Anniversary book 5th battalion by edmills43

5TH BATTALION

TH 50 ANNIVERSARY

Not for ourselves, but our country

50th Anniversary Book

United States Naval Academy Class of 1967

50th Anniversary Book 5th Battalion

United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary

Version date: November 28, 2017 Send information on corrections or additions Ed Mills at ed.mills@1967.usna.com Published by the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association in 2017 Created using Microsoft Publisher® and Adobe Acrobat® ©2017 United States Naval Academy Alumni Association 247 King George Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21402

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Table of Contents Table of Contents 5th Battalion Introduction ......................................................................................................11 25th Company ................................................................................................. 15 26th Company ................................................................................................. 56 27th Company ................................................................................................ 110 28th Company ............................................................................................... 164 29th Company ............................................................................................... 218 30th Company ............................................................................................... 251 Index 5th Battalion ........................................................................................ 290

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Introduction This book, one of a six volume set, contains the completed questionnaires and contemporary photos provided by the members of the USNA Class of 1967. One volume has been prepared for each battalion. This was in response to a request for information from the editors of the 50th Anniversary Book. The completed questionnaires were submitted to Tony Wayne over a two year period from August 2014 until the end of 2016, with a few procrastinators sending their information much later.. The summaries from these questionnaires have been inserted into a printed version of the 50th Anniversary book that will be distributed to the class later in 2017. This online volume is intended to supplement the printed book. The story of the Great Class of 1967 is told in these volumes. The questionnaires describe a truly impressive group of young men who joined together on Tecumseh Court in 1963 where each repeated the oath, and accepted a commission as Midshipman, United State Navy. The heights to which these men soared are spectacular as you will see when you read these pages. The biographies list the background, struggles, successes and heart aches of 90% of the class. The men reveal their most humorous memories of life in Mother B, momentous events in their lives and the pride they have for their families who supported our classmates through long deployments and demanding life styles The questionnaires published in these volumes are, for the most part, unedited except for running spell checks. Many classmates, who felt too constricted with a 300 word maximum for the summary that was intended as part of the printed book, also provided a longer version of their summary biography. We included the longer summary in these online volumes. The response by the members of the Class of 1967 to our requests for information was outstanding. We received more than 800 completed questionnaires plus a number of responses that contained only the summary biography. The response far exceeded the typical number of biographies submitted by other classes commemorating the 50th Anniversary of their graduation from USNA. It also far exceeded the volume of information anticipated by the publisher, Jostens Incorporated, so their effort to complete the printed book became heroic. Unfortunately, even with that effort they could not complete the printed book before the reunion held in October 2017. I want to thank Tony Wayne for his dedication in coordinating with the company representatives in their effort to find classmates and collect the questionnaires and photos you see in this volume. Also my thanks to Pete Smullen for his artistic skills and computer expertise who always found solutions for the tricky problems that kept popping up. You can see his skill in the printed volume that contains the Another Link in the Chain section and the Memorial to our classmates in the Memorial pages. The online volumes were prepared by Pete Smullen and Tony Wayne and your editor using Microsoft Publisher spending many long hours banging on their computers. The following letter from the book editorial staff to the thirty-six company representatives contains the initial request for information that initiated this whole effort. The company representatives pleaded, cajoled, prodded and pushed our classmates to submit biographies and current pictures for the project. Their efforts were relentless to the point that we received a few responses after the dead line set for the printed book, but are included in these online volumes. Thank you all for your efforts in developing this history of the USNA Class of 1967. Ed Mills

Editor-in-Chief

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary John W. Atkins

John Atkins (aka Mort) was born in Lancaster PA, the son of Dr. John W. Atkins and Jean B. Atkins. He graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster in 1961 and the U.S. Naval Academy in 1967. John attended prep school and Penn State before entering USNA. He served on active duty in the Navy for twenty years in the Supply Corps retiring with the rank of Commander. After retirement in 1997, he continued to serve his country as a civil servant and contractor working on Navy shipbuilding, spacecraft and software projects in support of the Department of Defense until he became ill in 2011. He passed away on September 3, 2014 in McLean, VA succumbing to complications from Parkinson's disease.

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25th Company Paul C. Bacon Service History: 1967, USMC Basic School; 1968, USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training; 1969, F-4 RAG at Cherry Point then VMFA-251 at Beaufort; 1970, VMFA-232 Iwakuni; 1971, VMFA-115 at Chu Lai & Danang; 1971-1973, VMFA-122 Kaneohe; !973-1975, VT-7 Meridian; 1976, USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB; 1976-1980, F-18 Navy Test Team, Pax River; 1980, left active duty, flew A-4s with USMCR at Alameda. Principal Occupation: 1980-1985, Test Pilot, United Airlines, Denver; 1985-1990, United Airlines Services Corporation, Denver; 1990 Hughes Aircraft, LA 1991-1997 Capture Team Leader, Boeing North American, LA & Tulsa; 1997-2007 ISS Program, Boeing, Houston; 2007-2010 Program Dev. Mgr., Boeing, Seattle. Retired Boeing 2010 Founded Montana non-profit to pursue full time men’s discipleship ministry. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Received calling to men’s ministry at Promise Keepers, Dallas, TX 1996; have been pursuing for almost 20 years. First USMC pilot to fly F-18. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Coach Joe Duff’s wisdom and commentary, especially on road trips. Humorous Memories of USNA: Sharing my Navy baseball career with Joe Krol; the two of us being referred to by Roger Staubach as “Heckle and Jeckle”. Uniform Device Naval Aviator Wings Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to “obtain from attending” ? Based on other USNA grads I knew during my youth, there was no other school worthy of consideration to seriously prepare for a career in the Naval Service. Did the Academy experience satisfy your expectation? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and your expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. Yes. The USNA reputation opens doors easily and confers that which is so hard to achieve otherwise: credibility. Summary bio for Paul Bacon My father attended my USNA graduation, handed me his USMC sword, and retired from his 26 years of service (starting at Guadalcanal). During that summer, I paid off my ticket for doing 120+ on the Beltway and married a young lady I had known for 6 weeks. I went to Basic School at Quantico, USAF Pilot Training at Moody AFB GA, (where son Paul Jr was born) and checked out in F-4s on East Coast prior to WestPac in Iwakuni, Chu Lai and Danang. A couple years at MCAS Kaneohe and I was off to NAS Meridian as a TA-4 instructor (plus divorce after 7 years of marriage); thence I spent the Bicentennial Year at USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB. Lots of amazing stories along the way including a recovery from a 29-turn spin in a T-33 followed by a flameout landing (without a canopy). Next stop was NATC, Patuxent River, where I was absolutely blessed to be assigned as the USMC pilot on the Navy Test Team for the F/A-18 FSD Program from first flight through NPE-2. This was a dream assignment: so much so that I left active duty in 1980, mostly because I had hit all my goals by then. Started civilian life with United Airlines in Denver as an Engineering Test Pilot and also flew A-4Fs with USMCR out of Alameda. In 1985, our engineering/training group from UAL spun off a company, United Airlines Services Corp., to pursue DOD flight training systems work, which company grew from 10 plankholders to 2200 employees in 5 years, folReturn to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary lowed by the inevitable sale of the company in 1990. Married Marti, my wife of 30 years, in Denver before relocating to LA in 1990 (when Paul Jr graduated from U of Colorado and daughter Calli was born in Redondo Beach). After a year with Hughes Aircraft in Manhattan Beach, I moved down the street to Rockwell North American, where I began 20 years as a Program Development Manager with Boeing (which purchased Rockwell, and me with it) working on airplane and space programs in Seal Beach, Tulsa, Houston and Seattle, “retiring” in 2010. My third career is as leader of a Montana non-profit called American Men of Impact, which is focused on helping pastors in local churches to disciple their men. This is really my life’s calling, is a full time job, pays almost nothing and is the greatest joy imaginable. Marti, Calli and I live in Kalispell, Montana in a scenic wonderland. My son, Paul and his wife Beth and grandkids Lucy and Jack are in process of relocating from Wailuku, Maui to Bend, OR at this writing. My fondest memories of USNA were associated with the baseball team, including Coach Joe Duff’s wisdom and commentary, especially on road trips. Best of this was sharing my checkered baseball career with fellow relief pitcher Joe Krol ‘67; the two of us were referred to as “Heckle and Jeckle” by teammate Roger Staubach.

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25th Company Charles D. Felling Service History 1963-67 USNA (25th company) 1967-69 USS Wilkinson DL5, Damage Control Officer, Newport Rhode Island 1969-70 USS Brule AKL28, Executive Officer, Nha Be/Saigon Viet Nam 1970-72 Fleet Training Center, Assistant Training Officer, San Diego 1972 Separated from Naval Service Principal Occupation 1972-73 Proctor and Gamble- Marketing Representative 1973-93 IBM Senior Marking Team Leader 1977-1999 Adjunct Faculty, Thomas Nelson Community College 1993-99 Dukes and Company, Financial Advisor 1999-2009 UBS/Paine Webber, Financial Advisor 2009 to present DF Financial, LLC, Financial Advisor Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: My memorable life moments revolve around family, community service and travel. My drag to the ‘65 Army-Navy game has been my wonderful wife since 1970. Our daughter, son-in-law, and two wonderful grandchildren have expanded our capacity for love. I was elected twice to my local School Board serving as chairman. I was president, chair and co-chair of organizations such as the United Way, the Literacy Council, WHRO public broadcasting, the Boys and Girls Club and the York Foundation for Public Education. We had the honor of representing our community by visiting and hosting our Sister Cities in Japan and Germany. We have been fortunate to travel to 6 continents, more than 25 countries and 45 states. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Receiving amnesty from President John F. Kennedy; Ring Dance, June Week, throwing our lids at Graduation, and getting married in the Chapel. Humorous Memories of USNA: Decorating Captain Knoff’s office for the Army/Navy game. Climbing the fence for a pep rally, cheering at the State Capitol, Saturday night runs back to the Hall from drag houses. Diving into jellyfish filled Bay waters from Admiral Kauffman’s yacht. Getting “fried” for holding hands with my date on the sea wall and having black shoe laces in white shoes. Please Answer two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to “obtain from attending” ? Did the Academy experience satisfy your expectation? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and your expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. I enjoyed boating on the Chesapeake Bay and the TV show Men of Annapolis. My close cousin, class of 59, and his classmates inspired me to become a midshipman and a leader. The Academy shaped my views, values and character. The person I am today grew out of the Academy’s heritage of leadership, teamwork, duty and honor. My active duty Navy time was brief, but, I applied what I learned at the Academy and believe that my family and community have benefited. Summary bio for Don Felling (358) After graduation I reported to Damage Control School in Philadelphia in preparation for my first assignment as DCA on USS Wilkinson, DL-5 stationed in Newport, Rhode Island. In April 1968, my pin mate, Carolyn and I became engaged to be married in 1969. However the needs of the Navy and Vietnam interfered as I received orders to report to the USS Brule, AKL 28, in Nha Be, Vietnam as Chief Engineer and then was promoted to Executive Officer. This tour turned out to be the most valuable experience of my brief Navy career. I subsequently was offered a chance to return to Vietnam on a PT boat based in Guam or the Fleet Training Center in San Diego. I selected San Diego and matrimony! August 1970 following our wedding at the Chapel, we drove to San Diego and my assignment as Assistant Training Officer. I resumed my education at US International University and graduated with an MS in Business Administration. I resigned from the Navy in September 1972.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary My civilian career began with Procter and Gamble and a relocation to Virginia in early 1973. After a short tour with P&G, I accepted a position with IBM as Senior Team Leader responsible for information technology, State and Local Governments of Virginia. I retired from IBM in 1993, to become a Financial Advisor. I worked for Paine Webber and UBS Financial Service until 2009 when I resigned to form my own private practice in York County. I am still happily assisting my clients. Additionally I have spent over 25 years in community service. I am most proud of being elected twice to the York County School Board, and have served in numerous leadership positions including the United Way, WHRO Public Broadcasting, and the Boys and Girls Club. Carolyn enjoyed a long career in education and we have represented our community as delegates to our Sister Cities in Japan and Germany and traveled through 5 continents, 30 countries and 40 states. The light of my life is family. My partner of 45 years, our daughter, Alison, her husband Gavin, and granddaughters Elsie and Kennedy, bring a daily dose of laughter and love!

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25th Company Dale A. Fink After graduation, I waited 3 days to marry my hometown sweetheart, Theta. I taught YPs at USNA for the summer, then on to Nuc School in Bainbridge. Since I did not impress the professors on the final exam, I opted for Surface Navy. Assigned first as MPA on USS Tattnall, a DDG homeported in Charleston, later in Mayport. Then went as XO to 2 LSTs out of Guam, Snohomish County and Page County. This included 4 months on the rivers of Vietnam. My final active duty tour was in the Seamanship Dept at USNA teaching YPs (again) and helping with the development of a new â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How to be a Naval Officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; course. I spent 16 years in the Reserves in Pittsburgh and Greenville, SC., and ended as Commanding Officer of a CincLantFlt Unit. I retired as a Captain. When I left Active Duty, I worked for Westinghouse PAD as a Cognizant Engineer for 3 years supporting Navy Nucs. When the opportunity presented itself to work for Michelin Tire Corporation, I picked up my family and moved to South Carolina. I started as an Industrial Engineer, moved to Job Evaluation Specialist, then Compensation Manager for Uniroyal-Goodrich (purchased by Michelin) in Akron and later for Michelin North America in SC. I finished my 36 year career as a Recruiting Manager. On the home front: We have had a full life with all the activities that come with two children, five grandchildren and 30 plus foster children! We now include trips to Louisiana, where we visit two grandkids in college, and are frequent observers at middle school and high school activities for three grandkids who still live nearby. Theta's mother lives with us half of the year, we travel when possible, read, garden, nap, and enjoy the company of good friends.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary William A. Gaffney Service History: 1967—68: Naval Aviation Training Command, Pensacola, FL (Dropped on Request when I did not get selected for jets.); 1968-70: USS Ingraham (DD694), Newport, RI, ASW Officer/Navigator; 1970-71: COMNAVFORV, in-country, Vietnam, Advisor, Fleet Command Advisory Unit; 1971-73: NavPGSchool, Monterey, CA; Student, Graduated with an MS/ Telecomm Mgmt; 1973-74: Destroyer Department Head School, Newport, RI; Student; 1974-76: USS Henderson (DD785), Long Beach, CA; Operations Department Head; 1976-78: Defense Communications Agency, Arlington, VA. Action Officer, Autovon Div; 1978-80: COMNAVFORCARIB, Roosevelt Roads, PR; Aide and Flag Sec to RADM Ken Knoizen, Commander, COMNAVFORCARIB, CONAVAIRCARIB, COMANTDEFCOM; 1980-81: COMCRUDESGRU TWO, Charleston, SC; Chief, Communications Division; 1981-83: USS Joseph Hewes (FF1078), Charleston, SC; Executive Officer; 1983-84: US Naval War College, Newport, RI; Student; 1984-87: USS McCandless (FF1084), Norfolk, VA; Commanding Officer; 1987-89: OPNAV/ N6, The Pentagon, Arlington, VA; Chief, Tactical & Terrestial Comms; 1990-91: Joint Staff/J6, The Pentagon, Arlington, VA; Division Chief; !991-93: Joint Interoperability Engineering Org/DISA, Reston, VA; Chief of Staff; August, 1993: Retired as a Captain, USN; Principal Occupation: After 26 years on active duty, I then worked in the information technology industry. I specialized in business development/software sales with five different firms, including Logicon, Network Associates, and CACI. I retired from CACI in 2011 and worked as a consultant for a time before retiring and moving to NH. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Every tour of duty I had was a learning experience for me. While paperwork became drudgery at times, I can say I enjoyed each and every tour of my career (OK, 5 years in the Pentagon was a bit too much!). Probably the most memorable tour for our family and me was our year and a half in Puerto Rico. As Aide to the Commander of NAVFORCARIB, my wife and I and our 3 kids witnessed events stemming from the Jonestown massacre, two hurricanes that devastated various Caribbean islands, protests related to the Vieques bombing range (including some “doctored” 20-20 reporting), and participating in various social events when dignitaries arrived for “fact-finding” visits—curiously during the winter months! Every step in my careers in both the Navy and 18 years in industry, I was supported by my loving wife, Joanie. We married in 1970 just a few months before I went to Vietnam and though often separated by distance, she was with me all the way throughout my careers. Much of the credit for my success was due to her support and love. How fortunate I have been to have her support and that of three supportive children and now 9 grandchildren! Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: My fondest memories were things we did together as a class that bonded us in to the brotherhood that we have today. No Greek fraternity can match the bonds we have as classmates! Humorous Memories of USNA: In November of our plebe year, during the ramp-up to The Game, my roommate and I were awakened abruptly about 2AM by some Firsties in our company. Since our room was directly across the hall from the company officer’s office (an Army Captain), we were picked to stand “the donkey watch” until reveille. Somehow, the Firsties had managed to get a full grown donkey (aka “Army mule) up to the fourth deck of the sixth wing and place it in Capt Knof’s office. We were to make sure it didn’t go anywhere, even though it was tied securely to the Captain’s desk! We prevailed. The donkey stood steady all night, and we were relieved before any thoughts of having us clean up after the mule surfaced. Why did I chose to attend the Naval Academy? My Dad and Uncle both attended West Point. I had wanted to follow their lead from early in high school. When I competed for an appointment to the academies, I ended up with appointments to all the academies except my first choice, West Point. I chose USNA because it had the greatest number of options for a career (Navy air/subs/surface warfare or Marine Corps).

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25th Company What did I hope to gain? I was convinced a career in the Navy would be both enlightening and a challenging experience throughout. Understanding and learning leadership was the key element I had hoped to get from my time at the Naval Academy Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Absolutely. The Academy did a great job of letting us understand the options for our careers, but most importantly, taught us what leadership was all about. I learned leadership from the classes, as well as special presentations from distinguished speakers. I continued to learn leadership from the CO’s and CPO’s of the ships I served on early in my career. But the basics I learned at USNA. I carried my knowledge and approach to leadership in to my career in industry as well, particularly in dealing with the up to 17 direct reports when I was Director of Sales with a software company. Summary bio for Bill Gaffney After graduation, I attended flight training with the “tiger class” (duped in to taking only 20 vice 30 days of our graduation leave). After soloing in T-34’s and T-28’s, I was ready to move on to jets—my first choice. However, the Navy needed helicopter pilots and several of us were told we’d been “specially selected” for helo training. Not me. I decided if I wasn’t getting jets, I wasn’t staying in Naval Aviation so I opted to drop out and go to ships. I spent a full career in the tin-can Navy on Destroyers and Frigates on both coasts, eventually commanding the USS McCandless, a Frigate home-ported in Norfolk. I also spent a year in Vietnam as an advisor riding Vietnamese patrol boats off the coast. After Vietnam, I attended the Naval Postgraduate School earning an MS in Telecommunications Management. In between sea tours, I had shore duty tours at DCA twice, in the Pentagon on both the Navy staff and the Joint Staff, attended the Naval War College, and had a most memorable tour as Aide to COMNAVFORCARIB, RADM Ken Knoizen, at NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR. My wife and I and our 3 kids witnessed events stemming from the Jonestown massacre, two hurricanes that devastated various Caribbean islands, protests related to the Vieques bombing range, and participated in various social events when dignitaries arrived for “fact-finding” visits—curiously during the winter months! After 26 years on active duty, I retired and pursued a career in the information technology industry, specializing in business development and software sales. I retired from industry in 2011 and moved to NH, where I fill my time with photography, woodworking, and enjoying our now large family (3 children and their spouses, 9 grandchildren, and three dogs!).

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Carl E. Gatlin, Jr. Service History: 1963-1967 USNA (17th and then 25th Company) 1967-1968 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Immediate Masters Program. Earned an MS in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 1968-1969 USS Fletcher (DD 445), Division Officer 1969-1970 USS Dynamic (MSO 432), Engineer Officer 1970-1971 USS Braine (DD-630), Engineer Officer 1970 Selected for Engineering Duty. Changed designator from 1100 to 1400 1971-1974 Supervisor of Shipbuilding, 13th Naval District, PHM Project Officer at the Boeing Company, Seattle, WA 1974 Resigned commission, transferred to active reserve, with 1415 designator 1974-1994 Various Reserve Units, including SelRes engineer officer on two DD’s, SUPSHIP, SIMA, NSWSES and NSY Units. CO of two reserve units 1994 Retired from the active reserve with the rank of Captain Principal Occupation: Upon leaving active duty, I joined the Fluor Corporation as a mechanical engineer based in Houston. I worked almost 35 years at Fluor and retired as a Senior Project Director. Fluor is a large, international, heavy engineering and construction contractor with offices all over the world. I worked on projects in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Greece, as well as domestic projects in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California and Alaska. I started my Fluor career working on offshore and upstream oil and gas production projects, before moving to downstream projects in the oil-refining world. I also worked on the occasional marine terminal and power generation plant. In 1982 Fluor transferred me to California to be the project manager for a Chevron offshore platform in the Santa Barbara Channel. I was able to spend most of the next 30 years based in California. My last project was as a consultant working as the owner’s project manager for a $250 million power plant in California’s Imperial Valley. I was a registered engineer in three states; California, Texas and Michigan. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events:

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Memorable to me, but not unusual, are various family events associated with my wife, Linda, and our two sons, Kyle and Colby. Travelling to Europe in 1990 and 1993 with my wife, Linda’s, choir. Other travels to Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, mostly associated with my civilian work career. I hope to complete the 500 mile trek on the Camino de Santiago in Spain in April/May 2015, taking inspiration from classmates, Jack Young, Curt Dose’ and Jack Feehan.

Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Navy beating Army in the 1963 Army Navy game and featured 50 years later on ESPN as one of the greatest football games ever played. • Meeting Roger Staubach in his room during Plebe Year, before the 1964 Cotton Bowl. He asked me where I was from and I told him, “Texas, sir.” He then said, “Oh, I bet you are for the Longhorns,” to which I replied, “No sir. I hate that school! I come from an Aggie family. I would rather Navy beat Texas than Navy beat Army!” Staubach laughed and then I asked Roger and the other football players in the room for their autographs. Roger Staubach always was a class act. By the way, Staubach’s daughter graduated from Texas A&M, so he has some ties to that great university. • Standing at attention in my Firstie’s room during Plebe Year, listening to Bob Dylan sing, “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right.” • John F Kennedy addressing the Class of 1967 in Tecumseh Court during Plebe Summer. • Youngster Cruise on the USS Bigelow DD 942. Reef Points is correct, “I would rather be a Plebe…” Visiting Europe is remembered with fondness, but not much else. Humorous Memories of USNA: • The hijinks we pulled on our 17th Company Officer during Plebe Year. He was a WooPoo and not very popular with the upper class in our company. This was their way to get back at him. 2424

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Bob Hughes sneaking his wife-to-be into our company formation to march in our last P-rade. Unfortunately, Matt the Hat Breen saw Sherie. Sherie and Bob were excused from the P-rade. Bob is no longer with us, but we’re still good friends with Sherie and see her often.

Please Answer Two Questions: Reason for Attending USNA. I really can’t answer why I attended USNA, nor did I have a preconceived notion of what career path I wanted to take upon graduation. One of my best friends was a member in the Class of 66 and he encouraged me to apply to USNA. I failed to realize that he did not fully inform me of the difficulties of Plebe Year, nor that he was in a “fruit” company. (I think most will agree that our Plebe Year (17th) company was anything but “fruit”.) Before attending, I did know that I wanted to study engineering and I was able to pursue that expectation. Expectations Satisfied? For the most part USNA satisfied my expectations. I am firm believer that one pursues higher education to “learn how to learn.” USNA did achieve that mission. I also believe that the instructors at USNA, both military and civilian, were far superior to those I encountered at MIT or the two universities where I studied for my MBA. Also when I was at MIT I had the opportunity to review various tests the undergraduates had taken. The course work did not seem that much advanced as compared to USNA. In the years following graduation, I wished that I had been exposed to areas of additional academics not taught at USNA, e.g., accounting, contract law, finance, project scheduling, cost control. However, I took several courses in an MBA program that provided most of the background that I needed. I do believe there are additional areas of study that all officers in the naval service should be exposed to, but not taught at USNA. I also believe that all service academies should consider a fifth year of study, as there is just too much that our junior officers need to know. The knowledge required to source, operate and maintain these complex weapons systems will only continue to explode. Summary Biography of Joe Gatlin After graduating from the Naval Academy I attended graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as part of the Immediate Masters Program, starting the following Monday after graduation from USNA. I completed my studies at MIT in the summer of 1968 with an MS degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. While I was at MIT I met my future wife, Linda, who was working at MIT. We married in July of 1968. Prior to moving to Cambridge, Linda grew up in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington. Following graduation from MIT, I spent the next three years in sea duty and during that time made two deployments to Viet Nam, first on a destroyer and the second on a mine sweeper. In 1970, I was selected to change designators from URL to Engineering Duty. For the last two and one-half years of my active duty in the Navy, I was stationed at the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Seattle, mostly at the Boeing Company. Boeing was the prime contractor for the design and construction of a new class of guided missile patrol hydrofoils, (PHM).

I left active duty from the Navy in 1974. I did remain in the Naval Reserve, retiring as a Captain after an additional 20 years of service. During that time I was commanding officer of two reserve units. Upon my resignation from active duty, I accepted a position with the Fluor Corporation and moved the family to Houston. Fluor is an international, heavy industrial engineering and construction firm, with offices and projects throughout the world. I spent the majority of my 35-year Fluor career in the hydrocarbon side of the business doing project management. Fluor transferred me to its Irvine, California, office in 1982 where we remained until I retired from the company in 2010. For the last 18 months of my working career, I worked as a consultant to the Imperial Irrigation District in El Centro, California, acting as the Owner’s project manager for the engineering and construction of a $250 million power plant. I finally retired for good in December 2011. When we were in Houston Linda developed an interest for church music and continued to pursue that interest after we relocated to California. In California, Linda earned a second degree in music and worked for a number of years as a church organist and music director in the Catholic diocese of Orange County. Linda retired for good in January 2012. We have two sons, Kyle and Colby. Kyle is a business and computer analyst for Trader Joe's, a national grocery chain. Colby is an airline pilot and flies the Boeing 767 for All Nippon Airways based in Tokyo. We have one granddaughter, who just celebrated her fourth birthday. Since beginning our retirement, we have done the usual things - traveling and eliminating possessions accumulated from more than 47 years of marriage. We also enjoy going to Maui each year. We purchased a condominium there in 2004. For the last several years we have spent three or four months on the island. We have made a number of friends who also split time between Maui and the mainland. We enjoy the good weather, beaches and tropical living that Maui offers. Following in the footsteps of three of our USNA classmates, I recently made the 500-mile pilgrimage by foot from the French Pyrenees to Santiago, Spain. I would love to do it again if Linda will let me.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Robert J. Graff

Navy LT Robert J. Graff, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Graff of Hilltown Township, Pennsylvania was killed in March 1971 in an airplane crash during a training mission in Blythe, California. Bob was a Vietnam veteran, and a graduate of Pennridge High School in Pennsylvania. He was flying an A-7 Echo attack aircraft and was practicing low-level maneuvers when his plane crashed and exploded. Lt. Graff was on a routine training flight from the Lemoore Naval Air Facility near Fresno. During his tour of duty in Vietnam, he was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard and flew 25 combat missions.

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25th Company Charles F. Greer Service History June 67 - Jan 68, Immediate Masters program NC State, Master of Mechanical Engineering Feb 68 - May 69, Flight training, Pensacola, Meridian, Beeville  June 69 - Nov 69, RAG at VA-172, Jacksonville, Fla. A-7 transition  Nov 69 - Mar 70, Attack Squadron 105, Jacksonville  Mar 70 - Jan 72, Attack Squadron 86, Jacksonville  Jan 72 - Mar 74, Air Test & Evaluation Squadron Five, China Lake, CA 1974 Left Naval Service Principal Occupation Although I started out in engineering and aviation, I had always wanted to pursue a career in medicine, but it didn’t seem possible in 1974 when I decided to get out of the Navy- with a young family and no savings. So I worked a year in the oil business for my father-in law in Charleston, SC before finally getting serious about it. Medical schools required biology and organic chemistry, and of course I didn’t have those, so I took summer and night courses at the College of Charleston while teaching in high school for a year. Finally started medical school here in Charleston (1976-80) and finished my residency in diagnostic radiology in 1984. My wife Sally kept us afloat by working in residential real estate through the lean years and afterwards. Fortunately, I found a job in a hospital-based radiology group here in Charleston in 1984, and I’m still there. I became a sub specialist in vascular/interventional radiology in 1994, so I do a mix of general and interventional radiology now. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • The morning after Hurricane Hugo destroyed Charleston in 1989, I went to work in our hospital which had only generator power and limited water. Patients on ventilators were being kept alive by manual labor. The place looked like a nuclear wasteland. • Running the Boston Marathon in 1994. • Running the Marine Corps Marathon with my daughter in 1994.  • Living in the former East Berlin in 2004 while studying cardiac MRI at a hospital for former Communist party officials. • Playing a bit part in Walter Matthau’s first movie (The Kentuckian) in 1954. It was a pitiful movie. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren

How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA • John F. Kennedy speaking to our class in front of Bancroft Hall during plebe summer. • During spring break 1967, I was desperately trying to finish my Trident Scholar project so I could graduate with all of you, but I needed another hand to help with the test apparatus. I was about to give up when Mike Smith suddenly showed up unannounced and helped out for a couple of days. I am to this day indebted because without his help, it wouldn’t have happened. Mike later died as the pilot of the space shuttle Challenger. Humorous Memories of USNA: • “Greyhound” races plebe summer. Actually stranger than humorous. • The look on Hamp Tisdale’s face when he saw me take a swig of bourbon in our room (I kept an emergency bottle in my safe) right before a final exam in 1966. I think Doug Lindquist also took a good swig as he was passing by. • Hanging out with the pajama-clad girls for 30 minutes every night in our cabin during June Week after their dates had left at midnight to get back to Bancroft Hall (my only good deal as company commander). Awards Received Academic Achievement Athletic

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Aviator Wings Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” In 1963 my family didn’t have the money to send me to a decent college, so, like many of our classmates, I needed to find another way. Coming out of western Kentucky, I had seen the Atlantic Ocean only once (in 1950), and thought it would be a great adventure (a vast understatement) to set out on a Navy career and apply to the Naval Academy. When I went to Memphis for the academy interview, I met Dave Finney (one of our classmates who went on to fly for NASA and is now deceased), and realized he and I were competing for the same congressional appointment. I was quite worried at the time because Dave was pretty squared- away. But, fortunately, both of us got accepted and we later became good friends in the Navy. I wasn’t sure what I’d gotten myself into, but I knew it was going to be a hell of a ride that would change me forever. 2.Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. The academy experience was without a doubt the greatest catalyst for change in my whole life. I can’t believe all of the interesting people and ideas that we were exposed to on a routine basis from the very first day. I basically was in a podunk town in Kentucky one day and not long afterwards watching JFK in person addressing our class. Our proximity to Washington, D.C. made it easy for that sort of thing to happen on a routine basis. And what an interesting mix of civilians and military for professors. My Russian professor had been a translator for Khrushchev during his visit to the US, and my senior advisor had been a PBY Catalina pilot in WWII. They all brought a fascinating array of experiences to the classroom. The whole experience was extraordinary, of course, but I must say that one thing that I got from USNA that I might not have gotten elsewhere was a lifelong interest in participating in sports. Not that I was very good at sports at the academy, but I stayed with running and that’s still my main sports activity and stress-reliever today. Summary bio for Chuck Greer My first assignment was at NC State University for a masters degree in mechanical engineering. After flight training and A-7 RAG, I served with attack squadrons 105 & 86 and deployed to Westpac and the Med. My last two years in the Navy were the most interesting while in VX-5 at China Lake, CA, flying A-7’s, A-4’s and the S-2. After considerable thought, I made a decision to drastically change course and get out of the Navy to pursue a career in medicine. So I worked a year in the oil business in Charleston, SC then taught high school for a year while taking night/ summer courses in biology and organic chemistry. After medical school (1976 - 80) and a residency in diagnostic radiology (1980-84), I joined a group in Charleston practicing general and vascular/interventional radiology. I recently reduced my hours, but I’m still quite busy in my old age. Sally White married me in 1968 (best thing that ever happened to me) and we had two children who were born in the early 70’s. Sally was a realtor and retired ten years ago. Along the way, we survived Hurricane Hugo in 1989, although with serious damage to our house. We have traveled frequently, including living several weeks in the former East Berlin where I was studying cardiac MRI. When possible, we spend time with our daughter’s family and only grandchild, Sam, in Mill Valley, CA. I started running seriously in my 40’s and did several marathons including the Boston Marathon in 1994 and Marine Corps three times. Running is still a big part of my life. Sally and I live on a coastal island near Charleston and, along with the dog, enjoy our daily walks on the beach.

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25th Company William M. Hill, Jr. Service History: 1963 - 67: USNA (25th company) 1967 - 69: Navy Nuclear Power Schools (classroom, prototype, and submarine schools) 1969 - 71: USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) (G), Engineering Division Officer, Qualified in Submarines 1971 - 74: USS Guitarro (SSN-665), Commissioning Crew, Engineering Division Officer, Qualified Navy Nuclear Engineer 1974 - 77: USS Flasher, (SSN-613), Navigator/Operations Officer 1977 - 79: David Taylor Naval Ship Research Development Center, Director, Fleet Support Office, Bethesda, Maryland 1979: Transferred to Naval Reserves 1979 - 93: Naval Reserve Units in Philadelphia, Houston, and Washington D.C. 1982: Changed designator to Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) 1993: Retired from Naval Reserves with rank of Commander Principal Occupation: Concurrent with the Naval Reserve duty, worked for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a resident inspector at several commercial nuclear plants. Then served as a nuclear engineer and technical assistant in the Region II Office, Atlanta, Georgia, and headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. Last position at NRC was Technical Assistant to Secretary of the Commission. Memorable Life Events: I served tours aboard three nuclear submarines, one as Electrical Officer of the USS Guitarro (SSN 665) commissioning crew (plank owner), last new construction submarine on the West Coast. In 1979, married a beautiful wife and we had six wonderful children. I worked for the NRC as a resident inspector at several commercial nuclear plants, Salem Nuclear Generating Station (operating) and South Texas Nuclear Plant (under construction). Last twelve years I work for the NRC Secretary, meeting with the Chairman and other commissioners weekly, preparing and publishing the NRC Commission schedule for public meetings. During that time, I served under two NRC Chairmen who were retired Admirals from the Navy’s nuclear submarine program. Fondest Memories of USNA: June Week provided a lot of fond memories for me. Plebe year, my high school sweetheart came to June Week. Next year, my two sisters attended June Week. Senior year, another girl friend from Texas came to June Week. They all had a wonderful time and were very impressed with USNA. And last but not least, for the last three years at USNA, my roommate, Bob Tuttle (deceased), was like a brother to me. Humorous Memories of USNA: One of the most humorous moments at USNA was the traditional climbing the Herndon Monument by the “plebe” class at the end of each academic year. Not only was it entertaining to watch the young plebes struggle to scale the slippery obelisk, but it demonstrated how team effort with sufficient determination could accomplish seemingly impossible tasks. Please answer Two Questions: 1. After visiting several colleges and universities, I was most impressed with the Naval Academy. Since my father served in the Navy during WW2, I wanted to be a Naval Officer and attending the Academy offered me this opportunity. In the summer of 1963, I entered the Naval Academy and my life was changed forever. At that time, my expectation was to receive the best engineering education possible from a top academic institution. 2. Following graduation, I wanted to join the submarines force but had little understanding of the Navy’s nuclear submarine program. Senior year, a tour aboard a nuclear submarine convinced me to join the Navy nuclear submarine program. Because of my education at the Academy, I was accepted into the Navy nuclear submarine program. There, I acquired valuable engineering skills and knowledge that enabled me to contribute both to the Navy and later in my civilian life. The Naval Academy and my submarine training allowed me to far exceed my original expectations and goals.

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After graduating from the Naval Academy, I entered the Navy’s nuclear submarine program and served aboard three nuclear submarines, USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) (G), USS Guitarro (SSN 665), and USS Flasher (SSN-613). I was a member of the commissioning crew (plank owner) of the Guitarro, the last new construction submarine built on the west coast. Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Following sea duty, I spent two years at the David Taylor Naval Ship R & D Center outside Washington, D.C. There I met my future wife, Yvonne, and married in September, 1979. After leaving active duty in 1979, I joined the Naval Reserves and began working for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I worked as a Resident Inspector at several commercial nuclear plants, Salem Nuclear Generating Stations (operating) and South Texas Nuclear Plant (under construction). In 1982, I changed Navy designator from Unrestricted Line (1100) to Engineering Duty Officer (1400). After serving a year in the Region II office in Atlanta, I moved to Washington, D.C. in 1985 to work as a nuclear engineer in the Inspection and Enforcement Division at NRC headquarters. In 1987, I began work as a Technical Assistant in the Office of the Secretary, NRC. There, I met with the NRC Chairman and other Commissioners weekly to develop and publish their public meeting schedule and track progress on significant issues. From 1979 to 1993, I served in various reserve units located in Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. In 1993, I retired from the Reserves as a Commander with 26 years of service.

I retired from the NRC in 2001 and worked various jobs for Comcast and Home Depot until 2005 when I retired permanently. Presently, I have six children and two grandchildren who occupy most of my time when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not traveling or camping.

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25th Company John B. Hudson, Jr Service History: 1967-1969 USS Furse (DD882) EMO, Home port Norfolk VA. Deployed to Viet Nam and Middle East 1969-1971 USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67), Ass't EMO, Home port Norfolk VA. Deployed to Med. 1971 Separated from Naval Service Principal Occupation: 1971- 2000 Sales, Conn Mutual and Mass Mutual, Norfolk VA. 2001- 2012 Marketing Director, Beta Capital, Norfolk VA Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Married my lovely wife in1970, one daughter born 1976, and 2 grandchildren. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: The Truth? Graduating! Humorous Memories of USNA: Bob Hughes dressing his future wife in uniform for our final dress parade before graduation. Spent the night before graduation in Bancroft, restricted. Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attendingâ&#x20AC;? I had two choices, USNA or University of Maryland. I probably would have lasted one semester in College Park Maryland. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Yes and more. The discipline at USNA carried over to more than 40 years in sales. Summary bio for John Hudson I entered Naval Academy after 1 Year at Columbian Prep in DC. Jim McKinney was also there. We did not hook up then, but came into the same company, 17, plebe year. I had a long trip to USNA, I lived in Severna Park MD...about 10 miles away. Played plebe lacrosse. Did not pursue, as teammates were bigger and faster. Getting thru academically was biggest challenge. After graduation, was stationed in Norfolk for 4 years. U.S. Furse DD 882 and then Big John Kennedy, CVA 67. Ops department on both . Deployments, Vietnam Nam, Middle East, and Med cruises. Decided after 4 years I had enough and resigned. Spent 40 years in sales in Civilian life (2 companies. Mass Mutual for 28). Married in 1970 to Lida, one daughter and 2 grandchildren. My most memorable experiences, surviving plebe summer, tough. I knew that if some of the upper classmen could get thru it, I could... hooking up with Jim McKinney and my roommate Wayne Savage many years after graduation were highlights.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Dwight S. Hughes Service History USS Berkeley DDG 15, 1967-69; OIC Electronic Ground Surveillance Team 1, Hoi An, RVN, 1970; Assoc. Professor Naval Science, NROTC, U. of Rochester, 1971-74 (MA Political Science); USS Detroit AOE 4, 1974-75; USS Kitty Hawk CV 63, 1976-78; Staff CINCPACFLT, 1978-80; USS Mars AFS 1, 1980-81; Chief of Staff, Maritime Prepositioned Force, Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean, 1982; Staff MSCPAC, Oakland, CA, 1983-85; (completed MS Information Systems Management, USC extension program 1983); Staff Joint Data Systems Support Center, Reston, VA, 1985-87; Retired.

Principal Occupation 1987- 2010, 2nd Retirement: Senior software engineer/project manager primarily with SAIC on contract with U.S. Geological Survey doing digital mapping. Antarctica Hughes Ridge named in recognition of efforts on Antarctic data and information services. Present: Author, naval history. First book published November 2015, USNI Press. Can’t drive them anymore, so write about them. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Too many! Taking close rounds off the beach in Berkeley and firing back; shrapnel in the butt in country; almost running Detroit aground in Straits of Messina; mid watch on the bridge wing, reaching up and touching stars; driving Kitty Hawk; Hong Kong and Venice and Olongapo; fragrance of sea and steel and stack gas; leading sailors; herding twelve merchant masters into some form of convoy formation and maneuvers; launching 50,000 ton ship off 50 foot wave, green water up to the bridge. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Fall football afternoons marching through town; watching Jolly Roger earn carry-on for us; Mother Bancroft decorated up before Christmas break; June Week. Humorous Memories of USNA: Plebe summer mattress races; Mike Williams’s jokes at 5th Batt. Staff table; my grades in thermo (entropy and enthalpy??). Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” and

Why an Iowa boy wanted to don a uniform, go to sea, and drive ships, I still don’t know. Also some unformed desire for order, discipline, commitment, and meaningful service, along with a great education. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. More than I can express. Sets a high lifetime bar for duty, honor, citizenship. Second only to wedding day, graduation was proudest day of my life, and then off to many places, many ships, and many seas. Haze gray and under way. Into third career and still going. Wouldn’t trade a minute. We fulfill many roles in life, but being USNA grad and officer of the Navy or Marines are two of the very best. The pride never stops. Thank you USNA. Summary for Sturdy Hughes In summer ’67, I joined the USS Berkeley (DDG 15) in the Tonkin Gulf for two deployments to the gun line as first lieutenant and gunnery assistant. The year 1970 was in country as OIC Electronic Ground Surveillance (Duffle Bag) Team 1, Hoi An, I Corps, planting and monitoring sensor strings and coordinating responses with the US and RVN Army, Navy and Marine units. I taught NROTC at the University of Rochester, earning an MA in Political Science, East Asian Studies, and then back to sea—USS Detroit (AOE 4), Assistant First Lieutenant out of Norfolk with two Med deployments, and USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), First Lieutenant, two WESTPACs. After a tour on CINCPACFLT planning staff at Pearl, I was Operations Officer on USS Mars (AFS 1), more WESTPAC and Indian Ocean deployments. Along the way, I completed an MS in Information Systems Management from the extension program at USC. Final sea tour in 1982 was Chief of Staff, Maritime Prepositioned Force, Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean, where I planned and conducted convoy maneuvering exercises with thirteen MSC ships, shades of WWII. I managed information and 3232

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25th Company computer systems at MSCPAC in Oakland and Joint Data System Support Center in Reston, Virginia with retirement in 1987. The second career was as senior software engineer and project manager for SAIC, primarily under contract with the U.S. Geological Survey doing digital mapping and geographic feature naming databases and applications. A feature in Antarctica was named Hughes Ridge in recognition of my contributions to Antarctic data and information services. I retired again in 2010 and with my wife Judi, built a little home in the woods near Manassas, Virginia, and settled in to research and write, with first book published by Naval Institute Press. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drive ships anymore, so I write about them.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Robert G. Hughes

Written by Robert Garfield and Sherie O’Doherty Hughes Service History: 1962-1963: US Naval Reserve, Boot Camp at Great Lakes, IL 1963-1967: USNA (25th Company) 1967-1968: Naval Aviation Training Command, Various Locations, Awarded Wings 06/1968 1968-1969: F-4, Replacement Air Training, NAS Beeville, TX 1969 – 1970: VF-114 WESTPAC on Kitty Hawk, 11/1970-07/1971: Second WESTPAC on Kitty Hawk, 02/1972-11/1972: VF-126 Bandits 06/1976-01/1979: VF-51, Screaming Eagles, USS FD Roosevelt, Med Cruise, 31 Jan 1979: Died in an aircraft accident off the coast of San Diego Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Shot down MIG on 06 May 1972, VF-126, Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren • Married Sherie O’Doherty on March 16, 1968 • Father of three children; Robyn, Shawn and Chad. Robyn lives in Australia. Chad and Shawn live in Omaha. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Varsity Squash Player at USNA • In a slightly inebriated state, lost father’s Cadillac in Philadelphia following the 1964 Navy- Notre Dame Game. Threw the car keys at the OOD before boarding the bus, which were never found. Barfed on the OOD at USNA. (Joe Gatlin recalls the story). • Dressed Sherie in a full dress uniform for the 1967 Color Parade. “Matt the Hat” Breen found Sherie in formation, before we marched off. Bob missed the Color Parade and spent the last night at USNA on restriction. Sherie missed the last dance. Awards Received: The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors Academic Achievement (Fulbright, Rhodes, Guggenheim, National Science Foundation, Olmstead, Burke Scholarships or Trident Scholar, Church Scholar, etc. along with highest degree earned and major) Athletic (All American, Touchdown Club, Blue Gray Game, North-South Game, etc.) Varsity Squash Team Service/USNA Awards Silver Star Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Aviator Wings Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars)

Summary bio for Bobby Hughes Bob had large footprints to fill at Navy, as his father was a Rear Admiral and his two older brothers preceded him at USNA. As a student and a variety squash player, Bob excelled. On graduation Bob joined the Naval Air community and began his training in Pensacola. He received his wings and flew jets, joining an F4 squadron. He flew two tours in Viet Nam with VF-114 embarked on USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63). During his second tour he shot down a MIG while flying over Viet Nam. His last tour was with VF-51 embarked in USS Roosevelt (CVA- 42). Bob was killed in a service related mid-air collision on Jan 31, 1979 while flying out of NAS Miramar in San Diego. Bob was awarded the Silver Star medal for service to his country.

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25th Company Bob married Sherie O’Doherty on March 16,1968 and was the father of three beautiful children, Robyn, Chad and Shawn. Robyn lives in Australia, Chad and Shawn live in Omaha. He was a wonderful husband and father. Bob enjoyed life as can be evidenced by some of the unusual situations he found himself in while at Navy. He “lost” his father’s car in Philadelphia after the Navy-Notre Dame football game before boarding a bus back to USNA and giving the keys to the OOD. The truly memorable event of our graduation week was Sherie forming up with our company for the Color Parade in Dress Blue uniform. The battalion commander, Matt “The Hat” Breen, discovered her and removed her from formation. Bob missed the parade, spent his last night at USNA on restriction and he and Sherie missed the final dance. Bob had a big spirit that we all loved, and talent that was limitless. He was a wonderful friend, husband and shipmate.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Raymond M. Keating Service History 6/67-6/69 USS Noa (DD 841) Home port: Mayport, FL. CIC Officer. Deployed to the Mediterranean and Viet Nam. 6/69-12/70 USS Frederick (LST 1184) Homeport: San Diego, CA. Operations Officer. Deployed to Viet Nam 12/70-7/71 Military Sealift Command, Saigon, Viet Nam. Officer in Charge, Port of Saigon 7/71 Separated from Naval Service

Principal Occupation 7/71 - 7/73 Pennsylvania State University MBA 7/73 - 7/01 Goldman Sachs & Co - Managing Director, Investment Management Division 7/01 Retired from Goldman Sachs Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: My marriage at USNA Chapel Ship Handling Becoming a private pilot Watching my sons graduate from college and marry Global travel since retirement Not for profit involvement since graduation Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Herndon Monument ending Plebe Year Driving cars illegally First Class Year Graduation Ceremony for our class Humorous Memories of USNA: Harassing our Army exchange Company Officer, Capt Knoff, during the week before Army Navy game. We put a mule in his office, moved the 16” projectile from the front of Ward Hall to his 3rd deck office (much to the chagrin of the USNA engineering staff), and stole and painted (washable Paint) his car that was returned at the pep rally bonfire. Please Answer Two Questions: 1. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” I attended USNA because my father was a 1940 graduate of Navy and set a great example for me as a young man. I had been to many Navy football games and spent lots of time in the Yard. It was a lifetime dream to attend Navy.  My expectation was that I would be shaped by the Navy experience, become a leader of men and further develop a sense of honor. All of these expectations were met and exceeded. 2. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. The Naval Academy met all my expectations. I was shaped by the 4-year experience. I became a stronger more focused individual and learned to be a leader. I did not realize the importance of these lessons until I went to the fleet. I quickly learned that there was a large burden place on junior officers during wartime. We were expected to hold our own and take leadership roles quickly. This training and these traits stood me in good stead during my Navy career and my subsequent civilian career. Summary bio for Mark Keating I followed in my father’s footsteps (USNA ’40) by joining the class of 1967. Following graduation, I joined USS Noa (DD841) as CIC Officer with tours to the Med and Viet Nam, followed by Ops Boss on USS Frederick (LST-1184) and my final duty station in MSC Saigon RVN. After departing the Navy and obtaining an MBA from Pennsylvania State University in 1973, I joined Goldman Sachs in the Sales and Trading division. During my 30 years at Goldman in Philadelphia and New York, I managed several groups and regions and eventually retired as a Managing Director in the Investment Management Division. Fond memories of the Academy include harassing Capt. Knoff, my Army exchange company officer Plebe year. During the lead up to the Army Navy game his office was visited by a fully functioning Army mule, a 16” projectile from the front of Ward Hall and his car was painted Blue and Gold (washable) and delivered to the Army pep rally. I also enjoyed climbing Herndon Monument, summer cruises, unauthorized parties, and a sports car first class year.

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25th Company My personal life has been blessed. I married Marianne Pappe in the USNA Chapel in 1968 and two sons, Christopher and Kevin, followed in due course. They have grown into wonderful and successful young men, graduated Georgetown University and married fabulous ladies. We have two granddaughters and a grandson who have happily completed the circle of life for Marianne and me. Since retirement, while residing in Philadelphia and Aspen, I have enjoyed, skiing, golf, global travel, philanthropy and flying small planes. USNA and my active duty experience shaped my life. The training and discipline stood me in good stead for my Navy and civilian career and the classmates and shipmates we met along the way became lifelong friends.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Richard D. Lichtermann SERVICE HISTORY: 1961: Enlisted in the Navy/Boot Camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center 1962-63: Naval Academy Prep School, NATC Bainbridge, MD 1963-67: USNA – 19th/25th Companies 1967-68: Naval Aviation Training Command (Pensacola, Saufley Field, NAS Meriden, VT-4 Pensacola, VT-26 NAS Chase Field, TX) Received Wings 09/1968. 1968-69: VA-122 A-7A RAG/Lemoore, CA 1969: VA-122 A-7E transition 1969-72: VA-146/CVW-9 Deployments to Vietnam aboard USS America and USS Constellation. LSO/Assistant Operations Officer 1972-73: U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, MD 1973-75: Engineering Test Pilot Service Test Division/Strike Aircraft Test Directorate 1975-78: VA-146/Department Head Tour- Operations and Maintenance, Two WESTPAC deployments. 1978-80: Instructor U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB 1980: VA-174 A-7E RAG/ PXO/CO requalification 1980-83: XO/CO VA-66/CVW-7 USS Eisenhower CV-69; Deployments to Indian Ocean, North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. 1983-85: Air Operations Officer Cruiser Destroyer Group 12/ CTF-60.1 1985: Retired with rank of Commander Principal Occupation: 1985-86: Various military related consulting jobs in the Jacksonville, FL area. 1987-2009: Pilot, Federal Express Corporation: B-727 Captain/Line Check Airman/FAA Designee Family: Married Lynne Cooper of Wilton, Connecticut in December 1968 and will have been married forty-six years this December . . . Twenty-two of the best years of her life! We have two daughters, Kristen and Karin and six grandchildren . . . and a wonderful Golden Retriever named Leia. Interesting, unusual or memorable life events: My two tours with the Test Communities (NATC Patuxent River and Edwards AFB) permitted me to fly over twenty aircraft in addition to the T-34, T-2A/B/C and TF-9J/AF-9J . . . among which were the F-8H/K Crusader, OV-10 Mohawk, A4E/F/M and TA-4J Skyhawk, EA-6B Prowler, T-28C, Schwitzer-232 Glider, Belanic Glider, UH-1B, Otter, Beaver, A-26 Invader, F-101 Voodoo, F-104 Starfighter, F-106 Delta Dart, F-111 Aardvark, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, T-38 Talon, A-37 Dragonfly, A-7A/B/C/D/E, TA-7C Corsair-II, B-737, B-57 Canberra, KC-135 Stratotanker and others. Most vivid/fondest memories of USNA: 1963 Army/Navy game in Philadelphia. Cannon Balls Come-Arounds to Paul Thorson Plebe chemistry . . . that nearly sent me back to the fleet as an E-3. Second Class summer Graduation Humorous memories of USNA: I’m still thinking about this one. Why did I elect to attend USNA and what did I expect to “obtain from attending”? While my father was a Navy World War II vet who remained in the Navy for a twenty-five year career, I was not particularly attracted to military service. I enlisted in the Navy when I was seventeen (right out of high school) because I had a low draft number, was fundamentally unmotivated to go to college and I wanted to complete my military obligation on my terms (not in the Army) while I matured . . . and collected some “life experience”. I ended up at the Naval Academy Prep School because I had people in my life that thought I was up to the task of going to the Naval Academy and was suited to the military lifestyle. I am not sure what I expected to “obtain” from attending the Academy. To say that the experience was “influential” and “formative” is an enormous understatement. What I gained was the confidence and foundation that allowed me to challenge myself to achieve goals that I am sure I never would have contemplated had I not gone to the 3838

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25th Company Naval Academy. I am a blessed man! Did the Academy experience satisfy your expectations? I will answer that question with a retroactive â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;?. I am not sure what I expected when I entered in 1963. In fact I did not even consider making the Navy a career until Second Class Summer after the Aviation exposure at Pensacola. The aviation community was a perfect fit for me. I was challenged at doing something new, every day, for twenty years and it was exhilarating. In addition, my aviation experience that was gained while on active duty provided me a wonderful foundation for my transition into the civilian aviation world. Summary bio for Dave Lichtermann I graduated from William Tennant High School in Warminster Pennsylvania in 1961and immediately enlisted in the Navy. Following Boot Camp and a short tour in Norfolk, VA, I reported to the Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS) in Bainbridge, MD. In the spring of 1963, I was accepted into the Class of 1967 at the Naval Academy. I started flight training in Pensacola, FL in July of 1967, earning my wings in September of 1968. I then reported to VA-122 for training in the A-7 Corsair-II aircraft, subsequently reporting to VA-146. After transitioning to the A-7E aircraft, I made two WestPac combat deployments, one aboard USS America and one aboard USS Constellation, flying 208 combat missions. Following Vietnam I attended the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, NATC Patuxent River, MD, and served as an Engineering Test Pilot in various test programs. My next tour was back to VA-146 for my Department Head tour and two more WestPac deployments aboard USS Constellation. Following my Department Head tour, I was assigned as an exchange instructor at the USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, CA, for two years. In 1980, I reported to VA-66 aboard USS Eisenhower in the North Arabian Sea as Executive Officer. The following year I assumed command of VA-66. Following my VA-66 tour I was assigned to CTF 60 Staff as the Air Operations Officer, from 1983 to June of 1985, at which time I retired from the Navy. Following my Navy career I was fortunate enough to gain employment with Federal Express Corporation and flew the B727 for 23 years before retiring from FedEx in 2009. In December of 1968, I married Lynne Cooper, whose brother had been my roommate at Saufley Field. We have two daughters, six grandchildren and have retired in Lakeland, Tennessee.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Bo G. Lindfors

Bo passed away on September 15, 2015. He was born in Helsinki, Finland, graduated from the Naval Academy as a member of the 25th Company and served in the Navy for 30 years, retiring at the rank of Captain in 2001. His tours took him from the river deltas of Vietnam to support of carrier strikes during the First Gulf War. He had command of the USS MONMOUTH COUNTY (LST-1032), USS ENHANCE (MSO 437), and USS SAMPLE (FF-1048). Upon retirement from the Navy he assumed the role as the Chief of Navy/Marine Corps Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS). He additionally served the community at Trinity Lutheran Church in Yorktown, Virginia.

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25th Company Douglas W. Lindquist After graduation I had 30 days leave prior to my report date for flight school in Pensacola. I earned my wings in November 1968 and joined VA-172 flying A-4s the following summer in Jacksonville, FL. Most of 1970 was spent aboard the USS Shangri-La (CV-38) flying missions over Vietnam and Laos. The first part of 1971, I transitioned to the A-7E and flew aboard the USS Independence (CV62) on a cruise to the Mediterranean Ocean. Most of 1972 and 1973 was spent at Monterrey, California at the US Naval Postgraduate School studying Weapons Systems Acquisition Management. Later that year I accepted orders to VX-5 in China Lake, California, and in 1976, I accepted orders to the Naval Plant Representative (NAVPRO) Office in Dallas test flying the A-7E. In October 1979 I transferred to the Naval Reserve on a Friday, drilled on Saturday, and started ground school with Southwest Airlines on Monday. 25 years later I retired from SWA. I also retired from the Reserves as a CAPT. Since then, my wife Margaret Ann and I have been living in Granbury, Texas. I have my real estate license that keeps me quite active. Between us we have 5 children, 10 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary James A. McKinney

Service History 1963 -1967 USNA (25th Company) 1967 -1968 Naval Aviation Training – Pensacola, Kingsville, TX Received wings 11.8.1968 1968 -1972 VF-96 Fighting Falcons – Miramar, CA F4 pilot 1970 -1971 USS America (9mo) Vietnam 1971 Top Gun (March) 1971 -1972 USS Constellation, Vietnam 1972 -1975 USN Test Pilot School: NAS Patuxent River, MD Society of Experimental Test Pilots 8.14.1975 (Member – Associate Fellow) 1975 -1977 ACEVAL – AIMVAL Joint Test Force; Nellis Air Force Base 1977 Transferred to Naval Reserves LCDR Principal Occupation 1977 – 1984 General Dynamics, Experimental Test Pilot (Edwards AFB + Ft. Worth, TX) Project Pilot F-16/79, Demo Pilot - Paris Air Show 1979,1981; Farnborough 1978,1980 First Flight F-16XL; Program Manager F16N 1984 – 1998 Fedex, Memphis, TN. Satellite Systems Division, Flight Ops, Fedex Logistics 1998 - 2011 Owner Peachtree Movers , Atlanta GA Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Jim loved and lived life to the fullest. He was always energetic and disciplined and ready to go, invigorating everyone around him! He loved a challenge and stepped forward without hesitation… “better to beg forgiveness than ask permission…”! off he went… and somehow it all worked out… just an exciting life, all the way around…observed by judy ~ (43yrs “co-pilot”) Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Jim talked about surviving Plebe year and getting to eat a complete meal. He loved his red Austin Healey, a gift from his father on making it through the Academy! Loved (all his life) all music genre, especially Rock-n-Roll. observed by judy ~ Humorous Memories of USNA: Defer to the others who found themselves in the same room with him when something was going down… Awards Received The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors Academic Achievement Athletic Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Aviator wings Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) N/A Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” Both of Jim’s parents were Naval officers in WWII. His father worked for the undersecretary of the Navy, so there was a lifelong love of Navy in his family, which influenced his desire to attend the Naval Academy. He looked forward to having a military career and always wanted to fly - observed by judy ~ 4242

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25th Company Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations Jim’s near term goal of Fighter pilot came right to him (and of course, service in war time … “as this is what I was trained to do…”), but, the higher goals of leadership settled in with time and experience. Throughout Jim’s life, he always gave credit to USNA for the excellent education, discipline, and pride in American ideals that he was forever changed by. He understood that he was just one of many threads that make up the fabric of what makes America great. People who knew him always noted his loyalty and (fearless) willingness to stand up for what he believed in. That fearless quality is something found in many USNA graduates and never leaves them. observed by judy ~ Summary for Jim McKinney James A. McKinney, of Atlanta, Georgia; loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and son passed away suddenly Tuesday January 4, 2011 while playing golf. He was the owner of Peachtree Movers, former President & Senior Vice President of FedEX Logistics, VP Flight Ops, former experimental test pilot for General Dynamics, Navy Test Pilot, Top Gun F-4 pilot, serving 2 tours in Viet Nam aboard the USS Constellation & the USS America. He was a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and graduate of Bishop J. O’Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia. He is survived by his wife Judith of 42 years; daughter Joelle Cotros of Little Rock, AR; daughter, Julie Hughes; and son James Robert McKinney of Atlanta, seven beautiful grandchildren;

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Earl R. Ohman, Jr. Summary bio for Earl Ohman I spent my entire naval career in destroyers. Following graduation, I reported to the USS John D. Basilone (DD-824) as gunnery officer. About a year later, I became ASW officer. In 1969, I was transferred to the precommissioning detail of the USS John S. McCain (DDG-36) in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. After commissioning, the McCain was homeported in Long Beach, California. On McCain, I also was ASW officer. I made a WESTPAC deployment, and, upon my return, I left the Navy. In 1968, I married my dear wife May. Following my separation from the Navy in 1971, we moved to the DC area so I could attend law school at George Washington University. May became a teacher in Fairfax County. I graduated from law school in 1974 and became a member of the Virginia State Bar. Most of my legal career was spent working for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, a small independent federal agency whose function was to adjudicate cases contested between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor and businesses which they had cited for safety or health violations. I rose to become General Counsel of the agency. In 2004, I retired from the federal government. Thereafter, I worked for about two years as a private consultant with the Department of Labor. At the same time, I worked with a lawyer from New York to provide legal material for a publisher of legal information and materials. In 2007, I stopped legal work altogether. We live in Arlington, Virginia, and have been Northern Virginia residents since I left the Navy. May and I have been blessed with two wonderful children, Karin and Jack. Both live and work in the area. Karin is a geologist in a private engineering firm. Jack manages a restaurant.

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25th Company Thomas W. Perkins Service History: 1963-1967 – USNA 25th Company 1967-1968 - Naval Aviation Training Command 1969-1972 – VP-40, NATOPS Officer; Moffett Field CA 1972-1974 – Naval Postgraduate School, student, MS Oceanography 1974-1976 – USS Midway, Assistant Navigator; Yokosuka, Japan 1976 - Armed Forces Staff College, student; Norfolk, VA 1977-1978 – FASOTRAGRULANT, Training Officer, Jacksonville, FL 1979-1981 – VP-45, Operations Officer; Jacksonville FL 1981-1984 – OP-96, ASW Analyst, Pentagon; Washington, DC 1984-1987 – PA&E, OSD, Aircraft Cost Analyst, Pentagon, Washington, DC 1987 - Retired as Commander Post-Navy Occupation 1986 Graduated George Mason School of Law, admitted to the Bar in VA 1987-1997 - Patent and trademark associate attorney, Law firm of Rogers & Killeen, Alexandria VA 1997-2010 – Associate and Partner, Patent attorney, Law firm of Young & Thompson, Arlington VA 2010- now - Of Counsel, patent attorney, Law firm of Young & Thompson, Alexandria VA (work from home in Delaware) Interesting Navy Experiences • Being detached to and flying P-3s from Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam and Utapao Thailand in 1969-1972 for infiltratortrawler patrols off Vietnam, and later being OOD on the USS Midway off Vietnam in 1975 as helicopters evacuating the US Embassy in Saigon were landing. • Flying P-3 ASW patrol in the Sea of Japan and closely observing (perhaps a bit too closely) Russian fleet maneuvers – and subsequently watching paths of tracer bullets nearby. USNA Memories • November 22, 1963 • Reef Points – seven masts of a seven masted ship....ugh • Youngster cruise to northern Europe, first class cruise to the Med. • Emerging friendships • Graduation Why I elected to attend USNA A friend of my Dad’s was a USNA graduate, from the class of 1915 I think. He invited my Dad and me to a Penn-Navy game and regaled us with his wonderful memories of USNA and the Navy. That was all it took – see the world, make lifelong friends, and add some excitement to your life. When college decision time came, USNA was my first choice and I was fortunate to get an appointment as an alternate. Did USNA meet expectations The experience at USNA was an eye-opener, but I had no expectations in 1963 – I was 17 years old and more than a little green behind the ears. On the other hand, after graduation being in the Navy allowed me to see a lot of the world, make lifelong friends, and add a lot of excitement to my life. After retirement from the Navy, USNA once again provided a huge stepping stone to the rest of my life – the hiring partners in the first law firm I joined were a Navy vet and a USAFA grad and it was because of my USNA/Navy background that I got that job, which led to wonderfully satisfying career in patent law. Summary bio for Tom Perkins Twenty years in the Navy went by in a hurry. Just like that I was done being a P-3 pilot, assistant navigator on the USS Midway when it was receiving refugees off Vietnam, and a Pentagon minion, - the Masters in Oceanography would pay off later....have retirement pictures taken and move on. GI bill paid for law school (George Mason Univ.), which got me a position in a patent law firm in Alexandria VA (science/engineering required, thank you Navy.) I enjoyed helping inventors get patents for twenty-five years, and now I am a retired law firm partner, still doing some patent consulting from home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. My wife Jane and I enjoy our nicely blended family of five kids and nine grandchildren, who have settled in Knoxville TN, South Riding VA, Richmond IN, Arnold MD, and Eau Claire WI. Golf when the Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary weather is good, and work when it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. We take the winters in Florida on Anna Maria Island; and a week in Bermuda every year since retirement has helped the days go by very nicely.

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25th Company Wayne F. Savage Service History: July-August 1967 Instructor USNA Sept-Dec 1968 Aviation Flight Training, Pensacola and Corpus Christi TX Jan 1969- March 1970 Flight Instructor VT-31 Corpus Christi April-June 70 Aviation Safety Officer School July 70- July 73 VS-24 Quonset Point RI, NATOPS and Safety Officer August 73- June 75 Naval Postgraduate School – Monterrey CA, MS Aero Engineering August 75- Jan78 USS John F. Kennedy, Ops Admin Officer, OOD Underway, SWO qualified Jan- July 78 Defense Systems Management College Fort Belvoir VA August 78- May 81 Office of Naval Research, Arlington VA June 81- June 84 Joint Cruise Missiles Program Office, Arlington VA August 84 - June 88 Naval Air Development Center, Warminster PA, Department Head ASW Programs July 88- May 90 Chief Of Naval Operations OPNAV-05, Aviation Programs (Avionics), Pentagon June 90- Sept 91 Naval Air Systems Command, AIR 546 Avionics and Communication Systems Oct 91 – Oct 95 Major Program Manager, Tomahawk Cruise Missiles (PMA-280) Nov 95 Retired as Captain USN Principal Occupation After retirement from the Navy, I Joined Texas Instruments in the their Arlington Virginia Office. Defense part of TI was purchased by Raytheon Company who I stayed with for next15 years. Worked Navy programs in the D.C area for 9 years then moved to Hampton Roads (Tidewater) to manage the Raytheon Business development Office in Hampton Virginia. Managed programs across all military services in the region. Retired from Raytheon in July 2011. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Tour on John F. Kennedy was professionally very rewarding. Qualified as OOD Underway, Sea & Anchor OOD and Surface Warfare Officer. Having my picture on wanted posters on the JFK while I was stuck in Prestwick Scotland for 6 days without money or credit card when the COD went down. Going Space A on C-5 three times with family and friends to Garmish Germany to ski. Swearing son in as a 1998 Graduate of USNA. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Youngster Cruise to Europe. First time I had been out of US. Dating my wife for all four June weeks at the Academy. Humorous Memories of USNA: 1963 Army- Navy game I was a runner from the coaches booth to the field to deliver Polaroid pictures. As I ran in front of cannon one time we scored, it blasted my butt to the ground. Leading my roommate in Mrs. Marshall's dance classes. Awards Received The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors Academic Achievement Athletic Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Aviator Wings Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending”? I was in “love” with my 6th grade teacher and her boy friend was a midshipmen. I figured I could have a good looking date too if I attended. It worked, I am married to her. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? YES Final Yearbook write-up for Wayne Savage I came to USNA after graduation from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. I had a crush on my 6 th grade teacher and she Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary was dating a mid. I figured if a Mid could date someone like her, I could find a good looking date too. I did, Jane and I will celebrate our 50th anniversary in December 2017. After graduation, I taught sailing for several months before reporting for flight training and receiving my wings in 1968. I stayed in Corpus Christi as a flight instructor. From there I went to Quonset Point RI flying S-2's, Naval Post Graduate school, ship's company as Ops Admin, OOD, COD Pilot on the USS John F Kennedy, ONR, Arlington VA, Joint Cruise Missiles Program Office, NADC as Department Head, ASW Programs and then tours in the DC area. Selected as Major Program Manager, Tomahawk Cruise Missiles (PMA-280) and retired as Captain USN in 1995. Joined Raytheon Company and worked Navy programs in the D.C area for 9 years then moved to Hampton Roads (Tidewater) to manage the Raytheon Business Development Office. Managed programs across all military services in the region. Retired from Raytheon in July 2011. I fondly remember Youngster Cruise to Europe. First time I had been out of USA. Dating my wife for all four June weeks at the Academy, 1963 Army-Navy game. I was a runner from the coaches booth to the field to deliver Polaroid pictures. As I ran in front of cannon one time we scored, it blasted my butt to the ground. Leading my roommate in Mrs. Marshall's dance classes. We now live in Williamsburg Virginia and have two children and 6 wonderful grandkids. Our daughter is a schoolteacher in Northern VA. Our son (USNA 98) is a trader for Shell oil in Houston TX.

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25th Company John J. Slough Service History: Enlisted USMC 120 day delayed enlistment program, May 1961 MCRD Parris Island, SC Boot Camp, Sep - Nov 1961 MCB Camp Lejeune, NC, Camp Geiger, ITR Nov - Dec 1961 MAD, NAS Millington, TN, ATA(N) School Jan – Aug 1962 NTC Bainbridge, MD, NAPS Sep 1962 – Jun 1963 USNA Annapolis, MD Jun 1963 – Jun 1967 Commissioned USMC Jun 1967 MCB Quantico, VA Basic School Jul 1967 – Dec 1967 NAS Pensacola, FL, Flight School, NFO School Jan – Dec 1968 NAS Glynco, GA, Navigation School Jan1969 – May 1969 Mather AFB, Sacramento, CA, Electronic Countermeasures School May – Oct 1969 MCAS Cherry Point, NC, VMCJ-2 Oct 1969 – May 1970 Danang, RVN/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, VMCJ-1 Jun 1970 – Jun 1971 MCAS Cherry Point, NC/ MCAAS Bogue Field, NC , MABS-14 Jun 1971 – Sep 1972 Resigned commission Sep 1972 USMC Reserves Sep 1972 – Jun 1979 Principal Occupation Went to graduate school at Memphis State University (now U of Memphis) Sep1972 - May1974, received MBA May 1974 Went to work for Procter & Gamble at Cape Girardeau, MO July 1974 Transferred to Cincinnati in 1981, working in IT and engineering departments until I retired in 2002 Currently president of Gateway Global Outreach, Inc. which is a small Christian Mission organization. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Have been on mission trips to minister to “red and yellow, black and white” all over the world. • Rode my bicycle from Cincinnati, OH to Annaoplis, MD for 25th reunion. • Have been on several ham radio expeditions to several remote places in the world, like Clipperton Is, Tuvalu, Banaba Is., Amsterdam Is. and I am scheduled to go to South Georgia and South Sandwich in the Antarctic region in 2016. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Simple answer: Graduation & reunions • My fondest memory is meeting my wife our second class year and our marriage in the chapel as the last June Week wedding of 1967! • Those that knew me at Navy, know I hated almost every moment there and fought the system the entire four years – so much so that I earned the nickname, “hostileman”. After graduation, I swore that I would never go back. Big mistake! What a waste of energy! I sure am glad I broke that vow! • Jim Wakeman, myself and someone else (?) where the first to paint, “67 sez Beat Army” on the Laundry smoke stack our plebe summer. • I remember JFK speaking at our swearing in and of course remember where I was when I learned he had been shot. • I remember Dale Fink's parents driving in a blizzard to get the two of us back to USNA on time from a weekend. • Not fondest, but certainly a vivid memory is being on the swimming sub-squad all four years! • Field ball! Where else could a plebe bust an upper classman's butt and get away with it Humorous Memories of USNA: Dave Lichtermann, Doug Lindquist and I were roomies at the end of plebe year and we had firsties next door who had us keep their pickled eggs in our room. Whenever they banged on the wall we were to take one of those smelly things over to them. As I remember, this usually happened on Sunday evenings and during finals! They had the light over the sink on hinges with a small refer in the ceiling. We could hear them disposing of their empty beer cans by tossing them in the drop ceiling! Years later, when we could visit the rooms on Homecoming Sunday mornings, I had fun doing a 'surprise' inspection on some plebes who were occupying the room at that time! There was a youngster in our company who decided until this incident, that it was his duty to rag on me, especially at Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary formations. His name was George Bates. There was a former enlisted Marine in our company who was George's roommate, Bill McBride. Of course, Bill had spooned me they day the brigade returned. After George “inspected' me at one formation, Bill turned to me and said something to the effect of, “Hey, JJ, who is giving you such a ration of $#!+?” I replied, “ Mr. Bates.” Bill then said, “Who is older, you or him?” I replied that I was. His response was, “What do you call someone who is younger than you besides 'Mister'?” I thought for a moment and then it hit me. “Master,” I replied. To which Bill said, “OK, so instead of calling him Mr. Bates what should you call him?” Do I need to say more? Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending”? I attended the Naval Academy for two main reasons – to get a decent education and to serve my country. I could not afford to go to a civilian school after high school. I enlisted in the Marine Corps with the goal of having them pay for my college and to eventually obtain a commission. That was going to happen one of several ways. My original plan was to get into the NESEP program. While pursuing that, I applied for every officer-commissioning program available, including MARCAD and NAPS/USNA. I was turned down for MARCAD one week and accelerating through 'A' school the next week with orders in hand to Bainbridge for NAPS. As a back up, by serving my four-year enlistment I would have qualified for the GI Bill and could have gotten my college paid for that way. Eventually, it all worked out. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. In retrospect, the academy more than exceeded my expectations. In the midst of it all, I did not see the gift I was being given. I had the heart to serve, but lacked the maturity to see the big picture. While there, my attitude was that it was “us against them.” Having come from a prior enlisted status and seeing real Marine leadership in action, I felt the academy failed to provide that kind of leadership and guidance. From day one, it was a contentious environment. I felt that there was no corporal, sergeant or other senior to recognize the potential of their charges and to fully develop them. It appears that has changed for the better. However, I did learn a lot at the academy and now cherish being an alumnus and the relationships that were borne from our shared experiences – experiences there and after there. My parents always pushed me to do my best and to my own self be true. Navy and the Marine Corps taught me integrity and to stand by my classmates, shipmates, squadron mates and soul mate! That alone made it all worthwhile. Summary write up for JJ Slough Say what? Say condense my life after Navy in 300 words or less? I can do that task in one word – BLESSED! June 7, 1967 we graduated. June 10, 1967 I married the sweetest, most tolerant gal God ever placed on this green earth. Those of you who knew me as “hostile man” know she had to be for us to still be happily married after all these intervening years. Ours was the last of the June Week weddings in the big chapel that year and probably the only one where the Navy Flag was replaced by the Marine Corps Flag! Gwyn's sister, Theta, and Dale Fink were married an hour before us and both ceremonies were officiated by Chaplin Greenwood and our wife's dad – what an honor! He is also the one who baptized me. Five years and a “scosch” of active duty: Quantico, Pensacola, Glynco, Mather AFB, Cherry Point, Da Nang, Iwakunki, and Cherry Point part II (Bogue Field). Was an NFO, Electronic Countermeasures Officer, in EA-6As. Resigned my commission and headed to graduate school at Memphis State University (MBA) in 1972. I went to work for Proctor & Gamble in 1974 and spent 27 plus years with them in Cape Girardeau, MO, and Cincinnati, OH. Retired at the end of 2002 and remained in Cincinnati area. The last 5 years with P&G I spent a lot of time on the road in the US and Europe and Gwyn was able to travel with me about every third trip. I have been involved with many short term mission trips to many countries, both while still employed with P&G and since: China, Mongolia, Honduras, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Uganda. I am currently the president of Gateway Global Outreach, a small mission organization, with an NGO in Uganda, where I travel and teach pastors and lay leaders at least once a year. We are small but we have a far reach, a big vision and work for an awesome boss! My main hobby remains ham radio and I have been part of teams operating from some remote or difficult locales, like Clipperton Island, Banaba Island, Amsterdam Island, Tuvalu and before our 50 th reunion from the Falklands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands. Gwyn and I have two daughters, both married to loving and caring husbands, and both live within 15 minutes of our home. We have seven grandchildren and are as involved in their activities as they graciously allow us to be. Every day we wake up with the “green side out” is a day to be thankful for and a day to serve our Lord and fellow sojourners in this life.

