L o b r e e , U S N , is the first commanding officer of the newest San Antonio class amphibious ship MESA VERDA.

msi '91: Michael R . R o c h e l e a u retired fiom active duty after 24 years of service on 12 October 2007. Mike started his career in 1983 and served as a Q M 2 before attending NAPS and then USNA. L t C o l Mark T. P a l m e r , U S M C , is the new the commanding officer of Marine AU-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 121.

'92: L C D R Mark W. Stewart, U S N , assumed command of Navy Operational Support Center, Green Bay.WI. '97: L C D R D a n i e l R . T o v a r J r . , U S N (head coach) and CAPT Isaiah Tke" H. Owens,Jr., U S N R '76 (wide receivers coach) of the SoCal Scorpions, were the 2007 Champions of the Women's Professional Football League. They coached a group of 47 women to become the first women's pro team in San Diego to win a championship tide.

'98: Jason P. Foster has been hired by Steptoe & Johnson to its Martinsburg office's litigation department.

' 0 3 : Greg E . S a x o n has been named CAO/vice president, People Services for SiteAcuity located in Sunmiit, NJ.

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A Call to Service The men and women who come to the Naval Academy do so because we have service in mind. While here, we ftirther develop our sense of purpose and a much deeper understanding of what service means—to the Naval Service, to the nation and the world. For most of us, that sense of service that guided us to the Naval Academy in the first place stayed with us whether we served five years. 20 years or more.

With service in mind, the Alumni Association recendy announced the 2008 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients. On 28 March, in a ceremony before the entire Brigade of Midshipmen, Mr. James W Kinnear III '50; Admiral Frank B. Kelso II '56, USN (Ret.); Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya '58, CEC, USN (Ret.); Lieutenant General WiUiam M. Keys '60, USMC (Ret.); and. Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr. '60, USN (Ret.) wiU be recognized for their demonstrated commitment to a Hfetime of service and the significant contributions they have made to the Navy and Marine Corps or as leaders for the nation in industry or government.

The 2008 ceremony marks a decade of recognizing Naval Academy graduates who provide Hving role models of service over self through the Distinguished Graduate Award program. Including this year's recipients, 41 individuals have been honored with the Distinguished Gradtiate Award. These graduates have a most impressive list of accompHshments and achievements, to include: five former Chiefs of Naval Operations, two former Chairmen of the Joint Chiefi of Staff, captains of industry, noted philanthropists and humanitarians as weU as a former President of the United States. Yet each of them would say they did nothing more than serve and do their duty.

AU of us have the same caU to service—in fact, the Naval Academy, the Alumni Association & Foundation, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the nation depend on all of us to make a commitment to service and a renewed sense of duty. This is true of everything we do each day at the Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation. Our volunteer leadership inspires us, works with us and chaUenges us to focus on our mission and execute it with exceUence. The Alumni Association Board of Trustees has the ultimate responsibiUty for our

Association—both for its present welfare and a vision and strategy for the fumre. In fact, it is the Trustees serving on our board who provide the direction '33, USN/Ret J and oversight to ensure that we are working together in support of our mission while achieving our long and short term objectives.

On a complementary track, the Foundation Board of Directors and the Trustees of the Athletic & Scholarship division work to coordinate our fundraising in support of strategic priorities at the Naval Academy.

Our class and chapter officers are not only men and women volunteers in the field promulgating our message and mission, but serve as our eyes and ears around the nation and the world. Our parent clubs assist us in keeping midshipman parents informed with the 'real gouge' while also partnering with our chapters in admissions advocacy efforts.We depend on our volunteer leadership as we carry out our daily business at the Alumni Association & Foundation. And we count on our members and firiends to be a part of the "Extended Brigade" acting as informed advocates in support of today's Naval Academy and the Brigade of Midshipmen.

Finally, we look to aU of you take part in the process of choosing volunteers for the Board of Trustees. AU regular members of the Alumni Association have the privilege—and the responsibUity—of voting in the ongoing election for the position of Vice Chairman while those of you who Hve the Central or Eastern regions also have the opportunity to vote for a regional trustee. (Please see page 8 for more information on the candidates and the voting process.) We seek and require leaders who share our sense of service and who come here to partoer with the staff and other volunteers to keep us on the course originally set by our founders in 1886.

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Class of 1930 Widow The Shipmate office recently received the foUowing sad notice: M Marion Mannhart MacKay passed away on December 20, 2007 in Bethesda, MD. She was born in San Francisco in 1909 and grew up in Berkeley where she attended The Anna Head School. She attended Principia CoUege in St. Louis, MO, and MiUs CoUege in Oakland. In 1937 she married Hugh Trent MacKay, LT, USN. During the ensuing 23 years of her husband's miHtary career, she and her husband moved many times.They ultimately settled in Atherton, CA, where Mrs. MacKay was active in several charitable organizations, including the Children's Health Council and the Stanford Mothers Club. In her later years, she lived in Grass VaUey Walnut Creek, and Bethesda, MD. She was predeceased by her husband Hugh Trent MacKay CAPT, USN (Ret.).

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Captain Merrill reports on the passing of Mrs. Eleanor White: • Eleanor White, beloved wife of RADM Marshall White, USN deceased, passed away on 10 December, 2007 in San Diego. According to my grandson Ryan Merrill, the cause was stomach cancer but she was in a painless coma at he end.

Our famUies were very close. Both Marsh and I completed flight training in 1936. His son, Dr. Teddy White, deHvered my two sons Johnny and David. AU this because of being classmates in Class 1934.1 A letter from Captain Merrill's grandson Ryan MerriU: H Dear Beloved Farruly, As only some of you may know, Eleanor White, the matriarch of the White farrdly devoted widow of Marshall White, Rear Admiral of the US Navy and a dear friend of our family, was diagnosed with abdominal cancer in the days that foUowed Thanksgiving. She had complained of a missing appetite and some discomfort, but continued to shine upon us aU over the hoHday with her bright, bright light and her steady charm and enthusiasm. And so it was with great surprise and dismay that her family and those around her who loved her so much witnessed her rapid fading over the last two weeks. Last night, at 10 pm, Eleanor passed on to Heaven, carrying with her our many prayers and blessings, and leaving many blessing of her own behind her upon the Earth. She has been an inspiration to so many of us, with her

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USNA Class of 1930 R A D M Aubrey Joseph Bourgeois, SC, USN, (Ret.) 7 December 2007 marked the 100th birthday of Rear Admiral Aubrey Joseph Bourgeois (SC, USN, Ret,), and the sole survivor of the CLiss of 1930. A dinner celebration was held in his honor near his home in Pensacola, FL. Family and Iriends traveled fiom around die country and Scorn around the world, including firam Germany and Japan, to celebrate and honor the occasion and the man. Sadly missed vras R A D M Bourgeois' wife, M a i ^ e r i t e Heuss Bourgeois, who died in early 2004, just shy of their 70th wedding anniversary.

R A D M Bourgeois was born in Paulina, St. James Parish, LA, to Joseph Louis and Victoria Poche Bourgeois. He is a direct descendent ofJean Bourgeois who was one of several of the original Acadians who located to St.J.imes Parish following their dispersion fix)m Nova Scotia by the British in 1755. R A D M Bourgeois spoke only French until he went to high school. Initially considering a career as a Mississippi River captain, he decided instead on the USNA, where he lettered in Track & Field.

Following graduation, R A D M Bourgeois reported for duty aboard a transport ship, HENDERSON, which deployed to the Western Pacific, followed by a tour at Naval Station San Diego, where he met and married Marguerite in 1934. A tour aboard destroyers in China Station (1935 - 1937) took him to China, the Philippines,Japan and Indo China. R A D M Bourgeois remrned stateside in 1937 to the U.S. Naval Shipyard, Puget Soimd, at Bremerton,WA, and Naval Station San Diego (1939). In 1941, he was ordered to NAS, Kodiak, AK, to put the base into commission. O n his 34th birthday, 7 December, 1941, he was pulled fiom Mass to prepare for the evacuation of families and civilian employees to Seatde because it was feared that the Japanese would next attack Alaska. He successfiiUy accomplished his mission in eight days — a feat which produced his first grey hair.

In 1942, R A D M Bourgeois was sent to NAS Quonset Point, RI and, in 1946, was assigned to Naval Aviation Supply Depot, Philadelphia.That tour was cut short when he received orders (1948) to be the Supply Officer at NAS Corpus Christi. A year later, R A D M Bourgeois was sent to Naval Grm Factory, Washington, DC, and subsequendy to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, fixsm which he graduated in 1952. Following graduation, he was ordered to be the Supply Officer at Naval Shipyard, Charleston, afi:er which he was sent (1955) to the Stafl^of the Commander in Chief North East Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNELM), during which time he was selected for flag rank (September 1956). R A D M Bourgeois returned stateside in 1957 to be the Inspector General of the Supply Corps, and retired in 1963, following a tour (1961 - 1963) as the Commanding Officer, Naval Supply Center, Pearl Harbor.

RADM Bourgeois and his wife traveled extensively following his retirement, often enjoying the company of his USNA classmates. Throughout, R A D M Bourgeois has maintained his commitment to excellence of soul, body and mind. He finds joy in his three children and spouses, six grandchildren and spouses, and 11 great-grandchildren, and pursues a daily regimen of exercise and reading. At the time of his birthday, he was the Academy's third oldest living alumnus. With all due respect to his distinguished colleagues, he hopes one day to top the list!

RADM Bourgeois and his family sincerely appreciate that among the commendations received in honor of this milestone were those fi-om the Superintendent, Vice Admiral Fowler '78, the USNA Alumni Association, and the Chief of the Supply Corps.

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!

grace, her Hght, and her strength. Eleanor first took me in to her home in the summer of 2006, lending me a guest room and sharing with many so many quiet, joyfiil mornings on her veranda overlooking San Diego harbor. During that summer, Eleanor shared so many vibrant stories, of my Grayson and Mary Elizabeth, and the joyful times she and MarshaU spent with my Grandparents in

the Thirties, Forties, and Fifties. She shared her joys at world travel, recounting stories of Korea, a pUgrimage to Jerusalem with her mother, and many fondly recaUed trips on the Mexican Riviera. She instiUed in me, with her quiet, unassuming grace, a great wonder and hope for all that is good in mankind. There was no cynicism in Eleanor, no spite, and only an occasional impatience she felt with those things around her she found less than honorable.

Eleanor loved life and cherished her strength and longevity, taking pride in her health but without hubris. She cherished the venerable gendemen who found such joy in her conversation and friendship.

She was also an inspirational patron of the arts and sciences, taking periodic and numerous invitations to black tie receptions at the San Diego Mission, the Museum of Man, the Museum of Art, and the Museum of Natural History.

More than anything, Eleanor cherished people: she loved her family, her three sons and their wonderful wives and children, her grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Eleanor was a matriarch and an inspiration, to me, to so many. It has been an honor to caU myself her friend, and it is with great sadness that I herald her passing into Heaven, and with great celebration of the vibrant spirit, the generous heart, and the shining mind that was, and wiU always be, Eleanor White.

—Ryan Merrill H One More Loss to the Class of 1934: The USNA Alumni Association recendy learned of the death of ADM Jackson D. Arnold, USN (Ret.) on 8 December, 2007.

Foodfor Thought...

This wiU boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1907. One hundred years ago, plus one. What a difference a century makes! —Here are some statistics for the Year 1907 : •The average Hfe expectancy was 47 years.

• Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.

• Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

• There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.

• The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

• The taUest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

•The average wage in 1907 was 22 cents per hour.

• The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year .

• A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, • A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

• More than 95 percent of aU births took place at HOME. • Ninety percent of aU doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! • Instead, they attended so-caUed medical schools, many of which were condemned March 2008

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Oldest grads in the press AND the government as News of the early December '07 death of "substandard."

Willard Sweetser '26, who was at that • Sugar cost four cents a pound. time the oldest USNA alum at the age of • Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

105, brought back memories of some • Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. remarks regarding Richard Jackson • Most women only washed their hair 1887 who was 105 when he died in 1971 once a month, and used as the oldest graduate in Academy history • Borax or egg yolks for shampoo. and also the oldest member of the U.S. • Canada passed a law that prohibited poor military services. Qackson had retired in people from entering into their country his permanent rank of Rear Admiral at for any reason. the age of 64 in 1930 but was promoted • Five leading causes of death were: 1. on the retired Hst in 1942 to his highest Pneumonia and influenza; 2.Tuberculosis; temporary rank of four star admiral, 3. Diarrhea; 4. Heart disease; 5. Stroke which he achieved as commander of the • The American flag had 45 stars.

Battle Fleet].

During a conversation held •The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was in his home in Coronado in 1958 John only 30!!!!

Roper '19, who at that time was sixty • Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea years old and a retired Vice Admiral, hadn't been invented yet. related his continuing relationship with • There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. Admiral Jackson in approximately these •Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read words, "Thirty three years ago I served on or write.

Admiral Jackson's staff. Recently he seems • Only 6 percent of all Americans had to confuse the events of today with those graduated from high school. of the past to the extent of looking upon • Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were aU me StiU as his Flag Lieutenant, my job avaUable over the counter at the local back then. He frequently phones with corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists what amounts to a command request for said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyme to pick up something or other for ancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and him in San Diego." In response to the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of obvious question of "What do you then health." ( Shocking? DUH!) do about it," Admiral Roper repHed, • Eighteen percent of households had "What other options could I have? I get at least — onefiaU-timeservant or in my car, take the ferry across to San domestic help.

Diego, and carry out his orders."

• There were about 230 reported murders Welcome words in the ENTIRE! U.S.A.!

Now I shared this from someone else without The writer of this column, and probably typing it myself and sent it to you and others others who compose for their classes, all over the United States, & Canada possibly often wonders if anyone reads it, and if the world, in a matter of seconds! —Try to they do, whether they care for its contents. When a letter arrives bearing a imagine what it may be Hke in another compliment the day seems to brighten, 100 years. especiaUy should it come from someone highly respected as did a recent commuANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: S% nication from George O'ConneU whose LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 6 1 % career achievements make his words PRES, SEC'Y/TR£AS, meaningful. However immodest it may be AND CORR.SEC'Y: RADM Ed Keats, USN (Ret.) to print this quotation, here is what 3704 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21218 George says, in referring to a matter H: 410-235-3803 under discussion, "You are correct as F: 410-243-1960 always." He then added, "I thoroughly E: edkeaLs@comcast.net enjoy aU of your columns, which take a VICE PRESIDENT: CAPT Bladen D. Clagggett, lot of effort on your part, not to mention USN (Ret.) the research that goes into them."

Sad news Celebrating seventy years together Frank K. B.Wheeler died on Our class is fortunate to have three 9 December in Los Altos HiUs, CA. couples StiU around who have been Birthday greetings married to each other for over seventy The Class congratulates Theodore years. [The '35 column in the June '07 Hugh Winters who becomes ninety five Shipmate teUs the story of how the mean on 10 March and Ralph Baum who spirited regulation promulgated by USNA reaches that age on 27 March.

Superintendents in the 1930s prevented them from marrying two years earlier.]

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A photo of the celebratory Seventieth Dinner Party for one of them, Jean and Wally Nelson, accompanies the column.

On the table in front of their cake, although difficult to make out, they proudly display a framed picture of their grandson, Pete Wittkoff, being promoted to Heutenant colonel in the Marines.

Jean and Wally Nelson at their Seventieth Birthday dinner with daughter, Tina Ingram, and grandson, Tim Ingram.

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PRES: CAPT William N. Price, USN (Ret.) CORR.SEC'Y: CAPT John H.Cartnichael, USN (Ret.) 744 Oglethorpe Ave. St. Simons Island, GA 31522-4908 P&F: 912-638-2830 E: jhc36@bellsouth.net

From the President The election is just around the corner and aU Americans citizens should consider it their duty to vote. This is a very important election. This election may go down in history if we have a female or black President.

Remembrance I remember the days in November 1940 when PacFlt ships exercised off Hawaii.

On a particular day at sea NashviUe CL43 was ordered along side Idaho BB 40, flag ship of ComBatDiv, for orders to report to CincLantFlt. We were immediately detached from PacFlt and headed for Panama. (I left my bicycle in a Jap bike shop in Honolulu.) NashviUe was but a single ship from the large detachments to reinforce Lintel's Batde of the Adantic.

My one year on Admiral Spruance's staff was exciting. I reported to the staff in October 1944 as assistant Operations Officer, Gunnery office. Mine Warfare officer and Navigator. Not because of any particular talent but because I was the junior officer on the staff. One morning after my staff watch I arrived for breakfast while the Admiral was having his. From a habit he started while commanding Bainbridge DD 1, he brewed his coffee at the table using Hawaii Kona coffee. He offered me a cup. I felt that at last I had been welcomed to the staff.

My first duty was to answer FADM King's letter proposing a reorganization to add CIC into personnel. I made extensive inquiries of ship's CIC officers including Al Fleming at the CIC School. It seemed to me that the head of Combat Information Center shoiUd be the officer next in seniority to the Captain, and that administration should be a department. When the letter draft reached the Admiral sent for me. It was not a baptism of fire but of learning. He asked how CIC was working now. I repHed that each ship developed its CIC with sharp yoimg reserves. CICs performed weU. In some ships the executive officer supervised the operation. He told me this idea was too large a reorganization in the middle of a war and said he would answer King's letter.

As navigator I was responsible for selecting routes to the next amphibious target. The Amphibious Force was responsible for routes within the target area. I flew to Marula where the two navigators worked out the route connections. We took the chart to Admiral Turner who after a cursory look Said, "That's a lot of....". His navigator headed for the door and I foUowed. But I stopped took the chart to the Admiral and ask him what he wotild like changed. He made one smaU change and we left. When the charts were deHvered one ship reported that one of the routes passed over an atoU I told the Admiral the atoU was not on our chart. He said, "Change it." He added that he had ordered a fleet fiieHng in an atoU. Admiral Spruance joined Task Force 58 for a night retirement. About 1800 he sent for me. He greeted me with, "ADML Mitcher said we were in a mine field. Did you teU them about this mine field? I repHed, "Yes sir, in the Operation and Mine War Fare annexes of your OpOrder." He then said ADML Mitcher wanted to bomb the mine field. I then said the mine sweeping is a carefiiUy laid out geometric pattern to insure that sweepers never enter the mine field. I added that mines are designed against counter mining, only a direct hit would destroy a mine. The Admiral said, "That's what I thought."

WhUe in Guam preparing for the final drive against Japan, the Fifth Fleet Staff was busy preparing for the invasion of Japan. One day Admiral Spruance stuck his head in the door. He asked if I had any sherry I told him I had a botde. He then asked if he could borrow it. I repHed

yes sir. He then said he would Hke to pay for it. I told him I had paid fifty cents for it and would Hke to donate it for his fareweU dinner party for the Chief of Staff. Then he shocked me with the news that his Flag Lieutenant was on leave and asked me to take charge of the dinner. It was the most complex assignment affair of my tour of duty on the Fifth Fleet Staff that I managed to survive.

Commentary The Innovators ofYesterday Became the TraditionaHst ofTomorrow SaU power versus steam power is an example of the above statement. SaU power replaced oars and reached its peak during the Napoleonic wars 1796 - 1815.

By this time the mass of inventers working in steam so alarmed the saU power innovators that they crossed over to traditionaHst to compete with steam power.

These two [power systems did work together for a short time.

Beginning with the Greeks, steam enchanted inventers into the 20^" Century. French, British, Scottish and American inventers received "monopoHes" from their local governments for their version of steam power each claiming it was first. Multiple claims were confiising. This chaotic method was corrected in America by the United States Patient Office that issued patents.

There were many rivers to cross. The first river was to develop a practical boUerengine combination (early boUers were caUed steam battery "Fulton") for power.

The next river was to find a way to use steam to propel ships. In 1745 the ItaHan BernouUH suggested what was needed was spiral oar. A series of propeUents was tried: the chaplet of buckets on a long chain of wire or rope; ranked paddle (based on Indian war canoes); paddle wheels and screw propeUers. Only the screw propeUer was acceptable for war ships and ocean vessels. Navy ships gained increase deck space for guns and protection from gun fire. Both ships types gained improved weather protection.

In 1787 John Fitch made his first steam boat and demonstrated it to the Constitutional Convention Next he produced four boats that carried passengers and freight from PhUadelphia and Buriington, Although, his four vessels were successfiil his mismanagement of construction caused his operations to faU. Robert Fulton was not weU educated, but had an inherent artistic skiU and interest in science and invention. He started his art carrier in Britain and France that

was not successfiol. The result was a long and most successful Hfe in marine engineering. He designed and buUt a diversity of ship and their machinery including submarines. Nether Britain nor France had use for his "diving boats". He buUt his first steam ship in France. It was sixtysix feet long, eight feet wide and smaU draft. Unfortunately the huU was too weak for the engine and it broke in to and sank in the Seine. The boat was salvaged, the huU repaired and the engine's sHght damage repaired. Soon the ship was back in service.

Robert Fulton did much of his research in Britain and France. Robert Livingston, US ambassador to France at the time, convinced Fulton to buUd ships in the United States. He was an especiaUy skUled inventor and engineer had a long career of buUding ships, many for the Navy. He was incorrecdy credited with inventing the steam boat but was actuaUy the one who put the design into practice.

John Ericsson was born in Sweden.

At an early age he showed a remarkable interest in mechanics. He developed an awesome skiU to think beyond what was known and had the abiHty to anticipate fiiture problems. He saw the Hmitations of the steam engine paddle wheel ship, and replaced this inefficient system with his improved propeUer-steam engine systems. He became interested in naval ships, working on submarines, torpedo boats and destroyers. His buUt the frigate Preston, the first propeUer driven ironhuUed warship. On a demonstration test one of the 11-inch guns exploded kiUing the Secretary of the Navy and four others.

The gun was not designed by Eriksson, who received no blame. Ericsson declared the breach section of the gun too weak to with stand the explosion. His guns breach sections were "pre-tensioned" for strength aUowing larger caHber guns.

The U.S. Navy had accepted Eriksson's Monitor in spite of its unique design. Completed in 1861 it was the first iron huU heavUy armored naval ship, with machinery safely located below sea level, the ship was low in the water and two of Ericsson's 11-inch guns (With strengthened breaches) in a steam powered revolving turret. At the beginning of the CivU War, the Confederacy converted a wooden ship into an iron clad war ship Merrimack. After three Federal ships were sunk it was clear that wooden ships could not compete with Merrimack.

After two days of disaster, what was on the Union Admiral's mind? On the third March 2008

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Merrimack had a leak and was out of ammunition. She returned to port. The ship was burned when the Confederates evacuated Norfolk and retreated inland.

Like the Battie ofJudand the contest was a draw that Monitor won US batdeships after the Spanish War were equipped with reciprocating piston engines. That sixteen Great White Heet newly-commissioned batdeships made the fourteen-month world cruise without serious problems was testimony of the quaHty of the reciprocating piston engines. The New Mexico BB 40 class buUt in 1915 was equipped with reciprocating piston engines.The class including Mississippi BB 41 and Idaho BB 42 were thoroughly redesigned in the early 1930s including replacing the piston engines with ttirbines.

I reported aboard Mississippi BB 41 in JiUy 1936 when she was in the Bremerton Navy Ship Yard attending to her troubled steam turbine engines.

BoUer generated steam has had a long life. It started by fiirnishing power to mechanical engines and in the 20"^ Century electrical engines. Steam has survived other types of power. WiU steam power last to the age of infinity?

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 19% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 51% PRES; CAPT John S. Slaughter, USN (Ret.) 3801 Canterbury Rd. #812 Baltimore, MD 21218 ÂŁ: capmjack228@gmail.com VICE PRES: Meredith Minter Hinkle Daughter of Chariie Minter '37 3603 Prince William Drive Faiifax.VA 22031; E: mahink@cox.net C O R R . SECYS: RADM Robert B. Erly, USN (Ret.) E: BERlyl914@aol.com and CAPT Edward S.Arenlzen, USN (Ret.) E: arentzenm@earthlink.net Submit alt posted material to: Bob Erly 830 Country Club Lane, Coronado, CA 92118-2411;P; 619-435-8919 If by email, submit to: Eiiy u^th cc toArentzen

What a meeting to celebrate the six with January birthdays! First the attendance: we had our usual stalwarts: Margaret BeU, Elsie Mack, Jean Stein, Ade Rich, Swampy & Jean Lajaunie, CharHe & Mary Minter with their daughter &VP Meredith, and Jack Slaughter with daughter Anne. But we were augmented with others to share the fian occasion: there was CharHe's son Mike, Jack's grandson Patrick Kern who is

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huge $535,100. The Leaders Conference Program wiU proudly show the Class of 1938 as a sponsor long after the last member has departed. (See next item).

Leadership Conference 2008: The 25th Annual Leadership Conference was conducted firam 3 to 6 February 2008 with no fewer than eight MiHtary CoUeges, including Canada and AustraHa, and 25 coUeges and universities which offer leadenhip counes of note in their curricula. The theme of this year's meeting was "Leadership Beyond Barriers", which acknowledges the importance of diversity in organizations and the key role leaders play in buUding and maintaining a ciUture and climate that accompHshes the mission and achieves goals, yet one that values and promotes the potential of aU. Once again, the Class was represented by RADMs Bob McNitt and Mike Rindskopf As has been the case for the past several years, the Class was accorded space in the program to relate the theme to 1938.Your President had the last word in which he provided a brief history of the endowment, and described the spirited class dialogue that accompanied its fimding at our 45th Reunion in 1983.

There wiU be more on the Conference next month including the words of wisdom firom the important speakers who addressed the conference.

L to R: Charlie, Meredith, Elsie, Jack, Rob, and Mary 70th Reunion: About the time this SHIPMATE appears ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 17% in your mailbox, those class members who LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 67% have submitted their registration deposit PRES: RADM M.H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.) wiU receive the third mailing firom die 7101 Bayfiont Dr. #324,Annapolis,MD 21403 Alumni Association. This letter wiU E: mrindskopf@comcast.net CHAIRMAN, WASH. AREA; include a firm schedule which wiU afford CAPT Hugh M. Robinson, USN (Ret.) lots of opportunity for nostalgia and sea SlOlConnecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815 stories between presentations by the E: 301-656-4656 Superintendent (during lunch at his quar1938 Endowment: ters), by the Athletic Director at the new The Class has received a kind letter of Lacrosse HaU of Fame at the vasdy gratitude fixjm the Naval Academy modernized Stadium, by the President of Foundation for our long involvement in the Alumni Asosciation and by a represenleadersip at the Academy. This, of course, is tative of the Leadership and Ethics through our gift to Superintendent Ron Department. The letter wiU also speU out Marryott at our 50th Reunion. But, you in detaU the charges for each event on the wiU recaU that we got a head start on agenda and alert attendees to make reserfiinding leadership conferences by vations in a timely manner at Loews borrowing fix)m the Alumni Association AnnapoHs. BUT IT IS N O T T O O LATE for conferences commencing in 1983 FOR THOSE W H O FAILED TO which included approximately 30 REGISTER IN RESPONSE TO O U R midshipmen stripers and a moderator.

LAST LETTER.YOU CAN STILL Our gift was $241,239. In the intevening SUBMITYOUR $75 REFUNDABLE 25 years,our annual contributions to the DEPOSIT TO USNA ALUMNI ASSOAcademy have far exceeded the original CIATION CLASS OF 1938 R E U N I O N gift (in FY 07 our support was $30,000), P O B O X 64166, BALTIMORE, MD but now, through judicious investment by 21264-4166. the Foundation, the account balance is a starting his last semester for his bachelor's degree at The New School University in NYC and members ofJimmy Cresap's farruly:Virginia (Dede) & Chan Hinnian fix)m Toledo with their son & his wife Rob & Crystal Hinman fixjni Ashburn, VA. Rob's birthday is also this month. His parents were on hand to be with him for the occasion and aU came to join in. We started with a champagne toast to the six: CharHe, Mary, Meredith, Elsie,Jack and Rob, then took Hberties and expanded the toast to aU. After a deHcious meal, we topped off the celebration with a birthday cake. Bess coiUdn't make it as she was out of commission with a most annoying earache. Betty KeUey reported she had faUen in her residence. No serious compHcations but aU sorts of minor problems.

The five new ones were added assets to the meeting and were encouraged to make it a poHcy to attend on a regular basis.

Sea Stor^ '38 Style: Sea Stories are a regular feature of the '34 and '36 colimms. '38 has recendy pubHshed one by Jake Kleiss and another

by Ralph Weymouth. Now comes another based upon a '34 column in the December SHIPMATE which teUs a tale of Admiral Ernest J. King coming aboard PLYMOUTH (PG57) in 1942 widi his usual bluster. PLYMOUTH had been a private yacht untU WWII. When the war started WiUiam KissamVanderbUt donated his ALVA, named for his Mother, to the U.S. Navy. She was a sleek 263' diesel yacht, buUt in Germany in 1928. He used her principaUy for gathering exotic fish and flora on his 'round the wrarld cruises for his museimi in Centerport, LI.; and was a LCDR in the Naval Reserve with a merchant ticket qualifying him as master of aU classes of ships in aU oceans. Why this is worthy of a sea story here is that WilHe K, as he was known by his good friends, lived at his estate, "Eagles Nest" in dose proximity to your President when he was a teen ager. Because ALVA'S draft exceeded the water depth in the harbor in fiont of Eagles Nest, Mr.V anchored his yacht in clear view of the Rindskopf home which was on the other side of a neck of land, facing larger and deeper Huntington Bay. WilHe K. died in 1944 and the yacht never returned to its anchorage.

Our Sad News Report: Mary Masterson, the wife of our good classmate. Monk, died in Seatde on 23 September 2007. Services and iniu-nment in the Naval Academy Columbarium were held on 20 December with Bob McNitt and the RindskopPs representing the class. Son, Norman Class of 1964, hosted a reception at his Anna[poHs home foUowing the ceremony.

Captain Homer E. (Coimy) Conrad died on 11 December 2007 in Burke,Va. Services and burial was at Arlington Cemetery on 20 February. His obituary appean in "Last CaU" Jane SmaU, widow of RADM Walter L. SmaU who died in June 2004, passed away in Sarasota, FL on 12 December 2007. Details on services and burial are not avaUable at this waiting.

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 10% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 55% PRES; CAPT Robert B.Wood, USN (Ret.) E; rbwacnv@aol.com CORR.SEC'Y: Ronnie Wood 1525 South 23id St.,Arhngton,VA 22202 THIRTY-NINE O N LINE; docabbot@aol.com

A 39'er Gene B.'^^lliams graduated firom the Univenity ofWashington as an Aeronautical Engineer. During the later part ofWorldWar II was assigned by the Secretary of the War in Washington D.C. to a special group that went to Marianna Islands (Guam & others) to evaluate the progress of the World War II in the western Pacffic.WhUe stationed onTinian (near Guam) a young Lt. Col. of what was caUed then the "Army Air Force" brought his B-29 in on temporary duty. The yoimg Lt. Col. came to me with a question "How best should I fly over Japan and drop my big bomb on them and get out of there before it goes oS?" I gave him the detaUs "Go in at 29,00 feet etc." and thus the first ever atomic bomb made history. The Lt. Col. was PaulTibbets and his B-29 was named "Enola Gay" after his mother.

Our classmate Cmdr. Robert E. Blackwell passed away on 21 December 2007 and memorial services were held on 24 December 2007 in Ft. Myers Florida. vm SM

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Last month we had a report of the social gathering of the Washington—AnnapoHs Group, arranged by our new official AnnapoHs representative, Wendi Winters, honorary Vice President. In the next column we'U have a report of the sociaHzing of the Bay Area Group (BAG), arranged by your faithfid scribe. But this column, reporting on the immediate posthoHday period, wiU be mosdy necrology.

Bert Garrett caUed early one morning and reported that Ned Garrett had died.

It was 8 December—he'd been having problems for several months and they

finaUy got the best of him.AU their kids were there, and she was doing O. K. Later I talked to daughter, Patricia, and learned that services were scheduled for Saturday, 15 December, in First Baptist Church in Los Alamitos, CA. I arranged for a floral tribute firom the class. Ned was a feUow AEDO, an engine expert, and our paths crossed frequendy. Ned's obituary wiU appear in Last CaU. Then, after we had a picture of Bob Pauli with his horse in the October Shipmate, and a report that he was getting along fine, we learned of his death on 15 December at Milford Rehabihtation Center. Bob was a destroyer man, and among other jobs he was an engineering instructor at USNA. After retirement he taught math at AnnapoHs High School.

Bob's obituary also wiU appear in this issue of "Last CaU." Inurrmient was 4 January in the USNA columbariimi foUowing a ceremony in St. Andrew's Chapel. Honorary VP Wendi Winters attended, representing the class.

Wendi filed a report of the occasion which was so memorable to those of us, including me, who are famiHar with the coltmibarium that I am including it here: I "I attended the inurnment for USN Ret. C D R Robert PauH yesterday on the coldest day of the winter—so far. About 20 people attended. Laurel Paudi Walker's husband. Bob Walker, is a Roman CathoHc deacon. Wearing white robes and a stole across his chest. Deacon Walker performed the short, warm ceremony in St. Andrew's Chapel, located downstairs firom the main chapel Cdr PauH's four chUdren attended, as did several grown grandchUdren. His wife LuciUe (Lou) died ten years ago He apparendy missed her often, and received a "sign" recendy that she was watching over him. And wanted him to hurry upstairs.

During the eulogy, the four chUdren and three grandchUdren remirusced about the family matriarch. His friends caUed him "Bo", but his farruly knew him as "Gumpsy". His wife once told a grandchUd that Grandpa was grumpy, but the chUd could only pronounce "Gumpsy".

Though she said he was never grumpy to her. The nickname stuck.

He wras proud of his Naval career, reHshed being a member of the Class of '40, and enjoyed doing inteUigence work.

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"Bo" wrould get in dutch over that with the superintendant.

They reminisced about how his finigaHty—and wrorking three jobs after retirement—enabled him to send aU four kids to private school and through coUege, too, without the kids incurring any debt. The "baby" and only son, R. Scott PauH, is a teacher in Aime Arundel Coimty, at Old MUl HiU School m MiUersviUe, though he Hves on the Eastern Shore. AU of CDR PauH's chUdren were teachers at one point in their careers. Laurel Walker, untU her recent retirement, was a special education specialist for 30 years and had a horse farm in Prince Georges County.

The famUy joked about Bo's method of teaching preparedness to female students during a Driver's Education course he taught for years. He'd request the girls arrive at class in nice, dressy clothing and high heels. Then, he'd make them change a tire.

At the columbariimi, the sun gUnted off the skim ice floating on coUege Creek as taps played and two enUsted persoimel crisply performed the flag ceremony with firozenfingers.Facing the columbarium, "Bo" was placed in the front left slab, on the second row, near the middle. He joined Lou. His box was lettered in gold with his name and the word "Gumpsy".

Nearby rested an arrangement of flowers sent by Harv Seim for the class—^beautifiU navy irises and golden mums, HHes and snapdragons.

The famUy invited me to lunch in the USNA Officers Club and I went along.

We swapped "Navy Junior" and Class of '40 stories." • One final item—Gary Baldwin has sent along a new address for your roster record as foUows: • "With my fingers crossed, I submit my new emaU address for the third time. If any of you move be sure to change your own emaU address in the Address Book, otherwise your emails to you at the new address are automaticaUy addressed to your old emaU address which refijses the emaU because you have probably closed out that old service provider. Strange but true. emaU address: cbaldwin(^Icglen.com Stteet address: 7831 Rush Rose Dr. Apt 0-211 Note: the " O " stands for Oak Grove buUding, a new one here at La Costa Glen, Carlsbad, CA 92009

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Tele: 760 704 6333. If diis doesn't work, our communicating days via emaU are probably history!!!!!" B And now, untU next time, our slogan remains...

Only '40 is 4.0 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 73% PRES. CHMN & SECY: CAPT Victor Delano, t « N (Ret.) 760 Waterford Drive, #201 Naples, FL 34113 H: 239-417-9174; FAX: 239-530-0073 E; vdelano@1941 .usna.com WEB SITE; www.iisna.com/cla5ses/1941

We had a deHghtfiol Christmas lunch at Chexy Chase Club but I wish that more could hgave been with us. This year, if you are anywhere near Washington DC, please try to join us. And if you are visiting ofepring or relatives in the area, feel free to bring them with you. Speaking of travel,JuHe and I took the train to and fromWiUiamsburg over New Years Eve and had a fine time. Neither of us had been there for a long time and we were deeply impressed what has been accompHshed in Jamestown and, of course have moved again, historic WiUiamsburg is stiU a ficinatibng place to visit. We were both surprised at how fiiU of people it was in the cold, of ^vinter. Out west, the Mac Nicholsons have moved again. Details are at the end of the colimin.

I regret to have to teU you that we have lost three Classmates: Bill Neely, Bill Reinhardt and £ v Hopkins. BUI Neely died on 28 November in Venice FL after having had a debUitating sttoke three years ago. After graduation with us he was commissioned in the Army. He served with distinction in the Army untU he retired in 1963. He became an avid runner untU his 70s when he took up competitive swimming. BiU's first wife, Anne, died of MS in 1995 and BiU remarried to Dorothy who survives him. He also leaves behind a son and a daughter by his first wife plus a grandson and Dorothy's famUyWe extend to saU of them our sympathy and underatanding.

BiU Reinhardt also died on 28 November in SUver Spring MD after a long illness.

BiU distinguished himself at the Naval Academy as a ranked swimmer. After W W II service in the Adantic and Pacific he was assigned as part of the Japanese reconstruction effort based inYokohoma where he schediUed shipping to and from Japan.

His final tour of duty was in Washington DC where wrorked with the Submarine BaUistic MissUe Program.You wiU recaU

that BUl's wife, Janet, died in 2006. BUI is survived by three sons, WUHam, James anmd Peter (USNA '73), eig^ht grandchUdren and nine great grandchUdren. To aU of them goes our sincere sympathy in their loss. Ev Hopkins died on 7 December after a lengthy Ulness. After service in W W II where Ev was awarded a Purple Heart, he left the Navy and had a 27 year career with IBM. Ev leaves his wife of 65 years,Virginia, three sons, a daughter, six grandchUdren and three great grandchUdren. I know you join me in extending our condolences to aU the Hopkins farruly at this difficiUt time.

Now those Happy Birthdays that m March warrant Aquamarines or or Bloodstones whioch stand for courage.

Here they are: Einstein, Rieve, Rush and Sweeny. The appropriate flowers are Jonquils and Daffodils.

Ordy one change for your Roster: Mac Nicholson's new address is: 3835 GreenhUl Road, Pasadena CA 91107; edress: macnicholson@sbcglobal.net ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 11% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES; CAPT Ken Simmons, USN (Ret.) E; kensimmons02@comcast.net SECY: C D R R . S . D a y , U S N (Ret.) 2426 Chesmut St.. Falls Church,VA 22043-3052 E: hapday@erols.com

As schediUed, the Christmas limcheon at AnnapoHs on 12 December found 41 classmates and famUy members sitting dowTi to enjoy either salmon or chicken arranged by Ann Beale and her "staff" (Ginny Smith,Vira Schoerrfeld and Martha Sims). Included were Ruff Porter and daughter JuHe, Pegg\' and Bimk>Herndon,AngeHque Kidd,JoAnn and Jerry MiUer, Peggy SmaU, Muff and Norm Nash, Liz and Bob McWethy, Charlotte and Ken Simmons, Pat and Art Rawson, Nancy and BUI Morrow, Rene Griffith, BUI Houser, Betty and Jack Crawford, Peggy Bergin HubbeU,Vira Schoenfeld, Ann Beale, Rita and JT HUl, Martha Sims, Peg and Jake GHck,Joan and Rjchard Curtis, Kieran and Jack Mitchel, Hap Day and his daughter JuHe, Madeleine Kreitzer and daughter Nancy, Frank Andrews andWhitey Freightner.

The presence of Madeleine Kreitzer and her daughter, Nancy, provided new evidence of the value of our drive to include aU famUy members. BUI died in March 2007 and Madeleine had just moved into a retirement home in AnnapoHs. She and BUI raised seven chUdren and for more than 20 years she

served as a chemistr\' lab instructor at St. Mar\''s CoUege in Maryland. FoUowing her teaching career, she and BiU joined the Peace Corps and spent several years working in Belize.What we had not knowTi was when the coUege dedicated a new academic buUding on 13 October 2007, one of its chemistry' labs had been named for Madeleine and a coUege dirmer was held in her honor. A 1976 grad and one of her former students had donated the money to name the lab for her and to fimd scholarships for chemistry majors at the coUege. At the dinner, he described how she had guided him in the right direction on numerous occasions and had ser\-ed as a mentor throughout his career.

She was presented with a plaque to be placed in the lab which reads. "The Madeleine Kreitzer Laboratory, Honoring Madeleine Kreitzer, an inspirational chemistrv' lab instructor, mentor, fiiend, given bv a former smdent, Dave Burdette '76 and family."

At the December luncheon. Ken Simmons annoimced that the April luncheon wiU be held at The Fairfax under the watchful eyes of residents Jake GHck, Bob Connor and Dutch Umlauf.

The December '08 luncheon wiU be held in Annapolis under Ann Beale's guidance as before.

Frank Andrews has provided the NCAA announcement of die 2008 NCAA SUver Anniversary Award Recipients and with good reason! The award recognizes former smdent-athletes w^ho completed successful coUegiate careers in various sports and have exceUed in their chosen professions. The SUver Anniversary Award acknowledges the former smdent-athletes on their 25th anniversary of completing their athletics eligibiUty and were presented at the 43rd NCAA Awards Celebration on 13 January during the annual NCAA Convention in NashvUle. Among the seven avvardees was Theresa Andrews (University of Horida, swimmingi).

Theresa has been part of MBNA and Bank ofAmerica since 1999, and as Vice President of Consumer Market Manager in Consumer Banking, she is responsible for overseeing sales, service, operations and people for 40 banking centers in Pennsylvania and Delaware. She formerly served as a senior clinical social worker at the University ofVirginia Health Science Center from 1992 to 1999.

A three-time NCAA champion and 18-time aU-American, Theresa helped Horida win its first NCAA women's swimming and diving championship in

1982. She also capmred back-to-back Southeastern Conference tides in the 50-yard and 100-yard backstroke and was part of four relay conference tide winning relay teams in 1982 and 1983.

As a member of the Indiana University, Bloomington, squad during the 1980-81 season , Theresa won six Big Ten tides and participated in six events at the 1981 Association of IntercoUegiate Athletics for Women championships. She went on to earn gold medals in the 100m backstroke and as part of the 400m relay team at the 1984 Olympics.

Theresa has volunteered with the U.S. Olympic Alumni Association since 1984 and a board member of the North Baltimore Aquatic Swim Club since 2005.

She is also a five-time participant in Swim Across America. Inc., a program that raises money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming related events. Frank has every reason to be proud of his daughter!

In the December issue of Polaris, the magazine published by the US. Submarine Veterans ofWWII, carried an article covering an unusual incident on BUlfish in November 1943 whUe on patrol in Makassar Strait and under attack by a smaU Japanese destroyer which in m m was joined by two others. The three senior officers were incapacitated by the ferocity of the attacks and the engineering officer had assumed command.

Max Ostrander, although inexperienced, offered to take over as diving officer and for 16 hours fought his personal batde with depth control, ford air, failing pumps and leaks throughout the_huU. For whatever reason , the Japs finaUy ceased their search and left the area and BUlfish staggered to the surface to Hck it's wounds and begin the long slow journey back to AustraHa. By pure coincidence, a long article by Lindsay McCarty appeared in the same issue. To my knowledge this the first time any classmate has had that honor and having two classmates cited a big deal.

Lindsay's article covered the patrol of Redfish from commissioning and through her first patrol inside a mine barrier in the East China Sea. Crossing through the minefield and patroUing inside where two sister subs had been lost served as a backdrop for the patrol. On the dark mght of 8 December, they contacted a large Jap convoy headed north which proved to be a naval task force. Making a high speed surface attack resulted in firing a sbc torpedo spread and scoring one hit in the bow of the carrier JUNYOTakmg on

water, she limped away .andfinaUywas intentionally grounded in the approach to Sasebo to prevent its blocking the channel.

On 19 December (the '42 graduation anniversary) they were preparing to exit the minefield and in the late afternoon HteraUy stumbled onto a naval convoy which included a large carrier, the brand new UNRYU loaded with planes, bombs, and soldiers headed to help defend the PhUippine Island of Luzon.. Six torpedoes were snapped off almost immediately and .one hit causing the carrier to stop dead in her water and begin to Hst. The captain then fired four torpedoes from the stern mbes at the nearest destroyer, which missed and resiUted in a spread of depth charges which nearly finished Redfish.

But by 2000, they blew the baUast tanks and graduaUy she worked free from the bottom and began the trek back through the minefield into the Pacific.

On 30 November LTJG Samuel C. Boyd, USN '05 received his wings from his mother, Christine Boyd, in Meridian, MS. He now is flying FA-18C's at Oceana. The wings pinned on his chest are his Grandfather's (CDR Raymond A. Boyd USN deceased) also worn by his father, former Marine aviator, Raymond A. Boyd, Jr., '73. Note that he is foUowing in his grandfather's footsteps as a Navy fighter pUot and not a Marine heHcopter pUot as it shoiUd be. (This news provided by his father.) Our prayers go with him.

Ward MiUer forwarded an article describing the fifth in a new class of warships commissioned in the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^the NEWYORK (LPD21). It was buUt with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. Her motto is "Never Forget." Steel from the W T C was melted at a foundry in Amite LA to cast the ship's bow. Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up."

By now, you shoiUd have the new class directory the product of an incredible amount of devoted labor by Frank Andrews, BUI Morrow and Max Duncan under the watchful eye of our president.

For instance, Helen Neenan Jim's widow, was located, but suggested that as Jim had passed on more than 20 years ago, her time is consumed by visiting and being visited by her 12 kids, 65 grandkids and 35 great grandkids and she has minimal contact with the class, her phone number and emaU address not be Hsted.Jim was a submariner, made 6 war patrols and March 2008

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42*45 CLASS N E W S received the SUver Star. On the other hand, they learned that Stan Arendts died on 31 March 1984 and his widow, Ola Mae, died on 13 February 2002. Also, Rose Lee (Chet's widow) died on 22 November 2001; Hank Field left us. on 13 August 2000, Mary Ardiur (BUl's widow) died 15 January 2006; and Frances Poage (Bob's wife) died 23 December 2003 .

John Hough died 22 November 2007 in Medford DE after a bout of pneumonia and acute renal faUure.WhUe dementia reduced his abiHty to recaU names and events in his last two years, he remained easy going and pleasant to be with. His son John, reports he was a kidder and a "kid at heart" to the end. He is survived by his chUdren, Christopher, John, Gerry, EHzabeth and Roland, and 8 grandchUdren.

Betty Armstrong (Bob's widow) died at her residence in Charleston, WV on 13 March 2007.This was her second marriage. She and Bob were married in 1993 and maintained a winter home in Pensacola for eight years as weU as a summer home in St. Albans, WV She is survived by four chUdren firom her first marriage.

Jesse Miller died on 15 December 2007 at a Health Care Center in Davenport, LA. In his youth, he studied music and entered the Iowa statewide competitions in both piano and clarinet.

In 1937 he graduated from Ottumwa (Iowa) High School, and then attended Coe CoUege. He graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of '42 and served in the Pacific on the destroyer HELM. When the class became eHgible to apply for flight training Jesse became a fighter pUot, achieving expert ratings in bombing, gunnery and rockets and eventuaUy became a flight instructor. In 1956 he miractUously survived a jet crash off a carrier. Stationed in Pensacola, he married beautiful Glenda Moore in 1948. She died in 2004. After retirement in 1964, he majored in business and psychology at the University of Iowa, attaining his masters and doctorate degrees. He was selfemployed as a management consultant. .Jesse maintained an interest in music, sharing his magnificent tenor voice in sacred and secular performances. He also taught Sunday school for many years..

Survivors include two daughters, a son and four grandchUdren.

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suffered a head injury in a faU in October.

In Jime he had had emergency surgery for colorectal cancer. His widow, Betts, provided the text of the obituary in Last CaU. She noted that one of their granddaughters, LT Christine Treffer MacDonald is a Navy doctor. They had chosen to Hve in AnnapoHs and located their business nearby so that they woidd be close to the Bay. They saUed out of the AnnapoHs Yacht Club. In retirement BiU also engaged in ham radio, woodworking and photography. BUl's final tour as a naval officer was as Executive Officer of the oUer KENNEBEC. That put BUI in the midst of a rather unique situation. During transit through the Red Sea they were boarded by pirates. The ship's crew repeUed them most successfuUy using the ship's powerfiU fire hoses.

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

Remembrance Warren Glenn Olson of BeUefonte, PA, died 8 Dec, 2007.There was a private graveside committal with fidl mUitary honors on 11 Dec. Warren is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jean, three daughters, Timmy Everhart of Bennington, OK, EmUy Olson of BeUefonte and HaUey ID, and Robin Olson ofWashington, DC, plus seven grandchUdren.

William Alexander Budding of Mystic, CT passed away 15 Dec 2007 at Mary EHzabeth Nursing Home after a brief illness. Memorial Services were held at the Mystic Congregational Church on 21 Dec with private burial in EHn Grove Cemetery. BUI is survived by his wife of five years, MoUy Griswold Budding, and his son,Al of Florida.

There was a Protestant Committal Service at the Naval Academy Columbarium Friday, 28 Dec, 2007, for Margaret Ann MitcheU Donaldson, the widow ofJames C. Donaldson, who died 29 Sep 2007.

Found John Lobdell finally found Bob Sammons Hving at: 202 Hams Walk, Canton, GA 30014 (678) 493-4916 RobJudsam9@aol.com Serendipity For the 65th Reunion essays Joe Gould had an interesting story. WhUe on leave

after Youngster Cruise he made the required caUs on aunts and uncles, addressed his father's civic clubs and foimd aU his old girl friends were either married, off to coUege, or othenvise involved. He reluctandy accepted a bHnd date and found that she was lovely, a good conversationaHst, and a great dance parmer. Her name was Betty Ann and the next day she returned to Adanta and he back to Sing Sing on Severn! She came for a couple of hops, was his date for the Ring Dance, 19 Dec 1941 and June Week 1942.

Joe went to the South Pacffic and Betty Arm went to the alter with an Army aviator. Jack Dale. End of budding romance, but later Joe had another romance and married EUen! In 1948 he learned that the Dales were also in DC and they and EUen and Joe became something of a foursome of lasting friendship. In 1949 Joe went to Pearl Harbor and the Dales went to Japan.

From time to time they ran into each other but lost contact in the 50's. After Joe retired in 1965 and EUen passed away in 1966 Joe found the Dale's phone number and visited in Alabama. Again he lost touch. In 1975 connected again in Pensacola and then again lost touch. There was another chance encoimter in 1990 at a Wendy's in MobUe then nothing until 2003 when Joe found Betty Ann had been widowed remarried and widowed again. They e-maUed occasionaUy and in 2004 he swoing by Georgia to say "heUo".

After hurricane Katrina Joe moved to Hawaii with his family and Betty Ann joined them for Thanksgiving 2005, stiU lovely and a good conversationaHst. In 2007 Betty Ann accepted Joe's invitation to the 65th Reunion to reprise the role she played in June Week 1942.

Another Essay Dave Shonerd describes his favorite hero. Reuben Songco was firom the PhiHppines. He was always happy and smiHng but was dead serious about the fighting business and eager to sacrifice everything for one tUtimate objective.

After graduation he requested a commission in the US Army rather than the PhUippine Navy and was accepted into the cadre of guerUla organizers, spies and saboteurs. After special training Ben was landed by submarine and his smaU group boldly harassed the Japanese. They cut communication lines, blew up ammunition and oU dumps, organized resistance groups, and sent reports of ship and troop movements residting in untold number of sinking ofJapanese ships. The reports were

his imdoing because the Japanese were able to detect his radio and surround him.

Ben died 3 Dec 1944 whUe defiandy firing his carbine at an enemy Machine gim! A true hero 'tU the end! dad to be '43 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES: Fred Schnurr WASHINGTON REP: CAFT Chaifie Rozier.USN (Ret) SECY: LCDR Prescott Palmer, USN (Ret.) 7450 Spring Valley Dr., CrcsrÂťx)od Ct., #227 SpnngfieId,VA 22150-4939 H: 703-644-3180; E: q)ahner_2215l@yahoo.com

The February issue of Naval Institute Proceedings has a very interesting article about the famous Tonkin Gulf naval incident off shore Viemam (August 64,) in which our classmate Jack Herrick was a key figure. At Tonkin, as ComDesDiv aboard Maddox (DD-731) and supported by Turner Joy (DD-951) Jack was SOPA., and at the heart of the reaction. (I wish Jack was stUl among us (we lost him back in '97.) His observations and opinion wroiUd be of considerable interest. Jack appears to have conducted combat command with considerable skUl, in a rather murky tactical and intelligence simation.

Thanks to Ed Stock, we have a report of another '44 greatgrandchid, complete with a farruly .picture. And as I said in an earHer column, when will the rest of our grandchUdren get busy?

Ed Stock shows off the latest member of the Stock family: L to R. Wife Betty, granddaughter Suzannah, proud Ed, and great-grandaughter Anastasia

I was most pleased to get an annual Mankato MN Christmas card from Ann and Jake Heimark

Ann and Jake Heimark

Next we have an interesting bit of '44 7th Company history. It shows two classmates who beat the fierce Duty Officer Bird D o g Miller at his game. Note IPO Harry Benoit in company with Midn.

LT KFX Smith. Now Harry, it must be admitted, was more than casualy NonReg, And Bird D o g Miller came to become aware and neuroticaUy concerned. As a consequence, every time Harry came up with In-Charge-ofRooni , it could be perfection but BirdDog woidd slug it with max demerits. Toward Graduation, the total began to get a Httie scary, and KFX took over as permanent In-Charge-of Room, but Bird D o g never noticed.

L to R: Harry Benoit and Ken Smith

I'd Hke to report an interesting consequence of those pictures I put in the column, a whUe back, of your Scribe disguised as a WWl doughboy. WeU, one of our '44 sons.

Col Patrick Kanew^ske, USMC, son of proud '44 father BiU Kanewske, reads our column and happened to be looking for uniforms for a reenactment presentation at last years Marine Corps BaU, at MARCENT, MacDUl AFB,FL, where he serves in G-3. Reading the '44 column, he asked if he could borrow the outfit. I, of course, was most pleased to get a Htde more mUeage out of it. I accordingly agreed, with the proviso that the '44 Column get some picmres of the affair, as weU as some of the Colonel and famUy. I look forward to early inclusion in a column.

Now to the somewhat sad part of the column, our recent losses: BUI Casey Died 13 December 2007 in RockviUe, MD. Ray Burke Died 30 December 2007 in San Diego, CA.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 66% PRES: BGEN WiUiam L. McCulloch, USMC (Ret.) 528 Fort Williams Pk\\y.Ale.xandna,VA 22304-1849 C O R R . SECY: CAPT Emil Saroch, Jr., USN (Ret.) 237 Anchorage Ct., Armapohs, MD 21401-6301 H: 410-757-8758 E: emilsarem@comcast.net WEB SITE: ww^v.usna.com/cla5ses/194S

In Memoriam (Please refer to Last CaU section of Shipmate for more extensive obimaries.)

Thomas E. Gleason, died on November 30, 2007. As one of the "Dirty Thirty" classmates who went into The Corps after graduation, Tom served at Okinawa, and later in China, Korea, and Vietnam, serving his country proudly, passionately, and heroicaUy. Retiring after 29 years he became an executive director for the Central Arizona Association of Governments and coordinator for emergency preparedness for the Maricopa County CivU Defense Department.

WUUam "BiU" Francis Chaires died on Dec 24,2007 on the Eastern Shore of compHcations of Alzheimer's Disease. BUI was captain of the national championship Navy Soccer Team, and was a frrst team AU-American enshrined in the Naval Academy HaU of Fame. BiU reported to the USS Bataan (CVL-29) after graduation, where he served in the gunnery department, then reported for flight training after the war. After winning his Wings of Gold in 1947, he served in various aviation biUets at sea and ashore, including CO of the USSYorktown (CV10). Upon retirement, he founded Wye River Realty in Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Constance C. Cunningham wife of classmate Bruce Cunningham died at Austin,Tex., of recendy diagnosed aggressive brain cancer on December 7,2007.

Connie was 76 years old. Born in Wichita Falls, Connie was the loved chUd of parents, Arnold and Emma MiUer Cureton.

Connie shared a happy upbringing in west Texas with her close first cousins, Robert Hogue and Dee ShappeU. Connie's chUdhood and school friends have stayed in touch with each other through the many ensuing decades.

Connie attended the former Ward Belmont School in NashvUle TN, and then attended SMU in DaUas. She was a sister in the Pi Phi sororit)'.

In 1951 she married Samuel E.Wood III with whom she had two chUdren: WiUiam Matson Wood and daughter and Mary EHzabeth Wood. In October 1973 , Connie married Bruce Cunningham at the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel, March 2008

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45«46 CLASS N E W S AimapoHs MD.They resided in DaUas, and in 1994 moved to Austin.

Connie was an active parishioner of St. David's Episcopal Church, Austin, and treasured her friends and famUy. PauHne McFaddin Moise Harritt age 82, beloved wife of deceased classmate BiU Harritt, died on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 in South Carolina.

She was born in Sumter, the only daughter of the late Francis Marion and PauHne Blanding Moise. She was a graduate of Sumter High School and Coker CoUege. She was employed as a laboratory technician in Charleston, SC, Richmond, VA, IndianapoHs IN, and Sumter, SC and was active in the community as a member of the Sumter Junior Welfare League, Daughters' Book Club, Sumter Coimty Medical AuxUiary, Sumter County Museum, and the Sumter County Historical Society and her church. First Presbyterian. She was also co-owner of The Cottage through which she sold antiques from 1967-1976.

She was survived by two sons, WUHam LoweU Harritt, Jr. and his wife, Michele, of Sumter and Frank McKinley Harritt and his wife, Lyna, of Arvada, CO and two daughters, Pauline HarreU and her husband, RandaU, ofWest Point, VA and Margaret Harritt ofAnnandale,VA as weU as nine grandchUdren and seven great-grandchUdren.

AsHiAre The Class of 45 made the news again, this time in an article by Sarah Liebowitz in the Concorde Monitor (New Hampshire) on 20 October, 2007.

• On October 19,2007, die Christa McAuHffe Planetarium in Concord broke ground on a two-story, $13 mUHon addition named for classmate Alan Shepard, who died in 1998.The new center wiU quadruple the current faciHty's size and, project supporters hope, ttansform the planetarium into leading science destination. Besides the additional space the new center wiU house an observatory, theatte, travehng and permanent exhibits.

Alan's daughters Laura Churchley and JuHe Jenkins were present at the opening and reminisced over their father's decision to become an Asttonaut.

Laura said, "Daddy sat us aU dowm in the Hving room and said he wasn't going to be flying airplanes for the Navy any longer, he was going to be working for NASA, he was going to be an astronaut."

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Carolyn Hoover and Bill Cosgrove

Jim Kelley visited the former LCS 102, upon its return to the US.

It was particularly great to get an emaU from Jim KeUey 19th Company and skipper of the LCS 61, "I attended the Welcome Home Ceremony for the 102 in San Franciso last month during which the 102 was tranferred to the (LCS) Association and in turn the Association transferred the 102 to The Mare Island Historic Park for the purpose of becoming a museum "dedicated to the officers and men who served so vaHandy aboard the Mighty Midgets". Being an LCS skipper myself it's great to hear from you.

Anymore out there?

777/s photo is for all those LCS skippers.

Thought you would aU enjoy some more photos of homecoming here in AnnapoHs.

Tecumseh in all his glory, courtesy of Gus Swainson

Email contacts: Updates: Braun, Genie- ataniUler3@verizon.net —Daughter, Anita, is emaU buddy Brennecke,Charles- chasl945max@ yahoo.com—New 7/10/07 Converse, Paul-noadamai@ verizon.net—^Added 9/8/07 Conover, SaUy- saUycon4682@ aol.com—Corrected Hecker, Lucia- luciageorge@ msn.com—Changed (widow of George) Jarvis, Charles- cjarvis2@austin.rr.net —Changed 8/5/07 Knudsen, Jack- jtkaays@yahoo.com —Added 8/31/07 LeBourgeoise,Jul.-jjlpdll948@ comcast.net—Changed 9/3/07 Murphree, Hugh- pmurphree@ nc.rr.com—Corrected Roeder, BUI- wilHamc_roeder@ beUsouth.net —Changed 8/16/07 Stone, FJioda- rhodat@gmaU.com— New 7/10/07 (W Schwartz widow) SwaUow, Chan-swaUow(^danticbb.net —Changed 7/9/07 Deletions: Cabaniss,Jack- kentcab@cox.net— Many bounces CHfford, Frank- CHffoni@ nebutel.com—Many bounces Doyle, Harry- harrydoyle@ webtv.com—Many bounces Class Business When you receive this, most of you wiU have received the initial maUing regarding our 65th Class reunion.We are thrUled with the good response firom this initial maUing that the Alumni House received.

We're looking at a wide range of activities from meeting with the Superintendent to a dinner dance. We wiU be giving Guiding Lights BE SURE TO KEEP THE DATES JUNE 14/2009 TO JUNE 17 2009 FREE, EM FACT MARK THEM WITH USNA CLASS OF 45 65TH REUNION. Stay uined for more news.

The Class of 1945 is now the proud owTier of a new laptop which wiU be used to store for posterity aU things related to die Class of 1945, including our Class Directory, the Hst Don Poe, class of 45, of deceased classdinner organizer mates, class correspondence. Class History, the entire Sixt\'Years After Book, so that its w ondertiU stories wiU not be lost. We hope to store aU of the obituaries of classmates, so that they can be made a\-aUable rapidly to next of kin, and/or to Shipmate. The computer was purchased so that it can be passed down the line to class officers to keep them informed of aU the official happenings of our class over the years. If anvone has items of interest as a part of class happenings such as BUI Sims' copy of the 1942 Christmas leave order or class historv- that should be retained, please send it to Dick Van Orden (the present custodian of the Class Computer) by emaU attachment, CD or floppy disc, so he can put them into storage on the computer.You may also send it on a CD or floppy disc for ease of entry into the computer Our new- Directory has been sent by email to some 47 classmates who requested it So far it is holding up weU; we have received several corrections, and have entered them on the master copy. When others are received, we wiU distribute aU to everyone who has the directorv' so you may keep up to date. At some point we wiU be prepared to send (by US MaU) copies to anyone who wants one and cannot receive it as an emaU attachment.

The directory contains 376 names of surviving classmates of 914 graduates.The Deceased Classmates Hsting has 522 classmates listed as deceased. There are 16 classmates for whom we have no information. If you know of any in either category, please let us know so that we can keep our records (and those of the USNAAA) sttaight.

Please keep the news coming by phone, emaU or post. Thanks for aU your help.

Look alive with '45!

VOTE for your Board of Trustees 18 April is the deadline.

See page 8 for more information.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES: VADM C.H. GriflSths, USN (Ret.) 7101 Bay Fiont Drive.Apt 11 I.Annapolis, MD 21403 H; 410-263-0880 E: chuckgriffiths01@comcast.net VICE PRES.; CAPT A. E.White, USN (Ret.) E: WHIZZER0923@AOL.COM TREASURER: CAPT WUs F. Engel, USN (Ret.) 6807 Rosewood St.,AnnandaIe,VA 22003 H: 703-256-5832; E: \vâ&#x201E;˘gel@belladannc.net .ARCHIVIST: CAPT Al Bowen, USN (Ret.) 776C F.umewAve.,Annapohs. MD 21493 H: 4UV267-6667;E: abo\wn46(gaol.com SECY: Clete Kennelly 7911 Sleafoid PL, Bediesda, MD 20814-4625 H: 301-654-7315; E: budkennelly@aol.com C O R R . SECY; CAPT Ed ElKs, USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 17246. San Diego, CA 92117-7246 H: 858-278-8665; F: 858-576-0979 E: thirteen22ed@aol.com WEBMASTER.: CDR A.C. HANSMAISIN, USN (Ret.) E; hansmann@aluin.mit.edu WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1946

DEFENDIRESPUBUCAM ADOLESCENS, NON DESERAM SENEX Here's a message from Daisy to start off 2008.

H "Not much has changed for us here although there is never a duU day in our Hves here in the East Tennessee mountains. Tricia enjoys her art work more and more and spends part of each day in her studio/gaUery, which is about 200 feet up the hUl from the house. She doesn't even want a phone up there. She is doing mosdy portraits now, adults, chUdren, dogs, cats, etc and has received a number of commissions this year. She also hikes almost daUy on one or more of the traUs I have cleared and maintained. This is part of my outside maintenance routine on which I spend a couple of hours each day.

Always different according to the season.

I'm glad we don't have to go to a fimess Center for the exercise we need.

"I am on the computer early and often during the day as Campaign Chairman for George PhUHes, a weU qualified Libertarian Party candidate for President. If you're curious you can learn more at: wrww.pliUHes2008.com.The nominating convention is in late May in Denver. Tricia and I wiU proceed from there to Kauai to join our daughter Ann, and her husband Bob for two weeks. They Hve in Sacramento."

"HAPPY NEWYEAR." â&#x20AC;˘ This year, the third week in December in San Diego feamred the Academy. It started off with a varsity basketbaU game between Navy and San Diego State. The next day, the women's basketbaU team played State. Wednesday, feamred a

number of activities highUghting the Poinsettia Bowl between Navy and Utah, starting with a sold out competition between the bands from both schools, fittingly, on the ffight deck of the MIDWAY, the carrier museum in San Diego Bay. It was foUowed by an also sold-out luncheon for both teams, also in the MIDWAY. This was foUowed by a Navy raUy.Thursday, game day, featured a mammoth Navy TaU Gate at Qualcom Stadium starting at 1430 leading up to the 1800 kick-off. (East Coast TV fan interest drives us to awkward scheduHng times.)

I, also, had a challenging time in December, revolving around the scheduling of an angioplasty. I had a nuclear profijsion test (treadmUl, etc) on the Monday and Tuesday immediately after Thanksgiving. A day later, my cardiologist caUed and asked me if he could schedule me for an angioplasty on November 29 and 30. Concerned that "faUout" from the angioplasty could extend into Army/Navy Game Saturday, I decUned.

My cardiologist said that he had commitments which would prevent scheduHng it until later in December and I if didn't hear from him, I was to caU. In the meantime, I got a caU from Lucky Jordan (16) teUing me that he and Jeri were coming out to the Poinsettia Bowl (Navy vs Utah on Thursday December 20 in San Diego) and would be staying at the Welk Resort about 5 mUes north of Escondido. I told him that none of the '46 locals were going to the game; but, I might change my mind and go to the game with them. In any event, I would work up a program for their visit to include going to the Zoo or WUd Animal Park for which we had free passes.Their week in San Diego coincided with a busy week leading up to the footbaU game. Ultimately, we worked out a mumaUy agreeable schedule which started with us going to the reschediUed San Diego Alumni Association Luncheon on Monday (always the third Thursday) where we had a mini-reunion when George Pavis (19) joined us. After the Luncheon we went to the Zoo to pay our membership fees and to pick up our free passes. (We had been stunned when we found that our membership had lapsed.)

Harriett and I, gave Jeri and Lucky a quick tour of Balboa Park and the Navy Hospital as we passed by. We then headed to the WUd Animal Park to use our renewed memberships to get free parking.

It was dayHght and we had no problem getting there. Once inside, Ed led us astray by taking us toward the former train March 2008

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46ÂŤ47 C L A S S N E W S station. EventuaUy, we got turned around and headed for the right place. (The new tram on rubber wheels operates from the Out of Africa Exhibit covering much of the former train route.) It was late by the time we got on the tram and the animals were quite active, particularly the gazeUes which were hopping around. After the tram ride, we went to the Lion Grotto but unfortunately, there was orUy one big Hon prowHng around.

We were very grateful when a bus stopped and gave us a ride into the major portion of the Park. (It was uphiU aU the way.) Slowly, in the dark, we drifted to the exit. We wanted a restaurant. Ed knew of one near the big maU at the southern end of Escondido but thought it would be too crowded, so he suggested we go through Escondido to the restaurants along US 15.

Harriett would ride with Jeri and Lucky would ride with Ed. This was a big mistake; none of us knew Escondido. We got separated and lost. We had not made any plans on where to meet or how to communicate. (The ladies had ceU phones.) Ed said that he assumed that we'd head for the Welk Resort where there was a nice restaurant. FinaUy, Ed found out where he was and went to the WeUc Resort where he thought we'd find the ladies. They weren't there. After about twenty minutes, the Manager of the restaurant offered her ceU phone. At last, we made contact. They were at Denny's in Escondido and had just ordered. They told us to eat where we were and that they'd join us later.They did, and by 2130 we were both headed home. Our Lesson from that day. Don't let Ed show you around Escondido. (That's fine for the rest of you but what about Ed?) We rested on Tuesday. That was the day that I got my new schedule for angioplasty.

It was: Check in with the cardiologist at 1530 on Thursday, stay over night for hydration and angioplasty on Friday.

(I could accept that because the Navy Hospital TV wiU carry the Navy/ Utah game.)

On Wedneday, we visited the Dead Seas ScroUs exhibit in the Natural History Museum. These are the scroUs which were found roUed up in jars in caves in the Dead Sea area. This was a very impressive exhibit, which showed pieces of the scroUs, how they are assembled and preserved; how they are translated; and, what they say. I wondered where the exhibit would go next and was told that it would return to Israel. I hope other people in he United States wUl be able to

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see these scroUs. We went to Old Town for dinner Wednesday night. The food was fine but the old ambience has been lost.

Ed told our visitors how to get to US 15 North for the Welk Resort, the reverse of which would get them to the stadium for the footbaU game TaU Gate the next day.

Ed went to the hospital as rescheduled. Navy, as it usuaUy does in San Diego, won the unofficial ticket sales competition by greatly outseUing Utah, aided, no doubt, by the outpouring of donated tickets for midshipmen and white hats from alumni. It was a great game but, unfortunately, Utah won. Oh, and, San Diego State won the basket-baU games.

However, the Naval Academy and Navy came away with many pluses for the pubHcity generated by aU events. Special thanks to Classmates who donated tickets.

Ed had his angioplasty. However, he did not receive his seventh stent as expected.

He has one major artery with 100% blockage and his aortic valve should be replaced. What happens next is pending his decision.

I deeply regret to report the deaths of the foUowing Classmates: Clarence "Hoop" Hooper passed away December 28,2007.He is survived by his wife, Judy and three chUdren. In Heu of flowers memorials have been estabHshed with the Kansas Humane Society, 4218 Southeast Blvd,Wichita, KS 67210&nbsp; and the Wichita Child Guidance Center, 415 N. Poplar, Wichita, KS 67214.

Edison Edward (Ted) Mouton (15) died on November 30,2007 in Studio City, CA.. He is survived by his four chUdren, eight grandchildren and his second wife, Barbara Mouton. In accordance with his wishes, his ashes wUl be scattered at sea. In Heu of flowers, the famUy requests donations to the Navy - Marine Corps ReHef Society at Naval Base, Coronado, Bldg 318 W Box 357075, San Diego, CA or to the local Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

WiUiam Carl Travis (17) Memorial Services were held at the WUdwood Chapel in Restland Cemetery, 12611 GreenvUle Ave, DaUas, TX on 3 January 2008. He is survived by his Mary Bacon Travis, his wife of 62 years, 4 sons, 9 grandchUdren and 3 great grandchUdren.

No date of death was given in the Obituary which was pubHshed in the Dallas Morning News.

The deepest sympathies of the Class are extended to the survivors of the foregoing deceased Classmates.

Please refer to Last CaU for the obituaries, which may be in this issue or fiiture issues as they are submitted.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 7 3 % PRES: CAPT Thomas J. Hudner, USN (Ret.) SECY: Chester H. "Chet" Shaddeau Jr. 1972 Scott's Crossing Way, Apt. #002 Annapolis, MD 21401 H: 410-224-5890; F: 410-224-7613 E; stadir@erols.com TREASURER: Edward J. Myerson 5618 Swift Creek Ct., Haymarket.VA 20169-5423 H:703-759-5479 E: ejm@niandmcpas.com

HO-HO-HO ATARUNGTON! Early on, we had watched the signup Hst with some trepidation, but when December 16 roUed around, the Capital group had 69 carolers and goodiesmunchers to celebrate at their Christmas Brunch at the Army Navy Country Club in Northern Virginia. Both Buck WiUiams and Margaret Von Gerichten showed up with their numerous tribes , which, added to the normal turnout of locals, made for a very nearly fuU house.

Pleasant surprises also were the attendance of Shirley Crowe, Kitson Fisher, and Bets Carnahan .

But the real surprise was a Httle late arriving.

Here's the emaU (sHghdy edited) later sent by the target of the surprise to the members of your outgoing Board of Directors. Let him teU the story: â&#x20AC;˘ "From: James Doyle Date: 18 December, 2007 4:30:14 PM EST To:Ted Davis ,Web Gokey ,John Nicholson , Frank Readdy , Chet Shaddeau ,Jack Stevens , BiU RusseU Subject: Memorial Stadium Seat Dear Board of Directors, I had not signed up for the annual '47 Christmas party and brunch at the Army and Navy Country Club on Sunday since I had not been able to get a caregiver for Jeannette. However, my daughter Anne, age 50, living in Richmond, has taken up swing dancing and came up Saturday to dance in the big baUroom at Glen Echo where they have a Hve band on Saturday nights. So she was here Sunday and I went to the brunch, arriving late.

I was told that there had already been some nice remarks about me, but Chet asked me to stand by After eating, he caUed me to the podium and first said the Board had decided that I had no use for the usual USNA chair given to retiring

Class Presidents (so true, am downsizing) but they would give me a "chair" anyway.

He then handed me a XMAS-wrapped package. On opening, I found a handsome black leather picture album with a gold Academy crest on the cover and then, as you know, the thoughtfiil words about my service and the dedication of a seat in the Navy Stadium in my honor, foUowed by picmres of the Stadium gate, of the placement of the plaque, photos of each of you, including retired BiU RusseU and deceased John Fisher, and finaUy an actual repHca of the plaque itself. As I told the Classmates present, I was, and stiU am, completely overwhelmed, truly honored and deHghted by this wonderfiU memento. I reaUy am at a loss to find words to express my thanks to each of you, not only for this honor but for aU your work, dedication and support this past 5 years. We were, and stUl are for a few more days, a great Board and can look back on our term, that included an extraordinarUy successful 60th and our actual conttibutions to the new Preble HaU Museum, with pride and satisfaction.

You made it aU possible and I especiaUy want to thank those of you who carried on and represented me and the Class when I could not. My thanks also to Chet, Web and Jack for agreeing to carry on with the new, very distinguished Board. It was also special that Kitson Fisher happened to be in town and attended the brunch.

Again, my hearfelt thanks for this special honor, your wonderfrd support, and aU the best to The Best on the Severn. I must now attend a game (any USNA sport) in Memorial Stadium.

Perhaps I wiU in '08 and can sit in The Chair for a few minutes.

I hope you and your famiUes have a blessed and wonderfiU Christmas, and a great New Year. —Jim Doyle" • LEGACY Classmate Rufus Sadler has been keeping us posted for several years on the famUy of our late Classmate John Kiernan, who, you may recaU, left us after Plebe year, but remrned with his wife after WWII to be in Rufe's wedding in New York in AprU of 1947 . John's son Thomas J. Kiernan graduated with the Class of 1973, which of course we thought was great news — and now the second wave is roUing through!

Our John's grandson, ENS Thomas J. Kiernan Jr., graduated last May with the Class of 2007 and is in South CaroHna in the nuclear power engineering

program , with eyes on the submarine community in the future. But that's not the end, yet! Granddaughter MIDN Julie Kiernan '11 has just scrabbled her way past the first (and hardest!) half of Plebe year. She plays on the Men's Varsity Squash Rackets team — a Navy first!

