CLASS NOTES consists of Jason Price ’94 and Jason Lanz ’96. Three Jasons in a fuel reload meeting, all from the same school … kind of rare. Outside of work and family, I have seen a couple of BRs in recent years. I still see Lyle Peters fairly often (once or twice a year) and we keep in touch despite our crazy lives. Also, very recently I have seen Dan Roach, Ian Brooks and their families. It was cool meeting up with Ian and Dan while Ian was hiking the Appalachian Trail for the Wounded Warrior Project. Then we saw them again in Charlottesville along with Lyle Camblos ’99 to welcome Dan back to Virginia. Other than that, what else? I’m working out like crazy (combination of impending midlife crisis and gym right across the street at work). Competed in a sprint triathlon. Trying to be human again by seeing some concerts … and really looking forward to the reunion! Take care and I wish you and all my BRs the best!” Derek Fix wrote about the same time that “Jeff Henderson, Jimmy Smythers and I went sailing for four days on the Chesapeake Bay with our dykes from the class of ’94 and Room 139 roommates Cory McCallum, Rudy Johnson and Matt Camfield ’94, as well as Cory’s and Jimmy’s dads -- Brother Rats Chips McCallum ’68 and Mike Smythers ’68. Cory organized the trip and chartered the boat; we sailed from Kent Narrows to Annapolis to Baltimore and then back.” I have a little news of my own this time around. About the time Derek and Jason e-mailed me, I was getting married at a vineyard in Virginia. I had wanted to include a picture of everyone, but our photographer used a wide-angle lens to fit everyone in. The results were not flattering to those
to me for an earlier edition and I somehow let it slip. Hunter Phelps moved to Portsmouth NH, taking a job as a program manager with Hansa Consult of North America doing Aviation Fueling Automation and Leak Detection. He says it is nice to be living in the country now instead of DC. Mike McDermott’s wife Jeanine gave birth to a son, Liam Michael. That brings them to a 6-year-old daughter, Mia, and a 4-month-old boy, Liam. In June he moved from Fort Leavenworth, where Hamel Reinmiller they spent a year, back to Fort Bragg. He is currently the 82nd ABN Division Chief of Operations (CHOPS), but will be moving down into a Battalion position by the end of the year. Mike says Dave Kaczmarek and his family are there as well. Dave took command Editor’s Note: We did not receive class notes of a Civil Affairs Company in July. Ralph from the class of 1998 for this issue. “Woody” Cromley is also at Bragg, although they haven’t linked up yet. Wes Barrow is graduating with a Masters in Management and William Steinbach Leadership from Liberty University in Aug 2012. He also just got accepted into the MBA program at Liberty and will start in Aug 2012. He plans on finishing that degree around the Brother Rats, spring of 2014. Wes is still with Ernst and Summer is here and Matriculation is just Young recruiting. He joined the board of a around the corner. Time for the latest update nonprofit in Richmond called North Star Acadfrom the class of 1999! emy. North Star is a K - 12 school that helps The first update comes from Jason Henchildren with challenges such as autism. He nigan. He married his wife, Susie, back in reports he is really enjoying the non-profit enApril of 2011. In attendance were MG (Ret) vironment. Wes also visited Danny Hughes’ Phillip Anderson ’70, Court Whitman, Stan grave in Las Vegas, NV this summer. Wes Midy, Aaron Bush, Frazier Orgain, Isaac met with Danny’s father for dinner and gave Moore, Travis Powroznik and Matt Erwin him a VMI baseball hat signed on behalf of ’02. My apologies to Jason as he had sent this the class of 1999. Cliff Ford sent me the following update from the West Coast: “I’ve been living in San Diego since 2002 bouncing between Camp Pendleton and Miramar. I returned last September from a deployment with the 13th MEU. I flew the CH-46 for almost a decade but got selected for MV-22 last December and started training in January of this year. I was out in North Carolina in March and April for the flying part of training. I attempted to overfly the ‘I’ at end of April but had to divert to Lynchburg with an aircraft issue. I was able to see Charles Faulkner and Carl Trask while on the East Coast. Carl just took over as the XO of the U.S.S. Seawolf and Charles is lobbying in DC. My wife is expecting our second child in September and we Class of 1997: The VMI crew at Class Agent David Zirkle’s wedding in August were, just bought a new house close to the from left, Kevin Thomas ’98, Kevin Zirkle ’02, Christian Arllen ’00, Gary Compton, beach in Carlsbad. In June I attended Beth and David Zirkle, Lee Nelson ’00, Joey Klapatch and Jeff Henderson. Attending the wedding of a good friend Andy but not pictured were Jim Nelson ’70 and Annie Talman. Alissandratos ’03. We deployed to
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on the ends, so rather than face angry e-mails, I just went with the alumni. As best as I could tell, a good time was had by all. Sadly, the groom didn’t get to eat much of the food, drink much of the wine or talk much with his Brother Rats. That’s all I have to report. Hope to see everyone on Post in a few months. Do your best to make it if you can! If Uncle Sam is keeping you away, stay safe and we’ll save a seat for you at the 20th.
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