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25th Company John H. Tisdale Service History Upon graduation I reported to USS John King (DDG-3) in Norfolk, where I was assigned as gunnery assistant and missile officer. In 1969 I reported to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, where I reported to USS Gridley (DLG-21) then decommissioned for upgrades to electronic systems. I served as missile officer. I left active duty in 1971 and remained in the reserves from which I retired as a commander in 1987. Principal Occupation After graduating from Washington and Lee School of Law we came to Frederick where I began to practice law as an associate in a four-person firm. A few years later I went out on my own, And in 1994 the governor appointed me to Maryland’s Circuit Court. I heard cases of murder, robbery, rapes, medical malpractice, automobile accidents, business disputes, divorce, custody and everything else people could imagine to fight about. I chaired the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee. I retired in 2011, and now I return to the bench around the state as needed (but only if it suits my schedule). Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Donna and I were married soon after graduation and just celebrated our 48th anniversary. We have two sons and two grandchildren. I have served on many of the boards of local organizations; library, community college, hospital, and private college and been president of most of them. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: I still remember vividly returning from morning classes just before noon meal on beautiful spring days and hearing radios blaring from Bancroft Hall with the rolling Stones, the Beatles and all the others. We knew June Week was approaching and we were the toughest, best-looking guys in the world, ready to take on all comers. Heady stuff for 19- and 20-year olds. Humorous Memories of USNA: Uniform Device Naval Surface Warfare

Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” and I wanted to attend the Naval Academy form the age of 12 because I admired the Navy and wanted to be a naval officer. I grew to look ahead to the challenge of it all and hoped I could at least survive Plebe Summer. I knew that if I could make it there, I could make it anywhere. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? There was so much more to learn and experience than I could ever imagine that my expectations were far exceeded. I believe that whatever degree of success I have had professionally is due in large part from learning to distinguish the “mission” or goal and to plan and do everything possible to achieve it and to appreciate that in life we must look out for our “classmates” in our community, profession whoever they might be. Summary bio for Hamp Tisdale I wanted to attend the Naval Academy form the age of 12 because I admired the Navy and wanted to be a naval officer. I grew to look ahead to the challenge of it all and hoped I could at least survive Plebe Summer. I knew that if I could make it there, I could make it anywhere. Upon graduation I reported to USS John King (DDG-3) in Norfolk, where I was assigned as gunnery assistant and missile officer. In 1969 I reported to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, where I reported to USS Gridley (DLG-21) then decommissioned for upgrades to electronic systems. I served as missile officer. I left active duty in 1971 and remained in the reserves from which I retired as a commander in 1987. After graduating from Washington and Lee School of Law we came to Frederick where I began stody and everything else people could imagine fighting about. I chaired the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee. I retired in 2011, and now I return to the bench around the state as needed (but only if it suits my schedule). Donna and I were married soon after Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary graduation and just celebrated our 48th anniversary. We have two sons and two grandchildren.

I have served on many of the boards of local organizations; library, community college, hospital, and private college and been president of most of them. I still remember vividly returning from morning classes just before noon meal on beautiful spring days and hearing radios blaring from Bancroft Hall with the rolling Stones, the Beatles and all the others. We knew June Week was approaching and we were the toughest, best-looking guys in the world, ready to take on all comers. Heady stuff for 19- and 20-year olds.

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25th Company Robert E. Tuttle

Bob came to the Naval Academy from a family steeped in Navy history and traditions. His father, Admiral Tuttle (’31), was the 1931 Naval Academy football team captain. Bob continued with the sports tradition until a knee injury ended his football career. Refusing to let the football injury stop his love of sports, Bob continued his athletic pursuits until he won brigade wide recognition as the 1967 Brigade Heavyweight Boxing Champion. The undefeated former Heavyweight Champion of the world, Rocky Marciano refereed that fight. Marciano died in an airplane crash less than a year later. It was an honor for Bob to have won an important fight refereed by such an important champion.

Bob chose the Marine Corps upon graduation from the Naval Academy in June 1967. He was serving as a platoon commander, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in Vietnam at the time of his death on May 5, 1968. The Bob Tuttle Scholarship was established at Escambia High School, Escambia County Public Schools, Pensacola, Florida. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Magruder H. Tuttle, established the scholarship in memory of their son, 2nd Lt. Bob Tuttle, USMC, a 1963 graduate of Escambia High School.

Bob is remembered with love and affection by all of his classmates and friends. “The greatest tragedy is what might have been.” Anonymous “Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life….” John 15:13

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary George C. Volkman Service History: 1967 – 1968 Catholic University, Masters Degree in ME 1968-1969 Nuclear Power Training & Submarine School; 1969 – 1974 USS James K Polk SSBN 645 Gold 1974 to 1976 USS Dace SSN 607 1976 – 1982 USS Gato SSN 615 1983 – 1985 Commanding Officer USS Lafayette SSBN 616 Gold 1985 – 1988 Staff Submarine Group Two 1988 Retired from Naval Service as CDR

Principal Occupation: 1988-91 Defense Contractor 1991 – 1992, Project Engineer at Tank & Refinery Services Co (TARSCO owned by Bill Sorensen’67 and Jim Sorensen ‘64); 1992 – 1999, API 653 Tank Inspector at MPE; 1999 – 2003, API 653 Tank Inspector at GC Volkman Company LLC; 2004 – 2006, API 653 Tank Inspector & Project Engineer at TARSCO; 2006 – present, self employed construction manager at GC Volkman Company LLC, providing services to a large pipeline company. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Across the river in view of the World Trade Center towers inspecting tanks on 9/11; marriage to a Vietnamese American (Kimmy Dinh) in 2003. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Plebe year company classmates being run out of USNA in alphabetical order from a list posted in the head; being told I was next; come arounds plebe year every Sunday after chapel; baseball team trips; pitching in relief against Army in 1965 and 1966; winning pitcher against Army in 1967. All Maryland baseball team 1967. Humorous Memories of USNA: Playing for a Baltimore sandlot team while home on summer leave in 1966 and pitching against the Lorton, Virginia State Penitentiary inmate team and the USNA plebes; graduating with an incomplete in YPs. Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” and I elected to attend USNA after a visit to Annapolis for a tour with a friend in the class of 1966. I expected to get a wellrounded education and to do things that not many get the opportunity to do. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. The academy experience more than satisfied my expectations. It prepared me to do anything I would meet in life. Plebe year helped prepare me to handle psychological and mental pressure. The challenges of academics and varsity baseball taught me valuable lessons for the rest of my life. Summary bio for George Volkman Following graduation, I taught sailing and coached the plebe baseball team. In September 1967, I attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC for 11 months, receiving a Masters Degree in M.E. in February 1969. I was married during graduate school to my June Week date, and we were married for 28 years before divorcing in 1996. Following nuclear power training (Mare Island, Idaho Falls) and Submarine School, I reported to USS James K. Polk (SSBN 645) in 1969, where I served until 1974 in various positions including qualification as a nuclear engineer. Following the Submarine Officer Advanced Course in 1975, I served on USS Dace (SSN 607) as weapons officer until 1976, and USS Gato (SSN 615) as Navigator/Operations Officer and later Executive Officer from 1976 to 1982. Following PCO training, I served as Commanding Officer of USS Lafayette (SSBN 616) from 1983 to 1985. After serving on the staff of Submarine Group Two from 1985 to 1988, I retired and worked in the defense industry for 3 years. I left the defense industry with the assistance of classmate Bill Sorensen and his brother Jim (USNA 64), who hired me at TARSCO /California where I learned the above ground tank business from 1991 to 1992. I returned home (CT) and worked as a certified API 653 tank inspector at MPE before starting my own business in 1999. This business brought me back to TARSCO in 2002. I met and married my beautiful Vietnamese American wife Kimmy Dinh in 2003. In 2006 we moved to Seattle 5454

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25th Company where I have continued my tank business (consultant work) as a construction manager for a major pipeline company. Kimmy and I have 3 children by our previous marriages and six grandchildren. God has been good to me.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary

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26th Company Stephen M. Andres Service History 1963 – 67: USNA (18th/26th Company) 1967 – 68: Naval Nuclear Power Training, Bainbridge, MD and West Milton, NY 1968 -- 69: Naval Submarine School, New London, CT 1969 -- 72: USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN – 619) Blue, Charleston, SC and Rota, Spain 1972 -- 74: US Naval Academy, 15th Company Officer and Plebe Summer Admin Officer 1974 -- 77: USS Sculpin (SSN-590), San Diego, CA and Bremerton, WA 1977: Transferred to Naval Reserve 1977 -- 82: USS Dixon (AS-37) NavRes Det 3719 1982:Changed designator to Engineering Duty Officer 1983:1982 – 83: Naval Shipyard San Francisco NavRes Det 308, Chattanooga, TN 1984:1983 – 88: Naval Shipyard Long Beach NavRes Det 219, Long Beach, CA 1985:1988 – 92: Naval Shipyard Long Beach HQ Unit, NavRes Det 119, Long Beach, CA, XO/CO 1992 – 94: Naval Sea Systems Command HQ Unit, NavRes Det 519, Long Beach, CA, CO 1994 – 97: USNA Blue and Gold Officer, NavRes, Ready Reserve Status 1997: Retired, CAPT, USNR Principal Occupation After almost 11 years as an active duty submarine officer, I resigned my active commission & transferred to the Naval Reserve while pursuing a civilian career employed by Data-Design Laboratories Inc. for fourteen years. In 1984, I became Vice President, Administration at DDL with responsibility for all non-financial functions and operations audit of this NYSE corporation with operations throughout the United States and in Northern Ireland. In 1992, a corporate reorganization eliminated the DDL corporate staff. After a short detour working as an Environmental Engineer at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, I became the Strategic Systems Manager of DynCorp, Norco Division supporting the Naval Surface Weapons Center, in Corona. CA. In 1995, I joined IBM Corporation’s Consulting Services Division in the PeopleSoft Practice where I was involved in installing complex enterprise resource planning (ERP) software at major corporations and educational institutions. In 1998, I became a Principal in the PeopleSoft Consulting Practice of IBM Global Service Division. In 2000, I became a Procurement Systems Specialist for the Education and Healthcare industries and then in 2001, I transferred to the Sales Division of IBM as a Client Services Manager for the Public Sector in Southern California. After eleven years with IBM, I retired in 2007.

I pursued a continued naval career in the reserves after leaving active duty. After converting from submarines to Engineering Duty, I served in several naval shipyard reserve units in California and Tennessee, qualifying as a Senior Engineering Duty Officer and advancing to command of the Long Beach Shipyard headquarters unit in 1990 and, finally, to command of the Naval Sea System Command headquarters unit in 1992. I retired from the Naval Reserve in 1997. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: An image from 45 years ago: Qualifying as OOD at age 25 & having the midwatch on the surface aboard USS A. Jackson (SSBN-619) returning to Rota, Spain after patrol running up the same coast where the Battle of Trafalgar was fought in 1805. Running at flank speed, only watchstanders awake, with a full load of 16 SLBM warheads and the Russian AGI ship trying to keep up (and failing) just outside Spanish territorial limits – Heady experience. An image from one year later: Just returned to Charleston from SSBN patrol and hearing that my USNA roommate, Bart Creed, had been shot down in his A-7 and was missing in Vietnam or Laos. Bart’s still MIA and is still in my daily thoughts and prayers. I miss him every day. An image from 19 September 1973: My wife gave birth to our first child in the Naval Hospital at USNA. My 15 th Company, Class of ’73 Mids were horrified at the concept of childbirth occurring at such close range. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren In the Spring of 1966, I met my future bride at a “mixer” at the Annapolis Recreation Center. Louise Ramsey was a resident of Severna Park, MD and a student at Western Maryland College in Westminster, MD at the time. Our relationship developed rapidly and Louise consented to be my Ring Dance date in 1966. She graduated from college in June 1968 and accepted a position with IBM in New York. After I completed my nuclear power training, I figured I was going to have a difficult time keeping the relationship developing from a submarine, so I took the plunge and proposed marriage Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary to Louise. Fortunately, she accepted, and we were married at the Naval Academy Chapel in 1969, just two weeks before I reported to my first ship at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, in Kittery, ME. Louise has successfully pursued a dual career as Navy wife and mother and computer services executive at IBM. She recently took on a leadership role in Rotary International as District Governor in San Diego. While we were stationed at the Naval Academy, Louise and I became the proud parents of Kelly Kathlyn Andres. In 1980, we adopted a son, Jeremy Scott Andres, their second child. Daughter Kelly is now a patent attorney living in Chapel Hill, NC married to Marcus Reynolds and they have provided us with three marvelous grandchildren, Julianne, Katherine and Harrison Reynolds. Son Jeremey has recently returned to San Diego from Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tempe and is engaged to be married to Sabrina Gillette, a recent Arizona State graduate in 2015. He is a Supervisor with a cable consulting company. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Louise and I both retired from IBM in 2005/6 and relocated to La Jolla, CA from our home of 24 years in West Covina, east of LA. We purposefully set out to pursue an active volunteer life in retirement. But…we may have overdone it. I now work several days a week at two nautical museums. I’m a Docent at the Midway Museum and also at the Maritime Museum of San Diego where I have been the Chairman of the Docent Council since 2013. I’m also in the Speaker’s Bureau for both museums. Louise became active in Rotary International, became her Club President, District 5340 Rotarian of the Year and later, District Governor 2014-2015. She’s also a court-appointed advocate for foster children in the San Diego County system. I am a Big Brother for an 11 year old Navy junior. I got active in the local leadership of the USNA Alumni Assn. in Los Angeles in 1991 and ultimately served as Chapter Secretary, Vice President, President, Trustee and Western Region Trustee. I served a total of 12 years on the national Alumni Assn. Board of Trustees over an 18 year period retiring in 2012. I was the only member of the Board who voted against forming the Foundation in 1999 but regardless of that vote I was among the Trustees named in a suit filed by a group of alumni in 2007. An interesting experience. I have been a USNA Blue & Gold Officer since 1990 and I’m currently the Area Coordinator for a great group of Blue & Gold Officers in the Inland Empire and the desert areas of southern California north of the San Diego county line. In 2012, I became a Rotarian when a Naval Base Rotary Club was formed. In 2013-2014, I served as the 3rd Club President. I’m currently an Asst. District Governor for our four military focused Rotary Clubs. Louise & I love to travel and our involvement with Rotary has given us close friends around the world We try to take 1-2 major trips/year and have enjoyed Alumni Assn. sponsored trips several time. We have traveled extensively in connection with the Rotary as well visiting South Africa, India, Portugal, Australia, England, Scotland, New Zealand and Turkey and attending Rotary meetings in the Turks and Caicos, Brazil, Durban, So. Africa, Portugal, Norfolk Island, Denmark, England, and New Zealand. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Stumbling through the door of my plebe summer room on the afternoon of 25 June 1963 only to find that my roommates were both sons of Navy Captains (Chuck Beers and Dick Badger); and they had already stenciled and stowed their entire lockers and spit-shined their shoes by the time I arrived. Off to a bad start on Day 1. • President Kennedy’s visit plebe summer, listening to that corny joke he told about port and starboard in his T-Court speech. Then realizing, four months later, that he was dead. Marching in President Johnson’s inauguration p-rade in DC, 1965 was bittersweet, and cold. • Watching Roger Staubach & Tom Lynch take Navy’s Big Blue Team to #2 in the country. Getting carry-on every weekend (except SMU game). • Throwing Brian Muir ‘65 off the seawall at Gate Zero (old 18th Company inside story). • Herndon Monument ‘No Mo’ Plebes’ Ceremony, June 64. • Youngster cruise to Northern Europe with port calls in Cherbourg (weekend in Paris), Copenhagen, Aalborg and Weymouth (weekend in London). • Learning about this nutty Indian game called lacrosse that Navy played and winning the national championship twice while we were there. Watching Jimmy Lewis and Denny Wedekin work miracles on the field. Bildy was a genius. • The Tonkin Gulf Incident and hearing the announcement from the Anchor that King Cameron ’64 had been killed in action. • Getting 2/c Term Leave extended a day – twice—due to a monster blizzard. Snowdrifts up to 1st Deck of Mother B. • Chris’ Subbase cheeseburger subs, with extra grease. • Taking delivery of my first car (‘67 Pontiac LeMans) from Marbert Motors on West St. and then ‘headin’ out on the highway’ radio blastin’. • Peanut butter ice cream in the mess hall. • Rooming with Bart Creed for 2 years.

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Scuba School, Key West, summer 1966. Ring Dance, June 1966 with my future first wife as my date. Oh, sorry. Only wife. Presidents’ Day 1967 in Baltimore (26th Company inside story) Serving on Matt-the-Hat’s Battalion staff. Good Grief! Guido Carloni smashing the Army heavyweight wrestler to the mat in the 1967 Army match. Winning the 1967 Brigade Championship in Batt Squash. The life-long friendships formed at USNA and the countless times it’s been reinforced whenever ‘two or three shall meet and tales be told’ throughout the years. • The value system we share to this day. Humorous Memories of USNA: • Lugging the Japanese torpedo up to the 17th Company Office on 6-1, pre-Army 1963. • Spontaneous pep rally at the Governor’s Mansion in Annapolis, pre-Army 1963. • White Works Alpine • Aircraft carrier landing drills in 6th Wing shaft alley with Denny Fuerbacher ’64 as LSO. • Every Plebe Ho. • CAPT Richardson, with drawn sword, screaming from the 6th Wing parking lot at Jeff Hart and Mark Jensen (to be named later), “I’ll get you for this!” after they pelted him with oranges from 2nd Deck. [N.B. he never did “get them”.] • The 28th Company Castle, behind the Field House. “A man’s home is his castle” after all. • Pete Nanos firing his red laser from 2nd Wing across T-Court during study hour into any room with an open set of blinds, usually mine and Bart Creed’s room. • Guido Carloni riding a skateboard through Bancroft Hall passageways propelled by one CO2 fire extinguisher after another. • ‘Rach Armitage, every single night, wandering through Bancroft Hall on his incessant search for the “Gouge”. ‘Ya shuddah tried studying, Rach, and you would have gotten somewhere’. • Halting 26th Company on the field at the Army-Navy game ’66 march-on on national TV and spotting a drunk Pat Carroll ’66 in Marine Greens in the back rank. I said a bad word then. Tim Cohane’s and Bob Thompson’s rolling MOC-cart grill selling study hour toasted/grilled cheese sandwiches for 25 cents in the 4th and 6th Wings. Awards Received USNA Survivor’s Award (diploma)

Academic Achievement BS Naval Engineering, US Naval Academy, 1967 USN Nuclear Power School and Nuclear Engineer Qualification MS Administration, Industrial Personnel Management, George Washington University, 1971 Athletic Navy Plebe Track, 1963 Batt Squash Brigade Championship 1967, Player Coach, Service/USNA Awards Navy Commendation medal (2), Navy Achievement medal (1), Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense medal (2), Naval Reserve Service ribbon, Navy Recruiting ribbon, Rifle Expert medal, Pistol Sharpshooter ribbon. Uniform Breast Insignia Submarine qualification, Polaris Poseidon Patrol pin (5), Navy Diver (SCUBA) pin. Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars): Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I had a family history of naval service but the idea to attend the Naval Academy was mine. I wanted to be a naval officer; there was nothing else in the world I wanted to do. I would have done it through NROTC if I didn’t make USNA. Fortunately, I was admitted to USNA Class of ’67 as a qualified alternate and achieved my goal of becoming a submarine officer.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. Yes. USNA prepared me for the Navy and life. I owe everything to USNA. If it wasn’t for USNA, I never would have met my wife and had my children. I retired from the Reserves in 1997 after 30 years of active and reserve service. Because of what USNA did for me, I am happy to help recruit the leaders of tomorrow’s Navy and Marine Corps as a Blue & Gold Officer to this day. Final Yearbook write-up for Steve Andres Steve’s lifelong ambition was to become a naval officer following a family tradition of naval service. He was the first in his family to graduate from USNA. His USNA highlights include selection for the Plebe Summer Detail, Company Commander and qualification as a Navy diver in his final summer at USNA. He relished the summers as opportunities to get away from the Academy and experience the “real Navy”. He overloaded technical courses on his Poli Sci major to qualify for submarines and was successful. In his third year at the Naval Academy, he met his future bride at a “mixer” at the Annapolis Recreation Center. Unaware of it at the time, this was a life-changing experience for him. Louise Ramsey was a student at Western Maryland College in Westminster, MD who lived in Severna Park. They were married three years later at the Naval Academy Chapel two weeks before he reported to his first ship. After completing the nuclear “pipeline” and Submarine School, he reported to USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) in Portsmouth, NH. He was assigned to various Division Officer positions while conducting five Polaris deterrent patrols from Rota, Spain homeported in Charleston, SC. The ship was awarded the Providence Plantation Award as the best FBM in the Atlantic Fleet. After qualifying in submarines and as a nuclear submarine engineer, he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for directing a complex repair of one of the ship’s steam generators at the ship’s overseas base in Rota. Steve next served as the 15th Company Officer at the Naval Academy. While stationed there, he and Louise became the proud parents of Kelly Kathlyn Andres and Steve earned a Master of Science degree in Administration from George Washington University. Next he was the Navigator/Operations (3rd) Officer of the fast attack submarine USS Sculpin (SSN-590) in San Diego. This tour involved a complex, refueling overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for which Steve was the non-nuclear coordinator. Following overhaul, the crew relocated to San Diego and Steve transferred to the Naval Reserve. In 1977, the Andres family relocated to West Covina, CA where they lived for the next 24 years. Steve accepted a position at Data-Design Laboratories, Inc. (DDL) in Cucamonga, CA and worked there for 14 years, except for a one year assignment on loan to the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) in Atlanta. In 1980, Steve and Louise adopted a son, Jeremy Scott Andres, their second child. In 1982, he worked in the Education and Training Division of INPO developing standards for commercial nuclear power plant operators before returning to the DDL corporate headquarters in Cucamonga. He was named DDL Vice President, Administration in 1984 with responsibility for all non-financial functions and operations audit of this NYSE corporation with operations throughout the United States and in Northern Ireland. After working briefly at Long Beach Shipyard and for a contractor at the Naval Surface Weapons Center, Corona. CA, he joined IBM Consulting Services Division in the PeopleSoft Practice in 1995 where he installed complex enterprise resource planning (ERP) software at major corporations and educational institutions rising to become a Principal in the practice. After eleven years with IBM, in consulting and sales, he retired in 2007. He retired from the Naval Reserve in 1997 after 30 years commissioned service. Steve has served as a USNA Blue & Gold Officer for over 22 years and is currently an Area Coordinator. He served as a Trustee on the Alumni Association Board for twelve years. Today, he works as a volunteer at the San Diego Maritime Museum and the Midway Museum.

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26th Company George W. Barnes III

Buddy residing in Hog Heaven, and proudly serving as a part-time Walmart Greeter. I came to Navy from NAPS to continue my quest for Navy Air. When ‘67 Service Selected, anyone who could walk safely to an aircraft was on their way to the sometimes unfriendly skies: Brown Water Ops in Helicopter Gunships, Army Dustoff (medevac), followed by Combat SAR from six carriers and several cruisers. Advised VNN during the Offensive of 72 and flew with the Air Cav. Three years in Madrid transitioning the Spanish Navy to the AV-8A (great vino, cheap too!) Roosy Roads, PR for a couple of years flying off the same runways that my Dad built in 42. Retired from NAS Lemoore as the SAR CZAR involved in Central Sierra rescue for Park and Forest Services. Near perfect career but spoiled by two years in DC during Carter’s Administration. Second career with American Airlines, consequently I never had a real job. Married twice, no kids … Spent half my money on women, simply wasted the other half. My Mom often mentioned how our family was so blessed with many true friends. You guys have filled my treasure chest, forever thanks for all the great times and especially: La Camaraderie au-delà de tout reproche!

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Charles J. Beers Service History 1962 – 63: USN Reserve Norfolk, VA 1963 – 67: USNA (26h Company) 1967 – 69: Nuclear Power Training and Submarine School 1969-72: USS Skipjack SSN 585 Division Officer, Norfolk, VA 1972-75: USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN 602 Engineer Officer Pearl Harbor, HI 1976-78 USS Hammerhead SSN 663 Operations/Navigator, Norfolk, VA 1978-81 USS Memphis SSN 691 Executive Officer Norfolk, VA 1981-83 Force Nuclear Power Officer COMSUBLANT Staff, Norfolk, VA 1983-87 USS Minneapolis-St Paul SSN 708 Commanding Officer, Norfolk, VA 1987-89 Prospective Commanding Officer Instructor, COMSUBLANT Staff, Norfolk, VA 1989-91 USS Dixon AS 37, Commanding Officer, San Diego, CA 1991-93 Director Attack Submarine Division, OPNAV Staff, Washington DC 1993-95 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Military Application, DOE, Washington DC 1993-95 COMSUBGRU 10, Kings Bay, GA1995 Retired from Naval Service as RADM Principal Occupation Retired as a submarine RADM after 32 years and went to work for Lockheed Martin in Washington DC and then in Norfolk, VA as the VP for Maritime Systems. Now Retired Retired and no longer working for a W2, only volunteer positions. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Circumnutated the world underwater, my personal record is 87 days underwater, headed the nation’s nuclear weapon program Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren I married Susan in 1969 and she fully supported me in my submarine career; could not have done it without her. She raised two wonderful children as I was at sea a great deal. We have 2 children, Clay, USNA 95, retired as a Commander, an F/A 18 Squadron Commander and Naval Aide to the President. Irene is a professor at Gettysburg College. We have 4 great grandchildren Reiley, Mason, Bramley and Della How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Since retirement I volunteer a great deal. I am currently President of the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation, Chairman of the Hampton Roads USO, Chairman of the USS John Warner Commission Committee, and Secretary of the Nautics Foundation, Senior Warden at church. We are also traveling a lot and working off our “bucket list’. Still on mine is a tour of all the US WWII cemeteries in Europe. I still sport an annual Defense Conference that allows us to travel and met with foreign friends. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Plebe year (63) Army-Navy game: screaming with the rest of the more than 100,000 in attendance and praying Army didn’t get off another play Learning of the President’s assassination and the sense of deep loss expressed by the entire Brigade Standing outside the sixth wing on the evening of 7 June and realizing that I did not have to go inside or actually could not go inside anymore. Humorous Memories of USNA: Awards Received Academic Achievement None 62

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26th Company Athletic Service Awards Battle E (5) DDSM, LOM (5) MSM (5) NCM (2) NAM Uniform Device Submariner Dolphins Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” My father was Class of 1940 and had a 30 year Navy career. For as long as I could remember I wanted to go to the Naval Academy and be a submarine officer. I was fortunate to accomplish both Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I enjoy the Academy and all of it history and pageantry. It fulfilled my life time dream and met all of my expectations. Summary bio for Chuck Beers After graduation I progressed through all of the required submarine officer assignments, with only one shore tour before Commanding Officer. I achieved a life-time goal by serving as CO of USS Minneapolis St Paul, a fast attack SSN. It was one of the greatest trills of my life and very rewarding. I also served as CO of USS Dixon, a submarine tender, which was very challenging and equally rewarding. My Flag assignments were very different and varied; working at DOE as the Head of the Nuclear Weapons Program was a completely different experience than the rest of my career. I retired after 32 years of service from COMSUBGRU 10 in King Bay, Ga. After retirement from the Navy I went to work for Lockheed Martin in DC. I maneuvered a promotion and reassignment to Norfolk where we built a house on the water just the way we wanted it and will be here until we move to the “home”. I worked for LMCO for 14 years and then retired/retired here in Norfolk. I am a volunteer “junkie”: I am President of the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation, CEO of the Hampton Roads USO, Secretary of Nautics, and Senior Warden at our Church. I enjoy helping and assisting the groups achieve success. (And they take all the free help they can get!) I married Susan in 1969 and she has been my true supporter for all of my life. Susan is a potter and produces excellent pieces for gifts and sales. We have 2 children, Clay, USNA 95, retired as a Commander, an F/A 18 Squadron Commander and Naval Aide to the President. Irene is a professor at Gettysburg College. We have 4 wonderful grandchildren.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Jeffrey R. Beinbrink

Service History 1963 – 67: USNA (18th/26th Company) 1967 – 69: USS Fiske (DD-842), Damage Control Assistant 1969 -- 70: Naval Surface Warfare Officer School, Department Head Course, Newport, RI 1970 -- 71: USS Warrington (DD–843), Engineer Officer 1971 -- 72: Commander, Destroyer Squadron Ten, Material Officer 1972 -- 75: Bureau of Naval Personnel, Surface Junior Officer Detailer 1975 -- 77: USS Antelope (PG-86), Commanding Officer 1977 – 79: Commander, Naval Forces, Korea, Aide/Flag Lieutenant 1979 – 82: USS George Phillip (FFG-12), Commissioning Executive Officer 1982 – 85: Fleet ASW Training Center, Pacific, Resource Management Officer (N3) 1985 – 87: USS Roark (FF-1053), Commanding Officer 1987 – 90: Commander Surface Forces, Pacific, ACOS for Admin and Personnel (N1) 1990 – 91: Naval War College, Newport, RI 1991 – 93: Service School Command, San Diego, Commanding Officer 1994 – 96: Fleet Training Center, San Diego, Commanding Officer 1996: Deceased, CAPT, USN

Principal Occupation When most of his USNA classmates were slogging through the training pipeline, Jeff was ‘haze grey and underway’ aboard USS FISKE (DD-842) in a two year tour which encompassed two Med cruises. In May 1967, FISKE departed her homeport in Newport, R.I. bound for the Mediterranean. She was there for the Six Day War between Egypt and Israel and at the time of the incident involving the Israeli attack on the USS LIBERTY. FISKE was ordered to transit the Suez Canal and proceed further to the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf to monitor ship traffic to protect US interests. FISKE was engaged in that assignment until August, 1967. The FISKE treated Massawa, Ethiopia as its “homeport” away from home but also called at: Djibouti, French Somaliland, Bahrain, Karg Island, Madagascar, Diego Suarez, and Mombasa Kenya---all these ports to later figure in US Navy history. Her return to the United States involved escorting USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59), damaged by explosions and fires on 29 July 1967 in operations off Vietnam back to Mayport via Cape of Good Hope. The FISKE then went to Boston Naval Shipyard for a complete overhaul until June 1968. By late summer, she again deployed to the Med. During this yard period, Jeff visited his classmates at Submarine School in New London and courted the lovely Maurine Bleker from Austin, Texas (Class of ’68, UT Austin) who became his first wife in November 1969. While Jeff and Maurine were in Newport while he attended Destroyer Department Head School, his second ship USS WARRINGTON (DD-843) was deployed to the Med returning in May 1970 for leave and upkeep. In summer of 1970 she entered Boston Naval Shipyard and spent the remainder of the year in Newport, getting underway in September for the America’s Cup yachting race and again, in October to escort USS FORRESTAL during the carrier's post-repair acceptance trials. On 14 January 1971, WARRINGTON embarked upon a two-month cruise to the Mediterranean to participate in Sixth Fleet ASW exercises. She returned to Newport in March and resumed her Second Fleet routine until an overhaul in September, 1971. Jeff did a split tour as Engineer Officer of the WARRINGTON and Material Officer of DESRON TEN. For the next three years, Jeff was a Detailer for Surface Warfare Junior Officers in Washington, DC which allowed him to frequently visit the Naval Academy and his friends stationed there. In 1973, Maurine gave birth to their first child, Will, followed three years later, by their second son, Andrew. Following his Detailer tour, Jeff was assigned as CO, USS ANTELOPE (PG-86) with the Sixth Fleet. ANTELOPE arrived in Naples in September, 1972 and became an element of the Sixth Fleet, attached to Patrol Division Twenty One, conducting numerous operations, usually serving as Orange Forces simulating Soviet anti-ship missile platforms during Fleet exercises. Jeff took command in 1975. ANTELOPE got underway from Naples early in February 1975 for missile exercises. Thereafter, during more than two years, her operations spanned the Mediterranean from east to west and from southern Europe to the shores of North Africa. She left the "Middle Sea" in August 1975 for a brief visit to Casablanca, Morocco. From Jan-May 1976, she underwent another overhaul at Naples then was reassigned to Nisida Island as her home port. Nisida is a volcanic islet in southern Italy just north of Naples. ANTELOPE’s deployment to European waters ended in July 1977, and she departed Rota, Spain, bound for the United States. Following stops in the Azores 64

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26th Company and at Bermuda, she reached Little Creek on 21 August 1977 and was decommissioned there on 1 October 1977 along with her sister ship, USS READY. In 1977, Jeff and his family were assigned for two years to Commander Naval Forces Korea, in Seoul, Republic of Korea while Jeff was Aide and Flag Lieutenant there. They returned to the west coast in 1979 to report to USS GEORGE PHILIP homeported in Long Beach and San Diego. Jeff was the ship’s XO when the Frigate was commissioned in Long Beach, CA on 10 October 1980. In June 1981, she received a Battle "E" award for combat readiness excellence. Her first deployment was with the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) Battle Group from July 1982 - February 1983. For most of the remainder of Jeff’s career, he was able to keep his family in the San Diego area. After a shore duty tour at Fleet ASW Training Center, he was assigned as Commanding Officer, USS ROARK (FF-1053) the second Knox class frigate conducting local ops out of San Diego. At the end of Jeff’s command tour, ROARK transferred to the Naval Reserve in 1987. A series of assignments in San Diego culminated in command of the Fleet Training Center. It was during this tour that Jeff became ill. He retained his command while undergoing treatment but when it became apparent he could no longer continue his duties, he requested he be relieved in November 1996. Jeff’s goal was to complete thirty years of active duty service on 7 June 1997 but he was unable to achieve that goal. On the recommendation of higher command, Jeff retired on 20 March and passed away on 27 March 1996. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Sorry, these would have been Jeff’s. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Jeff’s family always had top priority. His Dad and Mom, Bob and Shirley Beinbrink, his brother Glenn and his sister Nancy and his sons, Will and Andrew, were always present at the milestones of Jeff’s naval career. After he completed his overseas assignments to Italy and Korea in the mid-70s, Jeff arranged his duty assignments to stay in San Diego (except for a year at War College) which became the family’s residence. He was devoted to his sons, Will and Andrew, and went out of his way to provide a stable family life for them as they grew up. Jeff was married three times. After his first marriage with Maurine ended, he had a reconciliation with his high school sweetheart, Maggie Moore. The reconciliation became a marriage. Maggie and Jeff’s household in San Diego had five sons, so their schedule was hectic every single day. Regrettably, the reconciliation didn’t last. Jeff met his third wife, Barbara Gasbarre, while at War College in 1991 and they were married that June. In Barbara’s words, Jeff and Barbara ‘finally got it right’—his third; her second. Jeff and Maurine’s oldest son, Will, is an actor living in Venice, CA near LA and Andrew was an All-American baseball player at Arizona State living in San Diego developing sports related software. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? N/A, Jeff left us too soon. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Jeff’s silver, split window Corvette hardtop • Racing back to USNA expiration of liberty down Ritchie Hwy from the Rhapsody or the Paddock. • June Week 26th Company Firsties & Families Picnic at Beverly Beach with Jeff leading ‘Thumpers’ Humorous Memories of USNA: • Study hour pink belly raids • Thumpers parties, a drinking clapping game Jeff taught us Awards Received Academic Achievement BS Naval Engineering, US Naval Academy, 1967 MS Degrees, Management and National Security/Strategic Studies, Naval War College 1991 Athletic Navy Varsity Soccer, 1963 – 1964 Navy Varsity Lacrosse, 1963 – 1967, USILA Nat’l Championship, 1965, 1966, co-Champs 1967 Service/USNA Awards Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service medal (2), Navy Commendation medal (2), Navy Achievement medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Expeditionary medal, Combat Excellence (Battle E) ribbon (2), National Defense medal (2), , Sea Service Deployment ribbon (4), Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon, Rifle Marksman medal, Pistol marksman medal Uniform Breast Insignia Command at Sea Insignia, Major Shore Command insignia, Surface Warfare Officer qualification Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars): N/A Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” N/A, Jeff left us too soon. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. N/A, Jeff left us too soon. Write up for Jeff Beinbrink A gifted athlete who could have used that talent for an easy ride through USNA, it wasn’t Jeff’s way. Jeff genuinely cared about his Company. He formed lasting relationships with people he encountered as he navigated his way through a superb naval career. While the rest of us flailed about during Plebe Year, Jeff formed a life-long friendship with his Firstie, Neil Schwartman, bonding him to his entire famiIy. Amazing. Sometimes at Navy, varsity athletes are more interested in their teammates than with their companymates. That wasn’t the case with Jeff. When his 26th Company classmates went out, did a Study Hour raid, Jeff was along. To us, Jeff wasn’t a jock but a close friend, all-in on the whole USNA experience.

His service selection was Surface Warfare. Jeff was haze “grey and underway” when most of us were slogging our way through the “pipeline”. By the time we earned our wings or dolphins, Jeff was already a Department Head, then a Detailer, then CO of a Patrol Gunboat. Man, he was on fire ! And who would have figured the jock from Manhasset Long Island would marry a Texas beauty? BZ, Jeff. But he always made time to reunite with 26 th Company classmates while he made his friends and fame in Surface Warfare and did four consecutive years overseas. As Jeff and Maurine built their family, he made career sacrifices in assignments to keep his family together in San Diego with as much stability as he could provide. That wasn’t easy as two marriages ended. It was awesome how Beiny maintained his poise and dignity and kept sons Will and Andrew with him throughout. Finally, when he had it all together again and married a wonderful lady, his third wife Barbara, cancer struck robbing Jeff of the culmination of his naval career and his life.

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26th Company Rene J. Chicoine Upon graduation I attended flight training. After pilot wings and VT-29 Advanced Navigation School, I joined VP-23 flying the SP-2H. I was next a Multi-Engine Flight Instructor in VT-28 including formation, and carrier qualification instruction. Back to VP-23 as a designated Patrol Plane/Mission Commander of Combat Aircrew 8 in the P-3B. PG school at Monterey was next for a Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Re-designation as an Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer, selection for Test Pilot training, and Jet transition at VT-7 facilitated entering the Naval Test Pilot School. Following graduation I was an Engineering Test Pilot, VP Section Head then VP Department Head at the ASW Test Directorate of the Naval Air Test Center. Naval Data Automation Command came next. NAVAIRTESTCEN orders again as Chief Test Pilot allowed me to fly more shipboard (E-2) and land based (P-3, E-2, C-2, T-34, and UC-880) known hazardous (Cat C) flight tests along with numerous Cat A and B flight tests as a designated Aircraft Commander in the P-3A/B/C, E-2C (carrier qualified), C2-A, UC-12B, and T-34C. After that tour I was lucky enough to get Nadine Bardin Eaton to agree to be my wife. She also shared our two sons, Greg and Jason with me. Marring Nadine was the smartest thing that I have ever done. The next seven years were on the Aviation Board of Inspection and Survey (BIS) evaluating the technical merits of major weapon systems under test and reporting findings to CNO and SECNAV. I spent over 2,800 of my 5,400 pilot hours flying Navy test aircraft. I retired in 1993 as a Captain earning a Legion of Merit. For the last 22 years I have been a contractor supporting Naval Aviation. In my family and life's work I have been truly blessed.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Barton S. Creed

Written by Susan Page Creed Percy Service History: Bart married Susan Page 8 June 1967 in the USNA Chapel; he reported to NAS Pensacola for flight training, then Meridian MS, Kingsville TX, and Jacksonville FL for flight training. His first fleet assignment was to VA 113 (Stingers) at NAS Lemoore CA from which he deployed in October 1970 on the aircraft carrier Ranger headed to the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam. On March 13, 1971, Bart’s plane was shot down over Laos during Lam Son. After many heroic rescue attempts were unsuccessful, he was designated MIA. Principal Occupation: A-7 E Naval Aviator Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Too many to relate from his boyhood in Peekskill NY (son of Verna and George Creed III) where he graduated Peekskill Military Academy or from USNA and his brief Navy career. But life was rich, full and fun for Bart and me. Wife, Children and Grandchildren: Bart and I had two children together. We’d sworn we would not start a family until after his first deployment but somehow things didn’t work out that way! After Bart was lost I remarried a Marine aviator, David Percy, in 1973. He helped me rear Scott Sheldon Creed and Judith Page Creed as well as our son, David A. Percy. Scott graduated USNA in ’91, became a Marine, flew as WISO in the F-18, served in Iraq, and as a Colonel, recently retired from the Corps to pursue a second career with Capitol One Bank in McLean, VA. He and wife Barb have three children: Caroline, Bart, and Nick. Daughter Page graduated USNA in ’92 and served as an F-18 maintenance officer with the VA-146 Blue Diamonds in Lemoore before separating from the Navy and marrying Kevin O’Flaherty (USNA ’81). Kevin worked on and became the first skipper of the carrier USS Geo. HW Bush before retiring from the Navy. He’s now a civilian working for the Navy on nuclear shop projects in Norfolk. Page and Kevin have 3 children: David, Mary, and Annie. Step brother David Percy, though the term step was never considered, used his engineering degrees with Intel and Northrup Grumman until he changed directions and joined Capitol One Bank in Richmond Va. Scott and Page’s “baby brother” is married to Leslie and they have 3 children: Jessica, John David and Jake. My second husband, David, retired as a Marine Colonel and aviator after 30 plus years, then became an “on airport” developer before fully retiring. I have pursued volunteer work with Comite de Hispania in northern Virginia, then at Vinson Hall Navy Marine Coast Guard Retirement Community where I currently help in their consignment shop which benefits residents and their 2 Wounded Warrior Residences. I’ve been an advocate for military families and survivors, having served as president and now treasurer of Gold Star Wives of America, Potomac Chapter. I did free lance writing (pieces in Proceedings and Marine Corps Gazette) as well as writing a weekly column for a small NC newspaper. I still enjoy putting a paintbrush to canvas or refurbishing old furniture. Primarily, I have embraced grandma-hood with my whole heart. How is retired life going? We’re in great health which helps in keeping up with nine active grandchildren. We also travel, domestically and internationally, when we can and just returned from the Dominican Republic with our entire family. While there, David the father and David the brother “retired” Scott from the Marine Corps. In his comments, David spoke of his pride in Scott and that Bart would be proud of his son…and his daughter. Several years ago I went to Vietnam, north and south, for a better understanding of the sacrifices our family—and so many families—made in the name of freedom from the tyranny of oppression. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Small town girl from NC was fond of—and awed by—nearly every memory of USNA from the first meeting of Bart’s company mates at Harbor House to Army Navy games, staying with Mrs. Caulfield in Sherwood Forest, March Ons, the pomp and circumstance…men in uniforms! For Bart, it was all about friends from the 26th Co., going “over the wall” and driving too fast. Black “N’s” and breaking enough rules to have fun but not quite 68

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26th Company get thrown out was the agenda. I often drove from NC to Annapolis to find Bart was on restriction for one infraction or another and wasn’t sure we’d spend much time together while I was there. Somehow, Bart was creative and seemed to get around all obstacles. Humorous Memories of USNA: Everything seemed humorous in Bart’s sphere; his company mates can tell more tales in this category than I can. Awards Received: Bart received several air medals and the purple heart. All are framed and on son Scott’s wall. Academic Achievement: Bart graduated USNA! He did make Supe’s List one semester while we were dating, but he preferred playing down his sharp intellect. Two Questions: 1. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to obtain from attending? Bart and his mom agreed; USNA was not his first choice. He had hoped to go to Alfred University in Engineering but devastating health issues with his dad meant funds for college were depleted. He told me he probably would have gone into service anyhow after graduation, no matter where he went. He was never bitter about the change in plans for college, so he focused on getting into Navy Air. In fact, Bart loved Boat School more than he liked to admit—but used to joke, “I probably wouldn’t encourage my son to go to USNA.” I’ve often smiled, wondering how he’d have felt if he knew both his son and daughter followed in his footsteps. In his rare serious moments, Bart told me “if there is nothing worth dying for, there is nothing worth living for.” He saw his duty and did it. 2. Did the Academy experience satisfy your expectations? Bart was not a man of regrets. Before he deployed for Vietnam, he urged me to move forward if anything happened to him, for the sake of the children. He was determined I would understand: we best honor those gone before by “carrying on”. Memorial Bio for Bart Creed Bart, as some described him, was “a wild man” with a great heart. A fearless Teddy Bear. Parts of him were untamed but he was thoughtful and private about his deeper motivations and feelings. I got to know and love “both Barts”. His children and I are grateful for his USNA friends who have continued to hold us close. Losing a parent often means losing that parent’s history and never having a sense of who he or she was. Friends and classmates have shared many “Bart stories” with Scott and Page, filling in images of him they otherwise could never have known. Still, Page reminds us, “I don’t know what his laughter sounded like”. Attempts by the Search and Recovery teams to find and repatriate Bart from the jungle of Laos have born some information, but as yet, no final resolution. His parents passed away before he could be found; we still hope his children and grandchildren will see the day when he will be brought home again.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary John C. Daly

John was born in Fargo, ND, and raised by his single mother in the one-stoplight town of Lodi, in Medina County, Ohio. Company mate Doy Heredia remembers spending visits rolling hay and having corn bread and buttermilk with Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mom and aunt (Mildred?) and family. Selecting Nuke Power, John married Gloria shortly after graduation on 16 Jun 1967. At some point he transferred to surface line and then separated from Naval service sometime in 1971. Contact was lost, shortly thereafter but he lived in Baton Rouge for a spell, and then settled in Granbury just south of Fort Worth. He was a Quality Assurance engineer for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant until his death in 1989. John died at his home on November 30, 1989 in Granbury, TX. His wife, Gloria, preceded him in death three months earlier on Sept 9, 1989. Survivors include two sons, Michael Daly of the University of Virginia and Thomas Andrew Daly of Granbury; and one brother William H Daly of Baton Rouge, LA.

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26th Company Charles M. de Gruy

Provided by Charly’s widow Judy de Gruy Service History 1960 - Enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserves; unit called up to Cuba for the Missile Crisis 1963 - 67: USNA (26th Company) 1967 - 68: Naval Aviation Training Command, various locations, received wings 1968 - 69 – Training for F-8’s 1969 - 70 – VC-8 at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico 1971 - 72 – VF 121 at Miramar, CA for F-4 training 1972 - 74 – VF 96 (Vietnam) 1974 - 78 – Naval Air Test Center, Paxtuent River, MD - Test Pilot 1978 - VF 124 (F-14 training) 1978 - 81- VF 213 -Maintenance Officer 1981 - 82 – VF 124 (training) 1982 - 84 – VF 211 (XO/CO Command) 1984 - 86 – OPNAV, Washington D.C. –F-14 Program Manager 1986 - 87 – VF 101 (CO of training squadron) 1987 - 89 – USS America (CV 66) – XO of carrier 1989 - 91 – USS Austin (LPD-4) – Captain (Operation Provide Comfort) 1991 - 92 – USS Saipan (LHA-2) Captain 1992 - 97 – Naval Doctrine Command – Chief of Staff 1997 Retired from Naval Service as CAPT Principal Occupation 1997-2009 – Defense contractor with Whitney, Bradley, Brown in the D.C. area 2009 – Retired and moved to CA Volunteer life: • Knights of Columbus with emphasis on supporting Pro-Life activities. • Church volunteer with high school youth groups to renovate homes in Appalachia (8 summers). • Parish Council and various other church service activities. • Tailhook board member for several years with special interest in supporting the Tailhook Education Foundation Scholarships. Committee to Commemorate the Battle of Midway (D.C. area) and the development of the Tailhook Battle of Midway Commemorative Scholarship Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Charlie always said that everything that happened in his life PALED in comparison to becoming a father. His most memorable life event was definitely the birth of his first child. Interest/memorable events: flying on and off a carrier (always a “high”); being a fighter squadron skipper; and working with the young sailors on USS America. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Charlie met Judy in Puerto Rico while she was there on a vacation in 1969. They married in 1973 and have 3 daughters and a son who live in IL, VA, CO, and NC. They have 2 granddaughters and 2 grandsons. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Upon retirement, we moved back to our home in Carlsbad, CA that had been a rental for 25 years. Charlie spent 2+ years remodeling it and also making regular trips to New Orleans to help take care of his mother (who lived to be 99!). He also volunteered a lot and continued his running regimen (6 mi. every other day). In June, 2012, Charlie was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was able to live 13 more months and was able to hold his first grandson and namesake. He fought the “cancer battle” like he lived his life: with courage, humility and strength.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Navy football with legendary hero, Roger Staubach. • The first winter at USNA (Charlie, from New Orleans, HATED cold weather!). • Spending the night on the beach at Myrtle Beach………..and something about JAIL?? 1. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” Charlie’s father served in the US Navy during WWII. Charlie wanted to be a pilot more than anything else in the world. The Navy was the way to reach that goal. 2. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Charlie was very proud to have graduated from the Naval Academy. He felt that the school molded leaders of honor and integrity. YEARBOOK bio for Charley DeGruy Charlie’s first duty station was flying F8s (VC 8) in Puerto Rico. From there he flew F4s with the Fighting Falcons (VF 96) in Vietnam and went on to be a test pilot at NATC, Patuxent River, MD. Back at Miramar, he flew with VF 213 and VF 211 (XO/CO command). After a short tour with OPNAV as F14 Program Manager, Charlie became skipper of VF 101 (F14 training squadron) in Virginia Beach, VA. Next was “boat school” to become XO of USS America and to command USS Austin (LPD 4) and USS Saipan (LHA 2). The last 4 years of his Naval career, Charlie set up and served as Chief of Staff for the Naval Doctrine Command in Norfolk, VA. As a civilian he worked for Whitney, Bradley, Brown (12 years) as a defense contractor in the DC area. Charlie’s Naval Academy memories include AWESOME football with legend Roger Staubach and that first horrible COLD winter. (He was from New Orleans). He always said that everything that happened in his life PALED in comparison to becoming a father. His most memorable life event was definitely the birth of his first child; however flying on and off a carrier, being a fighter squadron skipper and working with the young sailors on USS America were certainly cherished memories. Charlie’s volunteer activities include the K of C Pro Life effort, youth and adult work camps in Appalachia, Tailhook Board with emphasis on scholarships, and the Battle of Midway Commemoration Committee. Charlie met Judy in Puerto Rico in 1969. They married in 1973 and have 3 daughters and a son who live in IL, VA, CO, and NC. They have 2 granddaughters and 2 grandsons. In June, 2012, Charlie was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died 13 months later. He was able to hold his first grandson and namesake. He fought the “cancer battle” like he lived his life with courage, humility, and strength in gratitude to God for his many blessings.

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26th Company Frederick J. Geiger Upon graduation, I went to Nuclear Power school. In November 1968, I joined USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) home-ported in Norfolk. The ship made two cruises while I was aboard. In 1969, Dahlgren independently sailed to and around Africa, the Mid-East, India, Pakistan, and Ceylon. The homeport was Manama, Bahrain and the ship served as the flagship of COMIDEASTFOR. In 1970, Dahlgren spent the winter in the Mediterranean, home-ported in Naples. In June 1971, I left the Navy and began working at Commonwealth Edison's Quad-Cities Nuclear Plant in Cordova, IL. I had many jobs at the plant: Tech Staff Engineer, Quality Control Supervisor, Training Supervisor, Maintenance Foreman, Operating Engineer, Assistant Superintendent - Work Planning. I earned a master's degree from Florida Tech and became a licensed Professional Engineer. In 1995, I retired from ComEd. I have a daughter, Elise, and a son, Ian. Like me, both of my children are redheads. My grandchildren, two girls and two boys, don't have red-hair, maybe the next generation. In 1999, I moved back to my hometown, West Reading, PA. I completed an Associate's degree in computers from Reading Area Community College and do small database jobs to keep busy. In 2002, my father died and I bought the home I grew-up in. My identical twin-brother retired and, also, moved home to West Reading. We live five blocks from each other, after not living in the same state since my leaving home on June 25,1963.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Delbert W. Giffin After graduation I headed south to Pensacola seeking fame, fortune and my Navy wings. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find fame or fortune exactly, but earned my wings in 1968 and wound up at Ream Field, San Diego driving the H-3 and looking for submarines on dark and rainy nights. Finished my naval career at NAS Lemoore flying high terrain SAR missions in the central California Sierras in support of the Park and Forest Service. I then continued the challenge for the next thirty years flying helicopters in support of mountain logging operations. In another logging sense, I logged 23,000-helicopter hours predominately in the Sikorsky S-61 (H-3 Navy version). My commercial flying career was capped off with five years of firefighting, final flight in 2013. Twenty years earlier, I had moved to Boise, ID and established a stained glass business that now includes etching as a simultaneous second career. I still enjoy hunting and fishing in the high country.

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26th Company Jeff R. Hart Service History 1963 – 67: USNA (18th/26th Company) 1967 – 69: Weapons School. 1st LT, USS Desoto County (LST-1171), Little Creek, VA 1969 -- 70: Combat Information Center & Combat Air Control Schools, NAS, Glynco, GA 1970 -- 71: Operations & Intelligence Officer, USS Bordelon (DD-881), Charleston, SC 1971: Volunteered for Admiral Zumwalt’s Viet Nam In-Country Advisor Program 1971 -- 72: In-Country Advisor Training, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA 1972: Spot Promoted to LCDR, MACV Saigon, Viet Nam 1972 -- 73: Naval Advisory Group, Riverine/Coastal Advisor, Naval Shipyard, Viet Nam 1973 -- 75: Exec to Director, English, History & Govt Dept / Ass’t. Professor, USNA 1975: Resigned Active Commission & Joined Select Naval Reserve, Washington, DC 1975 – 76: Naval Intelligence Command Unit (506), Andrews AFB 1976 – 81: Naval Intelligence Command Special Task Group (0166), Pentagon, Wash, DC 1978: Awarded Intelligence (1635) Designator 1982: Relocated to NYC, leaving reserves as CDR, USNR Life After Active Duty / Principal Occupation / Etc. In ‘75, with a new Masters Degree in hand, and happily married with a brand new son, I turned my life’s primary focus to where it remains to this day: my family. I resigned from active duty, joined the Select Naval Reserve, and went to work for a brand new US Govt agency in Wash DC, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (PBGC). In grad school, I had developed a keen interest in our nation’s broken policies relating to retirement income security…and PBGC was a modest step toward healing our broken pension promise. I became chief operating officer of this agency, serving as a Presidential Appointee under both Carter & Reagan. Subsequently, I attended Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program (1st Session/86thAMP). Then moved on to build a nationwide business coalition that is today called the American Benefits Council. Our focus was on social security funding and strengthening tax & regulatory policies to broaden availability of IRAs & 401(K) plans. We did gain social security improvements & had a significant impact on strengthening the ’81-’82 tax bills. In ‘82, I was recruited to NYC & left reserves as a CDR. Then things sort of took off: managed a number of financial services businesses, gravitating into investments & acquisitions. Headed companies in NYC, Chicago, Toronto. Served on boards in NYC, Chicago, Toronto, London & Zurich, Switzerland. In ‘01, I embraced my life's long-deferred passion: the serious pursuit of art. Enrolling in the Montclair Art Museum’s Yard School of Art, I felt 18 years old again. Today, after years of study & gallery practice, I work as a sculptor, casting commissioned pieces in bronze (jeffhartwork.com).

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next port. In-Country Advisor training program required we learn basic Vietnamese – practiced in the fields of Napa Valley with flip-cards, building vocabulary while mostly sampling the local wines. Beaucoup dien cai dau! And SERE Training – what water-boarding? Spot promoted to LCDR in Viet Nam, becoming the 1st in our class to wear the rank. Larry Johnson kept reminding me it wasn’t really real & I told him he didn’t need to call me “sir”. While overhauling a ship for the Vietnamese in Guam, chatted with Nixon & Kissinger during their overnight stay on their way to “open up Red China.” Hafa Adai! The honor of being present at Admiral Zumwalt’s retirement … to me, by far the most inspiring leader I ever encountered, civilian or military, bar none.

Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Met my wife, Jan Walker, two weeks after graduation, on a date set up by a friend. Jan was a sparkling sociology major at William & Mary, with an unselfish soul dedicated to community service. I convinced Jan to marry me even before she graduated from W&M in ‘69. For those of you who knew me at the Naval Academy & are wondering how I could ever have gone on to do what I’ve done, it’s because of Jan. She has filled my sails with encouraging, joyful winds. Like so many Navy spouses, Jan sacrificed much of her professional dreams to create a wonderful family environment. Still, wherever she could, she worked for the good of the larger community, including social casework, Navy Relief, and the Rape Crisis Center. She spent many years with school children, doing puppeteering in the grade schools to sensitize students to those kids with special needs. Then she went into the high schools to educate directly on HIV/AIDs & conducting HIV/Aids peer facilitation groups. Later, she served as Chairman of the Board of our city’s Red Cross, showing me how to manage well by using a smile & a gentle hand. We have two precious children, Dan & Catherine, and Jan has nurtured them both to be at peace with themselves. Dan, now 41, is academically gifted (yes, after his mother), graduated from Harvard, moved to California, and remains a successful independent entrepreneur in the high-tech world. Catherine, now 36, pulls her strength from her abundant artistic talent. A graduate of the California School of the Arts, and with her mother’s love of community, she’s now a community-based muralist. Currently, Catherine is working in Jersey City with inner city kids, teaching them the art of muraling & a sense of community ownership. Like all other former Midshipmen from Lake Wobegon, my three grandchildren, two boys & a girl, are all above average. And, as all grandparents know, grandchildren are really quite smart & provide amazing insights into the fundamentals of life. Today, Jan & I live happily in urban Hollywood, not very far from our children, grandchildren, my mother & my sister. We travel often back to Florida to be with Jan’s mother. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? For most all of us I would guess, there is nothing particularly retiring about retirement: time management becomes paramount for us all. As I hit the 70-yr mark, I accept that crossing the street becomes more challenging by the day: the crosswalk is narrower, the street wider, the traffic more dense, and the light changes faster. But, until the day I’m not destined to make it all the way across, I will lean into life with all I’ve got. Today, I work as a sculptor, casting commissioned pieces in bronze, and I intend to create until I can create no more (jeffhartwork.com). For the past decade, Jan & I have been practicing yoga & as a tradition, annually attend a yoga retreat in Tulum, Mexico. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: (A) As a USNA Midshipman: • Fondest, by far, is recollecting those classmates in the 18th/26th who helped me, selflessly, stumble through my four years at Annapolis … I remain grateful for their countless acts of kindness & support that helped pave my way to “just barely” graduating … and I thank them for having more faith in me than I did in myself. • Going over the wall the 2nd weekend of Plebe Summer, with a high school classmate waiting on the “other side” with civvies & a car. Having observed two weeks of the unsupervised adolescent hazing during our Plebe Summer, I knew it was not going to be easy for me to take the whole program very seriously. What 3:00AM “Greyhound Races”? • While on top of an immense float under construction for the ‘63 Army-Navy pre-game parade, I learned JFK had been shot. I’d carried his colors at his USNA summer visit. • With help from Navy lineman Letterer, my career Army officer father (a Staubach fan) received an autographed photo from Roger Staubach, along with a pair of 50-yd-line Army-Navy tickets right behind the Navy bench. My dad said all he could see during the entire game were the backs of the standing Navy team. Go Navy! • Recall fondly the USMC Major, on the USNA faculty, who most patiently & graphically explained to us in 1967, in 76

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26th Company one of those “soft” political science courses, why the Viet Nam war was already “lost”, yet would take years to “resolve”. His prognostication resonated soundly with me. His teaching helped me immensely to keep a sound perspective on the realities of the conflict, first when my father served in-country, then when my sister became an avid anti-war protester & later when I volunteered myself to serve in Viet Nam. (B) As a USNA Faculty Member: • Immensely rewarding to go back for a more seasoned, objective look at the institution. And it was good to introduce Jan to the Academy because I didn’t meet her until just after graduation & we’d not dated there. So, date we did there. Our first child was born at the USNA Hospital. • Contributing to the broadening of the Academy’s academic curriculum & the support of women on the faculty & in the Brigade: the dawn of a much overdue & better era! • USNA Dean of Admissions, Admiral McNitt, twisted GWU Dean’s arm to get me into the GWU grad program. The Admiral’s deal: “If I put my name on the line, I expect a QPR of at least 3.5.” I gave McNitt a 3.9 QPR … I discovered academics to be easier when you read the books. • By the time I joined USNA’s faculty, mandatory chapel had been ruled unconstitutional. So, as requested by the Superintendent, USNA’s Chaplain O’Connor (later NYC’s Cardinal O’Connor) was developing a new mandatory Sunday-morning “Morals & Ethics Class”. Given the responsibility of approving O’Connor’s curriculum on behalf of the USNA faculty, I found myself tap dancing around that sketchy line where Catholicism ends & freedom of thought begins. • To repair lagging USMC recruiting during the early 70s, the USMC’s Commandant ordered to USNA a full-bird, super-star PhD in English, Marc Moore, who became my boss, heading the E,H&G Dept. Our job: teach English & recruit Marines … as a proud Army Brat, I really got into it. The USMC Commandant had stacked the E,H&G Dept with the best, most highly decorated J.O.’s in the Corps – what an honor to be with them. We got so many USMC recruits at service selection night that the Corps soon promoted Moore to General. Semper Fidelis! • Army-Navy footnote: Years into my civilian career, Rollie Stichweh, (Army’s QB during the Staubach era) was trying to recruit me into his prestigious consulting firm. Over lunch in Manhattan, I asked him what every midshipman at the ’63 Army-Navy Game wondered: With Army behind 21-15, having just recovered an on-side kick, and on the 2yd-line with 20 seconds left, why did he just let the clock run out? Rollie said the noise from the stands was overwhelming, and he simply couldn’t get the ref’s attention in time. Humorous Memories of USNA: • The experience of rooming with Mark Kendall Jensen & Charles Monrose deGruy. Whenever I see old footage of “Laural & Hardy” or “Bud Abbott & Lou Costello”, I see those guys all over again. Both wonderful human beings … so different & yet so alike. I love & miss them both. • During my Exchange Week at West Point, got out of my bunk in the evening to visit the head. In the hallway, encountered the Army Captain OOD & his Cadet “mate”. I stopped, came to attention, and, keeping my eyes properly in the boat, said, “Good Evening, Sir.” The Captain barked back, “Cadet, what’s wrong with your arm?” As an “Army Brat”, I knew that the Army salutes without cover, even indoors. It was also dawning on me that I had on my Army B -Robe. So, I ardently replied, “Beat Army, Sir!” The Captain said, “Cadet, are you going to salute or not?” As I was grasping for a comeback line, the OOD’s mate was whispering in his ear … suddenly, the Captain strutted off, whispering under his breath, “Wise ass Middies”. • The annual appointment of the Army Company Officer to “supervise” the Brigade’s preparation for the Army-Navy March On. My favorite: Watching the Army Captain’s face at a pep rally in front of the field house as the brigade demolished his old used car … then replacing it, right there, with the surprise of a shiny new upscale car that all the Mids had purchased for him. • The amazing wonders of “mob mentality” at a spontaneous Beat Army Pep Rally which “spilled over” to the Governor’s Mansion out in Annapolis. Intriguing, in that the mob’s enthusiasm couldn’t be contained, yet scary that the mob couldn’t contain itself. Academic • BS Naval Engineering, US Naval Academy, 1967 • MSA Degree, George Washington University, 1974 • Harvard Advanced Management Program (1st Session/86th AMP), 1981 • Montclair Yard School of Art, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, 2001-2003 • Alizarin Crimson & Wet Paint Gallery Schools, Stuart, FL, 2003-20008 • The Teale Street Sculpture School, Culver City, CA, 2008- 2010 Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to gain from attending? Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary In 1962, I was 18 & already admitted to the School of Architecture at the Univ of Illinois. But the Viet Nam draft was very much in the air. I applied for & was offered appointments to West Point & USAFA, and USNA. My US Army dad, then heading the JCS liaison staff at the State Dept., was cautioning, “The Hawks are in flight, with our young President naively convinced Viet Nam is winnable with air power”. So, with all the sophistication of an 18-year-old, I elected to go to USNA. As an Army Brat, I was used to the military, Annapolis was close to home, offered a bachelors & seemed better than being randomly drafted. I arrived at Annapolis motivated & in top physical shape: I expected to study with quality classmates, graduating as a well-educated & well-informed leader. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. Always, my expectation of quality classmates was more than fully met. I remain impressed by the exceptional people I was with at Annapolis, both as a Midshipman & as a teaching member of the faculty. And, from the beginning, I was impressed at how well the Academy orchestrated its public face: the highly polished pomp & circumstance of its observed activities reflected decades of careful refinement. Nonetheless, tucked inside Bancroft Hall, away from public view, was the disappointment of the Academy’s longstanding hazing & isolation traditions. I never drew any positivity from private “Come Arounds”, 3:00AM “Plebe Ho’s”, “Greyhound Races”, etc., etc. I remain haunted by that distinct minority of unsupervised Midshipmen who, each year, displayed outright exhilaration in imposing their hazing desires. I never quite got on board the concept that the combination of hazing & socially isolating Midshipmen optimized “character building”. Annapolis never really did satisfy my soul. Of course, like anything else, you get out of it what you put into it. And, admittedly, I put very little into it. After graduation, I found active duty to be all that I hoped Annapolis could have been & I thrived … of course, I had to make up for lost ground in grad school & I did. Years later, my “behind-the-scenes” Academy experience did stand as an important frame of reference when I found myself responsible for businesses employing thousands of trusting people. Summary Yearbook write-up for Jeff Hart At sea ’67-’71: DeSoto County (LST-1171) & Bordelon (DD-881). In ‘71, volunteered for In-country Advisor duty In Viet Nam under special Zumwalt program. Spot promoted to LCDR in ‘72. Returned to USNA in ‘73 as Ass’t Prof & Exec, English, History & Govt Dept. In ’75, got Masters & shifted to Reserves as Intelligence Officer in Wash, DC & joined US Gov’t. Became COO of a new agency (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp). Attended Harvard’s AMP. From ‘79-’81, built today’s American Benefits Council, working to improve social security funding and establish availability of 401Ks & IRAs. In ’82, recruited to NYC & left reserves as a CDR. Then things sort of took off: managed a number of financial businesses, gravitating into investments & acquisitions. Headed companies in NYC, Chicago, & Toronto. Served on boards in NYC, Chicago, Canada, & London, England & Zurich, Switzerland. In ‘01, embraced my life's long-deferred passion: the serious pursuit of art. Enrolling in the Montclair Yard School of Art, I felt 18 years old again. Today, after years of study & gallery practice, I work as a sculptor, doing commissioned pieces cast in bronze. Met my wife, Jan Walker, two weeks after my graduation. We married as she graduated from W&M in ‘69. For those of you who knew me at USNA & are wondering how I could have ever gone on to do what I’ve done, it’s because of Jan. She’s filled my sails with encouraging, joyful winds. Today, we live happily in urban Hollywood, not far from our children, grandchildren, my mother & my sister. We travel often back to Florida to be with Jan’s mother.

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26th Company Armando B. Heredia Service History: 1962 - 63: Cadet, Philippine Military Academy, Baguio City 1963 - 67: USNA (18th, then 26th Company); commissioned as Ensign, Philippine Navy 1967: Duty Officer RPS Quezon; Duty/Mess/Supply Officer BRP RPS Bohol 1967 - 69: Student, Philippine Air Force Flying School, awarded Commanding General Philippine Air Force Award 1969 - 71: Duty Pilot/Officer-in-Charge, Naval Air Unit, Philippine Navy 1972 - 74: Navy Personnel Procurement, concurrent Navy Training Officer, at N-1, HPN 1974 - 76: Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; graduated with Distinction MS Computer Systems Management; also completed Naval Aviation Safety Officers Course, 1976 - 85: Executive Officer (1976-78), then Commanding Officer (197885), Philippine Navy Computer Center; concurrent Duty Pilot, Naval Air Group; completed Armed Forces Philippines (AFP) General Staff Course; completed MBA, Ateneo de Manila Univ. 1985 – 86: Student, Naval Command College Course, US Naval War College, Newport, RI 1986: Director, Naval Officers School Center 1987: Armed Forces Personnel Plans and Programs Officer at J-1, Hq AFP 1987-1990: Senior Olin Foundation Fellow, Long Range Strategic Studies Project, US Naval War College, Newport, RI while on leave without pay from the AFP 1988: Retired from the AFP with rank of Captain, Philippine Navy Principal Occupation The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines approved my request for flight training in Pensacola after USNA, if the Philippine Navy permits my transfer to the Philippine Air Force, which the Navy of course refused to allow. The Navy relented and after my billet aboard ship, I was sent to the Philippine Air Force Flying School, came back to the Navy, and flew the only aircraft we had (a DHC Beaver with floats) for two years on port and starboard duty as the only pilot of the then Naval Air Unit. While in flight school I met Cely and we were married two years later. Through different Navy billets, I remained active, flying Islander fixed wing and BO-105 helicopters. It was around that time when Ron Waddell visited and blew out everyone’s ears with his horns, Lin Wells came with Linda and their kids, and Buddy Barnes arrived twice – first to visit and gave me the only honest to goodness fire-retardant flight suit I ever owned (ours was tailored from regular cloth), and the second time, to get married. I ended up as his best man, and to their mutual surprise, the bride was a former student of my wife in Manila’s International School. In the early 70s, the Muslim secessionist problem in the Southern Philippines flared up, the Navy and Marines more than doubled in strength, and I had the unhappy billet as Navy Personnel Procurement and Training Officer as a LTJG filling all the manning holes. My reward was two years of graduate schooling at the USNPGS in Monterey, a wonderful R&R for our family of three. After a brief detour, I ended up as CO of the Philippine Navy Computer Center, with the unhappy side-duty as MC/announcer for Philippine Navy events and parades, and the happy duty flying special missions for successive Flag-Officers-in-Command (CNOs). I found time and was allowed to teach MBA (Senior Executives and Professionals) at the Ateneo de Manila University (a Jesuit institution), and did consulting work with private and government corporations. In 1985-86, we had another R&R as a family (now of four) in Newport as a student of the Naval Command College, the international Naval War College course for senior officers. After that, I directed the Naval Officers’ School Center, then became Armed Forces Personnel Plans and Policy Officer, and was promoted to Captain. After doing some special assignments for the AFP Chief of Staff, a West Pointer named Fidel Ramos (later Philippines President), together with some lobbying by US SecNav Jim Webb during his Philippines visit, my request to go back to the Naval War College on a leave-without-pay status, as the first Senior Olin Foundation Fellow doing Long Range Strategic Studies, was approved. While in Newport, I retired from the Philippine Navy after 21 years of commissioned service. It was a happy ten years of teaching business courses at Bryant College, and volunteer work, for the most part as President, H.O.P.E. Foundation of Rhode Island, doing medical missions for indigent non-Malay tribal people called Aetas who were displaced by the Mt. Pinatubo explosion in the mountainous area near the former Olongapo/USN Subic Bay base.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary In 2002, I was prevailed on to be the National Executive Director of NaFFAA, the US-wide advocate for the four-million Filipino-Americans. That was six-years of living in WDC, with responsibility for four national conventions and five overseas Filipino networking conferences in the US, Philippines and Australia, and organizing communities for Fil-Am legislative and educational advocacies, all from a laptop and one Assistant, that other Asian national advocates were also doing but with dozens of staff members. After the success of the legislative campaign to recognize the WWII Filipino veterans who fought for the US flag, I came back to Little Rhody in late 2008. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Met Cecilia (Cely) in 1967 and were married in 1969. Armando Jose (Arvin) was born in 1970, Abigail Marie in 1980, and the coming of the three grandchildren from Jen and Arvin to bless our lives. Survived prostatectomy and declared prostate cancer free. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren While a student pilot, I met Cecilia (Cely) who had been brought back by her father from the US because “a concert pianist career is not a fit life for a Filipina.” We had much in common as former students in the US – she was a Marywood College grad (Scranton, PA) and had then just finished her Masters in Music from Northwestern (Evanston, IL). After we were married, she taught at Manila’s International School (formerly American School), and has been teaching at St Philomena School here since we moved to Rhode Island. She is our spiritual rock, and is the church organist and director for several churches. Armando Jose (Arvin) is a bank VP with financial and computer security credentials, and graduate degree in Political Science. Because of our same first names, I am often mistakenly congratulated for his articles in CIMSEC and USNI press on defense concerns. Our three grandchildren are evenly spaced – third year college, third year high school, and third grade, and in my unbiased opinion, super adorable. Abigail was recognized by the Rhode Island House of Reps for her contribution to women’s sport in High School, and was accepted by a Latina team in Providence’s basketball league after college because our last name is Hispanic before they realized she’s Asian. She is now in Boston publishing, composing and performing music as Miss Geo. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Cely and I formed the Lingkod Timog (serving the Southern Philippines) medical mission group in 2005. We go to the Philippines yearly. With the assistance of and security provided by the Philippine Navy and Marines, and with unpaid volunteers from the US, Europe and the Philippines, we have served more than 20,000 tribal people, providing medical, surgical, and dental help to patients in the troubled, mostly Muslim part of the Philippines. I am now serving as President of the Newport Council for International Visitors. Cely and I are sponsors/host family yearly for international students at the Naval War College. I find time to attend to the Fil-Am community in Newport as a past-President and member of the Board. More importantly, we thank the Lord for our three grandchildren that we try to see as often as we could.

Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Learning about and being a football fan of the Navy team – with our almost win in the Cotton Bowl – and now being a football fan for life. • Asking King Cameron to “come around” and wondering why I had to be a masochist and do that. • Having to stick your head out of the door for reveille, and being thankful I was sent to Annapolis and not West Point. • Rushing from the fencing loft to change and straight to training tables for most of three years, with Melba toast when all regular tables had BLTs, or pizzas or steaks (even if stamped with government ownership on the skin, still juicy, greasy, wonderful steaks). • Taking overloads to get a major and wondering why I was doing it. • Running on the breakwater rocks daily to get to jump school and when in FT Benning, being given extra punishment by a short Filipino jumpmaster at Jump School in Ft. Benning because Filipinos are not supposed to be tall. • Finding almost all mess-hall stewards to be Filipinos – they even walked out once, when we were there. That was a time of heightening racial tensions in the US, yet there was no such racial divide among Mids in the Naval Academy! • To see beautiful America, spending odd winter vacations with classmates Tony Walker in West Virginia and Dave Pope in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan – and summer bailing hay in Ohio with Deputy Dog Daly. • Being taught fencing by Andre Deladrier, the best US coach (the annual award for the best US fencing coach is named for him and his father Clovis who preceded him as USNA coach). • Rooming with Rick Donnelly, Wads Waddell, Deputy Dog Daly, James Witherspoon and TA Young. • Going to school with the 26th Company, and class 67, the best bunch of guys you could ever have as friends.