The photo nearby, with their older brother Jack, shows them. And we of '47 are proud of them aU!

were: "This is the next year we prayed for last year!"

Dick's long range health plan with Shirley is to outlive the Colonel and drink someVOC.C. —"Very Old Canadian Club." Dick Beane

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L to R: Older brother Jack Kiernan poses with MIDN Julie Kiernan 7 / and ENS Tom Kiernan '07

THETONTINE Way up north in the Htde town of Potsdam, New York, there is lots of snow, leaving just room enough for an Army/Navy batde that's now been in progress for 31 years. Clarkson University housed a coUege hockey powerhouse and an ROTC unit headed as of 1976 by Colonel Clark BaUey, USMA '58.

State University of New York (SUNY) had me, USNA '47, and the NCAA Div III BasketbaU National Champion Bears.

The closest thing there was to neutral ground was the annual Army-Navy footbaU game. With everyone now retired and in Florida, we Beanes have just celebrated our 31 St Game day together with the BaUeys. For many years a bottle of Canadian Club simply went as a prize to one or the other. Since the last time the series became tied, however, we have foUowed the famous example of M*A*S*H's Colonel Sherman Potter, and operated a "Tontine", It is StiU a bottle of Canadian Club, but now with a wax seal containing the imprints of Clark's West Point Class ring and nune. Tide to the whiskey shifts according to the game results, and it spends the year between games at the home of the winning side. "The Bottle" now has its own permanent case, and the photo shows me helping COL BaUey to return it to its rightful place after last December's historic Navy triumph.

As they drove away afterwards, Shirley caUed out, "there's always next year!" The Colonefs final words to us

L to R: COL Clark Bailey USMA '58 helps Dick Beane stash away the Tontine after the '07 postgame check-sighting —Navy 38 Army 31

BOOK NOOK n We just received the below note from Bob Peniston, commenting on our recent item in this column concerning book writing by Classmates: H "Chet:Your comment that "each man who has been in the Navy has a book in him" are true. Some of us just do not have the ambition to have them published.

Such is partiaUy the case with me.

Years ago a former CO of mine asked why I did not write a book about myself.

I was hardly receptive untU he asked me if my daughter knew aU about me. That prompted me to write my memoirs for her sake. I am up through 1998 with most of the material bound in four volumes.

Number five is not far from the binders.

BasicaUy mine are what I remember, what I could glean from the calendars Fran and I kept, and my personal and official files. The real bonanza was the letters I had written Fran when I was on sea duty. She kept every one of them and tied them up in red ribbon. I can teU you when I got to them I could hardly wait each day to have a go at them. It was Uke reHving the days aboard ship aU over again.

So I wiU not pubHsh them, but several people have a copy of each volume. There is a set in the Special CoUections Section of Washington & Lee University along with my letter fUes that have served their purpose in the preparation of the memoirs.

I also have a "pass around copy" avaUable to those who ask to read them. It is always in use.

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That is my one cent's worth on the subject. I love the task and hope to finish them before I lose my marbles.

Bob Peniston." I And we neglected to mention in our earHer column that Classmate Don Donohugh had sent us — back in 2002 — a copy of his beautifuUy wrought "The Story of Koloa" — the history of a plantation town on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i with which he was intimately famUiar. At the time we were pretty occupied, but have subsequently had a chance to read it at leisure — and we reaUy have a writer on our hands! Don has presented a truly fascinating history of Hawai'i as represented by the history of one tiny but very important town — a microcosm of the islands.

Besides that, Pat March has done at least one book on Siberia, if we remember correctly. So there's room for a lot more of this sort of thing out there. Let's hear from you — aU of you who have written — pubHshed or not.

QUICKTAKES We caU your attention to the changed locator data at the head of this column.

The Members of your newly-elected Board of Directors, headed by Tom Hudner, assumed their posts as of 1 January... and on the West Coast, the ever-active group of Classmates who caU themselves the San Diego Irregulars has named Richard G. (Dick) Brown as its Representative for the coming year — see photos nearby of their Army-Navy game lunch. MeanwhUe, see you here next month. —CHS

LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 59% SECY; CAPT David C. Carruth, USN (Ret.) 7206 Danford Ln., Springfield,Va, 22152 P; 703-569-1354; E: sUpstk@aol.com WEBMASTER: John Tsiknas 15644 Caldas De Reyes, San Diego, CA 92128-4414; E: johntsiknas@sbcglobal.net WEB SITE; usna.com/classes/1948

The two articles "The Life And Death of the Log" caught many of us by surprise not having been aware that the Log was no longer regularly avaUable at the Academy. It eHcited many comments via emaU and this one by snaU maU.

Andy and Clair Frahler reading The Log

Andy and Clair Hve at 2860 Harwick Dr., Adanta, GA 30350. emaU: afrahler@ aol.com From Charlie Held 17th Co. via emaU on 18 Dec.

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Another Army-Navy game report, this one from Marie Chipman.

• The Class of '48 was weU represented at the Oceana O'Club to watch the A/N Game. We had two tables with 15 classmates. In attendance were Irene and Jim Hayes 19th Co., Marie and BiU Chipman 2'^^ Co., Kitty Bacon,Jack KKnefelter 5™ Co., Jane Lane, Andy Mclntyre 22'^'^ Co., Betty Edwards, Arden and Ben Pester 1 2 * Co., rVi MauHne and Don Ross 15'-'^ Co., Karl Thiele 21^^ Co., and Audrey KuffaU.We found out that we were the oldest class attending. There's a lot of Hfe in the class of '48. WE ARE PRETTY GREAT. • Many of you were in AnnapoHs for the dedication of the Class of'48 Memorial Gate which looked Hke this—

Andy Frahler 13th Co. and his wife Clair- (Clair writing.)

• Husband Andy and I were surprised to read of the demise ofThe Log magazine.

I'd written an article that was pubHshed in the AprU 1946 Femmes issue. Andy said he served as Sports Editor for the Log in his senior year. I dug out my issue and we also found the 1972 June Week issue which was when our son, Don, graduated. We are sending along a snapshot of us reading these issues from the past. Is anyone else a pack rat? I always said I left houses behind in the many years of traveling but I want to hold on to my "smff."

I got a kick out of the advertisements in the 1946 Femmes issue. CaUing cards were $3.95 per hundred. A vacation at Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains went $125.00 rate for 2 persons for 2 weeks!

We sure hope they reinstate The Log. MCAS Miramar 0-Club is site of '47 Army-Navy party; Kaye Kiddoo and Pat Nicholson enjoy the mayhem I always enjoyed it, especiaUy the issue the gals wrote! H

L to R: Gloria McNulty Ortega and Hank Ruppel at the San Diego Army Game party

Boomer during their visit. Fred and I were classmates in hometown El Paso,TX high school and coUege prior to entering the Academy. Fred and Boomer brought our team good fortune, but blame the bitter cold on higher authority. •

I Fred Lafferty 7th Co. dropped in from his New Mexico ranch for a visit to show his grandson. Boomer Lafferty, the Naval Academy and to attend the ArmyNavy footbaU game. We hosted Fred and

Artist's rendition of the Class of '48 Memorial Gate

When the Academy redid gate 1 our benches, plaques etc. were moved and now look Hke this, no shade, not inviting to a tired tourist as they were in their former configuration-

Redone Class of '48 Memorial Gate

Since that relocation PhU Rogers has been trying to get something done to rehab our gift to the Academy Last month I sent the foUowing from PhU by emaU so many of you have seen it. This is to fiU in those not having emaU addresses.

As of today the Class of 1948 has received tentative approval to buUd within

the new Gate One, 3 new plazas of the same design as those in the Memorial Gate we buUt and dedicated in 1986. In case you are not aware of it, our Gate was completely torn down last year and not replaced when the present (NEW) Gate One was buUt. The budget for this project wiU be sixty thousand doUars. No new fundraiser wiU be necessary however if you mark anv contributions you make to the Alumni Association now or next year "For Class of'48 Gate" we wiU simply be redirecting our contributions into funding the gate untU it is completed. Any residual fiinds after the new '48 project is finished wiU be put in AA's general fimd.

We presendy have two class funds that are managed by the Alumni Association.

One is our operating fiind for the 60th reunion. The second one has $11,700 which could be appHed to the new gate project if necessary but I would rather keep this fiind intact as a backup fund in case class donations faU short of sixty thousand dollars.

When you read this our 60th reunion wiU only be a Htde more than two months away. You wiU be interested in the foUowing data. We maUed 672 letters asking you to indicate ff you were coming to the reunion plus we asked for information to go into a new class roster which is being put together. As of this writing (Dec. 31st) we have received 333 responses or 50% which pollsters say is phenomenal.

210 responses said "no" they would not attendfor a number of reasons. Some even delineated why, and the predominate reason was, as you would guess, health.

123 classmates have stated that they wUl be on board. Don Buhrer 5 * Co. is documenting the responses and says a few are StiU trickling in so that total people count of 220 may climb a bit yet. Regardless, we wiU go forward. AU the plans are made and we are reaUy looking forward to seeing people we orUy see at reunions plus we are drooling in anticipation of the picnic. Charlie Heid has made the arrangements for aU of our reunion picnics and says the menu looks great.

As mentioned above some classmates chose to teU us why they couldn't come to the reunion. Here is an example, a note which shows how some people reaUy maintain a positive oudook. This is from Ken PhiUips— B A couple of years ago Virginia had major back surgery to correct a Sciatica problem and a couple of metal rods were embedded in her spinal area. She no

longer has that terrible Sciatic pain but has a lot of discomfort in moving about and tires easUy. Riding in cars over rough road conditions and in airplanes on long ffights due to the seat constraints have to be avoided if possible. Otherwise she is in very good health. She even does aU the driving because of my problems. As for me, for the most part, I'm in good health and I have no Hfe threatening maladies.

However, I have leg and balance problems that the doctors haven't found the cause even after aU kinds of tests. I quit driving several months ago because I lost confidence that I could react fast enough to avoid accidents. We are now going through a Hfe style change which means instead of Hving aU year in single famUy homes we just moved into a resort faciHty for retired people caUed Touchmark located in Bend, OR. I am confident that the physical therapy that I am taking here wiU get me back to playing golf and driving our SUV. We stiU have a home in Sun city West, AZ which we wiU seU in the next year or two and stay year-round at Touchmark. AU of our immediate famUy Hve nearby. H The foUowing from Bob BonneU 11th Co. could have been in the previous issue but the fiHng system in existence at that time didn't work. It is now hopefiiUy much better. Anyway, Bob's note shows how many of the wives, Hke the men, are busUy making large contributions to society.

I "Barbara was just honored by the Baltimore Junior League at their 95th anniversary. She has been a member for 60 years and is the only Baltimore member to be president of the Association ofJunior Leagues International. She was also "mother" of the Baltimore Renaissance , the renewal of our wonderfill town over a 44 year period through the Baltimore Development Corporation where she served since it was formed and which won many awards world wide for architecmral exceUence." I Bob also reports that he had an extraordinary six weeks in June-July on the golf course, having won 4 tournaments locaUy and having a hole in one in the process.

• "In view of 90,000 practice shots this year I probably should score better than somebody, but that was a pretty good run.

We now have 5 chUdren, 13 grandchUdren, seven "greats" and thank heaven aU are healthy." •

Since the last column we have said goodbye to the foUowing classmates and wives: J.R.Ahern (23rd) 4/3/23-12/20/07; W.E EasterUn,Jr. (1st) 4/12/2612/5/07;J.A. Holshouser,Jr. (12th) 9/24/23-12/10/07;J.L. Jensen (19th) 7/3/24-12/19/07; H.B. Rardin (22nd) 5/18/23-12/8/07; E.E Welch (4th) 11/13/24-1/2/08; Wives—Peggy Bartow, 12/21/07 wife of W.R. Bartow (4th); SaUy Harris, 12/?/07wife ofR.B. Harris (1st); Louise, MiUioUand, 9/8/07 wife of R.L. MilhoUand (21st); Our condolences to aU of their famiUes. Note: Each of the deceased classmates had great Hves. Ahern, Holshouser, Jensen and Welch have autobiographies in both the 30 and 50 year books. EasterHn has one in the 50 year book. If you have either or both books you'U find a good read.

The deadHne for the AprU issue is 11 February so keep me in mind.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% PRES; Harold E Tipton 18862 Colony Cir.,Villa Park, CA 92861-4307 E; haltip@ix.netcom.com SECY: RADM Ralph Ghoritiley, USN (Ret.) 1800 Old Meadow Rd.,Apt 405 McLean,VA 22102 P:703-556-3918; F;703-351-5864 E: rmghormley@msn.com

GATHERINGS; The Washington-AnnapoHs luncheon was held 11 December at the Army Navy Country Club (courtesy Jack Benoit).

Present were Lois ALVIS, John and Flo BARROW, Bart and Jackie BARTHOLOMEW, Jack and Rosemarie BENOIT, Bob and Helen BRADY, Chariotte CAPONE, Ken and MoUy CARR, Rick and Lee CLAYTOR, Dianne COBB, Chet DAVIS, John and Pat DRAIM,A1 and Nancy FROST, Ralph and Mariene GHORMLEY,Bm GOEWEY, Noreen KLEMM, Steve and Mary Lou KRAUSE, John and Helen METCALE Mort and AdaHne NEELY, Gene REIHER, Paul and Patsy RIEGERT,Taylor and Helen RIGSBEE, Cal and EUeen ROBERTS, Robert and Cauda SMITH, SHm and Helen SOMERVILLE, Pete and De Ette SWANSON,Voss and Ursula VOSSELER, RICHARD and Helen WOLFORJD, and Barkley and Peggy WOOD. The New Yorkers celebrated the hoHdays with a dinner at the WiUiams Club on Friday 7 Dec 2007.

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49*50 CLASS NEWS ReidsviUe's Memorial Hospital until 1984 and w^s active in local and Alumni Association affain. He is survived by his wife Marjorie and two sons, LtCol Scott Lindsey USMC (Ret) and Capt Bruce Lindsey USN (Ret). A memorial service was held 29 December 2007 at the first Baptist Church in ReidsvUle, and he was inurned at the Naval Academy Columbarium 10 January 2008.

Col. Orlando A. WaU, USAE died 22 December 2007 in his Camp HUl, PA STANDING L-R: Elliott SCHUMAN and guest Eileen Klein, Dodo LARIC. Dave SPRAGUE Jan ANNENBERG, home, attended by his famUy. He was 82.

Betty SPRAGUE Paul LARIC, Ted ANNENBERG; (SEATED L-R: Charlie and Clare DiBENEDEUO, Richard and He began his miHtary service enUsting in Bobbie GUCKMAN, Carolyn and Bill STUU. and Don LISTER) the Navy during WWII, then earned a CORRESPONDENCE: affecting his short-term memory, severed Fleet Appointment to the Naval Academy. the optic nerve to his left eye, and weakened MSN has again cut off my service and On graduation he was commissioned as a his right leg. He is now in a rehab faciHty in denied access to my msn files, so this Second Lieutenant in the new US Air GardnerviUe, NV (my home). Send correcolumn wiU be based on the Htde bit of Force. During the Korean War he flew spondence to his home, 2505 BUtzen Road, hard copy I saved, which includes 3 death C-119 cargo planes, dropping paratroopSoudi LakeTahoe, CA 96150. • notices and a change of address, and ers and suppHes. After the war, he attended CHANGES: picture—sHm pickings.

MIT for advanced studies BiU and Liz King sent on this picture O'Keefe, Patrick G. Postal: 23033 In aeronautical engineering. Upon of their grandson, Robert Clark Wharton.

Westchester Blvd Apt C-407, graduation in 1956, he began a long Port Charlotte, FL 33980 career in R&D and financial management LOSSES: for guided weapons systems and aircraft, CAPT Wesley E, Lindsey USN (Ret), including the C-5-A transport plane and died of a stroke on 23 December 2007 in the AWACS communications plane.

ReidsvUle, NC.Wes enHsted in June 1942 Upon retirement fiom the Air Force in and served in PC/PCEs before entering 1975 he completed his MBA studies at USNA where he played drums, batt Perm State University. He taught business lacrosse, and commanded the courses at Lebanon VaUey CoUege for a FOURTH BattaHon. year and then started his own smaU busiHe deployed twice to Korea in his ness tax and financial consulting service, first ship, JOSEPH R KENNEDY JR. He which he operated with his wife, Shirley, dien commanded USS ROCKVILLE (a and daughter, Karen. He advised local converted PCER) in research operations sniaU businesses and non-profit organizabefore transfer to the NROTC Unit at U tions, and was the business manager for of Pennsylvania. In 1960 as C O of USS TETHYS Consultants, a geological ADROIT he traded a Russian oceanoRobert Clark Wharton consulting firm. He was active in the West graphic ship firom Charleston to HaHfax.

Shore Baptist Church, played mba (self After two years at Mine Warfare Woody Peard, Roger's son, w^tote taught in his 70s) in the CarHsleTown Command, Adantic, he commanded LST the foUowing: Band. He is survived by his widow, GRANT COUNTY and dien LSD Shirley, his daughter Karen Thomas and • On August 26th, my father, Roger SHADWELL. In 1965 he attended her husband, Harold, and four chUdren, Peard, was grievously injured. For several Armed Forces Staff CoUege and then and his son, Roger WaU and his wife, Jan years, Roger, Barbara, and Woody have remrned to USNA as SECOND Jaffe and their son. Barret. Funeral services enjoyed a form of racing now known as BATTALION OFFICER where he were held 24 Dec 2007 and commitment Highway Time Trial (see page 50 of the earned a MA from GWU. In 1969 he services were held 26 December 2007.

October 2006 SHIPMATE). Lately he served as CSO to COMPHIBRON CAPT CorneHus StribHng Snodgrass has been driving his prized 2002 Z 0 6 TWO. In 1970 he took command of Jr. USN (Ret) died 24 December 2007.

Corvette to wins in the 145 and 150 mph Mine Squadron EIGHT in Charleston, He was born 24 Nov 1926 in New classes (not bad for 81). He didn't wreck where he pioneered the use of heUcopters London, CT, the son of CorneHus the car, but on 24 Aug at the Pony in mine-sweeping operations and inteStribHng Snodgrass '22. He Hved in Express 140, he feU in the bathroom and grated aerial minesweeping into an England firom 1930 to 1939, returning to hit his head twice. He insisted he was o.k, amphibious assault exercise. In 1972 he the US on the outbreak ofWWII. He but on the 26th as he was puUing up to took command of Mine FlotiUa ONE in graduated firom St James School before the start line of the race, he coUapsed in Guam, where he worked Operation End entering die Naval Academy where he the car. He was flown to Renown Sweep, the de-mining of Haiphong graduated with die class of 1949. His first Medical Center in Reno, NV, where he Harbor. In 1974 he took command of ship was CVE SIBONEY (CVE 112) underwent emergency brain surgery.

NavEduTraSupCenLant whence he foUowed by USS F D. Roosevelt (CVB Against aU prognosis he woke up three retired in 1977. In retirement he was 42). He had four conmiands over his days later with some permanent damage Director of Plant Operations at

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twenty years sea duty, USS DETECTOR (MSO 429), USS CORRY (DD 817), Destroyer Division 222, and Destroyer Squadron 2. In addition he graduated firom the Armed Forces Staff CoUege and served as Chief of Staff to ComCruDesFlot FOUR as weU as duty on the OpNav Staff. FoUowing his retirement firom active duty, he continued to serve as a Convoy Commodore in the Naval Reserve. He supervised quaHty control for Ofishore Power Systems, Inc, after which he returned to Virginia Beach and worked as a consulting engineer, including working in Alexandria, Egypt on a redevelopment and modernization project for Egyptian ports. He also was engaged in the development of an advanced radar system. He was predeceased by his fint wife, Eleanor, in 2004. He is survived by his wife, Catherine, five chUdren, and seven grandchUdren. Memorial services were held 5 January 2008 at the GalUee Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach. In Heu of flowers, the famUy wrould appreciate donations in the memory of Captain Snodgrass be made to the Leukemia Society of America, 2101 Executive Drive, Hampton,VA 23666 or to NorfoUc Academy, 1585 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk.VA. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: LIFE MEMBERSHIP:

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PRES: VADM Thomas J. Bigiey USN (Ret.) 1329 Carpers FarmTJt%y,Vienna,VA 22180 H: 703-759-2996 E: vadmgb@aoLcom CHIEF FUND RAISER; J. Richard Powell Jr. 8123 Dunsinane Ct. McLean,VA 22102 H; 703-893-4584 or 866-859^362 EXEC. SECY; Larry Hawkins 3916 Lmda Ln.,Annandale,VA 22003 H: 703-573-4256; F: 703-573-1661 (callfiist) E; Dhawidnsl@jimo.com CORR. SECY: CAPT^feyne L. Jensen, USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhin C L , ChulaVista, CA 91910 H: 619-421-6756; E; wayneljensen@cox.net WEBMASTER: Col John C. Akin, USAF (Ret.) E: bojac@earthlink.net WEB SITE; htq>://usnaS0.8k.com

ffit seems that 2007 was just too active for you, consider an itinerary that during the past year uicluded: A river cruise on the Danube which featured stops m Budapest, Vienna etal,A Panama Canal cruise, two weeks in HUton Head, A stay in the French Quarters, then on to Meridian MS., Clarksdale MS. And NashvUle TN.FinaUy to Oxford, England, Devon and Cottswold.You might have guessed the couple who made aU those efforts and aU that travel and you would be right—

Carol and CharHe Cooper. In spite of only tolerable good health whUe nursing shoulder ailments, they vowed to keep things on the move during 2007. Bless you my loveHes!!

Mary Lou Thurston's many friends wiU be pleased to learn that Mary Lou in May of 2006 married Stephen Smoot and since then they have enjoyed many fine trips and famUy events. They reside in Salt Lake City. In their union they have 32 grandchUdren and 16 great-grandchUdren.

Seems Hke an appropriate Mormon Legacy. I know that Classmates wish Mary Lou aU the best.

Comments on the 3rd annual Poinsettia Bowl: We had about 1,400 Midshipmen there and the San Diego crowd was most appreciative of their march on the field along with an FA18E/F flyover, giant figure baUoons, fireworks and the Drum and Bugle Corps.

Unfortunately, tickets purchased from the Naval Academy Athletic Association placed us on the wrong side of the field firom our cheerleaden, BUI the Goat and the Navy Fans. They put us in the fold of red-clad UTES Most of the cheering was provided by the Midshipmen seated in the endzone who also didn't see the cheerleaders.

The Drum and Bugle Corps played to orUy one side of the field (not our side!)

Having said aU that, the Big Blue Team played inspired footbaU under their new coach. One official miss-caU gave Utah the baU on Navy's one yard line when it should have been awarded to Navy on the 20 yard line-this late in the 4th quarter.

The local newspaper made this clear in indicating how close the game was played and how easUy Navy should have been the victor but for the bad caU. NCAA officiaUy confirmed the bad caU.The officials that got the bad caU were from the MidAmerican Conference and the Director of Officials there said that he hoped that this one mistake; would not ruin their fine relationship; with the Naval Academy; The rest of the story on Navy's 2007 Bowl appearance is that San Diego is stiU truly a Navy town—the citizens appreciate the Navy and the Academy and they wiU most likely mvite Navy footbaU back for future Bowl games.

Billed as San Diego's Hottest Happy Hour, it is held regularly at the Karl Strauss Beer Gardens in San Diego. It is a Professional Networking Hour sponsored by the NAAA San Diego/Coronado Chapter and offen a special setting for the exchange of business ideas and buUds professional relationships among alumni Hi

the effort to increase individual success and reflect the prominence of the Naval Academy. ;It makes one think of De-Ja-Vu aU over again—didn't we do something Hke that in active duty squadrons at appropriate times on Friday afternoons when schediUes aUowed untU correcmess of activities became a by-word?

Regional Meetings In AnnapoHs on the 4th ofJanuary they assembled: Jerry Coleman,John Henderson, Rex KUbourn,Jim Oberholtzer, Byron Lee, Tom Rogers,Tom Ross, PhU Ryan and Daryle Tripp. The research staff for the 60th reported that they have the Sheraton AnnapoHs Hotel on contract for the reunion. Arrivals are scheduled for Thursday 22 AprU 2010 with die conclusion of activities on Sunday 25 AprU. Thanks to Daryle we have an update on the composition of our Class as of 1 January 2008 Navy graduates 461, Hving 278, deceased 183; Marine Corps graduates 48, Hving 32, deceased 16;A/F graduates 172, Hving 88, deceased 84. It foUows that the good news is that the Class of 1950 has a 58% survival rate at the start of the New Year! Go Class and beat the Grim Reaper!

In San Diego on the 4th ofJanuary we had Frank CassUy Mark Frudden, BiU Grimm, Dean French, Wayne Jensen, Debby and BUI Martin, and Faye and Don EUiott.We rehashed the very bad game calling by the JS/hd American Conference Officials at the Poinsettia Bowl, but didn't go so far as to recommend capital punishment.

Losses We had reported the passing of Richard D. HarreU, LtCol USAF (Ret) last issue. Now John C. Snyder provides additional information with: Dick passed away on 24 October 2007. There was a memorial Service on 1 November at the Chapel at Ft. Sam Houston withfiUlA/F honon. He is survived by his wife,Virginia and his chUdren, Lynn, Carrie, Janine and Don. LtCol Fred W Johnson died on 24 December 2007. He was retired firom the USAF and was an A/F CivU Engineer with a graduate degree firom the U. of Mass. He was a member of the Robert Means Thompson Society. Memorial Services were held in Zion Lutheran Church, Hummelstown, PA on 31 December/ Internment was with fiiU mUitary honors at Indiantowm Gap National Cemetery, PA. Survivors include his wife, Susan, daughter. Daphne and 6 grandchUdren.

Beat Army, —^Wayne..

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51*52 CLASS NEWS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 2% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 70% PRES: VADM EA."Al"BurkhalterJr., USN (Ret.) 206 King GeoigeSt.,Annapolis,MD 21401 P; 410-263-3055; E; eburkh@aol.com VICE PRES: CAPT Thomas A. Boyce, USN (Ret.) 3717 Carrige House Ct., Alexandria.VA 22309-2709; P: 703-780-7525 SECY: CAPT A. P. "Art" Ismay, USN (Ret.) 1169 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean,VA 22101-2215 P: 703-790-0682; E; arrismay@veri20n.com TREAS; CAPT John L.'7ay" Woodbury Jr., USN (Ret.) 7515 Comith Dr.,Alexandria.VA 22306-2503 H; 703-768-3848; E: jaywoodl Šcox.net CLASS FUND RAISER: RADM Guy Shafier, USN (Ret.) 7101 Bay Front Dr. #125 Annapolis, MD 21403 H: 401-269-6609 E: ghbs51usna@comcast.com WEB SITE; www.usna51.com

President's Comer Once again we are highUghting the class minireunion in Jack's Class column this month. As ofThis writing in early January we have not heard from a number of you who had indicated a desire to Attend an event in Colorado Springs as your first choice when we sent a questionnaire regarding Your preferences for a fiature meeting date. By the time you are reading this, we hope that those of you who have signed up wiU have received a letter with a detaUed schedule of events, information on how to sign up for these events, and a response sheet to be returned indicating your desires for the weekend. If you haven't signed up and intend to do so, PLEASE contact the Cheyenne Mountam Resort PRONTO!! For aU of you who have signed up, you may go to the Class WebSite and see who is coming.

We wiU also keep the schedule of events there as weU. We recendy learned that Beau Dietrich's church, St. Dunstan's, in McLean,VA has estabHshed a memorial in his name, the "Henry 'Beau' Dietrich Baptismal Font Memorial". If you would Hke to make a contribution in memory of Beau, please send a check to "St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 1830 Kirby Road, McLean,VA 22101" and make the check out to "St. Dunstan's Church" with "Baptismal Font" in the note section of the check. AU the best to each of you,Al. Al has pretty much covered the minireunion info. As of this early date we have 47 couples and two widows signed up. That's 96 folks, and Hkely more to come. So if you want to go, we'U need to know as soon as possible, so we can make sure everyone is accommodated. At this point, it looks Hke a great time in the making.

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Bob Adler, the impresario for the minireunion, has done a great job to date in fining up the more than a few detaUs, Hke parties, buses, tours and the Hke. As of now, it looks Hke a Thursday night, 10/2 buffet for the class, Friday night Navy League ffinction, Samrday taUgate and of course the game (tickets and such). He's initiaUy selected two, maybe three interesting tours for Friday 10/3 depending on how many sign up. Later columns wiU fiirther home in on detaUs. Jay Woodbury is planning to put together a new Blue Book for the minireunion. The last one, issued at our 55th reunion in 2006, has many changes and updates, because people just seem to be moving around. So please send Jay your recent changes so we can have a reasonably up-to-date product in October Here and There Quite a bit that foUows in this section comes from Sam Ginder's Home Page on the Internet, with some changes and additions after receipt of further info. Sam is doing a great job!

Now that footbaU season is over we'U not need the ticket exchange info that BiU Thomas put together for us every week. Pat and BUI packed their bags and flew off to Marco Island for the winter, suffering, of course, in 80 degree water temp and braving that mercUess old sun!

BiU Foster talked with Roland (Des)Desrosiers to see how he was doing. Des had a horrendous single car accident over a year ago, and has been in and out of a San Diego hospital with his broken legs and numerous other injuries that at the outset were Hfe threatening. He has been thru rehab and is now at home with 24 hour care. To compHcate matters, wife Peg has also had compHcations from diabetes and is presendy in a San Diego hospital. His daughters have been updating his Academy roommates John Bres and Jim Baker. Des and Peg woiUd welcome communications from friends.

They Hve in Bonita, a suburb of San Diego.

Joanne and John SuUivan were on the committee for the Navy Birthday BaU at Falcon's Landing here in Northern VA on 13 October. In the pic in the middle are Joanne and John in aU their finest!

John was the Chairman, and over 100 seaservice veterans attended. This wiU be an annual event.

'51 and friends attending the Navy Birthday Ball at Falcon's Landing

Army-Navy 2007 game in Baltimore,

FinaUy, here's the way to go to the Army/Navy game in Baltimore. By limo!

These hardy souls, organized by Pete HUgarmer, were dropped right by the stadium, no hassle, no fiiss. In the pic, 1 to r,Ward deCroot and daughter Robin, Pete HUgartner and Deanie Thomas, Ann Dietrich, Tom Boyce, Sara HUgartoer, and Barbara Boyce. So naturaUy, Navy won!

Last Call That time of life, folks, but we cherish the memories. On 24 September Dean Franke lost his wife Shirley to cancer, in San Diego. She was interred at Fort Rosecrans on 11 October. This reported

by Jean and Andy Kremm.

On 12/6 we lost Tom Burns to prostate cancer after a two-year fight, according to his wife EUie. He leaves six chUdren and seven grandchUdren. A wonderfiU gent, and fuU of good humor, he was happy he Hved long enough to see Navy beat Notte Dame! His Academy roommate was BiU Shaughnessy, who has kept in touch with Tom aU these years.

Also on 12/6, Dick Higgins lost his beloved wife Patricia E. after a long Ulness. She blessedly died peacefiUly in her sleep. She leaves two sons, 5 grandchUdren, and 4 great grandchUdren. Dick was a longtime engineer at Grumman and at their ffight test facUity on Long Island, was involved with the testing of the E-2,C-2 and A-6 Navy aircraft.

Further, on 12/6 Ralph GUbert lost his beloved Connie, his wife of 56 years, due to compHcations from heart surgery.

They had just returned from a trip to

Argentina. Connie and Ralph gjobe-trorted to over 60 countries, and had an audience with the Pope with only ten people. Connie was very close to the Cardinal in Chicago, was a Patron of the Hubbard Street Dance Company, and received a glowing obituary and appreciation in the MetropoHtan Section of the Chicago Tribune.

On 12/15 we lost our Pat Burke to cancer and emphysema. He is survived by his wife Linda and five chUdren by his first wife, MoUy. Linda and Pat and Suzanne and I played goff together at the 35th or 40th reunion, and had a wronderfiU time throughout the reunion. After USAF flight training. Pat was in the nuclear weapons program at Sandia Base in Albuquerque.

On 12/23 we lost John Buck, a retired Navy Captain whose last sea command was of USS Chicago, a cruiser and flagship for a CruDesGroup Admiral.

John had a distinguished Naval career, and was employed in the Northern Viginia area in defense contract work prior to a final retirement. He leaves his wife Betty, and chUdren Jerome and Teresa.

On 2 January we lost Sibyl Head, widow ofJohn Head. Sibyl and John Hved and worked in the Northern Vii^inia area before moving to Basye, Virginia in the Shenandoah VaUey, near Brvce Mountain Resort.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES: RAD.M William J. Ryan, SC, USN (Ret.) E: wjrl952@rahoo.com SECY: CAPT Frank Hamiegan, USN (Ret.) 309Yoakum Pkwy. Apt. 1507 Alexandria. VA 22304-3905 E fatdadret@e3rthlink-net WEBMASTER: PX). Sierer E: pdsierer@earthlink-net CLASS WEB SITE: www.asna.coizi/cJasses/class52/DefaaltJitm

Thanksgiving, the Army-Navy Game, Christmas, and New Years have aU come and gone and it happened so fast I barely remembered that this dumed column was due. As I might have expected the inexorable bad news continues to flow in at this time of year when most are too busy to write about interesting and fun happenings. In this regard I was informed that WUHam P. Maughan passed away on 26 December 2007 in Sarasota, Florida after a series of lengthy iUnesses. BUI was a member of the 4th Company, and upon graduation he was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force. In 1958 he resigned his commission. BiU's ashes wiU be inurned at

the Naval Academy Columbarium at a date to be determined.

On another sad note John Beecher and Joan Beecher-Benson's son, John Michael "Mike" Beecher, passed away on 20 December 2007 in Oxnard, CA. Mike was buried in Fairfax Memorial Park on 3 January 2008. Joan has been deaUng with serious health issues of her own and now is Hving in Manor Care of Alexandria.Joan's inteUect, caring, and very special sense of humor made her a ^^ued addition to Class gatherings. She has been a kind and generous friend to aU who know her, and our prayers go out to her in this difficult time.

Shordy before Thanksgiving Pete Barry underwent extensive open heart surgery that included replacement of a valve in the heart. This surgery foUowed a previous one almost thirty years earHer, but when one is eighty, recovery progress is a lot more tedious. Pete says that he is feeUng pretty good and things improve daUy and knowing his dedication to the game of goff I am confident that by the time you read this he wiU be exercising in anticipation of the coming season on Long Island.

In December I heard firom Fred Adair who has replaced Ron CampbeU as President of the Northwest Chapter.

He reported on the Chapter gathering for the Army-Navy game. Fred and Mary Jane hosted the event participated in by Ron and Vera CampbeU, Glen and Angela Driver, Whit and Judy Hansen, Chet and Marty McRorie, Jim and Bee Niederkrome, and, of course theAdairs.

The day of the game saw a Hght snow but it caused no problems for attendees on their drive home. Fred said the storms hit and the heavens let loose two days later, but since aU Hved above the high water mark no problems were incurred by Chapter members.

Within a couple of weeks foUowing our Class reunion Renee Lyons hosted a spectacular party celebrating Ace's 80th Birthday. (We can't be that old, can we???)

The gathering w^as at their beautifiil home on their estate in the hiUs above Warrenton,Virginia. In addition to a large number of Ace's business associates the Class of '52 was weU representedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;see group picture below.

Renee not ordy ensured that there would be superb food, and good music, but also managed to arrange for an outstanding FaU day as one can teU from the picmre.The guest of honor enjoyed himself thoroughly but in time was upstaged by "Boomer" who proved to be a most congenial addition to the party.

Ken Weir passed on information regarding an heroic mission flown by Jim Brickel during the Viet Nam war. Bomb damage assessment photography of the Thai Nguyen steel mUl was an urgent requirement. At the same time getting it would be an extremely hazardous undertaking in view of the heavy concentration of anti-aircraft weapons surrounding the site. Jim saw the task as his responsibUity and volunteered to fly an RF-101 Voodoo reconnaissance aircraft to get the pictures.

As expected withering fire was encountered and his airplane sustained severe damage to an engine and ffight control systems. In spite of these major problems Jim was able to continue to the objective, get the photography, and return to base safely. This hazardous mission's success was the basis for the weU-earned award of the Air Force Cross. Complete details of this exploit wiU be found in the March 2008 issue of Aviation History.

At this time I want to thank those of you who took time to provide me, over the past months, with lengthy articles concerning current events and historical reminiscences. I am sure there are times that you wondered if the effort was worth it. BeHeve me it is much appreciated and very helpful even wrhen I have to abridge your work to comply with word Hmits.

Please keep the information coming.

Someone recendy asked me if I thought that classes admitted under the current screening processes would prove

L to R:Argiro, Hannegan, Stein, Gragg, Sheehan, Barry, Alexander, Manara, Denfeld, Bailey, ana Denoigh

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52*54 CLASS N E W S as successful as the Class of'52. NaturaUy, I can't answer that because I am not likely to be around when an accurate judgment can be made. Nonetheless, it is an interesting subject. Today the Academy gets somewhere near 14,000 appHcations.The SAT bar seems to be set quite high.. .1 think the average approaches a 1400-1score.The NAPS input today is mosdy young men/wromen (?) out of high school who went there to strengthen academics or for athletic purposes. I assume there are limited transfers from other CoUeges and Universities, and that few older and experienced men or women come firom the Heet. My question: wiU these standards encourage the loyalty, initiative and imagination we would hope for?

Looking back to 1948 I see a vasdy different admissions circumstance. I am sure that aU classes see themselves as special.. .in my humble (?) opinion '52 was and is. Our class was cobbled together from a variety of sources during the only year of that era that had no draft (It was reinstated prior to the appHcations for '53). I would be wUHng to bet this was one reason, along with postwar disinterest in the miHtary that so few appHed for entrance in '48.We were fortunate that a large contingent appHed for NAPS firom the Fleet and the Marine Corps. Another large input came firom transfers firom CoUeges and Universities, and the remainder came out of High Schools or Prep Schools. Our physical standards were reasonable but from my own experience (eyes) many sympathetic wraivers w^ere given. I think the admissions target was somewhere around 1200, but this number w^as not achieved untU after the academic year w/as underway when we got the stragglers. Looking back on the four years at the Academy I remember that this fortuitous conglomeration produced a whole lot of "free spirits"; many more who reveled in the opportunity to challenge the "system" as a matter of personal vindication; and, a large contingent who estabHshed highly commendable academic standards (not me!).The reason for this may have come firom influences in the classes ahead of us. Conversely, my thinking is that having such a large number of older and more mamre (focused?) individuals coming from highly diverse social and economic backgrounds inspired the competitiveness and camaraderie that continues to this day. I think today's classes wiU be hard pressed to produce as many Flag and General Officen; as many remarkably successfiil civUian professionals;

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and, the number of individuals awarded high combat awards for valor as the Class of 1952! Since this is just one viewpoint I would be happy to hear and pass on yours.

In closing I wiU reflect a moment on the past year and on the year ahead. World events are important and the media drowns us with the detaUs daUy so forget that. What was important to me was the opportunity to see and visit with so many of you at our reunion. The reason I bring this up is that since I took on this job due to the terrible tragedy that befeU Leigh and Jean Ebbert I have received far too many notices firom the Alumni Association regarding the passing of old friends and acquaintances. Of course when I get these I address them in the column, but space limitations preclude words that accurately reflect my and your sense of loss. Accordingly, as I wish you aU a Happy New Year (in March!) I wiU add a special wish that you and yours remain healthy and active throughout 2008 and for as many years beyond as the Good Lord wiU aUow. Ciao!

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 62% PRES: Lt Col David B.Jones, USAF (Ret.) 6708 Pageland La., Gainesville.VA 20155 P: 703-754-4492; E: djlockei@earthlink.net SECY: CAPT Arthur C. Bivens, USN (Ret.) 3724 Acosta Rd.. Fair&c.VA 22031 P: 703-273-1392; E: acbivens@aol.com WEBMASTER: Paul Dudley E: pauldudley53@earthlink.net CLASS WEB SITE: www.usna53.org

This is my first class news column as your new Scribe. Dave Jones has moved up to be our Class President after 24 years of meeting those monthly Shipmate deadlines. I'm sure he wiU do a superb job as Class President, much as Chris Zirps has done these past three years. I hope to meet your expectations as Dave's successor. I have marveled at how weU he seems to know so many of you. But then he has been receiving your news for these many years and spending a lot of time on the road visiting many of you. If you were in the 6th Batt, or NAPS, or are in the submarine community or the Washington â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ArmapoHs area gang, I'U probably know you. I hope to get to know more of you better. The Shipmate class news is one way of keeping in touch and letting aU of us know what's interesting in your Hves. If you are Hke me, the first thing I do when receiving Shipmate is ffip to our class news. So send me your news, the good stuff, and the sad too. Remember that

what you send me wiU not be published for at least a month, or two months, as is the case for this column, which wiU be in the March edition. Also, make use of our class web site and send info that we would Hke to see sooner, such as sad news of death, and serious Ulness, injury, and recovery, to our Web Master, Paul Dudley. Regarding obituaries in Shipmate, you must deal direcdy with Shipmate's obituaries editor,Timothy EHzabeth Woodberry at obits@usna.com.

And in case you are wondering about her gender, caU her at 410-295-4064 and you wiU definitely hear a woman's voice.

As a way of introduction for those of you who haven't seen me in some time, the December issue o( Shipmate has a picture of Marcy and me at a Navy footbaU game taUgate in AnnapoHs.There is another picmre of three Class of'54 guys labeled Art Bivens and BiU Trueblood.

Without making any disparaging comments, I don't think we look anything Hke those three. In Dave's last Shipmate column, the January-February issue, he faded to mention that as President-EIect he was caUed on to deHver the Navy speech during our annual pre Army-Navy footbaU game luncheon with our West Point Class of'53 cousins. The Commandant of Midshipmen, Captain Margaret Klein, had accepted an invitation to come and speak, but she had to cancel a few days before our event because a very important Middle East peace conference was held that day at USNA in Memorial HaU. The "Don't Give Up the Ship" flag on the waU was supposed to give them inspiration to keep plugging away at peace between Israel and the Arab countries. So Dave stepped up to the plate on short notice and gave an inspired and humorous talk for the Navy side. Faithfid attendees besides Dave and SaUy Jones included Art and Marcy Bivens, Eddie Best and guest Judy Parkinson, Huntley and Libby Boyd, Pete Conrad, Mick Daley, Jack Davison, Darrel and SaUy Dempster, Joe GUdea. Art and NeU Gilmore. Jack and Dottie Hoch, Steve Hostettler and guest Myra Bearman. Mike and Pat Maher, Brian McCrane.Don and Joyce McVay, Frank and Judy Ostronic, Bob Raffaele, Tom Schaaf, Dean and Cathy Smith, Ed and Madelene Spar,Joe and Maria Thomas, Herb Tiede, BiU and Karen Trueblood, Al and Betty VUlaret, and Chris and Christine Zirps.

As everyone knows, the good news is that we had a successfiU footbaU season.

The bad news is that we lost Coach Paul Johnson and the Poinsettia Bowl. The oood news is that we can be proud of the way our team never accepted defeat by scoring a last minute touchdown and then recovering the on side kick, giving Utah a heart stopping moment in this 35-32 thrUler.The bad news is that I have difficult\- pronouncing the name of new Head Coach Niumataloloâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this on top of Quarterback Kaipo-Noa-KaheakuEnhada.The good news is that they wiU both be back next season, which should be another winner.

Regarding the Binnacle List, Hart Sebring, our Class Executive Vice President, is back home after spending many months in a nursing home recovering from GuiUain-Barre syndrome. He is looking forward to having a good 2008, and is now fiiUy engaged in our Class business. Also mending weU is Tak Yoshihara after a major operation to repair an unexpected tear in his aorta during a routine angioplasty procedure.

Larry Watson had open heart surgery in December, compHcated with a case of pneumonia and kidney problems. As of this wTiting he is home and feeUng better.

Some sad news passed on to me is that Charies Reed's wife, Jean, passed away 20 September firom a ruptured aorta aneurysm. Jean's service was held 3 Oaober in Montgomery; Texas. In Charles' e-maU he stated," My chUdren, her fiiends and I wiU dearly miss this wonderful wife and mother. Her mental strength, determination and love were quaUties that epitomize the traits of a true Navy Wife." Other sad news: Jerry Weinstein informed us that John Roepke passed away 22 December in Las Cruces, NM after a long and hard fought batde with cancer. I remember John as a feUow former enlisted man who was a footbaU star at NAPS, and later, a star on our successful Navy team that beat Army in 1952.

On a more personal note was the passing of Curtis "Andy" Anderson announced in the last issue of Shipmate.

He was a 22nd Company mate and yawl racing buddy. We crewed for each other in many a successfiU Bay race. Among the pictures is one ofAndy as a midshipman at the helm of one of our 44 ft yawls.

Another picmre features 22nd Company mates Logan Malone, D o n Killian (24th Co), Bob Skerett, and Tyke Furey at a Guantanamo Base swimming pool during the 1952 Midshipman Summer Cmise.

Curt Anderson at the helm

r Logan Malone, Don Killian, Bob Skerett, and Tyke Furey

Roy Girod, another of our 22nd Company mates sent us a "Needle-in-the Haystack" story that happened on his way back home foUowing our 22nd Company reunion last Spring in Colorado Springs.

Roy and his wife, Pat, had stopped in Keystone, South Dakota after visiting Mount Rushmore. Here's Roy's story: "As was her custom, Pat proceeded up one side of the street and down the other terrorizing the various shop keepers, and is my custom, I proceeded to a bench to watch the girls go by. I was wearing my San Nicolas Island baU cap and a man about my age stopped to ask about it. I told him, then we proceeded to talk about many things. He said he was a retired HS Math & Science teacher. I asked him ff any of his students had gone to USNA. He said one, and maybe another. He said his brother had gone but did not graduate. I asked him his brother's name. He told me it was a long ItaUan name, Giannotti Bingo!.... His brother. Curt, was my Plebe! He resigned midyear, saying he had to go back to S.Dakota to help on the ranch. He later joined the Navy, went to Pensacola, won his wings, and spent a career as a Naval Aviator, including becoming a test pUot. He died of colon cancer a few years ago. I ask you.

What are the odds?" That story reminded me of my Plebe, Roy "Broon-Broon" Bruner, who bUged out at the end of his first semester. He also joined the Navy and because he had two years of coUege went to ffight school, won his wings, and was commissioned before his USNA

classmates. Sadly, he died in a seaplane accident off Corpus Christi in 1957.

Despite being non-graduates both our plebes stayed true to the Navy and served honorably.

Did you know that Ross Perot owned a centuries old copy of the Magna Carta? A Washington Post article with the headHne,"The Man Who Has Everything," stated that his copy was being auctioned off and wiU probably fetch over $20 milHon, which it did. The new owner said his copy wiU remain at our National Archives where it has been on display during Ross's ownership.

According to the Post, Ross is donating the proceeds to medical research.

The second letter for our 55th Class Reunion September 18-21 was maUed in December and action should have been taken by the time you read this. The organizers under the leadership of Chris Zirps have been doing a superb job of planning for this event. If you haven't done so, get your "Sea Stories" in to Frank Roach ASAP. Most of us have plenty of interesting experiences that can be embeUished into a good story.

Happy St Paddy's Day!...Art B ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 52% PRES: CAPT George V. Zeberlein, USN (Ret.) H: 410-267-7470; E: gvzeb@comcast.net SECY: CAPT George M. Henson, USN (Ret.) 701 Creek View Cir., Phoenixville, PA 19460 H: 610-933-6955; E: gl40250h@verizon.net WEBMASTER: Wm Croom E: willyaye@cox.net WEB SITE: ww^v.u5na54.net

21st Company Reunion Tom Moore and Raley Thomley were the sources for this great tale of the armual mini-reunion practiced by the 21st Company, 6th BattaHon.The gathering took place at Hickory Knob State Resort Park in South CaroHna on October 9-13 and was hosted admirably by Pat and George McKee.They did an exceUent job, checking places to visit, to eat, and aU. And, of course, George ensured the best goff courses in that part of South CaroHna and Georgia were avaUable According to

By Byington's records thirty five were graduated and 18 remain with us. Nine couples, 50%, mustered at the reunion to take pleasure in each others company.

During the day most of the guys enjoyed goff together, whUe spouses toured about the area and went shopping. Evenings were spent with good food, Hbation, and teUing stories. As you might suspect, the truth may have been stretched a Htde.

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54*55 C L A S S N E W S Joe Morgan, Denny Trone, and Tom Moore were pleased to renew their comradeship again after parting company 53 years ago. Most aU are looking forward to the gathering in June for our Class 54th reunion. We encourage aU who are able to do so to come to make it a gala affair-hope to see you there. Tentative plans were also set for the faU of 2009 in GainesvUle, Florida. Here are photos that capture some of the group in action. The first, host and hostess George and Pat McKee. Next, a bus tour to Washington, Georgia area highHghts.The roster: Tann and AHce Lightsey Ardyth andJimJoUiff, Libby and Denny Trone, Mary Lou and Rick ChUdress,Terri and Tom Moore, Agnes Ann Moore and Raley Thomley, Harriett and By Byington, Joe and Fredda Morgan, and Pat and George Mckee. Last: The "guys" of the 21st. Raley Thomley, Denny Trone, By Byington, Tom Moore, Rick ChUdress,JimJolHff,Joe Morgan, George McKee, andTaim Lightsley "AU in exceUent shape" Raley added this pertinent footoote and photo. "I had ten of these caps made a few^ years ago before one of our company reunions. Gave aU but two aw^ay â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to widows and in one instance a brother (BUI Cronin's). I hope we can get 200-400 made for our own use and to give to widows, etc. IS THIS A PIPE DREAM?????? Help me push this issue.

Pictured-A suggested cap that we get as part of our "digs" for our upcoming 54th Reunion in June.

Note, U.S. Naval Academy '54, not Navy or something.

"Navy" is the footbaU team â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we '54 Cap graduated firom USNA and we are die Class of 1954!!!

Let's proudly display that!!

Scribe-Sounds Hke a good idea to me.

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tered faniUy assemble and share in the latest member's induction into the mUitary service. The picture represents a total of 152 years of miHtary service to our nation.

George and Pat McKee

The Riester MiHtary Family.

"Guys" of the 21st

Riester MUitary Family Jack Riester sends this note and photo of a unique famUy gathering. "What is depicted is my grandson's (Peter J. Riester, Jr.) 2007 graduation firom the Academy.

Most of the famUy gathered to launch him on his career. The other USNA officer is my son Peter, '81. The others are sons and daughters and spouses, aU serving m die mUitary (Army {BEAT NAVY}, Navy {BEAT ARMY} and Air Force {BEAT ARMY and NAVY}).You can recognize me as the oldest officer but, except for the new ensign, the lowest in rank or time in service." The Riester mUitary famUy firom left to right: son-in-law COL Donald Lisenbee, USA; daughter LCOL Betsy Lisenbee/Riester, USA(Ret.); son-in-law COL Mark Dillon, USAF (married to daughter Sara); son CAPT Peter Riester, USN (USNA '81); grandson Peter J. Riester, Jr., USN (USNA '07); pao-iarch CDR Jack Riester, USNR (Ret.), (USNA '54); grandfadier on wife's side LCOL Henry Novak, USA(Ret.); son CDR John Riester,Jr., USN(Ret.) Jack related what a rew^arding experience it was to have the widely-scat-

Lafayette Reunion Ship reunions are always nostalgic and memorable gatherings of those who have spent long hours, days, and weeks in close and supportive company. Here is a note of the recent one of the baUistic missUe submarine Lafayette, by reunion master of ceremonies and former (1964-1967) Executive Officer Jamie Deuel, who played a unique role in her keel-laying way back in January of 1961. At the time he was serving as Main Propulsion Assistant on NautUus, moored in Groton, Connecticut, and on duty as Engineering Officer of the Watch, when she was used ceremonially, via blue and gold striped shore power cables, to provide a nuclear powered arc for the first welding strike on the next, French named ship's keel. Jamie reports: "In late October Carol and I visited Charleston for a reunion of the good ship LAFAYETTE, die lead ship of the last Trident class of "boomers." Three of us served on SSBN 616, Denny West, Buddy Foster, for whom LAFAYETTE was the first of two command tours, and I. Buddy's wife, AHcia, could not make the reumon due to a pressing faniUy commitment and therefore missed the below photo op. After the reunion we stayed a couple of days with my former wrresding teammate, BiU (Woody) Holz, and wife Diane, who Hve on Seabrook Island, a bit south of Charleston. Woody, in a local power grab shucked his esteemed position as snow removal czar and, we learned subsequendy, won a seat on the island's governing councU. CouncUor today. Boss Holz tomorrow, is my prediction. He, Hke Diane, is also an active tennis player, but where he was the Hghtest wresder on the team, and I the second heaviest, we are now, shaU we say close to each odier in ways odier dian mere friendship."

Denny & Nina West Buddy Foster, Carol & Jamie Deuel

Carol and Jamie Deuel, Bill and Diane Holz

Dr. Eugene O.S. Stevenson Honored From Ed Dawson: • "I recendy came across an article in the Geoi^ Washington University Medical Center Health Magazine (Spring 2007).

I am submitting it for insertion in our Class Shipmate column because it honors one of our esteemed Classmates, Dr. Eugene O.S. Stevenson, MD, a very special penon. As a practicing physician and surgeon in the Virginia community Gene " B o c ^ " Stevenson has been recognized by his peers and acclaimed as one of the most respected members of the medical profession in this area." The article is tided Alumnus Honors Mentor with Scholarship and reads: "I w ouldn't be where I am in my career today ffit weren't for Eugene Stevenson," says an alumnus of the medical school who wishes to remain anonymous. He recendy endowed The Eugene Stevenson, MD '60 Medical School Scholarship to honor his fiiend and feUow alumnus. "Dr. Stevenson was always looking out for his fiiends and smdents and shared with them his wisdom. A man Hke this-an incredible penon, a superb doctor, mentor and fiiend who has touched so many Hvesshould have his name remembered for generations to come. I am so gratefiil to be able to honor his legacy in this fitting and meaningful way," says the donor. Dr. Stevenson and donor met nearly 30 years ago, and Dr. Stevenson quickly became a mentor and friend, the elder encouraging the younger to attend GW for medical school. Dr. Stevenson also provided

tremendous emotional support as both men experienced hardship-each struggled financiaUy and lost a parent-during their time in medical school. As a result Dr. Stevenson was able to offer invaluable advice and guidance to his younger protege. When asked how he felt about having a scholarship named after him. Dr. Stevenson beamed, "I was astonished and amazed! It was very gratifying for me that a good friend would think back on his experience and honor me in this way." Dr. Stevenson also impacted numerous students through his teaching of GW students and residents at Inova Fairfax Hospital. "I have always beHeved that it is mandatory to be involved in teaching," says Dr. Stevenson. "Any surgeon who learns by way of information passed down from other residents and physicians has experienced one of the most important aspects of medical education." He noted, "It is through the generosity of this donor that this gift wUl hopefiiUy make medical school a reaUty for financiaUy needy smdents who otherwise may not have had this wonderful opportunity." • ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: L I F E .MEMBERSHIP:

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PRES: VADM Henry C. Mustin, USN (Ret.) VICE PRES/SECY: CAPT Tom Kie&ber,USN (Ret.) TREAS: COL Cal Weaver, USA (Ret.) C O R R SECY: Dan Butter6eld 5 Lakeside Close, Nellysfoid,VA 22958 H; 434-361-1357; E: 4dbfield@cyberwind.net WEB SITE: wTvw.usna.com/cIasses/1955

Ned Floyd sends in,"Lavon and Dick Jones again invited the '55 community in the San Diego area to watch the ArmyNavy game at their home. As always, their hospitaUty was superb. Tom Boucher, Dee and Pete EUer, Lynne and Ned Floyd, Barb and Charles Hagee, George Johnson, Tom Shine, and Peggy and Hugh Webster joined their hosts to celebrate another Navy victory whUe enjoying the festivities." Editors note: Perhaps this time I wUl have the photo correcdy aimotated!

l-r. Ned Floyd, Hugh Webster, Tom Boucher, Tom Shine, George Johnson holding the San Diego goat Pete Filer, Dick Jones, and Charles Hagee

Shirley Lowe says that she is moving from her home in AnapoHs to an over-55 (good number!) condo here. She says," I have been teaching portrait painting at a senior center, and then have gone on to also teach it at the Community CoUege".

New address effective around early February vvUl be: 940 Astern Way, AnapoHs, MD 21401.

Hartley Holte went to a "Welcome Home" just before Christmas for one of the BWI Airport events for soldiers returning from their tour in Iraq. "Big surprise for them as they filed out into the lobby area set up for them, and very touching for most of them—and for the some 100 of us there to greet them who cheered, clapped and shouted, and provided "goodie bags". Planes with Army and USAF folk arrive every few days with up to 200 people there each time. Big difference from NAM, huh! They bring their weapons with them and are required to keep them with themselves at aU times.

Quite a mix bearing weapons, from the Colonels down and especiaUy inttiguing were the very sHght young women also toting their weapons! It took an hour and one-haff to offload the entire plane of some 240 troops. Much of it was due to customs and security needs. One of my USO friends here in AnnapoHs helps in organization, but the Welcome is largely independent of USO. I understand that Marines arrive primarUy at Lejeune."

From a note relayed to us by our Alumni Assc, Richard T. Nelson has been elected by the Commander for 2008 of Fort Myers (FL) Commandery #32, Knights Templar of Florida, and appendant York Rite body of Freemasonry in America. He is also serving as Junior warden of Noah Masonic Lodge #357 of North Ft Myers. His "pedigree" also includes that he is "Tyler" of the City of Palms CouncU #419, and a member of St Bernard de Clairvaux Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine and Appendant Orders, and is a member of the Araba Shrine Temple of Ft Myers.

Peet Odgers says that he is recovering firom a new right knee operation and finaUy has some other modem technology implants which work for prostate related issues! As he says,"AU vviU be fine in 2008."

Fay and Ed Keranen stated that they have been spending their winters in Florida, returning to MD toward the end of AprU. As he says, "MD wiU always be our home, however, we do appreciate escaping the cold w^eather." Gary Snyder and Dave Reedy have remained in March 2008

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55*56 CLASS N E W S contact with Ed and have been instrumental in encouraging Ed to "Stay in touch". Ed says that he now expects to begin joining the DC crowd for luncheons in 2008.

Edna and Rip Wieler sent in a note to let us know that, "We went to CaHfornia for the annual meeting of the Classic Car Club. Saw some spectacular cars, met Jay Leno and visited the Reagan Ranch."They also had plenty of other travel to Albany, NY, the Poconos, PA, Ohio, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Haines Falls, NY in the CatskUls, PhUadelphia, and Charlotte, NC!! "During the two longer, mid-summer absences, we took the opportunity to have our wooden floors refinished, completing the renovation project triggered by the two hurricanes three years ago, and are just now back to "normal". On the home front, we stUl maintain 9 old cars and over 50 rose bushes. We try to play tennis 3-5 times a week, have season tickets for the Theater GuUd, sing in the church choir, and help with communion. Edna is active in an antique club and volunteers at theVero Beach Museum ofArt. Rip un-retired to become President of the MUitary Officers Assc. andVP of the Veterans CouncU of the county. He continues to donate white ceUs and is working on his 64th gaUon! Y'aU come down and see us, hear."

Here is an extract of an interesting and scary article by Kim Marquis of the Juneau Empire (Paper) sent in by Jack Higgs about one ofJohn Raster's sons.

"A "crack" in the brush. A spUt second to turn and see the bear. Another second to cHck the gun's safety off. That's aU the time Dr. John Raster had before the 4500 pound male brown bear attacked him." John had been walking in late November alone on the beach on Admiralty Island in the Alaska chain, intending to photograph the sunrise. The bear bit and scratched him, and pushed him down into the water. After the mauling, the bear walked offl John wound up with hypothermia, a broken hand, puncture wounds and lacerations on his neck.

He was expected to be back at work shortly in his role as an ear, nose, and throat speciaHst who owns a local practice in Juneau.

AHce and Dale Crosier sent in this photo of them having been on "extended duty" last summer at Daintree National Park, Northeast Coast of AustraHa. Looks Hke Dale could stiU go to the mat for three more periods!

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Dale and Alice Crosier

John Boardman wrote in to let us know that he has recendy written a book.

I "Only once, or twice, have I written, and this wUl be my last time. With the death of my beloved wife in October, 2006,1 was compeUed to write of our Hfe-of-love.The name of the book is, "Miss Martha" and the ISBN is 1-42419819-4. Martha and I feU in love at first sight, when she was 14 and I was 18, two years before I entered USNA. We Hved 600 mUes apart and only saw each other six times for a total of three weeks before we became engaged exacdy 3 years after we met. Our love was by letters.We dragged the entire time at USNA. The book discusses USNA, but is about our Hfe-oflove.We became sweethearts for eternity at the end of plebe year, and a month before her near-death experience on 4 July 1952 which changed her Hfe forever. Much of the book consists of excerpts from Martha's love letters to me. We were married when Martha graduated from WUHam and Mary inJuneofl957."B

have puUed it out. We'U get 'em next year." Ned Floyd had previously indicated that the names of John Weaver, John Snyder, Anders, Wade, Aronis (famUy), and Haynes were among those on the attendees Hst. For those who have not been advised by other means, I have reUnquished my role as class secretary and this is my final class column. Dan Butterfield has graciously agreed to serve in the role of corresponding secretary and we are certain that he wiU do very weU. Please forward to Dan any items you deem appropriate for Shipmate to him at 5 Lakeside Close, NeUysford,VA 22958, 434_361-1357, or 4dbfield@ cyberwind.net. Tom Kiefaber wUl assume the role of handUng communications for the class. Please advise him of any changes to emaU and snaU maU address plus phone changes: Kief55@ aol.com or (703) 758-1077. It has been a real pleasure to have been able to serve y'aU.Take care,— Hartley Holte

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

"DEO FIDEUS John also includes some very interesting "sea stories" of his days at USNA, including his dating of Martha whUe at USNA, "Cousin" Arthur EUington (mayor of Annapolis), Arthur's sea duty and his relationship with Midshipmen, cars at USNA, and John's association with ADM Rickover (the KOG) during his 21 years of work as a civUian in the NNPI Program at IngaUs ShipbuUding. As John says, "Few of you wUl be credibly interested in "Miss Martha", but your wives, daughters and granddaughters might. I miss my Beloved Martha very much" Tom Kiefaber "reported in" with news of the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego.

The TaUgate was jointly hosted by '55 and '97 (Tom's son John) and featured loads of food and drink for aU ages (no cover charge). It was attended by Kenny Holden, Jack Garrow, Hugh Webster, and Bob Irons, plus famUy members.

Intense spirit was generated, but if more '55ers had showed, we probably would

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Steve and Sharon Arnold Wedding Steve Arnold (05) and Sharon Walsh were married on 7-7-7 (is that good luck or what?) in a quiet garden ceremony in Colorado Springs.The Best Man was our own George Textor (15) with Steve's chUdren MeHnda and Greg close by, together with grandchUdren Ryan and Tristin.

Sharon's famUy, brother and sister-n-law, Larry and Barbara with their chUdren, Sarah and Cameron were in from San Rafael, California. Among the notables present was Dennis Ralston, member of the International Tenms HaU of Fame, who was Sharon's tennis coach from her days on the women's tour. Sharon was Jr. Wimbledon Champion and teaming with BiUie Jean King won the World Doubles Championship in 1982. She was on the U.S. Federation Cup Team—^women's equivalent to the men's Davis Cup Team.

For those not famUiar with tennis this is Hke being selected for the footbaU Pro

Bowl. Steve and Sharon honeymooned on his yacht My Fair Lady in the Caribbean. My Fair Lady never made it to the 50th so Steve rented a yacht for the occasion! Steve and Sharon were at the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego in December where we first heard of this great news. Congratulations to Steve and Sharon from aU of us.

Bob Montgomery (07)—Long Term Support of USNA Bradley T. Montgomery, President of Montgomery Insurance and Investments and son of Bob Montgomery (07), writes that Bob is a staunch supporter of the Naval Academy and is very proud of his affiUation with the school. This is fliUy evident as we inspect the photo of Bob standing next to his USNA Foundation Plaque showing a long track of date bars extending faithfuUy over many years.

Bradley took this photo of his Dad on

Bob Montgomery

Christmas Eve this year and wanted it to be shared with his USNA classmates.

Both father and son Hve in Xenia, OH. Bob is hampered by Parkinson's disease, but has a great attitude and is stiU very active. Bob sends his best wishes to aU of us and hopes that we had a happy ending to 2007 and wUl have an even more fortuitous year in 2008.

Passing offoanne O'Hara— Wife of Mark (14) We are very sorry to report that Joanne O'Hara passed away on July 19,2007 from a bowel irffection. She had off and on bouts with pneumonia and other irffections foUowing a faU on a cruise ship on May 18th of this year. She was buried in the famUy plot in Baltimore foUowing a Funeral Mass. Mark and Joanne met during Plebe Spring Break and were married for over 50 years, having wed in Febraary 1957.Joanne graduated from the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore and also from Towson State University in Towson, Maryland. Mark and Joanne have 5 chUdren and 11 grandchUdren. We send our heartfelt condolences to Mark and his farruly.

The Charley Wilson (OS) Story This is an abbreviated excerpt from an article posted in the news on www.usna.com about "Charley WUson's

War" and some of his days as a midshipman, in case you missed it— • CharHe WUson's "War Against Convention" started at USNA in 1952 as a plebe midshipman. Charlie Wilson, the taU, lanky former congressman from East Texas who looks Hke the Marlboro Man, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1956. He said recendy that the new movie about him accurately portrays his boozing and skirt chasing, as weU as his efforts to fund a covert war in the 1980s aimed at expeUing the Soviets from Afghanistan. "I always thought the Russians meant what they said" when they said they hated the United States, Mr.WUson said. "We hit them a good pop in Afghanistan. I wanted to win, I wanted to kick their a**, and we did." "It was one of the things that put an end to the Evil Empire.

The movie,"CharHe WUson's War" stars Tom Hanks as Mr.WUson, and is based on George CrUe's 2003 book by the same name. Mr.WUson, whUe a member of the powerfiil House Appropriations Committee, got involved in Afghanistan after the Soviets invaded in 1979.The Soviets were using rockets, machine guns and deadly Hind attack heUcopters, whUe the Afghans were using World War I-era bolt-action rifles. Critics charge that Mr. WUson's efforts in Afghanistan ultimately backfired. The Afghan tribesmen drove the Soviets out, true, but the weapons Mr.WUson and the CIA gave them remained. And years later, these weapons feU into the hands of MusHm fundamentaHsts, such as—The Taliban. Charley says in response,"! teU them (critics) if they are smart enough to know what is going to happen 11 years from now, they should be in government; they shouldn't be reviewing books." "To say we shouldn't have helped the Afghans is Hke saying we shouldn't have helped the Russians in World War II defeat the Germans; if we hadn't we'd aU be speaking German." Mr.WUson said that by the time MusHm fundamentalists began attacking the United States, the sophisticated weapons in question, such as the Stinger missUes, "were 20 years old" and their "shelf Hfe" had expired. As for the basic weapons U.S. taxpayers unknowingly provided, such as RGP-7 rocket-propeUed grenades and the AK-47 rifles, Mr.WUson said terrorists can buy aU they want, whenever they want, cheap, in the capitals of every country in the Middle East "He was a fine guy, a haU-feUow-weU-met

kind of guy," an academy company mate, retired Navy Capt. Dick Walsh, of Annapolis, said. Capt. Walsh said his old classmate was a man of contradictions, a liberal Democrat who could stay elected in a conservative Texas district, and a compassionate person who never bHnked at kUHng Soviet soldiers.

Upon graduating from the Naval Academy, Mr.WUson served in the Navy for four years, some of the time aboard a destroyer assigned to search for Soviet subs. Near the end of his service in 1960, Mr.WUson broke a federal regulation by running for elective office (the Texas legislature) before he was discharged. He won the seat, got out of the Navy, and discovered he liked his new Hne of work.

In 1972, Mr.WUson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, a position he held for 24 years. "I feel very, very lucky; I stayed as long as I wanted to," he said. "I have great loyalty for the Naval Academy, but I wouldn't want to do it again, and they wouldn't want me back," Mr.WUson said. "I was a terrible midshipman." A member of the Naval Academy Class of 1956, Mr.WUson said he isn't sure who holds the academy's record for most demerits, him or Sen. John McCain, (Class of 1958) a RepubHcan presidential candidate from Arizona. "At times he pushed it, but he was a loyal guy," his academy classmate, retired Rear Adm. Richard Seesholtz said recendy.

Another of Mr. WUson's classmates, retired Navy Cmdr. Casey Kenaston of Northern Virginia, laughed recaUing the way his old friend looked for academy rules to break. "Good Time CharHe" wiU admit that he's had a number of second chances in his Hfe. Now 74 and Hving in Lu£kin,Texas, Mr.WUson is active in "Operation Grateffil Nation," an organization that helps severely disabled veterans live independently. One service that Mr. WUson enjoys is transporting disabled and needy veterans to the local Veterans Administration CHnic—"The Charlie Wilson CHnic." Mr.WUson underwent a heart transplant in September, and said he is doing fine. "I am doing reaUy weU so far, no infections, no rejections," he said.

Mr.WUson said he's not "getting a cut" of the movie, and "It is a surreal, other-planet experience" seeing his name on marquees everywhere. "It is very tight, very weU written... But it leaves out a lot of good stuff." I Adapted from The Capital (Annapolis, MD), December 30,2007 Sunday March 2008

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PRES: CAPT David S. Cooper, USN (Ret.) SECY: LCDR. P. O. Behrends, USN (Ret.) 143-A East Lake Drive, Annapobs.MD 21403 E: pobehrends@aol.com C O R R . SECY: CAPT EN. Howe Jr., USN (Ret.) 1 Walter Cir., Fredericksburg,VA 22405-2363 E: fiihusna57@cox.net WEBMASTER; Fred Dammann WEB SITE: www.usna57.org

It has been a tough month in the trenches and the losses mount.

Captain George WiUiam White, Jr., USN (Ret.) died on 10 November 2007 at his home in Mineral,VA. He is survived by nine chUdren, five sons and four daughters, 13 grandchUdren and three great grandchUdren. George wiU be buried at ArHngton on 20 August.

Lieutenant Commander Bruce Arthur Bennington, USN (Ret.) passed away at Punta Gorda, FL on 20 December 2007. Bruce is survived by three sons, eight grandchUdren and two great grandchUdren. He wiU be interred at a date to be later determined at ArHngton with his late wife PauHne and daughter Rebekah.

Howard Edgar Smith of Mission HUls, KS, died on 30 December 2007 foUowing a long Ulness. Smith-Dawg, as he was affectionately known to his Third Herd mates, is survived by his wife Heidi, son Jeff, daughter Suzanne (Suki) and one grandson, Nathaniel. He wiU be inurned with an infant son in his wife's famUy columbarium in Boston.

As this edition is being crafted our mid-range plan anticipates the distribution of the Reunion Supplement to The First 50 this month; with a bit of luck and body EngHsh, early this month. The man in charge of shipping this landmark work, Paul Behrends, wiU direct copies to aU book subscribers at the address to which your book was successfuUy shipped.

WhUe we're on the subject, the supplement is designed to be assembled into your copy of the bio volume and, to that end, elaborate (though straightforward, heel-of-the-boot) guidance wiU be provided which, ff foUowed reHgiously, wiU result in the desired integration without sustaining grievous bodUy injury. We fieldtested the instructions on some Plebes—weU, guys who used to be Plebes—and the desired result was achieved in a gratifying percentage of cases.

The Reunion Supplement is ffindamentaUy a coUection of reunion photography; some was captured by our official photographer and a lot coUected

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by attendees who graciously shared their work for our use. Our contributors included Gene Larson, Orrie Hiett, BiU TruxaU, Spence McManes, Tommy Saw^yer, Dale HoUabaugh, CharUe HaU, Ray Fazzio, Bob Morrow, Jim Ried, BiU Bryant, Norb Melnick, Frank Fendler, Ken Meneke, Dick Gentz, and Dick Hanna.

In addition to providing substantial numbers of their own photographs Gerry Sedor and Bart CampbeU have been the principal motivators, organizers, artists, mechanics, idea men, critics, designers and go-to guys in the process of assembUng the supplement. This capstone on The First 50 simply would not have happened in so splendid a fashion without their motivation and dedication to the work and, by the most modest extension, to aU of us. Thank you—aU of you—who bent to this oar.

Our host with the most, Pete Junghans, promptly turned his hat around after the triumphs of the 50th reunion and managed yet another Christmas gala for Washington Chapter mates and their guests on 14 December.

Unfortunately useful photography of the event has not turned up as of press time so what we have is the letter passed on by John Shewmaker from the Assumption Outreach Program ofWashington, D C , in response to receipt of the gifts contributed by party attendees: I Dear Deacon Shewmaker and the USNA Class of 1957: Please accept the gratitude of the Assumption Outreach Program, Washington, DC, S.E., for delivering the many wonderful Christmas gifts donated by the USNA Class of 1957.

If you wUl recaU my dad was in the Navy, and Ken, my helper that Sunday we aU met, is a retired Naval Officer In those few short minutes we felt an immediate bond with you and the wonderful people associated with the USNA Class of'57.The generosity that you and your classmates have shown to the deserving chUdren of Southeast reflects that continuum of giving that the miHtary, and especiaUy those who served in the Navy, have demonstrated throughout their Hves.The giving through volunteerism that began whUe deployed to foreign shores in helping orphans and school chUdren now benefits those in towns and cities close to home.

We at Assumption hope that donors such as you and your classmates have enjoyed the giving as we have seen the happiness of those receiving gifts during

this Christmas time who may otherwise not receive anything. The Assumption Outreach Program thanks you for supporting our Program this Christmas.

Please know that the Program is dedicated to its work of distributing food and clothing assistance to the needy of Southeast on a daily basis, year long.

The USNA Class of 1957 selected an appropriate ambassador for their good works in one who swapped a Navy uniform for the Roman coUar. May God bless you and your classmates who are now veterans not orUy of the Navy but of God's Army and we pray that He wUl continue to provide the USNA Class of'57 with FAIR WINDS and FOLLOWING SEAS. / s / Richard Sylvester, Director. • And speaking of chapters let me introduce the newest in a long Hne of USNA Chapters to have the remarkable good fortune to be pUoted by one of our own. This time it's the Southern Arizona (Tucson) chapter and the man at the helm is our own George Dolan. Here's his report from way out there: M Ed Palanak and I got the chapter going, starting with some conversations in '04, a first meeting in September '05, and recognition in '06 as (one of the two) 100th chapters to join the Alumni Association.

There are approximately two hundred grads in the southern Arizona area, of which 43 are dues paying members at last count.We meet somewhat irregularly (every four to six weeks) from September to May, mainly because many folk find the temperature ofTucson summers a Htde too warm and head to cooler cHmates.

Our schediUe is mainly driven by the speakers we can attract, and we find ourselves pretty rich in potential in part due to the proximity to the University of Arizona.We are about to hear from the team working the Phoenix program (specificaUy the scientific package) on the current Mars probe. Our meetings are usually over lunch, and usuaUy the last Thursday of the month, but we do adjust as required. We have a close relationship with the local West Point Society who was very helpful in getting us started even though they are growing a Htde weary of the outcome of our joint game day parties!

Our web site (http://www.usna.com /Chapters/US/SouthernArizona/) contains chapter information, meeting minutes, event information, and points of contact. CaU if you are in the area, we Hke visitors! •

when you get to the meeting you'U want to find George and identify yourself—so here's a recent shot. And it's not true— though certainly beUevable—that we were just looking for an excuse to show you his better half

Nancy and President George

And speaking of better halves, we got a note from Dr. P. D. "Tricia" Sargent who, among other things, is a 2dLt in the Colorado CivU Air Patrol (CAP), the wife of our own CAP Lt. Col. Dick Sargent and a writer of more than casual abiHties.

