CLASS NOTES Brennan, Sean Wolf and Jason Long off “Though normally one can spot a Keydet Will Davis and on. And randomly, Brad Bascope works from a mile away, occasionally when wearwith me at DHS. Brad is doing a rotation in ing our blazer and Ronald McDonald tie or training right now, so John sees him a couple sneaking uptown in (spitting noise) civilian of days every quarter. By virtue of John’s job, attire, we may manage to blend in (especially he travels quite a bit, and his VMI flag travels when the eye of the beholder is glassy and with him. John is in NOVA and invites anyone dilated). Therefore, I thought that I would to come visit. Brother Rats, offer some helpful hints as to how one may The following is a letter submitted by Joey Sorry it has been awhile since my last identify said Keydets on a glorious, Lexsubmission; I’ve been busy, as usual. Since my Zyra’s fiancée about his heroic actions. [I tastic weekend. “If one is at the Palms, then recognizing a last submission, I’ve been to Operation Odyshave reprinted her words exactly] ... after all Veemie is a rudimentary task. All you have to sey Dawn/Operation Unified Protector where I she is an English teacher, and I’m a biology do is find the guy that is treated with disdain by ran into Mike Yeo at Souda Bay NAS in Crete. major. (The letter is also printed in the Alumni the staff, talks/shouts way too loudly News section of this Review.) and stares down every Minkette as if “Dear Sir or Madam, he were the lion and she the gazelle. “I hope this e-mail finds you all Upon exiting the establishment, he doing well. I am writing in regards will more than likely stumble on to one of your alumni, Mr. Joseph the disproportionate stairs (which K. Zyra Jr., class of 2006. If I should really be fixed), where he could please preface the purpose will then be arrested for being drunk of my e-mail for one of your in public (do not scoff, dear readers, alumni with some background for it has happened on more than one information. occasion). After spending a night “Upon graduation from VMI, with Rockbridge County’s finest, Joseph ‘Joey’ Zyra attended and he will then get in trouble upon graduated from the Virginia State returning to Post and spend the next Police Academy in October of few months on confinement (a.k.a. 2007 located in Richmond, VA. “time-out”). Joey was then stationed in Prince “When at the Mirage, the best William County of northern place to find a Keydet would be to Virginia and two years later translook at the dance floor for one of ferred to the Hampton Roads locaClass of 2005: Mark Conley posed for a picture with his sister, Bridget Conley ’12, when he transported her and a two possible situations: (a) a group tion, more specifically Area 47. group of Air Force field training cadets on his C-130 plane of eight to 12 virile young men “The reason as to why I am from Little Rock AFB to Maxwell AFB, summer 2011. dancing a bit too closely together, writing is to inform you of Joey’s belting out the chorus of ‘November selfless acts on the evening of Rain’ with a bit too much zeal, or June 13, 2010. (b) a lone couple re-enacting scenes from our We caught up for a day or so, and nothing “At approximately 11:47 p.m., Trooper Jofavorite episode of ‘The Grind,’ the male in his much has changed. Mike makes fun of my seph Zyra, was on routine patrol on Interstate early 20s and the female in her early 40s (fresh accent, but I didn’t mind because I couldn’t 64 working the mid-night shift in Area 47, understand what he was saying. I also ran into off of Wal-Mart’s night shift). … which consists of the cities of Chesapeake, John Kelton at Joint Base Fort Lewis, WA, “Remember, when one encounters a Keydet Portsmouth and Suffolk. He received radio where he is assigned to the Ranger unit up outside of his natural habitat, one should not traffic that the Chesapeake Police Department there. We got some supper together and caught be meek due to our lack of social graces. I aswas in pursuit of a 2010 Chevrolet Impala up as well. Both John and Mike are doing well sure you that we are indeed some of the most occupied by two males on Interstate 664 and give everyone their best. The only submiswell-mannered people that you will ever come southbound for narcotics violations and was sion I received was from Jonathan Everiss and across, but on those nights when we attempt requesting assistance from the State Police. As Joey Zyra. to drown our Pain and Sorrow (that’s right … the pursuit turned onto Interstate 64 westThings are going well for Everiss. John, capital P, capital S; it is, in fact, that bad), it bound, heading towards Zyra’s location, it his girlfriend, Ruth, and, their dog Taco, are would be prudent to leave well enough alone. increased to speeds in excess of 100 miles per living in a townhouse in Alexandria, VA. He Otherwise, we are always looking for a good hour. Trooper Joseph Zyra attempted to pull is a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve with time, ladies and gentlemen, so feel free to say out in front of the fleeing vehicle to slow it the 450th Civil Affairs BN (Airborne) right hello or even to buy us a round or five. Until down, but its speed was too great and it passed outside of D.C. Charlie Brennan seems to next time, neighbors, keep on truckin’…” Zyra along with several other police vehicles. have outted his profession in a previous issue I am certain I have missed some updates and “The fleeing vehicle then exited the Interof the Alumni Review. But as a civilian, John failed to communicate some of my journeys state at Dominion Boulevard and turned into is a federal law enforcement officer with in the last few months, but I promise to give a residential neighborhood as Zyra continued Homeland Security. Ruth and John have had a you a full report in the first edition of the 2012 in the pursuit to offer assistance. The vehicle great summer -- they saw U2 in Philly and just Alumni Review. Stay safe and remember: turned onto Robert Welch Lane which is a got back from a trip to NYC to see the “Lion we’re all in this together. Until next time … dead-end road with a large retention pond at King” on Broadway. Everiss talks to Charlie In the Bonds … Tim Johnson the end. The vehicle accelerated and continued
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