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26th Company Humorous Memories of USNA: • Refusing to leave my bunk and blanket during my first snowfall, and wondering how crazy Americans are - eating ice -cream in winter. • Running a knockabout aground and having it towed out in our second class year - the ladies thought it was fun, and luckily I was with a firstie who bore the brunt of the Commandant’s ire. • Getting drunk on banana chased with vodka – because I believed the silly lie that no one can smell the alcohol when you drink vodka. • Getting away with a lot of things, by using the phrase “I did not understand the English.” • Spending all those years with Jim Witherspoon and TA Young, always finding my expensive cigarettes ruined – they didn’t have to use the cigs as dart targets, they could have just joined the smokers club. I got back at them – unintended, of course – by getting low grades in that signaling and ships recognition drills which meant our getting fairly last dibs in room assignments. Getting left behind with them in that atoll stopover while on space-A to the Philippines for summer break because we went for a swim, but we spent a couple of fun weeks in the Philippines, courtesy of my father who was then Chief, Armed Forces Intelligence Service. Those were great years with James and TA. Awards Received • Admiral EL Cochrane Fencing awardee, and USNA Sports Hall of Fame, 1967 • Philippine Air Force Commanding General Award, PAF Flying School, 1969 • Awarded first Senior Olin Foundation Fellowship Grant to do Long-Range Strategic Studies Project, US Naval War College 1987 • Filipinas Magazine Outstanding Achievement Award for Community Service, San Francisco CA, 2008 Academic Achievement: • BS, major in History, USNA, Annapolis MD, 1967 • MS, Computer Systems Management, with Distinction, US NPGS, Monterey CA, 1975 • MBA, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila Philippines, 1980 • Naval Command College Course, US NWC, Newport RI, 1986 • Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in the Humanities, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, 1997 Athletic: Individual Silver medal in Foil, NCAA National Championship and First Team All-American in Fencing, 1966 Fencing Team Captain, Admiral EL Cochrane Fencing awardee, and USNA Sports Hall of Fame, 1967 Service Awards and Decorations: Philippines Meritorious Commendation and Merit medals, campaign medals US and Philippine Marines parachutist badges Military pilot (Philippine Air Force) and Naval aviator (Philippine Navy) badges Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” My father and uncle graduated from and so I entered the Philippine Military Academy. With four other classmates, I was ordered to take the entrance exam for USNA. All I knew of US service academies from stories was West Point, but I was elated to be selected to go to Annapolis because I will go to “America”, even if it meant becoming a Navy officer. I had “no clue” what that meant, but graduating from a US service academy must be a “good thing.” Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations?

Graduating from a Annapolis as a “pensionado” – in the Philippine context, a student overseas at Philippine government expense, with stipend - and afterwards getting to fly airplanes and play with computers, being sent to graduate schools with my family in the US, having a great 21-year naval career that prepared me later to teach, lead national advocates, and help others – what more can you ask for? The academy experience was definitely wonderful. Summary bio write up for Doy Heredia After USNA and the PAF Flying School, I was the only Naval Air Unit and its lone DHC Beaver pilot and for two years. After that, I filled up manning holes when the size of the Navy doubled, commanded its computer center and officers’ schools, and did policy work for the Armed Forces. R&R between billets was in grad school in NPGS, Monterey, and at NWC, Newport. I was the duty MC for naval events, flew BO-105 helos, earned MBA, taught in a Jesuit school, and was Senior Olin Fellow at the NWC, Newport. I ended 21 years of Philippine Navy commissioned service as a Captain. Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Then I taught at Bryant College in Rhode Island, and did volunteer medical missions for Aetas near the former Subic Bay base. In 2002, I became the National Executive Director of NaFFAA, the advocate for the four million FilipinoAmericans, organized nine national and overseas Filipino conventions, and led legislative advocacies. After the successful campaign for US Congressional recognition of WWII Filipino veterans who fought for the US flag, I came back to Newport in 2008. In flight school, I met Cecilia (Cely) who had just come back from college and graduate US studies - we were married in 1969. Armando Jose is a bank VP and writes on the side for USNI press on defense concerns. Abigail Marie is in Boston composing and performing music as Miss Geo. Cely and I formed Lingkod Timog in 2005 and have given medical, surgical, and dental help to more than 20,000 tribal patients in the troubled Muslim part of the Philippines. I am President of the Newport Council for International Visitors. We host international students at the Naval War College. Most importantly, we thank the Lord for our three grandchildren that we see as often as we could.

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26th Company Edward L. Herring Service History 1963 - 67: USNA (26th Company) 1967 - 68: VT-1 Pensacola, FL., VT-3 Milton, FL., VT-31 Corpus Christie, TX. Flight Student Wings 9/1968 1968-1971: VX-8 NAS Patuxent River, Md. Division Officer (Deployed Vietnam 69 & 70 flying NC-121) 1971-1974: VT-3 Milton, Fl. Flight Instructor T-28 1974-1976: CV66 (USS America) Norfolk, VA. Flight Deck Officer/C-1 Pilot 1976-1978: United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO. Associate Professor of Physics 1978-1979: Naval War College New Port, RI. Student 1979-1979: VP30 NAS Jacksonville, FL. P3 transition 1979-1982: VXN-8 NAS Patuxent River, MD. Maintenance Officer (Deployed worldwide flying RP3D) 1982-1984: Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, MD. Staff Readiness Officer 1984-1986: CV62 USS Independence Philadelphia Naval Shipyard C-1 Pilot 1986-1987: Naval Space Command Dahlgren, VA. Special Projects Officer 1987 Retired from active duty as a LCDR

Principal Occupation Subsequent to my retirement I worked as a Defense Contractor. I then became the Vice-Principal and Athletic Director of St. Mary's Ryken High School. I am currently the Director of Engineering for Technical Data Analysis. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Family Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren My wife is the former Bobbie Langley of Solomons, Md. We currently reside in Leonardtown, Md. and have four children and seven grandchildren. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Still working.

Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Graduation Humorous Memories of USNA: Plebe year Awards Received Academic Achievement 1974 Master of Science degree in Aero-Systems Engineering from the University of West Fla. 1979 Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College

Athletic Company Sports Service Awards Air Medal (two Gold Stars), Air Force Commendation Medal, and other service awards Uniform Device Naval Aviator Wings Finally, Please Answer Two Questions:

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attendingâ&#x20AC;? Commission in the United States Navy Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Yes Final Yearbook write-up for Ed Herring: I completed flight training and was assigned to VX-8 flying out of Saigon and Da Nang and then it was back to Pensacola as a flight instructor in VT-3. Next I served on USS AMERICA as Flight Deck Officer, followed by an exchange tour at USAFA as Associate Professor of Physics. Prior to my retirement, I served as Maintenance Officer VXN-8, Staff Readiness Officer NAVAL AIR TEST CENTER, Chief C-1 Pilot USS Independence and finally Special Projects Officer NAVAL SPACE COMMAND. Subsequent to my retirement I worked as a Defense Contractor. I then became the Vice-Principal and Athletic Director of St. Mary's Ryken High School. I am currently the Director of Engineering for Technical Data Analysis. I earned a Master of Science degree in Aero-Systems Engineering from the University of West Fla. in 1974 and was a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College in 1979. My wife is the former Bobbie Langley of Solomons, Md. We currently reside in Leonardtown, Md. and have four children and seven grandchildren.

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26th Company George A. Hiduk

After coaching 150â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at USNA following graduation, George entered flight training, earning his wings in 1969 and returning to the training command as a TF-9 instructor at NAS Chase Field, TX. Assigned to VA-75, the Sunday Punchers, he joined the squadron in late 1972 aboard USS Saratoga (CV-60) in the Tonkin Gulf. Post Navy: Pursuing a career in the chemical industry, George achieved recognition in product operations for specialty resins. In late 2009, stricken with kidney cancer but with invitation in hand, George left Detroit for Phoenix to join his high school sweetheart. On 9 August 2010, Mary Hargett at his side, George headed west, having married three hours earlier. In his LT striped Dress Blues, The Duck was laid to rest in the extreme NE corner of the Texas panhandle joining family members. He was holding a copy of Launch the Intruders for which he appears on the cover. A daughter and son survive him. Duck, May You Rest in Peace.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Mark K. Jensen

From The Dalles, Oregon, he loved the outdoors always ... sang "This is My Land, This is Your Land" in the shower every morning for four years. Gifted athletically -- but walked away from the varsity baseball team because he thought the coach was rude. After leaving Annapolis he quickly earned a degree in education in Oregon. He soon ended up as an accomplished executive with Standard Oil in the San Francisco Bay Area headquarters -- he did well. He was the creative developer of the promotional campaign in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s offering gifts for gas purchases, the most successful being the California Cook Books. The company exhausted a yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of promotional material in its first month. But he didn't feel free ... once he figured out the oil business; he saw his shot to gain his freedom: buying a Standard Oil gas station in the great outdoors of Boise, he wound up with two. He parlayed those into a station and marina in McCall, Idaho -Donna & his kids happily sharing his heaven in Idaho. He ran his gas station with great pride and precision & he prospered ... he became a leader in the region, particularly in regard to bringing good education, via satellite, to Idaho's rural areas. He was a great father and husband, and his premature death (10.01.06) has been a burden for his family and his closet friends. He had retired and returned to The Dalles to care for his Dad. Mark had a special, irreverent sunshine that emanated from his soul & if you were on his frequency, you could feel his joy. And, well, if you weren't on his frequency, you'd likely think he was out of his mind. But Mark was anything but out of his mind. He knew exactly where he was in his environment. We know he is not here now -- and we miss him.

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26th Company Laurence E. Johnson After graduation and a relaxing summer at USNA teaching sailing to the incoming plebe class, Larry entered Navy Flight Training. Upon designation as a Naval Aviator and completion of training in June 1969, he flew P-3A aircraft with Patrol Squadron 30 out of NAS Patuxent River and then reported to Patrol Squadron 44 in Brunswick, Maine. During the next three years, he deployed to Rota, Spain; Sigonella, Italy and NAS Bermuda. His next adventure took him to California where he served as an Admiralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aide at the Pacific Missile Range, followed by working on the Harpoon Missile Program at the Naval Missile Center in Pt. Magu, CA. During this tour, he met and married his wife, Judy, and they raised three lovely daughters, Laura, Margaret and Katy. Over the last twenty years, additional blessings arrived in the form of six wonderful grandchildren. In February 1975, Larry reported to the USS Hancock(CV 19) in Alameda where he completed qualification as a Surface Warfare Officer. Crossing the country once again, he reported to the Naval War College and completed the resident course at the College of Naval Command and Staff. Having completed all of this shore duty, Larry happily reported to Patrol Squadron Twenty-four in Jacksonville, FL, where he flew P-3C aircraft for the next three years. This tour included two more deployments to NAF Sigonella, Italy. A short period of shore duty followed, this time at the Pentagon where he worked on the CNO staff in OPNAV 508 working on POM requirements. Then back to flying when he returned to Patrol Squadron Twenty-four where he served four years, first as XO and then as CO. Following his command tour, Larry earned a Master of Science degree from Salve Regina College in Newport, RI. At this point in his career, Larry transitioned to the Material Professional community where he served as the Material Professional Detailer at BUPERS, as the Deputy Program Executive Officer Air ASW and then as Program Manager, Navy Tactical Training Ranges, NASC. After an exciting and challenging twenty-eight year career, Larry retired aboard the USS BARRY at the Washington Navy Yard in June 1995 in front of his loving family, classmates and other professionals who worked with Larry during his long and distinguished career. Following retirement, Larry and Judy remained in the Washington DC area and Larry worked for defense contractors with his longest stint at the Raytheon Company. During this period, Judy and Larry bought waterfront property on the Northern Neck of Virginia and began designing and constructing their dream house. As soon as the carriage house with apartment was completed (and before the main house was finished), Larry ended his employment, and they retired to a quiet life where they could enjoy their beautiful new home, boating and the beauty of natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonders on the Northern Neck. Unfortunately, after ten years of enjoying their dream home, both Larry and Judy were diagnosed with dementia. They are now in assisted living where their needs can be met.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Gregory S. Marshall Service History

1963 – 67: USNA (18th/26th Company) 1967 – 68: USS Towers (DDG-9) San Diego, CA 1968 -- 69: Aviation Training Command (VTs-1,7,9,4 & 24) Pensacola, FL; Meridian, MS; Beeville, TX 1970: Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) staff, Lemoore CA 1970 -- 71: Attack Squadron 127 (VA-127), Lemoore, CA 1971 -- 74: Attack Squadron 212 (VA-212), Lemoore, CA 1974 – 76: Attack Squadron 127 (VA-127), Lemoore, CA 1976 -- 77: Naval War College (Command & Staff Course), Newport, RI 1977 – 78: Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122), Lemoore, CA 1978 – 80: Attack Squadron 113 (VA-113), Lemoore, CA 1980 – 83: Joint Cruise Missile Project (JCMPO) Arlington, VA 1983 – 87: Naval Air Rework Facility Alameda (NARF), Alameda, CA 1987 Retired from Naval Service as CDR Principal Occupation

After 20 years of active duty, I retired in 1987 with the rank of Commander. I immediately joined National Airmotive Corporation, a turbine engine repair and overhaul facility, on Oakland Airport as the Vice President of Operations and remained in this position for seven years. I left after a reorganization and had two short tours as Managing Director of New Business Development for Western Data Systems in Calabasas, CA and Program Director in Corporate Material for Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA. After looking for a job more appropriate to my background and experience I joined Calspan/ Veridian Corp in 1997 as the General Manager of a business group operating and maintaining the wind tunnels for NASA Ames (old NAS Moffett Field) in Mountain View, CA. NASA Ames chose a different contractor to run the wind tunnels in 1999 and I joined Lam Research, a capital equipment manufacturer, and served as the Director of Global Field Labor Operations until 2002. Major down-sizing at Lam followed the collapse of the computer chip industry in 2002 and I joined Kaiser Air, a corporate aircraft operations and maintenance company on Oakland Airport, as the General Manager of Maintenance. Having our fill of the Bay Area I resigned the GM position with Kaiser Air in 2004 and Lin and I moved to Penn Valley, CA in the foothills about 50 miles NE of Sacramento. The location was chosen to be about halfway between our daughter in the Bay Area and son just south of Carson, NV. In 2005 I competed for and became the Airport Manager at Nevada County Airport, a County owned facility, in Grass Valley, CA. and served in that position until 2012 when I retired for the last time. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events

My Dad was a multi engine career Naval Aviator so our family did not experience the squadron/air wing/ carrier deployments of the single engine fighter/attack pilots. Instead we moved a lot. I attended grade school in Whidbey Island, WA; Seattle, WA and Port Lyautey, Morocco; junior high school in Glenview, IL and high school in Seattle, WA following my Dad’s retirement and relocation home. In addition we lived on Guam, San Diego, CA and Corpus Christi, TX. One learned to be flexible and make friends quickly in that environment. A number of things stand out as memorable from 1967 -1987. Probably most memorable Navy wise was the 10-month deployment from January of 1972 to October of 1972 with VA-212/CVW-21 on USS Hancock. In April of 1972 the North Vietnamese invaded the South and we went north. Five carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin launched three major airstrikes every day for the next six months. My squadron, VA-212, lost both its CO and XO and, short of pilots, we often flew three missions per day for the 30-40 day line periods. I have a number of missions clearly etched in my memory but further elaboration would require alcohol. Also very memorable, Navy wise was the chance to be part of the start-up of an attack adversary capability at NAS Lemoore. Six pilots with significant A-4 experience, including me, were chosen to attend a short Top Gun training program and then stand up an adversary capability in VA-127 for the attack community…and anyone else who wanted 88

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26th Company to fight. Best flying I had in my 20-year career. On a personal note the arrival of our son, Geoff, and daughter, Jennifer, in 1978 and 1979 respectively are certainly memorable (more details below). Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren

My wife, Linda Ann (Hines), and I have been married since September of 1971. Lin’s Dad was stationed at NAS Lemoore and we met shortly after I reported to VA-127. We have two children, Geoffrey (1/78) and Jennifer (7/79). Geoff is a Deputy Sherriff with Douglas Co. south of Carson, NV and he and his wife, Brandy, have one daughter, Faith (1/05). Our daughter and her husband, CT, both in the insurance industry, live in Roseville, CA and have two boys, James (11/12) and Charles (11/14). In the fall of 1977 I was attached to VA-122 undergoing transition training into the A-7E Corsair enroute to VA -113. There were two weapons detachments in that time period and I had to choose one that would allow my attendance at Geoff’s birth. Of course I chose wrong. I got a call about 3:00am in the BOQ at Fallon that Lin had gone into labor. The detachment CO gave me an airplane but Fallon NV was fogged in (first time in recorded history, I think) and by the time the fog lifted and I got home Geoff had been born. In the summer of 1979 I was assigned to VA-113 flying off the carrier Ranger. Again I needed to schedule leave to get home for Jennifer’s arrival. This time it worked. With the help of the helo detachment I got off the ship and to the airport at Osan Korea early, caught an earlier flight than I had scheduled and got home a day early. Jennifer was born early the next morning. So, I batted 500 on being home for the births of our children. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time?

I figure have retired three times. First from the Navy in 1987, second from corporate life in the Bay Area in 2004 and most recently from the County Airport Manager job in 2012. I miss the airport and most of the local pilots but do not miss the County bureaucracy. I am staying busy with senior softball, the local Rotary and the local Porsche club. Lin is busy volunteering at the local catholic grade school, DAR, the women’s club and babysitting our grandson, Charlie, once a week. We try to stay out of each other’s hair. Memories of USNA:

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Three 1963 graduates of Shoreline HS in Seattle WA received appointments to the USNA. They were Kip Prahl, Bill Russell and me. We traveled together to Washington, DC in June of 1963 and reported in together. A little scary for a 17 year old. It was nice having some mutual support. President Kennedy’s visit plebe summer and his assassination a few months later. Winning the plebe-wrestling tournament in summer of 1963. Navy’s 1963 football team climbed to #2 in the country. Carry-on for the wins was great. Finishing Plebe year and the Herndon Monument Ceremony, June 64. Earning a varsity N in wrestling as a 3/c in 1964/65. Throwing Jeff Bienbrink off the seawall into the Severn in the fall of ’64 when the word got out he and Maggie were engaged. Jeff Hart and me getting caught going back out after bed check for a little more liberty in Pensacola on aviation summer cruise. My folks got a letter reflecting I had received a major conduct offense (unauthorized absence from the midshipmen barracks) and would start 2/c year with a boatload of demerits. Wearing uniforms out to Bart Creed’s “secret” garage, changing into civvies and going on liberty. Getting back, changing back into uniforms and back onto the grounds before liberty was up was often a challenge. Bob “Weasel” Treis and his “Vette” were often part of the adventures noted above. Bob “Weasel” Treis selling hot dogs in Bancroft Hall to starving Plebes. Taking delivery of my ‘67 Corvette from Ourisman Chevrolet in DC in the spring of ‘67. “Urban legend” is that the “Mids” bought over 260 ‘Vettes from Ourisman Chevrolet in 1967. Graduation at last! The life-long friendships formed at USNA A value system of honesty and integrity that has lasted my whole life. Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Awards Received Academic Achievement

BS Naval Engineering, US Naval Academy, 1967 Designated as a Naval Aviator in January 1970 MA in Administration, emphasis in business, Chapman University, 1976 Athletic

Won the Plebe Wrestling tournament in the summer of 1963 Plebe Wrestling 1963/64 Awarded a Varsity N for Wrestling 1964/65 Service/USNA Awards

Distinguished Flying Cross, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Individual Air Medal (8), Strike Flight Air Medal (17), Navy Commendation Medal with combat V (6), Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal (2), Sea Service Medal, Vietnamese Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Vietnamese Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Rifle Expert Medal. Uniform Breast Insignia

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Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars): NA Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending”

My father was a career Naval Aviator. He was “a Mustang” who worked his way up through the ranks, got a commission and his wings in 1943 and retired as a LCDR with 26 years of service in spite of no college degree. As long as I can remember I wanted to be a naval aviator and my Dad said if I wanted to be an officer in the Navy I needed to be a “ring knocker”. I received a Senatorial appointment from Senator Magnuson of Washington but relinquished that when I qualified for and accepted a Presidential appointment. My goal was to be a “ring knocker” and a naval aviator. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely.

Yes. USNA gave me a solid foundation for my 20 year career in the Navy and post Navy career and life’s challenges. Yearbook write-up Greg Marshall (468)

A native of Everett, WA Greg spent his childhood globe-trotting from Guam to Port Lyautey, Morocco with his father, a career naval aviator, and family. He graduated from Shoreline HS in Seattle, WA in 1963. Greg received a Presidential appointment to the Academy and was sworn in with the class of 1967 in June 1963. He received a varsity N for wrestling and graduated in June of 1967 with the 26th Company. Following graduation Greg spent a year on USS Towers, DDG-9, before going to flight school. After receiving his wings in January 1970 Greg was assigned very briefly to CVW-19 staff and then transferred to VA-127 as an instructor pilot. He and his wife, Lin, met in Lemoore and were married in September 1971. Greg deployed on USS Hancock in A-4 Skyhawks with VA-212 in January 1972 and accumulated 210 combat missions and over 300 traps on that single ten month cruise. In 1974 Greg was a part of a small cadre of pilots that established the attack adversary capability at NAS Lemoore within VA-127. Greg also received his Master’s degree while on shore duty from 1974-1976. That tour was followed by the Command and Staff course at the Naval War College in Newport, RI (1976), transition to A-7E Corsairs with VA-122 (1977) and deployment on USS Ranger with VA-113 (1978-1980). The Marshall family grew by two, a son, Geoff, and daughter, Jennifer, during the two years in VA-113. In 1980 Greg changed his career designator to Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO) and had tours with the Joint Cruise Missile Office in Arlington, VA (19801983) and the Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF) in Alameda, CA (1983-1987). He retired with the rank of 90

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26th Company Commander in June 1987 having accumulated over 3000 flight hours, 500 carrier landing and 210 combat missions. Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 8 individual Air Medals and 17 Strike Flight Air Medals, 6 Navy Commendation Medals with combat V, the Navy Unit Commendation medal and various other service and foreign awards. After retirement Greg and the family remained in Alameda, CA and he held senior management positions in several aerospace and high tech companies. These included VP Operations at National Airmotive Corp, a local turbine engine repair and overhaul facility, and General Manager of Veridianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operation at NASA Ames (old Moffett Field) in Mountain View, CA operating and maintaining the NASA Ames wind tunnels. In 2004 Greg and Lin moved to Lake Wildwood in Penn Valley, CA, a foothill community about 50 miles NE of Sacramento. In 2005 Greg was named the Airport Manager at the Nevada County Airport in Grass Valley, CA where he remained until his retirement in 2012. After retirement Greg is staying busy with senior softball, the Rotary, the local Porsche club and house projects.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Robert A. McCleery

Bob reported to the Naval Academy right after graduating from Garden City High School in Garden City, NY. An All-County lacrosse player, he used that talent with both the plebe and varsity teams, setting a plebe record of 39 goals. Bob was in top physical condition; one of his favorite tricks was to hand his books to his roommate and walk on his hands from Tecumseh Court to his room in the 5th wing, stairs included. He achieved excellent grades, seemingly without effort and helped his roommate pass his finals on more than one occasion. Upon graduation, Bob opted for Naval Aviation and his efforts were rewarded with his selection for jet training. After training in the A-4 Replacement Air Group, he reported to Attack Squadron 172 (VA-172), the Blue Bolts, flying the A-4C aircraft. During an ordnance training mission on the afternoon of 25 November 1969 both he and fellow classmate, John Martin (35), died in a multi-plane, weather-related accident on the return to NAS Cecil Field, FL. Bob was survived by his wife, the former Linda Sawyer and two daughters.

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26th Company Sidney A. Mohsberg III Upon graduation, I joined USS Dewey (DLG-14), homeported in Norfolk, VA, and deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin. From May 1969 until May 1970, I served with River Assault Division 151 far up the rivers of Vietnam near the Cambodian border. At one point, Time Magazine reported a casualty rate amongst the Mobile Riverine Force as high as 70%. I then transferred from SWO to the Civil Engineer Corps and spent the next two years at the University of Michigan where I earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering. In 1972, I transferred to Japan and began twentytwo years of service in the Civil Engineer Corps, at the time a community of about 1,300 officers in an overall naval officer community of about 70,000. My assignments and Seabee deployments took me to Japan; California; Guam; Okinawa; Washington, DC; the Naval Academy; and the Indian Ocean. Along the way, I became a licensed Professional Engineer, graduated from the Naval War College, acquired master’s degrees from Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Duke University. It was a thoroughly enjoyable ride, and I retired as a Captain on 1 September 1994. After spending the next seven years as director of the master’s degree program in engineering management at the School of Engineering of The Catholic University of America, I joined the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority where I currently serve in the Office of Planning. My daughter Margot and her family live in nearby Alexandria, VA, and so I’m luckily able to see them on a regular basis. I‘ve lived in Annapolis for over twenty-five years and get out on the water as much as possible as a member of both the Annapolis Yacht Club and the New York Yacht Club. Life is good.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Daniel B. Mulligan Service History 1963 – 67: USNA (26th Company) 1967 – 68: MPA USS Picking DD685 1968 – 69 Engineering Officer USS Picking DD685 1969 - 69 Assistant Advisor CG 15 Vietnam 1969 – 70 Senior Advisor CG 15 Vietnam 1970 – 73 Student MSME US Naval Postgraduate School 1973 – 75 Engineering Officer USS Vega AF59 1975 – 76 Ship Superintendent Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard 1976 – 77 Head Surface Test Section 365 Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard 1977 – 84 Transferred to Naval Reserves Resigned as Commander Principal Occupation Worked primarily in the Pulp and Paper Industry 1977 – 84 Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company Albany Georgia 77-79 Maintenance Team Manager 79 – 81 Utilities/Process Safety/Plant Environmental Manager 79 – 81 81 – 83 Paper Mill Maintenance Manager 83 - 84 Paper Mill Employee Relations/Organizational Design Manager 1984 – 89 Boise Cascade 84 – 85 Pulp Mill Manager International Falls MN. Responsibilities Pulp Mill, Bleach Plant, Power and Recovery Plant 57 MKW, Hydroelectric Dam, 350,000 acres woodlands, 2 Saw Mills, Wood Chip Processing Plant, Fresh Water Treatment Plant (Plant/City), Waste Water Treatment Plant, Oxygen Plant, Plant Energy 85 – 89 Resident Plant Manager Fine Paper Mill Vancouver, WA 485 employees 1989 – 95 HNTB Consulting Engineers Bellevue, WA 89 – 95 Senior Project Manager/Manager Business Development 1995 – 99 Technical Director Regenex, Kenner, LA 1999 – 2001General Manager Seattle Envelop and McCallum Print Group, Seattle WA 2002- 2007 Lucas Group Senior Recruiter, Irvine CA 2007- 2008 Kaiser Aluminum Manager of Engineering and Maintenance, Spokane, WA 2008 -10 Sears 2010 Retired Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: In spite of being court martialed and receiving a Letter of Reprimand, “Peanut Butter Conspiracy”, within 6 months of graduation, I rose to the rank of Commander in 10 years of active duty and 5 good years in the reserves. I’ve had a driver’s license for over 55 years and have only had one speeding ticket. I received it while in Vietnam driving from Chu Lai to Quang Ngai. Got pulled over by an Army MP and was nailed for driving over 45 mph on QL1. This was in 1969. There is much more to the story. For the fun of it while doing a job search I applied to the State of Washington to be a LINE HANDLER for the State’s Ferry system. The scoring for the evaluation included extra points for veteran preference and medals and awards. I figured with USNA, 10 years of Naval Experience, decorated war record that I should score pretty well. I scored the minimum requirement of 70 and was not selected. When I followed up found that others had scored in the high 90’s. Disappointing to know that with all my experience and education I could not qualify as a line handler…GO NAVY!! While working as a consulting engineer I participated in the development of 5 patentable processes in the recovery of paper fiber and fiberglass from post-consumer materials. Led to the formation of Regenex. Chaired a national ASTM committee of 206 contentious voting members, comprised of Federal and State Government officials, Environmentalist/Activist and paper manufacturers, reaching a greater than 90% consensus on the terminology and specifications for recycled content papers production. Spoke at EPA hearings in DC. Developed peanut hulls as a fuel for a wood waste boiler earning millions of dollars in tax rebates for P&G. Developed the economical recovery and burning of peat in a pulverized coal boiler, resulted in gas utility lowering gas price to $1.85/ mmbtu rather than raising it to $3.50 from $2.50. Turned 3 business enterprises into very profitable business and was later fired from two. Never the one to keep my 94

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26th Company mouth shut. Ended my career as a telemarketer for Sears, needed health insurance offsetting $2600/mo Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren My first marriage ended in divorce after 27 years in ’97. Adopted my son Brian in ’83. This changed my life He is a bartender in Seattle. Fun loving guy. Currently married in ‘99 to my wife Donna, an incredible woman. A terrific influence on me. She has 4 older children who have blessed us with 6 grandkids and 2 great-grandkids. All live in the Southwest. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Enjoying life; fighting off old age. Travel primarily visiting family. I support the Living History Program in Oregon Schools. Advisor to Washington Junior High students competing in a National History Competitions. In 2014 group won the National Competition in other years teams have made the National Finals. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Incredible classmates and friends. • Having solidified my position as Anchor Man going into finals first class year, I received an “A” in a class I was carrying a “C” and it bumped me up 11 spots. Seems as though the prof thought it necessary to reward my class participation. When I advised him of the impact of the “A” he threatened to put me on report. • ’66 Corvette, black convertible 327/300hp • Awarded Stripes first class year while being Anchor Humorous Memories of USNA: • Stabbed myself with my sword while leaving the parade field trying to impress the young ladies along the street… and I did!!! • Being placed on report as a Plebe for the Army Game poster I made, it was deemed to be obscene and offensive; I thought it to be award winning. • Being placed on report by a Marine Major for having a “Durty” room. • At a morning meal formation was placed on report, 30 demerits and two weekends, after responding to a Marine Captain, OOD, that “I would be glad I was in my room” in response to the question “What would you do if someone tried to BLOW-UP your table?” Long story as they all seem to be. • Company Officer awarded me the 30 demerits my roommates picked up for sleeping in. Could not respond that they slept in every morning while I did not think the risk was worth it. • Got placed on a hit list after telling a plebe being recruited by the Washington Senators baseball team, $90,000 signing bonus, new Corvette and Caprice for his folks, send him to any school in the country advised him, that if he did not make it in baseball he could always join the Navy. He bailed and report chits for me stacked up. • Was the class “Anchor” at service selection and found I was not even smart enough to be a Marine, all Marine billets had been taken. • Every day was a trip!! Awards Received • Fleeted up to Engineering Officer after 18 months aboard first command • Spot promoted to Lieutenant in Vietnam • Letter of Commendation from ADM Zumwalt for the transformation of the VNN base to cinderblock/stucco buildings and housing with running water and the inclusion of pigs and chickens as a source of protean for the troops. He came up to Chu Lai from Saigon to personally see this. He instituted Pigs & Chicken Advisors after the visit. Academic Achievement Regrettably squandered 4 years at Navy Earned a MSME at USNPGS Athletic Earned “N” in trampoline pad performance Service Awards Bronze Star with “V”, Cross of Gallantry, VN Honor Medal, VN Honor Medal First Class, VN Civic Action Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2), Vietnam Service Medal (6), Vietnam Campaign Medal, Expert Rifle

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Uniform Insignia Surface Warfare Device Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attendingâ&#x20AC;? I was influenced by the career of my father who was a career Naval Aviator. I grew up surrounded by some very extraordinary men. I aspired to be a fighter pilot like them. The Academy was a goal I was not optimistic in achieving, but I was selected and was ecstatic. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I am proud of being a graduate and have made relationships that will last forever. I was shaped by my experiences. I am disappointed by many of the officers who were selected to guide us. Much of Plebe Year was destructive rather than constructive. I have been able to capitalize on the image of the experience. Unfortunately, NPQ for Navy Air. Summary bio for Dan Mulligan After squandering 4 years at Navy and in spite of being court martialed and receiving a Letter of Reprimand within 6 months of graduation I rose to the rank of Commander in 10 years of active duty and 5 good years in the reserves. Rather than negatively impact the readiness of my reserve unit by not participating in regular drills I resigned before retirement. My career has been filled with incredibly successful experiences that have as their foundation characteristics developed at Navy. I am proud of my life. I was fortunate to be exposed to opportunities that offered the potential for wonderful rewards and took advantage to almost all. I learned that integrity is at the heart of lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success. I paid the price for holding to those values but feel no regrets. My combat experiences influenced the direction of my life. I held true to having fun throughout my career. Some may view my style as a lack of professionalism; I view it as having a refreshing outlook on life. My life is filled with memories that bring smiles to my face and joy to my heart. I enjoy the respect of many of the people I came in contact with. I am thankful to USNA and the Navy for being such a wonderful experience. The experience of stabbing me with my sword during a parade taught me humility and I am committed to enjoying my life on my terms.

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26th Company Hulan Pledger Robertson Service History 1963 – 1967 USNA 26th Company Medical Deferment Assignment at USNA summer of 1967 Nuclear Power School - Mare Island Naval Shipyard, in Vallejo, California S5G Nuclear Prototype – Naval Reactor Facility Idaho Submarine School – New London, CT SSBN John Adams – Shipyard Bremerton, WA, Naval Base Guam. Sonar Officer and Communicator. Instructor D1G Nuclear Prototype, West Milton, NY Principal Occupation EDS Nuclear – Consultant for Quality Assurance at Nuclear Power Plant, Pipe Stress Analysis, Project Manger TENERA – Project manager WDS – VP Operation Arizona Gas Products - Owner Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Married to Judy Robertson for 47 years. Two children – a daughter Cortney and a son Gavin. Cortney has one child, a girl named Isabella. Gavin has two children, a girl named Branham and a son named Pledger (yes there are two of us) How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Still working and looking forward to retirement. Hope to spend more time with my children and grandchildren and travel while I can still move around. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: The friends I made. Humorous Memories of USNA: Frank Pinegar saying – “I won’t hurt you, I just need a little more work before the Brigade Boxing Championships.” Awards Received Academic Achievement Athletic Service Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Submarine Dolphins, Polaris Poseidon Patrol pin, Airborne Wings Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars): 1. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” I attended because USNA was the only school that talked to me about attending and playing football and I had no idea how I was going to pay for college, so it sounded like a great deal. 2. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Based on the expectation I stated in #1 above, USNA met one of my goals, I received a great education at what I still consider a bargain. I did not have an opportunity to meet my other expectation, since I injured my shoulder early in Plebe Football and was restricted from ever playing again. In hindsight, that was the best thing that could have happened to me. I became a manager for the football team and had the same experience without every going through the additional work and pain.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Summary Yearbook write-up for Pledger Robertson: After a brief career in various assignment associated with the Submarine navy and three different interviews with Admiral Rickover, I decided to enter the civilian world. Like many others, I worked for different companies using the technical and management skills I had learned at USNA and throughout my naval career. That is until I bought my small business and then I was over qualified technically but totally out of my element trying to figure out how to do sales tax and issue payroll checks. I have been happily married to the same person since 1968. Judy actually dated me at USNA but she still married me. I have two children and three grandchildren. Like other parents and grandparents, I am very proud of them.

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26th Company Robert E. Treis Service History

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AF ROTC, South Dakota State College Naval Academy YP instructor following graduation, bumper drills with the new plebes. Jet pipeline to VT-21 in Kingsville, TX. Plowed back as an instructor in TF9J. Gave a TF-9 back to the tax payers and transitioned to TA-4 after hospital stay. A-7 RAG (VA-125) in Lemoore, then to VA-215 in the Oriskany (CVA-34) as Line Officer/SLJO/etc. for 146 missions. Back to VA-125 as instructor/director of the LAWS (Light Attack Weapons School) flying the A-7 A/B/C. Masters in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University. Crossed the street to the Echo RAG, VA-122 for transition then off to VA113, the Stingers in Ranger (CV-61) flying the A-7E. Departments were Maintenance, Ops and Safety. Deep selected for recruiting duty and sentenced to NRD Omaha as the Officer Programs Officer, flying my fleet of 2 T-34Bs and touring a 4 state area. Screened for command of NRD Pittsburgh, a 2-year picnic followed by the same at NRD Dallas and a 3-year hitch at NRD Miami. There I had Puerto Rico, Gitmo, Canal Zone and the American Virgin Islands and was required to visit quarterly. Went to recruiting headquarters in DC as Code 31, Officer Programs and then took Code 30, Ops for all Navy programs. As such was the head spear carrier for CRUITCOM vs. BUPERS and came home on the shield more often than carrying it. After 16 months of that circus I got to go to Pensacola as CO of the recruiting school, screened for and turned down major shore command and retired in 1993.

Retired occupation. Intended to stay retired and play, I turned down the offer to head Navy Mutual Insurance but got into the loan business, starting several high interest outfits and a telephone company, all of which were sold when I found I did not like a real job, having never had one before. Life Events. • Took an A-7 from the Philippines to Lemoore with many stops and frequent aerial refueling. • First 2 sons born in Lemoore, delivered by a future Surgeon General of the Navy with whom I later worked in the DC job. • Lived aboard my 50-foot trawler (COMUS) in Miami. Hedy Lamar lived across the street and I became well acquainted with her idiosyncrasies. • Spent one summer leave getting airborne qualified with the Army. (duh) Wives, children and grandchildren Married Connie Tucholke following graduation with sons Robert (USNA 94) and Bart born to that marriage. Rob teaches math at a South Dakota high school and Bart is an architect living in Fresno and the father to my only two grandchildren, Emmett and Mallory. Married Beverlee Clayton while in Miami and have two more sons from that current marriage. Clayton Comus (Mom said I shouldn’t name a child after a boat, I did it anyway) and Garrett. Clay works on the beach in Pensacola and Garrett is a federal corrections officer also in Florida. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? After dumping the local businesses I really retired. Coached football and basketball and worked as a substitute teacher. Learned how to shrimp and did so until the big oil spill. Got back into competitive shooting and shoot 4-5 matches a month. I also raise bees, tend my trees and volunteer at the VA one day a week. Built a log cabin in South Dakota,

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary used it for 15 summers and recently sold it. We have a small travel trailer and cruise the US, also in the summer since Beverlee still teaches 6th grade English. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA Spending half my life on the swimming sub squad. Chris’ subs. Going D, F, B in physics…allowing me another 3 years of torture. Academic Masters in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University. Service/USNA Awards Legion of Merit, 4 Meritorious Service Medals, 11 Strike-Flight Air Medals, 5 Navy Commendation Medals (4 with Combat “V”), 18 lesser medals and ribbons. Severn Award for the best Naval History paper (1st class year). Order of the Blue Toes Award for sub-squad swimming perseverance (4 & 3rd class year). Uniform Breast Insignia: Naval Aviator Wings. Army Paratrooper Wings (basic), Recruiting Badge with 36 gold wreaths, Shore Command Insignia. 1. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending”. Civil Air Patrol in high school, tried multiple times for an Air Force Academy appointment, unsuccessful. Senior senator from South Dakota called and said he had a Naval Academy appointment nobody wanted and did I want it? When I hesitated he said that the Navy had airplanes too. I thought, what the hell, I had already flunked out of SD State College and was working in a granite quarry, let’s go for it. 2. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I did not have any expectations, knowing absolutely nothing except it was called Annapolis and they played the Army in football. Plebe summer was a little rough and quite shocking to a kid who had never seen the ocean. Everything worthwhile thing I know I learned here and everything I have is a gift of the boat school. Summary Biography for Bob Treis Appointed from South Dakota. Managed to graduate. Taught YPs before flight school. Selected for jets out of Saufley then various training squadrons with final wings received at VT-21 in Kingsville. Immediately “plowed back” as an instructor in that squadron for 2 years then to VA-215 in time for a 9 month cruise to Viet Nam. 146 missions and came back in one piece. Returned to the A-7A/B RAG, VA-125 as a weapons instructor concurrent with Light Attack Weapons School (LAWS) in NAS Lemoore. Received a Master’s in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University during this period. Reported to VA-113, stayed for one cruise with stints as various department heads. Ordered to NRD Omaha as the Officer Recruiter for 2 years, followed by CO tours at NRD Pittsburgh, NRD Dallas, and NRD Miami, each for 2+ years. Sent to DC to be Ops for entire recruiting command followed by a final tour at NAS Pensacola as CO, NORU.

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26th Company Ronald D. Waddell Service History June 1963 - June 1967 USNA Aug 1967 - Oct 1967 Minewarfare School, Charleston, SC Nov 1967 - Oct 1969 USS Whippoorwill (MSC 207), Sasebo, Japan (MCM Off/1st LT/Supply Off/ Gunnery Officer) Dec 1969 - June 1971 USS Preble (DLG-15) - CIC Officer/Navigator Sept 1971 - June 1974 Postgraduate School, Monterey (MS Physics) Sept 1974 - May 1975 /Destroyer School, Newport RI July 1975 - Oct 1976 USS Glennon (DD840) - Chief Engineer Jan 1977 - Dec 1978 CRUDESGROUP ONE Staff - San Diego HM&E Maintenance Officer ED Officer Basic Course, MINSY, Feb 79 Mar 1979 - Jan 1982 Long Beach Naval Shipyard (Ship Supt/P&E Supt) ED Mid Career Course, MINSY, May 81 SOSMRC Idaho Falls, Feb-Mar 82 April 1982 - Feb 1985 Service Group ONE Staff - Oakland, CA (Maintenance Officer) Mar 1985 - Jul 1988 Supship San Francisco - Deputy Supervisor July 1, 1988 - Retired Principal Occupation Following retirement in July 1988, I was employed by several companies managing design and engineering work for Navy ship repair in San Francisco, CA. Moved to NW and provided technical writing support for Navy and Coast Guard new ship construction and acquisition support for the Alaska Marine Highway System as an employee of Rosenblatt and Sons in Bremerton, WA. From 2000-2004 I was employed as a project manager (contractor) for construction and modernization of facilities at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA. Retired for good in 2004. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Surviving the near sinking of my destroyer during a storm in the North Atlantic, defusing a mutiny on the same ship. Writing over 100 CASREPTS including 44 C-4 CASREPTS during my first month as Chief Engineer. Getting reassigned to a staff engineer position when ship was decommissioned instead of being fired! Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: Married my wife Peggy in 1991 after returning to my hometown of Poulsbo, WA. We will celebrate our 25th anniversary in August 2016. She has one son, and we have two granddaughters. The oldest attends Boise State and the youngest is in high school in Everett, WA. They are both great kids and smarter than their grandfather.

How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Awesome. Retired and moved back home to Washington State prior to my mother passing away from cancer. Married a great gal and spent 18 years hanging out with my father prior to his passing, including a number of trips to Alaska with him. Found a great church home in 2005 with many opportunities to help build the Kingdom of God. Golf is my second religion and, in addition to playing as much as I can get out, I have been volunteering as a marshal including The Senior PGA Boeing Classic, the USGA Women's Public Links Championship (2014), The U.S. Open at Chambers Bay (2015), and the LPGA KPMG PGA Championship (2016). Life member of ASNE. Active in the American Society of Naval Engineers, Puget Sound Chapter in the mid-1990's including a term as Chairman. Life member of USNA Alumni Association (National) and life member of the USNAAA-Puget Sound Chapter. Served 3 years as Trustee/Secretary (2008 - 2010) and 3 years as Trustee/President (2011 - 2013). Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: The classmates, the introduction to sports like squash, the summer cruises (Pensacola, Camp Pendleton, Port Chicago (NOT!), and the Mediterranean. Humorous Memories of USNA: During 3rd Class cruise on the west coast we made a landing with the Marines at Camp Pendleton. While cleaning our pieces I dropped the pin holding everything together down the drain. The Marines wouldn't issue me a replacement pin from the armory so I had to assemble my piece with a piece of coat hanger and hope it didn't come apart during present arms for Major Love at the next day's inspection. Luckily, it held. I do recall that Major Love made me present arms twice and then commented that I had better stay in the Drum and Bugle Corps as my lack of skill with the manual of arms was evident. Extra hard come-arounds after causing a firstie in the company to get restricted on a weekend his fiancĂŠ was coming down.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Awards Received Academic Achievement â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey (MS Physics) 1974. Destroyer School (Newport RI), ED Basic and Mid-Career Courses (Mare Island NSY), Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness Course (SOSMRC) (Idaho Falls, ID). Athletic - Battalion and Brigade Boxing, Company Squash Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia - Surface Warfare Pin Flag Pennant N/A Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attendingâ&#x20AC;? Attending USNA was a step into the big unknown for a kid from a small town in Washington. The chance for a college education was the primary motivation plus I grew up around the local Navy bases and was impressed with the military culture. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. The academy opened my eyes to a much bigger world. The cross section of classmates and their backgrounds, the opportunity to learn and engage in sports I had never heard of, the experience of pushing myself harder than I had ever imagined. It was a great experience. Summary Yearbook Write-up for Ron Waddell Ron graduated from HS in Poulsbo, WA in 1963 and received a Senatorial appointment to USNA. Ron was a member of the Drum and Bugle Corp and active in sports including Battalion and Brigade boxing and company squash. Following graduation Ron served in USS Whippoorwill (MSC-27) in Sasebo, Japan with deployments to Vietnam, as CIC Officer and Navigator on USS Preble (DLG 15) deploying to Westpac out of Hawaii, attended graduate school at Monterey (MS Physics), Destroyer School, and as Chief Engineer on Glennon (DD840) homeported in Charleston, SC. After a staff tour on CRUDESGROUP ONE in San Diego, Ron accepted a lateral appointment to the Engineering Duty Community with tours at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, COMSERVGRU ONE, and as Deputy at SUPSHIP San Francisco before retiring in 1988. Ron returned home to Poulsbo, WA in 1990 where he met his wife Peggy and they were married in 1991 and celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in Aug 2016. Peggy has one son and they now have two granddaughters, Emily (20) and Jamie (16). Ron worked for several Navy contractors including in support of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as a Project Manager (2007-2009) in the facilities branch. Ron is active in the Puget Sound Chapter of USNAAA and was a Trustee/Secretary (2009-2011) and Chapter President (2010 - 2012). He and Peggy attend Bethany Christian Assembly in Everett where Ron is an active participant in many volunteer opportunities. Ron considers golf his second religion and in addition to playing as much as possible, he likes to volunteer as a marshal of local major golf tournaments. Ron and Peggy now live in Lake Stevens, WA.

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26th Company Pierre C Webb Service History 1963-1967 USNA 1967-1968 Training Command RIO Glynco Ga, 4/68 1969-1972 VF-143 1972-1974 VF-121 1974 transferred to Naval Reserve 1974-1976 VF-202 Principal Occupation Texas Instruments from ’74 – ’79 and 20 Years with Digital Equipment Corporation Interesting life Events Supported most Navy business in DC area including NAVAIR, NAVSEA, and the Pentagon. Also included special programs. Wife and Children Joann and I were married in Pensacola during flight training. She has had a career at Sprint as call center manager and worked for some other companies as call center manager. We have two children Jamie, who is a middle school principal, and Michael, who is a Ferrari auto technician. A second son Richard passed away five years ago. We have three grandchildren. Most Vivid • Football team with Roger Staubach. • Plebe year – getting class A’d for forgetting to bring Kool Aid to lunch for a first classman • Being a member of the ocean sailing team plebe year • Chris hamburger subs Humorous Memories of USNA: During Spring Break activities in Daytona Beach, FL with company mate Charlie DeGruy, sleeping on the beach seemed appropriate and much cheaper than a motel. However, the local gendarmes didn't see it the same way. We were provided an invitation for overnight accommodations in the clink and a chance to provide a small contribution to the local economy During plebe year I took a football and pen to the varsity locker room and got the Cotton Bowl team to sign it. I still has it on display at his home. Roger carried it around to get teams signatures. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Pete travelled with Mac Chryssikos to Greece where they went to the mountains and spent several days with my relatives; I didn’t hear a word in English for the whole time, and to France where I had a motorcycle accident that put me in a NATO hospital for a day and in Spain where Pete played the guitar in a nightclub that got the musician in trouble with Franco. Degrees: USNA ’67 BSE; University of Southern Cal ’74 Masters, Systems Engineering Uniform Device Naval Flight Officer wings Please answer two questions: 1. Why did I attend? To follow in my fathers footsteps who was a decorated Naval Aviator in WWII who as the oldest captain in the Navy at the time still flying aircraft. Summary bio for Pete Webb While on active duty, I served on the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) and USS Constellation (CV-64) with two tours in ViReturn to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary etnam; achieving 200 missions flying in F-4’s attached to VF-143. After VF-143, I served as a flight instructor with Replacement Air Group squadron VF-121 out of NAS Miramar, teaching all phases of fighter aviation. I separated from Naval Service in 1974 and moved to Houston, Texas where Texas Instruments employed me while I concurrently served in a reserve squadron, VF-202 in Dallas. I then moved to Fairfax, Virginia and worked for Digital Equipment Corporation in various positions selling computers to the Navy. I moved to Charlotte, NC in 2003 with my wonderful wife Joann and sold software until 2011 when I fully retired. My daughter Jamie, a middle school principal, lives here with her two sons Parker 13 and Carson 10. My son Michael lives in Dallas with his son Asher. Pierre C. Webb, age 72, died suddenly at his home on October 28, 2017. “Pete” as he was known by friends and family was born October 10, 1945, and spent his life as the son of a military man, living in various locations with his mom and three younger brothers. We love to hear the stories of the mischief the Webb boys could find throughout their days in Hawaii, Albuquerque and Virginia Beach. Upon high school graduation Pete attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland where he began his own military career. He served our country as an F4 navigator pilot throughout the Vietnam War until his service ended in 1973. His USNA ties run deep and we are all comforted in knowing that his last weekend was spent with lifelong Navy friends at his Naval Academy 50th reunion. In addition to his years at the Naval Academy and in service to our country, Pete also received a Masters degree from The University of Southern California. He worked for various companies in computer sales calling on the Navy as a longtime client. In his personal life, Pete was an avid musician and could always be found with a guitar nearby….or surprising us with the purchase of a new one. Whether playing in a high school band, camping out at Merlefest or traveling to see Bill Kirchen, music was always at the heart of who Pete was and what kept his spirit happy. His time at race tracks with his boys and his guitars are how we all want to remember Pete…surrounded by the things he loved the most. Pete is survived by his wife of 48 years, JoAnn, who cherishes her final weekend with him and old friends. He is also survived by a loving daughter Jamie (Andy) and son, Mike (Catherine) along with three grandsons, Parker, Carson and Asher, who will miss their somewhat silly Paw Paw. He is also survived by three brothers and their wives, Glenn and Lyn, Craig and Melinda and Brian and Amy, who will so miss his presence at the family reunion. He was looking forward to seeing his brothers so much as they were a very important piece of his life. Pete is also survived by numerous nephews, a niece and many loving cousins and other extended family members. It gives us joy to picture Pete in the arms of his mom and dad, Lucine and Spider Webb, and of course racing bikes again in heaven with his precious son, Rich. Until we all meet again…forever in our hearts.

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26th Company James B. Witherspoon Service History 1963 – 67: USNA (18th/26th Company) 1967 – 69: Served as ASW Officer aboard USS Blue (DD744) out of Yokosuka, Japan (Often playfully pronounced “Yoko Sucka”). 1969 -- 71: After receiving Search, Evasion and Rescue (SEAR) and basic Vietnamese language training, served as PSYWAR Advisor with the South Vietnamese Third Riverine Assault Group that transported ARVN troops in converted LCM’s up and down the Saigon River. 1971: Resigned from active duty. Principal Occupation: While training for the tour in Vietnam, one of the NROTC officers in training with me shared his intention to become a city and regional planner after leaving the Navy. I had never heard of this profession but, after reading up on it, decided it was for me. Upon leaving the Navy, I worked for a short time as a counselor for the Maryland Division of Corrections before studying full-time for a master’s degree in city and regional planning that I eventually received in 1975 from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. My first planning job was with the Washington County Planning Commission in Hagerstown, Maryland, my hometown. While in Hagerstown I worked with a committee of volunteers to organize Hospice of Washington County and ultimately served as President of the Hospice Board of Directors. Probably due to my experience with Hospice, I became interested in using my planning skills in the human services area. This led me to Baltimore where I served as Manager of Planning and later Director of Agency Relations for 12 years with the United Way Community Services of Central Maryland. The last 14 years of my career were spent working as a Performance Officer for the Office of Planning and Performance, Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR). This involved strategic planning, performance monitoring and continuous quality improvement for DHR social services staff at the central headquarters and in the 24 local departments of social services. During this time I also provided staff support for the State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: While on patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin, the Blue was fired upon from North Vietnamese shore batteries that left a small hole in the ship’s fantail as we were vacating the area at flank speed (in a hurry). No one was injured but we all received Combat Action Medals for having been shot at. My most memorable and treasured event was meeting my future wife, Erin, at “Singles’ Sunday” at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Erin later told me that when we met she put great stock in my being an Academy graduate. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: I have been retired since June 2011. Erin and I live just north of Baltimore in Timonium, MD. Erin’s five children from a previous marriage have blessed us with 16 grandchildren, all of whom live in the Baltimore/Washington area. Since I had no children of my own, I treasure being part of a larger family and being a grandfather. Erin and I spend lots of time with the grandkids. We have traveled in recent years to Rome, Paris and Amsterdam and to each of these cities we took one of the grandchildren. We had hoped to offer this opportunity to all of them in the future, but we may run out of time and/or money before we run out of grandkids! How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Erin and I play 10 or so concerts a year with the all volunteer Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra specializing in classical music. Erin plays mandolin and I play classical guitar. Erin is talented and experienced in music. I am still learning. We are also active in our church parish. Since retiring I’ve done a few paintings and some cartooning for myself and as gifts to family members.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • During Plebe Summer, living one door away from Midshipman 1/c Tom Howell! • Having Doy Heredia and Terry Young as roommates; Terry and I visiting Doy and his family in the Philippines. • Having my Dad become a die-hard Roger Staubach fan that carried over to Roger’s pro career with the Dallas Cowboys. Humorous Memories of USNA: • I don’t remember being amused very often. • Terry Young can be very funny. Some of his best moments came with his imitations of Peter Lorre and when studying German, he would crack up when he found a German word that sounded comically like its English equivalent. • Recalling the nick-names that became permanently attached to some of my classmates, i.e., Red Fred/Yosemite Sam, Deputy Dog, Pineapple, Boats, etc. Awards Received: Academic Achievement: • Bachelor of Science with Major in Russian, US Naval Academy, 1967 • Master of City and Regional Planning, School of Engineering and Architecture, The Catholic University of America, 1975 Athletic Intramural sports Service Awards: Navy Commendation, Navy Unit Commendation, National Defense, Combat Action, Vietnam Campaign, Vietnam Service and Armed Forces Expeditionary ribbons Uniform Device Naval Surface Warfare Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” One of my best friends in high school said that he planned to apply to the Naval Academy and I saw it as a challenge to do the same. I’d like to say that I had more patriotic motives, but at age 17 I think I mostly wanted prove myself as a man. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations I would say the Academy satisfied my expectations. The experiences of plebe year, graduating and serving in the Navy increased my self-confidence a hundred-fold. I like to think that selfconfidence helped me to succeed in other areas, even if not militaryrelated. What I did not expect was that I would meet and later reconnect with some of the finest, classiest people I have ever known my classmates and their wives. Final Yearbook write-up for Jim Witherspoon After graduation, served as ASW Officer on the USS Blue (DD744) out of Yokosuka, Japan. The Blue spent much time in the Gulf of Tonkin where we were once fired on by North Vietnamese shore batteries. Next tour was as an adviser with the South Vietnamese Third Riverine Assault Group transporting ARVN troops on the Saigon River. Resigned from active duty in 1971. Earned a master’s degree in city and regional planning in 1975. First planning job was with the Washington County Planning Commission in Hagerstown, Maryland, my hometown. While in Hagerstown I worked with a committee of volunteers to organize Hospice of Washington County. Spent the last 25 years of my career working as a human services planner for the United Way Community Services of Central Maryland and for the Maryland Department of Human Resources in Baltimore City. Retired in June 2011 and live in Timonium, Maryland, just north of Baltimore City with my wife Erin. Erin’s five children have blessed us with 16 grandchildren. Erin and I spend lots of time with the grandkids, and we also play 10 or so con106

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certs a year with the all volunteer Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra. Since retiring Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done a few paintings in acrylics and some cartooning, some for myself, and others for family members. We have traveled in recent years to Rome, Paris and Amsterdam and to each of these cities we took one of the grandchildren. We hope to offer this opportunity to all of them in the future but may run out of years before we run out of grandkids!

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Terry A. Young Service History 1963 – 67: USNA (18th/26th Company) 1967 – 68: Naval Air Training Command – Pensacola, FL; Meridian, MS; Beeville, TX 1968 – 69: VA-125 (A-4 Replacement Air Group), NAS Lemoore, CA 1969 – 70: VSF-1 NAS Alameda, CA 1970 - 71: VA-128 (A-6 Replacement Air Group), NAS Whidbey Island, WA 1971 - 73: VA-115, NAS Whidbey Island and USS Midway (CVA-41) 1973 - 75: Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM July 31, 1975: Separated from Naval Service

Principal Occupation: After leaving the Navy, and while trying to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up, I received an MBA from Cal Poly, Pomona, and worked at numerous jobs including real estate sales, residential construction, and industrial sales. In 1985 I was hired to a civil service position at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Fleet Training Division, in Norco, CA. My work there involved managing and writing technical requirements for the O&M contracts at the Navy’s Air Training Ranges. In 2005, I retired after 19 years at that facility, and moved with my family to Mendocino, on the northern California coast, where I have worked part time at the Gallery Bookshop for the past 10 years. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: While in VA-115, the squadron had two Vietnam cruises aboard USS Midway (CV-41). I was fortunate to have as my Bombardier/Navigator (B/N) for most of that time a talented aviator and great friend, John Bone, USNA ’69. We flew more than 200 attack and support sorties together, and scared the hell out of each other more times than I can recall.

While living and working in Southern California in the early 1980’s, I became involved in a School Board recall campaign, organized and managed by a bright, capable, and energetic young woman named Sally. We ran for office successfully and served together on the School Board for seven years. Three years after that, I persuaded her to marry me. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: Sally and I both had three children when we got together. In 1993 we took in our two-year-old grandson, Tim, whom we raised and eventually adopted. Sally has two sons, Brent and Jack, and one daughter, Melissa. They all live on the West Coast. I have 2 daughters, Kristie and Lori, who both live with their families in Southern California. Sadly, my son, John, died in June of this year (2015). We have six grandchildren and one great grandson. In addition to her school activity participation, Sally owned a children’s bookstore in Southern California. Currently we both work at Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino (you should check out our view on the webcam at www.gallerybookshop.com). We celebrate our 25th anniversary in July of this year.

How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? We live in a vacation spot and have ideal part time jobs at the book store. For now we are very satisfied with that. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • The chaos and newness of Plebe Summer. Tailor Shop Party? Where the hell were the cookies and punch? • Rooming with Doy Heredia and Jim Witherspoon during Plebe Summer. I wouldn’t have made it without their sense of humor. • Going home with Jim on our occasional weekends breaks. Thanksgiving at his sister and brother-in-law’s. • Having a last name that started with “Y” meant I was always last in line for everything (unless Tom Zinkand was unlucky enough to be there with me). • Just realized that my fondest memories seem to involve leaving the place. Humorous Memories of USNA: • Doy’s casual relationship with the English language. • Brian Muir corralling and grilling any wayward Plebe whose path and Brian’s (unfortunately for the Plebe) happened to intersect. • Jim’s slapstick humor. • That’s it – nothing else was humorous. Awards Received: 108

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Academic Achievement: Bachelor of Science, Engineering, with Major in German, USNA, 1967 Master of Business Administration, Cal Poly, Pomona, 1981 Athletic Intramural sports Service Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense, Combat Action, Vietnam Campaign, Vietnam Service, and Armed Forces Expeditionary ribbons Uniform Device Naval Aviator’s Wings Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” At the time, the Naval Academy appointment was the only guarantee I had of getting to college. My dad had died at the start of my senior year in high school. I was not notified of my appointment until the end of May 1963, and had less than four weeks to pack and prepare. It was my first trip outside of California. In all honesty, I had no expectations other than to survive, get a college degree, and learn a trade that might lead to a career. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. I believe the Academy satisfied my expectations. I needed structure, and the Academy provided that. While I never “loved” the military, I benefited from the discipline. I did love flying, and the experiences and friendships I acquired because of my association with the Academy will stay with me forever. Summary Yearbook write-up for Terry Young After graduation, I entered flight school in Pensacola where I received my aviator’s wings in December 1968. Spent one year flying A-4s out of Lemoore and Alameda, CA. In early 1970 transferred to NAS Whidbey Island, WA to fly A-6s. Assigned to VA-115 and spent two Viet Nam combat cruises aboard USS Midway. In 1973, transferred to the Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility at Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM, as a test pilot for A-4 and A-6 aircraft at the White Sands, NM, instrumentation range. Learned to fly the C-118 (civilian DC-6) and earned an Airline Transport Pilot’s rating. Resigned from active duty in 1975. Earned an MBA from Cal Poly, Pomona, and worked at several jobs before joining the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Fleet Training Division in Norco, CA in 1985. Worked as a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative, writing technical requirements and managing the O&M contracts at the navy’s Air Training Ranges. It was a good lesson in patience and mediation, balancing the demands and needs of our military “customers” at the ranges, the contractor O&M personnel, and the range civil service staff who oversaw the contractors’ work. Became involved in a school board recall in 1981, where I met Sally, and we both served on the school board in CoronaNorco for seven years. We were married in 1990. We both had three school-age children at the time, and two years later took in our new grandson, Tim, whom we raised and, in 2006, adopted. Retired from civil service in 2005, and moved with Sally and Tim to Mendocino, CA, where Sally and I both continue to work at the Gallery Bookshop. We have six grandchildren and one great grandson.

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27th Company Roland Tomlin E. Bowler, III

Written by Sherri Bowler Service History: 1963-1967 U. S. Naval Academy 1967-1969 USS FRANK E EVANS (DD 754) – CIC Officer 1970-1970 Destroyer School Department Head Course 1970-1971 USS DUPONT (DD 941) – Weapons Officer 1971-1971 Commander, Naval Forces Vietnam, Vietnam Patrol Gunboats – Advisor 1971-1972 Commander, Naval Forces Vietnam, Command Briefer 1972-1974 U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, Operations Analysis and Mathematics 1974-1977 U.S. Naval Academy, Engineering & Technology Department Operations Analysis and Mathematics - Instructor 1977-1979 Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Newport News – Ship Superintendent USS ARKANAS (CGN 41) 1979-1983 Supervisor of Shipbuilding Nuclear Cruise Program (CGN 38) Newport News – Project Officer 1983-1987 AEGIS Cruiser Shipbuilding Program – Production Officer 1987-1989 Assistant Secretary of Navy Staff – Deputy Director for Shipbuilding 1989-1991 Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command – Executive Assistant 1991-1995 AEGIS Cruiser (CG 47) and AEGIS Destroyer (DDG 51) – Program Manager, responsible for the construction and delivery to the Fleet of all AEGIS modified destroyers and cruisers 1995 Retired as CAPT, USN 1995-1997 American Shipbuilding Association – President 1997-2012 Bath Iron Works Corporation – Vice President Programs, Strategic Planning, Business Development Principal Occupation Following his active duty service, Tom spent two years as the President of the American Shipbuilding Association representing the interests of six shipbuilders before congressional committees. Tom spent the next fifteen years at Bath Iron Works ensuring ships were built on time and within cost. Most recently he served on the Board of the Maine Maritime Museum.

Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Tom’s most memorable event was the night when he was serving as assistant navigator/CIC Watch Officer, aboard the USS FRANK E EVANS (DD 754). He had just turned over the watch and retired to his quarters in the aft section of the ship when the EVANS sailed under the bow of the Australian Carrier HMAS MELBORNE and was cut in two. The forward portion of the ship sunk almost immediately taking with her many of the Evans crew. The aft section of the ship remained afloat where MELBOURNE and other ships in the formation rescued surviving crewmembers. A total of 74 sailors lost their lives that night, an experience he never forgot. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Tom married the former Marietta Louise McDonald, and they had two sons, R. T. E. Bowler IV and Derek Michael Bowler. Tom remarried in 1998 to Sherri Lynn Bowler and adopted her two children, Kevin Alston Bowler and Kelly Alexandra Bowler. Tom has seven grandchildren: Ella, Kyle, Julia, Luke, Brynn, R.T.E. Bowler V and Samuel.

How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Tom enjoyed his brief retirement by reading and traveling with Sherri and spending time with close friends and family. He most enjoyed his time spent with his lovable chocolate lab Sampson. Tom had always been a dog lover (Rocky, Lexus, Griswold, Sugarloaf and Sampson). Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Loved dance Cotillions, eating fried chicken for breakfast. Hated Marching. Awards Received BS, Naval Science, U.S. Naval Academy 1967 M.S., Operations Research, Naval Post Graduate School, 1974 Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary M.S., Industrial Personnel Administration, George Washington University, 1977 Program Manager’s Course, Defense Systems Management College, 1987 Program for Executive Managers, Emory University, 1991 Academic Achievement William P. Clements Award for Outstanding Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy – 1977 Individual Navy Recipient, OSD Value Engineering Award - 1991 Athletic 1977-1978 Naval Academy Squash Champion and played on the Navy’s 1977 Woodward Cup Team at the Pentagon. Service/USNA Awards Legion of Merit (one gold star), Bronze Star Medal (Combat V), Meritorious Service Medal (one gold star), Combat Action Ribbon, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Naval Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medial, Navy Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal and Vietnamese Gallantry Cross. Uniform Breast Insignia Memorial bio for Tom Bowler After graduation Tom spent the next 27 years supporting the surface Navy, beginning with assignment to the USS Frank E Evans (DD-754) and culminating as the Program Manager for the AEGIS Cruiser (CG 47) and AEGIS Destroyer (DDG 51) where he was responsible for the construction and delivery to the Fleet of all AEGIS modified destroyers and cruisers. He retired as a CAPT in 1995. Following his active duty service, Tom spent two years as the President of the American Shipbuilding Association representing the interests of six shipbuilders before congressional committees. He then spent the next fifteen years at Bath Iron Works ensuring ships were built on time and within budget. He also served on the Board of the Maine Maritime Museum. Tom’s most memorable event was the night when he was serving as assistant navigator/CIC Watch Officer, aboard the USS FRANK E EVANS (DD 754). He had just turned over the watch and retired to his quarters in the aft section of the ship when the EVANS sailed under the bow of the Australian Carrier HMS MELBORNE and was cut in two. The forward portion of the ship sunk almost immediately taking with her many of the Evans crew. The aft section of the ship remained afloat where MELBOURNE and other ships in the formation rescued surviving crewmembers. A total of 74 sailors lost their lives that night, an experience he never forgot. Tom married the former Marietta Louise McDonald, and they had two sons, R. T. E. Bowler IV and Derek Michael Bowler. Tom remarried in 1998 to Sherri Lynn Bowler and adopted her two children, Kevin Alston Bowler and Kelly Alexandra Bowler. Tom had seven grandchildren: Ella, Kyle, Julia, Luke, Brynn, R.T.E. Bowler V and Samuel.

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27th Company Burlie A. Brunson Service History I spent a year in Ecuador as a Fulbright Scholar returning to Pensacola in August 1968 to commence Naval Flight School. Selected in the first Chief of Naval Air Aeronautical Systems Master’s Degree Program at the University of West Florida. I was injured in an ejection seat exercise in late 1968 at NAS Pensacola and spent most of 1969 in and out of the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. I was placed on the temporary disability retired list in 1970, spent 1970-1971 in vocational rehabilitation at Oregon State University (OSU) and permanently retired in 1972.