Her gracefiU recap of the Sargent's visit east for our 50th reunion and Dick's several other reunions with boyhood and service mates in the course of the swing reveal a perspective that aU of us feel on those occasions but few of us can express.

On their way home Dick and Tricia reaUy made the rounds—including the annual Class Washington Chapter ArmyNavy lunch, to Quantico for the new Marine Corps Museum and a side trip to the 'Burg for lunch with some of the locals pictured below.

crew spotted and rescued a Fort CoUins couple recendy lost in the Comanche Wilderness in the Rocky Mountain National Park.

Honored for their save was CAP Pilot in Command, Lt. Colonel Dick Sargent; Observer, Captain Bruce Hertelendy; and scanner. Captain Sy Jenkins. Highly trained crews are assembled to perform specific individual jobs in Search and Rescue exercises.Their mission is especiaUy crucial in Colorado's mountain terrain.Their training and expertise paid off in locating the couple, lost for three days in the wUderness.The cabin crew deployed from base, and within twentyfive minutes spotted the couple stranded in a clearing.

The crew forwarded the lost couple's location to ground crews below. An integral part of C A P ' S rescue unit is the ground team which often must negotiate extremely rugged terrain to get to lost hikers and provide emergency services. H The Poinsettia Bowl in December was a terrific game and the Blue team nearly (second year in a row for that word) did it to a heavUy favored opponent.We used to get fairly elaborate photos from the bowl games back when it was a novelty to be there—starting with the Houston Bowl back in '03—but this year apparently only Dick McCracken took his camera. He was kind enough nonetheless to send along a shot taken in the stands, from which we cropped to a couple of the most readUy recognizable faces from the Fightin SIXTH.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 54% PRES: Lt Col Gordon M. Gerson, USAF (Ret.) E: gordon.gerson@1958.usna.com SECY; Col Warren S. Walters, USMC (Ret.) 5664 R.ivenel Ln., Springfield.VA 22151-2430 H; 703-321-9586; E: wwalters58@verizon.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/Classes/1958/

Blow on, winds of March, for you are but a mere miniscule weather phenomenon to divert our attention away from the important event of the year, the 50th Reunion celebrating our graduation from the Naval Academy. Our class has weathered numerous March months, and you are just one more marker on the calendar as we steam along on our Voyage! By the time you readers are skimming these few words, definitive information on the schedule of events for Reunion 50 wiU be in your hands and posted on the class website.You already know the dates, 18 September through 21 September 2008, and you already have your hotel reservations. (If you have been out of country for many months, you can get this information on the class web site.)

Now you need to do the signing up for events, such as the class dinner dance on Friday evening, the TaUgate and footbaU game (a package deal) on Saturday, and your company/battaHon party on Saturday night.You also wUl have to send the money in advance to pay for your selections of events, as weU as select and pay for any mementos that are being offered. The registration detaUs are being provided by letter and are also explained on the class web site, but if you are reaUy having problems, contact your company representative. "Who is my company representative?" you say. That information is also on the web site! Aren't you glad you're computer savvy for a septuagenarian? Now, read on for the latest Hfe adventures of your feUow '58ers.

One of the travels of last faU was a trip to China taken by the Sylva and Gary Flora (4th). Here is Gary's story:

(Ito rj Sargents, Howes and VanLandinghams

Tricia also included the foUowing excerpt from a recent CAP news release she had written reporting some advenmres of our own "SmUing Jack" (Tricia's characterization): B Despite intermittent dense fog, a CAP ffight

In Command: Smiling Jack

Papaccio and McCracken

This monthly load typicaUy ends here with a generaHzed admonition to seize the day—but without advice for the direction in which to step off. So here it is: everyone of us probably ends the month with minutes on his ceU phone and thereby kisses goodbye the opportunity to caU up a mate on whom you haven't done a sight (or even verbal) muster in too long. So do it: carpe diem.

— FNH

• "We got back to the Florida Panhandle on October 18 after a few days in China.

Sylva and I took the China Classic Tour (Beijing, Xian, Suzchou,TangH, Shanghai) with an add-on of three days in Hong Kong. We had not been in Hong Kong for thirty years and the changes were spectacular to say the least. The obHgatory picture of us at the Great WaU is attached.

BEAT ARMY! Gary"B

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The Floras on the Great Wall

One group of'58ers travels together with Diane and Massey Hughes (3rd) as the "StUl Cruisin' Gang", and here is a report on their advenmre last November: I "The StUl Cruisin' Gang are reporting on another Special Cruise in the Mediterranean. This November 2007 our group saUed 12 days on the "Royal Princess" from Athens, Greece. The entire Group flew in early to do a tour of Athens before embarkation. We then made two stops at the Greek Islands of Santorini and Patmos. From there, the ship saUed to Kusadasi,Turkey where the usual tour is that of Ephesus, ancient ruins inhabited by Anthony and Cleopatra and evangeHzed by St. Paul. Kusadasi is also a shopping mecca for jewelry and Turkish rugs; whereby several of our group were not disappointed. NaturaUy, the sales pitch was elevated for a Princess ship. The next two ports were in Israel—Haffa and Ashdod. These ports gave the ship great proximity for excursions to the most famiHar reUgious sites in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. After 2 days of Christian immersion, we continued to two ports in Egypt—Port Said and Alexandria. Port Said offered a long day excursion to Cairo—the pyramids, the sphinx, and the antiquities museum. It was worth everything. One amusing incident was when the security guards at the pyramids objected to "flag" pictures. We were reUeved to have our group back onboard with our flag! On to Alexandria and the tour of the Qaitbay Fortress buUt over the ancient Lighthouse of Pharos, and the outstanding New Library and Cultural Center of Alexandria estabHshed by the present government, UNESCO and the U N and inaugurated by Mrs. Mubarak in 2000. After so much sightseeing, it was especiaUy enjoyable to have a day at sea. In honor of the Class of 1958, Captain Justin Lawes of the "Royal Princess" hoisted our traveUng flag from the mast. Classmate Ron Eytchison (1st) recorded this position at Latitude 34 34.7 N and Longitude

24 00.2 E.We are fairly assured that the flag has never been flown in that location!

We continued to saU across the Mediterranean to the Adriatic and to SpHt, Croatia, a newly popular tour destination. Our final port and disembarkation was in Venice where we stayed extra nights for sightseeing. It was ffin doing the tourist highUghts, the canals, the upscale shopping and the restaurants. It was only hard to say goodbye. We enjoyed the "Royal Princess" so much with her intimate elegance, that we are doing the next saUing on her to the Panama Canal in November 2008.Visit www.stiUcruisintravel.com to find out about that trip.

'58 Is Great! - D i a n e " !

In the photo of the couples 1-to-r, back row: BUI Oliver (17th), Harry Hurst (7th), Ron Eytchison (1st), Paul Brooks (22nd); 3rd Row: Mac McCloskeyJim Ryan (16th), Stan Sharp (1st), Mike McLane (6th) and Massey Hughes (3rd); 2nd Row: Fran McCloskey Virginia OHver, Cindy McLane, Cathy Brooks, Pat Eytchison; and 1st Row: Neta Sharp, Peg Hurst, Doreen Ryan, and Diane Hughes.

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The '58 Flag on Royal Princess

Even at the 50-year point, the column is deHghted to receive "first-time submissions", and here is one from Dick Cordova (17th): • "This may be my first submission, finaUy. I recendy had the opportunity to join my son, ND 1982, at the NavyNotre Dame footbaU game at South Bend. What a game! I had been trying to get to the Navy-ND game in South Bend for four years and finaUy made it. I was very fortunate in having to wait since I did get to enjoy a huge Navy win. Our

seats were direcdy behind the goal posts where aU the overtime touchdowns were made and where Navy "smffed" N D on ffieir e.xtra point.

Shown in the attached picture are my brother, me, and our six chUdren, three each.This is the first time the cousins have aU been together since 1980. Shirley and I StUl enjoy Hving in San Diego where we have Hved for the last 34 years. We also recendy were blessed with our second great-grandchUd, a girl, to join her big 2year old brother. Currendy aU five of our chUdren are doing great and aU Hve on the West Coast firom Seatde to San Diego. A couple of our chUdren vviU be joining me for the Poinsettia Bovvi game including the ND grad rooting for Navy this time. I continue to work part-time providing reconstruction support aboard ship during Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Group exercises. I had to arrange to fly off the CVN Abraham Lincoln for five days in order to go to the footbaU game. WhUe onboard ship I have found graduates from aU classes with whom I have spoken who aU know our class for it's '"58 is Great" sign at the home footbaU games. I also reached another mUestone in December when my blood donation enabled me to reach the 50-gaUon level, something that has taken me over 30 years to attain. Beat Army! '58 is Great! Dick Cordova" â&#x20AC;˘

Cordova Family at Notre Dame" Game

Mimi and MUes Mixson (4th) have entered the Book of Records for being the first known '58ers to do The Reverse Move, leaving sunny Horida to move to Maine! As MUes tells it, "We have recently moved to Maine as our only daughter Hves here. Our new address is P.O. Box 36, Bryant Pond, ME 04219.The phone is 207-665-2418, and the emaU is memix@psouth.net. We look forward to seeuig aU of you at Reunion 50! MUes"

The Binnacle Hst has included Walt MitcheU (12th) recovering from an operation in late November upon his spine in which a tumor impinging on his sciatic nerve was removed. The tumor was benign, and Walt is in therapy to regain his physical strength. Ed Britton (3rd) has been undergoing treatment for leukemia for many months, and the condition has worsened to the point that he began hospice care on 2 January 2008.The binnacle List entry for Ed on the class website provides ffirther information and a note from Ed. As happens too often, we must close with the news of classmate passings. The frrst is the belated discovery that Gregory Dominic Bematz (18th), one of our long-lost sheep, died on 31 JiUy 2007 at his home in Adanta, Georgia. Greg went into the Supply Corps upon graduation and resigned his commission after his first tour.

He apparendy spent many years in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where he was buried. On 13 October 2007, Cdr Harry Emerson McConneU USN (Ret) (18th) passed away unexpectedly in the hospital in Fairfax VA. Harry was a submariner during his Navy career, commanding theVolador and the Trumpetfish. Upon his retirement, he became a farmer in OrleanVA, proprietor of McConneU's Farm and Nursery.

Harry was buried back near his hometown ofAHquippa PA. The latest classmate death was that of John Meech "Hap" Halliday (6th) on Christmas morning, 2007 in MUl VaUey CA. Hap had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the faU, and was given orUy a short time to Hve. Hap was commissioned into the Navy, then resigned his commission after the basic obHgation. He became a very successful entrepreneur and businessman, lUtimately becoming a very generous supporter of USNA and Stanford, as weU as many charitable causes in the San Francisco bay area. A son and daughter survive Hap, and he was memoriaUzed in a service in MUl VaUey in January.

That's the column for this month.

Be sure to send in your registration for Reuruon 50!

Sec'y C o l u m n Deadlines (send columns to classnews@usna.com)

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PRES: VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) CHAIRMAN EXEC COMMITTEE: Gerald G. Garbacz E: gggarbacz{^ol.com SECY: Col J.H. "Tim" Tinsley, USMC (Ret.) 2207 Lomond Ct.,Vienna,VA 22181 H: 703-648-1744; E: ttinsley59@cox.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1959 WEBMASTER: Dave Sullivan E: dsulliva9@cox.net

The "Dark Ages" are upon us as this column goes to press.TaUgates and footbaU games in 2007 are now but a fond memory. The Rise and Shine Class stays active, however. This March column includes reports on the current plans of the 50th Reunion Committee, a Class luncheon at which President Frank Donovan (13) talked about the Alumni Association Board ofTrustees, and an announcement that a Golden Lucky Bag '59 yearbook wUl be produced by June 2009. Now here's the scoop.

Meeting of the 50th Reunion Committee: Your hardworking Classmates serving on the 50th Reunion Committee met on 11 December, 2007 to report by subcommittees on the stams of planning for the myriad detaUs that go into this great Class event. The program over ThursdaySunday, 1-4 October, 2009 is shaping up.

HighHghts are goff and tennis foUowed by Company parties on Friday; taUgate (at Class of '53 PavUion) and footbaU game against Air Force on Satorday; and on Sunday a brunch at the Westin Hotel and gala dinner dance (black tie optional) at Alumni HaU. The Class gift to the Academy to enhance the USNA Columbarium wiU be formaUy presented at a Memorial and Dedication Ceremony planned on Sunday at the Columbarium.

The Reunion Committee has reserved Class room blocks at the Westin AnnapoHs and O'CaUaghan Hotels on West Street. Both hotels are now taking reservations as announced by Class emaU on 17 December. Note: that emaU updated/revised irfformation on hotel reservations provided previously in the January-February 2008 Shipmate Class column, alerting the Class that the Westin, Hke the O'CaUaghan, can now take 2009 room reservations. For further detaUs check the Class website at www.usna.com /classes/1959 (cHck on Links for 50th Reunion plans).

Company parties on Friday evening wUl be arranged by individual Company Representatives. About one-haff of the Companies wUl be taking part in a March 2008

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combined reception at the Westin Hotel (with hors d' oeuvTes provided and a cash bar), whUe the others have planned separate get-togethers at local residences, AimapoHs restaurants, or private rooms at the Westin. Company Representatives are Hsted with their emaU addresses on the Class website.

There vviU be ample free time around the programmed events and to avoid "uniform races." For example, Saturday evening wiU be free time after the conclusion of the footbaU game and wrap up at the taUgate.

The membership of the Reunion Committee is also posted on the Class website.

Golden Lucky Bag '59: The Reunion Committee agreed to produce a Golden Lucky Bag (GLB) (50th reunion yearbook) to complement a plarmed CD-ROM of about 300 photos of our days at USNA. GriflFHamUton (12) is the Editor of the GLB, whUe Greg Nolan (24) is puUing together the CDROM. For die GLB '59 Classmates are asked to compose your own biography and provide a photo. DetaUs have been disttibuted by emaU through the Company Representatives and are posted on the Class website in the 50th Reunion Yearbook home page. Although the deadline is 1 March 2009 for bios and photos, please get started now and give the Editor time to work with them.

Class Luncheon/Board ofTrustees: Fifteen Classmates and several of our spouses gathered at a Class luncheon on 13 December at the Army-Navy Country Club in ArHngton,VA. Frank Donovan, our Class President, spoke foUowing lunch. Frank serves on the Alumni Association Board ofTrustees as the Decade of the 50's representative and on the BOT Governance Committee. He was also a member of the most recent Nominating Committee which recommended the slate for the forthcoming BOT election. Frank's remarks provided background on the controversy with respect to Alumni Association By-Laws and the ongoing efforts to bring this unpleasant situation to closure. He has since provided a summation of his remarks via the Class website for the information of aU. In addition to the foregoing, Frank included in his presentation a report on recent Governance and Nominating Committee actions.

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any ambiguities and to ensure By-Law« compHance with Maryland law. This updated version w-as presented at the 10 December BOT meeting, where it was voted on and approved. This action provides the Association with an accurate and correct set of By-Laws under which it can operate. Ongoing activity by the Governance Committee involves a review of the staff Operating Manual and a consideration of proposed foture changes to the By-Laws. Frank reported that the Nominating Committee sent forward an exceUent slate for die AprU 2008 BOT election. He also commented on the very smaU number of graduates who actuaUy vote in Trustee elections, something we should aU consider as responsible alumni with an interest in Alumiu Association matters.

Our own Telmo Ortega (11) has received the necessary support of his petition to the Nominating Committee to be placed on the BOT baUot as a candidate for Eastern Region Trustee in the upcoming BOT elections. TeHno worked tirelessly to obtain the required 150 member signatures to be a candidate. By way of background, after completing service in the Equadorian Navy in 1963 he returned to the U.S. as an electtical energy engineer, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1967. He is currendy a director for a commercial and residential realty company "seUing South Florida to the world," and he Hves in Fort Lauderdale.

Congratulations, TeHno. Poinsettia Bowl Game: '59ers reported as being seen at the Poinsettia Bowl game on 20 December were Dan Truax and Tom BiUings of the 6th Company, George Lehmberg (8), Ted Alexander (18) and 17th Company members Paul O'Connor, Jerry Horacek, Bob Harmuth, and John Dettbarn.They wimessed a determined performance by the Mids, including a gutsy late fourth quarter goal Hne stand and a real opportunity to win the game after successfiiUy recovering an on-side kickoff. Navy won the hearts of San Diego, as evidenced by the vocal "home field advantage" support throughout the game.

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Jerry and Judy Horacek, Gloria and John Dettb Bob and Luci Harmuth in San Diego Update on Class Columbarium Project: Jerry Garbacz (23) reports that on 21 December, 2007 the Secretary of the Navy formaUy accepted the Class partial gift of $341,000 for the final design step of the Class of 1959's enhancement of the Naval Academy Columbarium. SecNav approval and acceptance are required for all gifts/donations to the Naval Academy in excess of $50,000. The Secretary in his acceptance letter thanked the Class for their generosity and looked forward to construction and completion of the project. For a current status of our project, check the Class website under News.

This from Jerry Garbacz about 2008 Class section season footbaU tickets: • "Soon those of us who have season footbaU tickets wUI be receiving appHcations for the 2008 season fiom the Naval Academy Athletic Association. If any current season ticket holder in the Class section (Section 3) does not intend to renew their 2007 appHcation, please contact CharUe Dobbs (10) or Jerry Garbacz, as the Class wants to hold on to as many seats in the Class section as possible. We may then ask non-renewers to turn in their appHcations and then seU the tickets at face value to Classmates who desire to have season seats in the Class section. Any member of the Class, who currendy does not have season tickets in the Class section and desires them, should let Jerry or CharHe know ASAP. SimUarly this year we had many requests for ArmyNavy game tickets. If non-season ticket holders desire Army-Navy tickets or if season ticket holders do not intend to buy Army-Navy tickets, they should let Jerry or CharHe know so we can do match-ups vveU before the last minute." • HighlightsfromShipmate Class Columns of40YearsAgo: AnnuaUy Frank Young (12) dioughtfiUly volunteers to provide copies of Class columns in Shipmatefirom40 years ago. A review of this year's package yields an over

arching take away firom the Class chronicles of 1968: service and sacrifice in combat operations in Viet Nam. First and foremost,Jack PhiUips (13),whUe commanding a Marine rifle company in QuangTri Province, was kiUed in action.

Paul Guay (21) reported on Navy operations in the Rung Sat Special Zone, including keeping the shipping lane to Saigon open. IJoyd Adams (23) reflected on how a tour ot dutv- as a Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer in the 3rd Marine Division at Dong Ha made him fiiUy appreciate the comforts of shipboard Hfe in the Navy. Al Ruth (12) was with the Seabees at Gia Lin Combat Base in I Corps. Lou Cohen (21). based at Tan Son Nhut, got around South Viet Nam as an aeronautical engineer, determining what to do with crash and batde damaged aircraft.

Aboard Coral Sea in the South China Sea Gordy James (16) was flying F-4"s. From Saigon Bruce NordwaU (6) was also out and about in RVN on Naval Research Development projects. Ron Hearst (6), USAF, served as a civil engineering officer. Bud McFarlane (14), after a previous tour as C O of the first U.S. artiUer)- battery- in Viet Nam (March 1965), was back in countrv' as operations officer of a Marine artiUerv- battaHon. DJ Kiely (17) was flving fast movers up north as weU as in support of Marines in I Corps. Jack Naviaux (13) wrote that he was flying Marme F—l-'s in RVN. At Phu Bai Dave Bottorff (16) served with MCB-133 Seabees. Another twenty Classmates were mentioned in other's dispatches to the Class Secretary as having been seen in RVN in 1968, and stiU more were serving aboard ship in the South China Sea. The Class served on the firing line, answering the Country's caU to duty.

The chaotic poHtical and ethnic violence situation in Kenya foUowing the Presidential elections on 27 December has been in the news. From Nairobi Doima and Dennis Read (10) thankfuUy advise that they are fine and the area where they live is peaceful, though they have been staying holed up in their apartment most of the time. From their apartment they can see smoke from the rioting and looting in the slum area about 3-4 mUes away.

A recent newsletter from Dennis on 3 January paints a tragic picmre of horrific events in Kenya, including the burning of a crowded church in Western Kenya.

Stay safe. Reads.

We have a report from John Butterfield (2), who proudly submitted a photo with his granddaughter Christy's

husband, Alan Sherban, and John's great grandson, Ethan, in Phoenix on the occasion of Ethan's 1st birthday. John also advised that he suffered a setback due to arthroscopic knee surgery in November, but is back to walking briskly and hopes to be running again soon. Go John!

Great Grandfather John Butterfield

Some upcoming Class Events: 16 February—^Valentine's Dinner Dance —USNA Officen and Faculty Club 22-25 ^;)n7—Class Goff Outing —WUHamsburg / 7 May—'09 Ring Dance —USNA (Lmk in the Chain Event).

Rise and Shine, —Tim ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 3% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 64% PRES: VADM Ed Clexton, USN (Ret.) 1000 Bobolink Dr.,Virginia Beach.VA 23451 H: 757-491-2141; E: cle.xboeck@aoLcom SECY: Bin Lewis 14312 Cove Ridge PL, Midloduan,VA 23112-4337 H: 804-744-8808; E: bilewis@comcast.net WEB SriE: http://www.usna60.com/

I heard from my old roomie, GU Hansen (5) on his recent move to the west coast: • "Dear Ed and BUI, I am now up and running at our new address here in Tigard, Oregon. So if you can get me back in the "60" e-maU "loop", it woiUd be appreciated. We had a great trip across country from Northern Virginia. First time in 46 years I did not have a deadHne to meet on arrival. We are just about out of aU the packing boxes. I wiU be working for our oldest son, GU, as Assistant Pastor at Mount View Baptist Temple, "free of charge," and this move also puts us right in the middle of aU three of our sons and aU eleven CPJ^^DKIDS. It doesn't get better than this! GU" • USNAAA HRC FaU GoU" Tournament: Seven members of the class participated in the USNA Alumni Assoc, Hampton Roads Chapter, on the 18th of Oct at the Eagle Haven Goff Course, Littie Creek. 'Twas a great day for goff, but we didn't take away any of the big prizes. We did win the prize for the

most participants by a class for the second year in a row. The award wiU remain on display at Mike McCuUough's (14) restaurant (FeUinis) in Norfolk untU the next chaUenge. Our participants included: Dave Harden (23), Tom InderUed (21), Henry von Kohiitz (22), Al Whitaker (16), Rod Friedmann (5), Ed Clexton (10), and Don SchUcht (23). Don missed the picmre.

There were rumors of a problem with the prize and another (nameless) class (or was that a classless name?) but we won't go there, here.

From Clint Johnson (10): • "Thought you might Hke to know that the USO organizes the welcoming of and sending off the troops at Adanta Hartsfield. One of the groups participating is the Adanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association. Monty and I have participated frequendy. In addition our group mans the USO snack bar and assists troops with problems. This year we ran a parking lot near Braves stadium and mmed over $40,000 to the USO.We also march as a group in the Adanta Veterans' Day Parade. However, our biggest ffinction is our annual Thursday before Memorial Day dedication of a permanent plaque to an Atlanta area veteran lost in Viemam.We have done 21 memorials around the Adanta area. It is a great group (aU ranks, aU services, aU organizations who served inVietaam) of dedicated people. I'm proud to have been a Director for the past three years. CHnt" H Ed Clexton (10) forwarded some info from our Class project representative.

Below are some details from Mr. Kaplan: • My Teaching Experience in the United States Naval Academy Class of 1960 National Security Chair I have been a foreign correspondent for over a quarter of a century, and for years have been on the lecture circuit, but few times in my professional Hfe have I been so honored as when I was asked to teach at the United States Naval Academy as the Class of 1960 Distinguished Visiting Professor in National Security Chair-holder. As it turned out, few things I have done have proved so chaUenging and so rewarding.

The first thing I learned was that being on the lecture circuit does not begin to prepare one for teaching. That is because lecmring is repetitive, whereas teaching requires new material for each class. The work is hard, but the rewards more than compensate. The Midshipmen at the Naval Academv do not need to be March 2008

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60*61 CLASS N E W S motivated; they come that way. This is doubly impressive because they are often over-tired. One of the ways that the Naval Academy builds character is by deUberately giving the Midshipmen more to do than they have time for. It was very clear to me from the beginning that I was helping to educate an eUte—the ffiture leaders of the Navy-group. The Midshipmen are not just smart, but world-wise beyond their years.That in turn forces a teacher to rise to the occasion. In regards to the exceptional students, it was almost as if I were deaHng with coUeagues on an equal footing with me, rather than with students.

The class I teach is "Future ChaUenges in Global Security." I cover the rise of Asian mUitaries, the decentraUzation of power and the weakening of states in the Middle East, and population rises and resources scarcities in Africa and beyond.

The aim of the class is to get beyond the headUnes and confront the problems that the Midshipmen wUl face in the course of their service careers. Right now the headHues may be aU about Iraq and Afghanistan, dirty land wars where the Army and Marine Corps are front and center. But the engagements we wiU have in the ffiture may weU feature the Navy and Air Force. So there is a big focus on China in my class.

Teaching at the Naval Academy has stimulated me inteUectuaUy and given me ideas for articles.This is where my faculty coUeagues enter the picture. For several of the reporting trips I plan for in the ffiture, I was helped by coUeagues who had contacts in various countries. There are also the guest speakers who ffiter through the Academy for a day at time, bringing the world of ideas to your doorstep. I can only hope that my experience at the Naval Academy continues.

Robert D. Kaplan, Chair, Class of 1960 Distinguished Visiting Professor in National Security U S. Naval Academy, AnnapoHs, MD. • From Ed Mangan (20): I "BUI, on December 7, fourteen of our classmates met at the EastportYacht Club to celebrate Navy's footbaU win over Army and other events worthy of raising a glass or two. BUI Meiseh '58 gave a very interesting short talk on the merits of providing assistance to the "Navy-Marine Corps reUef Society."

Members of the class attending were; BiU Davidson (10), Tom McCarthy (12), Jim McConneU (23),Jim Knorr (20),

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Tom Paulsen (10), Donald Foery (6), Ron Brandquist (15),Merf Moerschel (3), Hank PhUUps (7), Pete Latimer (16), Bob Antonio (14), John Michalski (6), Ed Mangan (20), and Jim BriteU (13). Jim provided an excellent ' Jarhead Red" which was enjoyed by aU with lunch. Happy HoHdays Ed B From Rod Friedmann (5): H "BUI, our Annual Christmas Party/ Dinner Gala was held at the Vista Point Conference Center onTues., 11 Dec at the Norfolk Naval Station. The event was planned and executed by Frank Kay (8) and Ed McCaskiU (8), who did an exceptional job of puUing it aU together.

Besides arranging for an exceUent sit down meal and an open bar, they also provided a talented "DJ", who taUored the music to our era of easy Hstening and dancing. We had a very good turnout and by my count 48 people were in attendance. They included: Ruth & Frank Kay (8), Sarah & Ed McCaskUl (8), Maureen & Bob lanucci (16), Bob Osmon (17) & his guest, Bobbie & Bob Brenton (12),Jack Brockman (18) & his guest, Muriel & Jack Greenhalgh (9), Catherine & Ed Clexton (10), Donna & Mike McCuUough (14), Chris Thomas (23) and guest, Janet & Dave Harden (23), Paula & Rod Friedmann (5), Sandy & BiU Manning (14), Mary & Henry von Kolnitz (22), Christy &Joe Jaap (13), Mary Jane & John Whelan (8), Mary Jane & Ray Taylor (14), Barbara & Al BisseU (8), Bo & Moe Moran (2), Sue & Paul Cooper (5), MerrUu & Al Ablowich (16), Prissy & Wick ParceUs (12), Alice & Tom Meinicke (22) and finaUy Sandy & Tom Wishart (22). • From Jack Shaw (2): • "BUI, an article for Shipmate. In the midst of hoHday preparations and getting ready for the reunion, the SOCAL group met for lunch at the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery in LaJoUa on 11 December. Attending from the San Diego group were: Chuck Schroeder (23), BiU Lloyd (21), Tom Curtis (22), Doc Hand (7), Larry McCuUough (9), Joe Kirkpatrick (10), Tom McDonough (4), and Jack Shaw (2). Coming down from the LA area were Denis Crawford (2), Dave Kalb (19) andJoeTenney (19), a first time attendee. Hope to see you in San Diego in March, Jack • Also from Jack:

• "As you know the Poinsettia Bowl game was quite good and Navy was moving to win when an interception with 30 seconds to go on the Utah 30 yard Hne ended the drive-however, Navy beat the spread.

In spite of the promises of tickets in the same place, most of us were in Club section 31, although one was in Club section 14, and several people we expected to be there in section 31 were not there, or no one recognized them.

Classmates attending definite(sighted during the taUgate or game); Dick Shawkey (24), CharUe BaUou (23), Peter Dolan (10), Tom McDonough (4), Chuck Schroeder (23),Joe Tenney (19), Carl McCaUum (6), Dave Parkinson (ll),Jim McCoimeU (23), Curt Goldtrap (10), Dick Banister (9), Ben HaUoweU (3) and Jack Shaw (2).We did not see Al Pauole (10), Dave Mayers (15), Hunter Gridley (22) or Bob Custer (18) who were expected to be there. Jan and I had a nice dinner with Fay and Fay McConneU (23) here in Coronado the night before the game. Jack" H From Jack Greenhalgh (9): H "BUI, I don't know how many classmates know that Bob Osmon (17) has just pubHshed a book about his days in high school footbaU. At its core, it is about setting goals and doing whatever you have to do to foUow-through to meet them. It is inspirational and an exciting true story about his years in high school footbaU, with the team reaching the championship in his senior year, setting some records that StUl haven't been beaten. It is also about the intense coach and how Bob came to understand that those that are the hardest on us are often the ones that love us the most, a great message for kids. I reaUy enjoyed it. It is a great read for teenagers especiaUy but for others as weU. It is tided "Zee Bees", the nickname of the team. I got one for myseff and one for my grandson for Christmas. I wonder how many grandchildren there are among the Class of'60. The book has been in the upper 20% of sales among authors on Amazon for the past two weeks and Bob's high school intends to make Zee Bees required reading for aU incoming freshmen starring next faU. Bob has been recommended for the Abe Lincoln Program in lUinois, which means over 700 high schools wiU place Zee Bees on their reading Hst for next year. I heard

that it is going into a second printing.

It is nice to see classmates having such success. —Jack" •

As I even got more involved I was THE LATEST NOOZE. able to get to know many more classmates Ned Kuhns. than I would have and to learn more • In November in THE VIRGINIANabout them as individuals. I found a treasPILOT newspaper was a story of Jim ure trove of great guys and wonderful Laster, our tennis star, who has now spouses. Certainly that had to be part of expanded his athletic efforts into flag our greatness. footbaU. He was featured in two photoI have now seen that class cordiaHty graphs and was awarded the distinction of and comradely interactions up close, here being the oldest player on the field. I'm in the AnnapoHs-DC area, in the Norfolk not sure ifJim's team won but the final Area, as weU as San Diego, Bremerton, on score was 14-7 with each touchdown class cruises, etc. I have now learned that equaling one point. our greatness comes from our caring We also owe another huge Class of closeness for one another. Over the past 1961 "THANKYOU" to Peg and Bob Golf group (Harden, Inderlled, von Kolnitz, Whitaker, year I have experienced it close up and Friedman, & Clexton) Graham for again hosting a superb personal in many, many ways. Cards, Army-Navy game party in their beautifol letters, phone caUs, visits, emaU notes of ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% home. Navy's footbaU team contributed LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 6 3 % care and concern, offers to help in so again with a sixth straight win, this time many ways and much more. Just a few PRES: RADM Jerome E Smith Jr., USN (Ret.) in such fashion that we didn't have to sit CORR. SECY: CAPT Roger Onorati, USN (Ret.) examples: a classmate who just happened glued to Bob's 61 inch TV screen as in 1756 Point-No-Point Dr. to be there when the thoracic surgeon some past encounters ... but we did Annapolis, MD 21401 came out of the operating room to teU H; 410-849-3812; W: 410-849-2600 anyway. As usual, the food, drinks and Bonnie of my mesotheHoma diagnosis F: 410-849-2600 company were wonderffil.We particularly and his inabUity to proceed ffirther. The E: ioger.onorari@1961.usna.com or enjoyed talking with Bonnie & ArUe rtrogero@comcast.net classmates who faithfuUy kept you aU CampbeU as weU as Gayle and Herky VireBMASTER: Howard Win&ee abreast of my treatment status and Hardison by telephone whUe keeping an E: winfiee@1961.usna.com progress. The classmate who took over for WEB SITE: www.USNA61.org eye on the screen for the Bradley's and me as the cruise coordinator/director for DriscoU's who attended the game with Howdy Gringos! Spring isfinaUyhere, our latest cruise and did a far superior job their famUies.

Cheering Navy on to ffiank God! Lot's of smff this month to what I would have done. The classmate victory were: Peg & Bob Graham, Laura means you won't have to read my babble. who was so instrumental in opening & Marco Bruno, Sandy & Ken Craig, Let's start the column in the best possible doors into the medical community of Carole &J.P Decker, Toni & Jim way I can think of, i.e., an "Open Letter Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Henderson, Sharon & Jim Joyner, Ned ToWGNAC'fromArlie CampbeU: that I needed so badly and led me to the Kuhns,Jane & Tom McNicholas, Karla very best treatment option, skUled surgeon • In the early 1980's I was assigned to the & Buzz Needham, Georgeanne & John and radiation oncologist avaUable in the Washington, DC area for the second time Pearson, Fran & Kurt Rohdenburg, world. The classmate who made sure that in my naval career. Although I did not Breeze & CharUe Stewart, May Scott & we and our seven weeks worth of stuff know it at the time, I was to be there for Dave Sutelan, and Faye & Dave Timm. got to and from New York City thus eight of the next ten years of my service, Bob Graham sent a picture of the providing us with great convenience and escaping only once to Charleston, SC. I group below. I peace of mind. I could go on, but you get started getting involved with our class the picture.

Dudley Moore. activities slowly, a luncheon here and there, You are the WGNAC and I thank you some footbaU game taUgates, a social or H In delayed response to your missive in for your recent effective prayers for business engagement with a classmate, etc. the Nov 07 Class News (guess that is Bonnie and me. I have never been more At that time I wondered about our what it is) here is the definitive answer to proud and thankfol for being part of such use of the phrase "World's Greatest Naval the age-old question of what happened to a group.

Academy Class", aka "WGNAC" which the Sptffies.The foUowing information is All the best and God Bless you all.Arlie • came into use thanks to our current scribe when he came back to the Naval Academy in 1979 as a Batt Officer. I knew that we were a good class, but I also knew the great reputations of such classes as 1938,1953,1957,1958, and even our plebes in 1964. What put us up with or ahead of them?

As I got more and more involved, my first experience on the Class Executive Committee, etc, I learned of our past and continuing phUanthropy and giving back to USNA. But was that what made The '61 Virginia gang says "BeatArmyl" Back row: Graham, Decker, Pearson, Sutelan, Timm, Needham, us WGNAC? Craig, Joyner; Front row: Rohdenburg, Stewart, Henderson, Kuhns. McNicholas, Bruno

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61*62 C L A S S N E W S straight from the source, roommate Wade Driver as set forth in a recent get together in a 5 & 10 Diner in Phoenix, AZ about 5 months ago. After being in this 50's retro diner for about 15 minutes and seeing picmres on the waU of Frank, MarUyn, Elvis, etc (you do remember them don't you?), I started having huge flashbacks of an earHer Hfe at USNA. Most notably being an eye witness to history and the creation of the Spiffies and now I know what delayed stress syndrome is aU about.You reaUy have to reaUze that when you put a Mississippi Swamp Rat and a Georgia Cracker together as roomies for 4 years there is a lot of social distortion thrown off. After some revelry in the retro eating estabHshment, I posed the subject of let's take a trip down memory lane and the creation of the Spiffies and the original cast. Never mind the aftermath that was considerable. Now grab a swig cause here it comes.

The Spiffies, contrary to other rumors, was created to escape Bancroft, get into civUization and meet girls. See now that wasn't so hard was it? Wade being the natural music talent started it out. Here is the original cast complete with position played. Wade Driver—Rhythm, Bobby Converse—Drums,John LeCornu— Lead Guitar, CharUe Lyman—Piano, Dave Lutz—^Base.The ensuing chaos and social distortion that soon enveloped various women's finishing schools and other estabUshments of higher learning in the Washington/Baltimore area soon became legend. Having been most close to a lot of the action, I can definitely say it was world-class ffin to the maximum. The saga continued and grew for 4 great years at our esteemed center for Naval Officer development and culminated in a request by the Head Knocker himseff, Capt Shinn, for a personal audience with the man himseff. Expecting the worst. Wade reported as ordered and was informed by Capt Shinn that his creation, the Spiffies, was now an official USNA band. No doubt it wiU outHve us aU.WGNAC had struck again!! A most interesting note to history is that before his passing, Bobby Converse informed Wade in an emaU that he had seen a copy of a tape by the Spiffies for sale on eBay. It went for $600.

Nearest anyone can figure it was made sometime in the late 60s. With the passing ofJohn LeCornu and Bobby Converse orUy three of the original band are stiU vertical. Now that this most vexing question has been finaUy laid to rest after haffa cenmry you, our esteemed secretary can

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now recover and pose the next great question of historical significance. The info on the early days is straight from the source. Wade Driver. We keep in touch.

Bobby died of heart problems and he had talked to Wade a few months prior to say he was retiring to CA because of his heart problems. He had been a dean of a school in Maui I think. Hard to imagine Bobby doing that, but things change. What can I say? On another note, there is always the incident of the girl who spent the night at USNA and caused a nationwide headUne scandal during our plebe year ... yuk, yuk and the Class of 58 took the hit for it as numerous leadership positions got wiped...now can you identify the female involved and why she did it???? only the Shadow knows... •

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H As long promised we finaUy got our acts together to send you a picture! As you know, Tony, Jim and I started having these dinners twice a year just after 9/11. We have had others join us from the area from time to time (Tommy White and this time the Mike Welch), and others are welcome. This time we had dinner at the Center Bridge Inn in New Hope, PA on December 9th to remember Dee and Buddy Flagg's tragic loss on the 9/11 plane that crashed into the Pentagon.

IronicaUy this was just after our 40th reunion weekend and so we had just spent a wonderfiU time with Buddy and Dee and the rest of our 5th company classmates.

From the left; standing: Chris Seelbach, Carolyn HeUauer, Tony Dighton, Margueritte Welch. Sitting; Gloria Dighton, Mike Welch, Linda Seelbach, Jim HeUauer. Thanks for your continuing labor of love for us in Shipmate... I look forward to it each month. •

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PARTING SHOT. "Our classmate, NeU Block, is running for the Alumni Association's Vice Chairman.

NeU has been involved with the Alumni Association over the last 30 years including being on the Board several times. When you get your Shipmate with the baUot, it would great ff you would send in your baUot to get a '61 er back on the board."

"GET IT DONE WITH '61" ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 66% PRES: LtCol Ray Madonna, USMC (Ret.) H: 410-604-1014; C: 410-490-2680 E: rcma@toad.net SECY: CDR Howard S. Pinskey, U S N R (Ret.) RO. Box 3380, Annapolis, MD 21403-3326 H: 410-974-1962; E: PINSK62@aol.com WEB SITE: www.nampows.org/62.html

GREETINGS FROMANNAPOUS Ah yes, spring is in the air. Navy lacrosse is weU underway and the class of 2008 celebrated 100th night last month. Our class starts the "Link in the Chain" process with the incoming class of 2012 in July More news of this tradition wiU be pubHshed in the next two months. /NAiEMORL4M These past few months have been quite devastating for our class in terms of grief—we lost five classmates and friends.

GEORGE FUTCH died on October 30, 2007 at his home in Bowie, Maryland after a gaUant frght against cancer. Born July 3,1937 in Coney Island, N.Y, Lt. Cmdr. FUTCH attended St. Lawrence University He was an electronics technician on a submarine prior to entering the Naval Academy from which

he graduated in 1962. He attended submarine school in Groton, C T and reponed to the USS CAVALLA in New

London. Sea tours included the USS AMBERJ.ACK in Charleston, S.C. and USS

m Key West, Fla. From 1968 to 1970 he was a training officer with Submarine Fleet Adantic in Norfolk.Va. In 1972 he graduated from Defense InteUigence School in Washington, D.C. and remained there as a senior Navy instructor untU 1975 when he reported to Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet in Hawau, as head of reconnaissance and surveillance. He earned the Meritorious Service Medal. In 1979 he was ordered to the Navy Field Operations InteUigence Office, where he retired firom the Navy in 1980. FoUowing Navy retirement, he w^as employed with SAIC, Sperry-Univac, RJO Enterprises and TRESP. He enjoyed fishing and goff. Survivrors include his wife of 45 years, Arlene Dunn Futch, three daughters, Meg Wein, MicheUe Cooke and Lauren Popp and a brother.

Dr. Chariton Futch of St. Simons Island, GA, and six grandchUdren.

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ROBERT KOCH passed aw^y on November 21,2007 in Adanta, GA. BOB went Navy Hve and left active duty in 1969. He was a sales representative for ffie Frazier Service Company. More derails wiU be published when we receive them.

GARY SKINNER of Grand Rapids, MI, died on Sunday, December 23,2007.

GARY was bom in Jamestown, NY and grew- up in Westfield, NY a beautiful smaU town along Lake Erie. GARY attended the U.S. Naval Academy and received his undergraduate degree from Colgate University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Cincinnati CoUege of Law: He was a lawyer for 40 years in Grand Rapids and became a senior partner atVamum Riddering Schmidt and Howiett. GARY was the Vice President of Roskam Baking Company for the past ten years. He was a member of numerous boards including the past chairman of the Kent County Chapter of the American Red Cross, co-chairman of the State Board of Michigan's Professional and Judicial Ethic's Committee, Member of the Boards of Our Hope Association, the Alano Club, Substance Abuse Advisory CouncU to the Salvation Army Board, Advisory Board to the Kent County Department of PubHc Health for Substance abuse services in Montcalm, Ionia, Newaygo and Kent Counties, River Vallev- Recovery Center and many others.

GARY had many interests including

fishing, hunting, art, antiques, tennis, goff, music and reading. He was a fiiend to aU. Memorial contributions are suggested to ffie Litde Manistee Watershed Conservation CouncU, RO. Box 52, Irons, MI 49644 JOHN PATRICK THOMAS SULLIVAN, a retired Heutenant colonel in the Marine Corps and a maffiematics and statistics professor, died December 22, 2007 offfi^Toidcancer. He was a Sterling, Virginia resident. JOHN was born in Chicago and graduated from the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Bainbridge Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree firom ffie U.S. Naval Academy in 1962 and a master's degree in operations research fiom ffie Naval Postgraduate School m 1970. In 1966, he commanded Company B, 5ffi Marines of ffie 1st Marine Division in Viemam, one of three tours of duty he served in Viemam.

He was awarded a SUver Star, a Bronze Star and ffie Purple Heart. Retiring from ffie Marine Corps in 1980, he taught maffiematics and statistics at American University and Norffiem Virginia Community CoUege untU his deaffi. Survivors include his wife of 45 years. Donna Rae SuUivan, of Sterling, four chUdren, Suzanne Perceivable , Shannon Knox, Siobhan Pietruszkiewicz and Sean SuUivan, a broffier and two grandchUdren.

KENNETH "DICK" JACOBSON of NapervUle, CA, died on December 23, 2007. He was bom Aug. 5,1939 m Pueblo, CO, to Kermeth Theodore and Frances Buchanan Jacobson. KEN loved Hfe and was a sports enthusiast. He became a champion goffer at ffie age of 16 and was also an aU-state basketbaU player that earned him a scholarship to Iowa State. He was a member of ffie ATO fi:atermty at University ofWyoming. He then entered the Naval Academy, graduated in 1962, and was commissioned as an officer m the Marine Corps. After his honorable discharge, he worked for US Steel in CaHfornia, Pittsburgh and Chicago. He retired as a purchasmg manager after a successful 25 year career with MiUenium Chemicals, Morris, lU., and became a tax pro for H & R Block in retirement. He is survived by his beloved wife, Jean Georges Jacobson, vvffiom he married on July 6,1963 m Cheyerme, WY; his loving chUdren, Jim Jacobson and Perry Jacobson, and Lisa (Spfro) Garbis; his dear uncle, R . C ' D u k e " Buchanan ofYakima,WA; as weU as many cousins and wonderful friends. For those who prefer, memorials may be directed to

ffie Mayslake Ministries. For information, 630-355-0213.

The class extends it's sincere and profound sympathies to the famffies of our classmates and friends who passed away within seven weeks of each other.

After reflecting on the Hves of our departed classmates, we move onto the class news for this month.

CLASS NEWS Our energetic and always colorffil class president, RAY MADONNA, sends us news under his byline, the "PREZ SEZ." H A few items come to mind this month.

We have a new coach and I have been hearing his name reaUy murdered or shortened to Coach Kenny. '62 can do better! Based on a tour at Marine Barracks, Barbers Point Hawau, I became somewhat famiHar with Hawauan culture (in between poHcing up the Hkes of Geoff Nelson and Black George PhiUips around the base) and I would Hke to pass some of this on. The Pomsettia Bowl pubHc address announcer worked hard in advance on Coach Niumatalolo's name pronunciation. Try NI (knee) - u (ooh) ma (mah) - ta (tab) -lo (low) -lo (low) and now put it aU together窶年iumatalolo.

Welcome Coach! I hope you introduce ffie Hawauan haka to our young warriors.

The announcers also did weU with Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada (Kai-poNOAH ca-HAY-ah-coo-en-HAD-uh) during ffie game. Kaipo wiU be at the helm next year directing our offence.

Next, I have started getting good questions from you that make me do my homework. I wUl share my answers from time to time here. In response to a question about why there were no nominations for the Alumni association chairman in the recent slate I repUed: Admiral Trost is scheduled to serve through sprmg of 2009. Check out "About Us" on www.usna.com on a wealth of info on how things are done.

If you foUow About us/Association/Board ofTrustees/Meeting Summaries, you wiU find the official results of the 10 December Board ofTrustees Meeting.

This is also a good site to read the bylaws, operating manual, certificate of incorporation and a statement on executive compensation among other items.Just go to www.usna.com and select "About Us" at the top of the page. That wiU take you to information on the Association, the Foundation and a wealth of other info. H GREG CHAUNCEY, our West coast vice president sends us the foUowing March 2008

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62*63 CLASS N E W S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 56% PRES: CAPT W. Spencer Johnson FV, USN (Ret.) SECY: Michael H. Shelley 164 Sweetwater Ln., Pisgah Forest, N C 28768 H: 828-862-4245; E: nstar@citcom.net WEB SITE: virww.USNA63.org

What you're about to read is much shorter than what you can see in the onHne version of this report at USNA63.org. Be sure to view this column on our web site and enjoy the adffitional news, and many color photos, that could not fit into our Hmited space in LtoR (front) Bob Ditchey daughter, Nathalie Ditchey, Carol Laughlin, Naomi Chauncey, Connie Fletcher, the magazine.

Becky Mercer, Peggy Sapp, (back) Charlie Laughlin, Lex Fleming, Don Watkins, Rick Foley, Greg Chauncey, Class of 1963 participation in Art Fisher, Bob Ditchey, Joe John, Tom Mercer, Jan MacGregor, Bob (Zeke) Partrick, and Tom Bayless.

Army-Navy game events of 2007 was ffie most extensive since we graduated. The pictures firom San Diego.The class of '62 dinner prior to the SD bowl game was prime mover for the heavily attended '63 arranged by GREG CHAUNCEY. ffinctions in Baltimore was Steve Leisge, D O N WATKINS escorted Peggy Sapp, who planned, pubHcized, and orchestrated NEIL's widow. It was great to see her and a terrific weekend for everyone who share stories about NEIL. Jan came the could be there. farthest, from CT, foUowed by LEX firom VA, AL from MI and ZEKE fromWA.

The '62 flag photo features the west coast FLEMING—MYRON: GREG CHAUNCEY, and the east coast FLEMING—LEX

DUSTY RHODES sends us photos from the annual Army/Navy game gathering m Naples, Florida.

Photo one shows the flag with classmates, GEORGE MARIENTAL, DUSTY RHODES, JIM MASELLA, DICK MARTINEAU AND JOE WINKLER. Photo two brings in Mary Moran, Nancy Rhodes, RosaHe MaseUa, Anita Winkler and Kathy Martineau.

Last spring, the Naval Academy dedicated the new BUderback Moore Navy Lacrosse HaU of Fame. It is located on the second deck of the newly renovated NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium. A few hundred people attended this gala event.

Included in this gaffiering were classmates, HOWIE PE^JSKEY, ROGER KISIEL, FRED LEWIS, BARRY KETTNER, TONY YANARELLA AND BILL MILLER. ROGER was the captain of the team and he and FRED were AU Americans and TONY was our great goaUe.

Steve Leisge

More ffian 120 persons carried ffie Class of 1963 banner and spirit into "Charm City" and were certainly among ffie loudest supporters of the Navy team and ffie Brigade of Midshipmen. This comment from one of our classmates pretty weU sums up ffie weekend experience: • It was ffie BEST time! A REAL reuruon! Guys I hadn't seen in years firom ffie west coast, as weU as local guys who took ffie oppormnity to come. IT WAS SUPER! Kudo's to Steve Leisge! ReaUy! •

That's our class news for this March 2008 issue of SHIPMATE. Keep the class of 1962 informed and entertained by your cards, letters, stories and photos. Send them in any way possible and keep our great ttaditions aUve. Keep in touch. Until next time...

NAME THE GUYS

I have received scores of photographs firom classmates showing events during the big footbaU and feUowship weekend.

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Thurdayr2a^ A ^ i l 2008 GolJTournament/Chesapeake Bay Cruise Friday. 25 April 2008 1000 Memorial Service/Main Chapel 1330 Class Meeting & Superintendent^ Briefing/Mahan Hall 1600 Parade/ Worden Field^^^ 1900 Class Evening Event/N-Star Room at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Saturday. 26 April 2008 1030 Tailgate Party/Terwilliger Field Navy vs. Holy Cross â&#x20AC;&#x201D; baseball double header To register online go to usna.com and log into online community March 2008

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CLASS N E W S program. He sent this news about his latest visit to USNA.

Dinner group in San Diego

Several are included in the web version of this column at USNA63.org, whUe many more can be seen on the photo service web sites to which Hnks are provided.

I heard from Fred Kaiser that the 12th Company held a miru-reunion in ffie midst of the weekend's events.

• I'm sure you'U receive a number of photos from classmates who wimessed ffie recent victory, but wiU any others feature the "63—Go Navy!" banner that we hung on the stadium raUing by our end zone seats? Picmred in this photo from left to right are BUI Witcraft, Ron WUls, Bob Bennett, Fred Kaiser and Klara Kaiser •

12th Company sez Beat Army!

The ffin and action of the weekend were shared at a ffistance by some of our Southern CaHfornia classmates. Here's a brief account from PhiUip Marsden: • San Diego '63ers who did not travel back east to attend the Army-Navy game got together to celebrate the Navy victory Sue and Lee CargiU, Dottie and BUI Hughes, Pat and Jim Fontana, Marirose and Karl Kozak, Jerry Harken, PhiUip Marsden, and BUI Hughes' old shipmate Ralph Crutch '55 and his wife Winme joined over 350 alumni at a local sports bar for the game festivities. It was a noisy, rambunctious affair as the Navy team capped off another great season. I

San Diegans together for the big game

The victory over Army closed yet another exciting, winning season for Navy's footbaU team. The capstone of this year's campaign was Navy's appearance in the Poinsettia Bowl on 20 December.

Demonstrating yet again the dependable presence of the Class of 1963, a large group of our classmates and their ladies came from across the country to cheer for Navy and enjoy some extended social time together. PhiUip Marsden filed this Ulusttated report: • The Class of 63 mrned out in force to cheer on Navy in the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl here in San Diego. Class festivities included a private dinner Wednesday night, a class of 63/64 taUgate arranged by JJ Hogan, and the large Alumni TaUgate prior to the game against Utah on Thursday night. The Wednesday night dinner was set up by Chester White and those in attendance included: Susan and Rich Andrews, Lynn and Lew BlackweU, Bob Forster, Sonny Glassner, Nancy and CharHe Helsper, Dottie and BiU Hughes, Marirose and Karl Kozak, Steve Leisge, Phillip Marsden, Edith and Max Ricketts, June and Chuck Stone, GaU andVern VonSydow,Vicki and Roy Warren, Betty and Rich WUson, Betty and John Middleton, and Chester White with Katie Law. • StiU very active in competitive swimming, Gaylord Hopkins has also maintained his ties to the Naval Academy swimming

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• Barbara and I went to AnnapoHs for the Army-Navy Swim Meet on November 29th.The Navy Coach, BUI Roberts, asked me to present the trophy which my father donated with my name on it as an "in honor of" back in 1975. It recognizes the winner of the Army-Navy swim meet each year. The team that wins it gets to keep it for the next year. Navy has won the meet every year since 1991, this year by the largest margin in the history of the series. This picture shows me presenting the trophy to Mike Lowborn '08, the Navy Swim Team Captain.

A lot of people on the plane up from Florida were going to the footbaU game and thought it was strange to be going to a swim meet. However, it was a last minute thmg, otherwise we would have probably sent for footbaU tickets. WhUe waiting to leave at the Tampa airport we ran into Dick KeU who was on his way to Norfolk to see his granddaughter. He's StUl working part time at the Space Center and enjoying both his work and Hfe in general. It was good to spend the Htde time we had together to catch up. •

Presenting the trophy

Gaylord is stUl a phenom in ffie water.You may remember my report a few monffis ago that he was ranked #1 in ffie world for the 1,500 meter and 800 meter freestyle events for the Masters 65-69 age group, and #1 in the U.S. for ffie 200 meter backstroke. Wow. As you make your preparations for our 45th Reunion this AprU, here's some timely information firom ffie Class of 1963 Foundation.

• Recendy we have had some questions about the custom-design 1963 neckties offered by the Class Foundation, their design and symbolism.

The basic colors are blue and gold for the colors of the Naval Academy We also added red for the Marine Corps, pale blue for the Air Force, and a smaU black stripe between the red and pale blue for the Army This was done to recognize

members of ffie Class of 1963 vvffio upon commissioning served in ffie sister branches of ffie armed services. The main blue and gold stripes are six units wide and each of ffie three smaUer sttipes is one unit wide. That way you get a combination of 6 and 3, for ffie Class of 1963.

There is ffien a 12-unit drop m Navy blue and ffie pattern repeats itseff.

Class ties, boffi four-m-hand and bow, are avaUable as weU as scarves and cummerbunds. The price of each item is $63.00 or ffyou order any three items ffie discounted price is $163.00 and ffyou order aU four ffie price is $200.00. Orders can be placed wiffi Ms. Dawn Strom, c/o Lowe Enterprises, P.O. Box 12393, Aspen, CO 81812. •

Dick Mud, 16th Company, dropped us a missive:

Left to Right Dave & Judy Sam & MaryAnn, Rick & Barbara. How did such ugly guys end up with these good looking women?

Len Wass sent in two pictures of his and Kaffiy's recent trip to Russia.

Andffiat'sit for this monffi. Our maU buoy is emptv; riding high in ffie water.

We need to hear some news from you.

Please don't disappoint us.

We'U see vrou in Annapolis next monffi!

QUALnY—'63 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 58% PRES: David Tuma H: 703-549-8068; dftuma@aoLcom Arring CORR. SECY: Roland Marquis 1605 Rohtwing Road Rolling Meadows D. 60008 R. 847-970-7562 E lDlandjnaiquis@ngC-Com WEBSFTE; www.nsna64.oi^

Sam Davies opens this months "dark ages" column with ffie foUowing: • "MaryAnn and I really enjoyed visiting wiffi Baffiara and Rick Mahan for 3 days in September at ffieir beautiful home in DanviUe, CaHfbmia. Rich and Barbara are terrific hosts as weU as being outstanding tour guides. Rick arranged for Judy and Dave Lipscomb to join usffiefirst evening of our visit and it was great to have a mini reunion of 3rd company veterans.

Rick and Baffiara's back deck overlooks Mount Diablo and provided ffie perfect setting for a fantastic dirmer togeffier.

The next day we toured San Francisco. They led us to aU the things that we East Coast folks who hadn't been ffiere since being in the Hunters Point shipyard wanted to see again, we passed by ffie USS Pampanito (SS 383) where Rick, Dave and Tom Swartz retired. We hiked ffie hills of San Francisco and found a terrific restaurant for dinner. It was a great day. The entire visit was deHghtful and we look forward to having them visit for ffie 45ffi reuruon ff not before. •

Len and Kathy in Red Square next to the Kremlin with St Basil's Cathedral in the background.

They spent 5 days in Moscow—foUowed by 7 days on a waterways trip through rivers, lakes, and canals—and ending wiffi 4 days m St. Petersburg. The latter was ffie highUght of ffieir trip—a beautifiU city created by Peter ffie Great, wiffi many Tsar Palaces to visit.

The Hermitage Museum is one of ffie world's greatest art museums.

An infamous Red Navy Moscow is pretty warrior, with his batde drab, but Len and headdress on!

Kaffiy did aU the tourist things Hke ffie Moscow Circus, Metro subway rides, etc. Len claims his USNA Russian training came in handy enough for he and Kaffiy to venture out by ffiemselves on the subway (with only CyriUic alphabet and Russian signs). Len observed from their trip that ChurchiU was right when he said Russia is a riddle, wrapped m a puzzle, inside and enigma. Moscow is the most expensive city in the world, and you can't drink the water.Yeltsin-era Hberties are being taken away from the people, yet ffiey love Putin. And Putin is clearly moving the clock backwards to the Cold War. But, based on a first-hand look, they wiU crumble under their own weight unless they get capitaHsm right—not the hybrid system they have now.

Another celebrity in our midst

• "My wffe Lorraine and I, along with Jan and BiU Galvin, just got back from a great long weekend at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. Sad to say, your "Savage Sixteenffi" stalwarts were not victorious at ffie poker tables. BUI is stUl firmly ensconced m Charlestown, MA, withm the shadow of ffie Bunker HUl Monument, a stone's throw from the house he grew up m. His four chUdren (three doctors and one lawyer) and eight grandchUdren are thriving in Quahogland.We see each other at least once a year, either m Las Vegas or at Bill's sprawling famUy home on the Cape. BUI is active m local and state poHtics, a Hfe-long love for him.

Not to be outdone, I, too, have not strayed far from my roots. I Hve in a 100-year old Victorian, two blocks from ffie house my father grew up m. I was born and raised in Ramsey, NJ, and, wonder of wonders, at age 62 was elected mayor of my hometown. I was defeated for reelection (I ran as an Independent) in a close 3-way race last year and am now working as chief operating officer for an mternational company in ffie wellness industry My three kids are also doing great (one teacher, one domestic engineer, and one rich entrepreneur—a Duke ROTC grad under C O Ted Triebel and a plankholding weapons officer on the USS Lake Champlain) and have given us seven grandchUdren.

I wrote a book classmates may find of interest: Passion, Politics, and Patriotism in Small-town America. The blurb reads as foUows: 'Muti writes wiffi clarity, passion, and humor on wide-rangmg subjects, including his ItaHan-American heritage, his love of history and his hometown, and, over and over again, his disdain for today's prevalent breed of poHtician—a pusillanimous bunch, according to ffie former mayor, far too partisan and far too concerned wiffi reelection than wiffi fixing systemic problems facing government at March 2008

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64*65 CLASS N E W S every level.'The book, pubHshed by Wingspan Press, Livermore, CA, is avaUable in both hardcover and soft cover effitions wherever books are sold."

Hope to see aU of you, dear classmates, happy and healthy at our 45ffi reunion. • Speaking of Ted Triebel, your humble correspondent hasn't verified this yet but Jim Craven, in a fine example of classmate bUging, reports that North CaroHna poHtician Ted, who is Chair of the Orange County School Board, was recendy in the news—with applause from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)— for caUing a halt to the annual Donkey BasketbaU Game at Orange High School in HiUsborough, sponsored by the Orange HS booster club (their counterpart to NAAA). Apparendy there is some sort of floor covering in the gym, and the donkeys wear footsies, or the Hke, which raised aforor.Things got so heated that Ted rode his horse to the donkeys' rescue and suggested as an alternative that those who had planned on riding the donkeys ride footbaU Hnemen instead. (Jim claims not to be making this up!)

work we had plenty of good cheer at Saw Doff's in KUn, MS—^Bret Favre's hometown. It was a great trip and we have aU decided to do it again. Any other classmates, 11th Company or otherwise, interested in joimng us in a buUding trip to Bay St. Louis, please contact me at wmHfsey(g),charter.net. We wUl be aiming for a date in March or AprU 2008."

AU the best—BUI Lifsey •

Left to Right, Bill, Grady & Arch in front of their Habitat for Humanity Project

Thanks to BiU Natter for sending in the foUowing picture.

We close this month with an input from BUI Sargent:

In the best "When two or three shaU meet..." ttadition, BUI Lifsey sent in a report of a recent gathering with his 11th Company classmates Grady Perkins & Arch Woodard: H "When the three of us met in Bay St. Louis, MS, we drank some beer, had some cheer and helped to buUd a Habitat home. Grady was raised in Bay St. Louis.

It is SmaU-town, USA; a perfect place to grow up and raise chUdren. The AprU after Hurricane Katrina, I drove to Bay St. Louis from a Habitat job in Gul^'ort, MS. I caUed Arch immediately and said that we have got to do something to help this town. Arch agreed and he and I have spent a coUective 10 weeks or more helping to rebuUd Grady's hometown. On Nov. 11th, Grady reported for duty with his lovely wife, Judy. We worked on a Habitat house in Waveland, MS, which is cheek by jowl with Bay St. Louis. After

Bill & Jane in front of the Bulgarian President's office

I "Our daughter Paige has been transferred to the US Embassy in Sofia.

She and her famUy, husband Kurt, daughter Meredith, and son CoUin, moved there in September. Jane went over with them to help get the famUy settled in their new home, and I foUowed two weeks later. We are planning to return again next spring to see the grandchUdren. I suspect the weather wUl not be as good as it was on the beautiffil September day the attached picture was taken. H

The Washington '64 gang and spouses at their Army Navy Country Club Christmas class luncheon.

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 58% PRES: CAPT Jim Mindcrlein, USN (Ret.) 1080 Carnage HiU Pkwy., Annapolis, MD 21401 E: jimm65@verizon.net; P: 410-841-6644 F; 410-897-0411 C O R R SECY; CDR Dave Anderson, USN (Ret.) 1600 Ala Moana Blvd. #2208 Honolulu, HI 96815 E:daveand65@earthlink.net P: 808-942-9234; 0:808-477-8385 F:808-477-8789 WEB SITE: http://home.earthlink.net/~daveand65/

It is sad to Start out with an announcement of ffie passing of our classmate, Dick Scuba in late November. Jrni Minderleui posted this news on our egroup. Dick and Jim were teammates on ffie 150 Pound Football team. He always had a smUe on his face and looked Hke the tough footbaU playerffiathe was. He wiU be missed when we next get together as a Class. Please see Last CaU for his obit. A memorial service was held on 3 Dec in Rancho Santa Fe, CA.The famUy suggests donations to the Richard J. Scuba Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, P O Box 811, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067.

Ourffioughtsand prayers are wiffi his wife Linda, sons, and family asffieymourn his loss.

Sonny Harrison reported on 4 Jan ffiat he recendy learned that Mike ("Smokey") Jobanek passed away suddenlyfiroman intestinal hemorrhage wiffi resultant cardiac arrest in his Crofton, Maryland home on 3 Dec 07. Smokey was commissioned in ffie Air Force upon graduation. He loved flying C-130s and spent years flying to numerous locations around ffie world. As he told me once, wiffi 130s, it is not where you are going as much as ffie quaHty of ffie time you spend geffing ffiere... referring to ffie slow speed and long transit times.

Sonny said that Smokey was very famiHar wiffi numerous Htde known runways in Souffieast Asia, Souffi and Central America, as weU as, Europe. He had afiUlcareer m ffie reserves, retirmg as a fiUl Colonel. In his civUian Hfe, he taught aviation courses ui Florida and worked for the National Transportation Safety Boai'd. He was frUly retired when he and Sonny watched the Notre Dame—Navy game at Sonny's house diis fall. Smokey is survived by a cousin Hving in Eugene, Oregon. I understand that she intends to have a spring ceremony of celebration of his Hfe at USNA. We coUectively send sincerest condolences to his faniUy There are a whole lot of photos firom ffie Army-Navy Game ffiat our mtrepid class photog, PhU Ferrara, took ffiat are posted on ffie new improved site ffiat BuU Durham maintams for us—ffiat also gets you to our '65 Class Directory— at http://www.usna65.org/.

PhU has also started up in Annapolis a new '65 First Wednesday Lunch Club. The fint ever gaffiering vv^as held at ffie begmning of November and was attended by 14 classmates. If you don't see ffie notices PhU puts up on our '65 egroup, contact PhU at pferrara65(§comcast.net for details.Those making ffie inaugural lunch and shown in ffie photo below were; Doug Katz, Mike Epprecht, BiD Matton, Jim Minderlein, Ed Gray, Sted Garber, Dan MitcheU, Phil Ferrara, Craig Etka, CharUe Morrison, and Pat Fitch. Lively conversation included ffie Army game, ffie new Supe,ffieNFL's spin on a player's shooting deaffi, ffie importance of health/exercise/ comradeship to long Hfe,ffielowly Navy basketbaU teams,ffiealumni association, poUrics, sex, and ffie war. They gaffier every first Wednesday of ffie monffi at Galway Bav restaurant All '65ersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^please drop in whenever vrou can.

65ers gather in Annanpolis

From time to time a guy named Roger finds himseff m ffie news. Somehow it seems to ahvav"S be associated with some sort of award. This time Roger was feted by ffie National FootbaU Foundation and HaU of Fame which gaffiers in ffie Big Apple everv- December wiffi ffie objective of celebrating its historv- by saluting men who have exceUed beyond ffie footbaU field.The NFF particularly enjoys honorir^ generals and admirals, presidents and captains of industry vvffio had had some affiUation wiffi coUege footbaU. Roger Staubach and Pete Dawkins of Army were honored as co-recipients of ffie NFL's Gold Medal, ffie Foundation's highest award presented annuaUy to honoree(s) whose lffereflects"ffie values of one who has exceUed in amateur sport, particularly fboffiaU" and has contributed notably in pubHc service to ffie "weffare of his country and feUow dtizens."The foUowing comes from an article appearing in ffie Affiens (GA) Banner-Herald on 121207 (edited). ffyou ask Staubach how footbaU has complemented his business success, he'U respond, "ffi our business, we work wiffi corporate customers who are lookmg for real estate solutions, so there's a lot of different disciplines that go to what the customer wants. FootbaU was aU about teamwork. No one individual wins a game.

so it takes a lot of people working togeffier in business to be successfiil just Hke in footbaU. Some days business is not always ffin, so you have to be resUient and stick to your v^ues and penevere. FootbaU taught me a lot about perseverance."

The average Hfe of a NFL player today is less ffian four years, which makes Staubach's story one of the league's most remarkable. Many players who joined the NFL in 1964, which would have been Staubach's rookie season under normal circumstances, were gone by ffie time he arrived foUowing his Navy commitment.

After graduation, he had to wait four years to learn ff he could play at the highest level. That is why he could be found runnmg on ffie beaches of Da Nang where he was stationed m Viemam, reHshing his patriotic duty in ffie process.

When he was assigned to ffie Navy School in Affiens, after his student-athlete days were over at Annapolis, you would find him wiffi a bag of balls late in ffie afternoon at ffie Georgia practice field. He quiedy went about a routine recommended by ffie late coach Tom Landry and ffie Cowboys. Hands under an imaginary center, sprmt back mto ffie pocket, look ffie field over, and throw to a spot. He did it over and over. Sometimes coUege kids at Georgia, who didn't have an appreciation for who he was and what he was domg, would shag footballs for him.

From PhU Ferrara, we have ffie foUowing photo of him and some other striders of ffie wilderness on a recent outmg in ffie remote wilds of Montgomery Co. MD. Peering closely you wiU see that one looks a lot Hke Bob Andretta. .pietftmnt Trekken stop for hjnch, 12/1:

Hiking in Mongomery Co, MD

Each year a group of us who Hved m a certain passageway high up in the seventh wing (Happy VaUey Alley) get together to teU a few Hes and enjoy a friendship that has remained strong though the years. The nearby picture shows George Kent, Jim Taylor, John Wroten, Davester Anderson, Fred Berthrong, Fred Huihagle and Gordie Clarke in the Aerospace museum near DuUes.The 2007 event took in the Homecoming game and

included a couple of days hanging around DC and then down to Washington.VA where our hosts Anne and Fred Huffiagle have a beautiffil home and spread of land.

What a lasting memory we aU have of the entire gathering punctuated by a fantabulous meal and experience at the Inn at Litde Washmgton.

Happy Valley Alley-2007

We now turn to some classmate news garneredfiromrecent seasonal greetings.

FirstfiromTed Nanz we learn ffiat his three youngest continue to grow and thrive. Ted's three older sons are respectively John, smdying biochemistry wiffi aims for a Ph.D, Kevin, and David who is serving in ffie FBI as a supervisory special agent. Ted can now boast of being a proud granddad.

Here is a photo of ffie Nanz clan.

The Nanz family

Next, we have the news from Joan and Doyle Borchers that highUghts their new home in Napa, CA just fimshed m August. Doyle made his singing debut on stage in the role ofWUl Rogers m excerpts from "WUl Rogers FoUies"; he sung two baUads. Doyle and Joan work side by side m their school of dance with Doyle serving as Managmg Director and Joan as Artistic Director. Their biggest gig of the year seems to have been aboard a Prmcess Cruise on which their young star dancers performed to stanffing room only and standmg ovation audiences. It was a smashing success!

From the D o u g Katz famUy we learn that Doug now has Mefficare bennies and that son, Rob, was reUeved as C O of USS Stout P D G 55) m ffie Arabian Guff (an event that Doug had done 24 years earHer). Doug and Sharon enjoy their great famUy, goff, saUing and cruismg with friends and watchmg Navy ...BEAT ARMY! March 2008

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66*67 CLASS N E W S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 5 8 % PRES: VADM Michael D. Hasldns, USN (Ret.) SECY: CDR Mike Baird, USN (Ret.) 63 Franklin St.,Annapolis, MD 21401 E: pmbaird@verizon.net WEST COAST SECY: Robert G.Johnson Jr., Esq. 27136-B Paseo Espada #1121 San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 WEB SITE; www.u$na66.org

I'm sitting in a snowstorm m Longmont, Colorado and enjoying Christmas vacation, trying to decide how to write about Spring. I'U do my best.To begin, I'U present an update on the Class Foundation's activities for 2007.Yes! We are stUl supporting dependents. Here's the update from Foundation President, Jim Long.

H "Our Class of 1966 Foundation reports that it has made four $2,500 Educational Grants to the foUowing chUdren to honor our deceased classmates.These grants are for the 2007/2008 academic year.

Adriana Benedict (daughter of Lee Benedict) — Harvard Umversity (Jumor) Sabrina Beneffict (daughter of Lee Benedict) — Boston CoUege (Semor) EmUy Magnuson (daughter of Ron Magnuson) - School of the Art Instimte of Chicago Qumor) Greg Prout (son ofJay Prout) San Diego City CoUege (Sophomore) This completes our commitment to Sabrma whUe Adriana, EmUy and Greg have one more year of eUgibUity remaining. After these grants, $61,246 wUl remain in our Foundation account with $7,500 in known fomre commitments.

Our Class Executive Committee wUl evaluate potential uses for the ffinds remaimng after our frnal grant obHgations are met." I I received the foUowing article from the Alumni Association that appeared in the Patriot News, and written by sportswriter Dustin Hockensmith.

• "Ex-Middie Enjoyed Notre Dame Trip / / Shrawder Played On 1963 Navy Team That Beat ND, And Witnessed Last Week's Victory (Steven D. Shrawder '66) 8Nov07 - Steve Shraw^der doesn't pride himseff on prognostication, but he had a good feeHng that Navy would go to Notre Dame and snap a 43-game winless stteak on Samrday. CaU it inside irfformation — Shrawder was on the last Navy team to beat the Fighting Irish m 1963 — or caU it common sense — Notre Dame entered with a 1-7 record. But Shrawder felt so good about Navy's chances that he plarmed his first trip back to South Bend

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since 1965 to watch it happen."! thought this was the year," Shrawder said. "Then, when Navy lost three defensive starters early in the year, I started thinking 'maybe this isn't the year.'"

South Bend has provided a series of firsts for Shrawder, a 1961 graduate of MUlersburg High School and a 1966 graduate of the Naval Academy. In 1963, he experienced his first coUegiate game action there and "got my beU rung" on punt coverage by Fighting Irish great and Johnstown native Pete Duranko. Plus, the Middies won. And on Saturday he made his first trip to the campus since a 29-3 loss in October 1965 to witness the program's first victory in 44 meetings. AU was quiet with Shrawder and his alums leading up to Satarday. It probably didn't hurt to avoid stirring up the footbaU gods at a CathoHc umversity that already had history on its side. The noise picked up after that, as he and his former teammates celebrated the Midshipmen's 46-44, ttiple-overtime victory. "I'U bet there have been 30 or 40 e-maUs back and forth about how fantastic the game was," Shrawder estimated. Fantastic and rare was Navy's effort — the Midshipmen improved to 10-70-1 aU-time against Notre Dame. And where their last victory came as the nation's second-ranked team with a quarterback named Roger Staubach, this one came as a 4-4 team with a quarterback named Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada. Kaheaku-Enhada didn't exacdy bring back shades of Staubach with just eight pass attempts, but his 25-yard touchdown pass and twopoint conversion toss to Reggie CampbeU in the third overtime were the difference in the game. Never mind the state of the Notre Dame program, the thrUHng win counted just the same for a Navy team and an alurrmi base looking to get a Golden-Domed goriUa off their backs. "I can no longer say that I was on the last team that beat Notre Dame, but I'm thrilled to death it happened," Shrawder said. Afterward, in a sign of respect from both sides. Navy and Notre Dame both stood behind each other as they sung their alma maters. That was something that stood out to Shrawder as a symbol for their longstanding rivalry that dates back to 1927. "I've always had respect for Notre Dame, but I have even more now," he said. "I'm a Notre Dame fan except for one day out of the year."

Shrawder's secret admission may not be a popular thought among his former teammates, but they're too distracted by the thought of 365 days of bragging rights to

take notice. "We feel pretty good about the whole thing," Shrawder said. "I'm so proud and privUeged to be part of the Navy footbaU famUy."" • And in that vein, here are some great photos provided by CharUe Jones and Tom Lomacchio of the festivities Tom Lomacchio surrounding Army/Navy in Baltimore. Let me just say that I've oidy been to one or two other games that I would declare as cold or colder.. .ffyou were sitting out of the sun. Before and after our fantastic blowout victory over Army the Class of'66 enjoyed a great taUgate party. In the first photo, taken at the Army/Navy Gala - from the left: Jim Acker, CharHe Jones, Ned Sarno, Tom Payne, and Tom Doyle. The Gala is a joint service dinner party where the Army folks sit on one side of the baUroom and the Navy fans on the other. CharHe says that both sets of pep bands and cheerleader squads enhanced the evemng, as did the oppormnity to talk with a couple of astronauts, who were guests of honor. The remaining photos were taken at the '66 taUgate. Over 45 Classmates and guests enjoyed the hospitaUty of Duncan Ingraham and Duke Ingraham ('94), who brought their RVs to the event.

