CLASS NOTES submission that I recently got married. My wife, Lizann McGowan, and I were married in Philadelphia in October 2007. We honeymooned in Italy for 12 days, and visited the Amalfi coast, Venice, Florence and Rome. It Rick Killmeyer was the greatest vacation either of us has ever had. Upon our return, we moved Lizann into my home and found a renter for hers. Thanks Greetings, Brother Rats. I am sorry to have to to all who were able to attend and for the many start off with unfortunate news. Vince Porter well wishes we received. wrote from Iraq to say that Dave Underwood Dan Williams I received a note from Larry Burris. He and was injured in Iraq, while serving with the 1st Amy have moved to sunny Ft. Hood in Killeen, Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment. ApTX. Their daughter, Ashley, turned 1 in January. parently, an IED took part of his hand or arm. Larry is the S-3 (operations officer) for 1st BatI am trying to get more details and will report talion 66th Armor Regiment. There are seven anything else in my next edition of class notes. VMI alumni in 1-66. They range from the class By the time you all read this note, we will Hang in there, Dave! of 1991 to 2007. The 1-66 is preparing for a be well into 2008. So, there is no reason to Eric Ensley is recovering from a case of deployment to Iraq in March. wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy malaria that he caught while in the Amazon Larry gave me the scoop on the following New Year. I do hope the year has been going Jungle. More importantly, he and his wife have people: Jason Pifer is commanding a USAF well for everyone. Dan mentioned in the last a 5-month-old baby boy named Diego Enrique rescue squadron in Okinawa, Japan. He and Ensley. Congratulations to the Ensleys! Eric his wife just had a baby girl. Brad Moses is also reported that Shenn-Rong Shyong is back the S-3 for 3rd SFG (Special Forces Group) in the U.S. with the Taiwanese Army. He is in and is currently on deployment in AfghaniDC taking some classes. Mike Johnson deployed to Bagram Airbase stan. Kendall Clarke is also at Ft. Hood and in Afghanistan for six months. Mike will be the is serving on the 1st Brigade Staff 1st Cavalry Division. Drew Bissell and his family were 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron sent back to Ft. Carson, CO, home of the 10th commander. SFG. Benji Bird recently returned from an John Campbell is busy running his mortIraq deployment and was subsequently sent gage company. He recently started a land to be stationed with his wife, Amy, in Korea. development company and a modular home Finally, Larry reports that Brian “Ranger” dealership with some partners. John recently Richie is stationed in Korea again. returned from an annual hunting trip in TX Class of 1995: Rich Hauben, Sean Burke has recently returned from a with Rusty Stein, Stu Copenhaver, Tim center, with his two boys, Eugene, three-month assignment in Afghanistan. We are O’Boyle and Ro Browning. left, and new baby Bruce, right, in currently playing phone tag, but I know he is Will Gorman finished his M.B.A. through February 2008. happy to be home with Erin and his two boys, Virginia Tech in February. In January, the class Sullivan and Finnegan. did a capstone trip to Shanghai There is much news to report and Ho Chi Minh City. on the baby front, most of which Tim Lyon has started a new came through fellow class agent position at Defense Threat ReducDan Williams. Rich and Joy tion Agency (DTRA). Tim has Hauben had their second son, run into Chris Russell and Jimmy Bruce, on Feb. 8, 2008. Bruce Tyrrell at DTRA. Tim’s family is (aka “mini-me”) joins his brother still in LA and is expected to join Eugene “Mean Gene” to round him in the DC area this summer. out the Hauben trio. Dan and I Sean Lanier is looking forward received word from Matt Russell to June, when he will leave Iraq that he and Jen are expecting. and head back to Columbus, GA. Apparently the Russells had He’ll be there for at least a year just returned from the 12-week and will make a decision if he ultrasound, and there is a kid will stay longer, which would with four limbs, a head and require another stint in Iraq. He heartbeat. Matt also said he’s already has two Iraq tours under taking college donations from his belt and would have to think anyone, but I don’t think there is long and hard about doing a third much sympathy from our class, in five years. Sean says Fred BarClass of 1995: At the wedding of Rick Killmeyer and Lizann as many are in the same “saving ber is in Kuwait, but he has been McGowan were, from left, Dave Fleck, Mike Eden ’82, the for college” boat these days. unable to reach him. He hopes to groom, the bride, Dan Williams, Mike Bernard and Jim Ken and Keri Jambor are also track him down when he is on his McFalls ’59. expecting their next baby (a boy) way home.
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I trust everyone is doing OK. Please let me know if I can do anything for you. Our 15th Reunion is a little over a year away.
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