Principal Occupation After graduate school at OSU I took a position as a Research Oceanographer with the Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC), San Diego in 1972. I was awarded a NOSC Fellowship to pursue my PhD in Ocean Acoustics in 1975 and spent three years at OSU. Transferred to the Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity, Bay St. Louis, MS in 1978 to conduct research in Underwater Acoustics. Left federal service in 1981 and joined a small business, Planning Systems Incorporated (PSI) in Northern Virginia as a Principal Scientist. Rose to be the Executive Vice President/COO of PSI before taking a position in 1991 as Vice President, Undersea Systems at Lockheed Sanders in Nashua New Hampshire. Stayed with Lockheed through the merger with Martin Marietta until retiring as Vice President, Programs, Plans, and Analysis at Lockheed Martin in February 2011 Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: I was fortunate to be able to spend much of my professional career as a research scientist in the field of undersea warfare, primarily undersea surveillance. It was an exciting time to be at the forefront of the development and implementation of the technology responsible for detecting and tracking the undersea threats facing our nation during the Cold War. So, although not wearing a uniform, I always saw myself as a close ally to and partner with those who did. The most interesting and exciting times were associated with the first experiments that proved the effectiveness of the technologies enabling the employment of very large aperture towed arrays and the undersea surveillance systems that ultimately protected our nation against the Soviet undersea threats. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren I met my wife, Lois, while on an exchange weekend at the Air Force Academy. We actually met on April Fools’ Day, 1966, in the Tap Room of Coors Brewery, Golden Colorado. Needless to say, Coors is one of my favorite beers! We were married in 1968 in the Panama Canal Zone, Panama and spent our first few months of marriage in Ecuador while I finished my Fulbright. We have two daughters, Marci and Meredith. Marci has given us three grandchildren; Katherine, Alexander, and Christopher, while Meredith has provided our two youngest granddaughters, Sophie and Emily. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I have been semi-retired since February 2011. Since retiring from LM I have been an executive consultant to companies seeking to do business with the U.S. Federal Government. I co-founded a defense and aerospace consulting company in 2012 and sold my interest in 2015. I plan to fully retire from consulting in 2016 and spend my time working with non-profits, travelling, and getting to know my grandchildren. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: USNA was a great adventure and opportunity. I grew up in a blue-collar family and am the first from my family to attend college. While challenging, the time at Navy was still a lot of fun and the key to a rewarding career and comfortable retirement. My fondest memory is from Second Class Summer. I was selected to choose the Midshipmen who would be the escorts for the contestants in the Miss Universe Contest being held in Ocean City, MD. Needless to say, I was the most popular man on the yard! I ended up escorting Miss Ecuador, the beginning of a multi-year adventure that took me to Ecuador on a Foreign Exchange Cruise with the Ecuadorean Navy followed by a Fulbright Scholarship to Ecuador. All -in-all a memorable life-changing event. Humorous Memories of USNA: While on my cruise with the Ecuadorean Navy I was serving as Officer of the Deck on an Ecuadorean patrol boat when we were ordered to approach and board a U.S.-flagged tuna boat (this was during the period of time when Ecuador and the U.S. were in a dispute over the extent of territorial sovereignty). Upon receipt of the order I requested to be relieved. The Captain didn’t understand until I explained that as a U.S. Naval Officer, I could not seize a boat flying a U.S. flag without creating a diplomatic incident that neither of us wanted to be a part of. I had to explain this in Spanish, but evenReturn to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary tually the Captain got the point and ordered me to go below and stay there until the event was over. Awards Received: • Man of the Year, Fullerton Junior College • Outstanding Performance Award, Naval Ocean Systems Center • Technology Trailblazer Award, Small Business High Technology Institute • Inc. Magazine 100 Fastest Growing Companies • Listed, Men of Achievement, Fifteenth Edition • Director, Navy League National Capitol Council • Lockheed Martin NOVA Award for Teamwork and Leadership (three awards) • President, GW School of Business Executive MBA Alumni Association (two terms) • Member, GW School of Business Board of Advisors (2010-2013) • Member, University of Maryland Smith School of Business, OEP Advisory Council • GWSB Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award • Listed, Who’s Who in Science • Listed, Who’s Who in America • Listed, Who’s Who in the World Academic Achievement: • Graduate with Distinction, U. S. Naval Academy • Fulbright Scholar - Ecuador • Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society • Sigma Xi, International Research Society • Beta Gamma Sigma, International Business Honor Society • MS & PhD, Physical Oceanography, Oregon State University • Executive MBA, George Washington University School of Business Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I attended the Naval Academy because it offered me the best opportunity to receive a great education and serve my country. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. The Naval Academy prepared me for a rewarding career through the education I received and the experience of working in an environment of mutual trust and teamwork employing high standards of performance to achieve excellence in every aspect of our lives. Summary Bio for BURLIE Brunson I entered the Naval Academy under a Secretary of the Navy appointment from the Naval Reserve. Upon graduation I was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Ecuador. I married my wife, Lois, in 1968 while serving in Ecuador and we returned from there to NAS Pensacola, FL to begin Naval Flight Training. Unfortunately, I was injured in an ejection seat accident and retired from active duty in 1970. Upon retirement, I entered graduate school at Oregon State University, earning a M.S. in Oceanography in 1972. After graduate school I entered civil service as a Research Oceanographer, serving in that capacity for ten years while pursuing research in underwater acoustics and undersea systems and completing work toward a PhD in Oceanography at Oregon State. In 1981, I left federal service and entered private industry. Since leaving active duty, I have performed as a research scientist, program manager, and business executive in the fields of undersea warfare, electronic warfare, information warfare systems, and strategic management. I have served in various executive positions in the Aerospace and Defense industry including: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Planning Systems Incorporated; Vice President, Anti -Submarine Warfare at Lockheed Sanders; Director, Undersea Warfare Systems for Lockheed Corporation; Vice President, Washington and Field Operations for Lockheed Sanders; Vice President and Deputy, Washington Operations for the Electronics Sector of Lockheed Martin, and Vice President, Programs, Plans, and Analysis for Lockheed Martin Corporate Strategy and Business Development. Upon retirement form Lockheed Martin I served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategist at Logistic Specialties, Inc. In 2012 I became a founding member, President, and Chief Operating Officer of Defense Contracting Consulting Group 114

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Lois and I have been married since 1968 and we have two daughters and five grandchildren. We currently live in Northern Virginia.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Martin W. Carlson Service History 1963-1967: USNA (17/27 Company) 1967-1968 Naval Aviation Training Command ( VT-1,VT2,VT-10,VT-28. VT-29) wings 10/68 1969: P3 RAG NAS Patuxent River, MD 1969-1972: VP-49 NAS Paxtuxent River/ NAS Jacksonville 1973-1975: VT-27 S-2/T-28 Flight Instructor Standards Officer 1976: NAS Adak Assistant AIMD Officer 1977: PMTC NAS Pt Mugu, CA, Range Support Flight Operations Officer Principal Occupation 1977-1988 Pilot Saudi Arabian Airlines Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 1988-1989 Pilot Cargolux Airlines, Luxemburg GDL 1989-2008 Pilot Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis MN, Anchorage AK, Detroit MI Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Flying career has taken me to almost all parts of the world with the exception of South America and the former Soviet Union. My private flying allowed me to participate as a volunteer pilot with the Iditarod Air force. I was able to experience the bush pilot flying first hand as we flew support for the Iditarod sled race to all of the off airport check points of the race. I learned to SCUBA dive in the Red Sea, only to find disappointment with the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. My bicycle accompanied me to many interesting rides in Islamabad, Singapore, New Dehli, London, Srinagar, Narita, Osaka, Columbo and many other exotic places. My first experience with Alaska on the island of Adak with the Navy drew me to return to this great state and have been living here since 1994. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Antje and I were married in 2002 and currently have three dogs; Merry, Myra, and Sabaka. I love to tease my bride by telling folks that she picked me up in a bar in Jakarta. She is employed as a High School English teacher, unfortunately she enjoys her job and will not join me in my desire to snowbird during our long dark winters. My Daughter Krista is now 45 is married to Tom DiIaconi. They live in Bethesda MD and have given me three grandsons Tommy 11, Max 9, and George 7. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Retirement is great! I now know why they make us slave away for some 50-40 years before they let you try it out. I enjoy reading without the guilt of having to do something else. I putz around in the garage or hangar with various mechanical or wood working projects. Recently we have taken up regular church membership and I am blessing (or is it blasting) them with my limited choral abilities. Antje and I enjoy taking our RV out to various parks and campgrounds with our secondhand hounds. I play at hunting and fishing and other manly sports that are common up here in the great north. Have I forgotten anything? Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember! Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Come-arounds for almost the whole of Plebe year followed by Segundo Rathburn spooning me for having the balls to have him come-around for 100th night. Marching Plebe summer and getting skewered by a bayonet of a fainting classmate. Blowing the baritone bugle for the D&B Corps and traveling around with them during our Plebe year football season. First semester Plebe year being a roomy with three others and having a cumulative QPR of barely 4.0 for the whole room. Afternoons and weekends in Crab town away from boat school enjoying the hospitality of the Cullember family. Plebe summer visit by JFK and then the somber mood after his assassination. Wearing RT Laucks shoes to graduation and tossing my hat into the air for him. Being mentored by my roommate, JV Rowney and enjoying his wicked sense of irony and humor. Humorous Memories of USNA: ????? Academic Achievement BS Naval Science Athletic Perennial company level cross-country, field ball, and softball competitor

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27th Company Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Aviator Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attendingâ&#x20AC;? I elected to attend USNA as I wanted to fly the F-4 Phantom and the Navy currently was the only service that had them. I was totally clueless as to what the whole academy experience would be. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. I would have to say that the academy exceeded all of my expectations in every dimension. Primarily the experience taught me that I had a capability to overcome and survive many challenges with a perseverance I didn't know I had. I feel that I received a first class education and it has stood me well in my life endeavors. I did not really know the Navy but grew to love it and was disappointed when I was riffed during the great Jimmy Carter cutbacks. That said, I was able to successfully continue on in an aviation career with all of the tools that the Navy and USNA had given me. Final Yearbook write-up for Marty Carlson: My first duty station was flying P-3s out of NAS Pax River followed by four years as flight instructor with VT-27, Corpus Christi, Asst AIMD Officer NAS Adak, and Flight Operations Officer Range Safety Aircraft, NAS Pt Mugu, leaving Navy in 1977. Following Naval service, I pursued a career in commercial aviation with Saudia Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Cargolux, finally retiring from Northwest Airlines the day prior to it becoming Delta. My travels with work took me to most of the world except the former Soviet Union bloc countries, South America and southern Africa. After some 30+ years of flying multiple types of aircraft I can honestly say that I had enough of it! My current wife, Antje, and I were married in 1992 and have taken various secondhand German Shorthair Pointers into our Alaskan home. Antje enjoys teaching high school English and I enjoy goofing off at home. My daughter Krista has given me three fine grandsons. She and her husband, Tom Di Iaconi, live in Bethesda MD with sons Tommy, Max and George.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Telemac N. Chryssikos Service History 1963 – 1967: USNA (27th Company) 1967: NPQ medical discharge (eye condition) Principal Occupation After USNA I worked on Navy nuclear submarine design in New York (KAPL), obtained a master’s degree in nuclear engineering in Wisconsin, worked in Cincinnati for GE (space nuclear projects), obtained a law degree in San Diego while working as a nuclear engineer for General Atomic (gas cooled reactors), worked as a nuclear fuel cycle engineer for Yankee Atomic in Boston and a trial lawyer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D. C; since 1980 I have been in-house counsel for Washington Gas Light Company and its affiliates handling corporate, regulatory, energy law matters and more recently solar and other renewable energy projects. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Landing in Athens Greece on Sep 11, 2001 with my wife and returning two weeks later to a totally changed US. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: Maureen, a nurse from the Bronx, NY, and I were married in 1971 in Falls Church, Virginia. We have two sons (Paul and Timothy) and a daughter (Mary Beth). Paul, a lawyer, is married (Kristen) with two children (Alexandra and Nicholas) living in Philadelphia; Mary Beth, a physical therapist, is married (Jamie) with three children (Mac, Ben and Ruby) also living in Philadelphia; Tim is a neurosurgery resident at the UM Medical Center in Baltimore. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I’m still working (35 years) at Washington Gas Light Company in Washington, DC and will probably retire at the end of this year or next year. My wife and I plan to travel and spend as much time as possible with our grandchildren. I have other projects I want to get to as well. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Running the rocks; long waiting lines for the phones; announcement in class of the tragic assassination of our President and the solemn and stunned silence in the yard that day; dramatic win over Army and win over Pitt plebe year; Sunday afternoon NFL games at George’s house; Kelly’s on weekends; Humorous Memories of USNA: Ridiculous life threat by a plebe classmate for my winning come-around races, “ping triced-up sir,” Steve’s party tapes, Bill scaling the ledge outside his room, falling, breaking his arm and being placed on report for being in an unauthorized part of Bancroft Hall, Rock tossing me a beer during June week through the window of my Bancroft Hall room Awards Received: Academic Achievement: BS Engineering (French, Nuclear Science majors) (USNA ’67) MSNE (University of Wisconsin ’69) JD (University of San Diego Law School ’74) National Science Foundation Scholarship (Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin); Athletic: Pitcher on Navy baseball team second class year and dressed for the Army-Navy game; on third class year brigade championship battalion b-ball team with four later starters for Navy; third class year championship company flag football game Service/USNA Awards: MAAS Prize (Essay French roots of the US Constitution); Uniform Breast Insignia: none Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars)

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27th Company Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” My father graduated from the military academy in Greece, was an officer in the Greek Army during World War II and my grandfather served in the Greek Army during the World War I Balkan Wars. They preached patriotism and that military service to our country is an honorable and worthy profession; they helped me apply and obtain a congressional appointment for leadership education and training that USNA would provide. I enrolled in the Marine Corp platoon leaders program out of high school and was scheduled for training at Quantico when I received my appointment to USNA. I developed an interest in and pursued a nuclear science major at USNA and was seeking to qualify for the Navy nuclear submarine program when during our pre-commissioning physical an eye condition disqualified me for this service. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My expectations were more than satisfied at USNA as leadership by example, character development and hard work were taught and reinforced in all classes, summer training and extracurricular and sports activities. I am most proud of my classmates many of whom achieved high positions in the military and government after they graduated, especially those that served in Vietnam and in business and professions after they left the service. While serving in the Navy was denied to me due to a physical disability, the lessons learned and the life-long friendships while at USNA have carried me through my business and professional career in the law. Summary Yearbook Bio for Mac Chryssikos Influenced by the patriotism and work ethic of my father and grandfather, immigrants who served in the Greek Armed Forces before coming to the US, I entered USNA to pursue a military career. With a major in nuclear science, I was in line to join Rickover’s nuclear submarine program, but an eye condition discovered during the pre-commissioning physical disqualified me weeks before graduation. While my classmates were being sworn in for active duty after graduation, with NPQ status I headed back to school, first to study nuclear engineering and then to earn a law degree. It was a high honor and privilege to attend USNA, be a part of a great fraternity and make lifelong friends. With a family-learned work ethic reinforced by my experience at USNA, I have worked in New York, Cincinnati, San Diego, Boston and DC. My forty year-plus energy law career has been productive, solid and highly satisfying. In San Diego I met my wife, Maureen. We were married in 1971, and have been blessed with two sons, a daughter and five grandchildren. We have been living in the Baltimore area since 1977 and plan on staying in the area after retirement. My USNA memories include the tragic assassination of President Kennedy; plebe year dramatic wins over Army and Pitt; running the rocks; waiting lines for the phones; gate zero entrances after weekend parties; black “N” from Matt-thehat; Jim’s bayonet episode; Steve’s party tapes; Bill’s spider plunge; Jensen’s gutsy antics; Rota trip with Pete and John; and rooming with Zink all four years.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary William C. Cray Service History Jun 63 – Jun 67: USNA (18/27th Company) Jun 67 – Oct 67: USNA Plebe Detail (Yawl Sailing), USNA Athletic Department TA and (Lightweight Football Graduate Assistant Coach) Oct 67 – April 68: Naval Officer’s Nuclear Power School, Vallejo, CA May 68 – Nov 68 S1W Reactor Training Facility, Idaho Falls, Idaho Nov. 68 – May 69 U.S. Navy Officer’s Submarine School, New London, CN May 69 – Dec 71 U.S.S. George Washington, SSBN 598 (Blue Crew), Two Polaris Missile Deterrent Patrols (Communications Officer and Reactor Control Division Officer), Charleston Naval Shipyard (shipyard overhaul and reactor refueling), Sea Trials Principal Occupation Intellectual Property (“IP”) Law Attorney and In-house IP Law Counsel I graduated from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America (Top 5%, Law Review Editorial Board, Founding President, Student Patent Association) and clerked for the Honorable E. Avery Crary, United States District Court Judge, Los Angeles, CA. I was admitted to the bar in CA in 1975 and TX in 1977 and was in private practice with several different IP Law firms in California and Texas, doing mostly litigation of IP Law matters. After leaving private practice I was in-house IP Law Counsel for Digital Equipment Corporation (now part of HP), Analog Devices Inc., Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, Inc. (now Conexant) and Cymer, Inc. Since 2007 I have been Of-Counsel for IP Law firms in NJ and CA. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: I have held several head IP Law counsel positions for Fortune 500 companies or subsidiaries of such. I did a significant amount of licensing and acquisition of intellectual property rights and supervised or conducted IP litigation, some with very high stakes. I have prepared and prosecuted patent applications before the US and foreign Patent Offices in a number of high-tech fields. I negotiated and prepared a significant number of multi-hundred million dollar semiconductor development/co-development and supply agreements with major US and Japanese manufacturers of semiconductor and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. I chaired the Semiconductor Industry Association ("SIA") Law Committee and was ex-officio to the SIA Public Policy Committee and consequently served as a US Delegate (“ambassador") to the Meeting of Experts on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Semiconductor Mask Works, Geneva, Switzerland and the subsequent resulting Washington, D.C. Treaty Conference. I was an adjunct professor, teaching IP Acquisition and Licensing Law, at Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord NH, and Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA. I have had published a book on IP law protection for software and numerous journal articles on IP law topics. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Marcia and I met during my time in Charleston and were married at the Naval Housing Chapel in Goose Creek, SC in Aug 1971. We have four daughters Lisa, Betsie, Carrie and Katie and eight grandchildren, Tanner, Riley and Jordan Douthit (Lisa), Taylor and Samantha Jaureguy (Betsie), Carter Frieman (Carrie) and Jack and Lila Cornish (Katie). All four daughters are college graduates and employed in professional careers as well as being homemakers. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Since retirement in December 2014 have been doing some independent contractor work on IP law matters for various firms/clients, doing some historical writing, taking water aerobics classes with Marcia, going to the gym, re-learning how to play bridge (the new Standard American bidding system at least) and traveling. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • ’63 Army-Navy game, possibly the greatest ever, with the unbelievable and partly unexplainable failure of Army to score from the one yard line at game-end • Plebe summer and almost, but not quite, making the plebe football team • Learning of the President’s assassination while at a drafting table solving a problem relating to a bullet trajectory through a window pane and into a floor • “Walking on” the plebe baseball team and earning a starting right fielder job • Youngster cruise on the Essex to Europe • Starting as lightweight football team fullback and beating Army in ’65 (the “ecstasy”) and losing in ’66 (the “agony”)

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My MGB parked in a barn in town after Easter of ‘66 Taking extra classes on my own to get a theoretical mathematics major 7 June 1967 (“Three cheers for those we leave behind”)

Humorous Memories of USNA: • Co-writing and Co-Directing the Battalion Plebe Summer talent show entry • “Relocating” a Japanese battleship 18” gun shell from the Weapons Department entrance to the Army exchange officer’s office on 6-3, then watching public works rig a crane to get it out of Bancroft through a third story window (the elevator we brought it up on was way under-rated) • Third-Class Cruise on the Essex, where Dick Armitage gave me the still used moniker “Cassius” Cray for a scheduled fight against someone from the Marine Detail (purportedly a divisional or Corps champion) at a “Smoker” in Le Havre, which was mercifully cancelled by the ship’s Safety Officer due to an out-of-spec ring (he probably wanted to hit the beach without officiating a “Smoker”) • My “Spideyman adventure,” including falling while attempting to go from 0 Deck to 1 Deck on the outside of Bancroft Hall’s sixth wing, and, with help from Steve Halupa and Hiram Johnson, responding to a demand by the Sickbay Duty Officer, who viewed this from his Sickbay window and thought I was an “exam week jumper,” electing to put myself on report for “Being in an unauthorized part of Bancroft Hall” - 5 demerits, raised by “Matt the Hat” to a “Class A,” which our company officer “Respy” got reduced to “Conduct unbecoming,” a 25 demerit offense • Spending first Class Cruise on the USS Grouper in the Caribbean with a cast on my broken wrist that reached my elbow and tip-toing on broken heals, both the result of the “Spideyman adventure” Awards Received The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors Academic Achievement 1966 first semester – wore stars 1967 second semester – selected for nuclear power school Athletic N and N with Star for Lightweight Football Service/USNA Awards Expert Rifle Expert Pistol “I was alive in ’65” Service Medal Qualified EOW - Nov 1969 Qualified Submarine Officer – Dec 1971

Uniform Breast Insignia Submarine Officer Golden Dolphins Polaris Deterrent Patrol Pin with two stars Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I had a great uncle Moran who was an Admiral in WWII and developed and was responsible for “Operation Mullberry” on D-Day, an cousin who graduated from the Academy in the mid-fifties, a best friend’s father who was a Navy Lieutenant in the Pacific during WWII and retired from the Reserves as a Commander, and my father was a tugboat captain and harbor pilot in New York Harbor, but I came to the Academy hoping to be the next Roger Staubach (at which I failed) and because I had dreamt of doing so since about the seventh grade and watched too many episodes of “Victory at Sea” and “Men of Annapolis.” I expected to mature, get a first class education and prepare myself for a life in the Navy or in whatever I chose to do. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My expectations were more than met by attending Annapolis. Surviving and in some senses thriving in the regime of the “Academy Experience” and graduation from a highly regarded academic institution with an engineering degree, commissioned as a regular Naval Officer and given the opportunity to participate in the Nuclear Submarine Navy was all that I could have possibly hoped to achieve. Earning an N and N with Star was icing on the cake. I have since had the opportunity in my career as an IP law attorney to further utilize and develop the many leadership, management and organizational skills and experiences given to me by attending the Naval Academy and serving in the Navy, as well as the multifaceted mathematics, science and engineering educational opportunities. As such the “Academy Experience” has been a real blessing.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Final Yearbook write-up for Bill Cray My first duty station was Plebe Summer Detail (Yawl Sailing) and USNA Athletic Department (TA and Graduate Assistant Lightweight Football Coach). I went to Naval Nuclear Power Training School, Vallejo, CA and Idaho Falls, ID, followed by Officer’s Submarine School, New London, CN. I served on the USS George Washington, SSBN 598 (Blue Crew), earning my Dolphins and making two Polaris Missile Deterrent Patrols and shepherding a reactor refueling and overhaul in Charleston Naval Shipyard, SC, including sea trials. Vivid memories include the ’63 Army-Navy game itself and before the game brainstorming and helping to “relocate” a Japanese 18-inch shell from Warden Hall to the Army exchange officer’s office, then watching public works struggle to get it back out of Bancroft Hall, playing plebe baseball, beating Army and losing to Army in lightweight football and my “Spideyman” escapade. My wife (nee Marcia Canfield Tappaan) and I were married in Goose Creek, SC in 1971 and have four daughters and eight grandchildren as of the latest count. All four are college graduates and practicing professionals. I had an interesting, challenging and rewarding career as an in-house and outside counsel IP lawyer since graduating near the top of my class from the Catholic University Columbus School of Law in DC and making the Law Review. I was admitted to practice in CA in (1975) and TX (1977). I am now mostly retired.

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27th Company William R. Donnelly

Service History After NAPS, USNA and The Basic School, Rick began his long and successful 29 year career in the United States Marine Corps. His early commands included Platoon Cdr, 1/1 in Vietnam and 1/27 in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Company Commander, Okinawa and 3/7 Battalion Commander, Camp Pendleton, California. He was Aide-de-Camp to the DepCG of FMFPAC, Hawaii and in between a series of schools, Deputy C-5, Combined Forces Command, Republic of South Korea; HDQTRS Marine Corps; MCDEC, Quantico and Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. He attended Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico; Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia; Command and General Staff, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas and the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. He was Chief of Staff and Assistant Division Commander of Second Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Rick passed away in April 1994 while serving as the Director, Marine Corps War College, Quantico, Virginia. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA (provided by his roommates and company mates) Plebe Year: The time my roommates and I were theoretically using the tape player to study whatever foreign language we were taking but in actuality were listening to recorded music. When caught by an upperclassman (Dave Neal?) and asked "What's the story here?" someone replied "Little Red Riding Hood?" (you), form 2's followed. We then had to draw straws on who took the wrap. I think it was during that episode that Dave had his hand extended for some reason and you grabbed it and was spooned as a result? Plebe Year: The night my roommates and I ended up with our dates at Bolling AFB for dinner and had to comply with a Firsties (Jim Browning) requirement to complete 10 push-ups before leaving the club. Shortly before leaving, we excused ourselves and found what we thought was an isolated location to comply with the order. Much to our embarrassment, the site chosen wasn't all that isolated, as the club patrons observed us and we became the center of conversation the rest of the night. Youngster year: Spending bow-coo amounts of time with roommates playing bridge, reading Matt Helm/James Bond novels and other diversions first semester Youngster year to the point where grades suffered accordingly. Fortunately, we all saw the light after midterms and recovered in time to avoid the academic bullet First class year: Winning Brigade Intramural 150# football championship Academic Achievement Masters/Computer and Informational Science, Georgia Tech, Masters/National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College. Service Awards Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart (3 awards), Navy Commendation Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm and Frame, 2nd Award, National Defense Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal and various Unit Citations and awards. Family (Provided by Danny Donnelly) Rick and I were married the day after graduation and I quickly learned that the Marine Corps was my life too, not just Rick’s job. All of the above duty stations meant endless moves, none of which he ever seemed to be around for… something about “checking in” or he had to be at the office. It also meant telling 3 children that the new base, new state, new school or new country would be just wonderful and of course they would make new friends…that scenario played out about 17 times over the course of 26 years. Fortunately, they bought into my descriptions and were great sports and remained terribly proud of their father… He’d be so very proud of our 3 children….all college graduates, with good jobs, happy marriages and have given us 8 wonderful grandchildren. The Naval Academy gave him an extraordinary education he never thought he would have, friends to last a lifetime and the chance to be an officer in the Service he loved. He is still greatly missed every day.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Testimonial from a former shipmate, confidant and trusted friend, Pete Pace Rick Donnelly was super squared away at Navy and remained so throughout his superior Marine Corps career. We served together multiple times in Korea, on Okinawa, and at Camp Lejeune. Rick always gave freely of his experience so his peers might benefit from any mistakes he had made. He was a mentor to many. To me he was a trusted friend and sounding board. I relied heavily on his opinions and judgment each time we served together. I was a Brigadier General when Rick died. Over the next 14 years of my career I often wished I could talk with him about the challenges at hand. Had he lived he most assuredly would have been a general officer wearing multiple stars. Rick Donnelly was a great Marine, a very good man, and a wonderful friend! Summary Bio for Rick Donnelly Following graduation and Marine Corps Basic School, Rick began his long and successful 29-year career. His early commands included Platoon Commander, 1/1 in Vietnam and 1/27 in Kaneohe, Hawaii; Company Commander, Okinawa and 3/7 Battalion Commander, Camp Pendleton, California. He was Aide-de-Camp to the DepCG, FMFPAC, Hawaii; Deputy C-5, Combined Forces Command, Republic of South Korea, HDQTRS Marine Corps; MCDEC, Quantico, VA and Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. He attended Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico; Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia; Command and General Staff, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas and the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. He was the Chief of Staff and Assistant Division Commander of Second Marine Division Camp Lejeune, North Carolina before his final duty station as Director, Marine Corps War College, Quantico, Virginia. Rick and I were married on 8 June 67 and I quickly learned that the Marine Corps was my life too, not just Rick’s job. Multiple duty stations meant endless moves, none of which he ever seemed to be around for…something about “checking in” or he had to be at the office. It also meant telling 3 children that the new base, new state, new school or new country would be just wonderful providing an opportunity to meet new friends. That scenario played out 17 times over the next 26 years. Fortunately, they accepted my reasoning, remained great sports and were terribly proud of their father and his many accomplishments. He’d be so very proud of our three children….all college graduates, with good jobs, happy marriages who have blessed us with eight wonderful grandchildren. Rick passed away in April 1994. The Naval Academy provided him an extraordinary education he never thought he would have, friends that lasted a lifetime and the chance to be an officer in the service he loved. He is still greatly missed every day.

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27th Company James S. Ehmer Service History 1963: Senior year high school, received appointment to USNA from Ohio Senator Frank T. Bow. 1963–67: USNA (18 th /27 th Company), BS, major in Aerospace Engineering. 1967: USMC Basic School, Quantico, VA 1968-69: Flight Training, Pensacola, New River MCAS, Arrived Vietnam. 1969-70: HML-367, Pilot, AH-1G, Marble Mountain USMC Air Base, Danang area, Vietnam. 1970-72: Pensacola, Flight Instructor Training School Instructor – NAS Whiting Field, Flight Instructor VT-2 & VT-4 1972: Hired by Western Airlines, Acquired by Delta Air Lines 1987 2004: Retired Delta Air Lines, Captain B767-400, 32 years Airline Pilot Principal Occupation Since age four I wanted to fly. In 1963, age 18, I was awarded an appointment to USNA and began my aeronautical journey there by majoring in Aerospace Engineering. From 1967-72, I flew 38 different aircraft types, conventional & jet, helicopter & fixed wing, both military & civilian. In 1972, I was hired as a pilot with Western Airlines with initial class date 8 Jan 73, then to Delta in 1987..I welcomed the learning experience of being trained on new, more advanced aircraft and flying them both domestically & internationally. My 32 year airline career included flying B-707, 720, all versions B737, all versions B-727, all versions L-1011, MD-88, and all versions B-767..During these times, I lived in Denver, CO, Mission Viejo, CA, and finally Rosemount, MN. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren I met & married Lynn in 1975 in Denver. This year 2015 we celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary..4 children: Danielle graduated USNA 2000, Sam graduated USMA 2000, followed by David graduating from the University of Minnesota and Richard from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. All graduated with BS degrees in Math, Science or Engineering. We have 5 grandchildren, Danielle has 1 daughter, and David has 1 girl + 3 boys. All are healthy & doing well.. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I absolutely love it!. Retirement means freedom for me.. I'm into riding bicycles & motorcycles.. I am now drawn to reading historical novels of ancient Rome (recently "Camulod Chronicles", Jack Whyte, and the "Eagle" series, Simon Scarrow)..I frequently visit & bike ride with my grandchildren & other friends. Lynn and I attend various meetings of interest, go to movies, out for dinner and meet with friends.. I volunteer at the VA Hospital in the hospice, palliative care, integrated therapy wars. I am also a "Last Watch" volunteer & stay with veterans who have no family or friends to be with them before passing.. ..I willingly embrace life's changes & have adjusted my lifestyle to include my own personal adaptations in physical, mental, and spiritual health. So far so good as I still have all my original joints, organs and body parts. Additionally, as I learn & grow, I have been successful in eliminating any new medical afflictions with only lifestyle changes, no operations or drugs.. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • June 1963, driving over the Baltimore-Annapolis bridge with my father & looking down at USNA for the 1st time. I asked, "Why is there a fence around it? "Dad's classic reply, "To keep the public out!" Ha! • Plebe summer: witnessing President John F. Kennedy's address and doing my best to adapt to this very contrasting, restrictive & disciplined lifestyle from the one I grew up with in Massillon, Ohio. • Marching with my company to the Navy-Marine Corps stadium to watch our great Navy football team win games.. • November 1963, just coming off the parade ground & entering my room, when my roommate said President Kennedy had been show. I said, "Don't joke about that". He wasn't. I found it hard to easily accept that it was true.. • Saturday mornings after class with the upperclassmen piping Nino Temple & April Stevens "Deep Purple" and "Teach Me Tiger" into the courtyard & looking forward to liberty that afternoon.. • Army-Navy Game 1963, beating Army, seeing my beautiful girlfriend & enjoying a great night at The Latin Casino, Camden, NJ, with my friends watching Ray Charles perform live on stage.

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Hitchhiking Annapolis-Massillon, Ohio with Steve Fisk, Plebe Year Presidents Day Leave, finding ourselves stuck outside Lodi, Ohio at 2am in a blizzard & enjoying the experience!. So glad to be out of USNA for a few days. We made it home & back to Annapolis with no problem.. Shoulder operation, 2nd semester Plebe Year, stay in hospital with visits from Aero Professor James Rogers (My favorite professor) to keep me up to date & administer tests.. Youngster Cruise onboard the U.S.S. Little Rock to Northern Europe with stops in Cherbourg (side trip to Paris), Amsterdam (tea dance date with beautiful girl) and Portsmouth (side trip to London). Each & every summer was a new adventure & I relished the experiences which included Youngster Cruise to Northern Europe, 2nd Class Aviation Summer in Pensacola, Marine Corps amphibious training in Little Creek, and 1st Class Submarine Cruise, Groton, CT. Loved 'em all! June Week each and every year.. Classmate George Samaras' Mom, Chris, who generously opened her house to Mac & me on Saturdays. Chris’s delicious hamburger subs on the weekends. 2nd Class year, 150 pound football Coach Jack Cloud, with a wink of his eye, telling me he was required to tell me to go back to the hotel after all the away games due to my restriction.. 2nd Class Ring Dance, June 1966, with my high school sweetheart. Taking delivery of my first car (67 Pontiac "Sprint") spring of 1967.. Graduation 7 June 1967 then heading up to Montreal for Expo 67 before reporting to The Basic School in Quantico.

Humorous Memories of USNA: Awards Received Academic Achievement: BS – USNA – 1967, Aerospace Engineering

Athletic: None Service/USNA Awards: Nothing exceptional. Uniform Breast Insignia: Naval Aviator Wings & USMC Expert Shooting Badges Flag Pennant: n/a Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending”... (A) It was a tremendous honor for me to be awarded the appointment to the Academy my senior year in high school. For that reason I was able to attend. I had no experience with or exposure to military life before that time. (B) I just expected to graduate. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Actually, I had no expectations other than getting through & graduating with a BS degree & major in Aerospace Engineering. As I've said earlier, the entire experience at USNA was a new lifestyle for me. Final Yearbook write-up for Jim Ehmer: Looking back to 1963-67, it was a difficult 4 years for me. Actually, Plebe Year followed by Youngster Cruise felt like my best times there & hold my most vivid memories. After graduating, during the years 1967-1973, my most fulfilling & satisfying experiences came after returning from Vietnam 1970-73 and being assigned to Pensacola as a flight & classroom instructor. I loved Pensacola! Now, I view my Academy time as "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.." and choose not to recall more of those timed. That said, I remain ever grateful for having attended & graduating from the prestigious U.S.Naval Academy with an Aero Engineering major followed by the training, skills & experience of flying some of the world's best aircraft. This allowed me to fulfill my lifetime dream of becoming an airline pilot which lasted for 32 years. In retirement, I've come to welcome & embrace change. I am convinced that everything happened to me for a reason & I regret none of if. Now, I'm into new experiences and have completely changed my lifestyle, priorities, tastes and philosophies from those of my earlier days. Recently, a very good friend from high school described me as "an adrenaline junkie"! Ha! It seems he was right.. I still do enjoy the experience of pushing myself and taking risks although acknowledging my age, I do tone it down a bit especially when working with my chain saw and taking long motorcycle trips. This year, 2015, marks my 70th birthday and my 40-year anniversary of being married to Lynn. We remain healthy, financially independent and have been blessed with 4 healthy, intelligent, self-sufficient children and now 5 grandchildren. Life could not be better!

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27th Company Stephen W. Fisk Work History Jun’67-Sep’67: VP31- Stash waiting for flight school 67-68: NAS Pensacola, Saufley Field and Whiting Field Student Naval Aviator (Failed depth perception test @ Whiting) ..off to the fleet. 68: Naval Communications School, Newport, R.I. - Student Communications Officer 68-70: James E. Kyes DD787- Communications Officer, Operations Officer. Long Beach 70-72: Missipillion AO 105 Jumbo - First Lieutenant. Long Beach 72-74: Naval Manpower, Material Analysis center, NOB. Norfolk, Va. Team Leader, Problem Oriented Medical Information System. 74-77: Civlant- Joined the Service Bureau Co.,subsid. of Control Data; Providing Decision Support Systems to the Fortune 500 Cos.; Marketing Rep, Washington D.C., and North Carolina. 78-82: General Electric Information Systems (GEISCO), Market Segment Manager, North Carolina and Corp. Headquarters, Rockville, Md. 82-84: Martin Marietta Data Systems, Product Line Manager Decision Support Systems, Washington D.C. 85-88: TRW subsid. Ultimate Computer Services, Director of Marketing. Denville, New Jersey. 88-89: International Data Corp (IDC), Director Federal Data Systems, Mclean, Va. 89-90: Brock Holms Assoc., Senior Consultant, Information Services. 90- ?? Private Investor and now retired. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Just left the bridge as OOD on the Kyes (DD787), during night S.E.A.T.O. OPS in the South China Sea, when the Aussie Carrier, the Melbourne, previously nicknamed the Can Opener, true to form, split the EVANS in half, sending 77 men to their watery grave. We were in the outer screen; Evans was in the inner screen. We were doing a broad weave with a sinuous course clock imposed. The screen and course were changed and the rest is history. I just remember all of us looking for people to save and the stillness on that foggy night and the horrendous stench of metal on metal. Tom Bowler was the Commo on the Evans and the story I got was that he had just gone aft for some lost reason and that saved his life. The entire front half of the ship rested on Davy Jones Locker, while the back half stayed afloat. Tell us about your Wife and Children: Vicki and I met in Virginia Beach just before I got out of the Navy. Like so many of us I married way over my head. Allow me to brag a little because she won’t. She’s a wonderful gal with a heart as big as California, an award winning teacher (Teacher of the Year, Montgomery County) in Somerset (Kensington, Md.). She sat on several boards: including the Junior League of Washington, The Coalition for the Homeless, and Montgomery County Hospice. She was selected to join Leadership Montgomery County Council. We have no children; so, Vicki fills that void by showing less advantaged and in some cases Juvenal Delinquents another more interesting and intellectually challenging way of life, through books and book clubs. She also works with Coronado kids tutoring them in math. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Well here in sunny southern California it’s tough; if we want a snow fix we have to travel at least two hours to get to the snow. The beach is three blocks away and the temperature usually stays around room temperature with an occasional swing of a few degrees; so, it’s the land of year round golf. Did I mention that that there is no humidity here? We have a few clubs to join, one of which is The Island Beer Club…hey if you can’t be big in a small garage in an alley in your hometown with you old buds and some new ones too where can you be big. The first rule is that there are no rules and we take pride in being the antidote to Rotary. We do absolutely nothing for anyone at any time. (I told you I married way over my head). Well you get the idea; mix in a lot of travel, road biking and some reading, being with good friends and that about sums it up. Hey believe it or not I am playing poker with my old H.S. football coach (91 and counting) Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: None for public consumption. Humorous Memories of USNA: None for public consumption Awards Received

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Academic Achievement BS. Engineering Navy. Athletic Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Back in the days of iron men and wooden ships they didn’t have the surface Warfare Device, while I was in the Navy. If they had then it would be worn proudly by me along with the usual salad for Vietnam and Navy Achievement Medal. Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Dad was career Army. He fought on the isle of Hollandia Dutch New Guinea, during Mac Arthur’s Island hopping campaign. All I knew was military life on Posts for the majority of my life. Couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Upon his retirement to Coronado, was introduced to the Navy and Naval Air, and that’s what I wanted to do after that. Saw the potential for two careers one in the Navy and one as an airline pilot, with investing during the down time, depending on circumstances. Boy did things change. I guess they call that the pivot now. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations In spades; great education and so much more. Some of the life lessons learned in that boiler cooker of plebe year carried me through the challenging times ahead. Two important lessons learned there: First and this too shall pass; just keep on keep’n on, never quit, and second, don’t ever get behind the power curve, plan for the worst and expect the best. Executive Summary for Steve Fisk: Flew planes (all too briefly), drove ships, and worked as an Industrial Engineer for the Navy. Married in ’74 and left the Navy for a career in the computer driven Information Services Industry, with Control Data’s SBC (IBM ’73 spin off), General Electric Information Services Co. (GEISCO), Martin Marietta Data Systems, TRW, International Data Corp. (IDC), and Brock Holms Assoc. Worked in positions including marketing, sales, product development, and consulting. Held positions from Marketing Rep to Director of Marketing. Left the corporate world to pursue interests in investing as a Private Investor. Currently retired.

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27th Company William K. Gautier Service History 63-67 USNA (17/27) 67-68 USS Crockett (PG-88) San Diego, Cam Ranh Bay, Coastal Patrol SVN 68-70 USS Hoel (DDG-13) Overhaul, Gun Line in Vietnam (I-Corps) 70-72 USNPGS, Monterey, MS Operations Research 72-73 Nuclear Power School, Mare Island, CA. Prototype A1W, ID 73-76 MPA USS Truxtun (CGN-35) Yankee Station, Westpac, Overhaul 76-76 Destroyer School, Newport, RI 76-77 COMNAVSURFLANT Staff 77-79 Pre-commissioning Unit, USS Mississippi (CGN-40) 79-80 USS Mississippi (CGN-40), Engineer Officer, Workups, , Rio, Cartagena 80-83 Naval Reactors, Washington, DC 83-85 CO, USS Arthur W Radford (DD-968), MED, Beirut Bombing, MIDEASTFORCE Picket Ship for tanker war in Persian Gulf 85-86 Naval War College, Newport, RI, Post Command Course 86-88 BUPERS, Surface Nuclear Officer Program Manager 88-91 CO, USS Texas (CGN-39) WESTPAC, Straits of Oman WESTPAC USS Nimitz BG, Desert Storm, Persian Gulf Ops 91-93 Joint Staff (J-7) Planning Systems Division 93-94 Deputy Director, Office of Program Appraisal (OPA) 94 Retired from active duty as CAPT Principal Occupation After 27 years of active service, spent 3 years in commercial nuclear power at Harris Nuclear Plant outside Cary, NC. Transitioned into financial Services. Now First Vice-President at Davenport & Co, LLC, Raleigh, NC. Served 6 years on the state board of Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Traveled widely, north of Arctic Circle as far south as Rio de Janeiro, sailed 6 of the 7 seas, plus major oceans: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian. • Scuba dived and water skied in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam; • OOD when MT 51 exploded on USS Hoel; • Climbed Mt. Rainier; • Sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge on USS Texas, beautiful sight. • Bareboat sailing in the British Virgin Islands; • 10 days on the Yangtze River/21 day China tour with a classmate; • Ten day Russian cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Maggie and I met at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica CA and were married in February, 1976. She met the ship overseas several times. Maggie worked for NPR, and conducted interviews for the Norfolk station. We have one son Jake, who is attending Portland Community College (OR). How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? We have lived in Cary, NC since retirement, and love it here. I have helped two young men get to the Naval Academy and continue to enjoy my shipmates/classmates as well as our North Carolina friends. I am continuing my work as a financial advisor. Traveling has become a hobby for us. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Pushing the A-4 into Tecumseh Court Plebe Year, • pep rallies in T-Court with Uncle Charlie, Return to: Table of Contents

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getting the steak platter up for seconds, marching at President Kennedy’s funeral, first sail on the Luders Yawls, springtime on the yard, seeing the gold on the chapel dome after youngster cruise, first class cruise to Norway and the midnight sun.

Humorous Memories of USNA: • Moving one of the yard cannons to the Army exchange officer’s office (third deck); remembering the yard guys removing the sixth wing doors to extract the cannon; • watching the Drum and Bugle Corps trying to catch the airborne rolls being thrown toward their tubas; • thinking of myself trying to run the rocks.

Awards Received Admiral Arleigh Burke “Little Beaver” award for Leadership-at Destroyer School. Academic Achievement 1967 USNA, Naval Engineering 1972 NPGS Monterey, CA, MS Operations Research and Systems Analysis, Athletic On the winning company 150 football and soccer teams First Class year Service/USNA Awards • Legion Of Merit – Office Of Program Appraisal (OPA) • Defense Superior Service Medal – Joint Staff • Legion Of Merit – USS Texas • Meritorious Service Medal – Bupers • Meritorious Service Medal – USS Mississippi • Navy Commendation Medal – USS Truxtun • Navy Achievement Medal – Combat “V” – USS Crockett Uniform Breast Insignia Command at Sea Insignia, Surface Warfare Device, Joint Chiefs of Staff Service Badge Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars)

Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” My uncle was a career Naval Officer, class of 1925, and my hero. Like my uncle, I wanted a naval career, and the Naval Academy, with its great reputation, was the place to go. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I followed in the footsteps of my dad, a Army Major, who served in Europe during WWII, and two uncles who served in the Navy, one USNA ’25 who was gunnery officer on USS NASHVILLE (CL-43), escorting the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo to the launch point. Service ran deep in our family, everyone was expected to serve. Seven of my eight uncles served in WWII. Graduating from USNA and serving in the fleet/fleet support for my entire career; 4 deployments in command in our newest ships; working for Admiral Rickover at NR; having President Carter commission CGN-40; representing our country to lay a wreath at the tomb of the Turkish unknown soldier; and commanding the ARTHUR W RADFORD in the Persian Gulf with both Iran and Iraq, firing missiles into each others tankers, and commanding USS TEXAS (CGN-39) in Operation Desert Storm capped a very rich career. I feel a great sense of gratitude to the Navy and the shipmates who have helped me on the way. This has been the richest career one could imagine . Yes! This academy did satisfy my expectations. It was a fantastic experience for me, not to mention the most wonderful lifetime friends one could have. My Naval Academy experience has stood me in good stead my entire life. If I had my life to live over again, it would certainly include the Naval Academy. Summary Yearbook write-up for Bill Gautier My first duty station was USS CROCKETT on patrol off the cost of SVN. It was very exciting watching North Vietnamese ammunition carrying trawler attempt to enter South Vietnamese waters. I went back to Vietnam on HOEL (DDG-13). Followed by NUCPOWER School and another Vietnam tour on TRUXTUN (CGN-35) on Yankee Station. One of my 130

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27th Company favorite tours was as commissioning ENGINEER of MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40) building everything from the ground up. I was one of the very lucky COs to have four deployments in Command. Two onboard ARTHUR W RADFORD (DD-968) and two as CO TEXAS (CGN-39). Three of my four deployments were to the Persian Gulf. The last TEXAS deployment was in support of operation Desert Storm. I returned to Washington to serve on Joint Staff (J-7), and then as deputy director OPA. I retired after the OPA tour, and moved to NC, to work first in the civilian Nuclear Power Industry, and later as a financial advisor. My most vivid memories at Navy were pushing the A-4 into T-court for a pep rally, collecting all plebe lock boxes for a classmateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come around, our plebe year Army-Navy game, spaghetti in white works, steak night, moving a yard cannon into the 3rd deck office of the Army exchange officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, then watching public works disassemble the door to allow the crane to remove the cannon. My wife Maggie and I were married in 1976, and have one son, Jake, living in Portland, OR. I have traveled to five continents, and sailed six of the seven seas. Most recently we spent ten days on the Yangtze River out of a 21-day China Tour with a classmate, followed by a 10-day Moscow to St Petersburg river cruise. If I had my life to live over again, it would certainly include the Naval Academy.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Brent L. Gravatt Service History: 1963-67: USNA (27th Company) 1967-69: Engineer Officer, USS Endurance (MSO-435), Long Beach, CA 1969: Destroyer School, Newport, RI 1970: Weapons Officer, USS James E. Kyes (DD-787), Long Beach, CA 1971: Counterinsurgency Course, Coronado, CA 1971-72: Shipboard Advisor, VNN Chi Lang II (HQ-08), ex-USS Gayety (AM-239/MS-239), Naval Advisory Group, Saigon, RVN 1972-73: Student, Independent Study, Duke University, Durham, NC 1973-75: Instructor, NROTCU, Duke University, Durham, NC 1975-77: Weapons Officer, USS Hoel (DDG-13), San Diego, CA 1978-80: Action Officer, NATO Naval Affairs, Strategy and Concepts Branch (OPNAV-603), Office of CNO, Washington, DC 1980-82: Executive Officer, USS Dale (CG-19), Charleston, SC, and Mayport, FL 1982-83: Student, College of Naval Warfare, Naval War College, Newport, RI 1983-85: Assistant Director for Planning and Requirements, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Washington, DC 1985-90: Senior Instructor and Chief, National Security Policy Branch, Air Command and Staff College, USAF, Montgomery, AL 1990-91: Head, European Strategy Division, Naval War College, Newport, RI 1 August 1991: Retired with rank of Commander Principal Occupation: I have been fortunate not to have to work a day for pay since I retired in 1991. I have, however, volunteered my time in various non-remunerative activities. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Experiencing SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) training in 1971; • Being the only American aboard a Vietnamese Navy off-shore patrol craft (1971-72); Learning to write a good Navy staff paper—clarity with brevity (1978-80); • Having a great afloat tour as the XO of a guided-missile cruiser (1980-82); • Playing with the “big boys” (civil and military) at the Pentagon (1983-85); • Getting my first article published (1984); having a thoroughly enjoyable extended tour (1985-90) at ACSC (Air Command and Staff College); and, • Regretfully, being selected for early retirement (1991) as part of the reduction-in-force due to the end of the Cold War. Wife, Children, and Grandchildren: My wife, Laura, and I were a couple before, and during, my time at the Academy. After a six-year courtship, we wed in July 1968 following my first deployment to the coastal waters of South Vietnam. We have two children: a son, who is a high school history teacher in Montgomery, AL; and a daughter, who is a lecturer in Spanish at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. We have three granddaughters, all teenagers. Retired Life: We moved to the college town of Auburn, AL, in July 1991 and still reside there. Since retiring, my voluntary pursuits have all had to do with naval history, principally American. I was an Adjunct Instructor in American Naval History at the Air Command and Staff College (1992-93), a guest lecturer in naval history for Auburn University’s History Department (1993-2000), the lecturer in naval history for Auburn University’s Outreach Program for Senior Citizens (1998-2012), and, for a number of years, a living-history volunteer for the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, GA. I also dabbled in the paternal side of my family’s genealogy, as much as the available free information would allow. Laura and I, and sometimes the kids/grandkids, have gone on trips, both in the United States [Revolutionary War and Civil War battlefields, 19th-century coastal forts, frontier forts, scenic railroads, National Parks, Hawaii, Disney World (Florida) on New Year’s Eves] and abroad (Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, England, Ireland, Spain, Italy). These days, we continue to travel as well as attending as many of the grandkids’ events as possible. I do an exercise routine 5-6 days a week consisting of a brisk walk of 4-5 miles and a half-hour of calisthenics. I read a lot, periodicals-- professional and non-professional-- and books on naval history.

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27th Company Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: I remember very distinctly a warm, sunny September afternoon in 1963, shortly after the Brigade returned from the summer. I was standing alone on the terrace connecting Bancroft Hall to Dahlgren Hall when this sense of belonging came upon me—I belong here! Other less dramatic memories include: graduating from the “sub squad,” learning to compartmentalize problems, practicing separation from Laura, and decorating the room and door for Christmas (and, sadly, having to tear it all down when Christmas leave was over). Humorous Memories of USNA: None come to mind; but, then, I was a rather dull fellow. When I wasn’t in class, I was studying. Awards Received: Third prize in the Hugh G. Nott Award for an article published in the Naval War College Review in the 1985 essay year. Academic Achievement: BS, 1967, USNA (graduated with merit); MA, 1974, Duke University; College of Naval Warfare, Naval War College, 1983 (graduated with distinction); MA, 1989, University of Alabama. Athletic: None. Service/USNA Awards: I accumulated a collection of the usual “I-was-there” ribbons for Vietnam service and an assortment of “end-of-tour” medals, most of which were for shore duty. Uniform Device Naval Surface Warfare Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” My attendance at the Naval Academy was adventitious. For two years I had tried unsuccessfully to get into the Air Force Academy. On my third attempt, I expanded my applications to include all the service academies. That year, my congressman had an opening for the Naval Academy. I qualified; I went. I expected a naval career as a result of graduating from the Naval Academy. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The Academy helped me attain that expectation as well as providing a solid foundation for graduate studies. On reflection, it would have been smart on my part to have taken advantage of those extra-curricular activities at the Academy which provided practical training in seamanship. Final Yearbook Write-Up for Brent Gravatt When I graduated from the Academy, I decided that I would serve at least twenty years in the surface navy. I managed to make it to twenty-four and would have stayed to statutory retirement at twenty-six; but, alas, the Soviets quit, the Cold War ended, and I had to retire. During those twenty-four years, I performed, for the most part, better ashore than afloat. I never quite fully acquired the skill of getting the “pointy end” of the ship to go where I wanted it to when needed. I wrote better than I drove. Through my graduate work at Duke University, Navy staff duty at the Pentagon, and studies at the Naval War College; I learned to write and do research well enough to have articles published in professional journals (Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force) and to develop curriculum in National Security Policy for the Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College. When I retired in 1991, the family moved to Auburn, Alabama, where we still reside. Fortunately, I have not worked a day for pay since retiring. In retirement, Laura, my wife since 1968, and I travel, sometimes with the kids (two) and grandkids (three), in the United States and abroad. Other retirement activities have included being a volunteer lecturer in American naval history at Auburn University and a living-history volunteer at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Stephen M. Halupa Service History 1963-1967: USNA (18th & 27th Companies) 1967: TAD Plebe Detail, Sailing instructor 1967- 1968: Naval Nuclear Power Training, (Mare Island & Idaho Falls) 1969: Submarine School, New London, CT 1969-1972: USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN 619), (Charleston, SC & Rota, Spain) Principal Occupation • Following five years of active service I went to work for Ross Perot’s company, EDS, in the health care industry. In 1974, moved back to Annapolis to work at ARINC Research developing maintenance strategies for NAVSEA. • In 1979, joined Westinghouse Electric in Pittsburgh supporting NAVSEA in the maintenance and procurement of propulsion equipment for nuclear surface ships and submarines. • In 1983, transferred to Westinghouse Commercial Nuclear designing piping systems for commercial nuclear power plants, including Diablo Canyon (California), Comanche Peak and South Texas (Texas), and Vogtle (Georgia). • In 1987, transferred to Westinghouse Government Systems in Idaho Falls managing the storage of spent nuclear fuels of government reactors, including nuclear surface ships and submarines and experimental reactors. • In 1994, transferred to Westinghouse Power Generation in Orlando designing and building power generation equipment for commercial power plants. Involved in development of emerging technologies and the technical establishment and implementation of Joint Ventures in China and Korea. • In 1998, my Westinghouse Business Unit was acquired by Siemens to form Siemens Westinghouse Power Generation. Responsible for the joint organization’s worldwide gas turbine testing and materials development until my retirement at the end of 2005. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Event • In summer of 1969, I reported to the USS Andrew Jackson, as it was leaving overhaul. As part of the overhaul shakedown, a missile launch was conducted out of Cape Canaveral just following the first moon landing. In reciprocation for taking NASA personnel on submerged missile launch training operations, members of our crew were given a tour of NASA facilities. I operated the Lunar Module simulator and attempted to conduct a lunar landing. I was noticeably less successful than Buzz Aldrin. • In the mid 90’s before China fully opened itself to the west, I was on a Westinghouse team negotiating a joint venture for manufacture of power generation equipment. It is both frightening and breathtaking to have witnessed life under Communism and how much China has modernized in only 20 years. • In spring of 2014, Rose and I were passengers on a Lufthansa flight from Munich to Budapest during an attempted skyjacking. Prior to leaving, I told Rose that I was taking her on a trip she would never forget. I delivered beyond my wildest dreams. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Rose and I were married in June following graduation and have two daughters. Jennifer, our elder, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a master’s degree in Social Work. She is a full time mom with a preschool girl and boy and lives with her husband in Aiken, SC. Stephanie also has a master’s degree in Social Work from Pitt. She is a full time mom with two middle school girls and lives with her husband near Rose and me, just outside of Charlotte NC. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? When I retired from corporate life in 2006, I found that I was quite good at doing absolutely nothing and have had no employment since. The biggest adjustment was realizing that not working did not give me the time to do all things I would like to do, but rather only the opportunity to do a few more things on the list. Rose and I relocated from Orlando to Charlotte following retirement to be near the first two grandkids. We play an active part in the lives of our grandkids since all four live nearby and are still of the age where they enjoy their grandparents’ company. Yearly, for a month or so, we take a trip to somewhere in the world where we rent an apartment and attempt to live as locals. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: 134

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Watching John Paul Jones movie in the Library Assembly Area during Plebe summer Smell of new unwashed whiteworks soaked with the sweat of plebe summer Leaving the mess hall in the aftermath of a Brigade food fight Having Rigatoni casserole for lunch followed by a free period The noises and activities in Bancroft Hall in the 10 minutes before meal formations June Week cottages 1966 Army-Navy post game party at the Walt Whitman Hotel in Camden, New Jersey Jumping in the Reflection Pool after the last P-rade

Humorous Memories of USNA: • The Academy Liaison officer at Pensacola informing us during Second Class Summer training that we were in the United States Navy, not McHale’s Navy, after the Admiral’s flag disappeared. • The Brigade walking to class in perfect cadence with construction pile drivers. • Nearly falling out of the window in Isherwood Hall during a Kinetics class. After being told by the instructor to stand at the back of the room for nodding off, I dozed again and fell backward over an old three legged desks. Regaining my balance at the edge of the floor length window, I was told by the visibly shaken instructor to return to my desk. An adrenalin rush kept me awake for the remainder of the class. • Being thrown out of Admiral Rickover’s interview to reflect in solitary confinement. I was banished without my textbooks, on the day before finals, to an isolated wing of the old Washington Naval Yard in a room with a 1958 calendar still hanging on the wall. Left alone for several hours, I was interrupted only by someone attempting to locate another banished interviewee that could not be found. • The universal hatred towards the squirrels running free in the yard.

Awards Received Academic Achievement M.S – Information Systems Technology, George Washington University (1978) Athletic Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Submarine Dolphins, SSBN Patrol Pin with 5 stars Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Why I chose to attend the academy at age 17 cannot be answered with a simple response. My immediate family had no connection to military service. In the early 1960’s, the military was universally respected and the service academies epitomized the source of individuals that were its leaders. Personal prestige, institutional prestige, success of graduates along numerous career paths, parental pressure, and “free education” were all factors. However, in the end, the value of a USNA diploma along with the opportunity to demonstrate that I could compete with our nation’s very best led to my decision. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I have never regretted my decision to attend the academy. Collectively, the Brigade represented the finest group of individuals with whom I have ever been associated.

The solid education and the confidence gained from competition with the best, coupled with a USNA diploma have opened doors for me throughout the world. Summary Yearbook Write-up for Stephen Halupa I entered the Nuclear Power Pipeline after spending the summer after graduation on the Plebe detail. Training in Mare Island, Idaho Falls, and New London, I reported to the USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN 619) based in Charleston in June 1969 and made five patrols before leaving the Navy in April 1972. My first civilian job was with Ross Perot’s EDS and after two years I left to return to Annapolis developing maintenance strategies for NAVSEA with ARINC Research. In 1979, I joined Westinghouse Electric in Pittsburgh supporting construction and maintenance of both naval nuclear and commercial nuclear power plants. In 1987, I transferred to Idaho Falls managing the storage of spent fuels of government reactors, including those from naval nuclear ships. In 1994, I transferred to Westinghouse Power Generation in Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Orlando working on development of emerging technologies and technical establishment and implementation of joint ventures in China and Korea. In 1998, my business unit was acquired by Siemens. I was responsible for the joint organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worldwide testing and materials development of gas turbines until my retirement at the end of 2005. Rose and I were married in June following graduation and have two daughters (Jennifer and Stephanie) and four grandchildren. We relocated from Orlando to Charlotte in 2006 following my retirement to be near our first two granddaughters. We have since been blessed with an additional granddaughter and grandson that live in nearby Aiken, SC. Rose and I play an active role in the lives of our grandkids since all four live nearby. Yearly, for a month or so, we take a trip to somewhere in the world where we rent an apartment and attempt to live as locals.

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27th Company Hiram J Johnson SERVICE HISTORY 1963-1967 USNA (18th/27th Company) 1967-1969 USS Cunningham (DD-752) 1969-1970 Destroyer School 1970-1972 USS Sample (DE-1048) PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS Following active duty I worked for Dow Chemical, USA until 1976. I left Dow and worked for Wilshire Foam Products until 1981 when I purchased the company and became CEO/owner. During my time as owner we developed the Boogie Board with Tom Morey and many other sports, medical, industrial and toy applications using various foam products. I sold Wilshire in 1992 and entered graduate school to become a teacher. Following gradation from two graduate school programs and obtaining my teaching credential I taught and coached football until 2011 when I retired. INTERESTING, MEMORABLE LIFE EVENTS Travel and cultural experiences associated with my business career. We had three factories in the United States and four operations in four different Asian countries. I particularly enjoyed Japan and Taiwan. In my teaching career, I was awarded teacher of the year twice. Once at the public school and once at the private school. As a coach, I was part of a staff that won four consecutive and one state championship in football and still has the longest winning streak (46 games) in Southern California High School history. WIFE, CHILDREN and GRANDCHILDREN Beth Ann and I were married on June 10, 1967 (we actually had our first date on Oct. 27, 1960). We have a daughter Amy, who is a professor at Pepperdine University; a daughter Allison who is a special education specialist and teacher at an elementary school in Santa Ana; and, a son Paul who is a marketing director for Mozilla/Firefox in the Bay Area. We have a granddaughter Kayla (18) followed by Ben (14), Jackson (10) and James (7). HOW IS RETIREMENT GOING Since retiring, I have been actively involved in Church activities and covenant group development. In addition I have the privilege of tutoring up to six students each semester in various academic subjects. Beth and I enjoy traveling, spending time with our grandchildren and working diligently on improving our golf game. MOST VIVID MEMORIES OF USNA • Army-Navy game plebe year • The honor of watching Roger Staubach on and off the field • 150 lb. football • Eating at the Harbor House restaurant (the salad dressing was amazing) • June Weeks • Many great times with my roommates and guys from the 27th company ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS MBA (with honors) University of Southern California MA (with honors) Chapman University Executive Program-Small Business Stanford University Teacher of the Year San Luis Obispo County (Coast Union High School) Teacher of the Year St. Margaret’s Episcopal School Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect/obtain from attending? Initially it was to continue the legacy of my grandfather and father of serving in the military. Why Navy-I cant lie-I watched a TV show called “Men of Annapolis” and that sealed the deal. I loved the camaraderie, the discipline, the commitment and academic challenge that USNA offered.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary I think it has taken years to actually discern and understand what I gained/obtained from attending USNA. Because, as I reflect on my life, I see that all the successes were built on a foundation learned and established at the Academy (duty, honor, ethics-both moral and work and leadership). But equally important I learned how to fail and recover. Working through academic challenges and athletic hardship due to injury and learning how to recover and be successful gave me an invaluable foundation that I used over and over again in my military, business, academic and personal life. Yearbook Bio for Hiram Johnson My first duty was on the USS Cunningham (DD-752) in Long Beach. That was followed by Destroyer School and a tour in Hawaii on the USS Sample (DE-1048). On both ships I was in the Engineering Department. I was on my way in country to RPG 53 when the war ended and my unit was disbanded. After leaving the Navy in 1972, I worked for Dow Chemical, USA and Wilshire Foam Products, which I purchased and became the Owner/CEO in 1981. Some of our notable successes were the development of the Boogie Board with Tom Morey and doing all of the packaging for Apple Computer during their formative years. I sold the company in 1992 and began to pursue my life long dream of teaching. After receiving my MBA from USC and my MA and teaching credential from Chapman University in 1994 I taught Algebra, Geometry, Economics and coached football at both public and private high schools until I retired in 2011. Those experiences, affecting the lives of young men and women with the values and lessons learned at the USNA and in the Navy, were the most of my life. My wife of 48 years, Beth Ann, and I reside currently in Tustin, CA. I have three children (Amy a professor at Pepperdine University, Allison a special education teacher in Santa Ana, CA and Paul a director of marketing for Mozilla Firefox) along with four grandchildren ages 7-18. I still tutor a bit, am very active in church activities and am trying to learn the game of golf with a lot of help from my very good friend Don Giesmar â&#x20AC;&#x2122;67.

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27th Company Michael D. Langston Service History 1963-67: USNA (27th Company) 1967 The Basic School Quantico, VA 1968 USAF Pilot Training Selma, AL 1969 Transition to A-6A Cherry Point, NC 1970 1st MAW DaNang, RVN 1971 Aviation Safety Officer El Toro, CA 1972 Transition to AV-8, First USMC Harrier Squadron, Beaufort, SC 1974 Resigned commission to pursue business career Principal Occupation after USNA Sales Manager for corporate aircraft manufacturers. Began corporate aviation career selling twin engine turbo props in Texas ended career as Vice President for all Hawker corporate sales in USA. Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Donna made me list her and the kids first. Having the opportunity to be in the first Harrier squadron Having the opportunity to play golf with interesting people. (Hale Irwin, Wayne Gretsky, Fred Couples and more) • Having the gift of time with terrific people. I won a sales contest in 1981 – trip to Paris Air Show where Jim McKinney –my Plebe year roommate was flying the F16A demos. What a great reunion and memory! Just one great recollection in a list of so many memories.

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Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren I was one of five classmates that married one of 5 United Airline stewardesses that all lived in same apartment building in Newark, NJ. All the marriages survived the ups and downs of military and civilian life. Does that speak well of our military training or more to the tenacity of the women? We lost our daughter, Susan, to cancer at the age of 13. This was a watershed moment in our life making us ever grateful for the time we had with her and the love of our family and friends. Our son, Matt, lives with his wife, Amy, in Nashville. He is in the restaurant management career field and a frequent destination spot for his parents. We are planning to relocate to the Nashville area in 2015. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I had two minor strokes in 2006 and a major stroke while playing golf in 2007. This left me with double vision. It is hard enough to successfully hit one golf ball, but choosing which one of two is the real one is a true challenge. I still try to play weekly because it is such a great game. I enjoy having the time to read and travel. But the real passion arrives in the fall with college football. Go Navy and Roll Tide! (You can take the boy out of Tallasee but Alabama always remains.) Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Army-Navy football game 1963. • Having Army Exchange Officer as our Company Officer during Plebe Year. • Youngster Year Cruise on DD860 and my first trip outside the USA. Humorous Memories of USNA: Bill Cray doing his Spiderman climb on the 5th wing of Bancroft Hall. Academic Achievement Graduated Athletic Won Brigade Lightweight Touch Football Championship

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Service/USNA Awards Distinguished Flying Cross, 10 Flight/Strike Air Medals Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Being the son of a Baptist minister from a small town in Alabama I was very much in need of financial assistance if I wanted to obtain a first rate college education and having been a faithful television watcher of “Men of Annapolis” I knew that USNA graduates could become pilots. Easy choice. 2. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The Naval Academy met and exceeded all of my expectations and dreams. It not only gave me a great education, but lifelong friends. Final Yearbook write-up: I loved the Annapolis years and the friendships forged during those challenging times. The one element that a civilian career lacks is the “camaraderie” found in the military. I came close with my corporate jet sales team, but still missed the fun of the “ready room” or the support found in “Mother B.” From my first flight in a Steerman crop duster to my last flight in an advanced corporate Hawker 4000, I enjoyed my life in aviation. But, it was made so much more enjoyable and richer by the great classmates and fellow Marines I encountered on the journey.

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27th Company Jerome P. LaReau After graduation and a short stop as NAS Glenview waiting for a class date completed flight training. Assigned training for S-2 E/G w/VS-30 at NAS Key West. In 1969 assigned to VS-31 based at NAS Quonset Point, RI. Usual Division Officer rotation, several Med, North Atlantic and Caribbean deployments aboard USS Intrepid, CVS-11. Sep ’72 - Sep ’74: Training Command Flight Instructor and LSO in Pensacola with VT4 and VT-5. Instructed in T-28’s, T-2C’s and TA4C’s. Oct ’74: Catapult Officer Training at NAS Lakehurst. Nov ’74 - May ’76: V-2 Division (Cats and Arresting Gear) on USS Ranger. May ’76 - Jun’ 77: US Naval Test Pilot School, NAS Pax River, MD Jun ’77 - Dec’ 79: Naval Air Test Center, NAS Pax River, MD, Warfare Directorate, Test Center Carrier Suitability LSO. Dec ’79 - May ’82: Department Head tour w/ VS22 flying S-3 Viking based out of NAS Cecil Field in Jacksonville. Jul ’82 – Jul ’87; NAVAIR Warfare Directorate which had one of each flavor aviator to represent the fleet in new R&D projects for weapons and aircraft. R&D Project Manager and Directorate Test Pilot (very limited flying). Aug 87 – retired as CDR Went to work as aerospace consultant with WB&B, Westinghouse Defense Electronics (a disappointing 13 months): Goodrich Corporation (aerospace, not tires)-Division President, Engineered Polymer Products(8.5 years), Corporate VP for Gov’t Programs (5+ years). I have been married to Helen of 30 years. Daughter Nicole, 19, at University of Florida. Sons by first marriage, Brian in Denver, one granddaughter, Chris in Ft. Worth, two grandsons. Since retirement have been Livin’ the dream in Jacksonville, Florida !! President of community homeowners assoc. Travel when possible. Stock trading for lifestyle cash and travel; fishing, shooting pistols, trap, skeet and sporting clays.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Arthur D. Struble Arthur Dewey Struble III was admitted to the Academy under a Presidential appointment from California having descended from a distinguished line of Naval Academy graduates. His grandfather was ADM Arthur Dewey Struble, class of 1915 and his father, CDR AD Struble, Jr. graduated with the class of 1943. He was an unflappable plebe and dedicated to getting 8 hours of sleep every night regardless of the need to learn his Reef Points. Dewey went on to perform brilliantly during his four years at Navy. He was consistently on the Dean’s and/or Supe’s list, ultimately graduating in the top 5% of the class. His feats of athletic prowess were ably demonstrated in soccer and softball leading the company to Brigade Championships in both. He was the 27th Company Commander during the Spring set where the company ran a good race in the standings for color company. After graduation Dewey was commissioned as an Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO – 1510), and proceeded to UCLA and the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) where he received a MS in Aeronautics. That was followed by assignment to an A-6 squadron (VA-165 Boomers) based in Whidbey Island, WA and included tours on CVA’s Ranger and America. While in charge of Avionics and Weapons for the squadron, he was instrumental in the testing and introduction of the A-6C to the fleet. Next, as Executive Officer of the Cubi Point and Danang based STRAAD Team (Special Techniques for Repair and Analysis of Aircraft Damage), Dewey was constantly on the move assessing and repairing highly damaged aircraft in WestPac including all the carriers on Yankee Station as well as in country Vietnam. Having served two back to back combat tours in WestPac, Dewey’s job choice next was in his beloved “South Bay” of California at the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO) where he was assigned to the Navy’s space systems group. The Fleet Satellite Communications program, the (then) new Global Positioning System, and pre-SDI (“Star Wars”) planning and analysis were some of the programs he enjoyed while working there. His final tour after suffering a couple of significant medical challenges was manning the AvionicsWeapons desk at COMNAVAIRPAC in Coronado. During his time living and working in the SoCal Beach Cities, Dewey met and then married the love of his life from Manhattan Beach, Barbara Coulston Struble. They lived in Coronado before leaving the Navy life for the Sierra Nevada mountains, Lake Tahoe, the Truckee River and the smaller, great, dynamic, growing and fun city of Reno, Nevada. For over 38 years, they have enjoyed living, working, playing and raising their family in Northern Nevada. Both Arthur Dewey Struble, IV, and Mary Kathleen Struble were born and raised in Reno. Dewey became heavily and successfully involved in the commercial-investment real estate business, where he owned and still currently owns his own brokerage, consulting and investment company. Early in his new real estate career, Dewey earned and was named a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Designee which forever changed his professional life. All CCIM’s must complete a rigorous educational regimen as well as demonstrate proficiency in the commercial-investment real estate business. Never being able to assume command during his time as a Navy Officer, Dewey later rose to the top of CCIM’s worldwide, became President of the CCIM Institute, led his fellow CCIM’s, and grew the organization to almost 20,000 Members. During his almost 40 year career in commercial-investment real estate, he also served as the head of the Colliers International Investments Division, and started and managed the Reno office of Sperry Van Ness (SVN). His academy athletic field endeavors have morphed into his current lifestyle where he remains active on the nearby Tahoe ski slopes and in the pursuit and consumption of the fine wines from the nearby Napa and Sonoma Valleys.

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27th Company Warren E. Traub, Jr. Service History: 1963 – 67: USNA (27th Company) 1967 – 68: Naval Aviation Training Command; received wings 9/1968 1968 – 69: Detailed to VT28 as Advanced Training Flight Instructor under Admiral Zumwalt’s Selected Retained Graduates (SERGRAD) Program for a one year tour; ground job as Disciplinary Officer 1969 – 70: Requested East Coast P3 Squadron; Detailed to VP17 in Hawaii; Enroute trained at Corpus Christi, Coronado and Moffett Field 1970 – 73: VP17 home based at Barbers Point, Hawaii; three 6-month deployments to Western Pacific in support of Vietnam War; designated Patrol Plane Commander in 1971; received crew in 1972; designated Patrol Plane Mission Commander in 1972; designated P3 Instructor Pilot in 1972; ground jobs included Material Officer, Personnel Officer and Maintenance Material Officer 1973 – 77: Detailed to VP Replacement Air Group (RAG) Squadron VP 31 at Moffett Field; designated RAG Instructor Pilot in 1974; designated RAG Standardization Pilot in 1975; ground jobs included Schedules Officer, Line Officer, Assistant Maintenance Officer 1977: Resigned commission in 1976; promoted to LCDR; released from active duty in 1977 1977 – 78: Naval Reserve Patrol Squadron VP94 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans; assigned as NATOPS Officer and Standardization Officer; TDY with Ken Belisle (’67) to NAS Willow Grove where we wrote the first Naval Reserve P3 Flight Instructor Guide 1978 – 79: Naval Reserve Patrol Squadron VP67 at NAS Memphis; assigned as Flight Instructor and NATOPS Officer for the Squadron’s transition to the P3 aircraft 1979: Left the Naval Reserves for personal reasons. Principal Occupation 1976: Airline Transport Pilot Rating 1977: Flight Engineer Written Exam 1977 – 78: Regional Construction Manager and Company Pilot building fast food restaurants in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana 1978 – 80: Real Estate Broker 1980 – 82: Computer Science Master’s Degree from Mississippi State University; also taught Computer Science for Engineers & Scientists (a FORTRAN course) 1982 – 85: Started and incorporated a small business corporation, Micro Systems Inc., specializing in the emerging microcomputer multi user technology 1985 – 88: Information Technology work in satellite and weather station data collection for the National Data Buoy Center at Stennis Space Center (SSC); systems development for the Naval Oceanographic Office at SSC !988 – 92: Hired away from the comfortable government environment by classmate Burlie Brunson ’67 to work for Planning Systems Inc. (PSI) in the fast paced research and development world of underwater data collection and processing from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico; then to northern Virginia for signal processing system development for the Naval Technical Intelligence Center 1992 – 2012: Joined Burlie at Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company in New Hampshire. Over a 21-year period I worked on Foreign Military Sales programs for Mission Planning Digital Map Generation in NH, Theater High Altitude Area Defense in NH and Huntsville, AL, Military Personnel Systems in New Orleans, External Tank for the Space Shuttle in New Orleans, and modernization of the Army Corps of Engineers Information Technology in Vicksburg, MS. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: When I entered the Academy it made me the 4th person in a 4 year chain from Bay St. Louis, MS (population 5,000): Grady Perkins ’64, Gary Blaize ’65, Bob Hamilton ’66. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Met Mary Katherine (MK) McLaurin in spring of 1984 and married in September. Both of us were single parents with two children so we combined to make a rather large family. I sold my 4-seater airplane the next year. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? MK was concerned about my transition from a workaholic to retirement; no problem. After a year of rest I became a Mississippi Master Gardener and was elected President of the Hancock County Chapter. I work on various community projects between 2 and 40 hours a week. We still plan to travel.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: November 22, 1963 was devastating to me. Humorous Memories of USNA: Youngster year I had 2 roommates. Jim and I got so tired of Jerry’s New Christy Minstrels records that we “gave” his albums away (actually we just had a plebe keep them for a short period until Jerry got the message). Awards Received NA Academic Achievement 1982: Master of Computer Science, Mississippi State University Athletic NA Service/USNA Awards Air Medal Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Four reasons: I wanted to be part of President Kennedy’s vision for the Country; I wanted an engineering education; I wanted to follow the 3 others from Bay St. Louis who were in ’64, ’65 and ’66; It was the most economical way to get an education. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My focus was to survive the 4 years and get the preferred service selection at graduation. Summary Yearbook write-up for Warren Traub Upon completing flight training (1968), I was detailed under the Selected Retained Graduates program to VT28 as an Advanced Training Command flight instructor with the promise of my 1 st choice when the one-year tour completed. My choice was any east coast P3 Squadron; I was detailed to VP17 in Hawaii. Three years in Hawaii included three 6-month deployments in support of Vietnam. The next tour was in VP31, the P3 Replacement Air Group. After 3 years, I elected to resign and try something else, but did enter the Naval Reserves and served as NATOPS officer for VP94 in New Orleans and VP67 in Memphis while the squadrons were transitioning to P3s; also worked with classmate Ken Belisle to write the first Naval Reserve P3 Flight Instructor Guide. With plenty of flight hours in multiengine aircraft and the Airline Transport Pilot rating, I applied with the major airlines and discovered they were not hiring pilots over 30. That was a shock but it made every age milestone since a breeze. I returned to college and got a Masters of Computer Science degree. Met Mary Katherine (MK) McLaurin in spring of 1984 and married in September. Both of us were single parents with two children so we combined to make a rather large family. I sold my 4-seater airplane the next year. The next 28 years were all about Information Technology supporting US Government contracts for satellite weather data collection, R&D underwater data collection and processing from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, Missile Defense, Space Shuttle, and finally, modernization of the Army Corps of Engineers Information Technology in Vicksburg, MS. Retirement in 2012 proved an easy transition and after becoming a Mississippi Master Gardener, I work on community horticulture projects. MK & I still plan to travel.

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27th Company Thomas R. Trompeter Service History 1963-1967 USNA (18th then 27th Company) 1967-1979 USMC active duty 1979-1988 USMCR reserve duty 1988- retired USMCR as LtCol Principal Occupation • USMC for 12 years of active duty then USMCR until retirement in 1988. • Attorney in private practice in Miami, FL and then in Dallas, TX. Trial and appellate cases in state and federal courts. • Software developer in Dallas, TX and Oceanside, CA. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Being lead attorney in a case that eventually went to the U. S. Supreme Court. Handling a case that resulted in a change to the Manual for Courts Martial. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Wife Mary Dickson Trompeter died in 1997 at age 52. Two children: Thomas Jeffrey Trompeter, Civil Engineer, West Palm Beach, FL; Kristin Keen Trompeter, School Teacher, Miami, FL. 4 grandchildren – 3 grandsons and 1 granddaughter. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I am still working full time, but plan to retire within the year and then play golf and sail. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Winning Brigade Championships in 150 lb. football and soccer. • Climbing Herndon Monument where it seemed I would be crushed or suffocated before we put the Dixie Cup on top. • Collecting 67 Reef Points for a come around on the day President Kennedy was shot and being told I was stupid for doing it in light of the shooting. • Being part of a winning Color Company and the benefits that came with that achievement. Humorous Memories of USNA: Almost running into the testing submarine while sailing with my parents on Parents’ Weekend.

Awards Received Academic Achievement 1967 USNA – BS in Naval Engineering 1977 JD, University of Miami Law School Athletic Brigade Champion, 150 pound football Brigade Champion, Soccer Service/USNA Awards Purple Heart

Uniform Breast Insignia N/A Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I was a Navy Junior with two uncles also in the service (USMC and USAF). I wanted to serve and be a professional military officer. USNA was the best possible way to train for and begin such a career as well as to get a superior college education. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Yes, in the sense that it provided the path to a military service career. No, in the sense that there was more BS than benReturn to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary efit. Final Yearbook write-up for Tom Trompeter I went USMC after graduation and served on active duty for 12 years and then spent 9 years in the reserves and retired. I had a brief tour in Vietnam but was wounded and returned to the US for treatment. Following active duty I practiced law for 25 years in Miami, FL and Dallas, TX. For the past 10 years I have be a software developer both in private industry and on government contracts. I plan to retire in the next year and then play golf and sail. I have a son and a daughter and 4 grandchildren, all of them live in South Florida.

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27th Company Robert A. Vincent Service History 1963-67: USNA (18th/27th Co) 1967: USN Nuclear Power School, Vallejo, CA 1967-68: USN Nuclear Power Prototype, Naval Reactors Testing Station, Idaho Falls, ID 1968: USN Submarine School, Groton, CT 1969-70: USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640 Gold), Pearl Harbor, HI (operated out of Guam); Received Dolphins circa 1970. Held all Engineering Div. Off. 1970-72: USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640), Electric Boat Shipyard, Groton, CT 1972-73: USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640 GOLD), Groton, CT (operated out of Rota, Spain); Eng. Div, Comm/Sonar; Qualified as Nuclear Engineer Officer 1973: Submarine Navigation School, Dam Neck, VA 1973-74: USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640 BLUE), Navigator/ Operations Officer 1974-75: USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619), 2nd Crew Navigator/Engineering Officer Assistant, Electric Boat Shipyard, Groton, CT 1975: Transferred to Naval Reserve (inactive) 19xx: Retired from Naval Reserve (inactive) with rank of LCDR

Principal Occupation 1975-2001: Consumers Power Co/Consumers Energy Co., Various positions at Palisades Nuclear Plant and Corporate office 2001-2007: Nuclear Management Co. (Operator of Palisades), Various positions 2007: Entergy Corp following purchase of Palisades Nuclear Plant from Consumers 2007: Retired from Entergy Corp. Began consulting to nuclear industry. 2007-2009: At Prairie Island Nuclear Plant (Minnesota) for Excel Energy 2009-2010: At Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant (Iowa) for NextEra Energy 2010-2011: At Palisades Nuclear Plant (Michigan) for Entergy 2011-2012: At Oconee Nuclear Plant (South Carolina) for Duke Energy 2012-2015: At Palisades Nuclear Plant (Michigan) for Entergy Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: We are ardent tent campers who love to travel around the US to out of the way places. We have visited all 50 states and 10 of the 13 Canadian Provinces. We especially enjoy National Parks, and must have a “mountain fix” at least once a year (BIG western mountains – not those little ones in the east). When our kids were younger (before sports and jobs), we hauled them all over the US. Since they moved on to their own careers and families, we have continued to wander. When we decided it was time to stop sleeping on the ground, we did graduate to a teardrop trailer that would still allow us to go on any mountain road a car could handle. In 2011 we made a 10,000 mile driving trip to Alaska, sleeping in our teardrop. Alas, this year, as we continue to get a little less flexible, we broke down and bought a travel trailer. We may not traverse roads quite as remote as before, but we are most certainly not ready for our driving trips to be restricted to Interstates. Many of our trips have led to surprise discoveries of amazing natural wonders and really nice people. One memorable stop was in Meat Cove on the very northeastern tip of Nova Scotia. Our campsite was on a steep grade overlooking a small bay where dozens of Orca whales gathered to play. We have also gone to Haiti on a working trip to the orphanage from which our son & his wife were adopting a child (interesting trek with armed guards to local lumber yards); spent time in a funky artist colony – complete with parrots - in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico; and wandered for 10 days around the Scottish Highlands. Sandy has a special fondness for bears, so we have really enjoyed “eco-trips” into grizzly bear country in Alaska and British Columbia, polar bear country in Manitoba, and a black bear rescue class in the Smokies. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren After meeting during June Week 1966, Sandy & I were married 3 weeks after graduation. Sandy’s an Occupational Therapist – now retired - who worked with small children for our county’s Intermediate School District. We have 4 children (2 in Michigan (small business owner & blueberry grower), one in Wisconsin (engineer) & one in Tennessee (teacher). We have ten grandchildren of ages 3 through 18.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? As of this writing, retirement still hasn’t fully taken – I still work 3 days a week. It has been difficult to walk away from the professional relationships developed during a long career in the commercial nuclear industry. It’s becoming very difficult to make time for work, however, and I will be winding it down in summer 2015. Sandy and I have always enjoyed chasing after our kids, and that has now extended to sports, music and other activities of our grandchildren. We’re now avid followers of Tennessee football, since our daughter & family moved to Knoxville. I enjoy projects and building things, so something in our house is usually in some state of renovation. Beating on things with a hammer – or wandering around the yard with my chain saw - has always been therapeutic. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: The best memory is meeting another mid’s blind date during June Week 1966, who I married a year later & am still married to. I still have fond memories of running around Hospital Point alone in late afternoon, just because it felt good. Ahhhh, I would love to still have my running form, but good food and wine have taken their toll. Humorous Memories of USNA: Awards Received Academic Achievement BS in Nuclear Science, USNA, 1967 MBA in Management, Western Michigan University, 1984 Athletic Service/USNA Awards Typical ones for era Uniform Insignia Submariner Dolphins Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I was impressed by the whole package – education, structure, naval career. Incredible option for someone who would have had difficulty affording college otherwise. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Very satisfied with experience. After graduation I really had fun & soon developed the philosophy that, as long as it continued to be fun, I would stay in. When I was assigned to a second stint in the shipyard for a submarine refueling & overhaul, it was no longer fun so I decided to check out civilian life. Summary Bio for Bob Vincent Following graduation I became one of Admiral Rickover’s nuc’s. After five boomer patrols and two stints in the shipyard for nuclear submarine refuelings and Poseidon conversions, it was time to see what civilian life had to offer. I spent 32 years working for a utility, and then took my act on the road consulting for 8 more years. It’s been hard to let go, but I plan to retire again – this time for good - in the summer of 2015. Who knows what will happen then. We will certainly continue traveling and chasing our children and grandchildren around the country. Sandy and I were married in Seattle in June, 1967. For most of our married life, we have lived in a small lakeside resort community in Michigan – a great place to raise our four kids. We have traveled extensively around the U.S. and Canada – most often to the mountains of the west - and have especially enjoyed our visits to numerous National Parks.