Duncan drove his RV souffi from Rhode Island. Duke came north fromVirgima Beach. They were much needed as a source of warmth.

Army/Navy Gala celebration

Glenda Adams, Guinn Clark, and Eva Payne

Bruce Bickel graciously provided an update on his friend Kieu Cong Tin, vvffio was being refitted wiffi a new prosthesis.

Here's Bruce's news and photos.

I am pleased to report that both the surgerv' and ffie fimng of ffie new prosffiesis for Kieu Cong Tin were highly successfiU. His surgerv- and prosthetic fitting at ffie CURE International Hospital m Kijabe, Kenya permitted me to return him to his home in Hue Citv' not only wiffi a new leg but also wiffi a new Hfe. Tin is now walking wiffiout pain and wiffiout a limp and able to resume his work as a tour gmde for a French travel agency. I appreciated ffie concern and support of Classmates vvffio were aware of my historv- wiffi Tm and ffie orphanage in Hue Cirv.

Bruce and Tin

Until April, AU ffie best... —MUce!!!

ANNUAL ME.MBERSHIP: 6% LIFE .ME.MBERSHIP: 64% PRES: CDR David E. Church, USN (Ret.) SECT: LtCol Jim McNeece, USMC (Ret.) 1603 John WorrfiingtonWa\-. Ciownsville, MD 21032 H; 410-849-3423; E: scribe67@aoLcom

We received a note from Ron StoU bearing bad news. Our Classmate John MiDen passed away on 20 December 2007, a victim of a long runnmg fight wiffi cancer. Those of you who were at the 40ffi Reunion wiU remember John and his incredible personaHty and his participation wiffi Jerry Beavers at ffie Memorial Service. Helping us remember and honor our faUen comrades was John's final, loving gift to '67. A memorial service is schediUed for 12 January 2008 m HawaU.Those who wish to may make contributions m John's name to ffie charity of your own choice. In Ron's words: "I have always ffiought that ffie greatest tribute a man could be given was to be considered a just man. I beHeve that ffie bald. Episcopal priest named John MUlen was such a man, and I am certam that I knew no better penon. I wiU miss him dearly."

Vince Putiri sent vv ord of the deaffi of George "Skip" Suder on

22 December 2007 at his home m Rancho Mirage, CA. I don't have much information about Skip beyond that he left USNA in March 1964, was a Viemam veteran, and was a free lance writer. In Heu of flowen, the Suder faniUy suggests memorial donations to Elder High School, 3900 Vmcent Ave, Cincinnati 45205, or Inktank, 1311 Main St., Cincinnati 45202 or ffie Cmciimati Reds Community Fund, 100 Main St., Cincinnati 45202.

Back during ffie southern CaHforma frres, Bruce Wright vvTOte that they had survived ffie flames out there. He mentioned the GUberts, Burggrens, Phelps, and O'Haras. On 27 October, Pete Burggren vvTote Steve Andres ffiat his famUy had had to evacuate.

His tale sounds a Httie hairy: H .. .We did evac early Monday morrung (I came back Sun mte) to a friends' home in Leucaffia.We are OK and probably wiU move back in tornte. We dodged a buUet; not so much with ffie 'imtial attack' Mon AM which came down ffie San Deguito River VaUey headmg westerly, jumped 1-15, and headed SW south of Lake Hodges. That got to withm 2-3 mi of us.

A more onunous threat was presented Tues AM by ffie that jumped 1-15 north of Lake Hodges later on Mon, got into Lomas Serenas (mtersection of 1-15 and Via Rancho Parkway), destroyed some homes and moved west, eventuaUy getting to the eastern extension ofVia Loma Vista, ffie cross stteet closest to us which runs along the ridge Hne above Lake Hodges. That extension of the ffie destroyed 18 homes wiffi the closest withm 1/2 mi of us. It continued west to Del Dios sweepmg across the hUls to ffie norffi of Lake Hodges. Probably the wind helped to prevent it from cresting the ridge above Lake Hodges and getting into the neighborhoods on the western end of Via LomaVista. Anyway, we came out fine without any damage and just some frayed nerves. H

I received a short note in early November from Marcio Gurdian in Mexico.

I .. .I'm lucky to get this e-maU off.

We've been without any kind of phone for several days now. Things look kind of bleak right now for Tabasco, they report 70-80% of the sute under water. The Htde town I am m must be part of that 20-30% that remained dry.

Congrats on Navy's big win. I usuaUy root for Notte Dame unless they play us of course. I Marcio wasn't the oiUy one involved with floods. Got this one from Don LeMaster on 6 December.

• I am on the job m Oakland, CA, managing the implementation of a new Customer Information System for the East Bay Mumcipal UtUity Disttict (second largest pubHcly owned water utUity m the country) on behaff of Mmcom, Inc., a software development company.

However, I am also trymg to cope with and begin development of an action plan to recover from the floodmg of our farm m ChehaHs,WA. Our farm has been devastated by the floodmg of the ChehaHs River, which was m the news earHer this week. I spoke with ffie famUy who is rentmg our house. ThankfuUy they are safe. However, smce I don't have boots on the ground yet, it is difficult for me to comprehend the amount of destruction: the farm was completely under water; sUt, debris and destruction are everywhere; roads and bridges have been destroyed; emergency suppHes are bemg flown m; people were rescued and evacuated by boat. Any advice, lessons learned, etc. firom classmates who have found themselves in simUar circumstances would be gready appreciated.

Cannot think of a good segue to ffie origmal purpose of this emaU—ttansmittmg the attached photo of the 33rd Company METS taken by Debbie Latta (thank you, Dave Church and Claudia

33rd Company Mats at the 40th

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67*68 CLASS N E W S and Bob Natter) during our company time gathering the evemng of Saturday, 20 October. Mets and their wives + one widow: Standing—Left to Right: Jim Perley; Cheryl Cranford (Greg Owens' widow); Susan and Buzz Lawlor;Ted and Jackie Hontz; Jim and Anita Bost; Don LeMaster, Mike and Jeanne Quinlan; Bob and Clauffia Natter; Karen and Ray Roberson; Georgie and Jeff Johnson; and EUeen and Ken Findley.

Seated—Left to Right: JuHa and Dick Couch; John and Judy Guibert; Diana LeMaster; Nancy and Paul Kanive; and Hedy and Steve Fagan. M

as a senior deputy district attorney in Alameda County has joined the San Francisco district attorney's office to work on cold cases. Danny Wong has moved south to Nipomo, CA to a goff community just south of Pismo Beach. Dan Goodvdn contacted me looking for some of you. He left USNA our Youngster year; wound up graduating from University of Texas. And I understand that Mike Evans went aU the way to Richmond from his home in western Maryland to watch the Army-Navy Game.

FinaUy, this news and a photo from Bob Havasy.

The San Diego MiHtary Advisory CouncU, SDMAC, conducted its inaugural achievement award event in San Diego at the Admiral Kidd Club aboard the Fleet ASW Training Center on Thursday 6 December, 2007. General Peter Pace, USMC (ret), USNA Class of 1967, was the guest speaker. Mayor Sanders of San Diego proclaimed the day. General Peter Pace Day in San Diego. The Class of 1967 had two tables; Frank Hewitt honchoed the gathering. In Frank's photo, those attending: JamJe and Frank Hewitt, Ronme and Jack Feehan, Steve Andres, Warren MUlard, Dan McKinnon, Kathi Smith, JuHe and Dave LeRoy, BiU Cray, Jim GUbert, Bud O'Hara, Pete Phelps, CHff Bream, and Norm Hapke. Ken Ptack was not there, but also sent a short report he'd received from a friend. Must have been a great event!

I ...here is a photo taken on 12/19 at Fidel's, a Mexican restaurant just north of San Diego. In the photo (L-R) me, Danny Wong, Jim Perley, Steve Fisk, Skip Dittmann,John Matus,Walt "Dutch" Vandivort and Dave Tate...in the foreground is a friend of Steve's. We were in town for the Poinsettia Bowl. We saw Pete Phelps, Ken Hansen, Ray Smith, Bob Ryan, Mike Samuels and others at another'67 gathering at the Tailgate...Karl VoUand was there as weU as the usual "cast of thousands . " •

The Boys at Fidel's

SOMA C Achievement Awards Breakfast

Here are some short bits: Mike DeLong has been appointed to the Board of Directors of AE Bioffiels, an advanced energy company developing and operating biodiesel and next-generation ethanol faciHties worldwide. John Chehansky has accepted the position ofVice President of Business Development for Global Science & Technology, Inc, a leading science and technology company.

Rock Harmon, one of California's leading DNA experts who retired in October

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Before I go, I have to teU you about our seats at the Army-Navy Game. If you check them on the seating chart, they were pretty bad.. .lower deck down behind the back corner of an end zone.

But there was some pretty good action down there so I decided it was probably OK. Then came halftime, and I discovered we had the best seats in the house! Lee Greenwood singing "God Bless the USA" with a giant American flag covering the field and, from our vantage point, both the USMA Corps of Cadets and the USNA Brigade of Midshipmen as a backdrop to aU that.Yep.. .1 was damn proud to be an American!

That's it...Goodnight!... —Jim

•9M ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 52% PRES: James Niehus 1422 Pennington Lane South,Atmapolis.MD 21409 P: 410-349-2361; E: jim.niehus@viasat.com EXEC SECY: Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401-1061 E: leo.kuehn@1968.usna.com P: 410-266-6821 C O R R . SECY: CAPT Gordon I. Peterson, USN (Ret.) 7994 Hidden Bridge D r Springfield.VA 22153 P: 703-913-5404; F: 202-267-4020; E: gpeters621@aol.com WEB SITE: www.usna68.com

You do not need to be a math slash to be mindful that we have a special event in our Class history approaching this year— our big 40th reunion at the end of August. I'm pleased to summarize the information you'U need to plan your attendance.

The reunion is scheduled from Friday, August 29, through Sunday, August 31. This

Labor Day weekend's footbaU game with Towson wUl be played Saturday evening.

The Reunion Committee has reserved a block of rooms beginning Thursday, August 28, at the Loews AnnapoHs Hotel, located two blocks from Church Circle on West Street. Overflow room arrangements have been made with the O'CaUaghan Hotel, also on West Street, about a block away from Loews.

Our 40th Reunion Headquarters wiU be at the Loews.The foUowing is the hotel reservation information: Loews AnnapoHs Hotel, 126 West Street—Phone: (800) 526-2593, (410) 263-7777 The O'CaUaghan Hotel, 174 West Street—Phone:(800) 569-9983, (410) 263-7700 You are encouraged to make reservations at the hotel of your choice as soon as possible. When you make your reservations, identify yourself as part of the USNA Class of 1968 40th Reumon.

You must reserve your room directly with the hotel—not, through the Reunion Committee.

The tentative schedule for the reumon is much like it was for our 35th: Thursday, 28 August 2008 -Early reunion registration at Loews -Welcome Reception (tentative, location TBD) Friday, 29 August 2008 -Continued registration at Loews -Golf, saUing -Brigade Parade, Worden Field -Reunion Dinner/Dance at Loews (Attire: coat & tie; cocktaU dresses)

Saturday, 30 August 2008 -Stragglers reunion registration at Loews -Reunion Run/Walk tour of the Yard -Free time-MIDN Store, tour AnnapoHs -Reunion Tailgate Inside NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium (buffet, open bar. Note: Everyone attenffing taUgate must purchase footbaU game ticket) -FootbaU Game—^BEAT Towson!

-TaUgate continuation (Post-game victory celebration—tentative) Sunday, 31 August 2008 -Memorial Service in Memorial HaU -Class meeting -Reunion brunch (King HaU—tentative) -Afternoon/evemng— Company/BattaHon parties/picmcs Registration for the reunion wiU be primarUy on Hne as it was five years ago.

Look for ffie detaUs, including a Hnk, on our Class website (vvww.usna68.com).

Alternative means to register wiU be provided for those who do not have access or want to use ffie Internet.

On behaff of aU in ffie Class, I extend our coUective appreciation to our Reumon Committee for puUing this auspicious gaffiering together, incluffing aUffiatEd SuUivan and Davy Tyler ffid to compUe and pubHsh our Class 40th Reunion Book. I'm hopeful that the final post-deadUne push in January increased the number of submissions. "If it's not written down, it's forgotten!"

We are trymg to contact as many members of ffie Class as possible. You can help us get an updated and more complete Hsting by proviffing your company representative with your current address, ffappHcable, and contact information for any Classmates you suspect might have dropped from sight.

Our 40th aimiversary year began with the welcomed announcement of the Naval Special Warfare Command's award ceremony for LT Spence Dry in Febmary m Memorial HaU. As 2007 drew to a close. Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter awarded Spence a posthumous Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device "for heroic achievement in connection with combat operations against the enemy whUe serving as Officer in Charge of Affa Platoon, SEAL Team One, during Operation Thunderhead from 1 AprU to 6 June 1972" during the Vietnam War. This long-overdue recognition caps a 35-year quest that Spence's father, Capt.

Melvin H. Dry '34, began soon after the conclusion of the POW-rescue mission in coastal waters off North Vietnam that

claimed Spence's Hfe.You may recaU that Mike Slattery (who served with Spence in the SEALs) and I documented Spence's story in the Naval Institute's Proceedings magazine in July 2005. The upshot of our research and article was that in November 2005 the former on-scene commander for Operation Thunderhead subnUtted retroactive award recommendations for Spence and his leading CWO, Moki Martin. Martin wiU receive a NavyMarine Corps Commendation Medal wiffi "V" this month in a foUow-on ceremony in Coronado, CA.The awards were approved late last year by Secretary of the Navy Winter after the Navy Award Board's meticulous screening of the recommendations, official records, and eye-witness statements. FuU detaUs on the award ceremony wiU appear in a ffiture issue of Shipmate.

10PM on the clean-up detaUs—including Linda, Shirley McQuerter, Cathy Parda, Laurie Hyde, and Nancy Kalashian.

Mike Kalashian forwarded a photo firomffietaU gate, noting there was a larger group of classmates who did not make it to ffie tent by game time. Denny "%ung reported 35 classmates were on hand.

Jerry Watson (Jerry_Watson(@ onr.navymU) used ffie occasion of his annual outing with MeHssa in December's "Scottish Walk" in Old Town Alexandria, VA, to provide a welcomed update on his activities—a fitting example for those of you who have not corresponded in recent years!

Melissa and Jerry Watson in full battle dress.

Navy SEAL Lt Spence Dry (left) converses with an admiral in the Republic of the Philippine's Navy in Subic Bay in April 1972, two months before he lost his life during a Navy POW-rescue mission in coastal waters off North Vietnam. USN Photo by Tim Reeves

As in past years, the Class mustered a great turnout for Navy's hard-fought battle with Utah in December's Poinsettia Bowl), including a pre-game 68 TaUgate Party hosted by Jayne and Steve Haines at their home. Jayne did a wonderfol job as the hostess with the mostest— supported at the front end planmng by Linda (Bob Duggan). Steve reports that it was a wonderful sharing time—including a post-game cleamng effort by many wonderful 68 wives pitching in after

• "As it was the day of the Army-Navy game, our dog.Yuki, went as BUI the Goat. Needless to say, he was the hit of the parade. UnHke BUI (or me for that matter), he's a real chick magnet—women could not keep their hands off him. He eHcited many 'Go Navy' caUs from the crowd and was the envy of aU the Army fans.

"As for the family update, my No. 1 daughter, Samantha, is an Emergency Room R N at Mammoth Lakes, CA. She is doing great—ski boarding when not on duty. NataHe, my No. 2, is a captain in the Army and currently stationed in Germany. Her tour is over in February, but I wouldn't be surprised to see her extend. As for me, I'm currently working in one of the program offices at Office of Naval Research, doing test-and-evaliiation

Some on hand for the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego included, left to right: Denny Young, Dave and Barb Myers, Steve and Jayne Haines, Mid'n Goat, Roy and Karen Brennon, Terry Toussaint, Mike and Nancy Kalashian, and, hidden from view, Pat Marvel

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several classmates and friends had a great evemng out. The foUowing foUcs were present for dinner in AnnapoHs: Cheri and Augie BeauUeu, Su and Bob Byles, Aida and Al Cipriani,Vickie and Dick Young, friends from the far and ffistant past Delores "Del Pdo" Statham and EHssa Phillips, PhU Jamison, Howie Bacharach and, of course, EmUy and We closed out 2007 with a report in the Dennis. As a prelude to the Navy's specCapital Gazette newspaper that Tom tacular win over Army we had a great Ken Lange diving for his ball at San Diego A-N Classic Pestorius was recendy named a feUow of dinner in Baltimore with Deb and Dave ffie American Society of Mechanical Jim Boland writes that each year Rose,Teri and Steve Ward, Tony Engineers.The feUow is the society's highwhen Ken Lange sends the flyer for the Calontoni, and our hosts Cheri and est elected grade of membership. According Annual Beat Army Golf outing it says that Augie BeauHeu. Su and Bob Byles hosted to a release,Tom is a technical expert in we tee off"Rain or Shine."This sends a Christmas Party at their home in nuclear power and high-performance most of us who Hve in Southern Virgima Beach in mid-December. In materials and has consulted with ffie CaHforma to our dictionaries to look up addition to a few dozen of their friends Department of Energy, Navy, and other the term "rain" as we don't know what and neighbors, the Byles' hosted mne government agencies. He also the founder rain is! This year however, the skies other 69ers. Those attending included and chief executive officer of H&P Inc., of opened up the night before and the rain Cherie and Augie BeauHeu (AnnapoHs), Bozeman, MTWay to go, Tom! just kept conung down. Of the 165 BiU Coxe, Jane and Tom Fowler, Susan people who signed up, 72 intrepid souls That's a wrap for this column. Please and Joe Greene, Diane and Jim (or stupid fools depending on your point keep those "cards and letters" coming Hamburg (AmeHa Island, FL),June and of view) teed off and braved the elements. with news of your activities—how about John Kearley,Judy and Lon Scofield After aU, if we couldn't stand a Htde water, a note from some of you in the "sUent and Dave Spriggs and the Planks. we were in the wrong service! The photo majority" out there? And don't forget to Party on!! gives you an idea of the conditions showmake your reservations for our 40th in Rich Redd needs our prayers. BJP's ing Ken retrieving his baU from what August if you have not done so already. facial surgery (to correct the droop) was looks Hke a lake but is actuaUy the "casual AU the best, — Gordo successffil—Betty says he looks "better". water" in the middle of the fairway. The The lates consult at MDA indentffied: a usual cast of characters from 69' were yj ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% new mmor in the chest, expansion of the LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 48% mnxlBssSaislimimiisigned up to participate with Jim priviously identified cheek tumor, and a Paddock, Mike Lettieri,Jim Kimmel, PRES: F.H. "IVlike" Michaelis new "growth" on his Hver. He is now Tom Burdick, John O'brian, BiU VICE PRES: Pat Stroop Hving with pain from the pressures these SECY: Dr. Steve Hudock Bramley, Ken and I. Even though the 6006 Woodlake Ln., Alexandria.VA 22315-2637 growths create which R P describes as event was hampered by the weather, the 703-989-4606; E: shudock@1969.USNA.com "intense, but at least not constant". He Naval Academy Foundation was the TREAS: Steve Ward and Betty are hustUng to get raffiation winner with another sizable check from O; 703-413-4186; M: 703-969-6872 treatments and pain reduction meds. AU the proceeds of the event.

BZ San Diego E: sward@mmiconnect.com '69er's!! this crap can't be read as good news, yet Hey Out There!!—MaU bag is getting R P plans on playing goff, although he says Dermis Plank hit the keyboard for a empty again.. .either you aren't breathing, "it won't be good goff," which reflects his great note about several '69er gatherings or you're off partying in some remote unyielding attitude. He intends to make last FaU. Homecoming 2007 was a beautilocation!! Prefer to believe the latter. aU the reumons this year and looks ffil day with a high scoring game but Please send in your notes, we need stuff forward to seeing everyone who comes disappointing loss on the field, but in the for the Spring and Summer Columns!! out to visit.

Being present at the reumons finest of Navy traditions a group of us did Pensacola Chapter A-N game party at strengthen his resolve in their pursuit. contribute to the winmng column on the the Mustin Beach O'Club at NAS He requests our prayers.

God Bless and party circuit. After a great time at the Pensacola, was entertained by three great shield him.

W O P i D FAMOUS Class of'69 tent, 69er's—Jack Stockton,Jim Kirby, and BraMrm)^-OFTEN!—Steve Myles Fisher. A bunch of great guys!!!

They kept the party lively!!!

work. When I'm not doing that I'm out as much as I can in my CataHna 25 or my kayak, exploring the unknown reaches of the Potomac. Even after aU these years, it's just hard to stay away from the water. If anyone has a sighting of my old roomy, Walt Peterson, please let me know.

Regards, Jerry" •

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'69ers at Su and Bob Byles Christmas Party —L to r Dave Spriggs, Tom Fowler Joe Greene Bill CnxP I nn Scofield John Kearley Dennis Plank Bob Byles, Augie BeauHeu and Jim Hamburg

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 51% PRES; CAPT Lyim H.Widener, USNR (Ret.) SECY; CDR Royal ConneU, USN (Ret.) 1978Valley Rd.. Anaipohs, MD 21401 E: njrotc@usna.edu WEB SITE; http://usna70.org

Greetings aU, have I got a tale for you?

Before I go on to ffie mail buoy, I promised Delta AirHnes ffiat I would teU you why you missed me at the Poinsettia Bowl. I was ffiere, but barely. It aU started when my son, who graduated from Utah found out ffiat ffiey were Navy's opponent for ffie bowl. He caUed and bought us tickets to come out for ffie game and Christmas in Salt Lake, where he Hves. We were to fly out on Wednesday to Las Vegas, where ffiey woiUd pick us up and Thursday mormng, we would drive down to San Diego to be ffiere in time for the taUgater and game. At BWI, the plane taking us to JFK was delayed, but not enough to miss our connection... yet! It finaUy arrived and we watched the ba^age crew load and then unload our baggage firom ffie aircraft and drive away with it. As I was complaimng to the agent ffiatffieywere in ffie process of losing our luggage, ffie pUot came up and started chewmg her out for giving him the wrong take-off time, sure enough, as soon as we boarded and backed away from the gate, word came back that they were delayed. I'm sure because they busted ffieir clearance. Nevermind, we missed our coimection m New York, and they canceUed the later ffight to LV that mght, so they flew us to Cincinnati where they were going to put us up for the night. We arrived there to an empty terminal, no agents, no signs, not even a cleamng crew.

WefinaUydiscovered that we needed to take a bus and a train to get to another terminal to find another empty Delta desk. A local, took pity on us and on the Htde HM3 from Pax River, we had adopted who was in the same situation, and showed us to a hidden office where they gave us a voucher for hotel and meals plus a mim-shave kit, and told us that our bags were safely locked up downstairs...The Cincinnati HUton was great. The next mormng, (the day of the game) we arrived back at the airport, only to find that: 1: Our bags were on a ffight from JFK to LV to arrive 10 minutes after we were supposed to. And 2: Because our flight had been interrupted, we were now on the TSA special security Hst for extra screening for the rest of our trip. We arrived in LV on time, the plane with our

bags arrived on time, our bags ffidn't get to the baggage carousel until two hours later, so we left LV and were crossing into CaHfornia at about the time we were supposed to be entering the parking lot looking for the taUgate tent. Which means that we saw the rush hour traffic from Los Angeles (Riverside) and San Diego, and arrived at the game in time for the second quarter to start, having now forfeited the cost of the taUgate party and a whole lot of vitamin "C:" to sttess.When I got on the Delta web site to "Contact Us" and fiUed out the lengthy form with my tale of woe, and hit send..."This feature is not avaUable at this time." Needless to say I'm am not flying Delta anytime soon. And for our classmates who fly for Delta, I don't blame the pUots, they were the ones who told us to complain. It was a great game though, even if the refs robbed us and then later said "My bad."

Bob McPhaU sent some pictures for Shipmate. His first grand chUd born 8 October 2007 son of Mike ('98) and his wife Jennifer. Colin Michael is his name—strong and healthy. Other picture is from Poinsettia Bowl. Son Mike ('98) and he. Bob is stUl working, not retired yet but enjoying Hfe in San Diego.

On a happier note; Russ Olson broke his 37 year drought of not writing and sent a note:

Bob McPhail and grandson, Colin Michael

• "Ever wonder what a retired 4-star who has spent the last 35-1- years in the fast lane—being named Student Naval Aviator of the Year whUe completmg a Master's Degree, flying fighters off carriers, exceUing at Air Force Test PUot school, stanffing up an F-18 squadron and taking it to war, commanffing one of the largest ships in the world, and being in charge of the largest Naval Force in the Free World? WeU, as the picture shows, he jumps in a race car and keeps his foot to the floor. This picture of our own John B. Nathman was taken last October at the Coronado Speed Festival just after a successffil race (no crashes) against a large contingent of 1966-1972 Trans-Am cars.

Driving this 1968 BMW 2002 TI for Cunmngham BMW, John proved that skiU and good looks are way more important than horsepower any day. We expect John to be back next year and continue to be at the leading edge of Hfe." •

John Nathman at the Coronado Speed Festival

Bob McPhail and son, Mike '98

News from the press includes a release from AtHoc, Inc., a leaffing provider of network-centric emergency notification systems, that Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, has joined AtHoc's Strategic Advisory Board. "AtHoc has experienced tremendous growth over the last few years. Its alerting solutions are used widely for mUitary operations nationwide, and I am very excited to join the Company's strategic advisory board," said Admiral Fargo.

"Emergency alerting and situational awareness are absolutely critical for first responders, businesses, and of particular interest to me, to the safety of our troops and the success of miHtary missions. I beHeve that helping AtHoc succeed wUl have a direct impact on protecting Americans." Admiral Fargo retired from the miHtary on March 28, 2005, after a distinguished career serving the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense. He was the twentieth officer to hold the position of Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command. As the senior U.S. mUitary commander in East Asia, the Pacific and March 2008

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70*71 CLASS N E W S Inffian Ocean areas, he led the largest umfied command whUe ffirecting the joint operations of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force across 100 mUHon square mUes. He was responsible to the President and the Secretary of Defense, and was the U.S. mUitary representative for coUective defense arrangements in ffie Pacific. His 35 years of service mcluded six tours in Washington, DC, in adffition to five commands in the Pacffic, Inffian Ocean, and Middle East. "We are honored to have Admiral Fargo join our strategic advisory board," said Guy Miasnik, president and CEO ofAtHoc. "His unmatched leadership experience puts him in a highly umque position. He understands the intticacies of the mUitary—at aU levels—and can help us better understand the needs of customers in homeland security and defense-related orgamzations. Admiral Fargo's appointment to our advisory board Ulustrates our commitment to meeting ffie ever-evolving needs of orgamzations protecting the Umted States." Today Admiral Fargo serves as president ofTrex Enterprises Corporation, a privately held technology company. Admiral Fargo also serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Trex's subsiffiary—Loea Corporation, a high-bandwidffi wireless commumcations company. Admiral Fargo graduated from the Umted States Naval Academy in June 1970. He is a 1989 recipient of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership. His personal decorations mclude the Distinguished Service Medal (five awards), the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit (three awards).

The Winter effition ofToday's Officer, one of the MiHtary Officers Association of America's news organs includes a bit on our own Fred "Corky" Peck and his wife Joanne. In an article on dual mUitary career spouses, they teU the story of their "Marriage made in... Marine Corps heaven" meeting in the Marine's PAO field and finaUy courting and marrying then serving for another dozen years before having a joint retirement ceremony in 1996. They have setded in Wisconsin.

And finaUy photos from Dick Folga from the Army-Navy game at the Mustin Beach O'Club at NAS Pensacola, Fl. B The Penacola Alunmi Chapter had their annual A-N game at the Mustin Beach O'club at NAS Pensacola.The club was recendy renovated after Hurricane

Ivan and is a great venue for the game.

Many '70 aviators have spent many an hour at the club. Dick Hves in Pensacola whUe Elaine and Bob Ness ffiove in from Lafayette, La. and Curt Hingson drove in from JacksonvUle, Fl. A great time was had by aU.The weather was great both days and they enjoyed "Happy Hour" on the deck overlooking Santa Rosa Sound with a great sunset. They have aU decided to make the A-N game a yearly event in Pensacola. If anyone wants to join the party, you are welcome next year. H

Curt Hingson, now known as "Goatman"--notice the hat and horns.

• "Duke, ffie San Diego Chapter held ffieir now-traditional gatheruig at Sean's sports bar on Dec 1st to watch Navy win a sixffi straight victory over Army Once again, the '71 had the most attendees - 19.

The venue provided a great oppormnity for a group photo. Led by Tom Hammons, the attendees were (not in order): Rick Smith, Hugh Butt, Bruce McClure, Fred MaUgrave, Joe Anthony, Jim Ward, Demiis Downs, Pat Doyle, John Minnich,JimYeakley, Doug Conklin, Pat KeUy, Bruce Nichols, BiU Meyers, and me. In addition, joinmg usfiromout of town were Bob Walter from Colorado, Bob PearcefiromMontana, and Ken Hook from Los Angeles. Boffi Bruce Nichols and Pat KeUy were wearmg special Beat Army T-shirts given to ffiem by ffieir midshipman sons. Most of us plan to join the crowd on Dec 20ffi as Navy takes on Utah in ffie Poinseffia Bowl here m San Diego." • Thanks! Keep the West Coast inputs flowing this way.

My next note is from Mike Marks:

Dick & Celeste Folga, Curt Hingson, Elaine and Bob Ness

Ring-A-Ding-Ding!

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 54% PRES: CAPT Perry Martini, USN (Ret.) E: pjmartini@comcast.net SECY: CAPT Mike Longwordi, USN (Ret.) 1145 Birks Ln.,Virginia Beach.VA 23464-5826 E: duke.longworth@1971.usna.com WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1971/usnal971.htm

What a busy hoHday season. The ArmyNavy game as weU as ffie Poinseffia Bowl produced an abundance of correspondence firom you! That's good as ffiere are many photos to share. As you read this,ffienUds are smeUing the green grass along SttibUng Walk and looking forward to the spring p-rade season! Those are fond memories.

Without ffirther ado, I'U start with the post Army-Navy notes and photos. The first is from John BaU:

H "Duke,Third Company had a large gathering for the victory over Army. We had classmates come from CaHforma, North CaroHna, Delaware, Nebraska, New York, Colorado, and the local area.

The early mormng bus ride to Baltimore was fiUed with Navy songs and we were weU prepared for Army. We are making plans for a gathering atffieAir Force game in Colorado next year. From left to right: Frank McAfee, David Nichols, Mike O'Rourke, Carl Josefson, Ted Fischer, Mike Marks, Jack WiUiams, Brad Closson, Dave Whitman, Jim Parks, and Terry Brake " • Nice work, 3Company!

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JeflF Steelman sent along this Army-Navy game report: • "Duke, I was too cold at Army-Navy to think about much except survival. My son, WiU, and I sat just to ffie left of ffie press box m ffie upper level about 8 seats down from ffie top. Wind was howHng. "I attended ffie Christmas Prayers at Embassv" ofAustraHa. Our classmate.

Lieutenant General John Satder, USMC distinguished himseff, ffie Marine Corps, ffie United States of America and ffie Class of 1971 by smgle-handedly leadmg a smaU band of OIF comrades m ffie smging of aU ffie verses of "Waltzing MatUda" to ffie deUght and accompaniment of some 500 AustraHans and ffieir guests. I am trying to obtam pictures from ffie Embassy and wiU forward when received." I What a great story! I expect ffie tales of John are legion. If I can get enough material I can devote an entire column to ffie best of Satder!

Tom Hammons sent along ffie foUowing report; • "Duke, we had a great time at ffie recent Poinsettia Bowl. Everythmg worked out but ffie final score. Here's a picture of 14 of us wiffi "Our Goat — BUI" at haff time.

Pictured fiom ffie left front.. .Rick Smith, Jim Yeakley, Russ Stahlak, & Tom Hammons, Second row — Fred MaUgrave, Dennis Downs, Chuck Bongard, Ed Hebert, John BaU, & Bffl Meyers. Third row — Weaton MUls, Bruce Nichols, Joe Herger, Nick PanteUdes. There were offier Classmates at ffie game but ffiey were setting m offier sections of ffie staffium and ffidn't make it into ffie picture. They mcluded Bruce Under, Pat KeUy, Pat Doyle, Glenn Montgomery, & BiU WiUiams. Vince Zabala and Steve Carro also were spotted at ffie game but were missmgfiromffie photo op. Our'71 mascot was m ffie stands wiffi us a few times. Despite ffie fact that Navy lost on ffie last play we had anoffier great class reimion in San Diego." •

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Anoffier notefiromTom Hammons: •"Duke, I wanted to share a couple of picmres of a 34ffi Company niimreumon. In early October five of us got together in San Diego to race my 36 foot saUboat,"Spirit of ConsteUation", in the San Diego - Ensenada International Yacht Race. WhUe Rick Smith and I Hve here in San Diego, Kevin Nicolin came in firom Oklahoma, Dan Lyons from Wisconsin and Mike O'Connor from New Hampshire to crew for me. We had a great time reteUmg old sea stories and making some new ones. We had great weaffier for ffie race, 15 to 20 knot winds & 8 to 10 foot seas and successfuUy completed the course in a personal best 12 hours & 15 minutes. The picture was taken ffie morning of ffie race - Rick, Mike, Dan, me and Kevin.We plan to race agam next year (assuming we can get our Hberty cards) . " • Nice work,Tom. Kevin NicoHn sent ffie foUowup note: H "Great smff Hams. Sure miss our time ffi San Diego - especiaUy the last couple days durffig the Ice Storm of 2007. Carol and I were without power for about 9 hours, but hey, it was a piece of cake because I had a plebe year! Lookmg forward to next faU's race. Nic." • That's just way too much fun.

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The foUowing note isfiromDick Enderly:

• "Duke - As promised here is a short update on me as weU a great visit I had wiffi two Boat School roommates. I work for ffie Northrop Gmmman Corporation mVirgima Beach. Most of my work is focused on supporting

COMSECONDFLEET's Maritime Headquarters with Maritime Operations Center (MHQ w/MOC) logistics efforts.

My wife, Pat, continues to work at KempsviUe Elementary School as a Teacher's Assistant in a class for special needs chUdren. We are having a blast with grandson Nathan who just mmed three in November 2007 and Hves about five minutes away.

"As part of the aforementioned M H Q w / M O C support, darn the bad luck, from 10-14 December I had to attend a conference in Honolulu. It was mosdy work and not a lot of time for play, but it ffid afford me ffie oppormffity to get together for some great food and catching up with Dave Luengen and Jack Cro-wther.

"I roomed wiffi Dave durmg Plebe year and I was ffie best man at Dave and Sue's wedffing (# 2 m ffie Chapel on 9 June 1971).They attended our 35ffi class reumon, but prior to ffiat I had not seen ffiem since 1991 or 1992 whUe oon a TAD trip. I had not seen Jack since that same trip. I've stayed m contact wiffi Dave and Jack via emaU for several years.

"Jack was the smUing face I met m our room on 4-1 way back mjuly 1967 and even ffien he always seemed to have a way of easUy handUng most anythmg thrown his way with a smUe on his face.

During my trip ffi early December he had me roUmg on ffie deck wiffi tales of his advenmres as a ship's Gunnery Officer on the gun Hne durffig Viemam and his "mteractions" with various Commanffing Officers who wouldn't let him do what he wanted to do. He even claims to have taken on and held his own with the somewhat infamous Ming Chang!

"Jack sells such 'different' items as ttopical fish, tasty Hawaiian Kona coffee, kayak shippmg containers, and he has pretty much cornered the market on corrugated cardboard coffins in Hawaii (used primarUy for cremations). Not sure what else to say about that last one, but as Jack explained they are obviously far less expensive than even a plam pffie box.

"Dave and Sue have been Hving m Hawau for over 16 years where Sue is a teacher for special needs chUdren. Dave sells HVAC items as range hoods and blowers. IromcaUy years ago in a previous job as a head hunter it was Jack who helped Dave get his job.

"AU in aU, a great time was had by aU. By ffie way. Jack told me he had aUowed his subscription to Sffipmate to lapse but that he would renew ff I could get ffis

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71*72 CLASS N E W S name in the magazine. Sure hope he has foUowed through!" • Great report Dick. I'U check on Jack to ensure we get him in the loop with Shipmate!

I received this note from Bob Anms: •"Hi to AU, Happy HoHdays!! EUen and I spent a memorable mormng yesterday helping lay 10,000 Maine wreaths at ArHngton Cemetery. It was a ttuly magiuficent sight.Warm wishes.

Bob and EUen." • Here's a Christmas report from our Baghdad representative: • "The work here in Baghdad continues as the bad guys seem to be getting more desperate for ways to pursue their evil.

But the deaths from RCIEDs have faUen off dramatically, we think in part because of what we are doing. I am supposed to get an adffitional skiU identifier for electtoffic warfare out of this tour. Then the Army can bring me back for a final hurrah in unfform.The best of the coming year to you and, as always, take care. Bob Anderson .andersonl@iraq.centcom.mU." • Bob, your reports are welcome anytime. I appreciate the updates as my work is figuring out how to make Hfe better for our service personnel whereas you acmaUy Hve it! Keep up the great work!

I received the foUowing note about, Don Gunther: • "A semor pUot with Continental AirHnes, Don was appointed Industry Co-Chair of the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST), an orgamzation that represents key commercial aviation stakeholders worldwide in pursuing safety improvements. Don is senior ffirector of safety and regulatory compHance for Continental. Don has been with Continental since 1977 and held a number of safety posts for the carrier in adffition to serving as a Hne pUot." • Way to go, Don! I am pleased to report that our Class website has received a much need updating and faceUft. Also, we now can post messages, videos, pictures, etc - stay tuned for our Class President's quarterly video messages! We wUl keep trying to improve our site, so if you have any ideas on how to keep making it better, please contact Steve Brighton, our Class webmaster at bslcconsulting@yahoo.com, me. The new website is very mce!

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As always, time, tide and the column due date are not waiting for any man.

Please keep our active duty classmates and wives and those protecting our nation in your thoughts and prayers. The peace in Iraq is holffing whUe Afghamstan seems much less settled. Let's hope that victory goes to peace in the region.

Duces Virum, —Duke ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 49% PRES: CAPT Rich Goldsby, USN (Ret.) E: igoldsby@1972.usna.com SECY; CDR Rich Robison, USN (Ret.) 12695 Catawba Dr,Woodbridge,VA 22192 E; Scribe72@comcast.net WEB SITE: www.usna72.com CLASS LISTSERV; TheGouge@usna72.com

Hey is it March already? WeU then, maties, break out the FuU-Boffied Dugan's Dew and cut me a hunk of that Antrim Corned Beefl (Whoa.. .a smaU hunk, if you please. Let's not get too carried away, there.) Hope 2008 is going weU for you.

On to some news.

From John Johnston (johnj2't(^ptonline.net...3L.k.z,The Runt Grunt): • "WeU, guys, it's been a long time since I've written so I thought I'd start to catch up with everyone. I'U again with more personal stuff, but onto the purpose of this note. WhUe going through some old photos, I found the attached company photo from 31 which we had taken in the head in Mother B not long before graduation. I don't know if many of these are around, but if anyone from 31st Co. would Hke to have one, please send me your maiHng address and I'U have copies made to send out.You can send your contact irffo here to my e-maU address or to my home address at 30-D Pondview Road, Rye, New York 10580. Semper Fi!" •

and the color orUy barely past peak, but I'm StUl choking at the thought of what we'U do if Anna gets accepted to Bowdoin. (Any Classmates out there with low interest loans to share?)

"Our monthly Chapter luncheon was a record crowd, with the Supe speaking to us. (It's rumored that, as the Brigade grows up to max authorized strength, he may bring back 31st thru 36th Companies.)

The Navy-UNT game went as ya'U know by know, with an extremely high score and a win for Big Blue. What may not be as widely reported was the big win at the taUgate party as weU.The NTx Chapter sold 1700 game tickets and over 1200 taUgater tickets! The TG Comnuttee (John HamUton '68, Dave Rich '81 & myseU) with capable assistance from the NTx Parents' Club, put on one heck of a good party. Since it was also Marine Corps Birthday, we had two Semper Fi cakes cut

by LTCOL Benson, one of the footbaU team O-Reps. In fine ttaffition, he gave the first piece to our guest of honor, the Supe, who gave the 2nd to our oldest Marine present, who then gave the next piece to our youngest Marine. Susan, our son Jason, and I were the only Srmth famUy members in attendance, but a good time was had by aU. "As my dad used to say, "worry is prepaid interest on borrowed ttouble."

So stay weU & happy,'cause we're too old not to." •

Ken Smith (ken.smith72(^x.rr.com) sends the foUowing:

Bozeman and Smith Toasting a Navy Win

• "What with our 35th, a BowdoinBates-Colby ttip with our youngest, and the record-breaking win over U N T just up the road, seems Hke it's time to drop you another Hne from Texas. [Attached is a photo] of 34th Company-mate Virg Bozeman and me toasting the win over ND at his and Rachel's home in Augusta, ME. Susan and I were up there doing the New England coUege tour with our one remaimng high school semor, Anna, and we stopped in for a couple of days to eat "big red bugs," drink some Famous Grouse, and watch one heck of a footbaU game on TV. The trip to Maine was ffin

Amen to that.Thanks, Ken. This and That Dept.The accompanying photo was sent by MarshaU Short (marshall.s.sliort@comcast.net) who was in AnnapoHs last June and got together with Vanessa and Tim HaUihan, and Janet and BiU Hopper for dinner at Gander's.

(Marshall is the old guy at the back.)

John PhiUips has been designated as one of the Mission SpeciaHsts on the space shutde crew for Discovery's STS-119 mission, scheduled for launch this faU (2008). (Congrats!) The ffight wiU deHver the final pair of power- generating solar array wings and truss element to the

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International Space Station. (Stay tuned for that laimch!) MeanwhUe, '72's Correspondent-at-Large Perry Dempsey (a.k.a.,"Dempsroc") was on ffie road a few- months ago and happened to be passffig through Hastmgs, NE where he Hnked up wiffi former roommate Bob Curtb (a.k.a.,"Pufiroc"). My blissfiU ignorance of ffie reason for ffie "roc" precludes an\- informed explanation of ffie matter.

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Speakmg of bemg informed, Jeff Beard sends ffie foUowing regardmg our upcoming Class campaign;

• "Last monffi ffi ffie electromc gouge that Rich circulated, I shared the names of our class campaign committee, explamed that we were startmg off wiffi a Leadership Pre-Campaign, and gave you a few factoid smppets from our DMP for Character role. This monffi I wanted to report that we are now weU underway; ffie campaign committee has been meetmg and wrorkmg on behaff of the class.

We've imtiated contact and have heard back already firom a large number of key classmates that have agreed to participate ffi the campaign. Their remarks contmue to teU us that we have the right project that resonates sttongly with the Class of '72. Let me share a few of ffie quotes from feUow- classmates: "The Character Program is weU conceived and executed. I am reaUy impressed with the impact it is already makmg" "For years prior to the previous campaign, I vv-ould refose to donate...

I had serious concerns about the Academy's fomre and the quaUtv- of its graduates....when our class campaign for the DMP was announced, here was somethmg that direcdy adffiessed my concerns.. .it was an easy decision... how could I not participate" "Count me m for the campaign.. .what a difference this DMP position is makmg.. .Jim CampbeU is domg a great job" "Before, I never knew how my donations were bemg used by the Academy I Hke the fact that I can ffirecdy see the impact my donations are makmg

through ffie actions ofJim CampbeU.We shoiUd trv" and endow this position."

"As we wTap up the Leadersffip Campaign over tffis next monffi or so, we'U be refiffing our goal and letting you know wffiere we stand this sprmg. We plan to send an mffividual letter to each and every classmate durffig the course of ffie campaign, and we wiU attempt to phone each classmate as vveU.We feel it is important to give you as much irfformation as possible, and we'U ask you to reflect upon tffis as you consider what level of pledge is most appropriate for you. At the moment, the comrmttee's plan is to undertake tffis work with the broader class durffig the sprmg months, wiffi most of the personal contact and foUow-up bemg completed as vv^e get mto early summer.

"FffiaUy, let me leave you with a more factoids, courtesy of our DMP for Character, Jim CampbeU: The Capstone semffiar is provided for Midsffipmen First Class and is designed to offer graduatmg Mids the opportumty to put ffieir etffics, leadersffip, and character development knowledge to practical use through case smffies. Approximately 3600 First Class Midsffipmen have participated m this seminar smce the DMP role was established.

The DMP for Character works alongside the DMP for Etffics and DMP for Leadersffip ffi overseeffig and gffidmg the overaU Officenffip model for the Superffitendent.AU three positions have been made possible tffiough the generous donations of alurrmi, and demonstrate ffie "margffi of exceUence" that can be provided." • Thanks,Jeff. In aU seriousness, gents, ffie DMP for Character effort that our Class has supported through ffindffig Jim's position provides more direct and tangible benefit to the Brigade as a whole, and to midsffipmen asffiffividuals,than just about anythmg else we could do. It truly deserves our fiiU and contffiued support.

One last note. A number of you have akeady sent 35ffi Reuffion photos and.. .you guessed it.. .w-e're lookmg for more. Our Class Webmaster, Mike Lundblad, has been updating the Class website and is planmng to post as many as possible. E-maU them to me at scribe 72@fomcast. net.

The maUbox is empty—I'm outta here. (Let the Plebes have the Countv' Kerrv' Cabbage.)

More to come. D. O. Tried and True With '72.

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73*75 CLASS N E W S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 57% PRES: Kevin Callahan SECY; RADM Tom "TJ" WUson i n , U S N (Ret.) 7300 South View Ct., Fairfax Station, VA 22039 H; 703-455-7940; E; wilsontoml@cox.net

Classmates, As I sit here preparing to pass along the news we have just entered civic privilege season. After reviewing the first of many (to come) commercials about canffidates I can?t help but think, based on the commercials, that this wiU be one of the more exciting rides in the ffistory of the RepubHc. It wiU be an interesting spring, summer and faU. May the best canffidate win! Now on to the news.

Cathy Deafenbaugh sent along a short note. Marty Deafenbaugh is now part ofThe Rehabffitative & Orthopeffic Center of Inffiana.As many remember he retired as the cffief ortho guy at Bethesda.

Congratulations to you, Dr. D. Cathy sent ffis card ... never rmss a chance to do a Htde BD. His phone number is 877 366 BONE. Hmmm ... tffis isn't my field but I'm guessing there are some types of doctors who couldn't use their specialty body part in the phone number. Cathy also included a wonderfiU picture of their daughter's wedffing. The ceremony was held at Bay Creek Resort on the Eastern Shore. Pictured are John RusseU, George Watt, Marty and ffis lovely daughter, Jaime, Jim CampbeU, Curtis Root and Ken Reightler. Cathy, thanks for the great note and sorry it took so long to get in Sffipmate.

Marty and daughter Jaime

The other picture I have to share is yours truly with WUHam Michael Walker, Jr, USNA 2029. Our daughter, Rachel, and her husband, Mike, presented Sue and I with our first grandchUd in August.

Rachel isn't too sure about this USNA thing but she has 18 years to get used to it. Mother and chUd are fine. We can aU only hope his first words are BEAT ARMY.

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That is aU I have. I can sense your deepening frustration and rage over the brevity of the column this month. I think I can also sense people running to keyboards, typing furiously to get the word out ... THE SCRIBE NEEDS INFO. Urffike the major news oudets, I just can't make stuff up. I look forward to your newsy notes.

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Bud decided to return to the workforce in September after having retired from BatteUe Memorial Institute in 2006.This is his third career. He accepted a teacffing position at WasHnglam Academy in WiUiamsburg. It is a private, CathoHc school from preschool to grade 12. Bud is teaching 7th grade math. He is reaUy enthused and loves going to work every morning. He has a gift for teacffing and the parents and chUdren have sent many kudos my way. The students can be challenging at that age, but if anyone has the patience, it's Bud. They test him. But at least these students respect the teacher.

Every day is an adventure. He's not sure what he'U do next year, but I expect he'U sign another contract. The hours are good and the summer break is even better. We are stiU loving WiUiamsburg. The pace is just what we needed after having spent 15 years in Northern Va. Our best to everyone. — Mary •

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 50% PRES: Steve Middleton 516 Green Forest Dr., Severna Park, MD 21146 CORR.SEC'Y: LtCol John Brown, USMC (Ret.) 3630 Serendipity Road WoodbridgeVA 22193 H: 703-583-9713; C; 703-568-0385 E: jrbrown74@comcast.net

Greetings aU you older, kindler gendemen! 2008 is supposed to be a year of "change" from what I have heard, so maybe some of you could start with writing an emaU to me with some news!

So, with that, let's get started.

From Bud Barnett's wife Mary comes a happy update: • Enclosed is a picture of Bud with our first grandchUd, Caelan (kay Ian) Ross Ray taken on October 27th, 2007. He was born on June 21st in Richmond, VA and is the newest love of our lives. He is the perfect combination of his parents and we weren't surprised to see those blue eyes. His hair is sparse, but from what we see, it's as blonde as can be. For those of you who are grandparents, you know the joy that Bud and I are experiencing. For the ones stiU waiting, oh you just won't beHeve what joy awaits you! Bud keeps saying he oiUy has 17 years to convince Caelan to play footbaU for USNA, but Caelan's father keeps putting the UVA bug in his ear. I'm not sure which school wiU win, but it wiU come down to who has the right price! I keep saying that he might not want to play footbaU, but both just turn a deaf ear. The dreams of men!

Bud and Caelan

I have to apologize for being late on putting diis articlefiromMike McMonagle.

• "Greetings classmates and feUow alumni!

As the above photo shows, my wife CeU and I recendy celebrated ffie graduation of our son, Brendan,firomPenn State University and ffis commissioffing as an Ensign through the Navy ROTC program. Shordy afterward, ffie Navy placed Brendan's comrmssion in abeyance, as he received final approval to participate in a two year graduate program for ffie smdy of Mandarin Cffinese, fonded by the National Security Language Education Program. In tffis program, he wUl study a year at BYU in Utah and a year at Nanking Umversity in Cffina.

He hopes that ffis fluency in Chinese wUl increase his chances of acceptance when he re-appHes to the Navy's special forces EOD program. Being a 24 fan, he also hopes to become Jack Bauer's translator when he next fights the Chicoms.

Seriously Brendan is applying to be a

translator for ffie U.S. team at ffie 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

CeU and I (We celebrated 28 years of marriage on August 18,2007) rejoice ffi and are proud of aU of our offier chUdren, who do weU in school, church and in ffie commumt^'; Kevin graduated firom coUege in 2005 and is workmg as a CPA for Deloitte. Christopher, a coUege jumor, hopes to become an attorney (who wiU work to keep ffis dad out ofjaU). Maureen is a ffigh school semor and a talented g\-mnast. Brigid, a ffigh school fi-eshman, is her school's leadmg ffiree point shooter.

FffiaUy, Sean, our sixffi grader, whom CeU and I affectionately caU "our T i ^ e r " because offfishappy ffisposition and ffis Ufelong love of bouncing, has not surprismgly become an accompHshed long jumper for ffis school's track team.

On a professional level, I continue my (smce 1982) fiiU-time work as a local (PhUadelpffia area), state and national leader m ffie pro-Hfe movement. In ffie late 1980s and early 1990s, ffie aspect of this work ffiat drew most attention was my leadersffip of sit-ins at abortion facffiries. These efforts generated many positive developments, but ffiey also brought me a total of six months ffi jaU (Atlanta, LA and ffie PhUly area) and numerous state and federal lawsffits. In 1991, John Roberts, a talented, young attorney who represented me (successfuUy) ffi one of these cases, went on to become ffie Cffief Justice of ffie U.S. Supreme Court.

In recent years, I haff-jokingly describe my work as deaHng with "sex, poHtics and money." The non-profit foundation for wffich I serve as ffie direaor requires on-gomg fond-raisffig. I received some helpfiU advice ffi this endeavor firom our classmate Rusty Yeiser a few years ago when he visited me as part of his development work for our Alumffi Association.

I deal wiffi and am mvolved m ffie election process of pubHc officials at aU lev-els fiom school board to U.S. President, ffi 2000 and 2004,1 served m ffie leadersffip of CaffioHcs For Bush ffi Pa. My pro-Hfe commitment motivated me to run (unsuccessfiUly) for ffie U.S. House m 1998.

My major effort in recent years has involved foundmg and developffig Generation Lffe, wffich is raising up young adffits who brffig the pro-Hfe and chastity (i.e., save sex for marriage) messages to teens and other young adffits.

One such young adult has been Angela King-'95, who has launched a simUar apostolate ffi the San Diego area. I

regularly arrange for presentations on coUege campuses, which included a November 2005 "Theology of ffie Body" presentation (attended by 600 rmdsffipmen, officen and civiHans) by Christopher West in Mahan HaU at our alma mater.

Tffis aspect of my work also recendy brought me into contact wiffi classmate Bob Reehm, who works for ffie Navigators in ffie Palo Alto, CaHforma area.

Approximately two years ago, I met our classmate and my company mate CharUe Bomberger, whUe he was ffi ffie PhUadelpffia area for business as a Vice-President wiffi an electtical utiHty company CharHe Hves in Highland Ranch, Colorado with tffis wife and their tffiee daughters.

I also met our classmate BiU HaU and ffis wife, Isabel, at ffie 2006 Army-Navy game m PhUadelpffia. They are domg weU ffi San Diego and their oldest daughter, SteUa, married 2nd Lt. Kirby MiUs-07 at the USNA chapel in May 2007.

Thank you for reaffing tffis rffissive and I wish everyone and their fanuHes Godspeed. We aU grow older, but it beats ffie alternative. —^Mike McMonagle •

a student in my after-hours saffing class in Sauffi Arabia, it seemed Hke the right tffing to do. Tina retired at ffie end of October and I am targeting for the end of March 2008. No grand " around the world" crffises planned but I do want to do some racing [alright, alright, I get it, racing . cruiser is Hke racing 18-wheelers] and cruising in the coastal Guff of Mexico. Pete Damisch, owner of ffis own saffing school in CaHforma, provided me moral support as I certffied as an American Saffing Association insttuctor in March. Getting paid to saU, what a concept! We re-enacted the renaming ceremony for friends and sHpmates a few weekends ago. No cake to cut but I ffid use my Navy sword as part of my garb.

Info from my Reef Points added some adffitional nautical flavor to the ceremony.

"Yippee HiHo"is now official. •

Happy FamilyI

That is it for now. I would Hke to mention John Branchflower.

CaU a classmate or write me an emaU. —Roamer sends.

"Howards aboard Yippee HiHo" ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 54% PRES: LCDR Steve Hubbard, USN (Ret.) E: hubbs99@comcast.net SECY: CAPT Larry 'W^rrenfeltz, USN (Ret.) 5732 Tamarack Dr., Pace, FL 32571 H: 850-995-0051; E: usna75scribe(ghotmail.com WEB SITE: www.usna.com/Classes/1975

Dear 'mates.

As I mentioned ffi our last column, you've shared a ton of good gouge via your Scribe. So, wiffiout wastmg too much of our word aUotment—let's get to it!

Andy Howard is in the leadoff spot tffis month.

• Last June, Tina and I bought a Hunter 450 saUboat. Since we met when Tina was

Pat Slo£in is in the number two slot with a famUy update.

• The Sloan famUy is very much ffi happy mode with son Scott convertffig Debbie's inteUigence (it certainly wasn't rmne as Mark Milliken can attest) into pUes of cash in ffis bar & mghtclub business, and daughter KeUy (just meritoriously promoted to SGT in 17 months) deterrffined to show the Marine Corps she's better than any guy they want to measure her agaffist (she even outffid her husband SSGT James Mason, a great Marine ffi PFT and Rifle qual—she shot 233, he shot 227). KeUy now has her March 2008

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75*76 C L A S S N E W S officer package in and should get selected based on the flag attention she's gettmg (MGEN Rick Tryon asked her to go officer when she was ffis top Honor grad in Parris Island—Feb 06, and BGEN Gluck, at New River also made a direct request).

For Debbie and me the best part of KeUy and James marriage has been" inheriting" James' son Cameron as ourfrrstgrandchUd. It just doesn't get any better. As you may have heard about haff of 75:13-25-35 (reads Hke a Bible passage) spent ArmyNAVY week in St. Lucia and it was better than last year. With today's starting temp of ONE deg F, St. Lucia seems Hke a decade ago. •

Special thanks to Dennis SuUivan, who forwarded tffis note from Tom Leahy.

• Y o u never know where I wiU turn up.

I wUl be retiring in August of'08. Then I need to figure out what I want to do when I grow up. Life is about to get simpler. I have attached a picture with a mutual friend. We were in Quantico in August when our middle son Sean graduated from TBS. He and ffis wife and new son are at Camp Lejeune, where he is a Platoon Commander in I 3/6. Sean is a tffird generation Marine. His grandfather served in Cffina and with H 3/5 in Korea. Laura and I have kids spread aU over the country. Our oldest is a banker in Wisconsin. Our oldest daughter is in Connecticut. BiUy is a cow at USMA and our youngest daughter is in GA, her husband is a MT on the WEST VIRGINIA. • Rick Schwarting is batting clean-up tffis month, with a report on RADM Jim Beebe's retirement at the Submarine Memorial in Pearl Harbor.

"20th Company at Army"

WhUe 35th was in St. Lucia for the Army game, 20th Company was weU represented in Baltimore. Eric Guerrazzi reports.

• The mim-reumon included ffie irrepressible BiU Squires, BUI NeiU, Greg HofiOman and the characters shown in the picture above. Left to right they are Tony Barbieri, Tim Harden, myseff, Jim Sander (honorary alurrmi who left 2nd class year),John Carman and Aaron B. Johnson. Prior to the game, BUI Squires arranged for a catered taUgater with aU proceeds going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in honor of ffis son Sean. The weather may have been frigid but the air wasfiUedwith taU tales and the warmth of treasured friendsffips.

The outcome of the game was never in doubt. Everyone had a great time that wiU not soon be forgotten. •

"Family Day at TBS. Laura and Tom Leahy, MGEN George Flynn, Meghan and Sean Leahy"

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• It was a wonderful event preceded by a fon goff tournament and pig roast. AU those years in Hawaii have been good for Jim's goff game. Adrffiral Kirk Donald was scheduled to be Jim's guest speaker but unfortunately Kirk had to head back to the mainland early due ffis father's health. BiU Hicks who now works at SUBPAC was also there. Both ofJim's sons were present incluffing Midn 2 / C Beebe. It was a great celebration ofJim's naval career. He continues to play a sigmficant role in ship maintenance with ffis day job at Pacific Fleet. Just prior to Jim's ceremony I sffifted teams and now work for RoUs-Royce Naval Marine, Inc. My focus is waterfront services for our shipboard products. Chris Cikanovich (our VP of Business Development) has been very helpffil getting me accHmated to the new team. It is hard to keep up with Chris's energy level. •

"Beebe and Schwarting"

Jon Greenert was the guest speaker for the Meteorology and Oceanography Command's Change of Command at Stenffis Space Center MS just before Christmas. It was great to get a too brief heUo with Darlene and Jon, as weU as Oceanographer of the Navy Dave Gove.

Every year. Ken Hart puts together a great 14th Company summary. I'U Squeeze it in classmate-by-classmate as we have room in our columns.

Dennis DiAntonio is flymg m South and Centtral America and is becomffig a land baron south of the equator. He purchased places mVffia del Mar and ConCon, ChUe, and another ffi Cartagena, Colombia. Dermis has a serious eye on retirement and is tired of paying outrageous property taxes. Lffe is good.

Randy Jencks noticed several comments from " empty nesters"ffilast year's update. Unlike those of us who started and fimshed having chUdren early ffi lffe, he and Karen are now enduring the hectic ffigh school years with their two girls. Sports ffictate what goes on. Both Wffimey (16) andjacklyn (14) participated in the StateVoUeybaU Championsffip Tournament. Their team was seeded # 1.

BasketbaU is next.AU State Band and AU State Chorus were squeezed ffi along the way. Randy's annual physical revealed Type II ffiabetes. It appears to be under control with meffication. Randy says he "can't see, can't hear and had to give up basketbaU due to aches and pains. Tffis gettmg old stuff is forffiebirds."

We'U have more from ffie 14th next month, along wiffi a good note from regular conttibutor Alex Plechash.

'75 Sir! Larry __

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Mission AccompHshed! The West Coast Class of'76 taUgater at the Poinsettia Bowl Hved up to the high standards set by our Class President, Kevin Stone.There was quite a turnout for the pre-game festivities, incluffing appearances from several "East Coasters" who made the ttek to San Diego to oversee the taUgate operations (as in verifying that the food was fresh, beer was cold, proper Blue & Gold attire, etc.). A hearty BRAVO

Class of 78 representatives pose at the Qualcomm Stadium

ZLJLU goes out to AB & Dennis DUucente and Craig Thomas for oiganizffig ffie ev-ent. Thanks to Bob GuUd for photo support. [Speakmg of photos, ffie game was almost picture perfea. mmus a missed caU by ffie re£ and a few Navy miscues. wiffi Navy nearly pulling it out ffi ffie wanffig seconds of ffie game but commg up shon to Utah 35-33.]. Classmates ffi attendance at ffie game, m no particular order (and I apologize ffi missed anyone): Dennis DUucente; Cffip McFarland; Keiffi Champion; Craig Thomas; Mark Hubbard: PhU Poirier; Brant Carter; Steve Nitffitz; Bob GuUd; Gordon Brown; J.T. Kohler: BiU Bigham; Mike Marriott; Paul Johnson; Tom Abbott; Tommy Gardner; Sam Nichols; Jim Rubffio; Doug Schaus; Stew-art Nav-arre; Em Chenoweth; Dan O'Brien; FredYarger; Mark CosteUo; Eric Neidlinger and Nick Flacco Of course, many wives and chUffien were ffiere, also, as weU as extended famUy and fiiends. So, instead of w-ritmg about ffiose who were present, here are picmres that are wrorffi a least a ffiousand words.

The Neidlingers

Dennis' wife, AB DUucente, provided adffitional information regarding Classmates who vv-ere unable to attend m person (but were ffiere ffi spirit—thanks AB!):

Gordon & Bee Wa Brown and Steve Nimitz

Buddy Garland '84 poses with Emory Chenoweth and sons

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Bill Bigham and Family

Spirited fans Mike & Phillip Gould with Stephanie Carter

2008 REGI J The Kohler Family

COAONG SOON! HitchforUpdatesJivm Harris Connect

• Here is some adffitional irfformation for your article for ffie classmates who regretted bemg unable to attend ffie game: Pete Siw^ek—recuperatffig firom bladder cancer; had some extensive surgery earHer this monffi (phone 619216-7457; he wiU be setting up a home emaU account soon; busffiess emaU not fiinctional as he wiU be off work for a prolonged period). HeaHng ffioughts and best wishes to him!

D o n Bringle—back flyffig wiffi Umted AirHnes,firomL.A. to Boston; ffipped ffis wmgs as he flew over ffie staffium...

Mike Hughes—^pUoting a Delta AirHnes ffight on a souffieastem U.S. route • There is lffe after footbaU, but I look forw-ard to anoffier fim-fiUed season next faU when we reconvene for anoffier year of taUgaten as we cheer ffie Navy footbaU team and ffie new head coach to victory.

Thanks to aU of you that made ffie taUgaten and ffie games memorable and such a success!

I received new-s about Bryan Dolan, who is vice president of Nuclear Plant Development for Duke Energy: • Here are two shots of ffie Duke Energy team droppffig off an appHcation for a combmed Construction and Operatmg License (COL) appHcation to ffie Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Duke is laymg ffie groundvvrork for tw-o new Westmghouse advanced passive plants (AP 1000) ffi Cherokee County-. South March 2008

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76*78 CLASS N E W S CaroHna. Our team deHvered the appHcation to BiU Burkhardt, Director of the Division of New Reactor Licensing, on December 13,2007. • (Due to space limitations, please go to www.usna76.com to view the two pictures sent by Bryan Dolan.)

There are two articles on the alumffi website (www.usna.com) regarding Classmates Art NaUs and Gary Greenfield. Art for ffis exotic coUection of mUitary jet aircraft, and Gary for ffis taking the helm as Cffief Exec of Avid Technology. Congratulations to both Art and Gary! Doing tffis job as Class scribe, I have learned a lot about the fascinating and remarkable Hves that many of my Classmates lead. AU I can say is—^WOW! (Maybe I should write a book...).

A quick note from our Class President, Kevin Stone: • Many thanks to those classmates who bought Poinsettia Bowl tickets for the crew of the USS HIGGINS. We provided 120 saUors and their famUy members with a heck of a nice Christmas present. Here is a picture of ITC Beau Butler and ffis daughters—their smUes say it aU! Last year the Class created the 'Class of 76 Spirit Award' (a pair of season tickets) wffich is given annuaUy to a classmate who did the most for inspiring the class during Navy home games. Barbara and I were honored to accept that inaugural award. Tffis year it was the unammous vote of the class officers to spHt the award between JD Engels (the tent meister) and ffis twin brother Mark Moore (It's another Navy first down!). For several years now the guys have faithffiUy put up the taUgate tent every weekend and been at the center of the 'perfect storm' that has seen our class taUgates and seating section expand exponentiaUy (weU, almost). BZ to JD and Mark (and their backup team— Craven and SaUy.) •

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 4%, LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 69% PRES: CAPT Richard "Rick" White, USN 11 Porter Road, Annapolis, MD 21402 H: 410-295-0089; HE: rick.white@1977.usna.com SECY: Thorn McKee 1202 Shady Creek Road, MarriottsviUe, MD 21104 H:410-489-5080; F;410-489-5071 C: 202-438-1541; E: magool310@comcast.net

Kicking off the New Year, here's wishing everyone fair winds and foUowing seas in 2008. For the benefit of Buddy "the V" Barker (9th Co.) and others who adopted a rather cavaHer attitude to acaderffics, the concept of fair winds and foUowing seas is a holdover from the days of wooden sffips and iron men, and constitutes a saffing man's concept of ideal weather conditions.

Tom Behrle (14th Co.) evidently recovered from the 30th Reunion festivities just in time for another bout of debauchery at the Poinsettia Bowl.

Burls is pictured below with (1 to r) Joe Christofferson (4th Co.), Nick Episcopo (16th Co.), Dan OUvier (14th Co.), Paul Dahlquist ('72), Bret Gary (2nd Co.), Kevin SuUivan (14th Co.), Tom Behrle, Matt Clyncke ('11), Tommy Bauer (27th Co.), Skip MiUer (16th Co.), Van Davis (14 Co.) and Taylor Sultz ('12). Also in attendance but not picture were Dave Ziemba (19th Co.) accompamed by wife Jamce and Tug McGraw (22nd Co.).

We're told Bauer reserved the spot directly adjacent to '76, and Burls suppHed the beer and brats; the rest was history!

Due to his seff-described lack of eloquence. Burls offered few additional detaUs, but he noted he thoroughly enjoyed Skip MiUer explaining to the plebe from '11 and the foture plebe from '12 how one can accumulate 7 black N's whUe maintaiffing a 3.4-1- QPR in systems engineering and earning AU-American lacrosse honors. To be fair, KiUer is far to

ITC Butler enjoying the Poinsettia Bowl with daughters I'm aU out of room for now— keep me updated!

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humble to ever mention ffis Q P R and lacrosse honors; we point them out only to contrast his athletic and acadeiffic with his conduct record. The truth be known, we'd bet good money the black N's are his true source of pride regardless!

Burls, Turls,Van and Dave foUowed up with the Poinsettia Bowl with a Htde action on the Hnks,VK shooting a smooth 74 with 3 birdies and Ziemba not far beffind. Burls then posed a closing trivia question regarding which two players in the foursome have recorded a hole-inone, but as he neglected to provide the answer, neither can we!

That's it for this month. Remember, we don't make tffis stuff up, so if we don't hear from you, you won't be hearing from us! Again, aU the best to everyone in 2008!

Magoo ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 2% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 76% PRES; Glen Woods SECY: Vince Balderrama 3402 Van Wie D r East, Baldwinsville, NY 13027 E; vince.balderrama@lmco.com WEB SITE; usnal978.org

We'U Start off this month with a bunch of kudos—^promotions, changes of command, new books, etc. First, is word that Marty Zimmerman was selected from a nationwide search to be featured in the 1st Edition of Speaking of Success, a ffighly successfol book series from Tennessee based Insight PubHsffing. In adffition to Marty the book features bestseUing authors Stephen R. Covey {Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), Ken Blanchard {One Minute Manager) and Jack Canfield (Co—creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul) as weU as other weU known authors and speakers, each offering time-tested strategies for success in frank and intimate interviews. As you may recaU, Marty met over 1,600 global leaders and executives at their locations world-wide as their leader-

Class of 1978 30th Reunion October 24-26, 2008 Hotel: Loews, West St., Annapolis Call 410-263-7777 for reservations - ask for the Class of 1978

Friday, Oct 24 • • • •

Golf Tournament (TBD) Class Meeting & elections Class Parade (Worden Field) Class Reception at the Superintendent's House

Saturday, Oct 25 • • • •

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- Class Prayer Breakfast - Class Memorial Service —Tailgate (Stadium Banquet room) - Navy vs. SMU (game ticket required)

Sunday, Oct 26 • Chapel Services Details on cost and registration are being finalized.

Watch for information in Shipmate, your mailbox and via e-mail.

Please update your profiles at www.usna.com and www.usnal978.org.

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78*79 CLASS NEWSJ sffip performance feedback coach. What he learned from those meetings became the source for ffis book. In Their Presence: Best Practices and Stories of Role Models.

He also contributed to Speaking of Success, with Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard and Jack Canfield. Marty is a GSI certified member of the International Speakers Network. He speaks to the best practices of role model leaders and facffitates haff-day and foU-day leadersffip development serffinars. As a leadersffip consultant he also offers leadersffip performance feedback coacffing.Way to go Marty! Roger "Kappy" Kaplan was promoted to AU-Up-Round Lead Engineer in the Tomahawk commumty at NAVAIR. In old "acquisition speak", tffis means that he's the Cffief Engineer for the Tomahawk AU-Up-Round (AUR). It's a complete change from what he had been doing as a systems engineer for the Tomahawk Weapons Conttol Systems.

Kappy had been working as a systems engineer for the Weapons Control System segment ofTomahawk since retiring from the Navy in 1998. He was ffired by support contractor, MANTECH International, as a Semor Systems Engineer, then accepted a civU service position with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in Aug 2002 to do the same work. In Jan 2005, NAVAIR made ffim "an offer that I couldn't refose"—^promotion and the same job—to come work in then PMA282. In Jul 2005 NAVAIR reorganized and they became part of PMA-280.

Congrats, Kappy, I know you are up to the chaUenges of the new job! Jock Maloney saw a picture and blurb in the December issue of Aviation International News' "People in Aviation" section that reported Brad Thomann being named as semor Vice President and Cffief Operating Officer (COO) for Jeppesen.

For you non aviation types Jeppesen is a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services (a uffit of Boeing Commercial Airplanes).They speciaHze in providing ffight planmng information and other aviation IT for aircrew.

Continuing with Bravo Zulus— Vinny DiGirolamo and ffis company's Extreme Loading Technology were in the news. Their software did the simulations aired by the local Savannah CBS afiiUate to show what would the demoHtion of the 15-story Stubbs Tower in Savannah would act and how the debris would be distributed. The Savannah Mormng News and the local CBS affffiate featured the

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simulation on the front page of their websites. In November '07 BiU Levis was recruited by PubHc Service Enterprise Group's (PSEG's) Power Player-Company to oversee their plants. BUI has had a long play with running power plants —especiaUy nuke power—and turmng around underperformers. In the early '90s he turned around a plant in North CaroHna that was on most people's Hst as the "most Hkely to be shut down" and was on the Nuclear Regulatory Comrmssion's watch Hst of the country's worst-run nuclear power plants in 1992 into one that had the ffighest possible rating in aU four safety and performance categories. It was tffis track record of improving operations at underperforming nuclear umts that led PSEG to ffire BUI away from Exelon, promoting ffim to run PSEG Nuclear at the beginning of 2007, then quickly elevating ffim again to tffis latest position to run both the nuclear division and PSEG Power. BiU's got a lot of chaUenges ahead of tffis year according to analysts including assuming control of new plants; possibly buUding a new nuke site; and making their 16 fossU-ffiel plants operate more efficiently. Guess the analysts forgot that in addition to having a proven track that BUI is from the Class of'78—"CAN DO!" is in his nature. Best of luck, BUI. On 11 Jan '08, onboard USS Nimitz ffi beautifol San Diego, Dave "Deke" Philman assumed command of Strike Force Traimng Pacific (formerly Carrier Group ONE) in reHef of RADM Beaman. As the recent overmght lows in Omaha were around 19 degrees with blowing snow, Deke emphasized that he and Sylvia were very happy with the change ofjobs as weU as the change to a warmer location! Jay Deloach passed on two bits of news. Jay's first class roommate in 29th Company, CecU Haney, had his second star pinned on by EHzabeth and Joseph in a ceremony on Jan 4th at Submarine Group TWO in Groton, CT with his boss VADM DonneUy looking on. Now RADM Haney wUl be heading to Wasffington DC to take over OPNAV N87. As for Jay he foUowed Brett Ayotte's lead and officiaUy retired from the Navy Reserve on 1 September. Jay had a mce ceremony on 25 August at the Academy. His keynote speaker and the MC were both Master Cffiefs (Jay's dad was a mustang and former cffief and Jay is an "honorary cffief").To fiU the void left by the Navy Reserve, he's now an adjunct professor for the Naval War CoUege teacffing Joint Maritime Operations one

ffight a week down in Patuxent River. He said the commute is a bear but the class is worth it! Welcome to foU-time CIVDiy Jay We'U have to do lunch.

Cecil Haney gets his second star Erin Grifiin is doing great out in LA. She's no longer at Loyola but is now the Cffief Information Officer for the Screen Actors GuUd. She said it's been a fon change but the Writers strike contributed to making it somewhat a "baptism by fire"—she's even been out on the picket Hnes! Erin said that the kids are great. JeflF ('04) is FINALLY leaving the MobUe Bay (CG-53) in March, after nearly four years (gotta be a record!) and moving toVBSS (Visit, Board, Search and Seizure) on Coronado. Jenna is stUl at Loyola Marymount but is looking to transfer to one of the U C campuses in the faU. Erm is defimtely planmng to attend the 30th.

She is reaUy looking forward to seemg everyone. In the meanwhUe, she plans to be back in AnnapoHs in May for about 10 days. During that time her dad (class of '51)—who passed away in January—^wiU be interred at the USNA Columbarium, resting near Arch. Glad to see you guys are fine Erin. Looking forward to seemg you at the reumon!

Lora and Guido Manzo's daughter, Lt.(j.g.) Melaiue Manzo ('05) received her "wings of gold" in AprU in Pensacola, FL. A few days afterward, she and her Marine aviator fiance, Nolan DuChateau, headed to San Diego and their new duty stations. (They both fly heUcopters.) In October, Melanie and Nolan tightened up the formation as they were married in San Diego in October?! The wedffing was especiaUy memorable according the Lora and Guido. The church, reception venue, and aU the hotels WERE EVACUATED the WEEK BEFORE the wedffing due to fires in Southern CaHforma. Guido made contingency plans—but everytffing opened up just in time for the wedffing and it went off without a ffitch. Their other daughter, Marissa, was a sttinmngly beautifol maid of honor and the bride of course was gorgeous (since they both take after Lora—right Guido?) As for the rest of the famUy Marissa is a jumor at

SaHsbury Umversity on Maryland's eastern shore (ffiat's where my niece, Ginna, goes!). She's on ffie basketbaU team wffich we hope by now is doing weU as March madness roUs along. She is doing very weU academicaUy and looking for a summer internsffip in marketing. Lora continues her "special" work at the regional ffigh school with her "special" students. It's a great fit for her and she does "make a ffifference" with kids who need her special touch. Guido is approacffing 9 years at ITC. Tffis past year, his role as ffieVP of Sales brought him to China,Japan, Geneva and Diisseldorf.The position keeps him chaUenged as ffie company faces some growing pains. Lora and Gmdo had a great time tffis past year wiffi feUow empty nester friends.They contmue ffie great traffition of Friday Night Date Night, fon on ffie river durmg ffie summer monffis, and their nearly famous New Year's Eve Wffite Elephant and Gag Gift exchange foUowed by men smoking cigars outside regardless of ffie weaffier. Ah, what a Hfe!