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27th Company James G. Wakeman Service History 1967 – Basic Flight Training School - Pensacola, FL 1968 – Advanced Flight Training School - Corpus Christi, TX October 1968 – Received wings - Corpus Christi, TX 1968-1971 - Flight Instructor – VT 27, Corpus Christi, TX 1971-1973 - VAW 115 - San Diego, CA 72-73 - VAW 115 - USS Midway - Vietnam 1972 – Qualified as an LSO 1973 – June - Discharged

Principal Occupation 1973 - 1975 - First job upon leaving the Navy was with Johnson and Johnson in Sherman, TX. Duties included supervision in manufacturing, maintenance and warehouse operations. 1976 – 2011 – Worked for Mobil Chemical Co (ultimately became Pactiv LLC) in a manufacturing environment. I started as a maintenance supervisor, migrated to project engineering and ultimately to the corporate environmental department. My corporate work took me to many parts of the world and I racked up more than 2 million miles of air travel. 2011 – present – Worked for an environmental consulting firm and currently doing consulting and project engineering work for Pactiv LLC Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Landing in Subic Bay in Jan 1973 and as I came out of my aircraft I was handed a bottle of champagne and being told that Nixon had pulled the plug and we would soon be headed home. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: I have been married to Lien for 26 years. We have 3 children – Two daughters and a son. Between them we have 7 grandchildren and two great grandkids. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I retired from Pactiv (formerly Mobil Chemical Co) in 2011. I did some environmental consulting for a year or so and am currently doing environmental and general project assistance for Pactiv on a part time basis. We have lived in Bakersfield since the early 80s. Lien and I try to put as many miles on the motor home as we can. I have been working on a ’57 T-bird for as long as I can remember. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Being a participant in the painting of the ’67 on the laundry smoke stack during plebe year. The next few days were not as much fun. Kennedy assignation and marching in the Johnson inauguration parade Humorous Memories of USNA: Mess hall food fights Awards Received Academic Achievement (Fulbright, Rhodes, Guggenheim, National Science Foundation, Olmstead, Burke Scholarships or Trident Scholar, Church Scholar, etc. along with highest degree earned and major) Beyond my degree from USNA, I attended a junior college after leaving the service and received an AA to get a leg up on business management. Athletic Service/USNA Awards Navy Commendation Medal National Defense Service Medal Air Medal with 3 Strike/Flights Meritorious Unit Commendation Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I always wanted to fly and attending a service academy seemed like the logical path since my family could not afford flight lessons. I applied to the Air Force Academy along with USNA. As the process progressed, I made the choice to go to USNA and am glad that I did. In addition, I was looking for an education. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Yes the academy met my goals. I was able to fly for the 6 years I served after graduation. Personal circumstances caused me to make a decision to leave the navy earlier than planned. My long-term regret is that I did not take advantage of the reserves. The academy and my subsequent service fully prepared me for the rest of my working life. Final Yearbook write-up for Jim Wakeman Following graduation I completed flight training, and received my wings in Oct 68. I “ploughed back” as an instructor into VT-27 until 1971 and then reported to VAW-115 out of San Diego with deployments on Midway in 72-73. I was a qualified LSO during my tour with the squadron. I left active service in Jun 73 and went to work for Johnson and Johnson located in Sherman, TX supervising manufacturing, maintenance and warehouse operations. In 1976, I went to work for Mobil Chemical Co (later Pactiv, LLC). I started as a maintenance supervisor, migrated to project engineering and ultimately to the corporate environmental department. My corporate work took me to many parts of the world and I racked up more than 2 million miles of air travel. I retired from Pactiv in 2011. I did some environmental consulting for a year or so and am currently doing environmental and general project assistance for Pactiv on a part time basis. I have been married to Lien for 26 years. We have 3 children – Two daughters and a son. Between them we have 7 grandchildren. We have lived in Bakersfield since the early 80s. Lien and I try to put as many miles on the motor home as we can. I have been working on a ’57 T-bird for as long as I can remember.

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27th Company Anthony Wayne Service History June 1962 - Enlisted USNR and Boot Camp, NTC Great lakes, IL Sept 1962 – May 63: Naval Academy Prep School, Bainbridge, MD June 1963 – 67: USNA (18/27th Company) Jun 67 – Aug 67: COMFAIRJAX, Jacksonville, FL, Deputy NY Times crossword puzzle solver with Larry Roberts (11) for three months while waiting for slot to open for flight training Sep 1967 – 68: Naval Aviation Training Command, Various locations, received wings 12/1968 1969: VP-31, P-3 Replacement Air Group training, NAS Moffett Field, CA 1969-72: VP-19, NAS Moffett Field, CA, P-3 Pilot (and Navigator for 12 months) with deployments to Adak, AK, Iwakuni, Japan and NAS Cubi Point, Philippines (Air Frames Branch Officer, Logs and Records Officer, Aircraft Division Officer), with detachments to Naha, Okinawa, Camranh Bay, VN, Agana, Guam, and Utapao, Thailand. 1972-75: VT-29, NAS Corpus Christi, TX, T-29/C-117 Pilot and Navigation Instructor (Quality Control Officer, Safety Officer) 1976: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Base Human Resources Officer 1977-78: Naval Tactical Doctrine Activity, Washington Navy Yard as CNO NATOPS Coordinator for Land Based MultiEngine Aircraft 1978: Transferred to Naval Reserve 1979-92: VR-48/VR-2466/VTU, NAF Washington, Andrews AFB, MD: C-131H (Convair 580) Pilot; CO, VR-2466 (Augment Unit for VR-22, Rota, Spain), two deployments to Rota and one two week ACDUTRA to Seoul, Korea in support of Operation Team Spirit March 1992: Retired from USNR with rank of Captain Principal Occupation

Following ten years of active service and concurrent with Naval Reserve duty at NAF Andrews, I worked for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) as both a project engineer and program manager on a variety of multi-engine fixed winged aircraft including P-3, P-7, C/KC/ LC-130 F/R/T/J, EC-24, C-9, T-39 and T-47 platforms. Assignments included locations in Crystal City, VA, MCAS Cherry Point, NC and NAS Patuxent River, MD. Retired from NAVAIR in Sept of 98 as a GM -14 and worked several industry aircraft management positions in Fort Worth, TX, Pax River, MD and Waco, TX until 2006. Starting in 2007, I have worked as an independent consultant providing subject matter expertise in support of government proposal development efforts for government contractors, principally for aircraft contractor logistics and maintenance support bids.

Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Interesting Event: Travels associated with both USN and NAVAIR have taken me to all seven continents, more than 40 countries and 30 world capitals. In 1986, I flew with the crew of a USMC KC-130T to the Antarctic to demonstrate a replacement radar for VX-6 LC-130 ski equipped aircraft operating on the ice. I mailed my Christmas cards that year from South Pole station and calculated that I was one of 30,000 people in the history of the world to have actually stepped on the geographic South Pole. Memorable Event: My first carrier landings in a T-28 on USS Essex out of NAS Mayport (Lex was in the yards undergoing repairs). First attempt was aborted since Instructor lead couldn’t find the ship. Second day and after one T&G, five traps and five bolters (not necessarily in that order), decided I needed to fly aircraft that had nothing but engines on both wings as far as the eye could see and landed on good old terra firma after every mission. Ended up in P-3s out of NAS Moffett with deployments to Adak, Iwakuni and Cubi Point. Can’t believe they paid me to do any of that since I would have gladly paid the Navy for the privilege. Olongapo, PI and Utapao, Thailand during that time defies description.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Peggy and I were married in 1993 and have two daughters. As of this writing, Elizabeth has graduated from TCU, receiving a BS degree in speech therapy and is headed on to graduate school at Loyola University in Baltimore. Stephanie has completed her second year at High Point University, NC where she is majoring in Psychology. I have three other grown children and three grandchildren. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Since retirement from Civil Service (98) and USNR (92), I have been both a Program Manager for several defense contractors and a proposal writer (since 2007) as an independent contractor. We have lived in Waco, TX since 2005 and are considering a final-final retirement move to a location TBD (I’ll know it when I see it). I have just completed the restoration of a 67 GTO (almost three years in the making) and have been catching up on my reading (so many books and so little time) among other hobbies and leisure pursuits. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Plebe year • Rooming in a four man room near the first deck head Plebe Summer with Jim Ehmer, Jim (Elmer) Warnock and Mark (Bunsen) Berner. It was what the second-class detail called a target rich environment. • Visit by President Kennedy Plebe summer and granting us amnesty for prior infractions (it was nice while it lasted) • Learning of the President’s assassination and the sense of deep loss and sadness expressed by the entire Brigade • Staubach’s incredible Heisman Trophy year (carry-on every weekend including game we lost to SMU since we beat Army in Lightweight Football that weekend). The primary reason I made it though Plebe year. • Plebe year (63) Army-Navy game and screaming with the rest of the more than 100,000 in attendance and praying Army didn’t get off another play (with carry-on thru Christmas leave). Little did I realize what awaited me on my return from Christmas leave in Jan. • Early morning ice skating on the Library Assembly Hall reflection pool with a Firstie (whose name escapes me) who for some reason thought it fun and that I wanted to go along with him. • Youngster cruise to North Atlantic with port calls at Le Havre, Copenhagen, Aalborg and South Weymouth all on MID pay. Somehow it ended up being enough) • Liberty with Steve Long, Jim Bost, others while staying with Steve’s parents in Paris • Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. Introduction to Carlsberg Elephant Beer and aquavit. • Participating in the world’s largest 4th of July celebration outside of the US with our sister city in Aalborg and the worlds biggest kazoo band • Wearing Yachting Dress Blues (for the first and only time) at a reception on the USS Stickell (DD-888) while in port South Weymouth • Watching Steve Long’s amazing recovery from being hit by a car while looking the wrong way crossing a street in the UK. He scaled the hood of the car at the last second and stuck the landing. • Second Class Summer • Pensacola for flight training. • Little Creek for amphibious training (how is that anyone could think an AMTRACK would float: it did - barely), a night on the USS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156) trying to sleep on a piece of canvas stretched between four posts and storming the beach firing M-1 blanks and eating charms out of K-Rations for nourishment • Happy hours at Little Creek and Breezy Point O’Clubs • Summer academics at USNA (it was hot, damn hot) • Programming in FORTRAN • Public Speaking • Naval Architecture • Parties at Mrs. Roe’s house • First class summer cruise on USS Saratoga • Water hours one day out of port • Swim call in the Med • Port calls at Naples (side trip to Rome, Capri), and Genoa (side trip to Portofino) • An All-N morning and giving the blue trampoline a three hour work out • Chris’s hamburger subs on the weekends • Strawberries and ice cream for breakfast, cannonballs, and truckers’ night with spaghetti and meatballs • A Captains Cut at the Harbor House with friends • “The Week That Was” at Jack Roe’s house summer of 64 • Breaking my ankle Fall of 65 playing intramural BB and spending three months with Ollie North, Duke Armstrong and 152

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Rich (Evan) Dill (among others) at the Academy Hospital waiting for it to heal While at the hospital and using a Youngsters car parked at Officers Housing, going “over the wall” with Rich Dill to The Brickskellers in DC and barely making it back in time for a bed check Returning from Christmas leave and having to explain to Medics how the walking cast I was in managed to break in two over Holiday leave (as I vaguely recall, something to do with a New Years Eve party prior to my return) Various concerts including Hootenanny TV broadcast, The Lettermen and Up With People musical review All June weeks although first class year a blur Ring Dance, June 1966 Taking delivery of my first car (66 Pontiac 4 door LeMans), slightly ahead of schedule, summer of 66 Working as a painters assistant that summer at $1.75/hr. to pay for the gas and insurance (and occasional bottles of Mattingly and Moore - $3.50 a fifth in the VA package store) Our June Week graduation class party wherein more than 1500 of us danced the night away, singing at the top of our lungs “We Gotta Get Out of this Place” over and over Tossing the Midshipman covers graduation morning, 7 June 1967 (Three cheers for those we leave behind). Could there ever be a better feeling of elation and sense of accomplishment?

Humorous Memories of USNA: • Plebe Summer Talent Show and Boxing Smokers (sadly, long before video cameras) • Visions of Steve Fisk and Jim Ehmer dancing the watusi in a come-around skit and Dan Coyle singing “A Foggy Day in London Town” • “When Dino Comes Marching In Again” float blowing CO2 smoke at a boxing smoker • Relocating a cannon from the yard to the Army exchange officer’s office, then watching public works figure out how to get it out of Bancroft (using the elevator like we did wasn’t an option, at least for them) • The night my roommates (Tom Trompeter, Rick Donnelly) and I ended up with our dates at Bolling AFB for dinner and had to comply with a Firsties (Jim Browning) requirement to complete 10 push-ups before leaving the club. Shortly before leaving, we excused ourselves and found what we thought was an isolated location to comply with the order. Much to our embarrassment, the site chosen wasn't all that isolated, as the club patrons observed us and we became the center of conversation the rest of the night. • Bill Cray’s Spiderman climbing episode when he attempted to scale the outside walls of Bancroft and his subsequent tuck and roll off the first deck ledge, breaking his wrist and bruising his heels on landing then having to put himself on report for Matt the Hat (Being in an Unauthorized Place) • Smuggling a friend from VPI into Bancroft Hall the Friday before 1966 Army-Navy game, dressing him in uniform (although as he reminds me in shoes one size too small) and marching him onto the field with the company before kick-off (he was the one a little late raising his cap during the Brigade cheer). Awards Received Academic Achievement • 1967: graduated USNA with BS in Naval Engineering – barely (there but for the grace of God…. but I did manage to have some fun, break a few rules (some of which I got for) and develop a personal relationship with the Fifth Batt Commander, Matt “the hat” Bream along the way • 1985: Defense Systems Management College (DSMC), Program Manager (long course) • Numerous attempts at completing my Masters in Business throughout the years but still lacking about 6 semester hours for completion. (At this point, what difference does it make)

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Athletic Played them all with some modicum of mediocrity, but master of none. Varsity swimming, first two years Intramural swimming Intramural Battalion water polo goalie Starting coordinator for intramural swim competitions, First Class year

Service/USNA Awards Air Medal – in support of Operation Market Time, and the usual “been there, done that” salad ribbons including Ritchie Highway Defense Medal with Combat “V”

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Aviator Wings Flag Pennant Not even close Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I came from a long line of family military service members going all the way back to the Revolutionary War as a distant nephew to General “Mad” Anthony Wayne. My father was a graduate of the USCG Academy (37) and retired as a Captain. He flew PBYs in the Pacific during the war and was at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941 and Midway in June 1942. My grandfather was a West Point graduate (1918), fought in WWII at the Battle of the Bulge, earned the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars, and retired as a Colonel. My uncle served in the Army Air Corps/USAF, served in WWII as a B-17 bomber pilot (28 missions) and also retired as a Colonel. As a Coast Guard junior, I moved with my parents every couple of years and grew used to the lifestyle. So for as long as I could remember I envisioned a military career as well. Lacking SAT scores good enough for an appointment to USNA, I enlisted in the Navy (1962), did a year at the Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS) and eventually gained entry into USNA through a Naval Reserve appointment. After graduating, I elected to pursue a Naval Aviation career and ended up flying multiengine aircraft for all but 3 of my 25+ years of total active and reserve Naval service. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My expectations were more than met by attending Annapolis. Graduation from a highly regarded academic institution with an engineering degree, commissioned as a regular Naval officer and given the opportunity to fly airplanes for the Navy for as long as they would let me (and be paid for it yet) was all that I hoped for. That I was able to fly for most of my 25+ years of Naval service and leverage my engineering degree into a 20-year civil service career with Naval Air Systems Command as a aircraft project engineer and program manger was just icing on the cake. My last job with NAVAIR was as the Deputy PM for the procurement and introduction of the USMC’s latest tanker, the KC-130J. I retired from NAVAIR with 37+ years of total military/civilian service. Of greater significance are the strong friendships forged under sometimes difficult circumstances that have lasted a lifetime. All of us were united in the same goal of graduating and continuing on to serve our country as needs of the service dictated. Some stayed for the long haul, others left after their obligated service time. But all gained greatly from the experience and went on to lives of phenomenal achievements. One of the benefits of being the bio coordinator for the anniversary yearbook project is the opportunity to read each of the submissions for typos and format errors. In that regard I’ve been able to see where each of us has been and what we have done. Many events defy description but to a man all have agreed that the bonds that have been forged from the Academy experience and during the succeeding years have been what they value most. I’m reminded of an Irish toast I heard recently (the Irish seem to have a knack for these things) and provide it in closing as follows:

There are Long Ships And Tall Ships And Ships that sail the Seas But the Best Ships Are Friendships May they Always Be Summary Bio for Tony Wayne Upon graduation and completion of flight training, my first duty station was flying P3s out of Moffett Field, CA followed by tours as navigation instructor/pilot in VT-29, Corpus Christi, TX and Human Resources Officer, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Following a tour at the Washington Navy Yard, I left active duty and started work for the Naval Air Systems Command (78) in Crystal City, VA while I flew C-131Hs (turboprop Convairs) out of NAF Andrews, MD until I retired as Captain USNR (92). Working for NAVAIR, I was a project engineer or program manager for land-based aircraft located in Crystal City, VA, Cherry Point, NC and Patuxent River, MD, retiring in 1998 with 37+ years of total military/civilian service My travels to all seven continents and 50+ countries was highlighted by a Marine KC-130 flight to Antarctica to demonstrate a replacement radar for LC-130 ski equipped aircraft and becoming one of the estimated 30,000 people who have actually stepped foot on the geographic South Pole. Vivid memories of our plebe year Army-Navy game, strawberries and ice cream for breakfast, and relocating a cannon to the Army exchange officer’s office, then watching public works figure out how to get it out of Bancroft, are just some of 154

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I envisioned following in the footsteps of my father and grandfather who graduated from the Coast Guard Academy (1937) and West Point (1918), respectively. Graduating from USNA and flying Navy aircraft for 25+ years while also providing new and modified aircraft with improved capabilities for the fleet more than satisfied my expectations following graduation. My wife Peggy and I were married in 1993 and have two daughters. I have three other grown children and three grandchildren. We have lived in Waco, TX since 2005 but are considering a final retirement move to a location TBD or as Peg says, “I’ll know it when I see it”.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Thomas M. Zinkand Service History 1963-1967 USNA (27th company) 1967 – Surface line after graduation Principal Occupation 197? Financial adviser/manager for XXXX Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Ride in F-4 off the USS Saratoga (CV-60) on First Class Cruise • Swimming final leg of 4 x 100 yard relay race against Olympian Don Schollander swimming for Yale knowing full well as I looked over at him that I was about to get smoked. • Working in financial district near the Twin Towers on 9/11 and experiencing the terrorist attack first hand knowing a number of the individuals who perished in the attack. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Married xxx, in XXX, children XXXX, XX number of grandchildren Although divorced in XXX we remain close and she and the children are taking care of me in my old age. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Retired from XXXX since XXXX. Although suffering the “normal” aches and pains of old age, I still manage to hobble around and make occasional trips to the Far East to recharge my batteries.

Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Humorous Memories of USNA: Military/Other Awards Received Academic Achievement Athletic Plebe year Swim team, varsity next three years, Captain of swim team First class year, N Letter, Selected All East ??? Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Surface Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars)

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27th Company Richard S. Badger* I left the Academy right after the completion of youngster year. By the fall I found myself at Brigham Young University where I specialized in skiing, fly fishing, and deer hunting in Utah's high country. Along the way I managed to complete my studies in accounting and found my lifelong girl friend, Christine. We were married in North Hollywood CA. and my old roomy, Steve Fisk, was one of my groomsmen. Chris and I moved to Northern Virginia shortly thereafter and we have been there ever since. We have two children, Reid and Kelly, and one granddaughter, Jessie. I have been a CPA in a small firm practice for my entire career. I am currently the managing partner of Badger, Sumrall & Co., CPA's in Gainesville, VA. Chris and I are moving from Vienna to Paris VA where we have some property above Ashby Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We have lots of wildlife and a piece of mountainside for the dog and I to walk. I have decided to retire slowly so I am still working but not every day. Classmates on an outing to Virginia's wine country or hiking the Appalachian Trail would be more than welcome to visit us on nearby Paris Mountain whenever in the area *Attended but did not graduate.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Mark G Berner* Occupation: In 1981, after several years in finance and marketing positions, my wife, Kathy, and I founded a technology company primarily servicing the shipbuilding and offshore drilling industries on the gulf coast of Louisiana. During the next 19 years the company expanded to several locations along the gulf coast. In 2000 a Fortune 500 company acquired the company and we retired shortly thereafter. Memories: Growing up in a small town in Ohio, I always had a fascination with the sea. My best friend & I decided to apply to USNA. I did, he didn’t. At seventeen years old I naively reported to Annapolis on that hot day in June, not knowing what to expect. All the trials of Plebe Year were lessened with time spent on/in the water, swimming, sailing, YP’s, or just walking along the sea wall. If it was wet I embraced the experience and found serenity in the sea. I still do. Highlights of my time at USNA: Shoving out over an up turned bayonet, fried chicken for breakfast and directing and choreographing some of you who performed the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies” in crepe paper tutus. Being a member of the Brigade Art and Printing Club afforded the opportunity to be part of the advance team for away football games. Seeing Ray Charles in concert and meeting Robert F. Kennedy were high points of those trips. On Youngster cruise my favorite times at sea were spent standing watch on the signal bridge at night. The vastness of the sea and the sky full of stars was, and still is, amazing. Visiting the port cities of Kiel, Stockholm and Rotterdam was a great experience. A visit to the U-Boat Memorial in Kiel was sobering. Forced to accept a medical disand a bit bitter. During the Viguilt. My classmates were servwas a gut wrenching, very emobeen killed a short time after

charge after Youngster year I left the Academy feeling sad etnam era those feelings turned to a form of survivor’s ing, I wasn’t. A visit to the Vietnam Memorial in the 90’s tional experience. My cousin, a West Point ’67 grad had graduation and a good friend was MIA/KIA.

Family: My wife, best friend, business partner and soulmate, Kathy, and I will celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2017. In 1990 we built a vacation home on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. When we retired in 2000 we moved there and now live on about four acres at Double Bay beach, a two-mile stretch of pink sand on the Atlantic Ocean. Double Bay is a sea turtle nesting area and is home to a pod of dolphin that seems to enjoy human contact and occasionally swim with our dog and us. In years past we were avid snorkelers and SCUBA divers and often returned with fish and lobster for dinner. Now we enjoy cocktails looking out at the sea. Kathy, is a cancer survivor, and was President of the Cancer Society here for six years and the driving force of a program that now provides every woman here to a mammogram at no cost. My passions are art (you have to do something after you retire) and this year I will complete my fortieth year as a fast pitch softball coach. I began coaching my daughters and for the past ten years have managed/coached a men’s team and work with several players on the Bahamian National Team. We have two daughters. Kim is married to a retired Naval Aviator, who now trains pilots and flies for FedEx in Memphis, TN. She is a financial advisor with offices in Tennessee and Florida. They have two sons, both attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Shelly is a Professor at the University of Memphis, School of Health Studies and Sports Sciences. She and her husband, the owner/operator of a supply chain management company have a daughter in high school and a son in middle school. Summary bio for Mark Berner A fascination with ships at sea took me to Annapolis in the summer of 1963. My short two years there taught me a few lessons that have served me well over the next fifty plus years. First: No matter how well you plan your day/year/life, something will screw it up. Learn to adjust and do it quickly. Second: No one accomplishes anything by themselves, you need a team. The leader is often times the least important member of the team. Third: Honor is everything. I have tried to pass these tenets along to my children and now to their children. 158

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27th Company A business career with positions in finance, reprographics and marketing led to the formation in 1981 of a technology company primarily serving the shipbuilding and offshore drilling industries on the Louisiana gulf coast. In 1999 my wife, Kathy, was diagnosed with breast cancer and, not knowing what the future would bring, we sold the company and retired to the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas where we became active in the local Cancer Society. Kathy served as President for six years and was a driving force in the development of a fund raising program that now provides every woman on the island with a diagnostic mammogram and every man with prostate screening at no cost. We are Wardens for the US Embassy in Nassau, assisting US citizens who may be in need of help while traveling. We live on a two mile long stretch of pink sand beach and spend our evenings sipping rum and watching the ships at sea sail by. *Attended but did not graduate.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Richard T. Laucks* Service History USNR 1963-1969 Principal Occupation (Life after USNA, with detours as applicable): Security/Risk Management/Operations Management Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: In the winter of “67 we were anticipating the birth of our first child. The due date was January 19 and a few days before the doctor declared that “all systems were go” and the event should occur about on time. On the due date our area experienced a record breaking snow storm, over 20 inches with 40 mph winds. We lived in a small mobile home and watched as cars were buried. It was a very nervous time as we had heard that low barometric pressure could induce labor. After a few scary days cars were dug out, traffic began to move, but no baby. After 3 weeks Jennifer decided to shovel some snow. The exercise did the trick as were blessed with our daughter (weighing in at 9#, 11oz) who made her entrance on February 10, her mother’s birthday. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: I was married in October 1965 and we will be celebrating #50 this year. We were blessed with two daughters who are both technology professionals. The grandchildren, a boy age 11 and a girl age 7, give us much joy.

How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I retired from my corporate position in 2001, soon became bored golfing everyday and became a college instructor. This second career kept me occupied for the next 13 years. Retired life is going great but I am still searching for more time to do bucket list items. World travel has been a priority. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: The most vivid but certainly not the fondest was the assassination of president Kennedy in “63”. I am sure we all remember that tragic day and what we were doing when we heard the news. Humorous Memories of USNA: As I was just at USNA for 2 years I missed out on lots of humor that I am sure happens for upper classmen. I do remember the great job that was done in “decorating” our army company officer’s office during army week. He got the last laugh as Army won in “64”. Awards Received The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors Academic Achievement (Fulbright, Rhodes, Guggenheim, National Science Foundation, Olmstead, Burke Scholarships or Trident Scholar, Church Scholar, etc. along with highest degree earned and major): BS Michigan State 1970 majoring in Criminal Justice and a MBA Michigan State 1972 majoring in Management. Athletic (All American, Touchdown Club, Blue Gray Game, North-South Game, etc.) Service/USNA Awards (Congressional Medal of Freedom, Distinguished Graduate, Silver/Bronze Star, etc.) Uniform Breast Insignia (Aviator Wings, Surface Warfare Device, Navy Seal Badge, Submariner Dolphins, etc.) Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” My father was a WW2 Marine and often talked about the quality of the officers he served with that were USNA graduates. I always wanted to go to the Academy but I did not know anyone who personally attended and I never visited until I arrived for plebe summer. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The answer would be “no” as I left voluntarily after the youngster year. I was very dissatisfied with my academic perfor160

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27th Company mance as I was not able to achieve to my expectations. My concern was if I were to leave the Navy are my 5-year commitment I will be a poor engineer. If someone would have convinced me that academy grads have many opportunities other than engineering I may have stayed. After leaving I got a job working nights in a GM auto factory. I am sure I set the all time Michigan State record for sleeping in class, but there were no demerits. Final Yearbook write-up of Dick Laucks After resigning from the Academy in June 1965, I got a job working on the night shift at a Lansing, Michigan GM assembly plant, working there until I completed my BS degree at Michigan State, majoring in Criminal Justice, in 1969. I then served as a Graduate Assistant in the Business School while working on an MBA, which I received in 1970. My first post- college job was as an investigations supervisor at J L Hudson Company in Detroit, Michigan. In 1972 I accepted a position as Director of Loss Prevention at Forest City Enterprises in Cleveland, Ohio and remained there until 1981. I accepted the position of Director of Loss Prevention at Shopko Stores in Green Bay, Wisconsin and remained with the company until I retired from the corporate world in 2001. I served as VP Loss Prevention/Risk Management and later as Regional VP Store Operations. In 2001 we relocated to our retirement paradise, Pinehurst, NC. Golfing everyday ceased to be fun so I started career #2 as a college instructor teaching business courses at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst and a few years later teaching online criminal justice courses at Northern Michigan University. Grandchildren in the west resulted in a relocation to northern California in 2007. My wife Jennifer and I will celebrate our 50th anniversary in October this year. We have two married daughters, Rebecca and Amanda, and two grandchildren, Ben age 11 and Anna, age 8. *Attended but did not graduate.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary James E. Warnock* Service History 1/62: U.S. Navy Recruit Training Center San Diego, upon completion of recruit training to Fire Control “A” School San Diego Training Center. 9/62 – 6/63: N.A.P.S. Bainbridge, MD USNA 63 – Until voluntary resignation 6/65 Principal Occupation Electrical Engineering, Washington State University. During the late 60’s and early 70’s I worked for a Riker-Maxon subsidiary doing subcontracting for the Navy involved with design, assembly and testing components of the Shrike and Walleye missile systems. I left full time engineering to join Portland Fire Bureau as a firefighter, and retired as Captain in 2000. Concurrent with my firefighting career I also worked on designing the electronic portion of Portland’s Emergency Dispatch system and taught Physics part time at Portland Community College. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: After resigning from the Academy in the summer of 1965, I left to study engineering at the University of Göttingen in West Germany. While in Germany, I managed to get a visa to visit relatives in East Germany. I met my future wife Christa while there, and managed to arrange escape for her and her parents from behind the “Iron Curtain”. The whole story is too long and complicated to relate here. The planning and execution took nearly 7 months. Needless to say, it was a risky, dangerous undertaking. We were extremely lucky that the whole process had a successful conclusion. My involvement is the escape planning process precluded me from continuing my studies in West Germany. Once Christa and her parents were in the West, they were able to emigrate to the U.S. Christa and I were married in September of 1966.

Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Christa and I have two successful, happily married children: “Debby” born in 1969 and “Jimmy” born in 1978. We have two wonderful grandchildren, “Max”, and “Lily”. We are fortunate to spend a lot of our time with family since all of our kids and grandkids live nearby. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Since no longer gainfully employed, I have spent much time involved with construction and remodeling projects. I have helped both of our kids build their homes. I have done a lot of framing, electrical, tile, and plumbing work. I built our present home in 1978, and it seems there are never ending remodeling projects that are time consuming, but fun. I do enjoy working with my hands. I also have a number of hobbies. My favorite is building and flying large scale RC aircraft. I am especially enamored with WWI and vintage models. Flying has always intrigued me. Before retirement I flew a full scale Piper PA-20, but have since given up private piloting. Christa and I do some traveling; we enjoy Hawaii, and have vacationed in Europe but spend most of our time at home and with family. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Come-arounds (vivid not fond), Army-Navy games, classmates, fall colors, tubs of ice cream. Humorous Memories of USNA: “Spontaneous” rally before the Army-Navy game plebe year. Upper classmen dressed me up in an army uniform with a large painted “hero” medal pinned to my chest with a “dunce” cap on my head and paraded me around on their shoulders for the whole rally. Awards Received Academic Achievement BS, Electrical Engineering. Service/USNA Awards U.S.N.A: 1965 Harry E Ward Department of Intelligence “Excellence in German” Award. Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Unlike most goal-oriented Midshipmen, I entered the Academy with a minimum of preplanning. After graduation from High School, I enlisted in the Navy. I chose the Navy over other service branches because my father had enlisted in the Navy during WWII. While attending FT “A” school in San Diego, information on the NAPS program was posted on the barracks bulletin board. I decided to go for it. After passing the written and oral entrance exam, I attended NAPS that in 162

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27th Company turn opened the door for me to become a midshipman. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Having resigned following the end of 3rd class year one would conclude that my expectations were not met. The truth is that I felt very privileged to attend the Academy, and to be a Midshipman. However, I was not positive I wished have a career in the Navy. I was torn. The academy did meet my expectations; the failure to finish my commitment lies on my shoulders. In spite of strong guilt feelings, I chose to resign. It was not an easy decision. It was difficult leaving friends and classmates behind. I will always be grateful for having attended. The academy experience made me a better person, and provided me with an excellent foundation for continuing my engineering education. Summary Yearbook write-up for Jim (Elmer) Warnock I enlisted in the Navy out of High School, was sent to San Diego for boot camp followed by Fire Control “A” school. I received my academy appointment through the NAPS program. I resigned voluntarily at the end of my “Youngster” year. After leaving the Academy I left to study Electrical Engineering in West Germany but instead ended up planning and carrying out the escape from East Germany for my future wife “Christa” along with her parents. We were extremely fortunate to have been successful in what was a complicated and dangerous endeavor. We were married in 1966 and moved to Pullman Washington where I completed my EE degree. Afterwards we moved to the L.A. area where I did engineering subcontracting work on the Shrike and Walleye missile programs for the Navy. In the early 70’s we moved back to the Pacific Northwest outside of Portland. I joined the Portland Fire Bureau as a firefighter, and retired as a Captain in 2000. In addition to firefighting I did engineering work for the City Dispatch Center, and taught Community College part time as well. We have a son and a daughter who are both married and live nearby. We also have 2 school age grandchildren. *Attended but did not graduate.

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28th Company Luc M. J. Beerlandt Service History 1959 - 63: Royal Cadet School and Royal Military Academy, Brussels, BE 1963 - 67: USNA (28th Company) 1967 - 69: BE Navy MCM Fleet 1969 - 71: BE/NL Air Force Joint Aviation Training Received helicopter pilot wings 01/1971 1971 - 78: Koksijde Air Force Base40th Squadron SAR/SRT/Heli Minesweeping Sikorsky HSS1, H34, S58Vip 1978 - 79: CO Flight Navy, embarked Alouette III Command/sup ships 1979 - 80: CO Minesweeper BNS Koksijde and commander 124th MCM Squad 1981 - 84: NATO HQ CINCHAN/CINCEASTLANT, Northwood, UK, SOO STANAVFORCHAN dep SOO STANAVFORLANT 1984 - 86: XO BNS F911 Westdiep and CO BNS Westhinder 1986 - 87: SOO BE Navy Operations Command Zeebrugge 1988 - 92: CINCHAN/CINCEASTLANT, SO MW Plans and Policy and Chairman of the NATO MW Working Party in Brussels 1992 - 94: BE/NL MW School Ostend BE, Training commander Wargames and Simulator, then School Director 1994 - 98: NATO HQ SACLANT, Norfolk, VA, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Resources 1998 - 00: Retired with the rank of Captain Avi and transferred to the Naval Reserve

Principal Occupation In Belgium, until recently, retired officers with a full career status were strongly dissuaded from seeking a job because of a heavy surtax. Therefore I have restricted myself to some volunteer work. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: GisËle and I were married at the Anne Arundel County Court on graduation day 7th of June '67. The judge of the Circuit Court told us that this ceremony was a unique, unusual and memorable event. Of course I had to explain that in Belgium only a civil wedding is legal. Nevertheless, we noticed a certain uneasiness and I thought it would be wise to insist that there was another good reason for a wedding in Annapolis. And, no there was no urgency! It was simply because, when married the BE government would provide us with first class tickets on SABENA to go home. Otherwise I had no other choice than take the monthly BAF DC6 with two stops en route and pay for GisËle's ticket. Our church wedding took place four weeks later in M‚con, France, with a big dinner celebration and both families attending. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: GisËle and I were married in 1967. During my career we moved three times abroad. Very happy to follow me, she has always been a solid backing behind. Those of you who have known her in Annapolis, in London, in Norfolk or at the Reunions will remember her as a very charming, talented and active person. GisËle passed away on 7th of Oct 1998 after a short flashing illness. Two years later I met Monique. We have a LAT relation ever since, a compromise between Brussels and Koksijde beach. I have one son, Kris. He moved to Canada in 1994 and has the Canadian nationality. He is married with two children, Nina and Alan, and lives in Montreal. He is a captain with a CA Corporate Air Company based in Toronto. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Retired, but not tired! Travel, hiking, concerts, reading...are my current occupations. I walked the Camino to Santiago de Compostela SP three times. Twice a year we fly to Montreal to meet the children and grandchildren. When it gets cold in BE we hibernate a couple of weeks in southern Europe. This is a good time to catch up with our reading and our language courses. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • West coast summer cruise youngster year as a member of the helicopter team of USS Coral Sea. My aunt was living in Oakland and I spent summer leave in CA. • Introduction and initiation into naval aviation in Pensacola: a proof that I was fit for aviation training. • Ring Dance, June1966. I invited GisËle to the dance and one year later we were married in the Annapolis Court House on Graduation Day. Return to: Table of Contents

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I was an active member of the French Club and the president 66-67. The Club organized trips and many banquets with guest "after dinner" speakers. America the beautiful, American hospitality, Independence Day, Thanksgiving...food and naval traditions. However my fondest memories are for my deceased friend and roommate for more than three years, Craig White. Thanks to his efforts I quickly learned three languages: midshipman slang, American idioms and great literary English. Many were the English compositions passed with his help.

Humorous Memories of USNA: Although still a midshipman at USNA, I was commissioned an Ensign in BE NAVY youngster year, at the same time with my ex-classmates at the BE Mil Academy. My roommate knew about it, but it remained a secret until first class year. Awards Received March 7, 1973 Sikorsky Aircraft Rescue Award: "For skill and courage while participating in a lifesaving mission with a Sikorsky Helicopter". Academic Achievement Athletic Service/USNA Awards Croix de Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Couronne. Uniform Breast Insignia Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Before 1970 Belgian naval officers were trained at the Merchant Marine Academy or were recruited at the Royal Military Academy at the end of their first year. After a strict evaluation, the selected cadets were then sent to a prestigious naval college in the Netherlands, France, Canada, or the United States. Six BE officers enjoyed the privilege of graduating from USNA, two in 59, two in 63, and two in 67. For the longest time I envisaged a naval career. Being selected to attend USNA meant the realization of my " American Dream". I expected a rigorous education and a rigid discipline. I also hoped to learn as much as possible about the country, the American people and the US Navy. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My expectations were fully realized by attending USNA. I also believe that the requirements of the BE Navy were fully met. In fact all BE naval officers trained abroad, and who stayed in the navy, have been a "Catalyst for Change" when in the seventies and eighties the BE Navy built 4 frigates and participated in the Tripartite Minehunter Program, a joint venture with FR, NL and BE, delivering 10 minehunters for BE. Being a USNA graduate had a positive impact on my entire career as demonstrated by three assignments to major NATO HQs. Four years at Annapolis were an unforgettable academic, cultural, social and rewarding experience. Conclusion: The language might become "rusty" but friends and fond memories last a life time. Summary Yearbook write-up for Luc Beerlandt First assignment: junior ops on MHSO. In 69 joined BE/NL AF pilot training. Received helicopter-pilot wing 01/71. Stationed at Koksijde AFB SAR/SRT flying SIKORSKY and also ALOUETTE3 on com/sup ships. Final active flying job: CO NAVY FLIGHT. "Visitor" pilot until 92.From 79 until 92 career was a logical succession of sea and shore duties: CO of Coastal MCM SQ124, then SOO STANAVFORCHAN at NATO HQ CINCHAN/EASTL in Northwood, UK, then XO F911 Westdiep and CO F913 Westhinder, followed by SOO BE OPS Staff. In 88 new opportunity to enjoy London, and the CINCHAN "bunker" in Northwood as SO MW Policy/Plans. In 92 appointed Training Cdr Wargames/Simulator at BE/NL NATO MW School in Ostend. One year later promoted Captain, Director. In 1994 was offered a nice "close the circle" assignment, a return to USA. Four years D/ACOS Resources at SACLANT, Norfolk and living in VA BEACH. Frequent travel runs through my career like a continuous thread. The fondest memories of a Mid'n foreign national are: ArmyNavy, West Coast summer cruise helicopter team USS Coral Sea, Flight training Pensacola, French Club "After dinner speaking", Ring Dance, American hospitality, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, BBQ parties, Country Music, the Harbor House, traditional food and drinks. GisËle and I were married at the Annapolis Court House on Graduation Day. (Only civil wedding is legal in BE) A rare and unique event? GisËle passed away on Oct 7th 1998 after a short flashing illness. Two years later met Monique, we have a LAT relation, a compromise between Brussels and Koksijde Beach. Have one son married with two children, living in Montreal, CA. He has is CA national and captain in a Corporate Air Company. Attending a prestigious Naval Academy has been my "American Dream". Being a USNA graduate has often been a 166

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Howard C. Carver Following graduation I reported to Marine Basic School (TBS) in Quantico, graduating in Nov 67. I completed flight training at various locations in the training command, receiving my wings in Mar 69. From Jun 69 until Mar 71 I was assigned to various Marine Air fighter squadrons flying the F-4 with VMFAT-201, Cherry Point, NC; VMFA-33, Beaufort, SC; VMFA-334, Iwakuni, Japan and finally as a flight instructor with VT-22 in Kingsville, TX. I left active service in Dec 73 and completed four years with the Marine reserves before separating from service in Oct 77. I then accepted a position as a pilot, test pilot/ program manager for Lockheed Aircraft Services located in Singapore. In 1984 I supported the Singaporeans during an important new defense program. I was accepted as a pilot for Continental Airlines in 1984 and flew with them out of El Paso, Houston, Honolulu, Denver, Guam and Newark until mandatory retirement in 2006. I have four children and four grandchildren resulting from a previous marriage. I met my current wife four years ago. She is a loyal Ukrainian citizen that has been displaced from her eastern Ukrainian home in Luhansk as a result of the Russian invasion. My retired life, with my wife and stepchild in Ukraine, is very interesting, enjoyable and enlightening. I knew nothing about Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, culturally or socially, before meeting my wife four years ago. Since then, I have been totally immersed in the Ukrainian lifestyle. We moved to Lviv, in far western Ukraine, in March of 2013.

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28th Company Timothy M. Cohane Service History: USS Truxton DLGN- 1967-1968 Mobile Riverine Force-1968-1969 Naval Communications School- 1969-71 Occupation: Wall Street Sales 10 years; College Basketball Coach-25 years (Manhattanville College, Dartmouth College, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the University of Buffalo) ; Attorney-10 years Interesting Life Events: 46 year marriage, three sons, two grandkids Organized the first menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball program at Manhattanville College in New York and guided them to consecutive appearances in the NCAA Eastern Regional Championships Took the University of Buffalo basketball program from Division II status to Division I and the MidAmerican Conference. Went to Law School at age 60 to sue the NCAA- Found new career as Lawyer Fondest USNA Memories: Thrill of being a part of the Brigade. First Army- Navy march-on. Starting as a second class in Army game Academic: Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree from the University of Rhode Island Roger Williams University School of Law

Humorous Memories: Selling sandwiches Why did you elect to go to Navy: Was recruited for basketball. Knew it would provide top education Did Academy experience satisfy expectations?: The Academy experience has grown in my mind with each passing year. I am very grateful for the experience and the lifelong friends.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Samuel Davis III Service History 1963-67 USNA (28th Company) July-December 1967- US Navy Supply School, Athens, GA; Ensign, student January-June 1968- Pre-commissioning Detail, Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA; LTJG Asst Supply Officer July 1968–December 1969 – USS Puget Sound, Newport, RI; LTJG Asst Supply Officer January 1970–April 1971 – Naval Air Station New York, Brooklyn, NY; LT, Asst Supply Officer

Principal Occupation • Legislative Intern, Massachusetts General Assembly, 1974 • Social Worker, Office for Children, Boston Massachusetts 1974-75 • Mgr Strategic Planning, Plant Manager, Philip Morris USA, Richmond, VA 1978-1984 • Development Director, Enterprise Development Company, Columbia, MD 1984-86 • Consultant, UDC, mixed-use developer of urban properties, Richmond, VA 1986-1993 • Director of Real Estate, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1993-96 • Adjunct Faculty, Strategic Management, School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth • University, 1980-84 and 1986-93 • Adjunct Faculty, Department of Religious Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2013-14 • The Davis Group, Signature Financial Management, Relative Solutions LLC, family business consulting, 1996- current • The Davis Group, executive search consulting for nonprofits, 2013- current Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Masters of Theology degree, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA, 1975 • Masters of Business Administration, The Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1978 • Student of theology, world religions and human spirituality; currently working on converting university coursework into a book on personal spiritual development • The civil rights ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. changed my life. From my third year at the Naval Academy on, I wanted to become a priest involved in the civil rights movement. Unfortunately, by the time I reached seminary, the civil rights movement was over. I knew I would be a terrible parish priest, so I elected to take the academic rather than professional degree. • Meditate daily; yoga practitioner; devotee of silent retreats • Lay minister in my home parish, St. Stephen’s in Richmond, the largest Episcopal Church in Virginia and eighth largest in the US. • Completed 5 marathons, numerous 10Ks and multiple triathlons before back gave way • Have served on the boards of 14 nonprofit organizations, including 5 start-ups

Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren My wife Susan and I have been married 38 wonderful years. Susan is SVP of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia. We have two beautiful adult children, Hannah Wade and Peter Davis. Hannah, 36, is a Group Executive Director at Ogilvy in NYC, managing the American Express account. Peter, 32, lives in Brooklyn and is a freelance film and video producer and set designer on fashion photography shoots. I was previously married with two children from that marriage. My oldest daughter, Laura Davis, is an MSW and hospice nurse. She is married to Kathy Elliott, and they have three children from Laura’s first marriage. My son Christopher (Chip) is an EE graduate of Georgia Tech and is at the top of IBM’s technical ladder. Chip is the single parent with custody of two energetic children, giving me a total of 5 grandchildren.

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28th Company How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I am not retired and do not plan to do so in the next five years. I am in perfect health and plan to continue consulting to family businesses and conducting executive searches for nonprofits until my mind fails me. I give back to the community by providing pro bono strategy and board development services to nonprofits in the central Virginia area. In addition, I am working on a book I plan to label “The Seeker’s Path” and hope to facilitate workshops on spirituality for those who are disillusioned by organized religion. My wife and I exercise daily. In addition to cardio and weights, we swim. Three years ago, we moved from our house in the historic Fan District to a condominium on the James River. From there, Susan sculls, and I paddle my kayak on the river and in the Class 4 rapids that flow through downtown Richmond. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Plebe summer and Plebe year were a breeze; it was all downhill from there. • I set and re-set the Plebe Triple Jump record five times. • Without help from friends in the 34th Company I would not have survived, since I didn’t understand a thing we studied in any engineering or science courses after Plebe Year. • My MGB convertible did not make it around the first icy turn when leaving the Rhapsody Club. Humorous Memories of USNA: Tim Cohane – So many stories I cannot recount them here. Please Answer Two Questions Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending”. I was headed to the University of North Carolina to study humanities when my father learned that our congressman had not had a constituent qualify for the Naval Academy in five years. As a veteran of naval battles in the Pacific during WWII while he was a Lieutenant (OCS at Columbia University), my father thought the Navy would make a great career for his oldest son. Having no idea what I was getting into but being a good athlete and student, I agreed to attend. My high school advisor told me: “Sam – You should be studying humanities, not math and science.” He was certainly correct. I had no expectations when enrolling in the Naval Academy except to graduate from a prestigious school. If only our class had the opportunity to take more classes in the humanities or at least management, I might have found it more personally satisfying. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Maybe the academy graduation was only an interim goal for some and their expectations were met either during the service experience or after taking a different path entirely. I was probably one of the very few “peaceniks” in our class. My only goal was to get out of the military honorably without having to participate in the Viet Nam war. It was only when I returned to graduate school at Wharton that I realized that graduation from the Naval Academy was considered to be a significant accomplishment no matter what career I chose to pursue. Although I never became the civil rights priest I intended to be when I completed my 4 years of active duty, I have focused on social justice throughout my adult life. I found that the systems thinking I learned from our engineering studies provided me with the left-brain capabilities that compliment my natural right brain creative thinking. Thus, I have been able to serve as an agent of change in both my professional and volunteer life. I credit the Naval Academy with providing me with skills I didn’t know I needed. Summary bio for Sammy Davis As Principal in The Davis Group, Sam Davis brings extensive strategic management experience to the service of family businesses, nonprofit organizations and foundations. Having served as an advisor to family businesses, family offices, nonprofits and foundations for almost two decades, Sam is recognized for his capabilities in addressing issues experienced by families and organizations, including: leadership and ownership succession; governance; strategic management; and executive search. Raised in a third generation family business, Sam was designated a Fellow in the Family Firm Institute in 2006 based on his experience and demonstrated capabilities in addressing family dynamics issues. Having served on the boards of more than a dozen nonprofit organizations, he brings those clients a wealth of governance, strategic planning and succession planning experience. Today, Sam’s clients include a balance of family enterprises, nonprofits and foundations. Prior to forming The Davis Group, Sam was a partner in Relative Solutions, a family enterprise consulting practice, and Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Signature Financial Management, a multi-family office located in Norfolk, Virginia. Earlier, he enjoyed a successful business career as a senior executive in the real estate development and manufacturing industries, beginning as a strategic planner for Philip Morris USA (now Altria). Sam served as an Adjunct Faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Business for almost 10 years, teaching Strategic Management and Organizational Behavior. Sam earned an MBA in Finance at The Wharton School of Business and graduated from The Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts with an MTS in Ethics and Theology. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis where he received his BS degree in Naval Engineering. Currently, he serves as a Trustee of Saint Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College and chairs its Finance Committee. Sam and his wife Susan live in Richmond, Virginia where Susan is Senior Vice President at The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia.

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28th Company Wallace R. Garrison II Service History: 1963 - 67: USNA (28th company) 1967 - 69: USS Maddox DD 731 1969 - 71: USS Midway CVA 41 Principal Occupation I decided to make computers my career by pursuing a masters degree in computer science at Texas A&M. Before finishing I took a Computer Systems Analyst position with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From there I went to work for Arizona Public Service, an electric utility, in a similar position and remained there until my retirement. Tell us about your wife: My first wife Betty and I were married for 33 years (no children) until she passed away in 2007. Christine and I have been married since 2010 and split our retirement between Phoenix (fall and winter) and Prescott Valley Arizona (spring and summer). Summary write up for Walt Garrison I left the Navy and decided to make computers my career by pursuing a masters degree in computer science at Texas A&M. Before finishing I took a Computer Systems Analyst position with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From there I went to work for Arizona Public Service, an electric utility, in a similar position and remained there until my retirement. My first wife Betty and I were married for 33 years (no children) until she passed away in 2007. Christine and I have been married since 2010 and split our retirement between Phoenix (fall and winter) and Prescott Valley Arizona (spring and summer).

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Donald C. Hefkin Service History: Date Assignment Location 1963 – 1967 USNA (28th Company), Midshipman/Student Annapolis, MD 1967 – 1968 Flight School (NATC) – Student/Multi-Engine Pipeline Pensacola, Etc 1968 Received Aviator (Pilot) Wings Corpus Christi, TX 1969 P3 Replacement Pilot Training, VP-31, Student NAS Moffett Field, CA 1969 – 1972 VP-19, Plane/Mission Commander NAS Moffett Field, CA 1972 - 1975 VP-31, Flight Instructor NAS Moffett Field, CA 1975 – 1977 USS Coral Sea (CV-41), Assistant Navigator NAS Alameda, CA 1977 – 1979 Naval PG School, Ops Analysis, Student Monterey, CA 1979 - 1980 P3 Replacement Pilot Training, VP-31, Student NAS Moffett Field, CA 1980 – 1982 VP-40, Department Head, Ops and Maintenance NAS Moffett Field, CA 1982 CTG 72.6, Task Group Commander NAF Diego Garcia, BIOT 1982 – 1985 VP-19, Commanding Officer NAS Moffett Field, CA 1985 – 1986 OPNAV (OP-91), Special Assistant Arlington, VA 1986 – 1988 VP-30, Commanding Officer NAS Jacksonville, FL 1988 – 1990 OPNAV (OP-503), P-3 Program Coordinator Arlington, VA 1990 – 1992 Patrol Wing Ten, Wing Commander NAS Moffett Field, CA 1992 – 1992 JFK School of Gov’t, Harvard University, Fellow Cambridge, MA 1993 – 1993 Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), Student Ft. McNair, Wash D.C. 1994 - 1995 Naval Center for Cost Analysis (NCA), Director Arlington, VA 1995 Retired from the USN (Captain – 0-6) Arlington, VA Principal Occupation: Following my retirement from the Navy in June 1995, I re-located from the Washington D.C. area to the Silicon Valley in Northern California (Sunnyvale, CA). Initially (and briefly), I worked for RADM (Ret.) Jerry McKay as the Director of Business Development for Navy Programs for Litton Applied Technology in its ATD Division in San Jose, CA. In mid1996 I became the Executive Director of the West Coast Division of the Center for Quality Management (CQM) – a hightech executive training consortium based in Cambridge, MA with an office in Los Gatos, CA. In 1998, I re-located to Napa, CA and became the General Manager of the Japan Airlines (JAL) Flight Crew Training Center and Senior Director of the Training Division for IASCO, an international aviation training and crew leasing company based in Redwood City, CA. The Flight Center was the largest operation at the Napa County Airport consisting of 40 single and twin engine aircraft, a full complement of flight simulators and training devices, employing a staff of 140 IASCO employees/FAA flight Instructors that was complemented by a staff of 30 JAL employees including 10 JAL Captains and 14 JAL First Officers on rotational assignment from Tokyo. In 2005, I stepped down as General Manager of the Flight Center and signed a consulting contract with IASCO as its Head of the Chinese Training Development Program. In this capacity, and over the period from 2005 to 2010, I developed FAA Part 141 training syllabi for approval by the FAA and China’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC), marketed and sold aviation training contracts to airlines in the People’s Republic of China, and directed the start-up of a second IASCO flight training center in Redding, CA that the company used for training its students from the PRC. In October 2010, I fully retired after the successful negotiation and signing of a long term training contract between IASCO and Air China, the flagship airline of the PRC. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Being the recipient of three black N’s over the four years, and still graduating with Dean’s List credentials from the Academy. • Being the plane commander/mission commander on a P-3 operational flight in 1980 in the Philippine Sea that spotted a sinking boat that was over-loaded with more than 40 Vietnamese refugees. Orbiting the small boat for several hours, we located the USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) on radar, and vectored the warship to intercept the damaged boat and safely off-load the people on board the Strauss. In 2008, I was contacted by one of the survivors (a female PhD who worked for Lockheed) who gave me a run down of the people that we helped rescue that day and all they had accomplished since coming to the United States. Rewarding. 174

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28th Company Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren My wife, Laurie (Woerz), and I met through mutual friends in Napa in 2003. We were married in Tahoe, CA in late 2004. Originally from Chicago, Laurie attended UCLA and graduated from Sacramento State. She was a Dental Hygienist in the Napa area until she retired early in 2012. Laurie has a son, Matthew, who is a graduate of U.C. Davis, and lives/ works in Napa in the wine industry in vineyard development. My daughter, Haley, graduated from the University of Southern California in 1993 with a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy. Haley, who lives in Boise, ID is married to Dr. Dave Lamey and they have three boys; Luke, Brennan and Gabe. All are avid and competitive downhill skiers. I have a step-daughter, Shannon Malone, who lives in LA area and is a corporate executive for BCBG. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Life in Napa, CA is incredible. The Napa Valley is one of the most enjoyable and scenic areas of the world. Primarily a “destination” for world travelers, the wonderful weather, exceptional food and wine, laid back and small town atmosphere, state of the art medical facilities, and easy access to the large metropolitan centers of San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose have made it an ideal place to live and to retire. The cost of living here is high, but in Napa one gets what they pay for. We also host many visitors/classmates when they come to the Napa Valley on travel, which we enjoy and want to continue. Since we stopped working, we exercise daily (I walk and Laurie is a gym rat), read, dine out, taste wine, entertain friends and play golf several times a week. As golfers, we are members of the Napa Valley Country Club and we play many of the other courses in the area as well. We also travel frequently making annual golf trips to Mexico and also to Hawaii, annual visits to the grandchildren in Boise, ID, as well as escaping to Monterey, CA for 3 to 4 day getaways several times a year. While we are visiting Monterey we stay at the incredible/historic BOQ (Herrmann Hall) at the Naval Post Graduate School – a wonderful benefit of being retired from the Naval Service. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Being a founding member of the Castle, and being the classmate who negotiated transfer of the property from the Class of 65 to the Class of 67 just before Second Class Summer. • Rooming with Robin Larson – the best roommate ever and the provider of late night soft drinks from “da machines” in the basement. • Being the Winter and Spring Set 28th Company Commander with Major Lynch as our Company Officer. • Surviving “Matt the Hat” Breen as Fifth Battalion Officer. • Eating “home-made” submarine sandwiches prepared and sold by Tim Cohane, Bob Thompson and Al Kettner usually on the weekend when Tim and Bob were restricting. • Thermodynamics. • Getting a haircut from Joe Schwanebeck (tips always appreciated). Humorous Memories of USNA: • Bob Nosco – the “world machine,” Annapolis telephone operators and the winter storm over George Washington Weekend of Second Class Year, and other escapades too highly classified to mention, including our ill-fated after hours trip to the Castle during Dead Week of First Class Year. • Scaling the wire fence behind the field house and across the street from the Castle in a panic as liberty was expiring, and returning to Bancroft Hall in unauthorized civilian clothes from a night at the Rhapsody. The reason for the panic - we noticed an old girl friend, Gay Gilbert, sitting in her parked car on the street across from the Castle, and when we went over to talk with her, we looked into the car saw that Lt. Rohr, 27th Company Officer, was sitting in the passenger seat next to her. Run! Awards Received Academic Achievement: BS - Naval Science (USNA), MS - Operations Research Systems Analysis (NPGS), National Security Fellow (JFK School of Government, Harvard), MS - National Resource Management (ICAF). Athletic: While the Commanding Officer of VP-30, scored a Hole-in-One in 1988 at the NAS Jacksonville Golf Course (hole #3) while playing with my squadron XO, Operations Officer, and Maintenance Officer. In 1989, also while in VP30, completed the Jacksonville Marathon in a time of 3 hours and 46 minutes, training for and running the event with the squadron Command Master Chief, the Maintenance Master Chief, and the Command Career Counselor. Service Awards: Legion of Merit – two awards, Meritorious Service Medal – four awards, Air Medal – two awards, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, plus various campaign, unit and service awards including back-toback Battle Efficiency E’s while Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of VP-19 in 1982 to 1984. 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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending?” I came to the Naval Academy from Cheyenne, Wyoming largely out of curiosity. Although I had high college-board test scores and student honor role grades, my folks did not have the money for me to attend any of the out-of-state schools that I was accepted for admission. As such, my choices for college were the University of Wyoming or the Naval Academy (actually a couple other academies, but I picked USNA because I also was somewhat interested in becoming a pilot). My expectations? I was a seventeen year-old kid from Cheyenne and did not have a clue as to what I was getting into by coming to USNA. I could not even swim and I had never seen either ocean. The largest city I had ever been in was Denver, Colorado. My expectations were to survive the rigor, be successful, make the grades and get my college degree. Nothing more noble, nothing more important. Did the Academy experience satisfy your expectations? The wonderful thing about simple expectations is that they are attainable. Yes, it turned out the Academy and the Navy were great fits for me. I achieved my simple expectations and the experience allowed me to meet an incredible group of classmates, and upper and lower classmen over the four years I was there. Simply stated, the Academy opened the world to me, a hick from Wyoming, and afforded me the opportunity to do things, see things, go to places all over the world, meet wonderful people and accomplish things that I never dreamed possible before I showed up at the Academy Main Gate that fateful I-Day in June of 1963. In retrospect, I can think of no better task than being a Naval Officer and holding the position of Commanding Officer, which the Academy afforded me the opportunity to attain three times in my career. Nuth’in better than that. Summary Yearbook write-up: Don Hefkin I came to USNA from Central High School in Cheyenne, WY where I was a multi-sport varsity athlete and Student Body President. At USNA, I was on the Plebe Detail, and was the 28 th Company Winter and Spring Set Company Commander. After graduation and flight school, I transitioned into the P-3 Community serving as a plane and mission commander, and instructor pilot for five patrol squadrons and a patrol wing, primarily west coast, including squadron command, bonus aviation command and major aviation command. In addition, I was the Assistant Navigator on the USS Coral Sea (CV41) and completed two tours on the OPNAV Staff. I graduated from the Naval PG School (Operations Analysis), and attended the JFK School of Government (Harvard), and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Ft. McNair. My final tour, before retiring in 1995, was Director of the Naval Center for Cost Analysis, Arlington, VA. After retirement, I relocated to Napa, CA where I was General Manager of a fight center owned by Japan Airlines that trained “ab initio” pilots. In 2005, I retired from the center and became a consultant specializing in international aviation training, developing training syllabi, and marketing and securing training contracts for airlines in the Peoples Republic of China. I was also responsible for the start up of a training center in Redding, CA specifically to train PRC students. I fully retired in 2010, after securing a long-term contract with Air China. I married my sweetheart, Laurie (Woerz), in 2004. Laurie has a son, Matthew, and I have a daughter, Haley, who lives in Boise, ID and is married to Dr. Dave Lamey. They have three teenage boys; Luke, Brennan, and Gabe. Laurie and I live in Napa, CA, where we play golf, enjoy food and wine, and travel frequently.

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28th Company Ronald F. Holcombe Upon graduating from USNA, I was commissioned in the Civil Engineer Corps and assigned to MCB-10 that deployed from Port Hueneme, CA to Quang Tri, RVN. In May 1968 I was assigned to the ROTC unit at Ga. Tech for graduate studies earning Bachelor of Civil Engineering (class of 1970) and Master of Science (class of 1971) degrees. Upon completion of studies I was assigned to 20th Naval Construction Regiment, Gulfport, MS as Plans and Training officer. In April 1971, I received a medical discharge from the Navy due to chronic arthritis. Upon discharge from the Navy I embarked on a 15-year career working for several consulting firms specializing in soil and foundation engineering. During that time, I developed an interest in computer software to solve engineering problems and improved my skills in computer graphics. I created a software development firm specializing in rendering graphical solutions to various applications that I pursued until retirement in 2003. I married my wife Terri in 1985. She was a career physical therapist and a former AllAmerican swimmer at the University of Oregon. Trying to balance work and play, we both became pretty good golfers. For a couple of years I maintained a zero handicap. Terri was always there to relieve my aches and pains. Our fondest memories center around visits to Annapolis and visiting classmates at reunions and other events. My most memorable USNA experiences centered around pole vaulting for the track team where I earned 5 letters, two stars and one Heptagonal Games championship (1965). The latter earned me a place in the NAAA Athletic Hall of Fame spring of youngster year. For me, USNA was an acquired love. I was encouraged to attend by my parents, but after the first two years, I was there on my own volition.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Richard B. Hudson Service History: USMC

1961-1963 Enlisted man (LCpl) 1963-1967 Midshipman USNA 1967-1987 2ndLt – LtCol USMC

Principal Occupation: 1988 Univ. of San Diego Law School, Magna Cum Laude Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: June 10, 1967 – married Jessie Bell. 3 children, 8 grandchildren Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: March out to stadium for home football games. Humorous Memories of USNA: Closing windows as a plebe on 6-4 from the outside! Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” As an enlisted Marine I wanted to apply for a commissioning program. Applied for USNA just for the experience before applying for other programs. I was thrilled to have been selected for NAPS, very unexpected. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I wish we had received more counselling about selecting a major. My strong point was bull, not steam, academics were a challenge. Overall, a very positive experience, especially interaction with company mates. Had a very rewarding career as a Marine Officer, only because of USNA. Summary bio for Rick Hudson Rick Hudson came to the Academy as a Marine. While at Navy, Rick committed his life to Jesus Christ. Following Basic School at Quantico and Armor Officer Basic at Ft. Knox, he did a tour in RVN as an infantry platoon leader and tank company XO. In 1969, Rick became the first Marine assigned as an instructor at the Army Armor School at Ft. Knox. Next was a tour as Series Commander, Company Commander and OpsO in Recruit Training at San Diego. Captain Hudson then served on Okinawa, as a Tank Company Commander and Logistics Officer. Then came Quantico, as Platoon Commander and Company Commander in OCS and a student at Amphibious Warfare School, graduating with honors. Next assignment was the Tank Battalion at Camp Pendleton as Logistic Officer and Company Commander. Major Hudson next served as Executive Officer of the Marine Barracks in Puerto Rico. In 1982, the family returned to Pendleton and the Tank Battalion, this time as CO of the TOW Missile Company and as Battalion XO. The final tour for LtCol Hudson was at Headquarters, FMFPac in Hawaii.

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28th Company Thomas R. Jones Service History 1961-1963 Marion Military Institute, Marion, Al 1963-1987 USNA 1967 Summer Detail 1967-1969 Naval Flight Training (VT1, Saufley. VTÂˇ7 Meridian, VT-24, Beeville) 1969 Naval Aviator Wings (1300) 1969-1971 Assigned VF 101, Oceana, VA, VF 103 Oceana on USS Saratoga (CV -60) flying F-4J (Back to Back Med Cruises), Virginia Beach, VA 1971-1972 Assigned Naval Air Training Command (Advanced Training) as Instructor VT-22 flying TA-4J, TRAWING 3 Staff (Fighter Tactics), Kingsville, TX 1972-1975 Chief of Naval Air Training. Flag to CNATRA. RADM James Ferris and Wes McDonald (later 4-Star) 1975 Transferred to Naval Air Reserve (1315) 1975-1997 202, NAS Dallas (F-4B/S), C.O. TRAWING 3 0270 (TA-4J), NR CVN LINCOLN DET 0172 (PRE COM CREW, Staten Island, NY/Hampton Roads, VA, Ship's Company), Various Staff Billets, and Blue and Gold Officer 01 Jul1997 Retired USNR (1315) Principal Occupation (Civilian/Gov't) 1975-1977 Petroleum Engineer, Offshore Operations, Corpus Christi Oil Gas, CC, 1977-1979 Braniff Airlines Pilot and Chief Flight Engineer for Braniff Educational Systems, Dallas, TX 1979-1981 Ling. Tempco, Vought Advanced Training System Design Engineer, Los Angeles, CA. (Palos Verdes, CA) 1981-1981 Instructor, Flight Engineer for Burnside-Ott Aviation Training School 1. WHY/EXPECT WHAT/ Simply, really. A 7th grade paper on submarines changed and directed the rest of my life. My Father, a MM2 on submarines in WWII, peaked an interest in the subject. Doing research for the paper, I discovered that NOT ONLY could you do something exciting, serve your country, get paid and curiously, you only had to spend twenty years and retire on half pay. That, given our family's difficult financial situation was a little more than intriguing. When I talked with my Mom and Dad, they told me about all of our family that served and how they all learned a skill and did something great for the country. Dad suggested that I try to be an officer, but that it required, GREAT GRADES, high character and VERY HARD WORK. He said the best academic school in the military was USNA. I started right then to prepare for a life committed to being the best Naval Officer possible. I entered USNA intending to stay long term. 2. EXPECTATIONS SATISFIED? USNA, MET AND EXCEEDED ALL MY EXPECTATIONS. I will forever be indebted to the institution and to parents for helping make this life possible. It challenges you, educated you, makes you think, rewards and punishes you. It prepares you for MILITARY LIFE. SURPRISE, was finding all the different opportunities available. Flying had not been much of a thought, but, obviously, became my life. The one place I did have trouble, was right after graduation. Militarily, I knew what to expect, but the civilian side was more difficult. After a couple of years. All was OK. The military, not USNA, DID DISAPPOINT ON OCCASION. So, I choose the Naval Reserve route. Summary Write up for TR Jones My first assignment was flying F-4J's off USS Saratoga (CV-60), out of NAS Oceana, VA for two years (1969-1971) in the Med. From there the Naval Air Training Command in Kingsville and Corpus Christi, TX became my home as an Advanced TA-4J instructor for VT-22, then moved to TRAWING 3 Tactics Officer and finally a Flag LT (Aide) to two CNATRA Chiefs, RADM James Ferris and RADM Wes McDonald (later, 4 star). I joined the Naval Air Reserves in 1975 flying the F-4B/S out of NAS Dallas, in VF- 202. Then my assignment, C.O. TRAWING THREE, DET 270, NAS Kingsville, TX, flying TA-4J's, followed by C.O. CVN-72 ABRAHAM LINCOLN DET 0102 (Pre Comm Crew), Staten Island, NY and Hampton Roads, VA. After numerous Staff Positions and Blue and Gold operations, retired on 01 July 1997 as an 0-6.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary My best memories of USNA were my roommates, teammates, classmates, coaches, instructors, and Gen (Major) Lynch. The "Castlemen" are forever! Of course, Never losing to Army in my individual competition is PRICELESS! Plebe "carryon" was not bad. Thanks, Roger. Funny thing about life, it is "like a box of Chocolates" you never know. Joined civilian world in 1975 as Offshore Petroleum Engineer for Corpus Christi Oil & Gas, but the lure the Airlines found me at Braniff. Consultant to LTV Aerospace, and then to People Express Airlines, which eventually transitioned to Continental, flying basically B727 and B737 until retiring in 2004 at age 60 for a life of leisure, travel, gal, family and fun. At 50, golf found my status of Amateur change to Professional. A win in my First European Sr. Tour event solidified pro golf until the present. 'Those Guys are Good", does not apply to me, so golf is starting to slow, somewhat. Crewing on sailboats, photographic safaris to Africa, heading to the beach, driving my vettes, spending time with grandkids, all is fair game. I am very thankful for all that I have. USNA played a huge role! After my wife, Doris, and I divorced in 1978, I married Cheryl McNeil from Dallas. Our Daughter Lori Tibbetts gave us three grandchildren, Cassie '05 and twin boys, Kyle and Jacoby '08. She graduated from Rensselaer Poly in Computer Science and works for Oracle in Boston, MA. In 1991 Cheryl and I divorced and I transferred to Houston. The Woodlands, TX is my home. For now, I am just having fun while patiently waiting.

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28th Company Lawrence S. Julihn Service History Jun 63 – Jun 67: Aug 64: Aug 67 – Jul 68: Aug 68 – Feb 69: Mar 69 – Dec 70:

USNA (28th Company) U.S. Army Airborne School, Ft. Benning, GA (Qualified for Army Airborne wings) Fulbright Scholarship, University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Submarine School, New London, CT USS Sabalo (SS-302), home-ported in San Diego, CA (1970: Qualified as Submarine Warfare Officer) Staff, NATO Commander, Iberian-Atlantic

Jan 71 – Apr 73: Area, Lisbon, Portugal May 73 – Aug 74: Navigator, USS Conyngham (DDG-17), home-ported in Norfolk, VA (1974: Qualified as Surface Warfare Officer) Sep 74 – May 75: Department Head Course, Surface Warfare Officers School, Newport, RI Jun 75 – Jul 77: Operations Officer, USS John King (DDG-3), home-ported in Norfolk, VA Sep – Dec 77: Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA Jan 78 – Jan 79: Command and Staff Course, Brazilian Naval War College, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jan 79 – Mar 80: Staff, Commander of Naval Operations, Brazilian Navy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Apr-Jun 80 Prospective Executive Officer course, Surface Warfare Officers School Jun 80 – Jan 82: Executive Officer, USS Lang (FF-1060), home-ported in San Diego, CA Jan 82 – May 84: Operations Officer, Staff, Commander U.S. Naval Forces, South Atlantic, Home-ported in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico Jun –Aug 84: Prospective Commanding Officer course, Surface Warfare Officers School Sep–Nov 84: Senior Officer Ships Material Readiness Course, Idaho Falls, ID Nov 84 – Feb 87: Commanding Officer, USS Paul (FF-1080), home-ported in Mayport, FL Mar 87 – Sep 89: Operations Officer, Staff, Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet embarked in USS Belknap (CG-26), home-ported in Gaeta, Italy Oct 89 – Jun 93: Staff, Office of European and NATO Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC Jun 93: Retired from active duty with the rank of Captain Principal Occupation I joined Samuels International Associates, Inc., a Washington-based international consulting firm, in 1993 and have provided government relations and business consulting services to foreign and U.S. clients for the last 20 years. A principal client has been the Portuguese-speaking country of Angola and travel to Africa has been a regular part of the work. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Obliged to select a foreign language Plebe year, my decision to study Portuguese led to totally unexpected career benefits and enjoyment – a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Brazil; tours at the NATO Iberian –Atlantic Area HQ in Lisbon, Portugal; the Staff of the U.S. South Atlantic Command (planning UNITAS exercises around South America); the Brazilian Naval War College and the Staff of the Brazilian Commander of Naval Operations; the European and NATO Policy Directorate on the Staff of the Secretary of Defense; and long-term post-Navy consulting work with the Portuguesespeaking country of Angola. Although initially more focused on the sale of combat aircraft to Spain and Portugal while on the Staff of the Secretary of Defense, I also served as the senior DOD representative on an inter-agency fact-finding mission to war-ravaged Sarajevo in 1993 and was virtually the only Navy uniform sent to inspect NATO tanks and artillery being destroyed under the Conventional Forces in Europe-CFR agreement with the Former Soviet Union. Made a presentation (in Portuguese) on “Legislative Oversight by the U.S. Congress” to the Angolan National Assembly (Parliament). Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren I met my wife Karen at a local community theater in 1994. She had two young children that we introduced to sailing and skiing. When we married, I felt blessed to become a stepfather. Daughter Meagan graduated from Virginia Tech and married a German engineer living in the U.S. Our granddaughter, Emma, was born in 2012. Meagan is the vice president of a large catering company. Kellen graduated from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA with a computer degree. He is a programmer with Alion Science & Technology and plans serious summer rock-climbing adventures. Karen left teaching several years ago and returned to an early interest in painting and promoting the arts. She is Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary now a fulltime artist … and wonderful grandmother. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Still commuting by rail to Washington, DC from Fredericksburg, VA, my wife and I are planning for retirement. Details remain to be determined. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Plebe year (1963) and the Brigade spirit during football season. The Army-Navy game in Philadelphia and screaming in the final minutes as one of more than 100,000 fans. Praying for victory, but thinking of possible “carry-on” until Christmas leave. • Learning of President Kennedy’s November 1963 assassination on Stribling Walk returning from class on a sunny November afternoon bathed in autumn colors. Sharing the ensuing grief with the entire country. • Pep rallies on Tecumseh Court and Uncle Charlie, the “Supe”, exhorting the Brigade, “You can do anything you want to do – and don’t you forget it.” • Visiting the Pennsylvania home of roommate Tom Weiss and being introduced to scrapple and his mother’s apple pan dowdy and shoo-fly pie. • 3/C cruise to Europe aboard USS Essex (CVS-9) with classmates sleeping in bunks stacked 4-high. I had a unique opportunity to visit our Julihn cousins in Sweden. • Surviving Army Airborne School in Ft. Benning, GA with roommate Tom Weiss after 3/C summer cruise and amphibious training. Then together visiting the World’s Fair in New York. • Class A and long restriction the fall of Youngster year. • Home in San Diego on 2/C Summer leave after aviation training and driving into Mexico on a surfing trip with roommate Frank Pinegar. • Together with Tom Weiss, supporting our 3rd roommate Frank Pinegar during his successful 2/C year pursuit of a Brigade Boxing Championship. • 1/C cruise in the Mediterranean - aboard three destroyers – and the excitement of transiting the Suez Canal and making port visits in Gibraltar, Athens, Naples and Valencia. • Catching USAF military flights to visit Rio de Janeiro during summer leave after 1/C cruise. • The agony and ecstasy of playing varsity 150 lb. football – and making weekly weigh-ins. • Driving to Montreal with roommate Tom Weiss in his newly acquired Corvette during spring leave 1/C year to visit Expo 67. • The unexpected satisfaction (that has continued through life) of choosing to study Portuguese – and later escorting the real “Girl from Ipanema” during her visit to the Academy. • Being selected 1/C year to receive a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Brazil after graduation. Humorous Memories of USNA: • Attempting to polish Tecumseh’s nose with “Brasso” on a midnight excursion during Plebe Summer. • Seeing my roommate return to the pier in a donkey cart the morning after liberty in Palma de Mallorca • Chanting “Here comes the Pope” and carrying on our shoulders a company mate dressed as the Pope during preNotre Dame game pep rallies. This was usually followed by the “pope” at the microphone intoning non sequitur Latin phrases ending with “Beat Notre Dame”. • Observing the creative antics of classmate, friend (and company mate) Bob Nosco, the creator of the logo for Plebe Summer’s “General’s Scotts Gamblers Guard”, inventor of the “World Controller” and known for skulking the battlements of Bancroft Hall as a masked figure during pep rallies. • Wearing a pair of shoes “past their prime” to evening meal formation and being surprised by the Duty Officer, our own Company Officer, Major Jarvis Lynch, who drew his sword from its scabbard and inserted the point into a hole in the side of my shoe. • Sprinting back to Bancroft Hall for formation or at the end of liberty from “The Castle”, our rented house in town just outside Gate Zero. Awards Received Fulbright Scholarship to study at the University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” I come from a line of family military service members. My father was a 1937 graduate of the Naval Academy and made 13 war patrols as a submariner in the WWII Pacific Theater. My maternal grandfather was a career cavalry officer and my uncle graduated from West Point in 1939 and was a career officer in the Air Force. I had long considered the Naval Academy, but also had spent formative years in New Mexico integrated into the western culture – livestock raising, horse 182

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28th Company shows, rodeos, etc. Additionally, I did not have a competitive high school academic record. After spending a year at San Diego State where I enjoyed studies and made good grades, I obtained a Vice Presidential appointment to the Naval Academy. Initially, I wanted to experience the Academy mystique and tradition that my father treasured -- and get a good education. The concept of “service” emerged over the 4 years in Annapolis. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My expectations were more than met by attending the Academy. I felt that way when I graduated and that conviction has grown stronger over the years. Few if any colleges outside the service academies provide the close friendships and bonds among classmates and alumni created by shared Annapolis experiences and service connections during military careers. Additionally, the preparation for the challenges of naval service cannot be equaled. Summary Biography for Larry Julihn Arriving at the Naval Academy in 1963, the son of a 1937 USNA graduate and with a year of college at San Diego State behind me, I was excited by Plebe Summer activities. I could not begin to imagine the adventures and friendships that would form my Academy and career experiences. Once in the fleet, I served in diesel submarines, guide missile destroyers, ASW frigates and on afloat staffs. Overseas, I lived in Brazil, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Italy. Commanding an ASW frigate and its dedicated crew was an honor that will always be a high point of my career. Choosing to study Portuguese Plebe year led to totally unexpected lifelong enjoyment – a Fulbright Scholarship in Brazil; tours with the NATO command in Lisbon, Portugal; the U.S. South Atlantic Command; the Brazilian Naval War College and the Staff of the Brazilian CNO; and the European Policy Directorate on the Staff of the Secretary of Defense. Finally, it led to post-Navy consulting work with the Portuguese-speaking country of Angola. I retired at the Pentagon in 1993 and met my wife Karen in 1994 at a local community theater. She had two wonderful young children that we introduced to sailing and skiing. When we married, I felt blessed to become a stepfather. Daughter Meagan graduated from Virginia Tech and married a German engineer living in the U.S. Our granddaughter, Emma, was born in 2012. Meagan is vice president of a large catering company. Kellen graduated from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA with a computer degree. He is a programmer with Alion Science & Technology and plans serious summer rock-climbing adventures. Karen left teaching several years ago and returned to an early interest in painting and promoting the arts. She is now a fulltime artist … and wonderful grandmother.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Alan A. Kettner

Alan was killed by rifle fire while on patrol in Vietnam on April 13, 1968. He was serving with the United States Marine Corps in its infantry division near Thua Thein Province, near Hue, South Vietnam. According to the letter of condolence from Captain W.T. Sweeney to Alan’s mother, Edna Kettner:

“Alan’s platoon was assigned to participate in a search and clear operation in the village of Thon An Lua, Vietnam. As the platoon approached the village, they came under intense enemy machine gun and small arms fire. They immediately formed a defense position and returned fire. While directing his men, Alan was mortally wounded by the enemy gunfire. Alan was one of the finest officers I have ever known. His leadership, uprightness and devotion to duty won for him the respect of all who knew him. “ Alan Arthur Kettner was born August 22, 1943 to Arthur and Edna Kettner, in Springfield, Minn., and had two sisters, Marlys (Bernard) Berberich, and Mavis (Peter) Pint. Alan has nine nephews and nieces. In 1992, Lori (Berberich) and Joe Schumann named their son, Alan Joseph, in honor of Uncle Alan. Alan was the first man from Springfield to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was a member of the cross-country team and of Operation Information as a Midshipman. Prior to his appointment to the Naval Academy, he attended Macalester College for two years. He was a 1961 graduate of Springfield High School. He was president of his senior high school class and was the school’s representative to the Model United Nations Assembly in Winnipeg, Canada. Following graduation from the Naval Academy, Alan completed basic training at Marine Corps Officers Training School, Quantico, Va., and was assigned to Company B, First Battalion, 27th Marines, First Division. He had been in Vietnam less than two months when he was killed in action.