Lora, Mel, Marissa and Guido

Just a Htde qffick class news. The Reumon committee is workmg dffigendy to put together a great time for us tffis faU. Check out the ad in tffis month's Shipmate for ffie gouge. Just a heads up—Reumon time also mean elections for class officers.

The offices are President,Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and five "Member at Large" positions.To get your name on the baUot you'U need to submit your name to me, mfficate the position you are seekffig and provide a Hst of 25 classmates who support your canffidacy Election results wUl be announced at ffie Reumon. I'U have more info m next monffi's column and on our website shordy so check ffie site.

In closffig, the "race" for "Anchor Baby" appears to have a new leader— "baby" Bunting. I just got news from Larry Easton that Mark Bunting's Christmas Card reported he and his wife had a baby in July. So it looks Hke there a new "leader".There also no explanation for those 30th Company "late arrivals."

As Larry put it—"Must be the Klub 30 "spirit" (or poor judgment—wait, that might be the same thing!)".To put it in "industry-speak"—while I hearffiy endorse the need to "maintain the technological know-how" not sure I'd be brave enough to actual start up the production Hne. That's aU until next monffi— Launcffin' Spot Four!

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Greetings, 79ers!

Back in December our Class President Sean Gate emaUed the class with a request for help from Paul Wright. In an effort to reach classmates for whom we do not have a current emaU address, I'm reprinting part of it here: • Gendemen of the Class of 1979: I have received the foUowing request from Paul Wright, and inffirectly Ted Branch, regarffing the location of Carey Arthur's wings to present to ffis Mom. I can't tffink of a better way for one or more of you to help a classmate's mother at Christmas. Paul's message foUows: "Carey Arthur is our classmate who was kiUed in an incident on 17 November 1981 in S-3 "Scout 706" in the vicinity of USS Nimitz. Carey was a member of our 22nd Company famUy. "Carey's Mom has asked me to retrieve Carey's wings from the Chapel at NAS Pensacola. That is not as simple as it may sound.

"I have received a great deal of help from the CO of NAS Pensacola, the Commodore ofTRAWING Six (CAPT Pete Hunt '83), and from company-mate RDMLTed "Twig" Branch.

Unfortunately, because Mrs. Arthur reports that Carey had only inscribed ffis winging date on the back offfiswings and we do not know the exact date, we have not been able to locate the correct wings.

"Commodore Hunt has had ffis people review the TRAWING records, but they cannot find Carey's winging date in what they have in Pensacola. The next step would involve having people go through boxes and boxes of files in Texas, and frankly I do not want to ask Commodore Hunt to do so even though

I am sure he would comply in a heartbeat if asked.

"Instead, ffyou think it would be appropriate, I would be grateful ffyou would send an emaU to our entire class and ask ff anyone who might have been winged with Carey (late 1980, early 1981,1 am guessmg) can give the exact winging date.

"Any help would be appreciated. I am trying to help Mrs. Arthur acffieve some closure, and having Carey's wings just might be the answer she needs. Sincerely, Paul Wright" That's it. Gents. If you have any helpffil information, incluffing some other avenues that may be pursued, please contact Paul (ptwatl@gmaU.com) and/or Ted (tedbranch@aol.com or ted.branch@navy.niU) directly.

In other news, I have a very belated Flag Officer Announcement, and I'm sorry I missed tffis when it came out (actuaUy, the 0 - 7 FY08 Hst imtiaUy posted omitted a classmate's name and it took my spies awhUe to point that out). RDML Lawrence S. Rice, Director, Cffief of Naval Operations Environmental Reaffiness Division (N45) was selected for Flag by the FY08 Board. L a r r y Congratulations and best wishes. Sorry tffis is overdue!

That makes, by my count, 25 USNA 79 Flag Officers (Four 2-Star and 19 1Star USN, One 1-Star BG USMC, and One 1-Star Peruvian Navy). Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone! O/V, Sean • Let's shift gears a Httle. Several of you were kind enough to put me on your Christmas card Hst tffis year. I appreciate you tfonking of Karen and me, and I'm always glad to receive the famUy updates that are often enclosed. Case in point— here's part of an emaU from Bridget and Craig Majkowski (cmajkowski@ msn.com); • Hey, here is our yearly update. Craig DID retire from the Naval Reserve (after 19 years!) in February 2007.We had a very nice reception at the JRB in Fort Worth, TX. This year we went to the Navy—N. Texas game, the record ffighest scoring game, and watched Navy win 74-62! We also attended the taU gate for Navy, and visited with 79ers BiU Jones & BiU WiUiamson. There was a huge turnout and it was fun seeing aU the Midshipmen again. Later in the season we went to a "watching party" at the Texan Station

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Craig has been at Abbott Labs for 18 yrs.We are both looking forward to just bemg at home—retired. It's getting to ffiat point in our Hves, where we are just tired of working, but with 3 kids in coUege it's not feasible at the moment. Bridget volunteers at the USO at DFW airport and loves it.

Here is our contact information: craig.majkowski@abbott.com, 817.675.7890 (c) • Thanks, Bridget and Craig, for the update and the photo!

In more Christmas card news, I received a great note from Cindy & Pat Dennis, who are stiU Hving in Alexanffiia, VA.A whUe back Pat crossed the fence yet again, becorffing a civil servant with the MissUe Defense Agency where he's the Safety QuaHty and Mission Assurance Integration Manager. In ffis off time he teaches grad-level business classes at Sttayer Umversity referees softbaU and basketbaU, and teaches a Sunday coUege/career class at church. Cindy & Pat also oversee the mffitary mimstry there. For Cindy's 50th birthday they flew to Ireland for a week, with beautiful weather and breathtaking scenery. Cindy StiU works as the Awards & Scholarsffip Coorffinator for the American Inns of Court, a non-profit legal orgamzation that promotes professionaHsm, civiHty & etffics in the legal profession.

I also received a card (and photo) from feUow 19th Company-mate Pam & Kevin Derbin in LouisviUe, KY Kevin manages a packaging business for a European Division of ALCAN Packaging.

Pam is stiU the Nurse Manager for LouisviUe's Visiting Nurse Association.

She's coping with bemg a new emptynester byfinaUypursuing her BS degree in Nursing.

The maUman (er, "postal carrier") also brought an mcredibly detaUed Christmas letter from Peggy and Paid Price (yeah, Peggy wrote it). Paul's job change had taken ffim to the DaUas-Ft. Worth area in 2005, and after a long job search, Peggy and the famUyfinaUyjoined him in January 2007. Daughters Katie and Laura are attending coUege in New York, whUe sons Michael (ffigh school) and Thomas (jr. high) are with Mom & Dad in Texas. It was an especiaUy chaUenging year but everyone is adjusting weU. And now, after an absence of several months, we present for the first time in 2008: the Ever-Popular and 90

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Sean Gate received an invitation from 17th Company-mate Rick West for ffis Change of Command and retirement after 37 years of Naval Service. Says Sean, "Rick is the old man of the Class of 79, having started PlebeYear with us at the upper age Hmit—older, in fact, than most of our Firsties. He served honorably as an enHsted member of the submarine force, wffich he rejoined after graduation. The ceremony wiU be on 16 January 2008 at Vista Point Center, NorfoUc,VA. Rick and FeUcia wiU be heaffing to Alabama in retirement." Congratulations, Rick!

FeUx Hernandez (feHx_hernandez@hagel.senate.gov) emaUed to report he is StiU with the State Department, spenffing a year as a Congressional feUow working foreign affairs issues for Senator Chuck Hagel. He's now just down the haU from David Morriss in the RusseU Senate Office BuUffing.

Kevin Delaney (kdelaney@nextwave.com) had some BIG NEWS to report—he and Moffica were married back on 9 September 2007 in San Diego—on a yacht no less! Just can't take the Navy out of the boy.. .jThey

foUowed that up with a honeymoon in Italy. Kevin is now working as an electrical engineer with a starmp WiMax company in San Diego's wireless tech industry & having a blast. AU classmates passing through San Diego are invited to contact ffim and say ffi! Kevin, congratulations to you and Moffica! One tffing about our class—we may be ugly, but we have GREAT looking wives! (And yes, I'm right there at the top of that list!)

Bob Walters (bob@logicttust.com) checked in to say ffi, apologizing for being out of touch for so long. Bob currendy is the President & CEO of Untangle, Inc., "the pioneer in open source network gateway platforms." He's been in executive/general management positions at a number of starmp and pubHc compaffies, incluffing Securant Technologies (now part of RSA Security), Linuxcare, Informix Software, and Red Brick Systems. Bob also is a pubHshed expert and invited speaker in internet security, data warehousing/data mining, entrepreneursffip, and leadersffip. For an example, check out this blog article he ffid for Venmrebeat: http://venmrebeat.com/ 2007/06/18/leadersffip-%E2%80%93annapoHs-style/.AU classmates passmg through SiHcon VaUey are mvited to stop by.

John Kaiser (jpkai79@cfl.rr.com) reports that ffis son Jason graduated on 30 November 07 from boot camp at RTC Great Lakes, IL. Jason was one of 13 Honor (recruit) Graduates out of 13 ffivisions and over 900 saUors. He tried for and was accepted into the SEALS/BUDS "try-out" pipeHne. After a short Christmas break he has some adffitional ttaimng at Great Lakes before heaffing out to SEAL traiffing in Coronado, CA. (Note:fohn sent along some photos, but the resolution was too lowfor printing here.) CongrattUations to

Jason (and proud dad,John)!

Once again, that's HteraUy aU the space I have. Spring wUl be here before we know it. See you next month!

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Greetings Classmates and a Happy 2008 to aU! I'm once agam on a plane headmg to D C It's hard to beHeve ffiat 30 Years ago w-e were commg back for ffie second semester of 2nd Class Year. UnbeHevable!

It was a great HoHday season, I got sick, but it w-as sure great to take a break and enjov-s some time off. My oldest Son just finiffied at Cooper Umon and has come back to New Orleans to start his art career. He's now buUdmg Marffi Gras floats - Oh, to be 22 agam! By ffie time v-ou read this we'U also have been through Marffi Gras and on to Jazz Fest — so — Throw me somthm" Mister.. .anyway, on to ffie maUbag: First of aU a correction! In lasts months Shipmate I erroneously assigned ffie note about finishmg her degree ffi nursing,firomLiz Stemaman, Hzapink@ triad.rr.com to Liz Rowe, Liz@ vorkHghting.com, who also wrote ffi for ffie first time! Sorrv- about that!

Just after ffie deadHne last monffi 1 got a notefiromKarl Rader. krader@ stx.rr.com who w-as respondmg to my "Card Scan" request (you need this irffo to get ffie note); •

Hev;Joe; "Where you gom' wiffi that card ffi your scan?" :) (Parody of a Jiiffi Hendrix IvTic ffi case you missed it.. .)This emaU was prompted by your Cardscan auto emaU, hence ffie Htde joke up ffiere.

Having read recendy David Poyer's two part story ffi Shipmate of ffie deaffi of Tlie Log, a part of mv- USNA experience, I admit to having felt a profound melancholy and a sense of lost. Lost youffi, perhaps. I suppose it can't be helped. It gets depressing to see some of the developments, but one is encouraged now and agam by- such thffigs as Navy beatffig Notte Dame, or theV-22 finaUy bemg fielded, or. Bravo Company from Plebe Summer for the Class of 1980 having

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produced four flag officers. Can the rest of you aU ffig it? Guad show-ed up here in Corpus as CNATRA a few monffis ago.

Scott Sanders and Sandy Daniels are both Reserve Rear Admirals. Fred Niemann is a Rear Admiral in the ChUean Navy. Guad and Scott were in Tffird Platoon of Bravo Company, Fred and Sandy ffi Fourffi Platoon. (Of course, ffiose were our compaffies once Ac year started, etc. Anoffier dumb poHcy change, of breakmg up company continuity.)

Smce your auto scan card software tvveeked my nose, I dropped you a Hne, possibly sffipmate worffiy. Confession: neiffier I, nor Guad, nor Buster Crabbe (CNATRA Cffief of Stafi) have gotten togeffier for a Sffipmate quaHty photo to provide evidence of three '80 grads aU bemg ffi ffie same place at ffie same time.

Guad mentioned it to me; I suppose I need to foUovv- up for ffie Feb Sffipmate.

Last time I emaUed you was firom Qatar, at ffie CAOC, when Army LTC Tomjuric told me you were ffie Mid exchange atWoop land ffi his company.

He was West Pomt '82.

Now, it's ffie day before the 2007 Army Navy game, so I wish you, Joe, a very Merry Christmas, and a hearty Beat RME, sir! uh, sorrv; Beat Army, Sir! Karl Rader Foamffig Four, StUl ffi Corpus Christi. • Speakmg of Guad, I ffid receive a note from one of our newest Admirals, Mark Guadagnini, mark.guadagniffi@navy.mU

• Joe, Thanks for keepffig ffie class of'80 informed. Happy New Year to aU! Qffick update wiffi what I know - a Hrffited topic, agreed. Jim "Buster" Crabbe and I work together down ffi Souffi Texas helpffig to direct the ttainffig of aviation professionals for the Navy; Marme Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, and foreign countries. The job is chaUengffig and tons of ffin - especiaUy hangmg around with the energetic,ffiteUigentyoung patriots that our jointffig America's mffitarv': It is fon workmg with a classmate and friend, who also share another bond: both of us have Plebe chUffien at USNA. Debbie and Mark Whitde's son, an Army ILT, returned safely from his first deplo>-ment to Iraq. AU of 3rd Company celebrated raucously- with them in a round of correspondence that we have not seen for a whUe. Sue (Presto) ChiaravaUe continues to do great tffings for the Navy in the mteUigence world.

RDML Joe Horn officiaUy put on ffis

star and is domg superb work ffi the Pentagon; as one of the Navy's BaUistic MissUe Defense experts, he is helpffig to make critical budget choices for ffie foture of our force. At Altimde, guad • IromcaUy, as I started ty^ffig tffis I began visiting wiffi my seat mate on ffie ffight.

Turns out I'm sittffig next to Danny Archer's sister in law;Tom. It's a v^ery smaU world... .Speakmg of Danny Archer, here is a note and a few great photosfiromffie bowl game firom our West Coast Correspondent, JiU Hawkins Votaw, who is just backfiroma MobUization; • Happy New Year Joe! Greetings firom warm, breezy San Diego! We missed you at ffie recent Poinsettia Bowl; we were hopmg you'd show up! Our class' San Diego chapter had a HUGE taUgater, plarmed and coordmated by Rich "Quisty" Carlquist. Qffisty provided a spread Hke you wrould not beHeve from his wffe Tasna's Thai restaurant, food food and more FOOD! Oh, yeah, and a few adult beverages too...We brought our RV down to serve as ffie base for ffie party.

Folks came ffi from aU over - from LA (Al 'Dad'Welsley and CAPT Steve "Hubes" Huber to name two) as weU as ffie East Coast. Our Class President, T i m Kobosko, was one of ffie first to arrive at ffie party, and later CAPT BiU Personius flew out (he's at ffie Pentagon agam now!).WhUe they ffidn't make it to our bash, CAPT Cathy Shanebrook and RDML Earl Gay were also ffi town (alffiough I never saw Earl, the rumor was runnmg rampant that he made an appearance), and I ran ffito my plebe year roomie, recendy reffied Barbette (Henry) Lowndes too. Upcomffig news: CAPT Freddy "DERF" Cleveland wffl be reffimg on 16 Januarv; 2008. He is currendy ffie CO of ffie Fleet Readmess Center SW (formerly known as the Naval Aviation Depot Norffi Island).

I want to give a huge BZ agam to Quisty for ffis phenomenal plannmg and execution of our TaUgater. It wfll go dovv-n ffi the armals of time as one of the BEST EVER! JUl •

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Tina Archer, Bill and Molly Personnius enjoy themselves

A few of the Class of 80 who showed up to root Navy on at the Poinsettia Bowll

Danny Archer, Steve and Paula Leukaitus and daughter, Alan Portillo say "BEATUTAHl"

Jill Votaw and Randy Farley are ready to partyI

Tim Kobosko and some of the 'boys'have funl

I received a short e-maU from Kari Kline, karrik@charter.net, who I hadn't heard from in a whUe.

• Joe, It has been quite a whUe since I corresponded with the class of 1980. After many years in corporate America in the MinneapoHs area I moved to Las Crosse

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Wisconsin to marry Loren Kannenberg and started a new career as an insurance agent. I enjoy the new chaUenge and the beautiful area here on the Mississippi River. My two sons,Affiian and Travis have stayed in Minnesota and both are domg weU and going to coUege. My 12 year daughter is enjoying her middle school years and is exceUing in voUeybaU, foUowing in her mother's footsteps. My husband in the Cffief of Staff for our local congressman and I enjoy the poHtical atmosphere that has been brought into my Hfe. Hope to see many of you at the next reumon. Karri • Here is a continuation of some of the note from Kevin Ketchmark, kcketchmark@aol.com from last month on 32nd Company; • Bob Hodge is stiU in PhiUy, where he is gaining the tide of "Mr. PubHc Health."

Bob writes: I am currently the Director of the Environmental Health Services Division of the PhUadelphia Dept of PubHc Health. In the past I have been Director of two of the city Health Centers, the Meffical Exaimners Office, the Division of Disease Control and Emergency Preparedness, and Tuberculosis Control Program. I get the most satisfaction from sharing my experiences with up and coming graduate students that respond to the caU to pubHc service. I also spHt time as Professor, Drexel U School of PubHc Health and Adjunct Associate Professor, Drexel University. My son continues to serve our country as a US Navy Nuke. "Once a saUor, always a saUor" and to that end, I'm about to close

a deal on ttaffing in my 1996 SUverton 312 cabin crffiser, twin engine boat for a 2007 Pro-Line Express. The longest ttip I have saUed so far was from Adantic City, through the Cape May Canal, across ffie Delaware Bay, and up the Delaware River to PhUadelpffia. I hope to saU down to AnnapoHs and the Chesapeake Bay this summer. I'm also a cruise Hne adffict and have taken cruises to the Caribbean, Russia and Scanffinavia, aU of the Meffiterranean, South Pacific incluffing Kiribati and Christmas Islands and Hawau. I hope everyone is acffieving ffieir ffieams and goals in Hfe. Stay healffiy and fair winds-Bob • Rick Edmonson also ffiopped me a qffick note. He and Stephaffie are married 16 years now, and are kept busy by their two kids Mark, 14, and Lauren, 11. Rick is stiU with Delta as a Capt on ffie 767. Last year he started ffis own business appraisffig airplanes under ffie National Aircraft Appraisers Association.

WeU, that's aU they'U let me squeeze in. I hope that tffis finds each of you healthy happy, and wiser today than yesterday Take a few moments to renew a friendship, caU a Classmate and most of aU - send me an update! As Always, BEAT ARMY,—]oe

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Aloha "81! HoHdav-s are over, and it is back to work here ffi paradise. We hav-e plentv' of good stuff to report firom ffie Poinseffia Bowl gaffiermg last monffi. As expected, ffie pre-game taUgater was great, ffie game was great, and only ffie final score w-as disappomting.

The class was vveU represented wiffi an '81 section ffi Qualcomm staffium ffiat had ffie foUowmg ffi attendance: Scott Hubal.John Clay John Burke (aU 26ffi co).Tim Burke (34ffi co). Bob Cummffigs (29ffi co).Ed Ceja (18ffi co),Dan Quattrim, Dav-e CfficareUi. Dennis Murphy (aU 1st co),Bob ConneUy (19ffi co). yours truly, Scott BUHngton (34ffi co), Tom Carlson (24ffi co).Tom GiedHn, Mike Bolen (boffi 23rd co),Jaime Navarro (3rd co). Mark Patton and Brett Peloqum (6ffi co).John Christenson (36ffi co), Dick Duffett (31st co).Jim Hubbard (29ffi co), Nick Maffigan (17ffi co), Kevin Nonaka (12ffi co), and Greg Dougherty (25ffi co). I know- ffiere w-ere many offiers but ffiose w-ere ffie ones I saw-! After ffie game, ffie class re-assembled at a taUgater set up by Tom Carlson, where we took ffie foUowffig photo of aU ffie classmates ffiere. As you can see, ffiere were qffite a few; and some of us were feeHng no pam!

Thanks Tarzan for putting it on, and kudos to Joe Adan (lOffi co) and Craig Riddle (23rd co) for gettmg the word out and setting up ffie class seatmg section.

I received some great news announcings of ffie recent weddmg of Deena and John Theiss (31st co) this past May. John is stiU a captam wiffi Delta and is now flving mtemational ffights out of Atlanta. Flis oldest son is gettmg his PhD ffi moleoUar

'81 at Tom Carlson's Poinsettia Bowl TaUgater

genetics at Emor^' Umversitv; ffis daughter is a jumor at ffie Umversity of Georgia, and ffis youngest son is a jumor in ffigh school on the fencmg team. Deena vvTites "We have a yeUovv lab mutt Newlyweds Deena and wffich John loves to John Theiss tormre. He is active wiffi a lunchtime bible study he does at Delta and a group of ffigh school guys with our church youth group whom he's been meeting wiffi for four years now-.

John flew down to Honduras wiffi me and some offier physicians recendy on a rmssion ttip and assisted me wiffi some surgeries (I'm a urologist). John speaks so fondly offfisclassmates and ffis years at ffie academy. It is such a privilege for me to become a "pseudo" part of ffiat group.

John's emaU is jtffieiss@gmaU.com.

Deena, congratulations to you and John.

Lookmg at your weddmg photo, it is pretty- clear to me that he got ffie better haff of ffiat deal!

Next a note firom Jamie Foggo (8ffi co).Jaime is ffie # • Executive Assistant to ADM Mike MuUen '68, "IT - . .

Chairman of the Joffit Cffiefs of Staff.

Jamie Foggo's West He sent ffi a note Point Cadet son along wiffi a photo meeting the Chairman of his son. West Pomt Cadet 4/c Evan Foggo, braving his way- through ffie crowds to wish ADM MuUen a hearty; "Go Army, Beat Navy sir!"Jarffie writes: "Fortunately for Navy, it ffidn't work out ffie way Evan wanted!

Nevertheless, ffie Army side kept their spirit to the bitter end, despite a very long day- for the cadets. They bussed down from West Pomt to Baltimore about 0100 ffiffiemommg, arrived around 0600,

marched on at 0900, started the game at noon and bussed back at 1700 for a 2200 mission complete. Tffings are a Htde "gray" up there on ffie Hudson after the 38—3 Navy victory, but the kid is hangmg in there and we're very proud of him (ed note: not my defimtion of a "fun" road trip!)

As for Hfeffithe Pentagon, you never know when you are going to run mto a classmate. I periofficaUy see BiU Moran (11th CO, Executive Assistant to the CNO) and Frank Thorp (14th co) on the Navy Staff and Greg Nosal (14ffi co) on ffie Pacffic Command Staff as he passes through. Commandant Peg Klein led the Cheerleaders and Pep Band down the halls makmg aU sorts of noise ffi Pre-ArmyNavy game Pep RaUies here last week.

Peg stopped by to give me a spirit button—thanks Commandant and weU done on the game! FffiaUy of aU the places to run ffito a classmate, I was ffi ffie lobby of a hotel m Brussels last month and ffiere was a squared away lookmg airUne pUot standmg ffi ffie lobby wiffi his crew. It was Dave GilUland (8th co) (ed note: we featured Dave ffi last monffi's column), who I hadn't seen for some 20+ years, and who has been flying the European route for Delta for qffite some time. Tough job, but someone has to do it. Dave looked as young and fit as he ffid during Midsffipman days. It was great to see him, and aU ffie 81ers mentioned, who are domg great work for ffieir country and ffieir aHna mater! "Jamie, ffianks for ffie note, and congratulations on w-hat must be a fascinating job workmg for ffie Chairman.

(standing) Eric Menger, Patty Crandlemire Murphy Scott Waddle, (sitting) Jeff Edgar, and Barry Hubbard celebrating another victory over Army

My old company mate Eric Menger (26th co) came tffiough with a timely photo of a gathermg of some of our classmates after the Army Navy game.

Eric vvTites:"It was a great time and the w-eather, though a bit chUly- at 42 degrees was at least sunny and not too wffidy. My wife, KeUy; and I were visiting friends ffi Baltimore and met up wiffi a few other classmates after the game. We coordmated March 2008

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As he ffid two years ago, our very own Terry "Krafty" Krafl (35th co) hosted our classmates for a luncheon onboard Reagan (CVN 76) prior to the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego. Present at the event was Brett Peloquin, who both gave me an update as weU as a photo. Brett writes; "I have been working for Bank of America for the last twelve years in ffie techmcal project management area, mosdy involved with internet Java development. I have been working on the bank's onHne banking appHcation for ffie past five years.

As it is just about the largest onHne banking appHcation in the world it has been pretty chaUenging but nothing like being a nuke in subs! On the personal side my son, AUen, is 21 and a senior at Wasffington State Umversity. He is majoring in computer science. I have enjoyed going over to PuUman,WA to see many PAC-10 footbaU games the past few years.

After being in the Seatde area since 1989 I returned to Oregon which is where I went to ffigh school and entered the Academy from. I Hve part time at the Oregon Coast near Tillamook (yes where the cheese comes from) and work and travel to various spots. Brett, thanks for the photo and update. Brett's emaU address is brettapeloquin@yahoo.com.

Dick Duffett, Chris Boblit, John Barron, Joe Bridge, Chris Cooke, Brett Peloquin, Joe Lawrence, and Terry "Krafty" Kraft on REAGAN

I also prodded a note out of Mike Farrington (29th co). Mike writes:"I'm Hving very happUy just outside of EUicott City, Maryland with my wife, Kathleen and our 3 dogs! I've got 3 ChUdren; Heather—28, Brian—24, and Kristin— 18; and 3 Grandchildren—Jeffrey, Courtney, and KyUe. Kathleen and I are

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both in the insurance business, working for ffifferent companies. I work in the management/professional Habffity Hnes of business for CNA Insurance Companies, and she's a sales manager with Encompass Insurance, affivisionofAUstate. Mike, great to hear you are weU, thanks for the input.

FinaUy, from the war zone: Pat Kanewske (29th co) is one of our Marines stUl serving on active duty. He recendy deployed to Iraq and sent me the foUowing update; Pat Kanewske flying in "I'm currendy the one of the newly G3 (Operations deployed MV-22 Ospreys in Iraq Officer) for MARCENT (the Marine Component to Central Command). MARCENT is located next door to the CENTCOM Headquarters in Tampa, and has Operational Control (OPCON) for aU Marine Corps forces in the 27-country central zone. My responsibffities include advising our commander on aU matters related to employing Marine forces in Iraq, Afghamstan, the Horn of Africa and any other country that finds our Marines employed. We have about 30,000 Marines deployed to the CENTCOM AOR at any given time.

Pat, good to hear from you, stay safe over there, you make us proud!

WeU, that's it for tffis month. UntU next time...SC ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 97% PRES: CDR Dan Proulx, USN (Ret.) H: 410-280-5282; W; 410-260-5030 E; daniel.pioiilx@ngc.com VICE PRES: Matt Moury H: 410-263-7640; E: vicepresident@usna82.oig TREAS: CDR Terry Benedict, USN H;703-913-7183;W; 703-607-1036 E; treasurer@usna82.org BUSINESS SECY: David Balk 1722 Gemini D r Sykesville, MD 21784-6230 H: 410-795-7621; W: 410-345-4774 E: dbalk@acm.org C O R R SECY: Ward Carroll

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More stories from our 25th Reunion are trickUng in. Brent Hagenbuch sent this along: • "Attached is a photo of a bunch of guys from 2nd company at the 25th reumon that Gary Sandala was kind enough to

host at his house in AnnapoHs after the game. Present from top left to bottom right: Gary Sandala, Russ Daniel, Mark WUUams, Tom Guerrasio, Steve Kingston, Vince Lamolinara, Bob Adrion, Joe Cherra, Dean Studt, Andy FuUer.John McCafirey, and Brent Hagenbuch.

"2nd company guys who we saw at the reumon, but regrettably ffidn't get in the photo, included: Bob Centeno, CharUe King, BUI Kovach,James Low, and Ken Perry. Everyone looked good and we had a great time and ffidn't do too much damage to Gary's house (thanks to Gary also for being one of the class leaders orgaffizing the reuffion— great job!). I counted total of 17 out of 28 2nd Co grads that made it to the reumon, hope I ffidn't rmss anyone—that's 60 percent; pretty good—let's go for 100 percent at the 30th!" • Thanks, Brent. Now here's a ffice update from the guy (and girl) I shared my ffist ffight school apartment with (days I'm sure Ruth would rather forget), Doug McElheny: • "HeUo from Taiwan.Thanks for senffing the pictures, Rett. Everyone looks great... pretty much the same but with a Htde less hair. Here is a picture of the McEffieny famUy (Ruth and Rachel) from our recent trip to Beijing.

"Since it has been so long, I'U bore everyone with a quick recap of the last 25 years: 82-89: Married Ruth in '83. P3 Orion, East coast, Keflavik and Sig. Great time, went back to Sacramento to teach navigation and get my MSEE. 90: Worked for Sonoco Products company.. 50% on the road so I quit after 1 year.The job stunk, but I learned a lot.

91-03:Worked for Corning in North Carolina making optical fiber for 11 years.

Great ride up and scary ride down the dotcom bubble. At the peak I had 123 engineers working for me. I had the bad fortune to layoff 100 of them during 3 rounds. Rachel was born in '95.

03-06: Moved to Cormng's ffisplay division in Kentucky as plant engineering manager.

06 to present: Moved to TaiChung, Taiwan with Corning ffisplay to manage cost reduction efforts for world wide fiffishing (Taiwan,Japan, Korea... soon to be Beijing).

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and to have been ffi two businesses ffiat have had such great growffi stories.

"Undoubtedly, ffie best event has been ffie adffition of Rachel to ffie famUy. "Taiwan is very different firom any place we've been. The people are very open and friendly...ffie food stinks.

We've seen a lot. Rachel at 12 has been more places ffian most people ever see ffi ffieir Hfetime.

I StUl Hke goff and I'm stiU bad at it and rarely get to play. Joggmg ffi ffie mommg keeps me firom goffig insane. I stUl remember ffie good ole days of chow calls and sleepmg on top of ffie bed covers unless it was 'hotel mght'. "ff any of you happen to make your way to Taiwan ffi ffie next couple of years, drop me a Hne. I think we'U be here for at least 2 more years. I'm hopmg to make an enffie career wiffi Commg wiffiout ever Hving m Commg, New York.

Time wiU teU." •

before ffie game. Then I was fortunate enough to get a ticket at ffie last nunute from Tom Schram ('69) A short 5-hour drive Saturday mommg found me m Souffi Bend for ffie first time. Anoffier five hours ofroUercoaster emotions and we were celebrating ffie historic 46-44 win! Photo shows it aU. Had I known ffie team was waitffig for me to watch m person I would have driven over years ago. It really was a great game. Congratulations to ffie team." •

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"For our reunion there was a (lame) flyover that was barely auffible. For the ND game, 4 F/A18-C stationed in Lemoore, CA pUoted by 2 USNA Grads and 2 ND grads buzzed the staffium, and then loitered in the airspace, circHng the staffium and basicaUy being visible, and occasionaUy qffite auffible for 15 or 20 mffiutes, at a lower altitude ffian the Goodyear blimp. It was a refreshmg change.

"During the last stages of the game, the fiiUback carried 4 or 5 times ffi a row, gaimng only about 4 yards total. What was that about?

"I ran into 2 classmates. Dean Studt, and Chris Klentzman at the taUgater.

Made me appreciate the reuffion taUgater food and ffiink even more.

"During the OT periods, when it looked Hke the Defense may not hold I was desperate and knew that I had to do somethmg drastic, and fast. Now the fact that I was m the next to the top row of the staffium ffi ffie corner of the end zone prevented me from domg anytffing smpid Hke trying to run onto the field. So I ffid the next best tffing. I prayed to the Navy defenses of the 80's. Pleaffing (in my mind) for Jordy or Perry Bingham, Mike Crum, Mike Rouser, Ken Olsen, Rusty Smith,John Foley, Disco, Dr. Ohm, or Dreamboat to save ffie defense I knew somehow it impacted ffie game."

"The picture of the scoreboard is iromc in the ND got 44 poffits, and it was 44 years since we last beat them. It had better not be 44 for the next victory.

"Maybe next time I'U plan on going and buy tickets ahead of time. Tffis was a last mffiute tffing for Pam and me." • Jerry McEnerney retired from the Navy ffi a ceremony held m Memorial HaU in early November. Congratulations, Jerry.

My three-of-four-years roomie Rett Rasmussen sent diis along regarffing an alumffi association even out west;

Doug and Ruth

Thanks, Doug. Great to hear from you.

Don't be a sttanger.

And a few folks made it to the legendary Notte Dame game. Here's a report from Jim Daly: • "FoUowing our re-umon I was added to a local alumffi maU Hst. I got an ffivitation to hear Gerry Mod ('68) present on history of the Notte Dame series through ffie local alunmi group the Wednesday

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And Keith Boring was ffiere too: • "Pam and I were lucky enough to be at ffie game today when we beat Notte Dame.

"Some observations: "One rmndless bunbo on the Cfficago TV news acwaUy said "now that Navy had beaten Notte Dame they don't have to hate ND anymore" Give me a break!!

"ND fans are as obnoxious as I remembered.

• "The mght before the Army-Navy Game Irene and I attended a Dimng Out with the L.A. Chapter of USNAAA and the West Point Alumffi Society of Orange County at ffie Cypress Navy Goff Course Clubhouse. My PlebeYear roomie,Jon Kvutz, was our host, as the goff course is part of ffis command at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. It was a fon mght, with good conversation, a witty Mr.Vice, grog, beef unfit for human consumption (wffich led to the kiUing of the chef), ttaffitional toasts and lots of BEAT ARMY spirit. The attached photo shows the Guest of Honor, raffio personaHty and March 2008

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poHtical analyst Hugh Hewitt, flanked by the '82 attendees: Mike Mahoney, Lee Cohen, Jon Kurtz and me." •

Hugh Hewitt

Thanks, Razz. Bobby SturgeU continues ffis amazing Hfe of accompHshments; Sturge was named FAA Acting Adrffimstrator on September 14,2007.

Accorffing to the FAA site, he had been FAA's Deputy Adrffimstrator since 2003.

Here's how the rest offfisbio reads: • "As Adrffimstrator, SturgeU regulates commercial and private aviation in the Umted States. He leads the 43,000 FAA employees who operate and advance the safety of the world's largest air traffic control system and most complex network of airports. He also oversees the agency's day-to-day operations, capital programs and modernization efforts.

Before joining FAA, SturgeU was the semor poHcy advisor at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). He was the focal point for analysis and coordination of NTSB's safety recommendations, poHcies, programs and safety initiatives.

"SmrgeU came to the federal sector after flying for United AirHnes, where he was a ffight operations supervisor and Hne pUot. He flew the B-757 and B-767 on domestic and international routes.

SturgeU also practiced aviation law in Wasffington, D.C. "A former naval aviator, SturgeU was an instructor at Top Gun, the Navy's Fighter Weapons School. He has flown the F-14, F-18, F-16 and A-4. SturgeU is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the Uffiversity ofVirginia School of Law. He reffied from the Navy as a commander.

SmrgeU,ffiswife Lynn and son reside in the Wasffington, D C , area." • BZ, Smrge. As a frequent airUne traveler I wish you good luck, shipmate.

WeU that's it. Inputs have slowed, so please take the time to give us an update whenever you can. Thanks, classmates. I know I speak for Goat One when I say you're the best.

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I look forward to seeing you aU at our 25th Reumon!

Brian LaRoche (5th Company) Captain , Umted States Navy COMNCWRON FWD/21 CTG 56.5 Camp Pattiot, Kuwait, APO AE 09337 MobUe: 011.965.721.8004 NIPR EmaU; brian.laroche@ ncwronfwd. navy. mU SIPR EmaU: brian.laroche@ ncwronfwd.navy.smU.mU •

Dear classmates, we have suffered another loss from our ranks, Jerry McGiU ffied after a very short but brave fight against cancer on Friday, January 4th, 2008 in DaUas. Please keep ffis wife, Rhea, and their three chUdren in your prayers. His obituary should be in tffis same issue. His famUy request memorial donations to be made in Jerry's memory to the American Cancer Association. Also, Bffiea is asking those that knew Jerry to tffink back to your days at USNA and time spent with ffim. Please take a few rffinutes and drop her an emaU about your memories ofJerry so that her chUdren wiU have sometffing from ffis past that they can hold on to.

Rhea's emaU address is: MSBiE59@YAHOO.COM. Brian LaRoche gets the award tffis month for quickest reply:

How 'bout our spouses? We have some wonderfol people who have joined us over the years. Rick Carlan, Cheryl (Dolyniuk) Carlan's husband, was kmd enough to answer my plea for info and sent us the foUowing:

• I just put the December copy of Sffipmate down and decided to write in. I recendy assumed command of Navy Coastal Warfare Squaffion 21 (Newport, RI) and the uffit is currendy deployed to the Arabian Guff as Commander Task Group 56.5.We provide port security and a variety of other force protection services throughout the Gulf. Our one-year reserve mobffization started last July, eight and a haff months on the ground and we hope to be back in CONUS by Independence Day. The attached photo was taken returmng from a mission near the Iraqi OU Platforms.

My famUy is back in Warrenton Virgima, wife Cheryl of 23 years, 4 terrific kids Brianna (21), Nicholas (19), Justin (13) and Maffison (7), and a yeUow lab "Duchess" who iffisses me dearly. It is a wonderful place to Hve and in the rffiddle of wine country. Back home I work as the Vice President and General Manager for Raytheon SoHpsys, a smaU division of Raytheon that makes command and control software for the mUitary and other government agencies.

Upon demobffization we have a 3 week vacation in Hawaii booked, time to relax and reconnect. After that who knows what the foture holds. The best way to contact me is at blaroche83@hotmaU.com.

• Cheryl separated from the Navy early in 1992 and went to work for MicheUn USA in GreenvUle, SC as an industtial engineer. She has been with them for almost sixteen years and her current job is Hke a detaUer oiUy the employee to company needs factor is more equitable.

As I write tffis she is in France for a special leadersffip-traimng program. She does a tremendous job balancing work, home and church where she sings on the praise team. (Can't beat that Glee Club traimng!—Angle) I joined Cheryl in SC after retiring in 1994 and currendy have business seUing weUness products.

We have two sons. Lance who is 14 and mosdy too smart for ffis own good.

He is in the mnth grade and in NJROTC which he signed himseff up for so he wouldn't have to take phys ed. He reaUy is smart and now knows that phys ed would have been easier. Sean is 13 and keeps us on our toes. He is in the sixth grade and plays trumpet in the band. He is currendy having the best year offfisschool career.

Those are the basics at the Carian household. Find attached the closest tffing we have to a famUy portrait.

Go Navy Rick Carian •

Brian LaRoche off the coast of Iraq.

Class of 1983 S A V E THE DATE! 1 8 - 2 1 September It's t i m e for our 25th Reunion and t h e Class Reunion C o m m i t t e e is pulling out all t h e stops to m a k e this t h e best class gathering ever!

Planning Schedule for Our Celebratory W e e k e n d !

(Some locations and times are still to be determined)

Thursday, 18 S e p t e m b e r All Day: Check-in at the Marriott Waterfront Annapolis Hotel Afternoon: Golf Outing Evening: 6-8 p.m. Meet your classmates at the Marriott Waterfront Annapolis Hotel for hors d'oeuvres (cash bar), followed by free time to enjoy Annapolis

Friday, 19 S e p t e m b e r Morning/Afternoon: Class Meeting Memorial Service: A short service to remember our fallen comrades Superintendent's Presentation to assembled classes P-Rade: Review the P-Rade with assembled classes Evening: Class of '83 Gala at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Enjoy an evening of great food and revelry Catch up with old friends Featuring live music by The Reagan Years

Saturday, 20 S e p t e m b e r Morning/Afternoon: The Class of '83 Tailgate will be located by the Water Tower in the Stadium parking lot Navy vs Rutgers game Evening: Open for Company get togethers

Sunday, 21 S e p t e m b e r Morning: Champagne Brunch at the Marriott Waterfront Annapolis A last chance to get together with old friends til next time!

Hotel:

For more information, please visit www.usna83.com. if you have not been receiving the email blasts regarding the reunion, please visit Chris Murch's site www.wsRadio.com/classof 1983 to register your email address.

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Cheryl Dolyniuk Carlan and her two sons.

As we approach our twenty-fifth reunion, I am giving notice of my retirement as your class scribe. Its been fun keeping up with aU of you, even those I ffidn't know weU as mids. I have other plans for the next five years and would like to invite aU interested paffies to tossffieirhats inffiering.

Jim Woods, our esteemed webmaster, is also retiring. Be prepared at our reunion to donate your time or else!

I plan to bring my husband Chris and both of our daughters to our reuffion. I hope aU of you plan to be on your best behavior, at least in front of the girls. We'U aU try our best to remember each others names, but spouses can be very helpful by ffitroducmgffiemselves,first.(Big hint, here) AU you need to be our next scribe is a computer and the Internet. If you are reaUy clever, you can write in some coffee shop. Keep it in mind that whoever gets drafted gets a special prize from me. You can put in your requests with your offer.

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12 offices in five states. From 1983 1988, John was an officer in the U.S. Navy Nuclear Engineering Program. He is a U.S. Naval Academy Admissions Blue and Gold Officer. John was Co-Chair of the 2007 Tennessee MUitary BaU. (HopefuUy, we wiU get a foUow up from John in the near future).

The countdown continues towards our 25th, hope to see you and your loved ones their. Please take care of yourselves— I started playing basketbaU again to make working out more fun do what you gotta do to take the best care of yourself I am taking the reunion as my goal point to get in better shape and I bet a few of you are doing the same. Remember, Coach Heinz Lenz,"'83—You are the best class, ever!!"

—Blessings on you and yours, Angie.

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Happy Spring! We have a first time column contributor this month— Robbin RusseU wrote with news that he has earned his private pUot certificate and wings of gold (or, as he says, wings of paper as shown in ffis photograph). As a former nuclear black shoe, Robbin tips ffis hat to our classmates who went into aviation right after graduation.

Congratulations, Robbin!

Angle Smith Roth with daughters Rhianna and Lauren.

We've had another BZ to one of us: John Cerasuolo, has been named President & C O O of ADS Security in NashvUle, TN. His company stated that ADS Security is the 23rd largest electronic security company in the U.S., serving more than 65,000 commercial and residential customers from its

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2006 The second photo is Doug's "official" photo in which I think you'U agree he already looks like a member of Congress! For his day job, Doug is the Boeing D.C. sales manager for the Doug Runs for Congressl F/A-18 Super Hornet which happens to be the last airplane he flew in the Navy. Good luck, Doug and thanks for writing!

Robbin Earns Wingsl

Our intrepid class treasurer, Doug Denneny has announced he is runmng for Congress in northern Virginia. Doug retired in 2006 and Hves in Fairfax,VA with his wife Stacey, daughter Rachel (12) and son Jack (9). Doug sent along a photo taken of the family at the Berlin WaU in

The Denneny Family

That's it for this month. Keep those cards and letters coming! Talk to you later. Karen ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 95 % PRES: Bob Smith 4712 Fox Den Court, Louisville, KY 40241 P: 502-432-6185; E: dc8driver@insightbb.com COI^J^. SECY: CDR Dave McDonnell 1890 Lindamoor Dr,Annapolis, MD 21401 H: 410-224-5675;W: 703-602-8180 xl94 E: david_555@comcast.net WE: mcdonnell.david@mail.navy.mil

Some techmcal difficulties and time management issues on my part lead to a skimpy submission this month. I have added some taUgate photos to entertain you. Skip Rob Muxlow (20): • StiU in, on my last deployment, retirement letter submitted. I wasn't sure how to submit these photos, but figured maybe you would publish them or send them to the editor at large. On ESSEX (LHD-2), we watched Army-Navy whUe departing from our most recent port visit...weU, we anchored out...in SihanoukviUe, Cambodia. Second US ship to visit there in 30 some years. Anyway a bunch of us reaUzed there was one guy from each class 83-88, so we got together on the 2nd (which happened to be a no-fly day the first in a long time) and took some pics by

News from Fran SuUivan:

ffie "Big Deuce." Pictured (in age order) are: Brian Donegan (83), C O USS ESSEX; Don Schmieley (84), CSO C P R - l l ; m e (85),TACRON 12 Det 3 OIC;JeffWinebrenner (86), CTF-76 Group Surgeon; Scott Erdelatz (87), C O Combat Logistics BattaHon 31; and Tim SaHnon (88), C O HMM-265 (Reinforced).

Good times were had by aU. •

• I stopped by the '86 taUgater before the game on Sat in Baltimore and saw Lou Jonske, Kurt Johanson, Morgan Jones JeflF Hornberger, Rodney Urbano, Mike Taylor, and John Wilbourn. Also, I learned that Bob Bazan got mobiUzed to Afghanistan. • Jim Durand writes:

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86er's, When you read tffis Spring wiU be approacffing and the class of 2008 wiU be almost ready to graduate. Now if that doesn't make you feel old, I don't know what wUl!!!

Here's the news; First we start with an update from Gene Burgess: • Between 1989 and 1994 I served on various submarines and staffs in the Seattle and San Diego areas, most of the time aboard USS Puffer SSN 652 and Submarine Development Group 1.1 met my then foture wife Beth in Feb 93.

Deciffing that the Hfe of a submariner was not the Hfe I wanted for a famUy, I left the navy in 94 and moved to Fairfax, VAhttp://www.classmates.com/cmo/user /search/index jsp?browsing=0&type=prof Ues&mode=simple&page= 1 &keywords= Virgima taking my first "civffian" job in 12 years. I worked for TRW doing defense engineering work (traded a steel submarine for working in a dark vault with no windows). In Oct 1994 I married Beth Uhrin in Newport, RI.We continued to Hve inVA untU 1997. After a career change into Telecom Sales (I had been studying for a masters mTelecommumcations Engineering at the time and it seemed Hke a logical idea), we couldn't pack our bags fast enough and moved back to San Diego. Since then I've changed companies several times (stUl in telecom sales) and now work for Alcatel-Lucent, a large French Telecom Company, handling sales to mobUe phone operators on the west coast. We have two girls. EmUy b. 1999.

Erin b. 2002, who keep me busy with swim lessons, gymnastics, Tai Kwan Do, etc. •

• Congratulations to Rod Urbano for his selection to command Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Two in Kaneohe Bay, Hawau.This wiU be a homecoming for Rod, Jenny and their three chUdren.

Rod previously commanded VP-9, leading the Golden Eagles in ffighly successful deployment to support operations in CENTCOM's Area ofResponsibffity.As Wing Cdr, Rod wUl lead four P-3C squadrons operating throughout the Pacific. The Urbanos wUl return to Hawaii in the summer of 2008 foUowing Rod's graduation from the National War CoUege in June. • More Marine Corps Marathon News: From Brett Sturken and Fran FrankUn: • The Marine Corps Marathon was a big event for the Mighty Nine, bringing folks in from far and wide. Attached picmres include a group shot from the pre-race pasta feed at Trish (TrudeU) Samora's house and birthday get-together for Fran (CardinaUi) FrankUn. It was a great time and a great surprise—Barb Dunn, Agnes (ConoUy) Jensen, and Becky Baczuk flew in from the Midwest to celebrate with Fran and to cheer on the racers. Others there include Jesse WUson and Gene Black.It was reaUy cool hanging out with everyone again, and a real ffiag to have to get to head home early for the zero-dark tffirty race-day reveUle. Jim Gosney put together a steUar team for the Marine Corps Marathon consisting of himseff, Chris CasteUi, BiU Mertz, Bret Sturken, and Pete Rodnite. BUl's wife, Martha, also agreed to run with team. Tffis was the first marathon for Pete, BUI and Chris. AU fimshed in great form and have signed up for the Marine Corps Historic Half-Marathon in May 08.

Big news of the race—Marti Merz fimshed among the Top 5 Women Racers, beating her 1985 race time (Whoa!).Trish and Agnes braved the windy cold to keep us motivated at MUe 21 (but had a long wait between the Merz' and the rest of us!).

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2nd Company Sheet poster flying at CNFK HQ bldg in Seoul, Korea

From Brian AUen:

Marine Corps Marathon pre-race dinner at Trish (Trudell) Samora's house

• Having spent three years as a civffian instructor at the Army's Command and General Staff CoUege at Ft. Leavenworth, I have enjoyed gloating every December.

Tffis year though, my coUeagues returned the favor when I transferred my reserve commission to the Army, in the process of applying for a return to active duty. Pictured to my left is Brigaffier General Mark O'NeUl, Deputy Commandant, Command and General Staff CoUege. •

Academy grads stationed in Korea

Also, there are no pix, but we had another great event at the CasteUis' watching Navy roU over Army again! Ninth Company continues to rock! •

9th Co Marine Corps Marathon team

From BUI FUnn; • On Saturday, 1 Dec, the annual Army/Navy flag footbaU game was held atYongsan Garrison in Seoul, Korea.

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cheerleaders with RDML Tom Rowden (YG 82) fighting thefire.This year's festivities were made even more special with a Sheet Poster made by the Midsffipman of 2nd Company coorffinated with their Company Officer by CAPT John Weigold (YG 84), our CNFK Ops officer and 2nd Co. alumnus. As you can see from the picture, they did such a great job we decided to hang it on our CNFK HQ bldg rather than hanging it on the Eighth Army H Q where it may not have lasted.

We took it to the game and it was a great inspiration for the players and fans!

Academy grads stationed in Korea, include RDML Tom Rowden (82), CAPT John Weigold (84), me (86), CDR Jim Kim (86), CDR Dave Bradley (90), LCDR Dale Peterson (92), LCDR David Suchyta (92), LT Seth ThornhiU (99), LT Pamela (Rawe) Bou (99), LT Dave Dausen (98), LT Charles Robb (00), and LT Constantine Panayiotou (00). •

Brian Allen as an Army Officer

News about classmates; Ed Hassi has been made a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP He is a member of the Securities Litigation and Antitrust/Competition practices and resides in the New York office. He received his law degree in 1995 from Fordham Umversity School of Law and O'Melveny in 2005.

Stephen Frick wUl be a member of the next Adantis shutde mission. The shutde Adantis wUl carry seven U.S. and European astronauts to the international space station. Steve, a former Navy test pUot and an astronaut since 1996, flew 26 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and pUoted an AprU 2002 space shutde flight.

That's aU for this update. Keep the news conung! —^Anne

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It is wiffi a deep sense of regret that I begm tffis month's column with news of ffie passing of classmate Gary Kirkland.

Excerpts firom Class President Jim Matheson's note to ffie class reporting Gary's deaffi foUows: • Dear Classmates, I am deeply saddened to report that our Classmate and Friend Gary Kirkland recendy passed away firom a heart attack.

Classmate Keith Baiuiach passed along ffie info and can serve as our Class P O C for ffie FamUy and subsequent support to ffiem.

Gary was 42, soon to be 43 in January—^far too young to pass on. Out of USNA, Gary selected Marine option and was an engmeer type whUe at school. He was also a recrmter, served as the X.O. for Recrmtmg Station New Jersey, and then some time at 1st Mar ffie Recruiting District, Garden City, NY. After leaving active duty, Gary ttansitioned to a career as a civil/traffic engineer, where one of ffie projects he worked on was ffie redesign of Newark Liberty International Airport.

Gary was an aU around great guy who always had a smUe on ffis face and tried (successfiiUy) to keep everyone laugffing.

He wiU be very much missed. Please share any memories or tidbits you might have around Gary—^it is always appreciated by friends and famUy. Gary is survived byffiswffe, Dr. MicheUe Baltus, and two beloved daughters Briaima and Adma. • The memories of our 20th reunion and especiaUy the Class Memorial Service are StUl imprmted on my mind as I reluctantly add Gary to the Hst of Classmates that have gone before us...

At tffis special, but super busy time of year, tffis serves as a stark reminder for each of us to take time to foUy appreciate Hfe, our loved ones, friends and Sffipmates.

And it also prompts me to get that annual physical I have been putting off—Gary was m good shape, having easUy run 3 miles the day before.. .whUe we are not yet old, we are no longer youngsters so please be sure to schedule a physical early in 2008 and keep up that exercise program.

Please let me know if you have any questions...

Happy hoHdays to you aU—please take a few moments during the holidays to think of our faUen Classmates as weU as those who are serving away from home so ffiat we might enjoy a peacefiU and prosperous HoHdays.

News of Gary's untimely passing came shordy after our 20th Reunion. As I sit here typing this column I find myself feeling a bit awkward and out of place as I try to bridge from such somber news to such a wonderful and joyous occasion as our Reuffion. Please know that I do so with the beUef that Gary, as a friend and member of our Class, would want us to cherish such a special event.With that in mind please aUow me to share with you Jim's message to the Class reflecting on the ffighly successfiU Class Reunion and proviffing a look at what Hes ahead for '87: • Dear Classmates, What an amazing reumon! I want to ffiank our entire Planmng Team for aU their hard work, especially our reumon co-chairs Roy Ledesma and Dan Schindler.

WhUe it was a very special weekend on so many ffimensions, I would Hke to single out the Class Memorial Service as the ffighUght for me (and I tffink many of you as weU). I truly appreciated that aU of you raUied to make tffis important event the centerpiece of the weekend it rightfiUly deserved to be. There was hardly a dry eye in Memorial HaU and I know firsthand that the famiUes of our faUen Classmates were hugely moved and appreciative.

As I write tffis, we have notched another victory against Army and are headed to another Poinsettia Bowl. By the time you wUl read tffis, the game and the hoHday season itself wiU be a distant memory. 2008 wUl be foriously underway and we wUl be working on the Class election process and ensuring that our Class wUl be weU represented in the foture. It wUl be bittersweet to turn over the helm of the Class, but I know that the time is right to bring on fresh ideas and perspectives. Please be sure to engage in this process and continue to make your own ideas and inputs be heard. More as we move forward with the elections. • Now, on to the real column....

During Reumon Weekend those who generaUy Hve a sleep deprived life woke early one morning to participate in the Annual Goat Run, and of course '87 was weU represented as Eric Hoy passed on the attached photo of the '87 contingent.

'87 strikes a victory pose following the Annual Goat Run

During our four years at AnnapoHs we would periodicaUy lose a classmate for one of a variety of reasons. However, those classmates who were unable to graduate with us are stiU a part of the legacy that is '87. Alfred Parchment is one of those classmates who joined us over Reumon Weekend and wrote in to share his camaraderie: • It's been over 20 years since I've seen most of you. I have fond memories of you that go back to NAPS. I am glad to see that most of you are doing weU. Unfortunately I was unable to stay for the reuffion but I was glad to make it to the memorial service. Though I was unable to graduate with you in 1987 my heart has been with you aU these years. We became umted when we tackled Herndon. I want to thank each and every one of you for the service you have given tffis country.

Please know you have one former classmate that is very proud of you and I caU you brothers and sisters. May God continue to bless each and every one of you as we travel through the next 20 years of your lives. If you are ever in Jersey by the shore look me up. • Congratulations go out to Andy Lennon who sent in the foUowing news about ffis recent Change of Command firom Orlando: • My wife,Traci, and I had a wonderfol time with Netta and Mike Radice at my Change of Command Ceremony in Orlando. Mike, a Cffiropractor, and Netta, a Grapffic Designer, Hve in Tampa. I'm leaving N R CSG 10 SSGN Det to be the Maritime Component guy in N R CNEC6F in Atlanta.

I visited briefly with Chuck Kramer last month before he deployed to Afghamstan. He expects to be there for more than a year. •

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Mike and Netta Radice join Andy Lennon and his wife Traci and Andy's Change of Command

Now on to some Navy footbaU. I remember one day durmg 2nd Class Year sitting m ffie Meadowlands across firom New York City watchmg Navy lose to Notte Dame on a last second field goal and thinkmg how close we came to enffing what at ffie time was a 22 year losmg stteak to ffie Fightmg Irish. At ffie time I ffiought it could only be a matter of time before ffiat stteak was brought to a merciful close.

Unfortunately, twenty years later ffie stteak remamed mtact untU this last November when itfinaUywas brought to an end!

SheUey (LauriUa) O'MaUey bore wimess to ffie historic event m Souffi Bend, Inffiana, and we are fortunate enough to have her share it wiffi ffie rest of us; • I just thought I would pass along a note with the picmre to prove it. The O'MaUey famUy (Brian-'86, Shannon, Lauren, Luke, SheUey—in photo) was present to "represent" and see ffistory as the 43 year stteak was snapped at the Umversity of Notre Dame!! It was a very exciting day, and I tffink both teams were weU-represented. From the deafenffig sUence prior to the opemng kick-off when a moment of sUence was requested for two lost Notte Dame "famUy" members to the final singing of each team's aHna mater, I can say that I have not wimessed such integrity in a very long time. The game was fUled with so many ups and downs that I thought my husband might not make it through the day. Although he, my daughter Shannon and my parents were the offiy ones stiU in the staffium when "Superman" made the flying tackle in the fourth quarter (I had to take Luke out to the van for some warmth and rest, and Lauren sympathetically joined me), I can say I enjoyed the old-fasffioned raffio play-by-play more than any footbaU moment in recent memory.What a game!!

Sorry to have rffissed the reumon and aU the fon. It has been a roUer-coaster year, especiaUy since the summer. I am hoping for a much better 2008! Have a blessed hoHday season. •

Brian '86, Shannon, Lauren, Luke, and Shelley O'MaUey witness history in the makingl

The Monday mormng after that great and long awaited victory over the Fighting Irish after I fimshed reaffing aU the congratulatory e-maUs from my friends and coworkers, I found myseff sitting in the St. Louis airport, as I seem to do on many Monday mormngs, ffiinking a grande coffee from Starbucks and ffipping through the pages of US A Today when to my surprise I find '87 plastered aU over an article about the big win. "The Stteak had become legendary," said Joe DeLeon, commander of the Fifth BattaHon, who attended the game. "You can't help but buUd up the game and its importance." "It was increffible, absolutely electtic watching the Midsffipmen jump around," said Cmdr. John FuUer, 42, who enjoyed the revelry after returmng from Inffiana.

Vince McBeth said. "Many people have argued over the years, 'Why does Notte Dame continue to play Navy?'There's a deep-rooted mumal respect. It's vaUdation for both instimtions." Is it a coincidence that '87 was the most quoted class foUowing the victory? I tffink not!

WeU, I'm afraid that's aU I have room for tffis month. Thanks a ton to aU of you who have written in recendy to help fiU my near empty Sffipmate folder. I'm stiU looking for more reumon photos, so ff any of you out there have any to share please do so!

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HeUo, 89ers!

WeU tffis monffi's column is bemg written the same ffight as the BCS national championship is being played.

The final game of the bowl season that was kicked off by Navy vs. Utah in the Poinseffia Bowl. Although I boldly prefficted a Navy victory, we lost 35-32. It was a great game and ffie team played their hearts out.

After being the first and only webmaster for the Class of 1989 website, Tony Newpower has mmed over ffie reins to C D R Dave Klain.Tony ffid ffis usual great job semng the website up and keeping it goffig. Bravo Zffiu to you, Tony and thanks Dave for volunteerffig to take over the webmaster duties.

The website has been totaUy revamped, wiffi several new features added. Check it out at www.usna89.com.

And contact Dave ffyou have any feedback or suggestions to make ffie website even better.

Suzanne PopeUec, wife of Jim PopeUec, sent me tffis emaU wiffi an update and picturesfiromJim: • Happy New Year from Okinawa, Japan.

It's been a whUe since I sent in some information. In fact, the birth announcement for our youngest seemed to get lost somewhere along the way Timeffiesso I'U backttack a Htde. Colby Christian, now three years old, was born in October of 2004. At the time we were living in Virginia Beach whUe I ffid a tour wiffi JFCOM in NorfoUc. After ffiree years enjoying ffie Hampton Roads region, the Popielecs have made the ttek to this Htde island for another three years. I'm at III MarineExpeffitionary Force at Camp Courtney as the III MEF G-4, Ops and Plans Officer. I replaced Rich DeGuzman. When he was in DC, Rich was kind enough to drive down to our

house m Virgima Beach to do a one day turnover smce we arrived on Okinawa ffie day before ffis farruly departed! Our turnover here consisted of Rich leaving me his Blackberry at ffie firont desk of ffie WestPac famUy lodging. Since we arrived in July, I've had ffie oppormffity to travel to Hawau and Korea for plarming conferences and to Bangladesh for reHef operations after Cyclone Sidr. Later tffis year, I'U be heaffing to Kuwait for seven months. My wife, Suzanne, and ffie boys wiU hold dow-n ffie fort here in Okinawa.

Our oldest, Mitch, wiU be twelve ffi March. Even ffiough he's not a Tigers fan, I let him suy.That's aU for now. —Jim. •

Our very own Jim Forrester is in the ttenches of ffie network news world.

• Kent, Jim Forrester writing to give you a Httie copy. It's been quite a year for the Forrester household. Perhaps I watched too much Seinfeld or maybe the Navymduced need for a household goods move every so often made it happen, but after 8 years at Walt Disney World, I moved up Norffi and am now ffie Associate Director of Production and Operations for ABC News' Good Mormng America. I'm in charge of ffie post-production process for taped segments as weU as GMA's broadcast quality. I also manage ffie Directors GuUd of America staff who do such a superb job wiffi ffie techmcal aspects of the show.

And when I'm not domg ffiat, I worry about how the show is doing financiaUy. Wife Katherffie is up here as weU, workmg remotely for Walt Disney World as the team leader for ffie recruiters ffiring hourly workers at ffie Parks and Resorts ffi Horida.

ffffiemove wasn't enough, we became ffie proud parents of Morgan Wentworffi Forrester on June 24 (Class of 2029?!). A Veterans' Day 2007: Colby, Mitchell and Jim Popielec whoppmg 10 pound, 2 ouncer and wiffi 21.5 mchesffilengffi, she is a long-awaited adffition to our famUy. For ffiose wondermg ff ffiere are any side-effects firom serving on submarines, Morgan prefen to stick up one leg out of her bassmet and "look" around wiffi her foot as she "surfaces"—^we caU this her "periscope"!

As far as classmates go, John McGrath just took the helm of NR-1 as its last commanffing officer. Craig Jim & Suzanne Popielec at the 232nd Marine Corps Sch-wartz contmues to serve on ffie front Birthday Ball Hne of ffie Santa Rosa poHce department as a Sergeant and SWAT member. In ffie WeU,ffiat'saU for this monffi. I look Reserves, Stacy Whitehead is now with fonvard to hearing from aU of you soon.

VP-62 but wUl take the heHn ofVP-30 Beat Army! —Scott SAU m December. He is stUl flying with US Customs inffisciviHan job. FffiaUy ANN-UAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% Todd Hastie recendy took the bUlet of LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% Executive Officer for NOSC JacksonviUe. PRES: Maj Carter Honesty, USMC 213 Amelia St., Gretna. LA 70053 H/C: 504-875-0099; W: 504-678-5974 CORR. SECY: Kent Anderson 1027 Junco Dr., Columbus, IN 47203-1365 R- 812-378-5375; W: 812-376-2502 E: shipmate@usiia90.com WEBMASl-ER: E: webmastei@usna90.com WEB SITE: www.usna90.com CLASS E-GROUP:

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We start off tffis month with a bit of news from a man who knows news.

Jim and Morgan Forrester

Congratulations Jim on your new baby and job! Next we have an updatefiromffie West Coast firom Becky (Moore) Weber.

• Greetings from Seatde! We have been busy adjusting to Hfe with two chUffien.

Declan joined our famUy on December 4, 2006. His brother Dash (now 2 years) gives ffim lots of kisses. Not aU of them are weU-received. Read an article in the WaU Stteet Journal about Marines in Iraq.

They quoted a Brig Gen John R AUen. Anyone remember Maj. AUenfromPoH Sci classes? We are enjoying lffe in the Pacffic Northwest. Lots of beautiflU parks for hiking and camping. The great tffing about camping is that everyone goes to sleep at the same time (early!) and wakes up late. Oh, and no housework. We are lookmg forward to the 20th reuffion.

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Becky, great to hear from you, you are lookmg great... wiffi matchmg good lookmg kids to boot! Though, ffyou like camping I tffink you need to jom the National Guard. Lots of opportumties to go camping with us. Next is an update from a plebe year company mate of mffie, Mark Beatty.

• Hi Kent, "Ned" Beatty here. Here's a PlebeYear memory for you: "Are you out there 90?"

A short heUo from Mark and MeHssa BeattyffiVancouver, Washmgton. MeHssa keeps bugging me because I never send ffi any updates to our column, so here it is. I am stiU practicing inteUectual property law, and took the patent exam last AprU, so now I am a registered patent attorney as weU. If you have any bright ideas give me a caU—I can help. I had a Httie contact with Steve Stark, who is lawyermg in Chattanooga these days, but we managed to setde our cHents' dispute amicably.

MeHssa and I wiU beffithe Wasffington, DC area durffig the Thanksgiving timeframe visiting farrdly, so if anyone wants to get together give us a shout. My number is 360-213-9399.

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• I am ffi such awe of Matt Simms, that I am writing in to make sure everyone is aware of ffis accompHshments. The Western States 100 is a 100 mUe ttaU runffing race in Squaw VaUey, CA. Not only is the race 100 mUes, but the quaUfication is 50 a mUe run. AU of the ttaU runners I know ffieam of tffis race. Not orUy ffid Matt run it, but he ran it weU. He was 38ffi overaU, and ffis time was 21 hours and 48 minutes. He ran for almost 22 hours non-stop!

And ff that wasn't enough, four weeks later Matt ran ffie US National Championsffips 50-mUe ttaU race in Seatde, where he placed 13th overaU. I'd recommend reaffing ffis race report for a play- by- play of ffis day: http://www. downsounffiacing. com/images/WS 1OOR aceReportl .doc Matt and ffis famUy Hve in Langley, WA. Matt went back on active duty for a year ffi Iraq, and was promoted to CDR whUe he was ffiere.The guy is remarkable!

Scott Murray, Craig Davidson and I got together for coffee last week and Michael DeU walked by. That never loses its charm. Craig is a program manager for busffiess desktops at DeU. Craig, Kathleen, Grant (7) and EHzabeth (10) are aU avid kayakers, and are enjoying their new home and new car. The new car came along after Craig came upon a car wreck on ffis way home from work, and it turned out that the rest of ffis farrdly was mvolved. After some first aid (see how that Navy ttaimng is paying ffividends), ambulance rides to ffie emergency room, and X-rays the famUy was cleared to go home.

Watch out for those crazy ffiivers!

We celebrated Scott's 40th birffiday in May at the Oasis, with the best view in Austin. Scott, Shannon Lacy '92, Michael (12), and Shawn (9) joined us m Austin last May, after leaving Coke m Adanta. Scott works wiffi our smaU business services, launchmg new product offermgs.

We're forming a critical mass of USNA alumffi at DeU: Craig Davidson, Scott and Shannon Murray, JeflT McNutt '86, Ron Preiss '91, Jeff Block '94, Scott WaideUch '88, and Matt Friedlander '94. Bryan Tauzer is with

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Lexmark, so he practicaUy has a cube right next to us. Also seen around town: Brad Staley, Dan Pepper, Debbie PoweU, Heather Purvis '89.

Chris BathZachery and her Matt Simms out for famUy Hve m short 22 hour run AnnapoHs. She and her husband, Kevin '88, own Bravo Zulu Consultmg, a strategic commumcations and leadersffip consulting ffim. They have a fifth and an eighffi grader now, but Chris stUl works wiffi rmdsffipmen one-on-one through the USNA Writing Center in her spare time.

As for me, I'm stiU with DeU after 8 years. I'm a semor manager in our Executive Briefing Center. I just returned home from a swim around Alcattaz, where we swam from the Aquatic Park, out to Alcattaz, around the island, and then back to the pier. I am gearing up for my attempt to swim across the EngHsh Channel next week. Scott and Michael Murray have been my favorite kayakers, paddHng alongside me for some of my long swims ffi Lake Austin. Chris is headed to England wiffi me to help me with my Channel swim.

Please let us know if you are every in the Austin area! • Lynne, thanks for that great update from Austin.You and Matt are very impressive with your sporting pursuits. And I thought I was doing weU by riffing my bike to work everyday. Next we have an update from my shooting partner CharHe Pratt. CharHe and I used to go shooting together on our free weekends. CharHe had an arsenal that would have made a Marine BattaHon proud.

• Hi Kent, Been pretty busy with work and my new Htde one. Hard to beHeve I wiU be 40 tffis year and my daughter is 6 months old tffis week. Hardly seems Hke 20-1- years since I-day One mce tffing about waiting so long to have kids, nothffig bothers me.

My wffe says I have infiffite patience.

Funny how having people shoot at you (I spent 2005 in the desert with the reserves) puts the rest of your Hfe m perspective.

I am enjoying being a proud papa, although my poor dog is reaUy jealous. I am stUl living in GreenvUle, SC. StiU working for GE buUffing power plant gas turbines. We are hiring engineers if

anyone out there wants to move to GreenvUle. Shoot me an e-maU at charles.pratt@ge.com and I'U stick your resume' on top of the pUe. OrUy one from the class I stUl keep in contact with (intermittendy at best) is Dan Frost. Heard a few months back that he is being cleared for ffight ops again after he went head first into a jeep whUe riffing his bike in Hawaii.

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CharHe, good to hear firom you. WeU Shipmates, once again that wraps up another monffi. Keep the news roUing ffi and I wiU keep ffie prmting presses runnmg hot!

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'Nice to look into ffie emaU box tffis month and see some signs of Hfe! Thanks to those who took time to drop notes.

The emaUs remind me of ffie passage of time, as weU as the spirit of our class. The first note comes form Pete Shommer (14th Company), who had ffie chance to bring his daughter to see ffistory in ffie making—our class' first retirement: • Greetings from the Nutmeg state. I have news about ffie first member of our class to retire after 20 years of service. On October 12, Mike Rocheleau had ffis retirement ceremony at ffie Naval War CoUege. Mike began ffis career in 1983 and served in the fleet on USS Boston before attenffing NAPS and becoming the oldest member of our class. He told his recruiter 24 years ago that he was going to be a quartermaster, affiver,attend ffie Naval Academy and become an Oceanographer. That petty officer must

have had to bite ffis tongue so as to not jeoparffize makmg ffis quota, Mike ffid every-thmg he told ffie recrffiter he wrould and more. He leaves active duty on January- 1st.

My oldest daughter, KaUby attended ffie reffiement ceremony- wiffi me whUe her moffier and sisters w-ere ffi school. It was a mce chance to talk about what Daddy-ffidffiffieNavy. Lori and I have beenffiConnecticut for almost 7 years and made a home here. She works as an aide at St.Domiffic School where KaUby (4ffi grade). Klara (2nd grade) and Adaly-n (Kinderganen ) go to school. I teach Operations ManagementffiffieMBA Program at UConn ffi adffition to serving as Vice President ot Logistics at Coviffien's Sutgical Devices busffiess.

We don't run mto too many classmates up here, but w-offid lov-e to hear firom anyone coming throu^ ffie Hanford area. •

Thanks, Jeff, for ffie news on Mark, as weU as the others. 'Amazing and impressive how- much our class is stepping into real ownership of ffie Navy and Marine Corps at the command level.

Thanks Pete, for writmg ffie note, for supportmg a classmate, and for everythmg else you're domg as a parent, teacher, and professional! And congratulations to Mike on a fine career.

This next note is remarkably simUar— a second supportiv-e classmate wiffi ffis daughter. Jeff MitcheU brought his dau^ter to see ffie see Mark Palmer (33rd Company) take command of VMFA(AW)-121;

• I think the last time I checkedffiwas 2001 or so—back ffien I was workmg at a paper mUlffiRed Bluff, but nowadays I'm ffie Air PoUution Conttol Officer and LandfiU Manager for Tehama County, CA, not too far from the Oregon border.

Bervv-een recycHng programs one day, and greenhouse gases the next, I keep pretty busy. But, my wife Bev and I stiU manage to take ffi a few long ffistance runnmg races—seven 100 mUers m ffie last few years, and who knows how many more between 26 and 100.We're runnmg for ffie Sunsweet Growers Ultta Team (wwrw.teamsunsweet.com), along wiffi Matt Simms ('90). I have to confess that it's been several years smce I'vefiffisheda foot race faster ffian Bev, not because I'm getting older and slower—she was just named ffie 2007 Masters Runner of the Year by USA Track and Field. One of these days, ffiough, I wiU get the household braggmg rights! •

• Attached is a photo of my daughter Lauren MitcheU and ffie new C O of VMFA(AW)-121, LTCOL Mark PaHner .

Mark's Change of Command took place on December 7ffi at MCAS Miramar. Mark's speech was short and sweet but he stiU managed to convince ffiose m ffie auffience who've know-n him for years that some things never change...'w-e w-iU contmue to Hunt down and kiU ffie enermes of this great nation'. My-seff and roommate, John Jones (33rd), w-ere boffi m attendance as was LTCOL John Passant (25ffi).

I'm a sales rep for EH LUlyffiKansas, and Jonesy is with Capital One ffi Cleveland. LTCOL Passant takes command of the squaffion m ffie next hangar at Miramar on August 1st.

Mark had a wonderfiU ceremony, foUowed by a reception at the O-club and hosted a superb Christmas party- the foUowing evenffig. I know Hope and Mark are glad that ffie week is over, but he deserves aU of ourcongrats and respect.

Offier classmates (and, BTW, 33rd Company mates who are slated to take squadron commands ffi the near fomre include: Pat Everly, Scott Creed and Mike DowUng-CongratslI •

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"Lauren Mitchell with LTCOL Mark Palmer, new CO ofVMFA(AW)-12r

FffiaUy, comes a note from Alan Abbs.

Alan ffismissed tffis as "fiUer," but these kmd of notes are reaUy important, and ffiey are always appreciated.

So whUe we have classmates takffig command, others are runnmg lOO-mUe marathons. I'm pretty much feeHng Hke a slacker at tffis pomt, so I better shut tffis article down untU next month. But as I do, I know these are just some of the amazmg tffings that our class is doing— please send me a note and let me know of the many others. —JD

2008 REGI COMING SOON! Watchfor Updatesfiom Harris Connect

PRES: Maj Joe Moreno, USMCR VICE PRES: LCDR Kevin Klein, USN TREAS: E&en Mojica C O R R . SECY: Maj Shogo CottreU, USMCR 20902 W 117di St., Oladie, KS 66061 H: 913-782-8149 E: shipmate@usna93.com WEB SITE: http://www.usna93.com

It's hard to beHeve ffiat those of you stiU serving are ready to become 0-5s!

Congrats to everyone who has been selected for promotion (and promoted— I'm not ffiat close to the action to know ff we have anyone who has pinned on).

Double Congrats to Brian Ries who is sendffig ffi his ffist update about ffis recent weddmg!

• HeUo '93! I hope everyone is domg weU and I hope to catch up with many of you at our reuffion. WhUe I read ffie updates every monffi, tffis is my ffist time writmg. But, enough has happened this year that it was due. I have been workmg as a marketmg manager for The Toro Company at their irrigationffivisionffi Riverside, CA. But, the big news for ffie year is that I got marriedffiJuly to ffie lovely Carla BeattizVera Gonzalez. We had a, somewhat, mtemational year...