In May 1968, the Springfield Rotary Club established a fund as a memorial to Alan. An scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving male student in the senior class of Springfield Public School. Before leaving for Vietnam, Alan wrote a letter to his mother, sisters, and brothers-in-law, to be opened in the event of his death. Following are excerpts from that letter:

Dear Mom and family, It seems a little strange to sit down this morning and write this letter and at first impression it may seem strange to you, too, to know I did it. For the past four and a half years I have lived the life of a military man and have learned that an intelligent and efficient officer is in control of his emotions at all times. Therefore, you must know I write this with a clear mind and have thought out the contents beforehand. First of all, let me restate my willingness to serve in Vietnam. It is only another step in doing what I believe I owe to God and my country. As you raised me you taught me what is right and wrong, that no one owed me anything, but that I had been given the opportunity to better myself. You took me to church and I learned about God. All this has influenced by thoughts and ideas. I see an attack on the people of another land…both their bodies and their minds…and it disturbs me. I believe they should be allowed to live in peace. This is something the Viet Cong, the North Vietnamese Army and numer184

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28th Company ous other groups of people will never let others do. I believe my way of serving must be in the Marine Corps. Here I can actually carry out my beliefs by fighting for my country. All this reminds me of the words of Thomas Jefferson written inside his memorial in D. C. “I have sworn before the altar of God eternal hostility toward every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” To all of you I say this. Do not let feelings of sadness linger. Rather, think of my willingness to serve. It is my hope that what I have done with my life has made life better for others. Your son and brother, Alan Submitted by: Jennifer Pint, Niece of Alan Kettner, Daughter of Alan’s sister, Mavis Pint Thoughts on an uncle I never knew, yet know so well By Jennifer Pint I was but 19 months old when Uncle Alan left for Vietnam, so I have no personal memories of him. However, through my mother, grandmother, and more recently, many of Alan’s classmates, I feel like I have come to know the extraordinary man who was my uncle. His loss is still felt among my siblings and cousins, as we wonder what kind of man Alan could have and would have become, who he may have married, and the cousins we should have had. What we do not have to wonder about is the incredible impact he made on the lives of those who knew him in his short 24 years, particularly hearing the testimonies and stories of many Naval Academy classmates in recent years.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Robin C. Larson Service History 1963 – 67: USNA (19th/28thth Company) 1967 – 68: Naval Aviation Training Command, Various locations, received wings 12/1968 1969-70: orders to VAL-4 canx, plowed back to VT-31 as Flight Instructor Pilot 1970-72: VP-8, NATC Patuxent River, MD/NAS Brunswick, ME, P-3 Pilot, w/Deployments to Atlantic/N. Atlantic & Mediterranean sites 1972-75: VP-30, NATC Patuxent River, MD/NAS Jacksonville, FL, P-3 Pilot, Flight Instructor. Ass’t Operations Officer 1976-77: ComIcelandASWGroup/ComIcelendDefenseForce (NATO), Keflavik, Iceland, Aide & Flag Lt 1978-79: NavalWarCollege, Newport, RI, Distinguished Graduate 1980-81: VP-1, NAS Barber’s Pt, HI, P-3 Pilot/MsnCommander, Maintenance Officer w/Deployments to Western Pacific & Indian Ocean sites 1981-82: Seventh Flt Staff, Air ASW Officer, embarked aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC-10), homeported in Yokosuka, Japan 1983-85: VP-26, NAS Brunswick, ME, Executive Officer/Commanding Officer, w/Deployments to Atlantic and cross-deck to Western Pacific sites 1986-88: Major Staff’s Placement Officer, BUPERS, Washington, DC 1987 Selected for Promotion to Captain, 1988: Retired from Active Duty as CDR

Principal Occupation 1989-2005: Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME, Director Engineering Planning & Control, Sr. Mgr, International Business Development & Marketing, building Arleigh Burke DDGs & Ovhl FFGs 2006-present: Deknatel Snowden Pencer/Genzyme Corporation (BioTechnology)/Sanofi Corp (BioPharmaceutical), Vice President International Biosurgery, Regional Liaison Japan-Pacific Region. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Graduated USNA at 20 yrs. old as youngest member of the Class of 1967; earning my Navy Wings; hitting the ‘boat’ the first time; With my travels globally in the Navy and in business following USN retirement, have been to all 6 continents, and including Greenland, some great spots and some real “armpits” (as have we all). Am a ‘Million Miler’ on both American and United Airlines (though truth be told, I’d rather be ‘driving ‘em’ than riding in them). As the Flag Lt in Iceland, interestingly got to host (and be hosted by) numerous dignitaries and Senior NATO military officers; being told by the Commanding General at Charleston AFB ‘Ain’t no Lockheed ‘TriMotors’ taking off from my base’, after losing an engine and diverting there coming back from a special mission just 2 days before a 7 month deployment; being the SRO at SERE, etc., etc. Many other stories in the memory bank. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren BJ (Barbara Jo) and I were married in 1970, 45 yrs. ago and still going strong. BJ has a Master’s degree and just retired as a lifelong Elementary School Teacher. We have 2 daughters and a son. Inga is an accomplished artist with a Master’s in Elementary Art and two lovely daughters of her own. Nissa, after being a 3-year, 1st Team All-State Soccer defender in HS, and a starter in college as a Freshman, wrecked her knee twice and is now a great Mom with a son and daughter . (We relocated to NH specifically to be close to them.) Son Cameron, after being recruited to play soccer & basketball in college, somehow got into acting (at graduation I told him ‘this is not the occupation I would have chosen for you, but I hope all your wildest dreams come true’) is Director of Production for Hallmark Channels in LA/Hollywood. All three attended Hamilton College in upstate NY. After 24-25 moves, we are done and are settled in NH for the duration (and enjoying it, by the way). How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I am not yet retired…still working and enjoying it (except perhaps the daily drive to Cambridge (when I’m not traveling in Asia)….though the international travel is essentially exhausting at this point. Wife is retired, and I admit I envy her at times. Love to play golf (though I’m awful since I don’t play enough, but love the game.) Start every workday at the Gym, weekends with BJ walking the dog (we’ve had Samoyeds for over 43 years), and with Grandkids (they’re the greatest!!). Love good Pinot Noir…have about 300 bottles downstairs….’Life really is too short to drink bad wine’. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Plebe year (63) - biggest shock….having to send our ‘civvies’ home after 2 days into Plebe Summer; watching Roger Staubach have the most phenomenal and magical year I’ve ever seen in college football; sadly having to pass the word 186

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28th Company as Mate of the Deck, 4th Deck, 6th wing on 22 Nov ’63; getting ‘smacked’ in the eye by Tom Weiss from a 1st class directed prank…,.then getting to ‘Free Shot’ that same ‘Firstie” the next night; holystoning the deck of USS Little Rock (CLG-4) on Youngster Cruise; weekends at the ‘Castle’ and Chris’s Sub Base; marching in Pres. Kennedy’s funeral; ice cream for breakfast, and the excitement of breakfast at the Mess Hall the morning of departing on buses for the ArmyNavy game, gleefully leaping from the tower into the pool plebe year at the “gentle” (not) urging of Heinz Lenz; hitting the beach at Little Creek on 2nd Class cruise; scrounging to get a set of shore ‘pigtails’ made for USS Belknap, as the ‘Acting’ Electrical Branch Head during First Class cruise, and, of course, Graduation…., (I still couldn’t legally drink… what a bummer at the time!); and many, many more. Humorous Memories of USNA: Many to list, some directly above. Awards Received Academic Achievement: Graduate study at George Mason Univ., relocated a few credits short of MA in Mktg. Service Awards Designated Naval Aviator; MSM, NCM (2), NAM, JSCM, et al. Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” My father was a 36 year Navy pilot and retired as a Captain. I had grown up moving regularly and getting used to different schools and environments. I was a 15 yr. old HS Junior when my Dad and I first discussed it, and honestly, it sounded like a fine idea….along with other schools as well (incl West Point). Got accepted at all schools (except, interestingly, VMI) and my Dad advised why not try USNA. I’m glad I did, and I would do it again 101 times out of 100. Plus, I wanted to fly, and I did;….from my Navy Career, I truly miss the flying and the people (but not necessarily the deployments).

Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I have to admit that upon entering, my expectations were rather shallow, mostly because I was young, naïve and simply didn’t know any better. What a surprise! This was arguably the most important, formative and influential 4 years of my life and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. This fantastic ‘journey’ so far outdistanced my initial expectations that it’s hard for me to focus on how empty my initial ones were. I honestly have a difficult time expressing the absolute pride and confidence I feel when I tell anyone I graduated from the US Naval Academy. I enjoyed every experience I had at USNA and during my career….and the Academy prepared me, and us, really well. Summary write up for Robin Larson Following graduation reported to Pensacola and received my wings in Dec 68. Active duty assignments as follows: 196970: orders to VAL-4 canx, plowed back to VT-31 as Flight Instructor Pilot; 1970-72: VP-8, NATC Patuxent River, MD/ NAS Brunswick, ME, P-3 Pilot, w/Deployments to Atlantic/N. Atlantic & Mediterranean sites; 1972-75: VP-30, NATC Patuxent River, MD/NAS Jacksonville, FL, P-3 Pilot, Flight Instructor. Assistant Operations Officer; 1976-77: ComIcelandASWGroup/ ComIcelendDefenseForce (NATO), Keflavik, Iceland, Aide & Flag Lt; 1978-79: NavalWarCollege, Newport, RI, Distinguished Graduate; 1980-81: VP-1, NAS Barber’s Pt, HI, P-3 Pilot, Maintenance Officer w/Deployments to Western Pacific & Indian Ocean sites; 1981-82: Seventh Flt Staff, Air ASW Officer, embarked aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC10), home ported in Yokosuka, Japan; 1983-85: VP-26, NAS Brunswick, ME, Executive Officer/Commanding Officer, w/ Deployments to Atlantic and cross-deck to Western Pacific sites; 1986-88: Major Staff’s Placement Officer, BUPERS, Washington, DC; 1988: Retired from Active Duty as CDR. Civilian assignments as follows: 1989-2005: Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME, Director Engineering Planning & Control, Sr. Mgr, International Business Development & Marketing, building Arleigh Burke DDGs & Ovhl FFGs; 2006-present: Deknatel Snowden Pencer/Genzyme Corporation (BioTechnology)/Sanofi Corp (BioPharmaceutical), Vice President International Biosurgery, Regional Liaison Japan-Pacific Region. Barbara Jo and I were married in 1970, .She has a Master’s degree and was a lifelong Elementary School Teacher. We have two daughters, Inga and Nissa and a son, Cameron. Inga is an accomplished artist with a Master’s in Elementary Art with two lovely daughters. Nissa, a great Mom with a son and daughter. Son Cameron, recruited to play soccer & basketball in college, somehow got into acting and is now Director of Production for Hallmark Channels in Hollywood. After 25 moves, we are done and are settled in NH for the duration

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Robert G. Nosco Service History: Date Assignment Location 1963 - 1967 USNA (28th Company), Midshipman/Student Annapolis, MD 1967 - 1969 Flight School (NATC) – Student/Jet Pipeline Pensacola, Etc 1969 Received Aviator (Pilot) Wings NAS Beeville, TX 1969 Replacement Pilot Training, VA-44, Student NAS Cecil Field, FL 1969 - 1971 VA-94/CVA-31, Combat Ops (Tonkin Gulf) NAS Lemoore, CA 1971 - 1973 VA-127, Flight Instructor NAS Lemoore, CA 1973 - 1975 VA-55/CVA-19, Safety/Training/Operations NAS Lemoore, CA 1977 - 1978 Naval PG School, Aeronautical Engr, Student Monterey, CA 1979 - 1982 NASA Dryden High-Speed Flight Research Center Edwards AFB, CA 1982 - 1985 COMNAVAIRPAC, Attack Class Desk NAS North Island, CA 1985 - 1989 COMNAVSPACECOM, Plans – Special Projects NSWC Dahlgren, VA 1989 - 1993 SPAWAR-46 (Naval Space Technology Program) Naval Research Lab, VA 1993 Retired from the USN (Commander – 0-5) Anacostia, VA Principal Occupation: Following my retirement from the Navy in September 1993, I was hired by TICOM, Inc., a small engineering firm based in Austin TX that provides systems engineering and integration support to the Department of Defense. I remained in the Washington D.C. Area (commuting from my home in Fredericksburg, VA) until the fall of 2015, when Linda and I relocated to our future retirement home in Seneca SC. I still work for TICOM and have had the privilege over the past 23 years to help develop, design, improve, install and certify Theater Missile Warning (TMW) and Theater Missile Defense (TMD) systems for U.S. Forces, Allies and Partners around the Globe. I am currently working part time, commuting to Washington DC for two weeks a month, and serving as TICOM Vice President (Washington Operations). Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • During a bombing run in Laos, my flight lead called on the radio “break right, they’re shooting at you”. I remember thinking during the subsequent maneuver, “I didn’t know the A4 Skyhawk could turn so fast”. Guess I’d never pulled on the stick that hard before. • While assigned as an Instructor pilot (VA-127), I was selected to assist the first POW to return to flight status (CDR Brian Woods) with a tailored training syllabus. Guess they knew I was not a “screamer” instructor; great honor to work with the prospective XO of VA-192. • Assignment to the NASA Dryden FRC was the opportunity of a lifetime. While at NPGS, I was selected for Aeronautical Engineering Duty Office (AEDO). Although I was not a Naval Test Pilot School (NTPS) graduate, it provided me with the opportunity to fly with “Right Stuff” pilots and work with some of the best aeronautical engineers in the world, who were exploring cutting edge aero-engineering concepts. I also worked on the Recovery Operations Team for the first three flights of the Space Shuttle that landed on the Dry Lakebed at Edwards. A number of our “Astronaut” classmates came through Dryden while I was there. • Working as the COMNAVAIRPAC Attack Class Desk, I was responsible for the “Fleet Introduction of the F/A-18”; another great opportunity. I had plenty of “help” from my immediate boss, CAPT Ernie Lewis, and his Boss, RDML John Kirkpatrick. Both had been former Attack Class Desks at CNAP and knew how to do my job better than I did. I learned a lot from both of them. • In 1985, I began my new Navy career as a “Space Cadet”. I worked for RDML Dick Truly and RDML Dave Frost at NAVSPACECOM, as well as RADM Tom Betterton at SPAWAR. All three were inspirational leaders and it provided me the experience and opportunity to continue serving in my present job after retirement. During my last two tours, I had the opportunity to lead the acquisition of a multi-Billion dollar space-based surveillance capability. That experience prepared me for my current role in TMW/TMD where I support USSTRATCOM, Missile Defense Agency and the Intelligence Community. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren My wife, Linda, and I met through mutual friends, while I was stationed in San Diego (1984). After our first “Blind” Date, I 188

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28th Company knew she was the one. We were married a year later onboard the Queen Mary, in Long Beach CA (1985). For our honey-moon, we camped at all the national parks in the western US for two weeks, as we moved across the country to Dahlgren VA. Originally from Dubuque IA, Linda was a Cardiac-Care RN who worked in the ICU at Coronado Hospital, as well as a Flight Nurse in the Air Force Reserve Air Evacuation Squadron (AES) at Norton AFB. Although Linda had no children, she has become a wonderful “mother” to my three kids. Todd is the sales manager at a steel fabrication firm in Meridian MS; he has two boys who are married. Tracy lives in Crested Butte CO; she has a boy and two girls. Tara also lives in Meridian MS; she has two boys and a girl. The kids and grandkids have enjoyed our retirement home on Lake Keowee and have no problem with running the gas out of the Tritoon and SeaDoo’s, fishing, wake-boarding, or playing “cut-throat” card and board games during the evening. Life couldn’t be better. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Retirement is still an illusion for me. My Boss would like me to work full time and my wife wants me to retire. Currently, I’m working half time which is my way of compromise. The problem is that I really like my job and the other people on our Team that are working hard to protect the nation. If the work location was closer, I’d work for “free”; it would be my volunteer option instead of Habitat for Humanity. I do, however, recognize that I’m slowing down and will probably retire in 2017. Lake House will be open for visitors full time. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Being a member of the Castle, and the great group of friends that shared weekends together. • Restricting the entire Second Class summer was a small price to pay for replacing CNATRA’s Flag in Pensacola with a Gold Slip with the letters “USNA-67” and three “Stars” stitched to it. I can still remember LT Chuck Forsman saying: “Men this is NOT McHales Navy” as he had us all standing at attention in Jacksonville FL attempting to find the perpetrators (we confessed so the rest of the guys could go on fourth of July weekend). The slip was returned during the first assembly of Second Class year and I still have it in my original “Cruise Box” in the garage. • Witnessing the leadership style of Major Jarvis Lynch as our Company Officer. He and my first Squadron XO (CDR Bo Browning) are the two best natural born leaders that I’ve ever known. • Surviving “Matt the Hat” Breen as Fourth Battalion Officer, while rooming with “Boats” Williams. I learned a number of colorful expressions from Mike, like “I’ll tear off your head and shit in your chest cavity”. I guess being a Bos’n Mate on a DD in the North Atlantic prior to reporting to Annapolis has some advantages. • Living on the Fourth deck also had some advantages; amazed no one ever fell from the gutter to the courtyard below; some close calls though. • Responding to a “stampede” of footsteps in the Rotunda as MOOW just before Army-Navy game to find the A-4 had been moved from the Field House onto the front steps of Bancroft Hall. I had to re-write my entry in the Log. “Recovery Complete – one A-4” didn’t pass with the OOW’s review. Humorous Memories of USNA: • During a Plebe Year Evening Meal, the First Class at the table sent me on a suicide mission to another Firstie’s table to give him a “Wildman” with a handful Worstershire Sauce. Upon returning I was asked “did you do that”, to which I proudly stated with emphasis “Yes Sir”. I was immediately attacked with vigor (Clamp on, etc). Bewildered in my “Braced Up” state it soon became apparent there was a mis-communication. It was Ice Cream Sundae night, but here were two bowls of Whipped Cream on the table (nice, but abnormal). Someone had replaced the First Class whipped cream bowl with a bowl of Shaving Crème. One of the Firstie’s thought something looked funny and was examining his sundae, the second one had already taken a bite and discovered the problem, but Bob “the Missing Link” Easton had already finished all of his sundae. Once I found out what had transpired, I broke out laughing (didn’t help). Finally the Second Class at the table confessed to making the swap and the Plebes were given “carry on” for the rest of the meal. The Second Class received punishment back in the Company area. • Reading the letter from the Commandant to my parents in Aug 1967, stating that their son was “approaching a critical disciplinary milestone”. OK, so I finished First Class year with 145/150 demerits and restricted June Week with Don Hefkin for getting caught over the wall on a Saturday night. I was already a commissioned Ensign, when they received the letter. Bureaucratic process always continues on its own pace without exceptions. Awards Received Academic Achievement: BS - Naval Science (USNA), Naval Safety Officer School (NPGS), MS – Aeronautical Engineering (NPGS). Athletic: While at NPGS, ran the “Bay to Breakers” race in San Francisco. Service Awards: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal – four awards, Navy Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal (2), Defense Service Medal, Viet Nam Service Medal (2 Bronze stars), Viet Nam Campaign Medal. Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending?” During my early years outside Rochester, NY, I listened intently to friends and shipmates of my parents, who had served together during WW-II. My dad had been a Navy Pilot (flying the F-4U Corsair) during the war and my mother was a Registered Nurse back home. I guess I always knew that I wanted to be a Navy pilot. I watched Buck Rogers in the 24 th Century, Tom Corbett-Space Cadet and Rocket Rangers on the TV every Saturday morning. I studied hard and participated in sports each semester. When the Mercury astronauts were selected, it was apparent that the Navy-Marine Carrier Pilots had the edge for selection. Upon graduation, I received orders to Naval Flight Training in Pensacola FL. Did the Academy experience satisfy your expectations?

After graduation, I spent the summer at the Academy as a “sailing instructor” until my flight class in Pensacola started in September. Upon receiving my “wings”, I received orders to train in the A-4 Skyhawk. Like my Dad’s aircraft, the “scooter” was a single-seat, fighter-bomber and the mainstay of “Light Attack” aviation at the time. Although I did not apply for astronaut selection, when the time came (other distractions in my personal life), I was able to contribute to the Space Program, as an “earth-bound” engineer, while serving at NASA DFRC, NAVSPACECOM and SPAWAR. My last military assignment was focused on improving our capability to warn forward based troops on the threat of inbound Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM’s) and to help our AEGIS Weapons System (AWS) to use that information to engage the SRBM Threat. The success we achieved in operationalizing both capabilities is an accomplishment of which I am extremely proud. My life as a systems engineer, after the Navy (last 23 years), has been focused on the continuing expansion and enhancement to those TMW and TMD capabilities.

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28th Company Franklin A. Pinegar, Jr.

Service History 6/67-8/67 USNA Plebe Boxing Coach Annapolis, MD 9/67-01/69 Student Naval Aviator NATRA, Pen sacola, FL 2/69-3/69 Aviation Recruiter NAVRECRUIT STA, Andrews AFB 3/69-4/ 69 Sere School Little Creek, VA 4/69-5/69 UH-1 Transition Ft. Rucker, AL 5/69-5/7 RVN-HAL 3, Armed Helo Fire Ben Thuy & Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam Team Leader 5/70-11/70 HC-5 Fleet Replacement Pilot NAS Imperial Beach, CA Training 11/70-12/72 HC-7, Combat SAR Gulf of Tonkin NAS Atsugi, Ja pan & NAS Cubi Point, Highly recommended for acceler ated Promotion to LCDR. 1/73-6/73 HS-10 RAG Instructor Pilot NAS Imperial Beach, CA 3/73-6/73 TAD--OINC CNO Special Project NAS Imperial Beach, CA 7/73-6/74 Student Naval Test Pilot School NATC Pax River, MD 7/74-3/75 Service Test Division NATC Pax River, MD Project Test Pilot 4/75-1/77 Rotary Wing Directorate, NATC Pax River, MD Chief Test Pilot, Operations, & and Safety Officer 6/77-7/79 HS-7, SH-3H Pilot, Dept. Head NAS JAX, FL USS Saratoga (CV-60) 9/79-10/80 Student Naval War College Newport, RI 10/80 Command Screened-slated as Newport, RI XO/HS-7 NAS JAX 10/80-4/81 BUPERS Arlington, VA Assistant Captain Placement 4/19/81 Died, Natural Causes Alexandria, VA Principal Occupation Died while on active duty Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: During his combat tour in HAL-3, Frank was shot down and crashed into a rice paddy. He and his crew had to take cover under the mud and breathe through reeds until help arrived. They were rescued by USNA classmate, Hal Castle, who expertly balanced his helo on a dike between the rice paddies allowing the men to escape from their hiding place and return to base safely. Frank later had the opportunity to return the favor by rescuing another fellow USNA classmate, Mike Surdyk, when his A-7E Corsair II was hit by a surface-to-air missile near Quang Khe, on the coast of North Vietnam. Overall, Frank flew 493 combat missions in the UH-1B (Huey) as a fire team leader and flew 50 more combat missions in the HH-3A in a SAR/logistics role in the Tonkin Gulf. His squadron saved the lives of 34 downed aviators during his last year in the Gulf alone. Despite his numerous successes in combat, including rescuing the first two air aces of the Vietnam War, the most memorable event of Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s service was the loss of his close friend and USNA classmate, Bart Creed, in Laos. Bart and Frank were both from New York, met and married North Carolina girls, and even honeymooned together in Jamaica. When Bartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A-7 was shot down, Frank was on SAR duty monitoring him on the radio. He maintained radio contact until the enemy arrived and communications were terminated. Although Frank was in his cockpit ready to launch, permission was never granted to rescue Bart due to a territorial dispute between the Navy and Air Force. This was a tragic loss that Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary weighed heavily on Frank’s soul until the end of his own life. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: Frank’s widow, Linda, married Lt Col. Sam Dark, USAF Aviator, (Ret) in 1987. Linda and Sam live in Pinehurst, North Carolina near daughter, Christian Pinegar Oliver, and her two children. Christian is Director of Accommodations for Talamore and Mid-South Golf Resorts—the only female manager in the company. She displays her father’s leadership and organizational skills, as well as his sense of humor in her management style. Her son, Hunter, (20) is a sophomore at N.C. State University pursuing a degree in political science, while his sister, Ashford, (18) plans a career in art and design at the prestigious Pratt Institute in New York. She is already an award-winning artist. How is retired life? NA/Deceased Most vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Frank’s most vivid memories revolved around his practical jokes and other mischief-making with his roommates, Larry Julihn and Tom Weiss; his experiences on summer cruises; and graduation. Another outstanding memory was his winning the Brigade Boxing Championship in the Middleweight Division his 2 nd Class year. Frank’s fondest memory was marrying Linda Ashford in the Academy Chapel after graduation. Humorous Memories of USNA: Frank’s most humorous memory at USNA (that can be repeated) likely also involved his wedding there. During the ceremony in St. Andrews Chapel, his young male cousin yelled out: “It’s not too late, Frank!” just as the vows were about to be spoken. His future mother-in-law nearly fainted! There is wide speculation about why the young man was unable to speak again until much later in the day. The ceremony was completed without further incident. To continue with the wedding humor, Frank’s best man, classmate Pledger Robertson, put a bottle of champagne in Frank’s car for him to share with Linda on their wedding night. Upon arriving at their hotel, Frank retrieved the bottle not realizing that it had been rolling around in the trunk for over an hour. After he and Linda prepared for bed, Frank did his best James Bond impersonation and suavely opened the bottle of champagne to toast his bride. The bottle exploded causing the cork to hit Frank in the face and the champagne to shoot forcefully into his eyes and all over the silk wallpaper in the bridal suite. He stumbled around the room blinded by the alcohol in his eyes tripping over furniture and bumping into walls--more like Inspector Clouseau than James Bond. Like the champagne, the romance of the moment was gone forever, but the marriage survived! Awards Received Academic Achievement (Fulbright, Rhodes, Guggenheim, National Science Foundation, Olmstead, Burke Scholarships or Trident Scholar, Church Scholar, etc. along with highest degree earned and major) BS Naval Engineering

Athletic (All American, Touchdown Club, Blue Gray Game, North-South Game, etc.): Varsity “N” for Boxing. Service/USNA Awards (Congressional Medal of Freedom, Distinguished Graduate, Silver/Bronze Star, etc.) Two Distinguished Flying Crosses, 18 Air Medals, the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat “V”, the Staff Service Medal, First Class, for flying into Cambodia to recover squadron mates KIA, three Vietnamese Air Gallantry Medals with Bronze Wings, along with various unit, campaign, and service medals. Uniform Breast Insignia (Aviator Wings, Surface Warfare Device, Navy Seal Badge, Submariner Dolphins, etc.): Naval Aviator Wings Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) NA Please Answer Two Questions. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Frank’s father was killed in action in WWII onboard the USS Walke (DD-723) a few weeks before Frank was born. Ensign Frank Pinegar, Sr. saved his ship when he shot down a Japanese Kamikaze bomber that attacked the Walke in the Lingayen Gulf during the invasion of Luzon on Jan. 6, 1945. He was mortally wounded by shrapnel in the process. For his valor, he received the Silver Star Medal awarded posthumously. Throughout his life Frank heard family stories of his father’s bravery and composure under fire. Accordingly, Frank set his sights on USNA as the best way to honor his father and to pursue his own career in the Navy. Ironically, his first room assignment in Bancroft Hall as a Plebe was next to a plaque honoring the USS Walke.

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28th Company Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Yes! The Academy experience enhanced Frank’s natural abilities as a leader, critical thinker, and manager. He excelled as a Naval Aviator, in combat, as a test pilot, and in leadership roles in every assignment. He was screened for operational command of HS-7 on his first look for command selection and was promoted posthumously to Commander in recognition of his contributions to his country. Frank was widely respected within the helicopter community and many of his colleagues viewed him as a front-runner to be selected for flag rank. Interestingly, Frank’s philosophy of life as outlined in a paper written shortly before graduation from USNA stated that: “Man can obtain immortality by harnessing the power of his mind in order to contribute to human progress and to make society better overall.” Frank accomplished this goal by developing combat skills that allowed many others to survive the Vietnam conflict and to go on to make their own contributions to society. As a test pilot he advanced the development of safer and more effective rotary wing technology that has benefited Naval Aviation overall. Like his father, Frank set a high bar for future leaders, therefore enriching the fabric of the United States Navy. Summary bio for FRANK PINEGAR Frank entered the Academy after one year at New Mexico Military Institute. Probably best known for his boxing, he won the Brigade Championship in his weight division during second-class year. Two days after graduation he married his wife, Linda, in the Academy Chapel. Initially, Frank was assigned to USNA as plebe boxing coach before heading to flight school in Pensacola. After receiving his wings, he served with HAL-3 flying UH-1 “Huey” combat helicopters in South Vietnam providing support missions for Naval Special Warfare Operations and Mobile Riverine Forces. Frank remained in combat by transitioning to HC-7, flying HH-3s to rescue downed aviators off North Vietnam. On May 10, 1972, he led the rescue operation for Randy Cunningham and Willie Driscoll, the first air aces of the war. Jeffrey Ethell featured his mission in the book “One Day in a Long War”. For his service Frank was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, 18 Air Medals, the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat “V”, the Staff Service Medal, First Class, for flying into Cambodia to recover squadron mates KIA, three Vietnamese Air Gallantry Medals with Bronze Wings, along with various unit, campaign, and service medals.

Frank then completed Navy Test Pilot School, was assigned to the Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Directorate, then reported to HS-7 in Jacksonville completing three cruises on the Saratoga flying the SH-3H. His next assignment was to the Naval War College where he was Command Screened prior to graduation. His next assignment was to BUPERS as Assistant Captain’s Placement Officer, where he received orders to be XO of HC-7. Tragically, on April 18, 1981, Frank died at his home in Alexandria, VA of respiratory failure complicated by allergies acquired in Vietnam. Promoted posthumously to Commander and buried with full honors at Arlington Cemetery, at age 36, he left behind wife, Linda, and 12-year old daughter, Christian.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Barry Pollara Service History 1963 – 67: USNA (28th Company) 1967 – 69: Naval Aviation Training Command, Various locations, received wings 1/1969 1969: VA-42, A6 Replacement Air Group, NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach VA 1969-72: VA-65, NAS Oceana, VA, A-6 Pilot, Deployed on USS Independence 1972-73: Naval Air Rework Facility, Norfolk, VA, A-6 Test Pilot Principal Occupation 1983-present- UBS Financial Services, Executive Director, Branch Office Manager, Wealth Advisor Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events We love to travel to places where we can hike. We’ve hiked in Asia (Himalayas), Europe (Alps, Pyrenees), South America (Andes), and North America (Rockies, Appalachians). I am an oil painter and I use photographs from our travel as subjects for paintings. My art career started during 2 nd class summer, when we had to go to oceanography class and couldn’t sleep after rigatoni beef casserole. I started drawing portraits to stay awake. Classmates commissioned me to draw their girlfriends, which I did for $10, enough to finance a great Friday night date. I still do commissioned portraits, but not for $10. We have also participated in mission trips to India and Japan. My daughter was born in 1983 at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Navy OB/GYN was ahead of its time and it was one of very few hospitals in that day that allowed fathers in the delivery room. Witnessing and participating in her birth is something I will always cherish. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Peggy and I were married in 1973 and have one daughter, Sarah. She is married with two sons, Robert and Carter. They are 6th and 3rd graders at Norfolk Academy. Peggy is an accountant for non-profits. Sarah teaches French at the high school and college level. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I am not yet fully retired and continue to work on a team of Wealth Advisors. I am an elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Norfolk. I serve on the Board of Directors of WHRO Public Media (Immediate Past Chairman) and The Virginia Stage Company (Past President). I also serve on the board of the Greater Norfolk Corporation, The Downtown Norfolk Council, and The World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads I am an oil painter (www.barrypollara.artspan.com), hiker, tennis and golf player. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Getting through plebe year with the help of a great group of company mates and Roger Staubach getting us carry-on by winning so many football games. • The guys that formed the ”Castlemen”, our personal drag house. • Math classes with some real geniuses (I was not one of them) • First Class exchange cruise with the Belgian Navy, meeting Princess Grace and Prince Rainier in Monaco. Humorous Memories of USNA: We believed that we could get away with anything if we looked like we knew what we were doing. Tom Scheber and I went out during study hour to find items pictured in the Brigade magazine for a contest to identify the locations in the yard. We went to the gate guards and asked them if they knew where they were. Instead of putting us on report, they got us in their truck and drove us around trying to find the sites. Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” My family had no military tradition and did not have the economic wherewithal to pay for my college. I thought I could get a top-notch education at a prestigious institution like none other. I thought it would be a great adventure. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? 194

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28th Company Although very challenging, the Academy changed my life in so many ways. I had experiences that I never thought possible, Naval Aviation, world travel, etc. I was well-prepared to be a leader in both the military and civilian world in professional, civic and church-related roles. It certainly stoked my intellectual curiosity and made life fuller. Summary Bio for Barry Pollara After graduation, I went to Flight training, earning my wings in January 1969. I flew the A-6 Intruder at Oceana, Virginia and aboard the USS Independence for two Mediterranean deployments. USNA and my Navy service prepared me for leadership roles in later life. Leaving the Navy in 1973, I began a civilian career that took me to the financial services industry in Norfolk, where I served as the branch office manager at UBS Financial Services and its predecessor companies for over 30 years. I am currently an executive Director and Wealth Advisor there. We have always felt that community service was important and life-enriching. I am currently an elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, board member and past chairman of WHRO Public Media and the Virginia Stage Company. My wife, Peggy , and I have served on several other boards, both civic and ministry related. Our daughter, Sarah, son-in-law Brian, and two grandsons, Robert and Carter, live nearby and are a great joy to us. We love travel including hiking, tennis, golf, art, and theater. I am an oil painter and have exhibited at several outdoor shows, galleries, and private showings. Portraits and USNA scenes are two of my favorite subjects. (www.barrypollara.artspan.com)

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Almon D. Rivers Service History Jun 1962 – Jun 63: USNR-R, Bangor, ME Jun 1963 – Jun 67: USNA (28th Company) Aug 1967 – Aug 68: Naval Nuclear Power Training, Bainbridge, Md. Bal ston Spar, NY Sep-Nov1968: Damage Control Officer School, Treasure Island, CA Nov 1968 – Dec 1971: USS Long Beach CGN – 9, Radiological Control Division Officer, Qualified Nuclear Powered Ship Engineer Officer and OOD Jan 1972 – Feb 1974: US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, MSME awarded June 1974 March 1974: NAVSEA 08, Washington DC Duty under Instruction Apr 1974 – May 1975: Commander Cruiser Destroyer Force Pacific, San Diego, CA, Nuclear Force Material Officer Apr 1975 – Oct 1976: Commander Naval Surface Forces, Pacific, Coronado, CA, Nuclear Force Material Officer Nov 1976 – Apr 1978: USS Nimitz CVAN 68, Damage Control Officer Apr. 1978: Resigned Commission with rank of Lieutenant Commander Principal Occupation Managed the safe design, operation, and repair of Navy, Commercial and Department of Energy nuclear facilities as an in-house manager, consultant, or mentor. After leaving the navy I worked with 3 operating commercial reactors (two in restart Management); the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations; 3 DOE weapons facilities; 3 DOE superfund sites and the Yucca Mountain Project Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Attending the births of my Children. • Learning how to identify and combat cultural prejudice and racist behaviors during the Navy’s upward program provided me with skills that I continue to use in my daily life. • Coming in to Haifa, Israel one week after an attack on a bus between Haifa and Tel Aviv and seeing the armed off duty Israeli military personnel on the streets and public transportation. • Teaching Job and Task analysis techniques to Bulgarian nuclear power plant staff through a Russian interpreter. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren • Met Sue in June 1973, Married December 30, 1973. • Daughter Georgiana Graduated MIT in 1997 BS Chemistry, MS Corporate and Organizational Communications, Northeastern 2012. Currently doing management consulting in the Pharma industry. Married with two delightful children Marcus born July 5, 2011and Sophie born April 17, 2013. • Daughter Sara Graduated Outstanding Senior Woman from Murray State University with a BS in Anthropology/ Archeology in 2000. Received MS in Applied Anthropology from the University of Maryland in 2002. Currently curating the federal collections of archeological artifacts in the state of Maryland. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Retired from the nuclear business in December 2008. Built a house on ancestral land in Searsport Maine in 2006. Tree farming and Golf until 2010. For the last five years I have been active in local government as Local Emergency Management Director, Interior Firefighter and fire training officer, Chief, County HAZMAT Decon Strike Team and Chief, Confined Space Rescue Team. LEPC Chairman.

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Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Jumping into the deep end of the pool when I thought I was jumping into the shallow end (yep I was that guy). Got rescued by Ron Clemick (Roger’s Predecessor) who taught me to trust the water and swim during plebe summer. Plebe year (63) the first meal after the brigade returned encountering ethnic prejudice for the first time from a third class midshipman based on my heavy Maine accent: “Liouuu, ah waaunt hiiim”. Training with Al Kettner and achieving an A on the first class mile run. French club banquets with local teachers and students (female). Luc Beerlandt and his fiancé Gisele showing up at my parents’ house in Searsport, Maine during first class summer. Return to: Table of Contents

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28th Company Humorous Memories of USNA: • Avoiding the OOD one Saturday night Second Class summer with a classmate, then hitching back to my cousins’ house in DC in the early hours of Sunday morning. • Coming back from a weekend in DC with Luc and his embassy contacts and being warned not to attend evening meal. Awards Received The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors: Academic Achievement MSME, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School June 1974 Athletic Service Awards Vietnam Service Medal Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: We are developing the reunion book around the theme ‘Catalyst for Change”. It is the editorial staff concept that the academy was a catalyst for change for those of us who attended and we subsequently became a catalyst for change of the Navy/Marine Corps and the world we served in. To carry this theme into the biography sections, we are asking classmates to answer the following questions. Brevity encouraged. Individual biographies will be limited to a half page including pictures – see samples from other reunion books for additional ideas for the write-ups. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” I joined the Naval Reserve at the end of my junior year of high school primarily because the Navy had four other programs that would help me attain my goal of attending college and getting an engineering degree. The idea of service in the navy was very attractive. Four family members served in the military; one Navy, two Army & one Airforce. After only one month of enlisted active duty, serving as an officer was much more attractive. After joining, I was offered the opportunity to apply for a Fleet Reserve appointment. I was successful. Same career goal much better opportunity. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My expectations were more than met by attending Annapolis. Graduation from The Academy with a major in Aeronautical Engineering and highly developed leadership skills enabled me to serve the country in the nuclear energy field for more than 42 years. Receiving a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and completing Naval Nuclear Power Training completed my technical education. From Early in my career I learned that I am best suited to solving technical and organizational problems than conducting “hot, straight, and normal operations.” Something about my upbringing and the Academy experience leaves me most happy when I have significant problems to solve. Sample Final Yearbook write-up for Al Rivers My first duty station was USS Long Beach CGN 9 as Radiological and Chemistry Division Officer. We took Long Beach through one Vietnam deployment and then through two years of refueling overhaul. Following graduate school I joined the type commanders’ staff as Force Nuclear Material Officer and helped establish the Nuclear Propulsion Mobil Training Teams. After serving as DCA on USS Nimitz CVAN 68, I transitioned to a career solving technical and organizational problems at commercial and DOE nuclear facilities. Travelling as far west as Singapore and as far East as Israel; visiting over half of the US nuclear facilities; and living in 9 houses in 8 states has satisfied my urges to see the world. Vivid memories of cultural learning and friends made and later lost will last me the rest of my life. The physical and academic challenges of the overloaded Academy curriculum gave me confidence to tackle any problem encountered. I joined the Navy to see the world and become an engineer. I saw the world and became an operational engineer, problem solving leader and manager, and a humanitarian. My wife Sue and I were married in 1973 and have two daughters. Daughter Georgiana Graduated MIT in 1997 BS Chemistry, MS Corporate and Organizational Communications, Northeastern 2012. Currently doing management consulting in the Pharma industry. Married with two delightful children Marcus born July 5, 2011and Sophie born April 17, 2013. Daughter Sara Graduated Outstanding Senior Woman from Murray State University with a BS in Anthropology/ Archeology in 2000. Received MS in Applied Anthropology from the University of Maryland in 2002. Currently curating the federal collections of archeological artifacts in the state of Maryland.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary The habit of responding to problems and emergencies, begun in Boy Scouts, nurtured at the Academy and developed throughout my career, has me volunteering as an emergency manager, firefighter, and HAZMAT team chief. I will continue to respond as long as I am physically and mentally able.

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28th Company Thomas K. Scheber Service History 1963-1967: At USNA; 19th Company during plebe year, then 28th Company 1967-1968: Naval Aviation Training; designated a naval aviator on 31 December 1968 1969: VA-125/A-4 Replacement Air Group 1969-1971: VA-144, NAS Lemoore, CA with deployments to Vietnam aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31); A-4 light attack pilot 1971-1973: Naval Postgraduate School, Operations Research Curriculum, Monterey, CA 1973-1977: VX-5 (Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Five), China Lake, CA. A-4 and A-7 Project Pilot. 1977-1980: VA-144, NAS Lemoore, CA with deployments aboard USS Constellation (CV-64). A-7 pilot. 1980-1981: VA-122, A-7 Replacement Air Group, NAS Lemoore, CA. 1981-1985: OPNAV (OP-65), Washington, D.C. 1985-1987: Planning Staff, CINCPACFLEET, Makalapa, HI 1987-1989: OSD PA&E, Washington, D.C. July 1989: Retired with the rank of Commander, USN Principal Occupation • After retiring, I wanted to live outside the D.C. Beltway, so I accepted an offer as a military systems analyst with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the mountains of northern New Mexico. I worked at Los Alamos from 1989 to 2000 and spent much of the time on travel to, where else, Washington, D.C. • In 2000, I moved back to the D.C. area, while remaining a Los Alamos National Lab employee, and served in OSD Policy. • From 2003 to 2006, Director of the Office of Strategic Strike in OSD Policy. • From 2006 to the present, Vice President of National Institute for Public Policy Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: I distinctly remember my first Vietnam combat mission in August of 1969. I had just travelled across the Pacific to join my squadron which was already deployed aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) on Yankee Station off the coast of Vietnam.

After a day of orientation, I was scheduled to be the wingman of the squadron's CO—an "old" grizzled former F-8 pilot. After my first ever "max gross weight" cat shot in an A-4 loaded with bombs and a fuel tank, it took a few seconds to readjust my helmet which had slipped down over one eye. I found the flight leader, joined up, and we proceeded to the target area. After "feet dry," we contacted the FAC and he marked the target he wanted us to hit—a suspected North Vietnamese Army ordnance area. The CO rolled in and, of course, put his bombs right where the FAC asked—but with no apparent reaction. I was next. We were bombing into the side of a hill and my dive angle was way off. My bombs hit several hundred feet short of the aim point. I could almost hear the CO groan! But within a second or two the whole side of the hill started blowing up. My bombs had hit a major ordnance storage site that had been hidden by the jungle canopy. With lots of praise from the FAC, we headed back to the carrier. After a less than stellar landing (crash) aboard the "Bonnie Dick" I climbed out of the aircraft and went down to the squadron ready room. I immediately encountered the loud voice of the Skipper who shouted, "F****ing New Guy!! Can't hit his ass with both hands but blew the s**t out of the NVA's weapons depot." After the ship received a message with kudos for our "precision" bombing, I never heard another word about my less than stellar first combat mission. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren My wife Belinda and I have both been previously married. As of 67's 50th reunion, we will have been married for 24 years. We have a total of 9 children between us and a platoon of grandchildren that are scattered across the country.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? As of this writing, I am still working part time. Working for a think tank in the DC area, the National Institute for Public Policy, has provided an opportunity to write on national security issues. I have had articles published in Comparative Strategy, International Journal, Defense News, Defense Dossier, NATO Defense College reports, and numerous reports published by National Institute Press. However, living near the water in coastal North Carolina has provided many worthwhile distractions from work. In addition, Belinda and I have worked these past few years to help get a new Anglican church planted in our area. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: As a young kid just out of high school, that wonderful football season of 1963 was unforgettable. The Navy team seemed almost unbeatable, Rodger Staubach received the Heisman Trophy, and Navy headed to the Cotton Bowl to play for the national championship. I expected every season to be just that way! Navy football provided one bright spot during plebe year. Of course, as we all know, that experience was short-lived. Humorous Memories of USNA: Most of my humorous memories involve some crazy scheme involving my roommate, "The Vark." In our room, we had an old stereo set that had a loose electrical wire and would deliver a mild electric shock whenever we touched both the stereo and something else that was grounded. One evening, we taped one end of a long wire to the stereo and the other to Vark's leg. He then headed down the corridor as "Electric Man" zapping anyone that was leaning against or touching a metal railing. One poor plebe was sound asleep with his hand against a metal bed railing. The target of opportunity was too good to resist. Awards Received Awards include the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attendingâ&#x20AC;? When I entered the Naval Academy, I really did not know much about the Navy. I had been searching for some way to help me get a college education and, prior to receiving an appointment, had planned to attend Northwestern University as part of the Naval ROTC Program. The rigor of academy life and a four year service commitment seemed like a small price to pay to this naive young boy from a small town near Chicago. I had no idea how attending and graduating from the Naval Academy would change the rest of my life. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? After graduation, I still planned to leave the Navy after my initial service obligation was fulfilled. I had no idea what I would do then, except that I would, of course, make a lot of money. However, every time the opportunity to leave the Navy became an option, I was inspired by some other interesting opportunity just ahead if I continued serving. After 22 years, 2,500 hours of first pilot time, a graduate degree, and lots of experiences, I decided that I was still young enough to pursue a second career. Those experiences were invaluable in helping me launch a second career, working at a national laboratory while living in the mountains in Northern New Mexico. Final Yearbook write-up for Tom Scheber Following graduation, Tom headed to Pensacola, Florida for aviation training. On New Year's Eve, 1968, he pinned on his wings as a naval aviator. Tom would spend his active flying career based on the West coast. He was assigned to Attack Squadron 144 (VA-144) which was deployed to the Western Pacific aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV31). Following two combat tours aboard the "Bonnie Dick," VA-144 was decommissioned and Tom headed to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Tom's other flying tours included VX-5 at China Lake, California, evaluating new types of weapons, two carrier deployments flying A-7s aboard the USS Constellation (CV-64), and as the weapons training department head in the A-7 fleet replacement squadron, VA-122. He transitioned to flying a big wooden desk and tours on the OpNav Staff in D.C., as a planner at Pacific Fleet Headquarters, and back to D.C. with the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

After 22 years of active service, Tom retired and began a second career. He accepted an offer as a military systems analyst with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the mountains of northern New Mexico. He worked at Los Alamos from 1989 to 2000 and spent much of the time on travel to D.C. In 2000, he moved back to the D.C. area for a position in OSD policy. In 2003, he was appointed Director of the Office of Strategic Strike Policy. Tom left government service in 2006 and joined the National Institute for Public Policy as vice president. As of this writing, he still works part time for National Institute. He has authored numerous journal articles on national security policy issues. Currently, he and his wife Belinda live in New Bern, NC. Both are enjoying life by the water and are active in their local church.

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28th Company Charles A. Scherck Service History 1963-1967: USNA (19th/28th Company) 1967: Mine Warfare School, Charleston, SC 1967: USS Inflict (MSO-199); First LT/Engineering Officer 1968-1969: USS Phoebe (MSC-456); First LT/Supply Officer 1969-1971: Fleet Activities, Yokosuka; Asst. Personnel Officer/Industrial Security Officer 1971: Resigned Commission Principal Occupation 1972-1979: State Farm Insurance, Santa Rosa/Rohnert Park, CA; Homeowners Underwriter/Senior Underwriter; Asst. Personnel Manager, Regional Personnel 1979-1988: State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, IL; Staff Asst., Personnel Data Systems; Superintendent, Management Planning/Information; Superintendent, Systems and Information 1988-2008: Manager, Corporate Properties; for almost 21 years acted as a coordinator for the acquisition/disposition of land/facilities for zone and claims offices as well as many other miscellaneous facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada. In total, as an acquisition project manager, coordinated the purchase of 125 claims office sites including 5 in Canada plus 13 major office building sites and as a disposition project manager for the sale of 101 claims office buildings including 6 in Canada plus 4 major office buildings. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Being in the delivery room for the birth of our son in 1974. Served in the USNA Blue and Gold Program for 28 years including 17 years as an Area Coordinator (all of Illinois south of Chicago). Served as Chairman of Selective Service Local Board 70, Bloomington IL, for 20 years (maximum number of years permitted). Umpired softball for 40 years retiring in 2002; selected for and umpired in a National Tournament in 1993. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: Kathy, a Navy Nurse stationed at the Yokosuka Naval Hospital, and I met in the Black Ship Lounge in the Yokosuka Officers Club at another nurse’s going away party. We got engaged two months later and were married two months after that in June 1971. Kathy has her PhD in Nursing and is retired from her career as a Nursing Professor; Kathy is also a retired Army Reserve Nurse (LtCol). We have one son, Eric, and he and his wife, Amy, reside in Woodstown, NJ. We do not have grandchildren YET. Eric has a degree in history from Marquette University and has been in the insurance industry in the claims arena since graduating in 1996. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Following my retirement from State Farm Insurance and Kathy’s retirement from Illinois Wesleyan University in June 2008 we moved to Elizabeth City, NC across the street from the Pasquotank River. We had purchased the house lot in 2004 and started building in 2007; Kathy did most of the design work on the house. I lasted six weeks into retirement in NC before getting a part-time job inspecting homes for insurance companies for underwriting purposes. Kathy has two part-time jobs in nursing; home care nursing and teaching the clinical portion of the local community college’s nursing program. I also participate as an election official with the local Board of Elections. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Army-Navy game plebe year: Absolutely hoarse from cheering for Navy’s defense to hold as the seconds ticked off. • Learned of President Kennedy’s assassination in 6th Period Spanish class after hearing the cobblers in the First Wing basement crying as they listened to the radio. • Going to Mass with my plebe summer roommate, Ralph Sheldrick, (who would also be my roommate for the last three years at USNA) after President Kennedy’s assassination even though I was a Protestant. • Marching with the 100-man platoon in President Johnson’s inaugural parade in 1965. • Breaking my left leg after colliding with a firstie in the outfield during an intramural softball game the day after plebe year Spring Break and spending the next four months in the Naval Hospital and missing Youngster Cruise as a result. • Serving as an escort for the Miss Jacksonville Pageant during second class summer and having my photo taken with the 1965 Miss America, Vonda Kay Van Dyke (which I still have - framed and displayed).

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Being the “Voice” of the Brigade for the “Big Blue Team” sendoffs in Tecumseh Court for away games second and first class years. Having Major Jarvis D. Lynch USMC (later MGEN) as Company Officer our last two years; Major Lynch interceded with the Administration on my behalf to have a dismissal offense dismissed the day before Christmas Leave First Class year; the General was the best!

Humorous Memories of USNA: • Having completed the plebe year 400 yard swim in qualifying time to validate 12 plebe swimming class sessions was too wiped out to climb out of the pool and having classmate and companymate Tom Weiss just reach down and pluck me out of the pool by my arms. • Walking the MacDonough Hall roof joist to get to the “jump-off” platform for the first class underwater swim, beating the classmate who jumped before me to the pool wall, and thinking I was going to die the entire time. • At the command “Officers Draw Swords” on the Fourth Wing Terrace drawing my sword and watching as it gracefully flew over the parapet to the grass below. • My Dad, the Chief, in full dress whites with medals, in the Superintendent’s Reception line just before graduation, talking with Admiral Kauffman about their various duty stations for what seemed to be 15 or more minutes, thereby holding up all my classmates and their parents and the Admiral did not seem to be concerned about it at all. Awards Received: Academic Achievement: Certified Life Underwriter Designation (CLU) - 1994 Certified Financial Consultant Designation (ChFC) - 1994 Athletic (Athletic All American, Touchdown Club, Blue Gray Game, North-South Game, etc.)

Service Awards (Congressional Medal of Freedom, Distinguished Graduate, etc.) Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: 1. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending”? Both of my parents served in the Navy; my Dad served for 26 years retiring as a Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic (AMSC) (1942-1969) and my Mom served for 2 years achieving Second Class Storekeeper (SK2) (1942-1944). When I was about 5 years old I mentioned I wanted to be a “sailor” like my Dad at which point my Mom immediately said “Go Gold” and my path was laid out for me from then on. I applied to all the academies under both the Congressional appointment route and the Presidential appointment route; all were unsuccessful or so it seemed until 13 days before I-Day when I received my Presidential appointment (I was 273rd on the list of which they would take 100). I expected just to be able to survive to the next day and having been raised with “Yes, Sir/No, Sir” at home and various bases definitely made it easier in surviving - just had to memorize “I’ll find out, Sir”. I knew if I survived I would always have a background providing time management, organization, and focused on the work at hand skill sets which would hold me in good stead no matter where life would take me. 2. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My expectations were more than met by attending the Naval Academy. Graduation from the Naval Academy with an engineering degree, commissioned as a regular officer, and given the opportunity to serve was all that I hoped for entering USNA. After leaving the Navy the Naval Academy background backstopped me throughout all else I encountered in life and I would not trade one day at USNA, cliché that it is, for all the tea in China. What I feel I owe USNA cannot be overstated and is probably why I still have hard time getting through “Navy Blue and Gold” even when watching/hearing it on TV not to mention singing it in person wherever Navy plays/sings it - absolute and total pride in the Naval Academy. Summary Yearbook Write-Up for Chuck Scherck After a short four years in the Navy I joined State Farm Insurance in May 1972 in Santa Rosa, CA as a homeowners insurance underwriter. After a move to Personnel as an Asst. Personnel Manager I transferred to State Farm’s Corporate Headquarters in Bloomington, IL in 1979 where I was to spend the last 29 years of my 36-year career with State Farm. After a number of different positions in different departments, I became a Manager in Corporate Properties for almost 21 years before retirement. As a Manager I coordinated the acquisition and disposition of company-owned land and facilities for company-use for zone and claims facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada. After retirement Kathy and I moved to Elizabeth City, NC to our new house, mostly designed by Kathy, across the street from the Pasquotank River. We both have part-time jobs but enjoy retirement nonetheless with trips to New Jersey to visit our son and trips to Disney World and other Disney locales and cruises under the Disney Vacation Club program. Still remembering the hoarseness from our plebe year Army-Navy game, breaking my leg in intramurals and missing 202

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28th Company “carry-on” from plebe year Spring Break to July, marching in President Johnson’s 1965 inaugural parade, and being the “Voice” of the Brigade for the “Big Blue Team” sendoffs in Tecumseh Court for away games are just some of the experiences that made the Naval Academy experience memorable. I envisioned following in the footsteps of my father and mother who served in the Navy in WWII but when my Mom heard me say I wanted to be “a sailor” she immediately said “Go Gold” and being an officer was my new path from age 5! Graduating from USNA and being an alumni of the greatest institution of its kind has exceeded any possible expectation that could been dreamed. My wife Kathy and I were married in 1971 in Yokosuka, Japan, and have one son. Eric graduated with a history degree from Marquette University in 1996, has been in the insurance industry in the claims arena since graduating, is married to Amy, and resides in Woodstown, NJ.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Merrill E. Schlegel From Thompsontown, PA (Juniata County – Central PA) Graduated from East Juniata High School 1963 19th Company – USNA (Plebe Year 63 - 64) 28th Company – USNA (after the split of companies 64 - 67) Naval Aviation – T-34B, T-28 (single engine carrier qual), S-2 (multi engine carrier qual), VT-1, Saufley Field, Flight Instructor T34B, VP-10, Brunswick Maine, P3B.

My Most Memorable moment at the Naval Academy was the 50th year reunion of our 1964 NCAA National Championship Soccer Team. The Naval Academy went all out to honor our achievement that far exceeded any team member’s expectation. It was truly an amazing experience. Summary write up for Merrill Schlegel Coming from Juniata County in central PA, I entered USNA in the 19th Company. When the company was split at the end of plebe year, I ended up in the 28th company for the remaining 3 years. Playing on the soccer team where we lost only two games in four years was quite a remarkable experience. As Plebes, our team was undefeated while the varsity came in second in the nation. Youngster year, we were now eligible for varsity and our team went undefeated in winning the NCAA championship in 1964. Starting as the right wing in the National Championship Game against Michigan State was an experience that I will always remember. Our only loss second class year was in the NCAA playoffs where we came in 3rd in the nation losing in the semifinals. And then in our first class year, our only loss came in the quarter final of the NCAA playoffs. Being selected to the NCAA Soccer All American All South team in 1965 was an honor that I proudly remember as well. The downside of playing plebe soccer and on training table for the fall was having upperclassmen wonder who I was when I came off training tables after soccer season was over----they concluded I had missed a real plebe year experience and took it upon themselves to remedy that. There are a lot of intangibles that you take away from the academy. Some of these are dealing with stress and pressure and how teamwork can overcome many weaknesses. With our soccer team, we were not always the best players on the field, but it was our teamwork and never say die attitude that carried us through our success. This team spirit and camaraderie of the whole brigade is what sets us apart from other schools. Sometimes USNA was not a fun place to be at, but it built us to succeed in life and made it a place to be proud to be from and go back to. I do have many fond memories of my time there. After graduation, I went into aviation, flying T-34’s as an instructor, and then P-3’s out of Brunswick, Maine. Later I spent some time in the supply corps. After the Navy, I enjoyed playing with computers for the rest of my career, working primarily in the healthcare industry, focusing on hospital and nursing home applications. I married my high school sweetheart, Barbara, after graduation, and we have been married 50 years and had 4 children. And of course with 4 children, I did a lot of youth coaching of soccer and basketball. We lived in Downingtown, PA for 30 years before moving to Inverness, FL in 2013. We currently reside in Citrus Hills in Citrus County, FL, (as my wife calls it – Paradise). It is a great place to live, 17 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and about 65 miles north of Tampa and northwest of Orlando. I retired in August of 2015 and am enjoying the adjustment to retired life.

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28th Company Joseph T. Schwanebeck Service History Naval air..’67-72 VP-56 NAS JAX Principal Occupation Ski bum – ’72 – ’82 Aspen, Co. Restaurants owner ’82 – 2002 Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Co and Moab, Utah Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Too many to relate….can’t really remember any right now. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Playing soccer and lacrosse Humorous Memories of USNA: Saturday nights over the wall by the field house almost in time for muster. Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” To play soccer and lacrosse. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Yes. Was on 4 national championship teams. Summary write up for Swanee Schwanebeck After graduation I completed flight training and did a tour with VP-56 in Jacksonville. After separating from Naval Service in 1972, I spent some quality R&R time in Aspen, CO as a ski bum. From 1982- to 2002 I was a restaurant owner in Aspen and Glenwood Springs, CO and Moab, UT. I would say attending Navy met my expectations and then some in that I was afforded the opportunity to play on some great Navy athletic teams. I was on four national NCAA Soccer and Lacrosse teams during my four years.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Ralph C. Sheldrick Service History: 1963 – 67: USNA (28TH Company) 1967 – 69: USS LESTER (DE 1022) – DCA/ENGINEER OFFICER, NEWPORT, RI 1970 - 72: USS WHIPPLE (DE 1062) – ENGINEER OFFICER, PEARL HARBOR, HI 1972 – 73: COMDESRON 11 – STAFF ENGINEER, PEARL HARBOR, HI 1973 – 74: COMDESRON 25 – STAFF ENGINEER, PEARL HARBOR, HI 1974 – 76: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL – MSME, MONTEREY, CA 1977 – 79: USNA – NAVAL SYSTEMS DEPT INSTRUCTOR 1980 – 81: USS ELMER MONTGOMERY (FF 1082) – EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MAYPORT, FL 1981 – 82: COMNAVSEASYSCOM – SEA 05, CRYSTAL CITY, VA 1982 – 85: OPNAV – OP 321, ARLINGTON, VA 1985 – 89: COMNAVSEASYSCOM – PMS303, CRYSTAL CITY, VA 1989 – 2001: ROH INC, ARLINGTON, VA 2001 – 12: COMNAVSEASYSCOM – PMS490/PMS470/PMS400F Principal Occupation Upon graduation, began a Navy career spanning more than 45 years on active duty, as a Navy programmatic and engineering support contractor to NAVSEA and finally as a Navy civil servant. As a SWO, experienced a typical at sea career, primarily in engineering, making deployments to northern Europe, the Mediterranean and the western Pacific. After PG school, taught at the Naval Academy and then began a series of acquisition program tours in both NAVSEA and OPNAV. On retirement from the Navy in 1989, was employed a small engineering firm and provided both engineering and programmatic support to various NAVSEA codes. In 2001, began a third career as a Navy civil servant. In the ensuing eleven years, provided life cycle management to mine warfare, amphibious and surface combatant ships. I retired in 2012 from NAVSEA PMS400F as the Division Director for Surface Combatants. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: My wife, children and grandchildren are clearly the most significant memorable personal life event for me. One particular event would be the Tiger Cruise my son, at age 11, made from Rota Spain to Mayport as he still talks about that trip fondly 35 years later. Professionally, being the commissioning Engineer of WHIPPLE; returning to USNA as an engineering instructor; being the OPNAV Program Coordinator for the Battleship Reactivation Program; and, since joining the Navy in 1963, have been able to experience a “great Navy day” for almost 50 years. One special personal event was the Tiger Cruise my son, at age 11, made from Rota Spain to Mayport. He still talks about that trip fondly 35 years later. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Joan, my high school sweetheart, and I were married in 1968 after she completed her education. We have two children and five grandchildren. Our son, Andrew, is a federal agent and resides with his family in Alabama. Our daughter, Heather, is a stay-at-home Mom but doesn’t seem to be home much with three active teen/pre-teen children. They reside in Pennsylvania. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Retired life has been great so far. We have settled in Annapolis which has allowed us to continue the USNA experience between sponsoring Midshipmen, attending sporting events and parades, and touring USNA with our visitors. One of the many advantages of retired life is the ability to experience all the grandchildren events – birthdays, graduations, recitals, sporting events, etc. – many of which I missed with our children. We have been travelling quite a bit since retiring. I use to laugh when retired folks use to say they were so busy in retirement and didn’t know where the days went. Well now I know what they meant and as my wife says – how did we ever have time to work? Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Asking myself that first night in my rack why did I come here; • The President’s visit during plebe summer; • Parent’s weekend; • Youngster cruise to the North Atlantic; • Getting engaged at the Ring Dance and • My last letter from the Academic Dean first class year that I was no longer on academic probation; and finally • Graduation.

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28th Company Humorous Memories of USNA: Humorous now but not so much then but having missed selecting Marine Corps by one spot at service selection, I wrote a letter to the President asking his help in becoming a Marine. Although, on the advice of a Navy and a Marine O-5, I thought I had followed the correct process, I was surprised to find on my return from Saturday class multiple “see me” notes on my desk. Meeting with the Company Officer, Battalion Officer, senior Marine and Commandant, I was given the option of recalling my letter or jeopardizing my remaining hundred days as a midshipman. Needless to say I was commissioned a SWO. Another that comes to mind was during exam week second class year. My roommate and I spent an off day afternoon enjoying the sun on Hospital Point and returned to the Hall for a nap. The next sound we heard were the drums on the 4th wing terrace for evening meal march off. For that we had the pleasure of spending end of semester leave in Bancroft Hall. A third occurred on Induction Day. We had completed swearing in and were back in our rooms when in came the second class squad leader to tell me my Mother needed to say goodbye to me and was waiting in Tecumseh Court. Again, not humorous at the time and was reminded often of it during Plebe Summer. Awards Received Meritorious Service Medal with gold star Navy Commendation Medal with combat “V” Navy Achievement Medal with gold star and combat “V” Combat Action Ribbon Meritorious Unit Citation with bronze star Various service and campaign medals Academic Achievement Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, USNPGS

Service Awards Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award Uniform Device SURFACE WARFARE – 12/71 Please Answer Two Questions: 1. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” My father was Army and growing up I fully intended to attend West Point and become an Army Officer. As I began the application process, none of the Connecticut Members of Congress had billets available for USMA. One of the Representatives recommended I consider USNA as he had an appointment available. I received that appointment and, although I knew nothing about the Naval Academy or the Navy, I accepted. My arrival for induction day was my first time in the Yard. I really had no expectations except receiving a college education and a follow- on ability to serve my country although not in the service I had anticipated. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The Naval Academy provided me the avenue to a life time profession for which I will ever be grateful. I can’t think of a career that could have been more satisfying and rewarding - sea or shore, in uniform or Navy civilian. SUMMARY WRITE UP for Ralph Sheldrick Upon graduation, I reported aboard USS LESTER (DE 1022) in Newport, RI as Damage Control Assistant and later as Engineer Officer. Following that, I reported as the commissioning Engineer in USS WHIPPLE (DE 1062). My final sea tour was as Executive Officer of USS ELMER MONTGOMERY (FF 1082). On completion of postgraduate work for a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, I was an engineering instructor at USNA that was both a rewarding professional tour and a great family period. Other shore tours included EA to NAVSEA 05, Battleship Reactivation and Surface Combatant Modernization Program Coordinator (OPNAV 321), APM for the MHC Acquisition Program (NAVSEA PMS303). On retirement in 1989, I was employed to provide programmatic and engineering support to various NAVSEA codes. In 2001, I was selected to a Navy civil servant position in NAVSEA and provided life cycle management and fleet modernization planning to mine warfare, amphibious and surface combatant ships. My final position was a Director, Surface Combatants Ship Management Division (PMS400F). I retired in October 2012. The Naval Academy provided me the avenue to a lifetime profession for which I will ever be grateful. I can’t think of a career that could have been more satisfying and rewarding - sea or shore, in uniform or navy civilian. Since entering the Navy in 1963, I have been able to experience a “great Navy day” for almost 50 years. Joan, my high school sweetheart, and I were married in 1968. We have two children and five grandchildren. Our son, Andrew, is a federal agent and resides with his family in Alabama. Our daughter, Heather, is a stay-at-home Mom but

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be home much with three active teen/pre-teen children. They reside in Pennsylvania. My wife, children and grandchildren have been and will continue to be the highlight of my life.

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28th Company Robert D. Thompson Service History: 1962-63: University of Notre Dame/NROTC 1963-67: USNA /28th Co. 1967-69: USS Gainard (DD-706), Newport, RI (DCA) 1969-70: USS Sphinx (ARL-24), Mekong Delta (Chief Engineer) 1970-71: BuPers, Arlington, VA (Navy’s Assistant for Pay Policy) Principal Occupation Following a three-year stint as a broker with Merrill Lynch, I moved into the world of sports and event marketing. I first worked at the NHL, and then on the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, and as Tournament Director at World Championship Tennis. In 1982, I began a 25-year consulting relationship with MercedesBenz. My company, Thompson Marketing (TMI) grew to 20+ full-time employees and 30 others around the country as we handled over 400 events annually for MBUSA (auto shows/sports events/cultural events, etc.). Ultimately, TMI was acquired by marketing communications giant Omnicom. In 2006, I came back to USNA in a consulting role and worked on repositioning and marketing the Army-Navy Game for its current resurgence and helping to establish the Strategic Outreach Office in USNA Admissions. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Aside from having the high privilege of eulogizing my loving and incredibly wonderful mother, and the other family-related items noted in the following section, my proudest moment occurred on Stribling Walk immediately after my son had been sworn in as a member of the class of 2014. I told him: “Chris, no matter what happens over the balance of my life, I want you to know that as of today my life is fulfilled.” That’s what the Academy meant and means to me. My Wife and Children: My sister, Pat, and Alison were part of a summerhouse in the Hamptons. I went out as a guest one weekend in 1980. Alison and I started dating a few weeks later, and we were married the following summer. That beach weekend was God’s greatest impact on my life and happiness. In 1991, we were blessed with our twins Liz and Chris (USNA ’14). They are both doing great. On an extremely sad note, my daughter Heather lost a long and devastating battle with acute and chronic alcoholism in 2013, at the young age of 40. Retirement: Recently launched Genesis Strategic Advisors, a consultancy with Tim Cohane and two additional partners, in Newport, RI. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: There was not one day at USNA where I actually thought I was home free or that I had it made – academically, militarily, whatever. Not one. The clearest testament to this reality occurred at graduation as I saw my recently tossed midshipman cover spinning above my head – only then did I realize that I had not purchased an officer ‘s cap. So I walked from the stadium, cap less and with new ensign shoulder boards, straight to Johnson’s on Maryland Avenue and bought one. Hip, Hip, Hooray! I made it after all! Humorous Memories of USNA: The simple response here is that I roomed with Tim Cohane. No further comment is necessary. But I do want to say there were a million laughs and hundreds of very, very funny occasions. I’d also like to pay tribute to our submarine sandwich business (150 subs, anytime we needed money – and the starving plebes eagerly ate the evidence), the Beat Army panty sales (which, of course, came with a bumper sticker), and every other gambling, betting pool or sales opportunity that presented itself. [Maybe that’s why I never felt like I had it made. We were terrible midshipmen.]

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Awards Received: Bronze Star w/”V” for service in Vietnam. Athletics: Brigade Champs in Field ball? Uniform Device Surface Warfare Device Answers to the Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” In 1954, I attended my first Army-Navy Game. That day, I decided I wanted to go to the Academy. Navy’s famed “Team Named Desire” won that game, and went on to beat heavily favored Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. I was hooked. It also helped that I was from a large Navy family in Portsmouth, VA. When our class graduated, I believed we were armed with three critical things: words, numbers and honor. And while most might think words and numbers would carry the day in career and life, I soon learned that honor was by far the most valuable lesson and our strongest asset. Honor is what made us different. Made us take the hard right every time. Made us respond to those who needed our help. Made us correct injustices as we saw them. Made us leaders. Made us agents for good and agents for change. And, most important, prompted us to a level of personal example and performance to create the Great Multiplier Effect that a class of Naval Academy graduates is duty bound to deliver and that America so desperately needs. Honor also made us want to do our best. In my own case, as a marketing person, it fueled and drove my creativity: Equal pay and gender equality for female service members; innovative contracts, terminology and major sponsorships in sports; rebranding the senior tour in golf as the “Champions Tour”; and rebranding Army-Navy as “America’s Game”, which in turn led to Big Navy’s advertising theme line “America’s Navy.” Did the academy experience satisfy my expectations? Absolutely. Certainly in preparing me for life. But the Academy today is not the Academy we knew. Those on Capitol Hill and the Pentagon, responsible for overseeing USNA leadership, need to put honor back on the pedestal at USNA, front and center, and that needs to start with the Superintendent and the Senior Leadership Team. Summary write up for Bob Thompson Born July 4, 1944, in Portsmouth, VA, into a very large Navy family, I knew early on that I wanted to attend the Academy. Following a year at Notre Dame, I entered USNA with the Class of 1967. Upon graduation, I served on a destroyer out of Newport, RI., and then Chief Engineer in USS Sphinx (ARL-24) operating in the rivers of the Mekong Delta – a tour of duty for which I was awarded the Bronze Star Medal (‘V’). During my final assignment, as the Navy’s Assistant for Pay Policy (1970-71), I worked with counterparts in the other services to finally secure for female service members the same pay and entitlement benefits male members had long enjoyed. This game-changing, equal-pay-for-equal-work breakthrough was the highlight of my active-duty service. After three years as a Merrill Lynch stockbroker, I moved to the NHL in NYC as Editor of Goal Magazine. I then wrote and sold the first-ever major sponsorship packages for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships and 1980 Winter Olympics. I also worked for NFL visionary Lamar Hunt, as Director of the richest event in men’s tennis. In 1982, I started an event marketing consultancy that grew into a team of 20 professionals in northern NJ, and another 30 across the country. During the next 20+ years, Thompson Marketing (TMI) handled over 400 events annually for Mercedes-Benz, USA – auto shows, cultural events and major sports events – including the PGA Tour’s season-opening tournament. To this day, the dealer golf program we created still raises millions annually for charity. In 2001, TMI was acquired by marketing giant Omnicom.