Getting engaged ffi Ronda, Spam, the marriage in Riverside, CA, and ffie honeymoon in Fiji. Carla grew up ffi Venezuela, so ffie weddmg had mtemational flair and guests, as weU.The weddmg itseff was even more special because ffie classmates I have stayed close with over ffie years could attend, includmg Chris GriUone, Vince SiviUo, and Lee Pearce. My brother John Ries '89 rounded out the Academy Grads.

Everyone could teU how close we aU were, but it is hard to explaffi the bond we share. Cffiis,Vmce, and Lee ttied, though, with some imprompm toasts that mcluded stories of some of our shared experiences (luckUy none too sorffid).

Everyone seems to be doing weU, though.

Cffiis is currendy Hving in Palo Alto, Vmce in MinneapoHs, and Lee is in AnnapoHs for a brief period of time. I hope everyone I have not talked to recendy is vveU and I hope to see many of you at ffie reumon. I've lost track of a March 2008

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93*97 CLASS NEWS number of people, so I welcome any e-mails. Beat Army! Brian Ries photodiver@ hotmaU.com. •

(L to R) Meghan Cole, Chris Grillone, Lee Pearce, Brian Ries, Carla, Jen Pearce, Vince Sivillo, Jolle Kennedy and John Ries '89

Brian & Carla Ries

Beat Army!—Shogo ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 98% PRES; Scott K. Hornbuckle, USMC 1395 Caminito Capistrano #4, Chula Vista, CA 91913 H; 619-934-4932; E; hornbuckle@hotmail.com VICE PRES/TREAS: Kirk Clermont 3110 Graystone Lane, Apt. 1207 Albany GA 31721 H; 229-436-4153 E; clermonk@bellsouth.net SECY: Chris Williams 425 Soudi St., #2104, Honolulu, HI 96813 E: chrisdan_b_willianis@yahoo.com C O R R . SECY: Jim Keck 13714 SanViscaya Drive Jacksonville, FL 32217 H: 904-737-1633; E; JKeck@usna94.com

• Nov07 INDIANAPOLIS—The NCAA Honors Committee has named 1st Lt. EmUy Perez and Major Doug Zembiec as posthumous recipients of the 2008 Award ofValor and chose James MacLaren as the 2008 Inspiration Award winner.

The U.S. Mffitary Academy's Perez and the U.S. Naval Academy's Zembiec, who are both deceased, andYale Umversity's MacLauren wiU be recogmzed during the 2008 Honors Celebration in January at the NCAA Convention in NashviUe. The NCAA Award ofValor is presented to a current or former coach, admiffisttator or varsity letter-winner who, when confronted with a situation, involving personal danger, averted or rmnimized potentialffisasterby courageous action or noteworthy bravery. For members of the armed forces to be considered for tffis honor, the action must be clearly above and beyond the caU of duty and so recogmzed by the appropriate mffitary command.

The Award ofValor and the Inspiration Award are not automaticaUy presented on an annual basis. • Next up we have an update from Norm Presecan. Norm, Kurt Janke and Tim Urban are aU in the rffidst of their Department Head tours with E-2C squadrons and gearing up for deployment.

Norm is withVAW 116 attached to LINCOLN; Kurt and Tim are withVAW 117 attached to NIMITZ.The picmre is from a Thanksgiving gathering at Point Mugu, CA. Thanks for the qffick note and photo, Norm. Good luck to aU on their upcoming deployments. UntU next month!

Later, —Don.

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Greetings, '96! A big thanks to Norman Johnson who found the time to send us some great news and photos!

• I have sent a few pictures of the famUy and one of the 2006...yes...2006 Army Navy game. I have been wanting to send it in for some time now, but with the arrival of my second Daughter Hayley EHsabeth on 23 February, I have been a Htde busy. My oldest Daughter is Ava Caittin (almost 4) who took the picture of me and my awesome wffe, Sandra.

Tffis has been the busiest year of my Hfe. I rffissed Hayley's birth by about 12 hours because I was the O O D on the Nassau (LHA-4) and had to bring her pier side in Norfolk before I could rush to the hospital and meet Hayley for ffie ffist time. Then in AprU I went to Pensacola, FL. for Aviation Safety Officer School. From there, I ffiove to San Diego for refresher ffight ttaiffing at HS-10, and now I am the Safety Officer Department Head at HS-3 (Tridents) in JacksonviUe, FL. I have been in the Squaffion for a month and I have been to AUTEC (Andros Island Bahamas) twice for ASW ttaimng.You would tffink ffiat would be enough ttaveUng but wait there's more... the first week of December I wUl be flying back up to Norfolk as part of the CVN-71 Carrier quaUfication detachment. HopefuUy after that I can get some R and R with the famUy. I hope ffie rest of y'aUs OPTEMPO is not as hectic as rmne and that everybody had a great holiday season. •

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Greetings '95! Happy Belated HoHdays!

Hope tffis finds everyone weU, and enjoying a cooler cHmate worldwide. One update and pic tffis month and a short article from the NCAA Newswire.

Below are some excerpts from the newswire, regarding faUen Classmate, Doug Zembiec. Doug's actions defimtely fit the bUl for this prestigious award.

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Thanksgiving gathering at Point Mugu, CA. From left Norman Johnson & Hayley to right: Back Row: Norm Presecan, Kurt Janke, Tim Urban; Middle row: Alison Elk, Crystal Janke, Nicki Urban; Kids: Calvin & Lucy Presecan; Alex, Olivia & Anna Janke; and Hunter & Shepherd Urban.

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Army Navy '06—Kent Trantor, Cliff Allen, and Fred Morrison

Nonnan, Ava & Hayley Johnson

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Lookmg forward to your news!! I wiU sign off wiffi an inspirmg quote I heard this week from a professional athlete who was discussmg wffiy he commits so much time to his local charity- to raise fimds for chUdren wiffi cancer, "To whom much is given, much is expected." ... Tonya ANN-UAL ME.MBERSHIP: 0%> I J F E ME.MBERSHIP: 9 9 % PRES: T o m W ^ e r E: twagnerl@san.rr.com Sad iKuis w. Major Aaron Shelley, USMC 2830 Escala Circle, San Diego, CA 92108 C: 619-980-8297; E: apsheDe\-@totmail.com

Classmates, I hope that 2008 has been good for you so far. We have several more pieces of news to share this month.

Christine Picado sent me an emaU right before I submitted the last coluirtn, but I ffid not have any more room to include her update. So, let's start with her this monffi...

• W e get our Shipmate here in Baghdad, and this month, I ffiought I would update

ffie class on some exciting news in my Hfe. I left the Marine Corps in July 2006, and moved to Albuquerque, NM, to be with my boyfriend of five years, Jeff Hoaglund.We have boffi been here as a defense contractors since March 2007.We went on leave tffis past September to St. Crobc, USVI, where we first vacationed togeffier in August 2003. On 17 Sept 08, we were SCUBA ffiving, had a spectacffiar firstffive,and were getting ready to go on our second SCUBA ffive. For the second ffive, we chose a shaUow area that promised lots of critters. We weren't ffisappointed! For ffie first time, I spotted a seahorse! I reaUy ffid not tffink that our ffive coiUd have been more perfect.

Near ffie end offfieffive,ffiffie shaUovv sand, Jeff puUed me aside wiffi a comment on ffis slate board. It read "Excuse Me, Please! I have a question."

Tffis is somethmg we frequendy say to each other, in the ffiterest of sUHness. As I waited buoyandy beside him, he wrote on the other side of the board. When he ffipped it over for me to read, it read: "WiU you marry me?"

At ffiat pomt, a lot of bubbles started to escape my regffiator. I pretty much blubbered aU ffi my SCUBA mask. Jeff took ffiat for my answer, and started to puU somethmg out of ffis pocket. I had forgotten to answer ffis proposal! So, I ffien scrambled for ffis smaUer write board, and scribbled "Yes!" on it. Jeff puUed a very sparkly rmg out of two plastic bags and qffickly crammed it on my finger. We shared an underwater smooch, and swam our way back to ffie rest of the group, who were clappmg and giving us the SCUBA "OK" sign.

We head back to CONUS ffi AprU 2008, and are plannmg for a 2008 Labor Day weekend wedffing at a winery ffi San Lffis Obispo, CA. Sffipmates can reach me at; picado97@hotmaU.com, and Jeff can be reached at: hoaglund@hotniaU.com BEAT ARMY!! —Christine •

Jeff and Christine in Germany

Christine and Jeff, congratulations on your engagement. I defiffitely would have been worried about droppffig that rmg underwater. Nice work!

Next, Bart Battista reported ffi firom oveneas. He writes: • Hi, everyone! I am currendy on my second tour in Afghamstan. Last year I was a company commander in Nangarhar Province. Tffis time, I'm ffie OIC for an embedded ttainffig team with the Afghan National Army I spent the months of July through October ffi Konar Province. We had a bit of a Navy reumon there, one of my Heutenants is Alex Gauntt '04, and ffie local PRT commander, C D R LeGree, is class of'91. I've included a photo of the three of us taken in ffie vUlage ofYaka Cheena, Korengal VaUey, Konar Province, Afghaffistan. I'm currendy ffi Kabul trainmg a new Kandak, and shoffid be headmg back to Konar ffi a couple months. I wiU return to Hawau ffi AprU and get much surfing ffi before I PCS to San Francisco to study Environmental Management at ffie Uffiversity of San Francisco. I never thought I'd be a Iffer, but I guess I am!

AU my best to everyone. —Bart •

Jane and Jon Gilhooly checked ffi agam with a brief message and motivating picture fiom ffie Navy-Notte Dame game:

Jeff and Christine in St Croix

• We just wanted to drop a Hne for the class news.We were very fortunate to get to attend the Navy-Notte Dame game tffis year, and it reaUy vv^as ffie game of a Hfetime. Smce Jon is here in InffianapoHs for one year doing a feUowsffip with the

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97*99 C L A S S N E W S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: David Forman H; 831-224-3490; E; DSForman@aol.com VICE PRES; John Chau TREAS: Daniel J. Martin SECY: Shawn C. Gee E: shawngee@msn.com COFLR. SEC'Y: Mark Symmes 529 W. 29th St., Baltimore, MD 21211 E; shipmate98@yahoo.com

Hey '98, our only update this month is from Tony Sclafani. He's also got some news about our class GolfTournament over Reuffion weekend. Enjoy, Mark GrooveFest NYC volunteers

InffianapoHs Neurosurgical Group before returmng to Navy neurosurgery, we were only about two and a haff hours away firom Souffi Bend. Our only regret was that we ffid not charge the field at the end of the game, but we ffid take a great picture.

After reumting with John Clemens at the Uffiversity of San Diego a couple of years ago, I lost contact with ffim once he left the cross country program here. In December, I received word ffiat he accepted a position as Assistant Coach ofTrack and Cross Country at Columbia Umvenity m New York City. Congratulations! •

and I can confirm the rumors that we ffiank the bar out of beer. We had some very special guests incluffing Laura McGreevy, and Walter Cronkite showed up to celebrate ffis birthday—Navy style.

We are excited to host the second annual GrooveFest NYC tffis faU. If anyone is interested in participating or volunteering, please shoot us an emaU at groovefestnyc@gmaU.com. We'U add you to our maffing Hst and keep you updated as we put the event together. As always, people can make donations and learn about Mike's fund and upcorffing events at ffis website, www.mikemcgreevy memoriaffund.org.

On another note, Rosa and I are pleased to announce the birth of our son, Xavier Hyun Perkins. He was born on December 11,2007, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He weighed 71bs, 9oz—which is almost bigger than me. Mother and son are doing weU. •

Jon and Jane celebrating Navy's victory in South Bend

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FinaUy, Chris Perkins wrote me just in time for me to include ffis update here.

Chris writes: • I would Hke to thank everyone for supporting our "GrooveFest NYC" event wffich we held at Hurley's NYC on November 3rd to honor our faUen classmate, LT (SEAL) Mike McGreevy. Special thanks to Tom Heptig and Mike Martin '96 who helped orgamze the event along with my sister, Whitney, who organized the sUent raffle. The event was a tremendous success, and we got Groove's memorial scholarsffip fund off to a great start. Classmates, alumni, friends and famUy came from throughout the United States. It was an increffible venue to celebrate our victory over Notre Dame,

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• Greetings from the always welcormng and sensible Wasffington, DC! I am currendy finisffing out my tour at Navy International Programs Office, where I have been since 2005, working for Gush Newman (92) and alongside Brian Saal, who is now a big time power player at Jones Lang LaSaUe in DC, Kim MitcheU (97), Ben Newhart, Mark Risser and Gavin Clough (01), and Alex Nusraty (03).

Updates from my budffies: Dan Traywick is making waves at Price Waterhouse Cooper in Raleigh, N C and David Townley is flying 757s for Delta.

Brad Storey is having the time of his Hfe with ffis new wife Tricia as he is teacffing at USNA and after much cajoHng has moved off of ffis boat "Five O'clock Somewhere" and onto dry land.

Also, with our reunion coming up, I have been placed in charge of the Goff Tournament. It wiU be on Thursday, 23 October at the USNA course. If you are local or are coiffing in early and want to play, let me know via emaU to asclafani@rcn.com, the sooner the better.

Hope to see aU of you tffis faU! Tony • ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 91%

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Walter Kronkite and Mike Martin

Great news, Chris! Congratulations to you and Rosa. Thanks to aU of you who have helped me to fiU tffis column so easUy over the past several months. Keep the updates coming! BEAT ARMY! —^Aaron

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HeUo '99! The only update and pictures we have for tffis month come from Sarah SeU"-Kyler: • Hey '99, It's been ffin reading aU the recent updates, so I thought I'd jump in for the first time. Brent, also Navy (SWO and

Class of 1998 10 Year Reunion!

October 23 - 26,2008 Navy versus SMU Mark the date on your calendars and make hotel reservations NOW! Reunion Headquarters will be at the Sheraton Barcelo Annapolis, where we have a block of rooms reserved at $199 per night. Tranpsoration will be available to and from reunion events.

T o r e c e i v e t h i s g r o u p r a t e , go to www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/ USNA1998. Other hotel options can be found on the reunion website.

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99*02 C L A S S N E W S Perm ROTC grad), and I celebrated our 5 th anffiversary tffis year with the arrival of our daughter Rebecca Alexis. We've been Hving ffi DC for the last few years enjoymg shore duty. Navy footbaU games and time with famUy and friends. Got to spend a lot time with my old roomie Kitty (Merkle) Sutherland (and our daughter's godmother!) and her husband Bruce.

StiU enjoying Navy Hfe. Had two fantastic SWO tours, but ffiscovered the PubHc Affairs commumty when I was m DC and love it. I served a tour at CHINFO (Cffief of Information) in the Pentagon before we ttansferred to San Diego in late November. I'U be working at 3rd Fleet unffi late Jffiy 08 before startmg afiiU-time,PA-sponsored master's program at SDSU So far, San Diego has been fantastic... Look forward to catchmg up with an 99ers ffi the area. Best in 2008 toaU!^

Kitty and Sarah with daughter Rebecca at her first Navy football game

Sarah, Brent and Rebecca on her Baptism Day

On another important note, wheels are in motion for our 10-year reuffion. We are going to need a LOT of help and a lot of hands to make the weekend a fantastic one for aU of us. If anyone would be interested in helping out please don't hesitate to contact me and/or Buster.

See you in AprU! What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficultfor each other?

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ANJSJUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 96% PRES: J.V'Murph" McCarthy VICE PRES: Art Terry TREAS: Nick Lalota SECY: Tim O'Connor 317 N. Pleasant Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450 E: SliipniateOO@yahoo.com

Sffippies, I have ffiscontmued my assassmation attempts of certain members of the officiating crew that worked the Pomsettia bowl tffis past December ffi San Diego. I hope you can put your Ul feeUngs behffid you as I have. The game was stiU a festive time and about the best place to watch a footbaU game outside of Florida or Puerto Rico in December. EspeciaUy when your seats are at FHght Level one eight zero. I don't know anybody that had great seats and that includes some guys ffiat get special parking at O-clubs and commissaries. Tre CaUsch, Matt Schroer, and Scott Menzies were some 2000 guys on hand and I tffink I saw a rep from about every class from about 92 to present.You would be surprised who you see when you have about 2000 beers in a cooler in the back of a pick up truck in a parking lot at a footbaU game. Other recent sightmgs mclude Jason Budde and WiU Kirby.

They both have kids (though not with each other) and appear to be doimnatffig the base housmg ffi Pacffic Beach.

The Blue Angels picked three new F/A-18 pUots up tffis year. One of them happened to be your classmate, Frank Weisser. Frank was in Oceana,VA for the past couple years but is probably packing ffis stuff for Pensacola at about tffis time.

The selection process to get into the blue Angels is pretty crazy, great job Frank.

Frank wUl be joined by a guy from Frostburg State named Tyson Dunkelberger that about 115 of us went to TBS with.

His name is forgettable, I know, but ffis convictions are also noteworthy. Frank wiU enjoy sitting next to Dunkelberger on road ttips because he boycotts deodorant for fear of contracting alzheimer's.

Who cares about being stinky when you can be healthy!

The picture ffidn't quite mmout m a previous issue but the caption read sometffing to the effect of "Keeping up with the Joneses, here is Drew^ and Steph Jones. Steph is now a pro Triathlete." Tffis is the sport where you go swim ffirther than most people do in a year or two, then jump on a bike and see ffyou can get it to go 30 mUes an hour for about an hour or two and then run any where

from a 5k to a marathon. They had one of these races at Fort Story near Virgima Beach in November. They scratched the swim portion and added another mn portion. I would imagine they decided that when they saw ice cubes in the water. The guy who came in first out of 750 was BiUy Edwards, class of 2000.

BUly is a ffiU time pro ttiathlete now and he trams ffi Boffider, Colorado. Tffis is the tffird time I have ffiscovered a "freakish" endurance athlete from our class. Please "out" anybody else's accompHshments at tffis time to SffipmateOO@yahoo.com John Baker '00 recendy completed requirements for a master's degree in operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CaHfornia. FoUowing adffitional ttainffig at the Aegis Trainmg Center at Dahlgren and Surface Warfare Officer School ffi Newport, R.I., he wUl report to ffie USS Shoup, based in Everett, Wasffington. My favorite part of ffiscoverffig tffis article was the fact ffiat ffiey referred to John as "John McAdams Baker" throughout.

I thought that you had to shoot at a president to get recogmzed by ffie whole Hne on your birth certfficate. Add Naval Post Grad school to the Hst of ways to moffify your moffiker!!

Send me some ffirt! â&#x20AC;&#x201D;^Murph ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 9 5 % PRES: Capt Aaron Fielder, USMC VICE PRES: LT Dave Harrington, USN TREAS: LT Andy Kenwood, SC, USN SECY: Capt John March, USMC E: usna2001navy@ayahoo.com WEB SITE; www.usna01.com ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 97% PRES: LT Josh Welle, USN welle@2002.usna.com VICE PRES: LT T. Alford, USN alfond@2002.usna.coni SECY: Julia Floraday floraday@2002.usna.com TREAS: LT Cari Murtagh, USN murtagh@2002.usna.com SEND SUBMISSIONSTO. floraday@2002.usna.com WEB SITE: www.usna2002.com

HeUo 2002!

Let me start of with a BZ, teU your squad leader!! I received six Sffipmate submissions tffis month.. .possibly the most we've had as a class since graduation.

In an effort to get everyone's submissions in I am going to Hmit my attempt at a witty introduction and get right to the good stuff!

Our fint subnUssion comes to us firom Tracy (Robinson) Maese: • "Hi everyone! Long time no talk for most of us, but I wanted to send a quick update firom Hawau. I am currendy working asffieAdjutant for Marine Corps Base Hawau and wUl be here in Hawaii untU August 2009, unless I can find a way to stay in paraffise longer. The big news is ffiat RogeHo Maese ('03) and I were married here ffi Hawaii on 10 November 2007. Our wedffing day was increffible and we were lucky to have many friends and famUy join us for the event! To name a few: Lauren (Buckendorff) Smith ('02). Stacy (Spigler) Crockett ('02), Tommy Saenz ('03), Ray Golez ('03), Pete Lombard ('98), and Matt Robbins ('95). My husband, RogeHo, is a CH-53 D pUot and stationed here in Hawau at HMH-363. Hope ffiat everyone is safe—wherever you are on ffie globe! Take care and keep in touch!

Sincerely, Tracy Ann (Robinson) Maese" •

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Congratulations Tracy! From one weddmg to ffie next, Dan Lesniak wrote m to teU us about his nuptials to Conffie Isler: I "On July 27th I got married to Conffie Lee Isler at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washmgton, D.C.We enjoyed a ten day honeymoon m ffie French Polynesia. Cormie is the daughter of Major General Rod and Kyuhee Isler. She graduated from Georgetown m 2005 wiffi majors ffi Finance and International Busffiess. At Georgetown she was a member of the Women's Goff Team and was the Big East Champion.

After graduatmg she went on to serve as ffie head coach of the team, becomffig the youngest Division 1 head coach ffi any sport. She also played on ffie Futures LPGA tour. She is now working m Washington DC in advertisement sales at Government Executive. During ffie last year I fimshed my tour aboard the USS TENNESSEE. I am now on shore duty, working at both the Pentagon and Coast Guard Headquarters.

I have also started working on an MBA at Georgetown's Evemng Program." •

Dan and Connie

I also received a great update from AUison (Rodge) Bruce who is Hving out in Monterey, Ca; • "I'm currendy in Monterey, CA, where my husband Bob Bruce (Camegie-MeUon '95) is getting ffis master's at NPS in Operations Analysis.

I've seen several '01 Jordan Bruce and '02 grads here from a ffistance, but haven't actuaUy caught up to any of them yet. I've been out of the Navy since July 2005 after 3 years as a SWO inYokosuka, Japan. Bob and I were married in September 2005, and before I could figure out my next career move, we found out we were pregnant! Jordan Elaine Bruce was born in June 2006, and we're expecting her Htde sister on Valentine's Day! Now my job is a stay-at-home mom, and I LOVE it! Much more my "caUing" I tffink, yet I stUl feel connected to the mffitary "serving" in a different capacity now as a spouse

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Our next update comes to us from Amy (MizeU) Ulrich who wrote in to teU us about Hfe after the Marine Corps and the joys of being a new mom!

• "Since leaving active duty on May 15, Chad ('00) and I moved up the road from North CaroHna back to Quantico, VA where he is a student at EWS.We were blessed with a beautiffil Httle girl.

Megan EUzabeth (class of 2029), on October 14, she was 9 lb 1 ounce, and 21 inches with a lot of hair! It's been a blast watch- Megan Ulnch ('29) ing her grow and change every day.

She came two days after her due date, so she is currendy serving restriction for missing muster. I have to say that USNA and five years in the Marines didn't quite prepare me to be a stay-at-home mom, but I pass the time changing diapers, shopping at Target, watching Megan bat at smaU stuffed affimals, and changing more ffiapers.;-) I haven't gotten out much to take advantage of many near-by friends, but have visited with Amanda James and Bryan Schneider, and have a monthly girls get-together with Anja (Easterly) Loomis ('02), Carrie (Stocker) CorneUus ('02) and Kate (Windstein) Wagner ('02), as weU as JiU HeUwig (Josh HeUwig '02), Helen Liguori (Mike Liguori '02), Nicole Famularo (Mike Famularo '02), Marisa Sprague (Erik Sprague '00) and some other ffin women from their commands. Chad and I wUl be in Quantico untU May '08, at wffich time we hope to be moving out to 29 Palms, CA (yes, we are hoping to move there... go figure), and Chad wUl be going back to the fleet. UntU then, I'm looking forward to catcffing a Women's Lax game or two as they start their first varsity season tffis spring... Go Navy!" •

As Amy mentioned, Mike Famularo and ffis wife Nicole are also stationed back in Virginia. He wrote in to give us an update as weU. • "HeUo 02. Hope everyone had a great hoHday. I would Hke to introduce a new adffition to my famUy. Jordan Renee was born on 10 November 2007. What a great way to spend the Marine Corps birthday with the birth of my second chUd.The picture attached from left to right is my March 2008

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02*06 C L A S S N E W S daughter Alyssia, my wffe Nicole, my new Hffie girl Jordan, and me. We are stiU stationed here at Quantico so ff anyone is ever ffi ffie area, let me know and you are welcome to stop by. Have a great New Year!" •

(3.) 20.02 campaign—our class checkmg account is in the hurt locker and we need your help! Between 15 FEB and 15 APR we are runmng the 20.02 campaign to rejuvenate our class checking account so that we can pay for aU the burgers and beer we wUl consume at tffis year's taUgaters! Log on and donate a motivational $20.02 today!

That's about aU for updates... talk to you aU next month!

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I also received a brief update from Dan Floyd who is currendy back in Greensboro, NC, re-teacffing ffimseff physics and taking physiology and ceU biology at UNCG in an effort to prep for the MCAT's. Dan submitted a pictore of our classmate Ron HaHH with the WWE champion of the world at a club in DC.

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and update your contact ffiformation.

By doing so, you'U start getting your prized Shipmate magazine and be able to read aU the amazing 2004 articles. Also, ff you keep your contact info updated you'U soon get information regarffing our 5 YEAR REUNION. So if anyone out there has gotten married, had a baby won the Nobel Prize, or read an interesting book, please emaU your class officers and we'U get the big news in Shipmate. If not, I'U keep writing more ffigh quaHty articles for everyone to enjoy.

AndfinaUy,the 2004 Column in Shipmate isn't complete without a picmre, right? WeU get your scissors out and ready to cut because I know you'U want to cut and paste the below picture to your refrigerator.

Fair winds, —Lincoffi

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Ran Halili with WWE champ (Ron's the one on the right)

Thank you to everyone who wrote m tffis month! A few admin updates before we part ways. First, ffyou have yet to check out our new and improved website please do so! The new web address is www.usna 2002.com. A HUGE thanks goes out to Jason Cipriano for aU of the time and energy he put mto gettmg it up and runffing. Once you are aU on the website you wiU see three very important updates: (1.) Update your contact information— our goal is to have 100% current home adffiess and emaU information for each and every one us who stood in T-Court on 1 July 1998. So update your info on www.usna.com and encourage your sffipmates to do the same.

(2.) Vote on our class gift—^Voting for our class gift, the gift we wUl give to the Academy at our 10 year reunion, wUl commence on 15 FEB and run through 15 APR. We have three great options—so log on and cast your vote!

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Friends, Happy March, Spring Break is in just a few days. I don't know about you aU, but I'm headed down to Key West for the week. A few of the guys and I reserved a couple rooms at the Comfort Inn (and yes, it's got an awesome pool) and we're aU headed to ffie tanmng bed to get our base tan just right. Some of the guys who are headed to Key West with me wanted to put some quotes ffi tffis month's Sffipmate.. .so here goes!

"I can't wait to see the manatee" —JDWaUcerlll "I hang out with the best dudes ever"—Aaron "Beef" Berger "I am gonna jump a curb whUe riffing a moped with Marcos on back" —Maloney "WUl you nair my back?"—Chris "Caveman" Jaiffison "Sorry I can't go feUas, I have an exam at Georgetown"—Dave "B. Pony" Brennan "I loveVeromca"—John "Iceman" O'Hara That's just a Htde taste of the good times to come. So, if anyone else is interested, come on down. Just make sure to bring your own floaties.

Now on a serious note, ffyou are over at your buddy's house reaffing ffis/her Shipmate because you never get yours... it's your fault! Log onto www.USNA.com

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Friends, It looks Hke it's that time of year again.

We got a big season ahead of us. Its Lacrosse tailgating season! What do you Hke better, the HoHday Season or Lax TaUgaters? If your answer is Lax TaUgater, you are correct. Pack up a cooler of your favorite sodas, get out to old Navy Marine Corp early bring a couple of budffies, dress up in your costtime of choice, enjoy the taUgating festivities and catch a Navy Lax win.

Class of 2003 SAVE THE DATE! 1 6 - 1 9 October 2008

It^s time for our 5ih Reunion Planning Schedule for Our Celebratory Weekend!

(Some locations and times are still to be determined) Friday October 17, 2008 Golf sign up on usna.com Memorial 1400 Supt'Briefing 1600 Dress Parade *Class get together location TBD Saturday October 18, 2008 Tailgate at Stadium Navy versus Pittsburgh

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06*09 CLASS N E W S We ffid some recent interviews of a few beacons from the Class of '06 on what they thought about Navy Lax season: WUl Burgess: "I would do four more years By the Bay for Lax season."

Steve Looney: "Laxabunga" Richard PoweU: "I just miss it" Paul Truog; "No comment" —^When I talked to Paul I honesdy couldn't make out what he said because he was so excited. Sounded Hke a lot of motivation and a few tears ofjoy.

On a more serious note, we actuaUy do have a lot of great news and a few pictures to pass on tffis month. Tffiee of our classmates, Joe Pagan, Sarah Hessinger and Jeff MUota aU sent in. Enjoy!

1 LtCol Paul Ryan ('89), along with Captains Liz Okoreeh-Baah ('00), Jonaffian Brandt ('03), Sara Faibisoff ('03), and Bret Kffickerbocker ('03) aU spent four years by the Bay. Nick MannweUer ('06) has been lucky enough to be assigned as our MV-22 PAO out here at Al Asad, so I've gotten to see him quite a bit as he escorts journaUsts or film crews in our squaffion spaces.

We certainly got in the "Go Navy!" spirit for the Notte Dame and Army games. The newspaper article blaring Navy's win over Notre Dame was proudly posted on one of our ready room waUs and the win over Army made it into the foUowing mormng's ffight brief We ffid try and put a squaffion spirit spot together in time to get to the game, but we started the process a Htde too late to make it tffis year. •

force traiffing manual). In October Rachel and I ran the Marine Corps. Marathon and enjoyed the Annual HaUoween Organ Concert at the Chapel (wffich was a great ffit as always). For now it's just a bunch of Htde ins and outs for ttaiffing into the HoHday Stand down period. ThankfuUy we were able to enjoy Thanksgiving wiffi each other, Jimmy Kolb, Rob Laclerk, and some famUy. Rachel and I have been enjoying the SWO Hfe as much as possible. We wiU be leaving JacksonviUe for Nuke Power School around June of'08.

We wish y'aU a wonderfiil and very Merry Christmas with friends and famUy (or shipmates should ffiat be ffie case). •

Rachel and Jeff Milota Classmate Joe Pagan with the former Deputy Commandant Colonel Fuquea from the Baghdad green zone.

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• Greetings from Iraq and theVMM-263 Thunder Cffickens! We left our home base at MCAS New River in JacksonviUe, NC, a Htde over two months ago at tffis point, and tffings are going pretty weU despite what aU the naysayers had prefficted. Our Ospreys are performing exacdy as they were designed, and morale is ffigh as we head into the hoHday season.

I'm serving as the InteUigence Officer for the squaffion, and tffings have defimtely been interesting up to tffis point.

The day before Thanksgiving we had the honor of a visit from the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

BGEN AUen ('76), the Deputy Commanffing General of II A4EF,just happened to be part offfisentourage and I was lucky enough to get a picture with him in front of one of our aircraft before they had to depart. WhUe the squadron has had many visitors during our short time out here thus far, getting to see the former Commandant of Midshipman has been one of the ffighlights.

Our squadron has quite the coUection of Academy grads: both our CO, LtCol Paul Rock,Jr. ('88) and XO,

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• Since graduation Hfe has been fast paced and non-stop but stiU very blessed.

Rachel and I were married on the 10th of June ('06). I spent the summer TAD with the Mechanical Engineering department and left good 'ol USNA at the end of August. We then headed down to sunny and warm Mayport, FL for EKMS school then onto USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68) (w/Jimmy Kolb). Upon checking on board we got underway and headed to AnnapoHs, MD to be the backdrop for homecoming 2006! Gofigure.Then right into a SSG 07-1 Meffiterranean Deployment in November. We visited 11 ffifferent countries and had 24 ports and had a blast. We remrned at the end of May and Rachel and I headed up to Newport for a fun three week break at SWOS. I then rejoined the ship in Norfolk,VA and finished up the SWO qual in July Once the ship returned back to Mayport we ffid the normal post deployment SPJV and foUowed up with aU sorts of new certifications coupled with the release of the updated SURFORTRAMAN (surface

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Alabama Alabama Chapter President: Scott Watson '83 1936 Cahaba Crest D . Birmingham. AL 35242 P: 205-999-3977; E: S\«tson83@aol.com

Vice President: Gordon Lawson '00 3301 Marlboro Dr., Birmingham. .\L 35223 P: 205-%9-8CMO; E: gordonmlaw-son@,gniail.com

The Alabama Chapter hosted its FaU dinner atVestavia Country- Club on November lOffi. Ov-er 90 alumffi, parents, and midsffipman canffidates were ffi attendance. The ev-erung feamred an intrigffing presentation by C D R Dan O'Shea ' 9 1 , who is a Navy SEAL and former leader of ffie Hostage Rescue Group ffi Iraq.

Commander O'Shea shared his experiences leadmg this vitaUy important ffiter agency group ffiat pbyed an ffitegral role in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Arkansas Chapter. Scott Pursley, Diane & Massie Hughes. Connor, Ian, Tiffany & Cole Hadden, Suzanne McCarthy, Dominic Flis, Tim Buller, Greg Stimis, Betiiany Bulter, Beth Pursley, Kathie Corroum, Tom & Jane Peters, Michael Flowers, Rosanna Bray, Bill Corroum, Dave ('62) & Carol Kiernan

Naval Academy for this upcomffig year.

Nffie cadets firom ffie Marion Mffitary Instimte w h o are accepted to or applying for admission were also ffi attendance. T h e President of ffie Alabama Parents Club, R e e Elsbeny and our Chapter Treasurer, MicheUe Luria gave ffie canffidates an exceUent overview of what to expect w h e n ffiey get to AimapoHs. Special thanks to the Naval Reservists from Bessemer for providmg a color guard and to ffie staff atVestavia Coimtry Club for putting on a superb event.

Huntsville Chapter LCDR Frederick N. Steiner '57, USN (Ret.) 1059Teenajo Dr., SE, Huntsville, AL 35803-3907 H: 256-650-5423: E: navy5717di@aol.com

Arkansas Arkansas Chapter President: CAPT Scott Pursley USN '79 ffi attendance from B i r m m g h a m were Captam Alan Clark '53, Lieutenant Colonel Bob MuhHg '53, Captam C h u c k BaUey- '60, R e a r Admiral Jack Natter '62, Larry- Sw-enson '65, PhU Griese '75, R o y Sexton '84, Kevin Patton '85, Matt Brown '88, Commander Chris Stamper '89, and Gordon Law-son 'OO.Visitmg from D o t h a n is our Chapter's semor graduate. Captain -Moriany '42. Also visiting from Highlands, N C was Colonel WiUiam Baffiurst '54, Uffited States Mffitary Academy. Beat Army! T h e dirmer featured over 40 canffidates and their parents from local ffigh schools w h o are applying to ffie

1 HiUsborough Ct., Litde Rock,AR 72212 H: 501-954-%12; E: spur5ley@a0l.com

Viu President: Mrs. Carol Attorn '95 2620 Indian Oaks Trail, Springdale,AR 72762 P: 479-756-3347: E: c_altom@^-ahoo.com

Sec'y-Trea: Mr. Greg Stimis '68 42 Cler\-au.x Dr. Litde Rock. AR 72223 p: 501-868-7590; E: g5dmis@swbell.net

D u r i n g the hoHday season, chapter members enjoyed geffing together for armual events that mean a lot to aU of us.

O n 0 1 D E C 0 7 , we joined wiffi our Parents' Club to enjoy the Army-Navy game. Turnout was great and we enjoyed ffie compaffionsffip of several Army veter-

ans and a local U S M A grad. We had hoped to j o m with more of our friends from the local W P A O G chapter but they opted to suffer alone at the h o m e of their chapter President. A local Litde R o c k estabHshment, JuHe's (owned by a former submarmer), has become our unofficial "clubhouse" and we once agam enjoyed watchmg the Midsffipmen claim ffie CffiC Trophy and BEAT A R M Y for ffie sbcffi consecutive year. Those ffi attendance mcluded Beffi & Scott ('79) Pursley (Erffi'06), Greg Stimis ('68, R o b e r t '02), Michael Flowers ('85), Diane & Massie ('58) Hughes, Connor, Cole, Tiffany, and Ian ('91) Hadden, Domiffic FHs ('91), Bethany &Tffii ('95) BuUer, Carol & Dave ('62) Kiernan, Katffie & BUI ('59) Corroum, Tom &Jane Peters (Adam — 2009), Suzanne McCarthy (Anffiew — 2009), and MAJ (USAF-Ret) R o b e r t & Rosanna Bray (Steve CoUey - 2008).

(Tim is ffie C O of ffie Naval Operational Support Center, Liffie Rock, and is new to ffie area. We aU enjoyed meetmg and speaking wiffi Tim and Bethany.)

O n 29 D E C , w-e provided our support to ffie annual Service Acadermes' HoHday BaU, held at ffie Liffie R o c k Air Force Base Conference Center. O u r own Scott Pursley acted as ffie Master of Ceremomes and E N S Alex Chucoski ('07) and Mary and Joe ('49) Dickson were among the "special" guests.The eveffing mcluded a ttibute to the ttoops vvffio are prisoners of war or missmg ffi action. It was a March 2008

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Monterey Bay Chapter Southern Arizona Chapter President: John A. Alich '64 President: COL George Dolan '57, USAF (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y: Jim Egerton '56 7700 Calle Sin Controversia,Tucson,AZ 8571 H: 520-297-3659; E: wgntdolan@earthIink.net

Secretary:AMB Jack R. Binns '56 4240 N Larrea Ln,Tucson,AZ 85750 H: 520-886-9222; E: jmbinns@aol.com

California Los Angeles Chapter LCDR Richard R. Pace '63 USNR (Ret.) 6443 BLxbyTerr Dr, Long Beach, CA 90815 P: 562-493-4106; E: rpace@mmnt.com richardpace@dslextreme.com

Corr. Sec'y: Robert L. Grabarek.Jr. '81

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T h e Monterey Bay Chapter of the US Naval Academy Alumffi Association met ffie local West Pomt Association of Graduates for ffien armual goff match on Saturday, November 3rd at Monterey Pmes the Naval Postgraduate School goff course.

In a reversal of fortunes Army prevaUed 6 1/2 to 5 ?. In spite of the results it was a great event with the losers buying lunch.

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David Chucoski and Josh Mann ('11) with Mary & Joe Dickson ('49)

January 2008 Orange County Luncheon T h e Orange County Luncheon was held Greg Stimis on Tuesday, January 8,2008, at the Santa Secretary. Arkansas Chapter Ana Elks Club. O u r speaker tffis month was R i c h Kincaid '93 w h o is an FBI Agent assigned to ffie Los Angeles Area.

R i c h was a Surface Warfare Officer for 6 Arizona Chapter President: J. J. Skip Lind '75 years and has been an FBI Agent in the H: 602-265-0238; C: 602-697-1563; F: 602-265-1227 Los Angeles Area for the past 8 years.

E: SKIPLIND@1975.USNA.COM R i c h told us about the ffiterview process www.usna.com/Chapter/us/arizona for the FBI and attenffing the FBI Secretary: Ed Howard '63 Academy at Quantico. After 4 years at the E: Ehowardl963@cs.com Naval Academy, Rich said the FBI The Arizona Chapter held its January Academy was not too tough for him. H e meetmg at Aunt ChUadas on ffie 16ffi. explained ffis type of work and gave as Those attendmg were; Bob Adler '51, examples some of the cases he has worked Deck Harrison '53, Bob Boyd '55,WaUy as an Agent. H e also explained ffie Bigler '56,Walt Boor akm '58, PhU Mexican Mafia and how it conttols the Moulton '58, Skip Lmd '75,Jonaffion Hispamc prison population ffi CaHforma.

Harber '84 and guests Elsie Adler, SaUy R i c h kept everyone's attention for about GoodaU,AnneTheodosis and MicheUe an hour and we aU felt we had gained in Howard. O u r guest speakers Anne knowledge from ffis talk.

Theodosis, Executive Director and T h e class with the most classmates MicheUe Howard, volunteer ffiscussed the present was '53 with 3.We ffid not have Phoenix MiHtary andVeterans HospitaUty any first time attendees tffis monffi other R o o m at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. than our speaker.

T h e idea was implemented when the presThose attendmg the luncheon ent Mayor PhU Gordon was elected. He included: BUI McReynolds '41, R i c h appomted a Veterans Advisory Committee Crane '47,Jim Kirkpattick '47,John wffich presented tffis idea as a ffigh priority.

Snyder '50, Al Enderle '52, Dave Grover It opened m October of 2006 and has '53, Ed Petersen '53,Joe Zebrowski '53, aUeady had over 7500 visitors. It is targeted D o n Aitcffison '56 and ffis friend Patticia for active duty, reffied veterans and veterans Michaud,Joe Koch '57, Dave StUler '57, as weU as their famUies. It is not part of the Joe Keeley '59, Bob Vasey '59, R i c h Lee U S O because Phoenix is not considered a '62, R i c h Pace '63, Glenn Sffindler '64, hub nuHtary location. Anyone visiting Sky Tom Sommers '67, Nick Maffigan '81, Jeff Harbor can foUow the signs to the MiHtary HaUin '83, Steve Shatynski '83, R i c h R o o m and relax before ffieir ffights.

Kincaid '93, BUI BaUey West Point '60, Ed Howard '63Semper Fi Fred and Pat Senffia C G A '56, and former Naval Officer BUI Medffings

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AU alumffi in the area are always welcome to join us at the Orange County luncheons wffich are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Santa Ana EUcs Club, 212 EUc Lane, Santa Ana, CA.

USNAAA golfers above are Ben Czaja '54, Matt Pastalaniec '54, TedArdell '61, Bill Nelson '64, Ray Jones '60, Joe Eketund '49, John Alich '64, and Dick Miller'50

Sacramento Chapter President: Mr. Dennis P.Joyce '61 P: 916-631-8110; E:djoycel961@hotniail.com

Vice President: Dr. Terry Brown '67 P; 530-676-0327; E: rwbrown@innercite.com

Secretary: Mr. Steve Berg '66 P; 916-359-8811; E: reelberg@suiewest.net

Treasurer: Mr. Jim D'Orso '52 P: 916-771-8950; E: jndo@surewest.net

December turned out to be ffie monffi of two chapter meetings, in ffiat our president, Denny Joyce, elected to hold January's get-together during ffie hoHdays, in order to invite local midsffipmen visiting the area on Christmas leave. We were honored to host 3 mids and a famUy so ffie schedule change proved appropriate.

The esteemed Class of 1966 led ffie way wiffi 4 members at ffie "regular" December meeting on the 6f/?. Attendees: Stan H o g s h e a d '43, Steve Y o u n g 'SOJohn Haynes '55, D e i m y Joyce ' 6 1 , Pete Kieffer '61, Jack Everett '64, MUdcel MoUer '66, Mardis Coers '66, Steve Berg '66, Dave McKie '66, Brian Grubbs '92, and Larry Smiffi '62 USMA. Discussion included the CaHforma International Marathon held annuaUy in Sacramento, with Denny Joyce as either president or other criticaUy-involved, highly-placed official; Admiral selectees.

Board ofTrustees, and a very enjoyable travelogue deHvered by Stan Hogshead and John Haynes. T h e two spent two weeks ffi ffie Holy Land, mcludffig a week

inffieN ^ e v Desert, souffi central Israel, and a vvieek m Bethlehem.They swam m ffie Dead Sea (ffie unsinkable John Haynes), dipped ffieir toes m ffie Red Sea, traversed ffie Via De La Rosa, fi^equented markets and spent poignant time ffi ffie Garden of Gethsemane. "The desert," explained boffi John and Stan, "is very bleak — not much beside rocks, dirt and sand — very tough walldng.We stood under cloudless skies ffi 90-degree temperatures in November. We saw where Moses struck ffie rock and found water. Much of Israel's ffistoric past includes several reUgions.We visited ffie Islamic Dome of ffie Rock, buUt over ffie site where ffie former Solomon's Temple stood.We went to a baptism ffi ffie River Jordan, where — on ffie offier side — Jordamans were fishmg.We visited Petra — crossed Acaba — and it took 2 hours plus 2 more m customs to get ffiere. It's a huge place m ffie iffiddle of nowhere — a oneand-a-haff mUe w-alk down through a canyon — and we rode back out on camels. We view-ed advanced systems to coUect water, and ffie ramp ffie Romans buUt to reach ffie site. The desert is a tough place to be — hard Hving —ffieyget one to two mches of ram a year — no trees, no vv-eeds." Boffi John and Stan shared much adffitional ffiterestmg information, so that ffie meetmg turned out to be one of our most enjoyable. Denny adjourned ffie meeting at 1310 hours.

last year for GWB; is a 3-sttiper (batt ops) and wiU graduate May 23. Her service selection is USMC, as she feels ffie Corps offers more opportumties for women than might be avaUable in ffie Navy. Her broffier, youngster Alec, is a cross country runner and congeffial guy, not unaccustomed to Bancroft HaUffi-jinx,who remembers runmng chow caUs most about plebe year. Chris Clark, enjoying hoHday leave prior to ffie final plebe year push, is very sound academicaUy and comfortable with ffie program and feels ffie Tramid ffisties were hard but fair.Viola Gragg, moffier of Amanda and Alec, is a school teacher, and ffieir father Kerry was a navy captam ffi charge of constructing hospitals and irffirmaries for the nuHtary.

We commend ffiem on a wonderfiU job of raisffig a couple of outstandmg kids. AU the mids seemed to feel that company officers, who have seen a more relaxed USNA atmosphere ffi past years, seem to identify and empathize wiffi the brigade ffi tffis year of "shapffig up."

27 December meeting attendees: Joe Drachnik '43, John Haynes '55, Bruce Friederich '57,JohnTait '60, Denny Joyce '61, G. Corky Guenter '61, Jack Everett '64, Mardis Coers '66, Steve Berg '66, Tom Brown, wife ofTerry Brown '67, Amanda Gragg '08, Alec G r a ^ '10, Chris Clark '11, Larry Smiffi, West Pomt '62, and mid parents Viola and Kerry Gragg.

Deimy Joyce caUed the "official" meetmg to order, after a haff-hour of mealtime conversation. After pledge and sound-off, he invited our midsffipmen guests to share their thoughts and experiences. Amanda Gragg, home for her last hoHday leave prior to graduation, began by answering a barrage of questions ffied at her by chapter members. One response was that they encountered a plebe who had boasted, on "myspace," that the ffist year is a "piece of cake" and hmted that she was superior m several areas ffian many of ffie upper class; "We ran her out."

Amanda isffithe glee club (ttavel to several USA venues, plus Europe, Pearl Harbor); she plarmed the inaugural baU

27 Dec 2007. L to R, Chris Clark '11, Alex Gragg '10, Amanda Gragg '08, Vi and Kerry Gragg

San Diego Chapter President: Mike Motvins '79 W: 760-602-0857; H: 760-02-0884 E: president@usnaaasd.com

Corr. Sec'y: Heidi Maley Gutierrez '89 W: 858-450-8422; C: 858-405-5819 E: corTsec@usnaaasd.com Web site: www.usnaaasd.com

December 2007 Luncheon We were pleased to be joffied at our December luncheon by guest speaker Tom Marryott, Head Coach of the Navy Women's BasketbaU Team smce 2004. Tom is also the son of the late Rear Adm. Ron Marryott, USN, who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1957 and served as the school's Superintendent from 1986-88.

Tom graduated from Casdeton State in 1985.There, he was a four-year member of the basketbaU team; he set the school record for the most consecutive games started; he helped lead ffis team to the NAIA Tournament durffig ffis final season; and he was inducted into the school's athletic haU of fameffi2001.

Tom began ffis coacffing career immeffiately upon graduating from coUege by serving as a graduate assistant coach at Vermont during the 1985-86 season. Next, he served as an assistant coach for one season (1986-87) at Gennessee Commumty CoUege (Batavia, N.Y), and ffien he returned to ffie Division I level ffie foUowing season (1987-88) as a graduate assistant at Providence.

Tom went on to serve as Head Coach/Athletic Director at NAPS, 1988-98, and then Asst. Coach, Navy Men's BasketbaU, 1999-2003.

During ffis tenure as Head Coach of the women's team, Tom has posted an overaU record of 50-66 and a Pattiot League record of 25-31. Among ffis accompHshments are the foUowing: * Durffig ffis imtial season coacffing— both ffie team and on the women's coUegiate level—Tom led Navy to 13 overaU victories and a 6-8 record ffi Pattiot League games. Among ffie victories was ffie program's first over Holy Cross m Worcester, Mass.That same year. Navy competed at ffie prestigious Raffibow Wahffie ClassicffiHonolulu, Hawau, where ffie Mids faced nationaUy-ranked Texas and Arizona, as weU as Syracuse. * Durffig the 2005-06 season. Navy posted a 7-7 record and a fourth-place fiffishffithe Pattiot League. The .500 record and the league placffig were the best for ffie Mids ffi seven years. Navy compUed a 6-6 record ffi true road games, the most wins and ffighest winnmg percentage ffi eight years. And the Mids set a school and Pattiot League record by averagmg 6.32 three-poffit field goals made a game. * Durffig ffie 2006-07 season. Navy fiffished the league season tied for fourth place ffi the stanffings with a 6-8 record.

The back-to-back fourth-place fimshes for Navy was ffie best for ffie program ffi consecutive years smce 1998 (ffist-place tie) and '99 (tffird).

NAVNET NAVNET is a networkmg venue for USNA grads, as weU as anyone else. The group convenes every third Friday at TreUises Garden GrUl ffi the Town & Country Hotel & Resort on Hotel Circle. It's "come as you are" and "pay as you go." They average 30 + for breakfast, so ffyou areffiffiemarket for a new career or a motivated "new hire," check it out. For information, contact Tom Hammons '71, phone (858) 538-9824, emaU tjhammons(§aol.com.

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CHAPTER NEWS Spring. Any alumffi in the area are welcome. Please join us!

Cam Vantrease '70, Chapter Secretary 805-640-8044, cam_v(^bcglohal.net

San Francisco Chapter President: James Ryan '86 E: james@peisales.com

Colorado Colorado Chapter CAPT Daniel Branch Jr. '59, USN (Ret.) 555 ApoUo Dr, Boulder, C O 80303-5002 H: 303-499-0337; E: dbranchjr@aol.com Web site: www.usna.com/Chapters/US/ Colorado/default.htm

Bob & Betty Newcomb '40 with Homer Smith '63 Kevin Fisher (91), Mike Wanebo (87), and Dave Sciortino (86) at the Old Pro in Palo Alto

Connecticut Connecticut Chapter Raymond Boyd '73 89 Davis Dr., Guilford, CT 06437 P; 202-453-9439; E: raymond.bciyd@ansys.com

Ron Freeman '83 Paul Webber '90 <S Ted Picchini '83

Joe Boedeker (64) and son Steve Boedeker at the Old Pro in Palo Alto

T h e San Francisco chapter met at the Old Pro in Palo Alto to watch Navy take on Utah in the Poinsettia Bowl. We had a smaUer group than that for the Army Navy game but no shortage of spirit. We even got some support Palo Alto locals w h o were there for a hoHday party. In attendance were Joe Boeddeker (64), Joe's son Steve Boeddeker, Mike Wanebo (87), Sandra Wanebo, Dave Sciortino (86), Ricena Sciortino, and Kevin Fisher (91).

Please check out our web site for detaUs on upcoming events; President's Day wine tasting event in Napa, Goff event in March, Monthly Luncheons on the 3rd Thursday or every month at the Tarragon Restaurant ffi Sunnyvale at 11:45am.

Santa Barbara Chapter Pres: CDR William J Stewart '63, USNR (Ret.) 1617 Las Canoas Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 H: 805-962-0703; E: tenbears@silcom.com

Secretary: Cam Vantrease '70 E; cam_v@sbcglobal.net

Santa Barbara Chapter members and guests filled La Cumbre Country Club for the Santa Barbara Chapter's Army-Navy Game Brunch on Dec 1. It was a quiet event untU Navy's first touchdown when new member Paul Webber '90 provided the necessary leadersffip to energize everyone by doing the requisite number of push-ups for the Navy score. O n the second Navy touchdown Paul was joined by new member Ted Picchini '83 and guest R o n Freeman '83 (see photo of Paul,Ted, & R o n ) . Spirits and confidence soared as the game progressed and Chet Seto '78 and new member Kent Blythe '70 joined the push-up squad.

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Semor members present were Bob Newcomb '40 (see the photo of Bob & Betty with outgoing Chapter President Homer Smith '63). Also present were Donna Long (Tom '33), Bud & EHzabeth Urseffie '45, Ginger Pudfficombe (Bob '45), BUI Spangler '45, BiU & RosaHe Stewart '50, PhU Conley '50,John & Barbara MarshaU '52, John & Jarrel FuUer '52, BUI & Carolyn Britton '53, Pammy Ammerman (NeU '54), Burt & Irene Munger '55, N o r m & Pinky PaUadmo '55, Ed & CeUna McHale '55, Ray Meffieros '55 with guest Barbara Obinger, Ben Short '56 with guest Robert Droley Bob & July Quinn '56, R e n e LaSaUe '57 with guest David LaSaUe, BUI & Mickey HUlsman '58, Gary & Barbra Minar '58,Jim & Betty Higgins '58,Jon & A n n Ives '59, Bob Harmuth '59 with guest Luci Maguire,Jim & LUHan Osborn '59, BUI & Nancy KeUy '59, Steve & Beverly Balash '60 with guests BUI, John & Carolyn McLafferty, BUI Stewart '63,Jim & Katffie McClure '63, Homer & Jean Smith '63, Harry Maixner '66 with wffe Jean Clancy, Cam & Kristy Vantrease '70, Kent & Aurora Blythe '70, Chet Seto '78,Jmi Oldham '78,Ted Piccffim '83 with guest R o n Freeman '83, and Paul & Jean Webber '90 with guests Bob & Barb Webber Bob & Carol Ohman, parents ofJohnathan Ohman '96, were also guests of the Chapter Chapter business was conducted at hafftime and BiU Stewart '63 was elected to replace H o m e r S m i t h '63 as Chapter President. T h e chapter thanks H o m e r for ffis dedication and years of service as president.

T h e Santa Barbara Chapter's next event wiU be a Dark Ages Luncheon or Dinner that wiU be scheduled in the

Tffis month's column relays a story weU worth teUing. It came to m e from C A P T John D o n l o n , '49. Enjoy.

â&#x20AC;˘ For those too young to remember, during the Vietnam conffict, our carriers were so woeffiUy short of ordnance, that missions were often launched with only a haff-load just to keep the sortie rate up so that the REMF's in D C would not send out bHstering messages about faUure to support the war effort, etc.

Given that the loss rate approached, and sometime exceeded, one aircraft a day, aU wUl understand that there was a degree of reticence to launch with less than a ffiU load - "if I must dance with the elephant at least let's make it worth whUe." Nevertheless, the indoiffitable spirit of the carrier aviators prevaUed in some rather perverse ways.

In October 1965, C D R Clarence J. Stoddard, Executive Officer ofVA-25,'Fist of the Fleet', flying an A - I H Skyraider, N E / 5 7 2 'Paper Tiger IF from Carrier Air Wing Two aboard USS Midway carried a special bomb to the N o r t h Vietnamese in commemoration of the 6-mUHonth pound of ordnance dropped.

T h e foUowing is an account of tffis event, courtesy of CHnt Johnson, Captain, U S N R Ret. Captain Johnson was one of the twoVA-25 A-1 Skyraider pUots credited with shooting down a M i G - 1 7 o n June 20,1965. CHnt Johnson was also a classmate and Company-mate of rmne at the Naval Academy

572 was flown by C D R C. W. 'BUI' Stoddard. His wingman in 577 was LCDR Robin Bacon, w h o had a wing station moimted movie camera (the offiy one remaimng in ffie fleet from W W I I ) .

The ffight was a Dixie Station strike (off Souffi Viemam) going to ffie Deka.

When ffiey arrived in the target area and C D R Stoddard was reaffing ffie ordnance Hst to ffie FAC, he ended wiffi '"and one code named Saffi-flush." T h e FAC couldn't beHeve it and joined up to see it.

It wras dropped in a ffive wiffi L C D R Bacon flying tight w i n g position to film ffie drop. W h e n it came off, it turned hole to ffie wind and almost struck his airplane.

It made a great ready r o o m movie.

The FAC said ffiat it wffisded aU the way down. The toUet was a damaged toUet, which was going to be thrown overboard.

One of our plane captains had rescued it and ffie ordnance crew made a rack, taUfins and nose fose for it. T h e squadron flight deck checkers mamtamed a position to block ffie view of ffie Captam and Air Boss whUe ffie aircraft was taxUng onto ffie catapult. Just as it was bemg shot off we got a I M C message from ffie bridge, 'What ffie heU was on 572's right wmg?' •

Delaware Delaware Chapter lar. Frank S. "Nick" Carter m '70 RO. Box 462; Lewes, DE 19958-0462 H: 302-644-4838; E: nick.carter@verizon.net

Florida Fort Lauderdale Chapter President.WdterTeltno OrUga '59 PO Box 4593, Hollywood , FL 33081 E: w32422002@yahoo.com; P: 305-297-6260

VP Programs:William Weiler '65 E: willweiler@aol.com; P: 954344-4513

VP Membership: DaveYablunosky '84 E: dyablunosky@bellsouth.net; P: 954-234-1070

Secretary: Brian KJing '99 8841 NW 78th Place # 423Tamarac, FL 33321 E: Bnan_Khng@ml.com; P: 954-907-7529

Treasurer: Rob Gillette '90 E; rgiIlette@centexcomtruction.com; P: 954-444-6782

Gainesville Chapter CAPT J Michael Smith '61, USNR (Ret.) 10424 SW 41st PI., Gainesville, FL 32608 H: 352-376-6611 ;W: 352-376-3301 E: mickey@accelerarion.net

The Service Academy Alumffi Club of GainesvUle held its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday 20 December 2007 at GrUlmaster's Restaurant.

Naval Academy alumni in attendance were Al V i t o '44, D i c k A m b r o g i '48, R i c k Childress '54, J i m Z i m m e r m a n '54, Frank G r a h a m '56, RusseU H e n d e r s o n '58, Mickey S m i t h ' 6 1 , Jerry K e n n e d y ' 6 1 , S a m M u t c h ' 7 1 , Hansford Tyler '76, and Gary Stasco '81. Attenffing from the MiHtary Academy was CharHe HaU '46. Attenffing from the Air Force Academy was D o u g Walker '74. Attenffing from the Merchant Marine Academy was Walt Vismski '56.

Pensacola Chapter Mr. Dick Folga '70

An unexpected fringe benefit to having a meeting close to Christmas was ffiat we had in attendance on-leave Midsffipman First Class Bret R o y s t o n '08 and his brother Shawn. Bret did an adiffirable j o b of fielffing questions from aU of us, the last to have a real Plebe year.

O u r speaker was Dr. Glenn Dickson, pastor of GainesvUle's Westminster Presbyterian Church. H e spoke on German ffistory, focusing on the years after World War II, w h e n Dr. Dickson was a student at the Uffiversity of Hamburg.

O u r meetings are at 11:30 A M the tffird Thursday of the m o n t h at GriU Masters, 7750 West University Avenue in GainesvUle. Alumffi and their famffies, current and foture midsffipmen and cadets invited to attend.

Suncoast Chapter Clifford P. Bermann '45

Jacksonville Chapter CAPT Michael O. Boms '70, USN (Ret.) 1185 Salt Marsh Cir. PonteVedra Beach, FL 32082-2543 H: 904-273-4714;W: 904-285-3400, ext. 356 E: mborns@meridianmgmt.com usnaaajaxchap@usa.net

Miami Chapter Richard WOgden '66 5590 Hammock Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33156 H: 305-665-9641; B: 305-663-5860 E; billol@bellsouth.net

Sec'y: Sergei Kowalchik '67 E: sergei@bellsouth.net

Naples-Fort Myers Chapter President: Robert Shearer '58 3900 Isla Cuidad Ct., Naples, FL 34190 P: 239-596-2460; E: rliss58@swfla.rr.com

Secretary: Roger Rotondi '57 E: RHROTO@YAHOO.COM

Orlando Chapter President: LCDR Nick L. Peterson '86 USN 5679 Pond Pine Point, Oviedo, FL 32765 H: 407-365-6707; E; nick.peterson@1986.usna.com

Palm Beach Chapter CAPT Dan Marangiello, USN (Ret.) '51 1986 SE Doverbrook St, Port St. Lucie, FL H: 772-879-7188; E: dannavynet@comcast.net

2653 Del Mar Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 H; 850-9.34-1056; E: dfolga@bellsouth.net

National Trustee: CAPT Glenn Montgomery '71 USN (Ret.) 1152 Ceylon Ct. Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 C: 850-449-2510;W; 800-332-1411 E nionty4gb@aol.com

Space Coast Chapter LCDR Milton E. Burdsall '56, USNR 7465 Cypress Bend Manor,Vero Beach, FL. 32966 P: 772-299-4347; E: miltandpat@msn.com

3240 Lake Pointe Blvd #324, Sarasota, FL 34231 E: plcwec(£

What a great day our 63 members had on December 1 when we watched our Navy team beat Army 38-3. Chapter President, CHff Bermann '45, and others got to do ffieir push-ups after each score (that is up to a point!!). O f course, the next week was a shock when we learned that Coach Paul Johnson was moving to Georgia Tech!!

O u r members also had a tough week on the 20th when we lost to Utah in the Poinsettia Bowl and on the 21st our sffipmate, good friend and past Chapter President, BUI Petrat '45, passed away.

• Attending the A r m y / N a v y party: Nancy Dodson '37,Bett/ and Bruce R o h n '40, Claudia Fabricant '44,Anadele Jackson '44, Sue and Ed MaUick '44, Laurel, Adam and Richard Seacord '44, Eloise Atherton '45, Helen and Chapter President CHff Bermann '45, Winnie and Ted Johnson '45, Genevieve Perkins '45, Suzanne and Bob '46, EUie and Fred Tiemann '46, Alex Urquhart '46, Pat SouthweU '47, HerbertTUles '47, Debbie and D o n Harvey '48, Beverly and Jack Koach '49,Vicki and CharHe Meyrick '49, Mary Virginia and Jim Morency '49, EHse and PffilValdessa '49, Selma and Tom Dyer '52, Alan Higginbotham '53, SaUy and R o g e r Betts '56, Carol and Alex Morris '56, Janice Saldzinski '56, C o n Stevenson '56, Eleanor andTerrence Hobbs '57, R o b e r t SoUenberger '57, Pat and BUI Cartwright '58, Kay and Jack Bundarin '59, Bob Hippie ' 6 1 , Chuck Morris '61, Paul Scheele '64, Kate andAl Burda '68, PauHne and John Bunker '69, Kristine and Dan '72, Diane and George Hamrick '79, Andres M u n o z '84 and June Moore '86.

February 21 is our next luncheon. We look forward to the 2008 footbaU season w h e n we play against Towson, BaU State, Duke, Rutgers, Wake Forest, Air Force,

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CHAPTER NEWS Pittsburgh (Homecoming), SMU,Temple, N o t t e Dame in Baltimore, Northern lUinois and Army ffi PhUadelpffia. Let us aU look forward to a great year.

BUI Cartwright '58 •

Tampa Bay Chapter CAPT John S. Kamen '77, USN (Ret.) 1105 Culbreath Isle Dr.Tampa, FL 33629 H: 813-288-9548; C; 8134-385-6972 E: johnkamen@aol.com

Secretary/Communications: Perry Dempsey '72 E: dempseypw@msn.com www.usna.com/Chaptets/US/fl/tampabay/

HeUo,Tampa Bay Chapter! Here's hopmg and wisffing everyone had a good Christmas HoHday! T h e Chapter ffinctions were scaled back for ffie hoHdays, but we are in fiUl swing again.

We held our monthly meeting at Lee R o y SeHnon's wiffi these alumffi in attendance: Jane and R o y CoUins '56, B u d Alexander '56, Warren H a h n '60, Scott H o o d '66, D o n C o u g h l i n '66, Gary Polansky '69, Perry D e m p s e y '72, Chris Heatii '72, Paul Becker '83, Steve Swift '87,Tish (Dour) Wold '87, Len Laporta '87, Dave Haertel '06.

Upcomffig activities are: 9 M A R — Picmc on base - focus on canffidates/pre-canffidates - Picmc volunteers needed. Currendy John and Gary wUl cook.

29 JVLAY—NAVY-army Goff— Feathersound - looking at $75 per person.

O C T 9th - Founder's Day D E C 6th - Army-Navy Game See you next month!

Georgia Atlanta Chapter President: Mitch Rowland '71 4 Pinegate Court; Peachtree City, Georgia 30269 E: grumpymitch@yahoo.com; C: 770-487-9746 W: 770-846-6427

Secretary: Pies Bruce '77 E: ples.bruce@yahoo.com; P: 404-344-6389 Web site: www.usnaaaa.com

MONTHLY CHAPTER LUNCHEONS: W h e n : Tffird Friday of each month Where: Sheraton Suites GaUeria 2844 Cobb Pkwy What: Great opportumty to spend time with feUow alumffi and to network in the Adanta area. Registtation begins at 1130 and the chow Hne opens at noon.

See the website for detaUs. Greetings from Adanta. I know that it wUl be after Christmas and N e w Years before anyone reads tffis, but Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous N e w Year anyway.

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December has been a busy m o n t h in Atlanta for the Alumffi Association. We got ffie month off to a great start on December 1st with a big victory over A r m y Here in Atlanta we gather with the Parents Club and the Army Alumffi Association. Tffis year we had our party at ffie Fox Sports GriU in Adantic Station.

We had over 200 get together tffis year.

T h e Army guys started getting a Htde loud at frrst with an early first and goal.

But after ffiey got no points, they were pretty quite after that. In fact, a number of ffiem left at haUtime. That just left more for the Navy fans to consume.

Then on December 9th we had our annual Christmas Party. Those in attendance were; Steve & Karen Frederick, Paul & Jody Borer, Jack & Patticia Clay, W i n & Joan Rorabaugh, Bob & Linda Schultz,Joe & MarUyn Frazar, Nick & Jean Ward, Rick & Carolyn WUson, Paul & Nancy Horst, Dick HoUoway, Stewart & Ann CaldweU and MarUyn McCaUum. Carl was in Annapolis for the Board of Trustees meeting. Tffis year we had the party on ffie south side of Atlanta, trying to get some of those pUots from Peachtree City to join with us. I am happy to report that Nick and Jean Ward came from Cumming, over 70 mUes north and Rick and Carolyn WUson came from MUHdgeviUe, over 70 mUes to the south. If they can make the long drive, I wiU not accept excuses about having to drive too far. I was ffisappointed that the class range was from 1956 to 1976.There are a lot of 1980's and 1990's alumffi w h o we need to participate.

We had a smaU gathering for the Poinsettia Bowl. Someone needs to check the credentials of the officials. Can you imagine a replay official that ffidn't know the rules about ffimbUng out of bounds in the end zone! I wonder whose brother in law was the replay official?

O u r December luncheon had a large turnout to hear R o n TerwUHger '63 speak.

R o n is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ofTrammeU Crow Residential.

R o n touched on a number of subjects incluffing the current mortgage crisis, the housing slowdown, mixed income housing, traffic. Habitat for Humanity and the new W N B A francffise in Atlanta. Those in attendance were: Jim EUis '69,Tony Womble '63 wiffi ffis wffe Virgima, Ed H u x '61, Paul Borer '70 and guest Cav Hauser, Dave Maples '63, FeHx de GoHan '63, Alex Cobble '76 and guest Jim Hanks, Steve Frederick '72, DickTash '62 with ffis wife MirffiTash,Tom GaUoway'71,

Walt Sheffield '57, Lee Wffiffield '71 with guest Cole Van Houten, Lidden Pate '82, Sam N e w t o n '68, Richard WUson '64 and ffis wife Martha, D o n T h o m p s o n '59, Jim Slemenda '66, Jim Hatch '47, BUI R e n t z '55, Pies Bruce '77, CHnt Johnson '60, Arnold Gault '92, Mario Maddox '85, R o n H e r t w i g ' 7 7 BiU Donges '71, Lorie Moore '64 and Tony Zanone '98.

We have a big reception planned ffi January for ffie U S N A Gospel ChoffiThey are m town for ffie Martin Luffier King Weekend. Please o y to attend one of ffie many concerts that ffiey wiU be holdmg over ffie long weekend. They are truly inspuing.

Hawaii Honolulu Chapter President: CAPT Steve Colon '81, USNR (Ret) 115 Kaapuni Dr, Kailua, HI 96734 P: 808-265-4253; E: scolon@1981.usna.com

Sec'y: Elizabeth Cianci '02 E: Elizabeth.Cianci@ferguson.com

Aloha from Paraffise! T h e close of 2007 saw some exciting events includmg a gaffiermg to watch ffie Mids ffi ffie Poinseffia Bowl and our 1st Annual HoHday Dinner, wffich was designed to honor ffie Mids and Midsffipman Canffidates representmg the Pacffic at ffie Academy, NAPS, and ffie Foundation Schools.

T h e HoHday Dinner was held o n December 28,2007 at the O a h u Country Club in Honolulu. With a beautifiU view and very accommodating staff, ffie Chapter was able to present ffie Mids, Canffidates, and Alumffi wiffi a great spread of food and a wonderful speech by A D M B o b WUlard '73, C o m m a n d e r U.S. Pacific Fleet. A D M WUlard spoke about his experiences at U S N A and in ffie Fleet, and offered some words of wisdom and encouragement for our u p and-comers. After ffie speech, w e caUed up the 16 Midsffipmen and N A P S / Foundation students one at a time, and the Admiral presented them with o n e of ffis coin mementos. Students honored were: Marco Affich, Jeffery Laupola,Victor Chan, David Hayasffida, KaH BUlings, Martin SterUng, Christina Pryne, Blair Suzuki, Karl Motoyama,WUl Arnest, Shaun MoHna, Antone Aku, R e y n Keaka Kaupiko, and Kaipo-Noa KaheakuEnhada. Since Admiral WUlard played Varsity FootbaU at the Academy he took great pleasure in meeting two members of the footbaU team (Kaipo and Reyn).

With at least one Mid at each table, the Alumffi and students were able to interact with Alumffi spanning six

decades. The feedback firom ffie over 80 Alumffi. Midsffipmen, parents, and guests was exceUent. Alunmi attenffing included: RADM Joe Vasey '39, Steve Colon ' 8 1 , Mark Donahue '8I.Troy Shoemaker '82, Harvey Gray '52. Myles Fladager '55, Ed Biu-ke "56, Bob Saracco "57,John Peters "58, Sheldon Zane "64, Mark Piscioneri •77,Bry-an Burt "88. Derek Frasz '90, Kristmjungbluffi "92, J o h n Croce '83, and Liz Cianci "02.

Phffippines. I tffink the response of another grad, Cleo Erfe'69 is good advice;

Idaho Northwest Chapter Col. Kenneth WMoore '66, USMC (Ret.) 31048 E. Hayden Lake Rd., P.O. Bax 2020 Hayden, ID 83835-7059; H; 208-772-7494 E; i35hawk@sisna.com

Intermountain Chapter See L'mli

Illinois Chicago Chapter CDR Fredrick WWeber '75, USNR (Ret.) 2134 Evert Ct., Northbrook. IL 60062-6612 H: 847-559-9381;W: 312-845-3444 Fied.Weber@2conim.com Website: w^\'\v.usna.com/chapters/us/illinois/cliicago

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Indiana

ADIVI Willard (73), Steve Colon ('81), and Mrs. WillardIndianapolis

Chapter

CAPT Charles A. Rainey '84, USNR 12804 Double Eagle D r , Carmel, IN 46033 H: 317-815-0575; E: crainey@flilbi.com

Michiana Chapter President: CDR John (Chris) Haizlip '72, USN (Ret.) 15246 Longfonl Dr, Granger, IN 46530 H: 574-273-2939; E: CHaizhp@aol.com

MIDN2/C Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada and MIDN 1/C Reyn Keaka Kaupiko

Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter See Kentucky

Iowa Upper Midwest Chapter See Minnesota

• I suggest buy a P L D T Phone card upon arrival in NAIA. I tffink they seU for 300pesos for 1 hour caU time per card and they can be used for local or long ffistance caUs. You can use any landHne in ManUa. Another option is to bring an old nokia tri-band ceU, have it opened in ManUa for P200 if you buy a P500 load. It worked for me. Efr-erf69 • R o y G o l e z ' 7 0 reported on ffis visit to the wake of January Giere Agrimano, daughter of Ernest Giere'73: • I visited last Friday, January 11 ffi Naic, Cavite, on behaff of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumffi Association, Phffippffie Chapter, the wake of January Giere Agrimano, daughter of the late Ernest Giere, U S N A '73. A modest assistance was provided the famUy. Photo shows the three surviving chUffien of Ernest Giere, aU of them boys and two of them looking almost exacdy Hke their late father. DeUa, the wife of Ernest, also passed m February 2007, whUe Ernest passed in 1990 at a very young age.

Ernest was my plebe durffig my seffior year at AnnapoHs. • See below photo of R o y and the Giere chUdren.

International Admiral Willard and Mids

As eventfiU as 2007 was, 2008 promises many more exciting events and gatherings, ffi addition to a Founder's Day Dinner, we plan on having quarterly luncheons, happy hours, picffics, and beach parties to umte our Island Alumffi. ffyou are not receiving our emaUs announcmg a foture event that meam you are not ffi ffie alunmi database, so make sure you update your profile at vvww-usna.com, and send an emaU to our local chapter database manager, B e n Peet '88 at usnaaa_honolulu(^hawaUantel.net.

If you have anytffing you would like included ffi foture Sffipmate articles, please contact Liz Cianci '02 at eHzabeth.cianci(ggmaU.com. For general Chapter irfformation, please visit the chapter website at h t t p : / / w w w . usna.com/Chapters/US/Hawau/ Honolulu/honolulu_chapter.html.

Costa Rica Claudia A. Pacheco '64 Apt. 4307-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica H: 506-224-4325;W: 506-225 4239 C: 506 383 5824; E: cp3checo@1964.usna.com

Guam Chapter CAPT Noel M. Enriquez '84, USNR RO. 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 President: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.com

Secretary: Vincent Sibala '93 O / N - l H Q Phihppine Navy (pma92) 2335 Roxas Blvd., Manila P: 919-354-5846; E: pastilan@hotmail.com

I saw a query from a P M A alumnus Hving in Canada mquiring on h o w best to use ffis U S or foreign-subscribed mobUe p h o n e whUe temporarUy in the

Roy and the Giere children

Etta Rosales shows her wish for better environment and energy consciousness here: • I have been to Bangui as a member of the House Committee on Energy focused on a campaign for renewable energy. In fact, do you know that no less ffian the U S Department of Energy mvited m e for a demonsttation of renewable energy ffi Wasffington, D C , but on the day of demonsttation, a wild storm swept through Wasffington, D.C. canceUing aU appointments. Tffis took place some three years back. W h e n I showed my invitation to the House leadersffip, they were eager to have some of their big guys join me.

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CHAPTER N E W S professors w h o happen to be friends of Hutch (my brother) are now working for the U S Dept of Energy and have been most helpffil. Sayang, we could have learned so much from them. I could not make it because we got too busy either fighting C H A - C H A or campaigning for Impeachment - both projects having failed miserably in the House of Representatives of the 13th Congress.

'Renewable energy must be pursued with political resolve. N o t only wUl it save us precious DoUar reserves, the estabHshment of wind farms for instance wUl generate much employment because the turbines can be manufactured locaUy, accorffing to the people I spoke to when our group visited Bangui. â&#x20AC;˘ We hope Etta goes back to Congress soon.

Tokyo Bay Chapter CDR Nolan D. Villarin '82, USNR PSC 473 Box 990, FRO Ap 96349-0990 O; DSN243-7437; Comm: OH-81-46-816-7437 E; villarin@c7fnavy.mil

Turkey Chapter LTfGArifCirtlik '98,Turkish Navy Veliefendi Mah, 75/6 Sok.No:51/2 Zeyrinburnu, Istanbul,Turkey 34765 H: 212-510-5805; E: acirdik@hotmail.com

Kentucky

(see also Ohio)

Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter Captain Gregory Reinhardt '79, USNR (Ret.) 712Talon Place, Louisville, KY 40223 E: captaingreg@insightbb.com; H; 502-244-7707

Louisiana New Orleans Chapter Pres: LCDR Daniel G. Musmanno '73, USNR 13295 Highway 23, Belle Chase, LA 70037-4107 H; 504-656-7597; C: 504-717-6401 E: danmusmanno@cniaaccess.com

Maine Portland Chapter Jeffrey Peters '85 7 Sumac Dr, Brunswick ME 04011 H: 207-729-7306; W: 207-443-5576 E:jpeters@preri,com

Maryland Annapolis Chapter President: CAPT Michael Fierro '82 1 Kinkaid Rd.,Annapolis, MD 21402-10502

Secretary:Jenn Stillings '96 145 Lehman Ct., Annapolis, MD 21409-5483 E: jenn@worldawake.net

At our luncheon on December 18, we met at the U S N A Officers' and Faculty Club to hear remarks from C A P T Cindy Thebaud, Director of Professional Development.

C A P T Thebaud described the service

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assignment process, wffich has experienced sigmficant changes over the last few decades. Midsffipmen no longer choose numbers from a hat or select purely based on rank and quaUfication, and she gave us insight into what is now a rmdshipman's first experience with the Fleet detaUing process. It seems to be working weU, as approximately 90% of iffidsffipmen are selected for their 1st choice, and another 5% get their 2nd choice. We learned that as the need for Marine Corps officers increases, so wiU the proportion of U S N A grads w h o can select U S M C , up from 16 2 / 3 % to about 25%. The submarine commumty is enjoying greater success in acffieving its recruiting goals, thanks to the efforts of C A P T John O'Neill, a submarine officer and ffie current Deputy Commandant of Midsffipmen. C A P T Thebaud detaches m February to command D E S R O N 60 ffi Naples, Italy, and we wish her the best of success. Thanks for sharing your expertise, Cindy!

We have an impressive Hne up of speakers cormng up in the next few months, so check out our chapter website for more information at http://www. usna.com/Chapters/US/MD/AnnapoHs/.

We're also planning non-luncheon events that wUl bring us closer to the midsffipmen as weU as our vibrant community of AnnapoHs. We hope you'U join us soon!

Jenn Stillings, USNA '96 Chapter Secretary Baltimore Chapter CDR Steve G.Young '84, USNR c/o Morgan Stanley 11311 McCormick Rd., Hunt Valley, MD 21031 W: 410-229-8206 E: steven.g.young@morganstanley.com

Eastern Shore Chapter President: CDR Craig Etka, USN (Ret) '65 P: 410-820-7761; scorpioventures@goeaston.net

Vice President: CDR Doyle Winters, USNR (Ret) '65 P: 410-770-5270; doylew@1965.usna.com

Sec'y/Treas: CDR Dave Lovelady, USN (Ret) '66 P: 410-822-7748; DEL@DLovelady Net 29425 Andrew LN, Easton, MD 21601-6223

Greater Southern Maryland Michael DeManss '73

Chapter

Briscoe Cove, PO. Box 277, Compton, MD 20627 P: 301^75-7028;Website: http://www.navyalumni.org

T h e Greater Southern Maryland Chapter held its annual Midsffipman Candidate Reception on 18 December 2007. The Chapter recogmzed 14 appHcants or candidates for admission from aU three local counties (Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's). Guest speakers Dr. Michael Mirtarano, Superintendent of the St. Mary's County Schools, Mary Wasffington, St. Mary's C o u n t y School Board member, R A D M Steve Eastburg '81, Commander NAWCAD, and C D R Steve Dunkleberger from the Naval Academy Canffidate Guidance/Admissions Office gave some outstanding words of praise, encouragement, and leadersffip. Several smdents who were mterested in applying to the Naval Academy attended the reception. FinaUy, Adrffiral Eastburg presented the Commandant's Award to Patti T h u m m (wffe of Mike T h u m m '75) m recognition for her outstandmg j o b as Area Coordinator and Blue & Gold Officer.

In other news. L e w M c l n t y r e '70 has ended 16 years with G R D to go with Eagan Macalister as a Seffior C o m munications System Engineer. He's stiU with the E-6B T A C A M O program after 35 years and going strong!

U p c o m i n g events: 11 March 2008- Leadersffip luncheon.

Buffet and guest speaker at the Pamxent Officer's Club.

8 AprU 2008- Monthly business meeting. 5:00 p m at T h e St. James Pub. 7 May 2008- Midsffipman Graduation Recogmtion Luncheon.

As always, be sure to check the Chapter web site, www.navyalumm.org, for schedule updates and event detaUs. See if you can't convince feUow Alumffi to attend a Chapter event.

Massachusetts Boston Chapter William R. Neill '75 p: 781-258-2882; e: wiUiam.neill@1975.usna.com

Frederick Chapter John M. Heiges '59 13502 West Oak St.,Mt.Airy,MD 21771 H: 301-798-0045; E: JMHElGES@msn.com

Secretary: Dan T.Altomare '88 E: AltomareDT@worldkitchen.com

Leave a proud legacy that endures. www.usna.com /plannedgiving

Party at the fabulous Pavffion Club atop the storied Fenway Park h o m e of the dominant 2007 (as weU as 2004) Worid Series Champion Boston R e d Sox. Chapter members and guests, aU 105 of them, were treated to a worid champion level buffet as weU as a cash bar with world champion level prices. At halftime Chapter (then) President-elect Kevin Clancy '69 as weU as Vice-president

elect Christopher Dunphy '87 and secretary Gerry Doyle '84 conducted a raffle which netted the Chapter over $100. (Then) current President BUI NeiU '75 was not in attendance because he was in Baltimore attendmg some footbaU game.

From left Jules Selden '67 and wife Susan, Barbara and Andy Douglass '64 and Madeline and Gerry Doyle '85 enjoying A-N game party

From left Kent Lawrence '57; MHR Tom Hudner '47 and wife Georgea; Roy Linn, USMA '55 and wife Sandra; and Erna Lawrence

Michigan Detroit Chapter Arthur W Bryant '66 1811 HoUywood Grosse Pointe Woods, Ml 48236-1311 H; 313-885-2174;F:313-881-2333 E: lynorart@comcast.net

Our December Luncheon was held at Guy HoUerin's in Ann Arbor. The crowd was smaU, but that was probably because everyone was recovering from our win over Army!! Those in attendance were our secretary Chris Bernard '88, Brian Corcoran '83 and Rob Barffite '83 and his wife Joanne. Glad to have Rob and his wife Joanne showing up and joinmg our chapter I think this is a good time to reflect on the good tffings our chapter has done with some of its funds this year. We supported the tee and green sponsorsffips at the Homecoming Goff Event with a $100 tee sponsorsffip.We purchased four tickets and donated them to the midshipmen for the Bowl Game. Because of everyone's efforts. Navy is the go-to team for seUing bowltickets.As a result of money we coUected at the Army-Navy Game, along with our alumffi friends from Army, we gathered a number of toys to give to Toys for Tots, and close to $400 to be ffivided between Toys for Tots and a veterans support group. WeU done Dettoit Chapter.

Art Bryant '66

On 20 December, a smaUer (and, subsequendy, more somber) group attended a taUgate party for ffie Poinseffia Bowl at 'The Place', a reknowned sports bar ffi downtown Boston. Addmg to pre-game ceremomes. President BiU NeiU '75 mrned overffiereins to fficommg President Kevin Clancy. Speakmg for ffie Chapter, I want to Minnesota ffiank BiU for aU his services and accomUpper Midwest Chapter plishments as president and wish him Pres: LtCol Alex Plechash '75, USMC (Ret.) smooffi sailing and foUowing seas.

475 Highcroft Rd.Wayzata, MN 55391 Don't forget to check the Keep p; 952-473-0011; m: 612-801-8222 E: AlexPlechash@mchsi.com checkmg the Chapter web site linked from the Alumffi Association website. Also Shipmate Contact: CAPT Rick Udicious, USNR '75 check the Chapter web site calendar for p: 651-456-2900; m: 651-492-2390 upcomffig events such as the Army-Navy E: Richard.a.udicious@lmco.com game party, sffip visits. Navy League cosponsored events, monthly Service Academy Busffiess Network luncheons (usuaUy held in downtown Boston) and our own monthly USNA No Host Social networking happy hours managed by Networking Secretary Chris Dunphy (again usuaUy held downtown Boston).

Beat Army!

Peter K. Seibert '65 Neil Tollefsrud accepting an award from Tee It Up for the Troops

Support them, As They Support Us!

Corporate Members

Tee It Up forffieTroops held an Appreciation Luncheon on DEC 6, wrapping up a successfol 2007 fondraisffig season. NeU ToUefsrud '75 accepted an award on behaff of General Dynarmcs as a Hole Sponsor (see photo, left to right: J. B. BaU,

Founder, Tee It Up for the Troops; NeU; and LTCOL Harry Wisdom, USA (ret) Silver Star Vietnam Vet). Board Member Alex Plechash '75 also attended the event.

Our DEC 7 and DEC 14 networkmg breakfasts had 10 attendees each, includmg ffie foUowing from USNA: Paul Jennings '64, Ray Witter '64, Mark Sahnen '73, Chip Sharratt '74, Alex Plechash '75, Craig Benson '91, Christopher Thompson '92, Dick EUiott '68, Jim Coulson '77, Bob Christensen '80, and Deidre Coulson '11.

2007 All Academy Ball

2007 All Academy Ball

On DEC 28 the USNA and USMA Parents Clubs sponsored an AU Service Academy BaU, held in Eden Prairie, MN. CAPT Brad Gawboy '81, was the keynote speaker at the event, and described his role as the Naval Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer m the mUitary response to the I-35W bridge coUapse.

He kept the auffience speUbound as he talked about the professionaHsm exhibited by the miHtary specfficaUy the Navy's MobUe Diving and Salvage Uffit (wffich was featured on cover of the NOV issue of All Hands).The uffit has also been adopted by the Twin Cities CouncU of the Navy League replacing the decommissioned submarine, USS MirmeapoHs/St Paul.

There were ten rmdsffipmen in attendance, mcluffing Brad's son Robbie Gawboy '10.

Other Chapter memben m attendance included Chip Sharratt '74, Alex Plechash '75 and Bruce Wain '85. (see photos) A few of our members took advantage of alumni events to escape ffie cold weaffier: Jim Coidson '77 and famUy went to the Army/Navy game; Deidre Coulson '11 attended the Poinseffia Bowl; and Bob Christensen '80 made a pUgrimage to AnnapoHs (he reports that the Diggers & Fillers remaffi gainffiUy employed)!

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CHAPTER NEWS REIVIINDER: A l e x P l e c h a s h ' 7 5 is a canffidate for ffie Central R e g i o n Trustee seat on the U S N A A A Board of Trustees (ffis bio and picture are in diis issue). As with any elections, orUy ffiose votes cast are counted, so please take ffie time to vote responsibly!

Intermountain See Utah

Mississippi South Mississippi Chapter Pres: CDR E. Spencer Garrett IV '88, USNR RO. Box 1792, Gauaer, MS 39553 H: 228-497-5050; E: esgarrett4@aol.com

Secretarry: Harry J.Rucker E: navynomad50@caldeone.net

Missouri Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter President: Mr. Charles M. Stevens 11 '73 chuck_stevens@1973.usna.com

St. Louis Chapter President: Mike Brown '88 3446 Pestalozzi St., St Louis, M O 63119

Vice Pres. & Corrs. Secretary:Jay Butka '90 P: 314-694-8165; E: jaya.budta@1990.usna.com Web site; usna.com/Chapters/US/MO/StLouis /defaulthtm

Montana Intermountain

Chapter

See Utah

Nebraska Omaha Chapter CAPT Alan R. More '62, USN (Ret.) 2510 Nottingham D r , BeUevue, NE 68123-1959 E; alan.more@1962.usna.com

Secretary: LCDR Matthew Finney '93, USN C: 402-541-6398; E: mdfinney@yahoo.com

Nevada Southern Nevada James R. Koehn '63

North Carolina

New Mexico

Cape Fear Chapter CAPT Walter N. Flippin UI '75 USNR (Ret.)

Albuquerque Chapter Henry W Schwartz '62 60 Sandia Haven Dr., Cedar Crest, NM87008-9425 H: 505-286-8934 E: hwschwartz62@earthlink.net

Secretary: Herb Richter '59 E: herbertrichter@msn.com www.usna.com/chapters/us/nm/

A gaffiering of 40 alumffi, famUy and friends gathered at Spectators to watch ffie Poinsettia Bowl game. Though the final outcome was ffisappointing, we enjoyed the hoHday season gathering.

Included in attendance were Ann and JimBier '50, Ann and Harry Bixby '52, Larry Molnar '53, AHce and Jerry Weinstein '53, E d B r u n s o n '53, Betty Love and L e o S t o c k h a m '56, LUa and J i m D i c k e y '56 with granddaughter Aima, Pranee and Richard Teeter '70 Fran and George G o o d w i n '48, PhyUis and D o n R o h r '55, Jack McKinley '52, JeflF Albright '71 and guests, BUI M c M e n a m i n '70, H e r b Richter '59, H o p p y H o p k i n s '59, Florida visitors AUen and Al R u t h '59 with their local famUy members, D u a n e Wright '64, and Mark Schaefer '83. Graduate parents also joimng us included Lynn and Ken Johnson, parent of Curtis J o h n s o n '02; and CharHe and Laurie MiUer, parents of MUce MUler '05.

O u r next event wiU be a late winter/early spring luncheon wffich is yet to be scheduled. Check ffie Chapter News website at unsa.com for more current event information.

2864 Sumter Valley Cir., Henderson, NV 89052-6876 H; 702-232-3317; C: 925-736-9642 E; jkoelin@inindspring.com

17235 Georgian HaU D r , Charlotte, NC 28277-1775 H: 704-540-4354; E; ryannistone@caroUna.rr.com

Capital District Chapter GeneWGriesau '75

1570 Route 20 West, Cazenovia, NY 13035 P: 315-655-5949 E; bobfegan@allteU.net

Secretary: Michael T. Keville E: mickvl@twcny.rr.coni

New Jersey Chapter Mr. Patrick J Hurley '87

Metro New York Chapter President: Robert Black '63

192 Ashland Rd., Summit, NJ 07901-3244 H: 908-598-0512; E: patrick.hurley@gs.com

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Vice President: Rick Kunkel '67 P: 910-455-6280; E; rkunkel@ec.rrcom

Secretary:Tim Marvin '59 PO Box 731, Kure Beach, NC 28449-0731 E: miarvin@earthUnk.net

(NAANY)

24 W Railroad Ave., #115,Tenafly,NJ 07670 P: 201-569-8925; E; RABlack@1963.usna.com

Vice Pres. and Webmaster: Tom Williams '88

2008 REGI

Eastern North Carolina Chapter President: Rob Skrotsky '67 PO Box 778, New Bern, NC 28562 H: 252-514-0299; E; crskrotsky@eardilink.net

Central New York Chapter President: Robert Fegan '64

Neiv Jersey

Plarming continues for ffie commissioffing of the Norffi CaroHna (SSN 777) in WUmington on May 3,2008. Several Chapter members are actively involved m ffie planmng for tffis special event especiaUy D a v e S c h e u '67, w h o currendy manages the USS N o r t h CaroHna, BB 55.

It is estimated that some 12 000 people wUl attend one or more of the various commissioffing activities. We expect to report detaUs for specffic activities by ffie next issue of Sffipmate.

We were recendy informed that ffie Eugene Ashley Center wUl graduate 2-3 more men in the near foture. Tffis Center, wffich helps veterans w h o have been sttuggHng wiffi Hfestyle problems, has been a special project for ffie Cape Fear Chapter since the Chapter's inception.

Several Chapter members have been active in helping Blue and Gold officers as they attempt to identify and encourage canffidates for admission to ffie Academy.

We beHeve that ffiere are at least five young people from ffie WUrffington area w h o are actively pursffing admission. The Chapter holds a summer barbeque on ffie Batdesffip Norffi CaroHna to encourage young people to pursue ffieir canffidacy T h e Chapter continues its practice of holffing bi-monthly luncheon meetings.

Charlotte Chapter President: Mr. Ryan M. Stone '96

New York 216WoodlawnAve.,Albany,NY 12208 H: 518-482-3370; E: gwgriesau@gocontec.com

Chapter

132 King Arthur Drive, Wihnington, NC 28403 H: 910-256-6289; waIt75@beUsoudi.net

E;Tom_2500@msn.com; Website: www.naany.org HotLine: 1-800-234-USNA (-8732)

Western New York Chapter CAPT NeUonA. Blish '69, USNR (Ret.) 3840 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618-3729 H: 716-248-9739; E; nelson.bhsh@kodak.com

Treasurer: Jim St John '53 601 Dotal Ct., New Bern, N C 28562 H; 252-636-1977; E: saindink(galways-onUne.com

MINUTES OFTHE December 1,2007, MEETING OFTHE EASTERN NORTH CAROUNA CHAPTER OF THE U.S. NAVALACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The mondUy meeting of ffie chapter and annual Army - Navy game party was held on Sauuday December 1,2007, at

Svvvanvk's Scarlet and GoldTraffitions Club at 222 Hendenon Drive m JacksonviUe, N C .

Bob D u p u i s and Gary H e r b o l d , memben of the class of 1979, were ffie hosts for ffie annual gaffiering, wffich includes West Point guests.

There were 55 attendees, wiffi grads from 1953 - 2006.

At halftime Mr. Dupffis recogmzed Major General J o e R i g b y , USA (Ret) fiom U S M A Class o f 1962 m d Colonel Ron Massey USA (Ret), ffie Assistant City Manager of JacksonviUe, N C . H e was ffie Garrison C o m m a n d e r at West Point prior to his retirement.

Mr. Dupffis also recognized S G M Svwanyk U S M C (Ret), vv-ho is ffie owner of ffie club.

FmaUy- he recognized ffie semor class represented. C O L BiU R i t c h i e , '53, and ffie jumor class represented, E N S R o s s Penrod,'06. Skip Clarkson, '71, w h o brought ffis 1970 M G B . w o n ffie oldest Midshipman Car Aw-ard.

Sy-wany-k's Scarlet and Gold Club is much Hke Trader Vic's of Pensacola, FL, and is an outstandmg setting for a party; wiffi memorabffia of ffie U S M C and Navy dating back to World War I, covering virtually- every- bulkhead, ov-erhead, and comer on two floors.

Attendees provided exceUent hors d'oeuvTes and side dishes and ffie club provided a widescreen T V and a bar tender. Attendees stood and sang ffie CBS's broadcast of ffie playing of Navy Blue and Gold at ffie end of ffie game.

Navy won ffie game 3 8 - 3 .

The January M e e t m g is scheduled for 16 January; at a place to b e determmed ffi New Bem, N C .

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

Tim Marvin '59 Secretary

Piedmont Chapter President: Col Gary L. Beaver '77 USMCR 10 SUver Oask Court, Greensboro, N C 27455-1481 H: 336-288-8792; E: gt>eaver@npaklaw.com

Secretary: LCDR John Chilson '91 USN E: chilsonj@comerfordbritt.com

North Carolina Triangle Chapter LCDRTimotky

S. Wood '92 USNR

45 North BeUaite Ct., Clay-ton, N C 27527-1541 FL 919-359-8403; E: mpwxiod@earthIink.net

Western North Carolina Chapter President: Bob Cowin, '69 H: 828-299-4476: E: brcowinZgbeUsoudi.net

Vice President:Jerry Porter, '68 H: 828-713-7046: E:jmporterl029@charter.net

Secretary/Treasurer: Ken Granzin '58 H; 828-890-4246; E: granzm@brmet.com

North Dakota Upper Midwest Chapter • Set Minnesota

Ohio Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter CAPT Gerald R Motl 68 USNR (Ret.) 9S25 Gateclub Dr.Cinannati.OH 45241-3827 H: 513-769-4556; E: gerrymod(2!iijse.net

Sec'y:Shane Crase '94 1188 CannonbaU^JS^y, Independence, KY 41051 H: 859-363-3467;W: 513-977-8495 E; c-crase@insightbb.com

In connection with N o t t e D a m e week, ffie Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Chapter sponsored a number of events.

First, on Wednesday, 31 October 2007, the Chapter co-sponsored a luncheon wiffi ffie N o t t e D a m e Club of Cfficinnati.

Chapter President Gerry M o d '68 gave a detaUed presentation on the ffistory of ffie rivalry, firom its early beginnffigs with Knute R o c k e and R i p MUIer to ffie present. In adffition, Gerry ffisplayed a number of pieces from ffis extensive coUection of Navy - Notte D a m e memorabffia. These pieces mcluded an origmal game program and ticket smb from ffie first Navy-Notte game (played 15 October 1927), origmal pre-game menus from the 1930's and 1940's, and a number of photographs and newspaper cHppffigs. To conclude the event, Gerry opened the floor for stories about specffic game memories. A m o n g offiers.

Jay GaUa '58 told a story about his role on the Brigade Activities Committee and Navy's 1957 victory. Chuck Lima (Notte D a m e '58), added his recoUections of playing for the Fightmg Irish ffi 1957 and what that game meant to N o t t e Dame's season.

From our Chapter, Gerry, Chapter Vice President T o m Schram '69 and Treasurer Steve Carrington '92 made the ttip to Souffi Bend for the game. Unfortunately, Steve had to leave ffie game at haff-time to catch a ffight for busffiess and missed one of ffie b l u e s t wins m ffie m o d e m era of Navy footbaU. O u r condolences go out to Steve on missmg the endmg of tffis fantastic game. T h e rest of ffie Chapter enjoyed a game-watch party at O'Brien's Irish Pub m Cmciimati. Approximately thirty graduates and famUy/friends attended along wiffi a good number of Irish fans.

FinaUy, the Chapter gaffiered at the h o m e of Frances and Mike D i i m '78 on the first Samrday in December to watch our team BEAT A R M Y . For the past several years, ffie Dinns have graciously

hosted an Army-Navy party at their lovely home. They are fantastic hosts and our Chapter is grateful for their hospitaUty O n e of the attendees at tffis year's party was B o b Gray '58. Bob recendy relocated back to Cincinnati and has been kind enough to share the foUowing "smaU world" story from the Dinn's party: • For many years, ffie Cincinnati U S N A alums have had an Army-Navy game watch party. I hadn't attended one for over 10 years as, during that time of year, my wife and I would be Hving on our sailing catamaran in the Bahamas.You had to get on an H F raffio net to find the score!

M y wffe passed away earHer tffis year and I no longer have ffie boat so I decided to attend tffis year's party. T h e party was hosted by Mike and Frances D i n n ('78). I decided to wear my old sffirt with the '58 crest on the pocket and, by chance, among aU the U S N A , squaffion and boat caps I have, I chose my USS Forrestal, CV-59 cap wiffi my navy wings on the brim.

Shordy after arrival, Mike greeted me at the bar. (Where else!) I had the ffinny feeHng I had met him before. H e saw my cap and asked w h e n I was flying off the Forrestal. " 6 1 - 6 3 " was my answer. H e repHed that ffis father, then an Air Force exchange pUot, had flown A-4's o n ffie Forrestal durffig that time and pomted out ffis picture. Nearly simffitaneously, we both said his name: R o n "Gunga" Dinn!

Gunga was a squaffion mate and good friend mVA-81! Forty-five year old memories sudderUy came back and it was difficult to conttol emotions.

R o n came to our A-4 squadron firom an AF F-lOO tactical squaffion. H e said, many times, how satisfying and F U N it was to fly ffi ffie Navy as, at ffiat time, ffie Air Force had iffitiated very formal Standard Operating Procedures ffiat aUowed Hffie deviation on mission ffights.

As R o n put it, "you even had to put on your ffight sffit and boots by ffie numbers!"

At ffie time, ffie Navy let the ffight leaders and mffividual pUots make ffie decisions m ffight, as required.

Captam Dinn was a great pUot and leader and was offered an exchange commission m ffie Navy wiffi early selection to Lt. Commander H e turned it down and went to an AF F-104 squadron.

I lost a fiiend and ffie Air Force lost a great pUot when R o n "Gunga" Dinn was kUled m an F-104 take-off accident.

Bob ("Red Dog") Gray U S N A 1958

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CHAPTER NEWS Bob, thanks for sharing that story wffich reirfforces the value of staying ffi touch with our Sffipmates.

Cleveland Chapter

CAPT A. O. Rule IH '50, USNR (Ret.) 90 Pheasant Run. Chagrin FaUs, OH 44022 H: 440-247-4379;W: 440-247-5100 Ext328 EE: ruleIII@aol.com

Columbus/Central

Ohio Chapter

Charles Hoffman '69 281 Glenn Drive SW, Pataskala, OH 43062-8675 E: chuckh@chucksite.coni

The Chapter gathered together on Saturday, 1 December 2007 for the Annual Classic in FootbaU - T h e Army Navy Game at ffie Buckeye HaU of Fame Cafe located on Olentangy River Road near Offio State Uffiversity (that figures).

Tffis year the game was held in Baltimore, Maryland. After the march-on of the Brigade of Midsffipmen and the Corps of Cadets, there were the usual activities by both fans and Midsffipmen/Cadets, foUowed by the fly-over of Navy Jets and Army HeUcopters, and finaUy the Army and Navy parachutists. What the TV viewers ffid not see were the videos made

by Cadets and Midsffipmen, wffich were put on the staffium screens whUe TV viewers were relegated to the usual menu of commercial advertising.

Your secretary was at the game in Baltimore. The videos were very fonny, wffich ffid oflset the cold weather a bit (Navy was on the shady side of the staffium). Although the game went Navy's way with a 38 to 3 victory, and six consecutive wins over Army (a new record), it could have been closer. Army chose to grace us with shooting itself in its foot three times with costly mrnovers.

The Buckeye HaU of Fame Cafe (for you old folks it was the Jai Lai restaurant for many years), is most suitable for tffis type of gathering. It is LARGE, has Plenty of TVs, food and drink, and seats. Loud cheering is aUowed, and groaning also.

There were over 40 fans ffi attendance, and a great time was had by aU (even the Army fans had a reasonably good time).

The only solace that the Army fans have is that their arch nemesis Navy Coach Johnson has departed from the ongoffig strife, and ffis erstwhUe assistant Ken Niumatalolo has taken over the job. Of course. Army fans are praying and hoping that he wUl not be as tough, and Navy is confident that he wUI. AU in aU, it was a great game, and a fon time. BEAT ARMY!

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Toledo Chapter

Mr. David B. Puckett '63 5051 Chatham VaUey, Rd.,Toledo, OH 43615-1107 E; dpuckett@buckeye-express.com

The Toledo Chapter held a terrific Army/Navy party at the home of Tom and Carol Case '61. In attendance were Bob and Mary Arm Lauer '45, Dick Eckert '51, Bob and Bev Lynch '55,Jim Black '56, David and Juffi Puckett '63, Ron and PhyUis Henderson '65, and Tom and Carol's two grandsons Matthew (foture Class of 2014) and Nicholas (fottire Class of 2017). It is ffifficult to have anytffing but a great time when Navy wins it's sixth straight!! Below are pictures of the attendees.

Navy game 2007

Navy game 2007

Over the HoHdays, we held a luncheon at the Toledo Club with a few Midsffipmen from the area along with our wives. Our guests were Lt. Anthony Sitter USMC, USNA '07 along with his Father Ed, Erich Schoen '08, Mike Hampton ' 11 and ffis Father Jim, and Erica Renzhofer ' 11. In attendance from our group were Bob Lauer '45, Dick and Margie Eckert '51, Bob Lynch '55,Jim Black '56, Ed and Paula Hiett '57,Tom and Carol Case '61, David and Juffi Puckett '63, Ron Henderson '65, Gordon McDonald '73, Jeff Fort '74, Roy and Muriel BookmUler '78, and Jim Burmeister '90. As always it is a pleasure to hear the latest news from USNA and learn what it is like to be a plebe in the Class of 2011. AU the Midsffipmen were impressive individuals and it appears we are in good hands.

Oklahoma Oklahoma City Chapter

Col I.F "Buck" Bonifayjr '60, USA (Ret.) 920 Riviera D r , Norman, OK 73072 H: 405-360-8147; E: BBONIFAY@COX.NET

Tulsa Chapter

CDR Harry V Rouse IV '77, USN (Ret.) 2623 East 33 PL.Tulsa, OK 74105-2334 H: 918-748-8650; E: HVRouse@aol.com

Oregon Oregon and Southwest

Washington Chapter

CAPT R. Tim Myers '64, USN (Ret.) 3766 Lanewood Rd., Lake Oswego, O R 97035 H; 503-697-0865; E: tobyma^el(@aol.com http://usna.com/Chapters/US/OR

December Luncheon The Chapter's monthly luncheon meetmg was held on December 12 at 1130 at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Pordand, OR. In attendance were: USNA Class of: '50:John Frerichs; '51;Jmi Leiser; '60: Ed Wffitehurst; '62: Joe Broz, Butch Bewick; '63: Ray Kutch, Pete RoUosson; '64:Tmi & Mary Myers; '65; Glenn Weeks; Jack & Joan Kohl; '66: HoweU Cobb, R.K. Puttkamer; '67:Tex Harkins; '68: Doug Bomarito; '73; Skip Phipps, Bruce Thompson; '80; Lee HaU; '90: Matt WUson; '91: Wayne Acoba; Guests: BiU, Pat, Doroffiy & Mike Sharrar; Dan Folwick; Glen & Gaylean Swanson;Tony Lash (VMI '58).

The December luncheon was a rousing success. BUI Sharrar, a Pearl Harbor survivor, who later participated in many Pacific operations on the USS Bagley (DD386), was ffie Guest of Honor and our speaker. BUI joined the Navy on 6 December 1940 and was aboard Bagley in Pearl Harbor, one year and a day later, when the Japanese attacked Hawau. His descriptions of that day and the iffitial lanffings at Guadalcanal were indeed chiUing and compeUing. GM2 Sharrar was accompanied by ffis lovely wife, Pat and three famUy members, Mary, Dorothy and Mike (a former Marine). The Chapter also welcomed Dan Folwick,ffieVoice of the Pordand WinterhawksWHL Hockey team and Glen and Gaylean Swanson, former Presidents of ffie Navy League Blueback CouncU. It was a wonderfiU day, and beside enjoying hearing BUI Sharrar, we began preparation for a big party to watch the Poinsettia Bowl.

BEAT UTAH! Poinsettia Bowl Gathering at BigAl's in Vancouver, WA Approximately 60 alunmi, midshipmen parents, famffies and friends gaffiered at

dues, $10/year or $ 2 5 / 3 years, check payable to " U S N A AA PhUadelpffia" to Brian Degnan '98,308 Haverford PI, Swarthmore, PA 19081-2009.

If your car is registered ffi Pennsylvama, but you don't have a U S N A Hcense plate, please visit our website, h t t p : / / w w w . usnaphU.com, or caUTini FarreU, 610-455-0201 or 484-919-8087, for information on how to get one.

Tim Farrell '16 Pittsburgh Chapter William E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Ct., MurrysvUle, PA 15668-1045 E: figaro4105@aol.com

Recreational Vehicle American Chapter CAPT James N. Roberts '59, USN (Ret.) 152 Springlakes Dr., Martinez, GA 30907 H: 706-860-6430; E: jrobe92528@aol.com

Recreational Vehicle Chapter

BigAl's Lounge & FamUy Activity Center on December 20 to cheer o n ffie Navy team. It was a great game and fim gaffiering in spite of ffie fmal score. We remain veryproud of ffie signfficant accomplishments of ffiese foture leaders.

Location for 2nd Wednesday Luncheons The Old Spaghetti Factory 0715 SW Bancroft St., Pordand, O R 97239 $15.00 Cash or Check, Free parkmg. (submitted by Ed Hepp '67, chapter secretar)'; EdHeppJr(Siflol.com)

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Chapter Kerr Smith ' 72 3117 W. Coulter SL. Philadelphia, PA 19129 P: 215-844-!057; E: ksniidi@pcs-inc.biz members@usiiaphiLcom; evenis@usnaphil.com webiiiaster@usnaphiLcoiii; WT\-W. usnaphil.com

Shipmate News Input:Tim Farrell '76 E: tiarTeU76@yahoo.com

The Umted States Naval Academy Admissions Office m conjunction wiffi our Chapter and Southeastern Pennsy-lv-ania Parents'Association corffiaUy imites prospective canffidates and their parents to an Information Day about the Nav-al Academy- and the appHcation process. O n hand wiU be Naval Academy Information Officers (Blue & Gold Officers), Naval Academy Alumffi, Midsffipmen, and Parents of Midsffipmen wiU answer aU questions about the Naval Academy. Local Congressional Staff wiU also attend and wiU provide information on ffie Congressional Nomination Process for USNA. Representatives from the Navy R e c r m t m g District wiU attend also

Sec'y:Charlie Norton '62 and provide information on N R O T C Programs. T h e event is on Saturday, March 8,2008,0900-1200 at HatboroHorsham High School, 899 Horsham R o a d , Horsham, PA 19044. Please teU m y prospective canffidates and their parents about tffis very informative event. If you would like to help wiffi this event, please contact R o b Bender '73 at rbender@ navyleaguephUly-.org or 215.557.0979; or contact Jim Lare '77 at jlare(@comcast.net or 610-222-4695.

O u r Chapter also supports our area Blue & Gold Officers by paying most of ffie cost for bus trips to AnnapoHs for prospective canffidates and their parents.

T h e next bus ttip wiU be on a Samrday ffi AprU. For more information contact Jim Lare '77 at jlare(ยงcomcast.net or 610-222-4695.

We host our annual Parents' Night ffinner in May when we wiU welcome aboard our newest sffipmates from our area w h o have w o n appomtments in the Class of 2012. Please watch tffis column or visit our website for more irfformation on this event when it becomes avaUable, or contact R o b Bender '73 at rbender(^navyleaguephUly.org or 215.557.0979 O u r third annual picmc with the Camden Riversharks at CampbeU's Field ffi Camden, NJ wiU be held Thursday, 5 June 2008, first pitch at 1905.You wUl be able to register onHne and pay by creffit card. For more information about tffis event, please caU T i m FarreU, 610-455-0201.

If you are not a member of our Chapter, please j o m us by maiHng your

E: charIes.nonon@1962.iisiia.com

Treasurer: Glenn Shindler '64 4530 Lasheart D r . La Canada, CA 91011 E: gshindler64@earthlink.net

Shipmate inputs to: Susan Norton E: cknjr@verizon.net

mbsite:

http://unmv.usnarv.org

At the conclusion of ffie CivU War Caravan, some participants headed ffi aU directions, but many of us went right to Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee for ffie next Comearound.This annual rimal is always hosted by J i m C o n n o r s '74, and began on October 17th. Attendees mcluded Kaffiy and Merrick Bayer '65, AHce and Britt Brittingham '44, Lynne Negrete and J i m Connors '74, Katffie and BiU C o r r o u m '59, Gloria Keay Maryjane and B o b MetcaU" ' 6 1 , Lynn and N o r m a n M i m s '60, Susan and CharUe N o r t o n '62, Marie and J i m Roberts '59, Faye and V i c Sharpe '48, Glenn Shindler '64, and Mary Lou and Mike Stevens '59.

O p e n m g day saw many of ffie campers enjoying lunch at La Hacienda Mexican restaurant m nearby Sprmg City.

O n c e everyone had checked ffi, we drove to the h o m e of our firstie for hot dogs on the grUl, with dessert and sides provided by our talented cooks. As darkness setded, we were tteated to Jim's spectacular fireworks show to welcome everyone to Tennessee. We're gettmg reaUy, reaUy good at oohffig and aahmg!

Thunday began wiffi a lunch buffet at the Watts Bar Resort. Then ffie group convoyed to Mayfield Dairy m Athens for a tour of ffie plant. N o ttip to the dairy is complete wiffiout a test of ffie ice cream; it was just as deHcious as ever! Smce ffie ffieme

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CHAPTER N E W S of ffie day seemed to be mdiUgence, our next stop was at ffie RusseU Stover chocolate oudet. Last, we toured Striker's Premium Winery, wffich began as a kitchen hobby and presents a mce product. After trying a few samples, we headed home for a campffie, jokes, sea stories, and s'mores.

Friday was an open day unffi happy hour and the traffitional pot luck ffinner.

Yes, we do pay a lot of attention to food.

Saturday mormng, many went to ffie local flea market; any leftover cash was then spent at the group auction. As usual, we aU paid for each other's ttash and ffie tteasury benefited. Nobody reaUy cares about the j u n k auctioned; we aU simply enjoy bemg entertained by Jim Roberts trying to make it aU seem atttactive.Time to eat again? Dinner was an impromptu cookout wiffi accompanying leftovers.

And there was one last campfire, lest there be any stories left untold. Sunday m o m m g , we again scattered, looking forward to the next time we'U meet.

Rhode Island Newport Chapter ADM James R. Hogg '56, USN (Ret.) 2556 West Main Rd., Portsmoudi, RI 02871 H: 401-841-2625

Corr. Sec'y: Ben Katz '57 E: becat57@msn.com

O u r November speaker was Dr. Ahmed Hashim a semor member of the Sttategic Research Department U.S. Naval War CoUege. H e speaks Arabic, Farsi, French and German, and .in adffition to ffis N W C responsibffities, Professor Hasffim maintams a commission in the U S Army reserve. It was in tffis capacity that he served in Iraq between November 2003 and September 2005. His j o b was to try to understand the insurgents and what motivates them. In ffis new book.

Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq, he Hsts about 20 groups of insurgents, including nationaUsts, former Baatffists, tribal based insurgents and reUgious extremists.

H e says,"If we were out of the picture, some of the insurgent groups could engage in bloodshed with one another because they have such ffifferent and disparate poHtical views of the ffiture of Iraq." H e expressed surprise at how Htde the U.S. Mffitary understands about the culture, or "human terrain" of Iraq. That includes "societal networks, relations between tribes and witffin tribes, kinsffip ties.. .what is it people are fighting for?"

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Dr. Hasffim talked with us canffidly about ffis experiences in Iraq, about ffis perceptions of our successes and faUures in Iraq. His first hand knowledge, umque insight and occasional sea stories provided us with a memorable evemng Joimng ffie great m m o u t for our November meeting were:Tom &Trma "WESCHLER '39; T i m & Cathy M O O R E '45; Ken & Norma Lyons '46; Jack & Mary Burney USMA 46;Wirt T H A Y E R & Mary Soares m d Earle & Mary T R I C K E Y '47; Frank & Maggie S N Y D E R and Dave & Jane Whelan '48; Jffii & Anne H o g g '56; Ben K A T Z & Katie Ahearne and Sam & Marianne B a e z '57;Wayne R O B I N S O N m d Chet & Debby Kunz '58; Bob & Margo Sears and Peter T A R P G A A R D '59; Peter B o s '60; Dave & SheUa Brown '62;Joe & Barbara Strasser '63; Dick & Patticia Plotkin '66; Bob Pothier '67 and ffis son L C D R Matt Potffier;Tom F e d y s z y n and Jerry & Joanne O'DoimeU '69: Conrad & Karen D o n a h u e and Roger & Donna N o l a n '73; CharHe CoUms '74; Susan Balcirak '98 and her faffier Charles OHvier, Associate Members Dorothy STE"SrENSON (Fred '46); Loma Lewis (Chantee '48);Amta Conway (Jkn '55) and Max & Trish Porrier.

Welcome Aboard: Col Heath TwicheU USA (Ret), U S M A '56. Heath m d ffis wife Mary reside in Portsmouth R I .

Heath was a 1977 graduate of the Naval War CoUege.

Coming Attraction: O u r February guest speaker wUl be C A P T Joseph McBrearty USN, Commanffing Officer ofThe Officer Traimng Command, Newport, R I .

O u r January meeting wUl be held on Tuesday 29 January at the Officer's Club m ffie Bay R o o m (to your left as you enter the club). Enjoy sea stories from 1815 unffi 1900 and then enjoy Beef Tips over Noodles or Baked Stuffed Sole. O u r guest speakers wiU be Dr. Lyle Goldstein and Dr. Anffiew Erickson, both on staff at the Naval War CoUege.

Dr. Goldstein is an Associate Professor and also Director of the new China Maritime Stuffies Institute. H e has a Masters in Strategic Stuffies from Johns Hopkins SAIS, and a P h D in PoHtical Science from Prmceton. In addition to Mandarm Chmese, Prof Goldstein also speaks Russian and he has played a role in the workings of the coUege-to-coUege relationsffip with N W C eqffivalent m St..Petersburg. Prof Goldstem's current research interests focus on Cffinese naval and nuclear strategy.

Dr. Erickson is an Assistant Professor in the Sttategic Research Department and a founffing member of the department's Cffina Maritime Stuffies Institute (CMSI).

Proficient in Mandarin Cffinese and Japanese, he received ffis Ph.D. and M.A. from Princeton Umversity and graduated magna cum laude from Amherst CoUege.

His research focuses on East Asian defense, foreign poHcy and technology issues.

Tffis dynamic d u o spoke to us in January 2007 about the Cffinese Navy and their presentation received overwheHmng praise for ffie attendees. I'm sure their ffiscussion concermng another aspect of what's happeffing in Cffina wiU be another enUghtemng evemng you won't want to rmss.

South Carolina Charleston Chapter CDR H. Richard Stein '82, USNR (Ret.) 784 Preservation PI., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464-5196 H: 843-856-6591; E: rstein@sandlappergroup.com

Low Country Chapter LtCol James O. Gay '79 USMCR 9 Oak HUl Lane,Blufiton,SC 29910-6121 H: 843-815-5705; E:jimplus5(ghargraycom

Palmetto William B. Swent '88 Leatherwood, Walker,Todd & Mann, P.C. 100 E. Cofi-ee St., RO. Box 87, GieenvUle, SC 29602-0087 W: 864-242-6440; E:WSwent(gLWTM.com

South Carolina Midlands Chapter President: LCDR A. EdTilden '71, USN (Ret.) 4040 Bloomwood Rd, Colombia, SC 29205-2847 H: 803-254-0425; E: aetilden@sc.rr.com Web site: www.usna.com/chapters/us/sc/midlands

Secretary: Katie Hirsch E: nikh5325@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 President: CAPT Steven K. Crowe, '77 USNR (Ret.) 103 Carnoustie Point, KnoxviUe,TN 37934 H: 865-675-5560; E: stevekcrowe@att.net

Secretary-Treasurer: CAPT Mark Kohring '73, USNR (Ret.) E: kohringniw@onil.gov website: kor.a-identsoutce.com/home /tabid/74/defaut.aspx

Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Dan Holsberg '92 14406 Corktree KnoUs, Cypress,TX 77429-4818 H: 281-256-2643; E: Holsberg@eanhhnk.net Web site: usna.com/Chapters/US/Texas/GulfCoast /default.htm

Smith - McCool Memorial Sword Each January, the Texas Guff Coast Chapter presents a service sword to the graduating midsffipman with the ffighest class ranking w h o entered the Naval Academy through our local Blue & Gold Organization. T h e Chapter decided to name the sword in honor of Michael J. S m i t h '67 w h o was the pUot of the North Texas Chapter Front row: Pat Walsh '84; Kevin Brink '97; Jim 'Bullet' Fawcett 79; Jon Dorn '85: Clint Space Shutde ChaUenger w h e n it Bnjce '97; Marie Roppolo '92; Jason Coffey '98; Val Smith '52 Back row: Chad Hopzapfet '97; Stephen exploded on January 28,1986. H e Holley '00; Ben Fay '97; Jamie Cummings '93; Roland Towers '87; Armando Garza '94; Dave Rich '81; Chris became ffie ffist alumnus to give ffis Hfe ffi Dague '93; Adam Crecion '99; Kevin Matrix '94 the exploration of outer space. W h e n ffie Columbia Space Shuttle was desttoyed on Memphis Chapter Paul SchuUein '85 USNR re-entry on February 1,2003, we added 2Vb Glenbar Dr., Germantown,TN 38139-5418 the name of WUUam C. M c C o o l '83, Alamo Chapter P: 901-751-2225; E; PschuhIein@yahoacom Space Shutde Columbia's pUot, to the President: CAPT Ron A. Sandoval '81 USN 18010 Kev-stone Blf. San Antonio.TX 78258-3436 sword.

It is n o w j o m d y named ffie SmithNashville Chapter Please send Shipmate Submissions and all McCool Sword m honor of boffi graduates.

CDR John F. Ohlinger '69, USN (Ret.) correspondences to: 880 Lakemont Dr.. Nash\-me,TN 37220-2124 Secretary: Dave Driskell '63 H:615-370-1441;w- 615-594-7628

Texas

E john-ohliiiger@usna. 1969.com

R O Box 461564, San Antonio,TX 78246-1564 E; iiifo@alamogoats.oi^

Austin Chapter RADM William A. Heine '62, USNR (Ret.) 8704 Blue Cieek Cv., Austin,TX 78735-1431 H: 512-327-5619: E: bheine(^dtexas.com

Corresponding Secretary: Don McAlister '63 H: 512-365-7068: E: don.mcalister@skyvueusa.com

North Texas Chapter LCDR James M. Bethmann '77, USNR

Left to right Bart Jealous '65, Peter Vanderlofske '68, Cation Nichols '08, & George Zamka '84

504 B>-ron Court, kving,TX 75038 W: 214-706-7713; E: jbedimann@heidrick.com

Area alumni were out m force for the 2007 AU Academy BaU held D e c e m b e r 27 in NashviUe. T h e Master of Ceremomes was Mark Rogers '70 and our guest speaker was Adm. Harry Harris '78.

Welcommg our guests was A d m .

John Paffi Jones (or raffier Mark Kohring '73 fliUy ouffitted ffi JPJ cosmme). Over 40 midsffipman and cadets joffied ffie party and ffie total attendance was 250.

The purpose of the event w-as to raise funds for ffie W o u n d e d Warrior Project and over $30,000 wUl be given to this worffiy cause. T h e event attracted local media and we received both prffit and T V news coverage wffich wUl help raise awareness of ffie service acadermes m Middle Tennessee. Jennffer Cerasuolo (moffier of Brad '10) was ffie Chairman of ffie event and ffid a fabulous j o b !

LCDR Kurt Metcalf '91, USNR 13108 Hermitage Lane Frisco,TX 75035 H: 972-712-1540; M: 214-578-4127 E: kurt.metcalf@1991.usiia.com Web site: ws\*w^usnaaa-ntx.com

November 17,2007 O n November 17, Navy participated ffi the annual flag footbaU game against Army and Air Force. As m years past.

Navy was led by Val Smith '52 and Jim 'BuUet' Fawcett '79 w h o flew ffi from San Diego for the game. Navy ffidn't fare as weU as years past but most importandy we came away with no signfficant mjuries.

December 1,2007 Approximately 175 Navy and Army Alumffi gathered at the Cool River Cafe in Irving for a joffit Army Navy Game Watchmg Party For ffie srxffi year m a row, the Navy side remamed victorious and ffie Navy crowd left considerably happier.

Left to right George Zamka '84 & Gallon Nichols '08

This year ffie Smith-McCool Memorial Sword was presented to M I D N CaUon N i c h o l s '08, a native Houstoman and a graduate of Lamar High School. M I D N Nichols has a C Q P R of 3.53, with a

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During his Second Class summer, M I D N Nichols ttaveled to Kenya to work with "Bridges to the C o m m u m t y " , where he and other Midshipmen worked on environmental projects. Chosen as one of the first two Midsffipmen to jump-start international student exchanges with Colombia, M I D N Nichols spent the first semester of ffis second class year at the Colombian Naval Academy in Cartagena, Colombia. He also trained with Colombian Marine and Naval Units. M I D N Nichols ran the US Marine Corps Marathon twice, the second time in fuU "boots and utes." His Blue & Gold Officer (BGO) was Peter Vanderlofske '68.

Bart Jealous '65 welcomed M I D N CaUon and his farrdly and guests to the luncheon and rermmsced about mUitary traditions, particularly honoring our "fallen Marines and saUors" as he spoke of a yearsago memorial service, that honored fallen Marmes fiom his heHcopter squadron durmg the Viet N a m war. In that same regard, we honor the memory of Mike Smith and WilHe M c C o o l at tffis annual event. Since M I D N Nichols chose the Marine Corps as ffis service selection, he was presented with a Marine Corps officer's sword, a mameluke, with tradition that dates back to 1804 when Marine Corps 1st Lt Presley O'Bannon was presented with a simUar sword as a commemoration of the battle ofTripoH. In a Hghter moment, Bart spoke about knowing Mike Smith '67 in much earHer days through Firstie/Plebe experiences when they were m the same company at USNA, and later in the early 1980s when Mike Smith spoke to our Chapter about his NASA experiences. Bart ffien introduced our speaker, Col. George Z a m k a '84, U S M C , NASA Astronaut. Col Zamka completed ffis ffist space flight on STS-120, Oct 23 - N o v 7,2007, the 23rd shuttle mission to the International Space Station.

H e knewWUlie M c C o o l as a feUow astronaut and rermffisced about their time at Johnson Space Center. (Our thanks to R o y c e Engler '73 for the photos.)

Chapter Luncheons Chapter luncheons are USUALLY held on the first Friday of every month (March 7, AprU 4, & May 2) at Brennan's Restaurant, 3300 Smith St. (11:30am refreshments, and noon to 1:00pm lunch).

For additional information, please visit www.usna.com/Chapters/US/TX/Gulf Coast/default.htm, or send an emaU to kleinl 985(gsbcglobal.net.

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Utah Intermountain NA Alumni Chapter President: Thomas Rossa '63 thorn. rossa@hro. com

Virginia Blue Ridge Chapter Richard "Dick"Raymond

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2794 Derwent Dr, Roanoke,VA 24015 P: 540-344-0736

Central Virginia Chapter CAPT Anthony A. Hastoglis '55, USN (Ret.) 102 Shawnee Ct., CharlottesvUle,VA 22901-1034 H: 434-973-7846; E: ahastoglis@earthlink.net

Vice President: Jeff HoUoway '77 Treasurer: Eric Lindenbaum '81 Corresponding Sec'y: Alan Swinger '66 2715 Silas Jackson Ct., CharlottesviUe,VA 22901 H: 434-975-6237; E: awswinger@eartliUnk.net

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/duUes/

Hampton Roads Chapter LCDR Jack Kasiski '79, USN (Ret.) P:757-631-2239; C:757-753-5563 E:jack_kasiski@amsec.coni

Corresponding Sec'y: Chad Sain E: conimunications@usnaaahrc.org

National Trustee: David G. Paddock '77 Trustee emaU: trustee@usnaaahrc.org Chapterweb site: www.usnaaahrc.org

Richmond Chapter Mr. John J Driscoll,Jr. '90 207 N. Belmont Ave., Richmond,VA 23221-2811 P: 804-353-0165; E: john.driscoU@genworth.com

Corresponding Sec'y: Rich Polek 5543 Fox Vale Ct.,Midlothian,VA 23112 H: 804-639-2860;W: 804-743-3239 E: richpolek@aol.com

R i c h m o n d U S N A Chapter had another terrific Christmas/HoHday gathering at the home of Cheryl & R o b Casey '73 last Saturday, December 15th.

What a fitting way to end a successffil 2007 for the Chapter! Black tie clad men, elegant women, aU sorts of deHcious food and drink made the evening memorable and fon. O u r U S N A Chapter is a pretty dasffing bunch. As happened the previous three years, the Caseys entertained in style with an exceUent catering company, champagne and wine bar and Christmas music piped throughout the house.

In addition to the camaraderie and good cheer, several Chapter members offered toasts and kind remarks.Yours truly (John DriscoU) thanked the Caseys on behalf of the Chapter, then offered toasts to the aU the sffips at sea, to aU the

men and w o m e n stationed in far-flung places serving our country during tffis Christmas season. Paul Galanti toasted the veterans, then offered heartfelt words on the FamUies of the Wounded Fund and the noble work the charity is domg (http:// www.famiHesofthewoundedfond.org/).

Andy Brower '79 also offered a moving account of the meaffing of service and the importance of perspective. R o b Casey '79 then invited people to dine.

O n e additional item to note: R i c h Polek's name was mentioned several times throughout the night, specificaUy on how much we rmss ffim. In a season of giving thanks, we're thankfol for Rich's many contributions to tffis Chapter. Even though R i c h and his famUy have been in Cfficago for five months, events aren't the same without them.

Cheryl, R o b and daughter,Virgima, on behalf of the Chapter, many thanks!

Attendees included (36 in aU): Darlene & John Kaufinan '46, Linda & BUI Lewis ' 6 1 , GiseUa & J o h n King '61, PhyUis & Paul Galanti '62, Pat & Harry Marxen ' 6 1 , Pat & BUI Carmichael '63, Nita & Jack Parry '67, BUI R u c h III '68, Patticia & Chet Strait '70, Cheryl & R o b Casey '73 with daughter Virgima, Conffie and Mark James '79, Andy Brower '79 and Peggy Feldmann '80, Cindy & Gregg Nivala '80, CHfiVaught '80, Audrey & Gordon Thomson '82, Brook Schurman '83, Sandy & Dave Sanders '90, John DriscoU '90, Anne & T o m Stroud '94, John Snyder (Stepfather of R o b Casey and traveler from ArHngton,VA). Please note the adffition of three names I inadvertently missed in the event report emaU. Thanks to aU w h o attended tffis event or any other event during the year. I'U have a state of the Chapter letter out to you soon after the first of the year, including a proposed schedule of events for 2008. O u r next event wUl be a Dark Ages Social in late January/early February. Stay tuned for detaUs. Merry Christtnas and Happy HoHdays.

Stay warm and Go Navy! See you at Champps for toffight's Poinsettia Bowl (Navy vs.. Utah).

Poinsettia Botvl Vieunng Party: Over 30 Navy footbaU fans from Central Virginia gathered at Champps Restaurant and Bar Saturday afternoon (December 20) to watch the Navy Midshipmen take on the Utah Utes in the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl. Even though Navy lost to Utah in a hard fought game. Navy fans enjoyed themselves aU the same. Navy had another

successfiU season. I, for one, am already counting the days until the 2008 season.

I'll have ffie attendees induded in ffie next Chapter correspondence.

Here are a few more photos Rick Williamson '72, firom the Army Brook Schurman '83 Navy Game.

O t h e r information about the WiUiamsburg Chapter can be found at our web site at http://www.usna.coni/ Chapters/US/VA/WUliamsburg/and the Chapter can be contacted at usnaaawmsbrg(@cox.net.

Washington Hanford/Tri-Cities Chapter CAPT Edward Schwier '69, USNA (Ret.)

Chapter meeting to include introduction of new Trustees and Officers for the upcoming year. T h e program is not yet firm, hence the two possible dates. T h e next Blue and Gold Social wiU be 5-7 p.m.,January 3 1 , probably in Issaquah at the Rogue Brewery. Please check our website (see below) for time and location for these events.

1196 Brentwood Ave., Richland,WA 99352-8540 H: 509-627-7288;W: 509-372-0176 E: Edwatd_G_Ed_Schwier@ri.gov; eschwier@charter.net; egschwier@aol.com

Puget Sound Chapter Pres:CAPTJames N.AdkinsJr '58, USN (Ret.) 7304 NW Duckabush Ln, Silverdale, WA 98383; P: 360-662-1958; E: jadkins@wavecable.com

L-R Paul Galanti 62, Jim Wilson '80, Nelson Rich '84 CAPT Jack Barfield '61, USN (Ret)

3945 SW 328th Place; Federal Way WA 98023 P; 360-407-7483 Pay); H: 253-835-1115 E: capnjack8@conicast.net

Tom Taliaferro '87 and his boys

See you at our next event. W a r m regards and Go Navy!

John DriscoU '90 Shenandoah Valley Chapter Pres: Mr. Ronald Tebben, '63 p: (304)258-4108; e: rtebben@earthhnk.net

SeaLCdr. Grayson Redford, '63 (Ret) p: (540)662-6142

Williamsburg Chapter CDR Tom Wishart '60 USN (Ret.) 4759Winterberry Ct.,WUhanisburg,VA 23188 P: 757-253-0250; E: twishartl@cx.net or iisnaaawinsbi^@cox.net

After celebratmg the sixth in a row victory over Army, the WiUiamsburg Chapter has "stood d o w n " for Christmas. We are preparing to resume our normal monthly meetmgs on January 22. T h e schedule for the Sprmg is stiU working but at present we anticipate the foUowing speakers and topics. AU Meetings are held at the WUHamsburg C o u n t r y Club at 1830.

January 22. Ambassador J.R. BuUington.

Topic:Vietnam & Iraq - A Contrast & Comparison February 26. R A d m R.A.K.Taylor, USN, Ret. '60.Topic: H a m p t o n Roads Area Planning C o m m i t t e e March 25. Mr. C h e t Gladchuck, Director of Athletics, U S N A AprU 22 and May 27 are yet to be firmly scheduled.

T h e Dark Ages have descended upon us in the Great Northwest â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we anticipate seeing the sun again about the time this column is read, in March. T h e bright side is that it makes us appreciate our glorious springs, summers, and aummns even more! And, the Puget Sound Chapter had such a rousing fiffish to 2007 that we need to stop and catch our breath a Htde.

December featured two outstanding ffighUghts to the hoHday season. First was, of course, Navy footbaU! Several diehard alumffi ventured down to San Diego for the Poinsettia Bowl, whUe a crowd of about 30 watched the game at the Sam Adams Brewhouse in Bremerton and at the Sports Bar in Seattle. O u r group overpowered the larger but less committed gang at Sam Adams that wanted to watch the pro game on the big screen, so that we got Navy-Utah up front and banished the pro fans to the Httle screens on the sideHnes. After the ffisappointing fiffish, we voted to lynch the replay officials. We were gratified to see a sttong turnout to watch the game from some of our younger alumni in the area.

Closing out the year, we had a good turnout for the annual formal Service Academy BaU on 29 December at the Waterfront Marriott Hotel in Seattle. This deUghtffil evemng featured ffinner and dancing, and was hosted this year by the West Point Parent's Club. It was wonderful to see our Wasffington State rffidshipmen in their dinner dress umforms and they sure looked great!

Looking ahead, the next Chapter meeting wUl be in February, either on the 9th or 23rd. Tffis wUl be the Annual

Jim Adkins '58, Dean Angel '60, Jay Barfield 'I I, and Jack Barfield '61 at the Service Academy Ball

We also wUl be starting a correspondmg Blue and Gold Social in alternating months on the Kitsap side with the first to be on February 28th, location to be determined.

Watch for the Newsletter, Flyers, website notices and emaUs for the detaUs of these events. For longer range planmng, the Annual Plebe ffinner, tffis year for the Class o f ' 1 2 , wiU be on June 1st at the C o m m o n s in Everett. We wiU also be specificaUy recognizing the Chapter Members from the Classes of the 30's and 40's at tffis ffinner. Also, mark your calendar for the Annual Picnic on July 13th.

Other chapter events are in the initial planning stages so keep an eye out for the inffividual notices.

And finaUy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we encourage aU alums w h o have not been members of the Chapter to try us out - you'U find that we have a great time enjoying the company of our feUow grads in tffis upper left-hand corner of the country. We're anxious to have you with us - check out our website for a detaUed calendar and info on h o w to contact us. Beat Army (in everything)! http://www.usna.com/Chapters/US/ Wasffington/PugetSound/.

Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter See Oregon

Washington, DC Area Greater Washington Chapter Capt Jerry Farrell '70 E: farreUgm@conicast.net Website: www.usnaaagwc.org

U S N A Commandant of Midshipmen, Captain Peg Klein, '81 was the Greater Washington Chapter's guest for a packed house luncheon on October 17th.

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CHAPTER N E W S As expected. Captain Klein debunked many of the myths and rumors surrounding the latest poHcy adjustments at the Academy. She spoke canffidly about the news reports of food shortages, reasons beffind the curtailment of Hberty for upperclassmen, and the ongoing efforts to adffiess alcohol issues in the Brigade.

Everyone left the luncheon feeUng that ffie Brigade is in good hands under Captain Klein's leadersffip.

Guests at the 28 Nov Army Navy Pep Rally and Luncheon

men and women expressing an ffiterest in the Naval Academy. A sincere thanks to R i c h Perry, '81 for orgaffizing these events and to his lovely wife, Cetti, w h o serves as our caterer!

T h e ffighUght of November's activities was the annual Army-Navy Pep RaUy and Luncheon, co-hosted wiffi ffie Wasffington Chapter of the West Point Society of Graduates. As usual, tffis was a sold out affair, fiUl of good spirits, friendly rivalry, and sometimes quite moving comments from our guest speakers. We have to concede that Army won the spirit competition at the luncheon since they were able to produce the West Point Cheerleaffing squad w h o ttaveled down from the Hudson for the event. Navy could not seem to spare any cheerleaders for ffie 30 mUe ttip from AnnapoHs. Sometffing to do with being a Nation at war. Seems West Point hasn't gotten the word.

Army produced a fine array of speakers.

First was Joe Reeder, U S M A '70, former Deputy Secretary of the Army. Next was Colonel Geoffiey Prosch, USA (Ret.), U S M A '69, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and The crown applauds the speakers at the ArmyEnvironment, representing the Secretary.

Navy Pep Rally Luncheon.

H e was foUowed by Lieutenant General Steve Speakes, U S M A '74, Army G-8, representing ffie Cffief of Staff. Army's clean up speaker, though, provided an emotional ffighUght of the day Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Gadson, U S M A '89, played footbaU at West Point. Today he is a veteran of ffie Iraq War â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a double amputee having lost both legs as a result an lED in Chapter president Jerry Farrell '70 with LCOL Greg May 2007. Colonel Gadson walked into Gadson, USMA '89 the luncheon and stood at the poffium to deliver ffis remarks using two canes to steady himseff and ffis new legs. It was a remarkable and extremely moving moment.

Navy was able to match Army speaker for speaker. We led off with former SECNAV, John Dalton '64, w h o was foUowed by Captain BJ. Penn, U S N Army Cheerleaders stand tall at the Army-Navy Pep (Ret.), Assistant Secretary of ffie Navy (I&E) representing Rally Luncheon. the Secretary. H e In early November, whUe the footbaU was foUowed by team was busy making ffistory beating VADM "Boomer" Notte Dame, the chapter held the second Stufflebeem '75, of our two Academy Awareness Program Director, Navy events for ffigh school students. T h e Staff, and former November session was aimed at smdents Navy kicker. As in Maryland and the Disttict of Columbia with Army, VADM "Boomer" and was held at the Navy Memorial in however, Navy's Stufflebeen addresses downtown Washington. We enjoyed a most memorable the Army-Navy Pep great turnout and as always, we were speaker of the day Rally Luncheon Guests impressed with the quaHty of the young

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was former footbaU player. Lieutenant Bobby Jones, ' 9 1 .

Bobby was both humorous and serious as he reflected on the importance in ffis Hfe of footbaU and ffis teammates three of w h o m whose ffinerals he has since attended â&#x20AC;&#x201D; casualties of the ongoing war.

LT Bobby Jones'01 makes his emotional remarks at the ArmyNavy Pep Rally Luncheon

Several of the luncheon attendees remarked that we shoffid have taped the comments of our speakers; and ffiey were right. T h e messages we were privileged to hear ffiat day should have been heard by everyone Hving ffi tffis great country.

A lesson learned.

Tffis event is always a ffighUght of ffie chapter's year and I encourage everyone to place it on your calendar for 2008.

O u r N e w Year wUl open with R e p .

Joe Sestak '73,VADM (Ret) as the speaker at the 16 January luncheon. All alumffi in ffie greater Washmgton, D C area are mvited and encouraged to join us for our monthly luncheons on the tffird Wednesday. More detaUs avaUable on the chapter website, www.usnaaagwc.org. G O NAVY!

li^st Virginia West Virginia

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Stephen S. Shumlas '69 105 Brietwood Dr., Hurricane,WV 25526 E: shunilas@marshaU.edu

Wisconsin Wisconsin

Chapter

President: Mr. Dan LaFave '85 djl@quarles.coni

Secretary Mr. Bob Simi '88 (USMCR) P: 414-577-1058; E: bnscsimi@excpc.soni

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ALL "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going doivn of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."

—Laurence Binyon, 1914

ALLEN, LAYTON SOUTHERLAND '42 •*

FERNANDEZ, LEABERT ROBERTS J R . '64

HLTLICK, T I M O T H Y P E T E R '64

7 January 2008

26 December 2007

A N T O N I C E L U , J O H N R O S A R I O '57

FOWLER, STEPHEN CHARLES '67

CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 28 December 2007

ISJanuary 2008

5 January 2008

JOBANEK, J. M I C H A E L '65

ARNOLD, JACKSON DOMBMICK '34

P U R E R , ALBERT BRALY '36 *

ADM, USN (Ret.) 8 December 2007

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 7 December 2007

Col, USAFR 3 December 2007

BARLOW, ALLEN ELLSWORTH '56 *

G A R D E S , G E O R G E AUSTIN '42

19 December 2007

CDR, USN (Ret.) 22Jmuary2008

BARRETT, O S B O R N E T H U R S T O N '35

18Jmuary-2008

G O B E R , JAMES R I C H A R D '49 *

BAyLis,JOHN R O B E R T '46 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 30 December 2007 BENNINGTON, B R U C E A R T H U R '57

C D R USN (Ret.) 20 December 2007 BRIGGS, C H E S T E R A R T H U R '35

CAPT USN (Ret.) 15 January 2008 BROOKS, A L F R E D P E T E R '52

15 January 2008 BURK, RAYMOND W E L D O N '44

RADM, USN (Ret.) 30 December 2007 BURROUGHS, WILLIAM J O H N J R . ' 6 1

GRABOWSKY, F R E D '49 *

M A D S O N , R I C H A R D O S C A R '43 *

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 5Jmuary2008

G R A N T , WILLLAM WALLACE J R . '44 *

MAUGHAN, WILLLAM PATRICK '52 *

CDR, USN (Ret.) 11 January 2008

26 December 2007

G R E E N , WILLLAM H E N R Y '56 *

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 13 January 2008

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 27 December 2007 G R U P P E , H E N R Y EMILE '52

25 January 2008

CDR, USN (Ret.) 4 January 2008 M C M U L L E N , FRANK DAY J R . '47 *

VADM, USN (Ret.) 1 January 2008

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 11 December 2007 HALLIDAY, J O H N M E E C H '58

RADM, USN (Ret.) 26 December 2007

McGiLL, JERRY J O H N '83 *

GUFFEY, C H A N N I N G E W I N G '47

H A L E , R O B E R T R O S E '45 *

CURTZE, CHARLES A U G U S T '33

M C C L A R E N , WESLEY JAMES '45

29 December 2007

CASSANI, V I N C E N T LOUIS J R . '44

CAPT USN ( R e g 24 December 2007

4 December 2007

LtCol, USMC (Ret.) 15Jmuary2008

GUSTAFSON, ROBERT BERGSTROM '44 *

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KRSTICH, JEFFREY JOHN '70 20Jmuary2008 LAKEY,JIMMIE DALE '56

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 12 January 2008

CHAIRES, WiLUAM FRANCIS

LtCol,USAF (Ret.) 24 December 2007

Col, USA (Ret.) 14Jmuary2008

17January 2008 CAPT USN (Ret.) 25 January 2008

J O H N S O N , FREDERICK W E L T Y '50

25 December 2007 H A L U G A N , JAMES EDWARD J R . '34

MnxER, JESSE EARLE '42

CDR, USN (Ret.) 15 December 2007 M O O R E , B E N ADAMS J R . '48

LtCol, USMC (Ret.) 3Jmuary2008 M O O R E , WILLLAM CABELL '43

8Jmuary2008

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 13 January 2008

M U R P H Y , J O H N J O S E P H '55

20 January 2008

H A N S O N , C A R L T H O R '50

N E M Z E K , T H O M A S ALEXANDER '49

13Jmuary2008

D I S B R O W , J O H N R A Y M O N D J R . '57

VADM, USN (Ret.) 12 January 2008

8 January 2008

DESMARAIS, R O B E R T N O R M A N '53

5 January 2008 EATON, WnnAM M A N I E R

22 August 2007

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H A N S O N , DAVID T H O M A S '84

21 January 2008 H O O P E R , CLARENCE J R . '46

E D G E , JACOB n '63

CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 20 December 2007

26 December 2007

OLIVER, R O B E R T G E O R G E '59

3Jmuary2008 OVERSTROM, R O N A L D G E O R G E '60

31 December 2007 PETRAT, WILLARD FREDERICK '45

22 December 2007

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SMITH, HOWARD EDGAR '57

WALKER, DAVID M U N R O '46

LT, USNR (Ret.) 4 January 2008

30 December 2007

22 May 2007

SNODGRASS, CORNELIUS SIRIBLING JR. '49

WALL, ORLANDO ALBERT '49

RENTSCHLER, ALEXANDER KERMIT '45

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 26 December 2007

Col, USAF (Ret.) 22 December 2007

STAPLES, HENRY LORD JR. '48

WELCH, EDWARD FRANCIS JR. '48 *

12 January 2008

Rjy^M, USN (Ret.) 2 January 2008

CDR, USN (Ret.) 3 January 2008 RILEY, CHRISTOPHER G O R D O N '92

CDR, USN 23 December 2007

SUDER, GEORGE GILBERT '67

ROBICHAUD, ROBERT '57

Col, USAF (Ret.) 10 January 2008

22 December 2007

WERTH, JAMES MAURY '41

THOMAS, BRUCE ALLAN '57

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 19 January 2008

LCDR, USN (Ret.) 10 January 2008

ROEPKE, JOHN ROY '53 *

CDR, USN (Ret.) 22 December 2007

WHEELER, FRANK KNOWLES BLASDE '35

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 9 December 2007

TRACY, WILLLAM KENNETH '53 *

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.) 26 December 2007

SCHETTINO, JOSEPH NICHOLAS '50

21 December 2007

WHITE, GEORGE WILLIAM JR. '57 *

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 11 November 2007

TRAVIS, WILLLAM CARL '46

24 December 2007

SCUBA, RICHARD JOHN '65

25 November 2007

VANDERWOLK, WALTER WmiAM JR.

'46 *

* obituary appears in this issue

13 January 2008

SKINNER, GARY PEACOCK '62

23 December 2007 ALBERT BRALY PURER '36

Captain Albert B. Furer, USN (Ret.), passed away on 7 December 2007.

He was 94 years old.

Born on 13 June 1916 to WUHam C. and EUen Braly Furer in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, he attended Punahou School and McKinley and Roosevelt ffigh schools and became an Eagle Scout. He also attended school in Los Angeles and Berkeley, CA. In 1932, he received an appointment to the Naval Academy, where he lettered in cross country, ttack and swimrffing, and played the vioUn in the orchestra.

Comrmssioned in June 1936, he became a naval aviator in October 1940. Durmg World War II, he served in a torpedo squadron attached to YORKTOWN, earffing the Navy Cross and three Air Medals for ffis offensive action against the enemy in the MarshaU Islands, New Guinea,Tulagi Harbor and in the Batde of the Coral Sea. In 1943, he married Frances Mary Huggler of Bryn Mawr, PA. Soon after, the couple moved to Pasadena, CA, and he received ffis master's in aeronautical engineering from Cal Tech. His Navy orders took them to Washington, DC, Guam, Paris, Frankfort, Germany and Brunswick, GA, among other places. He retired in 1961 after 25 years of service.

After working for Lockheed Aircraft Service Company for a year, he earned a teacffing credential at Claremont Graduate School and taught math and computer programming at Montclair High School. He took a sabbatical to earn a master's degree in math with a physical computer science rffinor at the Umversity of South Dakota. He retired from teaching in 1979, and he and Francie continued to Hve in Claremont, CA, enjoying the company of famUy and neighbors, and visits from friends met in many years of Navy travel. During that time, he supervised the

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consttuction of a home in Coronado, CA, doing much of the physical laborffimseff.In 2000, he lost Francie,ffiswife of 57 years, after a long Ulness.

In ffis later years, he continued to enjoy the company of ffis daughters and their famffies and was also lovingly cared for by ffis "second famUy" â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Irma Alonzo and her sisters, Blanca and Elsa and CaroHne Escalante, and aU of their chUffien who gave him so much joy. He is survived by ffis daughters, Susan WUcox (David) of Flagstaff, AZ, and Pamela Meerson (Steve) of Stuffio City, CA; and grandson, Nicholas Meerson.

Interment is planned for the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, HI. GUY EDWARD O ' N E I L JR. '37

Captain Guy E. O'NeU, USN (Ret.), ffied on 7 December 2007 in Pasadena, CA. He was 93 years old.

A native of Long Beach, CA, he graduated with the Naval Academy Class

of 1937. After serving in MISSISSIPPI, he moved to submarines, serving first in SALMON. With the war, duty in !t. i BoNEFiSH and PUFFER foUowed. AS executive officer and commanffing officer of GUNNEL, he was on a total of eleven war patrols. With peace, he was assigned to command POMONDON. Afterward, he was on the staff of a submarine squadron commander, enffing his submarine career as commander of Submarine Division 72. After years of duties ashore, he rettimed to sea as commanffing officer of DIAMOND HEAD, foUowed by retirement in 1960.

His awards and decorations include the Navy Cross, two SUver Stars, a Letter of Commendation and two Navy Unit Commendations.

He was employed by ffie Boeing Company for ten years.

After retiring firom Boeffig, he setded ffi Santa Barbara, CA. During ffie ne.xt 21 years, he worked as vice president of Carrows Restaurants.

Captam O'NeU is survived by ffis wffe, ffie former June Patton of San Diego, CA; and daughter, Caffierine.

HAROLD LINCOLN USHER '37

Commander Harold L. Usher, SC, USN (Ret.), a longtime resident of Niskayuna, NY, passed away on 5 December 2007 in Nedlands, Western AustraHa, where he had been Hving for more ffian 20 years.

He was 93 years old.

Born ffi Brooklyn, NY, and raised in Montclair, NJ, Harold was a 1937 graduate of ffie U.S. Naval Academy and ffie Naval Fffiance and Supply CoUege ffi 1940. He served ffi the PhUippmes md Chma prior to World War II, ffi ffie AsiaticPacific campaigns durmg ffie war, and was supply commander on ffie batdesffip MISSOURI during ffie Korean War. His penonal miHtary decorations were many.

After retiring firom ffie Navy m 1959, Harold was ffie director of phy-sical plant and busffiess manager of Uffion CoUege m Schenectady; NY, until he retired ffi 1982.

He w-as an active member of ffie Downtowm Mohawk Club, where he was an avid bridge player. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church, Upper Montclair, NJ. Harold is survived by his son and daughter-m-law, Peter and Aim Usher of East Greenbush, NY; granddaughter, AbigaU C. Uffier of Moimtamview, CA; grandson, Zachary J. Usher of ArHngton,VA; and stepson, Harold Burkert of Perffi, AustraHa. He was predeceased by his broffier. Kirk; his first wife, Marie; and ffis second wffe. Ruby.

Hal was a gracious, kmd and warm-hearted person, always "putting ffie offier feUow first," and wUl be gready missed by ffis famUies ffi America and AustraHa. A graveside service wiU be at Mount Hebron Cemetery ffi Upper Montclair, NJ, at a date to be arranged.

Memorial contributions may be made to ffie American Red Cross, 33 Everett Road, Albany NY 12205. excerpts Jrom The DaUy Gazette (Schenectady, NY) H O M E R EARL C O N R A D

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Captam Homer "Conny" Conrad, USN fRet.), ffied on 11 December 2007 in Burke,VA. He was 93 years old.