In 2006, I came full circle – moving to Annapolis as marketing consultant to USNA and NAAA, where I created the theme line (“America’s Game”), rationale, and PowerPoint presentations that produced a 10-year $30 million Presenting Sponsor for the Army-Navy Game. I also helped establish the best-in-class Strategic Outreach Office in Admissions, which doubled applications to 20,000+ annually; and proudly donated to the Stadium Renovation, Stockdale Center, Chapel Restoration (Class of ‘69), and Columbarium (Class of ’59). In recent years, I’ve been committed to promoting Honor at USNA. In 2015, I joined former roommate, Tim Cohane, in establishing Genesis Strategic Advisors, a dynamic and multi-faceted consultancy based in Newport, RI. Finally, and most importantly, I have been blessed with a truly wonderful family: My loving wife and best friend, Alison, and I are coming up on our 35th anniversary; and our twins, Elizabeth and Christopher (USNA ’14), are doing great. 210

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28th Company Chris is in flight school, and Liz, after fundraising for Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, is altering course – studying to teach K-3. Sadly, my beautiful daughter, Heather, lost a long and devastating battle with alcohol in 2013, at the young age of 40. But, she’s in God’s hands now – and no one needs to worry where she is anymore. Amen.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Thomas J. Weiss

Tom attended a high school in Philadelphia and excelled in rowing on the Schuylkill River. After winning a NROTC scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, he decided that the Navy and rowing was what he wanted to pursue. He entered the Naval Academy and enjoyed success both in fun and rowing. He completed Airborne training during one summer and found time to visit his older brother, Jim USMA ’62 and his wife Rainey in Germany while on summer cruise. Tom decided to choose the Marine Corps because of the outstanding example that his Marine tactical officer had set. Also, during his first class year he had a 750cc Triumph motorcycle parked in town and rode it as often as he could to include going across our great country. Upon graduation, Tom completed Marine Officer training and during Tet ’68, he boarded a ship and went to the Republic of Vietnam with the 1st Marine Division arriving in country February 17, 1968. After being wounded on April 8th and going back into combat, he was killed by hostile fire on May 18, 1968 having died outright in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam while serving as Platoon Commander with Company M, Third Battalion, Twenty-Seventh Marines, First Marine Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star with “V” device and the Purple Heart (2d Award) posthumously. Tom was interred in Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery in suburban Philadelphia with full military honors.

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28th Company Craig C. White

Craig White, USN Ret. died on Feb 7, 2008. He spent his lifetime as the epitome of 'protect and serve', both for the nation as a Naval officer as a graduate of the Naval Academy Class of 67 and a member of the 28th company. and with hundreds of young people as an educator of midshipmen, enlisted personnel, scouts, and high school students. Born in Batavia, New York he did tours all over the world until his military retirement as a CDR in 1987. He and his wife of 40 years settled in Farmville where he taught in Cumberland County and restored one of the historic homes in town. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, a son and daughter-inlaw, Andrew and Stacy of Buckingham County; a son, Josh of Salt Lake City, and a daughter, Lara of Virginia Beach, as well as six grandchildren and a brother, Richard, in Massachusetts

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Earl E. Adams* Service History: 1962 – 68: U.S. Naval Reserve Adelphia, Md 537L 1963 – 65: USNA (28th Company) 1965 – 68: Naval Reserve Bainbridge, MD Inactive 1968: Honorable Discharge From Naval Reserve Principal Occupation: 1965 - Office Manager for Georgia-Pacific Paper Plant , Delair, NJ 1968 – Division Controller – Wheaton Industries, Tubing Products Div. Millville, NJ 1972 - Plant Manager – Wheaton Tubing Products, Easton, Md 1975 – Manufacturing Manager – The Bartley Collection Ltd, Easton, Md 1976 – Plant Manager – Sherwood Pharmaceutical, Mahwah, NJ/ Hamlet, NC 1985 – Vice Pres. Manufacturing Novel Pharmaceutical, Hamlet, NC 1985-2012 Retail Home Centers – Dept Manager 2012 Full Retirement Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Opened new factory for Wheaton Industries in Cayey, Puerto Rico and their new plant in Easton, Maryland that I eventually managed. Opened new plant in Hamlet, NC for Sherwood Pharmaceutical. Traveled all over the USA from NC to Texas for a small business consulting firm (Geo.S May International.) Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Lynn and I were married in 64 as soon as I left the Academy. We started our own family and moved out her parents house in 65. We have been married now for 50 years. We had three children; two boys and a girl. The boys are both married with children, my daughter is still single. We have 8 Grandchildren 4 boys and 4 girls plus one great-grandson. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I spend my time working on our home which we share with our daughter and fishing; as often as I can. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Plebe year (63) just before the Army-Navy game: going over the wall and storming the governor’s house downtown. Humorous Memories of USNA: Decorating our room youngster year, which turned into a contest with Bob Nosco, whose warped sense of humor took over and his idea of Christmas decorating was more like Santa is dead. And all the Officers and upper Classmen who stopped by our rooms to check out our efforts. Finally, Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending” I was recruited by two schools to play football, Yale and Navy. Having two uncles in the Navy and coming from working class parents Yale just didn’t seem to fit. I chose to follow through with my option to compete for an appointment through the Naval Reserve. Did the academy experience satisfy my expectations? My expectations were completely met and I bless the opportunity I was given. Summary write up for Earl Adams Milestones along the way:1962 – 63: U.S. Naval Reserve Adelphia, Md 537L; 1963 – 65: USNA (28th Company) 1965 – 68: Naval Reserve Bainbridge, MD Inactive 1968: Honorable Discharge From Naval Reserve; 1965 - Office Manager for Georgia-Pacific Paper Plant , Delair, NJ 1968 – Division Controller – Wheaton Industries, Tubing Products Div. Millville, NJ; 1972 - Plant Manager – Wheaton Tubing Products, Easton, Md; 1975 – Manufacturing Manager – The Bartley Collection Ltd, Easton, Md; 1976 – Plant Manager – Sherwood Pharmaceutical, Mahwah, NJ/Hamlet, NC; 1985 – Vice Pres. Manufacturing Novel Pharmceutical, Hamlet, NC; 1985-2012 Retail Home Centers – Dept Manager 2012 Full Retirement 214

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28th Company Lynn and I were married in 64 as soon as I left the Academy. We started our own family and moved out of her parents house in 65. We have been married now for 50 years. We had three children; two boys and a girl. The boys are both married with children, my daughter is still single. We have 8 Grandchildren 4 boys and 4 girls plus one great-grandson. In retirement I spend my time working on our home in Severna Park, MD which we share with our daughter and fishing; as often as I can. *Attended but did not graduate

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Patrick H. Martin*

Service History Resigned USNA March 1965; U. S. Naval Reserve, Baton Rouge, LA 1966-70. Principal Occupation Professor of Mineral Law, Emeritus, at Louisiana State University Law Center. Taught at the LSU Law Center from 1977 to 2011, including courses in Jurisprudence, Contracts, and Mineral Law. From 1982 to 1984, served as the Commissioner of Conservation for the State of Louisiana. Publications include Pooling and Unitization (with B. Kramer) and Williams & Meyers Oil and Gas Law (update and revision author with B. Kramer) and three casebooks, Jurisprudence: Text and Readings on the Philosophy of Law (with Christie), Oil and Gas Cases and Materials (with Maxwell and Kramer) and Economic Regulation: Energy, Transportation and Utilities (with Pierce and Allison, 1980) as well as numerous articles on oil and gas law, energy regulation, and early modern English history. McFarland & Company, Inc., will publish his most recent book, Elizabethan Subversives: Plotters, Papists and Spies, later in 2015. Professor Martin has served as an arbitrator, mediator, and consultant in the oil and gas industry. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Brigade Boxing 1963-65. Humorous Memories of USNA:

Disciplined for putting piranha in aquarium in steerage area Bancroft Hall during plebe year May exam week. Academic achievement B. A., Louisiana State University, 1967  M. A., Louisiana State University, 1969  Ph. D., Louisiana State University, 1974  J. D., Duke University Law School, 1974 (with Distinction)

Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "obtain from attending”? I had a choice of appointment to West Point or USNA. and chose Navy. I expected to be challenged and to become a better man. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I found USNA to be transformative, more so than I expected. My academic performance was marginal. In the spring of Youngster year, I decided it was best for me to start over in a different academic setting. Summary bio for Pat Martin The bio questionnaire can’t show how much I owe to my year and 10 months at USNA. The experience formed a lifetime of habits. I’m still strongly focused on fitness. I run 3 miles at least 3 days a week. I still have a punching bag and a speed bag I use. I took Russian at USNA and used it on oil and gas projects in Russia and Kazakhstan. I still remember my English, History and Russian professors from the Academy. Life has been very good to me. My health is excellent. I scuba dive at least 3 weeks a year, have two BMW motorcycles, ride my horses regularly on our own trails, and shoot bow and arrow nearly every day. Like so many others, I’ve had misfortunes: the loss of a child, a divorce. I’ve suffered a motorcycle wreck and multiple horse accidents. I have a loving wife and many fine children and grandchildren. I suspect that my post-USNA accomplishments owe a lot not only to the training I received but also to a determination to show that I could achieve results. John General cautioned me that in quitting I might be setting a pattern that would be 216

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28th Company repeated. I know I missed a lot by not continuing but I think I was right in concluding my greater potential lay elsewhere. I think of my classmates often. I go to the Viet Nam memorial when in DC and look up Al Kettner. My good friend John Lay was in my corner during brigade final matches, and he has a memorial at the Baton Rouge Naval Museum. John Williamson ended up being my law school classmate after he received partial disability suffered in a land mine accident: despite loss of part of his feet, he always beat me in tennis. *Attended but did not graduate

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29th Company Lawrence R. Bonnville Service History Aug 1967 - Dec 1968: Student, Naval Air Training Command Pensacola, FL; Meridian, MS; Beeville, TX Jan 1969 - Apr 1970: VT-26, NAS Chase Field, TX Apr 1970 - Jun 1970: VA-127, NAS Lemoore, CA Jun 1970 - Apr 1973: VC-7, NAS Miramar, CA Jun 1977 - Jun 1979: VC-885, NAS Miramar, CA Principal Occupation During the transition from Navy to civilian I paid some life dues. In 1973 I was planning to slip right into a pilot slot with a major airline but the Arab oil embargo left those jobs almost non-existent for several years. In June of 1974 Flying Tiger Air Lines gave me the opportunity to stay in aviation but with another detour in December 1974, an 18 month layoff. I filled the time as an income tax preparation specialist, a charter pilot, and a fast food restaurant manager. The recall to Flying Tigers was very welcome to say the least. Then in 1989 the airline was purchased by FedEx where I spent the rest of my working days as a line captain, and training/check captain. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Getting married to Sandy and the birth of our son Jeff are the obvious highlights of life. Sunrises, sunsets, thunderstorms and low visibility landings in blowing snow and fog, from the perspective in the cockpit, have certainly been memorable. The first trip into Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Teheran, Lagos, well into anywhere new. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Sandy has been a stalwart in my life, sticking with me during the lean times after life in the Navy and while on layoff from Flying Tigers. We’ve lived in California, Florida, and Texas. She had to raise our son by herself during all those times I was flying around the world or on layovers closer to home but too far away to be of any help except over the telephone. She was on a first name basis with emergency room staff. Something about a bottle cap in his mouth, or a bicycle in the supermarket parking lot, or the lawn mower and his foot on his first paid job, anyway it always happened when I was gone. Her working career was in education as a primary grade reading specialist, a good thing she had all that emergency training in our own home. Jeff has succeeded in his own airline career and is now a captain for a Delta feeder airline. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Retired life is less stressful than working, although Sandy would say she handled the stress while I was gone, and now that I’m home she has double the stress. She says it’s twice the husband with half the pay. We’ve been to Italy, France, Australia, Africa, Greece, and Sandy’s not so favorite spot, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I was there as a kid and loved it, figured she would too. Not. I’ve tried house flipping which turned into more of a slow rollover. The TV shows are not the reality I discovered. Leisure time I spend with my horses pretending to be a cowboy, now that is living. Skiing is still a favorite. I used to say I would quit when I was 50 and then 60, now I say it’s when I can’t get my boots on by myself. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Like owning a boat, the day I got there and the day I left. Also there was: marching to games, beating Army, winning color company plebe year, learning how to sail, running the seawall, field ball on hospital point, and getting that ring. Negotiating for my first car, how much do you want, okay I’ll take it, a British racing green Austin Healey 3000-woohoo! Best of all, the lifelong friends. Friends who knew what it was like. Humorous Memories of USNA: Awards Received Academic Achievement B.S. Naval Science Athletic Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Aviator Wings Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attendingâ&#x20AC;? I started thinking about the military because the war in Viet Nam was getting real hot. I wanted to serve and I wanted to do it in an airplane. I thought I wanted USAFA. My senator didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a slot there, would I accept USNA? What a break for me. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? At the Academy I managed a B.S. in engineering. I met lifelong friends. I learned to sail and to navigate. Marching to games, beating Army, shaking for apples, field ball on Hospital Point, running the seawall and winning Color Company were all part of the experience. Final Yearbook write-up for Larry Bonnville. After graduation it was the Naval Air Training Command, Pensacola, Meridian and Beeville. Learning to fly in the Navy has to be the most challenging experience in aviation; acrobatics, formation, carrier, day, night, what a ride. Completion of training after almost one and a half years, gold naval aviator wings. My first assignment was back to the Training Command, VT-26 as an instructor. I learned as much from my students as I was able to teach them. From there it was on to VC-7 where we provided air services to other squadrons, ships and development units. The squadron needed an aviation safety officer so I got to attend the Safety School at the Navy Postgraduate School, more engineering along with aviation law and psychology. Following active duty it was VC-885 doing the same job I did on active duty.

Civilian flying had its own challenges not the least of which was landing,,, a job. The Arab oil embargo brought airline hiring to a standstill but eventually I got hired at Flying Tigers and 6 months later laid off, what a ride. Back to work at Flying Tigers, around the world, what time zone are we in? FedEx bought us, more of the same plus line check and training captain. Through all of my days away from home, Sandy held things together and handled most of the daily emergencies. Now we travel, have time for friends, our son Jeff, my horses, skiing and just relaxing.

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29th Company Charles W. Brewer Service History (Emphasis on – dates, units, places): Two deployments to Yankee Station flying the then-new A-7E Corsair II with VA-195 from the Kitty Hawk, CVA-63, 1970-1972; 238 combat missions. Principal Occupation (Life after USNA, with detours as applicable): Lawyer and farmer of sweet red cherries. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Surviving simultaneous hits by two Soviet SAMs on one of the early strikes over Hanoi/Haiphong when Nixon accelerated the Air War. • Learning to speak with different accent after moving from the mountains of Eastern KY to Western PA at age 9. School kids would follow me home and tell my mother, “We want to hear Billy talk in Kentucky!” Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren. Richly blessed with Lin, 44 years and walking (10 wonderful years!) three children and four grandchildren. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Continue to practice law and farm. More traveling with Lin, fun times with grandkids, fishing and some hunting. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • What an honor and privilege to live, learn, train, travel, overcome challenges and grow with the best of the best young men in America. • Leadership of Maj. J. Reilly Love, USMC, our company officer. • 0200 joint come-around of all 29th plebes—bring all washable laundry, intermingle in big pile, do 67 pushups, then separate, fold and stack for inspection before reveille. • The moment we heard the news of JFK’s assassination. • That dream season when NAVY played Texas for the national championship, miraculously beat ARMY who failed three times to get a play off on our 1-yard line, while we held our breath and the clock ran out; and Roger won the Heisman. • Watching our classmates and Mids on Crew, Soccer and La-Crosse (the incredible Jimmy Lewis) teams win national championships; too many to mention were All-Americans, brilliant academics, disciplined men of integrity with innate leadership skills and from whom great leaders in the Naval service and private sector came. Humorous Memories of USNA: Doug Naylor’s Plebe summer dialogue with a Segundo: “Where are you from, plebe?” Doug: “Faaaynger, Tennesayee, sir.” “Where?” (Doug repeats. Then after much increasing frustration by the 2d, and increasing angst by Doug,) Doug: “Like my faaaynger on my heyand, sir.” Awards Received The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors. Somewhat of an honor: Flag Admiral Clary summoned me to his stateroom at midnight before the 0400 launch of the mining of Haiphong Harbor. He kindly ordered me to plan, brief and lead a diversionary Alpha Strike that would go feet dry just before the mining operation was executed, drawing all attention to my strike force. No officer lower than 04 had led an Alpha Strike in our Air Wing. Going feet dry, a division of MIGs immediately popped through the layered overcast to engage. One of our DDG’s in the Gulf launched a missile that eliminated the lead MIG; the others turned and fled North. We hit our assigned target. I think one our classmates on board the DDG played an important role in taking out the MIG. Nary a shot was fired at the miners. Academic Achievement J.D. Athletic None. Service/USNA Awards A couple of DFC’s, some individual Air Medals and NCMs w/ combat V. Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Aviator Wings Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Wanted to travel and see the world, the Navy’s recruiting hook. When I sold my shotgun and rifle to pay for my train ticket to I-Day, I was 17 and had never seen an ocean. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Our four years on the Severn exceeded my every expectation.

Summary write up for Bill Brewer I chose USNA out of high school as the best among other excellent opportunities, with expectations of achieving a great education, extraordinary training and exciting service assignments. I was also taken by the Navy’s recruiting hook, “travel and see the world.” As a child in the mountains of Eastern KY and later Western PA, I had neither seen an ocean nor the Mississippi River. The Academy exceeded my every expectation. Having selected Navy Air, I flew the A-7E Corsair II through two combat deployments to WESPAC with VA-195 aboard the Kitty Hawk, CVA 63, 1970-’72. Following active duty, I obtained a law degree, practicing over 40 years. My most memorable life events include (1) surrendering my life to Christ; and (2) many experiences through 238 combat missions and carrier operations, especially night traps with weather down, low visibility and pitching deck; on missions, dueling with flak site gunners, some of whom had extraordinary skills; making my MAYDAY call after being hit by Soviet SAM over Hanoi/Haiphong; being nearby when classmate Bart Creed was shot down, wing blown off in heavy flak, staying overhead to assist with RESCAP while Sandys and Chinooks under heavy fire were driven back, and hearing Bart’s last transmission on the ground with fractured leg and arm just as the Pathet Lao and/or NVN soldiers captured him.

Highlights of USNA include JFK’s assignation, Plebe Year Army-Navy game and Cotton Bowl , and national championships by our Crew, Soccer and Lacrosse teams. Fun: marching with Crew teammates over College Creek whistling theme song to Bridge Over the River Kwai. Linda and I were married in 1971, blessed with three children and currently four grandchildren.

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29th Company Charles E Brown Service History: June ’67-Aug ’67 Sailing Instructor USNA Sep ’67-Dec ’68 Naval Aviation Flight Training Program Jan ’69- Sep ’70 Plowback Flight Instructor VT-9 NAS Meridian, MS Oct ’70- Mar ’71 A-7 A/B RAG Lemoore, CA Apr ’71- Jan ’73 VA-46 NAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville, FL 31 Jan 1973 Separated from active duty Principal Occupation Pilot Delta Air Lines Feb ’73- Jul ‘2003 Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: Married Marlene Manning the day after graduation. We have two children and six grandchildren. Daughter: Christine Granddaughter: Chelsea Grandson: Conner Son: Charles Jr. Granddaughter: Carley Grandsons: Jacob, Porter, Tucker How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Retired life is Wonderful. I spend my time with Marlene doing whatever. Also try to visit family and friends as much as possible Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Meeting and courting my wife Marlene Humorous Memories of USNA: Awards Received Academic Achievement Athletic Service/USNA Awards National Defense Medal, Air Medal Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Aviator Wings, Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending”: I attended the Academy with the full intention of becoming a Marine. I quickly realized that I was not “grunt” material. Luckily the Navy had airplanes and I found my true calling. My father had a cousin who graduated from USNA sometime in the 1930’s and received a commission in the Marines. Served in the Pacific during WW II and retired as a general. Sort of a boyhood hero. I thought I wanted to be a Marine. Did not take me long to realize I was not “grunt’” material. Luckily Naval Aviation caught my interest and as they say, “The rest is history”. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The Academy was completely different than what I expected. I was very naive when I entered without much world experience. We all grew up pretty quickly at USNA and my time there gave me the discipline I needed to join the real world. Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary The discipline it took to stick it out for four years, let me feel I could do just about anything I wanted. I have been fortunate that the lessons learned at USNA have given me the foundation for a wonderful life Bio Summary for Charlie Brown

Retired life is great! Marlene and I spend our days doing what WE want to do. Visiting family and friends without the sense of urgency that I had to get back to work is so relaxing. My fondest memories of USNA revolve around my now wife Marlene. We met as a blind date June Week of Plebe Year. Over the next three years our relationship grew into the lifelong love affair that we are still living. The backdrop of that relationship growing while at the Academy really makes for some wonderful memories! After graduation I stayed at the Academy for a couple of months teaching knockabout sailing to the new Plebes. Great summer with other newly wed couples drinking beer and eating crabs.

Off to Pensacola to start flight training! After getting my wings I “plowed back” to VT9 in Meridian as a flight instructor. Next assignment was flying A-7’s with VA46 aboard the USS Kennedy. I was released from active duty on the last day of January 1973 and was hired by Delta Air lines a week later. I flew for Delta for 30 years, first out of Ft Lauderdale and then Cincinnati. Along the way, Marlene and I raised two wonderful children, and they have given us six beautiful grandchildren. I feel that God has blessed me in so many ways. Memories of good friends from

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29th Company William Larry Connell After graduation, I was temporarily assigned to the Naval Academy’s Naval Science Department waiting to start Nuclear Power School on the West Coast. 1968 was a year filled with major changes to my naval career and life. I left Nuclear Power; became engaged and married; and reported to the USS Raleigh LPD-1 in Norfolk Virginia. I also married the former Carol Ann Byrd from Hollis Oklahoma. From late 1968 to the summer of 1971, I found my true calling in the Navy while assigned to the Raleigh as a ship driver! Instead of being sent to Vietnam in my last 13 months of obligated service, I was sent to the Mediterranean as Navigator and department head of the quartermasters. I transferred to the Naval Reserves in1971. I was recalled to active duty in 1991 to participate in the Persian Gulf War. Commander 7th Fleet took all his reserves with him on the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-1) during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. I had the great privilege of being a USNA Blue and Gold Officer for 25 years. After Completing a MBA degree from Southern Methodist University I worked for industry in the DFW area. Positions included Manufacturing Engineering, Price Analyst Negotiator and Program Management. After 9/11, I went to work for the Department of Homeland Security as a Transportation Security Manager assigned to DFW Airport. I have one son Christopher who graduated from UT – Dallas with a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering. A stroke in 2010 forced me into full retirement although we remain active in an independent living community. Serving others cheerfully keeps us fully engaged. This is manifested as a Stephen Minister at FUMC Richardson and as a support group facilitator for the Alzheimer’s Association at Highland Springs.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary James P. Conway Service History 1963-67: USNA (29th Company) 1967- 69: Pilot Training – NAS Pensacola, FL – NAS Meridian, MS – NAS Chase Field, Beeville, TX - F-8 RAG – NAS MIRAMAR, San Diego, CA 1969 -71: VC 8 – NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR. 1971- 73: VRF 31- NAS Norfolk, VA. Principal Occupation ATT Long Lines – Operations and Engineering Departments – Newark, NJ & Somerville, NJ NY State Courts – Queens Civil Court, Manhattan Criminal Court & Queens Supreme Court – Operations, Administration and Information Technology Departments. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Presenting the National Award for Social Justice (from Mount Saint Michael’s Academy) to Attorney General Robert F Kennedy in 1962. My first CAT SHOT. My first AFTERBURNER TAKEOFF. Swapping ends in a F8 at 40,000 feet and recovering from the violent spin that followed. Flying as co-pilot on an SH3 from San Diego, CA to Lakehurst, NJ. All we needed was time and a Texaco roadmap. Surviving an S2 crash at NAS Whiting Field, FL. Creating the IT Department at Queens Supreme Court Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Annie worked in the High End Fashion Industry in NYC and she captured my heart at first sight. We have 3 sons (2 NY City Police Officers and the youngest is an Engineering Duty Officer in the Navy) and 8 grandchildren. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? We have spent most of our lives working and sacrificing for others: our children; our country; our community; our church; and our employers. Now, our children have their own lives and families; the little league has new coaches and directors; the tenants associations and condo boards have new leaders; etc. Retired life is great. We have no jobs and no schedule except our own. We love the Sarasota area and the Florida sunshine. Our time is spent working around the house and gardening, activities with the grandchildren, walking to the beach, some volunteer work and 3 or 4 vacation trips a year (European river cruises are in right now – took 3 in last 2 years). Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: My Classmates (and the whole Brigade for that matter) are among the finest people I have ever met, especially my roommates. I have not been good at maintaining contact over the years, but I hope to rekindle old friendships. Plebe year, Ron Bancroft, Roger Staubech (Class of ‘67 Savior), Youngster Cruise, 2nd Class Aviation Summer, Ist Class Year, Army-Navy Football, Navy Football, P-rades, Come Arounds, Plebe Ho’s, Green Bench, Carrier Landings, 67 Push -ups and June Weeks. President Kennedy’s surprise visit Plebe Summer and Nov 22, 1963 – flags at half-mast. Humorous Memories of USNA: CDR Evans, Bill Evans Father, visiting our room during Parents Weekend (Plebe summer) gave us a white glove inspection, in jest (we failed – dirt in the inside of shower grate). CDR Evans turned out to be a great man and gave us sound advice during our years at the academy and in the fleet. 2nd Class Summer Academics at the Academy, Dick Couch and I went over the wall to take 2 young ladies we had met to Arlington National Cemetery to see Kennedy’s Grave and the eternal flame. We scaled the wall at Arlington, got caught by MP’s and their dogs halfway to the grave site, they let us go, we visited the grave and were back in Bancroft Hall in time for reveille the next morning. Awards Received Academic Achievement Athletic

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29th Company Service/USNA Awards Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Aviator Wings Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” All my brothers had served in the military and I wanted to do the same; but I wanted to go to a military academy and I wanted to fly. USNA was a perfect match for me. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The fiber of a person is greatly influenced by their early upbringing, the people they associate with and their life experiences. My parents took care of the first part and the Navy (USNA and the Fleet) had enormous influence on the rest. The people I lived, worked and played with, were some of the best people in the country and I (we) got to experience things our high school friends could never imagine. I didn’t really know what to expect from the Academy, so I didn’t have a lot of expectations. I just knew that I would have to work hard, hang in there, graduate and fly. It ended up being an awful lot more than I anticipated and this was one of the best choices of my life. Summary Yearbook write-up for Jim Conway After receiving my wings, I served as Life Support Equipment Division Officer and Personnel Department Officer in VC 8, Rosy Roads, PR. I was also flying the F8 Crusader in support of Atlantic Fleet Training Operations. My next duty assignment was as a Ferry Pilot in VRF 31 out of Norfolk, VA.

After leaving Naval service, I worked for AT&T Long Lines and NYS Unified Court System in Operations, Engineering and IT Departments. When I left the Navy, I didn’t know what I wanted to do next. I returned to NY, where I met Annie. She designed window displays and managed high end fashion stores on Fifth and Madison Avenues. I was ready to settle down and I hit the jackpot when she said yes. She gave new meaning to my existence. Our family and community became the focal point of our world. We have three boys and eight grandchildren. Richard and Ed are Police Officers with NYPD and Sarasota PD and Jovan is an Engineering Duty Officer in the Navy. Annie and I are truly blessed. Since we have retired to Florida, all our children have relocated to the Florida Gulf Coast. All of our grandchildren are a short drive from us. I like to think that they followed us because of the close family ties and that the recent harsh winter weather up North had nothing to do with their decisions. Soo… in retirement, we try to put ourselves first. We love the Sarasota area and the Florida sunshine. Our time is spent working around the house and garden; enjoying activities with the grandchildren; walking to the beach; some volunteer work and 3 or 4 vacation trips a year Hopefully, the golden years will be our time. Love to see y’all in ’17.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Peter R. Eisenhauer

After graduation I endured tough duty coaching Football and Lax at NAPS. BUPERS found me in March 1968 and blessed me with orders to DASH School (yes, I crashed a few), then to USS Damato, DD-861, in Norfolk, where I served as Gunnery, ASW and NUC Weapons Officer. Great deployments supporting UNITAS (around South America) and a MED Cruise made it fun (think getting the XO drunk, then helping him throw the Flag LT. into a pool in Brazil). Thanks to a little ring knocking with my CO, in Nov 1969, I got orders and a spot promo to LT as XO of USS Nimble MSO-459 in Charleston; I was acting commander until she was decommissioned in Dec 1970. Too junior for another command, my detailer (aka, my old Weapons Boss) let me decommission early along with Nimble. A short but wonderful Navy Career! I married my grease girl, Ginger Barry, in Dec 1968 and she blessed us with two boys and two girls before we lost her to cancer in November 1986. I spent the next 13 years raising my four kids and pursuing a career in the computer industry, specializing in Start Up Companies. Between launching businesses, raising Venture Capital, running companies and fighting with leadership, it was a hectic but exciting thirty-five years. On 10/10/99, God blessed me again when I married my best friend of many years, Cecile Pelletier; as my oldest son and best man toasted, "Dad, not too many guys are lucky enough to do this twice." We spent our first four years of marriage living in London, launching our final start up as part of a buy out. In February 2004, we returned to our ski house in NH where we've been skiing, sailing and enjoying our four grandchildren ever since. Thank You God!

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29th Company Larry R. Elliott Service History 1967-1969, Newport, RI, USS Vesole (DD-878), First Lieutenant/ ASW, 1969-1970, Charleston, SC, USS Notable (MSO-460), Commanding Officer, 1970-1971, Charleston, SC, USS Dominant (MSO-431), Executive Officer, 1974-1976, Philadelphia, PA, USS H.J. Ellison (DD-864), Weapons Officer, 1976-1979, Yokosuka, Japan Staff Commander Naval Forces Japan, Special Projects Officer 1979-1981, Mayport, FL, Staff Commander Carrier Group Six, Assistant Surface Operations, 1981-1983, Norfolk, VA, Staff Commander Oceanographic Systems Atlantic, Special Operations Officer 1983-1986,Carderock, MD, David Taylor Naval Ship Research Center, Surface Ship Projects Officer, 1983-1986, 1986-1990, White Oak, MD, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Surface Projects Officer, 1990-1991,Bay St Louis, MS, Naval Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Chief of Staff, 1991-1992, Bay St Louis, MS, Naval Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Commanding Officer 1992: Retired from Naval Service as CDR

Principal Occupation 1992-2000 Taught High School Mathematica at Hancock High School in Hancock County Mississippi 2000-2008 Substitute teacher in the Peoria Unified School District, Peoria, AZ Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Married my wife Anne on July 31, 1982. Met her in Perth, Australia in August 1981 while on a port visit during an Indian Ocean Deployment with Carrier Group SIX staff on board the USS America (CV-66). No children. Anne was born in the United Kingdom and has dual Australian and English citizenship. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I have been enjoying full retirement since I quit substitute teaching in 2008. Played softball, local leagues and senior tournaments until a couple of years ago. Gave it up after having my second hip replaced. Play golf a couple of times a week and attend pilates class twice a week. We enjoy taking short trips around the southwest. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Humorous Memories of USNA: Awards Received The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors Academic Achievement I received a Masters of Science in Oceanography from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1973.

Athletic Service/USNA Awards I received two Meritorious Service Medals and the Navy Commendation Medal Uniform Breast Insignia I wore the Surface Warfare Device and around 1984 I changed by designator to Oceanographer. Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars)

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attendingâ&#x20AC;? I chose to attend the Academy because my father was a career Chief Petty Officer and until I was seven years old, that was all I knew. The Navy looked like a great career to me and I was proven right. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The experience at Annapolis met every expectation and set me up for a successful career in the Navy and as a teacher after my retirement. I would choose to do the entire thing again. Summary Yearbook write-up for Larry Elliott After graduation, I served as a surface warfare officer on destroyers and minesweepers before being accepted to the Naval Postgraduate School in Oceanography. After obtaining my Masters Degree, I attended Destroyer School and served as Weapons Officer on the USS H.J. Ellison in Philadelphia. Next came a tour in Japan and then on the Staff of Carrier Group SIX out of Mayport, FL. During a deployment to the Indian Ocean on the USS America, I was fortunate to meet a lovely lady in Perth, Australia during a port visit in 1981 and in July of 1982 we were married and have now had almost 33 wonderful years together. Upon retirement in 1992, I taught high school mathematics in Mississippi for eight years. In 2000 we moved to Sun City Grand in Surprise, AZ. We are supremely happy in Arizona and love the year round great weather. We are looking forward to many more happy years together.

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29th Company William A. Evans IV Service History 1963 Entered USNA from UC, Berkeley (Near Eastern Languages major) 1963-67 USNA (27th/29th Company) 1967-69 NucPwr Training School Mare Island, CA; NPTU Idaho Falls, ID 1969 Submarine Training School, Groton Ct 1969-71 USS Sargo, (SSN 583) (earned Dolphins) 1971-75 USS Archerfish (SSN-678) commissioning crew/ Division officer 1975-78 USS Swordfish (SSN 579) Navigator 1978-81 USS Theodore Roosevelt SSBN/SSN 600) Executive officer 1980 USS Aspro (SSN 648) Executive Officer 1981-83 Executive Assistant to Deputy CinCPacFlt 1984-87 USS Grayling (SSN646) Commanding Officer 1987-90 Principle Assistant to Deputy CNO for Special Projects 1990-92 USS Proteus (AS-19) Commanding Officer 1992-94 Executive Assistant to CinCPacFlt 1994-95 Doctrine Command 1995-98 Military Assistant to Deputy Director Central Intelligence Agency 1995-98 Special Assistant to Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation 1998 Retired from USN with permanent rank of Captain Principal Occupation Volunteer rowing coach Frank W. Cox High School, Virginia Beach VA. Principle rowing coach for Virginia Beach Rowing Club, Virginia Beach VA; Charter Member and President of the Eastern Virginia Rowing Association; Founding/board member of National Scholastic Rowing Association. Helped start and train eleven high school and adult rowing programs in eastern Virginia. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Navy Junior, father was Naval communicator for Adm. Nimitz during WWII and subsequently stationed in various communications facilities including my formative teenage years 12-15 in Asmara, Eritrea, where I learned Italian and Arabic, also traveled extensively in East Africa/Middle East. • Every time I went to sea! • As CO USS Proteus, I was only functioning naval repair facility in Subic Bay, Philippines, during and after the eruptions of Mount Pinatubo, following the shutdown the Naval Station Subic and Clark AFB. • As Commanding Officer USS Proteus (AS-19), I was the US President’s Navy representative to Australia for the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Married Sue Ellen Barry 9 Jun 67, USNA Chapel Three children and three grandchildren (so far). How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Full-time rowing coach; establishing board member of several rowing organizations both regional and national. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Rowing as varsity Lightweight rower all four years and qualifying for lightweight double scull member for 1968 Olympics, but needs of the service prevented accepting. • Running the seawall for exercise (we were not allowed to run in town) and in the field house where Coach Gehrdes kept trying to recruit me as a “miler”. • Sang in the Antiphonal Choir all four years and loved the Chapel acoustics and the big organ.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Humorous Memories of USNA: Plebe Year antics Awards Received Academic Achievement: BS in Nuclear Science 1967; Naval Nuclear Power School Athletic: Navy Lightweight oarsman Service/USNA Awards DSM, Legion of Merit (4), MSM(4), NCM(2), NAM Uniform Breast Insignia: Command Star, Submariner Dolphins, Surface Warfare Device, Navy Scuba diver, Polaris Patrol Pin Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) 0 Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” My father had been an LDO and had sailed on USS Marblehead CL-12, USS Baltimore CA-68, and in motor torpedo boats. I wanted to command a ship, preferably a cruiser. I accepted a nomination to USNA. Eventually, submarines became preferable. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The Academy was just the right place to begin a Navy career and met all my expectations. Summary Yearbook write-up for Bill Evans

I entered USNA after a year at UC, Berkeley, majored in Nuclear Physics, and rowed lightweight crew all four years. I also sang in the Antiphonal Choir. Upon graduation I married Sue Ellen Barry and set off for Nuclear Power School. The next twelve years were spent and included several WestPac and under ice deployments. My first shore assignment was as Executive Assistant to Deputy CinCPacFlt. This led to my command tour on USS Grayling (SSN 646). I transferred to DC as principle assistant for the Deputy CNO for Special Projects. During that tour I was instrumental in establishing the Joint Warfare Analysis Center. In 1990 I took command of USS Proteus based out of Guam. After a WestPac deployment, we quickly returned to the Philippines to serve as the only functioning repair facility in Subic Bay after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption. We were also part of the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea ceremonies in Australia. After a tour as Executive Assistant to CinCPacFlt, I served at Naval Doctrine Command as Military Assistant to the Deputy Director of CIA, and as Special Assistant to the Director FBI. Rowing has been a constant in my life since USNA—I rowed for several years with the Navy Masters including competitions at Henley, England, and at the World Master’s Championships. After retirement in 1998, I became the crew coach at Cox HS in Virginia Beach, VA. I still hold that position and have helped start and train eleven more programs for kids and adults in eastern VA. I have also been a founding member of and still serve on regional and national boards for scholastic rowing. Sue and I have been blessed with three kids, all gainfully employed, and three grandchildren - the richest reward bestowed upon any life.

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29th Company Henry C. Giffin III Service History 1967-1969 – USS Stickell (DD888), Newport, RI 1970 – USS Warrington (DD843), Newport RI 1971 – Advisor, U.S. Naval Forces Vietnam 1972 – Company Officer, OCS, Newport, RI 1973 – 1974 – XO, USS Blandy (DD943), Norfolk, VA 1975 – 1978 – staff, USNA 1979 – 1981 – CO, USS Dominant (MSO431), Perth Amboy, NJ 1982 – 1983 – Detailer, BUPERS, Wash DC 1984 – 1986 – CO, USS Blandy (DD977), Norfolk, VA 1987 – 1989 – OP-03, EA OP-08, Washington DC 1990 – 1991 – CO, USS Thomas S. Gates (CG51), Norfolk, VA 1991 – 1992 – Student, National War College, Washington DC 1992 – 1994 – ACOS Logistics, AFSOUTH, Naples, Italy 1995 – 1996 – Commander George Washington Battle Group, Norfolk, VA 1996- 1997 – Deputy CINC, CINCLANTFLT, Norfolk, VA 1998 – 2000 – Commander, Surface Forces Atlantic, Norfolk, VA Principal Occupation 33 years in Surface Navy, VP in Anteon (4 years), VP in AMSEC, SAIC (9 years). Retired from full time work in 2013. Founded Stars & Stripes LLC consulting, doing limited consulting for some friends.

Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events Too many to share here. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Married Stevie in March 1968, 3 daughters (Aaron, UVA grad, ECarolina masters, two children, family and social work counselor, recently open a brewery in Chesapeke, VA/ Ryan, UVA grad, 6 children, government service/ Ashley Paige, JMU grad, 2 children, healthcare services) How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? • Keeping Stevie happy and enjoying life together • Spending time with all 10 grandkids – all live within 30 minutes! • I sail/race my 37 ft sailboat at least weekly with friends. • I have several pre ’59 vintage cars and race 6-7 times a year. • We have a 37 ft motor home and go south for the winters (7 weeks in 2015), plus use it for the car races and other trips with friends. • I have several motorcycles and vintage street cars to enjoy and maintain. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: The friendships. Dating Stevie. Graduating!! Playing on 3 national championship lacrosse teams. Playing football but never really getting in games. My ‘67 corvette. Sitting around in the dark listening to Beach Boys music for 3 weeks before XMAS leave with my roommate Ike (Peter Eisenhauer). Beating Army Plebe year when Rollie Stichweh backed off from the center on the goal line due to the noise and the clock ran out. Going on some extracurricular liberty after taps with my friend from UMD. Humorous Memories of USNA: Lacrosse team parties; getting chased by Jimmylegs after coming in gate zero early on Sunday AM; having a TV in Ike and my room for most of youngster year until the company officer (LT Van Meter) discovered it one day (“we were just storing it for the firsties” – watched go-go dancing and Ben Gazzara religiously with half our company classmates every week – antenna was a coat hanger on a broomstick out the window!). Awards Received Academic Achievement GWU – Masters in Industrial Personnel Mgmt National War College – distinguished graduate Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Athletic Honorable mention lacrosse All-American Service/USNA Awards Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (4), Bronze Star, Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3), Vietnamese Honor Medal First Class, numerous unit and campaign awards. Uniform Breast Insignia Surface Warfare, command at sea star Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Navy 3 stars Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attendingâ&#x20AC;? I went to USNA to serve my country, get a good education, go to sea, and play football and lacrosse. At 17 I was too immature to think of much else. I had no intention of serving beyond 4 years but took the tours one at a time for the next 33 years. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I think you can only understand the impact USNA has on oneself many years after graduation. I often said it was a great place to be from and tough place to be at. I think the ethical and moral standards that were ingrained in us has served me well in my life. Certainly attending and graduating from USNA was the foundation and had the most significant impact on my life. Summary Yearbook write-up for Hank Giffin:

I met my future wife Stevie 2nd class year, dated her through first class year, and eventually married her in March 1968. We have three fantastic daughters and 10 grandchildren, all living near our Norfolk, VA home. I credit any success I have enjoyed in my life to her support, counsel, and an occasional 2x4 to the head! She taught school for almost 20 years as we moved around. After graduation I served on several destroyers; had tours as an advisor in Vietnam, as XO on another destroyer; and then commanded a minesweeper. I also commanded a destroyer, a cruiser, a carrier battle group, and was the deputy to the Commander of the Atlantic Fleet. In my Cruiser command I was the air warfare commander in the Red Sea during the Gulf War. My last tour as a Vice Admiral was the Commander of the Surface Forces, US Atlantic Fleet (126 ships). I had some interesting shore tours including several in DC, USNA, and Italy. We moved every set of orders until my last 6 years in Norfolk. I never intended to make the navy a career, but kept going as long as I/we enjoyed my jobs, and my service totaled 33 years. Upon retirement in 2000 we settled on the Chesapeake Bay near Little Creek in Norfolk, VA. I worked as a VP for two defense contractors for 13 years, and retired in 2013. In retirement I spend my time playing with the 10 grandkids, sailing, vintage car racing, and riding my Harleys. I also served on the board of the Hampton Roads and Central Virginia USO for over 10 years, and was Chairman for 5 years. I have been the Surface Navy Association east coast VP since retirement, and have served on several surface navy related scholarship boards. Life is good!

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29th Company William B. Kalish

After graduation I attended The Basic School at Quantico, VA. Assigned to Flight School at Pensacola, Fl. After graduation and earning my wings proceeded to transition to CH-53 at New River, NC. November 1969-November 1970 stationed in RVN at Marble Mountain MCAS flying in support of combat in I Corps and Laos cross border in support of Special Forces operations. Returned to Pensacola as Advanced Flight Instructor. Subsequently grounded for medical condition. Attended U. of West Florida for business related courses Resigned commission. Anxious to use my Management Degree I worked in the commercial printing industry. Post graduate/ continuing education studies at Cornell and U. of PA . Active in labor negotiations and industry association work. Officer in R&E .Council graphic Arts. Positions over three decades include: Regional and National Sales Manager, President of I.P.D., Atlanta, GA. Semi-retired . Design and sales, HVAC industry. Active in GA Vietnam Alliance helping vets of all ages. Married to JoAnn. Proud father of three grown children and six grandchildren. Love all of the afore mentioned.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Miles A. Libbey III Service History 1963 – 67: USNA (18th/29th Company) from Bedford, MA: Presidential Appointment 1967 – 70: DCA/CICO USS Conyngham (DDG-17); 2 Med Deployments 1970-1972: Aide & Flag Lt., Commander Sixth Fleet (VADMs Richardson & Kidd) Gaeta, Italy 1972-72: Destroyer School 1972-74: Weps (DDG-24)VT-29, Combat 1976: 1977-78: 1984: Transferred to Naval Reserve 1979-92: 1996: Retired from USNR with rank of Captain Principal Occupation Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: As Captain of a DD preparing for a shellback ceremony off the coast of Africa, decided that probably thousands before had held the ceremony where the equator meets the prime meridian…..so instead, decided to back across it….made those shell backs pretty unique. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Betsy Ballard and I were married June 1968 and together for 16 years and raised Miles 4 (Apple) and Dr. Megan Kinnane (NIHealth). Married Sally Fitzpatrick in 1987, combined families (6 kids) and founded three companies (Ibis, MQS, DelRx) until breast cancer took her 25 years later. Married a similarly bereaved church mate Sharon Colston in May 2016 who had retired from Navy Civil Service after 30 years. Enjoying all seven grandchildren. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Since retirement from Lockheed (‘10) and USNR (‘96), I have founded two new startups (Seaminr & Blue Sky Sensor Technology); a seabed mining international law consultancy, and an RFID sensor company for predicting animal health. I have lived in Urbanna, VA since 2010 in my House “Fair Winds…” and have a business office there on a Creek off the Rappahannock River. Gardening, boating and fishing round out a full life of kids, friends and community fun. Most Vivid/Fondest/ Humorous Memories of USNA: • Painful, yet useful, maturation during Plebe and 3/c years • Youngster cruise to Northern Europe and 12 cent liters of wine from a barrel in Cherbourg …and the extreme lack of enjoyment the next morning. • Running the rocks • Two aerospace research projects. • Computer lab and programming analog computers for Weapons. • Intramural cross country and finally learning to dig deep for performance • USNA AIAA student chapter winning national AIAA design contest, as its leader • Hop Committee to avoid the impossibility of Morse Code testing & June week duty • Fulfilling my promise in ‘63 to “enjoy” USNA while there…academics: not so much • Rugby…and giving blood Awards Received: NASA Scientific Intern Apollo Program (AIAA Student President) Academic Achievement: USN Samuel Eliot Morison Scholarship in Naval History, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University MALD, Ph.D. 1981; BS, USNA 1967, Aerospace engineering Athletic: Started and completed 5 Marathons Service/USNA Awards Bronze Star (“V”), MSM, NCM Zumwalt Navy-wide Ship handler award 236

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29th Company Elected to USNA Alumni Association Director Elected to Board of Control US Naval Institute Selected CNO Fellow Uniform Breast Insignia Surface Warfare Device Flag Pennant n/a Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Strong interest in becoming an astronaut, but eyes required glasses while at USNA. Father was a 1940 graduate of USNA and as an EDO. My grandfather was a 1907 USNA graduate and was one of the earliest EDOs. Elected to attend USNA for technical education and to gain leadership skills while contributing to country’s defense. I got exactly what I wanted from my USNA education and it has stood me in good stead throughout my life and into retirement. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? USNA met fully my expectations and needs for several careers. My military and commercial career successes were informed constantly by my USNA experiences, but especially by outstanding classmates and alums. Graduation from a highly regarded academic institution with an engineering degree, commissioned as a regular Naval officer and given the opportunity to lead and motivate others while operating complex engineering and weapons systems, including combat was extremely satisfying for my 16 years of active duty. I retired from the Reserves in 1996 with a rank of Captain. Final Yearbook write-up for Miles Libbey. NASA as a scientific intern on the Apollo Program was a wonderful first duty station. DCA and CICIO on Conyngham (DDG-17) was a busy tour including two Med deployments. Next I was honored to be Flag Lt to COMSIXTHFLT in Gaeta Italy. Following Destroyer School was delighted to be Weapons Officer on Waddell (DDG-24) in San Diego and saw action during strikes on Vietnam and another more peaceful deployment. My first shore duty was as the Aide Detailer in BUPERS in Washington, followed by selection as the CNO Fellow for a most interesting year working with Adm. Holloway. As the first XO to deploy on Spruance (DD-963) helped train a great ASW ship. After selection as the Morison scholar received a Masters at the Fletcher School and Ph.D eventually. As Captain of Nicholson (DD-981) made first operational deployment earning two awards for ASW, and completed a clean sweep of all squadron E’s. Truly the crew was “none finer!” Shortly afterward I left active service for Northrop where I developed a sustaining interest in unmanned vehicles. Later, at General Dynamics built a unique office dedicated to UAVs. After being a VP at Sarnoff research I formed my own engineering company. Later, based on our patents, we formed DelRx and started insulin spray FDA trials till the venture capital bubble bust. Back to a regular job as Director of Advanced Solutions at Lockheed Martin from which I retired in 2010 to help my wife Sally through her last year fighting breast cancer. Recently have founded two technology startups. Lived in Urbanna, VA since 2010 have a home and office there off the Rappahannock River. Married Sharon in May 2016 and gardening, boating and fishing round out a full life of kids, friends and fun.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Jon P. McComas Service History: 1967-1968 Nuclear Power Training 1968-1971 USS Robert L. Wilson (DD-847), MPA and Chief Engineer 1971-1973 USS Barney (DDG-6), OPS Officer 1973-1975 Naval Postgraduate School, MS in Mechanical Engineering 1975-1978 NROTCU UCLA, Instructor; Engineering Duty Officer School 1978-1981 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Ship Superintendent and Type Desk Officer 1981-1984 Comnavsurfgru Westpac, Subic Bay, Philippines, Asst. Maintenance Officer 1984-1987 Naval Sea Systems Command, Deputy Program Manager 1987-1988 Chief of Naval Operations, OP-43, Maintenance and Modernization Officer 1988-1991 Chief of Naval Personnel, Engineering Duty Officer Detailer 1991-1995 Naval Sea Systems Command, Major Program Manager Principal Occupation: Program Manager and Vice President at several defense contracting companies.

Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Tour in the Philippines was fantastic with lots of family travel around Asia. Trips with my wife to Australia and Ireland. Safari in South Africa. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: My beloved wife of 45 years, Cathy, passed away in 2013. I have two children, Mark in Cincinnati and Mary in Woodbridge, VA, and four grandchildren: Lacey, Ethan, Philip and Matthew. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Loving it! I have been able to travel extensively, go to the gym 4-5 days a week, spend time with my grandchildren, and tutor less fortunate children at a local charity. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Too many to count. Mostly just time spent with classmates both in and out of the walls. Humorous Memories of USNA: Playing “Hall Hockey” with a lacrosse ball in the 5th wing of Bancroft. Putting fish in the heaters of firstie’s rooms as a plebe. Awards Received: Academic Achievement: Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering and graduate of Northwestern University Executive Management Program Athletic: None Service/USNA Awards: Vietnam Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards) Legion of Merit Uniform Breast Insignia: Surface Warfare Device, Command Ashore Pin Flag Pennant: NA Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” The only reason I can pinpoint as to why I elected to attend is that a guy I admired from my hometown went, and I wanted to follow in his footsteps. I knew very little about the Academy so I don’t think I really had any expectations or goals when I arrived. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I think the academy taught me discipline and the value of hard work which has stood me in good stead my entire life. 238

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29th Company It also forged lifelong friendships which I value very much. Final Yearbook write-up: After graduation, I served in two destroyers homeported in Norfolk, including a deployment to Vietnam and earning my Surface Warfare pin. During that period, our son, Mark, was born at the then Naval Academy hospital in 1972. I then attended Navy Postgraduate School where I earned a Masters in Mechanical Engineering. I then did a “hardship” tour as an NROTC Instructor at UCLA, where our daughter, Mary, was born in 1976. While there, I was accepted into the Engineering Duty Officer Corp. I served as an ED for 17 years including a fabulous tour in the Philippines and culminating as a Major Program Manager and command ashore at NAVSEA. I embarked on my second career as a program manager and VP with several defense contracting firms in the DC area. I “retired” retired in 2008 and my wife, Cathy, and I travelled extensively notably to Australia and Ireland. We also both became “gym rats” and forged great friendships from our participation there. Cathy suddenly and unfortunately passed away in 2013, but we were able to spend 45 wonderful years together. Our children blessed us with four wonderful grandchildren whom I endeavor to spoil rotten at every opportunity. I am also currently volunteering as a tutor at a local charity.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Timothy M. Meehan

Tim Meehan, president of Eclectic Technologies Inc., a flexible circuit consulting firm, passed away after a long battle with a pancreatic disorder. Many people around the globe and especially those in the world of flexible circuits knew Meehan as a tireless participant in the promotion, development, and expansion of flexible circuit technology. He was among the first to promote and extol to flex circuit manufacturers the advantages of adhesive-less flexible base materials. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate in mechanical engineering, Meehan was a nuclear engineer with the Navy under the command of Admiral Hyman Rickover, the father of the atomic submarine. Following his navel career, Meehan served in various financial, marketing, sales, and strategic planning positions at Standard Oil Company, Chomerics, and Raychem Corporation. In the 1980s, he turned to consulting and independent advisory positions with material and equipment suppliers to the flexible circuit, electronic interconnect and packaging markets. He was among the first to promote and extol to flex circuit manufacturers the advantages of adhesive-less flexible base materials. Meehan was a market researcher adept at developing strategic and operating plans and as a result managed sales programs for a number of companies including Flex Products Inc., Southwall Technologies, ELF Technologies, Courtaulds Performance Films, IBM Microelectronics and Fractal AG and Park Nelco. Meehan was a founder of International Flex Technology a spinout from IBM, where he was Executive Vice President of Business Development until the company was sold to Sheldahl and at which time Meehan started Eclectic Technologies, where he worked with other consultants in the industry to design and create turnkey manufacturing operations for flexible circuit materials. All those who knew Tim will miss him greatly.

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29th Company Harold Douglas Naylor Service History 1963-67: USNA (20th/29th Company) 1967-68: USS Halsey (CG-23), San Diego CA; Asst 1st LT 1969-70: U.S. Naval Support Activity Saigon, Detachment My Tho, RVN; Ops/XO 1970-72: Naval Facility, Pacific Beach WA; Ops, XO 1972-74: USS Camden (AOE-2), Long Beach CA, Bremerton WA; Navigator 1974: Transferred to Naval Reserve 1974-82: Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare (MIUW) Unit 2122, Seattle WA; Admin, Trng, Repair, Ops, XO 1982-85: Naval Quality Assurance Unit Portsmouth NH, Det Keyport WA; Trng 1985-88: U.S. Coastal Defense Unit PacNorthwest (Joint Navy/Coast Guard); Trng/Ops 1988-89: NR Augmentation Unit, USS Wabash (AOR-5), CO 1989-91: NR Augmentation Unit, USS Peleliu (LHA-5), CO 1991-93: NR Volunteer Training Unit, Bremerton WA, CO 1993: Retired from USNR with rank of Captain Principal Occupation Following seven years of active service and concurrent with Naval Reserve duty with various units in the Seattle area as listed above, I worked for three years as a Ship Test Engineer on both submarines and surface ships at NAVSHIPYD Puget in Bremerton, WA. I then transferred to the Ship Silencing Division at Puget where I worked as a Project Engineer conducting acoustical trials underway on both submarines and surface ships but primarily submarines. The Ship Silencing Division of Puget was then transferred to the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC), Carderock, MD and became the Bremerton Detachment. I continued to work there as a Senior Project Engineer and Trial Director until my retirement in 2002. I worked an additional two years with a contractor supporting operations at DTRC and retired in June 2004. At this point, I had been conducting tests underway on almost all of the submarines as well as many of the cruisers and destroyers in the Pacific Fleet.

Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Meeting my future bride during a port call in Seattle during Youngster Cruise on USS Coral Sea, 26 June 1964, one year to the day from when we had been sworn in as midshipmen, 26 June 1963. • First transit of the Pacific as Navigator on USS Camden (AOE-2) in September 1972 from Sasebo, Japan to Long Beach direct using only celestial (No GPS then). • Watching the Apollo 13 launch at Cape Canaveral in April 1970 and then being Navigator on secondary recovery ship for Apollo 17 in the south Pacific in December 1972 (missed our daughter Kristen’s first Christmas). The primary recovery ship was USS Ticonderoga (CV-14). My brother had been lost in an A-4 Skyhawk launch from “Tico” back in 1957. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: Following graduation, my wife, Jean, and I were married the next day in the USNA chapel; we had met on Youngster Cruise when USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) made a port call in Seattle. We have two daughters, Kristen and Laura, and seven grandchildren: Andrew, Austin, Abigail, Kira, AnnaMarie, Alexis and Adam. Both daughters are graduates of Seattle Pacific University. Laura is married to Joel Gillespie. Kristen is married to Mark Peterson, the son of our classmate, Mike Peterson. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Retirement life has been good. We have enjoyed traveling to Europe and Hawaii, and cruising through the Panama Canal from Seattle to Ft Lauderdale and from San Diego to Alaska. We especially enjoy being with our daughters and their families, spending time with grandchildren, and enjoying the outdoors camping and boating.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • President Kennedy coming to speak to our class plebe summer • Army-Navy Game 1963 • Youngster Cruise, USS Coral Sea (CVA-43),1964 where I met my bride-to-be in Seattle • Ring Dance, June 1966 • First Class Cruise, 1966 to the Mediterranean, USS Leary (DD-879), CO - CDR Leary. • Our first car (’67 Pontiac) • Tossing the hats graduation morning, 7 June 1967 • Wedding in USNA Chapel, 8 June 1967 Humorous Memories of USNA: Cannonballs for dessert Chris’s sub sandwich shop Awards Received Academic Achievement: MBA - City University of Seattle -1983 BS - USNA - 1967, Naval Engineering Athletic: NA Service/USNA Awards: NA

Uniform Breast Insignia: Surface Warfare Officer Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I elected to attend USNA because I wanted to become a naval officer, receive a first class education, and travel the world. Watching the TV program “Men of Annapolis” also helped. I was greatly inspired by my big brother, Frank Naylor, USNA Class of 1953, and was initially interested in being an aviator like him. However, I found a career in Surface Warfare extremely rewarding, (the Real Navy as I used to tell him). He was lost at sea while launching from USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) in an A-4 Skyhawk in 1957. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The academy experience met or exceeded my expectations. The greatest experience was after the academy when I became a part of fleet operations. After leaving active duty with the naval service, I was able to use my engineering background from the academy and the fleet to work as a project engineer and analyst for ship test and evaluation at the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) Carderock MD, which has been instrumental in ship design and testing for over a century. I worked closely with the DTRC Det Annapolis (Experimental Station) through the years. Each time I was onsite, I had only to look across the Severn River to the Academy to see where it all started for me. Summary Yearbook write-up for Doug Naylor My first duty assignment was USS Halsey (CG-23) in San Diego. I reported to U.S. Naval Support Activity Saigon, Det My Tho, RVN as XO in March 1969. Next I reported to U.S. Naval Facility, Pacific Beach WA after a TDY assignment in Key West, FL; first as Ops Officer, and then as XO. In June of 1972 I reported to USS Camden (AOE-2) as Navigator; we had two WestPac deployments and were secondary recovery ship for Apollo 17. I transferred to the Naval Reserve in June 1974. Following my seven years of active service and concurrent with Naval Reserve duty with various units in the Seattle area, I worked for three years as a Ship Test Engineer at NAVSHIPYD Puget in Bremerton, WA. I then transferred to the Ship Silencing Division at Puget working as a Project Engineer conducting acoustical trials underway on both submarines and surface ships. Our division was transferred to the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC), Carderock, MD and became the Bremerton Detachment where I continued to work as a Senior Project Engineer. I retired from the USNR in October of 1993 with the rank of Captain. I retired from DTRC in 2002 but worked with contractors until I fully retired in 2004. My wife, Jean, and I were married in the USNA chapel one day after graduation. We have two daughters, Kristen and Laura, and seven grandchildren: Andrew, Austin, Abigail, Kira, AnnaMarie, Alexis and Adam. Both daughters are graduates of Seattle Pacific University. Kristen is married to Mark Peterson, the son of classmate Mike Peterson.

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29th Company Retirement life has been good. We have enjoyed traveling and cruising to exciting destinations including Europe, Panama, Alaska and Hawaii. We especially enjoy being with our daughters and their families, spending time with grandchildren, and enjoying the outdoors camping and boating.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Robert L. Ramsay III Service History Naval Aviator ( ’68), Squadron Command(’82), Major Program Manager (NAVAIR) (’88-93) Principal Occupation Aerospace Consultant (RRAMJET Inc.) (’93-2013) Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: First combat cruise with VA-152 Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Kathleen P. Ramsay, Commander, JAGC, Senior Military Judge in the NW Region, Jake (son) age 42 with two daughters, Scott (son), age 40 with one son How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Skiing, Fly Fishing, Hiking, golf, mountain biking Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Second class summer with Naval aviation in Pensacola

Humorous Memories of USNA: N/A Awards Received Academic Achievement Masters Degree (3) Athletic N/A Service/USNA Awards LOM, MSM (2), DFC, AM (11), MCM with combat V (5), NAM

Uniform Breast Insignia Aviator Wings Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Answer: Free Education, becoming a Naval Aviator Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Summary Yearbook write-up for Bob Ramjet Ramsay Aviator Wings in 1968. A-4s in Lemoore (68-70), A-7s in Lemoore (71-72), Operational Test Squadron, China Lake (7376), F/A-18 Test group, Patuxent River, A-7 Squadron Command in Cecil. 2 combat cruises (68 and 72). 8 cruises all together. USN PG School (72) and Naval War College (83), 6 years as PMA at NAVAIR (87-93), Retired from Naval service in 1993 as CAPT.

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29th Company Gary H. Reid Service History After two Vietnam deployments aboard USS Chicago (CG-11) and USS Parsons (DDG-33), and 24 of 30 months at sea, I transferred to CEC. Really, engineering was my first love! Following grad school at the University of Colorado were tours at NCEL in Port Hueneme (’72-’74), as PWO at NAVCOMMSTA Kamiseya, Japan (’74-’77), and as Engineering Officer at PWC Oakland, CA (’77-’80). A unique assignment (’80-’85) as Test Group Director at Defense Nuclear Agency for three above ground nuclear simulation tests blowing things up at White Sands Missile Range, NM followed, before closing out my career at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ROICC office. Retired from Naval Service as a LCDR. . Principal Occupation We relocated back to Colorado in 1987 to put some roots down ending up at the DOE’s Rocky Flats nuclear plant overseeing the contractor’s facilities and safety activities while the site literally disappeared. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Being “saved” in two respects in Japan. Meeting a tree on Cabin Chute at Copper Mountain. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Judy and I married three days after graduation, and except for the times I was deployed, she left her Pennsylvania roots for new places. We’ve been in Colorado since 1987, and, except for the politics, have enjoyed the Colorado life style, the weather and our activities here. Our son Jason was born in Japan, and although he was not exposed to military life growing up, he had a disposition for it enough to now be a Lieutenant Colonel-select C-17 pilot and XO of the squadron at Lewis-McChord. We have two granddaughters ages 4 and 3, the older of which is fortunately a post-Wilms tumor kidney cancer survivor. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? “Retirement” is a misnomer probably for most of us, so maybe this period is more accurately stated as “not-working-formoney”. After a short foray into financial planning, before realizing that I didn’t want a third career, we embraced our faith activities more earnestly. Numerous men’s ministry activities and personal money management counselling are the value-added endeavors, while the time-to-unwind activities are skiing, golf and gardening. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Catching passes from Roger Staubach and being a blocking dummy for a pulling guard, but only to the point of being hit (and nothing thereafter.) • Second Classman ???? Taussig giving me a second chance. • Major Love telling me to essentially get my ass in gear. Humorous Memories of USNA: I don’t remember much being funny at the time. Awards Received The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors Academic Achievement Twice as many BS’s as MS’s. Athletic 7th or 8th string on the USNA football team. Two holes-in-one. Bump skier. Twelve Bolder Boulder’s. Service/USNA Awards

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Uniform Breast Insignia Surface Warfare Officer Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I chose the Academy because an uncle thought it was a good place to go to school. Expectations?? Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Summary Yearbook write-up for Gary Reid: After two Vietnam deployments aboard USS Chicago (CG-11) and USS Parsons (DDG-33), and 24 of 30 months at sea, I transferred to CEC. Really, engineering was my first love! Following grad school at the University of Colorado were tours at NCEL in Port Hueneme (’72-’74), PWO at NAVCOMMSTA Kamiseya, Japan (’74-’77), and as Engineering Officer at PWC Oakland, CA (’77-’80). A unique assignment as Test Group Director at Defense Nuclear Agency (’80-’85) for three above ground nuclear simulation tests blowing things up at White Sands Missile Range, NM followed, before closing out my career at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ROICC office. (85-87). We relocated back to Colorado in 1987 to put some roots down ending up at the DOE’s Rocky Flats nuclear plant overseeing the contractor’s facilities and safety activities while the site literally disappeared. Judy and I married three days after graduation, and except for the times I was deployed, she left her Pennsylvania roots for new places. We’ve been in Colorado since 1987, and, except for the politics, have enjoyed the Colorado life style, the weather and our activities here. Our son Jason was born in Japan, and although he was not exposed to military life growing up, he had a disposition for it enough to now be a Lieutenant Colonel-select C-17 pilot and XO of the Squadron at Lewis-McChord. We have two granddaughters ages 4 and 3, the older of which is fortunately a post-Wilms tumor kidney cancer survivor.

“Retirement” is a misnomer probably for most of us, so maybe this period is more accurately stated as “not-working-formoney”. After a short foray into financial planning we embraced our faith activities more earnestly. Numerous men’s ministry activities and personal money management counselling are the value-added endeavors, while the time-tounwind activities are skiing, golf and gardening.

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29th Company Gary M. Voorheis Service History 1963-1967 USNA (20th/29th Company) 1967-1968 USS Little Rock (CLG 4), Gaeta Italy 1968-1970 USS Barney (DDG 6), Norfolk, VA 1970-1972 Post Graduate School, University of Washington, Seattle 1972-1973 Naval Nuclear Power School, Bainbridge, MD 1973 Nuclear Prototype, Saratoga Springs, NY 1973-1975 USS Bainbridge, Bremerton, WA 1975-1977 Pre-Com Unit, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Newport News, VA 1977-1978 USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69), Norfolk, VA 1978-1980 Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board, Norfolk, VA 1980-1983 Chief Engineer, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), Bremerton, WA/Alameda, CA 1984-1986 Commanding Officer, USS Conolly (DD979), Norfolk, VA 1986-1988 Senior Member, Nuclear Propulsion Mobile Training Team, Norfolk, VA 1988-1991 Commanding Officer, USS Virginia (CGN 38), Norfolk, VA 1991-1993 Senior Member Propulsion Examining Board, Norfolk, VA 1993 Retired from USN with rank of Captain Principal Occupation 1993-2003 Vice President with Kaiser-Hill, Contractor decommissioning Rocky Flats, nuclear weapons facility near Boulder, CO – Retired from KH in 2003. 2003-2005 Consulted with Parallax, Inc. on various nuclear matters 2006-2008 Director of Safety, Magnox Electric, responsible for decommissioning five nuclear utility sites in the south of England 2008-2010 Board of Directors, Magnox Electric, Lived in Colorado, travelled to UK 2010-2013 Chief Operating Officer, Magnox Electric, responsible for decommissioning two nuclear utility sites in England and one site in Scotland. 2013 Retired from Magnox Electric Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Rewarding command of two warships, firing Tomahawk missiles at Bagdad during Desert Storm, Commissioning Eisenhower, seeing her come alive and perform on sea trials, overhaul and deployment on Enterprise as Chief Engineer, travels, friendships and experiences of living abroad on three occasions as well as travels on active duty to most of the world. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Peggy and I were married ten days after graduation in 1967. We have two children. Our daughter, Danielle, is married with two children and lives near us in Colorado. Our son, Jonathan, is married with two boys and has recently completed his tour as CO of VP1. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? After retiring from the Navy in 1993, we located in Boulder, Colorado for a job decommissioning Rocky Flats. In September 2013, we returned to Colorado to our home of 20 years after several years working and living in the UK. We are still traveling and planning an Alaskan cruise in August. I play golf nearly every day when the weather allows and I volunteer with an organization that provides veterans’ assistance, another organization that produces audio programs for the blind and serve on the board for the Colorado Chapter of the Alumni Association. Any spare time is consumed with work around the house, where we plan to remain as long as possible. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • JFK speaking to the class Plebe Summer • JFK’s assassination a few months later • Great football season with Staubach winning the Heisman • Winning the Brigade Fieldball Championship • Weekends away • Making lifelong friends Return to: Table of Contents

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Humorous Memories of USNA: • Endless games and diversions in the room to keep our sanity • Pep rallies in Tecumseh Square • Always a pickup game of touch football Awards Received Rocky Flats National Management Association Executive of the Year 2000 Achievement BS USNA 1967 – Engineering, MS University of Washington 1972 – Physical Oceanography Athletic (All American, Touchdown Club, Blue Gray Game, North-South Game, etc.) None Service/USNA Awards (Congressional Medal of Freedom, Distinguished Graduate, Silver/Bronze Star, etc.) Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal Uniform Breast Insignia (Aviator Wings, Surface Warfare Device, Navy Seal Badge, Submariner Dolphins, etc.) Surface Warfare Device Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) N/A Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” I came to the academy for the challenge, the discipline and the education. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My experience at the academy exceeded my expectations. It helped me grow up and prepared me well for my naval career. Final Yearbook write-up for Gary Voorheis The academy was a life-changing event. It helped me grow up and prepared me well for my naval career. Living in Italy on my first tour opened the world of travel to us and early responsibilities paved the way for meaningful tours as Chief Engineer of Enterprise followed by command of USS Conolly (DD979) and USS Virginia (CGN38), firing Tomahawk missiles at Bagdad during Desert Storm. The lifelong friendships at the academy and in the fleet are treasured as are memories of travels to most of the world.

The academy prepared me for the Navy and the Navy prepared me well for a successful civilian career with the opportunity to live and work in the UK. More travels and friends ensued and are equally valued. Peggy and I will celebrate 48 years of marriage this year and our family of two children and their spouses and our four grandchildren make us proud and happy every day.

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29th Company William A. Wise Service History Following graduation, made WESTPAC and 6th Fleet deployments in USS Manley (DD940). Graduated from Destroyer School in Newport RI and made two WESTPAC deployments in USS Joseph Strauss (DDG16) as Chief Engineer (1970-1972). Resigned my commission in 1972 and then resumed my Navy career in the Supply Corps one year later. Supply Officer training completed in 1973 at Athens, GA. Served two years at Bremerton Naval Shipyard followed by tour as Supply Officer on USS Bainbridge (CGN25). Completed MBA program at Duke University in 1978. Served on COMSERVFORSIXTHFLEET staff as Mobile Logistics Support Force Coordinator from 1978 though 1980. During 4 year tour at SPCC Mechanicsburg, PA, served as Director of Nuclear Repair Parts Department, reporting to Admiral Rickover’s Group in Washington, DC. From 1984 to 1988, served as Inventory Control Officer at Naval Supply Center, Jacksonville FL and as Comptroller at Naval Aviation Repair Facility, Jacksonville. Retired from Naval service as a CDR in 1988. Principal Occupation Following retirement from the Navy, served as CFO at Christian Financial Concepts (Gainesville GA) and at Answers in Genesis (Hebron, KY). Subsequently worked in various non-profit organizations and assumed full time retirement status in 2009. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Married at Valley Forge, PA, three days after graduation. Beannie and I have three children and two granddaughters. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? We love to travel with our RV and are now official snow birds – spending the winter months in a very active RV park near Tampa Florida Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • Memorizing Reef Points (I can still recite most of them), • beating Army during plebe year (thank you Roger Staubach), • “carrier landings” on mattresses in Bancroft Hall, • sneaking out of the yard via clandestine pick ups behind the laundry, • rugby games on the White House lawn, • bounce ball contests with Gary Voorheis, • June week parties, and countless other memories. Academic Achievement MBA - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Service/USNA Awards: Meritorious Service Medal w/combat “V” and 2 stars Uniform Breast Insignia Surface Warfare Officer

Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending”? Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? I dreamed of going to sea in the Navy from the time I was in first grade. After two failed attempts to gain a congressional appointment, I was selected as a 4th alternate only weeks before plebe summer started. I intended to serve the full 20 plus years on active duty and did so with great satisfaction. My Naval Academy experience and my Naval career both met my expectations and I am blessed to have had those opportunities. Summary Yearbook write-up for Bill Wise: Beannie and I were married three days after graduation at Valley Forge Pennsylvania with a strong 29 th Company representation in the wedding party. My first ship, USS Manley (DD 940) deployed from Charleston to the South China Sea Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary and returned on our first wedding anniversary. Following graduation from Destroyer school I joined USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) and made two Westpac deployments as Chief Engineer. After a one year “tour” as a civilian I returned to active duty and transferred to the Supply Corps where I served for the balance of my 21 year career. From 1974-1976 I was the Supply Officer on USS Bainbridge (CGN25) where my USNA roomie Gary Voorheis and I were shipmates. In 1978 I received my MBA from Duke University. From 1978 to 1980, I served as MLSF coordinator for the Sixth Fleet in Naples Italy. The most fulfilling assignment in my career was serving as the Nuclear Repair Parts czar at SPCC Mechanicsburg where the challenges and rewards of supporting Admiral Rickover provided three years of sweat, fear and great satisfaction. My final assignment was Comptroller at Naval Air Rework Facility in Jacksonville Florida. After retiring from the Navy in 1988, I spent 20 years working for non-profit organizations primarily located in the Atlanta Georgia area. The highlight of my post naval career was the 13 year period working with Larry Burkett’s organization Christian Financial Concepts. Beannie and I are avid RVers and love to pull our 5th wheel rig around the country. In the winter we rough it by staying in an RV spot in Florida for 3 months where the activities offered frequently exceed our energy levels. We just love living, keeping up with our three children, our two grandchildren and continuing to do things to keep us young.

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30th Company Rufus A. Artmann Basic School and flight training were followed by a Caribbean cruise with a New River based H-46 squadron. Arriving in Westpac in early 1970, I was sent to a squadron guarding Okinawa, with a plan to rotate into Vietnam after six months. This rotation never happened, and our squadron had some great adventures throughout Westpac. AMO school in Memphis led to H&MS aircraft maintenance at El Toro. The job included flying a cornucopia of aircraft including the C-131, C-117, T-28, etc. After 2 years, I went to a squadron with only 2 helicopters (due to rotor blade shortages) but a full complement of pilots. AWS at Quantico was followed by year in a CH-46 detachment at NAS Atsugi, near Tokyo. We flew single plane missions to Taipei, Taegu, and all over Japan. Imagine the possibilities. Returning to Tustin, I soon moved to MAWTS-1 in Yuma. This startup squadron was tasked with tactics development and graduate level crew training for all USMC aircraft communities, and was the most rewarding tour imaginable. Our helo shop there did pioneering work with night vision tactics, air combat maneuvering, etc. Two years on the USS New Orleans as Air Ops/HDC followed with three Westpac cruises in 2 years. My last job was tactics training at MAG-16, and I retired as a major in 1987.

The four years at Navy are a little blurred now. Roommates, classmates and the institution provided comic relief, adventure, and memorable experiences. The USMC gave me the opportunity to associate with some great people, to make meaningful contributions to a worthy organization, and have serious fun doing it. After the USMC, I worked with Air Superiority Associates in San Diego on Kuwaiti air force flight training. The Iraq invasion postponed that need. Ernst, Artmann & Associates, Inc., a receivables management firm, got my attention from 1988 until the present. Semi-retired, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still looking for that interesting new challenge. Carol and I were married on the flight deck of the USS New Orleans in 1983 and have lived in Laguna Beach. CA since then. We have four grown children and five grandchildren spread from Arizona to British Columbia.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Peter R. Antoniak Service History June 67–Feb 68: The OIC of the Tan My Fuel Tank Farm Construction a detachment of MCB3 Hue/ Phu Bai Vietnam. February 68–June 68: Seabee Team 311Training, Port Hueneme, California May 68–June 69: OIC of Seabee Team 311, Can Tho, Vietnam June 69–June 71: Graduate School at Stanford Uni versity. Stanford, California June 71-September 71: CEC Officer School, Port Hueneme, California September 71- September 74: Assistant Public Works Officer. USMC Air Station, Yuma Ari zona September 74 to March 78: Public Works Officer, Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, San Francis co, California September 74 to March 78: My job was to oversee all the residual construction contracts at the shipyard, and as they were completed, as the work load decreases, I volunteered to work at the Western Division of the Navy Facilities Engineering Command, San Bruno as the Acquisitions Coordination Officer. At this point I transferred to the Navy Reserves and my reserve duties included: The Operations Office of MCB2 The Senior Naval Officer at the NATO War Games in Vicenza, Italy On the staff of The Engineering Field Division West Reserve Center Public Works Officer, San Bruno CA On the staff of CINCUSNAVEUR Various independent assignments including going back on active duty to aid in the recovery of the Loma Prieta Earthquake Retired from Navy Reserves in 1988 with the rank of Commander My Civilian Career • March 78 to March 80: MIS Director, DOE, Elk Hills Oil Development, San Bruno, CA • March 80-March 81 Senior Project Engineer, US Department of Energy, San Francisco Operations Office, Oakland CA • March 81- September 81 Chief Project Engineer, Solano Windfarm, Windfarms LTD San Francisco, CA. • September 81-June 84: Director, Facilities and Plant Development, Sprint Communications, Burlingame, CA. • June 84-Present: CEO of EdUGames.com, San Bruno, CA Principal Occupation Professional Civil and Environmental Engineer, Book Author, Lecturer, Inventor, Software Publisher, Educational Game Developer Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: • Combat Action Ribbon, Professional Engineering Registration, Patent #5,456,607, Adoption of 254254

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My Son Robert, Publishing of four books on computers, Publishing of Educational Game Software I have one son, and two grandchildren who live in the Phoenix area. I know that all grandchildren are exceptional, but mine are exceptionally exceptional. What I am doing now is highlighted by my interest in Computers and Computer Programming During my Junior/Senior summer in high school, a National Science Foundation Scholarship sent me to San Diego State to learn computer programing. It was in assembly language on an IBM main frame with drum memory. At the Academy I had planned to study Aeronautical Engineering and become a Navy Aviator, like my father, but the discovery of color blindness doomed not only any hope of that, but anything but Supply or Civil Engineer Corps. So my major at USNA became System’s Engineering, the computer science equivalent of the time.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Career Upon graduation, I became a CEC officer and my first duty assignment was to a Seabee Battalion in Vietnam. After two tours in Vietnam, the Navy sent me to Stanford to get a BS and MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering. My career for many years was in the area of Design Engineering, Construction Project Management, and Public Works with the Navy, DOD, DOE and various civilian enterprises. While working at the Chief Facilities and Construction Engineer for Sprint, I purchased an Osborn Luggable Computer and it changed my life. Packaged with it was a spreadsheet program called SuperCalc and by 3AM I had mastered it. A few week later, I had a contract with McGraw Hill to write my first of four “How To” books on spreadsheets, all in my spare time. I had returned to my love of computers. When I left Sprint, I made a career change and joined a computer training company. I travel a lot and lectured on cruise ships. My favorite subject was spreadsheets and I developed a series of puzzles that I would give to a class before a break. The puzzles would require the students to use a spreadsheet command or process to solve. I would say, if you can solve the puzzle, you can take a break. The puzzles became so popular that I came up with the idea of packaging them into a running James Bond like story line in which one would have to solve the puzzles to continue. As an example, given the box of numbers: find the weapon of the hero. One would have to graph the numbers, and the weapon would be there in the graph. Because it was a series of spreadsheet templates, I ended up calling it the Templates of Doom. I trademarked it in California and nationally and came up with a great package complete with a firer keyboard and started selling it mail order. I developed versions to run on Lotus and the Lotus competitors. One day Bill Gates invited me to Seattle, took me out on a boat, wined and dined me, gave me advanced copies of Excel and convinced me to make a copy to run on Excel. When Excel was released, he included my brochure in the package for free. Things were going great; I was even selling to the IRS. Then, a movie produced called George Lucas sued me for millions of dollars over the name. My lawyers were ready to defend me pro bono, but it would consume too much of my time, so George and I settled out of court. My joke at the time was that the next product was to be a game that taught users how to use word processing programs called “Writers of the Lost Art”. But I had gotten into the educational software publishing business, had become a member of the Software publishers Association and loved it. I really wanted to create something more universal that made education fun. All the knowledge games at the time were Question and Multiple Choice Answer based. The problem was that this approach, not only made it difficult to have multiple players, but was tedious in that one may know the answer, but had to go through a list to choose it. Typing in answers was more problematic with misspellings and possible multiple “Right” answers. Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary My first try was a checkers game in which one side might be “US States” and the other side “State Capitals”. A player could not jump another player unless he knew the state’s capital etc. What I decided was that this was way too limiting. However, I came to the realization that knowledge was really understanding relationships between things. When someone learns something, new, he relates it to everything else he knows, verifies it and puts it into what I call the scaffolding of knowledge. I could make a game out of challenging players to show the relationships between things. I developed my prototype in HyperCard on the Macintosh. When Sun Micro Systems came out with a new language called Java, I quickly learned it and rewrote the program in Java. The promise of Java was that it could run on all platforms and also bring in data from the Internet. The concept was that the program would run in individual computers, but get its content material, from the internet. The product had two parts, the application, which was the program on the individual computer, and the content which was the question material. As I developed the program, the scope expanded to 23 different games and at some point I realized that I had something worth patenting. I read the book from Nolo Press called Patent It Yourself and decided to go for it. It turns out that at that time, software was not patentable, and I went through the process with the US Patent Office three times, even going before a Senate subcommittee to explain what I was trying to do. In time and with a trip to the US Patent Office, I got my patent. With the program developed, I went to venture capitalists to seek funding for the arduous task of creating content. Now content was much more than a bunch of questions. It involved maps, images, lists, cross-referring tables, video, audio files and a lot more. The first thing the venture capitalists would ask was how many people were playing the game. Well, my answer was no one yet, because I didn’t have a lot of content. And, there answer was: Sorry! One however did give me suggestions which I ran with. And that was to let other people develop the content in return from royalties. To do this, I had to create the development tools for each of the 23 games, and put them on the web. It turns out that creating tools was an order of magnitude more time consuming and difficult than the games. However in time everything was completed and the game can be played at www.edugames.com. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA I vividly remember the assignation of JFK and rehearsing with the Catholic Choir and singing at the White House. Firing rifles across the river. Playing fleet exercises with YPs. Our trip to Europe. Flight training at Pensacola. Humorous Memories of USNA: When the new Commandant arrived and decided to take away some 2nd class privileges. He joined us in the mess hall one night and as traditional, the plebes hosted him up on a chair to be paraded around. The second class just sat there and didn’t cheer. Instead, they had some plebes put a Pilipino steward on a chair and showed that the steward go more cheers than the Commandant. Interesting way to make a point. In my First Class year, had convinced the powers that be to allow me to have a refrigerator in my room and to have the Physics Department to pay for it as part of a Senior Engineering project.

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30th Company Academy and become a Naval Aviator like him. Can’t say I liked the Academy. I felt that there was too much BS and needlessly wasted time and energy. My father died of a heart attack during June Week and when I flew home and changed planes in LA, a classmate of his was there to meet my mother, sister and me. He asked me what I thought of the whole Academy experience and I remember saying without thinking, I hated it. He admitted that it was also his experience. I’m reminded of the nickel by nickel saying. However, time heals a lot of things and I am now nostalgic of the place and encourage others to go there, assuming that things have gotten better. On the flip side, I did well at the Academy and landed a great career in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps, which my father had boosted, was a great choice. The other major male figure in my life was my name sake Uncle Peter, who was a tall lanky Civil Engineer from Arizona and looked and dressed a lot like Indiana Jones. As it turns out, I became both a Naval Officer AND a Civil Engineer. As for retirement, I’m amazing well off. Because of major injuries from Vietnam, the VA covers my medical, I have a set of pensions and I live in a great location on the SF Peninsula. I am President of a large condominium of 3,500 people and you can say I’m a big frog in a little pond. The Educational Game is still promising to be a major player in the world and I’m in good health. Lately I have been going to the Annual Burning Man Art Festival in the desert which is a hoot.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Charles K. Bortell Service History 1963-1967 USNA (19th/30th Company) 1967-1969: Division Officer, split tour as First Lieutenant, then CIC/EMO serving in a destroyer escort (USS Claud Jones DE-1033), homeport Pearl Harbor, HI. 1969 – 1971: Serving in Boat Support Unit ONE, NAB Coronado and RVN, as an Officer-in-Charge of mobile support teams providing closeaboard, small-unit direct-action combat operations inserting and extracting US Navy SEAL Teams in the Mekong Delta, RVN. 1971 – 1974: Resigned regular commission September 1, 1971. Reservist until 1974. Principal Occupation 1974-1976: Project engineer garnering government approvals and construction management, while erecting concrete batch plants, for Lehigh Portland Cement Company, in South Florida. 1976-1978: Was transferred to corporate home office, Allentown, PA, as a special Assistant-to- the-Manager, Real Estate Department. Late 1978: Massive corporate restructuring resulted from Lehigh’s change to private ownership, based upon a 100% take-over by a German international cement manufacturer. 1978 - 1984: Options were limited after the corporate reorg; thus, returned to South Florida and joined the financial services industry as a Registered Representative. 1984 – 1986: Employed by a small hydraulic and pneumatic equipment and parts distributor to accomplish, the thenstalled implementation for shifting the company to computerized systems. 1987 – Present: Shifted focus of financial services business to sales of Group/Individual health insurance and Employee Benefits, as an independent licensed broker/agent in South Florida. Also, identified and pursued unique “Employee Benefit” opportunities, within the rapidly expanding international sector of professional yacht crew, who serve in worldwide, pelagic sea-going billets in the lavish luxury marine industry. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: The impact of extensive direct-action, small-unit , close-aboard, direct surface combat actions provides a lifetime of grist for gratitude. Consequently, my life-long favorite organizations are as follows: • U.S. Navy “HAL-3”; Helicopter Light Attack Squadron THREE – RVN (Air support) • U.S. Navy “Black Ponies” – OV-10, close air-support combat attack pilots -- RVN • Countless USNA Class of 1967 members, et al, served in these heroic combat operations, which required tremendous flight skills and routine, unwavering courage to pilot “light helicopters”, which were de facto HEAVY, underpowered converted air-frames and power-plants stretched to their limits. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: No children. Married in 1976, but Divorced in an amicable separation circa 1983. Then, met Pam Barlow, who is and has been a “significant other”, lady-friend for 25+ years. Pam also has no children, but was compelled to care for a godson. Thus, we didn’t escape the chaos of child-rearing; such as C-in -C of the “homework wars”, PTA meetings and school duties, et cetera; all set in a very difficult sociological scenario. But, time has relieved most of those obligations and problems. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? My “lady-friend”, Pam Barlow, is a MEGA-Yacht broker. Both she and I are both self-employed and enjoy the luxury of setting our own schedules, plus avoiding people or scenes we dislike. Thus, we have no urgency to “retire “ as such. Indeed, many of our social, travel and recreational interests are derived from the continuing locus of countless friends and business colleagues from the past 40 years. Many of them also still engage in business and civic enterprises. We reside in Fort Lauderdale, which is the very pleasant world-wide epicenter of the luxury marine industry. Given the good fortune of continued good health, there is no need for us to “retire”, just to try to find something else to do for amusement or identity. Nevertheless, we have obviously resigned from the “Council of the Rat-race.” Hopefully, we’ll be able to enjoy at least another ten years of similar relaxed business pursuits and combined social and travel endeavors. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • I-Day – the beginning of the blur that was to be known as Plebe Summer. • Some fabulous, very lucky “Summer Cruises”; (e.g. 3rd, 2nd, 1st Class TRAMID) • ’67 is the USNA class that disobeyed JFK, the CIC. First personal split-second “Command Decision” for a new plebe: JFK , as CIC and with no one possible higher in the chain-of-command, ordered us to “Stand at ease”; but, no 258258

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30th Company one moved. Quandary: should I follow the explicit, unmistakable order of the CIC, but ‘bilge’ untold others, including my Squad Leader? Even JFK chided us all en masse for not having yet progressed far enough into the program to comprehend how to follow orders. In the end: after a split-second flash of wisdom, “…bilging the Squad Leader…”, no matter how RIGHT, seemed like it would result in a series of giant “misguided judgment” paps. Better to be dumb, than stupid: therefore, “…take the little fall…”, no matter if theoretically undeserved. HUMOR: Countless hilarious stories and ingenious experiences with terrific friends. Academic EPIPHANY: My status as a “bucket” in “Steam”, combined with regular flirts with possibly going to the Academic Board, was infamous by 1/c Ac year. Nevertheless, various adjunct real estate facilities and transportation logistics had been assiduously arranged outside The Yard. A full 1/c fall social season had already been planned. Then, a cataclysmic threat emitter arrived the first day of class. LCdr. “Snipe-in-the-Jumpsuit” started barking about “paps” to destroy weekend festivities, if daily homework was not submitted. Obviously, there was only one reasonable course of action; namely, make the best possible effort to comply. The upshot was the daily agony of an academic “come-around” to a “snipe” commissioned officer. This resulted in my struggling and “sweating” on a daily basis, instead of cramming a semester of muddled darkness at the last minute, to prepare for Final Exams. Thus, by Finals, I actually already knew most of the material. That resulted in my receiving my first-ever “A” in a “Steam” Final exam; and, a “B” in the course. PS: The “Steam” profs from prior years were aghast, and surmised that I may have cheated. But, LCdr. “Snipe” came to my defense. Bullet Point #1: Only at USNA, or a similar academy would you be likely to be so lucky to have a prof take such a personal interest in your survival, plus develop the strategies to implement first-ever academic outcomes, plus future academic and professional victories. Bullet Point #2: The positive impacts of LCdr. Snipe’s mentoring did not just push me over the instant hurdle in late 1966. Indeed, the template he taught me proved to assist my confronting and defeating, technical and other demons –throughout professional life. GRADUATION Day – 1967. Awards Received Academic Achievement 1967 B.S. U S Naval Academy 1972-74: MBA Program at Florida State University Athletic – Primarily focused upon recreational pursuits, but extensively engaged in adventuresome water sports such as SCUBA Diving and competitive Sailing. Service Awards: BRONZE Star Medal with (Combat “V”) - RVN U.S. Navy Commendation Medal with (Combat “V”) - RVN Meritorious Unit Citation for special operations in USS Claud Jones SHELLBACK – 1968 Uniform Breast Insignia: Back in the days when “…men were Men and Elvis was thin…”, Surface Warfare , in the inimitable words of actor Alfonso Bedoya (“The Treasure of Sierra Madre”): “Badges? We don’t need no ‘stink-in’ badges”. Please Answer Two Questions: PS: SIDEBAR: With all due respect to the Class Leadership, I don’t believe that the Naval Academy, was a “catalyst for change” during our epoch. Indeed, the Academy and its historical strictures seem to have been retardant factors. The Academy and the Naval Service were very slow to discern drastic paradigm shifts in the socio-economic fabric of the nation (e.g., Race, Women’s issues, the necessity of new naval Leadership models, etc.), as well as the drastic differences in society’s viewpoints toward war and sacrifice, in comparison to the WWII epoch. Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” • I was an Army-brat/Air Force-fledgling. My father graduated from West Point in June 1942; proceeded to the Army Air Corps, where he flew B-17 strategic bombers with the 8th Air Force over Europe in WWII. His Flight Logs read like the “History Channel”. He then was converted to the USAF, when it was formed on September 18, 1947. In addition, my father was one of the first bomber pilots to fly jet bombers (B-47), when a drogue-shoot was necessary at virtually all regular airports. Also, he was the Project Officer on the T-38. He had a very exciting and gratifying career as an Air Force “Command” pilot. Return to: Table of Contents

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I aspired to a similar career path, but believed that the Navy would do much more of the kind of action-packed flying that I desired. Thus, despite Air Force propaganda, I aspired to become a naval aviator, since they seemed to be the world’s best. (PS: As a youth and adolescent, I had reason to observe a few naval aviators, who were assigned to USAF bases. The naval carrier pilots, former or current, were always the most notable.) By graduating from the Naval Academy, I expected to enjoy a “20-year” career as a naval aviator carrier-pilot. Unfortunately, the Flight Surgeon bilged me from Pilot training. I argued with the Flight Surgeon for a couple of months, but to no avail. Indeed, his prognosis was uncannily prescient. Unfortunately for me, the Flight Surgeon, was validated over time; his evaluation proved to be the best analysis for both the Navy and me.

Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? SUMMARY: discussion of the cornucopia and multitude of positive benefits and opportunities afforded by graduating from USNA, would consume tomes. But, USNA’s broad technical curriculum and leadership training have far exceeded anything that was ever contemplated or envisioned either as a candidate or midshipman circa 1962-1967. “Priceless”, a unique experience, for which there was no way to measure, nor fully appreciate! • As a civilian, despite competing against some of the hallowed names of Academia, I learned how lucky I had been to have a USNA formal technical academic education, combined with the instinctive traits that become imbued in a midshipman and junior officers. • As mentioned above, Flight Surgeon bilged my qualifying for Pilot training. NFO was not appealing; primarily due to the subservient culture within the Navy at that time. • Thus, I chose to try Surface Warfare. Unfortunately, Surface Warfare demanded endless wastes of time and exhibited gross inequitable treatment regarding financial remuneration and other perquisites. Therefore, I planned and did exit the Naval Service, once obligated service was satisfied. • Fortunately, through serendipity, for my second junior officer tour, I was assigned into the SPECWARGRP to run small boats for SEAL Team direct combat operations in RVN. However, the SPECWARGRP then, had not evolved to its present DOD priority and current organizational arrangements (i.e., about 40 years too late for me). Thus, there wasn’t then a career path for a non-SEAL/UDT officer; and, even the SEAL’s career path was still in early emergence. In my case, with a year in grade as a Lieutenant, it was too late for me to try to return to basic training like “BUDS”. However, my returning to the boredom and inequities of the Surface navy was a non-starter. Summary Yearbook Write-up for Chuck Bortell Born and raised as a service brat of a pioneering aviator, who was also a West Point graduate: I can’t remember when I didn’t want to become a military pilot, and attend an academy for the best preparation. Unfortunately, the Flight Surgeon for USNA 1/c vision exams bilged me on his forecast, although “marginally” qualified by the numbers. But, his prognosis proved uncannily prescient. I had enjoyed a decent 1/c summer cruise. Therefore, I decided to select Surface Warfare, because the negatives of the NFO culture then, would probably seal an early decision to depart naval service. However, then through experience, I witnessed too many inequities, endless boredom, huge wastes of time, poor leadership models and misguided focus in the Surface Warfare “space”. Thus, decided to transfer to “CIVLANT” ASAP. Served a split first-tour as Division Officer: i.e., First Lieutenant; and then CIC/EMO in USS Claud Jones. That vessel may have had the highest priority mission of any surface ship during that epoch. The vessel earned a Meritorious Unit Citation, while accomplishing a critical strategic mission. The “Sailing Orders” were issued directly from the JCS; and, the vessel routinely checked out of the “MOVREP” system. In such capacity, the vessel sailed far and wide; plying the north and south Pacific Oceans, Indian and Southern Oceans. Two In-Country TAD SPECWARFARGRP tours as an OIC of Mobile Support Team’s boat operations unit, providing direct-action, close-aboard, small-unit combat support operations inserting/extracting SEAL Teams in RVN. For approximately the past 25+ years, have been self-employed in the “Employee Benefits”/Group Health, plus International insurance “space”; while enjoying, along with my lady-friend, Pam Barlow – who is a MEGA-Yacht broker: the fun in the sun, sand, beach, ocean waters and outdoor sporting attractions and adventures of South Florida and the luxury marine industry.

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30th Company Wesley R. Brandt I was accepted to the Naval Academy as a competitive alternate from the State of Hawaii at the age of 17. After graduation I entered Naval Flight School and subsequently the P-3 training program. My first assignment was with a patrol squadron in Hawaii and was briefly deployed to Okinawa during the war. Upon returning from deployment, the squadron was decommissioned with all personnel deployed elsewhere. I was offered the opportunity to join a Moffat Field squadron and declined, instead electing to become a flight instructor at the multi engine school in Corpus. I resigned my commission as a LT. after my commitment was over in 1972.

My business career has been entirely in insurance brokerage for several large global brokerage houses. During the more than 40 years in that business, I lived in Hawaii, Seattle, Florida, and Texas and traveled extensively to include London. My focus has been large hotel ownership companies (REITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) or hotel management companies. I am currently basically retired, but continue to consult under contract for my prior employer. I live on Vashon Island, WA, and am an active boater. (The picture enclosed is not my boat). I have three adult children and two grandchildren. Apart from my children, my career, and Navy wings, my greatest source of pride is having attended the Naval Academy.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Richard C. Branum Service History Navigator/MPA, USS Leary (DD879) Jun ’67- Sep ’69; WestPAC/ Viet Nam Jun ’67- Jan ’68; WestPAC/Viet Nam Jan ’69 - Sep ’69 Student, Department Head Course Class 29, Destroyer School Newport RI Sep ’69 - Mar ‘70 CHENG/Decommissioning XO, USS Fred T Berry (DD 859); Mar ’70 – Decommissioned Sep ’70 Plank Owner/CHENG, USS Paul (FF 1080); Sep ’70-Jul ’72; Commissioned Aug ’71 - Shake down training GITMO/Operations Western Atlantic Aug 71-‘Aug ‘72 Student Post Graduate School Monterey CA Aug ’72 - MS Operations Research Oct ‘74 Commanding Officer USS Pledge (MSO 490) Oct ’74 – Apr ’77; MCM operations EastPAC; Director for Propulsion Plant Operations and Maintenance, NAVSEASYSCOM PMS 301 (Steam Propulsion Plant Improvement Program) May ’77 – Jul ‘80 PXO School Newport RI Aug ’80 – Oct ‘80 XO USS Canisteo (AO 99) Nov ’80 – May ’82; Mediterranean deployments Nov ‘80 – May ’81 and Nov ’81- May ‘82 Deputy Chief of Staff for Material (N4), Service Force Atlantic, Norfolk VA, May ’82 – ‘84 PCO Course Newport, RI, Sep - Dec ‘84 Commanding Officer USS Duncan (FFG 10) Jan ’85 – Apr ’87; “Battle E”, “Golden Anchor Award”, EastPAC Operations Jan ’85 – Apr ‘87 Student, Post Command Senior Course Naval War College Newport RI, Apr 87 – Aug ‘87 Senior Member LANTFLT Propulsion Examining Board (PEB), Diesel Branch Head, Aug ’87 – Apr ‘91 Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Support (N4), CINCUSNAVEUR London England, Apr ’91 – Jun ‘93 Principal Occupation Director/Account Manager Universal Systems/Integic, May ’95 – April ‘98 Director/Manager Avondale Shipyards Division, April ’98 Manager/Director, Business Development Naval Systems Integration, Washington Operations Northrop Grumman Ship Building Jun ’00 – Aug ‘10 President, RCB Solutions LLC, Aug ’10 Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Happily married to Kay right after June Week, two children, Stephanie and John who both live in the Northern VA area. And three wonderful grandchildren, Jessica and Justin (Stephanie) ages 20 & 16 respectively, and Melody (John) age 5. Life is still very rich and full after retirement. Physically active, lots of world travels with Kay, really enjoying the grandkids and family time, keeping options open with RCB Solutions LLC, active in community. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Meeting the love of my life, Kay, at Mrs Marshall’s Plebe Ballroom Dance Classes. If you remember, we shadow boxed (danced) with each other Wednesdays up in Memorial Hall and then on Sundays daughters of Naval Officers in the Annapolis/DC/Northern Virginia area were invited to participate in dance lessons with us in the Library Assembly Area. Kay was only there by happenstance by taking the invitation and posing as one her best friend’s sister who could not attend. After seeing her there I was able to break in on the classmate whom she was first partnered with, it was love at first dance and still an on-going story. Humorous Memories of USNA: Sneaking Kay into the “Tea Fights” after our Sunday Plebe Dance Classes and finding ways to get away from the young ladies we were originally paired with by the Segundos running the show. The ploy usually was to offer to go get refreshments but never return hoping that she wouldn’t remember your name or report being abandoned to the overseeing Segundos. Awards Received The following information will be used in a separate section of the book and will focus on awards and honors 262262

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30th Company Academic Achievement MS Operations Research Oct ‘74 Athletic Northern California Lacrosse League Divisional Champions ’73 Service/USNA Awards Meritorious Service Medal w/ Star, Navy Commendation Medal w/ 2 Stars, Navy Achievement Medal w/ Star National Defense Service Medal Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon Navy E Rifle Expert Campaign Medals: Vietnam Service Medal w/ 3 bronze Stars Vietnam Campaign Medal Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/Bronze Star Over Seas Service Ribbon w/Bronze Star Uniform Breast Insignia Command at Sea Surface Warfare Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” My Dad and Mom inspired, (not pushed), me towards a Naval career. My Dad was a career Navy Fighter Pilot earning his wings and commission directly from the enlisted ranks near the end of WWII. So I was fortunate enough to grow up in a typical nomadic Navy family as a “Navy Junior” (as opposed to being an “Army or Air Force Brat”), and always on and around Aircraft Carriers and Naval Air Stations. I’m not unique in this as quite a few classmates grew up with the same experiences, and we often crossed paths growing up and becoming friends in the various places our Dads were stationed. I was also influenced by books and stories about both the Naval Academy and West Point as well as the 50s TV series “Men of Annapolis” and “West Point”. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? My expectations were to be challenged mentally and physically, hopefully survive Plebe Year and four years of academics, graduate, and have a Naval career following in my Dad’s footsteps.

Change in vision 3rd Class year to 20/30 precluded trying for Navy Air was probably one of the more fortuitous events setting me on a Surface Navy career path and Command at Sea. Summary Yearbook Write-up for Dick Branum The son of a Navy fighter pilot, Dick was inspired to compete for an appointment to USNA and pursue a Naval career himself. Along the way met Kay, the love of his life, at “Plebe Dancing Lessons”. Kay and Dick have two children, Stephanie (Grubbs) and John, and three grandchildren, Jessica (Grubbs), Justin (Grubbs), and Melody (Branum). Dick’s career took him to sea as an Engineer and Command tours in an Ocean Mine Sweeper and Guided Missile Frigate, and final tour as the Chief Logistician for Naval Forces Europe. Following retirement from active duty, Dick pursued his love of ships and technical background into a second career in the shipbuilding industry. Though retiring for a second time after 15 years in the shipbuilding industry he stills continues his service and love of ships as President of RCB Solutions LLC, an engineering weapons systems integration consulting business. Kay and Dick have continued their travels, from Africa to the mid- and far East, truly all over the world.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Curtis W. Broussard Nuclear Power training pipeline included school at Vallejo, reactor training in Idaho (Yellowstone, Snake River fishing, field archery, etc.), and SubSchool New London. Reported to a boomer (USS Daniel Webster) in yards at Norfolk; sea trials, weapons trials (tour of Cape Canaveral during Moon launch era was AWESOME). Canal transit, crew swap in Pearl. Three Polaris patrols. Two kids, one dog. Swimming, jogging, picnics, polo, bowling league, island visits, beaches, etc). Surfaced to job as Chief Engineer USS Claud Jones (DE 1033). Introduced surface version of Qual Program for ship’s systems, led first successful INSURV in several years, Squadron “E” in engineering, deployed to picket duty off ‘Nam (5 months, Hong Kong, Philippines, Japan). Pearl Harbor NSY: Ship Supt for several nuclear sub refits (only one over sked). Qualified Docking Officer. Left Service. Worked Plant Engineering and Maintenance at Crown Zellerbach (San Leandro, CA), Owens Corning (Sunnyvale) and at Ethyl Visqueen in Fremont. Trained and led OC’s Fire Brigade. MS in System Safety (USC extension at Moffett Field). Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. (Sunnyvale) 7 years. Included 2 years as Lead Safety Engineer for Hubble Space Telescope assembly and integration. Lead Safety on several other programs. NASA JSC safety engineer for 18 years, working on payloads, Space Station, crew equipment and Space Shuttle safety. Member of the Payload, Space Station and Space Shuttle Safety Review Panels, including requirements compliance and accident investigations. Retired 2008. (Still can’t believe I was paid to work at NASA!) Married above my grade in October ‘67 (Barbara). Married 50 years on 10/14/17, and she’s still above my grade. 4 granddaughters aged 10-17 who are also tops in my unbiased opinion. Doing a bit of traveling (Australia, New Zealand, Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Tahiti, Samoa, Bali, Caribbean, Alaska, London, Paris, Normandy, Barcelona, USA etc. Not done yet). Spending what time we can at our cabin at South Lake Tahoe. Avoiding summers in Houston whenever possible.

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30th Company Bartlett L. Clark

Bartlett Lee Clark of Clarkston; born on December 9, 1944 and passed away unexpectedly on September 5, 2016; husband of Diane for 34 wonderful years; loving father of Benjamin (Kristie); grandfather of Samantha, Cassidy and Bartlett Lee Clark II. Preceded in death by his parents Milton and Doris and his brothers Milton and Jeffrey. Bart lived a full and exciting life. He served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years in the nuclear submarine force. The pinnacle of Bartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s naval career was his tour of duty as the commander of the nuclear submarine USS Omaha (SSN-692). After the Omaha, Bart served as the commander of two naval shores activities. His final navy tour was as the Professor of Naval Science at the University of Michigan. Following his navy career, Bart worked for the Ford Motor Company for 11 years. He was active in local politics, he served as the Superintendent of Independence Township. Bart and Diane retired to Clarkston, Michigan in 2005. They were both very happy there. Bart was the great, great, great grandson of Jeremiah Clark, one of the two Clark brothers from whom Clarkston takes its name. Bart became very active in local community affairs. In addition to his long time membership in the Clarkston Rotary Club, Bart was involved in numerous community committees and projects. Friends may visit Thursday 6:00 -- 8:00 pm at the Lewis E. Wint and Son Funeral Home, Clarkston. Funeral Service Friday 1:00 pm at Clarkston United Methodist Church, Clarkston. Private interment in his family plot at Lakeview Cemetery, Clarkston. Memorials may be made to U.S. Naval Academy Foundation or Clarkston Rotary.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary James T. Claxton Service History June 62 – June 64 USNA class of 66, 8th Co. June 64 – June 67 USNA class of 67, 30th Co. June 67 – Dec 68 USS Rich; ASW Air Controller school; CIC Officer; WESTPAC tour; Dec 68 – July 71 USS Henley; Ops Off; Principal Occupation Nov 71 – May 01 Office of Naval Intelligence, Technical Intel, C4ISR, Satellite systems; May 01 – Nov 14 Part-time Defense contractor/PM at ONI. I fully retired after 52 years in and around the Navy. Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren: I met Cindy on a blind date during summer 1965. We married in June 67 and have resided in Alexandria, VA since I left the Navy. We raised our three kids and now have 5 grandchildren, all residing in the DC area. Cindy taught school and retired as principal of the private school she attended when growing up here. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? We began RV-ing when our kids were growing up. Since I am now fully- retired, we are planning to do a lot more of it. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Participation in the Drum and Bugle Corps was probably the single most enjoyable and satisfying experience I had at USNA. Bull classes and those interminable cross-country races were not even close. Aviation summer was also a high point. At that time, I was thinking Navy Air.

Humorous Memories of USNA: Though not particularly funny at the time, I found my self on restriction during our class Ring Dance. My date was coming, so I had a problem. I checked around and learned that a classmate in my company was available that night. So Mike Williams escorted my wife-to-be to my Ring Dance. Awards Received Academic Achievement Graduated USNA Athletic Intramural cross-country, football Service/USNA Awards Viet Nam Campaign ribbons Uniform Breast Insignia

Flag Pennant Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” My father and all six uncles served in the military; three of the uncles made careers of it. I received alternate congressional appointments to USNA and USMA. Fortunately, I was able to go Navy. I fully expected to make a career of naval service. However, my time at USNA and aboard ship served me well in my civilian Navy career at ONI, especially as fewer and fewer civilian hires had any military background. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The academy experience exceeded my expectations. The technical background in particular has benefited me in everything I have done since.

Summary Yearbook Write-up for Jim Claxton I entered the academy in June 1962 with the class of 66. After a couple years, I did the turn-back thing and graduated with the class of 67. Aviation summer had me thinking Navy Air, but my first class cruise on a DER changed my mind. I selected Navy destroyers and never regretted it. I resigned in 1971 and found a position as a civilian with the Office of Naval Intelligence. I found that a very rewarding. I retired from ONI IN 2001 and took a part-time position as Program Manager with a defense contractor working at ONI. I fully retired in 2014. We have been RV-ing for over 30 years and now plan to expand our horizons. I met Cindy on a blind date during summer 1965. We were married in June 67 and have resided in Alexandria, VA since I left active duty. We raised our son and two daughters here and now have five grandchildren, all residing in the DC area. Cindy taught school and retired as principal of the private school she attended when growing up here. 266266

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30th Company Robert L. Earl Service History: Jul & Aug 1967: Summer Internship at Department of State Sep 67 to Jan 68: The Basic School, Class 3-68 Feb 68 to Sep 68: 5th Recon Battalion, Camp Pendleton, CA (platoon commander) Oct 68 to Jun 71: Grad school, Oxford, England Jul 71 to 73: Second Marine Division, Camp Lejeune: S-3A, S3, and company commander 73: Student, Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, VA 74: 3d Recon Battalion, Okinawa (S-3) 75 & 76: Recon Officer, Development Center, Quantico, VA 77 to 79: Asst Nat’l Intel Officer for Middle East, CIA, McLean, VA 80: Student, Command & Staff College, Quantico 81 to 84: 1st Marine Brigade, Kaneohe, HI (Bn XO, Regt S-3, Bn CO, and Brigade S-3 [Ops]) Sep 84 - Jun 85: Student, Naval War College, Newport, RI Aug 85 – Dec 86: VP Task Force on Terrorism and NSC staff, Washington, DC Jan 87 – Jun 89: Various staff assignments at HQMC and Quantico, VA Principal Occupation: Staff VP, Business Development at General Dynamics, 1989 to 2002 Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary, Dept of Homeland Security, 2003 Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, 2004 & 2005 Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 2006 to 2009 Consultant, E6 Partners, Arlington, VA, 2009 to 2013 Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Driving though the Soviet Union in my MGB/GT during the height of the Cold War. Deploying my Battalion to the coast of Lebanon in 1983 as part of the 31 st MAU, to support / reinforce BLT 1/8 at the Beirut airport. (The barracks bombing occurred less than two weeks after we had left Lebanon and were in the Indian Ocean, enroute back to Hawaii.) Surviving Iran-Contra. Touring Iwo Jima. Serving at the Pentagon with our fine servicemen after 9/11.

Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Met my wife, Linda, at CIA in 1977; married her in June 1981. Two sons: Lawson and Nicholas. Linda introduced us to the wonderful Pacific Northwest. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Built a retirement home in Bellingham, WA – Linda’s hometown – in 2014. Love the Pacific Northwest. Beyond the jogging, kayaking, hiking, eagle and seal watching, and wood splitting, I’m able to spend a lot more time reading than I ever was able to before. It’s paradise – at least until the Cascadia Fault erupts and the western third of Washington State drops into the ocean…! But, I guess we are all living on borrowed time and on borrowed ground…. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Beating Army in football plebe year. (Go Navy) Winning the national collegiate championship in squash in 1967. (Go Navy) Humorous Memories of USNA: 1. Uncle Charlie tapping out Morse code on the flashing light to us during plebe summer. 2. Thermo exam first class year when the quiet in Isherwood Hall was interrupted by a single classmate opening up his Mollier Chart from the back of his Steam Tables…, which precipitated a noisy chain reaction of the entire class opening their Mollier Charts, thinking the gouge was somehow therein. Awards Received Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, Navy Distinguished Public Service Award

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Academic Achievement Rhodes Scholar, 68 – 71; BA & MA in Politics and Economics Athletic All American in squash, 1967. Service/USNA Awards Legion of Merit Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal w/ Bronze Service Star, National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ Bronze Service Star Uniform Breast Insignia Navy-Marine Corps jump wings and scuba diver insignia Flag Pennant Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” As far back as I can remember, I had always thought about flying jets off a carrier. In my senior year in high school, I was fortunate to receive an NROTC scholarship to Yale and an appointment to USNA. I had to decide between the two. I chose USNA as one of those once-in-a lifetime opportunities. Studying at some civilian university seemed like something that I could always do later (and did). Two things at USNA led me to decide to go fly for the Marine Corps instead of the Navy: First, comparing the leadership of the average Marine officer at USNA to the leadership of the average Navy officer (yes, Matt-the-Hat Breen was my batt CO…). And, second was the continuous USMC brainwashing I received from rooming with Tom Wilkerson for three of our four years at Navy. (Subsequent brainwashing at TBS convinced me to be an infantry officer for a year BEFORE going to flight school…, and I never switched from being a grunt.) Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? The Academy exceeded my expectations (plebe year notwithstanding…). As most squash players at USNA in those years, I had never played or even seen a squash game before coming to the Academy. Yet, Coach Art Potter molded us into a national championship team our first class year, with two of us on the team becoming All Americans. Without those molding experiences I had received at the Academy in academics, leadership, and perseverance, I doubt that I would have been able to undertake all the challenging and rewarding jobs and activities that occurred after USNA. I thoroughly enjoyed the wide-ranging experiences I had in 22 years in the Marine Corps, followed by a decade of interesting and rewarding work in the aerospace industry, as well as subsequent service as a civilian at the Pentagon after 9/11. And the friendships with and bonds of our classmates have lasted a lifetime. Summary Yearbook Write-up for Bob Earl My 22 years in the Marine Corps included traditional assignments and a few not-so-traditional ones. The former included five tours at Quantico, and tours in Okinawa, Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, Rhode Island, and Hawaii. Duties included platoon commander, company CO, battalion and regimental operations officer, battalion XO and CO. Most memorable was the Western Pacific deployment as CO of 3d Battalion, 3d Marines. On exercise in Somalia, we were suddenly ordered through the Suez Canal to reinforce the Marines in Beirut. For a month, we coordinated with 1 st Battalion, 8th Marines, ashore at the airport. I was ashore at the 1/8 command post one night when the New Jersey fired for the first time. Three weeks later we were in the Indian Ocean returning to Hawaii when a truck bomb destroyed that same 1/8 barracks & CP. The non-traditional tours included a summer internship at State Department; three years at Oxford, UK studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; three years at CIA as Asst Nat’l Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia; member of the Vice President’s Task Force on Combatting Terrorism; and the National Security Council staff. One of the more unusual experiences at Oxford was the summer of 1969, driving my MGB/GT from Britain, through western Europe and into the Soviet Union. Crossing the border from Finland was like a time warp – suddenly I was back in the days of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy.

Retiring in 1989, I joined General Dynamics for a 10-year second career as Staff VP for Business Development. After 9/11, however, I retired from GD and did a third career as a civilian at the Department of Homeland Security and then the Pentagon. Finally, Linda and I embarked on full retirement in 2014 by building a new house in her hometown of Bellingham, WA.

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30th Company Robert L. Gramer

Robert L. Gramer of Tyngsborough, MA died late Sunday night, October 31, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was married to Mrs. Margaret M. (Mace) Gramer with whom he celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary on June 19, 2010. Robert was born in Boston, MA on February 2, 1945, the son of the late Frederick and Evelyn (Perry) Gramer. He was a graduate of Boston Technical High School with the class of 1962. Robert was a graduate of The United States Naval Academy with the class of 1967. He served with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War on board the USS Hugh Purvis. Robert finished his distinguished 13-year military career at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He retired in 2003 from Hewlett Packard. After his retirement, he was employed with Dee Bus Company driving for the Tyngsborough Public Schools. Robert enjoyed flying his Cessna 172, and was a certified flight instructor. He was also known and admired for his handyman skills. Besides his wife he is survived by two sons and their wives, Robert L. and Adriana Gramer Jr. of Ft. Drum, NY, and William F. and Jazmine Gramer of Tyngsborough, MA, three sisters, Carolyn and her husband, John Fee of Stoughton, MA, Jean Gramer and her companion, Walter Crowley of Walpole, MA, and Joanne Murray and her companion Kip Remas of Avon, MA, and five grandchildren, Wilson, Jack, Benjamin, Emery and Elisa Gramer He was the brother of the late Paul Gramer of Boston, MA. A Funeral Service was held on Thursday, November 4, at 11AM at the Dolan Funeral Home, 106 Middlesex St., Chelmsford, MA. Burial in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Chelmsford. Memorials may be made in his name to the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research at www.pancreatic.org. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary John A Kieffer Service History 1967 - 1968: Naval Post Graduate School (Immediate Masters) SEP Special Education Program 1968 - Basic School Quantico 1968 - 1969 USAF Flight Training, Larado, Texas (Air Force Wings) 1969 - VMAT(AW)-202 A6 Training Squadron, Cherry Pt, NC (Navy Wings) 1969 - 1970: VMA(AW)121 – Full A6A Qualifications 1970 - 1971: VMA(AW)-533 – Iwakuni, Japan 1971 - MWHS-1 Operations Officer 1972 - VMAT(AW)-202 Instructor Pilot 1973 - 1976: Naval Air Rework Facility Cherry Point, NC – Engineering Project Officer (SEP Payback) 1976 - 1977: VMA(AW)-533 Cherry Point, NC – OPS O 1977 - 1979: 34th Marine Expeditionary Unit – Air Liaison Officer (Two Med Cruises) 1979 - 1980: MABS-14 Cherry Point (Bogue Field) – Exec Officer 1980 - 1984: Naval Air Rework Facility Cherry Point, NC – Engineering & Quality Officer 1984 - 1987: NALCOMIS Project Officer (Represented: MAG-14, 2nd MAW and HQMC) 1987 - Retired from USMC with the rank of Major

Principal Occupation (Life after USNA, with detours as applicable): After retirement, I taught Project Management, served as a Honeywell Tech Rep, and then finally became a Software Engineer on the AV8B Harrier Flight Simulators. In 2000 I accepted a position as an In-service Engineer for the EA6B Flight simulator. Retired from that position in 2012. I have taught Computer Programming and Management for Craven Community College, Pitt Community College, Park University, and Boston University. I continue to teach for Park University and Boston University today. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren I met my wife Patricia Marie Caprino in April before graduation and we were married in November 1967. Patti gave up her career but applied her talents as in Interior Designer and Furniture Designer to become a Marine Wife. We have two beautiful daughters – Joy and Kristen, and four grandchildren – Rebecca, Alex, Kieffer and Hannelore. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? I retired from my last day job in December 2012. I continue to teach nights and some weekends for Park University and Boston University. We just completed our driving trip to the northwest and have finally visited each of the 50 states. We have also seen much of the world via ocean, sea and river cruising. Academic Achievement BS: Mechanical Engineering – USNA MS: Aeronautical Engineering – US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA MS: Computer Information Systems – Boston University Service/USNA Awards Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), Navy Achievement Medal (NAM) Uniform Breast Insignia Aviator Wings Summary bio write-up for John Kieffer Following graduation and commissioning in the US Marine Corps, I was fortunate enough to be selected for an Immediate Master’s Program (IMP) and attended the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California. During that tour I married the former Patricia Marie Caprino. After graduation with a Masters in Aero engineering, I completed The Basic School in Quantico, VA. I then received orders for Flight Training in Larado, TX where I earned my Airforce Wings. That was followed by training at VMAT(AW)-202 where I earned my Navy Wings in the A6A Intruder. My training in the A6 continued with VMA(AW)-121 at Cherry Point, NC, and was followed by a tour overseas in Iwakuni Japan in VMA(AW)533 and MWHA-1. Returning to the states, I returned to VMAT(AW)-202 as an instructor followed by a tour with Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF) at Cherry Point as the Engineering Project Officer. This was my first payback tour the IMP 270270

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30th Company assignment. Following a tour with VMA(AW)-533 at Cherry Point, I completed two Med Cruises with the 34 th MEU as the Air Liaison Officer. A tour with MABS-14 at Bogue Field as the XO was followed by another payback tour at NARF, Cherry Point as the Engineering and Quality Officer. My final tour before retirement was the NALCOMIS Project Officer at Cherry Point where I represented, MAG-14, 2nd MAW and HQMC. After retirement, I settled in as a contractor Computer Engineer for the AV8B Harrier Simulators and then as an Inservice Engineer on the EA6B Prowler. I completed full retirement in December 2012. I continue to teach a Park University (CS, Math, Mgmt.) and Boston University (Prgm Mgmt.). Patti and I have two daughters and four grandchildren. We enjoy visiting our children, driving trips around the country and river and ocean cruising.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Edward J. Laskowski Service History 1963-1967 USNA (20th/30th Company) 1967-1973: Flight training Pensacola and Glynco, GA- wings May 1968 A-6 Intruder Bombardier/Navigator –VA-52 and VA-128 NAS Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, WA WestPac deployment 1970-71 with VA-52 aboard USS Kitty Hawk 1973 – 1991 drilling Naval Reservist - various assignments including three as Commanding Officer culminating as the C.O. USS Nimitz reserve augmentation unit (interestingly, Willie Williamson, our classmate, was the C.O. CVN-68 USS Nimitz during my tour as the corresponding reserve unit C.O.) 1991 - Retired as Captain Principal Occupation 1973-1981 Citibank, N.A.- professional and college recruiter/personnel generalist Municipal Bond salesperson, New York and office manager, Miami 1981-2004 Seafirst Bank /Bank of America – Seattle, WA – Institutional Sales Manager President, Seafirst Investment Services, Inc. Market Executive, Pacific Northwest

Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Baseball fans will appreciate this: I have been in the stands at Safeco Field for a Perfect Game (Felix Hernandez - 2012) and a No-Hitter (Hisashi Iwakuma -2015) by Mariners pitchers…my Red Sox finally won the World Series in 2004...still waiting for my adopted Seattle Mariners to make it there. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren I met the love of my life, Pam, in January 1969 in Oak Harbor, WA...married in December ’69..still going strong after 45+ years . Two wonderful sons, Chris and Mike, Michigan and Penn State grads respectively, have grown, married (Ellison and Kristen), and became terrific fathers of our three grandchildren, Malcolm, Marshal and Miles (yes, 3M’s). How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Before grandsons, retirement became a volunteer effort: working at the Humane Society helping to socialize dogs up for adoption; active involvement in the Save Darfur movement which has had some success in raising awareness of the genocide in Darfur, the western provinces of Sudan. This has been an eye opener regarding advocacy in general and the difficulty in wading through all the noise to get an important issue in front of those who can do something about it (Congress, President, U.N. et al). Frustrating but rewarding As grandsons came along we’ve been spending more and more time in what we’ve called our “bicoastal” lifestyle – living part time in our long time home in the Seattle area and our now adopted home of Washington, D.C. since our grandsons are on the East Coast. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • I-Day and meeting my Plebe summer roommates- Miles Augustus Libbey III and John Kendrick Marshall II – didn’t realize I had enrolled at some high-fallutin’ college! • JFK telling us to “Stand at ease” and none of us moving an inch since our squad leader hadn’t given us the command. • Navy Football in ‘63 • Getting my ass run off at come-arounds for some inane infraction • Youngster Year is a fog – Youngster Cruise to Europe then USMC orientation at Little Creek almost made me consider going Marine Corps; best academic year but kind of a never-never land. • Plebe Detail squad leader Second Class summer – probably the most authority I’ve ever had in any position before or after.

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Aviation “summer” at NAS Pax River – only two weeks since Plebe Detail limited our time and couldn’t go to Pensacola. Second Class striper – Second Regiment Commander Antoinette’s on West Street Probably the best June Week ever First Class cruise on USS Leary DD 879 – convinced me that I wanted Navy Air!! 30th Company Commander – first set… and last… since Class A’d for drinking in December (“christened” my new GTO and got caught by OOD after running to make muster and breathing champagne fumes all over him!) – at least got to lead the company into football games. Trying to stay awake in Aero Classes Commencement/commissioning on June 7 – up to that point had to be the happiest day of my life.

Humorous Memories of USNA: Second Class Year- came back to USNA after Air Force-Navy game at then DC Stadium (now RFK) with my roomie, John O’Brien. We had met a nurse that night who basically rescued us as we wandered across Wisconsin Avenue having had too much of some type of alcoholic beverage- this nurse turned out to be the future Mrs. John O’Brien. That’s only the beginning of the story since we had to get from the bus to our room in the Fourth Wing – we must have staggered to every equivalent room in every wing until somehow we managed to find ours. The next morning as we prepared for mandatory chapel (how times have changed); we both asked “what happened last night”- and he then pulled out a slip of paper with a name and phone number on it - and 50 years later they are still married! Awards Received Academic Achievement 1967 B.S U S Naval Academy- Aerospace Engineering/French concentrations 1977 MBA- Fordham University Athletic – Center Fielder for 1966 Brigade Champion Slow Pitch Softball team - 30th Company Service/USNA Awards Navy Commendation Medal (Combat “V”), 9 Strike/Flight Air Medals Uniform Breast Insignia Naval Flight Officer (NFO) wings Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? • Reasons for attendance were somewhat altruistic: to defend our country from, at the time, the Soviet threat. Family had a Navy background- Dad ended up as a QM1 at end of WW II – uncles served in Navy - one killed on aircraft carrier in the Pacific – cousin served on Oriskany during Korean War – all as enlisted men. Expected to be a leader and a career Naval Aviator. • Missed out becoming a pilot- eyes went bad (or at least bad for carrier aviation – flight surgeon at USNA told me if I had been at USAFA I could’ve been an Air Force pilot) “settled” for Naval Flight Officer and became an A-6 Bombardier/Navigator – actually the next best thing to piloting the aircraft itself - sat side-by-side and controlled the mission. At the time only aviators could command a squadron so saw my career limited as an NFO – even petitioned my Congressman, who appointed me, regarding this inequity. He served on House Armed Services committee and a few years later the law was amended to allow NFO squadron command – a little too late for me to stay, though. • Leadership training was a total success. Never would have had the management responsibilities as quickly as I did in the civilian world without the Boat School experience. The discipline, honor concept, and responsibility exposure stood me in good stead throughout my career and life in general.

Summary Yearbook Write-up for Ned Laskowski “When principal is involved, be deaf to expediency”- Commodore Maury, 1849 Born and raised in Webster, MA, I made my first commercial airline flight while in high school to visit Annapolis and USNA. Fortunate enough to have been appointed and accepted, I spent four years in Annapolis then, thanks to the U S Navy, after a brief stint as a recruiter in South Weymouth, MA (NAS South Weymouth) proceeded to Pensacola, FL (NAS Pensacola and flight training) then Brunswick, GA (NAS Glynco and Naval Flight Officer wings) followed by another recruiting assignment in Suitland, MD (NAF Andrews) finally arriving in Oak Harbor, WA (NAS Whidbey Island) for training (VA-128) then assignment (VA-52) as a Bombardier/Navigator in the A-6 Intruder aircraft . Married Pam Anderson in 1969 (still going strong). Following a combat cruise aboard USS Kitty Hawk returned as an instructor in VA-128. Resigned from Active Duty after six years and transferred to the Ready Reserve where I served 18 more years retiring as a Captain. Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Civilian career began in New York City (Recruiter then Municipal Bond sales at Citibank) and sons, Chris and Mike, born on Long Island. Transferred to Miami, FL to open a securities sales office – a brief stint then moved to Seattle, WA area (investment Sales Manager for Seafirst Bank then Bank of America then Nations Bank then Bank of America – all without changing positions or employers). Finally retired in 2004 – sons married, grandsons (Malcolm, Marshall, Miles) arrived and we became a bicoastal couple by adding a home-away-from-home in Washington, DC in order to spend more time with family on the East Coast. Fifty years have flown by. No regrets (yes, would do USNA all over again!). Look forward to growing with our grandsons – and, who knows, relocating one final time.

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30th Company John K. Marshall Service History Pensacola, Naval Aviator 1969. Helicopter Antisubmarine Warfare Pilot, HS-7, HS-1, HS-3, Commanding Officer HS-12. Naval Attache to Argentina and Venezuela Retired from Naval Service as CAPT Principal Occupation Ran tax office for 10 years

Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Traveled with Argentine Navy icebreaker to Antarctica. Flew H-3 there. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Married Myra Wright from Pensacola in 1969. One daughter, one granddaughter. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Bought sailboat and enjoyed for 10 years. Enjoying traveling and piano.

Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: The best was graduation—made it! Humorous Memories of USNA: When I entered, I thought the plebe indoctrination was only for the summer! Awards Received Academic Achievement Masters Degree Pepperdine University, Armed Forces Staff College, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Defense Intelligence School, Foreign Service Institute (Spanish) Athletic  Intramural Tennis Service/USNA Awards (Congressional Medal of Freedom, Distinguished Graduate, Silver/Bronze Star, etc.) Highest Award—Defense Superior Service Medal Uniform Breast Insignia (Aviator Wings, Surface Warfare Device, Navy Seal Badge, Submariner Dolphins, etc.) Naval Aviator Flag Pennant (Service, Number of Stars) Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” Always interested in the Navy and was impressed with the Academy. Hoped I could graduate and become a pilot.

Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Still wasn't sure what a Navy career would be like. Decided to see how things went, ultimately for a career. Summary Yearbook Write-up for John Marshall After graduation I went to Pensacola for flight training. Married Myra there in 1969. Had a tour in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico which was a great honeymoon. Then to HS-7 and deployment on Saratoga including Vietnam. Then, HS-1 as a flight instructor and training officer. Next HS-3 deploying on Forrestal as Operations Officer. Then Armed Forces Staff College, then OPNAV Congressional Budget Office. Then XO/CO HS-12 aboard Midway, home ported in Japan. Back to OPNAV in Plans & Policy followed by Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Finally the Attache pipeline through Defense Intelligence Agency and Spanish language training for duty as Naval Attache to Argentina, followed by a tour as Naval Attache to Venezuela. Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Upon retirement, I built a house, bought a sailboat, and ran a tax office. Loved the sailboat but sold it after noticing we weren't using it much anymore. Decided we like cruising and have traveled mostly in the Caribbean and Europe. Enjoying reading and piano and appreciate finally having the time. Our daughter and granddaughter also live in Florida. Had a health event while walking the beach. A little indigestion(?) and super weak. Remembered in Jim McNeese's excellent column about a classmate who had virtually the same thing and it turned out to be a cardiac problem. That (and my wife) inspired me to seek medical attention and the short story is I had a sextuple bypass--was close to being totally blocked. The Academy has many pleasant memories for me and I am honored to be a part of a class with so many distinguished graduates. Hope I can see some of you again.

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30th Company John J. O'Brien Service History The Basic School, Quantico, VA - June 67 to December 67 1st Battalion, 27th Marines – February 68 to June 68 Naval Hospitals – June 68 to December 68 2nd Marine Division HQ, Camp Lejeune, NC – January 69 to February 70 Marine Guard, Quonset Naval Air Station, Rhode Island – February 70 to August 71 Marine Reserve Detachment, Garden City, NY – August 71 to June 72 Principal Occupation: Investment Banking (Wall Street) Banker Trust Company – August 71 to January 74 Salomon Brothers – January 74 to October 87 O’Brien Partners – October 87 to Present Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: Served on the Board of Directors of Saint Francis Hospital in Roslyn, NY as its Chair and currently as a member of its Foundation. Founder and chair of the board of Youth Focus of Long Island . Former member of the board of Loyola School in Manhattan. Member of the Knights of Malta and have done volunteer work at Lenox Hill Hospital. Chair of the Board of Dromoland Castle Hotel, Ireland. Former Chair of the Board of CuraSpan, a healthcare company. directing its sale to Cardinal Health in May 2016. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Peggy married me in Long Island, NY, on June 10, 1967. We drove cross country (and back) in our Plymouth Barracuda (hatchback) finishing the trip at Quantico, VA. We have two children: Jana who has two boys, Austin & Max. They are 11 yrs. old and have been to the Navy summer lacrosse camp for the past 3 years. They are a joy! John Jr. who is married to Karyn, has a son, John III, (born 2/17/16). My son works with me at O’Brien Partners. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? Still working and enjoying it. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: Humorous Memories of USNA:

Awards Received Academic Achievement Athletic Service/USNA Awards: Bronze Star Purple Heart (2) Combat Action Ribbon Presidential Unit Citation Vietnamese Service With 3 Bronze Stars Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Gallantry Cross, Civil Actions Color Vietnamese Campaign Ribbon Uniform Breast Insignia: Parachute Wings Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending” The Naval Academy offered an opportunity to better myself. I had enlisted in the Naval Reserve after high school and hoped to go to college. After “navy boot camp”, I realized that USNA was the best place to challenge me and raise my awareness about leadership and education. Return to: Table of Contents

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? USNA gave me the confidence to become an officer of Marines. I am always impressed by the caliber of the men I went to school with at USNA. The ability to achieve at a high level pushed me to become a leader in business after leaving the Service. I found out early on that if you did your homework and made a decision, you were leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. Summary Yearbook Write-up for JJ Brien After completing TBS in Quantico Dec 1967 I was assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th Marines until June 1968. I spent six months in Naval hospitals recovering from war injuries and in Jan 1969 was assigned 2 nd Marine Division HQ, Camp Lejeune, NC. In 1970 I reported to the Marine Guard Unit, NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island. In Aug 1971 I was transferred to the Marine Reserve Detachment, Garden City, NY. Resigned my commission in Jun 72. In August 1971 I went to work for Banker Trust Company in NY. In 1974, I hired with Solomon Brothers and worked for them until1987. In 1987, I formed my own investment company, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Partners where I continue to work to this day. Peggy and I married in Long Island, NY, on June 10, 1967. We drove cross country (and back) in my newly acquired Plymouth Barracuda (hatchback) finishing the trip at Quantico, VA. In time to start TBS. We have two children: Jana who has two boys, Austin & Max. They are 11 yrs. old and have attended the Navy summer lacrosse camp for the past 3 years. They are a joy! John Jr. who is married to Karyn, has a son, John III, (born 2/17/16). My son works with me at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Partners.

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30th Company Alonzo R. Overson Service History 1961 Enlisted USN, Boot Camp San Diego, CA 1962 Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) Memphis, TN for Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) training 1962 Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS), Bainbridge, MD 1963 USNA 29/30 Company 1967 Navy Supply Corps School (NSCS), Athens, GA 1968 Assistant Supply/Disbursing Officer, USS SCHOFIELD (DEG/ FFG-3) which I joined for outfitting/commissioning in Seattle, WA, and helped relocate to its home port in Long Beach, CA. 1969 Customer Service/Admin, Naval Supply Center, Long Beach; 1970 Supply Officer, Inshore Undersea Warfare Group One (IUWG-1) Long Beach; 1972 Supply Officer, USS POINT DEFIANCE (LSD-31) which provided my one and only Viet Nam tour. Ship was shot at 8 times by large (6” ?) shore-based guns, but saved by Ops Officer super-professional ship maneuvering: 1974 Supply Storage Officer and Food Service Officer of the largest dining facility in the Navy, Naval Air Station/Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis, TN 1977 joined the US Navy Reserves after being released from active duty for twice non-selected. 1994 Retired as CAPTAIN, SC, USNR. Principal Occupation (Life after USNA, with detours as applicable): 1977-78 Industrial Engineer, Shering-Plough Corp, Memphis, TN. 1978-2004 Industrial Engineer, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA 2004 retired with 42 years federal service Interesting, Unusual, or Memorable Life Events: 1984-2000 elected to four terms as Bremerton City Councilman. Tell us about your wife, children and grandchildren Real life started two days after USNA graduation by marrying the love of my life, Eldonna Long (Ellie, 1960 Miss Plymouth, Indiana with some Purdue University education) in the USNA Chapel. At our wedding, Ellie & I were honored with a sword bridge by Rufus Artmann, Chuck Bortell, Al Burkhart, Jim Claxton, Gary Reid, and Denny Rutledge. Ellie and I have three girls whom we raised and sent out to separate successes in the World and have provided seven grand children (all of whom are successful in various careers including US Army, restaurants, business management, international college counselor, Nashville song writer/musician, shipyard industrial electrician, and certified financial analyst/advisor). Over the decades Ellie worked for Bremerton School District, owned a body toning business, was Northwestern rep for an international basket business, and then for twelve years operated our late 19th century 5,500+ square foot home (with separate cottage) as the Highland Bed & Breakfast. Ellie retired in 2004. How is retired life going and how do you currently spend your time? We now live in a smaller house in Bremerton, where we lead quiet lives, manage a small rental home, and travel quite a bit. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: • President John F. Kennedy • Roger Staubach graciously providing carry-on for nearly half of ‘67’s Plebe year. • The “grind” through 3rd & 2nd Class years. • Great summer travels and experiences. • In retrospect, probably the most wonderful educational experience any person can go through. Humorous Memories of USNA: None recorded. Awards Received Academic Achievement 1976 MBA University of Arkansas Athletic Brigade Boxing Team, badminton team, and a smattering of others.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Service/USNA Awards Just the normal. Uniform Breast Insignia Flag Pennant Please Answer Two Questions: Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending”. Great way to become US Naval Officer. As expected, that’s what I got. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? Yes. Summary Yearbook Write-up for Lon Overson Born Shelley, Idaho, 8.19.1943. Raised on farms in Arco, Idaho Falls, and Tremonton, Utah. 1961 - 1962 Enlisted US Navy and completed Aviation Electronics Technician school, Memphis, TN. 1962 Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS), Bainbridge, Maryland. 1963 - 1967 USNA. Real life started two days after USNA graduation by marrying the love of my life, Eldonna Long (Ellie, 1960 Miss Plymouth, Indiana with some Purdue University education) in the USNA Chapel. At our wedding, we were honored with a sword bridge by Rufus Artmann, Chuck Bortell, Al Burkhart, Jim Claxton, Gary Reid, and Denny Rutledge. 1967 Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, GA 1968 Assistant Supply/Disbursing Officer, USS SCHOFIELD (FFG-3) Long Beach, CA. 1969 Customer Service, Naval Supply Center, Long Beach; 1970 Supply Officer, Inshore Undersea Warfare Group One, Long Beach; 1972 Supply Officer, USS POINT DEFIANCE (LSD-31) one deployment to Viet 1974 Naval Air Station, Memphis, TN (Supply Storage Officer and Food Service Officer) 1977-1994 US Navy Reserves. Retired CAPTAIN, SC, USNR. 1977 - 1978 Industrial Engineer, Shering Plough Corp, Memphis, TN. 1978-2004 Industrial Engineer, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA 1984 - 2000 elected Bremerton City Councilman. Ellie and I have three girls whom we raised and sent out to separate successes in the World. The girls have provided seven grand children (all of whom are in various careers including US Army, restaurants, business management, international college counselor, Nashville song writer/musician, shipyard industrial electrician, and certified financial analyst/ advisor). Over the decades Ellie worked for Bremerton School District, owned a body toning business, and was Northwestern representative for an international basket business. The last twelve years of her “career” she operated our late 19th century 5,500+ square foot home (with separate cottage) as the Highland Bed & Breakfast. She retired in 2004. We now live in a smaller house in Bremerton, where we lead quiet lives, and travel quite a bit.

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30th Company Dennis F. Rutledge Benson, Minnesota native Dennis Rutledge brings a wide and varied background to his position as CEO of IRD Glass. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate in engineering, former Navy pilot, instructor and Naval Reserve Captain, Denny Rutledge retired from the Navy after 26 years of service. After leaving active duty, he entered the corporate world in a big way, founding Heartland Components in Alexandria, MN. He and partner Keith Anderson started Heartland doing engineering, machining and assembly for Fortune 500 companies throughout the upper Midwest. In 1983, they sold Heartland to ITW, the worldwide leader in functional gear inspection and gear burnishing. About the same time, Denny Rutledge transferred to Chicago to head a defense-related division of ITW, which he managed from 1985 until 1991. After 6 years in Chicago, Denny was named Vice President and General Manager of a large and progressive West Virginia-based manufacturing company. He took control of a division that was losing $1 million a year and within 2 years had it completely turned around, netting $1 million a year. He also increased sales from $15 million to $50 million with plants in West Virginia, Nebraska and Mexico. This job helped him to hone his entrepreneurial and management skills while formulating a customer-based business philosophy which would eventually become the core of IRD Glass. In 1997, Mr. Rutledge and two partners purchased Industrial Research and Development, a small glass and ceramics manufacturing company headquartered in Litchfield, Minnesota. Under Rutledge, IRD has grown to become a recognized force in the manufacturing of optical and industrial glass components, which are used extensively in the machine vision, sensor, medical, pressure transducer, defense, aerospace and process control industries. Denny brings experience, leadership, and manufacturing expertise and good looks to IRD.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Andrew K. Sloan After teaching sailing at USNA for three months I began my illustrious navy career. During the 22 years before retirement I was designated an aviator, flew in three helicopter squadrons and at two air stations. I cruised on a dozen Mobile Logistics Support Force ships, an LPH and USS Midway in Japan. My last tour was on the AIRPAC Staff at North Island as an Aircraft Maintenance Analyst and Flag Readiness briefing officer. As a civilian I was an officer in a family business begun by my grandfather and his two brothers in 1922. Sloan Brothers Company designed, built and serviced centralized lubrication systems for natural gas engines, compressors and dozens of applications in energy, refrigeration, cement, food manufacturing, mining, auto/truck manufacturing and other industries. I called on clients around North America and the Caribbean. After twenty years with the company I retired again. My wife, Beth, and I bought a second home in St Croix, US Virgin Islands in 2011. Our house in Cotton Valley on the North Shore opposite Buck Island. My neighbor across the Street is Nick Castruccio, USNA ’48 and down the block is a 30th company shipmate Jim Burger, USNA ’66. I can’t believe it’s been FIFTY years. And I never thought I’d stay in the navy for 22 years either.

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30th Company Thomas L. Wilkerson Tom leads the Association dedicated to protecting the earned benefits of uniformed service members, retirees, veterans, and their families. For the previous two years Tom led the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, supporting the living Recipients of the Medal of Honor. Prior to that, Tom was a Team Leader in The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy program ”Entrepreneurs in Residence.” That program focused on the FDA processes to approve cutting-edge medical procedures and devices with direct impact on Wounded Warriors. For eight years previous General Wilkerson served as the chief executive officer of the U. S. Naval Institute, one of the oldest professional associations in the United States. Prior to accepting the CEO post in 2003, Tom was executive vice president of a subsidiary to a major publishing conglomerate focused on training first responders. Before that, he was CEO/president of a subsidiary to a Fortune 250 financial-services corporation. Tom Wilkerson’s military career spanned 31 years from graduation with the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1967 to service as a Marine Corps Fighter/Attack Aviator, and finally to senior leadership as a Major General of Marines. Along the way he was a U. S. Naval Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) graduate; exchange pilot with the Royal Air Force; commanding officer of Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 251; and combat veteran of Operation Desert Storm. In his last active duty assignment – as Commander, Marine Forces Reserve – Wilkerson led the largest command in the Marine Corps, with more than 100,000 Marines at 200 sites around the United States. Tom is a member of The Society of the Cincinnati and the Council on Foreign Relations.

He and his wife, the former Lynn Reid of San Diego, Calif., have two daughters, Jennifer Lynn and Catherine Aileen.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary Michael J. Williams Service History USN 1960-1963, including NAPS 62/63 USNA 1963-1967 (30th Company) USMC 1967-2002. Squadron and Air Group Command. Force Service Support Group Command, Systems Command Commander and JTF command. Staff tours in Pentagon. Later Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources and lastly Assistant Commandant. 2002 Retired as General Post retirement corporate board and consultant work. Senior Fellow at National Defense University until 2009. Serve on the boards of Navy Marine Corps Relief Society and Navy Mutual Aid Association. Family Married to Barbara for 48+ years. One son, Matt. He’s Married to Kimberly (PhD in molecular biology, brag, brag) with two sons; Evan (11) and Aiden (7). Also has 5 horses, 3 goats, 3 lambs, 20+ chickens, 2 ducks, 2 dogs, 3 cats and a great little farm to keep them on. I’m still working (only a bit) and enjoy a relatively quiet life. Most Vivid/Fondest Memories of USNA: My two biggest thrills at USNA were wearing my Midshipman’s uniform for the first time Walking through Bancroft hall as a Lieutenant of Marines. Humorous Memories of USNA: Working for Matt Breen (Matt the Hat) Playing Salty Sam provided adequate humor. Academic Achievements Graduated USNA with Merit MS from University of Southern California and MS from Naval War College. Service Awards Received the typical service awards for my grade and time in service. Personal decorations include Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal(2), Legion of Merit(2), Bronze Star and Air Medal (25). Uniform Breast Insignia Aviator Wings Flag Pennant 4 Stars General of Marines Why did you elect to attend USNA and what did you expect to "gain/obtain from attending”. I wanted to attend USNA from early childhood. Never thought much about it past just getting in. Did the academy experience satisfy your expectations? USNA provided exactly the discipline and structure I needed. I didn’t always love it at the time, but it set me up for the long haul. Summary write-up for Boats Williams Michael J. Williams was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 12, 1943. He enlisted in the Navy in 1960 and was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from the Naval Academy. He also holds Masters Degrees from the University of Southern California (1974) and the College of Naval Warfare. He completed of Naval Flight Training at Pensacola, Florida and was designated a Naval Aviator in February 1969. Mike served operational tours in both the continental United States and the Republic of Vietnam before being ordered to the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, Virginia, in 1973. Upon graduation in June 1974, he served on Okinawa, Japan with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Returning to the United States in the summer of 1975, Mike joined 286286

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Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 at Quantico. There, he was designated a Presidential Helicopter Pilot while serving in various positions with the Squadron. In July 1978, he was selected to attend the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico. Following graduation in June 1979, Mike was ordered to the Academy where he served as a Company Officer and Executive Assistant to the Commandant of Midshipmen. He transferred to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, El Toro, California in July 1982, for duty as Executive Officer of Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 16, and later as Commanding Officer of Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 301. From June 1984 until June 1985, he attended the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. Following graduation, he was ordered to the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa, where he served as the Assistant Division G-3. Returning to the states in the summer of 1986, he reported to Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., for duty as the Marine Corps Program Development Officer, and later the Head, Program Development Branch, Requirements and Program Division. In July 1989, Mike transferred to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point, North Carolina, as the Wing Inspector before assuming duty as Marine Aircraft Group 26, Executive Officer in April 1990. He then assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 26 (MAG-26) on July 16, 1990. He deployed the MAG to Saudi Arabia to participate in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, returning to the United States in May 1991. He was assigned duty as the Vice Director for Operational Plans and Interoperability, J-7, and Vice Director, Joint Staff for Military Education, The Joint Staff, in November 1991. While serving in this capacity, he was selected for promotion to brigadier general in December 1991, and advanced to that grade on April 1, 1992. BGen Williams served in that capacity until July 16, 1993, when he assumed command of 2nd Force Service Support Group (2nd FSSG). On June 8, 1994, BGen Williams was appointed Commanding General, Joint Task Force 160, a humanitarian relief effort for Haitian and Cuban migrants at Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba. He resumed command of the 2d FSSG on October 31, 1994. He was advanced to the grade of major general in March 1995 and in July was appointed Director of the Marine Corps Staff, Washington, D.C., He assumed assignment on July 23, 1996, as the Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico. He was promoted to lieutenant general on August 5, 1998. LtGen Williams served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs and Resources, Headquarters, Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., as his last assignment prior to becoming the Assistant Commandant.

and retired from active duty in November 2002.

Lieutenant General Williams became the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on September 8, 2000, and was advanced to the rank of general on November 1, 2000. He served as Assistant Commandant until September 9, 2002,

In sum, I am one of those very fortunate men who got to do my dream job my entire adult life with a woman I love and a family I cherish.

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United States Naval Academy - Class of 1967 - 50th Anniversary William T. Daughters*

Born July 10, 1942 to Milo P. Daughters and Erma Reynolds in Longview, Washington, Bill passed away on February 15, 2016. Bill attended the Naval Academy Prep School in Bainbridge, MD in 1962 where he received his appointment to the Naval Academy. He attended the Naval Academy from 1963 to 1965 as a member of the 30th company and was on the highly successful Plebe football team in 1963. He received a BS from West Texas State University and a Master of Education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. He spent the majority of his working career as an educator with Lamar Consolidated ISD teaching in their GED education program. Bill was living in Galveston, Texas at the time of his death. He is preceded in death by his parents, as well as his brother Milo, sister Betty Koski, and daughter Rinda Gettles. He is survived by his wife of five years, Jimmie Walton Daughters. He is also survived by son Willie Daughters of Dayton, Ohio, and his wife Amy and their two sons Will and Matthew; son Floyd Daughters of College Station, Texas, his wife Shelly and their children Hogan, Morgan, and Jagan; and grandson Joseph Gettles and his wife Whitney. Bill was a kind-hearted, loving father who wanted nothing more than to see his children be successful. He enjoyed seeing his grandchildren play sports, perform in school plays, and produce artwork, and he loved to tell anyone who would listen about their accomplishments. Always with a smile, he was a generous man with his time and efforts for the benefit of others. Bill will be remembered for his humor, love of his family, and his willingness to help others. *Attended but did not graduate

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Thank you for reading our book. We are proud of our Classmates. We are proud of our accomplishments. We are proud that we served. We are proud of our Country. Stand, if you are still able; place your hand over your heart, and repeat the following:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, And to the Republic for which it stands, One Nation under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All.

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Adams, Earl Andres, Stephen Antoniak, Peter Artmann, Rufus Atkins, John Bacon, Paul Badger, Richard Barnes, George Beerlandt, Luc Beers, Charles Beinbrink, Jeffrey Berner, Mark Bonnville, Lawrence Bortell, Charles Bowler, Roland Brandt, Wesley Branum, Richard Brewer, Charles Broussard, Curtis Brown, Charles Brunson, Burlie Burkhart, Alan Carlson, Martin Carver, Howard Chicoine, Rene Chryssikos, Telemac Clark, Bartlett Claxton, James Cohane, Timothy Connell, William Conway, James Coon, James Cray, William Creed, Barton Daly, John Daughters, William Davis, Samuel de Gruy, Charles Donnelly, William Earl, Robert 290

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Kieffer, John 30 Kieley, John 29 Kunkel, Richard 30 Langston, Michael 27 LaReau, Jerome 27 Larson, Robin 28 Laskowski, Edward 30 Laucks, Richard 27 Libbey, Miles 29 Lichtermann, Richard 25 Lindfors, Bo 25 Lindquist, Douglas 25 Marshall, Gregory 26 Marshall, John 30 Martin, Patrick 28 McCleery, Robert 26 McComas, Jon 29 McKinney, James 25 Meehan, Timothy 29 Mohsberg, Sidney 26 Mulligan, Daniel 26 Naylor, Harold 29 Newton, Walter 29 Nosco, Robert 28 O'Brien, John 30 Ohman, Earl 25 Overson, Alonzo 30 Perkins, Thomas 25 Pfeiffer, John 25 Pinegar, Franklin 28 Pollara, Barry 28 Reid, Gary 29 Rivers, Almon 28 Robertson, Hulan 26 Rowney, John 27 Rutledge, Dennis 30 Savage, Wayne 25 Scheber, Thomas 28 Scherck, Charles 28 Schlegel, Merrill 28 Schwanebeck, Joseph

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Selden, Jules Sheldrick, Ralph Sloan, Andrew Slough, John Stephens, Joseph Struble, Arthur Thompson, Robert Tisdale, John Traub, Warren Treis, Robert Trompeter, Thomas Tuttle, Robert Vincent, Robert Volkman, George Voorheis, Gary Waddell, Ronald Wakeman, James Warnock, James Wayne, Anthony Webb, Pierre Weiss, Thomas West, William White, Craig Wicks, Samuel Wilkerson, Thomas Williams, Michael Wise, William Witherspoon, James Wright, John Young, Terry Zinkand, Thomas

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