A native of Virgima, he enHsted ffi ^ ^i^HW "^^ Navy m 1932 and, after service m ^Âť ^ ^ ^ B ^ OKLAHOMA, won an appoffitment to the Naval Academy. He matticulated with the Class of 1938, participatmg in inttamural vvTesffing untU he heard the famous Eddie Peabody on the banjo. He then became a stalwart member of the mandoHn and raffio clubs.

After graduation and a brief assignment m PENNSYLVANIA, he commissioned MORRis (DD-417). After partiapating m

Norffi Adantic pattols, M O R R I S was sent to Charleston to be the first desttoyer fitted with fire conttol radar. Simultaneously, Conny was sent to radar school in Canada and commenced a career-long speciaHzation in radar and electtoffics. MORRIS then rejoined her squadron (already in the Pacffic) in time to participate in the batdes of Coral Sea and Midway. In July 1943, he transferred to BROWN (DD-546) as her first executive officer.

In December 1944, he assumed command of CASSIN ( D D - 3 7 2 ) for ffie remainder of the war. He earned 16 Batde Stars ffi these three desttoyers.

In 1950, Coimy took command of SOUTHERLAND (DDR-743) and received the Bronze Star with CombatV for actions at the lanffings at Inchon, Korea. FoUowing an assignment to OpNav, he commanded Escort Squadron 18, wffich extended ffie Distant Early Warmng (DEW) Hne across the Adantic. He was then assigned to Destroyer FlotiUa Two as cffief of staff.

During the 1960s, he was assigned to commumcations and electtoffics positions in NORj\D in Colorado Springs and U.S. EuCom in Paris. Returmng to the States, he commanded ffie Naval Security Station m Wasffington, DC, unffi reffiement m June 1968.

After retirement, he worked for Computer Sciences Corporation unffi he and Jean bought and restored a farmhouse on an apple farm in Winchester, VA. For the next 30 years, it became the center of famUy gaffiermgs and celebrations and many Classmates enjoyed the legendary weekends of bridge and apple pickmg.The Conrads were active m ffie Shenandoah Arts CouncU. Predeceased in 2002 by ffis wife of 62 years, Jean Boelsems, Conny is survived by his chUffien, Cffiis, Clare and Bob; five grandchUdren; and two great-grandchUffien.

He was mterred ffi ArHngton National Cemetery on 13 Febmary 2008.

In Heu of flowers, ffie famUy prefers memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association.

The Conrad Family & 1938 Classmates ROBERT HENRY PAULI '40

Commander Robert H. PauH, USN (Ret.), ffied peacefiUly in ffis sleep at MUford Rehabffitation Center, Delaware, on 15 December 2007. He was 90 years old.

"Bo" PauH was born on 31 March 1917, m Cfficago, IL, to the late Walter and Carlotta PauH. He graduated from high school m Cfficago and attended Purdue Umversity. He graduated from the Naval Academy wiffi the Class of 1940.

FoUowing his graduation. Bo was assigned to convoy duty ffi the North Adantic with the first reinforcement group to North Africa. Upon ffis return to the Uffited States, he was transferred to a hospital gunnery school and then a newly buUt desttoyer, in wffich he participated m the HoUanffia and Leyte operations.

Bo then reported to W R E N in the Aleutians. After participating in several bombardment operations against the KurUes, ffis sffip was ttansferred to Okinawa, where it operated in the picket Hne unffi the end of ffie campaign. Bo then took command of WnsON in Pearl Harbor, HI. WiLSON carried a Marme detachment March 2008

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ICALL onboard, wffich accepted ffie surrender offfieJapanese at Haha Jima and Cfficffi Jima. The sffip returned to ffie Umted States and became a target sffip in ffie BUdffi bomb tests.

FoUowmg ffie war. Bo served in various positions incluffing ffiat of mteUigence officer ffi Hawau and Wasffington, DC; commander of ffie destroyer WADLEIGH; naval representative to Vienna, Austtia; engmeering mstructor at ffie Naval Academy; and fleet mteUigence officer for ffie Sevenffi Fleet in Japan.

After Bo reffied from ffie Navy ffi 1960, he earned ffis master's degree from Johns Hopkms Umversity. He started ffis own busffiess and later was employed by ffie Anne Arundel County Board of Education. He reffied from tffis career m 1981.

FoUowmg ffis reffiement, he and ffis wffe enjoyed playing bridge, vacatiomng at ffieir beach house, playing VAiffi grandchUffien and traveUng throughout ffie world.

Bo was preceded ffi deaffi by ffis wife of more ffian 50 years, LuciUe Gritzner PauH. Survivors mclude one son, R. Scott PauH of StevensviUe, MD; three daughters, Wendy Harrison of Bel Air, MD, Lesley Kodanger ofWaynesboro, PA, and Laurel Walker of MUton, DE ;fivegrandchUffien; and six great-grandchUffien.

Funeral services were conducted at ffie Umted States Naval Academy on 4 January 2008.

The Pauli Family R O G E R CHAPMAN VAUGHN '40

Commander Roger C.Vaughn, SC, USN (Ret.), ffied on 16 November 2007 m Cocoa Beach, FL, after a long batde with heart ffisease and renal faUure. He was 90 years old.

Roger grew up ffi Cuba, MO, where he played ttombone m a local dance band and graduated as valeffictorian of ffisffighschool class. He attended the Umversity of Missouri on scholarsffip for one year before receivmg a congressional appoffitment to ffie Naval Academy, entering with the Class of 1940.

Upon graduation, he received a Reserve commission as ffis sight prevented ffis ffimre as a pUot and ttained to become an airport manager with Pan American World Airways. RecaUed to active duty in early 1941, he smffied ffiesel engineering at Penn State and completed the course in August 1941. That same month, he married ffis wife, Mary Francis "Fricky" Lyon on 16 August 1941 at ffie summer home of her parentsffiJamestown, RI. He went thereafter to teach "steam" at the Naval Academy.

Not wanting to be left out of the war, he ttaveled several times to Wasffington, DC, and succeeded in being ttansferred to the Pacific Theater, where he orgaffized a sea plane base on WaUis Island and later saw sea duty on PiNE ISLAND. After the war, he returned briefly to civiHan lffe before receiving a regular commission in the Supply Corps. Wiffi ffie outbreak of hostiUties in Korea, he served as supply officer on the carrier BATAAN and made news for paying a ransom of steak and sttawberries to the Army for the safe return of a Marine Corsair pUot picked up near enemy Hnes.

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After the Korean War, shore duty mcluded assignments to NorfoUc,VA;"Wliidbey Islmd,WA;Wasffington, DC;Atsugi,Japan; md DavisvUle, RI, where he retired in 1962.

Roger then begm ffis second career as an educator. He taught ffigh school maffiematics and after graduation from ffie Umversity of Norffi CaroHna wiffi a master of arts degree ffi teacffing in 1967, he continued wiffi maffiematics at Brevard Commumty CoUege. He enjoyed teacffing unmensely md retired ffi 1981, much loved and remembered by ffis former students.

Roger was m avid saUor md goffer aUffisadffit Hfe and vras a chef extraordmaire.

Roger is survived by his wffe, Mary Francis; son, Roger Jr.; sisters, Gwen md Marjorie; brother, Douglas; m d many meces and nephews.

Burial wiU beffiJamestown, RI,ffiJuly 2008.

The Vaughn Family EVERETT STEPHEN H O P K I N S S R . '41

Everett S. Hopkins Sr. of Mt. Lebanon, PA, ffied on 7 December 2007. He was 89 years old.

A native of East Dermis, MA, "Hop" graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy on 7 February 1941. Comrmssioned as an ensign, he reported aboard ffie heavy cruiser QuiNCY ffi March 1941 as an assistant ffie control officer. The sffip was sunk in August 1942 by Japanese torpedoes and gurffire durffig ffie Guadalcanal campaign. He reported aboard STEVENS (DD-479), a new desttoyer, in October 1942, foUowed by REMEY (DD-688), anoffier new desttoyer, in August 1943 as gunnery officer. After rffinor action ffi ffie MarshaU Islands, incluffing shore bombardment, he reported aboard ALFRED A. CUNNINGHAM (DD-752), a new desttoyer, in Febmary 1945 as gunnery officer. He saw action in ffie Okinawa area through ffie period prior to ffie atomic bombing ofJapan and ffie wind down of the war, foUowed by clean up assignments in ffie YeUow Sea area. He had an interesting encounter wiffi ffie Russians in Port Arthur, Mmchuria. He reported aboard GEORGE W. INGRAHAM (APD-43) as commanffing officer ffi December 1945. He left ffie naval service at the end of the war in May 1946.

His awards md citations included the Purple Heart, Worid War II Victory Medal, Americm Area Cmipaign Medal, American Defense Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal m d ffiree Stars.

Hop had a 27-year career wiffi IBM before retiring m 1974.

He then moved to Easton, MD, on the MUes River. He was involved with consffiting, a consttuction company m d was associated with a yacht brokerage company He was veiy proud of having buUt a 32-foot sloop that ffis fmiUy enjoyed saffing on ffie Chesapeake Bay His offier hobbies mcluded fiirffittire buUdmg and wooden bird carving.

He was the beloved husbmd of 65 years to Virgima Johnson Hopkins; dear father of E. Stephen Hopkins Jr. (AUyson), Robert Hopkins (Mary Ev),Jeffiey Hopkins, EHzabeth Norem (John)

and ffie late Peter Stephen Hopkins. He is also survived by six grandchUdren and ffiree great-grandchUffien.

A memorial service w-as held in St. Paul Episcopal Church, Mt. Lebmon, PA, on 12 Jmuary- 2008.

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'42 Layton S. AUen of Chestertown, MD, '^^'^ peacefiUly ffi ffis sleep on 7 January ~^*^^ ^^ Heron Point in Chestertown. ^ ^ ^ H M K ^ ^ ^ H He was 88 years old. A former Ufelong ^ ^ V ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ ^ l resident ofWUmington, DE, he had Hved ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ at Heron Point smce 1992. r ^ He was born on 8 February 1919 in Wiffiimgton, DE, and attended Friends School at 4ffi West. Mr. AUen graduated firomffieSevern School before receiving an appoffitment to the U.S. Naval Academy; entermg ffie summer of 1938. He graduated wiffi ffie Class of 1942 ffi December 1941, just before ffie Pearl Haffior attack.

On 25 May 1943. he married Anne Taylor Landon of Norfolk,VA, and WUmmgton, DE. His active duty assignments during World War II mcluded COLOR-WO (BB-45), IOW:A ( B B - 6 1 ) , RANGER (CV-4) m d LEXINGTON (CV-16). Aboard LEXINGTON he earned a Purple Heart ffi Nov-ember 1944 and Presidential Uffit Citation. He completed naval ffight training ffi Pensacola, FL, and pinned on his Wmgs as ffie w-ar was endmg.

After retiring firom activ-e service at ffie end of ffie war, he woiked a short time for National Vulcanized Fiber until he was hired byTrav-elers Insurance Company. He spent many years as a successfiU agent and earned membersffip ffi the MUHon Dollar Club for a number of years. In 1968, he formed a brokerage with Charies R. Conner and George Prouse. He reffied from AUen, Conner, Prouse, Inc. ffi 1982.Throughout his lffe he was an ardent patriot and was devoted to three things: famUy genealogy and Navy footbaU. He is survived by his wife, Aime; chUffien, Layton S. AUen Jr. '66 and his wife, AHson; George L. AUen and ffis wife, Lmda; Martha B r a ^ AUen SaHnonson and her husband, John; Richard Lockwood AUen and his wffe, Kim; four grandchUffien, Beth, Eric, George and Anffiew; five great-grandchUffien, Ian, Eric, Landon, Marisol andJoaqum; sister, Deborah S.Apple; brother and sister-m-law; Robert Bragg Landon and GaU Wffite Landon; andfirstcousins, John Herbert HoUmgsworffi, David Souffierland Hoffingsworth and Claire Southerland BaUey. A memorial service and mterment were held at ffie garffi at Emmanuel Episcopal Church m Chestertown, MD, on 26 January 2008. ffi Heu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 101 North Cross Stteet, Chestertown, MD 21620.

The Allen Family LAYTON SOUTHERLAND ALLEN

WILLIAM HENRY DIVINE '42

WUHam H."BU1" Divine ffied on 11 December 2007 from ffie consequences of a head ffijury caused by a faU ffi October 2007.

He was born in Erie, PA, on 8 October 1919. He was schooled m Erie and then at the RandaU's Prep School ffi Washmgton, DC, where he was ffi the Naval Reserve. BUI entered the Naval Academy wiffi the Class of 1942 and upon graduation, was ordered to SAVANNAHffiffieAdantic and then to MOBILE m the Pacffic. He was next assigned to the new crffiser, BREMERTON. Comrmssioned in PhUadelpffia, it became the flagsffip of Admiral TG. Setde and deployed to ffie Pacffic with BUI serving as commumcations officer. His final naval tour was as X O of the oUer KENNEBEC, operating from Japan to ffie Persian Guff.

In AprU 1945, he married EHzabeth "Betts" Bliss of Washmgton, DC. BUI resigned firom ffie Navy at ffie end of 1947 and remamed m ffie Reserve unffi 1957. He went to work for ffie air conditioning department of General Electtic ffi New Jersey. He ffien took a job with York Corp. m PhUadelpffia, PA, was transferred to Washmgton, DC, and then as national refrigeration sales manager mYork, PA. In 1963, he started an mdustrial refiigeration and air conffitionmg company m Maryland working for many national food processmg compaffies. Having saUed smce chUdhood, ffie location of ffieir home and company was influenced by the proximity of the Chesapeake Bay. In 1974, BUI sold the busffiess to the employees and contffiued ffis career as president of Umversal Associates, an engmeermg, consffiting and ffivestigatmg engmeerffig ffim, unffi retirement.

An accompHshed woodworker, he created many pieces of ffirmmre and two smaU boats. Betts' namral cherry ffiesser, made from a grand old ttee growing m ffieir back yard, is a prized example. BUI held a professional engmeer Hcense, a Hfe membersffip m the American Society of Heating and Refrigeration and was a member of ffie Mffitary Order of the Caribou.

BUI is survived by his wife, Betts; their two daughters, EHzabeth Leigh Gruber (Alan S. Gruber), and Eleanor Lynn Goff (Commander RmdaU E. Goff'76, USNR (Ret.)), boffi of AnnapoHs, MD; son, Edward Fowler Divine (Christy Hoover Divine) of Savannah GA; seven grandchUdren; two step-grandsons; and two great-grandsons.

His ashes were murned at the Naval Academy Columbarium on 28 December 2007.

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Captain WUHam A. Budffing, USN (Ret.), of Mystic, CT, passed away on 15 December 2007 after a brief Ulness.

He was 86 years old.

"BUI" graduated in 1942 from the U.S. Naval Academy in the wartime accelerated Class of 1943. During World War II he served aboard the submarine, SEAHORSE, in various roles incluffing executive officer. He received the SUver Star for "gaUantry and inttepiffity in action." After the war, he earned a master's degree in naval engineering from MIT. During ffis naval career, he served as production conttol officer at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouffi,VA, and SffipbuUffing and Conttol Superintendent at Mare Island Naval Sffipyard, focusing on the consttuction and repair of naval vessels, primarUy submarines. He retired in 1968, after serving 26 years in the Navy.

His decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the SUver Star Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals and a Presidential Uffit Citation.

He then took a three-day break and began ffis second career at Electtic Boat in Groton, CT, as a naval architect. He retired again in 1986 as the manager of naval arcffitecture.

BiU's hobbies were goff and saffing. He raced his ensign, ARIES, in southeastern Connecticut from the rmd-1970s through ffie early 1980s, when he purchased ffis cruising boat, a Nonsuch he named SEAHORSE. He enjoyed cruising with ffifferent clubs in the local area unffi 1995. BiU was a member of Ram Island Yacht Club, Nauyaug Cruising Club and Masons IslandYacht Club.

BUI participated at Mystic Seaport and volunteered since 1986 with the Gung Ho squad. He was also a member of the Mystic Seaport PUots.

BUI was predeceased by ffis wffe of 57 years,Viola Stegman Budffing in 2001. He is survived by his current wife of five years, MoUy Griswold Budffing; son,WUHam A. "Al" Budffing III and ffis wife,Jenffifer Beach of Merritt Island, FL; daughter, Anne Budffing Orzech and her husband,John of Niantic, CT; grandson, Thomas Budffing; brothers, Claude and Henry Budffing; sister, Norma Mohr; and numerous meces and nephews. He is also survived by ffis extended famUy incluffing ffis stepcffildren, MoUy Brenner of CaHfornia, Kathy Chesterman of England, Jimmy Griswold of CaHforma, and Gayle KUdebick of Califorffia; as weU as numerous grandchUffien and great-grandchUdren.

Burial services wUl be private with a memorial service to be scheduled at a foture date.

The Budding Family

RICHARD OSCAR MADSON '43

Captain Richard O. Madson, USN (Ret.), a decorated career naval officer md veteran ofWorldWar II and the Vietnam War, passed away on 5 January 2008 at Bay Lakes assisted Hving facffity in Virgima Beach.VA. He was 87 years old. ^ Born on 23 November 1920 in MinneapoHs, MN, he attended Duluth High School and DiUuth Jumor CoUege before accepting a comrmssion to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1939.The Class of 1943 graduated on 19 June 1942, after a compressed three-year program due to the ongoing world war.

He spent the first 18 months of his career on the rffinelayer BREEZE (DM-18) at war in the Pacific Theater. He returned to the U.S. to commence ffight traimng and spent the remainder of his career as a designated naval aviator, flying first in ffight fighters and then transitioning to heavy attack aircraft. Captain Madson had an outstanffing aviation career rich in professional accompHshments. As a young naval aviator, he served in the Navy's first heavy attack squaffion capable of conducting deep nuclear sttike rmssions. Other sigmficant tours include command ofVC-6; PONCHATOULA ( A O - 1 4 8 ) ; and VALLEY FORGE ( L P H - 8 ) . Captain Madson was one of a select few to attend the Naval War CoUege, the National War CoUege and the Industrial CoUege of the Armed Forces.

Captain Madson retired to McLean,VA, m June 1972 after serving a final tour on the teacffing faculty of the Industrial CoUege of the Armed Forces and earffing a master of science degree from The George Washmgton Umversity in international affairs.

In retirement. Captain Madson enjoyed gardemng, goose hunting and traveUng to remote locations for fisffing.

He was particularly fond of cruising ffie Caribbean wiffi ffis wife and children.

Captain Madson is survived by ffis wife of 62 years, Betty Bow MUler Madson of McLean,VA; daughter, Noxie Reese of Virginia Beach.VA; sons, Richard Madson Jr. of Suffolk,VA, and Robert Madson of Solomons, MD; seven grandchUdren; and five great-grandchUdren.

In Heu of flowers, memorial donations to a favorite charity are requested.

Captain Madson was interred at ArHngton National Cemetery on 11 February 2008 with fiUl mUitary honors.

The Madson Family WILLIAM WALLACE GRANT JR. '44

Commander WUHam W Grmt, USN (Ret.), of Effinburgh, Scodmd, and formerly of Oakland, MD, ffied suddenly on 11 January 2008. He was 87 years old.

"BUI" was born on 24 September 1920 as the eldest son of the late Dr. Wiffiam W. Grant md Patience (WiUiams) Grant. He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy as part of the

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Class of 1944, wffich graduated m 1943. During World War II, BUI was on ffie affcraft carrier YoRKTOWN (ffie Fightmg Lady) and was executive officer on IL\NDOLPH. As a carrier pUot veteran of World War II, Korea and Viemam, he retired firom ffie Navy as a commander.

FoUowing ffis naval career, BUI practiced law in Oaklmd, MD, before becomffig ffie first staff attorney to ffie Court of Special Appeals ffi AnnapoHs, MD. Wiffi degrees ffi marine engmeering, ffieology law and Celtic studies, BUI was a polyTnaffi, mterested m aU aspects of learnmg.

This lov-e of learnmg vv-as mstUled by his moffier. Patience (a reffied schoolteacher) md erffimced by ffis attendance at St. John's CoUege m Annapolis, MD, as pan of ffie "new" curriculum of ffie great books of ffie western world.

He was predeceased by ffis former wife, LucUle (Browffing) Grant. BUI is survived by ffis wffe. Dr. Florence Grant of Edmburgh, Scodand; daughter. Dr. Rebecca Lyn Grant-Lewis and her husband. Rick Lewis ofWasffington, DC; broffiers, Dr. B. Linn Grant and ffis wife, Joyce, and Rev. John A. Grant and his wffe,Jean, aU of Oakland, MD; granddaughter, Samanffia Jane Lewis; and stepcffildren, Richard GUbert and his wife, Kathryn, and Carolyn Banas and her husband, Nate of Crofton, MD. A funeral w-as held on 19 January 2008 at St Matffiew's Episcopal Church wiffi Rev Dr. Cffip Lee officiating.

The Grant Family ROBERT BERGSTROM GUSTAFSON '44

Captam Robert B. Gustafron, USN (Ret.), passed awayffiWaterford. CT, on 12 January 2008. He was 87 years old.

Bom ffi Hartford, CT,"Gus" attended schools ffi West Harford, and Cochran Bry-ant ffi AnnapoHs, MD. He received a congressional appoffitment to ffie Naval Academy ffi the Class of 1944, wffich graduated ffi 1943 because of World War n. He was on ffie varsity swimmffig team and played battaHon fooffiaU and lacrosse. He was a member of First BattaHon. After ffie Academy, he attended Submarme School m New London, CT. FoUowing graduation, he reported to ffie Pacffic Heet md made six war pattols m NAUTILUS (SS-169). He ffien serv-ed ffi SiRAGO (SS-485), SENNET (SS-408) md CORPORAL (SS-346). He was commandmg officer of GROUPER (SS-214) for tw-o years, foUowed by a tour of duty at the Naval Underwater Ordnmce Station m Newport, RJ. He next served as staff ordnmce officer on ComSubPac staff and then as Commander, Submarine Division 12. He graduated from the National War CoUege m Washmgton, DC, foUowed by a tour m the Submarme Warfare Division of OpNav. He then became commanffing officer of FULTON ( A S - 1 1), foUowed by a tour as the commandmg officer of ffie Submarine Safety Center m NorfoUc, VA. He reffiedfiromthe Navy m 1968. In adffition to his Navy career, Gus earned a master of science degree in management and industtial engmeering from Rensselaer Polytechffic Institute, Troy NY, ffi 1955.

After retffing from ffie Navy he became the corporate security direaor for Uffited Nuclear Corp. He reffied from

U N C in 1984 and he and ffis wife, Bobby, setded ffi Hamburg Cove ffi Lyme, CT. He became active in commumty affairs, and was one of the authors of the book, Hamburg Cove. Several of ffis articles appeared in Cruising World and local pubHcations. Gus enjoyed many hobbies; particiUarly cruising on ffis saUboat throughout New England, buUffing ffis model railroad layout and carving beautiful saUboat haff-huU models.

Gus is survived by ffis wffe of 62 years, the former Barbara MiUer; two sons, Captain Andy Gustafion, USN (Ret.), of Davie, FL, and David Gustafron of Simsbury CT; and five grandchUdren, Eric, EmUy, Matthew, Megan and Anffiew.

A memorial service wiU be held ffi May 2008 at ffis beloved home overlookmg Hamburg Cove.

The Gustafson Family ROBERT R O S E H A L E '45

Captain Robert R. Hale, USN (Ret.), passed away on 11 December 2007 at a hospice in Esconffido, CA. Born ffi AnnapoHs, MD, m 1923, he was ffie son of ffie late Captam John I. Hale '14, USN, and Lucy Rose Hale. He was a graduate of PhUHpsAndover Academy. He received a presidential appoffitment to ffie U.S. Naval Academy and graduated wiffi ffie Class of 1945, as a member of ffie 20ffi Company.

He had a 30-year career ffi ffie Navy, much of it as a submariner. He attended ffie National War CoUege m Washmgton, DC, and earned a master of international relations fiom The George Washmgton Umversity. He served ffi MISSOURI, DoGFlSH, QuiLLBACK and RAY. He served as commandmg officer of BuRRHSH, SALMON and PASSUMPSIC. He retired m Hawau m 1974.

Captaffi Hale's decorations include the Bronze Star Medal wiffi CombatV, the Adantic Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacffic Campaign Medal wiffi four Stars, the National Defense Service with Star and the Viemam Service Medal with four Stars.

Durmg ffis reffiement, he earned a Ph.D. m education admiffisttation from ffie Umversity of Hawau. In 1980, he moved to Rancho Bernardo, CA, and Hved ffiere until he became Ul. He was predeceased by ffis wffe. Carmen Lamez Hale and is survived by his broffier. Randy Hale of Easton, MD; ffiece, Kimberly Carney of Pasadena, MD; and nephew, Clark Hale of Lebanon, NJ. He was predeceased by another brother, John I. Hale Jr. of Portsmouth, NH. Private mterment with fuU mffitary honors vvUl be held at the Naval Academy Columbarium ffi ArmapoHs, MD. The Hale Family J O H N EDWARD BRYANT '46

Lieutenant Commander John E. Bryant, USN (Ret.), ffied ffi Sandy UT, on 17 October 2007, from compHcations of congestive heart faUure. He was 85 years old. ,. He was born m Auburn, NY, on 20 March 1922 and attended local schools. In 1940, he enHsted in the Navv March 2008

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Upon graduation, he was assigned to Ampffibious Warfare and ffirther assignment to LSM(R)-402. After two years, he was selected to attend MIT with their class of 1949.

Later, he was assigned to LOFBERG ( D D - 7 5 9 ) , where he performed electromc repair and damage control untU he was stricken with poHo at the onset of the Korean Conffict. Tffis necessitated hospitaUzation and rehabffitation, after which he served at the Naval Electroffics lab in San Diego, CA. Upon ffis recovery and return to fuU duty, he was assigned to SICILY ( C V E - 1 18). After sffipyard repair and a tour in Korea, he was assigned to Sandia Base in Albuquerque, NM, as a member of a Special Weapons Uffit, later renamed Special Weapons UnitPacific, and ttansferred to North Island. CA. He then deployed with a uffit to YORKTOWN ( C V A - 1 0 ) . He resigned from the Navy in 1954 and as a civffian he worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for 33 years, working on radar sets used in interceptor type aircraft. At frrst. it was pulsed radar with guided missUes used in the F-15 and F-18 aircraft.

After a few years as a civffian, he re-joined the Navy and retired as a Heutenant commander. At the time of ffis retirement, he was commanffing officer of the Naval Reserve Electroffics Uffit in Antelope VaUey. He retired from Hughes Aircraft in 1987.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marian of Sandy, UT; three chUdren, Sherry Bryant ofTucson, AZ, Dr. Michael Bryant of Pordand, OR, and Suzanne Cornick and her husband,Jerry of Salt Lake City, UT; and four grandchUdren. Jessica and OHvia Bryant, and Claire and Brett Cormck.

After a private famUy service, he was cremated and ffis ashes were comrmtted to the sea accorffing to ffis wishes.

The Bryant Family WALTER WILLIAM VANDERWOLK J R . '46

W. WUHam VanderWolk Jr. of Melvin VUlage, NH, and Pinehurst, NC, died on 13 January 2008 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst after a brief Ulness. He was 83 years old.

"BUl"VanderWoUc was born on 9 February 1924 in Springfield, MA, the eldest son of the late Walter W VanderWolk and Edith PoweU VanderWolk. He graduated from PhiUips Exeter Academy in 1942 and from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1945. He received a master's degree in civU engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1948 and served as a naval officer untU 1955.

After leaving the Navy, he spent ten years as an executive in the aerospace industry in the Boston area and moved to New Hampshire in 1963.

He purchased ffis first McDonald's franchise in Manchester, NH, in 1964. By the time he retired in 1988, he owned 16 McDonald's restaurants in New Hampsffire and Massachusetts.

During his time as a McDonald's francffise owner, he served as president and treasurer of the local McDonald's advertising

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group, as weU as chairman of the national McDonald's advertising councU. He served on the board of dffectors of the Ronald McDonald House in BrookHne, MA; the Salvation Army Manchester; NH; UnitU Corporation. Hampton NH; the EUiot Hospital, Manchester. NH; and Bald Peak Colony Club, Melvin VUlage, NH. where he served as president from 1991 to 1995. He served as the chairman of the Greater Manchester Uffited Way Campaign in 1977.Together with his brother. Jeff VanderWoUc, he endowed the Edith P VanderWolk Scholarsffip at PhUHps Exeter Academy.

An avid goffer aUffisHfe, he moved to the Country Club of North CaroHna in Pinehurst after ffis retirement and continued to spend summers in Melvin VUlage.

He is survived by his wife, Anne Smith VanderWoUc; three daughters, Effith Stevenson of Melvin ViUage, NH, Martha VanderWolk of Canaan, VT, and Amy Lederman of New York City; two sons,WiUiam C.VanderWolk of Brunswick. ME, and Jefferson R VanderWoUc of Hong Kong; stepson, Chris Swenson ofWinnetka, IL; ten loving grandchUdren; and five great-grandchUdren. He is also survived by ffis brother, Jefferson F. VanderWolk of Guffstream, FL. He was predeceased by another brother, Donald P. VanderWolk of Nanmcket, MA. Memorial donations may be made to Huggins Hospital, P.O. Box 912.Woffeboro, N H 03894-0912 or the Foundation for First Health, 150 Applecross Rd., Pinehurst, N C 02874.

Please specify the Hospice House.

The VanderWolk Family FRANK DAY M C M U L L E N J R . '47

Vice Adrffiral Frank D. McMuUen Jr., USN (Ret.), ffied on 2 January 2008 in Omaha, NE. Born in Kansas City, MO, on 19 September 1924, he was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from the state of Missouri and graduated with the Class of 1947. He earned an M.B.A. from The George Washington Uffiversity in 1954 and he was also a 1970 graduate of the National War CoUege.

His career focused on submarines, both diesel electtic and nuclear powered. It included command of three submarines, the Fleet BaUistic Submarine Squadron in Holy Loch Scodand, the Submarine FlotUla in New London, CT, and the Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet in Peari Harbor, HI, for three years.

Among ffis shore assignments were deputy assistant to the Secretary of Defense forAtorffic Energy, and Vice Cffief of Strategic Nuclear Targeting at Ofilitt Air Force Base, NE. FoUowing his retirement in 1979, he served for ten years as president and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce.

Admiral McMuUen is survived by ffis sons, Frank III and ffis wife, Deborah of Omaha, NE, and Charies and ffis wife, Judith of MUwaukee,WI; five grandchUdren; and one great-grandson. He is also survived by ffis brother, Larry, and his wife, MarUyn of Kansas City MO. He was preceded in death by ffis wife, Ruth Hubbard McMuUen, and ffis daughter, Christine Day McMuUen.

A memorial service was held in ffie Fort Meyer Chapel on 25 February 2008, foUowed by burial wiffi fiUl mffitary honors in ArHngton National Cemetery.

FDMJr J O H N LAWRENCE JENSEN J R . '48

Captain John L.Jensen Jr., USN (Ret.), ffied from congestive heart ffisease in New Bern, NC, on 19 December 2007.

He was 83 years old.

A native of CentervUle, I A, John enHsted in the Navy in 1943 and received an appointment to the Naval Academy. He graduated in June 1948 as a member of the 19th Company.

He was assigned to SPRINGFIELD (CL-66) in the Pacffic for 16 monffis, wiffi service primarUy on the Cffina Station.

FoUowing Submarine School, he reported to ODAX (SS-484) in 1950. Subsequent assignments included SEA POACHER (SS-406); officer-in-charge of TARPON (SS-175) and WHALE (SS-239); reserve ttaimng submarines in New Orleans, LA; and executive officer of THREADFIN (SS-410). In late 1959,John took command of MACKEREL (SST-1), foUowed by command of GRENADIER (SS-525), and then command of the Advanced Undenea Weapons School for the Adantic Fleet. FoUowing the Armed Forces Staff CoUege, he reported to ComSubPac staff as force weapons officer. In Guam, he was X O of the submarine tender PROTEUS (AS-19). Next, John moved to Pearl Harbor, HI, to serve as Commander Submarine Division 13. His final sea tour was as commandmg officer of VESUVIUS (AE-25), during two deployments of the Seventh Fleet to Viemam. His final tour was as a deputy ffivision ffirector ffi the Logistics Plans Division of OpNav. He retired in 1976 under conffitions of physical disabffity.

His decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Navy Commendation Medal and aVietnamese Navy decoration.

Subsequent employment included assignments as seffior analyst or engineermg speciaHst for Computer Sciences Corp., Assurance Technology Corp., and theVrendenberg Co. He earned an MSA (pubUc admiffisttation) degree from The George Washmgton Uffiversity He reffied to New Bern. NC, in 1996.

John was a tmstee of the Naval Academy Foundation since 1989, and was named tmstee emerims in 2007. He was also a member of President's Circle, the Robert Means Thompson Society the Heritage Foundation, the Navy League, the Submarine League and MOAA. He was commander of Chapter 40, Disabled American Veterans, Craven County, NC, for several years.

John was predeceased by ffis first wife, Berffie, and is survived by ffis wife, Beveriey; daughters, Cynde HUl (Mark), JuHa Salo, and Amy Corrao (Robert); mne grandchUdren; one great-grandchUd; and three sisters, Helen May Peggy and Karen.

Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of New Bern, NC, foUowed by burial with foU mffitary honors at ArHngton National Cemetery on 31 January 2008.

WILLIAM BRYAN M C G I N T Y J R . '48

WiUiam B. McGinty Jr. passed away peacefuUy at his home in Blacksburg,VA, on 7 November 2007, the day before his 82nd birthday. AU of his family had come home to be with him.

Born in AmariUo,TX. "BiU" grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. His early famUy members were "Sooners" in Oklahoma when the Indian Territory was opened to settlers. After graduating from Highland Park High School in DaUas, TX, BUI attended the University of Oklahoma for a year before entering the Naval Academy. He graduated in June 1947 and then served on SiBONEY for a year. BUI completed ffight training in Pensacola, FL, and received his Wings in 1950. His father had been Navy PUot #1724 in World War I. BiU joined VF-11 in JacksonvUle, FL, and served in Korea, flying more than 70 missions in Banshees. He graduated from the Test PUot School at Pamxent River, MD, with Class 11. After three years with the Service Test Division, he resigned to become an experimental test pUot for Hughes Aircraft Co. in CaHforma.

After returnmg to the East Coast, BUI joined the Federal Systems Division of IBM in 1964, retiring after 25 years as director of government and industry development.

After retirement, BUI and Sffirley Hved in Dorchester County, MD, and Bethany Beach, DE, before moving to Blacksburg,VA. BUI is survived by his wife of 58 years, Sffirley; five chUdren (and their spouses), Margaret Stoeckle (David, who had also been BiU's doctor for many years) of Blacksburg.VA, BiU McGinty, DVM (Jane) of Sarasota, FL,Jim McGinty (Laura) of AnnapoHs, MD, Andrew McGinty of AnnapoHs, MD, and Jamaica, and Mary EHzabeth Goddard (]eS) of Locust, NJ; and 15 grandchUdren who loved "Grandfather."

BUl's foneral and burial were held at Culpepper National Cemetery in Virgima, where Shirley's parents are also buried.

The McGinty Family EDWARD FRANCIS W E L C H J R . '48

Rear Admiral Edward F Welch Jr., USN (Ret.), died of congestive heart faUure on 2 January 2008 in Alexandria,VA. He was 83 years old.

"Eddie" graduated from Barrington High School (RI) in 1942. He enHsted and attended NAPS in Bainbridge, MD, prior to entering the Naval Academy, Class of 1948. He received his bachelor's degree from USNA (1947), and MPA degree from Harvard Umversity (1962). He was also a graduate of the National War CoUege.

FoUowing his commissioning in 1947, Eddie served in EVERSOLE (DD-789), attended Submarine School and served in SEA CAT (SS-399) and BALAO (SS-285) (1948-1954). He was aide to ComSubLant (1955-1957); executive officer when GRENADIER (SS-525) was awarded the Admiral Wright Award

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Edffie's next assignment was NATO affairs in the office of the Secretary of Defense, as Deputy Director for Nuclear Planmng. From 1971 to 1974, he served in the International Negotiations Division of the Joint Chief of Staff. He was promoted to rear admiral in AprU 1975 and was assigned to the staff of General Alexander Haig, Supreme AUied Commander Europe, in Belgium (1975-1977). He returned to Washington in 1977 and served as Deputy Director International Negotiations on the Joint Staff. He also served as U.S. Deputy Commissioner of the U.S.-USSR Stanffing Consultative Commission in Geneva (1977-1978). He was a member of the U.S. delegation wffich accompamed President Carter to the SALT II Summit in Vienna in June 1979.

Edffie became ffie 41st president of the Naval War CoUege in August 1979. He retired on completion of tffis tour in August 1982.

His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal and three Legion of Merit awards.

He was a member of the USNA Alunmi Association, the SHAPE Officers'Association, the Naval War CoUege Foundation, ffie National War CoUege Alumffi Association and the Submarine League.

His wife of 44 years, Rachael Linehan Welch, ffied in 1994. Survivors include ffis daughter, Mary Rider; son, James E.Welch; brother, John Welch; five grandchUdren; and three great-grandchUdren.

Funeral services were held at the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel on 26 March 2008 foUowed by interment at ArHngton National Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Capital Hospice (www.capitaffiospice.org).

JAMES RICHARD GOBER '49

Colonel James R. Gober, USA (Ret.), died in Albuquerque, NM, on 14 January 2008 from leukerma.

Born on 10 June 1927 in Denver, CO, to Richard and Fanny Gober, "Dick" was adopted by his aunt,Jimmye Gober Bowersock and her husband, John. Appointed to the Naval Academy from Texas, Dick led the Brigade Drum and Bugle Corps in President Truman's 1949 Inauguration Parade. Upon graduation with the Class of 1949,14th Company, he was comrmssioned in the Marines.

After school at Quantico,VA, he commanded a rocket battery at Camp Lejeune, NC, and in 1951, attended a course in guided missUes at Fort BHss,TX. He joined a Marine rffissUe battaHon at China Lake, CA, and tested the Terrier missUe system. In 1953, Dick joined the Tffird Marine Division, commanffing a company

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of the Ninth Marines during the defense of Korea. At Camp Pendleton, CA, he served in ttaimng before joimng Test Uffit One, a Marine uffit developing tactics for nuclear warfare.

Dick went to White Sands Proving Ground, NM, as Lacrosse missUe project officer.There, he earned a MSME from New Mexico State Uffiversity. Then he returned to Quantico to develop the XM-70 automatic artUlery weapon. He was approved by SecDef for interservice ttansfer to the Army At 36, Dick commanded a logistics battaHon in Germany At 41, he was Army project manager, supplying artUlery ammumtion woridwide. After commanffing a logistics group in Vietnam, he became senior ordnance advisor to the Vietnamese. Dick was the last commander of the Frankford Arsenal in PhUadelpffia, PA. He attended resident courses at the Command and General Staff CoUege, Ft. Leavenworth, KS, and ICAE Assignments included Army staff and office of the Joint Cffiefs of Staff. His group in Vietnam received the Meritorious Uffit Commendation during ffis commmd. WhUe he was Cffief, MACV Ordnance Advisory Division, it was awarded the Vietnam Cross of GaUantry Uffit Citation during the 1972 Easter offensive. Dick's personal decorations include foreign awards, the Legion of Merit (three awards), Defense Meritorious Service and Army Commendation medals.

He retired in June 1979 and headed Raytheon's Albuquerque office supporting wind energy. Dick then worked for GTE in manufacmring engineering. He was awarded GTE's President Award for technical acffievement. In 1988, the ffivision became Siemens. He retired in 1993.

Survivors include ffis wife of 35 years, Tuyet; daughters, CarHsle Reheard, Cinffi Robffison, Caffiy Srmth, and JuHe Gober-WUcox, M.D; sons, Jim Jr. and Scott Gober; and 11 grandchUdren.

The Gober Family FRED GRABOWSKY '49

Lieutenant Colonel Fred Grabowsky, USMC (Ret.), ffied peacefiUly on 15 January 2008 after a long Ulness.

Born on 8 August 1926 in Paterson, ^"^ NJ, he was the son of the late Kosrel md Devorta Grabowsky. After enUsting in ffie Navy in 1944, he was appointed to ffie y Naval Academy and graduated wiffi ffie Class of 1949,19th Company He received his JD degree in 1958 from Boston CoUege Law School and ffis LLM from The George Wasffington Umversity Law School in 1968.

As an infantry officer, he served aboard DES MOINES and in the First, Second and Third Marine ffivisions as weU as the NROTC Uffit at Harvard CoUege. His JAG service included duty as ttial and defense counsel; organizer of the first biracial committee in Albany GA; counsel for courts of inquiry md boards of investigation as weU as head of the Promotions and Retirements Branch of Navy JAG. After retirement, he practiced criminal law; was president of the Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association; served as bar counsel for the Disttict of Columbia Bar and as an assistant U S attorney He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal wiffiV for

service mViemam. He was a trustee emeritus of ffie U.S. Naval Academy Foundation (athletics and scholarsffips ffivision).

Fred enjoyed goffig to Redskins and Navy footbaU games, and traveUng, boffi by air overseas for pleasure, and domesticaUy in his RV to visit famUy and friends. Fred found great pleasure in his famUy.fisffingmd magic tticks. He Hved ffis Hfe by two credos: "The harder I work, ffie luckier I get." and "God is First, offien second, I am tffird." After Hving ffi ArHngton,VA, for more dian 40 years, he and LaUa relocated last year to Severna Park, MD. Fred is survived by ffis wife of 58 years, LaUa; ffieir eight children, Devxa (Francis Boesch) of Middletown, MD; LaUa (Kffk Bottomly) of FaUbrook, CA; Fred '77 (AdeHa) of DimcanviUe.AL; Mark '78 of Geneva, Switzerland; Craig '79 (Tami) of Portsmouffi,VA; Maria (Aim Jasper) ofTyler,TX;ErUc (Maria) ofArHngton,VA; and AHta (Bob Thomas) of Alexanffiia, VA; 16 grandchUdren; two great-grandchUffien; and numerous nieces and nephevv-s. He w-as predeceased by ffis brothers, Leon, Abe and Harry Grabowsky; and ffis sister, Frances Hertzburg.

A memorial service w-as held at ffie Naval Academy Chapel on 22 January- 2008 at wiffi mterment at ArHngton National Cemetery on 12 February- 2008.

The Grabowsky Family WESLEY ELVTN LINDSEY J R . '49

Captam Wesley E. Lffidsey Jr., USN (Ret.), ffied of a stroke on 23 December 2007 ffi ReidsvUle, NC. He was S3 years old.

A native of BrookHne, MA,"Wes" enlisted ffi 1942 and served ffi PC-614 m d PCE-845 durmg World War II. In 1945, he earned a Heet appoffitment to the Naval Academy, where he played drums, battaHon lacrosse, and commanded ffie Sixffi BattaHon before graduating wiffi ffie Class of 1949.

After commissionmg, he served m JOSEPH P. KENNEDY J R . and deployed twice to Korea with Destroyer HotUla One. In 1954, he commanded ROCKVILLE, and m 1956, reported to ffie NROTC Uffit at ffie Uffiversity of Pennsylvama. ffi 1960, he commanded ADROIT and traUed a Russian oceanograpffic sffip from Charleston to HaHfax. After two years wiffi Mffie Warfare Command Atlantic, he commanded GRANT COU-NTY and SHADWELL. In 1965, he reported to the Armed Forces Staff CoUege and thence to ffie Naval Academy, servmg as Second BattaHon Officer and earffing a master's degree from The George Washmgton Uffiversity. In 1969, he served as cffief staff officer to Ampffibious Squaffion Two. In 1970, he commanded Mffie Squadron Eight ffi Charleston, SC. Re-designated Commmder MobUe Mffie Countermeasures Command, he pioneered the use of heUcopters m mme-sweepmg operations and participated ffi ffie first mtegrarion of aerial mmesweepmg mto an ampffibious assault exercise.

In 1972, he commanded Mffie HotUla One ffi Guam md participated ffi Operation End Sweepâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the de-minmg of Haiphong Haffior. Returnmg to Norfolk,VA, m 1974, he commmded the Naval Education m d Trainmg Support Center Admtic, from which he reffied ffi 1977.

After 35 years ffi ffie Navy, he served as director of plant operations at ReidsviUe's Armie Penn Memorial Hospital untU 1984. He was president of ReidsviUe Men's Garden Club, president of ReidsviUe Kiwaffis Club, a member of Baraca International, a member of the Piedmont Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association, and was a Hfe member of the USNA Alunmi Association.

Wes is survived by ffis wife of 58 years, ffie former Marjorie BeU of Melrose, MA; sons. Lieutenant Colonel Scott Lmdsey '75, USMC (Ret.), and Captain Bmce Lindsey '82, USN; and five grandchUffien, Todd, Lieutenant Juffior Grade Kate Lffidsey, USN, Jake, Benjamin and Blair.

A memorial service was held on 29 December 2007 at the First Baptist Church in ReidsviUe, NC, foUowed by inurnment on 10 January 2008 with mffitary honors at the Naval Academy Columbarium ffi ArmapoHs, MD. Scoff Lindsey '15 WEXLAM PATRICK MAUGHAN

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WiUiam P. Maughan passed away at Sarasota, FL, on 26 December 2007.

He was 77 years old.

A native ofWest Pittston, PA, "BUI" received ffis congressional appoffitment to ffie Naval Academy from Permsylvaffia and graduated wiffi the Class m June of 1952 as a member of ffie Fourffi Company.

Upon graduation, he was commissioned ffi the U.S. Air Force and received ffis M.B.A. from Carnegie MeUon Uffiversity ffi 1955. He then served ffi ffie Phffippmes at Clark Air Force Base from 1955 to 1957 and at Wright Patterson Air Force Base ffi Dayton, OH, from 1957 to 1958. He resigned ffis commission as a captam ffi 1958.

He is survived by two daughters, Denise Fugere of Sarasota, FL, and Lmcb Foxworth of New York, NY; son, WUHam P. Maughan Jr. of Coral Sprmgs, FL; and stepchUffien, Richard BeU of Bradenton, FL, and Erin and Jason BeU of Port St. Lucie, FL. A memorial service wiU take place at the Naval Academy on 5 May 2008, with mterment at the USNA Columbarium.

The Maughan Family J O H N R O Y ROEPKE

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Commander John R. Roepke, USN (Ret.), passed away on 22 December 2007 after a vaUant fight with cancer. He was 81 years old.

John was bom on 6 October 1926 to Louis and Vera Roepke m Waterloo, lA. He was active as a Boy Scout and was a Sea Scout. After graduatingfiromWest Waterloo High School ffi 1944, he enlisted ffi ffie Navy. FoUowing recrffit trainmg and Fire Control Operators School, he was assigned to BtJRDO. As an underwater demoHtion team member ffi World War II, John and his "firogmen" mates swam m onto ffie beach at Saipan to clear it for ffie U.S. mvasion.WhUe attendmg Fire Control SchoolffiWashmgton, DC, he played on ffie receiving station footbaU team and was selected

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ICALL for ffie Naval Academy Preparatory School. On passing ffie Naval Academy entrance exam, he wasffischargedas a FCO second class, and ffien entered ffie Academy wiffi the Class of 1953 as a member of the Sixffi Company. He lettered in both varsity lacrosse and footbaU, and was selected as an AU American lacrosse player m ffis Second Class Year.

After graduation, John married Dorothy May Freschauf of David City, NE, in June 1953. He served in ffie Pacific Theater in SANDOVAL md TUCKER. After graduating from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, he took command of SUMMIT COUNTY. From there, he taught NROTC at the Umversity of Notte Dame, then John and ffis famUy were sent to Viemam, where he served for two years as an advisor to ffieir naval academy. Returffing to the U.S., he was assigned as XO of ROGERS. After a tour in OpNav, he was ttansferred to Oslo, Norway, to NATO headquarters, AUied Forces North. John completed ffis naval career as X O / C O of the Naval Orffinance MissUe Test Facffity at Wffite Sands, NM. Unable to stay retired, John signed on with Lockheed as a test/maintenance engffieer at NASA's Wffite Sands Test Facffity.

He retired for good in 1994.

He was an avid woodworker and gardener and maintained a keen ffiterest ffi Navy footbaU. John was ttue pattiot, a defficated and loving husband, and a world-class father and grandfather.

He wiU be gready rffissed by aU who knew and loved him.

John is survived by ffis wonderful wffe of 54 years, Dorothy; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Dana; daughter, Kim; two granddaughters, Catherine and Rebecca; and sister and brother-in-law. Alberta and Edwin Beneffict.

WILLIAM KENNETH TRACY '53

Lieutenant Colonel WUHam K. Tracy, USAF (Ret.), passed away on 26 December 2007, in Temple,TX. He was 79 years old.

"BUI" was born on 20 July 1928. in WUson, OK, to WUHam A. and Ola (Davis) Tracy. He graduated from Altamont High School (lUinois) in 1946, and enHsted in the Navy before his 18th birthday. After serving as an electtoffics techmcian in MISSOURI, he received a Fleet appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.

He graduated with the Class of 1953, completed U.S. Air Force navigator traimng in 1954, and completed pUot traimng in 1957. In the U.S. Air Force, BUI flew F-lOOs and F-4 Phantom jet fighters whUe stationed in the PffiHppines,Vietnam, England and many U.S. mainland TAG bases before retiring in 1979.

BUI then worked at Hercules Aerospace Co. in McGregor, TX. as a quaHty control engineer before again retiring in 1990.

He enjoyed traveUng in retirement and attendedVFW Post 6008 in Hewitt, TX. BUI was predeceased by both his parents and older brother, Jim Tracy. Survivors include his wife of 53 years.

Betsy Frasier Tracy; son, James Tracy and ffis wife, Debbie of Temple, TX; grandson, Nathaffiel Tracy ofTemple, TX; brother, Richard Tracy, and ffis wife, Charlotte of Brewton, AL; one niece; and several nephews.

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Graveside services were held on 31 December 2007 at the Garden of the Good Shepherd in Longview,TX. Memorials may be made to Central Christian Church, 4901 Lake Shore Drive, Waco, TX 76710; the VFW Foundation; or ffie orgamzation of your choice. excerpts from the Waco Tribune-Herald ALLEN ELLSWORTH BARLOW '56

AUen E. Barlow ffied on 19 December 2007, in Health VUlage, Wasffington Townsffip, NJ. He was 74 years old."Al" and ffis wife, Betty, had Hved in Washington Townsffip for ten years.

Born in Honolulu. HI. on 18 JiUy 1933, Al's journey to the Naval Academy began wiffi joiffing the Marine Reserves, moving on to the Air Force, then to NAPS, from wffich he entered the Academy. WhUe at the Academy, Al was known for ffis sttaight answers and sttong convictions about various subjects, from poHtics to reUgion.

He was weU acquainted with the Sub Squad, along with a few Classmates, and for two years was the associate effitor of ffie 1956 Lucky Bag. Al married, Betty Jane Roman, the love of ffis lffe, very soon after graduating from the Academy on 1 June 1956. Al served ffi the Air Force for ten years, and received a master of science degree in computer science from the Umversity of Micffigan. He joined the Exxon Corporation, spenffing time as the manager of computer sciences before moving on to Exxon Enterprises, runffing their systems and commumcations. After several offier Exxon appointments, he became president of Exxon Printing Systems, Inc., Exxon's Inkjet venmre company.Al was successful in each business venture he tackled.

FoUowing ffis lengthy time with Exxon, he and Betty moved to Battiement Mesa, CO, for eight years, unffi the puU of grandchUffien, and various health issues wffich restticted much driving, ffiew them back to New Jersey in 1998. EvenmaUy, Al threw ffimseff into smdying ffistory and he was very proud of his Hbrary of Civil War ffistories.

Al is survived by ffis wffe, Betty Jme ofWasffington Township, NJ; son and daughter-in-law, AUen E. Barlow Jr. and Nancy of Budd Lake, ISTJ; daughter and son-in-law, Catherine and John Garrison of Mt. Lakes, NJ; brother, WUHam ofVirginia; three grandchUffien, Cyntffia, LesHe m d Scott. Al was predeceased by ffis brother, Zachary Ziegler.

The Barlow Family WILLLAM HENRY G R E E N '56

Captain Wiffiam H. Green, USN (Ret.), died of Pick's ffisease on 27 December 2007 at Lake City (FL) VAMC. He was 76 years old.

The son ofWUHam and Betty Green, "BUI" was born m Miarffi on 8 November 1931. He graduated from The BuUis School prepared to enter the Naval

Academy m 1949. but Portuguese got ffim PlebeYear. He dropped out to attend the Uffiversity of Florida m GainesviUe, FL. where he met ffis foture wife, Marianne BrowTung. He was reappomted md graduated widi ffie Class of 1956 and BUI and Marianne w-ere married on 9 June 1956.

BUl's first sffip assignment was ROCKBRIDGE ( A P A - 2 2 8 ) .

Offier sea tours were as executive officer aboard AGILE (MSO-421), commmffing officer of ALBATROSS ( M S C - 2 8 9 ) m d operations officer aboard M A C D O N O U G H ( D L G - 8 ) . He was an NROTC mstructor at Brown Uffiversity, ffien served as traimng officer on ffie staff of Commander, Mine Force, U.S. Adantic Fleet. After graduation firom Armed Forces Staff CoUegeffi1969, BUI commanded Mine Division 81, deploying regularly to the Meffiterranean. From 1970 to 1972, he served as Cffief of the Navy Section, U.S. MAAG ffi Dhahran, Sauffi Arabia, helping to buUd and tram ffieir navy; earffing ffie Legion of Merit for ffis work md enhancement of U.S.-Sauffi relations. His next duty as exec of ffie Mmesweeper Reserve Trainmg Squadron in Long Beach w-as shortened by ffie Sauffi request ffiat BUI manage their trainmg and weapons acqffisition contracts. That responsibffity was expanded to cov-er mffitary advisory assistance m the Middle East during ffis seven years of Pentagon duty. He completed his career as C O of N R O T C Western Division, retirmg on 1 July 1986. BiU's avv-ards mclude ffie Legion of Merit and ffie Meritorious Service Medal (second award). ffi 1986, ffie Greens reffied m San Diego, CA, where BiU devoted his time to antique auto restoration and goff, and he and Marianne w-ere welcome and active members of the class group ffiere. After BUI was ffiagnosed wiffi ffie debffitatmg Pick's ffisease in 1996, ffie Greens remrned to Madison, FL, to be near famUy whUe BUI mcreasmgly required care.

BUI is sadly missed by Mariaime; ffieir son, BiU andffiswife, Sarah; son, James; daughter, Beffi Tweddle and her husband, Chris; grandchUffien, Morgan, ReUlyJack, Clayton and AnnabeUe; and BiU's many friends and Classmates.

A memorial service and mumment at the Naval Academy are being plarmed. Memorial donations may be made to ffie Naval Academy Foundation.

The Green Family RONALD LEE PHUETT '57

Commander Ronald L. Pmett, USN (Ret.), ffied on 15 October 2007 after a long and courageous battie with pancreatic cancer. He was 74 years old.

"Ron" was born and raised m Seattle, WA. He attended Seatde Uffiversity for a year and served three years ffi the Naval Reserve prior to ffis enttance to the U.S. Naval Academy and the 21st Company. At ffie Academy he was on the varsity goff team.

Ron had a ffistinguished naval career of 26 years that mcluded duty ffi submarines and surface sffips. His ffist duty assignment was BoxER (CVS-21); then came Sub School in January 1959; SPINAX (SS-489); POMODON (SS-486); OIC of the

reserve submarine BOWFIN (SS-287); POMODON and quaUfied

for submarine command; commuffications officer for SubRon Five and SubFlot One; navigator of CHICAGO ( C G - 1 1 ) ; executive officer of PYRO ( A E - 2 1 ) ; BuPers/OP-99; Icelmd for a one year unaccompamed tour as poHtical advisor to ComlceDeFor; executive officer of Admimsttative Command; and executive officer of Service School N T C San Diego, CA. During the San Diego time, he earned an M.B.A. Ron retired from the Navy in September 1980 and moved back to Seatde, WA. He stayed busy working for Kenworth truck, Fentton Industties and IDS American Express, earffing various insurance and investment Hcenses. In 1987, USAA ffired ffim to open a new financial service office in Seatde and he started ffis second career as regional sales manager. During tffis period, he became a Certffied Financial Planner. He reffied from USAA after seven years. AdffitionaUy in 1982 he had purchased a vacation spot on Wffidbey Island and started an apple orchard. Nmeteen years later, with 90 apple ttees and a yearly crop of more than 4,000 pounds of apples, the property was sold.

Ron is survived byffiswffe of 48 years, Lynn; daughter, Cyntffia Vigdor, and her husband, Reid, and daughters. Lea and Lauren; son, Stephen Pruett, and ffis wffe, Diane; brother, Jeff Pruett; and sister, Paula Moran. He was predeceased by his parents. Dr. E.W. Pruett and Maude Jeffiey-Pruett.

Memorial services were conducted on 19 October 2007 at the Acacia Memorial Park ffi Seatde, WA. The Pruett Family GEORGE WILUAM WHITE JR. '57

Captam George WWffite Jr., USN (Ret.), ffied on 11 November 2007 at ffis home ffi Mmeral,VA. He was 72 years old.

He was born on 20 August 1935 and raised ffi Highland Park, IL. FoUowmg ffisffighschool graduation, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated with a bachelor's degree m naval science.

He went on to complete a master's degree in aeronautical and asttonautical engmeering from ffie Naval Postgraduate School and the Uffiversity of Micffigan.

Upon graduation from USNA, George attended ffight school and was designated a naval aviator in December 1958, reporting to ffis ffist squaffion assignment with the "Black Kffights" of VF-154. FoUowing tffis tour, he reported to the "Pukin Dogs" of VF-143 where he flew 200 combat missions over North and South Viemam durmg two deployments aboard CONSTELLATION. George attended and graduated from Naval Test PUot School, NAS Pamxent River, in February 1970. As a test pUot, George was the first U.S. Navy pUot to fly the F-14ATomcat and also flew the Sweffish AJ-37Viggen and U.S. Air Force F-15A. In adffition to exceUence as a pUot,ffisleadersffip positions included executive officer and commandmg officer of VF-14 "Tophatters" aboard JOHN E KENNEDY (first F-14 deployment to the Adantic), Commander Carrier Air Wmg Six aboard AMERICA, Commander Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four, and Assistant Cffief of Staff, Operations Officer.Yokosuka, Japan.

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CALL He concluded 28 years of service to ffis country, both in peace time and in combat, as Cffief of Naval Material Inspector General at the Pentagon, retiring in JiUy 1985.

George was a decorated pUot and naval officer auffiorized to wear ffie Legion of Merit, two Meritorious Service Medals, two Air Medals, 13 Sttike/FHght Awards,fiveVietnam Service Medals and a host of other awards, citations and medals.

After retirement, George worked as a consultant for SAIC and spent his leisure time woodworking and pursuing offier hobbies, spenffing his final years in the peace and quiet of the country.

George is survived by ffis five sons, George WiUiam III, Thomas Walter, Daniel Holden, Sean Reagan and Brandon Tyler; four daughters, Kathleen EHzabeth, Jenffifer Ann, Heather Eithne and Kimberly Anne; sister, Jo Ann; 13 grandchUffien; and three great-grandchUffien.

Memorial services with fliU miHtary honors wiU be held on 20 August 2008 at ArHngton National Cemetery.

The White Family JOHN ALLEN LAFOND '59

Commander John A. LaFond, CEC, USN (Ret.), ffied on 18 November 2007 in BeUevue, WA. He was 70 years old.

John was born on 12 January 1937 in St. Paul. MN, to Clarence and Evelyn (Whittock) LaFond. He was raised in Wffite Bear Lake, MN, untU the famUy moved to New York, where John attended Christian Brothers Academy in Albany John ffien entered the Naval Academy, graduating wiffi the Class of 1959.

He married Carole Palmer on 6 June 1959 in Baltimore, MD. His first assignment was to the PhUadelpffia Naval Sffipyard as an engmeer. He was then sent to Rensselaer Poly Tech, receiving a BS degree in civil engineering. The Navy sent John to Brunswick. ME. Memphis,TN, and Baltimore, MD, before reporting to Vietnam with a SeaBees BattaHon. Returning to the States, John was stationed at Norfolk,VA, for a four-year tour.

The next four years were spent at the Defense Depot in Ogden, UT. During this time,John completed his M.B.A. at the Uffiversity of Utah. In 1974, he was sent to NAS Wffidbey Island, where he served as executive officer and commanffing officer of PubHc Works. John retired in June 1979.

John obtained a position with Skagit VaUey CoUege, teaching business, accounting and econormcs. Twenty years later, he retired as chair of the coUege's business department. John ventured into poHtics as a city councUman for Oak Harbor,WA, for 12 years.

He was also a representative to the Econoiffic Development CouncU and served as board president.

John's greatest strength was ffis faith. He was a long-term member of St. Augustine's CathoHc Church, serving as lector and working with the monthly Pancake Breakfast Committee.

John and Carole were charter members of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club, with John serving as commodore. John loved saUing and participated in Race Week every year since 1982. He also

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loved to ttavel, had a great passion for cars m d ffis famUy enjoyed skiing md camping together.

John is survived by ffis wffe of 48 years, Carole; three chUdren, Ron LaFond (Rebecca SorHen), Michael LaFond (Diana), and Sandy LaFond Helgeson (Don); grandchUffien, Benjamin.

AmeHa, Rym and Maret; brother, Peter LaFond; and three sisters, Jean Geriach, Mary Gregory and Nancy Brown.

A foneral Mass was celebrated on 24 November 2007 at St. Augustine's CathoHc Church in Oak Harbor, WA, foUowed by foU mffitary honors.

Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation Chapter (http: / /www. arthritis. org/chap ters/pacific-northwest/).

ROBERT DAVID SHUPE '61

Lieutenmt Commander Robert D. Shupe, USN (Ret.), ffied peacefuUy in ffis sleep on 26 November 2007 at ffis home in ShelbyvUle, KY. He had battled ffie compHcations of ffiabetes and kidney ffisease for many years. He was 70 years old.

"Bob" grew up in EHzabethton.TN, and graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1961. Bob was a superb athlete at the Academy, winning six varsity letters (150# footbaU and lacrosse) and played an insttumental part of Navy lacrosse's National Championsffip wins in 1960 and 1961.

After graduation. Bob foUowed ffis passion to fly and earned his Wings as a fighter pUot in 1963. During ffis early flying days, ffis feUow pUots gave ffim the mckname "Goat," wffich smck over ffis entire career. During ffis tmie as an F-4 fighter pUot, Bob deployed on-board several carriers, incluffing INDEPENDENCE, JOHN E KENNEDY and ORISKANY. Bob flew numerous combat missions in Vietnam, earffing many medals incluffing the Gold Star in Heu of a second Navy Commendation wiffi the Combat V and the Gold Star in Heu of a fifth Air Medal.

FoUowing his combat pUot days. Bob received a master's degree in financial management from the Naval Postgraduate School. Subsequendy, he served on CinCLantFlt staff and, later, fimshed his naval career as CompttoUer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Oceana, retiring in 1981.

After the mUitary, Bob worked as a senior budget analyst in the Department of Plmmng and Budget in ffie Virgima state government for 15 years.

Beyond his significant personal acffievements during his nuHtary and civUian careers, Bob was a ttiUy uffique person; a man of great integrity who possessed an extraorffinary natural warmth and compassion. He was known to aU for his contagious friendliness and humor. Bob was a loving husband; devoted father and grandfather; beloved son and brother. He wUl be weU-remembered by aU for his optinUsm and endless good cheer.

He renUnded us to enjoy Hfe to ffie fidlest whUe taking nothing for granted.

Bob is survived by his wife of 42 years, Jacquelyn; sons.Jeffiey and Robert Jr.; daughters, Brooke, Stephanie and HoUy; mother, Veta; sister, Harriet; and 11 grandchUffien.

FareweU, dearly beloved Bob. Sharing ffi your Hfe made us aU happier and we wiU be wiffi you agam at some time m ffie seremty of God's eternal peace.

Bob was murned on 25 January 2008 m ArHngton National Cemetery wiffi mffitary honors.

Patrick FitzPatrick '61 &The Shupe Family JERRY JOHN M c G n x '83

CommanderJenyJ.McGUl.USN (Ret.), of Frisco, TX, passed away on 4 January 2008 ffi DaUas,TX, after a short, but courageous, batde against cancer. He was 46 years old.

Born on 2 July 1961 m Duarte, CA, to Jeremiah md Anna (MoUess) McGUl and raised on Staten Island, NY, Jerry graduated fiom New Dorp High School in 1979. Jerry received his appoffitment to ffie Naval Academy firom New York and graduated wiffi ffie Class of 1983. WhUe at ffie Naval Academy, Jerry distii^uished himseff as an outgomg and dynamic member of ffie 14ffi Company. Jerry was an avid saUor aU fours years at USNA; skippering his own boat First Class Year.

Upon graduation, Jerry attended fUght school, was designated a naval aviator and was assigned to ffie Checkertails of VC-5 at NAS Cubi Pomt, Phffippmes. WhUe wiffi VC-5, Jerry flew A-4s and was repeatedly recognized for his "can do" attimde, professionaHsm and airmansffip. Jerry retired firom ffie U.S. Naval Reserve after 20 ffighly successfiU years. ffi adffition to his naval service, Jerry lead a successfiU career asffievice president of sales and marketmg for HoUmgsead International and president ofVJB Aeronautical Services. Jerry was very active withm ffie airUne mdustry, specializing m avioffics modifications and retrofits.

Jerry is remembered by ffiose who knew him as a great friend and Classmate who could always be counted on to bring enffiusiasm to any event. He wUl be missed, but never forgotten.

Jerry married Bffiea Stone, formerly of Longview,TX, on 26 AprU 1986 m San Diego, CA, where ffiey were boffi stationed in ffie Umted States Navy.

Jerry is survived by his wffe, RJiea; daughters,Valerie McGiU and Jennffer McGiU of Austin, TX; son, Brian McGUl of Frisco, TX; moffier, Aima McGUl of Staten Island, NY; broffiers, Steve McGUl of Glendale,AZ,Mike McGUl of Phoenix, AZ, Bob McGUl of Redondo Beach. CA, m d BUI McGUl of Staten Island, NY; sister, Kathy Gonzales of East Hmover, NJ; numerous nephews and meces; and a host of fiiends. In adffition.Jerry is especiaUy remembered by his sister-m-law and broffier-m-law, Rohm md Robert Jackson; m d his broffier-ffi-law, Ron Stone.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, 12 January 2008, at ffie Ffrst Baptist Church of Frisco wiffi Pastor Stan BrasueU officiatmg.

The famUy requests that donations ffi Jerry's memory be made to ffie American Cancer Association.

John O'Leary '83

Obituary Guidlines • Obituaries for Shipmate must be submitted by, or approved by, ffie famUy of the deceased.

• If possible, emaU format is preferred.

• Please note that we have a firm 400-word limit.

• A photo is encouraged, but we ask ffiat irreplaceable photos not be sent through the maU ffi case of loss or damage ffi transit.

• EmaUed photos must be at least 300 dpi in resolution.

• We have Lucky Bag photos here (for graduates only) and they may be scarmed m-house, but must be specfficaUy requested .

• Our "how to" document, "A Fitting Tribute; How to Write an Obituary" is avaUable onHne (search www.usna.com), or via USPS upon request.

• Alffiough we encourage people to write ffieir own obituary ffi advance, we D O N O T keep ffiem here at Alumffi House. We suggest ffiat you keep a copy wiffi your important papers for your famUy to update and send ffi when the time comes.You may also wish to contact your class secretary to see if he/she is keepffig files.

Direct submissions or mqffiries to: Shipmate obituaries, 247 King George Stteet,AnnapoHs,MD 21402-5068; obits@usna.com; 410-295-4064.

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Shotgun starts at 9 a.m. A spouse o r family member can be paired wiffi an USNA alumni. Limit is 112 players. ^ The Championship Round on Friday 17 October 2008 will be open only to U S N A Alumni wiffi established U S G A handicaps. The format is individual stroke play, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.The Seniors Flight competition will be included in this event as usual. Players will compete in flights according t o handicap. Limit is 112 players.

^ Reservations will be accepted in the order in which paid applications are received ( w i t h photocopies of U S G A Handicap cards).

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E n t r y fees a r e n o n - r e f u n d a b l e (includes inclement weather). Fee will be used t o help defray tournamenl expenses with the remainder going t o the Navy Golf Team. N o substitutions will be accepted after applications are processed. Replacements will be made from the standby list. Once on the standby list, teams/pairings are not guaranteed.

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SAN DIEGO ORDERS? Email or call San Diego's Military Relocation Specialist Sue (Steen) Botts USNA '82 Realtor since 1989

San Diego's Best Buys Free Relocation Information Military Incentive Program

For Honest and Expert Real Estate Representation Call CDR Eric Kalisky '78 (RET)

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FAMILT DENTISTRY In Annapolis RUSSELL and DOYEL, D.D.S., P.A.

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Classified ads are accepted on a space available basis as a service to USNA Alumni only. The Alum's name MUST appear in the ad. Spouse ads are accepted if the Alum's name appears in the ad.

Classified advertising rates are $56 per inch.

Life Members are eligible for a 25% discount, reducing the cost $42 per inch.

O Please charge my Discover/Visa/MasterCard/ American Express:

Ads are accepted camera-ready and electronically; jpg., tif. or PDF formats. (300 dpi) Any classified ad may occupy a maximum of one column width (2.25'^ and are billed by column length to the fijllest inch.

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08/07/08

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09/07/08

Attn: Maria O'Shea ' 247 King George St. Annapolis, MD 21402 or email to: maria.oshea@usna.com

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10/08/08

fax: 410-295-4003;

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STAFF AND ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT

Executive Office President & CEO: George Watt Executive Secretary to Presidenl^CEO: Melanie Atlegretti

410-295-4090 410-295-4091

Executive Staff Executive Vice President: Dick Johnson Executive Administrator:/466K "ep/fo

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Development

Operations Executive Vice President, Operations: Terry Murray.

Executive Assistant; Carmen Prouty

410-295-4010 410-295-4011

Director of Development; Steve Maconi Development Coordinator: Heidi Hussion

410-295-4177 410-295-4178

Major Gifts

Staff Support Receptionist: Donna Reed Wickstrand.

Assistant Facilities Manager: Lenny Kane

410-295-4028 410-295-4029

IVIember Support Operations Manager; Ron Casey.

410-295-4012 Alumni and Customer Services; Career Programs; Dave Church 410-295-4013 Class/Chapter/Parents' Club Manager; Andrea Campbell 410-295-4014 Class Support/Reunion Coordinator; Eileen Proulx 410-295-4017 Parents' Club Coordinator; Veronica Gibson 410-295-4019 Chapter Support Coordinator: Noreen Parry.

410-295-4016 Class/Chapter/Parents' Club Admin Asst: Susan Olsen 410-295-4035 SACC. Sally Fletcher 410-295-4021 SACC Assistant: ArdathAppel 410-295-4022 Death Notification: Timothy Elizabeth Woodbury...., 410-295-4064 Ring Bank ringbank@usna.com

Director, Major Gifts: Claudia Cunningham Major Gift Officer: Shawn Messer Major Gift Officer; Co/6/flanfan Major Gift Officer: Major Gift Assistant; iaoraearnes

410-295-4182 410-295-4181 410-295-4183 410-295-4184 410-295-4179

Annual Giving Programs Director of Annual Giving Programs: Ginny Joy Associate Director, President's Circle; Julia Hutchison Assistant Director, President's Circle; Elise Brodeur Assistant Director, Annual Giving, Parents Fund: C6r/sSfeivart Coordinator, Annual Giving: Violette Wright Coordinator, Class Giving; Heather Bryce Administrative Assistant;/WaryaZ/ce Srarf/

410-295-4165 410-295-4162 410-295-4163 410-295-4160 410-295-4166 410-295-4188 410-295-4164

Planned Giving IVIembersliip Membership Coordinator; Den/se C/ar/r Membership and Records Assistant; Michelle Mazanec Corporate Membership and Marketing Manager; Linda Lee

410-295-4026 410-295-4027 410-295-4025

Director, Planned Giving; Tim Wolf Coordinator, Planned Giving; Keisha Outen

410-295-4187 410-295-4186

Corporate & Foundation Relations Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations; Kevin Reeds Coordinator, Corporate & Foundation Relations:

Business Operations Director, Membership and Business Operations; Bobbi Collins Merchandise: Mo///Connors

410-295-4023 410-295-4024

Events Events Manager; Lyn Looft Events Coordinator:

410-295-4068 410-295-4018

410-295-4189 410-295-4190

Development Operations Director, Development Operations: Rusty Yeiser Special Projects Director: 606 Hofford Protocol and Special Events Director; Shannon Spillane

410-295-4174 410-295-4161 410-295-4175

Development Services Treasury/l-luman Resources CFO and Treasurer; Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration: HankSanford 410-295-4040 Comptroller; Gerrie Farmer 410-295-4050 Director, Treasury Operations; Lisa Strobe!.

410-295-4051 Executive Assistant to CFO; Joanne Rennie 410-295-4043 Human Resource Manager; Diana Vickerman 410-295-4042 Director, Investments; M/<reMonrft.

410-295-4045 Staff Accountant; Michelle Smith 410-295-4052 Staff Accountant;/Inge/a eerteaux 410-295-4053 Accounts Payable Coordinator; Jenny Bolton 410-295-4055 Accounts Payable: i/nda ffeyes 410-295-4056 Investment Accountant; Janef Doug/as 410-295-4057

Communications Vice President; S<r/c/We>wort/) Assistant; Cam Bosworth D'nector. Kristen Pironis Assistant Director, Publications: Jackie Furton Assistant Production Manager/Classes Editor; Maria O'Shea Communications Specialist:-AsWey/CZ/mp Chapters Editor: Sandra Stansbury-Spadaro Obituaries Editor; Timothy Elizabeth Woodbury Editorial Assistant:/Ve///yom Communications Manager; Anne Sharpe

410-295-4070 410-295-4065 410-295-4072 410-295-4073 410-295-4074 410-295-4075 410-295-4076 410-295-4064 410-295-4066 410-295-4078

Information Services Vice President; Tim Kobosko Network Engineer; ,yefffrante Network Administrator; Richard Thomas Database Administrator; Larry Rogers Database Quality Control; Tom Trueblood Online Services Coordinator; Kate Brasacchio Web Developer; Garreff/Ceaf/ng Information Services Administrative Assistant: Keely Marczyk

410-295-4080 410-295-4081 410-295-4082 410-295-4084 410-295-4085 410-295-4086 410-295-4067 410-295-4079

Director, Development Services: Emily Parkhurst Assistant Director, Research & Stewardship: Carolyn McCollum Research Analyst; Clay Evans

Gift Processing Director, Gift Processing; Dawn Beach Coordinator, Gift Processing; Melodie Wahl Gift Processor; Tenia Allison Gift Processor: Jennifer O'Neill Gift Processor: Elvira Reyes

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FOUNDATION ATHLETIC AND SCHOLARSHIP P R O G R A M S Vice President: Ed Wallace Administrative Assistant; Chris Knott Administrative Assistant; Paige Fuller

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CONTACT U S U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21402-5068 410-295-4000/ Faxes: 410-295-4001 (Ogle Hall), 410-295-4004 (49 House) 410-295-4003|Cottage) Foundation Development 291 Wood Road, Beach Hall, Annapolis, MD 21402-5001 410-295-4100/Fax; 410-295-4107 Foundation Athletic and Scholarship Programs 25 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 410-295-4095/ Fax; 410-280-5534

Please visit our web site atwww.usna.com for email addresses under the "Contact Us" section.

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